The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-25 00:00:00

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TOWN AND rOI'NTY POOI.F. BALL.—The town
nod county ball took place on Maine*lay Imt at the
Towithall, under the auspices a ab ifilluential list of
patrinemcs awl stewards. The attendance Was good,
:mil compriesl 11. Ker fieyiewe, Ku,., M.P. W.
l'Acke, Esti— Admiral Walcott, NIT,
Franklyn, Eig., son of the borough mendour, awl
nainerfus other ili•itinguislied persons. Evers' Qua-
drille Kind was in attendance, anil performed with
its accustomed skill and ability. 'rho Towatadi was
o,,4aatly decorated and arraugfal for the WC:11111M, a
prominent Nature of Ike decoration being an Munn-
transpareney, surnimillefl by some fanciful
devices, executed by Mr. Klaall, of this town
Wr.si,e,vAN TVA NIKISTINII. -.A tua meeting was
held in the shoobroom, in *inflection with the Wcs
lapin Chapel, I/II Thuradisy last, when there was a
large and respectable attendance. Thu distiee of the
tea table having been dispensed with, the (ley.
Gilbert, of elwanage, rendered thanks to the ladies
who hail ktiven the trays, it being for the purpoeu of
assisting lit liquidating the debt on the Wosloyan
Chapels of Swan:lige and Langton. Thu Rev. R.
ltolourts, if London, then addresred thu 1111/111111111y
after which they repaired to the chapel, when' a
'nod eloquent mid impressive sermon was preached
by Mr. Roberts from the Id chapter of Revelations,
v. Is " I 11111 Ile that levet,' awl was dead, and
behold I mu alive fur evermore, amen ;tuul hyvy
the keys of hell and uf death." At the close of the
service a collection was made in furtherance of the
object of this gathering,

TIIVAT TO Wliitamr.s.—The annual supper was
held on Friday week tit the uld.tatablislied brush
nuusufactory,lostrout, being the sixth aiiiiiver.
Mry a the present proprietor*, Messrs. Hayman and
I '0„ when the whetu of the workmen were cotter.
Mined in the old Kingbolt Myles with rood Wet
insitton, Ike., plum pudding, and a ruilleient supply
of 'strong beer, Ample Priem having hotel Iloilo to
them provirions, the cloth wal4 rewired, and nu.
merman toasts worn drunk and doily responded to.
After this, singing and other anoiretionite took place,
Anil continued tilt a lota hour in the owning. Every
one WM highly gratilluil with the entertainment,
and Performs' hie feelings in the strongest terms aa
to the benefits arising front the practice of meeting
mime your lii mocha ffielloily Wily ; and the greatest
desire wen expressed to sue the mine feelings exist
ink arriedout between many ethers of the employers
and the employed in the town of Poole.

'O/1:2111' monthly sitting of this Court
took place In the Town's*ll on Tuesday last, before the
Jule., Ps Everett, Esq. There wile a large number of
eases disposed of, floeftwo v, Mow, -TM* wan an action
adjourned from a jottvioloi court, brought to recover
12., the price of two barrels of pork, supplied to the
tlefenilant by a provisiou merchant, of this town. The
cam of the plaintiff was, that the isork had Imen ordered
api:cille article, Loomed pork, without ally reference
to *hip • Thq clef/ telent, 1111101.000, monten,lvil that
the pork hail been °Hurtst hy one 41 lila aaptaina, who
expreasly mentioned that the pork wait beluired for
011111'4 1140. 1110. hi. 11. Sharp appeared for the pl*lntiff,
and Mr. William l'arr, for the defetvhint. Mr, Parr
oppetied the 011441 by stating the circumstance/. and
called John Nimble, limiter if the Wyke Regis, who
deteetell to the facts dated by Mr. l'arr. flu swore
positively that Ise asked Mr. Charlton for I.unon's pork,
and also, that Le stakeh he required It for ship'e lino.
The witnes• was eromersainiteol by Mr. /*harp, but
mill *Aerial to hie mtateutent its hi* vitamin dlon In
chief. A mailor Thome' Dowden, wan called to
testify as to the condition of the pork, and 'dated that
it "Stitiked Ileaughtard After some further
eviilentre, Mr. Sharp replie.l, flia Honour in giving
julguient remarked, that the ease 100 l Rodeol itmelf
nito lino 41 contradictory testimony. The Witllo/111
111.011114, 1111 eonsidereil, had given hi* testimony fairly
awl honestly, aii.l he mitibl only litiettie that the contra. ,
44.6,11.4 up had *ripen from the length of time which
14441 almpoel, mei that the plaintiff had forgotten the elect
conversation that had taken plow. for lie tioulil not I
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thing wilfully aiel falsely. If Is llonour then weld
%rough the ceillutoo observing that the lettvr which '
had hea pet ht, would entitle the plaintiff to 14 verdict
or the amount stated iii it, it showed %mow
person am willing to give that amount. His Homier
gave juilgtuetit fir El It,.
P.iir vv.,— Mou •Y. Motor. the mayor, J. W. Martin,
Emu Jarmo lloirris woo brmight up In custody of
Kr. I ohargml by John hhiuui.lel , landlord of the
I..mtle Arms ii,.,, with breaking Ilia window*. The in.
miner hail the witulow* reputrutl, snit the landlord did
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Till 8,49.n.--(llt4ore the Mayor and a full bench of
loss(stretrs.) Juts. Haalfy, waiter of the indlootier Zivr,
w.. soniuntined br dimes Hurl, a SealliStir for lloti'llcY•
went of Wojiva. Thu Wail ordered to pey Ilia
whim, lbw ; the cktIIONIII to 110 1104 botworil
14.sT1•11111Y Illrfroru the Mayor 41;11 .1, !Animater,
- Parry, mate of the I 101,411 WAYS, was
charged wills aaaauiitii I Indio' Williams. It ato
peanut from evidence that the two men had hem
Towelling in a public house in the Citroen!, when
the prisoner amok the defendant with a slingodlot
It, short surd with a piece .4 lead attaolitol to the
end/ and ran away, KU, Inmooty MI hearing a cry
.4 pollee went iii sssrau.it, Saw lIIU prisoner throw away
tilo alia.g.sill4,llll,l very shortly afterwards appreliendsd
After a repritosnd from the saris , hod
ow Us his aarrying moth weapons, he wail Amid
k 5 awl ousts, which was lonnediately pel4,