The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-25 00:00:00

DOZOZZIITNIL

LORD AlinTots has given £lOO as a donation
towards the Fordington Coffee Tavern.
A Muslim:Pax Oornerr.—Tbe only new candidate at
present in the field for the coming Municipal Election
I. Mr. Georp Davis, builder.
Tinerzaairon.—A. meeting of the All Salute' and
St. Peter's Branch of the Church of England Temper.
antis Society, which appears to be doing a good work
In these {wishes, chiefly through the energies of the
secretag Hew. C. F. Powys) Is t be held at Alington
Hall this Friday) evening at eight o'clock. The Rev.
T. W. Knipe (president) will take the chair, and the
Rev. 11. R. Meadows and Mr. Daniel Bedlam are
announced to give addressee.
Joni' BaoollHornis, Tan COSVItaITD POotLicr."
A lecture was delivered in the Primitive Methodist
Chapel by the Rev. J. Knipe, of Weymouth, on
Monday evening last. The chair was taken by Mr. A.
Danielle, of Dorchester, and after singing and prayer
the Nev. J. Knipe commenced the lecture, which
proved to be of an interesting character, and afforded
greatplesienre to the audience. There watt a good attend.
book and this being Mr. Knipe's first lecture, he was
highly appreciated. £2 was collected fur the Circuit
Fund.
Donne Cotarrr Hoserrat.—The following Is a
further list of collections in aid of the Dorset Con..ty
Hospital, to October 13th Chat ion, 3s. • Long
Langt £5 101. ; Wimbarne Minster, £7; Lington
Matravere, £7 14s. 2d. • Studland (additional), le. ;
Bets Regis, a 8.. ; tineit Toiler, /X Be. Id.; Whit.
combe, £1 84- 3d.; Winterborne Came, £2 fte. 61.;
Parkstone, St. Peter's, 4.1 164 41.; Moreton, DI se. 61.;
Dowlish, Ll 165.; Cense Abbas. £2 ; for.
cheater, St. Peter's (additional), £4 31. ; lwerne
Minster, £4 12.. 61.; lwerne Minster Baptist Chelsea,
8.. ; Winterborne Houghton, £3; Affpuddle and
Turnerepuddle, £612.. 61.; Filehead Neville, se. ;
Tyeelum, ; Askerswell (part), El ;Pu
trenthide. 472 2.. ; Lytchett Matravers, £7 7.. ; Hook,
£27.. 11. • Tarrant Hinton, £2 lit. 21. ; Itaanpisham,
£4 On. 21. ; Blandford St. nary, Ea 10a—Total con-
tributions. including former statement, l:508 134 Bd.
Tenrenanon lLti.t.—On Friday evening lest a
temperance meeting was held in the above hall, when
Mr. C. Greening took the chair. After singing, and
prayer by Mr. Manning, the Chairman explained the
object of the meeting. In the past year 200 pledges
bad been obtained in that hall, and they intended to
still fight upend drive the curse from the land. After
singing Mr. W. B. Davis gave an excellent speech,
and said that if people could not be got into the hall,
he, with others, would go out to the Town Pump and
preach =seance to the people there. Mr. Davis
:rt th very warmly
_for his earnest and pithy
pch. After d M nging, r. Bell, Doreet County
temperanee lecturer, tare a lengthy and warm-hearted
addrene, which had a great deal of the old ring in it of
Gospel and temperance. Mr. Bell spoke very clearly,
putting the Gavel and temperance each in their right
Places, and he was warmly cheered when he sat down.
Alter minting and prayer, the benediction was pro-
Dounoed by Mx. Clarke.
TR. Courry Muszon.—The react appeal for funds
has met with a very liberal response. Second dona-
tions of £lOO hare been received from the Earl of
Eldon and the Rev. Sir. Talbot Baker, Bart, £5O
from Mrs. Herbert Williams, and En was added as
the proceeds of the recent concert given by Mr. F. W.
Gilpin. Sums of £lOO each have been promised by
Mr. T. Dixon Galpin, of La Belle Sauvage-yari, and
Mr. Aldred Pope, Dorchester, conditionally on the
front of the boon being rebuilt according to the original
designs. Lord Alington has Hutt a cheque for £lOO,
and a donation from his eon, the Hon. Humphrey
Start. Of the £1,500 required, £7OO has been collected
gap the lease of the second appeal, and if the
remaining £BOO can only be collected, we may hope to
see the Dorset County Idunium as it ought to be.

COUNTY COURT.
TUESDAY.
(before Mr. Serjeant TurntiekvintiOlf, Judge).
Robert Haynes e. Giles Symonds.—Kr. Hann'
for d sfenclant.-11r. Hanna said on the 6th of=
plaintiff sent a bull for sale. Ho said ha gave instructions
not to tell the bull under .1:9 10a: but times orders were
denied, and the bull was sold for A, which was paid into
nut the differenos between them was therefore 10s.
Mr. Hamm said the reserved price was CS though he
valued it at £lO t but Mr. Simonds sold it at .it 9 contrary
to kus instructions. Tim amount wait not worth contending
about—His Honour tried to induce the disputing Parties
to settle the question se to this wretched sum, but to no
effect, and the plaintiff called Henry Wallis, who rented
Mr. Haynes dairy. He saw Mr. Symonds on the morning
of the day when the bull wee sold. He waa there to wee
the animal sold. He we* instructed by Mr. Haynes to
tell Yr. Symonds Us' resorvod pries was c 5110,.. and it
wee not to be sold undor.—illrom-examined by Mr. Hanna:
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Mr. Haynie was • few yards from ham when he told Mr.
Symonds. He would swear he spoke to Mr. Symonds
before tato bull was sold. He did not am Mr. Heins speak
to the delendant.--George Garrett took the bull to be
sold shortly before twelve o'clock. Before the bull was
'old both Kr. Heine and Kr. Wallis came. He saw
to. bull sold, and he saw Mr. Wallis speak to
Mr. Syrnonds.--Crou-examined by Mr. Mann.: The
agreed price was £9 100. After the bull was sold witeees
told Mr. Symonds the bull was not be sold less than that
price, and Mr. gym ,nds said, " Well see all about that."
Mr. Symonds did not say, "The bull ii sold." He was
instructed to tell him, bus be did not tell him till eftor
the hammer fell : but he saw Mr. Wallis go to him before
the sale,—Kr. Ran..: You were 40 yard. off,
_and it woo
Impossible for you to hear what was said.—Kr. H onto :
Did I authorise you to speak to Mr. Symouds about the
price I—Witness: You did at first, but when Mr. Wallis
came you told him.-11s. Heine : And you saw him go
straight to Mr. Symonds 1— Witness : Yea—His Honour:
You would have made a very good lawyer, Mr. Heine, if
you had been brought up to it.—Mr. titles Symonde, the
defendant, said he was an auctioneer and valuer, 'voiding
It Sidling, and had been for upwards of 30 years. He had
been in the habit of selling tor Mr. Hayes, and he had •
similar dispute in the year 1873. He did not remember
Bind that year ever selling for him ancient without
written instructions, until the day of the present dispute.
On Dorchester Fair Day, Mr. Mayne came to him and
told him be had a bull that he wanted to put in his
auction. Not a word was said about the price until the
bull was sold. He bad no notice from anyone as to the
He was positive Wallis did not come to him—in
Firicic. the did not know he was in Mr. Haine's employ till
he had • letter from Mr. Bayne. nue only one who molts
to kiss was the man Garrett, and be did not speak to
him till after the bull was sold. When he spoke to him
he said. "It is sold; what is the good of speaking about
It now r—Verdict for the defendant.
Tat Fuer BAN uzurre r CASS. —Mr. Trevor Davies
applied for an order of commitment for contempt
suoUnat Harwell Bennett, Pailip foot, and Rebecca
Burch, for not having rendered • jest account of their
dealings with the debtor, in comp/Lance with the order
made.—Mr. Davies cud an account with which be was
not satisfied had been filed that morning, and he asked
that it might be sobasittod to the registrar.—Mr. Arthur
H. Lock, who appeared on behalf of his brother, Mr. Et
Foseet•Lock, for the bill of sale ticklers, conteeded that
the contempt, if contempt there be, had been Purged. Ho
"‘—oaly consented to the account being submitted to

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THE CATTIBTOCK HUNT.

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A general meeting_of the Cattistock Hunt was held
at the Town Hall, Dorchester, on Tuesday last, and
Lord Dishy we. called to the chair on the proposition
of Mr. MMIILVTOM, seconded by J. P. GRIMILY, Req.
Lord DIOS! said this meeting warn, as they were
aware, convened in consequence of the resignation of
Mr. Oodrington at the end of the season, and he should
be glad to beer the wishes of this meeting towards
providing a new master, and at the same time to
express the universal regret at Mx. Codrington's deter.
mination to give up the country.
Mr. GIIIIDRY endorsed every word said by Lord
Digby, and regretted the reason of the resolution
artived at hi Mr. Oodrington ; he thought no opport-
unity should be let fall to the ground for providing a
annotator. He then proposed Lord Guildford, whom
ho had gone up to see, and the result was that lord
Guildford proposal to hunt the country from the end
of the mews meson ; be would guarantee to hunt two
days a week--and would hunt three—for £l,OOO a
Year, or he would guarantee to hunt three days—and
will bunt four—for R 1,1500 ,• secondly Lord Guildford
to have the entire control of breeding and drafting
homede; thirdly, be would hunt the hounds himself;
fourthly, We offer was made subject to a definite
answer before the let of January. He mentioned that
Lord Guildford had hunted the East Kent hounds for
eight seasons, and had received a handsome testimonial
from the tenant farmers who had hunted with him.
Lord DIGO! then asked if the covers may be hunted
by Lord Guildford, the same as by Mr. Caddo/Oen, as
It was neosesery this should be known.
K. W. WILLIAMS, Req., mentioned Mr. lissiclyffe's
permission to hunt the Glanville's Wootton side of the
mouthy, which wee now only given to the oreesut
master. He truend it might still be continued to his
suonsmot. He thought it right this Mould be men-
tioned.
H. B. Ifinni.groz, Esq., referred to the
celty about collecting subscriptions, and proposed
enlarging the committee, which was agreed to.
The new committee named were Lord Digby,
wawa J. Dishy, Chalisini J. P. Gandry, Esq.,
Captain Suthoc, H. B. MMdletont. &q.t....Algernon
sheeidan, Esq., Arthur Martin, req. w. H. p.
Woman, Beg., Captain Fits Roy, 'and K. W.
Williams,
pro Em.
It was posed by Mr. MIDDIXIINI that Lord
Guildford's offer to hunt the Cattistock country be
ba=ttprovided the requisite subscription of .Cl,OOO
iteci.—Reoonded by Averts, Req.
it was proposed by Mr. id tuncrrom that an mdse.
roar be made to increase the subscriptions, in order to
give Lord Guildford a definite answer as soon as
poseible.--Smonded by Mr. If. W. WILLIAMS.
The noble CHAIRMAN then directed the score ,
Mr. R. W. Williams, to writs to the present tin-
scribers to know if they will increase their subscrip-
tions, and to any others that he may know of, and
also he directed that there should be a com-
mute, moiling
_of the Cattistock Hunt, held in
Dorchester, on November 5, at three o'clock.
It was proposed by Colonel the Hon. E. H. T.
DIGIT, esiooncled by the EARL of ILCHRSTIR, "that the
thanks of all the meeting be conveyed to Mr. Codring-
ton, for the very efficient way in which he has bunted
the country for the last nine years." He expressed the
universal regret at the determination of MI. Codeine.
son to give up the Hunt.
OODRDIOTOM enplaned his best thanks to all, and
„specially for the preservation of foxes. and for the
courtesy he had received from ell.
It nag proposed by Mr. GI7IIIIDRY "that the thank"
of the general meeting be given to the noble an Chairm
in, the gnat interest he ham always evinced in this
bent, the great help he has always given, and for his
kind attendance this day.
Seconded by ARTHUR MARTIN, Req.
The resolutions were carried, and the meeting
separated.