The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-16 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

BOLT AHD THE BOLTER. —OE Monday, a labourer
named Thomas Wilkins, was brought op in oustody
before W. Symonds, Esq. It appears that in June
last Mr. Bolt engaged the defendant to do sums
mowing, but the latter not fulfilling his contract, a
summons was taken out against him. Instead of
confronting Mr. Bolt before the magiatrates, how-
ever, the defendant " bolted," and bad not since
been heard of till the other day be made hie appear.
Epee in Weymouth, when the police, ever on the
watch, secured him on a warrant. He wee sesitenoed
to two months' hard labour.

Tag Gate. —Never, within the rewillection of that
far-famed and universally respected individual, "the
oldest inhabitant," haa such a morning been known in
Weymouth, aa that of Thursday last. The wind was
ternila In exposed situations none but the mat 'trot g
and vigorous were able to withstand its violence,
while to walk the streets was exceedingly
dangerous, bricks, tiles, elates, mortar, ke., falling
in all directions—especially in the vicinity of old houses..
A stack at chimneys at Use Cutter Hotel was swept clean
off level with the roof and dashed &menet Use wall of
the hones on the opposite side of the stunt, the bricks
nearly falling on a Waggon, and diehlng on the pave-
ment as though they had been shot there from a
cart On the Weymouth side the roof of
house fell in and nearly buried an old
In St Nicholas-street a chimney was blown into
the road ; in St. Mary•street a chimney pot and portion
of the top of a chimney fell through the roof of the
adjoin', g house ; several buildings were partly un-
roofed, and mamboed of chimney pots found their way
to mother earth. On the railways, trail° was impeded,
and that on the Great Western entirely stopped, the
western malls, doe at Weymouth at 10.55 on the
morning of Thursday, not arriving till betweea twelve
and one o'clock at noon on Friday.

COUNTY COOILT.— His Honour, Mr. Judge Everett,
held his monthly court here ma Thursday. The coats
list contained 85 new plainte, one adjourned case, one
order of reference, flee re-ieres of anemones., and In
judgment summonses. The au e heard pureed little
of interest save to the parties concerned. The two r
three following were the most important. —George
Higgins,. Charles lidwards. An action to recover pee-
of • cart-bore and stable. The psrties live at
Wyk.. About 10 or 12 yesmage the defendant hired
the premiers of the, plaintiff sed bad held resemble of
them seer *ince. Tb• plaintiff having now sold them,
wished to obtain possession in order to deliver them up
to the pureheaer. The question in dispute mu, whether
she hiring hisd h-en by the week .t 2s. per week, or be
they & at 81 12, per annum. The plaintiff cootended
that it was a weekly tenancy, and the defendant wee
equally positive it was held by the year. The plaintiff
put in his mot and goods book, which showed that ihe
settlements for rent due to plaintiff and goods bought of
defendant had been balanced up at different periods.
such as seven or eight weeks at one time, and 18 or 16
weeks at another time, and that the rent was always in-
serted in defendant's own handwriting,po
.manylweeks
rent at Is. per week. His Honour thought he was
bound to take this book as ordure against the 4.
fendant, and ordered that the premises, he delivered op
in • fortnight. —Bober Hinde e. Levi Green. The
edgier/ seed the defendant as earator to the estate of
the late John Wallis, of South well, Portland. It ap-
peared that at the time Wallis died he or-ed plaintiff
nearly V for shop goods. He sent the bill into the de-
fendant, wbo was the executor, and who took £9 4s,
wages due to the dreamed, and sold his tools for 14e
Out of this be prdicthe funeral expense., amounting to
about £9. He also proved the will, but the judge rid
this WU not netterup for so small a sum. Defendant
rid he gave the enrolee if deceased's wagon, am, to the
sister; knit the judge rid lie had no right to do this
while there were debts owing. The goods of the de-
ceased were pat down as of small value, Lod the house
be hoed in wu left to his sister during her life, and at
her death to de/ecru:it's daughter. His Honour made
an order forth. payment of 1114 a, being the unoeet left
after paying the funeral expeller, and which defendant
had not legally accounted for.—leno w. Clothier. This
we. an scaron for recovery of • boor and shop at
Portland. Mr. Howard for pleiatiff. The tenancy wee
weekly, the plaintiff agreeing to pey rl the rates and
taxes. Last autumn plidntiff had to obtain pores-
don of the premises, and owe notice accordingly to the
effect, that if defendant did not quit within • certain
period he was In future to pay ell rates and taxes him
selL The defendant did pay the rates and taxes, and
when plaintiff's little girl went for the rent he got her
to write out • receipt in full, end then deducted the
amount be had paid as rare. Mr. Lano then gave •
fresh notice. He laid he was willing to forego the
amount defendant had dejected, provided he meld
"bare possession. Ordered to giVe up preerion in 14
&Yu

PORTLAND.
BIANBLAITORTIR ON BOARD A vaissm, IN

PORTLAND ROADS.

On Elgin:day lad aa Inquiet was held before F. C
litaggall, Seq., coroner for Portland, al the Break.
water Hotel, on the body of Frans Bobroder, • sailor
on board the brigeolim Catherine, from Demerara to
Falmouth, with timber. Considerable delay was os.
oasioned.petvious to ooramenceng the promedine,
to the Owitain not having brought any Witi1C18•11 on
thorn TM Comm, however, told him the come.
gumboils Mat would follow, Imre they not brought for-
ward voluntarily. A boat was then pat off to bring
them on shore. The proceedings having been delayed
Dearly a emir& of hours, the jury were swots, and the
following *video*, we. give.: Charles Smith, Me
cabin-boy, was sworn as interpreter.—John Hernia
Henri Koopman said be was employed on board lb.
brigantine Cetberise Hardy, belonging to the port of
Mealtimes. On Thursday evening last, at haM-peit dx.
dui Tema was; lying at mob& in Portland Harbour.
He saw the deemeed and Frederiek Marquardt
struggling together in the fore-cabin. The use.. of thia
WU. Marquardt toldfthe deceased that he had heard
something of him from mother med. Deseased wanted
to'huow whet it we.. Marquardl would sot tell him,

whioltifteitatral:thegdoomodawholltkrew down hit cup
and hooks it, aad ekrinped to Ilgitt. Wilsons
, woo then nod &itemised to Port thorn. Oat iodine
'ls mold not do to, h. raw to Q. aft robin for tile mates
and told hho they were fighlleip Thelma's
"They woe% hurt thonarivea. I dare or."
went hook again and saw lb. &awased lyWr " aPs
pans* dead, He Wm west kook ". a.* ladi