The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-03-21 00:00:00

IWSZNE

COLLISIOn.—As a traction engine was traversing •
part of this village, called the "Drove," • waggon
drawn by two horses, belonging to Lord Wolverton,
attended by Joseph Wareham, came in the contrary
direction. Unfortunately no man with the usual red
Han preceded the engine, and, on turning • corner, it
suddenly confronted the horse.. The whistle was
blown, but it o dy frightened the home the more, and,
bee 'ming unmanageable, they rushed against the
advancing engine. The first horse was killed outright,
the second was thrown on one aide of the road, and the
engine liaising over one cf its hoofs cut it off, and the
misting animal had tei be despatched as soon as
possible. The value of the hvreetas estimated at an
The was was only slightly hurt.

lIFIUaAD XAGDALIII/,

SLD OMR or Scunnr.—Ou We medal kg an
inquest was held at Mr. Sandford'., at Factory Farm,
Fifebead Magdalen, before Mr. Oomyus beach,
coroner, on the body of Ann Dowding, agel 74 years.
From the evidence it appeared that the deceased bad
been housekeeper to Mr. Sandford for the last 20 years,
but bad beau under medical treatuemt for same little
time pot. She sjapsared to have been somewhat
depressed in spirits at times, and on Monday morning
left her master's house about noon. She did not return,
end on search being made for net the following day,
her dead holy was found in the river Stour. The jury
returned a verdict to the effect that the dammed cora.
tatted suicide whilst in a state of unsound mind.

BRIDPOIT.

The Brew Omcg —The duties coneected with the
honing of bill.stampiN ac., for so many years under the
direction of Mr. P. Tucker (the LibrarY). West•stre,.
have been transferred to the oars of Miss Prince,
stationer, Be., Post-office, Bast-strui.
VAGUNCY.—At the Scrol Police-court, on Friday,
John Bishop, a French polisher. wee charged with
begging.—The evidence of P.C. Baker proved that
prisoner begged money of him, whilst in private clothes,
on the previous evening, Witham followed, and fon
him begging of another man,—Sergi- Hauarcl said the
prisoner was intoxicated when brought fo the station.
He had only been a day out of Dorchester Prison,
where he had been sent a week since for drunkenness
from this Court'—Prsoner was again ordered to the
" Castle" for another seven days.
Rennavalimsirr.—An entertahinunt of vocal music
sad realiop was given on Wider evening last le the
readbe•hell of the Working Men's Association. Old
Castle, South-strut, The Mayor (0. Edmund'',
who is president, wee not able to attend, so the that
was taken by Mr. B. Symeg, who carried out the
duties most efficiently. The programme, a lengthy
one, was well sustained, and the items afforded mull
gratification and amaaemeet.
Gaterr."—h deserving company, entitled "The
Gaiety Comic Concert Party," gave excellent pro.
grammes at the Templar Hall on the evenings of
Pride 7 and BeturdnY. The artistes included Miss
Rayne, Miss laldenhall, Mr. Rayner. and Mr.
gyhert. The roles were sustained most agreeably,
the efforts of the whole company being marked by
(regnant applause from the audience. The laughable
anif grave adobe' were carried out to Pachactiou, and
the wail rendering, were of that finished style which
celeste hit to please,

NLAMDPOID.
IS the Cloud of Queen's Binds last week, before Mr.
Justios Mathew and Mr. Justice Care. the nam of
Williams v. Mercier was beard. It was an inter-
/A..", usus ree.etiy tried before Lord Coleridge and
• @pausal jury. The true wee as to the property in
certain jewels which had been seised by the sheriff
under a judgment against Heels Walllaina, the
Uff's wife, said as a fame sole altar her marriage with
Mr. Hale Williams. The question wee Muth*, or
net they were property to the eeperste use of the
wile. If they were not, but the husband'e, than,
under the oirciumetenoss, they could not be seised ;
but if, on the other hand, they were, as the damedent
contended, pert) to the wife's separate use, then
med. was entitled to have her judgment
satisfied out of them. In the result, the jury found a
verdict for the plaintiff. Subasquently a rule nisi
had been obtained for a nee ge,„l of ta,,„ Lau..—
liir Harding. Gifford, Q.U., and B. T. Reid argued
in support of it,—Tn• mcie of the case have been
previously
Mr. kiwis rrifinints,inhal hr T‘tly Trtd • lady,
I who, it appeared, at the time of her marriage, wee
' considerably in debt to various tradespeople, and
=wog nor creditors was the defendant, a fashionable
milliner. She had obtained a judgment against Mrs.
kiwis Willies= in an action against tier for goods
supplied to her previous to her marriage, including her
truism:au. To satisfy this judgment the sheriff nod,
under a writ of seised upon the property now
in dispute, the subject of this iuterpleader issue. The
arguments' ot the learned roamed were not concluded
when Me tiouri rum on Thursday. They as.. con-
tinued on Fiiilay morau.g, and at the conclusion the
Court said they would take tints to consider the
matter.