The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-04-07 00:00:00

ebbs sub enbs.
MR. NORTON BROUG FIT TO BOOK.

Mr. N oton hes beton brought to book: and • sorry
he has cut. It ought to be extromely th•nkful
Vat hisonwstranted attacks upon tie town of Poole tont
come of it. chief inhabitants have berm for so loos • tini•
tr,sted with contempt. 11. d such a meeting as that of
Monday lag born held two months ago, Mr. Donkin
woull got have requircd neatly so much ink silt his root
him to put down ' tho 'amble hog 'rin. if the admirers
of the Atdertnan. Load, for Mews. N ortou and
Et onkno, the Town C ouncut has, bven somewh st too truly
in doing their duty. The. abominable •I•ndere upon
Oro Ogre should beam been nipped In the Mgt. It ig oil
very .It to plead that omerybody know. Mr. Norton. It
Is tine they do In Poole; but moulds he ia only known
at the Christian Martyr, the Prin... of Teroptorancr or
the god genii of the Pomp es depictured hy the teetotal
organs. Aott • couple o' lesdiug Loadon pap 1., haying
hem nobtord, and en old gentleruto of 70 who cm tick
M.P. on to his name having been ca.i Jed into *grooving
31,. Norton'. envied.% th ouvanie who know nothing .1
the *emir side of the raoe wire led to believe Poole to
be. 0.44.1,0 it of in q oity, the chief c onst toeutt of which
ar, o the auohotitio. and the pollee, while Mr. Alder. t•
N orlon 14 the only jut man to be fount trere.
The public have been al...wed ti lab Or under
this deloision too long, gill, although tat-, the
proceedings of Monday last had furnisLet tho.m eriok
ao ' cr.-opener' that ought to have agood and • p r-
roguent efT oet. Mr. h ohm mar imp niently 'snort that
the large and roorrevotat ye gathering of the retrial, err
who vierchoed tboolr rght to be prwrot at the nor, ling,
consiot.d of 'brewer: men,' poi.l r.ourlott. an i ; lout
fir ore who were in attrindan.oe will agree that seldom has
th..re been • mom retmeetable good intrillso nt body
gathered within the walls of the ball end heart has
throne Moen • more unanimous and °tog ken verdict of
cond..mnatirn given against any man than that reef r led
ageing Kr. Norton, and his lama and impotent attempt
to justify his conduct.

I mustounf,us I IV
Si cont:::Ably iiiiapp tinted in
N r oOu Me, to the shires whieh wvre thrust home
again and main opt, lb, hilt .g .In 4 him. Thst a man
who had boast4l lesi me of devils should 04 moo him, po‘j
that he would come to hie 'l,4toto dolhr • b4ure h.
c aged Irtm BRUIN' should have hul no hett r &fence to
make than the ghsllow ant Jesulical a'timpts to
wriggle out of the real waning of his words wh'eS Mr.
Norton exhibited, was simply attonishing. Wha• could
hays boon more hollow than the way In which he
enieavoor to show that he hal not tufsited this word of
honour he had plwelsed ; or what more miserable than the
achoulhoy style, In critics, olvin ealltd upon to out,
manti 41 his mat ratnts by giving names. b. afikoi his
fellow cmxicillors ' anything els+ in your small way. To
have thoroughly ansetvil the rola of the' bat little boy,'
be should hare takes a sytt, •at his betters.

Whst i paltry romps for blackening the memory of
the dee 1 was it to say 'I am checking the system: I
hove time after time in this ooloinn protested sliest
Mr. Ijorton*s brutality. all
_I have not heelttnad to term
it. in this respect, end I we. glad to beer from the
eopression of feeling in the rlOlll that I bad but pot lets
Print the @matins-Ma of the mass o the people ol Poe..
Allow Yir onto moment Just for the sake of an mourn. nt
—and only for that—that the offiliel rooduet of the '
borough when theee poor fellow. were alive was a festering
s,r, in the body to inle'ps'. Is Mr. N+rtsn prepse dto
say that it sit I r x'sts I With all his arontry wit all
hi. desire to foul the fair fame of the town.
with his Cndictive («dints kswards the chief of
pales 61111 ungratified. will he due affirm that be
con point to one si gle Irreaularity in the present
misting of affeirst We 411 Mal, that be cannot. Then
ea to the pest. If he boa aoy tangible foundation for the
mud be has hurled against as institutions of the town in
the hope. that some of tt will stick, why does be not stied
to his gook swept the chslenge thrown out to him by
the Mayor and other., strike out the words *private and
confidential' from his 00IIIMUIIICSti011e, and stand or fall
by his meet Cons! Why I Bmanse be I. afraid of getting
into Mr. Bodite's bands 1 I tly ugh% Mr. N Arn's groat
motto was—* Bs j Ist and liar not: But be is afraid of
Mr. bodge. L t him alter the inscription over his gate,
and litl hii vist6nters for the future read instead of the
foregelng—' li.just(se far as cosystalent), bat her Lawyer
Budge r _

B it whet is r *Per all, the 'Qum d dr. her this
Q that wend be an insu to the 1)0. for his
m iires were pure—for this N srlontso crueade. Agate. /
les• glad to hoer that my ages Bons were borne out Mr.
Bulge plainly told the Council. what' bays often written.
that Mr. N uton's real aim I. to I sun the outpeeihtee,lent.
I woe preunt in Ililbstr it when Mr. N Iton toil Mr.
II int be was drunk—' ,rue. drunk ' were the word.—
), cum he weal not take into custody • lad whom Mr.
N info Missed hat otruck the tishrstion Army captain.
Mr. Hunt sposati d to mis— Am I drank f' ' Carle nly
I r• pie I. • wid its a very wrong thing
N
to say; theon which Mr. orio's'. in the forcible
but ro-newhat inelegant lessituage he knows ho
to nee. meld. ' 'jare . • Mr. Sip% !lust then
reported himself Is the Mayor. an I the result was. as
everyone 1in0... M. N aitnit'ed he might bare
been rid-taken : but be had n”t the generosity to err r as
hie regret. No one can doubt thst those atta-ke upon
publ cuss seed the poles are but ueisd aes meane t
the end he has in view—the ' enseshieg• of the suplr—s.
o mediation for Mr. Hunt's exposure of hie inspituous
unversolty. - -

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fispply far M. fan', ne has won tno deeply Vol
maPeet and regard cf all parties, irrespert've of
pliries
I belinwe tsie pol el hare no pnlit'oe—for titre • attscts to
do hint any material fel cry ; and I haw* no Oo 1C 02-4
when he r olin, hls motion ae the heal of the Intro. if
a I...stir:souls' bs etartad to hint. It will be heartily
responded to ; and, even if It ohnald not 'geed Mr. Nor.
ton's in • •lue, the gromoters will not have to go out of
his own town 1, ask for seesorlptione.

Copt,ln Stone but rio-ret ii whet I has, 11.0 hereto,
fore ...ft erticu he mild WIIII•ms never for on.
ztviunest believed ha woe going to he coiled upon to swear
to his rerotte. ()urines ODOOgh WilliirOg In talk DC to
me open the matter need thews words. ' Hl pledged his
word of bonen to our guyinor that his did not want this
Information (Or sof proceeding', only fur his o•n private'
use. rwheps Mr. Nwton made • mental reservation In
that case ale& Al all events Williams is now suffering
for his Gladden** in Mr. N 'don't assertioa. Having
GreGimed the Aldermen. focal into the witness box by
his employer, he had either to admit that he bad dotes so
or swear to his stnteneante, and whilst choosing as he
thought the least of two evil", be unfortunately, fort
getful of tso lowa pfdl,rl..seleckd to. grout's.
•-.
It would no' he $ motto, NT pond if the nosoluXon
of Monday bad bora pnt •DI corned 0 its entirety. If •
span chooses to mien his name to 1 libellous attack upon
a public body without making the least enquiry, ho Is
a... Drying of very little pity it he burns his fingers Mr.
Whitworth, however, is an old nen, over 70, and age,
unfortunately, dose not always beget wisdom but, no
doubt. it he exercises his own better fidgment he will
admit the mistake he lose made, and do the best he can
to &taw for Om in) ay Its barn unintaationally dons tbo
town.

With regard to the pimo mover is the scandal. he la
yet young. LA us hope es be growl older he will grow
slur. an 1 who/ Is more dedfahie. more amitale.
The of II ouday WWI louvre oat and even thow
mut opposed to blin cannot null It eflthoot some
II cht feeling of sodium. S. years see Mr. Alderseu
N Woo eras ono of the most popoiar lahabltaute of Poole.
Had he not a/mud that Polulloribri bad be sot allow,/
• eu-oore to bare got tho better of Illa commas *ewe
be might not only still how* retalood hie bold spat the
public favour, hut hare Increase/ it. until at the trunt
mouton/. he might bare luso standing. with every pros-
Pool of socceen no the Rtdlcsl candidata for Spit Dom,.
N ow, whet Is 111. positiou / Re left the hail On Monday.
• NUll WITHOUT • PRIVID
A.P.

COUNTY PETTY :BEBBIOIB.

TaanAT.—Before Lieutean' t•Colonel Mammal (in tbe
thaw), Captain Fyler, Colonel Cambridge, and G.
Bark

Ed— word. Bticldand wee summoned by Ellen Denier,
beh of Code Castle, to show cause. Itc.—Mr.
eon prosecuted. and Mr. Howard defended.—The case
was adjourned for a month.
aericor AGAINST TIC /MACAO' RAILWAY OOMPANY.
William Winton, of atorden. brought an action
~Oast the Swanage Railway Cornp.ny to recover
dameges for depreciation of property.
Mr. T. Kendall appeared on behalf of plaintiff, and
Mr. Irani= on behalf of the Serenade Railway Corn.
piny.
Mr. Randell in opening the cam, said the claim
being under £3O the case would come under the Land
Clauses Act, Section 22 and 24. and could therefore be
settled by the magistrates. His client resides at
morden, and the Railway Company have been corn.
pelted to carry an overbridge over the road at Morden.
which stands Just in front of his cottage. and thereby
cute him off from the main road, darkens his cottage.
and renders Ms gard-n very damp.
William Minton was then called, and on oath said
I have reside,' in the house all my life ; the garden
is als,ut an acre, and I should value the house and
garden at g per year. The lower rooms of the house
are darkened considerably, and the garden is sadly
deteriorated by damp; an outhouse is also rendered
useless by the iiolence of water which runs down off
the embankment in wet weather. I consider the pre-
mises deteriorated at least kg per year. 1 hold the
house on s lease on two lives, one aged 52 and the
other 63.
Cross-examined by Mr. Freeman: I do not know
what my house i• assessed at. I have not had a eart
through my gate. lam quite certain the embank-
ment causes my cottage to be darkened. The fence in
some places is fully three feet above the hedge.
By Mr. Randall : The embankment rests on the
ham of iny hedge.
Mr J. -E. Clifton, surveyor, residing at Serenade,
on oath. said : I am surveyor to the Manor Estate,
swamis. and agent to Robinson, Esq.. also sur-
veyor of the Lee-on-Solent Estate. I have made a
survey,/ the premises in question, and think it would
be almost impossible for a cart to be brought near
to the garden, as it could formerly. I have been
inside the house, and consider the lower rooms
darkened. He also corroborated last witness's state-
ment respecting the outhouse and garden. He
estimated the deterioration to be LI per year and
considered the interest plaintiff held would allow 13
years.
Mr. Budge, magistrates clerk, contended the lease
should be produced. No verbal evidence of a written
document should be given.
Mr. Freeman suggested that the magistrates assess
the damage as a yearly tenant. which would leave the
matter open for Mr. Handel' to prove his interest
and tenancy.
%tame. eroes-examined
,by Mr. Freeman: I do
not know what the house is assessed at I believe
the water in the outhouse came from the embankment.
I believe the roof of the outhouse to be good. I
cannot say at what angle light enters a window.
Harold Jones, resident engineer tor the Swanage
Railway. was then sworn, and am I: The slope to the
bridge was made under my guidance and direction
The embankment is twenty eight feet from the
windows of the cottage, and rises from six to eight
feet. It would have been immersible for plaintiff- to
have had a carriage or cart inside his garden previous
to the embankment being made, and he is now in the
same position as be was I cannot say what
denude the pro erty has sustained.
Ernest Alfred Rawlins, sue eyor, &a., of West-
minstor, on oath. said: I have inspected the h use and
garden, and estimate the gross rental at .X 3 per
year. I found the premise* were assessed at LI is. ad
could not see that the premises were deteriorated in
any way, and if at all not more than 10.. per year
which would. taking the Ii es to be as plaintiff states,
be about 12j years' purclime, and amount to about
six guineas
Mr. Freeman said he was 'try sorry he had been
celled from London on such a trivial case, and wished
the Bench to take into consideration that 0 ery facility
hid been offered to plaintiff to arri e at some ar.
renstement but without mimes* The case had been
iery per.i.tently carried 4,n and brought into court.
magistrates 04,1'0 end the property to he
depreciated 1:1 per year which, allowing 19 yeses'
I..n,ba.e. would make 113 —Costs 1.1 'Js were
e 11.04.4,41. Plaintiff's claim Was 1,35 and ie,4 are given
to utirlerdsiol the railway company 44ffered him £2O
',moom to taking the case into court