The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-10 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SWOON&

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TCENDAY. —Before the Mayor (J. Timid, Eq.), J.
Ayling, and E. Bayly, &qrs.
Elizabeth Moore was summoned for an assault on
Elisabeth Coleman, on the 31st of August. Com'
plainant deposed that on Saturday night, about
twelve o'clock, defendant was outside her house
insulting her very much, and wine had language.
Defendant forced her way into complainant's house
(which is next door to the Old Workhouse), and struck
her on the mouth. Complaining pushed her out of the
house and she Main came in and abused her.—Defendant
said that complainant's son struck her, as also did the
complainant herself.—At the suggestion of the Bench
the parties retired, and eventually settled the matter
amongst themselves.

Ch:rles Gnmmell was charged with being drunk and
riotous on Sunday evening, in Higtrarial. P.C. Apsey
was on duty and saw defendant drunk and kicking at a
door Dent to the Weymouth Anna, On refusing to go
away witness took him into custody, and he resisted
several times on going to the statiee.--Grimmell, in
reply to the Bench, had nothing to say te the charge.
He admitt d being intoxicated. and when he kicked at
the dppr he wanted his hat and coat—Fined in-
eledicig coata, and In default 7 days.
WIDSWIDAY.—Before the Mayor (J. Thud, Esq.),
and J. Ayling, Esq.
Thomas Delano and John McGill. privates 77th
Regiment, were charged with breaking font panes of
glaks, the property of Mary Browning.—Prosecutris
depo..ed that last night, about half-past 12. the Prisoners
were out.ide her apartments in St. Hicholaa-street. I
She heard them say. "Let's go in there, we're got
plenty of money. They kicked af the door and wanted
to come in. She had • "friend" with her. She rented
a room of Mrs. Bitumen& The two prisoners with
another soldter " dimmest" op and broke four penes of
glees. MKIIII had • stick in his hand and it was him
who broke the window. The "s.sh" was pushed op
and thrown into the room, aryl threatening language
was 11.0.1 . The damage committed was 4s. —P.C.
A psey raid he was on the Bridge between twelve and
one. He heard some glen smashed and Delano Airvistly
after came by,and he took hicn into rated), on suspisioe
of committing wilful damage. b•lanN who has only
been oat of Dorchester gaol three week., was fined Pl,
inelnding damage and costa, and in default 14 days, and
1.05., or 7 days. Both committed.

WEYMOUTH COUNTY COURT.—Twonenar.
(Before E. Evian?, Req., Jrridge.)
Brown r. Gale.—This was • claim for El 10e, for
attending • horn —Mr. Howard appeared for defend-
ant.—The IMIIO was adjourned from the last Court day,
in order that the defendaut might procure the anion.
dune of the owner of the hone. Mr. John Bartlett,
who now deposed that on discovering an injury in the
bone'. knee he brought the horse into Mr. Galee etable,
and to consult Mr. Brown on the subject. When be
called again be found that the horse had been attended
to by Mr. Brown. The hone was brought in every
time Mr. Brown wished to see it.. Bartlett admitted
the ownership of the horse, but denied giving Mr.
Brown any orders for treating it. The plaintiff still
maintained that he had received the orders fVorn the
defendant. The defendant denied this most firmly,
asserting that he, in reply to Mr. &West. had merely
recommended Mr. Brown.—et length his Honour gave
a verdict for the defendant, and intimated that the
plaintiff could easily recover from Bartlett, who had
over and over again admitted his liability.
C. H. Gillingham r. Thomas White. Claim
£2 16s 63. for damages occasioned by breach of contrast
in out completing the purchase of • boat called the
" Contest "—Mr. T. R. Charles, auctioneer. Weymouth.
proved that on tire Bth of JllO.l last he offered the boat
for sale by private auction at Portland, when the
defendant bid VS 10s, for it. and this being the last bid
he was declared the purchaser, One of the conditions
of sale (which were reed previous to the auction) was
that the purchase money ahoold be immediately paid
and the boat taken, neither of which conditions did the
defendant fulfil, and went away. Wilmot afterwards
saw defendant, who said he should not have anything to
do with the boat, and consequently it WM again put In
for sale the same by and was sold for 13, the
highest bidding.— Defendant pleaded that be. was
drank at the time he made the bid—he oely bid kb ss.
—there was no other hid after tt it, When he went in
the room the bidding' had risen to £5. He did not bear
the conditions read. He heard some oonditions read,
but those referred to the boat+ afterwards put up —Mr.
Charles clearly proved that defendant must have been
in the sale room from the comtneneemeet of the sale.
He had admitted hearing some conditions read, and
those must have been the ones referred to, as he, Mr.
Charles, only read them once, and that was before the
sale enmenenced.--Mr. H. T. fined was called : He was
at the sale, but did not bid- The defendant was
perfectly sober. He bid £5 10.. for the boat, and was
declared the purchaser.—His Honour said the defend.
sot's ease rested safely on his own evidence, and in that
he was directly eontradicted by two witneesea It was
clearly proved that be had heard the conditions read.—
Defendant: I did not. —His Honour t Then it was
your own faille—Verdict for plaintiff in two instal-
ments.
Phillip Roberts r. John Dallia —Claim for El 10e.
for damage to proton land.—Plaintiff is • butcher, and
defendant • retired Gosernment official. Plaintiff
stated that defendant had purchased a portion of the
land he ceroupied, and during the erection of some
cottages had thought proper to erect the scaffolding on
plaintiff"s land, and had mho injured the ran by haul-
ing bricks across it. Defendant had not wked permis.
Mon to do no until nearly the last load had been hauled,
and then plaintiff told him as he had taken "French
leave" all along be bad better go on with it, as he would
have to pay. He thought he was entitled to 210.. for
, injury and damage. When toe poles were first put up
he complained to defendant, who raid the contractor
was the responsible party. On speaking to the con-
tractor he said that Mr. Dallis had ordered him to erect
the poles where plowed- In croswenanination plaintiff
stated that defendant told him he should have sum-
moned the contractor, to which he replied that he had
&Whine to do with the eminence—Mr. E. Knight
stated that be had been called in by Mr. Roberta to
awe& the damage, which he have put down at £2. The
defence was that not more than 100 yards of the land
had been injured, and &wording to the rent paid by
plaintiff the damage could not amount to more than •
farthing per yard. The damage would consequently be
100 farthings- The plaintiff had asked him (defendant)
• few month. ago for a sovereign to square it up. On the
16th May, 1864, a contractor agreed with him to build
the two cottages, defendant finding all materials
exnept swiffoldins. The brickmaker was to deliver the
bricks at the buildints. With referent* to the Weeper
complained of he had told plaintiff to see the contractor
on the &Nerd as he (defendant) had nothing to do with
it.—His Honour said that if defendant liked to have an
adjournment he treed doss. He should have employed an attorney, ash. clearly did not know bow to Goaded his defence, His Honour suspected there was a good
defence to be made, but as the amount in question was so small he sugewitei that the parties should settle the