The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-11-06 00:00:00

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SoUTRAMPTON. Friday.— The Brazil and Three
Plate .12crifs.—The Royal niail steamship Oneida,
Captain Wool... Ara, with the above mails. has
arrived. She brings 60 passengers and £27,496 in
specie: The Tyne, with the outward mails, left St.
Vincent's on the 21st ult.' all well. On the 22nd
ult. the Oneida spoke the English bark Constance,
steering south. A severe gale bad been experienced
at Buenos Ayres. Three ships were sunk, two
ilisnia,ted, and 14 went ashore. The British barks
Crusader and Reciprocity foundered in attempting
to run ashore. Several lives were lost. The gas-
works and the San Fernando railway were much
damaged.
CoNIMINNIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD•LIEUTENANT
Or THE COUNTY Or SOUTIIAMPTON.-22nd Hamp-
shire Rifle Volunteer Corps.—Walter Clark, gent.,
to he Ensign. 7th Hampshire Rifle Volunteer
Corps.— Edmund King, gent., to be Ensign, vice
Butler, resigned.
FATAL OuCURICENcE.—As the Southampton and
Cowes steam packet, which is due at Portsmouth
after calling at Hyde at 11.45 a.m., was on Thursday
crossing over from the latter place, a gentleman, who
had been making inquiries of one of the vessel's crew
as to the depth of water, &c., suddenly divested
himself of his greatcoat, which lie handed to a gentle-
man with whom he was travelling, requesting him
to take care of it for it few minutes, lie then walked
forward, and taking hold of the boat's iron davit
placed his foot on the gunwale of the vessel and
sprang overboard. The steamer was instantly
stopped, but the unfortunate man never rose again.
In has greatcoat pocket were found carefully placed
11 his watch, purse, and some papers.
' EMBEULEMENT.—Mr. G. %V. Clarke (late mana-
ging clerk to Messrs. Coxwell and Bassett, solicitors,
of this town), was brought up before the borough
niagistrates on Friday week on &charge of embezzle-
ment. It appeared frotn the evidence that he
obtained the money for several cheques from the
National and Provincial Bank, on behalf of the trus-
tees of Mrs. Knight, and which money he appro-
priated to his own use. Ile ens committed fur trial,
Lail being taken for his appearance.
Pentac MEETING.— An iniluential public meeting
was held at the Market Inn, Oro:ford, on Friday
afternoon, for the promotion of an extension of the
Petermfield railway to Southampton, and resolutions
in accordance therewith were unanimously carried.
Itovst Matt (We.sr INDIA) STEAK COMPANY.—
A ins ling of this company was held in the London
Tavern on Wednesday, Captain C. E. Mangles in
the chair, when the report was adopted. and a divi-
dend declared of £2 per share, free of income-tax.
Poursuotrot. —Sint/afar Escape of a Prisoner
from Justice..—At the Nlichaelinas Quarter Stallions ,
on Friday week, an appeal was heard before the
learned Recorder respecting the Case of James Cor-
nelius Little, late paymaster of Her Majesty's ship
Vincent, who had been convicted on the charge of
i indecent behaviour by the magistrates on the 13th
i of .July, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment
and hard laliour. The Recorder, after hearing
counsel and evidence respecting the appeal, con.
tinned the sentence of the magistrates. The moment
the Recorder pnunounced the sentence the prisoner
made a sudden rush through the court, was down
the steps in a few seconds, mounted a horse, which
was ready at hand, and galloptsl off at the top of his
. speed. He was traced as far as Girshrun, about four
1 miles from Ports iii, since which he has not been
heard of. The astonishment of the Recorder and
. the bench can be better imagined than described.
WINVIIESTEIC— flee Winter Assize. —There are
now nearly 20 prisoners for trial at the forthcoming
; Winter Assize.

Itomsev.— rulunte,r Rifie ("brim—Capt. Hender-
son will shortly present his corps with colours on
behalf of Ladv Mills, of Mottisfont Abby.
ANcO:NT RELIC.— A curious and valuable relic of
ancient times was lately discovered during the pro-
cess of drai.:ing worksat Moorcoutt, near Romsey, an
estate which has recently been transferred by Thomas
Chamberlayne, Esq., to Lord Palmerston. The
relic is a lady's neck ornament, of pure gold, and is
supposed to be of the time of the Ancient Britons.
Lanoviczes' Escovitstimissv Associazios. —The
annual ploughing match in connection with this
society took ilace on Monday, in a field belonging
to W. E. Nightingale, Esq., at Embley. The
weather was exceedingly flue, and the match of this
year excited a special interest, it being the first
occasion flu which a champion prize (as it is called)
has been contended for—the competitors being those
wily who have taken first prizes in previous years.
This premium, which is offered by W. E. Nightin-
gale, Esq.. is of more than .t 4 value, and was won
by James Tugby, jun., of Plaitfonl, ploughman to
Captain Berners. The ordinary prizes of 305., 255.,
and 205., were awarded to Henry Bundy, James
Roberta, and (teorge Brint, the ploughmen malice-
: tively of Messrs. ft. A Bey. W. A. Footner, and J.
Allsopp. .The judges were Messrs. H. Symes. J.
Brake, and It. Hunt. and their decisions afforded
general satii.faction. The annual meeting will not
take place before Lord Palmeraton's retuni to !toad.
lands (which is. we understand. expected about the
10th of November). it being hoped that his Lordship
I will aoin officiate as president.

A N I.OVER. —A lidorer and Redbridge Raiheny.—
A further call of I:2 per share has been made by
the directors on the shareholders of this company,
payable by the Ist I)ccendier.
MOItTIIIOI[E'S NK K UrTC Y. An adjourned
meeting of the creditors of Mr. S. 11. Mortimer,
tile extensive tanner of this town, was held in
London on Thursila3. It was ultimately decided,
after much discussion, that the composition offered,
viz., lie, in the pound, payable by instalments,
should not be ACCeptetl, and that the estate should
be thrown into the Bankruptcy Court.
Dicrxiimixxo SI'ICIDE. —Early on Sunday morn-
ing, it was rumoured in the town that Fred Figgess,
as he was familiarly termed, hail cut his throat at
his mother's residence in the Ilsmilou-road, which,
on further inquiry, proved to he only too true. It
appears that some doubts had arisen in the minds
of his friends as to his sanity, and they had employed
a person to be with him, but in the dead of the
night he had suddenly extinguished the light, and
before his attendant could re-light it, had indicted a
dreadful gash in his throat with his pocket-knite,
thin erect of which he only survived about an hour.
An inquest was held on Monday.

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