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

BLAIIDFORD.

Ronnell•lttge.—On—Ti-i-eeday eight °rawly on Wed-
usday morning, the dwelling-bouses of Mr. Stewart,
draper, and of Mr. Fri ke, provision dealer, situated in
East-street, were burglerionely entered. The thieves,
from the tracks which they left, bad evidently
effected an entrance at the back of the premises,
through Mrs. 13alkeld's and Mr. Jammon's gutless,
and getting over • low wall to Ur. Stewert's premises,
proceeded to the parlour window which they foreel
open, and, as it would appear, first provided themselves
with a eandle, which they oat from a number
harigiog in a corner In Use kitchen. This they placed
in • lantern, and thus provided proceeded to
ransack the cheffionser. Not being quite tee-
totallers they helped themselves to some wine, about
one half of the bottle being gone. Notwithstanding
there was • considerable quantity of silver, the thieves
contented themselves with only tilting from this place
mix silver tea-spoons sugar tongs,egg and salt spoons, and
use or two other trilling articles. They then proceeded
to the shop, but here an obstruction occurred, which had
they not previously removed, would no doubt have
upset their plans. Close to the door which opens
into the shop from the passage, Mr. Stewart's
dog slept, and to prevent his alarming the
honer the parties took down • basin of milk from a
larder close by, and, u it is supposed, drugged it, as
the an was found the next morning in • listless
stupid state. Unfortunately, though the side door of
the shop wea locked, the key had been left in, and the
thieves, who appear to have been very moderate in
their desires, or were probably disturbed, took from the
desk • bag containing about Cl in gold and diver.
This they emptied and threw the bag into the parlour.
The till and the goods in the front and back shops were
untouched. It is evident that they must have been on
the premises some time as • oonsidenble portion of tho
candle was blunt. They then made their exit by the
back kitehen door (which they loft wide open) and over
• ails wall to the back of Mr. Freke's premise*. Hire
they adopted the same plan as at lit. thowart's,
forcing open the sash of the kitchen window. In
all probability they were soon disturba4 as they
only took a piece of cake and other ease. Mr.
Freke's docr, commenioating with his whop, WY
fortunately looked, and the key secured, no that they
were prevented from access to his till. The first die-
revery of the robbery Ina made by Mr. Stewart' servant,
who, on ooming down stairs, found the shop door lead-
ing into the passage open, the back door and window
wide open, and the contents of the cheMoneer strewn on
the fi.OT. She immediately Informed her mistress, and
the polies were es.* ler, ea thorough exageloa-
of 1.1. promisee, ooul from their layeetigatiouu esnatitried
with other ciresunstanees, it Is hoped that the guilty
parties will sus be in the hands of jetties. livideetly
they were no strangers to the Demises, and must also
have known pretty well where everything was kept.

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CitUnctf IllentonsaY &omen. —The annual
meetings were held in the Town.hall on Monday,
the afternoon meeting being presidet, over by CT.
Louth. Esq., supported by the Rev. R. Farquharson,
Rev. 0. Phials, Rev. J. 8.. gob*, Rev. Mr. Nieholay,
and the Rev. R. Taylor. Those present consisted
chiefly of ladies. The Rev. J. R. Quirk reed the
linaneial statement for the year The receipts from
Illanford,inclading eollections,sabecriptimui,and juvenile
eontributions, amounted to about 1080. Speaking of the
deputation, he said be was a missionary, who for the
long period of 33 years had laboured among the New
Zealanders, and only eeesped being eaten by
them because a chief who felt his arm said he
was too old and tough! The Chairman then
addressed the meeting on the duty of supporting
mission work, and on the blessings which had resulted
from it in our own country. *1 he Rev. R. Taylor next
spoke. He said it was in 1836 he left England in a very
small vessel of only 300 tons burthen, to_go out as a
missionary. They first went to South Wales, for at
that time direct communication with New Zealand had
not commenced, and the only vessel they saw daring a
long empire of six months after Pawling the Calve, was
one from Rio de Janeiro. New Zealand, at the time he
arrived there, was • land of savage cannibals, one tribe
making war upon another for the express purpose of
, eating those slain in battle. Now all this was changed,
audit great number of them were converted to God.
The rev, gentleman then gave several Melanins of the
power of truth upon the minds of the natives, their
earnestness in searching after the truth, repeat for the
Sabbath, and the interest they felt in his safe arrival
and happiness in England. He also stated that he
believed the wars which had been lately raging in that
country would nothave occurred if the natives had been
treated with judicious kindessa ; and be gave an Interest-
ing account of a large gathering of the people for public
worship in one part of the island, where some few years
ego the grossest idolatry prevailed, but where Imbed the
happinme of celebrating the Holy Communion to 710
communicants. A vote of thanks was proposed to the
deputation on the motion of the Ike. It. Ferrinharson,
seconded by the Rev. J. R. Quirk.—The Chairman, in
putting it to the meeting, bore his testimony to the
constancy, seal, and devotion of ntiasionariea, many of
whom belied met in various parts of the world. Ile
always esteemed them highly for their works' sake, and
for their singular devotion to the cause of the Gospel.
It was • pleasing thing to meet with men who bad
given up all their comforts and the peace of home life
out of love to Christ and their fellow-ereaturee, and he
I esteemed it a great honour to reckon them as his friends
—(cheers). A missionary hymn having been sung, the
meeting closed. The evening meeting was presided over
by the Rev. J. R. Quirk and was (any attended. The
collections amounted to £7 Oe. 4d.

I3LANDFORD COUNTY COURT, MAT H.
(Mors T. E. I'. LITROT. Esq.)

There were GO plaints entered for he•ring and an
unusual number of judgment eases.
Edgar B. Smith e Stone £2, money lent.
Pi•issia is • inavter tailor, residing in tilandford, and
the defendant a oommeroial traveller for a Bristol firm.
—An 1.0. U. was put in by plaintiff for the amount
claimed, and it was proved by the athtensent of Charles
Paul, boots at the Crown Inn, that he was sent with a
note to Mr. Smith, by Stone, and received from him
two sovereign; which he handed to Stone.—Jedgment
forthwith.
Edward Strange r. John Ainsworth—Claim ell 6s. 51,
balance of account—Mr. Atkinson for the plaiutiff,
and Mr. Chitty for the defendant. —Plaintiff I. •
curler, residing at Stur.oinster Newtoa, ant the de-
fendant a shoemaker at Stourpaine, near Blandford.—
From the statement of plaintiff's attorney, it appeared
that • abort time before (be death of defendent • father
be owed the plaintiff the sum of £2B la, 54., of which I
he paid 220. Ile thee °edited leather, to the amount I
of 1:10. The father died, and the son carried on the
business, and by payment of various sums had related
the debt owed by the father to the amount claimed.—
This was confirmed by plaintiff's statement, who further
deposed that after the father died be ealled at the
house end saw his widow. She told him not to
make himself uneasy about the debt as her son would
ace him paid, but he (plaintiff) must give him time.
The November following defendant paid him C 2, and
the next time he saw him he offered if he would take
£5 off the account to pay the whole. This he (plaintiff)
I told him he could not do, and in March, 1855, defendant
paid him another 1:2 upon the ease amount. In Feb.,
1866, he paid another fl. and promised to send more by
the maul-east man, but did not. Sometime after he sent
• sovereign to plaintiff's son in a letter, is which he
stated he would have sect more but was unable to work
in consequence of having a bad Anger, ani the defendant
from the first never made any objection to pay the
money -George Strange, currier and ihoemaker, of
Blandlord, said he received a letter (tendered) from the
defendant, by his daughter—The defence was that as
the defendant, was not in partnership with his father,
by whole the debt WY contracted, therefore fie was not
liable, but his Honour held there was enougElvidence
by the production of the letter to bring the see within
the statute, and Mr. Chitty then called the defendant,
who on etamining the letter, alter *serious caution by
the judge, positively swore that the letter limbered was
neither written by himself nor his daughter. That he
bed never esen his daughter write, but had seen her
handwriting. And that he never sent a sovereign by
her on his owe account, but that the mouser paid was on
his mother's behalf. He knew nothing about the letter.
—ity Mr. Atkinson: Never had a but hand; might have
hail a had Boger. —His Honour said he should adjourn
the sae for the attendance of defendant's daughter, for
he was very far from being satiated with his statement.
Parties came into that court apparently prepared to
swear whatever would suit their purpose, hot it would
not do, for they would find that they would get the
writ off by such conduct,
Louse Tunic v. George Dean.—Claim £32 Es. 64.
This was a somewhat strange and curious ease, the
parties standing in the relative position of sister and
brotherin4aw.—Mr. Chitty appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Atkinson for the defendant.— Mr. Chitty
stated that the claim was for money lent, and as be
understood • set off would be pleaded for board and
ia;cinge, hut he 'Omitted, as no notice had beengiven, it
fell to the pound.—Mr. Atkinson, lon the ddrendaat,
stated that it was not denied the money elsimed was
borrowed, but it had been fully paid by his client pro-
viding board end lodgieg for the plaintiff and her
children. He then examined the defendant's wife,
who appeared to be s party to the arrangement She
stated that she borrowed from her sister (the plaintiff)
the sum of £3.5 in all, and had paid bath, from Nov,
1864 to August 1865, LE 2s. in money. That her sister,
who was • widow with three ehildren, came to reside
with her in July, 1864; one sSild did not remain long
but the mother and the other two boarded and lode
with her for 56 weeks, and that after the mother Ll!
one child remained for several weeks. She agreed to
board them all for 9/ per week. Her sister wonted it
to he 8. per week, but she would not take lees than
95., and ehe charged 4e. per week for the son who
remained after his mother left. Cie the let May
plaintiff came to her house, and paid her the baleen
due. 13e. She had previously wet her an &went of
what she owed for board. Plaintiff put "settled" to
it, and then ii,phed for a County Court summons—By
Mr. Chitty: Plaintiff did not say when atm put dawn
the 13e, "1 will pay this on account, if you like." I
borrowed the money at various times of my sister
when she lived with we, and the money went towards
housekeepimg.—Franeis Leaning said he lived with his
aunt, Mrs. Dean. On the let May he followed Mrs. TuMe
into the house. A. soon as she got in she said to Mrs.
Dean "I am come for • little money." Mr. Dean went
up stairs and brought down 13e, and said "1 don't
owe you anything more." She laid before her on the
table an account. Mrs. Teeth looked alit but did not
say scything, sad nettled the se/fount —Mr. Chitty
then called the plaintiff, who stated that she was
widow, avid resided at Code Castle. She lent Mrs.
Dean e2O in 1864
under the lothresien that the busies.,
that of a beer &,ills, was to be hen, and she did sot
know to the contrary till she saw the sign. She lent
to her sister I.2o,tharging the rest for inkiest, as agreed
upon. She never made any agreement to pay Es. Per
week for hersellbad children, and on the let May, when
she called for some money, she said she would take the
13e. offered by Mrs, Dean on adamant, hot would settle
the rest elsewhere.—Hie Honour, without railing sin
more witnesses, Bret enquired asto the posit. of the
defendant, and on being told that when the Senna', was lent,
tad during • position of the time the plaintiff
lodged with the defendant, he was • ganger on the
railway, said it was unreasonable tO suppos, that the
defendant could keep the plaintiff for 56 weeks without
payment. The ease was one which ought never to have
been brought into Court and Plaintiff must have
been badly advised to bring IL—Verdict for defendant
Joseph Ames r. George Hall.—Claim £2 140.—The
*luta resides at Shillingitorie and the tblendent at
Child Melon" The claim was for floer.—Mr. Chitty
appeared for the defendant, who put in a nottlQ

eismitnt, and declared be bad Dot bad anything either
trout plaintiff or his eon since that account was paid:-
fits Honour adjourned thecae. for the attendance of
plaintiff's son to prove the debt.
Messrs. Bennett end Bird v. R. Deman.--Claim
£2 l. Id.—ln this case the cashier for the plaintiff
Or the good.int no he r
the could
iotrtlieprdoebet,t the
ele delivery....r
adjourned the nose.
The same a. Edward Doggerill. —ln thia ease also the
Nsne result occurred, and his Honour remarked
On the folly of sending a young man to conduct a case
Who knew nothing of the circumstances connected
with it.
The Same a. Alfred Shave—Claim El 4s. 6.1.—T0 be
paid in 4.. instalments.
Gideon Wright r. William Davies. - Claim 9s. Bd.
Four instalment.
William Perron v. Aaron Mullett.—Claim El 10s.-
10s. instalments.

John Doddington v. John Jones.—Claim 75., the
value of an iron boiler.—From plaintiff's statement it
appeared that he sent in his daughter to Blandford to
purchase an iron boiler at Mr. Jones's, ironmonger- that
75. was paid for it, and it was carefully conveyed bps
carrier to plaintiff's house. On filling it with water
and putting it on the fire it began to leak, and was so
unserviceable article. Honour order the "pot" to
biproduced, and on examining it found a good sired hole
In the side, and the iron very thin.—FlaintiWs daughter
deposed that when she found the boiler leaked she put
her finger to the place and bent it in.—Defendant's
shopman said the boiler, was, so far as he knew, perfect
when it was bought, but it appeared to have received a
hard blow from some instrument. --His Honour con-
sidered it a flaw in the outing, and remarked on the
thinness of the material, ordering defendant to restore
the money and to retain the boiler.
Henry 'Hann o. Frederick Yeader.—Claim, £2 on the
purchase of a horse. —Verdict for amount to paid
forthwith.
Fanny Kerley v. Hiram House.—Claim Ba. Bd. for
beer.—Two instalments.
The same v. Robert Deman.—Claim 2s. 10d.—To be
paid forthwith.
Phineas Cook v. Hobert Hall.—Claim 141. 2d.-4s.
per month.
William Ainsworth v. Samuel Ford.—Claim n
Order for payment at LI per mouth.
John Nesbitt v. Samuel Ford.—Claim 9a. 6d.—To be
paid in two instalmente.
Jonottrnm.—Heary Hutchings v. Jeremiah Ayres.
—l4 days' imprisonment, order for eommittal to be
mapended for • month.— Edward Cable,. Robins.
, game order.. laril.--0411 Keynes* v. Jobe Bye...—
Order reduced to 3..
_pee menth.—Cleores Diffey
Jeremiah Ayr.—Order —Order reduced to le. per month. or
14 date impneonmest, to be suspended for two months.
—Emmanuel Wedmore v. William Hill.—To be paid
In two monthly payments, or 14 days.--George
Arnold ro. John Adams.—Order reduced to ss. per
month, or 14 days; to be suspened for a month.—
' John Wright Thomas Miles.—To pay 4s. per month
or 14 days; order suspended for one month.