The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-19 00:00:00

BRIDPOBT.

Gourrr Coons—This amid was beld at the Town.l
hall on Friday last, before T. $ P. Wray, Faq., jedge.
There were 106 new plaints entered for hearing. the
whole of which, with tbe exorption of three, were
undisputed, and oonsequenily were disposed of by the
Registrar, H. A. Templer, Req.
Mr. W. D. Tacker, of Broadenbam • UriciA Scumeays,
of Salwayash, for recovery_ of possession of cottage and
at Palwayash. Mr. Manley for the sod
garden Day for the defence. In April last, the plaintiff
entered intopin agreement, with the defendant, to hire
him as • shepherd. The plaintire version of the agree-
ment was, that it was to be ended at any time by either
party giving • week's notice, but the defendant swore
that it was for a year certein. The cottage and garden
was to be given up at the termination of the agree-
ment. Mx weeks before Michaelmas the plaintiff gave
the defendant Reties to leav, at Michaelmaii.—Delead-
ant offered to work on for the plaintiff, but se he would
give him no work, the defendant obtained another
situation. Defendant wanted to keep possession of the
cottage until the expiration of the year, but evidence
being given, of the defendant's having offered to give up
as soon as he could get another house, His Hamer
gave judgment for the plaintiff. Poseeesion to be given
in 16 days.
Henry Guitar, Hodder, ernehblithier. of BridPort, •
T. E. Doted" yeoman, of Here Regia.—Claim for
£2O its. Manley for the plaintiff, sad Mr.
Atkinson of Blandford, for the defense. This was •
question as to • ciontrael for building • Maltese cart.
The defendant contended that be was to have the cart
in three weeks, the plaintiff said that be was not bound
to any time, and that be could not make It in less than:
seven or sight weeks. The pries of the cart was £l6.
Interest was 'barged at five per ant. 4s. Id., and Is.
per day, was charged for room for steadies th. earl, in
consequence of the defendant not taking it away when
finisbed.—His Honour con Adored that the cart was to
have been finished in three weeks, and as it wee not
furnished until the expiration of seven weeks, the
defendant was not bound by the contract, and the
verdict must be in his favour. _

shopkeeper, Bridport, v. John
Prior, labourer, Bothenhampton. This was a case of
disputed Recounts, adjourned from the last court for
better partienlars.—Mr. Day appeared for the plaintiff;
Kr. Manley for the defense—After wading through a
man of conflicting accounts, a verdict was given for the
plaintiff. by consent, for £3.
BAXMLOPTOT.—Re JoAn Spun of Chideock, Dorset,
a bankrupt. This bankrupt cams up for lois last
examination. and to make application for an order of
discharge.—kir. Day supported the bankrupt. —The
account show that the bankrupt owes to unsecured
creditors, £286 19s. 9,1„, spinet which there is about
EGO—good debts. The cause of Wine is attributed to
bad debts, insufficiency of capital, and pressure by
principal creditors—No one opposing, his Honour
granted the bankrupt his order of discharge.
His Honour then disposed of 15 judgment summonses,
which oonpleted the banner of the court.