The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1865-05-09 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

STUART.) SHODIS V. BATS AND CODRINGTON. This hill was filed for the purpose of recovering repayment from the defendant Bate, alleged to be • certificated conveyancer and scrivener, practising at Bridgwater' of the sum of £3,856 12s. 6d., which the bill alleged to have been improperly obtained by the defendant Bate from the plaintiff in discharge of debts for that amount alleged by the defendant Bate to be due to him from the defendant Codrington. Mr. Bolt, Mr. Greene, and Mr. W. W. Kerslake, instructed by Messrs. Gladisty and Rhoden for the plaintiff, contended that the evidence showed that the plaintiff was a person of feeble mind, and that she was under the absolute control and influence of Mr. Codrington, and was induced to sacrifice her whole fortune in order to relieve Mr. Codrington. That Mr. Bate was her professional adviser, but instead of standing between her and Mr. Codrington he allowed -Ifer to give up her whole fortune, and himself took a sibeitefit under the arrangement. Mn. bacon and Mr. Freeing, instructed by Mr. Stephens, for the defendant, denied that Mr. Bate, except in the matter of the plaintiff's will and of the accounts, ever acted. as her professional advisers. They denied that the plaintiff was a parson of weak mind, and referred to her lettere, hi SONNE of which she threw aside the legal aavioe of her advisers, and acted for herself. This was a case of auretyship, and the plaintiff had been surety before. It was the case that in suretyehip there was always solicitation and imprudence. The learned counsel also denied that the charges made against Bate, by taking straggling passages here and there from the evidence had been made eat, and submitted that the bill ought to be dismissed with costa. The 'Vice Chancellor delivered judgment this morning. His Honor, after stating the facts of the case, said that in his opinion the ,litefessional .relation suluriated between the plaintiff and the defendant Bate at the time when the transaction complained of took place. The effect of those transactions had been to deprive the plaintiff of the whole of her property except the small ram of £2O. There must be • dearee that the defendante, Bate and Codrington, make good the amount which had been loin to the plaintiff without her reoeiving any benefit. His Honor directed the plaintiff's oasts to be paid by the defendant Bate and Codrington. Mr. Maims and Mr. B. Rogers, for the mortgagee • Briee, contended that the bill must be dismissed with coats as against Messrs. Brice. They had nothing whatever to do with the transactions complained of, and even if the plaintiff was entitled to relief against Mr. Bate, she had clearly so ground of complaint against Meows. Brine. Mr. 'Bacon, for the defendant Bate, submitted that there was no case for coats. The bill did not state that the plaintiff wan a person of weak understanding. The Vice Chancellor said he did not see any ground for releasing the defendants from payment of costs. Tng Royal Agricultural Society is to hold its 1866 mei** it Rau St. Edmunds • Met: 'W. A. Smith, jun., of she publishing firm of W. 'IL Smith and Son, Strand, is the Conservative candiAtte foi Westminster. Tun Meantime says that official inquiries show that the .406004 of cotton which has escaped deatenction in the Southern States of America amounts to two million bales. A JAY/SMART robbery took place at the shop of Mr. 'Allis, watch-maker, Bristol, on Thursday morning, .pben a large., amount of valuable property was stolen. AN explosion of fire-damp took place at a colliery at 'My Cross on Wednesday morning, by which eight 'persons het their lives. Om Thursday in oonsectuenoe of the small supply ai capital in the market, the Bank of England directors advonned their rate of interest from 4 to 4j per cent. A. Sounsanamed Barrington is in custody one charge of haring murdered a woman named Sheridan, living in Westminster, by setting fire to her. The woman died from the effects of the burns, stating before her death that the prisoner tried "to take advantage of her," but, not succeeding, he set her on lire. FATAL ACC/DINT THROUGH THE GAMS OF " • A brit!, living near Holmfirth, was struck in the eye by the ace of wood used in this dangerous game whilst perms along the street where some other boys were playing. The injury brought on infiammationTof the bum, from which the poor little fellow expired the other day. A