The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-26 00:00:00

Miltisbirt.

DEVIZES. —Some delay was occasioned in the
traffic on the Devizes railway, on the 9th inst.,
owing to the bursting of one of the tubes of the
boiler of the engine which was conveying the goods
train to this town in the afternoon. The down
which tumidly leaves at 0.40 p.m. was in conse-
quence delayed until 9 o'clock, at which hour it ran
to catch the la* train from Trowbridge to Bath, and
to bring any passengers to Devizes that might have
been wafting, either at Holt or at Trowbridge, after
8 o'clock-
An Ixeorrron,—A girl calling herself Monday,
hes within tb,e het fortnight been imposing
upon the good nature of *Feral of the inhabitants of
Devises by a pititl tale that her father had just
died in Salisbury, and that she had walked from that
plum hither, * las hope of finding her sister, to
procure from her the means of burying him; bat
that on rztiving here she had been told that her
sister had left ,hr situation, and that all inquiries
about her had proved fruitiest This tale, which
was related with a grievous oonntenanoe, had
wonderful effect upon the sympathy of many of our
benevolent townefolk, end beindes pecuniary aid,
which flowed in from many hands, one kind indivi-
dual took the trouble_to procure refreshment and a
decent night's lodging for the young woman, in
order to prevent her from being exposed to mischief.
Thie hat * Of ItitKinees *on exhibited Miss Mull-
day's real character ; for, on leaving her lodging
the next day it was discovered that she had mien
with her some articles of clothing belonging to the
parties in whose hones she had slept; and upon
further inquiry, it turned out that her real name was
Soratchley, and that she was an errant impostor.
She was on Wednesday sent to the House of Correa-
tion for • month.
CHIPPENH4AL —solo at New Lea:4.—A great
number of persons attended the sole of Mr. Eitaiky's
stook on Wednesday, at New Least Farm, near this
town, and for the horned cattle excellent prices were
obtained. For instance, • heifer °ailed "May Day,"
calved on the Isl of May, 1850, fetched 72 guineas
another, calved in hertember, 1857, brought 81
guineas another, calved on the 15th of March,
1857, realisql 44 guinea.; another, calved on the
10th of March, in thi. yurwas knocked down for
46 guineas; and ,others, *Dived this year, cold at 28
end 95 pinata, and lower price.. The bulls, also,
realised a good figure. "Lord of the Manor," from
the oelebrated /tooth of Mr. Richard Stratton, fetched
h 7 guineas; a couple of young bulls, valved tide
pier, realised 21è guinea. each; another, ;salved in
March, 18/6 year, RN guinea,. ; and three others sold
at 19, 12, and 9i guinea.. The two•year•old mturks
ranged from 19 to 27 and 31 pineas. The pigs, for
their kind, sold low, hi did the sheep—but the latter
was rather an indiflerent oleos of animals, The
cart horse. were 18 in number—sonic of them very
good, some of a very ordinary character. The best
sold,well. Mum. Weaver and Moore, of Towhee.
bury, were the auctioneer.,
Atantionoueic Mop, Such a hoterogenotts
;mumbleso u the ens whieli composed the pleasure
fltir on itatortlay week WAS indeed a ouriosity, lb
neoupisd both Sass of the street, and the day being
tine, the centre was tilled with an unusual number
of visitors, including a great many of the Anibal:6s.
'light lingered" gentry, who commenced their
depredations quite early in the day, having Gaud it
young gentlemen of his watch, by snapping it off at
the handle, SWI a youth of his purse, nits loon
became known to the police, and Mr, Nupeniltendent
Rtretten, with his mon were all autivity, mid no
doubt prevented the seoundrele from committing
any similar deeds, u during the day there ASOITIO4
lii the lock•up about 13 of them, -The attendance
of nude servants for hire was very limited, whilst
that of females WY considerably larger than on the
preview. Saturday, On Motilley tiw whole of the
plokpookets were taken before the Mayor, at the
Townintll, and after A lengthened hearing, some
were oonviated, and othbrs acquitted, 10 WAS
esourtained that upwards of 50 if these vagabonde
were present at the bar, but thanks to the police
were foiled in many of their movements.