The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-21 00:00:00

WICYMOUTH.

Mr. Seymour he.. ju—M-ereotad two aplendid gaseliers
in the justice-room, at the Townhall. This will be
a great acquisition for the oonvenienoe of the publio
in the event of evening meetings taking place.
Mr. Reynold's contract has been accepted for the
building of the St. John's Parsonage-house, for the
sum of 41,350.
On Monday, the young gentlemen, sons of Wee-
leyan ministere, educated- at New Kinpwocal
College, Lnand°w7l, Bath, took a trip to Way.
mouth. By a liberal arrangement with the Railway
Company, carriages were attached to an ordinary
train at about excursionists' fares. The tovernor
and Principal, of the College, with about 150 boys,
participated in the enjoyment' of the day.
ACCIDINT BY MACHINZRY AT rItYATON.-011
Thursday week an aocident happened to Mary Dia-
mond, a labouring woman, in the employ of Mr.
Scutt, of Jordan Farm While engaged at a thresh.
in machine her left leg amidentally got in oontaat
with the drum of the machine, and her foot and the
lower part of her leg were torn off ere she could be
removed. Sho was taken to the Royal Infirmary,
Weymouth, when it was found needful to amputate
the thigh, the leg having been so completely crushed.
Shit is now, happily, going on as well as oan be
U—.

PORTLAND.

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Bios as srta Comm., Hirrstiwisnwess,—Ais
outbruak of a very. Norton' elowaister moored lit
POrtialld 11111141 on Monday week, and oentlnued
ring the two folluwing daps, information having been
previously revolved by the antlioritiee, adequate
ineasures wore ill IliltOly taken to meet any inner.
geney that inight over, and it le a matter of no
small eatisfaiition that the mutiny hoe, apparently,
been minimise& not only withinii lose of iifs, hot
without any me of Parnell or violence. 'lllll omelets
tit Nils important establishment have vest shim its for.
motion hi I win, 11111 lip to this point. Well
mut for their good feeling NMI industry, enil the
woe of the present outbreak to attributed to the
men unbowed to penal eervitude ender the Act Inlifl,
foaling it unjust that they elioultl be tontine' to verve
not tbe whole of their sestenune, while all teinviett
previtine tii PIM, and muler the Aot of 11157, IN
eligible for a pmportioniste remission Air good 01111.
thwt, The emiviete suntanned 'naivetes lilfl2 and
a period of about 4 years, aro placed Ni eonse•
queue ill IS ilifikient poelthin from all °there, and it
I. (Wilma to minima them fillet it Is not tenlltifavotir.
able one, The hod, however, le that the eenteume
pawed under the last 111111011 Act are ioeiiiiiett to be
for longer implode, with a view to greeting the ramie.
auth referred to, whereas the senteneee plumed under
the Ant I mad are designed u s commutation of few
tome of transportation, and as such have been car.
tied out, with few eleeptions, to the foil extent of
the tonne, Ail a precautionary measure Her MaJesty'e
ship Argue hem been sent to Pmiland In order that
any eouvieta whom it may be desirable to re.
Move may be temporarily plmeil on board, The
report' of the two following days are favourable, anti
it is hoped that the firmness and discretion exercised
by Captain (laminar, the director, Captain Clay, the
governor, anti all the odious both civil and military
who were on duty, he. had the effect of arresting
what might have buena very serious affair, It Was
by the skilful disposition of the forces at their coin.
!nand, and the admirable manner in which they were
handled, that the evibtlispofted among the tnen were
prevented from getting together in any considerable
numbers, Those who struck work in the different
parties were immediately secured and marched from
the quarries, into the prison, whonee a proportion of
them were removed to Millbank. About 250 of
the ringibaders hare been sent to London to undergo
solitary confinement, anti 128 have been flogged.
39 marines have arrivad from Portamouth.