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FLINT. THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS. -The report has just been received of the examination of the Flint National Mixed Schools by Mr J. L. Roberts, H.M., Inspector of Schools. The report is very aatisiaetory and does crdit to the headmaster Mr E. J. H. Williams and his able staff of teachers. The full grant has been earned. Thi) report states:—" This eohool appears t.) be industriously instractad. The progress of the scholars has been sariouely impeded during the year by illneas ani by the closure of the schools for many weeks owing to the prevalence of diphtheria. The work is creditable under the oiroumfstanoea. The discipline is good." There are over 360 scholars on the registers of the schools. COUNTY COURT: FBIDAY.—Before His Honour Sir Horatio Lloyd, Juige, and the Registrar, Mr Hy. Taylor. AN INNOCENT HUSBAND AND A KEMOEYLBSS' WIFB. A somewbat auausil2 g incident came before the Registrar in which Mr W. J. Wilkinson, a grocer of Northop Hall, sought to recover the sum of 15a. being the balance of an account for groceries from a man named John Jones, of Ptntre.—Mr Hugh Roberta, Mold, appeared for the plaintiff-Defendant denied all knowledge of the debt saying he would sooner pay a sovereign for his rights than a farthing for what ha did not know of, and alleged there must be some mistake in the name. The identity of John Jones' was established by means of a nick- name which was mentioned, and upon the Registrar asking why they called him by that name, the defendant replied It's their ignorance they know I'm John Joue!3 (laughter). Defendant further said whatever he got from the defendant be paid for, and he fetched the goods himself. His wife was not capable of going to a shop, she had no memory at all (laughter).-Tbe Registrar: But the day book and the ledger shew clearly that the balance was 18s. 6 3. and it has been brought down by paymente to 14s 6d.-Defendant: Who ha paid it then P I am innocent of paying it. I know nothing about it. The Registrar: Who obtained the goods f-Plallltdf His wife and daughter.—Defendant: I am as innocent of it as the man in the moon' (laughter). Plaintiff: They had the goods.—Defendant: My wife will tell you she is not capable, and my daughter is married. -Plaintiff Married since the debt was coritracted.-The Registrar: Was your daughter at home?—Defendant: She lolged with me.—The Registrar It appears to me clear enough, I must order you to pay the amount claimed.— Defendant What about my expanses for last court day at Mold ? The Registrar: There is the plaintiff's expenses for to-day !-Plaintiff: The defendant is a collier earning 'good' money.— Defendant: You know nothing about it; What about my costs?—The Registrar (to the plaintiff): Yon did not appear against the defendant at the Mold Court. I shall allow defendant 4s for his day. —Defendant: Will he pay me now or knock it off the account ?-The Registrar It will be knocked ofi.Defendant: Thank you. A QUESTION OF TRESPASS. This was an aotion brought by Mrs A. Roberts, Holly Bush Farm, Connah's Quay, to reoover L5 damages for trespass, from Mr W. H. Lloyd, Top- y-fron. Mr Sharpe (Messrs Sharpe and Davidson, Chester), appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr T. W. Hughes (Messrs Hughes and Hughes, Flint) defended. L2 had been paid into Court with a denial of liability.—Edward Roberts, boot and shoe maker, Connah's Quay, son of the plaintiff, said his father died in December, 1888. He was at that time tenant of the HoHy Bush Farm. He was not then tenant of the field in question. Mr Mansbridge, the agent of the property, came in June 1889, to the hay field where witness was working and said they could have the fiald of 3! acras for £7 a year, with a yearly tenancy. He acted as his mother's agent, and paid the rent of the farm to the agent half- yearly. In the spring of 1896 he received a notioe from Mr Mansbridge, to leave the whole of the farm on the 29th of September. About the 3rd of October, the defendant took possession and made a cartway at the bottom and removed part of the fenoe The defendant carted sand and other things across the field, and the ground was spoiled for agricultural purposes. The road would have to be soiled, the ruts would have to bj filled up and sown. He might get a little crop of it this year. The damage to the fence he valued at 26". To reiustate the part of the field used as a road would cost about X3. He signed no agreement excluding the Agricultural Holding's Act.-By Mr Hughes: He had let the after-grass of the field from Septjmber to Novembdr. He got 30s. for the grass of the whole field. He let it to Mr James Lamb. He made no allowance to Mr Lamb for the damage dono to the field by Mr Lloyd. Lamb did not complain or ask for any compensation for the loss of the grass taken up by the road. He considered it was over fifty yards and about twelve feet wide. The roadway was along. the fence at the end of the field aud then across a piece for about eight or ten yards. The fence was put up by Mr Clough to prevent the cattle getting on to his mother's land About ten or twelve yards of the wire fencing and some of the posts had been taken down. The fence could be put back by a CI good" man in two days and for a good job he would get 10s. a day (laughter). He did not complain to Mr Voyd while the damage was being committed he complained to his agant. He told Mr Lloyd he was not going to deliver up possession, beoause it was sent to him and also thac he wanted twelve months' Dotice.-The Defendant stated that he had taken a lease from Mr G. F. Clough of land, part of which was the field in question. The lease dated back 1st May, 1896, and be understood that the whole of the land would come into his possession. Sand was carted along the field to the brickworks. He could not say why the men did not take the road way at the bottom of the field. He believed they turned off into the field owing to the bad state of the road at the end of the field they passed on to the road again. He considered that 16s. would cover the amount of damage to the land and the fence.—By Mr Sharp: The carting continued some weekp, but he was not sure as the work was in the hands of his contractor. -Thos. John Reney, budier and contractor, Connah's Quay, said he was erecting the brick workg for Mr Lloyd. The carters took the liberty of passing through the field without his knowledge owing to the bad state of the road. When be be- came aware of the road through the field he had the proper road repaired. The cart track across the field was about 40 yards long by 13 ft. broad, making about 160 square yard-, The fence could be replaced in a day at 3s 6d a day. There was grass on the read at present, the only damage was the cart wheel, perhaps three inches below the surface. The damage on the land taken up by the carts would be put right by a man in a day and would soon be all right. He should say 10.! would cover the cost of reinstating the field and repairing the fence.—Wm. E. Eilwood, farmer, gave evidence as to the damage. A man would put the field right for 28 6d.-John Haysett, farmer, Connah's Quay, said the damage was very slight. He thought 10s to carry soil and fill in the ruts would be sufficient. The crop would be all right this season. -Mr Hughes pointed out there were no aggravated oircumstaices. The plaintiff in the claim had re- ferred to brick works on the land, which was not no. fZ had been paid into, Court in expectation that plaintiff would have accepted it and averted the aotion. Any damage that had been done would not amount to that sum,-His Honour; I am clearly of opinion that the amount paid into Court is suffioient—amply sufficient. What is the legal effect of it ? If no denial of liability had been made, it should be a verdict for defendant.—Mr Hughes I had no other course open but to deny liability. —His Honour Under the ciroumstances I don't like to give costs against the defendant.—Judge- ment for £ 2 without costs. ALLEGED A8SAULT ON A PONT AT HALKYN. John Jones, of the Windmill, Halkyn, was sued by Thos. H. Biackwell, grocer, Flint, to recover iCl. damages sustained by plaintiff through injuries done to his horsè by the defondaut. Mr T. W. Hughes (Messrs Hu-hes aod^ Hughes), appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr J. ilarston, defended. —Edw. Jones, a youth employed by the plalntdr to sell paraffin, said be w_s at Hil "yn on the 8th of Daoecnbsr, and when going through the Wind- mill the defendant came to him and said he should not go that way. Defendant struck the pony across the nostrils and mouth with a wooden frame used to rest the seive on a churn, and then backed the pony ba-Jk oh to the common, threatening the witness that hs would smash his brains' if he did not go back. Witness went arother way. He had been that way before and had customers in the direction he wai going. After the defendant etruok the pony it bled from the mouth. Ho took the pony home and found that its mouth had swolleD. The next day the pony could not eat. The following day he to )k the pony to Bagillt.— By Mr Marston He was not going that way to anooy the defendant. He had neyer touched the defendant's wall, be went over the stones on one side. Defendant wanted him to go along the road that the Duke of Westminster had purposely made. The defendant struck the pony and loosened a tooth Mrs Cheaters saw the tooth. He was positive that tho defendant struck the pon, The plaintiff (T. H. Blickwell) said the boy told him that the pony had been struck across the nostrils and mouth by the defendant. The animal was too sore to eat. The pony could not be taken out the following day and he calculated that he lost 8a a day.-Mrs Chesters, of the Windmill, HalkyD, said she noticed the pony's nose bleeding.-For the defence, a direct denial was given of the assault on the pony. The defendant, when the boy through sheer wilfulness persisted in taking the paraffin cart aiung a narrow path, baoked the pony. He dil not strike the pony as alleged. The b:)y had been previously along the lane and had thrown down hia garden wall. Defendant re-iterated th.it he had nothing iu his hand and did not strike the pony. He backed the pony that the boy should go by the proper road, and not along the narrow lane. The boy had no customers in the houses near to. He received a letter from the plaintiff but did not answer it. He put the matter in the hands of his solicitors.—Mrs Salisbury, Holywell, late of Halkyn, said she was a few yards off when the defendant stopped the boy going along the lane. The defendant bad nothing in his hand and did not strike the pony he only backed the animal.—R. Ll)yd Davies, Pentre Halkyn, said the people liring in the lane were his customers. He owned the house occupied by the defendant, and he had allowed him 10s. for re-building the wall.—His Honour not considering the case made out gave judgment for'the defendant without ooats. A. THBBSHINO ACCOUNT THRASHED OUT. Edward Bellis, threshing machine proprietor, Flint Mountain, sued to recover J62 9s. 9d., from John Hallows, farmer, Pentremooh, for work done. Mr T. W. Hughes appeared for the plaintiff and Mr J. B. Marston defended.—The plaintiff said the defendant refused to pay the money which was for two days work. For the defence it was admitted that they owed Li 18s. 3d. Defendant said the plaintiff had refused the money when he put it on the table. The plaictifi only worked three quarters of a day and he was told by the plaintiff to pay the men three quarters of a day.—His Honour remark- ing that it seemed to have been an ingenious way of getting out of it, gave judgment for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.

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