The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

elliltshire.

SALLiarttY D10(744.4 S CHORAL A ssoCIATION.—The
festival of the parochial choirs of the Salisbury Di..
trict of this association took place, under most grati-
fying auspices, at Wilton Church, on Thursday.
There were More than 160 singers present, including
the choirs of the parishes of Ahlerbury, Bishopstone,
Burcombe, rmonhe Bissett, Downton, Fugglortone
St. Peter, Harnham, Iladdingtan, St. Thomas and
St. Martin's, Sarum, South Newton, Stapleford,
Wilton, and W ishford.
The Royal Wilts Militia has obtained the second
place fur proficiency in shooting among the corps
and battalions which have been practising at Hythe,
during the past season. The first place was awarded
to the 22nd Foot, Ist battalion, the late Sir Charles
Napier's gallant regiment.
IV II ITars I: !mi. --Dr./ruction of Itrichoordi House
hy Fire. --On Sunday week the tine old mansion,
known aa Brickworth House, the country seat of
Mrs. Strangways, to the left of the road leading
from Salisbury to Southampton, was almost totally
destroyed by lire. It appears that Mrs. Strangways
has been for some time residing in London, hut being
expected to reach lirickworth early in the week,
lime hail been lighted in some of the rooms, in order
to prepare them for her reception. Early on Sunday
ning flame, were observed in one of the rooms,
and hefore the servants could give an alarm they
spread with fearful rapidity, and the partitions
between the different rooms chiefly consisting of
timber; it soon became plinfully evident that the
principal part of the mansion was doomed. The
wind being high, the work of destruction was most
complete. only the four outer walls of the mansion
being left standing. 'rho mansion was the property
of Earl Nelson. and we understand that his Lordship
is insured.

DI A Herr LAVlNGTON.—E.riraordinary
_Cum
.or

I imposition. —A mean-looking &Lamp, walking with
a crutch, and apparently paralysed on one side, has
just played the good folks of Market Lavington a
hoax which will not be readily forgotten. He repre•
sented that he had saved several thousand pounds,
and as a natural consequence he soon succeeded
in initiating himself into the good graces of many
persons in the neighbourhood. He actually tie•
livered a lecture on Australia, at which the vicar
(the Rev. M. W. Nlayow) presided; and his address
was subsequently repeated at West [Arington under
the presidency of the Rev. Dr. Wilkinson. Not
satisfies' with this, he addressed the children of the
Wesleyan congregation, and thanks were pul,!ply
offered, for his safe return. After succeeding in
rowing money money of several parties, be made inaist.4
•• scarce," but was subsequently apprehended at
Shrewton, and again lodged in Devizes gaol.
Dimes. Singular A cci dent to She, p. —On
Thursday livening while a large Hoek of sheep
belonging to Mr. George Giddings, of Netherstreek
near this town, were being driven by the shepherd
from one part of the farm to another, it appears that
by some means one of them stumbled in jumping a
ditch. As is always the case with these at i i iii als the
others rushed blindly on, one falling over the other ;
those beneath being smothered by the weight of
thaw above them, or crushed by the trampling of
those which went safely over, until when theist of
the flock had raised it was discovered that sn of the
number were dead or dying, viz., about till ewes and
20 lambs. Such an iwciste:lt as this, and attendtsi
with such a great loss is, we believe, unprecedented
in this district. We understand that the shepherd
WAS himself knocked dim n by triune of the falling
sheep, but fortunately managed t 9 extricate himself
in tiuie.

VISIT %Tin!: OF TM! A RCIIIITACON OF WILTS.
—The V..iierahle A rchdeacon Macdonald held his
annual visitation in this town on Tuesday. which
was attended by a large number of the clergy, and
by nearly all the churchwanlena in the district.

W A KAU NSTEIZ. —A sad accident occurred near this
place on Thursday. Mr. Melanin°, of Norton, had
sent two men and a boy with a wagon and team to
the railway station, for a load of artificial manure.
On their returning through hishopstrow, down hill,
the boy named 1101.ba, was endeavouring to chock
tilt horses, when lie slipped, and the wagon passed
over his body, inflicting serere injuries. Surgical
assistance was speedly olitainel, but the poor fellow
never rallied, and di.xlshortly after.