The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-18 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

Mr. D. Olver, hairdresser, formerly of this town,
has been engaged to carry on his busman duties on
board the Great Eastern.

As ESCA PE. —The schooner Good Intent, Budd,
master, from Swansea to Havre, with coals, was
caught off Portland in the gale of Monday morning,
and narrowly escaped being lost in the "Race."
She lost her foretopmast, and has put into this port
to make good her damage.
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TEATIAIONIAL TO THE Ray. J. MAXYZI.L. —We
learn that this gentleman, formerly curate of Ailing.
ton, and lately curate in sole charge of Bermondsey,
has just received from his congregation a testimonial
of grateful respect for his servicts, consisting of
presents awl mementos of various kinds, to the value
of not less than forty guineas.
BURGE.4B LIST. —On Friday last a court for
the revision of the Burgess list, was held at the
Townball, before the Mayor (H. A. Templer, Esq.),
and Messrs. James Patten and Theophtlus North.
over, revising am-swore.. The following was the
result :—Objections by conservatives (including one
also made by the liberals) 5; objections by liberals
(including one also made by the conservatives) B.
Claims by conservatives, 9; sustained 5, 6i1e.1 4.
By liberals, 30; sustained 24, failed 6.

THE RKSTORATION OF THE CHIJRCH.-At the
fourth quarterly meeting of the general committee
appointed to conduct the business of the Salisbury
Diocesan Church Building Association, on the 6th.
inst., the ease of our wish church came under con-
sideration. Some time ago the society was appied
to for aid towards restoring the church and chancel,
and re-arranging the seat..; but it was subsequently
found necessary to abandon the works as regards the
chauml, in consequence of a difficulty in raising the
necessary funds. When the application first came
before the board it was decided that £l5O should be
given, but when it was determined to limit the resto-
ration to the church, that sum was reduced to £125.
A. letter was now read from the Rev. Melville Lee,
the rector, in which he informed the committee that
he was enabled, by unexpected aid, to carry out the
original extension of the works to the chancel, and
hoped they would grant him further assistance. The
board, therefore, increased the vote by the addition
of the £9.5 which had been deducted.

OPERA.—On Thursday and Friday an English
Opera Company visited this town, and gave two per-
fonnances at the Townhsll. On Thursday evening
was presented Bellini's celebrated opera of " La Son-
nombula." The characters were supported by Mr.
E. 1). Corn, Mr. J. Manley, Mr. Bentley, Miss
Mary S. Edwin, Miss Hodson, and Miss Bronte.
Mr. Corn and Mr. Manley, are both excellent
singers, and were received with loud applause by the
audience. Miss Edwin was, however, a decided
i favourite and deservedly so. Her voice s beauti-
fully clear and powerful, with considerable compass;
she possesses excellent judgment, and her expression
of countenance gives great effect to the words she

utters. Miss Hodson was very good, but not at all
above the average, but Miss Brenta is decidedly in-
ferior. Mr. Bentley is an excellent low comedian,
and throughout his parts, especially in the farce of
the "Jolly Young Waterman," he kept the house
in a roar of laughter. Miss Edwin, Mr. Corti, and
Mr. Manley were called before the curtain at the
close of the opera. On Friday evening Belle's opera
"The Bohemian Girl ;" the Miserare scene in "11
Trovatore ;" and a farce were presented. As on the
previous evening, the audience received Miss Edwin,
Mr. Celli, and Mr. Manley with frequent outbursts
of applause, and Mr. Bentley well sustained his
parts. The pieces were well represented, and the
company deserves the patronage of the public. Miss
Mortimer presided at the pianoforte.
Tux FAlL—The show of dock at our fair on
Tuesday was not so large as it has been in former
years, though the attendance was pretty good. The
supply of sheep was very smell, and those in but
middling condition. The greater part of these was
soon bought up at prima from 325. to 455.
including
_a haU-sacore of good wethers offered
by Mr. W. Pope, jun., which realised the top prices,
being quite as good prices as have lately been ob-
tained. Down ewes in lamb realized from 28e. to
325. The few lambs in the fair fetched about 19s.
each. Of beasts, there was a tolerable sprinkling,
nearly the whole of which were in good condition;
the market for these Ins very brisk, at about late
rates, viz., lls. per score. There was an average
supply of pigs, for which good prices were asked.
The majority, were, however, rather small. For
these, prices ranged from 235. to 30..; but for good
hard pigs from 35e. to 40s. was asked. In the horse
market were some capital cart colts, for which high
prices were demanded; good strong animals ranging
from .£3.5 to £4O each. In this department, however,
no great amount of business was done. The prices
of cheese were about the same as usual; blue Dorset,
30s. to 325. ; inferior ditto, 23.. to 275.; common
sorts, Pei. to 22a; best Somersetahire, 645. per
cwt. Mr. Dauncey held an auction for the ale Of
stock, ite., but there was not much business trans-
acted; about 20 dairy cows, the property of Mr.
Coombe, of Bothenhampton, were offered, but only
eight were sold, averaging in price about Lb 10s.
each; 20 lambs, the property of ,Mr. J. Haudord, of
Uploders, were disposed of, realizing 245. each. In
the pleasure fair there was the usual- muster of stalls
and exhibitions, amongst which was to be seen, as
usual, the stall of Mr. Stevens, of Alliugton. In the
afternoon and evening on both Tuesday and Wednes-
day, the town was crowded with pleasure seekers,
but we have not heard that the services of the police
were called for. A recruiting party of the Dorset.
shire militia paraded the town with drums and fifes,
on each day of the fair, and on Tuesday, they
marched to the residence of Captain Templer, of the
rifle volunteers, and played one or two airs, by way
of compliment. Although for business connected
with the farming interest, this fair was the smallest
that can be recollected, yet the remarkable fineness
of the weather drew together an unusually large
number of promenaders, and we understand that
shopkeepers and innkeepers had an excellent, and
more than average run of Weiner.

COUNTT COUST.—(Before J. Everett, Esq., Judge.)
This court was held on Wednesday last at the Town-
hall. A number of causes were entered, but nearly
the whole of them were settled out of court or undefen-
ded. The following are the only ores perusing any
interest.

Peale. Slader.—Mr. Day for plaintiff; and Mr.
Manley for defendant.—The defendant is the landlord of
the Balaclava Inn.—This was an action for damages for
false imprisonment. The ease was called on at the last
court, when the plaintiff stated that he was taken into
custody on Sunday the 7th of August, marched through
the town handcuffed, and taken before the magistrates
the next day • no evidence was offered, however, and
he was discharged, having to pay 4s. for his keep while
in the lock-up. The case was then adjourned for the
production of evidence, and to-day P.C. Aaron Abra-
ham was called, and stated that on Sunday, the 7th
' August, be took the plaintiff into custody, but had no
particular instructions to do so. On the day in ques-
tion, Mrs. Wader gave information that Mr and Mrs.
Parker had been lodging at her house, and had stolen
some wearing apparel, and gone ; she did not particula-
rise the articles missed. By direction of P. Sergeant
Underwood, Abraham started on the road towards Dor-
chester, and overtook James Parker and his wife, and
the plaintiff. The officer said to Parker that they were
charged with stealing some wearing apparel, and he
must take them into custody. He brought the three
persons back to Bridport, to Mrs. Slader s, and she said
they were the right parties.—By Mr. flay: The plaintiff
asked Mrs. Slader why be was taken into custody; wit-
ness did not know what answer she made; Paul said
he had done nothing; took him to the station house '
and locked him up, and he (Paul) with the others was
in custody from Sunday till Monday morning; hand-
cuffed them before taking them to the station-house,
and they offered no resistance • Paul asked what he was
in custody fur; told him because he was in company
with parties who were charged with having committed
a felony; they had some beer while they were in the
station-house, for which they paid is. themselves;
they were taken before the magistrates on Monday
morning, but no one appeared to prosecute, and they
were discharged; was not aware that Mrs. Wader made
any application on the Sunday for the discharge of the
prisoners; she came to identify the articles, and identi-
fied a pair of drawers and a "skeleton" (an article of
female dress). These articles were in Parker's bundle;
, Mrs. Slader said Mr. and Mrs. Parker had gone away in
debt. —By Mr. Manley: Mrs. lilader did not desire him
(witness) to take the man in charge; did so through
finding him in company with the Parkers.—PlaintifTs
father, Samuel Paul, remembered his son being in cus-
tody on the day in question ; he went to Mrs. Slider and
asked her what she had his son in custody fur • she said
her husband had gone up to get him liberate, as she
did not want to keep him in custody; Mr. Slader came
back while he was there, and said that the sergeant of
police refused to release the prisoners until they had
been taken before the magistrates; Mrs. Slader said
that his sun's companion had taken away some goods and
had not paid for them ; lie remarked that he did not
believe his son was guilty of taking away goods, and
Mrs. Wader said he was not. —Plaintiff nonsinted ;
defendant's costs allowed.
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Mary Drake, v. David Caine.—An action to recover
£3 18s. 20., for gouda supplied.—Mr. Jolliffe for plain-
tiff, and Mr. Manley for defendant —The plaintiff said:
I mu • widow, and carry on a little shop; have had some
dealings with the defendant; his wife and children gene-
rally came for the goods; I cannot write, but I tell my
daughter the items and she keeps the accounts; the
money is due for various articles of grocery.--Cross-ex-
amined. Most of the goods were supplied previous to
Mrs. Cains' death; I was present at Mrs. Caine' death,
but was not paid any money on that day. Mrs. Caine'
paid me Ils. previous to her death, Bs, towards the ac-
counts for goods and 3s. for money lent; did not take a
sovereign from a drawer in the room ; my daughter was
apprenticed, and used to go daily to her duty, and I was
obliged to remember the account/ till my daughter came
home.—Elisa Drake, the daughter of the plaintiff, con-
firoied the evidence of her mother as to the sale of seve-
ral articles, and produced the account books, which were
kept by her.—The accounts were very lengthy, and oc-
cupied a considerable time in exisinining.—David Gains
the defendant, said: 1 lUD • shoemaker, and used to
live next door to plaintiff; my wife used to deal at
plaintiff's shop; I have often asked plaintiff whether
my wife owed any money, and she always told me it was
all right; I never saw say book in my home during my
first wife's life time; the plaintiff came to me last
March and applied for £3 18s. 2/d., but previous to that
she had told me that it was only about £2; I refused to
pay the money; I was not aware when my wife died
that she owed • penny, and was never asked for any
during her life time. There was a sovereign in a drawer,
which shortly after I found was gone, and my wife told
ine that she had told Mrs. Drake to take part of it in
payment of her debt; 16s. 6d. of the sovereign was gone.
—Mrs. Gains, wife of defendant, remembered Mrs. Drake
going into the bedroom of her husband's first wife; there
was a sovereign in a drawer, and shortly after the sove-
reign was gone and • few shillings put there; Mrs. Drake
told her shortly after her sister's (the late Mrs. Gains)
death, that her sister owed a few shillings which her hus-
band was not aware of.--Charles Gains, son of the defen-
dant, was called to corroborate the evidence of the de-
fendant. —Mr. Jolliffe replied upon the cum.—His
Honour summed up with great unnuteness, and gave it
as his opinion that the account was incorrect, but that
what the woman stated, namely about 12, was owing.—
Verdict for 1.72, in 10s. instaluienta.
Way v. ymet.—This was an action to recover
Lit Os. Id. for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Jolliffe
For plaintiff, and Kr. Manley fur defendant —Mrs.
Way, the plaintiff, was the widow of the late Mr. Julie
Way, who formerly carried on business as a baker, at
(lepton, and the action was brought on the part of the
trustees of the estate, against the defendant, who lives
at Drimpton. The defendant pleaded several sets of,
one of Lil 16s. Gil. and another at Lt. bit this latter
item was abandoned. There was another sa off of Gs.
and one of 10s. Bd.—The case occupied a considerable
time, but rosessed little general interest—His Honour
gave • venlict for 60. 11d., giving the defendant the
benefit of the sets off to the amount of I:7 13s. 2d. The
witnesses' espouses on either side were disallowed.
Way v. Siapaas.—This case was adjourned from the
last court. An order was leads against the defendant
at the September court in 1857, when an action was
brought by Mr. John Way, now deceased, for £3 7s.
and an order for de. • mouth obtained. The present
action was brought by the trustees of the late Mr. Way,
and at the last court the defendant pleaded that he
had never received the order of the court in 1857. The
bailiff now swore that the order was sent by post, and
never returned. A new order for Gs. a month was
made.