The Forest of Dean Examiner : — 1875-12-24 (Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England)

WHR. on the application of Mr. Underhill, dismissed on its merits. The next summons, against Miss Banks, for allowing druinage and other filth to flow from her premises on to land belonging to Mr. Fisher but occupied by Mr. Mist, was taken along with a summons against Mr. fisher for allowing such drainage to accumulate on his premises and cause a nuisance. The circumstances in these eases were the same as in the two preceding ones, the offence being charged on a different day—viz.. on the 20th November. The evidence of the inspector of nuisances (Mr. Richards) and the medical officer of health (Mr. Manley) showed that soapsuds and other refuse water flowed from Miss Dank's breWhonse through an underground drain across her grim or yard, tot wall dividing her property from Mr. Fisher's, and passireg through a hole in the wall, fell into a small pool or hole there (sometimes also spreading over the garden), and causing a nuisance which the medical officer declared ito be njurious to health. Several objections were ' raised by Mr. Hall, and discussed at length and over. riled. For the defense, Mr. Hall argued, first, that there MIA 110 nuisance within the meaning of the Act; and, next, that if there was, it was not on hie olient's premises, lint on the premises occupied by Mr. Mist, under Mr. Fisher, at3se duty it was to convey the drainage away. Re then called witnesses to show that there had for many years been a drain from Miea ' Danks's property on to that of the other defendant. t The Bench ultimately decided that the nuisance was mused by the not or default of Miss Lanka, and ordered her to abatellt and pay costs, the summons against Fisher being dismissed. A note was made of , an objection on the part of Mr. Hall to the form of the authority to take proceedings, on the ground of its not being under the common seal of the Board, I but the magietrates, on the advice of their clerk, declined to grant a case on this point. I —Another summons against Miss Dunks RDA for not 1 having complied with an order to abate a nuisance arising from defective drainage on property in Horton Street. /dr. Hall stated that the works had been done, and would have been done earlier if it had been possible to Ind unemployed bricklayers. The Bench imposed a penalty of 20s. and costs, to be reducemi to ls. and costa in the event of the work having been satisfactorily done—Another iminmons for not having provided sufficient privy accommodation at property in Horton Street wan adjourned till the 11th of Slamary.—A summons against the Great Western Railway Company, in 'respect of a nuisance on their property, was adjourned till the 25th of January; while one against George Savage' Hatoley Heath and Sarah ' Lloyd. Greet's Green both in respeceof defective urinals were adjourned till the 11th-Orders were made ior the closing of properties in Witton Square, for which Benjamin Field is agent. unless they are put into a proper state of repair, and an accumulation of water got out of the cellars.—A summons against Joseph Henley, Swan Road, who 'cad been summoned 'for overcrowding, was adjourned for a month to allow of his getting other premises. Summonses against Alfred Ashmore, Michael Street; Josiah and Harriet Sheldon. Hall Green; William Horton, Overend ; and John Gnetst, Oak End, were also adjourned.—The Court was engaged in thew 'eases for five hours.  The return of Mr. R. H. Hurst as member for Horsham is a gain of a seat for the Liberal party. The contest was a very close one, Mr. Hurst polling 433, against 422 votes recorded for Colonel Aldridge. The Permissive Bill candidate Mr. Richardson) obtained 5 votes. At the general election last year Sir Seymour Fitzgerald (Conservative) defeated Mr. Hurst by a majority of VX), and on that occasion 858 votes were polled out of a constituency of 970. At the Liverpool Anises, on Saturday, three women and a wan Were cetvieted of perjury in a murder case, and were to& sentenced to seven ria,rs' penal servitude. „,