The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-26 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Tax Amurreb Sulam ngGOVijoi, Livit.-0111ard. tbe
Van who attempted to destroy his elle by cutting his !Moat, •
still i 11.., th .ugh not out of danger. He is now repentant, and
is thankful to Pr evidence that he did not *unsaid in hl• attempt
at first. It appears Mut he did not nes Mr. Wadsworth on
Monday morning, but lengered about in a state of hesitation,
'tore he eeturued home.

BUILDING WAR SHIPS —}LM. Customs anthoritie
have been instruott44o report at once and from time to
time, wheat ran, eestfric of war ere being oonetructei
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with respect to any scoh.seasels building on account of
foreign belligerents, or likely to be transferred to them
when built.

A FRENCH CIOMNI ON OOR COASTS. Yaohtsmen
from the Channel report a "nasty shirking French
Gramm" to be lurltiog about near Portland, with ber
tunnel down, and under salt. This &manias la supposed
to be adopted to enable her too ptnre the next Bremen
boat that puma UP Channel Until the yacht got quite
clom to her, the character of the Frew:lnman was not
perceived.

011 REGIBTRAIL—At • meeting of the
Board of Guar lions of the Weymouth Union on
Tuesday laat, the two oudidates for the office of
it.gistrar of births and dsaths, variant by the death if
Mr. W. Barrett, were Mr. Thorn., Tewkesbury and
Mr. J. Lee. relieving officer. Mr. J. Lee rete iced 11
votes, and Mr. Tewkesbury four. Mr. Lee we. therefore
elected. The Rsgihtrarabip of marriagea is to the stit
of It. Hare. Edo., clerk to the Guardians. Mr. Lee
retitios his position as relieving officer.
TH3 BACCWATIR RAILWAY OATS HOCTDENT.—The
pnuoipal dsioase woe that the panel. of the two guard's
vans, whieh project about 6in. farther than the carriages.
were beaten in, and some glass broken. The sides of
the pa/ranges curium; escaped with only • little
paint acratie I off. On the same evening it was dl..
covered that the gatekeeper had only tiod home. This
eree his first misfortune Urr many years, and it is
supposed resulted from want of nerve at the in and
out trains passing, and causing him to alter rite position
of the gives too quickly for him. He was to resume
duty lut Thursday morning.

SMASHING RAILWAY °ATI& —On Wedersilly morn•
log the first train from Portland, due at 8.39 et Wey-
mouth, had come down the Chiokerell rood incline,
when the gates at the Littlefield' end of the Backwater
railway bridge were across the line, instead of being
fastened back to allow the train to peas. 'liters was
time, no the men in the train said, for the gatekeeper
to have opened his gates, had he possessed nerve eunuch,
but he was frightened at seeing the train so close. It
was impo-sible for the driver to stop, and the train
dovite'l into the gates, tripped one from its hinges, and
in an instant "doubled up" the other, thogeb composed
of strong iron bars. The gate was omsa "like a
bundle of matches," but the engine received no damage.
Fortunately none of the bars got on the rails, and the
train crossed the Backwater in safety, a providential
result, for there were more then 100 persons in the
carriages. The gate-keeper, Bailey, was so frighieued
at the eousequenerso of Lis neglect, that he absconded,
and lies not been heard of tiara.

hoLy Tanury Nrw I Soroota—The foun-
dations of theim school* are being put in, and it is
eapected that the foundation stone will &000 be laid.
They are to be erected in consequence of the Infant
acholars having so much increased in number that the
present aecominodation is quit* in-uftliiient. The main
part of the new building will contain about 1,600 super-
ficial feet, and to this is addrd at the uorth-weet
corner a wina inclosing about 400 square feet, thus pro-
viding aocommodation for about 200 children. The
style of architecture will be Gothic, and will harinoniaa
with that of the present schools. The infant school will
occupy the south-east corner of the ground, sod at the
south-west will be a playground for the scholars, for
whom the usual galaxies and other appliances will be
provided inside. Mr. G. it. Crickniay is the srehitect,
end Yews. Norman and Co. the builders, sod it is
expeotel the sehools will be completed in shoot four or
Ave months. Tbs smafauy toads are Wag 'Owl by ,
eaboaripkoss.