The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-08-26 00:00:00

Somerottobire

YEOVIL Our monthly court was held on
Monday, before C. Saunders, Esq., judge. About
200 plainta had been entered, but these were reduced
one-half by mutual arrangement.— England Croaker.
A jury case. They were sworn, bat Mr. Slade said
England ata net intend to offer evidence in this
can, but take his thaws in another in which the
facie were identical. The jury were diecliaird,
and their fess banded thorn.—Fowler e Loader.
Mr. Watts appeared for defendant.—Plaintiff resides
at Long Burton' and is a shopkeeper, and defendant
is a farmer at Bishop's Caundle. At the previous
court the defendant sued the plaintiff for butter sup-
plied, and renvered £3, • set-off for breaking con-
tract in not delivering the butter at the agreed
periods waa not allowed by his Honor, and plaintiff
now sought to recover for breach of contract.
Plaintiff denied that he had over engaged to 'apply
hampers and clothe to pack the better in, but the
defendant and he had engaged to do so, and it was
in consequence of his failing in that part of the
contract that he took end sold his batter elsewhere.
His Honor said it appeared to him there was a
mutual termination of the contract, and gave a
verdict for defendant, who would persist in giving
futher information as to the ine.—England
Barnard.---Mr. Slade now appeared for defendant,
bein* for, plaintiff in the first oass,-and Mr. Tape*
for defendant, who leased a farm at Ilobsster, to
a farmer named Crocker and one of the tense of
the lease was that the landlord was to provide round
timber to carry out any repairs which might be re-
quired, the tenant paying for *boar. Plaintiff was
engaged to do certain work, and charged according
to the lease the expense of the labour to the tenant,
at the same time tendering a bill for the timber
which he had supplied to the landlord's agent, and
present advocate—Mr. 'Fuson. Plaintiff said in the
year 1851 be ens engaged to do some essrponteros
work on the premises by Mr. TUIIOII, and to find the
timber. At the time there was some timber on the
farm felled, but not cut for no He was directed
to make gates of it by Mr. Tenon. Afterwards be
found the Unbar lying on the farm War not suffi-
cient for the whole of the work. He then rewired
farther *inflations from Mr. neon, wistruhl you
have round timber, and most WM tint es farla
Afterward,
supply the deficiency tempest own stock.
he delivered the bill for the timber, the
subject; of the present action, to Mr. Tnaon, who
paid only a part.—Witnesses were examined he
support of plaintiff's claim of £5 11. bh
Tuna was examined on the part of defendant, mad
denied that he had Iner given an order to make the
gates or wins, and that he only tran orden fair
rough timber, at . Is. per foot. Mr. Slade int-
pugned the accuracy of Mr. Tuson's statement,
which brought from his Honor the remark that
it was painful for him to hear aspersions by one
professional gentleman on the character of another.
His Holum in summing up, said the only under-
taking by the defendant proved in tho evidence,
was that he ahoidd psy for elm at la. per foot, The
bill was not made out in detail giving the measure-
ments, and what would a person do who had • bill
delivered in such a shape? Why he would have
I asked for the particulars, which appears to have
been accordingly done, and the amount arrived at,
.f 6 16s. Ons 12s. for other items, hi paid by the
plaintiff. The written documents were the criterion
by which they wen to judge, and by theni dad-
dint had paid to the extent of his liability, there-
firs his verdict Would be for the defendant.—Fistd
v. Evans. Claim CI It* 2d.—Defendant pleaded
a act-off, as to defendant, a blacksmith, damaging
his wheels in pitting on the tirss.—His Honor arid
that could not be allowed; he men bring his action
in another form.—Defsndnnt also said some of the
other charges were too high. He called • witness
to prove that a sum of 46., charged for putting on
the tins, was_generally includedinthe weight of the
iron charged for the tires. 'Plaintiff said. the damage
complained of had been done is the presence of
defendant, and hs (defendant) Nail assisted in doing
it.—Vsrdiot for plaintiff for £1 124. west-
man a. thine. Claim .64 19s.- 6d.—Mr. Fear lap-
peered for plaintiff, and Mr. Watts for defendant,
who admitted the debt, but said defendant was an
admioistratrix of her husband, and that there were
no assets. Mr. Fear desired that migLitlie.troved.
Mr. Watts said the value of the
£lBO ss. ed. Debta were then proved to
of £l9O, and Mrs. Game said all were due at her
husband's death. She might have known that
plaintiff bad a claim on hoe banbend. —Mr. Fear
submitted that his client was entitled to participate
in common with the other creditora. She had no
right to go and pay debta of equal degree, and allow
ODO of the same degree to go mipsidg—His HOIVI
did not agree with Mr. Fear. So long au there wee
no waste, the creditors of equal degree had no cause
of oomplaint.—No order made, when defendant was
possessed of assets, the complainant could owns to
the court again. —Brook o. Coate.—Clainr, k 3.—
Plaintiff is a butcher, residing at Yeovil; and de-
fendant is a fattier, living at Sborborrie.—Mr. Watts
appeared for plaintiff, who said be bought of de-
fendant, on the 13th January, a light Fieroford
heifer, with a warranty that it was sound and barren.
On the following Wednesday, when it was killed,
he found it unsound and in-calf. He called in two
respectable butchers, who would give their opinion
on the matter.—Defendant here admitted that
was a breach in the contract as to being in
he could not exactly recollect as to anything
said as to being unsound.—Verdict for plaintiff for
£3.—The other cases were of an uninteresting cha-
racter.

--ii&TRAION TO WRYIIOI7TH. -Enoouraged by the
line weather and the attractions offered a the form
of the Regatta, about 400 persona left by the Greet
Western for Weymouth. This number, ere the
train reached the fashionable watering place, was
swelled to upwards of 800.
BOARD OR GUARDIANS. —At the weekly meetini
on Friday it was decided that the Guardians shoal
elect an industrial teacher for the elder girls on
Friday, 12th September. The Clerk stated that a
letter had been received from the Poor Law Board
as to the charge brought against Mr. Woods, medical
officer for the Buheater district, stating that he had
been called upon for an explanation, and as moon as
received, it would communicate with the Board.
Mr. Francis has been appointed to attend to the
poor in the meantime.
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GAS AND —COlLjpjqy. —This association haa
meetly declared & dividend of 74 per cent., no
doilbt very gratifying to the shareholders.

CRICKS'''. —Within the pot week the T. U. C. C.
bas been engaged in two Oates* and the fickle
goddess fortune was against them. On Wednesday
they played against the New &trim, ami were de.
tested in one inning' with 15 rims to spare, and on
Thursday by the Grewkerne in two innings with
three wickets to go down, having in the first innings
33 runs to the good.

Sf. JOHN'S CHURCH.—& DOW window repre-
senting the twelve apostles • and the principal
*yenta prior to, and also Om Saviour's sugaring en
the Cense, has been set up at the eastern end of St.
John'e Church. The electition was entrtrated to
gardmart of Birmingham, add he Ifits carried
out the desigu in an admirable manner.
SHEPTON MALLET.—Ftowza SNOW. —On Tues-
day the little town of Shepton Mallet wore a gay "p-
-ommies on the 000111012 of holding the third anneal
exhibition of the Cottager'? Horticultural Society. The
inhabitants, determined to give call to the proceeding",
sparing neither pains nor expense, and the streets
were decorated most elaborately with triumphal arched,
flags. and devioes, which had en exceedingly pleasing
effect. The decoration *Jaycee were under the super-
intendenoe of • committee, the consequence of which
was that they were more uniform and tasty time in
previous years. There were no fewer than fourteen
triumphal arches, the expense of their erection being
defrayed by subscriptiou amongst the town people, Mr.
Fothergill, surveyor, having undertaken the duty of
collecting them. The weather, too, WOO delightful; in
short, everything appeared favourable to the day's pro-
ceedings, which were of the most satisfactory chavacter.
The show this year was most successful, the number of
subscribers being about 70 more than in previous years.
whilst the entries also seethed • larger number than at
any time mime the establishment of the society, and
the show generally was of a superior character. The
attendance of the public. too, notwithstanding the
counter attneliene at Sherburne, and BOirood-parg.
near Chippenham, which man have drawn away
large numbers from Shepton, was very gratifying
and exceeded the most saugoine expectations of the
committee, who were indefatigable in their efforts to
make the fete as attractive as possible. Excursion
trains ran from Bristol. Bath, Weymouth, Burnham,
and Wells, and brought large numbers to this town;
and there were several thousand visitors on the ground.
The exhibition took place as in ',Teener' years, at
Lapthern-park, kindly granted by W. C. Walter, Farj.,
and W. Hockey. The 'lotto/ this year were OINHI
for competition to °onagers in any parish in East
Somerset front *hi* subscriptions to the amount of
Rh. had been received, whereas iftli Zee? the whole
district was divided into three classes, viz, warm, sold,
and medium districts. Each prise bad thus to be given
three times over, and consequently the prises were
smaller in proportion. The committee this year, how-
ever, deemed it beet to have two clones, viz., the:wenn
and cold districts, and the arrangement appears to work
sensfactorily. But although the competiticer hat been
moaned chiefly to the poorer classes, they have never-
tireless formed • medium class, consisting of tradesmen,
jobbing-gardeners, artisans, and others to whom they
also award primes. There were DO fewer than six tents I
erected for the display of dowers, fruits, and vegetables,
and the show, as we have akready said, was very satis-
factory. In the tent sot apart for plants and flowers, ,
open to all Demers, Messrs. Garaway and Son, and Mr. I
Nelson, of Bristol ; Mr: James Hooper, Mr. Henry
Hooper, Mr. Cooling, and Mr. Edward They, of Beth, ,
were large exhibitors, arid their productions were very '
attractive. In the substribers' and amateur'? tent, the
quality of Loth train and flowers was very superior,
as compared with the thew of the previous year, whit
the exception of the verbenas and roses, which, how-
ever, is macho* amounted for by the unfavotenble
weather we have recently experienced. The eottacers
exhibition, which was of carted character, was, on the
whole, exceedingly setisfactory, in spite of the bed
mama. The judges were for plants and flower*, tqall
inners, Mr. Robinson, were,
Cottage, Slough; Mr.
Pearce, Yeovil ; Mr. Thorn, Shepton Mallets. Fruit and
vegetable', Dean bosh soarers, Mr. T. Hardwick, Wells;
Mr. Dyer, Bridgewater. Subscribers' and amateurs'
dowers, be., Di. Drummond, Bath; Mr. Kenai
Warminster. Cottagers' vegetables,
flowers. J. lassies, prer to W. Bethel, Esfrilfi
.tk, ton ;
W. Brows, gardener to C. B. Wainwright,
Shepton Mallet ; Edwards, nerserrnan, Wens J.
Scott, gardener to E. Lovell, Esq., Dander; William"
Holbrook. gardener to Captain Ernst, Westcombe
House; Thomas Serel, gardeoer to James Somerville,
Esq., Hinder Rouse; J. Smith, gardener to J. IL
Paget, Eaq., Crsomore-hall ; Sarallel Cole. Carlene* to
Captain Gillett. Oakhill. l'he whole of the capacious
tents were erected by Mr. E. Taylor, of Bradford. , The
committee worked very hard to make the affair pees Off
eureasfulity, and we maw especially mention the
names of the Rev. E. H. P., Cosens, the originator of
the society- the proprietor el the park, W. C. 'Walker,
FAq. ; an 4 a, 'Wilson, ihshohevar7 savebaq•
The yine banter-tun Coldstreish Gulgds leas in attain •
nice throughout the day, and performed an exceedingly
choice programme, which attracted a large number of
persons, who evidently enjoyed the treat afforded
them. The Shantou Mallet Rifle Band was also pre-
sent, and added mush to the enjoyment In the
evening a grand display of **worm took place,
prepared by Means. Gorgell and Merchant, of Sbepton
Matt. There were Meet 8000 persons on the ground
during the day.