The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS.

TUESDAY. May B.—Before the Mayor, Capt. Prowse,
and J. CWord, Hag.)
AIIKAULT.-- William Lowman, town surveyor, was
charged by Samuel Martin, clerk at the Great-Western
Railway station, with assault on the sth of May. Mr.
Lowman asked for an adjournment, as he VIM nut pre-
pared with witnesses. The cast was accordingly ad-
journed for a week.

ASSAULT AT RA DIPOLE. Wil/Sl/* RUSSO/ was
charged with assaulting Richard Chick. Mr. Timid
appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Howard for the
defendant. Complainant said I live at Radipule. On ,
Saturday, the 28th of April, I left work about nine ,
o'clock. After I had got home and sat down a bit, I
beard a row outside; I went out and heard some people I
fighting below the public-house which defendant keepe. I
My own brother., Henry Chick, and Levi Stephens went '
to the door with nie. As we were standing in the
road, defendant rushed out of his door and struck me in
the face, and I said, " Klaxon, what did you strike me ,
for r He (defendant) said, "Walk in doors, you have
no business out here." I replied, "Now, Russell, I'll
have • summons against you for striking me. I have
not spoken to you nor been in your house for these
eleven months." As I was going back, he called me
opprobrious names, and said that 1 was a rogue and
thief, and that I had stolen coal and cleepera. Mrs.
Russell said to me, " It's no use minding what he says,
he's drunk." I then went in. I state positively that
prior to Russell's striking me, nothing passed between
us, nor had I spoken to him for the previous eleven
months. Cross-examined : I via dressed in my working
clothes, and had my cap in my hand. Levi Stephens is
not much of a relation to me—he's only my brother-in-
law. I did not wring nay fiat in his face. I did not
try to get into his house. Several persons were in the
roed.—Henry Chick, brother of complainant, said that
11 months ago lie ass fined f3r moulting defendant, and
the magistrates advised him not to go into defendant's
house again, and he had not. Complainant in this case
lodged with him. After complainant came home from
work, between nine and ten u clock, they heard • row
out doors, and he said to his brother, there is another
row at Russell's—they have been quarrelling and fight-
ing there since six o'clock. His brother went into the
road and walked Ilse or mix paces down, when defendant
came out of his house, rushed at him, and struck him.
Prior to this his brother had not spoken to him. Some
persons came out and took defendant into his own house
again,but the hitter came outs second time and called com-
plainant a rogue and thief.—Crosa-esamined : Did not
know what relation Levi Stephens waste him. fittoplsona
did not marry his (witness' sister), nor did he marry
Bteptiena's sister—but lie was • brotherin-law. Neither
be nor complainant swore at defendant. Russell was
very drunk—an drunk that he could not stand. Com-
plainant made no attetnpt to go into Russell's house, and
complainant never said to him, "you shall not come
into my house to create a row." Levi Stephens, brick.
maker, and lodging with Henry Chick at Radipole, cor-
roborated the evidence of complainant and his brother.
The defendant was very drunk.—Joseph Chick said he
lived with his father at the brick kiln. He was sent to
the Royal Oak, the house kept by defendant, between
nine and ten o'clock, for some porter. There was quar-
relling in the bowie. After being served with the porter
he followed Rummell out of the house. Richard Chick
(witness' brother) was walking down the road,
and defendant went up to him and struck him,
and when his brother 'eked what that wax for, defendant
said "go Lack in, you're not wanted here.'' He also
confirmed the evidence of the previous witnesses. He
was quite sure that his brother never said to defendant
"I'll let you know whether I cannot come into your
liouse."—For the defence, it WM contended that this
was an old grudge, and that complainant and his wit-
manes were on defendant's premises trying to make a
row, wanting to go into his house, and that defendant
used only what force was necessary to eject
complainant from his premises. heorge Hunt
was then called and said, I am a mason residing at Mom
tacute. lam at work here. I was in defendant's house
on tlatorday night week. I heard no row till a quarter
to nine, and Russell ordered the men out of the kitchen,
and all went out. Russell then went out to the front
door, and I went out behind him. He did not go off
his trout door step. I stood behind Rumen while he
was there. Richard Chick came up, and Rumen ordered
, him back. Chick said, "I have business here, for I
heard murder cry." Russell said he had no business
there, and Chick said he had a deal of business
, there. Chick than wrung op his fiat and would have
; struck Russell, if the latter had not fallen back. Russell
, did not strike Chick. I did not see Henry Chick there.
Mrs. Russell called me back and I saw nothing after-
' wards. —Crom-ezamined : I went to the house about 6
o'clock to enjoy myself. There was only one row and
one fight that night. The row did'ot arise out of play-
, ing push•penny. I had a pint of beer that night, and
I went amid asked her what o'clock it was. I have had

no conversation with anyone since about what took
place. I have not talked to Russell about it since. 1
left about 11 that night. Russell prevented every one
going into the house while the fight was going on in the
street. Rumen was not drunk, but was a little "tight."
—Robert Lakey, residing at Park Villa, Radipole. said
that on the night in question he went into defendant's
house at about half-past Bor a quarter before 9. I
had just left off work. When I went in, one man
named Webber, was making a disturbance about money
for beer. Russell cause in, ordered Webber out, and
said lie would have no disturbance there. I went out
first and Webber struck me. Complainant came upend
defendant ordered him off, and said he had no bulimia
there. Complainant swore and made UPC of abusive
language. Defendant did not strike complainant. Last
night lint. Chick came to my house for me to give evi-
dence. She said if the women could get Russell down
in the brick-yard they would kill hiou. Complainant
was present. Defendant has not asked me t 3 come

hers.for him, and we bare had no conve-nta— s'ilTiot7tTC. I
—Cross-exaninted : While I was sparring, I can say Rus-
sell never got off his door step.—Stunuel Craggy said be
was lodging at Russell's house. A disturbance arose at 6
o'clock. About a quarter to nine Russell ordered the
men out of the house. I also went out and did not see
defendant leave his door step. Richard Chick came up,
and Russell ordered him not to go in the house, and
Chick said he could go where he liked on that road, and
Russell said it was not his business to be there. Chick
then wrung his fist and would have struck Russell if the
latter had not gone back.- -Cross-examined : The dis-
turbance commenced at half-past 5 o'clock and ended
about 9.—Thia was the whole of the evidence in the
case, but there was a croei-summons, in which Russell I
charged Bic/lard and Henry Chick with *smolt on the
night in question. Russell only was examined, and he
said lie kept the Royal Oak at Radipolti. A row cont.
tuenced about • quarter before nine, and he ordered the
men out. Joseph Chick came for some porter, and be
(witness) followed him out and shut the door. While
the fight was going on in the road, the defendants came
up to him fp he WY standing ou the step of his door, and
he held out his hand and told them not to come there.
Believed that Richard Chick would have struck him
bad he not "bobbed" back. He told him lie never
wanted to see any of them in his house, and Chick said
he had • right to go in if he liked. Mr. Howard said
that his only object for issuing the cruerstuuntons was
I to put Ritasell in the witness box.—The Bench dismissed
the case, ordering each party to pay their own costs.
MISCONDUCT Or • ISSILTANT. - Joseph Hart, a
labourer, la the employ of Mr. William Paul, was charged
by his employer with misconduct in leaving his work.
It appeared that defendant had thrown iown some
bricks and broken in the roof of • new house complain-
ant was building. Hs told him to e:ear away the
debris, and he would get the damage repaired at defend-
ant's cost. Defendant swore iss would not pay for it
and left his work. He was employed by the week.—
The defendant said that be bad an accident by
breaking in the roof with two ladders tied
together. Complainant told him he should pay for it,
and being afraid he would be forced to pay he left him.
Complainant bad allowed bins to go to Mr. Senior's, to
work for him, the same week. Ordered to forfeit Is.
wages, and to pay the costa, 2s. toil.

POirr-ORTICE RoßßEMT.—Sdwarci Brims ley, letter
oarrier, was brought up ou remand, charged with steal-
ing a letter, containing two half sovereigns, end two's.
postage stamps, the property of the Poet master-General.
The evidence of Tho Las Jeffery, one of the Inspeotors
connected with the General Post-office, given in our
lest, was reed, and Superintendent Lidbury produced
the half-sovereign and postqe stamps, found in the pos.
spoke of the primmer, whch this witness identified by
their pr.'s', %barks, as being be mon he bed
tea WM* 1144111110Y1 " MazaMer McLeod, oe:V

„ , . \ ~ \

H.M.S. Aboukir, Portland roads, or elsewhere," and I
postod by him on the :50th of last montli.—Carey Heed,
chief clerk in the Weymouth Post-,..flice said I!
know the prisoner, Edward Helmsley. Ile was rural
postman between Weymouth and Portland. I was at
the Weymouth Post-ollice, at 0.20, on the evening oif the
291 h of April. In eouswinence of instruction,' received
by rue from Mr. Jeffery, I took • letter from the letter-
box addreaied " Alesander McLeod, seaman on board
H.M.S. Aboukir, Portland, or elsewhere." I Plaiii"l it
in the box and locked it up, and took the key with we.
I was at the postudllce at 5 o'clock the following mount-
ing. About half an hour afterwards, I took the letter
from the box where I had placed it the previous night,
and stamped it with the 5% eyewink oflicsal stamp, and
placed ikon the table with the other Portland letters, to
be reaorted by the prisoner. The whole of the Portland
letters were on a tibia by themselves. Prisoner came in
shortly afterwards and re-sorted them. No one touched
them till prisoner canoe in, after I had placed them on
the table. Prisoner should have sorted this ietter with
the others for the ship Aboukir, and tied up inc separate
bundle. It was the prisoner's duty to take
the whole of these letters to the Castle-
town post-oflce. Crossexamined by prisoner: I do'nt
believe I paid von on the Saturday night in question.—
Prisoner: Did you not ask me to stand a quart of beer'
—Witness: I don't recollect it.—Prisoner: You did,
and I went and fetched it, and the landhuly told me to
tell you to send back a cup you hail bail six weeks.—
You also the week before touted me to nand treat when
you paid me; and also on another maudlin made me
to stand rum round.- --Witness: Its all false. —Prisoner.
It is not, and if you had your rights you would be
where 1 &tn.—Andrew Clyde said, I am stamper at the
Weyinmith poet-office. I was there on the morning of
the 30th of April. I got them emu after 5 o'clock.
The prisoner came there about 6 o'clock, and connueeiced
reaorting the Portland letters by dividing them into
parcels fur the different ships and different villages on
the island. AS soon as be has finished sorting them it
Is guy duty to tie them up. On the morning in quex-
Lion, I tied the letters up into different bundles exactly
as Brinaley had sorted them. 1 placed in the
Castletown bag, those for the ships and village of Castle-
town, and tied mid sealed it, and gave it to Rrinaley.
He took that and the other bags' to convey to Portland
about half-past six o'clock—John Angel said I am the
sub post-master at Castletown. I was on duty on the
morning of the 30th April laid. I was there when the
bag was brought from Weymouth, and received it from
a man named Lancaster It WWI the prisoner's duty to
bring the bag, but in violation of his duty be handed it
over to the man who receives the letters for the Blen-
heim. The meal did not appear to have been broken or
tampered with. I opened the hag and examined the
coutents. There was no letter in the bag adilreaael
" Alexander McLeod, Oil hoard H.M.S. Aboukir, or
elsewhere." I looked specially for it from information
I had received previously from Mr. Jeffery.—Supt.
Lidbury said: on Monday the 30th April I accompanied
! Mr. Jeffery to Portland. In consequence of ionic iii-
formation that gentlemen received, I went in search of
! the prisoner, and found him at the Mermaid public-
house, Wakeham, between 11 and 12 o'clock. 1 called
him out of the room he was sitting in to another room.
I afterward* brought him out to Mr. Jeffery and re•
turned to the house. I have heard the evidence given by
! Mr. Jeffery respecting the conversation between them,
aud it is all correct. I then searched the prisoner, and
Found on I • half a sovereign, tta. in silver, 2 pence
in copper, 15 peony postage stamps, 8 letters,
two letter covers, a stamped envelope—not direstod—a
! sheet of paper, and a keife. I produce the half sore-
I reign and the postage ',troupe. The half sovereign is
one which Mr. Jeffery recognized as having the private
mark which lie had placed °n it in the letter in question.
! Mr. Jeffery gave me some liquid, which I piston the stamp.,
and on twelve of the fifteen 'tamps the private mark of W.
Jeffery because visible. I produce the eilvelope of a
letter found on the prisoner, aildreoed, W. E. Bolero',
Esq., the Grove, Portland, and marked " private." It
bears the Chatham post-mark, April 24, 1860, and the
I Weymouth poet-mark, April 24, 1860. I produce also a
letter addreased Mr. Charles Hooker, Leon Ville,
I Chester, Pensylvania, United States, with Aix two-penny
postage amerps. The stamps have not been obliterated.
The letter has not been opened, but there is something
! in it. The next letter is addressed, "hum Her Majesty's
' Service —William Sandy, seaman, on beard H.M.S.
Mars, Spithead, or elsewhere." The cover of another
letter is. addressed to John Fitzgerald, H.M.S. Aboukir,
I Plymouth Sound, or elsewhere, bearing the London
post-mark, April 26th. 1860, and the Devouport post-
I mark, April 27. There MSS no letter in that. The
next is John Westwood, Royal Marine, H.M.S.
Aboukir, Plymouth, Devonpirt, or elsewhere,
bears the Wincanton peat-mark, Wincauton,
April 25, Harli,April 26, and Devonport, At.ril 26. A
letter I found without • cover is headed Alton, April 2,
and signed "Sarah." The next is addressed, " Mrs. Chilling,
worth, Mungelly Farm, Carton, blaynuoth." The
Weymouth post-mark not visible. There was a letter
in it which has been delivered. There are three others
which will forni part of another case not included in
this. The whole f these I took from the prisoner.
Prisoner was then remanded till Thursday, at II o'clock.
The Mayor said that he might also tell him that there
would then be another charge preferred against hilu.
The prisoner appeared to treat the whole matter with
great levity, and oftentimes looked round and winked
and smiled at different people in court.

. .
DILUNINNICESS.--Charita efeal, alias Apple Charlep,
wu brought up charged by P.C. Barritt with being in
ltaiden.street with • pony having neither halter, bridle,
nor saddle, sometimes riding and frequently tumbling
off, being too drunk to retain his seat. lila conduct
drew • large crowd of boys round him. Superintendent
Lidbury said this wu the kind of amusement defendant
indulged in regularly two or three times a week, lined
gr. amyl 41044..

THURADAY.—(Before the Mayor, J. Ayling, and G. C.
WeWord, &qrs.)
THE PORTLAND LETTICIt CARRIaI.--Edward Brillsley
wu again brought up on remand, charged with stealing
• letter containing money and postage stamps the pro-
perty of the Post Master Generat—Jawes Lancaster
said. I am • seaman on board the Blenheim, aud am in
the habit of taking letters from the ship in the evening,
and to her in the morning, from the post-office, Castle-
town, Portland. I live on shore at Portlind. On the
30th ult. I saw the prisoner coining from Weymouth
into Portland, and met him near the Victoria-lodge. He
handed me • letter-bog, desiring rue to take it to the
C,astietown post-office, and I accordingly took the hag
and gave it to )fr. Angel, the Castletown post-master,
in the same state a• I received it from the prisoner. I
had taken the bag for the prisoner for more
than a week to save him half•sn•hour's walk
since his pony was ill. The seal of the bag was not
broken that morning—it wan plainer than on many
other occasions.—This completed the first case against
the prisoner, and the usual I onstious being asked, the
prisoner said be had nothing to say. The •Mayor told
him he stood committed for trial at the next assizes.

CHARIM of' ElillikiZLEMENT.—The prisoner was then
charged with embezzling twopence given him to ley for
two postage stamps for franking two letters.- -Thomas
Jeffery, travelling inspector to the General Post-office I
said, on the iloth April I saw the prisoner at the Mer- •
maid Inn, Wakeham, in Portland, when he was
searched by Supt. Lidbury. Among other things taken
from his pocket were two lettars,—une addressed " Mr.
Jubb, Breakwater, Portland," and the other, "Mr. B.
Fuszard, Breakwater, Portland." The word " stamped"
was written on the face of each letter. Neither letter
had the appearance of having had a postage stamp
affixed on it, and neither of them had any mark indi-
cating their having been ttrough the post-uffico. I pro-
duce the covers, the letters having once been given to
the "addressee." When prisoner received letters along
his beat with the money for postage, it was his duty to
deliver up on the same night at the Weymouth post-
office, and to account for the money received as portage,
by delivering it up with the letters, if foreign ones, and
by purchasing stamps and affixing them, if inland let-
ters, which was the case in the present instance.—Supt.
Lidbury said : On the hoth ult. I searched prisoner at
Wakeliam, and found the letters deposed to by the last
witness. I also found another letter on prisoner, ad-
dressed "Mr. Thomas Whitework, Prince's Town, Dart-
mdbr, I/evon." Thine was no stamp or official mark
on it. Elizabeth Lane stated : On the 2iith
April, I addressed two letters--one to Mr. B. Fuszard,
Breakwater, Portland, and the other to Mr. Jubb,
Breakwater, Portland, and gave them to my son to give
to prisoner. I asked prisoner to put two stamps on
them, and gave hiss twopence for that purpose. lb.
two coven produced are those I addressed, and which
were given to prisoner on that occaasion.—Kieliard
Lane, her son, corroborated her statement, and prisoner
was committed on tins charge also fur trial at the
ensuing assizes.
. .

Tel.Birgn Btrrta.—A charge was preferred by
P.C. Moshe= against Superintendent Lidbury for
being drunk and employing the men to do various
matters not connected with their duties. He stated
that • constable named Talbot left the force • short
time since on account of the superintendent
having stated that the magistrates said Talbot,
while giving evidence, opened his mouth wide enough to
swallow everybody, and abo on account of the super-
intendent's wife interfering with his men. He also said
that he, as well as the other men, had been employed to
scour flee-irons and to water the superintendent's garden
when they ought to have been on duty. He said that
he, Talbot, Brine, Mc Mahon, and the other officers -
particularly the two last named— had frequently seen
the superintendent drunk, and that Talbot had spoken
of this only three days ago. The Mayor said he saw
Talbot on the previous evening and he denied every-
thing that Moslem had said, and was very indignant
that his name had been mixed up in the squabble
between Superintendent Ludbnry and Molhani. Ser-
geant Brine, constable, McMahon, and some of
the other officers were then called in, and they denied
in foto that there was the least truth in the Allegations
made by Moxhani. They had never .en Supt. Lidbury
drunk nor incapaciated, by liquor, from doing his duty ;
they had never expressed nor felt any dissatisfaction at
their treatment, nor had they ever been interfered with
by the superintendent's wife.--The Mayor said that
Moslem had shown • very bad feeling. He
first of all sent in his resignation, and then
made all 101111 of ungrounded accusations against his
superintendent, and the magistrates did not think they
would be do rig their duty to the superintendent nor to
the force if they allowed him to remain • constable any
longer. The rules were that any constable being dis-
mimed, should forfeit the wages due to him, And this
part of the regulations would be enforced on the present
occasion.

TOWN COUNCIL MEIMICO.—A quarterly meeting
was held on Wednesday, when nineteen members
were present. The motion of Mr. Cummins to pre-
vent taking sand from the Backwater withoat pay-
tuent, was withdrawn till the next meeting. Mr.
Cubitt certified that the pile pier bad been tarried
out according to contract, and the contractor applied
for peoment of his account, £6,700, but the Corpora-
tion have not • farthing in their locker to meet the
demand. A long dimension arose respecting the en-
croachments, and • resolution was pared on the motion
of Mr. AYLING, that Mr. Cox have 14 days' notice.
and that if his new front in St. Thomas-street be
not then removed the Town Clerk proceed to the
recovery of a 40e. fine and the removal of the front
at Mr. Lox's expense. The proceedings had not
concluded when we went to press, and we are com-
pelled to defer a more detailed-report till next week.
ROYAL MARINES. —On Tuesday upwards of 200
marinas and naval marines, from H.M. Ships Abou-
kir and Blenheim now at anchor in Portland roads,
came ashore at Weymouth, for laud elerd.a. They

marched down St. Mary-atreet with small arms
a„,i a smallldpiece, awl proceeded to Upwey.
On their return, a large iitunber of children, who were
waiting their arrival to eacott thew through the
towii, a compliment tie urchins pay to all novel pro-
m a, received froui the marines large quantities
of beef and bread, they having theinselvoi evident!,
been in the land of good cheer.

Ponri.AND. Lal. Vulrry Areitlest. Henry
Attwooll, who, we stated hail met with aerie:blunt in
one of the stone quarries, was boned last week, when
about 100 quarr) men preceded. and upwards of 711)
mourners folloerd the 'eel), to its final resting place.
Dr. Nicholls, who attended the deceased. first ampu-
tated the hand just above the place it hail been
smashed to pieces by the stouts. Mortification set
in, and an amputation was made higher up the arm,
but as inortifivati continued. Dr. Nicholls obtained
the advice of Dr. Griffin, of Weymouth, when the
arm was taken oil out of its socket, at the shoulder.
The poor fellow lingered but *short time afterwards,
said died of mortilimition, %idiotic progress baffled the
efforts of the medical men. The mon of the deceased,
who was injured at the same time as his father, is
rapidly recovering.
Doneurirree —County Cowl. May 8,1860.—1 n
consequence of the indisposition of E. Everett, Esq.,
W. I'. Saunders, Esq., at as judce. There were
about 511 plaints entered for the Court. of which 40
were disposed of without co g before His Honor ;
of the remaining musts only one or two differed from
the usual character of shop hills. —A lies V. Seward.
--This WAS au action lansight by Mary Ann Allen,
Formerly a servant with Mr. Seward, a baker in this
town, for .£1 Ms., the amount of a quarter's wages, to
which she claimed to be entitled Ott account diming
wrongly dismissed from lier neuiter's service. It ap-
peared from the evidence, which was gone into at
great length, that in February last she was in de-
fendant'sempiny, and at the time wlienMr. Seward's
journeyman (Bangs) was given into custody for rob-
bing his master, and on that occasion Mr. Seward,
who was unwell, sent for the girl's aunt, and then in
het- annt's presence charged her with stealing pate•
toes, tohacco, and mustard, and giving it to Bangs,
which she denied, but on Mr. Seward's repeating
the charge, and telhiij. her to speak the truth as it
would be the better for her, Seward alleged that the
girl admitted haring given the things to Bangs ;
whilst Seward alleged that he had considered the
tobacco lied gone hater from the cask in his cellar
than the returns in his shop warranted ; and there-
fore he suspected something wrong. Ile also stated
that the girl had access to the cellar. A boy was
also called to prove that he had seen the girl bring
some potatoes ready pared and put into the dish
which contained Bangs meat, and also some frbacco
and mustard; but on being questioned, be said the
girl did not speak to Bangs or he to her when she
put the potatoes in his dish; and when questioned as
to the Wham., be sairit was screwed up in paper,
and when asked bow much in quantity, he said
about • pipe full; as to the mustard he could give
no account. His Honor, after • patient hearing, gave
judgment for the plaintiff with mats. Lovelace v.
Based,. —The defendant did not deny the debt, but
said it WM his wife's debt, except 2s. 9d. His wife
and he were parted, although they lived in the same
house and eat at the seine table. He bought his food
I and his wife her food. She was now dead, and he
did not think be was liable to pay, as he was parted
, from his wife when the debt was contracted. His
Honor told him he must pay, and gave judgment
for 6.5. M., the amount claimed.—Samuel Howe, an
insolveut, unopposed, passed his first examination,
and the 12th of June was appointed for his final
order.

W Ataxia is.—Falcd Accident OS Mt South- Western
Railwa y. —Oa Monday last a frightful accident
happened just after the 5.10 down train from
Bishopstoke had passed Wareham. Edmund Eaton,
the driver of the engine Apollo, having mentioned
to the fireman that he thought the axle-hex of the
driving wheel was not doing its duty, proceeded
to the side of the engine in order to make
an examination, when it appears he meet have
been leaning over too far and was caught by a bridge
and killed instantaneously. The fireman having
misted him stopped the train (which was going at a
slow pace up an incline), as soon as possible, and
with the guard went back about 300 yards and
found poor Eaton quite dead. He was carried back
to Wareham, and at 3 o'clock no Tuesday the coro-
ner, W. H. Atkinson, Esq., held an inquest on the
body at the Railway Hotel. The evidence was very
clear as to the muse of death, and the cap of the
deceased showed that his back must have been
towards the bridge. The verdict was "Accidental
Death," and the coroner and jury complimented
both the fireman and the guard for their praise-
worthy conduct at the time and after the accident.
The poor man was a very steady servant of the coin,
pany ; be lived at Southampton, and has left a wits
and nine children to deplore their loss. The coro-
ner and jury gave their fees, and the landlord and
others subscribed liberally towards the relief of the
disconsolate widow and nine daughters.
PrkßrAli. —OO Wednesday week Mr. Seaty,
of Worth Flpin, GOP vend a steam engine to Use
rick yard for the purpose of thrashing the corm when
by some accident the straw ignited and consumed the
machine, four wheat ricks, hay rick, seed rick, and
cart shed. On account of the boisterous wind and a
small supply of water, no means could be taken to
stop the progess of the Hawes. One rick alone was
supposed to contain 200 seeks of corn.