The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-02-04 00:00:00

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Laornas Oil Pusuo-Hooss waSS Jess
litrtur."—On Wednesday seining the. Bev. R. Glass
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brook delivered bin popular Wenn on the " publie-
house that Jack boat." a eseeed tiros in the Temperance
D• 11. Perk-ittrest, whiish wesremarkably well attend.d,
notwith.tanding another lecture close by oub.equerstiv
announced. Mr. Bendel presided. The lecture w g
listened to with intense interest. and ofide obSl'4'
On the motion of the Rev. R. Walker, wooded by Mr.
Regers,thanks wore unanimously &woe led to Mr. Gloss
brook, who we believe, will shortly give the iodate •
third time is the ewe peat
Voctt. AnnOrl•rlo9.—A meeting was held at the
Guildhall on Monday evening last, under the presidency
of the Mayor, Mr. Jas. Robertson, dr the purpose of
forming a vocal associestion for Weymouth, eituilsr to
that which basso emooessfully been carried on at Do,.
chaster. About 25 wee-" present, including Mr. T.
Avant, Mr. J. Perilous, Mr. Brine!, Mr. R. Carley, Mr.
Oustaree, Mr. B. Parsons, Mr. J. J. R. Short, and
others, the fair sex b. log •len nuenernuely represonted.
About 20 or more members joined, the Mayor la presi-
dent, Dr. Smith vim-president, Mr. Avant ocednotor,
and Mr. O. Thorne siowunpanist. The oommittse will
ovtotnally bo oilmen by the member.; but ea the
association we. yet in its infancy, the election of the
committee wan left to a future riveting. The Mayor
leis kindly given every ayel.tanoe, subscription, eked
offered lb. use of the 11.11 for • month, and the first
yeactioe will probably take oleos fbere on Monday next.
The Rev. J. Stepbeneoo, WY. F. Filer, Mr. W.
Tboriptori, 50., are favourable to the aa oolstion, and
we believe give, or will give cub.orittions, and it is
hoped the association may make • good nett with
&boot 40 members.
MIL B•••ItT'S LIQUIDATIOn.—The era meeting of
Mrs. Itarrett's creditors was 101 l at the Aoetion Mart,
on Tuesday afternoon. Bankru,t wen a grocer. &a, of
asepelry, end shoals year ago het her husband in the
ship Emporor.—A subscription wan raised for the
purpose of asekting the bereaved ; but it did not prosper
as it should have done, partly on account of the general
public not believing that lire Barrett required help as
much us was stated, although it was repeated that her
busineeis was not on sueowful as eupposed. Tho state-
ment showed—due to newel:nil creditors .£540 14e. 81.,
of which the trines:el was for trod, debts, creditors
fully secured £6llO, the estimated valets of the
secueities b.-log £750, and leaving • surplus
of £100; dook-in.trade at Ch•pelry, about DIO ;
book debts about £3O, wrinteted to to worth gao
furniture, letterer, he., £BB 14.. 3d., total wet;
C 323 14.. 31. Mr. [feel, of Bruesseriek buildingi
mowed for • dee of £llOO by • mortgage on ,the house
at Cbspelry, held far the remainder of a term of 99
year., created about 1852, at the yeerly ground rest of
£4, geed valued at £600; Mr. Stone, of Wyke for &debt
of £l5O, held • mortises on a eopyhold bones in
Chapelry, yelled st Xlso.—Bosides the proxies, hell by
Mr. Howard, there was only one creditor present -Mr.
Cox of Dorchester, who made an enquiry about a
creditor baring reoovered the amount of hie debt —Mr.
Howard said the liquidation cost about £4O or £5O, and
It was to avoid that expenee that it was delayed, sod
poor Mrs. Barrett kept the papers 10 or 12 d.ys till it
was too late to avoid Mr. D. .doe,'. proesedinee But
it would cot fir at the creditors, as the original coupe-
idtion offered was about 9s. in the C, and this would be
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now corned out.—The offer a Mist; glia.beth Cartes.,
Mrs. Barren's si.ter, to guarantee a dividend of 9s. Is
tb• f, was aeoerud.
Howes LiquiDaTion.—Tb• test meeting of the
creditors of W. Bowe, coofectioner, fru, 10, Augusta
Place, Weymouth, was held at the Auotion Mart, on
Tuesday last, it noon. among the oreditors who
assembled were Ileum. Sabo', Laver. T. Bennett,
Sperling, Shorto, Cole, fanning, Weekley and Lockhart'.
The bankrupt was inpportei by Mr. Howard. The
statement of accounts shoced—Debts di. to unsecured

creditor., above £lO, £1.216 17.. 7d.' under £lO,
£139 5d., total £1,356 154., Secured creditoas,
Mews. Williams k Co. beakers, Dorshester, £690;
the security held for £7OO upon • leaashold hones. No.
10, Augusta Plus.: about nine years of the lease are
unexpired, and the property is smajeet to an anenti
crowd rest of £B, and the rent is £65. Besides this,
they bold we aollateral gewrity, • promissory note of
Mr.. Howe, of ocm:baster, for £7OO. The debts for
rent, rates, taxes, and wages amount to £46 10s. The
wets were—dtact•inlrade at 10, Augusta Place,
£130; book debts amounting to £2OO. estimated to
produce £B5; furniture and fittings, £200; total
£415 —The benk,upt Wigan hosinees in Weymouth
about three or four years ago. He attributed his lows
to the delete= of the slow in Weymouth. Tie first
year the business paid very well indeed ; and had that
oontineed op to the present time, he would Dot have
found himself in this position. Among the principal
creditors were Mr. Biggs. wine merchant, Dorchester;
£36 14.. ; Mr. Bennett, Dorchester, £434.. 2d. ; Messrs.
Borrow. sad Sams. Honarlsaliteb.E66 10.. Sd. ; Mr. A,
Bolt. £35; Mr. W. Dyer, £O5; Visors. Dsvenish, £3O
Mrs. Howe. of Dorchester, £645, for money due upon
the purehase of the business, £700; Mr. Howell,
Bri 'port, £37 12s. 6,1. ; Messrs. Reynolds,
£363.. 91. ; Mr. Short*, miller, Stratton, £2B 3.. 61. •
Meant.. Wlkine and yeast maws, £33 7.. 44
The latter m editors Lad racently pre.sed the bankrupt,
hence the., pro cesdiner.—The petitioner was asked by
Mr Sperling, what had become of £3OO, which he
receiv .1 for hla own business ut Brillion. and he stated
that he ;wired £239; but, on being pressed, he said
that he received .inother £lOO afierwarris ; but the
w' (Le he had pals' to his bankers. Mr. Bennett asked
abut tic way., pail by the pwtitioner, and it appeared
these rtnount..l to about £ll a week. while the
receipts were about £2O • week, in the maws ; but he
afterwards said those were av,irage recipts. The
profit. were than ew.rowed up. He had a housekeeper
at £3O • year, and four or fire servants, at from 30.. a
week to 181. • week.-11r. Howard efferel to imamate.
. a dividani of 21. 61. in the o.—This was agreed to.
Bogotal. Parrs Sumas, Tharilay.—B•fors Dr.
J. Drew.
flows rile, • pauper who had bed a dey's outing
and get drunk and pot-valiant when be returned to
the Union-hones, was committed for 21 days' hard
labour.

Feriae. —Before Dr. J. Drew. and Mr, G. Reynolds.
()gorge Hancock, • crazy.looking old man, was
brought up for being drunk and setting fire to his room
In West Parade. It seema that shortly before mid-
night of Thursday, Ho, I. West Parade, was found to
be filed •ith smoke. The alarm was given, and the
cause was traced to the first fl tor room, where Hancock
had got together a large heap of shavings, and it is said,
set them on fire. The fire was quickly put out by the
landlord, Thomas &stable, and the neighboors ; but
the police ware also in teadines with the fire hon.
Beneath was found in the back part drunk, and said
he wanted to "(riddle some rashers."
Remanded till Wednesday next, in order that he
might he examioed as to his sanity.
Charlotte Am Quin, on re:Landon a charge of brearth
of the Pawnbroker's Lot, was rrosocoted by Mr.
George. There was nothing new in the 'Odense or
the statements, unapt that Mrs. Force admitted that
she did not ask Quin fir security , she lit her have
the tickets voluntarily.
Committed for trial.
COorn Peen gimeinge, Friday.—Before Mr. H. C.
Goodden (chairman), and lent-Col. ElwaMeld.
MlGltire .TIALOUST.
a Hallett, and Thomas Harvey, of Preston. wen
summoned for damaging • tart, the property of Jenard
Stream.
Mr. Howard appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Weston
for defendants.
Mr. Howard stated that an amateur eonoert having
been given in the village, some of the fos, who thought
they bad better valor than Hansom, were jealous of
his having sung, while they were u.it invited. • village
" poet" wroth some verses, end the " poem ' was
circulated, causing a good deal of talk, and some fun.
But the matter did not end there defendants. went
farther, and damaged • cart belonging to Season.
Complainant stated that his ma reunited the shafts
to be elamped. and be had it outside his door, on Tues-
day, Dee. 17. About hellfire eight in the evening
defendants, with some other persona, came and pulled
off the thefts, threw them on the reed, and then we. a
to his benne, pulled out another old cart, took it to V je
bridge and let the shafts tall; bet did not damage it.
Complidnant afterwards told the defendants they had
made a mistake; he had imaght them now. Nage
night they came again with some little orobj,ea, gag
threw flint noon at the cart till the panels were, split
In the damage being shout £3.
In crowaexamination complainant said to isa rt had
been his brother's, and was hie flow; it wee tidy, though
he had hadlt 18 months. and It had WAIN bar ga kepi
under *over. The panels were "not rotted err/ ; they
were decayed." Defendants had been racist; • vthilf
shoat him; but it had rot annoyed b'na ; thee e legs la
It something *bent three sheep treeing • covers/O.
That was no business of Mr. Weston's.
George Palmer dispenser of seedisise, lived next
door, and on Hai Hith he saw defsmdaahs throwing
stones at the tart, and they said "We may se well finish
It now; we shall have to pay." His own shatters had
been split by the stones flung, night after night.
As to the cart, the slates were necked beneath
complainant loaded it with twelve barbels if swease.
The wile of lest ethers, sister to earselaleant.
corroborated. Degena6lo4, with about 100 boys,
tread assemble outakle the house, singing aid mak*
a gnat noise.
Creenexamined In the song there was eremithing

VI ben he vont to • market town,
Hs atm out like Lefty ow•IL"
—(lswalt's.)
The wife of oomplainant alio "poke to the •Immage.
Yr. Weston in defuses, pointed oat th at all the
witotstaa belonged to the same family, and the whole
eats ass much ez•ggersted. It had peen unseal by
cmplainanti hatiug lung at • conoorL, when • tiller,
pout mad• a pato:ly on Mtn entitled "The Dandy
Swell," and tile was hung so often outside Ive hones,
that the o.onplainant gut lock of licarng it. Tile
as... we. tsumped up, and was one way to get another
cart_ .

Ic deteLoo Charles Miller, • gardener, odd the body
of Use Qui was very rotten end shaky, b. hafts IMO
almost separated from it, but they might have been
&moped, sod the cart used for light work The frost
WOO Dow cif, La believed it had fallen out thrones
rottenness. Before the shafts were br.akeo, it might be
worth X,.
cross-examined: When the swedes were in it, the
bed was not giving out. Had bought • small donkey
cart without wings for la; but a tart would cost
.o.t.ne,illiough be had boodle one for 25a. Samson hid
own about twice • week.
"Vrard Hallett, father if one of the defendants,
maid the cart nes very rotten sad almost useless.
inapt the shafts, it was not wane new than before
the defendants attacked H.
The defendants were toed for the offence, ordered
to pay 13 for the damage dune to the mart, and the
oasts beside.

MR. ANDERSON'S LIQUIDATION.
• The first meeting of tie creditors of Mr. Thames
Anderson, auctioneer end estate acent, was hold at the
Auction Mart, Maiden-street, on Tuesday afteamooo last.
Then were present—Mr. W. B. Barrett (arm of Miners.
Andrew. end Barrett), Mr. Neagte, sent to the estate
of Slr Freduie Johnstone. Mews. R. C.. Beasett,
Hatchings, .1. Hood, Pawl, Darden, Praddah,
Wyeborley, Rey. S. RUA, Sputa&
Watts, Stone (Gm Ooopeny), ha. The
was also present
Mt R. N. Howard woo the Winter.
On the snisestice of Mr. Howard, seem dad by Mr.
Hauteti„ Mr. a Jarboe was appointed eau so 4
proofs of debts prososiod.