The Telegram. — 1896-08-11 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

CLAIM FOR VALOR OF A FOOL—Elizabeth Ann Sine, of South Barrow,, Arthur Aylitre, a dairy nian, living near Warebam.—Claim £23 10s, value of a quantity of hay—Defendant had pool • small amount into court. There was a counter - claim ior £2 Bti 6d, which was admitted. Mr. J. T. Davies appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Portable, of Dorchester, for the defendant said her brother was tenant of Oakley Farm, but died in 1893. Witness carried on the farm until 1894 on the same terms. In March of that year, when she had to give uo the farm, she understood Mr. Ayliffe was the Incoming tenant. She gave him to understand that the hay was to be taken by him. Mr. Deuce valued the bay after she left, and wrote stating the value of the rick, which she gave to defendant in June when she was visiting his house. She asked him for the money, as she was in need of it ; but she had not received it. Defendant was her nephew.—Plaintiff having been cross-examined by Mr. Hurtable, His Honour pointed out that the moment the defendant touched a pound of the hay he became liable to pay the price of the rick. The question was, What is a fair price I—Mr. Huxtable re. plied that Ins client repudiated the valuation.—The case was referred to Mr. Roberts to value the rick if the parties could not agree, judgment to be entered for plaintiff on the production of Mr. Roberts' certificate before the registrar.  Mr. Alexander Wilson has been elected master cutler of Sheffield. lie employs 6,000 workmen. The Rev. H. R. Rowels has left London to deliver the inauguial address at the Davos Plate Conference.  At Preston railway dation on Tuesday a train collided with a light engine, but the only damage was the twisting of • buffer. A Londoner. who., name is unknown, fell off the Quay into trolkestone Harbour on Sunday night, and received fatal injuries. Only six lost children fell into the Care of the Hampstead police on Bank Holiday, &considerable falling off from the usual number. Sir William Grove, a retired judge of the High Court, and a distinguished man of science, died on Saturday. He was in his 86th year. The Transvaal Volksrawl has passed the bill making provision for the education of Ifillander's children in the gold fields and elsewhere. The Warwick Board of Guardians have authorlewd a number of prosecutions against people who have not complied with the Vaccination Act. A Tunbridge Wells fishmonger has a photograph of an oyster which caught three mice who tried to get their heads betiveen the oyatsr's shells. Mary Rogers, aged 21, a domestic servant, has committed suicide at Church Town, a village near Gloucester, by setting tire to herself in her bedroom.  Breeders in the donkey rearing region of the Cape Colony have netted nearly £lO,OOO, the rimderpest among the oxen having tent the price of " Neddies " up.  At the shooting competition at Shoelmryness on Tuesday, the Queen's Prize was won by the 3rt Middlrsex. The Canadian team were awarded Lord Londonderry's Challenge Cup.  On Tuesday night, two boilers at the Springfield Paper Works, Bolton, belonging to Messrs. J. W. Marshall & Co., exploded, wrecking the boiler house and injuring six persons.  Considerable excitement was caused on the sea front at Eastbourne, on Tuesday, by • whirlwind, which, though confined to a very limited area, caused damage to several boats.  The failure is announced of A firm of Chicago stock brokers, who have lost 5,000,000 dollars on "Diamond Match' stocks alone. The Chicago Stock Exchange has been closed.  The Queen bee appointed Mr. W. R. McConnell to be chairman of the County of London Session in the place of Sir Peter Edit°, resigned. and Mr. R. Loveland to be deputy chairman.  A somewhat unusual announcgment has been made by the governors of the Muller Orphanage, Ashley Down, Bristol, to the effect that they have a large number of vacancies for girls.  About 100 members of Parliament went to Spithead on Tuesday to inspect the fleet now mobilised there. Later in the afternoon a " surprise " visit was paid by the Queen in the Alberta.