The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-12-12 00:00:00

BLAND FORD.

SMITHFHLD ()AWLS SHOW. —At this annual exhibi.
tion of fat stock which opened on Monday, a 2od prise
of El 5 was awarded a two-year old boron steer, exhibited '
by Mr, Senior, Aylesbury, bred by the late J. J. '
Farquharson, Esq., of Blandford. It it described as
having a beautiful head and no patchiness. In the
medium steer cuss of the same breed, Mr. Ford of
Rushton, took the second prise of £2O, with • steer
whose head is exceptionally fine, but which is rather
narrow on the top, although his hindquarters are very
good. Mr. Ford, also obtained the third prise of £lO,
for • Hereford breed and fo iby himself. Of the short-
horns, in the heifer elms, the first prise was taken by •
heifer of very exceptional merit, exhibited by the Rev.
R. Bi Kennard, of llarnbug Rectory, Dorset. Mr.
Kennard, has made his mark the first time of asking in
• fat show, although his name Is not unknown in Devon-
shire show-yards for breeding stook. Christabel has •
beautiful mild eye, sweet countenance, and fine head
generally, very good acmes the loins, remarkable square
from rump to pin, and although • little thin on the
shoulder, has a fine swelling bosom. and • touch like a
mole. It wits only determined to feed her some nine
months ago, when she proved not to be in calf.
COUNTY COURT, Dee. 4.—Only about 30 aummonses
were honied for this court, of which six remained over for his
Ilunoues decision, the rest being either settled al iilll3 or hoard
before the Registrar.
Meikle, e. Rev, Robert Faripiliarson.—Flaintiff was
formerly bailiff to the late J. J. larquhirson. I.:mi., of Lsng•
ton house, and the defendant is the rector of Leuugloull. Tile
claim was for 10. 31 as Interest on a loan of the. Mr Dellyee,
of the Arm of Fincbam and Ilellyse apiantroil f .r the plain-
tiff soul Mr, Atkinson for the defendant. In eLsting the cane
Mr. Denys* said that in September, 1870, Mr Farquharson
borrowed of his client .00, asking for the loan for wily four
days. No Interest was required, but instead of the clue) helng
repaid at the appointed time it was not till the 13th January,
1871. lie admitted that when this repayment took ;dice no
charge was than made for intored. Mr. Atkineon aid by Isis
friends own showing he was out of Court by admitting that no
agreement as to interest was made. llis client would not
have appeared to defend for such a small sum had it not been
been.sse ho conddered it a gross imposition.—Mr Dialyse ad-
mitval that according to atrict law his client hid no claim,
but pleaded that as four months instead of four days elapsed
lud.,re the loan wee repaid, in Judi.) he was e HHH i H
Honour ; You are wrong not only in law but In fact, because by
your own act you have given a recent In full withoul any
charge for Interest In January keg Mahalff was non-

Charles Tucker v. Stephen Duke.—Claim £9 124.—Defenolant
is a labourer In the employ ef Mr Urine, of Tarrant Crawld'd,
and the claim WM for the keep of his illigitanate child tui
order of Is Gil per week being granted by the magiatrates. It
erea,arranged by the child's mother that Tucker and his wife
should take charge of the child the toolbar allowing Is tid
towards Its maintenance as wall ma the father. She went Into
eervice and honourably fulfilled her part of the bargain, lout
the defendant manied, and has three children, and now
pleaded that he was not able to pay the money. Ile how-
ever, offered to lot plaintiff have on his good., provided he
made no further claim upon hint This, however, plaintiff
would not agree to as there wen: for more ya•rs keep the
child—His Honour made an order of Li ',forthwith and LI
per month at the saute time telling the defendant he was a
eery selfish unprincipled us on, first seducing a girl, than
marrying soother woman, and expending another titan to keep
his Illigitituale child.
Itabbetta, baker and publican, ,Spettitiltury v. Oakley,
Springbourne, Bournemouth, civil service pensioner.—Claiou
I £2.5 I os7d for lodging, beer, 'Sc.-11r Atkinson appeared for
the defendant and pointed out to his Honour that the greater
part of the claim was for beer, and that it was almost int-
pus/Able no much could have been had as was charged for,
some days fe 3d, its and even Es and he also submitted that
&wording to the law, plaintiff could net recover, se the beer
was supplied in the tap-ro on to the defendant. Plaintiff
Bated that Oakley wee • lodger in hie house, and very often
treated people who came in. The beer wet supplied some-
times by himself and also by Ms wile, and entered on • slate.
Ile put in a letter from the defendant promising to pay.—De-
fendant complained bitterly of It-titbits conduct slating that
he C.llllO to him eta public house at Spriegboume and fell
upon him and bee• his head about shamefully, intimating that
had it not been for such conduct the claim would have been
attic:J.—llia Honour toll plaintiff in point of Low he could not
recover for the beer charged for, but it would bc for from
honourable on the defendant's part who admitted he had a
pension of LS) and WM a single man, if he did not agree to
pay for what he had had. Eventually Oakley agreed to pay
ZIG, at £4 per month.
In the caw of lionnett and Bird v. Godfrey, which was a
claim made against an husband for debts contracted by his
wife previous to marriage, his Honour stated that the law lo
such cases had been altered and no claim against • husband
for debte contracted by his wife before marriage since the
passing of the Act could now beireevavared from tho husloand.
Jinkrni,nts.—The executors of George Fish v. James 'ii sysn.
—lkfandant in this clpl• is a single man anal earning lei per
week as a ihminer.—Coranutlal fur2S days, to be suisended for
14 days.—The same V. Thomas Mayne.—Same order.