The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-04 00:00:00

Dtbonshirt.

BIRKS BIeTILICT Count or BANKRUPTCY, Wed-
nesday. —( Before Mr. ( 'olllllliikaleller A nit iievii.)-11e
Miami Ptession. railway coutraetor, Ycuvil,Sionerset.
This was an audit meeting. Mr. Stugdon appeared for
the assignees. and Mr. Washurough, Drilled. attended
for sonic creditors.—Mr. Stogdon stated that the defend-
ant had been contractor on the Wilts and Somerset Rail-
way. Ile was an engineer, and was a great personal
friend of the late Mr. Brunel. He came before this
court and obtained a first•cloui certificate, his accounts
being very satisfactory. As far as the creditors were
concerned, however, they did not anticipate the pay-
ment of any dividend, excepting as to the result of •
euestion pending between the estate and the Great
Western Railway. It i.ppeated that the company had
seized • large amount of property ',chiming to defend-
ant, in consequence of the non-performance of his con-
tract, which had not been made available to the estate.
Ile was the sole contractor for the Weymouth branch,
and he was to be paid in shares—the company becom-
ing the IllurtgligeOf Of these shares to the extent of
£7 log. upon every I:10 share. Whilst the works were
in progress, the Great Western Company, to whom the
Weymouth hue as leased. made advances to the plain-
tiff from time to time. The advances, however, not
coaling in fast enough, the plaintiff made an arrange-
ment with Messrs. Miles and to., bankers, of Bristol,
ti..-ough his %elicitor, Mr. Ward, to be supplied with
money for carrying CM the work, giving them certain
authorities to receive the shares from the 'Weymouth
Company, and giving the lii a lien on the shares. After
the bankruptcy, • dispute arose with the Great West-
ern Railway in reference to the shares, Ac., and wen-
sera opinion was taken, and was favourable to the
estate. Mr. Cooke, one of the creditors, called a me, t-
Mg of the creditors in London, but it was not thought
advisable to enter into litigation with the Great Wes-
tern Company, on account of the expense, although it
was felt that the creditors had a good case. Mr. Vi-
ning had acted OA solicitor to the ereelitoni ; and he had
taken great trouble to work up the case, and had taken
counsel's opinion, paying the fee out of his own pocket.
The creditors, at their meeting in London, passed a
resolution, reoommeniling that Mr. Vining should he
paid out of the estate. The costs incurred by Mr.
Vining amounted to about COO, and the sum to he
divided among creditors representing £B,tlio or i:10,00D
WU about £l5O. The application to the court there-
fore was for payment of Mr. Vining's coats out of the
NUM to be divided. His Honour said he would con-
eider the question. At present lie thought he should
be inclined to allow a portion of the LW but not all
The question was then adjourned until the 28th instant.

DEATH EY ACcIDIENT Of Mk. STOGDON.—Wis
regret to state that since the hearing of the above
case, Mr. Stogdon, the well-knliwu solicitor, was
drowned whilst bathing at Dewlish. The friends of
deceased were staying at that town for the benefit
of their health, and he had gone down to Exeter to
visit them. He went out to bathe on Sunday morn-
ing, the sea being lather rough at the time. He was
a good swimmer. and had swain out a considerable
distance from the shore. A cry of distruis was
heard, and two lads swam out, but could not save
low. Shortly afterwards his body was washed
ashore. Although twenty minute only bail elapsed
from the time the cry of distress was heard to tlie
time the body was washed ashore, no efforts to re-
store animation appear to have been made. The
deceased was highly and universally respected by his
fellow citizens, and by the profusion throughout
the West of England.
Soerit-WEsTERN EXTRNsioX To ExETER. A
trial trip on that portion of the exteusiun line be-
tween Exeter and Hunitou, a distance of 19 miles,
took place a few days ago. The load solicitor, Mr.
John Daw, invited the Mayor of Exeter (Captain
Tanner), Mr. S. T. Kekewich, M.P., and other
gentlemen to accompany him from the tunnel at
Black Boy-road, MAO Exeter, to the mouth of the
tunnel at Honiton. Mr. Taylor, the contractor, pro-
vi.6l an engine and carriages, and the journey was
safely and satisfactorily accomplishes'. The lino
from Exeter to Yeovil is expected to be opened for
traffic in March next. Thu works on the branch
lino from Exeter to Exmouth are proceeding
Vigorously.
Duvossuffin Ilirin Conrs.—The Exeter and
South Devon Rifle Corps p satisfactorily,
although it is felt by many that, considering the
extent of population, there ought to be a much
larger initialer of members connected ‘vith it. The
Exeter members, bering more than WO, are
regular in their attendance at aril They have all
been supplied with the ride, and many of the young
men are already excellent shots. A fund for the
formation of a baud in connexion with the corps has
IN..en established, and a very matisfactory sum has
already been subscribed. The members of the Exeter
companion were inspected IT the Major couunaudant,
Sir E. S. Priam's, at the Exeter Barracks, on Wed-
nesday evening. Tim.! men were suppfied with seve-
ral rounds of blank ,artridge. They fired with
prieision, and went through various military move-
ments in a very satisfactory manner, considering the
brief time they have been enrolled.

l'hvuouru. The Lord Dalhousie, 912 tons,
Captain T. J. Markham, chartered by Her Majesty's
Emigration Commissioners, under directions from
the Horse Giun sailed on Saturday week for Cal-
cutta, with Rix warried couples, 157 married women,
four single men, eight single women, 92 boys
betwceu the ages of 1 and 12, 102 girls between the
rune ages, and two female infants—making a total
of 371 awls, equal to 272 statute adults, under
chary of Surgeon Superintendent John G. Win-
dows, aided by the services of a suitable matron,
and • few married soldiers who will act as consta-
bles. The passengers consisted of the wives said
children of the withers belonging to the 19th, 20th,

34th, 67th, 60th, and 90th Regiments, now serving
in India, from whom they have been separated since
the breaking out of the mutiny.