The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-10-02 00:00:00

THE MVSTERIoUs CHILD MURDER AT

ROAD.
RIC-APPKI:IIZNSTON OF KLIZABITII COUGH.

TROWBRIDGE, Friday Evening. —The magistrates
held another meeting yesterday (Thursday) at the
police-station, when Mr. Slack attended and laid
before the magistrates the evidence which he had
obtained to that time. Captain Meredith. C.C., was
in attendance, as ale. Supts. Foley and Wolfe. a ben,
after the evidence had been gone through, a warrant
was issued for the apprehension of Elizabeth Gough,
the nursemaid. Mr. Supt. Wolfe accordingly pro.
ceeding this morning. and apprehended her, and took
her to Devizes. The examination took place on
Monday (yesterday) at the police station.

DoRCHESTIR PITCIIRD CORN MARKET, Saturday.
—There win; a liberal supply of old wheat on offer
to day, which met a retail demand at previous rates.
Samples, of new wheat were scarce, and principally
taken for semi, must of them being unfit for mealing
purposes. Many samples of new barley were shown,
but the malting season not having arrived, pnees
were irregular, say from 365. to 465. Beans and
oats as last week.

POUNHIWRY tiIIEISP Fain. This fair Wan well
attended on Saturday last. A large number of
iibeep, in excellent condition, were penned, and we
understand that a considerable number changed
hands. There were a few beasts and horses, but
they were mostly inferior animals, and did not
attract much attention.

VoLeNTZER willbe seen by reference
to an advertisement in tmday's E.rpre.ur that a grand
review of the Volunteer Rine and Artillery Corpeof
the County of Dorset will take place on Wednesday
be 24th Mat., by the Right lion. the Earl of Shaftes•
bury, and I,onl William Paulet. Several places
have been named for the review to take place, but
se believe that, according to pre.ent arrangements,
the neighbourhood .1 Maiden Castle will be the site
fixed upon._

SPECI•L Sacsioxii.—A special sessions wits held
at the County Hall on Saturday for the purpose of
receiving and revising the jury list of the several
parishes in this division of the county. No other
Liminess was tranineted.

COLLISION ON TIIK -LONDON AND SOUTH-WINTERN
RAILWAY. WOKING, Friday Morning. An
unfortunate accident happened yesterday on the
London and south-Western Railway, near the
station of this town, which, although not attended
with fatal consequences, was the means of destroying
a large quantity of property. From all that has
been allowed to transpire it seems that the South.
ampton and the Alton goods trains started for then
respective depots at the usual hour of departure,
an proceeded without meeting with the least
obstruction or accident till the two trains were
nearing the Woking station. Upon passing along
the metals at the point where the Guildford hue
joins the other, the trains came into violent collision
with each other, one of the engines dashing into the
other train. TIIP crash was fearful, and it was first
expected the guards, engine.drivers, and stokers of
both trains had been killed, for one of the engines
was broken, and the steam as it rose from the boiler
made a frightful noise, and for some minutes com-
pletely obscured from the observation of the station-
master both trains. As soon as the steam had
cleared away it was found that all the men employed
on both trains bad providentially received no injury,

but not so with the trucks, carriages. Ix. Several
were broken into splinters, loony ot the iron wheels
reduced by the feree of the collision into tins-shapes'
masses, u Ink, the goods were scattered about in
terrible confusion. A number of men acre at mice
despatched by the officials of the company to the
spot, and the broken vehicles and engine were got
off the line in sufficient time to allow the next up
and dean triune to Imes along, thereny preventing
aziy delay to the regular traffic. The cause of the
accident is at present unknewn, but the prevailing
~ ion is that the driver of olio engine did not
I perceive the signal of the other train until too close
to draw up in tune to prevent the collision.
PA NMI or FoItbINOToN. —The eastern division of
' this parish has recently been the scene of an active
reliLious movement. A lay agent of the London
City Mission, and a " Biblewoman" (for is clear ac•
count of which term see the Quarterly Renew,
July, 1860, Art. I), are both devoting their fort-
night's vacation to work &Mon the poor, under the
direction of the Rev. H. Menlo. It is needless to
I state that both womb; are members of the Church of
England. They *form part of the effective staff now
employed in the vast parish of St. Giles' ; and, in
the true spirit of their miss' , they are devoting
their tune anal labour gratuitously during the period
of vacation, their personal expenses being guaranteed
by Mr. Motile, and raised by voluntary subscription.
A great number of cottage readings have been held
by them, and personal visits from house to house
have occupied a large part of every day. Resides
these efferts, the pariah schoolrootn has been crowiltal
to excess every evening during laa week, by andi•
once' composed almost entirely of the lolouring
class, and containing an unusually large proportion
of working men. To them Mr. Cox, the able and
zealous city iiii,sionary, has delivered addreases of a
very extraordinary kind. Gifted with UneoniMoll
powers of popular eloquence, lie has enchained the
attention of his hearers front first to last ; while any
undue excitement has been checked by the appear.
ance of the vicar,at the close of the addrescto deliver
the 'dewing and to impart religious instruction
with the help of lay coadjutors—to those who might
require R.—Communicated.
Roy Al. A ItIILLERY. We understand that the
sth Battery of the Royal Artillery, consisting of 204
men and 178 horses, will arrive at our barracks the
day, (Tuesday) from Ahlershott.
Coevry Curlers. —E. Everett, Esq. judge, will
hold his courts during the present mouth, of October,
as follows: Fonlingbridge, Monday. Oct. N;
Dorchester, Tuesday, 9; Bridport, Wednesday,
10; Wey th. Thursday. II; Wareham. Friday,
12; Blandforii, Monday, 15 ; Poole, Tuesday, 16 ;
Christchurch, Wednesday, 17 ; Shaftesbury, Monday,
22 ; Wincanton, Tuesday, 23 ; Salisbury, IViislues-
day 24; Andover, Tkurarlay, 25.
CoIIIIITTKO T.) THE Di otellesTEß GAOL.— Hard
Labour :--Junathan Loveless, stealing fence at Leigh, 6
weeks ; Vilhiaiu, Reed, threatening the life of
the thief boatman at Salconslw Station, days; ThUMNII
Andrews, leaving family chargeable at Gillingham, 1
calendar wealth ; William Glyde, illtreating a horse at
Sherborne, 6 weeks; Frank Shepherd, leaving service
at Walbridge. 21 days; George Trent, robbing garden at
East Hoist", 1 calendar month ; Joseph :Saunders. steal-
ing a iwir of boots at Dockland Newtma, I calendar
month. Imprison:neat : Joseph Tewkesbury, assault at
Weymouth, 14 days; Charles Ball, bastardy at Child
Okefool. 3 calendar ~,,, lints ; Silas Warr, stealing a hoe
and handle at Belchawell, 7 day+.