The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-07-14 00:00:00

QUARTER BEBBIONB.

Thfte liel4,lollS were held at the Town Hall on Fri.
dsy, before the Recorder, Mr. G. Pitt-Lewis. Then.
were no prisoneni for trial, and the Sheriff according
tocustoin, presented his Honour with a pair of white
kid gloves. Three plaints had been entered for the
Court of Record, but two wen: withdrawn.
The Recorder was accompanied on the Bench by the
Mayor (Mr. W. Mate). the Sheriff (Mr. J. Gifford),
and Kr. G. H. Gutch, J.P.
The Grand Jury were sworn in as follow :—Mr. R.
H. Barnes (foreman), Mosinc John Carter, Owen
Carter, George Cobby, George Goff, \V. J. Hill,
Rdward Hopkins, J. O. Is.ckyer, W. lleachts, J. H.
Mundell, jun., and A. H. Malden.
The usual proclamation against vice and immorality
was read by the Clerk of the Peace (Mr. G. B.
Aldridge.)

The Recorder, in thP:MOrsi-7,1 A brief charge, con.
gratulated the Grand Jury ~ion the satisfactory state
of the town. There was, lie thought, all the •
reason that we should lo very well pleased with the
condition of nutter., locums. we know that the popu•
loam of Poole is an increasing and not a hcreasing
one. With an increasing population, according to the
law of 'progressive increase, there should he some slight
increase in the number of prisoners, huthere they found
that although there is an increase in the population,
there is an actual decrease in the number of prisonera•
Such a date of matters as this shows a very satisfac-
tory condition of the borough, and it reflected
very great credit on all concerned in the acapthalstra•
taut of justice, bemuse he did not ladieve that the
absence of crime Is due to •11ences being undetected,
for he believed crime was always detected here. He
hoped the borough would preserve the good character
which it is in possempion of, and which it appeared to
him it entirely and properly merited.
Bacon an Cm v. J. NV, Iblinan.—Mr. V. F.
Bud" alds.ared C.a. Plaintiffs, and Mr. Foote for the
' defence. --Ti,. plaintiffs are ironmongers of P.sde and
Bournemouth, and the defendant is a gentleman
living at Parkstone --Mr. Budge said the action Was
, brought to recover £44 te. Id., for goods opld and
delivered, and also for labour done. The defendant
had paid into Court the
he admitted to he due, so that the only dispute was
as to the remaining 1:12 10s. hl. This was made up
of £lO for is kitchen range, and the. ',mauling £2 was
for small artipplex .141 ch the plaintiff would agree to
take back, peptide.' they erre bawl ti he in the
same condition as WIO.II deliteted, AO that null) the
only disude was tli• f:10 for the range, which was
delivensl to the defendant and which he now mlused
to pay foe—Me Foote said tbe leittlen range WWI
no doubt ..rigitully .erdered, but before it was de.
litervet Mr. Holman countermanded the order, or at
leant was under the impression that he did so. The
arrangem..nt was that instead .1 r kitchen range he
WAA to h•te a gm. apparatus from another esuielish•
im•nt, and in order that Messrs. Ilamm ang Ct. might
not bee anything by it Mr, 11,Juoin aromwd to led
with then, h, largo amount. L'nder the circum-
stance's,' and not wishing to bring a tradesman of the
town there to go through a Mae forth., small amount,
he turf agreed to pay the plaintiffs E 3, they to lake
back the ratige.--31r. Budge said he re.. 4.1 egree to
this, provided the defeegteht 'ova the coos. The
range had duet and nas now a second-hand
article, is, 'hitt the t 3 would only compensate for
that loos. The ltee,,rdrr .31,11 tile plaintiffs had
gained A verdict for ..Ver £3O, awl he could not inter.
ere tle• mots 1111 l st be taxed AA 110114