The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-26 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

ST. Ilaves Cllol.o.l.—The bells were rum: at intervole
on Monday (St. Luke day) by noeutbord of the Amateur
Guild.

ocoo.
A LAR,II I.—One day last week a black Spanish hen
belonging to Sega. Gale, at the police station. laid an egg
which meitaunid 8 in. by 7 in., and weighed 31 ounces.
ih.; 14.18Pgisis.—On \Volute(lay Mr. 11. 11. 11111, of
South-street, displayed two monstre pumpkins in front of
hi, shop, which were grown in his garden at the rear of
the National Schools. The largest of these weighed 02liw,
and measured al in. by 52 in ; whilst the other weighed 52
lbs. and measured 52 in. by 40 in.

&sea and Company, Bridport. Georg,. .1. xr, A
F. IV. Go:Wry for plaintiffs, eetd u.
klussrs. Beach and Co. ordered • barrel .4 hat
the defendant, and the price of it, £.l L., ou.ttr Oil of
but the oil had not been delivered, nor would tIM dot I'ol.
remit the money that had been paid,. and h,. nowli
for judgment to compel the money being ruturneitl74;
Honour made an order for payment forth. ith, "'
usual costa—Defendant did not appear. be out
I'd,' Strang. Bridport, v. Jahn Stone. Clain, it, li
lent to defendant's wife, and 3e., the price of a
malt dust.—Mr. blundry for defenilank eeld
dNefose„tduanbet;:i wife 2. bailwithbowrrohicwedh £
to I,4urrufhtneimnont.litie4lthi
and had promised to pay it, but had not duA
—ln cross-examination plaintiff said he ty.,,re a&'•
enforced Payment before. &k he thonght the 4t,
feudant would have been honeet enough ta
Ili. housekeeper, the mother of defendant. wen.
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or the money which was lent, and he h up„,,„,,
r.
it over
' defendant's wife. Defendiint's mother hail
kw or LAP of her own during her life--she might h 7,
I had £7O, but that wall spent; his money amid her moon.
I went together—he spent hers and she helped to spend his.
I His housekeeper asked him if he would lend the mem;
and he consented. She had been dead about a twelvau
month. He spoke to her a short thee before lier death
about the money, and she said she could not make
how it was the defendant had not repaid what he °a,
borrowed. Defendant had paid him at various times for
tualhdust, but he Sad not paid for the sack with which ha
was now charged. There was about 1,211:1 in his house
when Ids housekeeper died • but the defendant took &Way
about £7oof it, and he (plaintiff) did not have more tioy.,
£25 of it.— For the defence Mrs. Stone said plaintilra
housekeeper Was her husband's mother ;_ohe had never
borrowed £4 of plaintiff, but she borrowed 12 10,1, of his
housekeeper, which her husband had returned Thu
plaintiff was not in the houoo at the time she Lomat,"
the Honour said tie was of opinion that the
money had been borrowed of plaintiff's housekeeper, net
that it had been returned, and he should therefore glue
verdict for the defendant with costa. It seemed rather
to him that no action had been taken 1111 the
housekeeper was dead.
Ileebert N. Ilaanaell (Pelican Twine and Net Works) v.
Brothers, Minories, Loudon.—Claim .E4l la It
—Mr. Gundry appeared for plaintiff, and said the plaiehd
and the defendants were brothers. The claim was for the
moat part for cabbage nets, lawn tennis nets, and cricket
nets, supplied to the defendants.—Mr. F. Roberta, clerk
to the company, proved that the goods had been supplied
and that the defendants had admitted their liability jo
writing.—Defendants did not appear.—llis Honour gay,
judgment for payment forthwith, with the usual costa.
Louisa Way, Up-Ceme, v. IttizaberA Lane, Beaminster.
4:14 naf.—Mr. Kitson (Bea:Muster) for defendant.
This was a case in which the plaintiff contended that by a
will left by her father, her brother. who held property.
was to allow her 2s. per week as long as she lived. 1t,.,
brother died some few years ago, and his widow bad net
kept up the paymente.—Mr. Kitson contended that the
money was only to be paid during the lifetime of defend.
ant's husband.—A copy of the will w. put 10, and ho,
Honour said as the whole matter turned upon the con-
struction of tho will he had no power to adjudicate. Ile
should advise the plaintiff behave legal advice.—Mr. Day
hers appeared in court and said he had only been just
instructed by the plaintiff. It seemed that she had been
to a man named Saniways, who had written a letter for
her, am( which made it appear to the defendant that it
was written by a solicitor.—The letter was put in as
follows:

0 Wortlvstreat. Midport.
0 May TO, un.
"B. Lane, decimal.
. . . . . _

" Madam,- I am Instructed by Yrs Louisa Way. of Up.
C,‘gme. to apply to you for the payment of 1,34 1f.., being the
balance due from you to her, at gs. per week, devised to kew
under the will of the above named deceased. Unions arrange.
merit be made for the payment thereof on or before %%Mewls,
next, Igral proceedings will be taken against you without any
further notice. I hold • copy of touttoes will —Yowl
obediently, Gamun Seaway,.
Jim _ Elisabeth Lane, Newtown, Beaminster."
. . . .

Has Honour said it was the duty of the legal gentlemen
in the town to put • stop to this kind of thing. Persona
went to this man, who it .night be gave very bad advice;
and he should direct Mr. Manley (registrar) to forward the
letter to the Law Institute and have their opinion on ji—
lt was stated there was reason to believe that Samways
hail acted as conveyancer in numerous instanoes, and his
Honour said if that could be substantiated It would be a
serious matter for him.
HaregiU, draper, Bridpmt, v. Pryor, labourer, Bothen.
hampton. Claim Its. M. for goods supplied. Defendant:it
wife stated she knew her daughter, who was out at
the time, had had some things, but her daughter had
been dead four yearn, and she had never heard anything
of the claim till lately.—Plaintiff said he had sent in the
bill regularly every half-year since the debt had bCell
owing.—His Honour said plaintiff should have taken pro-
ceedings earlier, and gave inclement for the defendant.
Lawrence, baker, lkmantineter. v. John Crobb, Nether-
bury. Claim ha. Adjourned for particulars to be pro-
duced.
Francis Mason, Bridport, v. Grow Hussey. Claim Ha,
Mr. F. W. Canary, for defendant, said sonic of the items
in the bill were for ale and spirite aupplied, and thole
could not be re-covet...A.—Plaintiff nabl some of the spinte
were taken home by defendant, but Mr. ()unary said that
male no difference, as spirit et under the value of 211 e, could
not be recover...A.—Plaintiff said tanking a deduction fir
the ale and epirits the bill would stand at Pm tid. for cigar'.
Ilia Honour gave judgment for lb. lid., the defendant to
pay the plaintifl'e costa.
Baur, Boantlnster. v. Welter Watts. labourer. Thin wee
• judgment summons. Ifentlant'a wife appeared, and
stated that she had five children under nine years ttf age.
In consequence of the wet weather her huebantl, who wee
engaged on the road, had not been able to work for the
paet few weeks, and it had not been therefore in her
power to keep up the payment of 25. a month as ordered.
She would do so when aide. Adjourned.

Sir James 11111, the Chief Charity Commissioner, died
rather suddenly from heart disease on Saturday.
Positive denial is given to the rumour, which has for
some time past horn current, of the retirement of Prince
nismark from public life.
It is hoped that the worst is past with regard to the
gales and floods. In all directions the fury of the winds
has relaxed, and, in places, the waters show signs of
subsidence.