The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-20 00:00:00

TIIF. LONOMMOT 10AD CASC

Mr. Howard appeared for the Board in this adjourned
cues, and Mr. Weston in opposition, and the Latter gentle-
man urged the magistrates could not take the cam, se
there was only one—Mr. Middloton—Colonel Henning
having been one of them who viewed. and of course he
would support his own opinion.
The Court decided to hear the case.
Mr. Howard stated the necessary preliminaries, and
showed that public notice was to be given by advents-
ment in • lozal paper circulating in the neighbourhood,
and it wal put in tbo flee numbers of the Teter:mane
newspaper, circulating in that neighbourhood, as weU as
generally in the countr.
Mr. Synionde : I auppoee there la no dispute that the
'Waves,' circulates in that district
M. Howard: lens prepared to prove it, sir; if they did
not get the Tel,grent they would think themselves out of
the wort&
. . . .

--Walter Yry. of Longbrerly, foreman to the Duke of
Bedford for that neighbourhood for eleven years, spoke to
sexing the "private' notice' on the belfry door of Long-
beady church, one on the main entrance, and Wu one on
the chancel door, on Friday, January ; also put
duplicates on some buildings ot Mr. Vine, abuttim on the
road ti question, two more on an oak tree at Kingston
Hassell. near Mr. Sansont's cottages, two also at Crabtree-
We on the gate-poet. On the following day (Siturday)
ha went round, and on Monday also, and found all up
except those at the main church door, and there he put
up others. All were up on Wednesday, and he sew them
also Saturday and this morning. The Tekgreut newspaper
is circulated in that neighbournood.
Croat-examined by Mr. Weston: Had read all the
notices with Mr. Jest,, each read and each checked them.
By Mr. Howard: The notices were put where anybody
could see them.
Mr. Howard now submitted it was for the Bench to
hear objections; but Mr. Weston said Mr. Howard had
not half proved his cue yet.
Mr. Weston urged that the notice must be given to
every owner, or reputed onneer,and occupler,u well u by
publicnotice ; but the Bench replied they had only to have
the public notice proved to their satisfaction.

--ig-iii«i7Dii7l-rg;fit7.-;; ;ems— sary."—lTr7."lfeward should
prove he had served all the parties entitled to notice.
After considerable discussion, Mr. R. R Stainer, Mr.
Oximbe's clerk. proved service of notice on Mr. T. Ransom,
Kingston Russell, and Mrs. H. A. K. SfU3llll, also on John
Jittery. of Lumbredy, Mr. .J. Hansford. of Longbredy, Mr.
Stephen Vine. Mr. John Yard, Mr. Charles Greening, Mr.
H
James Hansford, Mr. James ansford, Mr. Algernon B.
Sheridan, and with the exception of his Grace the Duke
of Bedford, these were the whole of the owners or °moisten
of proparty abutting on the highway.
Mr. Thomas Coombs, clerk to the Highway Breed,
awed service on the Duke of Bedford, by leaving it with
, at Rita° Squire.
Mar7.:Yazieety, surveyor for the Dorchester Kithira)
District, accompanied Mr. Stainer, when he served the
notices, made enquiry and theeo were the whole of
the reputed owners and occupiers of lends abutting on the
highway in question, except the Duke of Bedford. They
rather over-dosed the notices than under The plan pro-
duced represented correctly the road in question.
Cross-examined: Had known the road slum 1P33. and it
airind to be an ancient road before.
orris Roper had known the road, and considered
It unnecessan.
Mr. Weirton objected to Mr. Howard's last question,
and it was decided to hem the objections
Kr. Weston said this was an ancient highway, it had
b.ep repaired by the Highway Board within the past
twelve months. The parish pound used to be down by
Mr. th...ford's agar/house ; but the other road was coin-
parstively and was made by Mr. Williams. princi-
pally for their COIITIMIIIMOII in going to Longtiredy Church.
If this road were declared unneerseern7 many people
would have to go • leaf way round, while it would be •