The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-31 00:00:00

Miltshirt.

COMXIBNIONS IfIGN6D BY TIN LORD-LIZUTINANT
OF THE COUNTY Or WILT& R,yal Wiltshire
Militia —Thomas H•dman, gent., to be Ensign, vine
Bevan, resigned; Edwad Thomas Burr, gent., to
b Ensign, vice Blennerhaisett, promoted.

BRADTURD•ON•AVON. - The death of Colonel
Yerhury, Which took place suddenly on Monday
week, has cast a gloom over the town, which will
wit quickly be removed, as he was greatly respected,
and will be deeply regretted by all who know him.
WINTBORY. —The Iron Wore.—We regret to,
have to state that the tower furnaces erectral for
smelting the iron ore hiving cracked so much as to
be rendered useless, they will have to be pulled down
and rebuilt. The cracking has arisen from using the
furnaces before they were sufficiently dried and
seasoned to the heat. The delay in the operations of
the company daring the re-building will be more
serious than theroest of their reeireosion. A little
north country evperience should be imported into
the concern, and then such untoward mishaps would
be avoided.

MARLBOROUGH. - - The Rnilanyt—lb appears
from the report of the meeting of the shareholders
of the Andover and Redbridge Railway that the
chairman and directors contemplated an extension of
their authorised line from Andover either to join '
the proposed "Berke and Hants Extension, at
Burhage or to pursue an independent course of
action and bring forward a distinct project. The
latter course, it is rumoured, Id the most probable,
and the reerioneassigned are, —that the Southampton
shareholders are reeolVed to maintain their railway
independent of the the two old rival companise—the
"Smith Western" and "Great Western" and that
the "Beth. and Haub Extension" is saddled in the
beginning with • working agreement for 21 years
with the Great Western. Nothterest we me told is
felt here in the proposed "Barks and Hants Ellen.
sion." The market metered severely when the
"Great Western" we. opened throngh Swindon.
and the " 13erks and Hants Extension' situated
nearly six miles from the town, will deprive the in.
habitants of much of the remaining trade. It is
not, we hope, too late to remedy them mistakes.
1 The directors of the Andover and Redbridge Cam.
piny appear to be men of business and high position
in the commereial woad. We believe that from
Coliourne Gaols to Marlborough, a distance of
13 miles out of the 21 between Andover and Marl.
borough, this line would traverse the pr.lirl7uf the
Margins of Ailasbary, and as that.eseW,mau, it is
believed, has the welfare alto tenimat 'Mob, he
wain doubtleis offer every fatuity theissepetiou
of a seaway which is the only one 411V1111 Ilksir pow
to he of haneat to diariboeough.

MARLBOROUGH Baur FAIL —This fair, which
took plus on Monday, was the largest ever knowu
here. The trade generally was dull, and priees from
ls. to Sle. a bead under those of last year, but the
quality was not considered so good. Eventually
nearly all were sold. A prime lot of ewes and lamb.,
belonging to Messrs Vaisey, fetched respectively 475.
end Us. ahead. The pen of rem lamb+, bred by W,
B. Canning, Esq., ufohiselitim, Wm greatly admired.
The show of horses was very good, Mons. H. Rears,
W. Edmonds, and It Jones having large airings,
Two roan cart volts, belonging to the latter, it.
treated much attention, and wars sold Ow 1100,
The prises fir sheep wars awarded as follows, the
tidies Wag Messrs. T. Ferris, W. H. Gullivar, and
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Wetter Lao kid 1y(4.4419 eantpsoltor, and not having toss
lid en r. Whams Law. ariaant 00.
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Wnromarrin. The monthly meeting of the
Hampshire Friendly 111
uuielv wee held it this oily on
Wrilitestlay, when twentv.live new menthol were
Admitted, and several cheque were signed fur pay.
Miele dne to members and others Nina the ion meet
ing, The attatition of the Wool agents was oiled to
the rule nepouting itontrlbittlone in arrow, with ill,
motif us to Sine the Ines fur nonpayment, and to
strike out all ineuiben more than six thumbs in
arrest One of the oho dleirteed ..f at this meetiog
forcibly illustrated the honsaaiat npnrati,n, f the
*misty, A labouring man, of the age of 66 rear,
retuned the sum of £l3O. for whloh-he had insurod
by way of iniiiiwinent atoms IN years ago, ant
modishly re.investel the sante film in the purohme
lif an annuity of 412* year, payable quarterly, fur
the remainder of his life.

Itonnar. --The harvest In this neighbourhood has
been retarded during the LNI4I week by the uopinus
showers that have 611•11. The weather now appears
more favourable. awl another week will bring the
hareem to a close. The wheat crops are housed la
pod eowlitinn, and great proper has bean wade it
stacking the hooky, oats. ko. The IN. rains bags
ontusiderably beniiiim.id the turnip', but the mop in
many district' will be indifferent.
Chief Justice Cockburn has been enjoying hie rod
and line in the trout preserves of Lord Palmerston,
at Broadlaads.

Viscount and Vicountem Palmerston am expeoted
to arrive at Brvadlands in the °ours, of a few week.,
on their return from the continent Our oontempos
mi./ inform us, that his Lordship was engaged Get
week in visitind his tenantry at Slir. awl that ho
has granted a site for a Homan Ca*ldio Chapel at
Cliffony, and soleosihed fled towards the erection of
the same. He baa also granted a site fr the arms
don of • aohool.house slid the ifecord'of Monday
Mates that Viscount and Vtoountess Palmerston left
Lomb oi on Sunday, leavli for Pixie, and Ncretd to
dud them setting out on Mis' journey on a Sunday.
BANIL—A quarterly meeting of tension
was held on Thitreday,W. Hans A. Stanley, sq..
presiding The tapital of the hank steadily IM
crams, and amounts to rather more than 44,000.
Pi• institution was nab us faaa ia 1606.

INCENDIARY T/NR ic HAIENNIRL —A fire, which
hair been most Airdrome In km consequences, 'woke
out on the &PM of Mr. Francis Diorama, of •fitseem
tint Harydries, about five miles trout the tern of
HMNPIPRktk ft shear that Mr. Digweed'e Ire
bed heen Wry carrying barley therreghoet the whole
of Wednesday morning, and in he afternoon, about
four n'olock, • wagon Web draen into barn, and
the team of hones Was left with it, while the ten
went into the fenahonee to bare their dinner, which
is Usually Kirin by the worthy farmer when at
harvest reties.. In a few mlnutai afterwards the
horekeepir or Mr. Digwenh, happenli4 to go te
the front Are observed a dense body of =Ai to
issue from the barn in which the barley was being
bosumed. instantly she gave the alarm, and the bars
was observed to be on fire. The barn and the one
being very dry, the lire burnt with such amazing
replay and fury that two of the borne forming the
team 'kicked end pranced about and kicked them-
selves away, but the shaft lions wee so surrouncdili
Hama that no one canape Dear it, and it perished?
In less them halt &arbour. the barn, with all I
mutants was destroyed. The fire °outnumbered
to the adjoining Wildness, sod so great wee the
blase that • large number of farmen and other
persons soon collected together, and made
every effort to erred the proper of-tba- devouring
element. Unfortunately, there wis a scarcity Of
water, and no engine arrived until too late to be of
any serf ice, except in preserving the dwelling-house
from danger. In the short space of little more than
an hoar the whole of the farm-bnildings and produce
were communed. The property destroyed oonsistesi
of 11 ricks of wheat, the produce of shoat 200 acres r
five aspersions harus, containing wheat, barley, nate',
and other corn ; the stables, cart-shern, piggeries.
several pigs, a quantity of poultry, &e. The pre.
mises, which presented all the cheerfulness ore well-
managed farm, are now • Ken. of fearful devasta-
tion of useful property. The origin of this salami-
tint, lire wee fur hours a great mystery; but a rigid
inquiry was instituted, and it resulted in the appre
hension of • isamer•boy in the employ of Mr. Dig-
weed. He admitted to. the .p hoe-officer that when
the other men had gone to dinner he Amok a liicifer-
match, set fire to the barn. and then went and joined
the men at dinner in the house. The prisoner has
since undergone an e xamination. Won a magistrate
for Hants and coininitted to Winchester Gaol for
trial at the next arises. Thelom amounts to several
thousand pounds, and we believe most, if not all,
is covered by insurances.