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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Lady Catberine and Miss Allen have returned to Cre?sel!y from London, Mr H. S. Allen has been appointed to a cornetcy in the 1st Life Guards, and is now doing duty with his regiment at Knightsbridge Bar- racks HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY COURT,-The monthly sit- ting of this court tJok place on Wednesday. There were a cumber of cases entered, none of which possessed any feature of public interest. liis Honor transacted the whole of the business in an hour and a half. The Love- iuck case,' which has attained some notoriety, was appointed to be heard at the ntxt Court at Narbcrtb. FAIR.—The annual fair was beld on Tuesday, and was very numerously attended. Superior beast?, of which there was a good supply, sold readily at a slight decline on previous rates: but ctfcer descriptions were little enquired after. There was an unusually large supply of sheep, the majority of which were of good quality. There was a good business done in the better Qualities at decreased prices. The pig fair will be held to-day (Wednesday). HAVERFORDWEST RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.—The shooting for the prize given by Col Peel fcr attendance at drill during the month of July took place on Monday. The ranges were 200 and 560 yards, the shooting at the for- mer range being from the sho-aMer and at the latter in any position, Wimbledon targets and scoring. The fol- lowing is the result of the match :— 200 500 Total 1. Sergt. T. L. Jameis 10s 15 17 32 2. Private A. Lewis 88. 13 15 28 3. „ Geo. Morris r53 11 12 23 4. L. Corp. S. Thompson 2s 13 9 22 POLICE OFFICE, Monday.—Before the mayor, John Madocks, Esq, William T/toync.s, of Quay Street, horse breaker, was brought up in custody, charged with drunkenness in Castle Square, en Saturday evening,, the 3rd instant. Defendant admitted the offence and was firmed 53 and costs, to be paid in a week. Henry Moss, of Prendergast, and Martha, is wife, were brought up before the Mayor, charged w .lii threatening the lives of John Nathen and his wife, aho of Prendergast. It ap- peared from the evidence that ice male defendant is a brother to Mrs Nathen, and tr.at they quarrelled about some family mattery and last Saturday night, the 3rd instant, both defendants threatened complainants. His vorship ordered the defendants to find bail to be of good behaviour for six months, tho-.sebia in the sum of ten pounds, and two sureties in firs pounds each. The re- quired sureties having been four. ] they were discharged. HAVERFORDWEST TowN COUNCIL.—A quarterly moot- ing of this council was held on Monday. The accounts for the past quarter were presaged, and examined, and orders made for the payment of several billa. The Town Clark stated that the privy Council had granted a gone- I o ral licence Lr the holding cf the remaining faira for the current year.—A discussion task place on the right of the Corporation to the old LunaSio Asylum in'Saint Thomas Green, and Mr E. Williams moved that P.C. Simpson, who was at present in occupation, should be instructed to continue in possession on behalf of the Corporation until he was put out by other persons who could show a better title. Mr Whicher Davies seconded tae^ motion. Mr J. W. Phillips opposed tfie resolution, and moved the previous questior, which was soconded by Mr Cfocdt. On a division, the previous question was carried. After tiansacting seme other business, the Mee ng was adjourned till tue 8 th September, when the a3.J° right of t»e Corporation to the Asylum Building will again come on for discussion. CP.iCa.iiT. A match was p:ayed at Pembroke Dock on 3-ncay wee,c, between the Pembroke Dock and Rose c^ar^e, C-lubs, and terminates sa favour of the latter by £ ne i:'niinSs 66 runs. Mr W. W. Morris, on the Rosemarh.et ^de, made tee excellent score of 64 runs, wctca inc.ncied one 5, four I s, and six 3's. The fol' -Is the score:— HOSEMAEXET. C. LUCR% c Preston, b Huberts o A. M. Evans, b Koborts 19 J. Rees, b Niel 11 W. W. Morris, c Preston, b Niel 6-5. J. S. Davies, b Niel 17 J. E. Bowling, b Niel 0 T. Griffiths, b Niel 3 N. Bowling, run oat 0 R. Morris, not out 5 J. George, b Niel 4 J. Morris, b Niel () Wides J, byes -J,: b 2. 6 129 # PEMBROKE; DOCK. 2nd Innivns, Ko. C-.a, c Griffiths, b Evans. 13 b Evans 3 Bai^et, run out 0 run out 2 NJei. b EVilDs 9 rnn out 0 T. Tier ward, run otu cGriffiths.bMorris 0 ♦>. Barry, h w, b Evans o bEvans 3 Buddle.c Griffiths, b W. Morris 1 bEvans <5 Preston, run out. 2 b Morris i c Evars, b Morris 1 b Evans. 4 a b E a n s 0 not out 2 ibcoias, .not out 1 bEvans. 5 AYvi'y, cDavies, b Morris 0 bEvans 0 Byes 5 ibi. 6 Wide i'b 1 2 36 27

CARMARTHEN KITTLE ASSOCIATION. The prize of £ 100,given by the the town of Carmarthen1 and open to all comers, was shot for on Tuesday week. The £100 were divided into twenty-five prizes. The ranges were 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each distance, Wimbledon targets and scoring. The first prize was won by Private Veisy, of Warwick the fourth prize by Lance-Corporal S. Thompson, of the Haverfordwest Volunteers, and the nineteenth by Private John Morris, of the same corps. The following is the result of the shooting:- 1 Private W. N. Veisey, 1st Warwick ( £ 20) 33 2 Corpl. G. F. Bailey, 2nd Westminster ( £ 15) 31 3 Corpt. R. Gregory, 17th Glamorgan ( £ 10) 31 4 Lauce-Corpl. S. Thompson, Haverfordwest ( £ 5) 31 5 Corpl. J. Woodcock, 14th Glamorgan ( £ 5) 31 6 Private E. H. Dimond, 3rd Monmouthshire (£5) 30 7 Lance-.Corpl. Thomas Evans, 1st Carmar. (£4) 30 8 Corpl. A. T. Thomas, 5th Carmar. ( £ 4) 30 9 Sergt. E. G. Williams, 2nd Glamorgan (£1). 29 10 Sergt. Thomas Williams, 2nd Carmar. ( £ 3) 29 11 Qr.-Mast.-Sergt. T. Roe, 3rd Mon. ( £ 3) 29 12 bergt. Thomas Thomas, 1st Carm. ( £ 3) 29 13 Corpl. James Lockyer, 2nd Carmar. ( £ 2) 29 14 Corpl. Wm Rees, 4th Glamorgan ( £ 2) 28 15 Sergt. Wm Lewis, 6th Carmarthen ( £ 2) 28 16 Ensign Thomas, 1st Carmarthen ( £ 2) 28 !7 Private Robert Frost, 26th Kent ( £ 2) 28 13 Qr.-Mast.-Sergt. Bentley, 5th Carmarthen ( £ 2). 27 19 Private John Morris, 1st Haverfordwest ( £ 1) 27 20 Sergt. Samuel Brown, 4th Glamorgan (jgl) 27 21 Private Wm Harries, 17th Glamorgan ( £ 1) 27 22 Sergt. Henry Francis, 1st Carmar. ( £ 1) 26 23 Snrgeon Watkins, 2nd Carmar. ( £ 1) 26 24 Private John Jones, 14th Glamorgan ( £ 1) 26 25 Sergt. E. W. Shackell, 2nd Carmarthen ( £ 1) 26 VAGRANCY.—On Monday, at the Magistrates' Clerk's Office, James Harrington, a stalwart son of the Emerald Isle, was brought up in custody of P.C. Beynon, of the County Constabulary, charged with begging at Denant House. The prisoner pretended that he was ill and had a wife in Haverfordwest at the point of death. Sergt Clarke, who had known the prisoner over twelve years, proved his statement to be false. He was sentenced to ten days' imprisonment with hard labour. KEEPING DOGS WITHOUT A LICENCE.—On Wednes- day Mr. Alleorn, supervisor of the Excise department of the Inland Revenue Board, stationed at Bilston, appeared before the stipendiary, in Wolverhampton, and charged Joseph Griffiths and John Harper, both of Darlaston, with keeping dogs without having taken out a licence. Those proceedings were the first that have been taken in this district under the terms of the Act, which came into operation on the 6th of April last. The Commissioners, the supervisor said, allowed a certain period of grace before putting the Act into force, and took great pains, by circulating placards, to make the terms of the enactment known; but the placards were in many cases either effaced or destroyed, the public seeming resolved to re- main ignorant upon the subject. Griffiths was shown to have had the dog in his possession on June 23rd, and for a twelvemonth previously. After the supervisor had laid the information against him, he took out a licence. Harper was shown to have bad his dog on July 22nd. The defendants were each fined in the mitigated penalty -the lowest that could be imposed-of £1 oa. The supervisor did not press for costs, saying that he rather desired that these proceedings should be regarded in the light of a warning.—Birmingham Daily Post. MR HARDING'S COKCERT.-This concert took place on Tuesday evening week, and passed off most successfully. The artistes were Miss Edith Wynne (soprano); Mr Mon tern Smith (tenor): Mr Lewis Thomas (basso); Mr John Thomas (harp) and Mrs HeDry Davies (pianoforte); whose reputation drew together a very large audience. The programme was both ample and attractive, con- taining no less than 16 pieces, nearly all of which wore vociferously encored. Mr Lewis Thomas, who made his Srst appearance in his professional capacity in his native town, met with an enthusiastic reception, and he sang, on each occasion, with a power which greatly influenced his audience, who applauded him to the echo. His singing of the national song, 'The March of the Men of Harlech,' was very animated and powerful, and the pro- longed applause of the assembly, which included a great number of excellent amateurs, showed how highly his efforts were appreciated. Miss Wynne was not less suc- cessful in her rendering of the parts of the programme allotted to her, and was warmly encored in each piece, The young artiste posseses a remarkably sweet voice, of considerable flexibility and strength, and her enunciation is clear and distinct. She sang with great taste the fine old Welsh songs—'Llwyn On,' and Clycliau Aberdyfi,' and was greeted at their conclusion with tremendous applause. Of Mr John Thomas's performance on the harp, we cannot speak too highly; we can hardly tell which to admire most—his astonishing dexterity in manipulation or the beauty of the sounds iie produces on his favourite instrument. Mr NT ontem Smith was well received in all his songs, particularly in tilt, I old English Maypole Song,' which was loudly re-demanded. "Mrs Henry Davies played the pianoforte with great ability, and a duett 'Scenes of Childhood,' between her on the pianoforte and Mr John Thomas on the harp, gave con- siderable satisfaction to the audience. The entertainment was the bost which has taken place in the town for a considerable time, and we have seldom .seen a better or larger audience. At the conclusion of the concert, Mr Harding was called to the platform, and the assembly testified their approbation of his spirit and enterprize by long and hearty applause. SAINT MARY'S CIJURCU SCHOOLS.—The usual excur- sion to Picton Castle by these sahools took place on Tuesday week. The children numbering upwards of 400, assembled at the school-rooms in Dew-street, where they were arranged in procession, and preceded by the fife and drum band of the Haverfordwest Rifle Corps, marched through the High-street and over the New Bridge to Cartlett, where vehicles were in waiting to convey them to Picton. The procession displayed a great number of banners bearing suitable inscriptions, and was accom- panied by the teachers, and by the superintendents of the schools—Mrs Evans, of Hill-street.,and Mrs Williams, of Spring Gardens, who devote considerable attention to the conduct of the girls' school, and Mr Edmund Ellis, who performs similar duties with regard to the boys' de- partment. On arriving at Pictoa, the schools were met by the children of the school at Picton, which owes its origin to the friendly and zealous labours of the hospitable proprietor of Picton Castle. The Picton school were assembled under the direction of Miss Philipps, Miss Poole, and Miss Amy Philipps, who take much interest in its welfare, and render it very valuable aid in their capacities as teachers. For the accommodation of this school, the worthy vicar has erected at his own cost a large and spacious schoolroom, which by the liberality of the founder, will in a short time offer the threefold ad- vantage of a day school, Sunday school, and a lecture room for the district. This school it was decided to for- maily open on Tuesday, and a large number of ladies and gentlemen from this and the neighbouring county had as- sembled to witness the ceremony. "Amongst those pre- sent were Sir James and Lady Hamilton, Col. and Mrs Peel, Mr Massy and family, the Rev James Thomas, of Herbrandstone, the Rev R. Lewis, of Lampeter Velfrey, the Misses Dunbar, Mr H. Mathias, and Mrs Mathias, Capt Stokes and family. The two schools having united, entered the schoolroom, and the proceedings connected with the formal inauguration were commenced by sing- r>^r a^.er the Rev James Thomas and the Rev R. Lewis delivered able addresses, in which both gen- tlemen referred in complimentary terms to the liberality of Mr PhIlipps; and spoke with much force of the advan- tages which the school would confer on the neighbour- hood. A hymn was then sung, and prayer having been offered up by the Vicar, the proceedings in the school- room terminated, and the procession was reformed, and prepared to commence its journey to the Castle, where most liberal preparations had been made for its recep- tion. Before proceeding with our narrative of the ex. cursion of the schools, we may be permitted to refer to the handsome model cottages which adjoin the Picton school room, and which so strikingly exemplify the interest'ftSr 9 1 Philipps feels in the welfare of his humble neighbours These cottages have been recently erected on the estate, and are well worthy the inspection of all who sympathise with efforts made to improve the dwellings of the labouring classes. They are roomy and capacious, provided with every requisite, and their external appearance is pleasing to the eye, and adds to the attractions of the locality in which they are situated. These cottages, and also the school, have been built under the superintendence of Mr H. P. Goode, who is entitled to great commendation for the excellent taste he has displayed, and for the very successful manner in vrhicU the whole design bas beea worked out, JBevertiPg to the schools, the procession marched briskly along the approaches to the ancient Castle to the inspiriting music ,)f the fife and drum baud, and were received by the Vicar and Mr H. F. Goode, who conducted them through the well kept grounds, and beautiful flower gardens and green houses, returning to the lawn, where tea "had been provided. The refreshments, we need scarcely say, were of the best quality, and supplied in bounteous profusion, and the comfort of the happy and joyous party was thoroughly secured by the excellent arrangements of the housekeeper, Mrs Griffith, Mr Lamb, Mr Fletcher, and the other officials of the establishment. After all had partaken of the good things provided, a variety of games, suitable for both sexes, were commenced, and furnished much amusement. The Vicar and Sir James Hamilton vigorously competed with the boys in some of the pa-times. The worthy baronet, like the genial hearted owner of Picton, delights to promote the happiness of young folk, and he was eminently successful in his efforts on Tuesday, particularly in the game of leap-frog, in which he offered 'aback' in true school boy style, and the manner in which the boys sometimes knocked him about created a great deal of amusement. Some vaulted in excellent style, while others deficient in the requisite agility, brought their knees in collision with Sir James's head, and frequently upset him, an event that never failed to evoke great merriment. In these and similar games, the afternoon was spent, and at six o'clock the bell of the Castle rang for the assembly. In a few minutes after the whole party mustered in front of the Castle, and were formed in a circle, when excellent and feeling addresses were made by the Vicar, Mr Massy, and Sir James Hamilton. After several rounds of cheers, the children were again marshalled in pro- cession, and moved off to the Lodge Gates, where they re-entered their conveyances and returned to Haverford- west. We should not omit to state that the arrange- ments of the day were made by the curate, Mr Ault, and Mr Edmund Ellis, who were ably assisted by some of the teachers of the schools, amongst whom we may mention Mr Gwynne Harries and Mr Philip lIlis. HAVERFORDWEST PETTY SESSIONS. These Sessions were held at the Shire Hall on Thurs- day, before the Mayor, John Madocks, Esq, and T. Rule Owen, Esq. DRUNKENNESS, &0. William Skinner was charged with drunkenness at the parish of St. Martins. The defendant did not appear. P. C. Morse proved the case, and the defendant was fined 5s and costs. Charles Williams was charged with drunkenness and riotous conduct. The defendant admitted the offence, stating that he was going along the street quietly, when some persons called him by a nickname, and provoked him. Mr Superintendent Cecil said that from enquiries he had made, he believed the defendant's statement was quite true. This was the defendant's first offence, and as his conduct bad been uniformly good, he would ask the Bench to deal leniently with him. Mr Owen said it was annoying to a sober man to be called a nickname, and it was likely to be a greater provo- cation to a person who was drunk. The Bench fined the defendant 6d and coats; he was allowed a fortnight to pay the amount. VAGRANCY. David Jones, of Nantyglo, was charged with begging in Goat street. The defendant pleaded guilty, and in answer to the Bench, said he was employed in the ironworks, but had come down to this part of the Country to obtain medical assistance. Mr Superintendent Cecil said the defendant was the associate of thieves. He had known him for 20 years, and though a good workman, he was too lazy too work. The Bench committed him to prison for three days with hard labour. ASSAULT. Thomas Thomas was charged with assaulting George Morgan, of St. Martin's Place, at the GIo'ster Arms on the 3rd of August. The defendant denied the charge. The complainant deposed that he went into the Glo'ster Arms, in the Mariners' Square on the 3rd of August. The defendant asked him to toss for a quart of beer, and he agreed to do so. He (complainant) won the toss, and a glass of beer was placed before him. The iefendant asked him to toss again, but he declined to do 30 till they had drunk the beer he had won. The de- fendant then took the glass from before him, and he (com- plainant) called another glass, for which he paid. The iefendant then struck him in the mouth with his fist, and was going to strike him a second time, when Charles Rees seized him and brought him away. John Laugharne deposed that he was present at the Gloucester Arms when Charles Rees removed the de- fendant. He did not see him strike the complainant. Charles Rees gave similar testimony. He saw the defendant remove the glass of ale, but he did not strike the complainant. He (witness) removed the defendant that he might not strike the complainant. The BenJh dismissed the case, ordering each party to pay his own costs. ROOSE PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were held at the Shire Hall on Saturday before A. B. Starbuck, Esq, O. E. Davies, Esq. and Capt Child. STEALING A WATCH. Andrew Egberts, a lad, was charged with stealing a watch, the property of Phoebe Jane Paynter, of Milford. The prisoner, who admitted the offence, was ordered to bo imprisoned for one month. DHUNXEXXjESS AND RIOTOUS CONDUCT. James Thomas was charged with drunkenness and riotous conduct. The defendant did not appear, The case was fully proved, and the defendant was fined 5s and costs. TRESPASS ON THE HIGHWAY. William Vaughan was charged with trespassing on the line of the Great Western Company. The defendant (who did not appear) was fined 5s and costs. DRUNKENNESS, &C. The same defendant was charged with drunkenness and riotous conduct, on the occasion referred to in the preceding case. ,The detendant was fined Id and costs. CHARGE OF TRESPASS IN SEARCH OF CONIES. William Morgan, James Davies, John Lewis, John Thomas, and John Drown were charged by Mr P. J D. Paul, of Ashdale with trespassing in search of conies on the farm ot Guildford. Mr W. John appeared for the complainant; and Mr Price for the defendants. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Mr John having stated the case to the Bench, called Mr 1 aul, who deposed: I have resided at Ashdale two years next December. I t- ok the place of the late Mr Lort Phillips through Mr Hood. The first knowledge I had of it, was through an advertisement in the Field newspapei, advertizing the house, and the exclusive right of sporting over 2,000 acres, I replied to the advertizement, md met Mr Hood and went very closely and very particu- larly into the nature of the sporting and the way in which [ was to hold it. I made particular mention with regard ;o rabbits, and enquired whether the tenants had the right to kill the rabbits on the ground, stating that if they had I would have nothing to do with the place. Mr Hood told ne that Mr Lort Phillips allowed none of his tenants on the Ashdale side of the water to have anything to do with he rabbits: that there were no more there than he liked :o see, and he c-xpertcd I would not get up any large lead, more than there were at that time, so as to do any iamage, or annoy the tenants. I agreed with Mr Hood hat I was to have the exclusive right to the game and 'abbits for seven years over about 2,000 acres, round Lan- ;um, Nash, and Roscmarket. That included the farm )f Guildford, iu the occupation of Mr James Phillips, md also Ashdaie house. The rent was £100 a year. I )aid it in Mr Lort Phillips's lifetime, and hava paid it iince his death. In consequence of something my game- keeper told me, when I was at d inner, 1 went out, and went o the top of Mr James Phillips's gorse cover, and crossed lown and met my gamekeeeper and groom. I saw the iefcudams in an opea spac? (here whM9 there was a let; of rabbit holes, in the middle of the gorse close to Ash- dale. There is game there: it is the pheasant preserves. Calloway, my gamekeeper, had got to them before I arrived. I saw the nets with Calloway, and the ferret. I first asked the defendants whether they bad been seat by Mr James Phillips, of Guildford, for the purpose of ferretting and taking rabbits, or whether they had his permission. They aU denied having permission, and said they were there on their own hook or words to that effect. I askfcd for their names but they did not give them. I said that if they did not choose to give their names they would have to come down to the house and stop there until I found out what their names were. My groom knew them all, and told them if they did not give their names, he would do so. Two or three gave their names, and I entered them down. Cross-examined: I asked the defendants in a body to give their names: I did not ask any one of them in par- ticular. Two or three of them gave their names—I can't say positively which. There W1.S a memorandum made of the terms of the letting. I don't know that it would show the nature of the taking. Mr John said there was no agreement in writing signed by Mr Lort Phillips, and consequently he was at liberty to give verbal evidence of the nature of the taking. Cross-examination resumed The memorandum made at the time did not exactly purport the terms of the letting. There was a rough draft made. My lawyer produced that memorandum on a former occasion to prove my right to the rabbits. Charles Calloway, gamekeeper with Mr Paul, deposed: It was about half past six in the evening when I told my master about the defendants. They were lying down is the gorse cover when I came up. I asked them their business one of them said they were looking after the sheep. I saw nets, and asked them if they took nets with them to look after sheep. I took the nets from the defendant Davies they were not set; but had bees used recently. Davies was lying on the net?. I in" quired for the ferret. I think Thomas said they had not got one. Thomas had the ferret under his jacket. I took it from him it was in a bag, and 'cooped' ready for use. Mr Paul asked them if Mr James Phillips bad sent them, and they said no. He asked for their names, and they refused to give them. The groom knew them. I took possession of the ferret and nets, and have them now. After this affair, Mr Paul went to London, and was absent a considerable time. I have been shooting over the place with my master. Cross-examined: I saw fresh soil on the pegs to the nets, and saw holes in the ground as if they had bees put down. That is my reason for thinking they had been recently used. Davies, from whom I took the nets, is in the employ of Mr James PhiHips. Levi Richaida, tLie complainant's groom, gave similar testimony. Mr Hood, of Knowles, deposed I was agent to the estate during the life time of Mr Lort Phillips, and am agent at the present time. I have heard Mr Paul give his evidence as to the taking of Ashdale and so on; I eonfirm what he has said, excepting as to the rabbits: they were not to be got up to annoy the tenants. Cross-examined: I am not aware that all Mr Lort Phillips's tenants had the right to kill the rabbits- There was a memorandum made of the letting to Me Paul. Mr Paul and Mr Lort Phillips approved of it. I have not a copy Mr Paul had it. I signed that agree- ment since Mr Lort Phillips's death. Guildford and Ashdale do not belong to the estate Mr Lort Phillips had a lease from somebody else. The interest he had in it was during his life time only. I don't remember Mr Lort Phillips sending me over to Mr Phillips, of Guild- ford, to tell him that no one should hurt him. He told me to go round the farmers and tell them if they inter- fered, they would have notice. Mr Lort Phillips let the farm of Guildford himself. The Clerk put some questions to the witness, when Capt. Child complained that it was irregular, and stated that the questions should be put through the Bench. The Clerk replied that he put the questions direct-is order to save trouble, and that he would leave the Bench to follow up the examination. Mr O. E. Davies said that he himself was always glad to have the assistance of tho Clerk, and that putting the question hicusolf or througl1 the Bench was the same thing in the end. Mr Hood, in answer to the Bench, aaid The memo- randum which I signed after Mr Lort Phillips's death Was the identical memorandum, of which Mr Phillip3 had approved. I can't tell how long after Mr Phillips"3 death I signed the memorandum. This was the case for the complainant. Mr Price asked the Bench whether they thought there was any case made out for him to answer. The right to game was an incorporeal hereditament, and could only pass by a deed under seal. In reply to Captain Child, Mr Price said that the game belonged to the tenant unless specially reserved. The Bench said that they would prefer hearing the whole of the evidence for the defendants. Mr Price said the defence on which he relied vrtlg briefly this :-In the year 1860, Mr James Phillips took the farm of Guildford of the late Mr Lort Phillips, at a rent of Y,120 a year. There was a conversation as to the right of killing the rabbits, and Mr Lort Phillips told him distinctly that the rabbits were his, and that they were to be kept down. Mr Phillips, the tenant, acted upon that, and killed rabbits. About two years ago, Mr Paul became the tenant of the adjoining farm of Ashdale, and since then he had increased the stock of rabbits to a considerable extent. Mr Phillips's corn had been damaged, and he was under the necessity of doing what he considered necessary to keep the rabbits down. On the 1st of June, he desired his servant, James Davies, to take the ferret and nets and kill the rabbits, and also to take some one else with him to assist him. JameS Davies went in obedience to his master's orders, and before the defendants commenced operations they were lying on the ground when Mr Paul found them. Mr James Phillips would prove the nature of his taking, and Davies would prove that he received his mastet'3 orders to kill the rabbits. James PhiHips deposed I am the occupier of the farm of Guild.ord. I took it of the lute Mr Lort Phillips. Mr Hood was present at some of the meetings about the letting-I had two or three altogether. I took the far111 fj a year- Arthur Lort Phillips was there. i ^10 ra,Jbits were very troublesome, asked Mr Lort Phillips what was to be done with them. lIe said, 'Kill them but leave a few for the foxes: you know I am food of foxhunting,' 'And so am F, sir,' I said. Mt Arthur Lort Phillips was present on one occasion, and asked Mr Lort Phillips what restrictions he was going to make about the farm. Mr Lort Phillips said, whatever—let him go upon the farm and do as he likes-' The land was all sown, and of course I had to take the corn in the ground. I took it at a valuation: it «'aS under seed, and we had to go through all, and had others to assist us. Mr Paul told me that when he came there he could not kill a couple of pair of rabbits of an evening. and now there are ten or twelve hundred rabbits on WV farm, doing a great deal of damage to my barley. f authorised James Davies. my ploughman, to kill rabbitst and to take whom he liked with him. What rabbits they should kill were to be taken to me for my use. Cross-examined: The agreement took place in W Lort Phillips's sitting room at Lawrenny. Mr Bood was present some of the Ime-I believe Mr Hood WtloS present when the rabbits were spoken of, but I can't say so positively, ihere was a little unpleasantness abon" killing a rabbit some time ago. I was the defendant 0(1 that occasion. I was convicted and paid the penalty* I saw my landlord after that on two or three occasions; he sent me notice after Mr Paul bad complained to hir" but when he understood matters better he withdrew the notice, and Mr Hood was sent to tell me not to mention that I had had notice. I have killed rabbits every ye5 since I have been on the farm. I don't know whethef I sent nay servants out to kill rabbits before the 1St 0 June. 1.0 the best of my knowledge I have done s0' I have not dono so since the 1st of June, because they too.c my engines. 1 Lave hadsthe nets seven years. erret is a new one. I have killed 70 rabbits in one day* I have used the nets since Mr Paul has come to ASHDA'F* I have^ told Mr Paul and his keeper that the rabbi were mine. I did not tell my servant to say they looking after the sheep. Mr Hood recalled, said that Mr Lort Phillips did say ponJj rabbits were to be kept for the foxes: the cover :o was a great fox cover, and there were always rabbi ;here. Mr Lort Phillips never took any notice of rab'JsJ ately the tenants on the other side of the water ight to kill them. Mr Lort Phillips knew Pb^?.. tilled rabbits: if it was wrong for Phillip3 to do s0i*.i„ Lort Phillips would have stopped him. Mr Lort 1 lips did not at; (he actual Jetting resejr^ the game 80