The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-07-22 00:00:00

Somersetobire.

YEOVIL.---Town Coexcm—The usual monthly
meeting of the Corporate body (by postponement
from the previous Monday) was held on Monday
last, the worthy Mayor for the first time during a
long period taking the chair. There were also
present: Aldermen Mayo and Tuoker, and Coun-
cillors Cox Goode, Neale, Cogan, Penny, Hill, and
Marden.2The Mayor, before the business °an-
menoed, expressed the happiness it afforded him to
meet them again, and hoped that he should be able
to 'five his constant attention to the duties of his
office until the end of his term. He felt gratified
at the indulgence shown him, as they were per-
fectly aware his absence had been unavoidable.
Several members then expressed the pleasure it
afforded them of seeing the Mayor ones moire among
them, and the minntes of the last meeting Were read
and confirmed.
A QuEsrlorr or RIGHT.—IIIe '.2"-fdir,whe bad
given notice to rescind a resolutfoe pained some
short time since to the effect that the posing did
not thini it expedient to pert with any ef their
rights over a piece of land sought -to he enclosed
by Mr. Tabor, rose in support, and said that he be-
lieved all deeds, maps, and writings were in favour
of Mr. Tabor's daitn. He prodnoed a map made in
1842, which shewed the admeasurement asoontained
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in Mr. Tabor's purchase deed.—The Tovrn
remarked that if the land was Mr. Tabor's, why did
he seek the sanction of the Council 7—Mr. COX said
he had been served wit a
,liot,ice_not to proceed.
He said that in Mr-. Tucker's year of office it was
agreed that Mr. Tabor should have the piece of
ground upon giving an equivalent.— Mr. Tabor now
proposed to carry out his part of the agreement,
provided the few feet were given him. He did not
I consider that the public had a right to the portion
of ground, though they had enjoyed it for many I
years.—The Town Clerk asked why then did not
Mr. Tabor enclose it, and contest the right with the
public afterwards '—Mr. Cox said all that Mr.
Tabor required was to carry out hie rights without
-any interference by the Council.—Mr. Hill said
that upon measuring the ground in question he
thought that Mr. Tabor was entitled to the pieoe of
Around as far as he had laid out the foundation.—
The Mayor said if the public were not prejudiced,
'and it was an improvement, why not then allow it
to be carried out?—The Town Clerk said that was
not the question. The Council had no right to de-
prive the public of a right of way. It was the duty
of the Council to see that the public was not cur-
tailed of their righta —Mr. Cogan said that if that
principle was adhered to, then there would be a
bur to improvement. The Town Clerk said
"No. no,"—Mr. Hill observed that if the members of
the Council were to go down and inspect it; as he
had done, there would be an end to all fuss and
bother.—Mr. Goode and Mr. Hill spoke in favour
of Mr. Tabor.—Alderman Mayo did not believe
that the land belonged to Mr. Tabor.—The Town
Clerk said Mr. Tabor at first came voluntarily and
sought the permission of the Council, which they
declined to give. Then Mr. Tabor said he Would
claim his rights, whereupon he was served with
notice not to proceed—Mr. Hill said there had been
a dereliction of duty on the part of some of their
officers in keeping some things from them. A long
conversation ensued, and the first words we noted
after a considerable pause were that Mr. Penny said
there had been an insinuation (laughter) from the
Town Clerk that the lord of the manor was entitled
to the property. If so, why give Mr. Tabor the
right 7—Mr. Cox said Mr. Penny was not quite cor-
rect in his deductions of the Town Clerk's speech.
—Mr. Bonen said the soil might belong to the lord
of Op (moor, or the owner or ,hp pdijoising pro.

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perty.—No one having seconded it, Mr. Cox's reso-
kMioni, fell to Hie froundi—Mr. Hill .proposed and
Mr, Goode ;aeon ed a resolution, calling upon the
Coantil to ',tepee and measure the piece of ground.
Fear voted for end foul against the proposition,
wino* was lest by the Mayor voting with the noes.
Titekecasid during tho time be sens Mayor
he went to the spot in question with a committee,
and after making the requisite inquiries, he had
recommended the exchange to the Council as a
great improvement, and believed if et had been
carried out, ' that part of the town would have been
henefltte& A feW, more remark, broulbt theilong
vexed iineidismi to i close. '
A STEP T4ll 11,311 T DININCTIOir. —A
mtulioation 'was rtad from the., Sherborne Local
Beard of fkalth, 'recommending simultaneous, action
on the part of all the corporate towns betweeit
Basingstoke and Exeter to induce the post-office
authorities to give additional and later maila—Mr.
Penny and Mr. Goode 'a resolution, to the
effect thatthe Mayors 'antlioxised-to-eonfee
with the Local Board of Health of Sherborne, and
to further with all their influence so desirable a
project.
A- SAD STATE OF THINGS.. .44W Peony alluded
to the town now being without ii-Cown clock, by
reason of the church clock having stopped. He
should propose that a sum of .E 5 be paid out of the
borough rate towards keeping the clock in going
order.—Mr. Vining (ens-of the churchwardens) said
last year the clock oest .e 3 3s. kw repairs; beyond
the e'.s for drawing it up.—The Town Clerk in-
quired whether or not if they had to pay a Bs. a year,:
would it not be better to have a now clock Of their
own? £5 was voted towards keeping the elbek
going for another year, and in the meantime to see
about purchasing one to be the property of the
Council.

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THE Mangrra.—lt was agreed to let the market
tolls for three years by tender.
DEPTCTIVE DRAINAGE.—Mrs. Dyer attended to
complain of a nuisance arising from a drain at the
side of her house in Sherborne Road, resulting in
the overflowing of her premise& She had recently
refused to pay the borough rate on that account, but
had afterwards discharged it. Observing one of the
councillors smiling, she added that it was nothing
to laugh at.—The Mayor assured her they would
do the best they could to remedy the evil.
FURTIntle IMPROvaIIINT.—Mr. Mayo called
attention to the state of the ,pavement opposite to
and by the side of the new Almshouse. Ile did not
ask for n new pavement; but simply to repair it,
and in doing so an improvement to the town would
be carried out. In answer to a question the sur-
veyor said it had been roughly estimated to emit
about £2O. It was referred to the Improvement
Committee. Some minor business occupied the
attention of the Council, which rose about lialfpast
one.

Comm' Courr.—Owing to, the preceding witting
baying taken, placate. reeently,, the niimbernoefirdnts
only amounted to about 80, and these were co erably
reduced by mutual arrow:01)1611k Leach v Henning.—
Claim £7 15a..fichldr. Bill, of. Langport, appeared far
plaintiff. A charge for selling 39 hogsheads of hetet=
counnission.—Defendent admitted that plaintiff tied
sold all but three of the entire quantity, and farther
stated that the commission was only payable upon
collection of the money, and that many of the accosnts
had not been received, in feet were bad debta.—His
Honor said there was a lamentable want of proqf in the
ease, but that the defendant admitted of
selling all but three hogsheads.—Then again, defendant
said that he paid the commission, as he brought the
orders.—Then defendant said the complainant was to
collect the money, which complainant denied. This
verdict would be forE6 7s. 6d.—Read v Card.—Claim
£lO Pa. 60.—Mr. Fear appeared for plaintiff ; Mr.
Watts for defendant.—Mr. Fear applied to have the
Plaints amended, by inserting plaintiff's name as the
executrix of her husband. The same was granted.
The claim was for meat, supplied by the
husband of plaintiff, • butcher of Byrne Intrisies to
defendant, a mason of Totalisator. filumiaeenhi death
the bill had been delivered and certain sums paid on
account, and at the last moment e setoff was pleaded
by defendant —Mr. Watts asked for further partioulgt
of an entry swearing in plifintin claim, under the
head "Bill delivered." His Honor declined to order
them to be given, as they were prior to 1856, when a
balance was strttak.—A witness named John Reed was
called to prove that ibe was present when defendant
came tip after the summons bad been issued, and he
examined the amounts, stated that they were all right
save that £2 10s. was not credited. Defendant's set-off
vas denied by plaintiff, and elated that it had been
reckoned as cash on the occasion of one of the varoius
balances being struck. Defeadant produced a penny
memorandum book in support of his set-off. His Honor
gave judgment for the plaintiff, for £lO 3a. od.—.
Bishop,. Cross.—Claim E. 4. Plaintiff is a tailor, and'
defendrnt a farmer. The amount sought to be re-
covered was for clothes, and defendant had been served
upon a previous Vocatinn with a process from this
Court, wideb he compromised by making a payment
on account. Order made for immediate payment.—
Hodges v. Padden.—'Mr . Fear appeared for Ilxiges,
and M.r.ilaittx fqr‘ptidden. , At the last pupa; per-
minden& ginierWmtint fen ha new:tidill oar a -ein
terms. o notice had, however, in the meantime been
given to plaintiff, 'whinh his Honor held to be impera-
tive, though Mr. Chitty was inclined to a different
view. Mr. Fear ,wart roily ;platens that the %require-
ment' of the law thanld be' ebeerved. The plaintiff
had not complied with the 128th rule of the County
Courts Act, and he (Mr. Fear) contended that ha
Honor had no power to set aside one of the standing
Met. His Honor said tile 128th rule did not apply to
'this case, and did aot see what advantage would be
wined by an adjournment, if both parties were pre-
itired to go into the case. Mr. Fair again urged that,
flying having had the notice of • set-off, hi" idlest Ind
no intimation of the new trial. Plaintiff's claim was
lee £3 6s. 10d., rent of premises, and defendant claimed
n set-off of El fie. 54., in addition to wMch his Honor
allowed ls. 6d. off plaintiff's claim, and gave a -
hen Od. sd. The other eases, if . noticed, -
WOW to the general Public taste.
- WESTON-SUPER-MARK —Exam:norm —Two
excursion packets, the Avon and Iron Duke, arrived
hers on Monday morning, at about halfspast nine,
laden With excursionists, the Avon from Newport,
tind the Iron Duke from Cardiff, and wore both well
*ad, the Avon being crowded to excess. On board
the latter there was a fine brass band, Who tipon
lauding played some lively airs, and proceeded
through the priecips4 streete, enlivening the inhabit
tante With their MlLiie.. There were the anal Mon-
day excursions per rail from Bristol, which brought
a great many people toAlie town. The principal part
of the day was nry fine,'"iind.a. tides being very
high afforded-the pleasure-nil*" a-splendid oppor-
Witty of enjoying themselves in-bathing, donkey.
' g, ire.,; as well as receiving thS salubrious and
ia4lgorstiug air Of this healthy wat*ing place. The
bind during the day played some lively airs and
' g tunes upon the beach, which laded much to
the merriment of many • young
..00nple, and the
beach bore a very animated appiiirance. ' Many
Wended their way tea more remote pat of the town
—the Roman enoainpment upon the Weston miu, from
which there is a splendid landscape view on the one
hand, and the Bristol Channel on the other. As
the evening wore on the rain came down, which
seemed a "damper" to a great many, but proved
somewhat advantageous to-the fly and wheel chair
proprietors.
BATH.—Ditiniroor IN BATH. —This running
Indian, of whom the public have heard so much of
lateo appeared at a grand pedestrian gala in this
city on Tuesday evening, and dreg together several
thousands of spectators to witness a four-mile race,
in which Deerfoot contested with the following
Englishmen :—Brighton, Jackson, Mower, and
Andrews. The ground selected for the affair wasp
field situated between the Green Park Tavern said
the Widoombe Cemetery, In the lower Bristol Road,
the centre of it canvassed round. ' After some mak
and other racing by amateurs, Musgrove the
champion gave souse specimens of his wonderful
agility by leaping with a Pole at progrenive dis-
tances, till he fersched the extraordinary height el
10ft. 3ia., which he cleared without displacing the
rod. Then came the great four-mile race.. The
coarse being the eighth of a mile in citcanderence
the competitors had to traverse it thirty-two times
to complete their task. In the first round Mower
took a decided lead, Brighton, Deerfoot, Jackie*,
and Andrews being a yard from each other. fame
distance 'behind. The same state of things con-
tinued with no material allocation to the 0•13011114011
of the first mile, which was ran in sm. 10a, In the
9th round the distance betweestMower and hit nom,
petitors was considerably lessened, and in the llth
rotual the lend was wrested front him lay Aisaiiiiiii,
but before passing the post Mower regained the leatt
Andrews being second, Deerfoot third, and Brighten
fourth. In the subsequent five rotinds the parties'
repeatedly changed places, and the second mile,
accomplished in sm. 30s. found the runners in thin
order :—Mower, Brighton, Deerfoot, Andrews, mid
Jackson. In the third mile there were also mem,
changes, each of the runners (Jackson estipted.6.l6
was never in the race) being in tare first.
4m. 38e. At the commencement of the last^tt
Brighton was first, Mower second, Deerfoot third,
and Andrews fourth. At the beginning of the Stfith
round Deerfoot took the lead, followed by Brighton,
and these two passed and npared one another •
they ended the 31st round side by side; Deerfeet:
however, wm very slightly in advance, and Wee
last rennd he improved his position and weal,/
several yards. Mower and Andrews were some duo
twice behind during the latter part of the contest'
and Jackson was never in the race, for nearly UN
of it being a clear lap behind the rest. The fourth
mile was ran in 6m. 50s. Total time, twenty-two
minutes and eight ascends.

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