The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

55 omersetstitre.

YEOVIL TOWN COUNCIL

The usual monthly meeting of the corporate body
was I.ld on Monday. Present: Alderman Tacker
(deputy-Mavor), in the chair, sad about twelve members
of the CounciL

The SURVEYOR'S AcOomcra.—The Town Clerk read
a statement furnished by the Surveyor, pursuant to a
reaMution pissed at the last Council meeting, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether any benefit had arisen
from keeping the roads, Ate., in repair, under them own
'supervision, or doing it by contract, at £261 per year.
It will be seen that the present method is most. advau-
tageous. The statement ran thus :—" Amount paid
for labour from Marsh lot to August 31st, as petty sub
£39 4s. 51; horse and cart. and carter 's wages,
£34 be. 41.; horse and crt hire, £42 Ile. 3.1.;
labour from August 31st to February 28th, 1862,
£76 18e. 19d. ; horse and oat, and Garter's wages froui
d.tto to t/itto, £39 Is. 9d. • horse and tart hire,
X 57 be. 6d.—Total, £289 lds. 1.1. Sums paid since
Mareh let, 1862, for work done previously :—Mr.
'Snook, horse and cart hire, el 19...; Mr. Harley, for
corn, £2 IS.. &I. ' • the executors of the late Mr. Dibble,
horse and cart hire, £3 3...; Mr, Bartlett, for basket,
4s. 6.1. Tote!, £7 12e. 21. Sums extracted from
tradesmen's bills :—Mr. TraA, ird 17s. td,; Mr. .7esty,
18a. 9.1.; Mr. Trask, £1 is. Id. ; Mr. Rske, 15s. 9t.;
loss on horse' cart, and harness £l2. Total, £lB 19,
Grand total, £316 Is. 3.1. D:duot carriage of 1,033
yards of Westleigh stones at Is. £5l 138.; ditto of 173
rards of Den stone, it SI., 4,.; labour, yarding
stones (Wenleish only), Id. per yard, £4 Its. 1.1. ;
manure sold, £3O. Total, £lll Is. ld. Grand total,
£204 18s. al. &Janet in favour of Council, £55 is. 10.1.
To the statement is added " Further deductions may
be made amounting to at least £lO, as the sum paid
for labour includes all new footpatlos making cesspools,
preparing rued for guttering, ke."
Ms. TABOR AND HIS CLAlll.—Thie subject was
spin brought to the notice of the Council, by Mr. Hill
moving that all the resolutions relative to the subject
be extracted front the minute book, and that each
member of the Council be supplied with a copy. The
Town Clerk explained the laW *lid filets bearing on the
case, in a speech iof considerable length. Farther dis-
cussion was pestptme.d till. the next meeting.
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FIRE BRnAD—Captaiaßradley,.withEfr. Wippell,
attended the Connell, the former producing letters
from several London makers, no to the price of • Are
engine, which it was deemed iteceaoiry to purchase fur
Vie use of the town. Messrs. Shand and Mason offered
to furnish an unglue with all the latest improvenients,
and known as their "Cpunty En4l ie," capable of
throwing 60 gallon. a minuti, 100 feet. high, for £75.
A superier one for £lOO, requiring 16 men to work it
at full strength, was mentioned. Messrs. Merrywetber
offered a seoood-liand one at £76, throwing eater 85
feet bigh.—Mr. Bradley raid he had canvassed the
principal ratepayer', end they •ppeared to be in favour
of the £75 engine by Megan Shited and Mason.—Some
considemble diacuiwion ensued as to whether it ehoold
he the £75 or £lOO engine of Shand and Miami ; Mr.
Raymond at first proposing that the Shand and Mason
engine at £75 be ordered, but subsequently withdrawing
it for a resolution granting CYO to the fire brigade to
purchtme an engine, leaving it to their discretion as hi
which one it should be. Sever al objected to this on
the ground of vaguenees as to the description of engine
for which it wee granted.—Mr. Bodeithem thought
that as the committee of the fire brigade had the good
of the town at heart, and were large ratepayers, it
could very properly be left to them.—The Town Clerk
believed the proper course would be to authorise Mr.
Bradley or some other member of the brigade to go to
Linda to inamect the eugine.—Mr. Penny was in
favour of that suggestion.—Mr. Mayo asked whether
it would not be better fur Mr. Bradley to inspect the
whole if the engines in the International Exhibition.—
Mr. Wippell said it wag neceesary to take prompt
measures u. get en engine, as since the last meetlng.of
the Council a fire had broken out at Mr.
Banm'e, which might have been attended with serious
consequence, and having no. engine in •St state they
were not in a position to abate it, had it increased in
violence—The propcwitioo as to granting EILO for the
use of the Fire Dried,, was carried til.n a diviahm,
four voting for the £75, anal See for the CIOU engine.
INUNDATIONS IN THE SHERBOENE ROAD.—Mr.
Pittard, one of the sufferers. said lie had the water
twice in hic house within the last three weeks. Ile
should have been in pocket, bid bee twelvemonth ago
shut up his house, and given £3O fore house in any
other part of the town. Not only had he suffered
in pocket, but also in health. The Council had the
power to remedy it. There was an inlet of 16 feet,
and an outlet of only 2 feet 4 inches in the sewer. He
had bad the opinion of a railway engineer that there
was • geed fll. --Mr. One said it had already been
decided what should be done, and therefore discussion
was ittelese.--TheTown Clerk read the resolutioa passed
at • previous meeting, and his letter to the engineer
of the South-Western Railway Company, who after
aeons delay Tel lied that he could not agree with the
Town Clerk that the flooding wee ottoesiened by the
company, and referring the Corporation to
their solicitors.—Mr. Pittard said net only had the
Council, raised the road, but hid also emistructed the
drain.-1 he Town Clerk raid 4 lit—Pittroal's house Wm
flooded through any erection of works by the company
lie had • good claim against them.--Mr. Pittard paid he
thought that has he had paid hie rates regularly, that
the Council were bound to protect him.—The Town
Clerk differed with Mr. rifler! in his view—Mr.
Itsymind was in favour of a large drain being laid
down lay the side of the present drain. He believed
Mr. Pittard woe flooded throng,a no fault of his own
—Mr. Wills (also •.euffererl, inquired if the Conned
was prepared to offer the occupiers of the houees any
redress for the injury end nuisanoe already sustained ?
It was intimated thst the Couticil were not prepared to
answer thet quemion.—Mr. Heyman(' railed the atten-
tion of the Council to Where large sums of money had
beeti laid out in various parts of the town of touch lesser
importance than the present. Such a state of things
ought not to exiat in the town of Yeovil, anal the
sufferers believing that the Council could give them
relief, did not wish to apply to the Board of Health in
London. Alter a debate, extending over half-an-hour,
Mr. Neale proposed, sod Mr. Hill seconded, a resolution
to the effect that the old drain should he opened as on
experiment. The resolution was carried, void the Sur-
veyor then txpiessed his intention nut to open it the
whole length.—Mr. Hill said they *ere sent there by
the burgeseeo, and it would appear ridiculous for them
to he told by their Surveyor, after they had paned a
revolution, that he shoeld not carry it out. If lie did
hot like to do the orders of the Lkitineil he Monti
resign, and not.tell them Le would not carry out their
ioetructiona.—The Surveyor said he objected as soon as
the resolution bed been read. —One or too niembers of
the Conned agreed with Mr. Vining as to its being in-
expedient to open the satire length of the drain. The
subject then dropped, and after the transaction of some
other business, the meeting separated.

COUNTY PETE* SESSIONS, Wednesday.— Before
Captain hlsasiter,; and G. Harbin,J. T. Bullock, and
—Nicholatts, rates.
MIFANEryOIG. —REFUSING TO PAT WAGES.—.
William Carews blacksmith of Sparkford, was SUM-
uioned by James Connock, Low in bin employ, for
refusing to pay fl les. Bd. wages. due to him.—
Derndaht said complailiaas .was -DO . *6Oll . tha

amount per week which he sought to recover.
Ordered to pay the amount by the auceeediug

KAT COREA. -DAMAGING A FENCE Susan
Randall, of West Coker, was summoned by Dr.
John Moore, for breaking a fence. —The son of the
prosecutor said he saw defendant taking dead wood
from a ist•ctive fence to a thorn bodge. It was
worth lie. to burn, but it would cost 9,1. to replace.
It was the third tone she had been caught in the act.
Defendant alleged that she did not touch the fence;
she was not near it. —Fined 55., including costs, and
a fortnight allowed for payment.
HARLINGTON. —SELLING CIDER WITMOUT A LI-
CENSE —Frederick Bart, of Hardington Mandeville,
was summoned fur retaiiing cider without the nines-
nary authority to do au. Mr. Fear, of Sherliorne,
appeared for defendant. The case was substantiated
noon t • evidence of a man named Baker, *minis
wife, the latter finding her husband on the 11th
May drinking at I letendant's bone, and saw him
pay for a quart of cider.—Mr. Fear said he must
plead guilty on the part of defendant, lint urged
that being a wet day defendant had innocently
broken the law.—Fined 405., and costs.
WKAT CI,EISE—A CHARGE OF ASS\ULT.—larael
Baker, of West Coker, was summoned at the in-
stance of Emily Baker, who gave evidence in the
previous case, for an assault. When complainant
found her husband at Burt's house, it appeared de-
fendant was in company of her husband. Defendant
asked flier husband to drink out of a pint of cider,
when she took up. the liquor, and threw it over
him, which led to the assault. She also stated that
he threatened to do her serious Wilily harm, and
called her opprobrious names. Tao witnesses were
called to rebut the complainant's version of the
affair. There was a vast amount of recrimination
on both shies, and it was ditlicsilt to say on which
side the truth was centred. Eventually they were
ordered to retire to see if they could nut arrange
the differences.

M•ItSTON MAGNA. Rugh Biddiscombe. of
Marston Magna, v.aa summoned for making me of
threatening language towards Charles Willis. It
arose, from what could be gathered from the dis-
connected and interrupted statements of complain-
ant and defendant, from complainant striking
defendant's boy.— Complainant, in answer to the
Bench, said it. was in danger of further violence
from tlefendank—Adjosruen to allow complainant's
irritation to subside.

BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS, Tuesday.—Before J. R.
Mayo, F. Greenham, and R. Tucker, &qrs.
FRAUD ON THE GREAT WESTERN Rattwar.—John
Targett, of Yeovil, was suoituoned for riding in • Great
Western Railway carriage without having • ticket.—
Mr. Inspector Morrison, of Weymouth, eppeared on the
part of the Company.—Drfendant said.in answer as to
whether be was guilty or not guilty, that he requeeted
a friend at Castle Carey to get him a ticket for Yeovil,
but he neglected to daso:—Mrs. Brooks said : On Sun-
day, 18th May, she sae defendant, on the arrival of the
train, get over the fence at the end of the platform. She
St anise told a policeman of it —P.C. Wynne, belonging
to the Cheat Western Railany Police., said he wens in
pursuit of prisoner, who told him belted • return ticket
in the morning but that be had lost it. He said he had
given Is. 70. for it, Am.'sn the return fare was 2s. 91.
—M r. Mayo said it was a very clear csae, and they did
not knew hut that Mit y might to inflict the full penalty.
' As it was they altuuld fine Lieu El, including expenses,
which was paid.
BREACH OF THE LICIDIOING AOT.—John Liver, of
the 61be and Crown Inn, South-street, was summoned
for selling beer within prohibited hoars.—P.C. Evetley
said he found several men at defendant's bock door
about half-past eleven on tile preceding Su sdny morning,
drinking. They were men t 4 the town.—Defendant
having been previously convicted, he was fined 404. and
aspen..., and warned that if became there again, be
would be fined the full penalty of t:5.
Donerr e. Souggser.—James Cox, Wolter Cox, and
William Smith, all of Yeovil, were summoned for
drunk and disorderly condnet in Vicarage-street. The
disorderly conduct appears to have arisen nut of •
quarrel in Mr. Farthing's public-house, on Wednesday
evening, *bent half.pest eleven, in an altercation
between James Cox and Smith, the former riling the
1 latter one of the "Dirty Dorset, and tb it the Second
Somerset weld take it out of them at any time."
Walter Cox then interfered, and Smith's part in the
transaction was in attempting to pint them.—Mr. Ray-
mond, a resident in the street, said the language was so
terrible, that he thought the requeatof his wife to fetch
the police was • reasonable one.—A female witness was
examined, and said that Wiliam Smith kicked James
Cox when he was down.—Walter Cox said the lest
witness woe drunk, and had been laying about with
James Cox for the kit eighteen months. He raid it
would not have happened had James Cox not called
his (Waiter Cox's) wife a disgusting name.--Smith
denied raising his foot against Cox, as dreosed to by
the last witness.—Mr. Mayo said it was a diagracefal
ease, but believed that James Cox was the sohe cense of
the disturbance. He should therefore fine him 41, or
fourteen days' imprisonment. As it took two to make
• quarrel, be should inflict a tine of 10e. on Walter
Cox. Smith, who it appeared bad only attempted to
abate the disturbance he should diatniam, but warned
him against keeping biLl cotnpany in future. -
James Cox, one of time defendant« in the last CRS°,
was then charged with assaulting Mary Ann Benetton,
on the 31st May.—Prosecutrix said he called her any.
but a lahy, and afterwards struck her.— Defendant
said he went to his home to see a sister *he was ii!, ,
when he found plaintiff, who resided was intoxi-
cated, and she attempted to strike him with the poker.
He attempted to parry the blow, and it ju4 struck her.
Plaintiff, ha further added, was quite silly in liquor.
Fitted ineluding costs, or a week's imprisonment.
INFRINGEMENT OF THE BEER ACT.—Edwin Giles,
rindlord of the White Hart beerhonse, in Star-bine,
was charged with an offence against the atatnte.—P.C.
Gibson said he saw • woman come out of the heuse at
half-past twelve on Friday morning, with a jug con-
taining beer. Defendant pleaded that his wife sold it,
and not himself. He admitted having been convicted
In October, 1861, of • similar offence.—Fined 40e., in-
cluding exnen-es, and it caution from the inagist.ates..

DKLiNQUICAT.—Sarah Brabhatit,l beer and
',innkeeper, residing at the ho"-in of South-street. in
Rirkleford, was semmotied for --Wog beer within pro-
hibited hnere.—P.C. %dwell e:poaed that on Sniirlav
morning, the 3rd May, at twenty-five minutes after
twelve o'clock he saw a te.raon coming from the bowie
with a pint of beer.—Defeudant said it was half-and-
half, that her house was closed at eleven, that she did
not know it was so late, also that she did not take any
• nionev for the beer —Fined 10a including costa.

DRUNK AND DIBORDISLT.—Rohart Leach, a( Yeovil,
was sniunioned for being drunk and making use of bad
language on the 24th of May.—Fined 10a., including
@oats.

A DANGEROUS PRACTICE FOR JUTZNILES.-- Four
boys,named ailcombe Langley, and George and Henry
Rake, were shared with throwing sticks, and "as the
police-sheet bas it," utli.r inheyiles in the public street.
—P.C. Gibson said he saw thew throwing stidletl one to
the other, at half-pelt eight cm, on ilund..y evening,
in Flendford.—ltakrs' mother was very saucy when be
served the summons, end threatens! to give him •
smack in the beed.—One of the defendants now said he
ran away when he saw the policeman coming, or lie
should get • warming.—Mr. Gieenbain said perhaps he
would get a warming at the policoetation if lie was
ordered to be th.gged.—Disminied on payment of the
summons.

LIBTIMING xi Punta Pracz.--,Taines Bryant, a
dyer, of Yeovil, was summoned for being drunk and
using °beanie and mulatie Iniguage.—Seryremit Kaaws
wild: About five minuted past twel, a on Saturday even-
ing he was on duty in Reckleford, when he beard defen-
dant shouting and making use of bad language. He
was requested to desist. but was very aboisive.—Defen.
dant denied being drunk, but said he lied had enough.
The policeman first insulted' him by throwing the light
from his lantern on his face.—Fined 10a., including
coon.

llNniuttir CowDtrer. —Hannah Peach, who it was
stated was dumb, but could partielly hear, was charged
with indecent conduct in the public street on the 26th
May. Defendant belongs to Yeovil, and rippers tube
very shrewd, notwithstanding the great infliction with
which she is visited. The rilleitirons Were put to her in
writing. and similarly answered,--Bergeent Beide*
stated the caw, and said that on • previous occasion
"be had in a like manner iniacondected hem-1.-81m
pleaded guilty to the charge, and %Iva fined 104, and
meas.-811e referred the Bench to her guerilla° for pay-
ment. who being known, such mode of liquidation was
accepted.

AN AITICTIONATZ BROINDM AND 81811D1.-11 iry
Clarke was summoned by George Whithey with
ast-atilting him. The partara stand m the relvive posi-
tion of brother and dater. tkituptainant said she struck
him on the head with a pitcher without provocation, on
hie going to the bony* of hie sou-in law, who lived neat
door to defendant. —ln defence she said George Wither
had been to his son-in-law for the purpose of defaming
her character. and .tbat he had firat asesulted her. fills
had never given him n an angry word before, but ad-
mitted, after great, provocation, striking him.— Fined
el, and the expenses. including a hill of Sa. for ineilical
attendance incurred by complainant.
The license of the Ful, Moon Inn was transferred front
ilm. Bacon to Mr. Louis Shoe.

SOMSRTON.—Christy's Minstrels are announced
to appear at the Assembly Rooms of the Red Lion
Hotel, on Tawlay, June 10th.

On Sunday, three excellent and impressive ser-
mons were preached in the Bible Christian's Chapel
(being the 24th annivervary), by Mr. R. Vaughan, of
South Petherton. On the following Tuesday a tea
meeting was held, at which a goodly number sat
down to enjoy that cheerful beverage. A public
meeting was afterwards held, when addresses were
delivered by several ministers and friends.

RIFLE CUNT'S. —OU Monday this corps assembled
at an early lionr,and headed by their band, proceeded
to the city of Wells for the purpose of attendin,g
battalion drill. They arrived there about twelve
o'clock, and after being pat through a
few preliminary movementa by Captain Dickenson,
were marched through the town to the bishop's
grounds, when they cern joined by the other corps.
Colonel Luttrell commanded, and Major Hume was
the inspecting officer. At the close three cheers
were given for the gallant Colonel and Major Hume,
who both addressed the corps, thanking theta for
their attendahce, and congratulating them on the
marked iinpriweinent they had made since they last
inspected them. The companies were then dismissed.
The 24th mustered in good numbers, and arrived at
their homes without any mishap abut ten o'clock,
highly pleased a ith their day's instructions, and with
a determination to attend Bristol in strong force.
WELL-S.—EU/1.61MT. AND CAPTURE OT THE RUN-
AWAIB iii Bmerot. —On Saturday aiternoon conaide-
raids excitement was created in Wells from a rumour
aareting 014 the thrifty landlady of one of the moat
resissetabla inn* in the old cathedral city bed eloped
with a waiter who had been carnally engaged during the
seek, in cunaimm nee of the increase of ai.itoes to the
Bath and Woad England S eiet,'s show. Toe waiter,
it appears, is about thirty years of age, and the us•
Marisa spouse about ten years his menior. The husband,
we understand, is about the ARM, age . as Lis wife, and

was quite unanapecting of the gallant Lothar whom
he bad under his roof—the waiter being to all +Moor'
ances an exceedingly trustworthy fellow. On Saturday,
however, his true character was discovered, and upon
the ho-band finding t. at he had eloped eith his wife
he gave information to the county conatahul try, who
soon traced the couple to BristoL Their lodgings, how-
ever, were not so tvily discovered, and it was unite
accidentally that they were foutd on bo.rd the Cardiff
steamer a few minutes 'before it started for the other
aide of the Channel. Tile dream of the muscly waiter
was thus rudely broken, and property belonging to his
master being found noon him he was taken into custody,
and, along with his fair companion in night, 111111 con-
voyed back to Wells to await the desoutinent of the
affair. On Tuesday morning the man Prove, who Lt
will be remembered, decamped with the wife of Mr.
Brier, landlord of the Queen's Read, St Cuthhert's,
Wells, and had also property to the amount of £25 in
Isis possession, was cotnositted to the next quarter
sessions. It is stated that Brier and his wife bad a
regular set to" on the plttform of the Bristol and
Exeter Station in Bristol, and after their return Lome
the unfaithful spouse jumped out of her bedroom
window, buk happily she was nut aaritwaly injured.

BEISTOL,a- A WOMAN THROWN OUT OF A WINDOW.
—On Monday evening a man named John Peple, who
deecrbes himself as a pensioner—having been in the
Military Train—was apprehended on • charge of hail
committed a violent assault upon • female nam
Elizabeth Lawson. It appeared that the parties coils i-
ted together at the house of Mary Mosley, 2, St. James's
Back. Whilst in a downstair room, hiple savagely
assaulted the female by kicking her in the abdomen
and other prt% of the body. In order to escape further
ill-treatment she took refuge in an metnir room. He
inquired nf Mrs. Mosley where she hail gone, hut she
declined to tell him. He thereupon made a search for
her, and found her winos-sled behind a box, under the
bed. Having dragged Mr from her hiding place he
recommenced an attack upon her, and, according to the
evidenee of witnesses, deliberately threw her out of
the window, which was tee storeys high. It was at first
considered, when the poor woman was picked up, that her
hack %as 'Token. She was then taken in • fly to the
Centrsl Police Station, and thence to the Infirmary,
where it earl discovered that she had sustained no fatal
injuries, although eche is severely contused in several
parts of the body. She was detained as an in-patent in
the Infirmary, awl Peple was apprehended and lodged
in the etation-house.
MURDIIROUS AWACS ON BOLICSMCN IT A BURGLAR.
—At about half-past nine on Thursday evening t he neje
hourhood of Stone Bridge was alarmed by cries of "stop
thief.'" Detective Hughes, hearing the slam, proceeded
with his accustomed Vigilance to ascertain the cause,
and hi a few momehts he obterved a man named John
Still running and endeavouring to e‘ ale him. He
pursued him and pounced upon him, but the fellow with
a formhtahle-koking jemmy which he carried in his
hand gouged away in a most fearful manner upon him.
Hughes became so oripplal and exhawted under the
nrunierena attack that he was compelled to quit
his hold of his prisoner, and fell to the ground
cowered with wounds and blond. At that morneet P.C.
39 made his appearance. and in his turn calmed the
fellow, hot he was similarly attacked with the murderous
implement, and was also obliged to surrender the
custody of his misoner. But be had held him long
enough to ensure his certain capture. The alarm DI .do
by the officers caneed a crowd to aseemble, several of
whom, to their credit, rushed upon the ruffian before
Ire was enabled to effect his escape, and, though he was
all hut overpowered in a short apace of time, so deter-
mined was he, if rewsi.l., to secure his flight Hurt he
plunged right and left at them with the jemmy. There
happened, however, to be amonget them several at heart
young men, and they wrenched from him the implement
which lad wrought such mischief, and abeolutely
carried him to the Central Police Station. Some of
them were cut severely about the bands, and the clothes
of roost of them were saturated with blood which bail
flown either from their own wean& or from those in-
flicted on their en-workers. The scoundrel was
searched at the station house, and • dark lantern,
ekeleton keys, and other burglarious implements were
found open him. The two policemen were taken to
the Infirmary, where their wound, were promptly
attended to. We regret to say, however, that the
injuries are of a aerious cherecter. Hughes has sustained
several severe wounds on the head and face, one of
them, we are informed, revering his upper lip ; and P.C.
39, though not BO badly hurt, has been very roughly
handled, Indeed, so serious were their injuries con-
sidered to be at the Infirmary, that both men were
retained in the institution as in patients.
LOXTON.—firataerte CJavemr.—Thie pretty little
village has been for years past the object of ettractern
to the victors of Weston-super-11.re, in consequence
of the arch •ctitre of its little church, and they will
now have the addit'onal advantage of seeing • stalactic
' cavern of great dirliewrione, as well as many of smaller
size. Some muirrymen while engwted in their daily+
work found an entrance at the eastern extremity of the
cavern, awl proceeded through • vast series of thane
bees, one opening into the other, lentil they came to the
northern extremity, where they found • shaft-like open-
ing. Up this one of the qua, rym. n went, but his pro-
gress was finally arrested by it rock. Impressed with
the conviction this woe not far from the surface, he
kancked the stone with 'hammer, and others who were
outside .rn listening heard the signal. Here they made
another entrance, which is by far the most immersible.
With the assistance nf a ladder one can descend • shaft
10 feet deep, when there is another chamber, nreaanring
from W.S.W. to E.N.E. 66 feet. and firm N.W. to
SE. 30 feet. At the E.N.E end there see several
stalectites. The next room, which is rather low in the
roof, but full of stalactites and stalagmites, is 22 feet
long by 14 feet wide in the brow.ext part. The next
come to is not so easy of access, hut once entered fully
repays the trouble, by the marvellous beauty of its
varied formations. There are four other compartments
which need to be seen to be appreciated, as they consist
of stalactites, draperies, pillars, end other formations
beyond oescription. There have been already a great
number of visita,rs, and it is enticipated that am-orlon°.
dat'on wII speedily be afforded by the building of
a
hotel near the cavern.