The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-28 00:00:00

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TAUNTON tTnio9.—At the usual meeting of guar.
diem hold on Tuesday list, the following tenders for
supply of bread,
_dour, and mat were accepted
—Workhouse Mr. Payne, bread, 44, a/d, per
doses loavesi flour, 41_ 14e. per wok. District
No. I—Mr. Dunn, bread, 41d.
4141 r loaf. District
No. 9—Mr, Culverwell, bread d. per loaf. Dia.
triut No. B—Mr. Squires, breed, Id, per loaf, Dia.
Viet No. 4—, Mr. Dunn, bread, 41 per loaf. For
meat Mr. limey's _tender wee sooepted; at the follow.
lug prices I—Aief and mutton, Wis. ed. per cwt
legs and shins, 11114. each i suet, ed. per lb.
Yaovii.—At our Town Council on Monday there
wan Namely any business worth reporting. Moors.
Hick, end haw, who have the contract far the our.
veying of the town for drainage purposes, reported
that they have made proven with the eurveylng of
the town, and in aooordanoe with their request the
surveyor Well directed to furnish them with plans of
the depths And courses of drains. The well at King.
ston has been sank 900 ft., with what roeulta is not
stated. A discussion then took place with respect to
the oollection of rates.—The surveyor said that mince
the last meeting he had collected £4OO jand that there
still remained £l4O out, the whole of which wee
on the new rate, except about £7, for which he
should be obliged to take out sum enonses. —Mr. Raw.
lino thought the collector ought to pay the interest
on the arrears that remained uncollected. It was
hard that the ratepayers should be obliged to do it.
Mr. Hill said it was of no use mincing it—the rates
ought to be properly colleoted.—The Town Clerk
Mated that the amounts had been made up and
audited by the end of this month but they were not
ready in consequence of the rates being uncollected;
and the last rate had not yet been given out.—Mr.
Hill said that last month there were live rates being
collected at once, and now there were two, and they
were still an entire rate behind.—Tbe Chairman (Mr.
Mayo) said it was very clear that Mr. Williams would
never do for a collector. The Council had done every-
thing they could to spur him on, but in vain.—Mr.
Whitby said he had • great many other things to
do, which he liked better.—Mr. Rawlins thought he
had too much work on his hands.—The Town Clerk
said he thought it arose from want of method. He
had not "en arithmetical mind."—Mr. Whitby
observed that he should be very sorry to lose him
as surveyor. The subject then dropped.
• • •

CHARD. —On Thursday, the 16th, an inquest was
held by the coroner for the county; M. Munckton,
Esq., on the body of P. Stomdale, Esq., who died
from the effecta of an accident. It appeared that
the unfortunate young man was out riding on the
Chard and Crewkenie road on the 14th ult., when
he had occasion to dismount for the purpose of alter.
ing the girths of his saddle. By some means his
foot caught in the stirrup, and he fell and was either
kicked or trod upon by the horse. At Crewkerne
he had the benefit of Mr. Mosses attendance, and it
was found that one or two of his ribs were severely
fractured. In a few days, having favourably pro-
free, he was removed by the Rev. J. P. Billing,
islnlther-in-law, to Chard, and was attended by
Mr. Spicer, surgeon. There he was taken worse, and
ins short time died. Mr. Spicer was of opinion
that the cause of death was injury to the bowels, re-
sulting in mortification. The verdict was returned
by the jury aooordhigly. The deceased was a fine
young man of about 2,3 years of age, and but recently
returned from Australia.
Sours Prnilaros.—The great sale of the farming
stock of J. W. Peters Eq., at Bridge, near here,
commenced on Wednesday last, and in spite of the '
drenching rain attracted • company of upwards of
1,000 people. Provision upon an enormous male had
been provided, and was done ample justice to; attor
which Mr. Palmer, the well known auctioneer, to
whom this extensive sale had been entrusted, entered
the ring, and in a short appropriate address intro-
duoed Minium in the shape of the first lot; • pure
Devon cow and extraordinary calf, upon which the
hammer fell for gag—purchaser, Mr. Forester, of
Bryatulton, for the Right Hon. Lord POTWAR ; 10t
.12, a Devon cow, was bought by the IMO for ;
lot 17 fetched • similar figure; Mr. Pope, of Toiler,
pe.3t lge. ,for 10t19;4360,10tia0d4d
.forlet 69, an in.ml/ heifer; let 66 was bought by
Mr. Forester for £35; lot 86 was bought by Mr.
Paull, of Ilmintter, for £26; and Mr. Colcuor booght
lot 87; another wet eold se £22 10s. The sale was
continued on Thursday and fridaf.

8T01111.1.11DIM•HAIL—R01111111fra41$1 Or/Pig/ POIll•
to.,—Mr, Chariot Draws, of this plus, Why dug
from a field in hi. occupation, the imknishing weight
of tilo owt, of York Ragout potato« in thrm and
half porches of hand t with warmly a diaomod one
amongst them—squid to mom than WU bags per
aorm

Areitiont.—A man named Edward Oalnas, of
WBO Cukor, who sultained severe injuries from in
aoultlent at the railway cutting at Button Bingham,
on the Uth inst., dlad from the 'note, on Thursday
night, A quantity of earth fell upon him while
ho was at work, with such fora that his ribs were
driven In upon the visuera,

Huncorr.—At the sale of the late John
htljh, Mavens,
Eq,conducted on Tuesday by our popular end
reepacted Auctioneer, Mr. Mr, 0. Ptdmert his
sonmade his first sttempt it flourishing Me deolsive
hammer and we ire pleased to °Merv' that his
fusiden effort elicited signal marks of approbation
from the muumuus sudienoo around him% find he has
the hearty good wishful of all hie father a friend. for
his future swam

EMIT EOIIIIIIIIIIT RAILwAy, - The report dates
that the works an the line between Witham Friary
and Slayton Mallen are steadily approaching ann.
plition, and that there is every probability this
portion of the line will shortly be opened for troika.
The direetors are oonsidering the propriety of at
ones prooseding with the extension to Wells. Mr.
Brunel reports that the works are In a satisfactory
state, and that the early opening of the line may be
safely calculated upon. The statement of receipts
and expenditure to the 80th of Suns last, shows a
total receipt of £BB,BOVI j of this amount £47,740 hae
been expended, £8,828 hae been deposited with the
aoeountent•general, and &Wane* of £12,1188 remains
in the bankers' hands. Since the amounts were
mad. up the £3,025 bad been repaid to the coup
Puny.

TO /HI WILIA TROOP 01 Ye°
CAVA/AV.—OR Wednesday the above troop net it
Well. under the command of Captain Jolifre, M.P I
for drill. The inspection took place en Milton Hill,
whom the men weut through their 11/10011117111 with
soldier-like precision. In the evening the Captain
gave the nonoommissioned °Moors an-4 privates a
most sumptuous dinner, at the Somerset Hotel,
Fligh.street, Wells. A goodly number sat down.
The dinner, which consisted of five tonnes, was
served up in capital style, and reflected credit on the
worthy host, Mr. Brioe. Ths Captain presided,
whilst Lieutenant Richard Straohsy, of Ashivick
Grove, ably filled the vice-chair. -The Chairman
AM supported by Sergeant-Major Wroe (who has
medals sad clasp, for deeds or valour at °humeri
klaberajpore, Afiwal, and Sobraon ; Sergeant kid
of Dakota ; Sergeant Willa, (Shepton ;
Corporal Rime.; Trampler Wilms (Abridge);
and R. Webb, of Crorroosobs, imam. to Om troop.
The entire regiment mit for sioin. dip poniii!aut
duty at Bath on Saturday. , • • •
BenrroL.—A prise fight took plain Let week at
Thornbary, near this city, and wee attended by
about 11,000 of the fighting fraternity, who behaved ,
tbaassims upon thew saute with more Mau their
usual blaekguardienr. The oountry peoplewere so
frightened by their appearance and oaths that "may
of them closed their houses and put uptheir Materna
After taking possession of the field In which the
fight took place, the mob went so far mto demand
Of all who wished to enter it an admission fee. On
coming to a beerhouse at ?lining, the landlord of
which happened to be away, the wife only being in
the house, they proceeded to the cellar and helped
themselves until the stook of beer was exhausted;
they also cleared the ROUN4 of all the eatables they
could lay hands upon' and departed without paying
a penny. The orchards upon their way were plun-
dered of the fruit and the neighbourhood was never
before in such a state of excitment. The loser of
the fight, Thomas Squires, aide Ovens, has through
the exertions of Sir -Thomas Davis, a magistrate FM
the district, been committed for trial. He WAS
captured on Saturday night at a publio-house in the
Dings, Bristol, though not without a sharp resistance,
and it is hoped that some of the others will also be
apprehended,

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A. CHILD KILLED BY A PLAYMATIL—An inquest '
was held at Bristol on Friday afternoon, on the body
of William Henry Twitching', aged five years and
a-half, son of a ohairmaker, whose death, it was
alleged, had been caused by a blow given by another
boy named Thomas Clark, aged 10 years. it ap.
peered that on the previous Saturday the deceased,
who was in good health, found Clark sitting on a
door step with a little girl named Eliza Thomas.
The deceased attempted to pull the girl away, upon
which Clark gave him a violent blow in the side,
The little follow went home crying, and complained
to his mother of being in great pain. He waa at
length taken to the infirmary, where it was found
that he had sustained a rupture, and on Thursday
afternoon an operation wu performed for the pm,
pose of replacing the intestines, The child however,
died under it. The coroner told the jury that al-
though it was more than probable that death had
resulted from the blow given by Clark, yet they
could hardly charge a child so young with man-
slaughter. The Jury returned a verdict of "
denial death," and the constable in attendance was
desired to inform the parents of the boy Clark that
unless they punished him the case might yet be taken
up by the pollee.
THE BOOPECTED POIAONING AT BRISTOL, —The
inquest on the body of Charles Hill, a mason's
labourer, aged twenty-three years, who expired cud.
doily ahw mornings ago, a Bristol, after having
been out drinking on the previous evening, was re.
slimed on Tuesday. The coroner stated that there wee
undoubted suspicion of the deceased having been
polioned by arsenic, and he ordered into custody the
three young women with whom Hill had been in
company on the night before his death—no charge,
however, being made 'Oust them, The inquest was
afterwards further adjourned to Thursday last, when
Dr. Ilerepaih's evidenoe as to the result of his way.
els of the stomach of the dimmed wu given, which
left no doubt of the fact that death had been caused
by arsenic. The mother of deoeued, his sister, and
several of his aoeualatutoes, ware examined, but
nothing wee elloiCsd which Gould threw any Hot
upon the mystery, The Jury resolved to leave the
cue in the hands of *a
_polio'. The verdict WY
'That the damaged died from the effects of undo,
but when or by whom administered, there is no
evidence to show," The prisoners were then dbl.
charged from custody,