The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-07-19 00:00:00

POOLE.

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BIBLE Socirry.—Tlic emus' meeting of the Poole
%hie Society was held on Friday evening last, at the
hl. K. Welch, Esq.. presiding. The at- ,
tendance um not numerous. The Chairman opened 1
the business of ti.c evening by referring to the vast
importance and power of the Bible, and expressed
his opinion that it was to thc free circulation of the
Bible, and a religion in accordance with its teach-
loge, that England owed its high position. The
Rev. E. P. Blunt read the financial report, from
which it appeared that the society last year remitted
.£lOO to the parent society, and would do the same
this year. The Rev. S. U. Cape! briefly addressed
the meting, pointing out numerate instances of the
power of the scriptures upon individuals and com-
munities. The Rev. J. P. Hewlett (the depot*
entered into a detailed statement of the society s
Llbours and progress. In the course of a highly in-
teresting speech he referred to the various countries
of the world in proof of the work of thc Bible
Society, pointing out what has been dreamt there.
Ho specially referred to Prance, nod observed that
although the press was pigged, yet every facility was
given by the French authorities to the Bible Society,
and the colporteurs had received distinguished marks
of kindness and respect from the French. The
society was gradually expanding its efforts, and
called on all its supporters and friends to aid by their
prayers and moans so great and beneficent a cause.
The Rev. 11. Mc Milian and the Rev. E. R. Conder
also addressed the meeting. The proceedings were
brought to a close by singing the doxology.
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COUNTY COURT.—The usual monthly sitting of
this court was held in the Guildhall on Tuesday,
, before E. Everett, Esq., Judge. Sharfand v.
1 Woolfrey. This was an action brought by Mr. Sher-
land, a jeweller, against Mr. Woolfrey, auctioneer,
of this town, to recover an overcharge on a bill of
charges for disposing of some goods by auction. The
defendant pleaded a set off, and that the charges
were fair. The plaintiff stated that he sent some
goods from his premises, at Portaea, to defendant,
which he was to sell by auction, and was to receive
71 per cent on all sales, besides all expenses. Plain-
tiff directed defendant to obtain a sale room, for
which he would pay 30s. a week. Plaintiff received
a letter from defendant, in which he requested him
to have printed in the bills that the sale would take
place in Woolfrey's sale rooms. Plaintiff having
agreed to have the bills printed, be sent his son, a
youth of eighteen, to manage the sale, and he went
to Woolfrey's house to board and lodge, for which.
Woolfrey had charged .£1 16s. 6d. for 7 days. The
defendant had also charged 3a. for employing men to
puff the sale. This charge, in addition to being
Illegal, plaintiff would not under any circumstances
be a party to. Defendant in his defence, said he
thought that 3e. 6(1. a day was not too much for
board and lodging ; he believed those charges were not
more than at any respectable inn. The 3s. for puffing
sale defendant explained by saying that the con-
ditions of sale supplied by plaintiff set forth that no
article was to be put up for lees than one
and every article was to be sold, and he employed a
man to bid a shilling when articles were first pat up.
With reference to the charge of 305., defendant con-
tended that plaintiff was bound by his agreement to
take the room for a week. His Honour in giving
judgment said, the claim of 30s. coukl not be altered,
as plaintiff had agreed to give it; and, therefore, he
could not enter into that. There was, however, a
claim of ls. 3d. for gas, which, his Honour thought
should be disallowed as the 30s. for the room would
include that charge, unless special mention was
made at the time of taking. The 3e. for puffing the
sale was illegal, and could not be sustained for one
moment, while it did not reflect much credit on the
auctioneer who employed such means. With re-
ference to the charge for board and lodging he did
not think one shilling a night too high a charge for
a bed, and as it had been used every night without
complaint, no deduction could be made on that item.
With regard to the board his Honour thought
3e. 6d. per day was too high a charge for board
when no meat was used; and, he should, therefore,
deduct Is. per day from that sum. His Honour gave
a verdict of I Is. 3d. in favour of plaintiff, with
costa. . .

_
ogles Ctkm:s.—This equestrian company visited
Poole on Saturday. The performances were very
thinly attended. The feats of horsemanship, as well
as the performances of the dogs, monkeys, and
elephant, were very good.