The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

railtshire.

SA LISBURN'. - The Late ram! of Pocket-picking on
the South WeMern Atailway.—John l'humae, John
Ureem, and Mary Smith, the three persons who
were charged before our City magistrates, on Mon-
day, the 3lst ult., with picking the pocket of Slim
Tabor, of Wilton, in a railway train, near Andover,
were taken before the County Bench, at Andover,
on Friday week, and committed for trial at the next
Hants Assizes. The prisoners pretended that they
were strangers to each other, but a clerk at the
railway station proved that tickets fur the train in
questihn were taken by the female for all three.
They are supposed to be part of a gang of •' swindlers,"
who have been victimizing the public at Southamp-
ton and other towns, their principal spurious emu
being well-executed half-sovereigns of the date of
1145 h.

TDB QUERN n. TIINSALDIBURY AND YEOVIL RAIL.
WAY COMPANY. —Till/ MA4:I came before the court of
Queen's Bench on Tuesday. It was for a rule for a
witelantudi to construct a portion of the road (ruin
tialisbury to Yeovil, called Church•street, Fisherton,
in acconlance with the Act of Parliameut. Mr. M.
Q.C. showed cause against the rule, which
was supported by Mr. Slade, Q.C., and Mr. Taylur.
After cmisiderable discussion the rule was enlarged
till next term.

IXI'KINUTON. —The village of Luckington, near
Badminton, during the last few days has been in a
state uf gloom. irst, in consequence of the death
of Mr. Thomas Bell, yeoman, which occurred on the
2nth ult., from injury to the brain, caused by his
horse falling while hunting with the Badminton
hounds on the nth of January. The horse, a he
animal, presented by His Grace the Duke of Beau.
fort, slipped on the opposite side of • bank while
leaping, and while struggling to regain his legs gave
Mr. Bull a blow on the head, which injured the
brain. Mr. Bell took no particular notice of the
matter fur • week, when he was faked with pains in
the head, which gradually grew worse till death took
place. During his illness he was visited by the
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and the Marquis of
Worcester. The unfortunate man was 6.5 years of
ago, and for 40 years never missed& season without
being in the tield with the hounds. Au inquest Wall
holden on the lat., and a verdict in accordance with
the above facts returned. —The wend awe °mimed
on the 2nd inst., Mr. William Palmer, fanner and
cattle dealer, age 60, having committed suicide by
blowing his brains out. He had fur wine time been
in a dapouding state of mind, but there did not
appaar to be any muse for alarm. He arrived home
the previous evening from Sodbury market in better
spirits than usual, having done business to his
satisfaction. The neat day he took a double-barrel
gun and discharged it in his month, shattering his
bead in fragments. An inquest took place ou the
3rd inst., and a verdict of "Temporary insanity"
was returned.

CIIIPPENUA U. —The Duke of Beaufort attained the
aga of /Ls the let inst. The event was celebratisl
by his graee's servants at Great Badminton by a ball,
to which nearly all the village was invited. Three
hundred persons were present.
1:M1,1.4R INCIDISNT. --Tell Years ago. When Mr.
Benjamin 1./ring, of Oreat Itmlininton, was asastruit
deerkeeper to the Duke of Beaufort, he WIWI out with
the head keeper, Mr. Eels, for the purpose of shoot.
ing sher. .lecillentally, instead of taking effect en
the animal at which it was aimed, a ball glanced the
!Kick if the .leer and entered the breast of the keeper,
bat hetmiii letilig mortal injury. One day last month
the ioU was taken out of Be biding place, and the
keeper la maivrring the use of one arm, which has
Weil much impaired since the accident.