The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-04-08 00:00:00

Somersetsbire.

YEOVIL,. —ASTRONOMY. —Mr. Kidd, of Hammer-
smith, inconnection with theYeovil Mutual Improve-
ment Society, delivered a lecture ou Thursday
evening, having for its title "How to observe the
Heavens," and illustrating it by diagrams. The
att4ndamoe WU fair.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT AND FORTUNATE ESCAPE.—
If death really has any jaws, as some typically
impute to it, a man in the employ of the Squth-
Western Railway was miraculously saved almoet
from them on Saturday evening. It appears that
come trucks, (about eight in number) were being
shunted from the Hendford station, and when
approaching the Yeovil station were disconnected
from the engine, or in railway phraseology, "cut
oft" The shunter, who was riding on them for the
purpose of applying the break, when the momentum
had carried them a sufficient distance, overbalanced
himself and fell between the rails, and the trucks
passed over him, without injuring him in the least.
Save the shaking he received in falling no harm
was done. Not so the trucks—having no one to
check their awed they rushed with great rapidity to
the end of the siding, two of them mounted a high
embankment, knoeking down a sapling, and nearly
reached the turnpike road. Considerable damage
has been done to the rampant trucks.
Reunions DIFFERENCES. —The Unitarians in this
town have taken umbrage at some remake made from
the pulpit by the Rev. J. D. Elliott, Incumbent of
Trinity Church recently, and devoted Sunday
evening to, as the handbill states, "a repudiation of
the untrue and cowardly statements" made by the
reverend gentleman. We are not in a position to
state whether the words spoken ty the incumbent
were open to criticism, but think that the other side,
in using the strong words in the placard,—" May
God forgive him"— have been guilty of great ii..lis-
cretion. In this case the homely saying of " Two
wrongs never can make one right" would appear to
apply. Surely ,religions differences are not to be
lowered to the level of political contests by charges
and countercharges, with the usual accompaniments
of squibs and recriminations.
NATIONAL SCHOOL—We have much pleasure in
directing attention to the following report of the
Government Inspector, after a recent visit to our
National,. School :—"Boys.—A good school The
master, Mr. Maidment, haa worked hard and very
successfully during the past year. The children are
soundly taught in each subject, and the discipline
and order are very good. Mixed. —With 71 children
on the books, under seven years of age, there are
great difficulties in the management of this school
without a class-room. The mistress works hard,
and with a certain amount of success. The writing
of the upper class is good; the general character of
the.i.other teaching very fair."

NEW RAILWAY. STITION.-111 compliance With
the wishes of several residing in the neighbourhood,
the Great Western Railway Company opened, on
Monday, & new station on the Bridport line between
Maiden Newton and Powerstock, calling it by the
name of Toiler.

A STRIKE, AND ITS SPEEDY TERMINATION.—
During the last week the men in the employ ef
Messrs. Bide & Hill, glove manufacturer', feeling
themselves agrieved at having more work imposed
on them without an increase in wages, with one or
two exception', left work, and the factory was
virtually closed, about thirty-seven men throwing
themselves out of employ. Whether the men were
indiscreet, or the employers too exacting, it is not
for our present purpose to enquire, or whdther there
is any truth in the rumour that the extra work was
only imposed to furnish a pretext for getting rid of
many of the men. About one-half of
them entered again on Monday on the old terms, and
we hear, that, in consequence of some extensive
orders, all are likely soon to be actively engaged,
with many others, in upholding the superiority of
the Yeovil glove.

Bottotini Parry SESSIONS, Tuesday. —Before J.
IL Mayo, and F. Greenham, Esqrs.—James Lazen-
bury, a boy, was charged with throwing stones. So
great had the evil increased of late, that it was
deemed necessary by the police to summon the first-
caught offending. 'lle boy produced two letters,
one from his father, who thonght that the police
were too officious.—Mr. Mayo said the police had
acted quite right, and the boy had better take the
letter home and request his father again to read it.
It was an impertinent note.—Fined 10a., including
costs, or seven days' imprisonment. —William Watts
and Charles Abbott were charged by William
Adams, a milkboy, with assaulting him. The
younger prisoner, Charles Abbott, complainant said,
threw stones at him, and when chasing him the elder
prisoner beat him in the roadway, and stuffed his
ears full of dirt. A witness, Charles Knight, was
called to make out complainant's case. The defence
by Watts was to the effect that seeing his younger
brother beaten by complainant, he went up and
separated them. He would take his oath that he
did not strike him. He called William Blackburn,
who said complainant cursed the elder Watt's, and
Adams threw stones first. Complainant's master
said his boy was completely disfigured, and it
required two buckets of water to wash him, Fined
108. and costa in rateable proportions. —Emily Baker,
a shopkeeper of Park-street, Harriet Harrison, a
shopkeeper of Hui* and Elizabeth Nelson, of the
London Inn, Henford, were charged by Supt. Smith,
with having in their possession either unjust scales,
weights, or measures. The charge against Baker
was that she had a 71b. weight twelve drachms
short, and unstamped. The Superintendent said he
expected it was used in weighing potatoes. Her
defence was that since she had had her other weights
adjusted, she had bought the weight. The Super-
intendent said, as to Nelson's case, that on the 15th
March he found on her premises the six earthenware
cups produced deficient. Mrs. Nelson said she had
never used several of the cups for some time, and
that the others were used for milk. As to Harrison
three weights were produced deficient; one three
ounces and five drachms light. A pair of scales was
also found at her place of business two pounds
fifteen ounces against the purchaser. The Superin-
tendent said it was about the worst case he had met
with for some time.—Baker was fined 10s. ; Nelson,

£l, and Harrison, £l, each amount to include costa
—Joseph Mitchell, a miserable looking•object, was
charged with vagrancy. The Superintendent said
he wished the Bench would commit him for trial, as
he had been a pest to Yeovil for some time. Ser-
geant Keates proved prisoner begging at several
places on the previous evening, and finding 100. on
him when searched. Prisoner frankly, admitted he
had been in gaol for three clays for a similar offence
some little while since.—Committed for seven days.
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LONG SUTTON. HUNGRY THIRVRE. —•A
burglary took place on Monday night, at Mr.
Fowler', Devonshire Arms Hotel. The premises
were entered through a back window, but happily
the thieves were not enabled to proceed farther than
to help themselves to two loaves, and a piece of
cheese. If it had not been for the extra locks, itc.,
they would no doubt have secured themselves a rich
booty.

WANTON OUTRAGE. —Some evil-disposed person
or persons on Friday night or Saturday morning
wilfully and maliciously destroyed the ivy surround-
ing the dwelling-house of the Rev. James, vicar
of Long Sutton. We hope the perpetrators of thijk
outrage will speedily be brought to Justice, for the
high estimation in which the rev. gentleman is held I
in the village does not call for such an outrage being I
committed on him.

STREET. —SUDDEN DEATH.—An inquest was
held on Monday morning at the vestry room, before
Dr. Wybranta, coroner, and a respectable jury, on
view of the body of William Ball, shoemaker, aged
50 years. It appears that on Saturday afternoon
about 2 o'clock, the deceased was going home with
his work to Messrs. Clark's factory in Street, when
he fell down on the pavement. He was observed by
two people, who immediately went to his assistance.
No one mw him breathe afterwards and he was
carried home by them, life being quite extinct. The
jury returned a verdict of "Died by the Visitation
God."