The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-26 00:00:00

WIXBORNE.

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COUNTY COURT, TRURSDAY.—Bet TS MT. Serjeant
Tindal Atkinson.—The business at thin court was very
light, as seems to be the case generally at the courts in
this district during this and the past monthe.—AP
adjourned case wu that of Joseph Parsons v, John
Shiner. The plaintiff chimed £l4, but the defendant
refused to admit that he owed more than ,C 2 15s. 9d.
The case bad been allowed to stand over from the
last court in order that the plaintiff might pro luce his
boeks. On being now handed in, these were found to
be in such a confused condition that hie Honour
reineeted the jointoegistrar, Mr. T. D. B. Rawlins. to
kindly ...if he could uuravel their intricacie.. —Lord
Ashley was defendant to a claim for £7, preferred by
Messrs. Hopkins and Pike, ironmonzers and grooers,
for goods —lir. Trevanion was for the plaintiff., and
if.. H. S. Dickinson, who had only beep instructed on
the previous T motley, in behalf of Lori Ashley, setup
the statute of limitations, at he w us firmly convinced
the money had been paid.—Mr. Trevanion intimated
that in that case he should eubpcena his lord.hip to
prove the payment, and his Honour adjourned the
cue.—The only wher di-p tie I c Lae wan one in which
flberlee Reeves, of \Vieth nor, po.tataster, sue !George
Pike. ,4 Keynestme, Illtniforl, whe.lwright, for
kJ 10... alleged t be due on a bran deal.— Mr.
Trevanion wee for the plaintiff, anti Mr. Di-ktitann for
the defendant. I was • very simt I.ttue, the parties
had exch %need horse', and the defendant wa, to give
the num in question te boot. —Defendant LIOW o,ntrlnded
the plaintiff tel warranted his horse, an I them m,rmnty
hed f I.—Several witnesses were diel en either
aide. but the prepondetance of evidence was in favour
of the plaintiff—that they had agreed to "take each
other's herpes in their own respon•i ility," and his
Honour found In. the plaLtiff ace .rdingiy.
Tier MIN4Tra Sett —we are phased to slat) that
the great larP, "St. Cutloberga," at the Min.tor, has
been suc.e.safully replace.' by Me. isrs. Gillett and
Bland, boll founders. Cr 'pion, under the superintend-
ence of their foreman, Me. Bone/ell. At the same
time the whole peal was overhauled and repaired where
~e,e,eaary. A set of chime hammers hal been newly
adjude Ito the whole peal. an that one man can chime
the eiga belle for the Services. Several peals have
been rung since the restoration to show that the large
bell MAI in no way Injured. Au erroneous report has
been c rcu:ared as to the poseibilty of the bell falling
down through the tower, for the e.lnstrootfoo of the
framework render,' this imposeible. The bell was
recast in the year 1629, by one Anthony Bond, a bell
fonnder, at the rate of 64. 81. per cwt. ; its weight
beset 314 cwt. Its tnecription runs this :
Mr. Wiltelmus Loring° me prime Debit la honors=
&eau CAlthergu: renoveber swept.' parochi•li par
Alt ; Anne Dowel 1629
Mr. William Lotenge was one of the canons of the
Minster in the eighth year of King Richard 11., nearly
240 refill before this hell was recut, num the bell
has been doing duty in the Minster for upwards of 490
yell's. Ile other bells have the following dew, and
ine:riptions
2nd Isom Sum minima hie cunt:meet. at 'twee m'iagra'ia
,ala This bell wu added to ye five in 1686. B.K
suouel /knight. This was the treble of the old peal.
3a Hal Pi nuts Rotatuutidi Mar a voeate.
4t'aß.ll. 1598. 1I;e thou th. Ltd.
sth Boil. 100- Sollud out the bells in God referee,
Jib Rell. 1798.

Tie-a-1W rell-lani ag bells have been added in this
century to complete the plaid eight.

BLANDFORD.
Acetinuiv.—in Thursday morning last, a little h 7
diree years of nge, named Coward. the en of Mr.
Gt. iward, f tbe Rolitte Court, wan plaiing with his
schoolfellows and re rived epoch which threw him to
the ground. In the fall the p ,or little fellow'a thigh
was broken. Under Dr. Ingrain's cue he is progtess-
log favourably.

BRIDPOILT.
Me. Go.ota's HOUNDS.—This splendid pack of
otter hounds will scour the river Brady and other
streams in the neighbourhood during the present week.
On Taoslay morning the hounds will meet on
the banks of the Brody, where a few fine otters have
lately been seen, end .luring the remainder l the week,
other steams, pr .mising good sport, will be well
hunted. A number of sportsmen of the locality
intend to Join in the chase, which, if the weather
continues fine will be an exciting one.
130aocoil PoLleli, Saturday. Before Mr. T.
Edmunds and Mr. H. Howell, William Eliott, a flax.
dresser, of East-strect, and who is known by the
sobriquet "Ducknoee," was charged wit'i sleeping in
the open air a an early hour that morning without
visible means of subsistence.—P.C. Snrackland said
be found prisoner inside a garden at Portville, lying
under atr-e asleep. He a iced him his name, but he
said he had na hone nor any name. (Laughter.)--
Prisoner s .id ,o the bench be had been trying to get
ship, as he had had no employment since MarA last.
There being previous complaints, the bench sentenced
him to one month's hard labour.

YzOVIL.

Swore Fn.—Th; -f-ar-in-hT;use of Mr. Dark, at
Yeovil Marsh, has been entirely destroyed by fire,
which was occasioned through a spark from the chim-
ney alightin: on the thatch, which had become
exceedingly dry. The furniture was saved, but was
much damaged by hasty removal. The house was
insured.