The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-15 00:00:00

Debonsbire.

D•vrt.nn.-77te late Impudent Robbery. —No
traces have yet been discovered of the ingenious and
audacious representative of ex-Inspector Field, who
stioneded at Dawlish in obtaining
_possession of the
boxes and some other property of Madame Montet,
alias Mies Constance Brown. The only additional
Information obtained is that the pretender called at
Exeter after leaving Dawlish, and took out of pledge
• cameo bracelet set in gold, • portrait of a lady on
Ivory, set in gold, pawn tickets of which he found in
the boxes which he searched at the residence of
Madame Montet.
TORQUAY. —Remarkable Accident at a Childbirth.
—A strange accident occurred at Paignton, Devon.
shire, on Saturday night. A poor single woman,
named Priscilla Narramore residing n • Null oat.
tags, was confined. Several i
l neighbours, to the num.
her of seven, out of kindness, were present, when
suddenly the floor gave way, and all (including bed
and baby) fell through to the ground floor. A woman
had her leg broken, the next escaping with alight
bruise'. A. man, present after the ha picked out
from the ruins the newly.born babe, and, strange to
say, it wee uninjured.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —A painful sensation has
been caused in the south of Devon by • melancholy
and fatal accident, which occurred on Wednesday
afternoon to Mr. John Dewdney, of Staplake-house,
near Stararoa, a gentleman well known in that part
of the county. It appears that the deceased had been
to Hale, near Bradrunch, where he formerly carried
on extensive paper mills, to transact some Imams'.
He had intended to return to his home by the third.
class train which is due at Bela station at &30
The down gnaw which passes that station at abut
3 o'clock was not signalled until 3.17 p.m. Mr.
Dewdney, it is believed, thinking_ that the express
was the third-obis train, by which he was going on
to Stases attempted to sow the line when the
train was about 100 yards from the station. One of
the OM 'e servants, • man tamed Inland, had
him back, bet be gee away from him end mho&
ammo the line, Won, however, be oadd set to

the other side the express train was upon him, and
literally crushed him to atoms. The remains, which
presented a sad and sickening spectacle, were
gathered up in a tub to await a coroner's inquest.
The deceased was between 60 and 70 years of age,
and had only few days previous attended the mar-
riage festivities of his daughter.

THE ATLANTIC TELEORAPH EXPEDMON, PLY.
moon', June 9.—The wire squadron, as it is termed
in nautical circles here, is still anchored in the
Sound, and only waiting the signal which will per-
mit it. clearing out to sea. Every vessel was in a
position to Mart yesterday evening, and the only
cause assigned for the continuance of the delay I.
that Professor Hughes has not yet completed those
electrical experiments through the coil which, we
are told, will result in a greatly improved rate of
speed in transmitting words. At present the ar-
rangement is that the Agamemnon is to get under
way to morrow (Thursday) evening, but it would
certainly surprise no one here to find this still further
delayed, and it is not at all improbable even now
that the starting will be put off till Saturday morn-
ing. Within an hour after the signal is hoisted all
four vessels could be cleared outside and going down
the Channel. Since the return, both the Aga-
memnon and Niagara have each received an additional
length of 50 miles of wire, and every spot on which
male could be piled, and on very many where, as it
turned out, they could not, the vessels have been
crammed choke full. This makes very little differ-
ence in the trim of the Agamemnon, but the poor
Niagara seems as if the provocation of another ton or
two would send her to the bottom. It is impossible
for any one to look now at her heavy water•logged
aspect and believe she is of the enormous tonnage
stated. The Himalaya, which has anchored near
her, though five feet shorter, has • finer shape, and
looks in every way a fair match for the Transatlantic
frigate. It has been erroneously supposed by some
that, as during the experimental trip the cable was
broken two or three times in rapid 1111000•6011 on
board each ship, the trial we. therefore. failure, and
that the path to stemma with the undertaking itself
is still as obscure and difficalt as ever. These
opinions, however, have no foundation in fact.
The experimental trip was derided on for the pur-
pose of putting the cable and the various apparatus
for laying it to the most severe testa, and, in fact to
make mishaps, in order that the value of the different
machines for remedying such disasters might he
practically amertained.—Attended by the Valorous
and towed by two staanitugs. the Agamemnon left
the Sound at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, and
waited outside. The Niagara, under steam and at-
tended by the Gorgon, did not leave until 11 o'clock.
At that time there was no wind, but a favourable
breeze from the north having sprung up subsequently,
the squadron started under mimes only for their
destinations.

Topitßau.—Opening of a New Dock.—The town
of Topsham kept high holiday on Saturday, on the
occasion of a new drying dock, which has been un-
straoted by Mears. Holman and Son, shipbuilders,
&a, of that port, In consequence of their increasing
trade this enterprising firm purchased a site on the
Strand, which was formerly the property of the Earl
of Egremont, and have built a dock., which is caps- '
ble of accommodating a vessel of a thousand tons
burthen. Hitherto the want of such a convenience
at the port of Exeter has been much felt, for ship-
owners have been compelled to resort to other and
more distant ports to " dock " their ships, by which
they have suffered considerable loss both of time and
money. 'The dock in question is considered by com-
petent judges to be in every reaped admirably fitted
for the purposes for which it was designed. Mr. G.
Cumming, of Exeter, was the enguieeri and Mr.
Barnes, of London, was the contractor. The inhabi-
tants of Topsham look forward hopefully to the
future. The trade of the town lad at one time well
nigh departed, but it appears to have revived lately,
which is mainly attributed to the enterprising con-
duct of the Messrs. Holman, who employ a large
number of hands in shipbuilding, unmaking, &c.
It is anticipated that this new dock will attract a
large number of ships to the port, to be coppered
and repaired, especially as the shipowners of the port
of Exeter have united in bringing down from the
North of England a steam-tug, of great power and
efficiency, for the purpose of towing vessels from
, Exmouth, up and down the river, to Topsham.