The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-15 00:00:00

SELAFTZBBIIIIY.

COONIT Cooar, Friday.—Before Mr. Berjeant
Tindal.Atkinaon.—Ths business of the Court was
extremely light. It. Moody, of Burton, v. William
Bennett, Late of Fonsinell Magna—re Cox. This case
WAS heard at Salisbury some time since, and warn in
respect of • sum of 4:60 odd received by the defendant
aa trustee of Cox's eatate.—His Honour now gave
judgment ordering Mr. Bennett to pay the amount.
—Mr. Venn, of Wincanton, was solicitor for Mr.
Moody, and Mr. Robins, of Shaftesbury, for Mr.
Bennett.--. Daniel Topp, of Gillingham, V. Henry
Edwards, of the same place. This was a judgment
summons, and when the MN was called on, the
plaintiff did not appear.—The summons was dismissed,
and plaintiff ordered to pay 2.. 6d. for defendant's
expenses.—Noah Gray v. Charles Brickell, sea., both
of Emmore-green.—The claim wu for 12e. 10d., for
butter and milk which plaintiff said he hal delivered
atdefandant's house Collie daughter —Verdict for plain.
tiff.—Alexander Pollock, travellingdraper, v. Benjamin
Parsons, of Stalbridgn —Claim, 19i., for balance due
for goods supplied to defendant's wife, since deceased.—
Verdict for plaintiff.—William White, Mere, v. Mark
Payne, of the same place.—Claim, 165., for four weeks'
rent. Defendant had ranted • cottage of plaintiff,
which, according to the latter's statement, was occupied
on the terms of a quarter's notice to quit. Defendant,
at Midsummer last, gave notice to leave at Michaelmas,
at which time, however, he could not get another
house. The plaintiff sail it was then agree I that
defendant should remain for a time ea a weekly tenant,
at sis. per week, which defendant appeared to deny.
Defendant was still in posacerdon, arid • summ ns in
ejectment had been served. —Verdict for plaintiff, and
order for possession in a month.— —E. T. Norton,
plumber, &c., Shaftesbury, v. P. N. Porkies, innkeeper,
Shaftesbury.—The original claim was Ea, for lead
pipes, &c. The defendant admitted this, but claimed
a set off of El 6s. and paid the balance into court.
The plaintiff WAS engaged to do certain work at the
Star Inn before defendant took possession, and used
the gas in order to work in the evenings. The set off
was for the value of this Ku and for two braes engines
purchued by plaintiff from defendant —Verdict for
dsfendant.--At the last court a verdict was given
against George Godwin, of Gillingham, in the action
Sidebottom v. Golwin.—Mr. Venn now appeared to
prosecute a charge of assault and rescue against him. --
The evidence given by Samuel Trowbridge, the under
bailiff, warn of a very confused description. It appeared
from his statement and that of Mr. Thomas Green, of
Gillingham, that on the 28th of October, Trowbridge
went to the Grosvenor Arms, Gillingham, and tosk
possession of a horse and trap. He borrowed a pad.
lock and locked the yard door ti prevent a ranee.
Godwin came out of the stable and asked what business
Trowbridge had there, and the latter produoed his
authority. Godwin rail that the horse and trap
belonged to his son, and he should take them away.
Trowbridge said he should not, and took hold of the
horse. Godwin then swore fearfully, and said be
would pots hay-prong, which he had, into Trowbridge
if he touched the horse again. He then lifted the
yard door off its hinges, and took the horse arid trap
away.—His Honour made an order on Godwin to pay
2a, and the costs of the witnessed'.

$Ct ion

Oakum picking seems destined to lose its old associa-
tions with prison duicipline. The number of women
engriged last year in this work in the prison at West.
minister was radioed to about one-fourth of that of the
merlons year—sack and has making, whirh is more useful,
being subetitued. In the R loon of the Commissioners a
Prisons there are numerous references to the new varieties
of industry-61'2y designed to furnish prisons and
public offices with necessary articles—which prisoners are
now employed in. The old tresdwheal is not abolished.
indeed a large new trea-helteel house Is at this moment
being erected at Coldbath-delds; but this sort of discipline
now-e-days is turned to account in the grinding of corn or
pumping of grater for the gaol. At Cambridge, the dews
well of the prison haring soddenly collapsed, an entirely
new well. 112 feet deep, has been excereted and mut
completed entirely by prison labour.