The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-07-29 00:00:00

Somersetobire.

YEOVIL. PROMOTION BY Munrr. Private
Sloper, formerly a sergeant in the Yeovil corps, hair
been chosen by the Poole Rifle corps to fill •
vacancy as sergeant. He is now residing in the
last mentioned town.
A Mout.—Sergesnt Thomas Montgomery, of
the 15th Foot, who has been appointed drill
instructor to our corps, entered on his new duties
on Wednesday het, and bide fair to give sails.
faction.
A DESPERADO. —A shoemaker, named Chivies
Seymour, who, as well as his Emily, are welt.
known to the police for their quarrelsome habits,.
was brought before the Borough magistrates on
Wednesday, charged with assaulting Edward
Coining. It appears that about midday on Tuesday
defendant went to the house of complainant for the
purpose of seeing a young woman who resided
there. It appears he was denied seeing her, and
an attempt was node to expel defendant, who
showed fight, and considerably mauled complainant,
defendant however, not seeping soot free. An .
alarm was raised, and assistance procured, but not
before he had destroyed by his violence some of the
furniture and glass in the room. Upon being
handed over to the police he was obstreperous, and
recourse was had to the stretcher to convey him to
the station-bowie.— The Bench inflicted a tine of
.61, including expenses, as it appeared the parties
just previous to the assault had been drinking
together. - -
BO ARA av finanouirs.—Tho weekly meeting of
the Board took place on Friday week.—A remark
was made by Mr. Penny that the relieving officer
for the Yeovil district, Mr. Jerrard,, had not seted
courteously to the Mayor' who requested the officer
to attend before him in reference to a woman who
had been deserted by her husband, but that func-
tionary, considering that he was not the servant of
the magistrates, but of the guardians, refused to
attend, Pleading as well • want of time to d 9 so.
The officer, having expressed his willingnese in
future to pay duis;:asect to the "powers that be"
the subject was over. —lt was stated that the
brand supplied one of the contractors had im-
proved in quality since the Board had taken the
matter up.— It was ordered that is consequence of
the dram and fife band (composed of the Union
boys) hiving made themselves ill at West Coker
ChM anniversary, the schoolmaster, (who does not
appear to be blamed for the matter, as he was away
at the time) should in future when it is contem-
plated to tale the boys out, seek the sanction of
the Guardians.
Examorow to Wavaorrn.—All the visitors to
London remember the huge placard which every-
where meets the eye in that Babylon, of "Eight
hours at the seaside for halts-crown." Now the
Gres* Western offer on Wednesday next, by their
excursion train to Weymouth, the privilege of
spending nine hours at the see side for two shil-
lings. Excursionists shoed not overlook the
"N. 8.," or as the ladies have it, the posteript.
The old song, in extolling a may's life says,—
"Let the Lord boast his Cattle
And the Baron his R&M"
But allow us the pleasure appertaining to a trip to
Lulworth, with its miniature bay, taken thither by
, one of the well-appointed vemebs forming the
, flotilla of the Vireymouth and Portland Ste=
Packet Company.
WITHDRAWAL OF Promo Sinvicss.—Mr. W. T.
mkyns, medical officer for the Yeovil distrist,
given notice of his intention to resign on 2Dth
September nest.
A TRAIN ON Fos. -Shortly after the down
goods train had left our station on Tuesday evening
link it was ascertained that some hay which had
, been loaded on three trucks,and by some unaccount-
,' circumstance placed near t 6 engine, was a.
The train was stopped, the burning trucks
nnected and extinguished, and the line, with
circumstance
despatch, cleared. The damage is
noted at £lOO.
SOCITRAMPTON RACZIL—On Tuesday last an ex-
cersion train, organized by the South-Western line,
left Yeovil at half-past seven,bound for Southampton
Races; and for those who preferred, the seaport town
of Portsmouth. About 209 excursionists secured
places, and by the time it had reached Salisbury
this number bad swelled to upwards of 700.
GLASTONBURY.—On Thursday M. Blondin
eve one or his exhibitions in the Abbey grounds at
Glastonbury. The morning was rather wet, but it
-.afterwards cleared off, and the afternoon and even-
ing were beautifully flea About 5,000 people
assembled. Blondin's perform/mom were on the
high rope, and he went through some of those
tattooldinary feet, of his withe chair which he hes
iminuoonly done upon the low rope., and he alms
carried a man upon his hick, to the =tines excite-
-Intuit and gratification of the gazers at his daring
'lots. Mr. U. Richardson had an efficient 1111113
•frbiak he took down from Bristol, who greatly
'‘lighted the visitori by their music.
, TEMPLE CLOUD. —Farm. ROOIDENT TO A
i PARXIR.—On Sunday morning, between five and
, iiii o'clock, a farmer named John Runt, of Hinton
Blevrett, near Temple Cloud, was found lying
st the bottom of the stairs in his own house, and
quite dead. It is supposed that the deceased, who
was an old man between 60 and 70 years of Ks, was
going upstairs on the previous night, or eerily that
morning, when be fell backwards and received such
iniuryas moped immediate death.
BAY/1.-FATAL ACT OF MATZRNAL DZVOTIOIL —OD
Saturday evening a married woman named
Catherine Brace,: living in Charles's nese, pol*-
ines&, was drowned in the river in attempting to
rescue her child, which had fallen into the water
from the garden, which abutted on the river. The
child was saved, but before the mother amid be
rescued she sank and was drowned.

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