The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

Somersetshire.

RATH.—Coorrir Cot:RT.—His Honor and a
jury were occupied on Thursday afternoon and
Friday morning in hearing an action in which dr.
Renwick, broker, of the Upper Borough Wells, sued
the Great Western Railway Company to recover
ZII odd, the value of two glasses which the oom•
piny had conveyed from London to Bah. and which
WS broken before they reached plaintiff's prettiest
Mr. Slack raised sundry objections on behalf of the
company, and by producing • weigh bill sought to
prove that the oom pan y were only 1i,1,1e to the cirri ers,
Messrs. Ford, of London. who had *timed the bill.
The jury, however, found for the plaintiff for the
amount chimed.
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TAUNTON. —The resorted vicar of St. Mary's.
the Rev. W. It. Clark, has received the degree of
RA., Ins revocation at Oxford.
Sergeant Taylor, late an officer at Taunton Gaol,
but more recently the big drummer of the Yeomanry
and Rifle Bands, has bean appointed drummer in
the band of the Corps of Commissionaries, London.
Our much respected member, Mr. Mills, on the lit
rof July, will call attention to the present position of
,the territories claimed by the Hudson's Bay Com-
.W7, and move a resolution on the subject,
CHARD. —Maotarentat.— Frank Baker, •smith,
WM brought up in custody charged with stealing a
dog. the property of Mr. lehurel Alford, on Monday,
the Nth ult. —lshmael Alford, the prosecutor. rid :
am a baker, and reside at Critnchard ; on Monday,
the 30th ult., the prisoner offered me • dog • 1
bought it. and the next night or early Wednesday
morning missed It; I traced it to Catherine Wheel
Gate, and from there! went to Hatch Beauchamp,
and received intelligence that the man and dog were
seen at Creech St. Michael; I immediately gave in.
formation to the police; I gave ss. for the dog.—
'
Willis. Vickery, sergeant of police, North Curry,
sworn, said : In consequence of information I re-
ceived I was on the look-cat for prisoner; about
eleven o'clock on Saturday night I met him
in the Street; he inquired of me for lodgings ; I
walked with bim towards my own hour and took
kiln in, and examined the dog; I asked whose dog
it vu, and he said it was his ; I then took him into
'custody, and told him the charge ; be said, "It's the
same dog I sold to Mr. Alford, tot it followed me,
and overtook me on Wednesday morning near
'Catherine Wheal Gate."—James Ilayball, of Chard,
'proved hearing some conversation between the
Ipriernier and a navvy to the effect that he had done
the prosecutor once, and would do him rain before
long.—John Shiner proved seeing the prisoner in the
town on Tuesday afternoon.—The Bench considered
the charge substantiated, and oomnsitted the prisoner
for two ca/endar months' hard labour. —John
Mookrillge,labourer. was charged with being drunk
end disorderly at Westport, Isle Brewers, on the
-4th inst. The prisoner, who was fighting at the
Westport Inn, was actually removed therefrom
twice, and returning the third time was taken into
custody. Fined se. and Si. 6d. costa
GLASTONBURY. SUNDAY &BOOM ••• On
Sunday, the sth inst., the annivereary of the above
schools was held, when two appropriate and im-
pressive sermons were preached on the occasion at
the Independent Chapel, by the Rev. J. Lambert,
the minister of the chapel; that in the morning from
the let of Corinthians end 6th chapter, part of the
19th and 20th verses, "Ye are not your own, Ito."
That in the evening from the 2nd chapter of Exodus,
and 9th verse, "Take this child away and nurse it
for me, and I will Rived». thy wages. A numeroos
congregation assembled, and the children of the
schools, who are very numerous, filling the spacious
gallery, mainly conducted the singing of several
hymns peculiarly adapted to the occasion, and
evidently much to the delight and edification of the
+auditors. We have seldom attended a more de-
lightful sacred service; so appropriate were the
tunes, so touching the youthful voices, and so
beautiful the hymns, that every eye seemed suffused
with tears. The collections were satisfacitory. On
the following evening a public meeting was
held in furtherance of the object, when the children
assembled and sang, and after prayer the Rev. J.
Morris, the former minister, presided, when the Rev.
T. J. Perry, of Oskhill, spoke, dwelling more
lopectially on the importance of anniversaries, and
'the beneficial and lasting impreemions they frequently
leave upon the youthful minds, The Rev. J. Webb,
/Menton Mallet, followed, and particularly urged
the duty of Christian members to watch the early
Intimations of children's piety, to promote their in-
troduction to the fellowship of the Church of Christ.
The Rev. E. J. Newton, of Bruton, next addreesed
the meeting, and very encouragingly stimulated the
teachers by the consideration of the great fact of the
eminence, usefulness and surer of many who had
sprang from Sabbath schools into most important
positions in the Church and in the world. Mr. J.
N. Levi (a coloured brother from Weston-super-
Mare) succeeded, and after congratulating the
minister, teacher and friends, alluded to the arduous
nature, the importance of perseverance, and the
easared soooer of Sabbath teaching. Afterwards
the Rev. Mr. Brown, supplying Street Congre-
gational Chapel, very energetically followed, and
thus, with the doxology and the benediction, the
varies of thins very interesting and we trust very
useful services closed. _ .

SOY ZJUIZT •Ifil DORSET RAILWAY. —On Tuesday I
the 7th, an extraordinary special meeting of the pro-
prietore was held at the Town-hall, Glastonbury,
lor the purpose of considering, and, if thought fit,
of approving the provision, of the following bills,
now pending in Parliament, namely :—" A bill for
Antimafia,/ the ranking of endways of the Somerset
nod Dorset Railway Company at Wells, to the rail-
way of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company at
Tattoo, and arrangements between those oompsaies
in relation thereto, and for other purposes." 'A bill
for authorising the Somerset and Dorset Railway
Company to acquire additional laud for the purpose,
of their undertaking, and raise further moneys, and
for other purposes" Lord Rivers occupied the chair.
'There was a moderate attendanos of shareholders.
His lordship, in elating the purpose, for which the
meeting had assembled, said, the first proposition
related to what he called the Yatton line. He
believed that two half-yearly meetings ago the
directors felt very mach the importance of not join-
ing the formation of any lines, but of confining
themselves to the profitable and prosperous work-
ing of the Somerset and Dorset. They were not in
the least inconsistent ; be hilt then sales fel tnow, in also
considering, as lines alight be proposed which would be
other than beneficial to their interests, end excessively
prejudicial,the necessity there was to take steps with
referents, to those linos. The circumstances that
first induced the directors to promote • line to
Yatton was the proposal of a line to Bleadon, which
they considered would he very detrimental to their
Interests if carried. Many interviews took place
between the directors of the Bristol and Exeter and
the Somerset and Dorset, end the result was, an
agreement was entered into between them, which,
with the emotion of that meeting, would be carried
Into effect, by which they had made over to the
Bristol and Exeter their claims to that country
between Well. and Yatacia ; the Bristol and Exeter
to pay the oats already incurred, and that might
hereafter be, in the promotion of the Yakton linh
Mr. Warry seconded the motion.—Various questions
were than put by some of the shareholders present.
The Chairman positively assured them that the
Somerset and Dorset would enter upon the arrange-
ment without the slightest responsibility for the
future, an event about which Mr. Bastard, amidst
cheers, stated the shareholders felt considerable
alarm. Mr. Bastard also complained that the share-
holders of the original line to Blandford were
annoyed because that portion of the aooottute wee
not, as promised, kept separate, and felt that as the
lino was doing so much they ought to naive some-
thing out of it.—The Chairman, however, thought
that had nothing to do with the specific matter for
which they were assembled. The money required
for the promotion of the line would be £170,000; of
this the Bristol and Exeter were to find £lOO,OOO.
After some conversation the motion was put and
carried, ten voting for it, and flee against it —The
Chairman then read the mooed resolution relating to
the bill for making a railway from West Peanard to
Shepton, to acquire additional lend, end to raise
further moneys, and for other purposes. He mid
the bill as far as making the line to Shepton was
concerned had been withdrawn in consequence of a
bill called the North Somerset not having fulfilled
standing orders, and, therefore, that bill not being
brought forward that seseion, they thought that
there was no need for them to bring in a bdi for so I
abort • piece of railway. Although they had with- I
drawn the bill as far as making the line, they had I
kept the two latter clauses, ono for acquiring addi-
tional land, and ths other for powers to raise the
sum of £lOO,OOO upon shares, and £33,000 upon
their borrowing powers. He would call the atten-
tion of the meeting to the feet, that even if they
acquired those powers, yet they could not exercise
those powers without corning to the shareholders for
leave to do so. A gentleman, whom name did not
transpire then, moved as an arnimidniest that the
bill be adopted, with the exception of that part re-
lating to the borrowing of money. This wan, how-
ever, lost, and the original motion was pat and
canted. This osecladed the basins= of the essetiag.
PA RB ROO A respectable woman
named Haines, living with bar son and daughter at
Parbrook, near Resaminard, left her bed in the
middle of the night last wish, and was found next
moaning drowned in a neighbouring Puna. It s
dated that the deceased had been in an ansound
etni• of mind ainos the death of her husband. dim
Ir. ago, mused by a quantity of timber falling on

BRISTOL —Stioexteo Sewn:ie.—Yammer ol
FILO Di RE. —On Thursday the coroner. J. B.
Grandon, req., held an inquest at the Ship inn,
lledelifrhill, on the body of Caroline Gough, aged
34, the wife of Samuel Gough. an electro-plater,
who committed suicide on Wednesday night by '
taking a quantity of poison. Samuel Gough stated
that be was an electro-plater, and the husband of
the demised, and bad been married ten years.
Deceased had been in ill-bealtb for about a fortnight,
having left Gloucester, where they had previously
resided. Demand had been in ill•health six or
eight months past. They had been in the lodgings
they now occupied for about a fortnight, having left
Gloucester, where they had previously resided.
Deceased had bad no medical assistanoe ; indeed,
she would have none. Site was pretty well on
Wednesday morning. She rase at eight o'clock,
and partook of some mackerel both at her breakfast
and her dinner. After dinner she had several
glasses of whiskey and beer. They went out to •
Friends house, where they both partook of some
liquor. Deceased seemed rather affected by the
liquor she had drunk, but did not stagger. She
did not eat anything for her tee or supper. She
did not say she would kill herself. Witness went
to bed, and lay down with his clothes on. A little
while after deceased came to him and touched him
on the shoulder, and said either, I have done for
myself," or I will do for myself." He jumped up,
and found the bottle produced in her band; she
was in the act of swallowing the contents, which
were cyanide of potusitun, oxide of silver, and
distilled water—a mixture which he used in his
business, and which was a very strong poison.
He caught bold of her by the throat, and tried to
I make her spit out the liquor which she had in her
mouth ; hut he did not succeed in doing so, for she
swallowed part of it. He then took the bottle
away, and called for assistance. A quantity of milk
was given her, and also • mixture of soap and water
to make her vomit, but sbe wouldnotdoso. A Hy was
procured, and his wile was removed to She General
Hospital, where brandy was adminstered to her, but
she expired in a few minutes after her arrival.
John Pollard and John Yandall were next examined,
and stated that deceased was a very silent woman,
in fact singularly so. Mr Gough, in answer to the
Coroner, stated that his wife knew that the bottle
contained poison. She seemed anxious to keep the
liquor in her mouth. The Coroner having carefully
summed up, the jury retired to another room to
deliberate, and after some time they returned •
verdict of " Fele de se." In onnsequence of this
verdict the body will have to be interred at night,
without funeral rites.

CONORESBURY.—Dgrgcrros or A PILLAR or Tee
CUUBCH —A short time since considerable amusement
was created in thie parish on aeorinat of • rumour having
been spread that one of the pillars of the rhumb ha
given way. A gentleman In the place who hold. the
important position of churchwarden, and who one.
nasally mounte the pulpit—not in the church, but in
the sale-room —wee most sensibly &fleeted by the report :
and he, with • don regard for the stability of the sacred
fabric, at once *ought the residence of the minister, the
Rev. Mr. Haythorne, and communicated to him the le-
telligenae which had jest reached his ears. The rev.
gentleman appesred as much affected by the news as
his churchwarden, and the pair determined to visit tbis
church instanter. They opened the door at the prin.
dips' entrance, and pared about the place, but all the
Pillars were as they had been ever sines the edifies was
oonstreeted. No flaw was perceptible, and the repose
of the sanctuary seemed to have been disturbed by no
unhallowed intruder, who multi have, with rude
angers, deeeeruted the pile. After a lengtheoed search
the minister and his churchwarden left the church, and
proclaimed to the villagers that the rumour was an idle
one, and entirely without foundation. A few of the
parishioners, when they heard the worthy church-
warden's statsment, throat their tongues into
their et eeks, and winked at one another,
bet nought was mid by them to the doughty parochial
ofileiaL The rumour did not, however, abate, and
roma winked wag suggested that perhaps the fact of the
churchwarden having promised his vote to Sir Henry
Hoare at the neat Parliamentary election, might have
led to the circulation of the report that "one of the
pillars of the church had given way."—Rrisrof Paper.