The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-05-18 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Woo Permit) Baum; and that in From) Vam
church, named Tollerferd, may not be used by ma I
locomotives,
Hosts RAMS.—Mr. T. Enser'e annual sales of horn
runs, kr., from several well-known breeders c me off
next Saturday.
BICTCLE REGOLATIONS.—.Imoni.t the lye-laws just
published by the County Authority, it is pr .vided—
b That any bicy chat shall not ride or impel bicycle
upon any footway, pavement, or causeway. made or
set apart for the we of foot passengers. Several other
rules respecting the use of bicycles on the ro•ls
have been made and an Infringement of either will
render the rider liable t a penalty"( £2. It would be
as well that bicyclist+ shunt! invest 6 I. in • copy of
the bye-laws.
Hour WARRAIITY.—At tile Yeovil County Court
on Thuseday,before Mr. Lel roy , j odge,tleorge mocris,
Monckton, Dorchester, r. Lanhioll, Niartock, was a
elides for an alleccd breach of warraoty. Mr. Gil,.
Symonds, of Dr, drest.m., appealed for th.. phiutaff,
lead Mr. Davies for the defendant. Plaintiff purchased
a pony of the defendant for £2l. He ollrgerl th it the
anima wan warraatwi sound and quiet to ride, but not
In harness. Wh •n the pouy was tak.-n to Dorchester
it was found to 1 very testis..., and the plaintiff c oild
do nothing wit,i it. Cons,pieutly Le hit it sold
auction, • oil it realized £lO 12.. 'the I.l4iotiff oimed
the amount he had lost on the bargain. For the
defence it wee r ootende I that Ur, .lefcndant merely
warranted the pony sound, and that he vositively
refused to warrant it quiet t o ride or in harness. Ilia
Honour gave • verdict for the plaintiff, but allowed no
outs.
Tits OPIUM Ta.Lue.—The annual meeting of the
Anglo-Orient,l Society for the suppression if the
Opium Trade was held on Friday evening at the City
Terminus lintel. 'annometreet, under the presidency
of the Earl of Slroftelibury. 'Fhere wee odso present—
of the Earl of Kintore, kir. Samuel Gurnee, the I:ev.
Dr. Legge, Donal 1 Matheson, Feq.. A Wylie, .
Revs. E. E. Jenkins, M.A , W. L. Mackenzie, rte.,
beiug preeent.—The Rev. A. E. Mule moved a
✓esolution declaring the injustice and immorality
of the support .4 the opium trails by the British
Government, which wu seconded by _ the Rev.
Whitehead, supported by the Rev. J. McCarthy._ and
weanisnouly adopted. Mr. I vaincroil, Ai P.,
moved • res.olution, declaring that opium being recoog.
Mud •+ a poison. tb• Goveriorneot ought at
0000 to Otatie from in aty nay pr wehilog encour ie.
tog itacui ideation f• r other than medicinal purpee., and
that China ought to be left free to an: it I It, in
reference to taxing the drug. r prohibiting It, incaorte
don. lie gave an outline • f the hint ory of BP) traffic,
relating that the Chinese Government "rocs seize' and
destroyed a vast quantity of the contraband drug, from
which arose Ow f /plum War, charged the Govern-
ment of Lord roo.consfield with a breach .4 faith in
not ratifying the Chef no Convention, and millet upon
tha preeent Government and the c rintry at large to
adopt measures to rehabilitate the character of great
Britain as a civilized and Christian nation.—Unani-
namely • lopted.