The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH COUNTY COURT.

SATORDAT.—Before T. E. P. Unit); Esq„ judge.
There were 58 plainta entered, two judgment sum.
:none., and thtee bankrupta waiting for disehargo.
.lolliffe v. Jollift was a claim of Mr. J. Jolliffe, •
plumber at Pontypool, for £5, •quarter's rent of 'house
to Altartatrest, Portland, in consequecoe of defendant,
also • plumber, having left without notice. Mr.
Howard, who appeared for defendant, said that the
letting was only for • year certain.—Plaintiff called his
brother, Mr. H. Jolliffe. stationer, of Portland, to prove
that he let the house at 693 • year, paid quarterly, and
that nothing was acid about taking it only fora year.
There might have hints, but nothing certain.—This was
in August, 1867, and the following spring defendant
sent a nodes stating that he should leave the house in
July, and this was dated April 30, but the postmark
showed that it was not sent till May s.—Defendant left
in July without further notice.—litis Honour thought
the case must go against defendant, as the notice was
not sent in t.noe. —Defendant, however, called his
I father, Mr. Jolliffe, sen„ painter and plumber, of Wey.
mouth, who deposed that when he weut to sot his son
up in beiness at Portland, they took the house only for
• year, because he did not know whether trade in
Portland would be sullieient to keep it OIL—Mr.
Howard said that the object of the notice sent wee that
the plaintiff might have time to let the house again.—
His Honour gave judgment for defendant. —The plaintiff
and defendant in the above ease are not related, although
each, and the witnesses on either aide, bore the mine
name.

Mr, Howard appeared in a lodgment NllllOlOOll ease
against a quarryman of Portland, who bad stated that
be would not pay a debt incurred for the sustenaroe of
his wife and family.—Defoodaut did rot appear, and
ills Honour expressed bis intention of lending him to
goal for 40 days.— Mr. Howard sold be did not often
press for a man to go to prison; but this was an extreme
oue, as the man was in good work.—The mother of
defendant's wife proved that he worked for Messrs.
Pariven, and had not been out of work since he was
married. --The Judge said he would only give the MAUI a
week, and if be did not pay, he would make out him
oornmittal for 40 days.

Thompson v. Oiter.—Plaintiff claimed El 6i. for
destruction of 300 broooli and sabbege plants, by de-
fendant's sheep getting into his garden, and eating them
off. This was in Southwell, Portland, and defendant
mid that there wee no fence around the garden; but
plaintiff answered that there was only a small place to
get in and out, and the boy who was in charge of them
appeared to have been idling about. The value was
elaborately proved by a gardener, and plaintiff got his
El ss. add fla. costa.
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Hatton v. Mauna.—Both parties of Weymouth.
Claim £3 14e., for groceries, ko. It had been owing
four years, and defendant resisted on the ground that
hU wife, to whom the goods were supplied, had washed
for plaintiff three years and was never palL—Plaintiff
answered that Haines never used to give his wife any
money, and that she would have been starved If it hod
not been for her (plaintiff). —The Judge, looking severely
to Haines, said he believed Mrs. Hatteras statement,
and gave judgment for 10e. • month.
Orders of discharge, signed by the Judge, alter the
expiration of the 30 days' notice, were granted to H.
Flew, quarryman, of Portland, J. B. Hatton, provision
dealer, of Weymouth, and Henry Coign, accountant
and beerhouse.keeper, of Weymouth.