The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

District 24638.

DORCHESTER.

ALL Sarre' 01101 IL —The bize belonging to this
choir were handsomely entertain by Mrs. Templer,
wife of the late Rev. J. A. Templer, of Peddletowni_oe
Monday night at her resident*, High Wiwi-street. The
party numbered about twenty, and, dive ivv, various
times were eniing,ii in, folleeed by the di.clay of •
Cliti.tma• ti'.,, 1 the branches of which the b
• lihor.l toMile of useful and oraamentel
finales as tandems. This indigestion was so .1.1.--
inriited by tip. eshibilien of • warmly of picturin ny the
lea of a mash) lantern, 'which off .rded a g•sal deal of
ple.ser... Altogether the boy. spent a very happy
mania& through the kindness of Mrs. Templer.
Toluene Or TUB STARLING. During the snow.
storm of last week, Sergeant-Maiir Collins, of the
Dorset Militia, observed a common starling (Shirai'
relgorie) perished upon the top iail of • feria in
the neighbourhood of the barracks. Suddenly it
p upou something in the anon, and evidently
swallowed it The -Sergeant-Major resolved to see
what this was, and immediately shot the starling,
when on wringing off the head after the most approved
style of doing execution on these peculiar birds,
what was his surprise to find projecting from the
thorax of the bird thus decapitated, the sharp head
and eyes with the two foreclaws of a nimble lizard
( Lacerea A gilis ) three or four inches in length,
which the starling bad swallowed entire. The
Sergeant• Major exhibited the lizard alive in Dor-
chester market on Saturday, for, strange to say,
after remaining dormant for four and twenty hoer;
it revived. There are several strange circumstance,
here; in the first place, the darling must have been
driven to most extremity by hunger, ere it would
have attempted the deglutition of such • morsel,
because its food is chiefly worms and other raft
Insects, although, as every fernier knows, it will
also eat grain and every variety of seed. But the
greatest stretch in its dietary of which we are aware
is that recorded by Mr. Low, who states that in the
Orkney Islands daring the severity of winter,
mailings feed (like the Chinese) upon the
sea louse (Oxiscus Marina), which they obtain
by turning over small stones, upon the beach
with their bills. And this brings us to the
next strange circumstance. The fact of the lizard,
who of all creatures loves its own comfort, sad is so
good at hybenating that it has no ocia•eina to come
out amongst the snow, banes been found whet* it
was Lizards in all countries page • very crusader.
able portion of the year in dormancy. They can
subsist for a long time without food, and with regard
to this particular species it is only when excited by
the heat of theme that its remarkable energies are
displayed at all. We can only attribute the delusion ,
therefore under whieh the poor thing most have
acted to the inordinate mildness of the season by
which the rribecit severe snow storm was preceded.
'Duni@ perhaps are more mmoeptible of atmospheric
changes than any other vertebrated animals, and
therefore may be taken as good indicators of the
character' of climates; thus their abundance in the
*island of Jena attests the azoallenoe of the climate
of that favoured spot. They all live upon insects
and small prey a that bind, and none of them
possess any poisonous qtgality °tallow any dispositioe
to attack a wa,to.blooded animal. or even a brother
reptile; but many of them, ahem attached, will
resolutely defeat 'themselves, and inflict • keener
bite than the unWiry would admire.

CorYNTYlifilLT.—There were 45 plainta for
raring before Judge Everett last Tuesday, amongst
which were the following : &Ilan v. Groves. Claim
of Cl Os. 104. The plaintiff is • labourer of Piddle-
trentilide, who formerly ha a charge of a hones in the
village, and he cultivated the garden. Sobseluently
lh,. house came into possession of Groves, and it was
&creed that defendant should take off the garden
produce at • valuation. A person named Samways was
railed in by defendant to sense the value and he pat it
at £4 M. 10.1. Groves paid /13, and subeequently
demurred to paying the remainder, alleging that the
qoantity of land was incorrect and that ashes had been
reckoned. Hut it was shown that defendant agreed the
I ind should be considered 40 log, and the claim seeia.,
did not inelude ashes. Verdict for plaintiff.—Thoznas C.
Sounders a. Simeon Toms. This was &claim for £8 Os. 104.
alleged to have been psid on defendant's leconnt.
parties live in the perish of Friar Wadden, where
there art only four occupiers, and which was made an
•itra parochial plan under the New Assessment Act.
Vlaint:ff is the pariah officer, end defendant was assessad
:to four p .or's.rates of El 10e. 21.1. on June 4. 1883.
Aug. 4, 1864, Aug. 1. 1865, and Sept. 3. 1886. Plaintiff
alleirl that he ask, d de'endant for each rate as it was
mole, aid that he undertook to pay him, in consequence
of obis+ plaintiff sati•fied the rate on defendant.
licf,,nd ant said it we. all on idle tale of Mr. Samplers'
he hut over undertren to Pay the money, but rid;
he nin.tlook at hi. lease. On doing no, be found is
Ind was to be free of rides and taaea —ln reply t
defendant. Mr. &under, rid the rate seas not .igmyi
by a magistrate. but it wee allowed by the auditor.
Mr. Symonds having looked through d,•fendant's lease,
pointed out th.t he was to pay rare and ran—
Defendant then said he made • mistalt• in reading it.—
His Honour gave a verdict for plaintiff forthwith.—
Defendant mid be did not think the rate was legal.—
The judge told him if he liked he raid try it at the
nett assizes. Henry Roper r. John Chick.
This was an action to mover • heifer, value •18.—
Mr. Look for plaintiff. and Mr. Andrews for defendant.
Plaintiff stated that he missed a heifer from his field,
stalled "Heinlein." at Boodwey, September 30 sad h. ard
nothing about it till 18th November, when his brother-in-
law, William Hansford, read an advertisement in • Dor-
thester prier of Sr. Chick having found a heifer at
Compton Valens. Ho went to Mr. Chick's on the
21st, and reournised his lost heifer in a field amongst
others. Mr. Chick aired to gin him the account for
keep at Martinstown fair, lis. • week. At Martinstown
Mr. Chick said he thould not give up the beifr without
further evieence. On the Bth freember, plaintiff took
his brother in.law to see ttr heifer, and he identified it.
He then demanded the heifer, but Mr. Chick said he
should not give it up unless defendant got • !narrate.'
arder.—Crca-ermined : The advertisement stated that
the heifer was found r'eptember 3. He had had live
heifers on the 3ssi September, and did not miss ODO till
30th September, though he lived within 900 yards of
the field. Did not think he went to the field to tell
the heifers between the 3rd and 30th September.
When Heneford reed the advertisement be (witness)
did not remark on the erosionen of his not
missing it between the 3rd and 30th. When ho
disoovered his Ines he made "up his mind that he would
not any anything about It because he rather thought it
bad been driven swap: he hot • pig, and told the
police, hut got it, and the same as to two ducks
he missed. When he went to Mr. Chick's he raw •
man and asked him if his maiglie had found a yellow
biter. He replied "yes," and told him dna Ii where
the mining heifer was. He went to the field alone
and found his heifer amongst others. —William Bur-
ford epike to plaintiff having four heifers, sad to his
;telling him on the 14 September be had loot one. This
statement as to the date was made three time.. Then
plaintiff, who was standing near, said loud enough for
witness to hear. "30th." Wither then corrected
• hints, If enei said he was told of the Inn on the 30th.
His Honour told witness to take tore what be was about.
Handord said he made • mistake. The judge said it
was a mistake fatal to him, witness would not get
hera to believe him. In nromperinination. Hans.
fend rid the lost heifer was one of plaintiff's four.
Ho went into the field • good many time. during
September, but did not mir the heifer tilt Roper men-
tioned it. Re-ermined : There were Ave heifers
altogether—four Roper bred, and one he bought from
.• Mr. Hourel'.—Charles ftashleigh. farmer, of
tChickerell, was celled to state that from 2.. to 2.. 84.
Awes tbe fair chute for keep of a enw per week.—Mr
Andrew. said be had no doubt that his Honour, and
.everybody in the Court, after hearing what Mr. Roper,
the plaintiff, and Hanford, his brotherindaw,
',had rid ahont 'the ratter, thought, with Mr. Chia,
that he would hire been in a very dangerous position
had he given up the heifer to the plaintiff without
terrine more evidence then their statements.
Mr. Chick wen waived at the heifer coming among his
.stock, resting the cattle plague, but he found the
plaiotire statement us contradictory and ineonsistent,
that, together with what he learnt on making inquiries,
be said if Mr. Roper would go and state before •
inagistrete the heifer was his, so as to relieve him from
any liability, he would give it up. He hail to contend
that all the facts juatifin the defendant in detaining the
.heifer for better identilleation.—Mr. Chick spoke to
finding the heifer in his field on the 3rd September
amongst 15 of his heifers. Be paid 14s. for advertising,
for the ken be charged ss, a week, £4 10a; tote],
£5 42. Crompezernined : He considered lie. • week a
fair charge under the circumstances, for the cattle
plums was raging at the time; he was paying nearly
tn fid. • week now. He estimated the heifer of the
value of £ls. His Honour observed that befo,e plaintiff
crud recover in delves • tender must be made of the
amount for which defendant bed • lien oat the
—ln answer 63 the Judge, Mr. Chide said nobody else
had claimed the heifer.— His Honour said if anybody
ales had claimed the animal he should have said the
evident* WY not sufficient, but as nobody des bad
ele,med it the name was different. At the Judge's sug-
gestion, the parties arranged to settle the matter by
plaintiff taking • Terabit, with the value assessed at
£l5, and no costs; de/admit undertaking to
pay defendant £6 lis. Bd. for costs.— John RAftin
T. Samuel Mr.—This was an anion to
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reenver pomeasion nf a ahop. It DIRMS thatabout four
youn alto Hrs. Rogan and Mae. Clerk rented the chop
at 2. 6,1 e week to iell essootissed clothes. The
partnership did not last loam. awl it its dissolution,
ellen defetidant imagined the shop the rent was miss
to 3s. • week. Afterwards the teoanay was made
quarterly. Notise to determine the tenancy three
months kenos, was served on defendsat on It. 25th
&ptember last. Mr. Lock, in defence, raid he was
ketructed the tenancy was yearly, with qnarterly pay•
xn.nt of the rent. Defeadinit's evidence did not
substantiate this, sad his Honour gave • e.rdki lot
pl.intiff to have possession forthwith. Rogers consented
to let defendant remain 14 dep.—Clark then asked his
Honour what be was to do in the CAIMI heard at the last
sour*. He had tendered tba cloak he was ordered to
give up to Rogers twit's, and 000 e at the County Court
office, but it was refused. It was explained that the
tender was the clock minus pm:Balsa and weights.
Clerk maid that wise how he had it, which Rows denied.
The lisaistrar pointed out that Clork. said nothiug
shout the dock being without weights and a
pendulum at the bearing of tits easm—Hill Reimer
said hia judgment would stied : Clerk must
tire up the clock or 12a. ; if neither were do re
the usual mum (execution) would follow.—His Hone,'
thee called Clerk's *Mee ties tee She feet that the
of hie estate is bankrapeep reported that the cedar of
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Court tor payment of ti iqwtsr hod not boss eons-
pHed said be had nothiog to pay with.—
Hi. Honour directed that notice be gigue Muskrat& to
show donee why be did not obey the order, sad said V
he did not obey the order' or show good reason for so
acting he would be sent to gaol nest COSti day.—Clerk
said he might as well be sent to the union at 0n....
°Moved to pay that suns; he had lost his shop and his
tools, sod hod to pay tor tbis hire of those be worked
with—The judge said be would go to gaol stakes he
showed good muse for not paying.