The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-04-27 00:00:00

WITMOITI'EL

WITMOUTFI BOARD OF Gesitinsel.—At the ant
meeting of the newly elected guaidiani on Tuesday
Colonel Stewart was appointed ehairmsn in the plane
of Mr. O. E. Eliot, who had occupied that position a
good inanimate.
Paaeorfarma yn COLO/Ott HMIIIIIO.-00 Thursday
evening Colonel Hambro is to be presented with a
silver dessert service at the Royal Hotel, subscribed
principally in sixpence' by about 1,000 penona in the
southern division of Dorset.
NARROW YAICAPS PROM DROWNING. —OD Sunday
evening a servant in the employ of Mr. J. Innis,
builder, Gloucester•terrace, was on Commercial-road
with two children, when one lif them, three years old,
fell into the Backwater, and would doubtless have
been drowned had it not been for the brave conduct
of Mr. William Bridle and Mr. Hornet.
We are pleased to announce that Herr Mendel.
I'rofesusw of Modern Languages at Weymouth
College, has brought out a translation ig the German
leed, set for the Cambridge Locale this year. Herr
Mendel Claims an accurate and literal reteling of the
teat, end we would therefore recommend it moat
warmly to thopetaking it, German in thew examina•

SHIPPISIL—ArriraIm : Brighton (s), Palle, Jersey,
general ; Victmia (s), C.mena,
passengers ; Sir Richard. Lewis, Castle Rill, stone ;
Elora, Maaterton, Shield*, coal ; Western Belle,
liadlow, London, manure ; William Dyer, Hodder,
Barden...l, coal ; Mermaid, Liasenden,
coal ; Waterf ad, RORC.., C. 1.1 Brenda,
Sampson, Shield., coal; Ksik. Christiansen, Dralsak,
im.—Sailingai Brighton Is), Palle, Jemey, general ;
Victoria (*), Comma, Bournemouth, issasengen ;
(Ilan Rom, Wo dton, Portland, nil.
We have been naked to state that an item of news
which appeared in the Weymouth edition .4 the
RolotAren Tines hut week with respect to the bank•
niptey .4 Mr. Padgett WM, very e1T011.0114. It ICRPI
stated that a di, idend of Is. 11.1. in the t was to be
paid ..n Saturday last. Instead of that trilling
11W ever, the substantial amount .4 PIK. (ii. in
lii,' 4: wna paid, and Mr. Padgett naturally felt he
111114 hive the inaccurate n•port contradicted.
WErmouni Rowiari: Cull.--The annual meeting of
the Rowing Club was held sin Tuesday evening at the
Th.. repmt of the treasurer, as submitted
by Mr. Clarke, showed that last year the club
C..111111•1101N1 with an advenie balance of ev 2.1.,
and it had now increased to Ott Ga. :id. The Mayor
I was elected president, Mr. Groves vim-president, and
Mr. E. Bennett captain. Committee ; Messrs.
Morris, 11. Reynolds, C. Denning. Edwanlo, Pretty,
Wallis, .tbrahain, and Beale. Mr. Crabb waa p.
elected secretary, and Mr. A. Clarke treaatirer.

MANTitit ANI, MAL —At the Banutaple County
Court the case of T. Hoyles v. A. ft. Curtis came
before his Honour.—A jury WM empanelled.—
The action wax to recover ria Mn. for work done by
the plaintiff, a blacksmith and wheelwright.--Mr. A.
F. &Mon appeared for plaintiff ; and Mr. Symonds,
of Dorchester, defend...l.—lt appeared from the
opening atatement of Mr. Seddon that in 1e77. Mr.
Pridlieni carried on busmen in Itarnemple an railway
agent, and in that year Mr. Curtis, .4 Weymouth, and
his son-in-law, Mr. Williams, came to Barnstaple,
and the Moines* wax transferred to then), and was
afterwards CAITiHi on under the name id Williams
and Co. From 1e77 to Poll the plaintiff occupied the
meition of servant to them at weekly wages, but in
IWO that was changed, and he took a workshop from
the defendant, and from that titre to the preeent he
had carried on business an blacksmith iin his own
I account., and had worked for defendant. The claim
he now niade wax f. r work dime in the ordinary offline
of business.-- He called plaintiff, who stated that he
took the shop at ta a year, and he had worked on hi.
own arc, eint for Wilhelm and From flepteniher,
leel, to IMO he sent in his ldlls to the firm and they
were paid. On April lith, lertl, he had • conver-
sation with defendant, when the latter told him he
was to go on with the work and he would see that he
was paid all his money. They arranged for • three
months notice to quit the shop and that account.
should be settled every three ~,,, ntha. Ile always
received the money (non the clerk in the office.
On IMO occasion when he inked Curtis for
money he said he should not jay him until
" this job was over," 'waning the liquidation of
Williams. That was finished last Wednesday, and
be had sent in his bill to Curtis. In era...examine.
lion he said with the exception of two cheques paid
him from the idiot he had not received any money
from defendant since April, He received
circular about %Viiliams' bankruptcy, but he took no
notion of it. He once law defendant in the yard, but
defendant did not advise him to take the dividend
offered by Williams. Defendant asked him what he
thought of the meting of creditors which had been
held that morning, and witness told him he did not
know anything about it, as he looked to defendant for
his money. A letter written by plaintiff to defendant
on the 17th February, asking for • settlement of
bit account, was read, as alai) the defendant'a reply,
in which he ermined his sus prise and annoyance at
the letter, ash,. had given plaintiff notice at the time
be paid him in Intl that lie had retired Iron% the busi•
nem and his responsibility hail erased. —John Alford,
clerk to William and Co., said he was in the "Moe on
the 17th April, USK when plaintiff and defendant
' were present. Plaintiff was sent for by defendant
about his account, but witness had no recollection of
what took place ; there was a screen between him and
the plaintiff and defendant. He saw Mr. Curtis give
plaintiff a cheque and defendant told him to make
an entry in his book that plaintiff had taken the
shop at DS • year. payable every three months.—Mr.
tirldon : Mr. Curtis my that in future they
would pay every three months.-1/efendant : I cant
say.—Mr. Heldon remarked that a day ie two ago
witness told him in his office that defendant did say
this, and was proceeding to further question him on
the matter, when Mr. Symonds ob ected CMS.
examinatioa of the witness miler r. &Idols could
show he way a hostile one, or had been tampered with.
In 'newer to Mr. Seldon witness said be had had •
convenuition with Mr. Williams in the Court that
morning, when Williams naked him what he was
going te say about his (Williams's) being premed in
the "Rice at the time of the conversation. Witness
told William. he did not know whether he WM there
or not, when Williams told him be could say he was.
After some further questions had been answered,
Henry Seymour, formerly in the employ of Williams
and Co., deposed to hearing defendant say in the
conversation in the yard referred to by plaintiff —"t;o
on w.th the work as Ustl&i, and I will pay you all
your money."—For the defence Mr. Curtis was
called, and stated that in 1877 he bought off the
business from Mr. Pridham of carriers to the L. it
s. W. It., and Onset his son-in-law there as manager,
giving him £3 per week. It was carried on ma
Williams and Co., and it Man witnies's intention to
ultimately hand it over to Williams. It turned out
unsatisfactorily, however, and in April, leaf, Ise 011111 C
to l'arnataple, put notice; in the local papers of his
retireto-nt from the business, and discharged all debts
due to that date. He gave notice of this separately
, to all his creditors an they were paid, and was
particularly careful in explaining the matter to
,lfa.ntiff. an he was an uneducated man, and plaintiff
told him he thoroughly understood the matter. He
paid plaintiff £4l in settlement of his account to that
time. This took place in the offloe, and Williams was
present. Witness said to plaintiff, "I have eiven up
, this business to Mr. ; here's your cheque now
due, and if you-do any work for Mr. Williams you
most look solely to him, as I have nothing from this
moment to do with him." When the meeting of
Willianue creditors wase held witness cense to
Barnstaple and cuntribtated L'7s, and Captain
Mcqueee also contributed L 75, it. be divided
amongst his creditors. He saw plaintiff after-
ward., and asked him if he bad been to the meeting,
and he said, " No." Witkiess skid "I am glad of
that, as it conveys to my. mind that Williams paid
you." Plaintiff replied, "INever you mind nothing at
all about that; master and I understand each other,
and be won't hurt I." He never had anything more
to do with Boyles until he received the lentr from
him It was absolutely untrue that he told 'hlaintiff
he would see that he got his money. Walter
Williams corroborated that part of the evidence
relating to the conversation is the .ultioe in Apra,