The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1866,

DORCHESTER.

Lemma for the city of London, if posted by 12.20
p.m. at the Dorchester Aloe any day exact Bun.
day, are now delivered the wine evening.

Tac Dorchester Temperance Society was repre-
sented at the conference of the West of England
Temperance League, at Salisbuty, on *O,l.
nesday last, by Mr. Charles Greening as delegate.
DR-Intelsat Purrs Siesiogs, Saturday. —Before
H. Williams livq. fehairtnenl, and E. &widen, Be 4.— 8..ael mai, of Teller Poreortun, was charged with
drunkenness, July 31. P.C. Cantle feund Mtn asleep
in a waggon with • home attached, on the highway, nt
two son. He could not awake him, so led on the horse
to his mother's house at kingeombe. He know d...
fondant had been drinking that evening at Maiden
Newton and at Toiler, and he wan drunk when witness
found him. Defendant said 1.." was not drunk, but he
had been suffering from eonstimt sickness of the stomach,
and be presented a document purporting to be • oettifi• este to that effect, but it was not signed, Defendant
admitted having Ind some drink that night. The
Chairman said if the paper be had put In was true,
drinking at all 1111111 just the way to make him in the
state alleged by the constable. However, the Bench
would give him the benefit of the doubt, and they dis-
missed the Cale.'..—William Northover. for allowing a
cow and a donkey to stray on the 29th July in the
parish of &ryes, waa fined 10e. including coats.—A
notorious poacher, named John Pitman, was summoned
for scq at Portesimm, but he did not appear. P.C.
Foi proved service of summons. Mr. Dodge, bailiff
to W. Manihiki, Esq. said that he received information
that Pitmen was abo'ut Magda's plantation, belonging
to his master, and on Monday, July 16, be went there.
On Setting near, he saw Pitman, who noticed his
approach_ lay down, and crawled Moog out of hie sight.
He oalled to his help a labourer at work near, and after
they bad watched • little time Pi man came cut of an
adjoining plantation. On going up to where be first
saw Pitman he found five wirers. Defendant was fined
40a, or in default two months' bard labour—Francis
and Susan Dear were charged with assaulting Matilda
Legg. of Frome Vauchurch, July 2nd. Complainant
stated that as she passed defendant's house, a short
distance from her owe, in the morning, Fanny willed
out to her in an abusive way. Afterwards, as she
returned, the defendants threw gravel at her, and
Fanny followed her into her house and beat her head
against the darn of the door. In defeat* Fanny alleged
that oomplainant "could never let her alone," and on
this oemtdon called her • foul nuts before she spoke to
her. The Bench advised both parties to live together
more peaceably, and dismissed the cue. —Joseph
Brewer was summoned for misbehaviour in the service
of Mr. T. H. Saunders, of Watereombe. Complainant
stated that he engaged defendant for • year lost Candle.
mas as • shepherd, at th. • week, without • house.
When he engaged defendant, he represented that be
had been a shepherd, which proved to be untrue. He
had had a great deal of trouble to get him to lob after
the sheep properly. Defendant told him he was going
to leave, and on the 7th July, when he came for his
month's money, he offered him wages fer • fortnight,
considering he was justified In retaining the rest under
the circumstances, and told him that he should insist on
his doing his work properly for the year. On the Bth
July prisoner left and enlisted for • soldier, but he did
not pass, lie had had to bring this man before the
' Bench once previously. The defendant alleged that he
agreed with Mr. Saunders only as ram shepherd, and
said that he would rather go to Dorchester goal for 12
months, or even swing by the neck, than go back to the
complainant's minim. The Chairman said the opinion
of the Bench was that under the agreement, defendant
wa. entitled to his wages every week, but the muter,
for some convenient* or other, chow to pay bum once a
mouth. Therefore, he had to some extent put himself
out of court. Still defendant bad no business to leave
his service. Ile should have summoned him for the
, wages he was entitled to. The Bench dismissed the
cue, and defendant would remain In complainant's
service. His wages must be paid, and then if he did
not do his work, he could be brought up before thorn,
and he would be punished.

COUNTY COURT. Tuesday—Before E. Everett.
Esq., judge.—There were 58 new plaint., and
judgment summonses. An application was made
for a new trial in the case of Peter Parrett, innkeeper,
of Cattistock v. Robert and Henry Hawker, of
Beaminster, by Mr. Leigh, of Beaminster, for the
latter defendant. Mr. Weston opposed on behalf of
plaintiff. The defendanta, who are carriers at
Beeminster, were summoned last October for ill
3d. for hay, and then Henry Hawker said
plaintiff was made quite aware that so far as he
(Henry) was concerned, the wrong person was sum.
monad, and James Hawker (who Henry says owed
Ike money as a partner of Robert) paid £6, and the
plaint wee withdrawn. But the same defendants
' were summoned for the balance (£5 19s. 31.) last
April, and judgment went against them by default.
An execution was taken out against Henry Hawker
on the 11th of July ; he paid the sheriff's officer
CS Os. 9d, under protest to stay proceedings. These
hate were stated by Mr. Leigh, and he put in an
iffirlavit made by Henry to the effect that • few
days before the April court be went to plaintiff
end asked him whether he owed him any money,
and the reply was "No," and that, in reply to
further questions whether he bad purchased any
hay of him, he said " No, I have nothing to do
• with you: it is only the cam of a wrong name,
and that can be surly altered." After this
Henry did not think it necessary to attend
the April court. Plaintiff's version of the conversa-
tion was that Henry said "1 had nothing to do
with ordering the hay." He replied, "You hadn't,
I but you are connected, and have something to do
with it; if there in any mistake, you must go to
, Dorchester, and it will be put right." Being cross.
examined plaintiff said the hay in question was
ordered by Robert and Jones Hawker —not Henry,
neither was Henry present when the order was
given. When he went to take out the summons he
forgot defendant,' names, but he met a fleaminster
man who told him they were Robert and Henry, so
he summoned them.—Mr. 'Weston grounded his
opposition to a new trial, on the statement that plain-
tiff told Henry if there was any mistake he must
come to the Court when it would be put right, and
that he had allowed three courts to pass even after
the judgment without making any complaint—Aft.,
carefully considering the case, his Honour granted a
new trial, on plaintiff's costs at the April court
being paid by applicant, and the money realised
through the j udguient issuing remaining in Court.
Jane Matterfaoe, a girl of the town, sought to recover
16s. 2d. from Mrs. Brown, of Fordington, for
wearing, apparel alleged to have been detained by
her. Defendant pleaded that the girl owed her 3s.
balance for • shawl, and 61. for lodging. Plaintiff
said that she lived at Mrs. Brown's house about 10
months, paying her 2s. • week for lodgings, and
that at the end of that time abe turned her out of
doors to make room for two girls who were coming
out of prism—Defendant produced several of the
&Kielce in question, and denied having • dram,
apron, and band-box as plaintiff alleged, in answer
to his Honour, defendant said the pereons who
lodged with her were "girls," and spoke in such
an equivocal manner that the judge evidently
became aware of the character of the parties before
the Court, and sternly addressing defendant, said
"You know how the girls get their livelihood, and
you can't reoover a farthing from them; you
encourage them in their unlawful trade. Plaintiff
forthwith. Give op the clothed. or pay the whole of
the money." Defendant handed over all the wear-
ing apparel she had, and said the apron she never
had, the dream plaintiff had given to another girl,
and the remaining band-box plaintiff burnt before
leaving. Ultimately, his Honour told plaintiff she
bad better take what she could get. However, she
did not assent, and the judge ordered judgment
forthwith, but execution not to issue without an
order of the Court, and he said he hoped the Doe.
cheater megistratis would know what sort of • home
defendant's was, and then, no doubt, it would be
indicted at the next Quarter &Mona —.Samuel
Chirk, watchmaker, of High West-street, Dorchester,
a bankrupt, came up by adjournment for his order of
discharge, supported by r. Weston. The debts
were £l9O, and the mete about £4O. Mr. Roger.,
bankrupt's landlord, was the only opposing creditor,
and he wanted possession of the premises bankrupt
holds. It appeared that Mr. Rogers rents both
the premises he and the bankrupt occupy
as a yearly tenant, and sublets to Mr. Clerk,
who owes him for rant 50a., which he offered
to pay shortly (and to show that this might be
expected, Mr. Rogers admitted that the bankrupt
hM paid him £5 for rent since the last court
day), and Mr. Rogers acknowledged owing
£5 for rent—the bankrupt said it was for three-
quarters, to which Mr. Roger. smartly and with
high glee, replied "That shows people have oonfi.
dance in ms 1" Mr. Clerk reminded his opposing
creditor that his (bankrupt's) goods were liable to
seizure should action be taken against him.
His Honour wanted them to °me to some arrange-
ment., bat Mr. Roger. persisted in requiring
palmation of the premises. Mr. Weston said
there was a probability of Mr. Clerk's getting
the premises let to himself independent of Mr.
Roger.. It seems that a notice to quit ham
been served on Mr. Clerk, but it was an informal
one, and His Honour pointed out to Mr. Rogers
that being only a yearly tenant, he was liable
to be turned out on a six month's notion. The real
cause for Mr. Rogers'• seeking to get rid of Mr.
Clerk from the premises seems to be that they both
deal in second-hand clothes, and of course, "two
of a trade never agree" and in this case there is
evidently much more opposition than the proverb
indicates, for, as the judge pointed out, Mr. Rogers
had done better than any of the other creditors.
The Registrar said that he had received noires from
parties in London that several kvi of paint found
on the bankrupt's premises belonged to them,
Mr. Clerk being only agent for the sale, but they
did owe
_appear to oupport their claim • and the
wife of Mr Henry Morgan, of High Wine street,
claimed a piem of silk for • dress, also in promion
of the sheriff's officer, and valued at about LI Bs, octrkthe probtound...thasi the Olt was never sold to Mrs.
,
I left there on approval. A medical
certificatewarn too Put io stating that Mew Morgan was
ill I° &Maar. bat it I titted she did not
inquir i
ePPese bliakruP" ailelm‘riga: His Honour, after
saidinLorurito the oireu
be d great ardNlo.• of these mole,
them partiee could b le:g to
Wl'
and
then
chose but be did not theyfer tourer
ir
..",;dad tlutt the bankrupt' enould
make up about Ift in the ponad to his in
and adjourned the cam to the nextfee creditors,
o" ,
to consider the subject, and to endeaveur to
an arrangemeot with Mr. Rags... Rauswed
lion was granted.

&tired to the Company's servants at Wareluun
station, consigned to MOWRI. Brooker and Sons,
lelisliftol- One of the lambs was noticed to be
in a either exhausted rate and attention
was dircted to it, but after waiting half-an-hour
the rail 'ay officials dccidnd that it was in a pro.
per a mition to be forivanleti. At the commence.
meet efthe season attcntioi bad been drawn to
the &attires were no nets to Gower the lamb, so
es to phvent their jumping out of the trunks,
ellen ono of the officials said that their
WOlll odj and that the Company would rather I,ay
for the or of a lamb now and then than provide
"'V one. The truck containing the lambs was
tower (Id in due course. and arrived at lel mgt. m
on the 11th. When it got there niie lamb was
found tcbe dead, and anotker was in such a con•
ilition list it had to be slaughtered immediately.
For %Indeed lamb 6a only was obtained—the
carers ring told for dog's meat, and for the other
one Cl :a li.t waa received. The other lambs when
alive reload from 394. to 40a. per bead, there-
fore a lose of CY Its. was sustained.
Plaintiff wrote to the manager of the goods
departoent stating what had occurred,
and on he 10th of April be received an answer to
the effet that the lambs were carefully conveyed
one diet before arriving at Southampton, bats, the
cause of death did not remelt from the company's
negligees* or carelessness, they declined to give any
onmpenstion.—Mr. Robertson produced the con-
signmert note for the lambs in question, signed by
plaintiffs servant, agreeing to the carnage of the
lambs 4 plaintiff's own risk.—llia Honour called
Mr. Wston's attention to that agreement, and re
marked he did not any but what the public were
badly of with such conditions, but there they were.
—The marl of the tram from Wareham to South.
ampton spoke to finding the lamb dead on arriving
at the litter place, and he said there were no marks
of juju?" upon it—flis Honour suggested that the
claim forth. dead lamb should under these circum.
stances be given up, and plaintiff assented—As to
the injured animal, Mr. Hunter, the station-master
at Wareham, stated that all the lambs save one
(which died) were in good condition when they left
for London, and their safe transit was prnved except
betvcen Nine Elms and Islington. —Hie Honour
WA for proof of defendant a negligence. —Mr.
Weton Pointed not that the injury might have been
strained by the lamb as the truck was travelling
bitween sine Elms and Islington, and he contended
hat the extra price paid by the plaintiff was his
guarantee against such lova If it were not so, why
ihould the plaintiff have paid is. 41. per head for
:heir conveyance, instead of Is. as previously !
The Judge gave a verdict for defendant on the
ground that there was no proof of negligence
by the company. Whether the oonditiona on
which they carried the lambs were just and
reasonable was a serious question of law. which
the Court would take time to consider. —Mr.
Robertson asked for costa, and his Honour said he
could not grant them if pressed for, but be suggested
whether the company would think it worth while to
do that under the circumstances However, Mr.
Robertson did press fur arta, and they were allowed.

Indiana. The rev. gentletnan then ors an In
tereating account of the seams which had attended
his labours, stating that they had now no less than
eight native missionaries, and that a mission church
was established on the very spot where Sir John
Franklin and his noble oompanions were supposed to
have perished. He also recited in the Cree or native
language a portion 41 Sculpture and a hymn, with
the view of ahlwing some of the dilliculties the
inst ev.'n Ifore he
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Chri.t. Was then dert It viral, and the A
c.a.clieted by stating that for so noble he fl'
no driicacy in pleating—" Freely they had Irr
and freely they ought to give."—The anthem "Ilow
beautiful mem the mountains" was capitally sang by
the choir. The afternoon sermen was preached by
the Rev. J. It. Quirk, and the evening by the
Arobtleaoon, who took as hie text Matt. 20 h chap,
6th verse. The collections amounted to .C 22 154.
The anneal meetings will be beld in the Townhall
on Tuesday at three p.m. and seven p.ui.