The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-11 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

WITNOUTO SSD DOUR COUNTY RAMO. —The pro-
gramme of this enjoyable meeting, whose field of
operations is now extended to the county, as the
new title indicates, has just been issued,
and our sporting readers will find that it presents
the elements of two excellent days' sport. For
the Meloombe handicap there are 10 entries, the Manor
cup, 11 ; the Lodmoor two years' old stakes, 31; Sweep-
stakes, 7; Weymouth trial handicap, 6; Portland plate,
9' county stakes, 7; Scurry headlamp, 10; Dorsetshire
stakee,l7,• Handicap s wee pet ekes, 5; Nunery plate 16. 'lb.
list for Her Majesty's plate is open till the evening of
Aug. 25. As the oommittee have enlarged their borders
and issued • firmt-rate programme, we hope they will be
amply supported by the county.
THE ELWTION.—Mr. Henry Edwards, the Liberal
member, has issued his address. Adverting to the Irish
church question, the hon. member rye the question of
Ireland is a subject of the g t consideration. The
chronic discontent of the people hes caused exceptional
measures to be taken for the public safety, and all
thoughtful minds have been considering how to meet the
evil. The present floyernment proposed to give them
religious equality by "levelling up" the Roman Catholic
priesthood, and establishing a university for that body
alone, but this 68A been abandoned, and an appeal
is now made to disestablish the exiting church
instead of endowing all others. He felt the time bad
errived when this should be dooe—not simply because •
source of irritation would be removed from the Roman
Catholic population, but because he felt that, for the
interests of religion, the Protestant Church should
spew before that people without the strong prejudines
lodated in their minds against her trails by the
position of antagonism in which she is made to ap
Won Yea. The address of the Conservative
Mr.& Brooks, will shortly appear.

WEYMOUTH COUNTY °DUET.

The usual monthly County Ooert Wee hold at the
National School Rooms (OA Townhall being under
repair), before bit honour T. E. P. Lefroy, Req. The
DOW plaints amounted to 135, and there were throi
adjourned cue.. five re•issuea, and nine judgment
ameinonees. Th. prineipel were settled out of court,
and the following only was of interest to the
public :

ACTION TOR TRESPASS AT PORTLAND. - Robert
Andrews, John Short, Bdward Garland. and °there,
Beekstraw Crickmay.—Thit was a claim of £5O for • '
trespeu on the plaintirs alleged land, commonly knowa
as the "Ditch" and °Combat's Chine," aituated near
Pennsylvania Castle, Portland. The plaintiffs were
represented by Mr. Geroge, of the firm of Messrs.
J. Tistrd and George, solicitors, and Mr. R. N. Howard
watched the cue on behalf of the defendant. The
court-room WiLi crowded during the bearing of the
ease, which occupied the time of the wart for upwards
of four hours. It appeared that the plaintiffs are nearly
all relatives, and reside at Portland. The property in
question has been used for the deposit of rubble from
stone quarries, and consists of two chines. The plaintiff,'
claim the property by a will made in the year 1789,
which they alleged was made and the property left to
them by a female relative who formerly possemied consider.
able property in Portland.—Mr. George called a number
of witnesees to prove the ownership, and a copy of the
original will was put in at evidence. -dr. Howard said
the land in question belonged to his diorite, Ream.
Potheeary and Bartholomew Comben, who purchased
the property and rented it to Mr. Raekstraw Crickmay,
the defendant. The land in questi m had been of no
value. In fact, for the pest 60 years nothing had been
done to enhance the value of the property, until
within the last peer, when a hill was brought into the
House of COMEDOEIS to make a railway round the island,
which would pass over the property, and of (worse
the bill had made the land more valttable.—His
Honour said it now beams a right of title.
The utior. was for • trespass.—Mr. Howard said
it was so. The property was divided into two
shines ; the bottoin!ohine was known as the " Ditch," and
the upper chine was called " Combea's Chine." The
Maims. Andrew, u a family, immediately they heard
that a bill had been filed by the Railway Company in
the House of Commons for power to construct • railway
which would pass over the aforesaid property, th ey, through
their solicitor, Mr. George,set up a claim to the properly.
Unfortunately for the defendant, one of his principal
witnessee (Kr. Stone) had met with • sunstroke,
and was =able to attend to give evidence—His Honour
asked whether he would like the case adjourned for his
attendance.—Mr. Howard said he should be able to
prove that his client had not trespassed on the plaintiff's
land, and that the property belonged to Messrs.
Potbeeary and B. Comben, who were the rishtfol
owners, without the attendance of Mr. Stone. He
called Mr. Pothecary. who said be was an auctioneer
and surveyor, and resided at Weymouth. Had know
Portland for the last 25 years. The land In dispute
belonged to him nod Mr. B. Combo, and was divided
into two moieties. They rented the chine, to the :
defendant, who deposited his rubble there from his stone
qearries. The deeds produced of the property beheld.
Mr. Short had deposited rubble in the lower chine and
be received payment from thetgentleman in February
last. The original deed was made in 1800.—His Honour
minutely inspected thedeeds, and Mr. Howard produced
the pariah tithe map of the island of Portland, showing
where the chine were situated.—Mr. R. Crielemay. the
defendant, was called, and said he was an architect and
surveyor, and resided at !Weymouth. He had prepared
• plan of the land, which be produced. Had had a deal
of experience as surveyor, and carried off the £lOl3 prise
at Hastier. There were several owners of the upper
and lower chines near the land in question. He rented
the chines of Messrs. Pothecary sad Comben, and had
pad them £25. He used the land for the deposit of his
rubble from his quarry.—His Honour carefully looked
over the deed. and plan, and after a few remarks upon
the case said he must give a verdict in favour of the
defendant. The plaintiffs weld not prove the person
who prepared the will, and it did not state in the
will where the property was situated which was
bequeathed to the plaintiffs. They must be nonsuited.