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« LOCAL POLICE COURTS ROOSE.-Saturday. Before Messrs. Joseph Thomas (in the chair), J. T. Fisher, T. L. James, A. W. Massy, W. Davies, James Thomas (Harmeston), and W. Howell Walters. Mr. S. W. Dawkins, chairman of the Haverford- west Board of Guardians and Rural District Coun- cil, took the customary oath as a magistrate and his seat on the Bench. BROAD HAVEN ACCIDENT. The sequel to the regrettable accident at Broad Haven on Sunday, August 4th, when an old man was knocked down by a man on horse back and seriously injured, was found in the appearance before the magistrates of Bertie Warlow, of Mil- ford Haven, on a charge of having been drunk in charge of a horse in the parish of Walton West on August 4th. P.C. James stated that on Sunday, the 4th inst., at 7.30 p.m., he saw the defendant riding a horse at a furious rate in Broad Haven. He signed to him to stop, but the defendant. merely gave, the horse the reins and dug his heels into the animal. The road was full of visitors and people coming from chapel at the time. Around the corner defendant knorked down an old man from Mil- ford, named David Griffiths. He caught holu of the horse and took it into the Royal Hotel yard where he found the defendant was drunk. Witness went to the assistance of the old man, who was very seriously injured. The old man was taken on to Milford and attended by Dr. Griffith, who ordered his detention. In reply to the defendant witness said he had seen him about the place all the afternoon. He started galloping the horse just by the bridge. William Reynolds stated that he saw the de- fendant on horse back. He afterwards saw Warlow in the company of the police constable. He was very drunk. The Defendant gave evidence on oath. He was perfertly sober. The horse ran away with hnr and dragged him to the gate. He had come from Milford Haven to Broad Haven that day. Cross-examined: What time did you leave Mil- ford Haven ?-Half-past two, and arrived at Broad Haven half-past five. You were a long time on the road. Did it take you three hours to go? Didn't you call and have a drink at any public house on the way?—No. I walked the horse. I went into the Royal Hotel and had one "sleever" and two" smilers." A Magistrate: The Bench would like to know what a smiler is? Defendant: Pop and beer. In further cross-examination, defendant admitted that he called at a public-house on the roaa to Broad Haven. John Finn, a fish curer, of Robert Street, Milford Haven, said he saw the defendant at the Royal Hotel between the hours of half-past six and seven. He was not drunk then. Deputy Chief Constable James: What relation are you to the defendant? Brother-in-law. Did you tell the constable that the defendant was drunk?-No, I never spoke to the constable on the matter. It might have been the defendant's brother. The magistrates then retired to consider their decision. Upon their return the Chairman asked if there were any previous convictions against the defendant. Deputy Chief Constable James: There have a number of convictions at the Milford Ha veil Petty Sessions. TheChairman said the magistrates were of the opinion that the defendant was drunk. He would have to pay a fine of 40s. and costs, and would be allowed a week in which to find the money. STOLE FOR HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. William Matthews, Quay Street, had been ar- rested on a charge of stealing a quantity of pota- toes and coal. nvn c?ns*?ble stated that he was on duty at Pope iiul. m the parish of Steynton, when he met the prisoner carrying a bag containing something heavy. He asked Matthews to let him see what was in the bag, which proved to be a quantity of potatoes and coal. He asked the prisoner where he got it from, and the man replied that a man named French gave him the potatoes, and that he picked the coal up on the road. Witness cau- tioned him and charged him with stealing the potatoes and the prisoner then replied that he was on his way to Milford Haven to try and get some food for his wife and children, and he went lDt? a near the railvvay bridge at Johnston and dug up the potatoes. There was another man digging up potatoes there at the same time. Wit- ness weighed the potatoes, which weighed 81bs and the coal weighed 4glbs. Witness afterwards 2 went to the field of Mr. Gwyther, at Ford, where he found that about twenty-four roots had been pulled up, and the small potatoes were lying all about. The Deputy Chief Constable said that the pris- oner Jlyed With his wife and family in Quay Street. He was most of his time idle. Sometimes shire S6a' WaS a uative of North Stafford- Mr. Gwyther said he did not wish to press the 2r+r!ef ^amst' the Poor man, but he wanted that sort of thing stopped. The Chairman said the prisoner would be fined 10s. inclusive, and allowed a fortnight in wnieh to pay. AN UNPROVOKED ASSAULT. Charles Lloyd, of Frederick Street, Nevland pre- Hazelbe^ch 6 °f assault a^airist David Glass, of The defendant did not appear. the even^lalnant stated that at sev<?n o'clock in the evening he was going down Ferry Road in company with William Davies, when the defen- dant came up to him and struck him three times on the face and neck. The defendant had a bent horse-shoe nail around one of his fingers. He did not know why the defendant should come up and asault him He had said nothing to the •17 In1an ^id not know there was any ill-feeling between them. Jarah a single woman, stated that she saw the defendant run up and strike the plaintiff Ftaed £ ..Xt °01 Say Mythi°S t0 him- MAINTENANCE ORDER GRANTED. S anrIGrli!ym; St IshmaeIs> sought for a separa- Thomaq t™fmtenanC<;J^der against her husband, A t fu ym' on the ground of desertion. At the previous Court the Guardians had suc- cessfully prosecuted the same defendant. The Complainant stated that the defendant had tI? Wy fr°m Lome off and for a long time J ^ney s £ e received from him was a few 9hillmgs before Easter. Defendant went home mother, who lived at St. Ishmaels at Whitsuntide, but he did not come to see her! She knew he was working as a driver for a Mr Bowen, near Fishguard, and earning 22s. a week. She had one child. was granted, the defendant being ordered to pay his wife 7s. 6d. a week, DRUNK. Ds^v £ pref.erfed a charge against William J o was stated to have been lying down the13th" 2 TJ, Neyland> at midnight on 9= M *1 defendant was now ordered to pay 2s. 6d. without costs.

4 THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. (From Monday's "Mark Lane Express.") The wheat harvest is now in progress, but the very unsettled weather causes frequent interruptions There will be great irrgularities in the yield. The French wheat crop is now for the most part se cured, and the yield is a good deal better than many expected. It is probably up to a full aver- age in quantity, though its usually soft state for the most part causes a deficiency in supplies fit for milling. The German crops are disappointing and much injured by the incessant rains. In the case of rye this is especially dangerous. Wheat gradients last week were very moderate, as there are no cheap markets, and at the same time no very dear ones. At Canterbury the price rose to 37s be fore supplies of old cold dried up altogether. Bar. ley has also had a moderate range. Oats have fetched good prices at nearly all the English mar- kets, and quite fancy quotations have been realised in Scotland. The American wheat advices continue to show considerable intrinsic strength. The daily telegrams of fluctuations have little to do with the actual state of affairs. At Mark Lane to-day the market closed dull for bread stuffs.

♦ FAMILY KILLED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT. ] A telegram from Great Barrington (Mass.) re- 5 ports a terrible automobile accident which re- i suited in the death of Mr. Charles Root, a wealthy manufacturer of Connecticut, and his mother, aunt ± and sister. 1 It is stated that Mr. Root was attempting to race with a train which was going to 60 miles an hour, when the car collided with a vehicle at a level crossing.

♦ PEER IN A MOTOR SMASH. The Earl de la Warr met with a slight accident while motoring at Bexhill on Saturday night, hig car coliding with a car proceeding in the same direction, and which allowed insufficient room for his motor to pass. The occupants of the car sustained minor injuries, and were medically at- tended, but Earl de la Warr was not hurt. One wheel of the car was broken off by contact with the kerbstone.

Haverfordwest County Court. An ordinary monthly sitting of the Haverford- west County Court was held at the SMre Hall on Tuesday, before His Honour Judge Bishop. MILFORD HAVEN HORSE TRANSACTION. WAS THERE A WARRANTY? Charles Ingram Hole, provision merchant, Char- les Street, Milford Haven, sought to recover from John White, of the Kimberley Hotel, £26 10s., the price of a mare sold to the defendant. There was a counter-claim was £26 10s. for an alleged breach of warranty. Mr. W. J. Jones, solicitor, Haver- fordwest, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Jones Lloyd represented the defendant. Mr. W. J. Jones, in opening his case, said his client claimed £26 10s., the value of a mare pur- chased by the defendant on May, 23rd of that year. The defendant by way of counter claim had filed an extraordinary document. Although the defendant had got the mare and had not paid for her, he claimed £26 10s. damage for a breach of warranty. The defendant claimed that the purchase was mutually rescinded. The plaintiff's case was that he brought the mare to the Haver- fordwest fair on the Tuesday before May 23rd, and had no less than three offers of iE25, which he declined. He afterwards sold the animal to the defendant without giving a warranty. Charles Ingram Hole, the plaintiff, said he re- membered the Haverfordwest Fair on the Tues- day before May 23rd. He took the mare to the fair; he was offered Z25 several times. On May 23rd the defendant's son came to his place to treat for the mare. Witness told him £28. Defendant's son said you are asking too much. Defendant's son asked to see the mare. Witness took him to the stable with another man named John. The de- fendant's son examined the mare, and they after- wards put the mare in harness, drove to the )\- berley Hotel. The diefendant's son said, I will see you on your return." When he came back the defendant and his son was standing out- side the hotel He and Johns got out of the trap. Mr. White and his son got up into the trap and drove the mare. They tried the mare in every way, and then the defendant offered him £26. Mr. Lewis, of the Commercial Hotel, came up and asked if he could drive the mare, which he did. Witness wanted £ 27, and Lewis sa'id, "What is there between," and the witness replied "a sover- I eign." Lewis said "Split the difference, take R26 10s., and give him back 5s. again." Witness replied that he would not take less than JS26 10s., and the defendant agreed, and asked him if he would have the cheque then. Witness replied that the defendant had got a bargain, and that the cheque would do any time within a week. He afterwards went to Johnston to break in another horse, and the defendant's son rode over on the mare. He had no complaint from the defendant until the following Tuesday, when the defendant's man brought the mare back and said she was spavined. Witness said, "Prove it, and I'll take her back." Defendant's son said they had had a veterinary surgeon to see the mare The mare was left in his stables, and he then returnd the mare. On the Wednesday he found the mare back in his stable again. He sent the mare to the Lord Nelson's stables, and he wrote to the de- fendant stating that the mare was there at their expense. Witness heard that a veterinary sur- geon had seen the mare afterwards. He did not see the mare again until June 5th, when he met the defendant at a wild beast show. He asked, "How is the mare?" and White replied, "Very bad, what are we to do?" Plaintiff said, "Any- thing in reason." White then said that he was going to send the mare out to grass, and the plain- tiff replied that he could send it up to his place. The mare was out to grass in his fields until the present time. After he put the mare out to graze he had a letter from Mr. White, saying that unless the plaintiff would agree to take the mare back, he (the defendant) would put the mare up for sale at the next Haverfordwest Fair, and remit him the proceeds, less expenses. There wer two or three letters written. He called to see Mr. Wh'te sometime after and invited him to try and settle, and the defendant said he was ready to fight. After he sold the mare to the defendant he saw her in the butcher's cart belonging to White. It was not true that he sold the mare under any warranty. Cross-examined: Outside the Kimberley Hotel Lewis said, "Let me drive her?"—Yes Did he also say, Who said she could not turn ?"—No. Did young White examine the horse outside the Kimberley Hotel?—No. Was he about to put his hand over the mare?- Not that I know of. To what extent did his examination go in the stable 1-He looked over her like a man buying a horse. I suggest that he was going to examine her outside the hotel, and you said, "You needn't do that, Dick. I guarantee her sound and to go well in harness, or I would not sell her to you" ?— Nothing of the kind occurred. Didn't the mare come back to your stable on the Monday afternoon?-On the Tuesday. It was taken backwards and forwards, and then it was taken to livery?—Yes. Didn't the defendant's son tell you he had driven the mare to Neyland, and she had gone dead lame ? -No. Didn't White tell you that you knew the mare was in the habit of going lame on June 5th and was not sound?—I asked him, "If I knew that the mare was in the habit of going lame wouldn't I have- been a fool to refuse R,25 for her at the fair." Sometime after the defendant told him that a Mr. Llewellin had told him that the mare was in the habit of going lame. Didn't White suggest that the mare should be sold and any loss divided between you?—Nothing of the kind. Why should you graze the mare if there was a bargain between you?—I wanted to effect a settle- ment. I suggest you knew the mare was in the habit of going lame, and you wanted to get out of it?-No. If you were so keen about 10s. in the price of the mare, why should you give away pounds in grazing?—No answer. I take it the mare was running in your field free of expense until August 2nd?—Quite so. And you made up your mind to charge 5s. a w-ek afterwards?—Yes. You had the mare in your fields eight weeks which you say you gave the defendant 1-Yes. You bred the mare, and sent her to Mr. Llew- ellin, Butter Hill, to be broken in?—Yes. Did Mr. Llewellin tell you the mare was in the habit of going lame?—He told me once she went lame on the front legs. Do you know that she does go lame occasionally ? —No. What did Mr. Llewellill offer you on a two-year- old? She was in very poor condition, and as a joke he offered me a hundred bushels of oats. Is she sound?—She was when I sold her. Re-examined: What he said when he sold the mare was that she was right as far as he knew. Cross-examined: He did not sell the mare to John for £18. He never had the horse veted. Thomas Henry John, who lived at the Queen's Hotel, Haverfordwest, said on May 23rd he was at. Milford. He knew the mare, which he had ridden and driven for six weeks, and' he had found her perfectly sound. She was only one of the best he had ever driven. He remembered Whit's son coming to the plaintiff's stables. The defen- dant's son drove to the Kimberley Hotel with them. Plaintiff commenced bargaining about the mare. The defendant's son drove the mare, and then Lewis, of the Commercial Hotel, came and drove her. White bid £26 for her, and finally agreed to give £26 10s. There was no warranty given whatever. The defendant relied on his own judgment. Young White afterwards asked if the '^re was and said he expected to get £ 35 or £ 40 for her. Cross-examined: You say you are a commercial traveller?—Yes. Do yon do a bit of horse dealing?—No. Did you expect to get anything by this bar- gain?—A sovereign from White, but it did not come off. 'You received no commission from the plain- tiff?—No. I had had use of the mare for six weeks. Did the plaintiff give any warranty?—None what- ever. They knew the mare as well as Mr. Hole. He rode the horse to the Fair, and he was offered R25 from three good judges. The mare was "as sound as a bell, and as quiet as a baby." Thomas Lewis said he was the landlord of the Commercial Hotel. On May 23rd he saw Mr. Hole and Mr. John and others, and stood drinks round. When they came out Mr. White and his son were in the trap. He got up in the trap and drove up and down in the road. When he got back the bar- gain was struck for £26 10s. Nothing was said in his presence as to a warranty. The defendant's son had met him since he had been summoned as a witness, and told him he did not know anything about horses. Cross-examined: Did you hear the plaintiff say, "She is all right so far as I know?—No. Mr. Jones Lloyd submitted the defence. The facts were that on the Thursday the bargain was made there was a warranty given that the horse was sound and quiet. On the Sunday following the horse was driven to Neyland and went lame. The mare was then returned to the plaintiff under the warranty. That lameness was due to un- soundness. On June 5th there was a conversation in which Mr. Hole agreed to take the mare back and put her to grass. The mare was afterwards to be sold, and any deficiency in the price shared between the parties. He should prove that Mr. Hole knew the mare was unsound. If His Honour was satisfied that there was a warranty, and the mare was unsound, that was his case. If His Honour held there was no warranty he might hold there was a rescinding of the bargain. John White said he and his son had started a butcher's business in Milford Haven, and they wanted a mare. The parties all came outside the Kimberley Hotel. The mare was shown off before hand. His son examined the mare, and Mr. Hole said, "You needn't do that, Dick, I guarantee her sound." Plaintiff also said the mare was quiet. Witness's son offered the plaintiff £26, and he then gave him £26 10s. His son drove to Neyland on the Sunday. He saw the mare in the morning, and she was lame on the near hind leg. He con- sulted Mr. Evans, the veterinary surgeon, of Haver- fordwest. On June 5th he met Mr. Hole outside the show. There was Williams, Llewellin, the plaintiff, and himself. The plaintiff came up to him and said, "What about the mare." Witness replied, "You knew she wasn't sound." Plaintiff said, 'No, I didn't." Witness said, "You did, be- cause Llewellin, of Butter Hill, told you so." Plaintiff then asked him "What is to be done?" "Well," replied witness, "the best wav will be to turn her out to grass and then we'll sell her and compromise the matter." Hole said there was plenty of grass in his field, he could turn the mare out there. The mare was sent down to the field. On June 17th he wrote to the plaintiff. Hole came up to his house afterwards. The plaintiff said, Is there to be a fight?" and the witness replied that the male had better stay out to grass until she was better, when they could sell her. The mare was still in the plaintiff's custody. The plaintiff afterwards wrote demanding the payment of the money, and witness told him he could sue him for it. Cross-examined: You have heard what the three witness said ?—Yes. You knew the mare well?-No, I had only seen her once. Why should you wisft to compromise if you 4W a warranty?—It would be the easiest way out of the difficulty. Why didn't you sell the mare yourself ?—I wrote to the plaintiff. You didn't risk selling the mare because there was no warranty?—No. You sent to Haverfordwest and sought legal advice, which you did not act upon?—Yes. You knew that if you had a warranty you needn't fight the matter further?—Yes. On June 5th he told Hole that he knew the horse was unsound, and the plaintiff replied, If I had known it wouldn't I have sold her for P.25 at the Haverfordwest Fair?" You drove the mare on the 5th, and others drove her?—That was to see how the mare went. After driving her Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday she went lame?—Yes. Was it true that you offered a cheque to Mr. Hole, and he said any time would do?—Yes. Have you evefc had any letter threatening pro- ceedings?—Only T>ne. Re-examined: You and Hole were on friendly terms ?—Yes.. His Honour: It would be a good thing if all these matters were compromised. Richard White, son of defendant, said on Thurs- day, May 23rd, he went to the stable. Mr. John met him in the street, and told him Hole had got a mare which would suit him to the mark. Mr. Hole said we are going for a drive, you shall see the mare. They then went to the' Kimberley Hotel. The horse was afterwards driven up and down. He went to examine her outside the door. Mr. Hole said, "You needn't examine her, Dick, I guarantee her sound and quiet in harness, or I would not sell her to you." His father then said on the strength of it, Well, split the difference." On Sunday he drove her to Neyland, and came back and went again in the evening. On the return journey the mare suddenly went lame. He con- sulted Mr. Evans, veterinary surgeon, on May 30th. He said he could not quite locate the injury. Cross-examined: You knew the mare before ?— No. You saw her at the Fair, and asked the price of her?—I did not make an offer. You heard offers of Z25 for her?—No. Mr. John was riding her about the fair. You went to Haverfordwest to seek legal advice ? -Yes. Why didn't you sell the mare?—We thought Mr. Hole would compromise. If you had arranged a compromise why should you seek legal advice? When he was told that the mare. was in the Lord Nelson stables he took her back on the advice he obtained in Haverfordwest. Thomas Roberts, who was present when the bar- gain took place, corroborated. Cross-examined: He was employed by Mr. White. He was outside all the time. If fnosp men could not see him they must have been slightly inevriated. Mr. Hole said he'd guarantee the mare to go quiet in harness. John Williams knew what took place on the show ground. He confirmed the evidence of the previous witnesses for the defence. Mr. Hole was willing that. the mare should graze on his field. He heard Mr. Hole say he wouldn't have refused £25 for her at the fair if she was lame. James Llewellin, Butter Hill, said the mare was sent to his farm to be broken in two years before. He noticed her lame for a short time. After the mare had been with him some time Mr. Hole had her, and tried her in a trap. He then sent her back. Cross-examined: The mare was perfectly sound when Mr. Hole had her back again. David Evans said he was a veterinary surgeon. He had seen the mare three times. On June 3rd he thoroughly examined her. She was very lame, and he came to the conclusion that she was suffer- ing from acute rheumatism. He saw the mare about a fortnight after; she was still lame. In August he saw that the whole of the hind quarter was wasted from want of use, but the lameness was better. Is rheumatism a disease that flies about from limb to limb?—Yes. The former lameness might be due to rheu- matism. Rheumatism was hereditary. Is rheumatism unsoundness?—At the time. The horse was not suffering from spavin. The horse might be all right one day and lame the next. He would not pass a horse as sound which was suffering from rheumatism. Cross-examined: Assuming the horse was cured of her lameness, she might have been perfectly sound on the day she was sold. His Honour: Does a horse ever get well from rheumatism?—It may do so. It may be that the horse might be sound and yet suffering with rheumatism ?-Exactly. His Honour said he was going to acquit the plaintiff of knowing that the mare was unsound. Mr. Jones Lloyd said rheumatism was here- ditary. His Honour: I have gout occasionally. Am I unsound. There is a concrete question for you. Mr. Jones Lloyd said acute rheumatism was a disease. Having regard to the fact that the mare went lame with fair wear and tear and was in that condition still was unsoundness. The mare had been bought with a warranty. If His Honour neld that rheumatism was not unsoundness he was going to say that the original bargain was rescinded on June 5th. Mr. W. J. Jones held that the contract was not rescinded. There was no agreement for a com- promise. It lay upon the defendants to prove that the horse was unsound. His Honour said the first question in his opinion was whether the plaintiff gave £ t warranty that the mare was sound and quiet in harness.* He held that he did, and that he believed at the time that the mare was sound. Whether the plaintiff knew or did not know that the horse was unsound when he gave the warranty was immaterial, he was bound by the warranty and must take the con- sequence. The next point was whether rheuma- tism was unsoundness, and he held that if the mare was not fit for the purpose of fair wear and tear, for which she was bought, she was un- sound. He gave a verdict for the defendant with costs. FARM SERVANT'S CLAIM FOR WAGES. Martha Jane Bevans, farm servant, Wolfscastle, Camrose, preferred a claim against Joseph Philpin, farmer, Glenover, for iC2 5s. 4d., balance of wages due. Mr. W. J. Jones, solicitor, Haverfordwest, appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant was represented by Mr. Jones Lloyd, solicitor, Pem- broke Dock. Mr. Jones said the plaintiff had been in the defendant's employ for some two years up till Michaelmas. Prior to that date she was engaged for another year. She served a portion of her time, and the defendant then dismissed her with- out notice. Her wages from Michaelmas until June amounted to iE6 3s., and she had received of that amount R,3 18s. Martha Jane Bevan, plaintiff, said she lived with Mr. George, at Camrose. She was in service with the defendant for two years. Before her last year expired on October 10th, 1906, she was en- gaged for another year, which would commence on that date at 49 10s. a year. She served from 10th October until June. The wages would amount to £ 6 3s., and she had received E3 18s., leaving a balance of £2 6s. 4d. On the later date she asked Mr. Philpin to allow her to go to town to see the wild beast show in Haverfordwest. Mrs Philpin said she could not go, and the plaintiff replied that she could not go anywhere like any- one else. Afterwards the defendant's wife told her she could go, but it was too late. The witness replied that it was too late to go, and Mrs. Philpin then said she could have her money and go al- together. Plaintiff left that night, and lodged in Haverfordwest. Mrs. Philpin had told her that she was more of a master than she was. Cross-examined: You were engaged as a farm servant?—Yes. • Your duties were to work on the land when required, milk the cows, and tend the pigs?—Yes. On June 3rd where you working in the field with On June 3rd where you working in the field with your master?—Yes. Did you ask him if you could go to the wild beast show ?—Yes. He told you you could go, but you had better ask the missus if you could go?—Yes. You told the missus that the master said you could go?—Yes. Why didn't you go to the show?—The missus asked me to do a lot of work. To wash the separators. Your mistress had been washing?—Yes. Did you tell your mistress that she was ex- tremely lazy?—Yes. After you had washed the separator did you go upstairs, and then come and tell the mistress you were going?—Yes. Did you give Mrs. Philpin a month's notice?— Yes. Did she tell you that the master had engaged you, and that you would have to give him the notice ?—Yes. You told your master that you were goin" to leave, and packed your boxes?—Yes. ° Mr. W. J. Jones said his point was that it was immaterial whether the plaintiff left or was dis- missed, she was entitled to her wages for the time she^ had worked. The original contract for one year s service, which was only verbal, was illegal and void. Lloyd, for the defence, argued that the plaintiff was sueing on a contract which was stated to be void. It was for His Honour to take into consideration the whole circumstances of the case. The defendant was certainly entitled to some allowance owing to the inconvenience they were put to by the plaintiff dismissing herself. His Honour: Yes, but you have not filed counter-claim. a Mr. Jones Lloyd replied that he had r lllv rD cently been instructed. The defendant /yJ' i tfiat he had lost about £ 18 owing to tl,o Cl>nt.ended the girl. S tJie action of Joseph Philpin said the plaintiff to him at a salary of £ 9, an* £ additional if she stayed her year On t*™ i they were in the field together and i adien the wild beast 5hrV l *he asked him "ordwest She theTjid I *S to Haver- «ked it shrJui/go H hHat eVWine' and lie was concerned hnf k k i Yes? as far as ™suas: Betweeu four aiuf'fiv^o'Cock^tli88^ to tea together. The plaintiff tS vife m his presence whether she could L t/. ^TtiffWh6n he uame baok to the house *ater the )lalntiff was combing her hair at the kitchen table n preparation for going out. He went intn lairy and asked her what had become of the mUk ?iow APhT'f e replied that she did not ttow About a quarter to nine the nlaintiff TO MIN ana ins wife and said, I'm eoine" HP srw7saMa^si%^ t dads gi¥'toh FO/HE? SITEWD„U?D 'IF ° £ £ packed her boxes. He considered the £ 3 18s he services K" Ule, *irJ was ^fBcienTfor the services she had rendered. She. l*»ft *r, £ witho,11' ifA\had knoWn he should have 5^ a^rl then h« <*rtainly should not have kept her through the winter. He had been obliged to give up a job of 5s. 6d. a day ill order to milk the eows and other farm work, for which he engaged the plaintiff. Cross-examined: L? jg true that the girl has* of°June?-YeSS °rlly "P tiU the 3rd Mary Philp in, wife of the last-'v?itness, said the girl asked if she might go to the wild beast show, aud witness replied all right, theu told the girl to clean the separator. Witness had been hard at work all day washing. The girl told her that she was a lazy thing, and afterwards said she would leave in a month, and she told her that her master engaged her, and she would have to give the notice to him. The girl afterwards left the house, and they found that she had packed her boxes. His Honour said a menial servant in husbandry was bound to give notice. That was a claim for quantum meruit. He called it no meruit at all. The agreement made between the plaintiff and the defendant was ille- gal, but the plaintiff was morally wrong even though her position was legally sound. He should not allow her the 10s., but would give a verdict for iCl 15s. without costs. WANTED A LAW OF HIS OWN. Charles Mathias, courier, Dew Street, Haver- fordwest, sued George Morris, mason, Picton, for P.1, damage to house and premises in St. Thomas' Green. The Plaintiff, who conducted his own case per- sonally, said the defendant had built a pig stye at the bottom of the garden of the house he let to him, without his permission. He left the place and the pig stye —— His Honour: Well then, you have a pig stye more than you had before. Plaintiff: He removed the pig stye. The pigs created a nuisance, and the sanitary inspector came there, and I had to pay £ 6 for taking the water from the house to the pig stye. The de- fendant left the place all over pig manure, and damaged the walls to such an extent that it cost me 30s. to put the place in order. His Honour: You have got to attend to the drainage, and you must pay for that. Plaintiff: Is it right that he should put up a pig stye without informing me, and then take it away ? The defendant explained that the pig stye was a timber structure, and abutted on the wall of Mr. Arthur Thomas, from whom he had permis- sion to put it there. He left the house on June 8th. Plaintiff contended that he could not take another tenant to see the house in that state. It was the defendant's place to hand over the house in the condition he took it. The defendant was a mason and could easily have done the work required. What was he to do with all the pig manure in the garden ? His Honour: Dig it into the garden and grow cabbages. Plaintiff: Cabbages. There's nothing there but weeds and briars. His Honour: Well then grow weeds and briars. His Honour said he was afraid he could not help the plaintiff in any way, and gave judgment for the defendant. FATHER WHO .PAID HIS SON'S DEBT. Thomas Griffiths, roadman, Vachelech, St. David's, sought to enforce a judgment summons for £20 14s. 4d. against John Evans, farmer, Car- fegr, Solva. It will be remembered that at a pre- vious Court the plaintiff obtained damages for in- juries sustained by the defendant knocking him down with a bicycle. Mr. W. J. Jones, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant, who did not appear was represented by his father. Mr. W. J. Jones said he understood the defen- dant's father had an offer to ake the Court. The father of Griffiths said that his son was unable to pay anything. He, however, would pay £5 down, and see that the rest was paid so much a month. The offer was accepted, His Honour making an order for the defendant to pay 10s. a month. WHY DON'T YOU PAY. Thomas Williams, grocer, Solva, sought for an order in respect to a judgment summons against Robert Steggles, labourer, Francis John Street, Solva, for £1 8s. 9d. Plaintiff said the defendant was a single man earniilg 10s. a week and his food on a farm, and could afford to pay 10s. a month. Defendant also got ships to discharge. His Honour: Why don't you pay? Defendant pleaded that the account was inac- curate, and that he did not receive notice of the case coming on for hearing on the. last occasion as he was in Goodwick at the time. His Honour made an order for 5s. a month with a committal order for 14 days if the money was not paid. £ 2T' ADJOURNMENT APPLIED FOR. David Thomas, farmer, Dyffryn,Ffennant, Fish- guard, brought an action against John Howells miller, New Mill, Lower Fishguard, to recover £155. for damage to a vehicle. Mr. A. B. Williams solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Evans, solicitor, Fishguard, for the defendant. Mr. A. B. Williams said he had received a letter from his client stating that his mother had been taken very ill, and he would be unable to be pre- sent. Mr. Evans objected to the adjournment of the case. He had all his witnesses in Court, and was ready to proceed. The case had been adjourned once already. The telegram had been sent from rishguard, whilst the nearest telegraph office to where the plaintiff lived was at Fishguard. Mr. A. B. Williams said his client might have gone to Fishguard to fetch a doctor. His Honour said the case would be adjourned, and the plaintiff would have to pay the defendant's costs that day.

-4 Anti-Limerick Campaign. COMPETITIONS NOT ILLEGAL. Those people in town and county not altogether unprofitably interested in Limericks" may take fresh heart of grace from the following:— Sir J. Lawson Watson, in his official capaoitv of ^omey-Gener,l, played the noble part of a host of Sarsfields on the tented field of the House of Commons on Monday, and defended, not one, but ten thousand limericks from the onslaught of the redoubtable member for Salford. Mr. Byles it wi 1 be re-called, not only carries the suffrages of fealford, but is also a great social and radical re- former, and can smell a possible taint of possiblv reformable matter as far as a buzzard can scent carrion; and, as such a reformer, he attacked the uncompleted limerick with potent ferocity.N He wanted to know if the attention of the Attorney- General had been directed to the limerick com- petitions which were going on in so many jour- nals; whether these competitions were substan- tiafy the same as the missing word competitions which were found to be illegal; whether he was aware that these competitions were encouraging the spirit of gambling among the great masse! of the people, and whether he proposed to take any steps to test the legality of these competitions. Sir J. Lawson Walton said the question had been considered both by the Director of Public Prose- cutions and by the Chief Commissioner of Police He understood that they had come to the con- clusion that the practice did not fall within me law for the suppression of lotteries, inasmuch as a limerick called for the exercise of some skill verse or couplet. In this respect it differed from a missing work competition, which involved the mere element of chance. e Mr. Byles Does the right hon. gentleman realize d^agin °t thlS 6viI? Does he that f]>9nn last W€ek newspaper alone divided £ 2,200, which works out at 8,000 coupons at 6d each, and does he not also know that there is rea- son to believe that only a small fraction of these are examined? May I ask, therefore, whether the right hon. gentleman means to defend inno- cent readers of newspapers ? The Attorney General: That is a. different ques- tion from the one on the paper. Whether the com- petitions are properly administered may be open to enquiry, but I have had representations may to me by several journals that their readers greatly enjoy this kind of competition, which is an exer- cise of skill, and that they would be deprived of what is regarded as an innocent and healthy re- creation. If the hon. member suggests some fraud in the matter, I think investigation does arise and if I have brought before me any facts tending to support that conclusion I shall certainly ex- amine them. Mr. Bottomley (R., Hackney) :May I ask the right hon. gentleman whether it does not require as much skill to spot the winner of a horse race as I to compose a doggerel rhyme? (Laughter). —♦

SEDITION IN INDIA. The Bengal Government recently decided to prosecute the editor of the "Bande Mataram" under the Sedition Act. Difficulty was experienced in discovering the name of the editor, but on ^aturday Arabinda Ghose surrendered himse'' He is a man of very good family, and has TP' who hold high positions in the Goverr' natives vice. He is a graduate of Cambrid- ^ent ser- and passed fourth in the Indiaj. University amination. He was reject* Service ex-, ground of physical unfit*1' a' however> on the Superintendent M«> *c!SS- on Monday, July r' of the town police, ceeded to the Y acting on a warrant, pro- accomparu^ offices of the paper in Creek Row, and mat' a oy a number of inspectors and police and .e a thorough search. A number of books iB T t^Pers were seized, and the arrest reported due to information thus obtained.

4 LIFFEY MYSTERY. The body of Lieutenant William Townlev, a sub-inspector in the Army School Department, and until recently headmaster of the Royal Hiber- nian Military School, Phoenix Park, Dublin, has °>Und in the River Liffey. night eased 1<3ffc his lodgings late on Saturday It is stated by a brother officer that Townlev an- peared depressed recently. y P His overcoat and umbrella lay on the bank near the place where the body was discovered. At the inquest on Monday the Coroner said That as the Place where the body was found was not far from the Royal Hibernian School, it might be the deceased accidentally fell into the river. The jury returned a verdict of Found drowned idding there was no evidence to show how deceased jot into the water.

9 SAVED 1,000 LIVES. II"" HWH ■■ A new lifeboat for the volunteer crew at Frinton which arrived from Harwich on Saturday, has been built ^y voluntary subscriptions, raised mainlv through the efforts of Mr. David Cook, who S Sailers'"Friend8 COXSwain of the old **>at, the Sailors' Friend. w!?°-k fielongs to a. family which has been mem- in five successive generations engaged in life- Sea' /iHis father and grandfather were lfeboatmen, and he has sons and grandsons with him m the boat at Frinton. For 140 years tho family have owned boats and bathing machines oftht./8«th^Proud boast that during the whole' hLv, Period no one has been drowned while fn thpfr I"] "n Tachin€S or rowing or sailing hoats. Cook has personally saved with- resculnl qnn +rr 1(? ]ives> and ha* assisted in rescuing 900 otheTs dUring his fifty years' experi- j ençe. a4 a lifeboatman,

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