The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

Somtrisetobire.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF ST.

Treborongla, Rev. E. Illwards, of Prowl, Res. C.
King; tit Tennilo Coothbo. and Mr, Vickery, of
Nutthey: Abthit S &dock the *hole company leas.
lug the ganione, sassetaled lit botit of the mansion,
and the -Rev. H. Gale in eUlnifistic terms pi' Toiled,
and the Rev. K Edwdrild pvonded, a vote I thinks
to the worthy baronet and 1 Modlycott for their
uniform kizidtsol; 4•40 Veit hi true Ail/lash
ityle tlikl e, and most kindly
and heartily responded to by Sir Williaw; and thus
ended one of the happiest and most successful meet-
ings of the Milborne Port Temperance Society.
. . .

CHARD.— A ccide nta. —On Thursday, at Wmnbrook,
a young man, aged about 20, named Thomas
Dunston, in the employ of Mr. Collins, a carpenter
of that place, on going out in company with his
master's eon, with a horse and cart carrying their
materials, &c., to hang some gates, the horse, which
is said to be "ticklish," shied, or ran away. Dunston
and his companion were riding on the bad, when by
ems means or other he received such severe in-
juries in the head that he now lies in • precarious
state; the other was not much hurt. On Fri
day as one of the grooms of H. C. Henley, Esq., of
Leigh House, was retuniing from Winshain on a
high mottled horse of his master's, the animal shied
at some clothes hung out to dry, and being un-
manageable, ran against an opposing obstacle and
sustained such injuries in the jaws and head that it
was almost immediately ; the groom escaped
with very little hurt.
FACTORY STRIK6. —We are informed that the
the whole id the hands employed by Messrs. Gifford
and Fox left their work since Monday, in mule.
guano of some disagreement respecting their rules.
Haw CHURCH AT CHAT/COKB&—The church at
Chaffoombe having become very dilapidated, has
just been taken down to he re-built, and the founda-
tion stone of the new one has been laid by Mr. Vin-
cent, of Chaffcombe (his. The tower being sound
and good will not be altered.

WlLLtNurow. —A ecident4 in the Harneet Field.
Chi Wednesday week, one of Bollard's reaping
machines waist work cutting • field of wheat on the
farm of Mr. John Bailey, at Runnington, when •
large number of persons were assembled to waness
its operations. Through soma incaution, one of Mr.
Bailey's farm labottturs, wtib was attending the
machine, stepped out of his position, and got his
right foot entangled among the knives while the
machine was in motion, and consequently the limb
was so cut as to be nearly severed from the leg. He
was promptly attended by Mr. Webber, surgeon,
and, we hear, he is likely to recover. On the follow.
ing day (Thursday) at Langford Budville, Wellington,
an occurrence more dreadful in its consequence',
but of a somewhat similar nature took place. Some
men were reaping a field of wheat with the ordinary
reaping hooks, when the man who was binding the
sheaves stepped out of his proper track and came in
contact with a reaping hook which out and mutilated
his leg in a shocking manner.

SOMERSET A RCILSOLOOICAL AND NATURAL
Mercier Soctirrv.—The forthcoming annual meet-
ing of this society will be held at Bridgwater,
under the presidency of the Hon. I'. P. Bouverie,
M. P. Some very interesting papers are expected,
and excursions wiU take place on the first day to
Enmore church, Ruborough Camp, Castle Hill,
Eltowey, Stogursey Castle and church, Canningten
church and park, and Blackmore , on the soma to
Burnham (by rail), thence to Barrow, Breen Down.
Lympaham, Emit Brent, Brentknoll, and South
Brent. A temporary museum will be opened, con-
tributions for which are respectfully invited.
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FETE AT CRICKET ST. THOMAE.--The mond
annual musical Ste and pic-nic of the Chard Har-
monic Society under the distinguished patronage of
Lady Bridport, took place on Wednesday afternoon
in the much admired grounds of the Right Hon.
Lord Bridport, Cricket St. Thomas. The heavy
rain which fell on the preceding day, and also on the
same morning, and the threatening aspect of the
clouds a few days previous caused a laxity in the sale
of tickets, but those who intended to avail them.
selves of a few hour.' holiday were agreeably sur.
prised to find about 9 o'clock on the morning of the
fete the rain ceased, and never warn the sun more
welcomed than on this omission. At two o'clock the
time 'pacified fur the opening of the grounds, car-
riages were rattling towards the scene, and by four
o'clock there were upwards of 900 of the nobility.
gentry, and other. present, and scarcely • vestige of
rain could be seen. To attempt to describe the mag-
nitioent manner in which the garden; are laid out,
and the rich, extensive, and varied scenery presented
toview, would be next t an impossibility. It must
be seen to be appreciated. At five o'clock tea was
provided in two specious marquees, and the catering
of Mr. Bond, confectioner, Of Chard, gave great
satisfaction. After tea the members of the society
having signified their intention of giving their re-
bear e 4, the company adjourned to the lawn, near
Cricket House, and the choral members very credit-
ably aoquitsd themselves in the pieces "bladed for
the occasion. The band of the let Devon Militia
enlivened the day by playing a 'mintier of excellent
tune; in tirstrite style. Archery was also intro.
duce& which gave pleasure to those fond of this
ancient !imams. flatioieg was kept up with spirit,
and the company, after spending a happy day, broke
up aliout 9 o'clock, gratified with al@ opportunity the
Chard Harmonic 8 ioiety had given them. Ana with
many wishes for mooting again ou another Minder
ocendon,

so the Bishop qf Bath anti
Waite, —The Right Hon. and Bight Hey, Lor
Auckland, the Lerd Bishop of Beth and Wells, air.
oompanisd by the Mimeos Anokland, whil riding In
the vicinity of Wells, on the Beth alt,, when his
home suddenly started at a cricket ball thrown by
party of oriuketere who were playing In the Milton
Hill Yield, and threw hie Lordship off, upon his
head. H. NI, George Irvine, Beg., who fortunately
happened to be pasting at the time, immediately ran
to his Lordship's aseistance, and found him to be
nomparatively_unhurb, beyond a severe blwling at
the am, The Bishop, I. a short gine, was
sutfloiently recovered to ride book to the Plll4Olll but
he was prevented from attendliii a meshing it the
Townliall in the evening, al which be was to
preelde,
We regret to finite that notwithstanding the
most vigllent search has been made for the per.
@tenter, of the recent serious outrages oommilled
Orosuoinhe and llothiy, neither of tile shakers have
yet been apprehended,
BRIDOWATIIII.7'I4IO °Sadism Allaohed le their
dieep ty Mote, —An °ammonite of a very rare nature
happened reeengy in two children of Mr. Baker's,
landlord of the Korse and Jookey, (it this town, On
the evening in question their daughter, about seven
years of ago, having been put to led it the usual
hoer, shortly afterwanla alarmed the hunk by her
SOPeattilli when the IMAM WM dsepabehsd 40 her
room, who found the 41111,1 bleeding, On elimina.
nation, levee or eight wounds were &layered In her
time. They at one. conjectured, WWI therwerile
Urrtl atora'tm tt"."-„2its th.t,"ewsetlmmhtiiilit*.6l;
applied in the'hope or counteracting the effect of
any poison whisk might have been communicated,
Abotit two hours afterwards when the fluidly 4d
retired to rest, the mother VIM again sadly
frightened, upon heering no intent, whisk she lad
In her arms at the moment, /try out. Upon mani.
nation blood was tiliaerved on it. hand, which it
it was discovered had been bitten through, doubt.
less by the mains savage eulmel. Mr, baker his emus
destroyed many of this pestilential and ferocious
tinily,
Ilnorrot..—Horrible Murder al Nausea, and at.
templed &Odds qt Ste Murderem•—Mr, Brugge Pry,
ooroner for the eastern division of the county nf
Somerset, held an inquest on Thursday night, st the
!blethers Arms Tavern, Nallsea, on the body of a
little boy named James Carr, who waa murdered by
his mother, Shea Carr, the wife of George Carr, a
collier, Mrs. Carr Wags ohildren, and melded with
her husband in • cottage In the village. It appeared
from the evidenoe of her Melo girl, elit years out,
Melinda Carr, and the other *Onuses, that on the
day in question, after her humbesid had gone nut, the
unhappy woman sent her three eldest children out of
the house, and then took the witness, her deceased
brother, James Carr, who MU four years all, and
a younger child, up into the bedroom. dhe then
mimed hold of the little fellow James, who resisted,
and cried out iiiteously, "Oh I don'tee, mother,
don'tem," and with a raiment his throat with lush
desperation as to nearly *ever the head from the body.
Chu wall about to perpetrate a similar mime on the
other children, but happily their cries caused an
alarm, and, fearing that she would be interrupted,
the desperate woman hurriedly out her own throat.
The gull which she in listed en herself way a very
deep one I but happily the large bloodvessela were
not divided, so that the inedisal gentleman who was
called in seems to have considerable hope that she
will ultimately remover. The jury returned a ve,r•
dot of" Wilful murder " against the mother, EIIIA
°err, and as soon as she is mutlinently reoomierd to
admit of her removal she will he °moodiesd to await
her trial for that crime.

SIJIOJDI 01 A PNINONIIII IN BRINTOL GAOL.—On
(timidAy a man named Thomas killoos, late keeper
of the Friendship bourbon.° Glinskiln•lane, who WIN
convicted at the last Brie:limner Seasioni laf mato. '
Mg 1 quantity of stolen awl sentsnosil to three
years penal servitude, committed suicide by bonging
himself in his mil in DAIWA gaol.
Sin HINNY HOANN AT Berm.—The libemi
mitts. of the Bath district invited Sir Henry Hnorel
here, on hie Journey from London to Sam, to attend
I oonamittee at the Liberal Assosiatiou Rooms, Seth,
on Monday week nt halflast twelve o'clock; and Sir
Henry responding to the invitath,n, attended the
muting, el wltiofi Capt. lboirell,M, P., voided, sup,
ported by Mr, Norman, Mr. Wilson Brown' and
other tried reformers of Somerset, numbering about
40. The Chairman introduced Sir Henry to the
meeting, and then spoke of the position in which
Smusrsstohire now stook being misrepresented by 4
Tories, go, He observed that such a elate of things
ought not to sitist, and he was quits sure, if the
Tegninere homed on their armour in time snub a
state of things would not exist. He then maid upon
Sir H. Moire, who, immediately ID the most bank
and °indict manner, complied, and mid it certainly
was a diagram for the minty to be monopolised
by bur oonsarvalivest end he thought in Mbrt should
be made to moue It from its presoak itanatand poll'
lion. Hs declared that though begs,, no
yst if called upon to fight the bMte hs

would not be found wanting. Hia lndples were
those of Progressi kb Reform, fore reasonable Exten-
sion of the Fr,suchise, for "Ecmipetitive Examination"
fully and &illy carried out, and for the total and
unqualified Repeal of Church Hates. The committee
were quite pleased with the straightforward, gentle-
manly bearing of Sir Henry, and thought it high time
that the Liberals should bestir themselves to oust
Mr. Enatolibull. The following resolution was car.
ried Fem. eon. :—" That a vote of thanks be given to
Sir Henry Hoare for his kind exposition of political
sentiments, which this meeting deems to be highly
satisfactorily."