The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-05-25 00:00:00

Mebonsbire.

Darren Haulm—lt has been determined to re-
vive these races, which have now, for some years
past, been discontinued. A meeting was held at
Exeter, on Monday evening, when steps were taken
for the purpose of carrying them out with spirit.
The race course will be in the marsh, at Exmiuster,
below Exeter, and between the river and the canal.
The ground I;as been well drained, and the course is
said to be a good one. If the committee' work well
together, so as to hold the meetings of the Plymouth.
Totnes, and Exeter races about the same time, it
will do good to all, for it will be the means of good
horses being brought down, the absence of which
every lover of horse racing in the West of England
has had to regret.
AXIIINBTER.—Deathqf Henry Knight Eq.—lt is
with extreme regret that we announce the decease of
our highly respeeted and noble hearted townsman
Henry Knight, Esq., of Terrace Lodge, which
lamented event took place at his residence at half'
past eight on Monday evening the 10th instant. As
the steward and friend of noblemen for many years
he enjoyed the confidence of both landlord and
tenant, and he received at various times many
flattering and highly deserved public marks of the
great respect which was entertained for him. As an
inhabitant of the town, his loss will be greatly felt.
The deceased gentleman was just 79 years of age.
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY AND FRAUD. —A
most audacious and ingenious robbery has been com-
mitted at the residence of Miss Constance Brown,
the lady who was so skilfully personated a short
time since on the occasion of the robbery of jewels
from Messrs. Hunt and Haskell. A few days since
a person presented himself at the house in which
Miss Brown resided when in Dswlish, who, on
being shown to the proprietor of the house, stated
that -he was Inspector Field, an officer from London,
whence he had come in order to search for a quantity
of missing plate, which it was alleged had been
stolen by Mies Brown. He said that he wished to
act as leniently as possible in the execution of his
duty, but that he was determined, if possible, to
find the property, and if any resistance were offered
he had with him other officers from London who
would, if necessary, support him in his by
force. He was informed that all the plate in the
MURDER ON THE HIGH S.—John Shiels, boatswain
house was marked with the crest of the owner. and George Williamson and James Thom, sailors on
This assurance did not satisfy him, and he board the ship J. S. Parsons, an American ship, are in
threatened to clear the house of everybody if any custody in Liverpool, charged with having caused the
obstacle were opposed to his making a most corn- death of Henry Harwell, • seaman on board the same
plate search. With these threats the search was vessel. It was stated that the ship left New Orleans
prosecuted. Among other things examined was a for Liverpool on the 19th of March last, on the evening
ing•case of Miss Brown's. The pretended of which day the prisoner Shiels dragged the deceased
ress
officer took from his pocket a bunch of keys, which ouithcfah!siinbaustootu to the deck, =lain:eked him down
he said belonged to the owner of the case; and on
beat him to death aniw with belaying-pins InTaline body Tj'toisn
finding that none of them would open the case, he deceased was seen lying on the deck .a
short time
a
declared that the lock had been tampered with, and wards, but a few minutes after that it was missed, and
that he would break it open. The proprietor of the the prisoner Shiels was heard to say that "they had
house said he would go and fetch a locksmith, but planked the—," meaning that they had thrown the
he was told that he could not be allowed out of his Wl,' overboard. It was not seen again. On the am'
sight. The case was broken open, and the pretended Tal.of the ship at Liverpool information was given to the
mpniiitnnFerar.ritdesha7yvtahetenaontloecd.r7ygina nteynG fromiphurablltitcahlry.-
ce took a ring out oi it, which he said he United States' Consul, which led to the apprehension of
had wear' to -Lady (*alpha. The trunks of the
had been looking fo! for the last seven years, which
beforetew The
t prisonershe
Brown were next
lady's maid of Miss Constance Home Secreta in ry, conjunction with the authority of
examined, corded, and sent off to the railway
the United States' Consul, being required before
b' the the proprietor of the house, at the direction of big the prisoners for trial to New Orleans, they being
his visitor. The family plate chest was next over.
American citizens, and the offence having been corn'brokenopen, as the key could minted under the American flag.
healed, lowing been

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