The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-21 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1868,

B.EPOSITORY AG]

BALE.
Ers A. 111. UM ZU 1852.

M an
R. T. INSOR begs to nounoe that his
NEXT !MLR will be held on SATURDAY,
AUGUST 1. 1868, at the RIPOSITORY adjoining the
South Walks, near the floatb-W.alern Railway Station.
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10 °rut enuntg (Expres.

TUESDAY, JULY- 21. 1262.

Pawn Esraucs :-
2 fat hiatus.
90 fat soma
20 fat lambs.
20 fat wethera

FArly Entries are respectfullY
_

Extensive Sheds are erected for the shelter of (...‘ttle.
and Keep provided for Stock sent the day before the
Sale. at moderate Charges.
Commission-4d. in Die pound on caw. and Sheep.
5 per cent. on Horne and Implements.
PROCEEDS Olf SMR PAID TO VENDORS
RARE DAY.

DORCHESTER 6TH AUUUST FAIR.
T.
oBtiNBOI,R
tar. beenH y
Ffooa lona eodi with
ch.,roh, ts) SELL by AUCTION, in the Pau•Seld, oo
AUGUST 6, at hall•pbst 12 cal.ek,
12 SUPERIOR SUSSEX DOWN RAMS.

WATERLOO WINE STORRS, WATERLOO
TERMINUS, LONDON, B.
--
Ili, T H. CLARK and Co. beg to submit, and
V V . strongly rsoomenend, the followlng selected list
of W 'NEB and SPIRITS :

- - .
Per doom.
a. & a. & 0. &
flammway or llartell'a Caa•
Braody(bottled Ramos) 48 54 60
Sparkling Champagne 27 30 96 50 58 60
Claret l2 18 24 36 48 56
Sloem7 lB 24 30 36 42 48
Port 24 90 36 40 48 54 60
Marsala (Florio'. or Ing-
ham'. /Wooing) lB 21
A cow plata prim liat forwarded port free oa appliaatioo.
Terms Coat. Orders amounting to £5 sod upwards
forwardad Oarrlada Free to all Railway Station..

FISH I - FISH ! ! FISH !! 1
R. G. HOLE,

FISHMONGER —iNM—LIOENSED DEALER IN
GAME,
45, ST. MA RY.STE EST, WEYMOUTH,
RZS P ECTFU LL Y begs to thank the
nobility, gentry, end the inhabitants of Wry-
mood, and the county of Dorset, for the liberel StIPPM,
they have bestowed upon bins since bin commencement
In business at the oboes address, which has been esta-
blished for the last 30 yearn, and trusts, by supplying
them with the hest quality of Fish end Game at the
lowest market prices, to merit • continuances of their
pita-amp and support. Country orders punctually
attended to. Wenhans Lake fee.

SOPILISTITION AT kIi•VBVIL—An amusing rale was
beard at the Merthyr pollee-court on Monday, before
Mr. Yowler. Elisabeth Bowden, • young woman.
summoeed Ann Brewer, her aunt, for on assault, It
appeared that the emuplainant was told that her aunt
had repartee that she was in the habit of telling people's
fortunes, end that she bad bewitched pertain persons
br burning "powder" and iavoking some form of
malediction upon them. She aeot to her aunt to ask
why she had spread such aboard reports, and the gold
lady said it was quite true, and, raidng her fist, smote
her on the eye with such effect that it simply twinkled
like • little star and went out. Defendant said it wee
true that complainant burnt powder, and sho did it to
east • spell over "Lydia and Anna," and to lee what
sort of • woman her aunt was, as she had beard that
she was • very wick tl woman, and the powder would
change colour according to her wickedness; and
another charm which the powder was to work was to
compel complainant's young man to bestow more
attention upon her, in fact, to inspire him with affec-
tion. The 00,0 plain au t denied it all except the fortune-
telling, which she said her aunt (defendant) had taught
her. The magistrate said amidst all the absurdities
which they had 104 heard it was pretty clear that
defendant had committed a severe assault, for which
she would bare to pay • Sue of 10s, and coats.

1101IDER Olt A LtD BY HIS PATHS& —On Tuesday
morning • dreadful murder was perpetrated in the
village of Prineethrope, a few miles from Rugby,
Warwickshire, which, on becoming known struck
horror on the usually quiet neighbourhood. The per-
petrator of the not is a labooriiig man about 56 years
of age, who hail been for some time employed at the
I Prinoethrope Priory, but having been discharged some
time ago hal sinee been working as a brickmaker.
Some twelve months age his wife died, which seems to
have had a very depreemng effect on his mind, which,
on Tuesday, culminated in the ca,olaj offeneo with
which he is now charged. His victim was his own son,
• lad about aixteen yearsof age, of whom rumour eats
be was extremely fond. This lad was to have left
Mimeo. the day rei which hit was murdered, to go to a
situat.on. His (other slept with him on the previous
night, and having a notion that the lad would come to
want, at the hour above named he got out of bed, and
went down stairs and fetched his rszor, and while the
poor fellow was asleep cut his throat in • dreadful
manner. The puor buoy at once jumped out of bed and
ran out into the yard, bat in attempting to get bock op.
stairs he fell down, and died almost immediately from
Ines of blood. The prisoner, on being apprehended,
after having been duly motioned, said, "I killed my
110.1; and Huai' the hue that done it." At the polies-
statioo he raprotted sorrow for the act.

kIIItangIMICIRT CHURCUT•ID DIARCILATION AT
C•audne.—Jaines Berea, grave-digger at the old
semetery, was charged before the magistratenon Monday,
with opening the grave of Martha Fagan, an I damaging
She ooffin. This cuss canoed no small amount of eicit•-
melt, palmier!, among the Zr oh population. It
appeared that the ebonye was brought be JAPPDOS Fagan,
o °veils clown in the employ of Mr. Holbrook. Fagan',
wife wao buried at tir old cemetery on Seturday, the
4th inst., and on the Monday evening following Pecan
went, sawmpaniod by his bi other William, to see if the
grave woe properly filled up. They were admitted into
the cemetery by the eon of the grave-digger, and while
walking to the grave they were horntiA to POO a man
lying upon it on hi• law and hands. When seked if
be was the gravedigger, be said be was over yonder.
Papa and his companion went in the direction pointed
out, and when at some &stones from the grave the men
they had just spoken to make his eompe, and the grave.
digger man not to be found. On going to the grave the
sec .nd time, Fsgan found the breast-plate and handles
of him late wife's coofilmlying on one side near the grave,
Planed evidently with the view of carrying them away.
The coffin had been moved alto on its side, and • part
of the darner broken off. The prisiner bas been Wen.
tilled by Mr. Ir•IIILIS as the men whom he saw in the
grave on Monday evening; and other parties saw him I
working in the same grave that evening, but no notice I
was taken of the mAtAirr, it being naturally thought that
the prisoner was preparing a grave in the usual manner.
It is a matter of surprise what could have been the :
object of stealing the trimming, of the coffin, as they
w. re only of little value. The most strong, part of the ,
affair remains Wbe told. Fagan, for some cause or
other, dd not receive a letter with the news of his
wife's death which was forwarded to him at Hooting.;
but, knowing from • previous letter that she was very
ill, he left that Waco end arrived in Cardiff on Friday
night mat, and on being told LI he entered her house
that she was dead, he woo so paralysed that be lost his
lower of utterance and, it is said that it was only on
Monday that ho began to stammer • little ; at any rate,
111, with difficulty tbat he can now be understood. He
states that he went to the churchyard owing to • dream
that he had on Sunday night last thot his wila's grave
hod been opened. lagan`s brother•in•law alio says that
he to,k Fagao for a walk on the Penarth rood for •
change' but he woo so bent on the matter of his dream
be e insisted on going to the cemetery to see the
grave, with the result already stated. It has .me. been
ascertained that Mrs. Fagan died on Wedneeday last at
the infirmary, she having been taken there by the
doctor', orders, and that the had three gold ring, on
her finger, when she died on the following Soturdsy,
het the rings were taken off before the coffin was closed
Bug, tt woo reminded.

Frampton. uhder-Iresper to Sir Edwin Oreathed said on
Wednesday, April 8, hew.. in an inn slure lb* prisoner
wee who beim " twitine them about needing his
brother to gaol. Jame. Frampton coil he had nothing
to do with it, to which prisoner replied, "1f you
didn't some of the rest of ye did, and I'm If I
don't come up and have some of your eus, and I will
do so methlng e les for you before long."—Jsmes Frampton
gam similar evideoce.—Crosssxamined : He thought
the prisoner hid had a good dr.m.—George (Meant, a
outer, saw the 001)40 MI fire on the morning in question,
and went lothe woodcuts and gave information. Then
they came back and put it mil—Crow-examined : The
coachman's house aljoins the plsntaticn. —Janne ParJy,
the woodman, made • similar statement, and mid about
two acres of the gorse was burnt. They afterwards made
some tracks with a pair of booted the prisoner's and found
they exactly corresponded with those In the wood
Cross-examined Sometimes they mode tracks by the
side of those in the copes esti sometimes they put the
boot. In the.. already nude.— P.C. Chinn spoke to the
tracks corresponding with tba primner's boots. He
traded them from the close up to the prisoners father's
house. --Superintendent Baynton follnwrd in the rams
comers, niter which Mr. Collies briefly addressed the
jury, and they returned a verdict of not guilty.

sari At BRADFOID •BBLIL
John Sing, 19, labourer, indiornd for • rape upon
Jane Parsons., at Bradford Abbas, Jane 18, was found
guilty of misdemeanour, and seatenoed to 18 months'
hard Moor.

THI POOLS MOIDIL

The grand jury have found a true bill for wilful
murder against George Ivamy, sherged with the mnrJer
of Ann Hanoook, at Poole, on the Vat Jane, by drowning
her. Thu is the only two left for trial, and it will be
taken to-day (Tuesday).

terms of years, renewed from thus to lime;
and in the !vice of Edward 111. the Corporation
petitioned the Crown that instes4 of that fee farm
interest being renewed from time to time it should be
granted to them hi fee for ever, on their paying a
yearly rent of no. The Crown issuesi • writ to the
Sheriff of Dorset directing him ti inquire, by twelve
good nod lawful men, whether it would be ts tie
prejudice of the Crown or any other person if the Crown
acceded to the request of the petition, and the Sheriff
was also directed Ii inquire what profits were brlong-
ing to the same borough. Upon that precept the
Sheriff summoned • jury, and they male inquiry
of the matters r ferred to them, and the in.
quimition was aft•rwards returaed by the Sheriff,
setting forth that the jury found it would not be to the
loss or prejudice of the Crown or any other person, if
the Crown granted the reqoest of the petitioners alrh
that the profits of the said borough consisted, amonpt
other things, of three Gies beliE on the days he hid
b-fore mentioned, worth by the year Cl sub, and also
three markets every year on Wednesdays, Fridays, an,'
Saturdays, and "all any eastoms whatever unto
markets belonging" worth by the year £2 17.
On the 29th June • grant was made to the Corporation
of the fee of the boroush for ever on paying Ms year.
The Corporation scoured to have enjsyed this privilege
from that time till the fifth year of the reign of Charles
L. when a speeisillicharier was granted by the King, in
which his majeety confirmed all the privileges they had
previously
thjoYed, and emp 'wired them to take • toll
on all grain sol I in the market. Those privileges the
Corpor ttion bed enjoyed to the present time. The fair
held on the 14th Februry erns not mentiored in
any of the charters, but that had been held as far beck
am living memry, which in law would Iss good pro'
sumptive evident*, that there had been • grant by the
Crown. Front that time to the present the Chrpora-
tine bed held these fairs and markets, and no one ever
questioned that title, or surguted that their title could
be questioned. That, at nr; events, was the state of
things in 1834. Up tr that period the market.
and airs were held in the public' streets, and
In that year a local Ad of Parliament was obtained
authorising the Corporation to remove the fairs
from the streets t I the adjoining parish of Fording.
ton, and also that the fair held on Trinity Monday be
henceforth held on the 25th October in every year,
eleent it should fall on a Sunday, and then it be held
on the succeeding day. There were two special clauses
In the Act reserving all previout rights and privileges of
the Corporation. The Corporation purchased a field in
Fordington, near the Great Western station, for holding
the raid fairs. In 1835 the Municipal Corporations'
Ant was passed, and that extended the old municipal
boundary to the same limits as the parliamentary
borough. Then the Corporation, under the powers
they had by that AM, resolved to move the sheep and
cattle market' to the same field. The Corporation bad
not only held these market. and fairs from time
but they had received tolls on certain articles
brought and exposed for sale in such fairs and markets,
end the articles to which their attention would be
specially directed would be sheep and horses. The
Corporation from living memory had exclusively received
lm. 61. • score for sheep, the same for pigs, sad
6.1. each for horses offered for sale. Subeereutly
Mr. Eater commenced selling by auction in the
fair field, and this was approved by the Corporation, as
those sales became populer and were convenient to the
public, and profitable to Mr. Elinor and the Corporation.
Another auctioneer then proposed to sell there—Mr.
Symonds. Mr. Ensor objected, bet the Corporation
held that as • public body they could not show any
partiality to one, and they would not prevent Mr.
Symonds doing no. Mr. Fusor always pelt' the tolls till
1862, and he never disputed the right of the Corpora-
tion to take such tolls. In 1861 Mr. Eosor took • pimps
of ground within the limit+ of the oil borough, where
be s +ld sheep, horses, iko., and refused to pay any tolls.
Mr. Honor attracted customers to his private yard, and
of course he could 'ell cheaper than anybody else as he
did not pay the 11. 61. • score for cheep, on the 61. for
karma The contequenee wu a serious diminution in
the revenues ef the Corporation from the markets and
fairs. The subject wan taken up by the Corporation—
Mr. Cole: That has nothing to do with the declaration.
The Judge Nothing at all. I dol't care whether
the Corporation are right or wrong on the merits of the
cue, if they establish two pointe—first, their right to
hold the markets, and second, that the defendants have
obstrueted theta.
Mr. Kingdon said it would hr (mull material to the
011141.
The Judge You are giving yourself a great deal of
trouble, but go on if you like it this hot weather. You
are wanting to prove what I don't care a farthing
about—that the Corporation of Dorchester are morally
right. As to the law of the ease, the judip s have
ruled over and over again that the establishinent of •
market within 12 miles of another is an infringement
of the richt. .
Mr. Kingdon proceeded to say that his object was to
touch the two defendants. One had been bankrupt two
or three years ago, and there was no chance of getting
costs from him, if the Corporation succeeded in this
action; but the other was • gentleman of fortune and
had considerable property in the neighbourhood.
The Judge : Don't claim any credit to the Corporation
when because one may not pay if you gets verdict, you
try t s bring in another to get your costs : get on with
tbe legal points.
Mr. Knudson proceeded to observe that an arrange-
ment was made with Mr. &owe that he should continue
to sell In his private yard, and be allowed • discount off
the netts) tolls for hie trouble in providing hurdles. In
August 1866, Eosor became bankrapt. his sale ground
wee taken by the assignees, and the tolls due were lad..
Shortly after this Mr. Eosor roinmeneed his sales in an

NISI PRIUS COURT, MONDAY.

(Before Mr. B•aus Ca•Nricc, sad • COO3OIOII jary).

CLAIM FOE AP•RTMENTE AT WEYMOUTH.

Brasier v. Barker.—Mr. Pinder was crooned for the
and Mr. Cole, Q C., for the defendant. oThia
wee an action to recover 24.510 a, the blanoe due for
six month's rent of No. 7, Royal Crosscut, Weymouth.
The defendant pleaded, grit, that plaintiff did not let
the house to her ; second, that no portion of the rent
bad become due ; and third, that at the time the house
was let, • portion of the premises were in the possession
of the plaintiff, the plaintiff retained possesion till the
expiration of the term, and no prevented the defendant
from receiving the profit and owlik she would have
received from the ocoupstion of the house.
Mr. Pinder having stated the taco* called the plaintiff,
George Brasier, who said : I am • house agent and
lodging house keeper at Weymouth. Early last year
took • house, No. 7, Royal Terrace, Weymouth. I
resided In the bask parlour. Hod two servant. in the
house, and bad two bedrooms, one for myself
and other for two servants. Let it out to various
persons. In the season the rent would be 71
guineas • week for the whole house. On the
the 14th October defendant came with her daughter.
Had not known them before. I saw them myself. Mrs.
Barker said she wished to taken house in Weymouth
for the winter months. They looked over No. 7, and
said it would suit them very well indeed. At the time
there we. • bill" apartments" in one of the windows. Tbe
drawing-room was then let to a Mrs. Linsey. They asked
the rent. I said if they would take the house for six
monthathey should have it for 2 guineas a week. Mrs.
Barker said she would take the house. The bargein
was concluded: it we. not in writing. It was amurged
that every week Mrs. Linsey stayed defendant should
be allowed • guinea • week. Mrs. Linsey was to
remain not longer than • frothiest. A day or two
before the end of the for tnight Mrs. Linsey left. Had
been occupying the bank parlotr, and two bedrooms I
himself. I asked Mrs. 'Balker if she would
have any objection to my onoopying the same
' rooms during her tenancy. providing I found I
one servant fur her. That she objected to,
saying she would sooner have the house entirely to
herself. I said that as soon as Mrs. Linsey left and
defendant came into pm...miens, I would quit the I
premise.. She assented to that. Mrs. Barker and her I
daughter took possession on the 18th October. Before !
Mrs. Linsey left Mrs. Barker suddenly left on the 22nd I
October—on the Wodompley teaming the Thursday
they arrived. Mrs. Barker told use she had got some I
law•suit on, and that was the reason she was going,
Mrs. Linsey left on ;the following Monday. Mrs.
Barker left her servant in the house, and she (the
servant) left on the next Monday. She did not tell ore
she was going. Mrs. Barker left thinrs in the house.
Defendant locked • wardrobe is the bedroom before
leaving, and left two boxes. I kept two keys—at lead
they bong behind a door. Before defendant and bar
daughter left, one of them in the presence of the other
told me their addreu was "23, Hyde Park•plaar,
London."—The Judge: What was the ago of the
daughter.—A. It would bee difficult thing to tell, my
lord.—Judge: Well • about?— A. I should say about
35—(a laugh). About the end of October 1 posted
• letter to Mrs. Barker at that address, asking
ber when she was going to return. On the Ist
November, received a letter from 23, Hyatt
Park place. Do not know Mrs. Barker's handwriting.
' (Letters prodneed to which Mr. Cola objected to being
road till handwriting mold be proved). Only one letter
wee sent to that critics..; others I wrote to Bedford-
street, Strand. On the 6th February received a letter
" beginning "Mrs. Barker." Subsequently received
others in the same handwriting, in &newer to letters I
wrote to Mrs. Barker. In consequence of a letter I
received !remained in posse.sion after October, tho
time at which I had agreed to go out, and in pnrenanca
of which I had taken loiginge from Mr. Hobbs, in
ono' her part of the town from Isl February, at 74. 8.1. •
week. Wrote letters to the defendant asking from
time to time when she would return. Locked the house
up •Itegether on the 18th M•rah. prom and of October
te 10th or April—the mg months' term—was ready to
give up the dining-room and two b -.Dooms to Mrs.
Barker or any one she sent. About 10th of April got a
letter from defendant'. 'Avant, in consequence of which
I delivered up the things Mrs. Barker had left ,
in the house. Subsequently I wrote for the
rent, and got a poet-n(Bs order for £7 from Mr.. Barker, I
Is the beginning of December. That's all I have
received. The total amount for the six months is
£52 10s. —Cross-examined : The letter received on th•
Ist November was to the effect that Mrs. Bucker would
be detained in London till the beginning n( December,
and she would be mush obliged to Mr. Brasier if ha
could let the house for month. In consequence of that
letter I stayed in the house to see if I mould let it for
her. Comeneneed paying for my lodgings on the Ist
February, but did not go into them till the Ist Maroh.
I elpected Mrs. Barker b.ck in February. The only
ocraupation Mrs. Barker had of the boas* wa• the ward-
robe, and having two boxes is the home. Could have
let the horse if I might have let for • longer term.—
Reeerranined I endeavoured to let the house In apart.
meat.' forl Mrs. Barker, and for that purpose it was
nereasser7,l should remain there with my servants.
Stephen Hobbs, St. Mary-street, Weymouth, was
called to prove that Mr. Brasier took lodgings from
him, but his evidence was not taken.

_
A discussion ;awe betwsen the learned counsel as to
whether or not, under the circumstanom, the giving up
of the house by plaintiff, •aa an actual demise ; Mr.
Pinder urged • cry strongly that it was, but Mr. Cobs
argued the other way, and the learned judge decided in
favour of Mr. Cole, but said be would reserve leave to
move in cue plaint if did not get a verdict for WI and
Occupation.. .

Mr', Pinder summed up the case, and said it vu
question for them whether the defendant's occupation
of the boars, under the circumstances, vu worth two
guineas a.week,for the whole term.
. .

". Mr. Cole, Q.C., in aldressin—g iiiejarr for the defence,
urged that as the defendant—an old infirm lady—only
&dually occupied the Imam one week, and her servant
• part of another week, and left two bores there the
rest of the period, their verdict should be for • very
smell amount.
_

His lordship having summed up the Mad.
Thaer", after • fey minute. oon.ideration, returned
a verdict for the fell amount claimed,

ACTION or IJICTMIIfT.

Bisect r. Besent.—This was an nation of ejeetment,
brought by Mr. William B,sent, • dairyman and
fernier, of Bees Regis, againat his nephew, Mr. Charles
Bement, • farmer of Bere Regia, to recover on
of ciertain oopyhold tenements called " hinnell's
tenement.," part of the manor of Bore Regis. The
plaintiff claimed possession as the next and only sur-
viving life of the three on which the property was
granted, and the defendant resisted it on the ground
that his father, the second lac by will left this pro-
perty to him. Mr. Kingdom, Q.C., and Mr. Lopes were
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cole, go., for the defendant.
After hearing the plaintiff's ease, the judge directed •
verdict for the plaintiff pro formic, with leave for the
defendant tomb for • nonseit in tbsCcurtof Richequer,
on the question of law whether or not the defendant's
father had power to devise the property.

TOLL CARL

The Mayor and Corporation of Dorchester st. J. T.
%neer sod W. llsafiale. This woe a special jary ease.
Mr. Kingdon, Q.C., and Mr. Lopes were for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Cole, IQ.C., and Mr. Ben e for the
defendants.

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Qom-examined : Have not seairobed for other
'barters. Have no doubt there are many inhere. A
few months ego I translated portion@ of oae in the
immanent room—the eishtli James 1.

By tha Pete: The atin in the &whir of Charles I
may mean " ell toll" or "all tolls," it 11 a collective
noon abbrievated.. . _ .

Mr. Lopez opened the pleuding.. The declaration stated
that the plaintiffs poressed a market in the borough
of Dorchester, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and that
they were prevented the enjoyment of the woe by the
defendanta bolding another market within the borough
on the same market days. The second count alleged
the mme right and said the defendar-ts prevented their
enjoyment of the same, by exposing for silo near an/
adjoining the said market errtain good& MT* were
two other manta relating to the right to certain fain in
the borough. The defendant, plcaded first that they
were not guilty, and Limn they pleaded to all the counts
that the pleintiffa were not powered of the fairs and
markets as they alleged.
Mr. Kingston, Q.C., in opening the ease, said it was
an action brought by the Corporation of Dorchester
against Mr. J. T. Ensor and Mr. W. Manfield, two '
gentlemen whose families had long been connected with
Dorchester, for infringing the undoubted and ancient
rights of the Corporation of Dorebeeter to hold certain
fairs and market. in Dorchester. It ems the exclusive
prerogative of the Crown to grant tbe right to hold •
fair or market in any part of England. It was • pre-
rogative which bad been called "one of the flowers of
the Crown," and, as far beck sa history goes Pill
colons Sovereigns had exercised that prerogative by
reciting from time to time rights to eorporate bodies
In the eases of towns and to Lords of Manors, in the
ease of extensive manors to bold fairs or markets
in such towns or manors ; and these rights
had alway■ been upheld, and that actions would
lie against any infringing them. The Corporation of
Dorchester was one of the oldest in the county, and
: from time immemorial had enjoyed the exclusive right,
of Dorehester, via ,
either by proscriPWoo or by grants and charters. of
holding four fairs for the borough
one on the 14th FebruuT, a second on the feast of the
Holy Trinity, • third on the feast of the nativity of St.
John the Bsptist., and • fourth on the feast of St. James.
Three of them fides were held by express charters, and
the one on the 14th February by immemorial title end
prescription. The Corporation had also express grants
from the Crown from time immemorial to hold three
markets weekly is the borough, via., on Wednes•
days, Fridays, and Saturday& after holding three
markets in each week for some years. the Pestles of
holding a market on Fridays was disoontinned. The
61.6 document to be laid beor, them was an inquisition
bearing date no long back aa the 11th year of the reign
of Edward 111. It appeared the Corporation of
Dorehester bad held the borough in fee farm from the
Crown on a Pail/ popoold of £l6 or £l7 to

"wiTr.-iy-en--en—de also produeed the Local Act of 1834.
He then said : I know the place where the sales are
held in Mr. *infield's field. Have men sales going on
there on Saturdays. Can't say that I have seen them
there on fair daya Am well acquainted with the limits
of the old borough.
The judge said the bounds of the old borough were
unimportant.
Witness: The sales Aral ootomenced in the early
part of November last year. Previously Meteor had
held his sale. on another piece of land ; he became
bankrupt in 1866, and it wee after that he removed hie
sales to Mr. Manfield's field. Previously to 1862 Mr.
Spoor conducted his sales on the corporation market
ground. He then removed to another piece of ground.
The matter came before the Town Council, of which
Mr. Husor was • member. It was referred to a 00111•
mittse of the whole co mail, the report was *steed to
on 13th December, 1864, and it came before the council
on 9th January, 18435. dmongat the eleven persons
present on 9ib Jan. was Mr. Manor. Elinor was present
when the report was read, and when the vote
we. agreed to.—Cromexamined : The markets of Dor.
chestea were held every Saturday, for 40 years to his
recollection. (Handbills produced.) Will not swear
markets were held on other days then those mentioned
In those handbills. Thou were not issued by the Cor-
poration. Cannot remember wEen cheep were Brat
brought to market. I have similar bills to those
produced. The bills were not distributed by Sergeant
at Macs. I don't know whether any cattle were brought
into this neighbourhood according to the bills. I know
nothing of the circumstances under which the bills were
Maned at all. I canrot tell any particular day on which
I saw a hale by Mr. Rumor at his repository. I know it
was darieg the last spring. I saw .beep and cattle
them There are sheds erected. It is °ailed a
repository. The fence extends beyond the roofing. I
maw • lot of persona there and Mr. Honor. I could not
hear any bidding. I supposed aside we. going on. It
we. on more than one Saturday. No bills have been
issued by the Corporation. I cannot say that any sales
were held on other days than thou mentioned in the
bills. I have minutes of tbeCorporstion for 1806. The
minuteswere read to the effiaotthat on • requisition of
the farmers lbatkt would be oonvenient for stook market
to he held in the borough fortnightly. The Council
approved of the auggestion, and ordered the insertion
of advertisement for the holding of snob market. On
30th Jane, 1806, Uwe is a minute WA the pries of peas

for sheep cod lambs alma be raised to to.
61r. r:
*core in Colloolo,ooe 0( the advanced pr_, tca bu d
I cannot say when cattle and sheep were first brought
to the fairs. I have the mina's book of the Council 'fir
1806. Os the 23rd July I find • reoord that the
Sergeant at Mace shall proclaim in the fair on St.
Jernee's day. that if the eonntry men will bring in their
sheep and outdo on the market days. provision shall be
male for penning snob sheep and eettle as shall be
brought for ssle.—Reaxamined : As far as my memory
goes there has always een &sheep and cattle market in
the brought of Dorchester. When • boy at school I have
seen settle in the streets. Fairs were held in ba-k street.
That went on till the Local Act of Parliament eras
passed.
P.C. (hoop Mitchell said: I have been in the borough
five years, and have been to the field where Mr. Fluor
sells slosh. I went there on Saturtay 9th May, to
count the si.eep. Sheep were penned up there. There
were 719. There was a tale going on. Mr. Senor wee
selling them by auction. A great many people wire
there and biJding, Went again Saturday 23rd May.
Found then 570. They were pence! up. Mr. Snug
was selling and thcre was bidding and buying.—Cross.
examined : Was there any market in the town on either
of the days you irises mentionA for sale of sheep and
cattle 7—A. I don't believe there was. I believe the
market is held
Saturday at Mr. Elms's and the other in the market
field.

P.C. George Hooch said : I and Mr. Hooper were the
colleetrva of the tolls. Is oonwptenoe of instructions I
received in November lust I west to Mr. Encore
rennsibvy, no Saturday November 9. There was a
re rular market held the sums day. Mr: Ensor was on
Mr. Mantleld's field selling cows by auction. There
were 400 sheep there. I taw Mr. Manaeld by the into.
I went there pgain on 23rd November (Saturday). There
was • market in the Corporation field. I saw Mr.
Ensor in Mr. Manfield's field selling oows by auction.
Mr. Maneeld said -we dont wont any "bobbies" here;
it is my own private property, and you leave my lied.
I told him I had not fin:shnd counting the sheep then.
Ile then took me by my left ern and turned me to.
wards the gate and said, "If you dont leave the field
I will have some men to put you out" I had not then
counted all the sheep. I made then 275.—Cross-
examined : Mr. Hooper sent me there. I went to count
the sheep. It was • public auction. There were hood:
bills stuck op for Mr. E3Klell aale. I cannot ea) that
there were bills up of aWe on thous days. I did not
go on the intermediate Saturdays because there wia• no
sale. There was satire one Saturday there, and the
other at the other field.

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Thomas Smith Pouncy said: I have been Sergeant at
Mao* 26 years and have been 18 yews lessee of the
, Market tolls. I have collected end employed men to
! collect tolls. I have collected them on the sale of sheep,
pigs, norm; vegetables, poultry, and eggs. I gave up
being lessee in 1866. The great markets wens held on
Saturdays. limiter.' for sale of cattle were held every
alternate Saturday. In 1861 and order was made
by the Mayor to hold • cattle markit every Satur-
day. Tolls wore paid by Mr. Enaor till 1862, when
he began to sell in his repository field. In 1862 Mr.
, &nor ra,used to pay tolls in hie repository ; but I
I have oollectvd Mlle for him many years for sheep sold
in the Corporation field. He was then the auctioneer.
Mr. &see first held his sales in the corporation field
monthly, and afterwards fortnightly. When Mr.
&nor was selling in the Corporation field, there were
no isles going 00 in any other place.—Cross-examlned:
I commenced collecting in 1818. I know the bills pro-
duced. I diatributal toms of them. I had the
copy from Mr. Enmr's father. He need to get the
dates altered; I took the bills to the printer. I
cannot my who paid for them. The sales were
held on the dips as adeertised on the bills. I
receiveslthe tolls from Mr. Ens°v when he wild in the Cor.
poration field —ls. GI. per score for sheep. Mr. Enjoy paid
me, not the buyer or seller. Other psrsons who penned
sheep in the Corporation field on the same Saturday
paid me the Iv 61 per score for penning. Never have
seen the market field more wet or dirty than other
placqi. I never had any complaint. made to me
of its being dirty. It was not • very nice place
to stand about on in the whiter. I never beard
that the field wee in the ancient ditch of the town. I
missed collecting in 1866. I have been in the field
where Mr. Ensor had his repository. Mr. Symonds
bold in the Corporaton ground one Saturday and Mr.
Eosor in his repoaitory the other —Re-examined :
Never heard Mr. Ensor complain of the market ground
being wet. I was premed when the graziers sem-
plained thst their cattle were not 'allowed in the
market field, because of the fortnightly sale. They
complained to the mayor, Mr. Galpin, and an order
was made that the market should be held every Satur-
day. Pigs are brought alccoet every Saturday. No
arrangements that I am aware of were made for the sale
of pigs. I had no wrttren lease when lessee
of the tolls. I psi I 1:141 for markets and £36
for the faito.—Croes-examined 1 hod tolls for
everything, including hotter, °home, and poultry. It
wan for stallage Charged butchers who attended the
market. There mi,ght be • stall or two in front of the
market. Took lolls for them.

The Court then —rose—, un—:l....the ease will be resumed
this (Tuesday) morning.

DORCHESTER.

Ws are pleued t, notioe in lest Turaday's Goutte.
that Air. Gore Augustus £lJridge. the youngest eon
of Dr. Aldridgo. of this town, is glutted as Lieutenant
WI the 71st Highlanders.

FRIGHTFITL FATAL ACCIDENT AT THS
PORTLAND RAILWAY STATION.

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atjoining field belonging to Mr. lia•Ileld. and had On Sunday evening a frightful accident occurred to •
carried them on there, but be refused tam • farthing man named Richard White, oommonly known by the
of tAlto the Corporation. name of Diek Stiff, at hermao. Itacpasn, from what
The Jodi!. : Are you really going for the amount of we could glean from the railway offlaialL„ that the poor
the tolls? I don't think any notion for thil• ever fellow •ccompanied some friend• to the dailway station,
Ibrought nore than nominal damages. If you do I shall j who were about to proeeed to %Vein:meth by the nine
all the defendants to plead leave and Hoene. o'clock train. which consisted of six carriage., and
Mr. Kingdon said he did not intend to ask for the ; White's friends were woad in the last aerially but
amount of the tolls. Ile went on to say that Hr. one. Prior to the accident the atation-nisater, Mr. ,
Ensor was remonstrated with on the course he had j Target, was attending to bin duties on the platform, '
Laken, but he refused to give way and hence the , and the unfortunate man, who was • hide in liquor,
present actire. He then proceeded to compare hal been cautioned to leave the side of the carriages as
the relative positions of tee defendants as the train was on the point of starting. On the signal
puppet and string puller. He said thet Mr. being given White grasped hold of his friend's tent
Mengel,' must have known for what purpose and with the sudden jerk le was pitched between the
Kr. Ensor wanted his geld, he encouraged Min platform and the train. The accident was witnessed by
in the course be took, took an active part in th• a number of persons on the platform, and the station•
repository, and threatened the police when they went master gave the aigned to otop the train, but the hind
there to count the sheep. He also gave a notice to Mr. wheels of the lest carriage prised oar his left leg and
Hooper, the collector of tolls for t'e Corpunti in, on , shoulder. Mr. Target, with the •asistence of the
the 19th November, 1867, to this effect: "I, William offleinl,, got the man on to the platform, and he pre'
Manful.], of the pariah of St. Peter, Dorchester, in the eentrd • frightful sight. The entire calf of his left leg
county of Dorset, gentleman, hereby give you notes was torn away. and the leg bone was crushed, and
not to tre•pass OD the land and premises belonging to his left arm and shoulder were also broken, and
me. the saute being in the joint occupation of myclf and the blood flowed in a stream from the injured parts.
J. T. Eneor, situate' in the *aid parish of St. Peter." j As soon as the accident was made known in the island
From this he &eked the jury to infer that the defendant's Dr. Carruthers and his Loristant was on the spot, and
were jointly concerned in the sale of stak at that plass the sufferer was conveyed to his father's residence et
and in refusing to pay the tolls. In conclusion he re- CboSil, under the superintendence of P.S. Freeman,
leered to the improvement made by Mr. Mangold some i but on arriving there be was again removed to the
years ago in his house and exposing to public gaze • Crown Inn. Every assistance was radars'. but he
pleassn tSouthytreeL by removingthe high wall opposite I expired in great agony at hairiest one o'block on
garden but shoot three weeks ago this liberal net , Monday morning, from the shock to the system and
same to an end, and there was put up perhaps the I Ices of blood.
Most unsightly boarding ever seen in any town.
Koagh boarda were pat up, some long, some short, some _ _
tarred and all dirty, and they entirely excluded any
eight of the garden. The house of the Town Clerk,
who was the official of the Corporation conducting this
cause, lived immediately opposite this boarding, and he
suggested it was done to annoy hint. This was a alight
circumstance in the case.
His lordship: Very sliebt.
Mr. Kinedon continued: When the jury had beard
the evidence, be had no doubt they would be of opinion
that the defendant Ensor had transgressed the law and
Infringed the rights and privileges of tins Corporation,
and he asked them also to give a verdict against Mr.
Mar:afield for the part he had Laken in the matter.
Mr. Jeremiah Jowett, borough surveyor of Doe-
r:eater, said he made the plan produced, which
correctly showed the position of the fair field, where
the borough merkets and faire are held, and the site of
Mr. Mangold', field, where. prosecutors alleged, Kr.
Kentish! and Mr. Honor jointly held salsa.
His lordahip directed the jury that there was no proof
at present of the allegation that the two defendants
held sales joiatly in Mr. Ilanfield's field.
Mr. Gila Symonds, tows sleek of Dorchester, pro-
duced • copy of an inquisition of the 11th of Edward
111., certified by the master of the rolls. Also letters
patent of the same date, the oriels.' charter of King
Charles 1., from the Dorchester Corporation muni:
trent.
Mr. Henry William llewlett was celled to speak to
the translations of the said deeds produced.
Judge: Does aoything in your julguent turn upon
the inflexions in the abbreviations, as to the way they
should be extended.
Witness No, my lord.
Mr. Hewlett then read his translations of the several
documents.

MAPPERTON.

A OAT WIDDING took place at Mapporton on Than.
dey, the OCCIIIOI2 being the marriage of Mies Agnes
Marryst, eldest deughter of Lieutenset•Colonel Marryak
to George Eliot, Esq., of Way mouth. The ceremony
vas performed by the Rev. Prebendary Selwyn slanted
by the Rev. Patdet Comptoo. The beide mu attended
by eight bridesmaids all elegantly stiletto'. The church
vas besotifally deoorated ; and • large number of rants
were present at the breekfast. Tb• happy pair left for
Sootland.