The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

was immediately sent to General Eden, commanding
the district, who gave directions to have the militia con-
fined t 3 barrack for three days. One of the ringleaders
is to be brought to trial.

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UNIVERSITY REPORM.-A public meeting has been
held in adinburgii in favour of Scotish University re-
form. It was a great demonstration . Lord Campbell
went from London to take the chair. On the pladorm
were • great number of Scotch Members of Parliament
and several noblemen, and the body of of the ball was
crowded in every part. The points insisted upon by the
noble Chairman were an allowance from the national ex-
chequer to increase the professors' salaries, and u a
partial compensation for the old endowments of the
Catholic times, since abolished; examination prior to
marticulation ; and • strict examination for degrees.
Among the speakers were the Dean of Faculty, Rev.
Dr. Candish, Professor Robinson, Principal rullock, and
the Lord Avdooste.

MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS Mr. James Buchanan, of the
firm of Dennistoun, Buchanan, & Co., has made some
magnificent legacies to Glasgow. To the Merchante'
House be has left £10,000; to the Trades' House,
£10000; to the Infirmary, £10,000; and £3,000 per
annum, for the promotion of Ragged and Industrial
Schools in Glasgow, as an experiment for ten years.
Dar/mots FOR THR COAST OF SOOTLAND.—Arrange-
mend' have ben made for the protection of Aberdeen
harbour, and the batteries are to be three in number—
one, a four gun battery, will be erected on the links, com-
manding the bay and entrance to the harbour; another
on the site of the old North-pier battery, to be armed
with one gun of the heaviest calibre, to command the
approaches; and the third, • nine gun battery, on the
town's lands at Torrey, near the Shortness, covering
the entrance and approach into the harbour.

ACCIDENT ON THE CALEDONIAN ItaitwaY.—About
6 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon a lamentable accident
occurred on the Caledonian Railway, at the branch line
in course of construction between Gartcosh and Gart-
sherrie stations, wherby five persons were deprived of
life. At the above hour about 103 of the navvies em-
ployed in the construction of the branch crossed over on
the main line on leaving off work for the purpose of
going home along it. They bad not proceeded many
yards, however, when their attention was attracted by the
noise of • train of empty mineral wagons whish was pro-
ceeding up towards Coe.. bridge, in which direction the
navvies were going. On observing the lights of the
engine immediately behind them they crossed on to the
down line to prevent accident. They had scarcely done
80, however, when they perceived the Carlisle down
goods train dashing along m front of them at the rate of
about 18 miles an hour. The men at once became panic-
struck on seeing danger on both sides of them. The
greater portion succeeded in getting out of the way by
standing in the six feet space between the up and down
rails, but unfortunately four of them were struck by
one of the engines and instantly crushed to pieces, frag-
ments of their bodies being scattered about in • most
frightful manner. The head of one of the wretched
sufferers was literally severed from the body; another
person was cut in two by the wheels; one had his feet
smashed into almost a pulp, and others were more or
less mutilated. One of the wagons was thrown off the
rails by the shock, which occurred so suddenly that the
engine driver was only then made aware of the fact that
an accident had occurred. In addition to the five killed,
two are lying dangerously wounded, one of them being
in an almost hopeless condition in the Glasgow Infir-
mary. Dr. Wilson, of Coatbridge, immediately after
the accident was brought down by the company's direc-
tions by special engine to the scene of the fatal occur-
rence, and rendered all the assistance to the survivors
that lay in his power. The sufferers are mostly Irish-
men, and all of them, with tile exception of one,
were married, and leave families. The regula-
tions of the company most strictly prohibited trespas-
sing on the line, but the carelessness of these navvies
too often leads them to infringe upon the rules of the
railway companies, and disastrous consequences, such as
the present, too frequently arise.