The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-09 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

THE usual monthly inspection of the let D.R. V.
by the Adjutant, Captain Barrett, took place on
Tuesday evening, at the Drill Hall nearly 6$ were
preeent, Ensign !lounge' in command. The feeling
of this corps in regard to the site of this year's camp
is decidedly in favour of Milton Abbey.
MORTALITY TABLILS. —The quarterly return of
births and deaths to March 31st, for the sub-district
of Bridport, is as foliose :—Births—males, 40;
female', 31. Deaths —male., Is ; females, 15. The
mortality bat been at the rate of 16•5 per 1,000 per
annum, or less than that of the most healthy dis-
tricts of England. It is a singular fact that the
greater the rainfall the lege the mortality In
isridport.
ELM& DISTRICT CORRY OT BANKRUPTCY.—
( Before Mr. Acting-Registrar Jerwood). —Re
Stephen Champ, of Bndport, banker's clerk.—
Meeting for choice of assignees. —Mr. Petberick, for
Mr. Terrell, appeared for the bankrupt.--The bank.
rapt owed to unsecured creditors, £574; to creditors
holding security, £670; total, £1,244. Aisets
Twelve shares in the International Financial Society,
£l2; freehold house and garden, £500; two policies
of assurance on bankrupt's life for £250 each, worth
about £3O; total, £542. —Mr. William Smith, of
Bridport, was appointed trade assignee, and the last
examination was fixed for the 6th May, at one
o'clock.

Court' POLICE. ftionday.—Before W. liounaell.
Faq., and .1. P. Ciundiy, Lareumbe
(on bail was iliargod on remand with stealing •
quantity of wheat, the prcperty of Mr. Hobert Hurry,
his master, at Bettiscombe. He had workei for Mr,
Hussey for ten yearn al • labourer. He was seen to go
from procentor's barn with • auk agrees his shoulders,
and on Seepant Hiteb examining it he found it con-
tained a mall nasality of wheat ; prisoner also hal
some in his pockets, and mama of the same sort was
found in his hoeme—altegether rather more than half
a bushel, and worth about 30. 6d. Fie said it win the
Grit time be had taken anything, pleaded forgiveness,
and admitted his guilt. —Mr. Hussey pushed the charge.
He had mimed things for yearn He had plued great
trust in prboner, and he was the first be bad found
robbing him.—Sentenee Six weeks' hard labour.—
George Sims, • young man, was charged, on remand,
with stealing • duck the property of Mr. William
klymea, farmer of Cheddington, his master, on 22nd
Marcb.—Niss Fry saw prisoner and another young man
ohs did not know, tame from prosecutor's rick barton
on the evening in question, prisoner with • while deck
in one lama. They went into a plantation close by,
where prisoner killed the duck and kid it. They
left the plantation and walked • little way in the
direction of primacy's home, and then prisoner returned
alone to the planre where he had left the duck. Hs
wrapped it in sot art hay, put it under his arm, and went
sway. She askid him what he had there and charged

hhn with haling Mrs. Synge duck; he made no reply
but ran off. Atom mionue awe abet met Mts. gyros'
non, and told him she had seen one of his werkm.
n "nisi Slme. kill the white duck tend sorry it off—
Mrs. tsynizs spoke to missing a whits duet (.he
only white one she had). —The prisoner abb.d the
c. 0.: a, It willed here, awl plositsl not
call. .1 sin witnew his brother, Cliet Ice Sims who it
appeared wit the other person ae.n 1.1 Xlie Fsy w t'.
' trisoner, so he wt. 0a0ti,...41 1 t!lo oaskatr.ce+ as to
what Ile ell4lll say, an,l r a little Clonal !vial 1.4,
4soliue.l airing auy oricknc. The magistrates thought
the evidence, *ow:Moire as to prisoner'a guilt and
sentenced him tout weeks' hard labour.

Canals ASSAULT on AMat str.—Two me"
named Charles Lowey and William Cuwell. were
brought before the Mayor and J. It. step Lens, oo
Monday, charged with assaulting P.l. flopkine early on
Sunday tuorning.—P.C. Hopkins said he woe ci gin"
in Esat•stre t about lialf.pfst two on Samlay .0, 0da...,
when he saw t: ,e prisonero with another men not io
vatted), drunk and making • noise, lie told them
it was Sunday moreing, and advised tin m to gq slung
, quietly or they would get atom...lves jets trouble, by
Inning put into primn. Caswell titre struck him in the
breast with hie fist, and c.ttoo at him nein whet,
witness knocked him down. The other prisoner struck
at him with his not and he knockrd hint down. Caswell
sot up and Caine at him again, when witness knocked
him dawn the second time. Lovi y then attacked him
again. They both got bold of witness and after •
struggle they ell three fal together, Lovey under, who
caught witness by the hair end kept him down.
Csswe'l tried to pull bin, off Lirey, and finding cc
could not he then kicked •itness 1,, the i ye and three
Hints in the head, when aim. as fouled himself K. Wog
giddy. The third man tried to pull witnesi off :
Caswell continued to kick him sod et lest lie lost his
senses altogether. WI., ti lie tee/leered he found him•
solf lying on the pavement with the prisoners about
twenty yards from hint. Ilc lied bat a good deal of
blood, was nearly blind, hit very guile, and could
so:mealy stand. He afterwards, with P.C. Humber,
went in search of the pri.onets but could not find them.
Witness' hail no doubt the two uten in tenderly were
those who ettacked him.—Mr. Scott, surgeon,
said he entwined P. Hopkins the previous
looming. He was suffeting from sevore cotituaione
on the bead and face. lie tleuebt at fil.t
that his jaw wee broken, but ho fnund
afterwards it was not, and dint no bones were broke%
lie was suffering horn th, !Lets of thy contusions, and
was still unable to at :rod f- his duty, mil he would he
for three or four days. The marks op lila forehead
, were such,, would be made by kicks. They appeared
to be made by souse sharp instroment. The membrane
of P.C. Hopkins's eye had brim broken. The prisoners
both denied baring kicked the pnliceman.—The Mayor
said it was a very serious case; the magistrate. con•
sidered the policemen ought to be protected in every
legitimate ntenner, they howl therefor.. lush of the
defendants £lO, and costs, or in di fault distress werratits
would be issued, and if that raiment was not recovered
they would have to go to gml for two montion—The
defendants Ini.l they could not pay tho amount unli,s
time were given time, which the magistrates rnfos nl,
but they have niece pail it.—P.C. Ifiipkins eiiiwatel to
have bten much knocked stand by th,m, his eye was
blackened sot much inflamed, his forelttad scarred, and
he 'contact altogether in a very weak state.

BRIOPORT COUNTY COURT, W4DxviloL

(Before E. Eynon, Es.i., Juige.)

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There were 1:0 cures, but mod of them were settled
out of Court.

IL llouncil 3. Follett. —This was an action to re.
cover possession of • tenement in Allington, and the
ca..e had been tried twice before. The question in lie.
put., was whether the defendadt was • monthly or
yearly tenant.—Mr. Manley for plaintiff. an I Mr. F.
W. Clumlry for defendant. —His Honour gave judgmens
for Vaintiff, d. fendant to pay costs, and give up posses.
shot II the premises in 14 days.
Swatridae. of Heaminster, r. Turrer.—This waa
clsim of El 8.. for grass ....el, haff in Is4ll. The defence
WV/ thst the 'wed aas pall for at the time of the pur-
onsse.—Ju guient fri fen lan!.

•IL Ore, mug, d erynian, r. Robert Haire', farmer,
Bettimombe.—Mr. F W. Gundry for plaintiff, and Mrs
Day for defendant. —This was a claim of £4. enter the
following circumstances. Plaintiff rooted a dairy of 33
e.asre from defendant for a year from Capilernas, DM*
at Ell le,. per cr w. One of them he found bad slipped
her calf about a fortnight before. In consequenee, be
offered to pay defendant three-quarters' rent for that
heifer, or pay full price and keep the cow lace than
the others that it might have a calf. The cow gave
enly lode milk up to August, and afterwards became
dry. It was 'taken away from him in December, and
had a calf about a week after, whin!, by alroement (not
written) he ought to have had, but when he applied to
defendant for the heifer and calf he would not let him
have them. Hal paid all the rent it fore the cow calved.
He eatimated the loss of the calf at 110•., and the loss of
the milk through the c.,sr being taken away before the
Proper time at 30,.—Cioss•eximine4 : Wlicua lie paid
the rent he received back £lO for defi Jena's, but that
had nothing to do with this cow. The agreement was
for the cows to be given up on the 25th December, but
the • Leifer in question defendant afterwards agresd
should be in his pareession until February. Defendant
offered him the calf if he would rent the dairy another
year, but that he did out chose to do. His museum. $
was for one year only.—Roh,rt Hussey, the defendant,
said the cow had a dead calf, but be believed fulbrowni
and not a slip calf. Plaintiff slid not have any of this
corn till they had calved, when be had the cows with
11.. calves. There was no agreement to give plaintiff
the calf, or to let him Iciep the cow until February.
When plaintiff asked him to let him have the calf he
thought he would have takou the dairy %aim—Charles
Hussey, defendaut's brother, said be was present when
the agreement waa male between plaintiff and defendant
for the dairy. It was arranged that EIO should be
allowed from the rent for deficiencies. Nothing was
said about plaintiff having the calf or having the cow
longer for the milk. The value of a calf worth] be from
tid. to 7s. 6d. The =nal custom was for dairymen
to take the ccws whether they had live or dead eaves.
It was customary for dairymen to give up rows some
tines before they calved, endt his cow was given tip in the
ordinary way.—Crossexamined: If the cow had a slip
calf it would render her less uluable ; he did not know,
however, whether the calf thus cow lead was a slip calf
I or not.—William Bryant, farmer, said he let cows to
dairymen. The custom always was to give up the cows
two months before they calved. He never made any
allowance for a dead calf at the time; if he chose to eo
so afterwards that was another matter. —Crose.e ermined:
I A cow would be worse for having a slip calf. Any
' allowance for one to a dairyman would depend on Use
agreement. A dairyman would rather have salves than
not, they were a source of profit to hirst—His Honour
took firm, to consider the evidence bioto giving
judgment.
S. Read, of West Milton, r. Isaac Gale, of Poortor.—
The plaintiff sought to noo•pr possession of a house at
, North Poorton.—Mr. Guudry for plaintiff, and Mr.
I Day for di fendant.—Plaintiff said defendant formerly
I rented the house at £l2 per year, but in February,
I Delei, by • written agreeinent, defendant took o stain
I cows and the house for one year. The agreement was
produced, but Mr. Day objected to its being read, as it
was not stamped. Plaintiff wu asked if he would like
to pay the penalty and have it stamped, he said he
would, if it cost him /20. The Judge said he would
have to pay £6 penalty and Is. Gd. for the stamp, and
lie should require that to be paid before going on with
the ease. The plaintiff paid it and the case proceeded.
Ile afterwards paid an addition•l £5 into Curt in cue
the penalty came to • greater amount. The plaintiff
then said he saw the di fondant sign his name to the
ilremmenL lie wrote the document himself, &nil de-
fendant signed it on the 15th February, and paid the
first quarter's rent in advance. He did not read the
agreement over to defendant, who said "It wee no
difference about that." Plaintiff's wife was in the room
when defendant signed the agreement.—Mr. Templer,
the Registrar, then read the agreement, which was for
on, year. The rent for the twelvemonths was to be
£126 for the house and the cows, it was one agreement
for the whole.—Plaintiff continued : The cows had been
given up but the defendant refused to give up the house.
--Defendant told plaintiff that he had taken the house
for seven years of Mr. Whittle, at £l2 per year.
Plaintiff took these premises recently from Mr. Whitt'e,
the owner.—The defendant said the aignature to the
agreement win not bin handwriting. He took the hones
and premises of Mr. Wh tile at £l2 per year. There
were no writings. He had poeossion of those premises
two years before Mr. Read rented he property. Mr.
Read had no agreement In his poenession when he paid
the rent, witnees therefore did not Nip, one; plaintiff
said he had none but would get one, lie did sign the
other document produeed but not the agreement.—
Croacexamined : Mrs. Read we. present when he paid
the rent. He had never earn the agreement before It
ira3 produced in Court that dey.—Edwin Gale, a young
lael, son of defendant, and Ku-arm all Gale, defendant's
wife, were called, but both wore unable to my whether
the signature to the agreement was lame Gale's lamb
writing or co te —His Honour ordered defendant to give
op posesdon in 14 day., and pay the costs.
Bankruptcies. —Richard Danaher'', of Ileaminster,
came up for last examination and discharge. The caee
was adjourned from last Court for amendment if
accounts, Bankrupt was a journeyman blacksmith.
The liabilities were about rem and slats £4 54. 51.
Mr. Leggin appeared for bankrupt, and said the bank-
ruptcy was caused by • Mr. Cox pressing him for a iebt
of E 9 7a., whereupon lie fled his petition in bankruptcy
to protect himself. The bankrupt was earning El per
week, but had to allow ss. per week out of that towards
paying for his furniture which his muter bought when
his goods were seized. Bankrupt had four children, aml
his wife had recently been ill for some time, ceasing
extra expense to him. He hid been to gaol for one
month for Mr. Cox's debt. Bankrupt's discharge was
allowed.-1 hennas Turner, at Bridport. also came up
for last examination and disoharge.—Mr. F. W. Gundry
supported him. Bankrupt wae an ironmonger, white-
smith, and blacksmith. The debts were £l7B, and the
assets were about £25. A cum of £l4 bad been paid for
rent out of a sum of £3O odd received by the sale of
the goods. Two writs had been issed against the bank'
rupt, which caused him to apply to the Court.—Bank-
rupt said be had been in business 29 years. The cause
of bankruptcy was it oh been induced by travellers to
purchase grates, and wite unable to meet the amoluits
for them when due.—Banktupt received hia order of
discharge.

BEAMINSTEH.
Air Unnirscrin TRIABORI.—For 3s. 6cl.
Samuel Poole, of this piaci., purchaiped some maps
at the male of the effects of the late Mr. Hine, the
other day. On taking hill purchase home, he dia.
covered two £lO Bank of England note. between the
leaves of one of the books, and wrapped in one of
Coo old maps were three guineas.