The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-05-19 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

TIMOR SCROOLVArni.-11r. George Champ, late
porter at Bridport Union house, has been unanimously
elected soliocFlmaster,

BRIDPORT SCHOOL OP ART.—The secretary bas
received the names of theee who were summedul at the
Government examination held on the 10th 11th
e last March. We are glad to see that a larger lumbar
have passed than at 'clout examinations. Those
who had been suooesdul in past years were not allowed
to compete for honours again in the mamma branch.
Prises are awarded to Mina Matilda K. Dunham, Mies
LOUIIIO Shelton, and Henry N. Cox, for freehand draw-
ing, and to John Swadleld, for geometry. Certificates
are awarded to Miss Emily Bailey, Robert W. Bailey,
Fraderick C. Bridle, Robert Gapes, Mies Alias Cl.
Collor. Anita'. 0. Mdverton, Percy A. Patten, C. W.
Percy, Henry Rails, and Mime Elisabeth Steven', for
freehand drawing—to James Brows, Tom flpeeohley
Cox, and George Robert Garner for ssemetry—aad to
Miss Matilda M. Denham, Mims Clara Nesbitt, Mime
Adelald C. IRawlinson, and Miss Felicia Itawlineon, for
model drawing.

STOCK BALIiX AT aTMONDOBUIT.—The off-going stock
of Mr. J. Pitfield, of Bymondsbury, and 11r. A. J.
Pitfield, of 'type, was sold by auoUou last week by
Reser& Daunoey and Bon. There was a large atten-
dance of buyers. The Symondsbury dock was first
proceeded with. Nearly two hundred horn ewes were
sold at prices ranging from 42e. to 575. Chilver hogs
fetched from 41s. to 425., while the ohilver lambs
realised from 20s. to 21s. The wether lambs fettled
from 20e. to 30a Horn rams sold from 30 guineas
downwards, while ram lambs ranged from three to
seven guineas. Of the Devon cattle, barrenere realised
from £l5 to £2l 10a. The bull calves were by "Prince
Jerome," exhibited by Mr. B. Newberry (late of Bcruel
Barton), at the Royal. Bath. and West of England,
and many other local exhibitions, and on every occasion
obtained first prises, and by his half-brother, "Lord
Bridport." The prices ranged from four guineas to
eleven and a half guineas ISt er °sly.* fetched from
five to eight guineas. In the sale of the Pype dock,
chilver hogs realised from 48e. to Me ; wither lambs
frail 265. to 315.: hog rains from seven to twenty-idght
guinea,; and ram lambs from three and a half to tom
guineas each.

A Qocarios or KILL BMWs Illowe.—On Wednise.
day an arbitration court was opened at the Bull hotel,
by R. Barstow. Beg • barrister-.4.1aw, to hear 'widows
in the am of Samuel Gustavus sweas v. J. Oundry and
others, which came on for trial at the Dorset summer
maims, aid was 11617114 to Mr. Buitow, so arMtrotor,

by mutual cement. Mr. Plods,, berri.terat.law. in-
timated by Mr. N. If. Leggin, whither, appeared on
behalf of the plaintiff j and Kr lopes, barrister-at.-
Law, iintructed by Mr. F. W. laundry, solicitor. repre-
sented the defendant.. The einem was to try the nett
of the plaintiff to dam back I oert.in stream of water to
the level of flights near his premises. beside the river
Brit. The first day was mainly oscupioi by the
arbitrator and professional gentlemen espied in the
41•110 in inspecting the river and mills in meetion. and
In making expetinta. Late in the afternoon, they
returned to the Bull hotel, when Mr. Pinder stated the
em • for the plaintiff. The declaration conleined three
emote, setting forth the plaintiff's title. The first con-
tained the precise nature of the Maim, and in it was set
forth that the plaintiff was powered of • est Wu mill
In the parish of Symondsbury, and by reams of the
position of that mill was entitled to dam up and pen
tuck, by means of • certain mill dam, the ester of •
certain river, known as the river Brit, to the top of
certain flights. The second count we. similar, and as to
the right to the soil; and the third sount was, as to •
trespass committed by the defendants. To that
declaration, in addition' to the ordinary pleas of not
guilty, there is a plea, traversing the plaintiff's right to
dam back the water to a fertein height, and another
plea in which defendants state they are posemeed of
land adjoining the river Brit, and that the plaintiff
unbewhilly penned back a quantity of the water, ales
justifying the trespass. Another plea amen that the
defendants enjoyed the right to the water for the work-
ing of a certain mill (West MD), which was claimed
from immemorial right, by right of forty years user, and
also by right of twenty years user. The plaintiff's
mill
was erected by his late father. in about the year IBM.
At that time flights and hatchet were pet in and
existed for 93 or 92 years, but then becoming dewed,
new flights and hatches became necessary, but the new
flights and hatches were precisely the earns height as
those which existed from the foundation of the mills.
The mill which was worked at Mews. Guedry's con-
Wood too wheels—one • boiling wheel, and the other
• wheel for driving • grist mill, the former being need
by the firm. ad the latter by Mr. Bamford, who last
November throw down the flights, and hence the
necessity for the prawn union. Os Thursday the
plaintiff and several of the old workpeople were called
to prove that there had been no alterstiou in the height
of penning bate the water sines the erection of
plaintiff's mill. On Friday more witomes to prove the
same thing were called. It was shown to be the eastern.
so soon as the water was ovezGoering the Bights. for one
or more to be drawn until the water got to the level el
the lights. The miller oessaionelly complained that
the water was tailing his ml/1, but this the winnows
seared was oaly when the water was everlowinig Ma
COO, and span in being brought dews MOW: heal,
he west away satisfied. Maintirs manager (b. J.
Wilkins) spoke ti Mr. Haulm.' amino to the mill en
the 16th November last, sad asides him to draw the
eights, became his mill was bailed, bet WHIMS, isf used
bemuse the water was then not up to the lights by
nine inches. Moe that Mr. Bamford pulled up the
light.. Ms came • second time that day sod drew •
hatch, when the water was ten inches below the top of
the flights. Again on the 18th Mr. liensford drew •
batch when the water did not resins the height when it
was the custom to draw them. Twice In the course of
Friday the arbitrator saggested an arrangement, and
comultatioes took place between him and the learned
counsel on the subject, but no weeniest could be
arrived at. The plaintiff claimed a right by prescription
for di years to have the water to the height
el the top of the flights; and the defendant
eiontended that diranly the water toiled upon the
upper mill wheel, he had a eeriest right to remove the
cause, whatever it might be. On Saturday morning
experiments were made in the premium of the arbi-
trator and the winos interested, and eventually a
sonsultstion took plies, and an arrangement was come
to, subject to the following terms :—" A aid proossais in
the 111114012. That the plaintiff shall remove his present
flights, and instead thereof be entitled to add two and a
half inches and DO more to the height of his present
batch... The plaintiff at his own expense to suet and
wanting' a waste water weir SD feet long,
_ot the same
height as the top of the hatches when so added to, Both
wieir to be erected to the satisfaction of the defendant,
Joseph Garidry. Proper pleas of the said hatches end
weir to be agreed noon by the plaintiff sad the said
defendant, Joseph Oundry, and in ems of differeme,
to be settled by the arbitrator. Such plane,
when finally settled, to be funnelled to the arbitrator.
and to form pert of bin award. The level of the top of
the hatches and weir to be indicated by an iron plate
died in the wail, or some coovenient wt of piaintie's
mill, and by a corresponding iron plate Axed in some
convenient part of the defendant's premises. Each
party to pay his own coats, and a moiety of the award."
The result of this arrangement, we believe, will be,
that while it will prevent the tailing complained of on
Mr. Hansford's mill, the plaintiff will be equally well
provided as heretofore with water for the purposes of
his manufactory. Such • result, wia, el mune, be
equally satisfactory to all parties, and kr ma agreeable
ending to an unpleasant Climate between Sere of our
highlycespected mannladvera.