The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-03-26 00:00:00

BURTON BRADSTOCR.

ACCIDIXT.—On Saturday morning weak
a severe socident occurred at Mr. Hoars's Om mill
to • lad in hill employ about 16 years old, named
Joseph Gerrard. WM* woskiag at a card maiddno
poor boy at Ms arm draw.la and it wan tam
off within about 6 inches from the shoulder. He fell
at the maw time spinet the ma:* 11,1!d
extensive 'migrated wounds ashindlac Mweei• the
cheek and Meat tbs bred. Dr. Hay, Dr. Demiloa.
Mr. Smog and Mr. Sandi* WKS quickly in
attendance, and amputated Um arm. W. are glad
to hear that the boy is prowesism se hawrangdy es
could be o:pooted under the aironmstamma

BRLDPORT.

ML °MOROI DAWSON lectured on "Bow
Brummell " lint Tssoday evening. DA lb. Town.
ball, before a large auditoria*. As was ezpsoted,
Dm ISOM'S Wes (driver and fall of biting sarcasm

Coonrr Potica, Ilonday.—Before B. I'. Oundry,
Esq., mad Joseph P. F. Gundry, ger —ltiehard Crabb
obstneg with stealing a greet coat from Mr. Borry,
landlofd of tbli Son too. Yorcombelaimi ommithid
•tfr Wolof tbe nest aonr;
Iswit Scow for the second time this year has
prevented Da in Bridport getting our London letters
until the Middle of the day. Thin happened last
Tuesday; the malt Oat from BortMerruir, which
ordinarily arrives about dye o'clock id the Morning,
being sit or seven hours late. lt is surely high time
that arrangemeete were made fur conveging the
mail begs by train.

KILLED lc Tils nicg oF A Hoist. —On Saturday
week an Inquest sees held before N.M. Loggia. Fem...
ooroner, at Whitehurch Canon Moroni, on the body of
Samuel Oollerpriest. Robert Golleyprieek lather of
deomead,said hp Heel with him oft the hum. The Wigs.e
aliiewilsabeek onoceeldek on Wednesday,
the 1301 hest.. at dinner. Witneet "rent to teals suid left
him is the home. lie mine home again shoot 8 O'clock
ths evening. The deceased, who had been to Hunter'.
, Lodge, came borne 'adore him. Soon after witness came
' home his wife called to deceased, who was in the stable,
to briag • impel bag be bad brought back with him: be
said "yee." This was about inif•past S. Hie wife celled
to deceased again about a quarter of an hour after but
them wan nu Cosner. Witness lit his lantern to go to
em • bed bullock, and seeing the Matte door open as he
passed be looked in, and fottnd &knelled sitting on the
ground with his ride apiast the wall, hit head=
on the right ithem Witness at firtt thought d
wan selepep and iiPtlite to him but m be did not Limner
be went doom and found blood flowing on* of Hs ears.
Demand was dead whoa be came to bin*. He could
distinguish the mark of a barn shoe on the left side of
deceased's face. There were two bones in the stable
lame, standing at the rack quietly eating. They wet •
both very quiet horses, could not be quieter, and be had
sever known them to kick before. There was no blood
In the stable except where he found deceased. Mrs.
Colleypriest, corroborated bee husband's evidence, and
said &messed was a sober, quiet, steady young man,
about 36 years old, and unmarried. The jury returned
a media, of "Aechlental Death."

BIMPORT RAILWAY COMPAFT.—The following is
the report of the directors to the 24th half.yearly
meeting of the proprietors, to be held on the 27th
March :—" The reventle eoeoellt for the last half.
fear shows an available balance of £Bl6 Is. 73..
The directors recommend a dividend on the prefer.
en» sham, at the rate of six per oent. per annum,
for the bellies, ending Blet December, 1.866, carry.
log over a small Wenn RI the "invent half-year.
The claims of this touttnint ad the Great Weston
Railway Company Ran been referred to the decision
of Captain Gallon, aa angle arbitrator. between the
two companies. The can is still pending before
him; and the hopes that these difference' would
have been disposed of by this .neeting, have not been
radioed. Two of the directors, Messrs. Bwatridge
and Smith, retire at this meeting. They are re-
eligible, sod have given the requisite notice of their
intention to be proposed for election accordingly.
Mr. Good, one of the auditors, also retires, and is
re-ellgible. The authorised capital is, ordinary
shares £65,000, preference shares £20,000, (logien.
tares £21,600; total, £106,600. The resume
amount for the herlf-yeer ending Slat December,
1866. shows, working loneness £1,634 15s. 11d.,
secretary and oflloss £lOO, preferents diVidends
£491 134. 43.., intern. charges £503 19s. 2.1., rent
£24 6e. 91, tithe rent 54. 93.., rates and taxes
£1 9s. ad„ advertisements, printing, and stationary
£2 15.. 6c1., stamp., travelling expenses, kn.
£25 18s. &1., law charges £l5 17s. 23.., use of
hall ge. 6.1., Ineornt-tax £24 IS.. 23.., Wanes
£8767.. 7d. i tote', £3,702 12s. 9d. And on the
ether side, balance from last accougt £836 151. 41,
intim £3,113 18s., nut £24 17s. Bd, isterest
£85.. 63.., returned looms-tax £l9 161. 3d.; total,
£3,702 12a. 93.."

LIVIDOAT IDOTTIUTIOI4.—The first annual meeting
of the Bridport District Branch of the Royal National
Lifeboat Distillation, was held la the Townball on
Mooday week. T. Collor, Esq. (president of the branch)
was in the chair, and there were also present J. Guidry,
Esq., the Mayor (G. B. Eons, Req.), Rev. R. VP.
May, Hamilton °unity. Esq., Rev. R. L. Carpenter,
Rm. J. Stevens, J. M. P. Montagu. Esq., and he bon.
secretary, A. H. May Esq., he., Ire., making • very
fair attendance missidering the state of the weather.
After 101110 preliminary obeervations by the chairman,
the boo. secretary read the report of the Bridport
breach. It set forth the manner in which this auxiliary
was organised. and stated that the mben lotions for the
year amounted to £26 15s. ; previously there was not •
single subscriber in Bridport to the Royal National Lif-
eboat Institution.—The Mum proposed the adoption of
the report, and mid be did so with much pleaeure. He
should only make • few remarks, not being much
acquainted with the society, but It was one which
recommended itself to them all, and he hoped it would
meet with the support of the town.—Mr. Hamilton
laundry seconded the adoption of the report, and said he
did not know what the Institution lied done "cunt
what he read in tbe newspapers, the same as themselves,
but when a man had been associated with a sea life for
some years he felt • warm interest in anything ask*.
haat to save life and property in connection 11th it—
(mar, bear). The institution bad done much already,
and if funds were found would matinee to save miry
lives on the oust of Ragland. He alluded to Bridport
being • soaped town and being, therefore, commuted
with manors, said it vies the duty of all to protest the
U,,. of mikes who were frequently being wrecked
especially an our shores, the English Channel being one
of the Most antivenin parts sailors had to encounter..
The lifeboat heaped thou Dud seers wrecked, and he
was sure Bridport would osier refuel. to "steed the
hand of charity where that charity was real and
true—(obeers). The institution had proved itself to be
• thoroughly national one. The report was then adopted.
—The hon. @smeary gave a very utisfutory amount of
the operations of the Parent Society during the past
year.—Mr. Oundry rose to move that "the meeting
testidee its high approval of the gratifying statement.
made by the last speaker," and to doing so said he had
been asked loi Mote a resolution in the mane of the
meeting, and did no iflth gnat pleasure. It wee the
ern time he had b.en called on to tat any patina min
in advocating the claims of this institution, which was
one of the greatest importance to the seafaring portion
of this emintiy—(hear, hear). Being an island it pre-
sented a large 'inboard and in consequence there was a
mush larger proportion of seamen to the population
than in gy other country in the world, which therefore
rendered this laseitution an especially useful one, and
be felt great plea Mile In misting it u fares lay in his
power—(sbeers). It was fotinded on • very good prin-
ciple, that of self rename*, to which entirely it owed its
existent* and prosperity, not having been fostered by
any great power, and it was an Institution they ought
to support He hoped they would hilly appree4te the
Importance of it. Mr. May had read • meet interesting
remand of the operations of the moiety, and he trusted
that the Bridport branch would bemuse an satire,
energeele, and useful branch of the Parent Institution—
(chews). Rev. B. L. Carpenter oreended the motion,
and alluding to the km of live UM, from the rads*,
lifeboat recently, said it was • touching loss, and
if men were willing to risk their liven by going
out in the lifeboats it was • very little thing for
them to help pay for their services—tcheers). The
Rev. E. W. May said be rose with great di M /cum,
to the next resolution as be wished it could
twit:pit Into the heads of eoasebod_y who amid
back it 4p with aphrething letbstanwe, The resolution
was, "Thai an effort be made to t funds
In the Bripiport Adrian, to present the ir r National
Lifeboat lostitutios, with a lifeboat, to be placed at
snob station It. our ewe south oust, em sney appear
advisable." For this Parnassus" comaderable WOMB
were required —• few hundreds d pounds—which was
not mesh distributed over &district, but etas aline good
deal of mosey to supply. The institution ought to be
'imported for different names. It should be even for
mere wordly considerations. They were all indebted to
sailors, for the good things of this life, which they
=to their shore.; he instanced tea, which was •
y df life, and was brought to England through
crest dangers, from places ninny thousand. of miles
away. Many other Deemer:les of life WO* brought by
tea, from a great distance. He was sure if it had fallen
to their lot, to see • easel driven on the ruin, the sea
dealing over It, sailors slinging to the rigging, and being
washed off one by one, they would be willing to help
towards re:adding for them when la similar perils.
Many of our sailors bad wives and children, and let them
Imagine • poor wife standing on the shore, seeing the
vessel 'Mel earned her ell, dulled to pieces. If they
saw cm such an oeui the lifeboat, with strong
heaves and arms in it, going out to the rescue almost
agelpbed in the waves from time to time, but still
struggling on, and, little by little approachine the
bark, rescuing the crew, and bringing them safe to
shone, they would not refuse their aid in rub
They would not be Englishmen if they did—
(cheers)." He enforced hie arrtntillolB by religious
motives, and said it OM a very little thing for them to
give up some of their uperdnitiaa in aid of the instite•
Ike. The sulsiest had intended people very mush
during the last few yeses. He had asked the quietism
as w2ll as other meow, why it was not carried on by
the uo.erumesmt aid the answer given was that It was
bettersZeged es it wee, mod was carried on more
amo
Ifi kuoM ban Plead just wbort they were
wasted. The institution wanteA
_HIP to carry on the
great work it bad in band. He ISM not know Irliele the
lifeboat would be placed if they subeerilmod for one,
whether at Bridport or not as they had not many
wreaks at Bridport. It would be pot where most
miatod—(Cheers). The hos. secretary seconded the
meolnUcm sad stated that fIOO would be a uflicient
mama to raise to prorate nfeboat. which would not
be mach for a wealthy town like Bridport. He
referred, as an instance of what had been done in other
t:I. Manalsease (which of course wsa a very large
in 7, where they had raised enough money for tee life-
boats—Omar, hurl. He didn't know whether the life-
hose would be placed at Bridport or not, he did not say it
wenid not, bat then were several reasons why it should
not be. Main* tides' the Instillation did before placing a
lifeboat was to War in the Board of Trade worksheets
for Use past seven years, and if they looked Masts they
s ind only • few wreaks at Bridport, end he thought
if it ware put at • place where it was not so ranch
wanted as at others it would not be properly carrying
out the wishes of the subscribers—them, hear). Another
thing was, be wee told by thou who were acquainted
with the subject that in • rough sea at Bridpert there
was • powerful andenow whisk would uneaten with
the lan al the lifeboat, end the sitosikin woe so
expand t would be almost impeaseirshis Ind* s
The position ef it numb be left to those clear finigt
'annealed with the laelitution to pleee it at the point
tequited, only It eroeld I. locadwileod on thole o
moth meet He hoped the Seidner' breath
wo;Ild
beams • tarp and snossmful ens, sad trusted when be
salled for embseriptions in day or two, that he iiisedif not
be relmed. After • few fennel reeolutlests, the meeting
sentreted. A medal al • lifeboat and slime things were
embattled On the platform.

diIAitUMITEL
CORGILIOATEDNAL Cilsrit.. —As lismoonisin hee
been placed in this chapel, sad tem weed for the drat
time on Sunday, the 17th inst. It is s been'tiffil
toned instilment, by Alexandre, containing four
rows of vibrators, and is in • handsome oak case.
LONO [VITT. In this neighbonrbood, within afros
of two miles, reside four persons, the sum of whose
ages is 374 yam—namely, Agnes !follow, of the
perish of Whitebureh CanOttioelWl2, 100; Robert
Copp, of Whitty House, Wootton Pimple's, 96,
Citherins Hint, of Wootton Fit:pent* village, 93;
and Joss Pryer, of the same place, tit These
persona belong to the labouring class—bard workers
until prevented by • dicey or nature. bloreo•er,
each has invuiably bred • temper& e quiet life.