The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-10-21 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY Expßgis AND AGRICULTURAL GMET cE, TUESDAY. OCTOBER Al, HR.:.

Tim Lormon Leo Bonn Warman Rartwar
Turin lirruccr—for re peat wok show an
Morrie of 61.258, ci oups-el sots' the coriorolid•
log week last year, for psueogers, ho sod so borers
of £B5 for merchandise. Toe rero.l4. .* 62 &ari-
se's Mon am for th, ct 15 writ. of £11.679.
Ma. W. H. Donnas, who he. der Awl en mac'.
enemy and time to his oaths r morerry oi the D r-
oot Beekeeper.' Associatioc. hem, ere r-orot to bser'
reelgood his ~flios owing to the lamaated death of his
father. The rseignation has bra 1.., red by tini
committee with groat roar", se it will be exo-eMngly
difficult to fill Mr. Dontnan's place.
Vomiter Isarecrion.-9 Company. D.R.V.2
WOO imparted by Mrs adjutont (Major 1. Merchant)
on Thursday OVOGiOS at the Drill Hall. Major
Hodes* we, in 20162262 d. and Li. u 'art Andrews
was alao presout. At the 010414 of the drill. Mal r
! Hodges osnounosd the annual Muer would be hold
I on Friday, the Met bit., it the King's Anna HoteL
On that date he (the gallant major) would hare ors.
planed 2.5 years' service.. (Applaud The company
wee dismissed at half-past eight.
Diocesan Canc. Humour Aseociarion.—A
matting
.of the Usnoral Committee Of this 1.0..a10i100
was hem at fiellahory on Tilers',. The Bliihop of
the Direr presidol. sad there wore prose' the Veil.
tin. Airdrome of Sarum, the Von. the Archdrsom of
Der"l• Rey* °lmo Hutehlois. Hr. O. a 01411eld,
Rey. A. Da &inlay Hill, Rev. B. Inman, Mr. C. H.
Radaliffr, and the Morro suseteries. the Hon. and
Her. Cara Gordan and the Hu. Canon dir Talbot
Baker, Bart An spplicrion wa. oonellared from tile
rotor of Horeril (Rim. H. A. Redpite). in lb* Arch'
desoonry of Doreet, fora pestle furtherance of a pro-
posed restoration and reacting of re ohnrch. which.
fore population of 417 persons bas mat room for 217.
The estimator! oat being el, 200, It was decided to
give £lOO to assist la oerrying out the work. In the
oar of Yetreineter, Darer, the aommittoe sanctioned
Um appointment of as azallitaat and the paymmit of
the usual fos to him to survey sad report oa what is
necessary to be doss la regard to the parish church,
which has fallen Into decay.

who emoouregel him to fl,dreat bor. She did not
wish to prim the case.—P.C. H we, stationed at
Charminster, sail on the evening in question be was
on duty in the village. and hesril s dal screaming. On
going in the direction ,if the noise his as,/ the com-
plainant at hi. (witness') don% She told him hm
hoeband had been beating her with ih • huckle-on I of
the strap She woe crying, and &eked him to take
her husband into custoty. He add-id her to take a
summons out She salted him to go hom• with her.
ae she was afraid Ii go boats owing Ii his threats.
Witter testified to the &ea ifal Isomers awl hy ass
defendant the same erenine. 11, had received
repeated *matelot.. from the ne.riblors of the non.
duct of the deep lent towards his wife. +he ale, had
oomplained to him of his bowing triton her. Witness
bat nothing t e say against the wits—D.l'6n lent hod
nothing to say. He "Hebei to be petted, for he bad
no peace at borne.—Mr. William. severely repri-
manded the prisoner for We meal ended I, his wife,
sad sentenced him to two mouth& Imprisonment with
hard labour. (Ur. Balker retired from the Beach
daring the hewing of this caw.)

ZITTIRTAINMENT AT FORDING TON.
The second anwoal er a md entertainment. in oonniction
otth the f ardisgt in Warble's llmes C:atk tab plot on
Tbarida• last. aad nag attoaded with eaceem. Toe ma
wet held in the C ,b-ram at the Tevero, t Isieh
between 00 and 70 porton' sat down. and did Jostles to
the good thints catered by Yr. H. J. Mantis. Hies
o..rntl m 411. K and HOs Allardyoe. Hrs. Lee, Urn
wills, Min Tampa% and MU. J. tlievor prod lot at the
trays.
Tbe if... A. A. Gement assisted by the R R. IL
L Lee, and Me committee at the slob. were bowie' an.
genet in looking after the comforts of the.r nests. Them
Wore no elebomoo dgoormorm at run] the room, bat ans
of Sowers was interspersed &boat the table...
A capital arraagement bad coo made is the meting
agoommodetion by halving the three inswiekly tables, and
thus making sin metal teblee at for any tutor, gatherings
of Me kind. Thl• wort Nit bon etoly rorform-d by the
workmen of Meant Tilley and Sin. Mr. Stick. the
newly &trivet manager, looked alter the beettas of the
water. . . .

- A.r II the co apse, adjourned to the Schoolroom.
where • programme of songs and 'manage woe fon*
through. There was , a very god galittring of friends
in the room. but there being cower ettraP
Dons be same evenin& there ww• 11 if!
empty 11911[11. To. porfortnemote Wire very 110..4 but
there apptared t., b• an absence of the came el•ment.
Foedlngton pe opt* sr• particular y food of • and wine
gong. sad there wee gwat disappointment in the Door
agopear•nos of Mr. Cl. . Sargent sang lin
! character) " Hero/Ulan& • Poet," but it clod not tens so
we 11.... former ow:memo& in fact it,. Seetrat avti.“
lo be more et home with hi. aadi.oes la the c 4.4110 ratber
than the matleasetal element It 14 hoped be will work
up • " rattler " for the neat cathode,. Kits Nurmeatoh
mai very sweetly, and was (request!, aphis tded. and ik
Is hoped she will be Induced to come forward on another
owasion. Yr. Jameson cause I some amusement by hie
eeltetlon of mellows I rora the Dorset Poems. The
otolldren, melee the tralainf of Kiss Campbell, rendered
some copied pease The following was tfo• Progremia•
eerfnramd
......... .. .11r. awl Mrs. riabw,
00 g .............'Should .ma
Kftaing.. ...... - . ...Kr. Yearce•lidgcumbe
Song ....... The Dbildrenh ilosio'..llim Norm wt..
Boole Four.lsaved Skantrock thddre..
Raiding *Zedidsur of Ithidise ....Mr. Wifileses.
Boas.. ......... 'ls the Gloaming •....110. Everinghnia.
Soul
Tor Symphony Dew red) . . .
Reading (Dorset Dialect) • Tbe Waggon gostoodo • .....• •• • •
Kr. Jetsam.

.. .-.
= mi. • let sae wander. not •onsean '..Kim Pearce.
• Poor LitUo Jim' Khia K. Toes.
beg . • Wary of argyle • 31r_,Msrltath
1".:41••••••••;•&;;Z:Mtp.,N"71.-..,izi.;•<:.7.....ii
flees • The Reim Why. KM Normantas.
ilaw•Wa (Dom% disiolt)..' Pension Birthday,' .. Kr. .1 mem.
Meg Mils IL illacistocie William.
Tyrolese Mooing Brno ... . ...........The Ohd4res.
. God lin iii ii.....
TM ommittee would Ms Mks opportunity of Masking
Um ladies who presided sli the tram sad lila Kiss
Ciarm. Kr. Jolts Kula, Kern. tiot and D &Mein Kr.
Maria Greening. sad Kra Orolsar4 for the kind loan of

—A
"mobil - tethering will tski Mum it Me olob-roos
shoot the 11th of November, when It is hoped there will
be a good isthmian of friend..

wards Dorahooter followed salt Os the Ulth of August
opioasi (Weakens sal Sir Jotloaf Ashler C°°/61
arrived letli thole troop, It..for• Ow tows of W tr•-• ,
ham sal beamto slim the outwork% whisreutooo
the lan agreed t purr. •oder. 0 rfe Coil at.SOW
almoot this only place • f strength bates.) Ix ••er aot
London whisk All 1-14 out for tho Royal cast.
It was not until the 50th of Cobb.'. 1616. ord,m!, 5%10
' tient for more elf.ctive oborat•os• sow's; Corlo
Colonel Bingham. Getups of pool% had too reaire•ote
5=4.4 at his lip mai for this purge" end on toe 16 of
Su further rodaforosaaaaa wore seat by 0 coral
Fairfax. No expedis n more vilest had occ i•i• .1
during ths whole, sours • of th • civil ow% than that which
was andartak..• as Jana iry 104 b, 1646, by • roma' 061 or
of the name of Cromwell,. who hearing of the dour a. d
condition of. widowed Isly shut op with be- dui rive.
Is. does', bseeised castle, smolv•4 to maks an effort for
Asir r4lef. Accompanist by a troop, which pert •
the gallaatry of {MD oo nal .ader, sumberlas 120 mac,
be sit out. probably from Oxford, sad, rearichlog with •
doves of rapidity which anticipatld all Intelikence of
his design, le weed through the quarters of Colonel
Cooks nadissovered sod cams to Wattage. Toe
tieverfog of Wor•b•ln. Colosteil Butler. swat that no
hoop. V.l. expecte& took the alarm, berricaduil hie
Waimea bring from theism epos his emsitan.. Bat
the Rai Slat troop bed time/. bestow oo thia stracit,
and they therefor* set Ire to a hoose in the vioinity.
which stood near the powier magmata& To• Goversor,
thoroughly frightenrid,, cossaud yiold himself •
prisoner, and was same& t ipotesi wtth two camera
mounted behind some of tho triumplutat troop 'rt. to Um
fret of Oarfe Cattle Here a larie raet fat" ".1 dra"
out to oppose their further progress, bat the gallant
bowing of this little troop. sad the besieg•d shoetiag
their weloonte from the walls banes! the !mimesl
to giv, way. Tee gallant bead shootnollabod their
rrtb •
and, whiled Spattering their services to lb.r:a y pressitset also far tsar IrcePteuce tb•
prisoners they had so saliently reputed- Teo ohjst*
of the ohivalroas action eras probably ao odor of wasp.
to the ladies tram the i•tle ; it We/ not, however.
socepted. Oa tkoir ratans 0 Aosta Cromwell and .000, 01
him troopers ware taiga oedemas ; others meths& Tb"
own* of events now stabil rapidly, sad though [4y
Bantus was atiU as intrepid ass; drat. it WU sets, „„witb
oil who were around her. The twelve (lowa it of "6"'
b&S. Colonel I itior, pilivailad on Colossi Lowroncia.
hitherto so trustwortly, 11 not osly to 0,1111711 at but to
aim moony his in his flight, lied there wag erotism the
wells anothre traitor whose coadnot me still sees ham
and his treachery far mots fetal in Its 001130Q41-04407
Ltent,Oolonel ?Amen. He, Wag weary of toe k 515
ferries Isl dm enemy know that if lie might have • pr •
,action wider he would deliv•r the Castle to the Pull onsot
This tr•actseroua ass was aao•wawl. sod • Prosmtioo
order was met to his from Loudon. Oa this he pros, oed
to 0310•41 kaki's!, the governor of the cattle, to botch
100 ass oat of Scraerestshire to add to the garrison. and.
this bobut aPproved of, he formai • design with the rehol
Weisel Magharn, who consassaded the eels., that ander
thin presses h• ekroald convey &hove 100 miss into the
041 sod
m. ate"" " "go Zir:lo.o%"'"ea w rebt:ign.:
of the Weymouth garrison, who savolted to Loler one
Owl* whirs they ways jolted by tease 90 or 40 mars
soldiers. Mama led them Is Um night I,lk. po it agreed
epos for their matraeoe, wham Colossi (Littoral was ready
to receive them Some of those men &Lowly knew 4114 r/
part of the interior of the Ostia Wiles 50 were eatery*
Wheel Ank•tel, seeing more in the rear, ordered the sally
port to be ohms& *alias Users wets im many aa he could
dispose of. TM malty Pitman expostulated oft this for
coming his to bring tore so far sad then to tapas them
to the cold and to Um owns r. Those of ibis fresh .1 Hera
who .sl_ .d took passmelon of the Hints and Q 410•18
tower@ and the two platforms, asesitusit the its. wholi
Us* iteelegen word* mak• so sashalt, it betas two boom
after teidSighl_ Toe berii•god, aa soon ea the tread wee
dlecovered, and and throw down great stones upon times
intnelsra, but they =Settled their poet Tame wore,
1* 1.51. only six rasa of the wriest in Um tippw pert Of
0•44, for that was considand impregnable. Tito
remainder of tits defending loroe WB4 placed in tM lower
or In; ward, which had hitherto bates doe post of danger.
The beeiegLeg 10n5... goon as they saw their Mesas on
the towers and platforms. baps to advisee% and it was
Usee akar to Um inmates of tits Castle that they had been
mad villanoasly betrayed A parlay was dismanded, th•
:=lmimade *et all their live' should be spared, sod
i
thtt were of Ms town of Code should ratern quietly
to their houses, and the Uraemia's°, of a Parliament
*Hoer being Ours with othars of that party„prisonero in
this Castle. Indeoed the batiedor• to offm conditions which
were eamptod. Bet the truce wee broken almost at nab%
1., two of the besiegers sallow for spoil came over th•
wall by MIMI of a ladder, same of the garrison bred on
them tad the risk of a free Sett and general ishoghter
throughout tha °setts byes Bat Colossi &turbans,
a desonadant of • family long knows and highly respected
is Ws county. notarially could not bet drabs the
034/1140 of the lady who wae his foe, and be at onos set
about preserving tke Uree of the 140 penes, that within
the Castle. This lest siege wag mud la Spriggs tab', of
batiste and oleos to have laded 494.71, daring which II
am were sleio,aod dee osseous taken. Th. exact date
et the fall of Oasls Oeslie was uncertain, but it was
mei* la the last week of tho mouth of Februarr. 1616.
bel Heath, la his "Ohroalolea."' said it was April Mts. 1616.
Thus, alt., a mistime of newly three yeats duratoi,
brave Lady Baskin woo dispomemed of hee forks's, whose
she ciontiaaad 1, 4.1.54 so load as a ohmic. remained foe
Was ormermtion of the mows The lecturer proceeded t
describe the disnolitioa of the Oast* which wa• ardsred
by the Home of Commons. Tee decree of the Parliament
was, he said. ruthlessly °artist into affect. and for in re
Was tudortanately done them was suilltient to seeder the
Oast'e uttarly enteashie for the lacuna The work al
plunder throughout thie Cattle waa soon subtend. ...I
Uwe are eot a few of tisa lair mammas in Donetahlre
which have been oosstreeded in • large mason with the
Moss sad Umber carried away Dora hers Lady Banks.
dial on April 111 k, 1631. and so little was this avant
mooted that her eldest sac was married on the veer
morniag, In comolasion Om lecturer, having read the
crwrollaciedsnos which took piss bets.., Sr Ralph
Banks' and Colossi Binsheat, sod told the old U Is
Oeatia onne's leased of Us Chratinas pis, remarked if
be had ISOCO•ded In fail/NUS/ any of kis
utfficiestly for Went to irl•it to know many detiii% which
treat of time had compalled him to omit • r curtail, ho
would recommend toes to read lfr. " litstory
tad Desmiselon of Ogle Castle." lately published by
Steaford, of L 'odor% and Srdashata, of B,orseaouh.
The Wearer roaurned hio seat amid loud applause.
Mr. B. Fonagrr Locg, in proposing a vote of thanks
to Air. Bank's for his admirabl• lecture expressed the
pleasure which it had been to hien to hear again the
story of Corte Ostia, which he always ocosidond la
be Me story of Dorset. He had otters exprasped
wish that their friead end neighbour, Yr. Thomas
Hardy, would rsprodnos the Dorset of the 17th
coatttry. with Code Castle 114 I/8 WNW' of latereat.
Is • historical sore), aa be had alresly treated the
Dorset of the lowly part of the 19th century, the tints
of Nelson, with Weymouth es its metre of interest.
Probably Nelson might well be considered a match for
unsay of the greet men of the 17th *eatery, but
taboo altogether, the novelist of the 17th century
ought to be ablo to produce • Work as mush greater
than the " Trumpet Ids) or," as the stature and figure
, of Oliver Cromw•ll ere grander than that of G•orge
111. It is generally urged that them la not such
demand for the historical novel now, and writers are
tore proud of Investing with the halo of Kamm, some
out of the way spot like Tioolotton Heath, which
may take its interest and 'Athol from their writing.
alone. But it should never be forgotten that human
interest and human sympathy are bast aroused by
mange of the highest humus action, and that them
are rialto coodatent with the most simple Whoa. Sir
Walter Scott had shows this by !Wang to one of the
most turbulent, period* of I linbargh politica his most
esthetic, story •' The Heart of Midlothian." So Mr.
Stakes had @hewn In hia teeters bow much, not only
of salmi, but of pathos and humour, there way in the
story of Lady Hookas' 'Dofss of Code," her
oonrage, imam, and diplomacy; hit had Infect given
them • histodml novel of an hour and a quarter's
duration. Bat there eras no reason why It should not
he developed into a noviel of the,. volume., so %bet
the story of Oorfe In the 17th century might be not
merely tb• pride of Dorset, but the common property
of all tho E gllsh spooking oountrirs 4 the world, to
whom It was largely unknown. Mew:while Duds
hearty thanks were due to Mr. Henke. for ths graphic
way in which be had brought it before them.

when he fell headlong into the street. a distance of
20 feet, pitehing on the side of his head and face.
and was rendered insensible. afelical attendance was
soon obtained, an Dr. E. NI Sitsmer and Mr. G.
W. 144niell were quickly in attenslance. The sufferer
remained insensible the while of Lb-. day, awl it Was
feared he had sustained concussion of the brain. but
consciousness retunaesd ere Friday morning. and it is
hoped such is not the case. An ugly gash on the head
and side of the face, h•,weeer, will render his recovery
a subject of anxiety.
FATAL Accuse:cr.-On Thursday evening last
.a
carter named Gainey, of Leigh, near Sherborne, an
charge of two horse. and • waggon load of gook.
whilst descending Euford-hill, a steep declivity
mi,lway between the villages of Darweston and
Shillingstone. about four miles from 1114 n [ford, was
, knocked down by the horses under hi. charge. and
the wheels of the waggon passed over bins. cauetur a
fracture of the thigh bone and severe internal
injuries. As soon as possible the unfortnnate,man
WSJ brought on to Blandford and placed in the Union
Hospital. medical attention at once rendered, and
every care shown the sufferer; but the injuries and
shock to the system was so severe that the unfortunate
MP expired on Saturday morning. An inquest will
be held this (Monday) evening, it is state I deceased
was accompanied by his wife at the time oi the sad
occurrence, and was either removing his own goods to
another situation or conveying • groom's furniture.
It seems he could not have been aware of the steep
hill, or he imuldl have used • drug ; as it was th..
hones wess4ovemowered by the weight behind them in
the descent, and deceased in tryiny to manage them
met with the injuries which now proved to be fatal.
LOCAL BOARD, Wedneeisy.-Preeent Mr. .1. G.
E. Lawrence (chairman), Messrs. H. Childs, J. Ball,
P. A. Barnes, J. J. Ball, J. I. Barnes, 5..11. Iturpitt,
T. U. Park, J. W. Litff, J. Stewart, and 11. Minima
-Tenders for the supply if corn and forage were
opened, and the tender of Mr. W. Short accepted.-
On behalf of the Lighting Committee, Mr. Stewart
reported the lighting of the town to be satisfactory.
The question of the cost of lighting the streets Was
important and the committee thought it high time
some definite steps be taken to reduce the coot, either
by shortening the hours of lighting, or having the gas
measured by meter. It had been st ited the cod,
per annum, was as cheap as at any other town, hut
he differed from that, and suggested the meter system
should be adapted to at least eight ..r ten lamp. ao a
triad -Mr. Childs read details of • report from the
Sherbome Local Board report -This led to enquiry
as to the cost of gas in Sberborne. Nobody seemed
to know ; but Mr. Durden (chairman ..1 th •
Blandford Gas Company) stated probably there WA,
double the quantity of gas burnt in Sherborue thou
at Blandford. - Mr. J. J. Ball asked why if
the Portland district was lit at £3 per lamp p
annum, and Weymouth at ER 10s. per annum, how
was it Blandford could not be lighted at less than
per annurnd-Ntr. Park said before they could form an
estimate of this they must ascertain the price per
thousand feet of gas in those towns.-After some
further discussion, it was decided to adopt the Light-
ing Committee's suggestion, and have meters as
suggested. the Chairman stating he should like to see
the arrangement between the Local Board and the Ga..
Company brought to a close, as now the column, and
lamps belonged to the Board and the mains, taps
etc., to the Gas Company. Some arrangements could
be made for the Board to take all in their own hands,
a. in other places.-Mr. Durden urged the advisability
of adjourning the subject for a month, and he would
see what the directors of the Gas Company would do.
- alr Stewart advocated the clerk should write to
other towns mentioned to ascertain the cost of gas.-
Mr. Park reminded the Baird there were many things
to look at before meters were adopted-the cost of
meters, the cost of labour, etc.-Ur P. A. Barnes
proposed the Gee Company should be asked what they
, would supply gas at with meters and labour,
and the price without labour. -Mr. Stewart asked
why wit adopt the meter system for 13 months, and
, if it did not give satisfaction to revert to the old
, system. (Laughter )-This again led to a long
discussion.-Ultimately Mr. Stewart proposed the
company be asked by the Board to reduce the cost iier
; lamp to Ell 15s. per annum -Mr J. J. Ball seconded.
! dr. 'l'. M. Park could not see this, as they were
' charging too much or too little-then have a meter to
; ascertain this.-Mr. Stewart reminded Mr Park the
company had reduced the price of gas to
, private consumers, and had not altered the
mteix,sed,-Beicltnef,,,,chw,:'dt.:l;;:rtlett
I price to the Board per lamp -Mr. Park
proposed-" That the gas be burnt by meter."
-This was seconded by Mr. Childs. On being put to
the vote, three voted for the amendment, and six for
Mr. Stewart's proposition.-The Chairman reported
, the Clerk had written for ex senses id footways on
, main roads, one to the County Surveyor, one to the
, Clerk of the Peace, and one to the District Auditor
• The County Surveyor wrote he considered it only
applied to footpaths hitherto 'kept in repair by any
Turnpike Trust The Clerk of the Peace declined to
give any definite answer to the query. The District
Auditor held that certain footpaths specified were to
, all intents and purposes part of the main roVI, and
, liable to be charged to the city account. This
• includes the footpaths on the lower side of East-street,
, and a part of Saliebury-street -It was doenol
, advisable to wait and see the result of the auditors'
dockion as to the new piece of paving recently laid
down, and then they could gum on further. -A questi in
arose a. to repairs in the paving's, but it was con-
, sidered beat to simply take up any old paving, and
• replace it by other. -The estimate of the next half-
year's rate was laid on the table, amounting to t6lO.
, be met by a one-third rate.-The medical officer
reported measles and scarlatina to be extinct, and the
general health of the town to be very god. -The
signing of chequer concluded the meeting.
Prrrr Sgiutioss.-Saturday : Before the Hon. W.
H. B. Portman, NIP., and Mr. J. J Farquharson.
-William Ross, • carter? WAS MlMMonod for leaving
a horse and timber carnage on the highway in the
parish of Pimperne, on the Ilth October.-14efenilant
pleaded guilty.-P.C. Dowling proved the case, and
as defendant was quite sober at the time, and the
1 timber cart had been only left • few minute., the
• Bench imposed • fine of Is., including costs.---Oliver
r Ingram, seed merchant, of Shroton, was charged with
funonsly driving in the parish of Stourpaine on the
lit October.-Mr. Atkinson defended.-P.C.
r deposed on the day in question defendant wax driving
through Stourpsine at the rate of 13 or 14 miles an
hour. Two children in the road narrowly escaped
being rode over-For the defence it was urged the
cob, or pony, had started off, and Mr. Ingram had a
difficulty in pulling the pony up.-The policerrum
denied he was attempting to pull up.-The defendant
averred he could not help it.-The Chairman reminded
him there was a previous conviction recorded against
him for • similar offence.-He WAS fined Gil., and
ficl. amts.—Joseph Hopkins, • lad of Charltou
Marshall, was charged with riding • bicycle without
a lamp at Charlton Marshall at half-past eight in the
; evening, on the 90th September.-14efemdant pleaded
it was not a bicycle at all ; it lime an old woiden
" hone-shaker" he was learning to ride before pur-
1,
defendant, with
wniitheyacle.h.T.Pbo.C7...
riding
ng 16,d
a lamp. It was a moonlight night. -The Chairman
• said they would take this fact into consideration. but
; the Act of Parliament made it compulsory to carry a
I light after sunset, and fiend him fird. and 25. ild. costs.
—Henry Bennett, for • similar offence, was mulcted
in the same penalty. —George Chinnock, a young
man of Blandford, was summoned, at the instance of
oltirreTtnarde
ymatoG:r:dchiia. Guardians, to

and Stephen MAYA eve evidence: and for the
defence Rhoda Painter. linen Painter, limed New.
b.ry. John Painter, and Samuel - -Roth
haying wijee.•ed the jury, his Honmr
summodu,.. lie iniid the ~tion did not differ in any
re.p.-ct from the usual class of running-
'down cases.
!loth 4104 Were .Wearin4r in each other s teeth that
each were wrong. tie Wit glad there was a iiiry.
who he hoped would be good judges of the acts.
First of all, he expounded the law on contributory
negligenoo. citing the well-kno n donkey case as •
pr.s4 that every driver on the highway Was Ilnind as
far at Ili. piwer went to asoid any obstacle. In this
case great sta. had .ioen laolmil the tact that Funnel'
ha.l light* and the other* um,. To him that seemed
the very reason why plaintiff's party should have, as
they siad. tried to avoid the light*, and Funtielfs
party woul4 not have lai.n so likely to see them.
There WM a great weight of evidence on both sides.
and. although he adinitted there were slight
crepancies in plaintiff s wittenset, as to the exact plaoe
of collision and speed of the honie driven by funnel!,
yet these slight discrepancies .(ten proved truer evi-
lenoe than when parrot-like evidence is given, the
latter being far moro likely to be concoct.' for the
occasion. It was perfectly marvollous how people
would swear; here one party sail the other was going
eight or nine mil., an hour, and themselves a walk.
I and rie- re's, fion.lf aryl tho jury were at tho
Ineley of the witneases. If they believed plaintiffs
Were not on tho proper side, of c. tire' they were not
liable to claim for dain iges. Then the counter-claim
for In would have to be considered. They uhi.t
remember in one case the doctor S and coachbuilder s
bills &mounted to £7 to; in the counter-claim the
eoaabuilder's bill was E 2 'us Ho soul leave it in the
lunds if the jury to deci,l.•.--The jury retired, ant
after iuuiiuiite. deliberation returned into Court, and
4ave a verdict for the plaintiffs for 1.7