The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-21 00:00:00

Debansbire.

Exrrza.—Ordera have been booed by Sir E. Pri-
deaux, Bart, commandant of the Exmouth and South
Devon Rifle Corps for general muster of the corps
for exercise on the following dates i—at Exmouth, on
Monday 27th September; Teignmouth, Monday, 4th
October; Torquay, Wednesday and Thursday, 13th
and 14th October.

FATAL Accinstrr.—An inquest was held on
Wednesday week, at the Valiant Soldier, Exeter,
before H. W. Cooper, Esq., coroner, on the body of
a young man named George Rowe, aged 26 years.
Deceased wee by trade an engine fitter, and worked
for Mr. Bodley, but lodged in Beedle's-terrace,
Fore-street, Hill; and on the previous Saturday
evening, after leaving work he ocoompanied his
shopmates to the Bishop Blase publio•house, and did
not return to his lodgings until about 10 o'clock on
Sunday morning, when leaning over a temporary rail
it gave way, ancl the deceased fell on his head a dis-
tance of ten feet. He was picked up and shortly
after removed to the Devon and Exeter Hospital,
where he lingered until the Tuesday following. The
jury after bearing the evidence of Dr. Briggs, house
surgeon, who stated that death had been caused from
fracture of the spine, returned a verdict of " Aoaiden-
Death," with a request to the coroner that he would
communicate with Mr. Beadle, the owner of the pro-
perty, their opinion that the arden from which the
deceased fell was not properly or sufficiently fenced,
and with a recommendation that a railing be
erected to prevent a re-occurrence of similar acci-
dent&

AXMINSTER.—The Central line is making sensible
progress in this locality. Waggons laden With rails
and sleepers pave along the road daily, and sturdy
gangs of navvies" are seen in the beautiful valley
of the Axe, opening up to no a direct way to the
great metropolis.
We understand Miss Prideaux Brune, of Prideaux
Court, Devonshire, is about to marry Sir W.
bode, Bart, nephew to the Earl of Orford.
Invitations have been sent to upwards of 500 of the
tenantry, by the Bight Hon. Lori Clinton, in hon-
our of the return from the marriage tour of the Hon.
Charles Trellis's, M.P. for the Northern Division of
the county. Mr. Wills, of the Globe Inn, Torring-
ton, haa received instruction to cater for the
guests. _ .

AGRICULTURAL Novicx.—ln consequence of the
wet weather, harvest is not yet finished in the South
Hams. Much of the grain remaining in the fields, all
well as of that that recently stacked, is stained and
sprouted. A great part of the barley is wholly un-
fit for malting. The crops of turnips, mangle wart-
zel and carrots are abundant. The potatoe disease
has not been so destructive as was anticipated. The
sound potatoes are of an excellent quality, and the
yield is large. There has been but little fluctuation
in the price of wheat. It ie expected that the price
of New South Hamm cider will be about from 2.5 a. to
30s, per hogshead. Wool continues to sell well.

The 114-ht Hon. Sir Alexander Edmund Cock.
burn, Lord. Chief Justioe of Her Majesty's Court of
Common Pleas at Westminster, has appointed the
following gentleman to be Perpetual Commissioner
for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be exe-
cuted by married women, under the Act passed for
the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the
substitution of more simple modes of assurance :
Richard Andrews, Modbury, Devon.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed the following
gentleman to be a Commissioner to administer oaths
In the High Court of Chancery in England :—George
Bayley, jun., Bideford.