The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-03-03 00:00:00

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COLTTON.—IhaIIieCT STMLZ CII•SIOS.—Tb•
committee met on Sidarday, and settled the pro-
gramme. floe mom, which were got up lag year
for enstsemnent by a few gentlemen, attracted sock
alzir °peepers, that it was determined fibm,
sho
he anneal ; and should they second this
year, we hops to be able to annosnue another year
stakes worth bringing boron from all parts to con-
tend for, although it must be* hinter, and no racing
weed. to go across this (»entry. A ball in aid of
the race fund ti to take plaos on the eth of March,
ender distinguished patronage.
TZEXINATION OW a LAW•ILIT. —Something like
a demonstration wee made at Bideford by the friends
of Kr. Wartime, on t used', evening. In cons*.
quince of the successful termination of a law-suit in
his favour. The rifle corm band met that ratio-
aaa at the railway station on the arrival of the lid
train from London, and marched with him into tan
town, playing a lively air. The bells ales rang oht
• merry peal.
TIVERTON. —11•1111ACU Or TUX Plikftlt OW W•LIS.
—The committee appointed at the public meeting of
the inhabitants to superintend the arrangerente for
eelebrating this crept met on Mouday evening, when
B. IL Tvlor, Esq Was appointed treasurer, sad C. Y.
Holt, Er., secretary.—A resolution was pared that a
bows-to-home collection be mails, and that the eont- i
mitt*, sit from one to threw o'clock from Menai/ '1
sent to Tuesday, the 3rd March, to receive tin names 1
of person. who may be desirous of reeening tickets lee
osob Provimions as the commitme may ham to dispose
of.—Mr. Thomas Torii hae announced his intentioa of
opening
re breawffil7 ofbtrreitel:f hours
4wrinevisevelary
&permit may have a can or jug of beet. He
.ales in-
ter:ls to illuminate the old mandoe, and there as every
probability of the filuminatioes being general through-
out the town.
DARTMIIIot. —if C &DUMB ATTACK UPON •
WinDtn At. AITIIuOk Pirsion.--Ou tiaturday an
assault of • murderous character is stated to have taken
pier at the Dartmoor Prism. It is reported that a
Incorrigible
prisoner named Hutchenaon, • most
geonisdrel, being in possessioo of a heavy spade, * Ind
stealthily behind a warder named Bryant and halt him
a fearful blow with the instrument, openieg the poor
fellow's skull, sail wetting his ears In Inro parts. He
was felled in tire groand, where he lay in a rate of in-
sensibility, when the primer Was preparing to finish
his deadly work, hut was fortunately prevented by
mother prisoner. It:talked in his rash attempt, he im-
mediately rushed at another warder named Pete, but
an oiler seeing him with the uplifted spode, rind to
Pegg, who fortunately turned round, and thus partly
warded off the blow. Again foiled in his deadly work,
he rushed at Mr. Palmer, one of tlic principal warden.,
who having nothing but a welkin, stick iu his poenerion
to defend himself, hastily beat • retreat. The villa*
determined to alawl more blood, thee rushed at a warder
named tislasin, but IMII preveuted from stilling him,
by another primacy, who threatened to out his
(Hutobealon's) DOM After some tine, the villain was
overpowered, and kept In confinement. He is a tall,
powerful man, and six feet in height The primers
are armed with &heavy spade, wherewith. warders bane
only • short staff, and it is time that the warden on
duty should have some greater ow oteetion than at pre-
sent exists. This attack happened in the same gang as
that in which the warder Rose was so brutally attacked
a short time Rion.

BIDSFORD.--Scricimi thurit.—On Setard&V sight
no inquest was held at the Cornish Ammon the body of
Until& Taylor, • little girl gee years of age, who dMd
suddenly on Friday morning. Christian Taylor, •
young woman about IS, and sister of deceased, said that
her sister had been poorly for about three weeks, with
breakincout •bout the head and eyes, •nd on Thursday
night deceased become very restless and a docteg wit
mint for, but his services were called in too late to be of
any avail. The father of the deceased pee similar
testimony. The jury did not consider a post marten
examinatnin necesmiy, mid returned • verdict of
" Death from natural meats." _

BED,: a Ficorrimi. —À meeting of the joint bodies
of the Midge Froffees and the Town Council WM
bold in the Bridge Hall on Tuesday. The meeting
was • short One, burl the business transacted was of
an important character, the chief pante of prblie in-
terest being the election of candidates to fill the two
vaartacies in the Foundation School. There n*B but
one applicant, the son of Richard Keats, mariner,
and he was duly elected.—Reateep impedion.
The Government inspector officially inspected the
Bideford and Barnstaple line on Tuesday. pea-
watery to opening the narrow gusge, which is to
take plsoe on the lot of March next. The narrow
gear is now complete on the South-Western
way from Bideford to London. The inspector
'staffed with the cowlings of lb. hew
appeared 'staffed
or !antenna,
H•neiotm.—Th• Board of Trade have Milady issued •
provieloo.l order for the lomroveseent of this healthiest
and moat besetiful of watering places, to the extent of
00:100. The wort. are to comprise ars acres of Soot-
ing docks, witls lock., kr., including the deepening of
Oh. harbour, an iron and stone pier mid breakwater,
sonuneneing about eighty feet from the Jamaica of the
premed pier, eastward, in • north nun &maims, to the
extent of about one-sixth of a mile, another guy, k
pier commencing rather more than 200 feet to the -east-
ward of Sir Rourcher Wrey's ship-belittles yard, with
harbour, quays, wharves, jetties, ie., ko. One thing
to be deeply regretted is, that the 'sway is not free to
promenaders or passengers, as the latter are to ray 6d.
either on embarking or disembarking, and the former,
as well as children's perambulators, 2d. each. The
importance of them works can only be rionosived
by ocietcmplating the priiisrved line of rail from
Ilfracombe through Sonthmoltnn and Wiveliweentie lo
some junction either on the South Western or Bristol
and Eseter, though the former, at present, is the
favourite. This line would open the rich mineral
mourees ef West Somerset, aniskaing of slate and
iron, and probably anal, whieh ouly require cheap
transit to obtain plenty of Genital to riteembowel them.