The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-19 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

A WELOOMIt DON;rI-0;17.---fiWU-- only last year that
Sir Charles Wbetham, of London, sent a cheque
te the trustees of the Bridport Working Men's
AsecrAstion, clearing off a balance due to the treasurer,
amounting to several pounds. Sir Charles, hearing
that there was a deficiency in the funds of the Town
Mission, declared at the recent annual meeting, has
just sent to Charles EdmundOisq., Mayor, a cheque
for £5 18e. 3d., which has Wafted the expenditure.
All interested in this good noisaion will be grateful to
Sir Charles Whetham for his kindness and co-opera-
tion in the work.

--OF TIM Census cannot yet be known
with regard to the town, but it may be surmised that
the returns will show a decrease in the population of
650. Allington has proportionately fallen off, but the
remit of enumeration in nearly all the adjacent
parishes will not materially differ from that taken ten
years since._

Corr-S-ii-- Corny, Wednesday. Before Serjeant
Tindal Atkinson, Judge. Isabella Vickery, of
London, late boot dealer, Bridport, e. John Davey,
soda water manufacturer, Bridport. —Claim for £5 Ise.
lent to defendant.—hfr tisane, of Weymouth,
appeared for defendant, and Mr. Nantes for the
piaintift—Mr..Hanne, tbo outset, raised a technical
objection claiming that the plaintiff described herself
as the wife of William Vickery, and, that as the wife
of • man, she must sue throwb the Court by the
husband, but Mr. Nantes held thttilaintiff yea
sueine nada a 'on ord.,. ral .rriar home
yet in force, an mrmey tent to ancient was
that acquired in her business under the authority of
such order.—Mr. Hanna said be was fully prepared
to prove cohabitation, and that cohabitation, being
resumed, the protection order was annulled.—His
Honour thought, as the order had not been discharged,
that it was like an order unrepoikd.—The case
having been thoroughly invertigat4 his Honour raid
he would adjourn his decision.—An action was
brought by William Vickery, of London, late en
ironmonger in Bridport, to recover the sum of
£l2 Ifs. 6d., sawed to be wages due to him from Mr.
Jahn Davey, sodawater manufacturer, of Bridport.—
Mr. Haase, of Weymouth, defended, and Mr.
Nantes conducted the case for plaintiff.—lt was
contended for the plaintiff that defendant had
employed him as a servant in the buaisiess from May
until November last year, and the wages. IN. Per
week, which be claimer], had not been paid.—For the
defence, it will stated that plaintiff, having had
nothing else to do, mune to defendant's stores to work
or sit &bot and smoke as be pleased.—Defendant said
he had never engaged him, except when he pve him
El fort him e late volunteer camp by agree
ment.—rst.indanne at the
denied that plaintiff was properly
employed by the defendant, exeeptilnriag the specified
week, when be received a 61 for his work—the ether
fork had been quit. voluntary, for he vieited-
the Premises when he liked, and absented himself
-when he liked, and had constantly remained at the
house of defendant, having meals there, and
defendants wife had given him nominal BUMS for
tobacco, and defendant had never held him to be his
sweat. And zeoce—this Niko ke WWI bed 04