The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-11 00:00:00

BELDPORT.

TRIATIIICALL—Ae amateur theatrical performance
by members of the Isl D.F.11., was gives at the DnU
Hall, on W ednesday, the pieces played being " State
Secrete" mid the farce " Two heeds are better than
30e." Both were well produced, mad specially the
latter. The part of "Sammy" in the (see, by Private
Powell, wee admirably dots, and eased great laughter;
and "MI "by Private Knight, was also very good,
his "get up" as • Toone woman being dratenitii, and
the other ohereetire in the piece were well sustained.
Betwetn 'he pieces Corporal Villianis sang the song by
Clifton, "I'm Seesty•two," and was seared. Another
perfarnuuthe is to be given on Tuesday night, when the
same pieces, with the addition of "Th. Goose with the
Gelds Itgp,* will be performed.
FATAL ACCIDIIIIT.—George Denham, • carter in the
employ of Mr. R. Oornick, on Wedueoday l.si, had c.o.
of Lis legs very variously Iserated by • thrashing
rusehine, and although several medical gentlemen paid
every atioation to the sefferer, end brought their
'toast skill to hear oe the are, be gradually rank, sad
expired shoot six &Monk on Friday eveoing, from shook
to the sites and lose of blood. An inquest wee lurid
at the Plymouth inn, on Eistarday afternoon lad, before
the coroner. N. M. Loges. Seq., and • respectabie jury,
of whom Mr. Graorp Batson, baker, of Allingtea wee
foreman. The jury returned a verdict of unddental
death. General sympathy is felt with the widow, who
hoe lost • good beamed. Deoesed had served Mr.
Cornick aad his family for more thee f-rty years, and
had sleep ilisoliary his ditties, in a faithful and con-
scientious meaner. _ _ .

VOLUNTEIS CAN:P.—The Mayor (T. Collor, E-q.). has
iesued notion calling a public meeting to be held at the
Town-hall, Bridpart, on Wednesday evening next, "to
lonsider what steps shall be taken to welcome the
Dorset Rifle Volunteers on the occasion of their
encampment at Burton Bradatoth in July." The
Found at Burton Bradstoa, selected for the mune is
in the occupation of Yr. James BOWIN and ia a field
called " Oreencliffs," situated between Burton cliffs
and the Burton Coastguard station, with a south.
western frontage to the sea. The extent of the field
about 705 seres, 50 of which will be devoted to drilling
purposes, while the remaining portion will be used for
ramping ground. The whole of the land is walled in,
so there is no danger of falling over the cliffs; indeed,
with very little exception, the cliffs are anything but
presipitona. The drilling ground is almost a dead level,
but there are two slight eminences in the *moping
ground, from which • beautiful and picturesque volley
can be seen. A abort disthaee from the comp is the
fishing station of Barton Rive, while • little to the
eastward, screened from view, and entered by an
opening in the low cliff*, is an admirable 'milting
place. There is a gradually descending bottom of
beautifully soft sand; and, in order to make the
bathing secure, as well as pleamint, a number of
fishermen are to be present with their boats. There is
an excellent spring of water at the eastern extremity
of the field, sod in cionneetioe with the cmaiitguaid
station, is another excellent spring of water and •
pump. Of amuse there is capital fishing ground hers,
for the fisherman say they wild themselves supply th•
whole of the camp with lobsters. Tee locality has
a sandy soil, and is therefore especially suitable for the
encampment. Seeing the advantiges offered by the
site, and the spirit with whisk the arrengernents are
hang undertaken in Bridport, we have no doubt the
1809 sommonont will he as great sewer as any of its
predecessors.

Ten MAODAL/1111 CHLIIII7.—A vestry meeting wee
held last Thunday, the Rector presiding, to «insider the
present po.itlon of this charity. es we recently
reported, the Charity Commissiociers bare refused to
sanetios the churchwardens upeuding the MOO whish
the insurance of the building blunt down 12 months
ago and the site would fetish, in purchasing other cottages
for the use of the resipients of the charity. The churoh•
wardens believe that coarse would be most advantageous
to the Ise old women provided for by the charity, end
suet in accordance with the wishes of the donor ; they,
therefore, °pursued this vestry to bring the promos of
the pariah to bear upon the Comners. It seems
there are five neat and good isotes in one block in
Allingtoo. which oould be purobaad for £4OO. Three
would suffice for the ten old women, but the owner will
not rah the property except as • whole, and the
ohushwerdeas ithosight CUM might be raised oo the
property till the amount was subeeribed, and that the
two cottage* not required under the eboity could be
let for 2a. 6d. or 2a. its. per week mg. The Corn.
saissioners, on ths other heed,direct the mosey is hand
to be invested, and the interest to be distributed
amisept the recdpiseM Mr. Collins proposed au,
following resolution :—" That this vestry masiders it
highly aeolnble that the Magdalene charity should
cantinas to be appropriated as heretofore, by providing
dwellinp for the recipients of the charity, rather than
that it should be invested in the way proposed by the
Charity Commiselusers." This warn lecooded by Mr.
and ferried neaninsously.—Mr. W. K. Brown
thed propoied the following motion : "That a copy of
the former rev:doh= be forwarded to the Charity
Commissiosere, with an earnest requertthat they will
comply with the wising of the partalliesen.,—lfr. floppy
the proposition, which warn carried name-
mealy.
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009 YT Corriff. —Th. areal moetbly sitting of this
Court was held at the To wnhall on Friday last. The
businese wee rather heavier than umiak there having
been 138 new plainta entered for hearing, a amber a
whist' were disputed and same before his Honour, T. B.
P. Laing, Bag.. Judge. The following were the only
moos possessing any public interest.
Ihatiri4 MINN IPUe and spirit ostrebant, Bridport,
v. &seat Bites of the same plate, widow. Chia for
1124 13a. 94., bakes. dee for the stock-in-Wide of •
small grocery shop at the Harbour.-11r. Day appeared
for the- plalostM, and Yr. Manley for tbe defendant.
An action bad been commenced in the Coon of Qualm's
Bench, and removed from there into the County Court
by order of • fudge at Chambers. The fads of the ease,
is far ais they could be elicited from the evidence given,
which was romewbat cloudy and contradictory, are as
allows: -On the Fhb of March, 1868, the plaintiff
wished to relinquish the grocery department of •
b_luAnees he was Wm (retrying on in FenthAituiet,
HrWPatt, and et the Brotpart Harbour, sad entered
Into leirlthretnent oth as*, aumma, who was
also on the businais of a &roofs in &lap"
for the Nits bins of his steeic-ivetvade, Asthma, and
good will. The price of the Uteri, ea 4 Real will we.
stated in the agreement, hut tile etoelln-trede was to
be valued, and handed over to Kr. Hennun on the 6th
of August het, at which time Mr. Mason was to give
up lb. grocery Widnes', and the premises in which the
setae were serried on to Mr. Hsi:main.. In the latter
. . . .

end of July, and about a week or fortnight. I;;To;Tthe
time arrived for Mr. Mason to give op., the defendant
applied to Mr. Hammitt, to know it he would at her
take on the shop at the Harbour. As Mr. Hainaut dot
not porticularly with to keep on the Harbour business,
he told the defendant that be would be very grilling to
let her the shop, sod sell her the attires foe CYO; but
as the stook in trade belonged to Mr. Mason, be must
be spoken to on the subject, and be had no doubt, he
mow) would boo the stock at • fair valuation.
kr. Bantam subsequently saw Mr. Mason, and be
=.lO aoquient in the mrengement made by Mr.
, and sell the defendant the goods at • value.
tion. e4fre. .• lathe end of July (the precise dote
dm not ) the plaintiff and Mr. Hammen, is
company the defendant end bar sca, valued the
stook in trade at £4O odd, which with the amount
weed to bo paid by the defendant, fee the Hamm
endire Memunce, made up the nue of £43 13e. 9d.
The day alter Um defendant took on the butane., ibe
mid the plaintiff LBO on amount, sod ea she alleged
aistinotly told the plaintiff that she wooldtake no more

goads than would anyostat in 'else to the el and the
plaintiff agreed to take away the remainder. The goods
have remaioed at the Harbour ever sinoe, with the ex•
oeption of £2O worth, which the defendant ;mid for on
the day alter the valuation, and then disposed
of by retail in the ordinary aonres of the
trade.—His Honour on first looking at the case
considered that Mr. Hanna= was the owner of the
stook-inamide, and that ha sold the goods to the defen•
dent, and consequently be vu the proper party to
bring the action.—Mr. Day contended, however, that
up to the 6th of August, the plaintiff was the owner of
the goods, as up to that time possession was not to be
given to Hannam. The plaintiff denied in his evidence
that he ever promised to take bar • part of the goods,
in which statemeat be vu corroborated by the receipt
for the £2O, which stated that that sum wee received "on
amount." There vu • alight difference in the books
kept b 7 the different parties. as to the amount of the
valuation, and his Honor finally gave judgment for
plaintiff for I:19 10s. and outs. His Honour suggested
that Mr. Hanrutm should take back the remodels{
portion of the stook-in-trade, and allow the defendant
the sum in which it wu valued to her, and then, if
there should be any deficiency, some arrangement might
be made as to the payment of the residue. The evidenee
was contradictory, and the cue oceopied several hours.
George Macey, of Netherbary, twine manufacturer, v.
William Smith, of Moroombelske, machinist. Claim
for 1:3 10s. 441. the balance of the prim, of a belt of •
thrashing machine. Mr. Leigh for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Day for the defendant. A set-off amounting to
£4 ea 10.1. was pleaded. The transaction took place
In 1861, but neither of the parties bad pleaded
the statute, and the owe was decided on the
evidence. The defendant fetched an engine
front Axminster to his own grounds at Chideock,
in Hey, 1861, where it remained until 1864, when the
plaintiff's eon fetched it, but left behind the belt in
question. Two point+ arose in the case—lit, whether
Ike defendant fetched the engine from Axminster fur
his own unreelinge it that of the plaintiff; 20d17,
whether the defendant agreed to purchase the belt of
the plaintiff's Boa, when he removed the engine from the
defendant's grounds in 1864, or only retained It as •
security for the amount he alleged to be due to him
from the plaintiff, for his time, he. for the journeys to
Axminster after the eirginc—His Honour decided that
only a portion of the set-off could be allowed, and that
the defendant agreed to purchase the belt. Judgment
for El 15s. 44. and oats.

Williams Marry. butcher, Bridport, v. Ridded
Haw ford, retired betober, Nettirombe. Claim for
la 16. 24., the rent of a stall in the Bridport market,
from the 22nd August, 1868, tall the 25th of March,
1869. Anam bar of 7111•11 since, the defendant purebred
• stall in the Bridport motet for £l2 10a, which be
wee to hold for his life, he paying is. Id. per week
rent. For • long period after that purchase the oor-
potation continued to receive the toll& themselves, by
means of a servant, but • few years sire they decided
to let them by uetion from you to year. By Ule by, •
laws of the market, it seems that the owner of • stall,
whether orepying it or not, shall pay a rut of Is. 2d.
per week, end, by another of the bye-laws, the lore of
the tolls 6 able, in the amuse of the owner, to permit
another person to soupy the stall, resolving from such
person an additional la. 24. per week r an occupier'.
tent. In the year 1868 the defendant relinquished
briars, sod by his permission his nephew, Simon
Hansford, of Teller, occupied the staff, paying,
according to the auto= of the market, • double
toll, in., le. 2d. per week for the owner, and Is. Id. for
the °soupier. At the letting of the tolls in March,
1868, the plaintiff wee the highest bidder, and berme
the lessee of the tolls, Lod held the same up to the 25th
March, 1869. This double rent Ire long been regarded
by the butchers rtendlog the market as • groom imposi-
tion, and the subject bed several time, been before the
cout, but we believe has never been throe/My venti•
lard. Simon Bamford continued to pay the doable
rent up to the month of August lest, whea be consider-
ing it to be an imposition, refused to pay it any looger.
The plaintiff wrote, informing the defendant of sash
retinal, and that be should look to him r owner for a
weekly rest of Ls. 24. The defendant by return of Wet,
gave the plaintiff moth*, that he was to Mlo• no person
to occupy the stall in queried, without paying the rent
whit* might become due from him as owner. The
plaintiff,-however, allowed Simon lisrford to 0.11•
Moue is occupier of the stall, but only collected from
him Is. 24. per week. When his lease of tolls expired,
he wrote to the defendant demanding payment f the
owner's rent, but the defendant reped6ted the claim
and the plaintiff issued the summons. Several que•tioes
were raised, sod as Mr. Day on the part of the defend-
ant, required strict proof of the plaintiff's title to claim,
the ease was adjourned for the production of pertain
documents. The chief points to be decided are—firet,
Itra the corporation end, r the Act of Parliament rest-
tug to the tolls, authorised to claim • double rent, and
if so, ie such power or authority given by them to the
plaintiff in his lease; second, whether the plaintiff is
entitled to recover of the defendant, be having
on itted to (roller the double rent from the occupier,
after express notice to do so; third, whether the IL 2d'
per week, paid by Simon HansforA, is not the rent
Nought to be obtained from the defendant, the owner's
rout wining first.