The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-18 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH 00UNTY COURT.

TN VIIIIDAY : Won; fray—, -judge.
Lesfselbetwiv. C. Ward.—Defendant dld not appear ; but
Mrs. Brown said he had offered to pay the whole in •
week. —His Honour thought it would be safer for plaintiff
to have an order for three instalmanta. It was said that
defendant had beet tog the Court that morning, and his
name Was repeatedly Ailed, but there was no answer.—
Ordered to be paid in three instalments, plaintiff being
allowed her costs.
Edger Can v. &Woe sad Co. was • claim of Ai Si, against
the well-known parcel company for damages to goods while
to transit. namely a transparency. an arnamatal gold

I frame, and a packing case. Defendants admitted their
' liability for the transparency, and paid 15e. into court •
but disputed the rest of the claim—Mr. R. N. Howard
appeared for Mr. Cox. —Mr. R. T. Atkins, defendant's
agent, said Messrs. Sutton admitted themselves liable for
a part of the damage. When a case of transparencies
fame for Mr. Coo, one of them was broken. They offered
to pay 155., the cost price. but Ilr. Cox refused, and threw
the whole on their hands.— Mr. Cox said the Case eras
smashed completely open, and the transparency he had
actually sold to a customer for • guinea. There was also a
claim for an ornamental gold frame, for which he had paid
LI 2a—Mr. Atkins said this box wait delivered to Mr.
Cox in perfectly good condition, as sound as could
be, and there was no proof of its being broken while in
their possession.—Mr. Cox said the case was so strong
that it would have taken a good deal to have broken it;
but the whole contents might have been smashed to
pieces without breaking the case. The frame was sprung
at the mitres, ad could not be repaired.—Mr. Atkins
said tho case came from High Holborn, a long distance
from Aldenigate-street, and probably the contents were
broken before they came into Messrs. Suttm's hands.-
Mr. Cox said the goods had been taken back by hlessni.
Sutton and kept ever since. The box was properly packed.
The gold frame cost LI 2s. The contents were so light
that there was nothing to cause it to be broken, and it
was packed in shavings in the usual way. Ile admitted
having charged 6d, too much for the packing case.—Tlie
Judge gave a verdict fora 71, tid., including the 15e. paid
into court.
Parixon. v. DalleY• —Tbis was a judgment summons, on
a case which has been often before the Court —Mr Hooper
appeared for defendant, and said that if his Honour would
consent to a new trial, and judgmeat went against defen•
dant, she would pay the amount in dispute at once. —Dr.
Parsons said he was prepared to prove defendant was In
possession of means, and if honestly inclined, she could
Pal. for she had £l9 coming to her in instalments of 55.,
from • juagment—Hi• Honour said Dr. Parsons could
receive these instalments until his debt was paid, if it
was possible to get the money; but the debt would still
be due if he cook' not recover under the judgment.

PORTLAND.
SUCCISIL—At a recent competitive examination in H.
M. Customs, London, Mr. J. A. Clothier, second son of
Mr. W. Clothier of Wakehant, obtained twelth place. His
eldest brother won a similar position for the port of
Southamatien about two years ago.
Stroll= or Soso.—On Tuespay last. a service of song,
illuitrativo of The life of Samuel," was performed at the
New Wesleyan Day and Sunday 'Schools, Easton. The
Rev. K Maden took the chair, and there was a large
attendance.

Tai
COLLECTION FOR THZ WIDOW OF JOHN JOSIXA.
The £lO 34, collected at Portland station for this poor
woman included the 4:2 5e fid, collected at Mr. Green-
wood's workshops. The money has been given to the
widow by John Skeates, the cellector, and it was found
very welcome, for Mrs. Junes said that if it had not been
Fr this money she diil not know what she should have
done : it was the first money she had received.
Tile (soya ficithm..—We are pleased to lee that the
new portion of the Infant's School, on which the convicts
have been at work for some month's pilot, is completed.
It was used for the first time on Wednesday last,
being the day appointed fur the annual Government
examination. The new work has added to the beauty of
the already handsome buildings, which now afford ample
accommodation fin- the whole of the children attending
school in this part of the island. The examination passed
off in a very satisfactory manner. the hoys empocially doing
well. A good report is enofi ' oily expected.