The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-08-12 00:00:00

Corresponbence.

THE LATE TIME AT CHICHERELL

To the Editor qf the Dorset Could, Repress ancl
gricultaAral Gdzette,

Sts,—ln the Telegram of the 7th instant there
appears an article relative to the conflagration that took
plane en the premises of Mr. Laver, of Fast Chickerell
and it is stated that "all the immoveable property was
consumed, except a cowshed and the dwelling-house,
which, thanks to the exertions of the men of the 63rd
Regiment, were saved." Sir, Ido not know if you are
aware that the 63rd Regiment is at present in New-
foundland, and it would be impossible, although long
distances can be traversed in a abort space of time now-
a-days, for the men belonging to the 63rd Regiment to
lend their aid in extinguishing • conflagration at East
Ohiokerell, in Donetshire, England. The amount of
property saved we will not mention, but it is consider-
ably underrated.
It is farther stated " that the soldiers expressed them-
selves in the most indignant terms with regard to the
Elireatment they received after their exertions to extin-
igoish the flames, and save the property." This state-
ment is entirely Wax. 13 was a velantary movement on
our part, and no sooner had a messenger arrived on
horseback to announce that a fire was raging at •
distant* of nearly two-and-half miles from the barracks,
than upwards of 100 men instantaneously volunteered
not only to lend their aid in extinguishing it, bet to
'double' all the way no matter what the distance. They
did so, extinguished the flames, and saved what property
possibly could be saved, and did not utaer one single
term of indignation. On the contrary they were per-
fectly satisfied with the treatment they received. The
only indignation felt on our part was to witnese civilians
standing around, laughing at them, and saying "What
fools you are for getting yourselves in such a dirt'',
muddy state for nothing." This certainly was very
aggravating. I further beg to state tile; the town
engine, or rather what is intended for one, but only
a "sake-shift," arrived after the flames were totally
overcome and the fire extinguished.
I would thank you to publish this in your next, as
there is • considerable difference between the 53rd and
63rd Regiment. —I remain, Sir, yours truly,
A 53ED MAX.
Weymouth Barracks, ith August, 1862.

THE LANZ FATALCASE 01 INCENDIAIIISM IA KENT.
—Thepoor lad who met with hit death by the act of
the prisoner John Horsley (convicted of incendiarism
at the lata assizes for Kent, and sentenced to ten
years' penal servitude), has at last been indentified as
a boy named.Lamberd, the son by a former marriage of
Mrs. Gillespie, of Dover, whose present htusband is a
mariner. The boy, it appears, had committed some
theft, and fearing detection, he ran away to Folkestone.
His mother came to Folkestone to make inquiries res-
pecting bins, and, as she waa fully convinced it was
her boy that was burnt, abe made application to the
Home Secretary to allow the exhumation of the body,
stating, among other means of identification that one
ofithe boy's arms has been fractured, Sir George Grey
at once granted the application, and the body boa sines
been fully indentified by the mother.

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