The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-30 00:00:00

A NoTOßlot7s WOMAN

The death ts announced by the Naw yeti, paper, of a I
lady who twenty years ago was, if wit the heroine of the
day, at least next door h it, her flume being Am.-lat.-4
with one of the moat lasixational murders of the times.
Lira. Henry Field, wife of the editor of the Eceoge fiat,
who died in New York on the fith instant, was better
known on this side of the Atlantic as Millie de Lucy
Desportes, goveniess in the family of the Due and
I>uchesse de Priedin, and supposed lobe the indirect cause
of the murder of that unfortunate lady by her husband,
who afterwards committal suicide. Millle Deaportes was
arrestal after the murder, and interrogatel before the
Chamber of Peers ; but there being nu evidence against her,
wao released, and emigrated to New York, where in IMSI
she married the Nov. Henry 11. Field, pastor of a church
at West Springfteld, Maaxachusetta, and subsequently
editor of the Maui/that newspaper. During the last
twenty years Ma. Field lived with her husband in New
York, and was, it was stated, "one of the most distin-
guished women" offthat city. She was also" a woman of
great wit, acutenaui, and sense. Her conversational
powers were remarkable, and her reading and accomplish-
ments complete and varied." Mrs. Field was also an
artist of great merit, and many of her crayon portraits
which adorned the walls of the Academy were much
admired. For three years she was principal .if the
Women's Art School of the Cooper Union. Her house in
New York was long fainoia for her "receptions;' all that
was fatuous in literature and art being gathered under her
roof.

THE CHILD MURDER AT MIDsOMER NORTON.

GREAT FIRE AT TROWBRIDGE.
At midnight, on Thursday. • fire broke out in the
extensive range of factory Premises belonging to Mr.
James Copwell, cloth loaltufacturer, of Trowbridge. The
buildings, which are Nit:tided in a place called Innox, near
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which Wise IleW. and cent lined modern and valuable
mitchinciy in self-acting mill", "us eye. nw wrapped in
game,, before any alarm WA. given. The flames sprawl
thence to the northern win.Whith ctatain,l old buildings,
and, the floors being indurated with .IL that fire soon got
beyond all control. As wsin as the firediells rang out, the
engines came upon the scene. Messrs. Webb's being first,
under the direction ..f Mr. R. Marshinan ; anal this was
followed by Messrs. Brown and Palmer s engine, com-
manded by Mr. .1. Mortimer, and the barrack engine,
manned by the Artillerymen. commanded by Lieutenant
Itadcliffe anal Lieutenant Lord Joynes, Major Schriebar,
and captain Stratton being also on the scene directing
operations. Meantime the whole range of buildings was
on tire from roof to basement, notwithstanding the united
efforts of the three brigades. the Artillerymen working
with their brethren in is moat praiseworthy manner.
All that could be done was to confine the Are
to the fail.aary stat ave the adjoining property
the inmates of the dwelling-houses, being of course,
greatly alarmed, as they were surrounded by burn-
ing buildings, amidst a continuous shower of flakes of
burning wool, which threatened destruction all around,
anal were carried by the wind to a considerable distance
over the town. The inmates of the houses saved their
furniture, and the womlwork and windows having caught
tire. it WWI only by pouring a continuous stream of water
uisni them that the dwelling-houses were saved. The
factory anal machinery, we believe, were partially insured.
The damage is estimated as between .1:10,0igi and £15,000,
A large number of workpeople will be thrown out of em-
ployment, Ily daylight on Fridsr morning the flames
were sulslued, without spreading further.