The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-06-15 00:00:00

THE ONE !AT.

The lamest on the remains of the deceastal war; opened
on Saturday evening at the George Inn, Dathampton, by
Mr. er.uldock, Coroner for East Somerset.
The jury '.lowed the body and likewise the portion 14
the line where the accidenteccurred. A close examination
of the rails 'showed that the branch line led off the main
system by a single tongued facing point setting to the left
of the off rail. and uitli a fixed point a few feet beyond,
and on the inside of the near rail. On the inltuetliate wax:
of the fixed point there ia a aeam, showing that the wheel
of the engine appears to have atruck it and then to hive
lett. the rails.

No evidence
as to the cause of the accident was taken.
A brother id the deceased, and a member of the fins by
whoiu he was employed, gave evidence generally identi-
fying the body, hut for the purposes of strictly legal reiiid
recognition, the Bathanipton station master and the hind-
most guard of the train had to be ex:unities'. It was
incidentally i-tateil that the train was in good time and
running at about 10 or U. miles per hour. The coroner
adjourned the inquest till Tuesday, when scientific
evidences will be takes.
Mr. Graham, district superintendent, expressed the
great regret of the company at the occurrence, &natal their
behalf said the Coroner and jury would be offered merf
faculty for throwing light on the matter.
The United Hospital authoritim ril.rteil that King-ton.
the driver, is still unconscious, and suffering fPld
symptoms of compression of the brain, which render his
recovery most doubtful. Barnes, the roofer, is w.s.se, and
his condition is extremely Precarious; Gardener, the fish
hawker, suffering from scalp wound; and Read the hargc
captain, are going on well. Mr. 11. Roberts, livery ^itable
keeper at !lath, who at iinit thought nothing of the severe
shaking be received, is now confined to his bed, with
indication of spinal disturbance. The little girl laugh-
land is suffering from general shaking and eunipiend
fracture of the elbow, but no serious consequences art
anticipated.

It is generally expected that the Land Tenni."' 1111!
will he introduced into the Muse of Commons by 111.,

-;fil-o-Fotie has conferred the degree of D. I>. on the Bo
Canon Toole, of Manchester, in considerdtion of hi; ser-
vices in the cause of popular education.
At Dublin, on Wednesday, a carpenter
was committed for trial for killing his wife by settle.: nre
to her with lighted fagots.
Ten thousand pounds damage was caused on Wed nevb
by a fire at the ship-rhandling warehouse ..f Meerx
Aspinall, Son, and Brooke, Lancelot Hey, Liverpool.
Mr. J. Barneby Lutley, a magistrate and ex.sheriff
the county of Hertford, has been tined a and costs. II;
the Bromyard magistrates, for kicking •roan named Foul'
who was walking along defendant's private road.
Sentence of six months' hard labour was weed. at the
Clerkenwell police court, u Margaret Buckley, who nixie
• violent attack on another woman, biting part of hOf
ear off, graying her forehead, and tearing out someof bee
hair.

Printed and Published at ft, High-xtreet West, Derehester.
by Amigo ATKINS, in the parish of Holy Trinity. for
self and au-proprietor.

Tuesday, Juae Irk IT/5.