The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

Eltbonobirc.

TIVERTON.—Loun Palau:anon we RACING.—
Lord Palmerston on Wednesday afternoon attended
the races, and took considerable interest in the sport.
Having taken his place on the stand, be shook hands
with his old and well•known antagonist, Mr.
Roweliffe, with whom he entered into a lively and
pleasant conversation. At the conclusion of the
day's sport his lordship dined at the race ordinary,
at the Three Tuns. The " Borough Members"
having been proposed by the Chairman, Lord
Palmerstou, in rising to respond to the tout, was
received with loud and prolonged cheers. When
the applause had subsided, his lordship said—Mr.
Nagle bad been pleased to advert to what I have
been doing in Ireland as an Irish propriebw. I
would only say that if, as my worthy friend stated,
that man is • benefactor to mankind who makes two
blade; of grass grow where only one grew before, I
may claim some merit, because I had at one time
nearly 1,000 acres of sand, where no blade of grass
grew, and now, in consequenoe of having assiduously
planted that sand with bent which dies away after
it has come to a certain growth, and is succeeded
by grass, I have succeeded is wearing the
whole of that barren spot with grass, and
therefore I have dons something more than make
two blades of grass grow where only one grew
before (Loud cheers and laughter.) lam happy to
say that I and my tenantry are on very good terms,
and although I am happy to see a great many feces
when I visit that part of the country, for their own
sakes, I should be glad if many of them would go to
• place where they would be more able to benefit
themselves, but as long as they choose to remain in
their present position I shall he most happy to
allow them. (Cheers.) Mr. Nagle remarked that ,
he was nut allowed to advert to politics, but I beg
leave to advert in a certain degree, I will not
say to politics, but to political conditions, and
especially to Government and Parliamentary
conditions, (cries of "Go on"); for there is •
great similarity bet e'en Government and
Parliamentary conditions and the racing
which we have been attending to-day. (Cheers
and laughter.) The Home of Commons very much
resembles • race-ooare• Pint of all, parties go
there and run for the Queen's plate. (Roars of
laughter and cheers.) It is • general sweepstakes,
and more than one takes the stakes if be whin
(Cantinsed laughter.) Thee again, there is the

match, and he is a Incky man who does not meet
with his match, and he is not at all contented in
that encounter. (Cheers and laughter.) Their
rules are somewhat similar to those which guide the
turf, because there is that feeling in the House of
Commons which gives weight for age. (Loud and
protracted laughter.) It is very true that the young
ones are apt to bolt off the course. (Continued
laughter.) We have one rule which is not enjoyed
to the same degree by the turf, that is to say that
sometimes we run a dead heat, which, in Parlia-
mentary language, is expressed by the words "a
tie" (laughter) ; but then our judge does not
make us go through the debate again, and take the
duriiou over again. Ito decides the matter on the
spot, and a dead heat having been run, he decides in
favour of one horse or the other, just as he may
think best to do. (,:hoers and laughter.) Then
there is another thing in which we greatly resemble
the turf : that in to say, it often happens that a
very good-looking horse breaks down (loud
laughter) ; and so there is a great analogy in reality
between things that apparently differ very much.
The noble lord resumed his seat amidst load and long
continued cheering.
Acerucars.—Monday, 22nd August, appears
to have been an unfortunate day for this town, three
serious accidents having occurred. The first was to
a poor man. named Thomas Bennett, an employe at
the factory. He was endeavouring to open a window
in his workroom, and for that purpose passed his
hand through some machinery. no belt which
drove the gearing caught his right arm, and caused
a compound fracture of the bone, lie was attended
by Mr. Reed and Dr. Smith, who set the bone and
dressed the wounds, and the patient is now pro-
gressing favourably. It was at first feared that the
accident would bring on tetanus, but the result is
happily otherwise.—The second accident was to a
son of Mr. Lutton, of Pileywell Farm—a lad about
eight years of age—who was on horseback in one of
his father's fields. The horse threw him, and he
being unable to disengage his foot from the stirrup
iron, was dragged some distanoe, and then only
released by the breaking of the stirrup leather.
Medical attendance was procured, when it was
found that the unfortunate little fellow had sustained
severe laceration of the scalp and concussion of the
brain.—The third accident occurred to a labouring
man, named William Redwood, in the employ of
Mr. Coram, of Mere Farm. He, with others, were
reaping on the farm, and, under the excitement of
liquor, Redwood and Arthur Gill, one of his fellow
workmen, got into a quarrel; and, in the heat of
his passion, the latter threw his reaping hook at
Redwood, inflicting a severe wound over the right
blade bone, three inches long, and an inch-and-half
deep. He bled profusely. Mr. John Beedell was
called in to attend on the sufferer. It is expected
that the injuries he has received will prevent hint
from resuming his occupation for a considerable time.
BARNSTAPl,E.—Rrnexmater or MR. Bea.
nrnex. —lt is rumoured here that Mr. Bremridge
will not again offer himself for election, but intends
to bring forward Mr. John B. Kerslake, of the
Western Circuit, as a Conservative candidate at the
next election.