The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

FATAL OCCURRUNCE.—MiIford Haven was the scene
of a sad calamity on Tuesday evening. A shipbeih,er's
sailing boat, containing fire men. was turning round R
buoy, but the tualionivre was performed ti,o rapl
and the frail vessel capsized and sank immediately.
Only one of the tnen was saved.
A garotte robbery weir committed near Doncaster,
on Sunday night, by four militiamen of the 3rd West
York Milit'a. The victim was a schoolmaster named
George Brook; and he was robbed of 15s 6d and
sundry other articles, and personally maltreated
besides. The men were apprehended the same night.
On Monday Leeds was the mine of a similar riot to
that which we recorded a few days ego as having taken
place in another town in Yorkshire. militiamen having
again been the rioters. The disturbance, as a matter
of course' originated in drink, and several policeinen,
one in particular, named Hardcastle. were severely in-
jured. A number of the rioters were apprehended.
A shocking fire took place on Wednesday morning at
Fore-street, Cripplegate, City. There appeared to
have been five persons sleeping on the premises, but
when the alarm of the fire was raise 1 one person ru-bed
down stairs and made his escape by the street door.
The fireman attempted to rescue a girl by the fire
escape, but she fainted under the suffocating smoke,
and the man, unable to lift her, was obliged to let her
go, and narrowly escaped with his own life. When
the fire was extinguished it was found that an old lady
of about 70, her son and daughter, and a servant girl,
had all miserably perished in the dames. The origin
of the fire has not been ascertained.

ILLICIT DISTILLING IN NoTTINGHAN.—On Monday
morning, the 19th inst., an extensive illicit distillery
was discovered in Great Alfred-street, Nottingi:am, by
the police. The still was in full work, and, from the
appearance of the place, no doubt i entertained that
large operations have been carried on ffor some time
past, and the revenue defrauded to considerable extent.
It appears that about two months ago a house was taken
in Great Alfred-street by a strange man, who paid the
rent in advance. A large stock of coal was got into
the premises, and, some supicions-looking persons being
seen to enter and leave the house, mostly at night, it
wan surmised that something wrong was going on.
These suspicions were coinmunicated to the police, and
Sergeant Lynch and police-conatable Stevens went to
the place with an officer of the Excise, named Jones.
They effected an entrance without opposition ; but the
proprietor of the establishment had fled in alarm, with-
ont waistcoat, coat, or hat. A large still was found in
full work, containing about 60 gallons of whisky, and the
machinery employed was on the most extensive scale.
The officers seized everything in the place, but the
distiller lies not been heard of.

A general fruiterer and poultry dealer of Preston,
named Hogg. has been committed for trial on a charge
of forging £6O on the Preston Banking Company. As
Hogg was well known, and a Intake/I man of consider-
able mark in the town, the case caused great
excitement.

An attempt, fortnnately unsuccessful, has been made
to blow up the workshops of Messrs. Craven and Co.,
extensive joiners and builders, in Sheffield. It would
appear, from the facts of the ease which have tmn-
se;ired, that the outrage is in no way connected with
those disgraceful trade disputes which have made
Sheffield so notorious.

FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDRNT. -TWO CHILDRIN
SERIOUSLY INJURED.—On Tuesday night. between the
hours; of seven and eight, a serious accident occurred on
the North Woolwich line, between the Stratford Bridge
and Barking-road stations, upon a portion of the line
at w'Aieh there is a signal station known as the Red
Rouse, and at this place there are also gates enabling
persons to cross the lines at stated times. Some 140,e-
-ness appears to exist in the rnanazement of these gates,
as from the 'resent accident children of a very tend?r
age were allowed to pass through without any one in
care of them, except a sister aged nine. It appears
that two little things named Plumb° Rather, aged five
years, and Richa,cl Spline, aged five years, in charge of
a sister aged nine, passed through one gate in order to
promed to a meadow for the purpose of gathering
buttercups. Instead, however, of going through the
second gate, the trio went along the railway eribank-
ment, and there remained for • short time. They had
not been long upon the bank before a train came along,
and the two poor children were, it is stated, drown by
the wind under the engine. The poor little boy had
one leg cut off just below the knee, and lost the other
foot. except a small portion of the heel. The little girl
had her head so seriously crushed that no hopes are
entertained of her recovery.
ACCIDENT TO THE QUEEN OF ORRECE.—A letter frog
Athens, in the Journal de Frankfort, states that as the
Queen of Greece was lately riding on horatback, in
COMpany with one of her ladienof honour and an equerry,
her Majesty saw a child running across the street just
before her. She pulled her horse up short, but the
previous rapid movement caused her in so doing to fall
herself over the horse's bead,and she came with violence
against the edge of the foot pavement, Fier Majesty
rose up immediately, and did not for a moment lose her
presence of mind, although she was bleeding profusely
from a wound just abovethe temple. She was taken into
the house of the Senator Paximodi, which was close to
the spot, and medial assiatanee sent for ; but when
medical aid arrvied they found that the Queen had
bandaged up the wound, and WM seated in a carriage,
about to proceed to the palace. The wound, although
mvere, was found to be not dangerous, and her Majesty
has since been able to resume her equestrian exercise.
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY OF £BOO WORTH OF
DIAMONDS AND EMERALDS.—On Monday afternOod,
about half-past two o'ciock, a robbery and fraud of •
moss andaeions character was perpetrated at the
premises of a private diamond merchant, at the West'
end, under the following circumstances. A German,
of respectable exterior, introduced himself a few days
previously to the clerk of the diamond-seller. and during
the latter'a absence took tie opportunity of admiring
the portrait of the menhant's father, shorn he alleged
he knew in Italy, and thus ingratiated himself in the
clerks good opinion. In the after-part of the day he
called again, and was more fortunate in meeting the
proprietor at home. After sundry protestations of
affection for the merchant's relatives, he casually
stated that he had a friend, an American' who would
in a day or two have £OOO of £7OO to Invest in
diamonds; but that he (the German) must sot be for-
gotten in the way of onetninion. 03 Ixiday the

German and hia "Kentuckian" friend called, and, after
viewing eundry valuable specimens of jewellery, said lie
would cell again on Monday ;on which day, by the
mail, he would receive his remittances. True to their
wool, the parties did when the C,rairen, in an
nnder-tone, whispered that all was right, thereby con-
veying on intimation that the cash hail arrived. The
jewels were produced, comdating of 215 diamonds of the
first water, weiv,hte 651 Perste ; other diamonds, 25#
carats; two emerald+ (pare), 6i °brats, one olden
cushion-shaped, the other oetagowcut, one emerald,
mats. Toe American awl German apparenily admire
their quality, and the barrio was struck ; but, as the
American hail not received his remittances' it was
finally arranged that the gold for the diamonds should
be paid on Tuesday. In the meantime, the American
proceeded to seal the box with hia own seal, "It. M.,"
first requested a lucifer•match, which the merchant
quickly procured, but, as it turned out, not trio' ly
enormh to detect the trick performed by substituting
another box tallying with the first, even in weight.
The Getman end American then departed, of course
pledging themselves to bring the money the next day.
The merchant. shortly afterwards hearing a rattling
sound inside the box not precisely like diamonds, was
seized with midden fear, to dispel which lie opened it.
and found that the contents were nothing but small
sled. Application was forthwith made to the police
station, Vine-street, and, under the direction of the
superintendent, bills have been printed and circulated.
Application was also made to Messrs. Field, in
Devereux-court; but, the matter having been first
placed in the hands of the palm, they declined to
render their assistance. A reward of £lOO Ina been
offi•red for the apprehension of the delingnents.
THE MURDER OF A CHILD BY ITS FATHER.—The
Coventry magistrates on Tuesday committed for trial
John Narston. labourer, of Foleshilh on the charge of
murdering his infant child Harriett, aged eighteen
months, by drowning it in • pit on the Whitmore Park
estate. The prisoner during the inquiry exhibited an
air of mental bewilderment, such as to strengthen the
opinion that be is not in a sane state of mind.

•Buocxira DEATH OF A--6HIL-1;:-:i'll—e-I;ughter of
Mr. Hall, Gloucester House. Cheltenham, met with a
sad death on Tuesday evening. The little girl, who
was aged eight years, went into Sherbornestreet, in
company with sonic other children, to play. They had
not been there long before an infuriated cow was seen
coming along the street, when all the children, with the
exception of the deceased, raa to their homes. The
unfortunate child ran nn a passage, followed by the
cow, and, finding she could not escape, her shrieking
fpr ao.istance micro Infuriated the animal, which
thrust its horn tinder the lower jaw, and instantaneously
dashed out her brains. The poor little creature was
carried home a corpse to her father's house, which she
had left but a short time before in perfect health. The
beset was immeliately shot.
Tsuainhe DCATH.—Two workmen, named Muff and
Sugden, met with a dreadful death on Monday evening.
They were employed at the chemical works of Mr.
John Heaton, at Maor-enrl, Oleckheaton. A tar-still
exploded. tearing itsalf from its position, and covering
Muff and lingden with the boiling liquid. The poor men
survived the accident, in fearful agony, for only a few
hours. A second calamity hefelSugden before his death.
He wa4 rammed to his home at Flunswor,b, and there
while oil was being applied to his burnt, the dressing
became ignited. Besides adding to the pain of the dying
man, this singular mishap for some time threatened also
to set the house on lire.

A singular case was brought before Mr. Woolrych.
the Thames district magistrate, on Wednesday. It
appenre that the captain of an American merchast ship
shot an English sailor, cue of the crew of an English
veisal, who had gone on board his ship in the harbour
of Porto Rico. The captain was arrested in that
harbour and sent to the United Ststee for trial, and
with a sagacity and forethought that Dogberry might
have envied, two English sailors, who saw the crime
committed, were sent as witnesses on to England. The
magistrates, of course, could take no cognisance of the
matter, but recommended that the American consul
shonld at once be communicated with Of course the
American captain has long ere this time been put on
his trial in his own country, and acquitted for want of
evidence.

Hugh Kirlehan, the policeman who was charged with
brutally assaulting a young milliner named Clara
Fullock, was tried on Monday for the offence at the
Middlesex session& The jury found him guilty, and
Mr. Bodkin sentenced him to imprisonment with hard
labour for eighteen months.
SUICIDE FROM POVERTY.—Au inquest was held before
Mr. Brent, at the Orange Tree Tavern, Euston-read,
on Thursday, touching the death of Ben Johnson, aged
313, furniture polisher, residing at 30, Tottenham-place,
Tottenham-court-road, who was found hanging in the
washhouae of an unoccupied house in the rear of the
premises of Mr. Hunter, furciture dealer, on Monday
morning. The evidence addesed went to prove that at
three o'olork on the above morning he rose and parted
from his wife, saying he was going to work, and would
be home at nine o'clock to breakfast. About eleven
o'clock he was discovered by a boy hanging quite dead,
and in the place above described. Two small scraps
of paper were found pinned to his coat, upon wl ich the
following was written in pencil : "Wife, if you get to
tee Mr. 'Renter, he will strive to let you have work to
keep the babes from starving, for he began affei tiunate
heart. Tom will see to this for you, and bless you.
Trusting to Mr. Hunter's kiniiners, and to you,
farewell. Nobody owes me any Money." (Signed)
" B. Johnson." The jury r. turned a verdict of "Suicide
whilA ins state of mind unknown."
DEATH FROM HYDROPHODIA.—Another death from
hydrophobia occurred on Friday at Nantenil•Vichel
(Aisne.) The victim was • M. Willman)°, a farm r of
that village, who Mee bitten by his own dog under the
following cir,ninstances:—About three months ago the
dog bit two of a neighbour's children, and as a report
got abroad that the &nine.' was mad M. Willaume had
It chained up. Some time after the father of the
children came to see the dog for the purpose of learning
whether it had shown any symptems of hydrophobia.
M. Willaume assured him that the dog was quite well,
and to prove his confidence lie went to the kennel and
patted it. While so doing, however, the dog bit him
and drew blood. The wound was at once deeply
cauterised, and no ill effects were felt till the beginning
of last week, when uninistakaole symptoms of the fatal
malady made their appearance and terminated in death
sites three days of dreadful suffering. M. Willaniue
was sensible to the last, and received the saerainent
before lie oinked. The two children remain quite well,
owing, it iA anonoted, to the fact that the dog bit them
through their clothes which prevented the absorpti 0n
of the virus,

TO THE LARK.
The summer's returning, how bright is the shy;
The winter in past, and its gloom is gone by:
The storms and the tempests are all overpast, .
And summer, sweet summer's returning at last.
The Lark she mounts up with her beautiful song,
Now fluttering aloft, now gliding along,
She's leaving this earth, takes her upward career,
Her numbers how varied, enchanting, and cleat.
With voice how elate, and with pinions unfurled,
She towers away to yon luminous world,
And offers a tribute of rapteire and bliss
For the glory and grandeur that's shed upon this.
Her circles describing, still upward she soars,
And ever anon how her music she pours.
Though of bite she was near us, she is now up so high,
That she only just looks like a speck in the sky.
Now behold her amid the magnificent scene,
Far away from this earth where no mortal has been;
Where man is forbidden to seek a domain;
Where lords cannot dwell, nor shall princes e'er reign,
Though pride impels man to extend his vast might,
Still none may presume to ursorp her just right;
For supremely she reigneth secure in her sphere
Where nought shall invade nor shall danger come near.
Oh! shew me the Monarch whose right is divine,
Whose right is 80 just, and so valid as time;
Oh! show me the Monarch with • title so clear,
Whose dominion extends o'er an empire so fair;
Or show me the Monarch whose ancestral line
Can boast of unbroken succession like thine.
Thy throne is on high, and ethereal thy dime,
Thy dynastic date is coeval with time.
No Monarch of earth like the queen of the skies
Is so good, and so great, so pure, and no wise
Rail! queen of the heavens, thy sceptre and state
Were proclaimed by the laws of immutable fete.
N'iw look she's descending; she commies from above,
Like a messenger sent on an errand of love;
Like a messenger sent when summer is near,
To proclaim the accepteble time of the year.
How she calls to retneuthrance that wondrous record
That precision the acceptable year of the Lord;
Of the merciful Jesus, whose mission was peace,
And that seed-time and harvest-time never should cease
God's merciee o'er all since the world e'er began.
U en just has God been, but has nian been to loan?
Has man asked for that pardon the Saviour firsttaught?
Has man granted that pardon when earnestly sought?
Let him ask his own heart—there the angwer is plain,
Hut with God and himself let the secret remain.
But the lark is approaching ; sloe come. from afar;
Sheri lea on the breeze, in her bright aerial car,
Wit I her cre,cent-like wimgv. sr true are they bent,
And they point to time place where she took her ascent.
Still nearer and nearer she comes to this earth,
Ste comes to the oiroe and the spot of her birth.
Now see how she hovers with tninseendant grace,
She's near us! she's near us! Oh inark well the place.
Now downward she darts like an arrow when shot.
And Lo! she alights on the very same spot.
Dorchester. HitNlllf HARDING.

THE PARLIAMENTARY RIFLE CONTEST. —lt is eon•
adently stated in many quarters where accurate infor-
mation is likely to be received, that, notwithstanding the
somewhat awkward explanations in the House of Com-
mons on Friday night, the Lords and Commons will be
competitors at the forthcoming rifle match at
bledon. So far, indeed, is the report bel eyed in that
betting is going on in sporting circles, and the nsmes of
the competitors are freely mentioned. Amongst the
peers one bears the name of Lord Eversley, who is
known to be a crack shot; the Marquis of Aberoorn, who
Is captain of the London Scottish; the Earl Dude ; the
Earl Belmont, late captain of the London Irish; Lord
Lurgan ; the Duke of Manchester, who is captain-com-
mandant of the Hunts Cavalry; Lord Vernon,
Lord Radstock, and Lord Lyttleton. Amongst the
Commons are mentioned Lord Bury, who is lieutenant-
colonel of the Civil Service, and who proved himself to
he the second best shot in England last July at Wim-
bledon ; Lord Bolinesdale, Mr. Knatehbull Hugessen,
Mr. Wynne, Lord Eloho, lieutenant-colonel of the
Scottish; the Earl of Grosvenor, of the Queen's West-
minsters ; Mr. Charles Buxton, Mr. Bentinck, and Mr.
H. Stort. Whether the Lord Chancellor will fire • shot
with the Speaker rioes not seem to have been accurately
aseertained.

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