The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-11 00:00:00

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John Wesley Maeda' WM supported by Mr. Dennis,
who stated the lodger paid 7s. a week.—Mr. Au:lan
remarked the claimant is p tying £lB a year f o a Elij
house.—Mr. Dennis: Yee; and you can multiply
those uses many times over in Weymouth.—Deferred.
George Keely C ittman was objected to by Mr.
Dennis, who said an agreement was signed to give up
the house in May.—Struck out.
John kloppus Devenish, struck out for Brentry Villa.
Mr. Dennis objecting.
William C. i. Houuell vu objected to by Mr.
Arden, woo urged the voter only occupied a garden,
mt a dwellinghouse. He is on the Melcombis Regis
William King was struck off the Parliamentary list;
but left on the burgess het, as thera was no objection,
Mr. Dennis remarking his vote would serve some of the
friends on November let.

Robert Hawkse was lodger claim, supported by
Mr. Dennis and Mr. Brown. —Mr. Arden urged there
were three or four lodgers in the house, they all matured
t %ether. —Mr. Vigor asked if Mr. Ardeu was going to
prove it —Mr. Arden said be could not prove
ii.—Mr. Vigor said the declaration on an old
lodger claim was prised Jane evidence.—Mr. Martin,
overseer, sworn said Robot. Hawke* lived there with
his wife a oi children, the *on who claimed the vote,
and 801110 others. The house was worth 1:14 a year, he
believed, it was rated at £9 123.—Mr. 'Abbe was called
sod said the occupant was Mr. bobert Hawk's, and
there were four sons in the house and • Miss JOOl,.
.1
here were five or six rooms in the 11
house.—Mr. Vigor
couiddered Mr. Arden had no locus standi • he had not
objected. Oil lodgerclaims if opposed, must be
objected to.—Vote granted.
Thomas Rice was claimed for by Mr. Dennis, as an
occupier, and objected to by Mr. Arden.—Mr. Martin
thposed th it the occupier of the holm was a person
named Swindle, end that Rice was • lodger.— ,
Alourned till the evening sitting.
'1 homes Richard Zelley, claim by Mr. Dennis, was
opposed by Mr. Arden.—Mr. Marttn, overseer, sworn,
said there were two Zeller, in the parish, and they
I were both on the list.-Qdr. Dennis said there were
three Zelleys.—Thumaa Pattisou deposed claimant ha i
I occupied a home, built by it-elf, as a separate dwell-
iug.-i-Cross-examined : You hal to go un ler an arch-
war, and it was at the" back of old Mr. Styles's." The
, archway was underneath • bedroom, and witoess
could not tell if it was separately rented.—Mr. Martin,
overseer, In answer to Mr. Arden, sidd the place is not
separately rated ; it I. rated with Mr. Britniley's
publichonse.—Mr. Arden submitted that there wa,
no rating to confer a vote. Mr. Dennis submitted
that ratios is not necessary.—Adjourned till six o'clock.
John Banntou was objected te by Mr. Dennis, on
the ground that he had never occupied the warehouse
for which he claimed as joint occupier. It was
occupied by Meech till he gave up the key to Mr.
Bauutou, who is the landlord and not the occupier,
and Mr. John Ford has occupied it till May of the
present year. Over hits were Colonel Younger, and
belier him the Phcenix Aerated Waterworks. He
would be very pleased to see Mr. John Hampton and
his brother, Mr. Edwin Swinton on the register.—
Mr. Arden They mirht have been on had you not
objected to them.—Kr. Dennis: We wish to see them
on properly—Mr. Arden said be cull not bring Mr.
John Raunton, and the name was struck out, as was
that of Mr. E. W. Boonton,
John Burton, marked be the overseer as "dead,"
was stated ti be alive by Mr. Dennis, and the name
wan replaced.
John Ford was objected to by Mr. Dennis, on ths
ground the name was properly "John Edward Ford,"
who is on the list.—" John Ford" was struck out,
"John Edward Ford" being retained.
John Edwin Fowler waa struck out on the objection
of Mr. Dennis, who said hi. IMMO was Towler.
William Hallett was objected to by Mr. Delude, on
the ground of insufficient occupation, and struck out.
Edward Kingsbury, objected to by Mr. Dennis for
Insufficient occupation. The person who lives at No.
3, Hope-street, said ha had occupied it five years Lome
next November. Cross-examined : My father, Samuel
Kinrsburv, resides with me as • lodger.—The objec-
tion ; but Mr. Kingsbury's expenses were not
allowed, Mr. Viior not considering the objection
frivolous._

Edward Knipe, Mr. Dennis objected, for insufficient
occupation.—Expungsd.
John Parker, Wellington-place, similar objection.—
Mr. Dennis said the voter changed his residence six
months, and is not on for "hones. in succession." The
person was called, and supported Mr. Dennis'. state-
ment, on which he was struck out.—Mr. Arden You
ought to have come to me, and I would have chtimed
for houses in succession. You must think of that
"moth r year. —Mr. Vigor : He hopes not to move agalu.
(L %tighter).