The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-11-03 00:00:00

LANGTON 111ATRAVE38.

Tit g Wesleyans here have decided to erect ;new chapel,
and at at a meeting hut Monday evening promises to the
amount of Ck./i were given. The work will be commenced
early in 1h75.

COUNTY UOVIIT, Tneiday.—Before Mr. T. E P. Lefroy.
judge.
There were between 70 and SO plaints entered at this
court. The most important were the following :
Keeping (Wituborne) v. If heekr (Hounslow).—Claim
£l2. his, for erecting a fence round d•fendant's first wife's
grave. Mr. F. H. Tanner for plaintiff; Mr. Cox, Ringwood,
for defendant, who pleaded that no order was given : but
that plaintiff was merely asked to forward an estimate.—
Ill+ Honour gave judgment for plaintiff.
naivcsroct (Wimborne) v. Cox, Hill Butts.—Claim
; damages sustained. Mr. Tanner for plaintiff
Mr. It. N. Howard for defendant. Mr. Baverstock and
Mrs. Moore were called in supportof the claim, ; and Mr.
Topp, Mr. Con, Miss Lovelace, and • lad named Penton
for the defence. It seemed that Mr. Baserstocic, on the
214 of August last, was driving his aunt. Mrs. Moore,
from Hill Butte to Wimborne. When near the brow of
Stone Hill he was driven into by defendant, his pony
killed, and the carriage much injured. Defendant was in
a high cart, and was drhing • horse 15.2 in height In his
cart were his sisters and a female named Lovelace. Mr.
Baverstock and his aunt were both thrown from their
vehicle, as were also defendant and the other occupant(' of
his cart. For the defence it was alleged that plaintiff was
on his wrong side : but Miss Lovelace stated that some
little distance before the collision she told defendant there
was "something mining ;" whereupon His Honour gave
judgment for plaintiff ; holdin_g that defendant had ample
time to avert the accident Mr. Howard said he should
apply for a case against the decision.
&env srt v. ddaw.—Claim tit for damage sustained by
the trespassing of defendant's cattle. Mr. Reads, Bourne-
mouth, for plaintiff; Mr. Howard for defendant There
were two distinct cases of alleged damage--one for the
destruction of a large number of seedling trees; the other
the consumption of a quantity of tannins. Plaintiff
alleged that some 200,000 seedlings had been destroyed.
The dispute between the parties referred entirely to the
right of keeping up certain fences, protecting plaintiffs
nurseries at Verndown. A jury was empannel .6d ; and
after hearing a mass of evidence, and legal argument,
of no general interest, they gave • verdict for defendant,
believing that plaintiff did not keep his fences in proper
repair.
The Court did not rise till after six o'clock.

BLANDFORD.
THE BANILL—On and after the 16.11 November, the
banks will be closed at three, instead of four o'clock.
I wrote WATEJL—IS is reported that several children
living in Damory-courtgtreet, are seriously ill from
drinking water impregnated with deleterious substances,
and that one haa died.
WEDNESDAY'S MAIIKEY.—The market RSA tolerably well
attended; and at the market dinner at the Crown, there
were several fresh faces. A moderately good business was
done, and late prices feral! descriptions of grain were
maintained.