The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

Somtrsttobtre.

EOVIL.— The Ro. —The members of the Yeovil
Hi !es, loetWeeli h 0 and 93 Arong. marched to K.
Coker Cliumli on lay week. The men assembled

at thu llciill.,rt railway station at 9.45, all th.
iitlicers prusvn,, awl acconapanivd by thu I,an I. pr
covara to. li.irw:ek. 51.srehing airs wurii

until the ci.rps were some ilistailee from this.toWn.
and f the c ..... mencement of the villa4e of East
Colter to the church. An excellent sermon Wa%
preached by the IZev. J. Mystic, from St. Luko
ii., 14. After the sermon, sandwiches, eider, and
ale were served to the , corps at the vicarage, after
which the corps returned again to Yeovil. where
they were dismissed. Several recrints have m1.1e.1
their names to the roll. and the corps will, without

doubt, 114.4.11 muster 100 strong.
We hear that the non,: ))))) anissioned officers sool
priAates Irelonging to the corps have arranged t. en
tertain their officers with a dinner, at the Mennen:

Hotel, 1.11 thlt !,th
I'hri.dlll:l3 fe+tiVitiCS have already commenced ;
we observe raffles for fat pigs, turkeys, gem.e, /cc., ar,
already announced to take place at the inns. lln
neatlier, too, is becoming somewhat seasonalde
The railway companies have also announced their in
tvution to issue cheap tickets during the Christina,

.1 NTT or KT , Sat unlay, lk•cember 15.—(Brfore

donor, l'harlea Nitai &era. Key )—Settric v. t..mictml.
Claim for 7s. 41, Plaintiff is landloid of the Phi it.
Arms Moutacute. 'Die claim was for liquor supylieu
to defendant. To pay 4s. a mantic—Seymour v.
rersier.—Clahn for 1:0 It. Plaintiff wished deft ntlan t
to leave his Masse but could not get I to do sO. 11.
wanted peaseamon at I The bailiff of the tom t
said defendant was very ill, he had fallen f a scaf-
folding, and much injured himself. Onlered to &kind in
fourteen dept.—it:odd v. Stade.—t lam tor Cilia. 11.1.
This was a claim for bread. His Holier gaitl he
wondered ilaintdr allowed the bill to run up to auch a
high attiongt. Mrs. Slade 1.f0.110C11 a hook, WO soil
'die admitted owing 1:3 17,1 Nil. of the II& it, and not
one penny more. She then entered inn. the whole
details al the care, and wound up by atating that fills.
"mild and her baker always IliallagOl the aeratuita
between them. A book was produced ohieh would have
• mrithorated Mrs. Slade's testimony, but it was prose,'
that goods bad, since the hook had been balanced; Nen
*applied by the defertlant. Orden,' to poy N. ter
,a,,atli.-117tite v. Hann 'olyN.—Claior fro. 1.2 Ills. Mr.
Fear for Plaintiff. said defendant admitted the ileht at
Iris office yesterday, and offenal to pay by two isistol.
moats. Defendant said be did not, however, alarmd to
do so. He lia.l to Nettle some contracts before he could
pay. Order Hy,. a maw, It Lite v. Worthy.
for Eli 2s. &I. Mr. Fear for plaintiff. Verdict for
plaintiff.—Areobl v. Test—This was • china
of 6.4. 6d. for boots, purchased by defendant of
plaintiff two years ago. Defendant did amino-.
Order, 4a. per month.— Applebee v. tlereari.
Claim for L-3. Mr. Fear for plaintiff, Mr. Watts for
defendant. Plaintiff was a carpenter, and was eni•
j played to re-erect some shelves ohich were destroyed
by tire some time ago. He was ordered to du the
work in the pees. are of Mr. Field, and defendant ogres
ii
to pay hint £7 1116. an its completion. Ile sent
defendant a bill for kb, and had received £4 IN. on
account, leaving L'lt doe. Defendant protatiaed to pay
the balance before Squire Harbin, at Mr. tilade's office.
—Mr. Field corroborate.' this.—Defendant said that
this was false. He did tell plaintiff to re-erect the
shelves, hut it WRS agreed at the same nine that he was
to receive, as competatation, what the In.rouce, office
allowed. Ile never promised to pay the balance, but
said lie would pay what Squire Harlan thought fair.
Plaintiff had delivered a bill of Li. Defendant had
I paid 1:4 10s., and 10e. into court, which was the utmost
due to plaintiff. After the 1:4 10a. was laid no other
work was done. His Honor gave • verdict for the
Yrotnian v. Worthg.—Claan for £l3 13s.
Mr. Fear for plaintiff, said defendant, who was a very
reapeetable fanner, would pay the money in 14 days.
This. was a horse deal. Judgment accepted.— End-
ows v. Beaumont, 1:5 4s. 6,l.—Mr. Fear for plaintiff ;
Mr. Sidney Watts for defendant. Vita was • running
amount between the parties. It appeared that den us
dant had been oupplied with plaintiff's bread for a long
time past. Some ml the goods were ontilmliesl to dame
firat wife, who departed this life in March last ;
the remainder hy the order of the present Mrs. Beau-
mont. 'Mende:it pro,iuced his book, in which he SLAW all
the bread he bad had alba entered, with the receipts
for the autne. —Wallet for plaint iff.—Dta/ye V.
System 1:1 2+. Stl. Mrs. Dodge gait" the defendant was
poor, and Ate would not press heavily men ha (MOHR.
Ile could in. pay more th am 4.. p•r in. a ii. Ver iict
acceptesd—Datlye v. Hats, for 1:2 12+. In. Ih•ftildalit
said lie had not dealt with the plaiiitiff for seven years,
and did net owe the money. The things were all had
aeven years ago. This was not clearly laid before his
Honor, and at was &din imed to give an opportnesity
for proof of saine.—Adjourned accorditigly.—/risA v.
Terble. Clam for Os. In. Mr. S. Watts for plaintiff.
Defendant pleaded a set off amounting to El lffs.
Plaintiff admitted part of this anmunt. Pia Honor
thought the whole set off (*tie, and also plaintiff's claim,
and gave a verdi. t for the snine-1:2 per 1111 l nth.
Ind, v. Shute. Claim for et. —ll..ititiff said lie was
sent for to attend at Mr. Slade's: mace, when lie *as
asked by Mr. Slade to do certain work for "tire
Simpson.'" &if Northovcr, near Ilcheater. He reftiaed to
work for the Simpson., and Mr. Slade mid " Will yin,
do the work for me, Irish." It was ultimately agreed
that ylaisitiff was to do the work for defendant, anti
defendant was tit pay I for the mute. The work
was completed according to contract, but plaintiff could
only pd part of his account, and now sought to resover
the lalance. Mr. Slade aaid there was clearly no claim
on him, lie was acting as the agent of the other party
the work was not done for him, and there woo not the
slightest pretence for this action being brought against
him. His Honour thought the action lad better be
biought against the other party. Mr. Slade applied for
costs—lie hail several witnesses. Ills Honor would
certainly net allow costs in this rase. It VOW ultimately
agreed that the Simpsons sl in he matte defeielanta
instead ef Mr. Slade, that the care might be at once
settled. Mr. Slade raid he was quite agreeable to this—
then. was a very clear defence to the case. Mr. Watts
%aid in that case lie appeared for the plantiff. h Was
110 W thecttverell that the Simpson* and the witnesses
had left the court and could not he found. This case
was accoidingly adjourned t s the Ilea 1..01111. COSta to
abide the evend—reeker v. Itot.ins.-121aim for
rt 7s. 2.1. Plantiff is the exduayor. He said be 1.4.1
just discover...l the debt to be only El is. Defendant
used to live in this town, the claim oils for holm-rent.
Defendant was clerk at the railway station at Bornhain.
He ass well aide to pay the money, which had been due
3 years. A witneas in the court informed him Honor that
defendant filled a situation about equal to a Isirter's. Ver.
diet for plaotiff.—Pomeroy v. Bartlett— Tlan esse was
tried at the hest court, when a verdict WWI given for
defendant.-111r. Slade applied for a new utak en the