The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-11-13 00:00:00

POOLE.

THE RIFLE CORPS FIFE AND DRUM RAND.—The
ladies of I'oole have presented to the corps a hand-
some staff for the drum-major when marching at the
head of the band. It was intended to make the
presentation in form on the occasion of the drum and
bugle being presented, but circumstances precluded
such an arrangement, although it was signified at
the time that the stall was included in the ladies'
gift.
Colonel I'. W. Pedler has contributed the hand-
some donation of ten I,niineas to the prize fund for
the Poole Volunteers, and in his letter states "That
having lately witnessed the corps at drill be can, as
an old soldier, without presumption, oiler his testi-
niony to their manly appearance."
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FATAL ACCIDENT. —On I. rolay last a fatal acci-
dent occurred to a man named Bolt, a lime burner.
It appears that he was asleep on sonic bags at the
side of the kiln. On being called he awoke and ap-
peared to be frightened ; he made a spring as if to
jump from the kiln, but unfortunately jumped into
the midst of the flames, awl before he could be
rescued he was so severely burnt that be died five
minutes after.

Ex rtosiox.—On Monday morning week an eiiplo.
Zion of a boiler took place at the saw mills in Long.
fleet, belonging to Mr. Parton. but was unattended
with any personal injury. It appears from the
statement made by a young man engaged on the
works that the indicator sl -eil, just previous to
the explosion, a pressure of 4:11b5., and this was
a subject of conversation amongst the workmen, as it
was not usual for the steam to be higher than 30 or
Ulm. The force of the explosion may be judged
from the fact that the iron door and frame of the
furnace were hurled into the air and found at a dis-
tance of one hundred and fifty feet, and the tube
of the boiler, twenty-five feet long, rent and
doubled up the whole of its entire length. The
bricks and woodwork of the building were sent
across en adjoining field, a distance of two or three
hundred feet, and the boiler, which weighs five tons,
was shifted three or four feet forward. The roof
of the shed is much shaken.

Tows COUNCIL.—A meeting of this Council was
hall on Friday at the Guildhall for the election of
Mayor and Sheriff for the next twelve months. It
was pro by W. L. C. Ailey, F:sq., and seconded
by W. proposed
Ea' q., "That 11r. Lacy is a tit and
proper person to serve the office of Mayor for the
ensuing year.' Elected unanimously. And J. W.
NW-tin, Fag., having vatated his chair of office, it
was assumed by tlr. Lacy. Propustal.by J. Ady.
seconded by G. Frampton, Esq.. " That Mr.
C. A. Lewin be elected as Sheriff." Elected
unanimously. The following committees were then
appointed : —Finance, watch, nuisance, and land.
SALIMIL'IIY ANIL, WIMBORNE RAILWAY. On
Nlonday week a public meeting was convened by
the Sheriff, at the Townhall, to receive a deputation
from Salisbury, and to consider the scheme of the
Salisbury and Wimborne railway, and its connection
with the town of Poole. The deputation consisted
of Messrs. Squarer, Pain, Hetley, Townsend
from Salisbury, Mr. Fulton, the engineer of the
company, and Nlessrs. Manning., Wissilands, and
Reeves, from Dowidm. There were also present a
large number of the influential inhabitants of Poole.
A number of resolutions were proposed and carried
unanimously.
Potice, Wednewlay. —Before the Mayor, J. W.
Martin, EN., and F.. Mallett, E2OI.—JUIDeA Capecitj.
of Parkstone, was charged with committing a rape on
Laura Rogers, daughter of J. Rogers, master mariner,
on the 6th of October last at l'arkstone. Nlr. Parr
appeared for the prosecutrix, and Mr. Freeman,
of Wimborne, for the prisoner. lie was committed

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