The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-06-20 00:00:00

LY IVIIBTT XATTLAVREB.

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Malay last, the ntenabors of the Lytchett
Mstra‘ers Bram+ of the United Patriot's Nociety, with
Wnel•ene friends, dined together at the Chequers
taw on.ler the pn:si lency of Mr. li. Barnes. hoot
Ciamp4:l .0pp1i,..1 a capital spread which gave great
aste.faefi..n. .Ifter the nmesi toasts, the objects of the
c‘Pluued by Mr. Waterfall, of Winiborne.
Dalkin:sn.l other snorts were then indulged in, till the
,ba4,- .4 et ening brought a Omani day tea close. The
orfe alien brae, band were engaged for the occasion.

STICKLAIIID.

Thai-44 last the bells of our parish church were
'nails basesw si the ruaniage of Mr. JulioSprake. The
4.11 the fiiriu suli.cnbed atuongst themselves and
twv•eit..l Mr. Spraka with a silver-plated rant basket,
liSi ml. dant The tradesmen and others also gut up •
.uli-visisst, anti then present consisted of • silver 11...CUit
and hotter stand.

HILTON.
'as SUti.i.ir 14 fenloll3 were preached in the parish
Bev. John Marsh, vicar, on behalf of the
11,1 i thiissislary Society. The collections amounted to
• "°"11.1,11" meeting in aid of the Church Missouri
C. held in the School-reom last Friday evening.
the het. Jolla Ranh, the vice,_presiding. After singing
a hymn the J. It. Cotter (Houghton) offered Prayer.
The cha an irm then introduced the business of the
and called UPOU the Rev. C. Bingham to give an
4,1 whi au followed by Lieutenant 8. Churchill
4" the ‘Putetion, the Rev. J. Bliu. Both these
lentiemen care deeply interesting accounts of their
Prr"'".l etterienech in India. At the close of the
ti Nice. h by the dtputatiuu another hymn was sung, and
hiOnean pronounced the benediction. The collection
mrsinicil to LI

11ZIDP-011T.
Teen CrienciL —A ineeting of thc above was held in
tho cone:il Chasuher. Town Rell on Tuesday at save*
Pin. -Mr. C. Tnekrr (Mayor). Mmes.. W. Swain. J. sown, H. Edmunds, 11. Howell. C. Edmunds, W.
Whoha tm, J. Bunhow. D. E. Siddlecombe, IL Tucker, J.
T. St,plicus. IL N. Cox, J. Hou basil. and Alderman
R•vnold*. The first liminess wasopenhur the tenders for
minio? water, sanitary &moments to the police etation,
and Town Hall, and urinal at the Town HAL—Messrs. G.
h4l", w and SOU £251., 11r. S. Hawker. ETS 15e. M. T.
i's, Mr. J. Hyde £6l Hs. ed. and Ma'am Bridle
sal son. £3l lit 0.1. It was propmeri lrg Mr. H. N. Cok
mi ,ocondeg Mr. J. Dunb. thse Mewa Bridle and
Sunder to be accepted
d .
_,arried.-11 was proposed 11 if 11. Edmunds and seconded by Mr. Suttill, that Mr. Lowe app.inted to see the work carried out in a
mum,. - It sre, then ordered by the Council thaPrt°g:
of Aldemiaa, vacant by the revilluntim (4.
Leen*, he (lecke**
propcseg hi Mr. H.
It
111 ',mil. and seconded by Kr. H. Edmunds, that umulcili°r
W. Sault, he appointed Alderman for this berough._—
• 'arried unanintouely. —A letter was read from Vntitehell,
fr"inMsj.r Tullach. stating that he would meet the Town ' •umil Tuesday, the 27th Inst., in respect to • further
therwlttired by the Town Connell„ for this drainage a
borough.— The To Council then formed •
a.,tilts of the Local Board.
boitorvn Poura, Wednesday.—Before Mr. S. Whet-
Min mid Mr. F. Good.

JUT/MILL 0/YVIDIFAA,
R')o CoA, and Geory• Vow, inmate/ of the Bridport
Union, were charged with stealinz • quantity of twine.
Property id Mr. 11. HammU. ft appesro that an
I'((alaY night they were locked in the schoolroom, and
'n the temporary abaance of the schoolmaster they
matured h., force the door, and get over the wall, Into
sdiaausii sreleisee and steal the twine. Mr.
"I,tlluin very severely reprimanded them, and they
b. Lobate letter, and were then liberated.
Tr POLICIL WOCllRaidaY.—Befors Mr. E. Y. (Sundry.
&me,' Cowsbe.. a kiln% MU charged with
by P.C. Brown in the pariah of Byniondsbury.
Boom:tat Poi.arg, Thursday —Before one Mayor, (Mr.
her)
1:744L1a1l MOMPIT,LIT T.
Au Italian lad aged l, au itinerant accordian player,
P,anc,se., A mbroik, was charged with drunken-
'''. --Pr Hazzard stated be went to the Crown Inn,
dtHorla,urroad, on the previous evening. and found defen-
at 'runt on the steps helpleas.—lle had 9a. 4d. on him.
we discharged, on condition that he left
tee a unit day. s

ACllori AUAINIST CAPTAIN ENWAIUM. At the County Court. on irrianY' " "Wa
waa
IZet
(*l4 Mr Foster, a bandmaster living at Bridge"
am Edward.. one of the proprietors of the air
rule in the same town, to recover tel A.. for the engage.
°lent a hi. beat —lf . F. Gundry, of
or the piebald, mad Yr. Janie, of ttlre=s,/=
efeedaat.-1/Ir. Guidry asid the plaintiff agreed with be defendant fair Ida head (which consisted of the
'noel to Dodgem at Übe dak ce Tuesday afternoon sod

Thursday and fiabarday eveninp for 7s. ed. or
Cl Is. no, for the week, and it was oh the tandems:aching
that it would not be for a short time, but for a permanence,
that the plaintiff undertook to perform at so low a rate.
The arrangements as to time were altered from Thursday
evenings to Thursday afternoons, and on that account the
wages were raised to 30s. • week. At this figure the
plaintiff continued to play until April, when the defen-
dant turned aside from the arrangements, and gave him a
week's notice Paiute his employ, paying him up to the
end of the week. The point to be decided was
whether it was • weekly hiring or not, and
plaintiff, contending that it was not, ocught to recover
three weeks' wages up to the leth of May.—The
plaintiff was then called. He said he was a band-
master, residing in Bridport. Ile met Captain Edwards
an the 2nd of March, In front of the Bull Hotel, and he
offered to play for 45e. per week. Ile said it was too
much, and be should give up the idea of it, as he could
not accept such terms. He told him it was not like a
week or two, but it would he permanent, and asked him
If he could not do it cheaper. He then consented to
sunlit the music for 75. lid. per night, the defendant
providing the piano. Ile closed with him, and then went
I, see • party named Budd= about • piano. He went
bark in company with !hidden to the defendant, who said
he had enpged the music for • year. Iluddeu offered to
lend the piano at so much per week, but the defendant
said he could buy one for the amount at the end of a rear.
Sadden then consented to lend his piano for • fortnight,
, and the defendant said he would get one himself. He
played as he agreed, hut after a time an alteration was
made in the time, and the wages were consequently raised
,to 3ka. Ile was afterwards told his services were not
, required, and when he went to the rink to play the defen-
dant's man refused to admit him. Ile applied to the
defendant for the money, but he declined to pay him, say-
*tit he insulted him he would send for • policeman. He
had rendered the bill for the amount now cWmed, £1 Its.
—By the Judge: The engagement was for • year, or he
would not have offered to play for 2s. 64. Per Man. Can'
tam Good said he was commandant of the Ist D.R.V.,
and had the control of the Drill Hall which be let to the
defendant for a year. He saw the plaintiff for the defend-
ant, and asked him what his charge would be for playing,
and he told him is. per man per night. Defendant
thought this too much, and afterwards the parties met in
is presence about the matter, but nothing was said as to
the length of time the musicians would be required. Not
any specified time was mentioned but it was to be for a
time. The judge thought there was no specified engage-
ment for a year, and he did not think that anyone on the
evidence could say that there was. Mr. Jelin% said
Captain Elan had been brought down from London on
purpose, and he thought it most outrageous conduct on
the part of the plaintiff as they offered to refer the
matter to anyone in Bridport, and the only answer they
remised to their suggestion was • County Court summons.
Mr. Jane called Captain Eters, who said that he and
the defendant took the hail for twelve months. When
the rink was opened he made arrangement for a full band
to perform on the first two nights, and further arrange-
ments took place between the plaintiff and defendants as
to two or three men playing on certain nights. It was
arranged that three men should platy for £1 2, lidbut
afterwards it was found that sonic parties wanted. the
band to play on Thursday afternoons, when the shops
closed early, and plaintiff consented to play for 30s. There
was not one word said about the rink being continued for
A year. They were liable for • year's rent, but it was not
certain that the rink would be kept open all that time.—
By Mr. Gundry : Ile had 12 rinks, one being the largest
in London. He did not know that it was advertised that
there would be music on certain nights. Defendant told
the plaintiff they could not afford to pay the amount he
asked, and he arranged with him to play for £1 2a 6d.,
and he would swear the defendant never said that it
would be for 12 months.—His Honour thought Captain
Edwards might have held out an inducement without
committing himself. The plaintiff misconstrued the in-
ducement held out. The engagement appeared to be from
week to week, and by way of Inducement it was said that
it might last for • certain time. His Honour gave a
verdict for the defendant, and suggested that costa should
not be asked for—Captain Biers said he came down on
purpose from London as a witness, and he did not want
the costs for himself, but he would rather give them to
some charitable institution in the gown than give them to
the plaiatiff, as he thought his conduct infamous.—His
Honour refused costs. -The plaintiffs father, one of the
bailiffs of the court, was noticed to stamp his feet and to
exhibit his feeling on the subject, and on Captain Elers
leaving the witness-box he made use of a threat towards
him. The captain at once complained to the judge, but
the man denied It—His Honour said if he did it he would
make him apologise orbs would fine him.