The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-06-03 00:00:00

On the 11th of this month Taylor wrote anotlur letter I
in his wife's name to Mrs. Ghlea, which has been handed
over to P.C. Bateman. It inclosed a brooch, with
photographiclikonessea of Ta3lor and Ids wife on one side,
and of the four children, on the other, which are believed
to have been taken while
.they were living at Bideford.
The first impression on the minds of Mr. and Mrs.
Giles on the receipt of this gift was that there daughter
and Taylor were about to leave the country. Subsequent
events hive, however, given another aspect to the
letter. After directing that the brooch is a gift to Mrs.
Giles, and on her death to go to her daughter Rebecca,
or in the event of her not being then alive then to the
next younger sister Ellen, the writer directs Mrs .Giles
to take in the raper for this week or for six months to
come and to look it well over as it will be sure to be
worth reading.
In none of the letters is any &Busier' made to the
writer's being in embarrassed circumatancya, and no
application was ever made for pecuniary assistance.
Much sympathy is felt in this neighbourhood for the
Odes family, upon whom this heavy calamity has so un-
expectedly fallen.
BRISTuL.—FHEAIiti Or A BULLOCK.—A bullock
belonging to Mr. Stock, f the market, was being driven
through Castle-street on Tuesday night, when it be
'mine frightened, an attempted to enter various shops.
Some of the tradesmen, thinking that if they had any
transactions with 'Jim he would turn out to be a
troublesome customer, and a source of more " plague
than profit," rattled up their shutters and closed their
doors. The poor animal ran backwards and forwards,
and eventually took refuge in the shop of tale. Adams,
stationer. We need hardly say that Mr. Adams
and those who were in the shop were greatly alarmed.
Crowds of people were collected in the streets, and the
bullock, finding himself hemmed in at the door way,
made a leap, and went clean through the window.
Of course there was a complete smash of glass and
sash, the effect of which upon the anim.,l was any-
thing but 'soothing or reassuring. lie bolted into
Castle Green, where he took an Irishman off his legs
with his horns, but fortunately the poor falow's
clothes gave way, and be escaped serious injury. The
animal pursued Ids mad career for some time, and was
ultimately placed in the slanghterhowse of Ur. Cox,
btapleton Road.
, A. WORTHY EXAMPLII.—We are pleased to learn
that our fellow citizens, Messrs Breillat, Chick, & Co.,
manufacturers of the celebrated patent lead and blues,
• and whose case has been no justly admired in the
, Exhibition, have decided, with their usual generosity,
, upon treating their employees to • aix days' visit to
the Great Exhibition, and paying their wages as if at
work.

COUNTY COURT CASF.,--INPOBTANT TO POTATO MLR-
CHANTS.—On Tuesday, at the County Court, before
Sir J. Eardly Wilmot, Bart., a case of considerable
interest (sent from the Court of Queen's Bench) was
heard. The plaintiff was Mr. Barry, the extensive
potato dealer in this city; the defendant was Mr.
Bartlett, of Wells—Mr. Edlin appeared for the plaintiff;
Mr. Rotton for the defendant.—Toe amount claimed
was £lO us for two tons of potatoes. From the
evidence it appeared that in the early part of the
present year the defendant agreed to purchase the
potatoes of the plaintiff, and they were forwarded to
him according to order, but upon arriving at their
destination they were found to be frost bitten and
unfit for use. The defendant therefore returned them
immediately by train, but the plaintiff objected to take
them back, and commenced the present action for the
amount.—A number of witnesses having been examined,
his Honor non-suited the plaintiff.