The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-08-19 00:00:00

(Before Mr. Justice WILLIMIS,)

HART AND OTHERS, TRUSTEES, V. FISHER.—This,
was an action to recover possession of a freehold cottage
near Bath.—Mr. Sergeant Binglaire and Mr. Sways's,
were counsel for the plaintiffs • Mr. M. Smith, Q.C.'.
and Mr. Cole for defendant—The plaintiffs sae trustees.
of the property of a lady named Kant, the owner of
• freehold cottage, and the defendant is • gentleman
Who rented tha house, at £65 per year. At the deaths
of Mrs. Mant the plaintiffs gave the defendants notice
to leave' as the property was to be sold, but he declined
to accept it, alleging that he held the house under an
agreement with Mrs. Mint for three years, and with the
option of continuing the tenancy at the expiration of
that period. A question of law arose, and it was agreed
to state a case for the court above.
HOLDWAT V. WRAT.—This wee an action to recover
dapiages for an execution in excess. The plaintiff Was
taagent of the World Insurance Company at Weston,
near Bath, and the defendant is the manager of the
company in London. There was a debt due by the
plaintiff to the company, a portion of which was paid.
An elocution was hutted for the remainder, including a
*of £4, which it was alleged, was due. The plaintiff
nded, through bib counsel, that the ezesution for
the £4 was in excess, and made maliciously, and there.
fore he claimed damages. The jury found that the
money bad bean paid in excess, but that the executive
was not Issued maliciously.

THIRD COURT.
(Before Bir F. SLAM, Q.C.)
TR& ATTEMPTED MORD= AT WORLR.

William Lancaster, 20, labourer; Albert Knowles,
19, plasterer; Frederick Knowles, 17, plasterer;
Benjamin Day, 18, labourer; and Edward Hewlett, 17,
labourer, were indicted for an assault on Samuel
Thomas, at Worle, for stealing from his person the
sum' of 2e, and for attempting to drown him, with
intent to kill and murder him.—Mr. Spoke was counsel
for the prosecution; Mr. Prideaux defended Lancaster,
Dayj and Hewlett; the other prisoners were not de-
fended.—lt appeared from the evidence that, on the
19th of July, prosecutor visited the New Inn, at Worle„
having gone there ifor the purpose of paying for some,
bacon he had previously bought there, lie remained
there a considerable. time, and indulged himself in.
sundry jugs of beer; and, although when he left he
was not intoxicated, nevertheless he had had enough to.
make him merry. The prisoners were aLso at the New
Inn, and with them proueutor got tossing for drink.
They took advantage of him, played off a number of
practical jokes upon him, and at length induced him to.
"stand treat" for tobacco and beer. This was con-
tinued until twelve o'clock, when the landlord refused
to draw them any more beer, and the proseoutor thee
left. Previous to starting, however, the prosecutor
began to entertain some suspicions as to the honesty of
the company he bad got into, and in order to make
theui believe that he had no money he borrowed six-
pence of the landlord. After the prosecutor had bit
a short time he arrAved at a farm occupied by nfarmer
named Beekes. - Here the priioners came up to "him,
and, with the exception of -Day, handled litna very
roughly, asking him to pay for more beer for them. He
refused, and they then dragged him down and webbed
a quantitrof dirt in his eyes and mouth, so that he
was unable to see distinctly what they did to him..
They dragged him along by the hair of his head, and
used him in a moat violent way, ending by throwing
him into a pool of water three feet, deep. Having
done this the prisoners went away for a short time,
but afterwards returned, and, taking him out of the
pond, dragged him along the road. At this time
Lancaster called out, "Let us kill the or else he'll
have a warrant out against us." The other prisoner',
however, prevented him from carrying this into effect;
but they searched his pockets, and took 25., which was
all the money he had. They then left him, and he re-
turned home in a meet deplorable eondition, about two
o'clock on Sunday morning. He was got to bed, and
on the Monday morning he gave information to a
sergeant of police at Worle, who apjerehended the pri-
soners on the itharge.—Mr. Prideanx, on the part of
his clients, 'aid be could not deny that the prosecutor
bid been badly treated, but contended that the identity
of the prisoners bad not been satisfactorily made out.—
The learned Judge in summing up, said the injuries
which the prosecutor had received were too severe to
have been the result of • drunken frolic.' He did not
think that the evidence was so strong against Day as
against the other prisoners.—The jury acquitted Day,
but found the other prisoners giulty.—Lanciaster,„
Albert Knowles, and Frederick Knowles were oath
seaweed to three years' penal servitude, and Hewleta
was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with
hard labour.

A LADY CAPTAIN OF YKOMANRY.—The Queen's
Cherltoa Troop of North Somerset Yeomanry Csvalry,,
under edintnand of Captain Hartland, &Bumbled at
Queen Charlton on Tuesday, and, after performing vari-
ous evolutions, ,the troopers were entertained at the
Manor house ky Mrs. Vickris Dickenson. The runs/
loyal and pathetic touts followed, and were most en-
thusiastically received. Captain Idaviland,in eulogistic
terms, proposed "The Health of Mn. Vaikris Dicken-
son," thanking that lady for the kind interest and hos-
pitality given to the troop under his command. Mrs.
Nickrh Dickenson responded,and said she was delighted
to see at her table so many gallant gentlemen as her
guests. She begged to propose the health of Captain
Ilaviland, to whose untiring energy the efficiency of
the troop was justly due. Captain Haviland's health
was drank in a bumper, with prolonged cheering. The
gallantrt in responded. Captain Pilgrim proposed
"The of the Young .which was re-
ceived th general automation. his Dickenson re-
sponded bra speech replete with good taste and much
humeri?, which brought forth another round of cheers.
Mrs. Vickris Dickenson then proposed "The Health of
the Non-oommisakined °lasers and Men at the Troop."
assuring them °Oho great interest he took hi their
welfare, and the happiness it gave her in ,having them
assembled for exercise en the manor. She was delighted
with their evolutions, sword exercise at 'peed, and their
skirmishing mounted and dismounted ; and as fir as she
could judge, as • lady, it reflected on them vary great
credit. Should an enemy land on English ground, she
would put herself at the head of the Queen Charlton
troop, and show the world that a lady could defend the
Queen and the constitution, and protect her 1101 The with
the aid of such efficient, gallant gentlemen as those be-
longing to the troop in which she took such interest,
and of which she considered herself to ho the lady
captain. Thh ephited speech brought forth thunders
of applause, and was briefly responded to by Sergeant-
Major Kendall and Sergeant Gaffer. Several other
appropriate toasts followed.