The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-10 00:00:00

DOUBLE CHILD IiII:RDER Et
BARNSTAPLE.

Jane retLei bridge was on Satur lay
the Torrington magistrat,a, and comas:Act( g
murdering her two cl,ildren. She was Lie
I ibourer, whe lived near the villsge of Varuc,atv.,
Thursday, about noon, she ileac her eldest girl
village fu: sumo beer, mid cluing her absence eima:s.
the murders. Dr. Jonei stated that V.:somata,*
was strangulation. The bodies if Le ten etjam
aged resseset.refy nine months and tws years asltue
months, wore found on the 1.,. I, use at tits 14,4 ee
the other at the foot, and appeared to be seatlydrog
The strings were rsmove 1 from the childrea's Ida
after strangulation, and the mother then puss le
best elothes an I left the house. She was salaseitait
apprehended by the pollee. She had beta whims
apoplectic Is, and it is thought this Lai alliusil Is
intellect.

EXTRAORDINARY EXPLOSIONS 1N Cliffik
Mr. Monk, oil and Italian mercuant, hal st..nd
cellars with purartin, benzdliue ruck oil, gotmag,
and other explosive materiels A shorten nrul
1t...1a/pore with hi. wife sod children livif in the LAIL
On Wednesday, Wilamore descen led Soothe afar ta
see if the gra was in working order. II thin retrial
to the shop. A loud explosoo oc:urred iii la
recollected ho had left • lighted candle .n the clUr.
oried out " Fire, fire !" I Louie 'lately lit-mania a
second exploaion occurred, and the whole (rut din
shop WAS blown lot, the street. Wilirnat ,ii. em
dresdfully burnt, was r ,sculd from thi e`l,o by oa•
poltheme a. Immediately afterwards the alias yogi
through the whole home, and titre) otter etpUner
followel. A fourth explosion canard th: a .'t taa
Louse to be b:own out sail the timber and I M art
acatter.ad in all dthomione. Tierce pule:oath'. •dthree
firmisen were terribly lei druJ. The snob
tlaeatione. In their ruse the) knocked doe, etta
Kiri and broke her arm. The fire burnt Irina (aryls
or rt no !alum Those injured ware aent in cilia taia:.
ti.aurge's Hospital, and numb tred 13, All audtruu Irae
burns and fractures.

NEW I'USTAUK RATES.

An important ruination in the poitage of letter
came into operation on o.4Jb.r sth. The LW
postage is still be • penny, but the panny stomp coot
all letters not exceeding an once; while only an aiL
tional halfpenny stomp is requiter for letters above.*
ounce and under two. The following are the detsib g
the new tariff :—Fear • letter not derailing 1 ounce, It
exceeding 1 ounce, tut nit excrading 2 ounces, 14.
e xceoling 2 OtlnCo6, but tut exceoiliug 4 imbed 21.,
' exceeding 4 ounces, but tot exceedinA 6 onimis,
exeeeding 6 ounces, but not exceeding 4 ounces, 41_
exceeding 8 ounces, but not exctodiog 10 ounces,3ii,
exceeding 10 ounces, but not exceeding 12 imams, It
1 his tariH is limited to twelve ounces, and totem obee
thot weight will be charged at the rate of • pew it
ounce. All the difficulties about the ?oven sel
Sample Yost woll bs wet by this reductice in the Isita
postage. But we must Lave sixpetil tehgrear. &xi
!notably shall Love them Ls 'tea as the n.,ctinery al
the Piet-Ai.* Telegraphs is soitioien ly pf.c to bat
the sudden expansioo of bu.iness the reiactioa emelt,
cause. We iii/J regaire • chow sr sal more edicent
system of r.guiteriog letters. Letteti ug4t to he
registered on the paymetit of deutio prow;enh oit
registering ought to make the Depormett tcepiasdas
for thou' up ho their doctored value

Printed and Pablobed. at S. thigh-erset
Dorebestar, by A 1.161 D ATLI" ot lb. WO
U. 17 Dimity, for ..If and no-proprietor.
Tasedy. Oebober 10, lel.