The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-04-27 00:00:00

Somerzetobire.

YzovrL Cgrarranv.—The committee of the Yeovil
Burial Board, after several careful examinations of
the designs sent in, decided on Friday week to
award the first premium of £2O to Messrs. Foster
and Wood, of Bristol. The field purchased by the
Board for the purposes of the above cemetery is
nearly 8i acres in extent, of which at present only 5
acres are to be laid out. The portion of the field re-
commended by the above architects to be devoted to
the cemetery, includes the entire frontage towards
Preston Road, due care being taken in the arrange-
ment for future extension. The cemetery ground
will be divided by a line running north and south.
The portion on the westward side is proposed to be
consecrated. The chapels are arranged so as to pre-
sent, as much as is practicable, the eflecta of a varied
and picturesque group of buildings, due regard being
had to ecclesiastical traditions in the arrangement of
the episcopal chapel. A broad carriage drive will
lead from the entrance (which is proposed to be op-
posite to the Ram Park Gate) to the chapels from
which the other roads diverge; the principal feature
in this road will be a broad avenue bounded on each
aide by Cyprus trees, at each end of which a spot is
devoted to a public testimonial. The bnildings are
designed in the Middle Pointed style. The episcopal
chapel will have a bell turrett of open tracery work
enriched by flying buttresses and pinnacles, and sur-
mounted by a spiret with metal cross and vane, the
turret to be constructed with timber and covered
with lead. The east window will be circular, and
together with the other windows enriched with
tracery. The non-conformist chapel is placed at
right angles with the other, and will have an epsidal
end. The general external effect sought is that af-
forded by low walls with spreading buttresses and
high pitched roof, surrounded by enriched metal
work, the whole composition culminating in the
spire as the leading feature. The second premium
of £lO was awarded to Mr. Robert Wheeler, of
Southampton-street, London.
LANGPOBT. —Marriage Portion.—At the Lang-
port County Court on Friday last, his Honour de-
livered judgment in a case wherein Mr. James
Thomas, of Stalbridge, who had married Matilda,
one of the daughters, under 21 years, of Mr.
Cattie, butcher, late of Laugport, deceased, sought
to recover £5O from Mr. Vickery, of Langport,
baker, the defendant as trustee, under the will Of the
testator, who had thereby directed that sum to raised
and paid to each of his daughters marrying with the
consent of such trustee, before his youngest child
came of age. The case first came on at the Feb-
ruary court, when the defence set up was that the
trustee had not given the required consent to the
marriage, and, therefore, the plaintiff had no claims
to the £5O. The plaintiff and defendant were ex-
amined in opposition to each other; but from the
latter it was, however, elicited that he had, when
asked for his consent, stated that he should raise no
objection if they were determined to get married;
and considerable arguments in support of and against
the plaintiff& right to the .£5O, as also to the jurisdic-
tion of the County Court, took place by the legal
gentlemen concerned, and which occasioned the ad-
journment till this court, when the decision ended
in favour of the plaintiff with coats. Mr. Fear ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Morley for the
defendant.
KINOFBRIDGE.—StuIden Death.—About a month
since, Mr. Pitta, of Coleridge, in the parish of
Stoekeinham, broke his leg. The bone was immedi-
ately set, and progressed as favourably under the cir-
cumstances as could be expected. On Thursday
morning he appeared tolerably well, and ate his
breakfast, but shortly after he died, it is supposed
from the rupture of a blood vessel Mrs. Pitta, who
was in the room below, was informed that he was
dead, and it had such an effect on her that she
swooned away, and in less than two hours ceased to
exist. Mr. Pitts was 54 years of age and Mrs. Pitts
53. They have left a family of eight children, the
youngest being about 8 years of age. The two
eldest, a son and a daughter, on hearing of the death
of their father and moTher were Do overcome with
grief that for a few days their lives were despaired
of, but they are now much better. Such • melan-
choly circumstance has not occurred in this neigh-
bcrarbood for many years.

CRICIZT.—The Taunton cricket club commenced
the season on Monday afternoon, on their new
ground at Stepwater. There was a pretty good
muster, and seven or eight new members were
elected. A match was played between the members.
PAYMINT OF TOLL/I.—At the Taunton Polioe
Court on Wednesday Thomas Hooper, toll-coUeo.
tor at the Quakers' Burying.ground turnpike gate,
was summoned for taking toll from Edwin Brsdbeer,
be being exempt. Braabeer and his carter passed
Wrantage gate with a cart load of hay, and Bradbeer
I paid the toll there, and took • ticket which would
clear the Quakers' gate. Before they got to the gate
Bradbeer was taken up in • phaeton and drove on,
leaving the carter to follow with the cart. At the
gate Bradbeer gave up the ticket and told the col.
lector it was for his cart which was coming on.
The toll collector afterwards demanded toll of the
carter, which was paid under protest. The Bench
held that, the law being that the person producing
the ticket shall pass through the gate without
paying any further toll, Mr. Bradbeer was
i wrong n carrying the ticket, but should have left it
with his driver, and therefore dismissed the ease.
—Edwin Bradbeer was summoned for assaulting
Thomas Hooper, • collector of tolls, in the execution
of his duty. This ease arose out of the last ; Hooper
demanded toll, which Bradbeer refused to pay, when
Hooper shut the gate and would not allow him to
pass. Bradbeer then seized Hooper, pushed him out
of the way, paid the toll, and pared through the
gate. Hooper's wife got her husband inside the toll.
house and shut the door to prevent further quarrels.
Defendant WU lined 511, and 6s. 6d. costa.
FROMIL—Greca irovelly.—On Wednesday the.
following interesting affair came off at this place.
Mr. J. Bailey, of the Lamb Inn, the proprietor of
the well-known thorough-bred horse" Rector," had
very liberally offered a prize of a valuable silver cup
to the owner of the beet yearling colt or filly by
" Rector" and also a prize for the second and third
best. This announcement brought together • num..
ber of colts from the neighbourhood, and in the
opinion of many old breeders a more splendid collem
tion of such animals was never shown together.
The decision was placed in able hands, viz.. Dr. Raw.
lingo, of Wells, Mr. Bethel, of Glastonbury, and Mr.
Smith, of Whitchurch, Raclstock, who gave a unani-
mous opinion that the cup should be given to Mr.
Parker, of Wells, the owner of a most promising filly.
Mr. Fusel, of Chantry, took the second prize, and
Mr. Charles Parsons, of Redden, the third. A
beautiful chesuut filly of Mr. Thomas Harding, of
Rodmead farm, Maiden Bradley, was very highly
commended by the judges. We believe it is the in.
tention of Mr. Bailey, to materially increase the
prizes for the following season.

BRIDGWATER. —Some months ago the paviour
employed to repair the Sags in Fore-street took up
the stonee along the footpath from the corner of
Queen-street to the Fountain Inn, and left the road-
way in that disgraceful state, without further atten-
tion. In consequence of the continued wet weather
the causeway became impassable, and one day last
week the occupiers of the adjacent houses evinced
their disapproval of such stupid proceedings by a
practical joke. They planted cabbages, leeks, ke. in
the miry footpath, and posted a warning notice,
" All parties found trespaming on these ens will
be prosecuted." Passers-by enjoyed e incident
heartily.
FORBIDDING THZ Barms.—The Rev. James De la
Hooke publiehad tho banns of marriage between
John Long and Churl, tte Moore, at Trinity Church,
on Sunday week, upon which s disappointed fair
one exclaimed "I forbid," to the astonishment of
the congregation. Long is an aged widower, his
wife having died HT weeks since, and the disap-
pointed one has been his housekeeper during that
period. She had condoled with him over his loss,
and had become enciente by him. Long had in-
tended to be married at the Registrar's office, but
she objected to this road to connubial bliss, and a
delay ensued, when the faithless widower was at-
tracted by another, who possessed at least one charm
in the shape of twenty golden sovereignr. There is,
however, no "cause or just impediment" to the
published intentions of the widower, and the cere-
mony will doubtless be performed in due course.