The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-27 00:00:00

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SOVTIIAMPTON. -- Conceit. —The members of the
Southampton Soiree Institute gave their lirst concert
on Tuesday etching at the Carlton Assembly Rooms,
n hick was numerously attemlvd by the members.

ColdMissioNs AiENED BY Thy. DYED LIEETENA ST or
TIIE vier NT% or Sow TII PTtEs. —6th Gointsuy of tliu
Hmiiirshire 1:illt: VuhlEteem—William Yates Peel,
E.g.. to Ire Captain. I Otla.—.bunes Howard, Harris,
, Earl of Nlalauesbury. to bu Captain Coinwanl tot.

Eseoirr...— The declared valce of British manu-
factured gnl exportsd during the last year from
Southampton amounted to live millions sterling.
Nearly :NMI tons of butter frsusi the south of France
were imports...l into Southampton in 1h:0. This
butter eas convey's! from Si. NIA., to Jersey. And
filen thence to London for one through rate of charge.
Tar. VoI.t7NTKER ItIYLE CoRPB.--There WAS
general muster 4.f the volunteers At the CArltAel MOSS)
Hall on Wednesday evening. Every Man lanniad
with a ride. and the otheers with their swords.
Lieutenantseolonel f:rinies, the colonel commandant
of the e .rps. attended. and on entering the hall WU
received with &general salute, the volunteers presented

antis, and the band, stationed in the orchestra, per.
formed the National Anthem. The colonel having
minutely inspected each company in succession, they
severally went through a number of evolutions. The
gallant colonel expressed a confident opinion that the
corps was equal in point of efficiency
to any volunteer
ride corps in the Lulled Kingdom, and paid • high
compliment to the band. Three cheers were given
fur the Queen, three for Colonel Grimes, and three
for Major Lacy, to whom the corps is esPesLally,
indebted for its proficiency in drill. The Kw"'
major acknowledged the mark of respect paid to him.
Mr. H. D. Cole, of Sussex Lodge, Shirley.was
unaniniously elected ensign of No. 2 company, in the
room of Mr. Isbell, resigned.
Kintner.— The Rewling Scciety,—lt is stated that
the lecture session was to clam last Tuesday evening.
FIRE —A large straw rick on Mr. Brake'• farm, at
Pauneefoot, near this town, was completely destroyed
by fire on Thursday afternoon. The straw was not for
froni other ricks, but the wind fortunately drove the
flames away from them, and the damage was therefore
small. The Romney engine and brigade were speedily
on the spot, and in perfect working condition. TIN
lire is supposed to bare originated from a spark acci.
dentally falling from the pipe of one of the labourers
employed on the farm among some loxes straw.

ANDOVlER.—Lecture.—An interesting lecture was
delivered at the Town Hall on Monday evening, in
connection with the Beading Room, by the Hey. J. G.
Joyce, on —The litmus of England a Thousand Years
ago." 'The weather was unfavourable, and the audi-
ence was therefore small.
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ICiittinrcliciicii• -Siol .4 mid, - -An accident,
which terminated fatally, ts.curred early on Saturday
morning to a hail named Villiain Ailey, in the em-
ploy of-Mr. John Taylor, of Bockamptom near Christ-
church. It appeared that deceased WWI about to
; execute an order received from his master, for which
; purpose he had charge of a horse and cart. The horse
with which he was entrusted occasionally proved
"fractious," and when he hail displayed this vice it
was his custom to walk quietly away. This act on
the part of the horse on the morning in question.
attracted the attention of A dey's son, who, on obeerv•
tog it, guessed that something was wrong, and on
; proceeding a short istince. discovered his father lying
on the ground szverely injured. Medical assistance
!was iumnsliately procured, Mr. R. S. Stevens, surgeon
being quickly in attendance. On examination it was
discoveml, that in addition to a large scalp wound,
deceased was suffering from concussion of the brain,
and though every attention was paid be breathed his
last on Sunday morning. An inquest was held on
Tuesday evening before Mr. Brown, deputy coroner,
and a respectable jury, when a verdict of "Accidental
Death," was returned. Deceased was 68 years of age,
and had been euiployed on tte farm from his boyhood.