The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-09-20 00:00:00

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TsusTox. —A bullock jumped from* railway car-
riage whilst in motion, near this town, on Thaunday
week, and was killed on the spot.

Mr. Nicholas Bond, of On:hard Portman, was
fined 115 s. by our bench of magistrates on Saturday,
for trespassing in pursuit of game on land at Staple
Fitzpaine, on the 3rd instant. A similar complaint
was preferreil agaiust Mr. Horace S. Grevenlade,
for trespassing on laud at West Hatch, occupied by
William Chyle. This cave was dismissed owing to
the raising of the question of the right of sporting
over Mr. Clode's land. Captain Habau said he
rented the right by deed of Lord Portman, but
Clods used he had the right to depute whom he
pleased to shoot on his land, and the defendant was
there with his consent.

&Kermit Eire:tem-The election expenses of
the four candidates for this borough, at the general
election on the the 30th of A pril last, have just
been published. The expenses of each candidate,
including election auditor fees, &c., were as
follows :-W. Hanlon, Esq., .£6l 11.. 3d. ; the
Right Hon. H. Labouchere (now Lord Taunton),
£531 3e. 3d.; Arthur Mills, FAq., £515 tie. 64.;
G. C. Bentinck, Env., £291 6s. 74. Mr. Beadon's
expenses are made up in the following way i-
moinangers, £3 44. &l. ; E. Upham, an agent £2O;
printing, advertising, &c., £l3 6a. 94. ' • landlord
of White Hart, for use of rooms, carriage hire, and
personal expenses, £l3; returning officers £2O; and
election auditor .Cll. Total, £B2 1 Is. 3d. Mr.
likadon did not canvass, and employed no solicitors.
For Mr. Labouchere there was spent, £24 101. in
messengers ; £l9 Ss. 64. in clerks; £lO7 se. in
printing, advertising, &c. ; £29 ss. ttcl. in the con-
veyance of voters; £5O each to three solicitors;
£lO to a fourth; and £5O to Mr. C. Lake, election
agent; carriage hire, .C 43 Si. 64.; use of rooms,
£2l 10e. ; returning officers, £33 Os. 64.; miscel-
laneous, £l4 7s. 74.; Personal expenses of candi-
date i-meinengere, £6 155.; election auditor,
£2l 15e. CL; total, £531 3s. 3d.; Mr. Mill's
expenses were i-messengers, £32 Oa. 64.; convey-
ance of voters, ikc., £2l 3a. 94.; clerks, £ll7 ;
Sy hire, &c., £l5 Ms.; printing and advertising,
£66 12s. 64.; use of rooms, £2l 12s. 74.; solicitors,
and agents (three of the solicitors having £5O each),
' £177 9..; returning officers, £33 Os. 64. ; miscel-
laneous, £lO 3e. 9d. • election auditor, .C2O 15s. 6d,;
total, £515 Sa. 64. Mr. Bentinck's expenses nom-
prised :-£l9 for messengers ; £34 91. for clerks;
.£5 16s, for fly hire, &c.; £4B Os. 74. for
printing, advertising &c ; £lO for the use of rooms;
£122 10s. to solicitors, agents, Ito. (one solicitor
receiving £5O, and two others £265.. each) ; return-
ing officers, £27 Ills. CL; miscellaneous, .£8 la 64.;
and £154.. to election auditor; total £291 6s. 7d.
Sinnott Maturr.-The inquest held on Friday
week on Sergeant John Bond, who was found dead
in his bed on the day previous, resulted in a
verdict of" Died by the visitation of God." He
was in the 81st year of his age.

The water works in this town are fast programing.
The whole of the pipes are laid down from the spring
to the tank, and from thence nearly through the
town, leading to the railway station, which was
expected to be reached by the end of last week,
when the town will be fully supplied with excellent
water. Nearly the whole of the respectable inhabi-
tants have had, or are having, the pipes laid in their
houses--many of whom are about to have them in
their bed-rooms; this, when completed, will be the
best thing which ham ever been done for the town of
Shepton Mallet, And great praise is due to the pro-
moters of this auch•desired undertaking.

There is to be a meeting of the shareholders of
the East Somerset Railway on the 28th instant, after
which a special meeting will be held, to arrange the
commencement of the extension of the line from
Shepton Mallet to Wells. When that is completed
there will be railway communication from Limd's-
end to Land's-end, without interruption. We hope
it will soon be completed.
last week as Mr. William Davis, in the employ
of Mr. Bennett, draper and hosier, of Shepton
Mallet, was returning from his weekly journey, the
horse took fright on the Mendip hills and ran for
nearly two miles, at a frightful rate down a decline.
The man 'hood to his task well, and guided the
animal in a dexterous manner, and by shouting to
perilous in the distance to clear the way prevented
accidents. As the animal approached the town,
being much fatigued from its long run, it was easily
stopped by the assistance of several men without any
injury being done.

An aocident occurred on Friday, in this toWn,
which nearly proved fataL Mrs. Tudway, of Wells,
came to Shepton in her carriage to visit her daughter,
Mrs. A. C. Phipps, and whilst the horses in the car-
riage were Minding at the door the coachman alighted
from the box to do some trifling thing to the har-
ness. He was marauding the box, when a boy
came by and spoke to the horses, which made
them start off before the coachman could reach his
place. They ran down the hill, and at the bot-
tom threw the coachman off with great force, break-
ing his arm and his jaw, and otherwise seriously
bruising him; he is in a dangerous state. The
horses continued their speed up the street into the ,
town, where a man by the name of Chapman, a
butcher, tried to stop them, but was knocked down,
much bruised, and his leg broken. The horses
were stopped a little further up the town without
injury to themselves or the carriage.
SECOND 801IIIRMET blimn.i.—This regiment as-
sembled in this city Friday, pursuant to an order
from Lord Portman, the Lord-Lieutenant of Somer-
set, for the customary three weeks' drill, acoom-
ponied by official inspection. As yet it is hardly
possible to speak of the strength or of the merits of
the corps, as many of the men come from a distance
and being recruits it must take some few days' time
to fit them out. The men mustered in the afternoon
on the South parade, and were told off for their
billets--accommodation being provided for WO. The
following officers accompany the regiment :—Colonel
Pinney; Lieutenant-Colonel F. F. Luttrell; Major
J. T. Stanley; Captains R. J. Biadee, E. Harwood,
F. J. B. Spnrway, G. Chamberlain., C. J. Sawyer,
, W. Barrett, and G. Ogles ; Lieutenants R. Hether-
ington, K. A. A. & Creagh, E. Fox, J. H. Brera
ton, W. P. Jillard, and R. T. Woodman; Ensigns
G. H. Cooke, W. F. Holt, W. F. G. Langton, C.
L Salmon, J. A. P. K. Harwood, W. V. Andrews,
and H. M. Sproule ; Adjutant Alexander 3. Macpher-
son, Captain and Acting Paymaster; Quarter-master
0. Fraser; Surgeon, J. Grant Wilson; Assistant-
Surgeon, John Grant Wilson. As on the occasion of
the regiment's assembling last year, the Assembly
Rooms have been selected for the officer's mom-house,
and the victualling department has been entrusted to
the care of Fisher, of Northgate-street. We hear
that it is in contemplation to annex the Hanoverian
Band to the regiment during its period of drill ; and
if so, we have no doubt, from the known public spirit
and liberality of the colonel sad officers, that, as on
a former occasion, the public will be admitted to the
promenade concerts given in the large apartment of
the suite.

Wittuf Voitrirreza Rink Coars.—The com-
mittee have Owned an announcement that the Volun-
teer Rifle Corps for the city of Wells and neighbour-
hood, will consist of—Effectives, being those who
are physically able and willing to complete the
necessary drill, exercise, and practice, according to
the government regulations; twenty-four days' drill
in the course of the year will be required, but they
will not necessarily be consecutive, and a morning's
or evening's drill will be reckoned as a day : Super-
numeraries, being those who are desirous to contri-
bute by their influence and means to the formation
of the corps, but who may be unequal to greater
physical exertion than the mere attendance at the
stipulated drills and the performance of local duties;
and non-effectives, or honorary members, being those
willing to subscribe, but who, from age, occupation,
or infirmity, may be unable to take pert in the drill
and practice. Non-effective, will be fequired to pay
an entrance fee of not lees than £5, and an annual
subscription of El. If the subscriptions of the non-
effectivea and others should be sufficient, the com-
mittee propose that the rifle and military accoutre-
ments be provided for those young men who are
willing to join as effective*, but are unable to pro-
vide he whole of their equipment. In any case
each member will be expected to provide his own
uniform. All members to pay an annual subscrip-
tion of Cl.