The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

PORTL4ND.

I SERMON ACCIDIUT.--011 Thersday forearm a boy
I named Smith, aged about 11 years, wee eopged in
I driving a horse with a some area near a deep
declivity connected with a elms quarry. when on
nearing the quarry, the horse soddenly gave him a
" larch over." 'the boy jumped to lave himself,
and landed on a ledge come 10 feet deep. from
thence he tumbled over soother fall of 10 feet, sod
met with tome severe iniarien. He was conveyed
home by two men. The appearance of the poor b..,
was most pitiable; but we are pleased to learn that
Ihe is doing well under medical treatment.

PoIaLLID BKIAILW ATI& -Mr. John anode,
Engineer in Chief, writes, that notwithstanding the
fury of the gale and the unprecedented height of the
waves during the whole of the afternoon and evening
of Saturday week, the only portion of the wurk
re.lly injured by the gale ems the temporary
Umber staging at the extremity of the breakwater,
at the opening intended for the passage or vessehi,
and at two or three intermediate point.; move of
the timber will be reeoveied. file stated by those
who have known the bay for the last 60 years that
the sea on Saturday week was heavier then at any
time within that period. I may add that dm etagieg,
much of which bail withstood the pies of the laat
15 years, ha* been in moires of removal for some
months poet, the stone work of dm break water being
virtually completed. All the vessels in the harbour
rode out the gale in perfect safety, under the shelter
of the breakwater.

UNVATUIAL ACT Or A &N.—At the Weymouth
County C nit, last Thursday the case of West e.
West was heard. It wu rather a remarkable and
painful PAW The parties (father and moo) reside in
Furt4nd, and the latter sought to lend his father to
rani, being enable to pay for his board. The ease
had been adjourned from last °Dart, when his Hosear
asked pleintifrawile whether it was really the eon's
desire to proceed with the claim, and on her reply-
ing in the affirmative, the adjournmeat was made to
bring both parties together. It appeared that the
father had no money to pay the debt. —llia Honour
said he did not soneider it right that the eon should
endeavour to seed his father to gaol. Thedafendant
bad no money, nor any reasonable prospect of dis-
charging tbii debt therefore the Court wits perfectly
justified in not giving effmt to the son's wish. The
summons would, therefore, be dismissed.

ADoPTION OF Tin LOCAL GOTIMNYINT ACT.— '
A meeting was held in the perish &torch of Portland
on Thursday last for the purpose of considering the '
advisability of adopting the Local Ooeernment Act
in this island. The chair was oorapied by Mr.
Edward Pescoel churchwarden, and there wart a very
Large attendance—at last five hundred people.—
The Hey. D. Hogarth first addressed the meeting.
explaining the nature of the Act in question. He
considered, however, that its adoption would entail
&great expense, and an inmates of the rates. besides
being a most complex affair. -Mr. R. N. Howard,
nett roe*, and thoroughly explained the meaning of
the Act, and strongly witociard it adoption.—Mr.
Ransom referred to the eteellence of its operation at
Hournentonth. —in reply to various questions, Mr.
Howard explained that the only expense immediately
attached to the board would be the appointment of
• clerk at • fixed salary, and as regards the increase
of rates it would be a mere bsgatelle.—The Rev.
D. Hoga7th said that in the forenoon be was in
fevour of the adoption but on looking through the
Act he had altered his opinion as he believed the
rates would be raised oneothird: —After Considerahle
further diseessiOn, Mr. Hind proposed that the act
be adopted, chick was seconded by Mr. A. &riven.
There being no amendment the motion was duly
carried.- Mr. Hind also proposed that the names
of eighteen tatepayeri should be forwarded to the
Secretary if State for his approval, with • view to
the formation of a Hoard. This was also seconded
by Mr. Scriven and carried. In conclusion • vote
of thanks was pasted to the Chairman.
DIATH TllOlll 51150 STRUCK If A SNOWBALL.
An Ingeret wa• held before P. O. St.orticnil,
coroner for the liberty of Portland, on 'friday morn-
ing, p? Inquire into the debits of Robert Morgan,
aged 54, of Wakeham, which had mused considerable
excitemot in the island. The son of the deceased,
a lad about II veers of age, Mated that on /Maude%
morning Jan. 6th, shout 10 o'clock. he west with his
father to *MAC Mr. Joesph Hodder's cows at the big
pond, Easton. While there be maw Joshua Peters
throw a enewholl at hip father, irto appeared ti have
been groat on the left side. He droSe the Sows
home by his father's request, and the latter com•
plained ef his back and went Labia own Isom. -The
wife, Swab Morgan, stated that her husband came
home about haltmet 10, and complained of a pain
in hie side, stating that some one had thrown a
anew bell 4 him and bit him on the 4dt side. Rem
morning be was *one, and medical aseletabee was
nailed In but deoemed expired • little after five
o'clock on Sunday afternoon. He had left boom the
Saturday Proteins in his norel healih.—Dr. Ready
deposed that when he west to ires deceased be cord
him In a stiskitig sad dying main He tomplaisted
of a pain shout region of the heart. TIM proper
remedies were administered ; but they were of no
avail. A poet swim examination was made, and
Lb. oonolusion arrived at was that deemed had died
front an effusion of blood betweeo the layeee of the
pericardium, which prevented the proper action of
the heart. There were no marks of Motenee tither
eaten's!), or internally. Verdict," Died from
natural oanwea"—The coronet severely censured
brob the widow for Use mapper in which she had
conducted herself before the Court, and the man
Peters for throwing the snowball.