The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-14 00:00:00

H EST ER.
Baturday. - -Before
`I„ B. Sheridan,
Goodden, J. T. .
'Mac* preaffpion.

DORCH'

R. B.

and
IM P 0 RT ANT TO POST-HORSE M A STEM. —John
-Lewis, keeper of the West Mead toll-gate, was
.summoned by Mr. James Yearsley, of the Antelope
Hotel, for illegally demanding toll from James
Dufall, a postboy in hi a employ. Mr. Howard
.appeared on behalf of the complainant, and Mr.
'Weaton for the Turnpike Trust. —This was an
adjourned case from the previous court-day.—Mr.
-Howard having referred to Acts of Parliament in
support of post-horse masters being exempt from
'tell, contended that the legislature in repealing the
'Peat-horse Duties Act did not interfere with the ex-
emptions which previously existed, but that it was
*imply an alteration of the duties alone. He main-
Ifpened that hivelient was entitled to exemption, and
:adverted to the custom which had prevailed for
yoitrii; during which time toll had not been
Aemanded of postboya under the oircum•
ateneer .attessling , this else. He then called
James Balk% who said he was a poatboy in the
employ of complainant. On the 3rd of January he
went through tiae gate in question with a horse and
.carrisge about 20 minutes before 12 o'clock. He
paid a toll of 40. He re-pasted the gate between
11 and one o'clock on the morning of the 40. On
VS return toll was demanded of him again. He
aimed exemption under the Postboys' Act, but
'ultimately paid defendant the toll under protest.
The carriage was empty on his return. He had
been with Mr. Yearsley 22 years, during which
time he had only been called upon to pay toll once
tinder circumstances similar to the present, but then
it, was refunded. —Croes-examtned : He went to
'Wcaokleford on the night in question with a party.
Tie might have been back before if he had liked.
He oould not recollect whether he took refreshment
at Mrs. Pattison's or not, although he recollected
paying toll when he came back.— Mr. James
earaley maid be was landlord of the Antelope
otel, and kept post-horses for which he paid duty,
and
_pet ia an excise receipt to prove the same.
Vault was his postboy. During the years witness
ed haw a postmaster he never 'knew that toll bad
been cheeped ha him under circumstances similar
to the prose* excepting in the instance stated by
Dufall. Re had been a postmaster for nearly 22
years. --Me. Weston, in defence, contended that
the Acts of Parliament alluded to 3 George IV.,
chapter 126, section 22, and 2 and 3 William IV.,
chapter 120, section I,totally repealed the Post Horse
Ditties Act. He alluded to the old system which
bad existed by which post-horse masters had to
gime persons tickets stating how far they travelled,
and which were afterwards given to the Excise as a
kind of check for the horsee lent ont,and the distance
iraveged. Thil system being considered very tire-
some and invidious was abolished, and post-horse
masters had now only to take out a license for so
many horses and carriages. By taking out these
licenses post-horse-masters were not now compelled ,
to nuke any entry of the distances their horses and
cerriagea had been, and which Mr. Weston eon.
el*.red was a very great boon. He maintained that
*base things had been given an an equivalent for I
allowing postboys to return free through a gate up
till 9 o'clock in the morning. He referred to legal
opinions given in The Juetice of the Peace, in which
in cases similar to the preeent It was stated that post-
boys were not allowed to re-pass • gate free from
toll. He contended that duties of a perfectlr
different character had been levied in consequence of
the repeal' of the Post-Horse Duties Act, and that
his client had only diaohaeged his duty in demanding
the Williams, in giving the dettiefati -of tbR
Beeiih; mid they were of opinion that the exemp,
ton was repealed lui well as the duty, and therefore
Mr. Yearsley was liable to pay toll. It was however
a very difficult point, and they should be happy to
grant • case for triaL—Mr. Howard said the matter
-wawa so much importance to poet-horse maaters,and
as :it Was likely that another came would soon be
brought before their notice, he would get the opinion
of:post-horse masters on it.—Mr. Yearsley intimated
that he would endeavour to obtain the wishes of
peat-horse masters.
THE DORCHISITS Fironw kr BOARD. —Mr.
'Thomas Coombe, solicitor, and clerk to the Dor-
- • Board, was summoned by -
.41 Hpway, to show
‘-• a certain part of the
v, extending from
through Watery.
which WES now in
ppeared on behalf of
d he wee instructed
to admit their liability to repair the
may question in dispute was the
needed. After peanng over Broad.
ad pissed through the water-course,
for the Bench to my whether
Boartivanst divert the river or make • new rowa.
In order to meet the wish of all parties be suggested
thstabe cote should be adjourned,and promised that
In the meantime the road should be repaired to'
satisfaction of the Bench. —The
aogjaiaimod is this propoeltion, ma!
adjourned for three months.
ALLSORD CRUELTY ' TO— "R 002r0.—Daniel
01 Dorchester, was summoned by
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Highway bo.-
ohni Hopkins, miller, it
-why they idionid not topiiii
highway in the pariah of Broadway,
,the boundary of Broadway pariah
lane to Broadway Bridge, and which
ked condition.—Mr. Howard apgromd
oomplainant—Mr. Coombs said- be
'by the Board. to • • •
highway; the
amount of repair n
-way Bridge a road
and he *idled r