The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-12 00:00:00

NI Iltobtre.

ql Land, belonging to as Orsil
Mule* ifialway antipony.—This sale by Mr. R.
Tilt?, of the ontlyingportlone of 1044 , belonging to
the Great Wotan flallw)l Company, and lylkosott-
Minn to s the Devises all Way dation, to her
*Rh the large building formerly knOirn a.
Tyles'e brewery, • malthouse &Niched, and an ellgif k •
,derelling-hotise, eittuited in Northgateatrese (in the
outtpation of Mr. T. B. Anstie), took plum on
Wednesday evening, at the Bear H_otal, and at-
Piloted an unusually large oompany. The sale wae
ethellent, and the whole proceeds amounted £4,100.
Beßlis AND HANTS EXTINBION.—Aarge and in-
fluential meeting was held in the Tow , Devises,
on Tuesday, to promote the formation of the line
from Devises to Hungerford, on the broad gulp.
The ohair we. taken by Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., and
the various resolutions, proposed and wounded by
the Right Hon. T. H. Esoourkr:.P., Colonel
Wroughton, Mr. C. D. Griffith, P., Mr. tt.. V.
Leech, Captain Gladstone, R.N., the Mayor of New-
bury, Mr. Gray, the Rev. W. I'. Wyld, and Mr.
William Bruges, were adopted., The apeakers ex-
pressed their oonfidenoe in the promising nature of
the scheme. Theyesolutiont were to the effect that
it was most important to the prosperity of this town,
and the whole district lying between Devises and
Hungerford that 4 more direct railway communica-
tion should be established with thp metropolis ; that
it was desirable to promote the proposed railway, and
the meeting would give it a cordial support; requea-
Mg the Marquis of Ailesbury, Mr. Estoourt, H. P.,
and the other members of the provisional committee
to apply to Parliament for an Act to carry out the
undertaking; and that s subscription list be at once
opened to receive subscriptions for shares in the
undertaking.
CHIPPIDMAIL —Smoking in a Railway Ceandaya.
At a meeting of the magisSratel in ChippsalsaM,
on Tuesday, the 29th ult., -Mr. Joseph Hill and Mr.
William Powell, who described themselves as wool.
staplers, from Bermondsey-street, London, were
summoned at the instanoe of the great Western
Railway Company on a charge of pertinaoions smok-
ing in one of the Compsny's carriages, on the 2nd
ult., contrary to their bye-laws. At the Bristol
station the guard cautioned a party of gentlemen who
were than smoking, and begged them to desist, but ,
his warning was received with ridicule, and on
arriving at the Chippenham station he found them
still smoking, and upon his remonstrating with the I
defendant Hill, received in return ',puff of smoke in
his face. The magistrates fined Hill £1 and outs.
The defendant Powell admitted the oharge avant*
him and was also fined £1 and costa. A similar
charge against another of the party was arranged out
of court by the payment by him of the full penalty of
ths. and out& The company eapressed their deter!
mination to use every eterdon -to put down the
maxim of smoking in their carriages, which deter-
mination received the cordial approval of the magis.

•Owinnoir.—Sieam PlougAing. —One of Fowler'.
Intent steam ploughs was in operation, on Thursday,
nest this town, in a large field rlonging to Mr. Red-
man, of Overton. The plough was worked byan engine
of 10.. horse power,--acrose a field measuring 'bout 600
yards, and it performed the journey to and tro (1,200
yards in 14 Minutes, turning up three furrows ; the
ground was uneven, with a rather steep ascent on
the back journey. Its estimated parfoimanoe is Be
acres on stiff land and 741 on light soils. The plough,
engine, do., were manufactured by Robert Srphen,.‘
son and CO. and were purebred by Mt. Redman at
a cost of £725, including carriage, &c. The daily..
working of the marine is thus whirred i.—Engisier
A.; plough and arbor men, As. ; two hoyi, 2s. ; water
twat ; coils 10 owl, 10e. ; Is. ; nobawa4s,
interest at 8 per ant., and wear and tsar at 18 per
' foll* on first opet (8680), arnaning 800 as ths num*
'bar of working days in the year, as. ; liter 041 6w
Tnownsisaw—rotol evident. —A old tackleni.
rettrred on Friday morning week at the building in
oonnie of erection, near Fillperton, for Mr. -Nr:
Iko*ii, Of this town, by the falling of the scallbld at
410 time wbinssversl of the workmen were upon it.
.?I'hie raider; was oared by one of the scaffold paten
brushing on which Adis planks rated. The large,
rents for the building .were drawn np by pair
'as& rolled inte their. &nada pieses, hot eontrarr,
4* *nil enrols, ih the Orris of the mar* eV
iiputsba, the titan inesuldristy rested I atotac4
.za:reffeld, *doh was bob intended- tO redein•
weight, rd. in Ithing firer Arms to Itl.
plane, the raffolding gave way and fell with the

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nimt to the pound. Three me were very severely
itrtilletl All 4 fiiluretl, And 'nether, Vitirlite fleorgeL of
itued, died .itionit I? hums After. lie iter 10114
widow end three chili reit to 1111111110 We (Will,
114114 AVIN,—Ou ThurolAy week, Henry Omit,
Ns+ of tisk lOWAi W11114,i1l lithuti itNorth Bradley,
ktlfe:l s must hotutiftil wkite partridge,
1 td /144)1141UU11. A nowili. —Th. *wend end last
meeting fitr the sown it the Marlborough Archery
tilob wee holdout Tueetley week In the healitittl vale
it ItAveruake infest, *hid itholell Oats, where
"Mwellyi skvolteni'd grey,
Ana AIM In I.lhowlew UoviAl,"
tried their skill et the target, ulurliu A lung and
merry day awl, elbliough we are Out ty suppose
timt Arl arrow could he pent a " 11124011141111114"11
by Robin Hood And Little John, whielt by the bye,
We ere told, no one either befCre or slum Wee ever
able to du, we me still ANWSII 11141 them wm come
eery monillynt Archery, end tket same of the holy
members of this club will often scum AA high AA NA
with sale. The hAnd of the &yid Wills Qavelry
was present, cud A goodly number imrtouk of illnuiri
metquees from lkivlste Iliersoted um the spot lbe
the convenience of tie , and though the dAy
wee nub brilliant It wee all al could be desired fur
the epwt. The priT were awarded es fullowe
Lediee' prime fur Mel more I —lel, Min Iveeon,
Eld bracelet to Ma K. Noun, phi I
rd, N, Matirloe, best gold. Mm.
plain Menden, IMO handkerchief, For greatest
camber of tillers, Mrs. Bullock, wooden spoon,
bientlemen's pries highest soon Peptcin
Trioslbid Mr, H. Prise4inl, Rev, F. H. Bund.
For beet gold, Her. 0, W. lor. After the shunt.
log Mere wee a demi on e greenswerd to the
ntuele of the Yeomanry Nand, which certainly lent
life and spirit to the greatly oharnthig eons, Al
present, nothing hut in iporsece of monikers is
*inked, in order to render Skis olub everything libel
onuld be clseirsaoss it resoles such greet local ad.
rumps liming the day many persons visited the
lone, end everything pawed off meet satisteotorily,
We undermand that it is the intention of
ittituritrbotie
Ittt he!
wiaoyulinely to plictent
be I lark ofklitheks4P "to
t gentlemen, on Timedey, the 100 h, at Marl.
Moab.