The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-10-18 00:00:00

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THE GREAT FIRE AT BARGATES, NEAR
CHEISTCHURCH.

TITTLES DWELLING ROUSER AND RENELLL ONRIS
BUILDII,II DWITIOTED.

On Tuesday,the 4th inst., as the oalm of night was fast
settling, and our inhabitants had in great part retired to
rent, the Cry of fire I fire oft repeated echoed through
the silent glows, startling every one with an undefined
druid Oq lo king out, the &nee column of smoke and
the Itirid ears in the sky told that Bargates was the
scene of the Sr.-. Ou hastening it) the spot we found it
bad originated in a low th.tchad building in the occupa-
tion of Mr. John French. u a bakehouse. The fire,
from the dry nature of the fuel, burnt with great
r.pidity in each direction, and every few minutes had
elapsed before the cottages on the western aide
of the street had taken fire, and were being rapidly
consumed. The fire broke out about ten o'clock, and
shortly after eleven o'clock the cottages on each side to
the number of 814-en, with carious out-houses and farm
buildings were wholly sonwimed, although the fire
eon tinned to smoulder for several day.. Any immediate
danger to tither Properly bed entirely been removed
before midnight, and the fare trovd which bid
eolected begun to discuss. However, the nest morn,
log about rime o'clock, a report eireulated thrclughoot
the town that the fire had again broken out. on
repairing to the spot, we found, that although some
danger had been apprehended, from the fact that
a quantity of teal in the opener of one of the burnt
buildings had so far heated the pattpwall, thst the
Soar of the nest houe was about to take fire, prompt
dee:Ores bad been resorted to, and the dancer we,
allayed. The number id poor people rendered beanies
by the catastrophe is goingehat unpiderable, and great
sympettly is felt for them. M. Leiumon, the mayor,
rendered prompt aad efficient unto. to the poor people
by throwing ouen the Townhall for their reception. He
also, we understand, telegraphed to the War Ones for
the use of the barrack+ for the time being. and has
opened a subscription Hat at the banks for their relief.
Ti,. 'committees of the Working Men's Institute offered
the profits of their entertainment of brat night to the
fund, and we have nd doubt that all pecuniary lose will
be made up to the poor oottagetaltiumuch to be
regretted that owners of property do not remove
the thatch from their property. Every balding
' burnt on Tuesday evicting was thatched, and to that
, fact alone is to be attributed the larp area of the lire.
We understand thst the outages and brae of the
furniture are insured in the Sae, lAeis and Yorkshire,
- the Atlas, sad the Laotian Onion °Mose.

RINOWOOD.--98011011 11.11111101t11.—A sermon wee
preaehed in the perish shush on linadey, the 9th inst.,
by the "swable the Archdemeon of Gibraltar, in aid
of the fundi at Int Elosisty fer the Propagation of the
Gospel is Foreign Puts, froth St. *Ube* v. 14. On
the consoled= of the sermon, and deang the reeding
of the Offertory, • eolleation was mode amounting po
£7 10s. Disriog Jal7, • similer appeal was made in the
mune thumb, in aid of this society, by the Rev.
C. T. Procter, of All Sante, Dorchester, after which
£lOl. td. was cellerfed, making a total of £l7 lii. 7d.
In little users Ulna two months for this wines.
Arraah.—An applied of rather i novel character
Work the Asseanneet Committee of the
reiTikked Union, on Townley, the llth instant.
Kr. Huey Arles appealed iiintrillt ea aimemment
of £l7 on IMMO or rights to picture "stile on
Kingston Common. The opponent, in renting •UM
of Mr. John Mills, took with it • number of the above
Weise, with*, however, be makes no nee el himself, but
undsrbsts to various peewee in the perish. The °ow-
miles; in making their first valuation list, aseestal Mr.
Ayies at 44 gross rent paid by him, including the
1..... in queet, on which Mr. Ayles unknowingly has
been paying poor ratio ever gibes: He now eontended
that being neither the owner nor the occupier i be was
not liable to be assessed thereon The oommitied deisided
that Mr. Ayles was not liable for he leases, bet that
the overseers must saws them to the parsons by whom
they tile stilially doourted. The overseers were gm
ordered to sewer ill leases in inokerley Common—• task
whhili will be attended With no small serionnt of

&Moult,.
BOURNEttOIJTH. —Steps are being takes to apply
to Parnosebag for power to toostreet • Use of railway
frost Cluistoisareb to this tont. • iweelies is like-
wise to be hald et Boarneabooth, having the saw*
object in Stew.

The Devoe and Somerset Reihray, which is 42 mike
in length, and to to connect Taunton end Banwthple,
Pam* by floutlimoltoo, was forsally oomareneed on
Teasley, the 11th inst., when Lady l'oltimore set the
Ant turf in the promos of a large etwoosne oi
The field in which the swestoey woo per.
Criledmis three-qoarters of • mile from llouthiselton,
and •as taw/lolly decorated for the oessidoe, temporary
avows& Of trees Ude( set op, relieved by Sap and
bowlers of all kinds. The town wao oreemented by a
, large display of bathers and some triumphal arehee. In
I the evening there via. banquet in the Narket-hall,
presided over by Toed Poidatere. The thbeedenes was
anowroua, and the tout of the evecing was rewired
with remarkable esthosissre. At preasat the swareet
railway statics to floathooltos is as the Sontb.
Western Railway, about nine or We miles from the
town. The completioa of the sew Ilse is therefore
anzioeily eatiethsted.
Ocoee or Till Niif ZIALLID WAIL —BoolissiON
or we Maiming —From the Aotiog Cosset General,
Chlro, te the Peaks Moe, 100 October, 1864. —" I
beg to wesentairses through year Wedelns'e caw to the
flegrebuy of 86the for War, and be the Quarterometar
Gomel, Norse Guards, Lowl.n. the Icellowing televca
kit.imm‘reepived • hem Lieeldlossral CISACGO.
Amu! • mewls( took place on the
6th sod lii of Aetna& bernrese his Rzonliseey the
Gostrear of New Zwalwid and the natives of Tbu
at white the lower wabmitted uncooditionallit=
()WIN authority. and Owed their Weds at the Gayer
nor's disposal. They bars been permitted to return to
their lauds, • small portion only of shish •ill be for
MeV a aligned) TINA READ.