The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-03 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCBS.

A MAW Portiowin CT itsWITS.-018 morning an unfortunate oecarreme ha
with loss of life, to T. Chick, aged 3Zyears. who e.„
sided in llorsely-down. It appeared that the tieesesid
was thirsty, being ill with • fever. and got oet of bad,
wheu he poured Kim* water into a teacup., whisk his
wife had placed on the table, ornataining • azneede" he poison some rata, and drank it. • medical Elsa wee sent for, who advised his immediate removal to Guy's
Holdtal, where every attention was paid, het he ii.
tired shortly after his admission.
FRIGHTTCL ACCIDINT IN DEAR FOREST:—.IIa
quest was held by Yr. Coroner Lovegrove, al Teseday.
on the body of Richard Richards. aged 32, late •
furnmernan in the employ of Moore. Crawslin end
Allaway, at the Cinderford free Works. It bean
limes happen, that the molten iron in the farness
l'ald.air bursts out, and that when then are ladies.
t ~,,, s of this happeoun the men take preesatirme dot
the iron shall flow into the moulds. On fkiterdep
morning the deceased and • man named Dyer were at
work at No. 4 forams, when the former, who 181111 In
charge, detected what he thought were appeariaeg.
that the iron was about to " bard." He at 0000 sem-
niunicated his tespiciorui to Dyer, and seems this In have lain down in the "fall" through which the metal
runs to the moulds to watch the proems of the ferliallik when the iron suddenly burst out in • torrent upon
him. His clothes immediately teak Ire, aid be ran
towards another furnace' foe assidenee. His fellow-
workmen saw what had occurred. • watchman WNW. diately got a bucket of water, and &bother furtmememn
took it and ran towards the demised, bet before he could get to him, although the dietaries wee vesy
short, the whole of his clothes, with the 'empties of the band of his trousers, were entirely consumed, sad
the poor man waa frightfully injured. He wee wrapped in aliCeta, and the same mornint.was conveyed to tie
Infirmary
at Gloucester, where expired • few house
afterwards from the injuries he had received. Al
so fearfully burnt, he was perfectly seosible, hitt
gave no account as to how the secident oeserrn.
Dyer, his fellow-woekinan, was also shockingly beret
upon his face and Ins; he was also Wesght to the
Infirmary at the same time, and we are glad to bear
that hopes are entertained of his recovery.
FATAL ACCIDINT TO LADT CIIARLOTTZ CHITWTIOTL
—The family of Sir George Clietwyod, of Grendoei
Hall, near Atherstone, have beet' thrown into the
nofLathdey
deepest aMiction by an accident which hae malted is
afternoon
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the premature death of Lady Charlotte Chetwyed.
The house was full of company on Saturday,and
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friends, when the animal she rode shied and bolted,
and presently threw her ladyship with great victims'.
Lady Charlotte fell on her head and sustained several
severe coutuaioos, from which she never rallied,' and
in ua
spite of every attention and the best edical aid, she
expired a little before six o'clock on Sunday moraiagi
Lady Charlotte did not recover 'taxability after her
fall. The sad event created the deepest sorrow
the friends of the family assenabled at Grind:lo7Z
all of them took their departure on Monday. Lady
Charlotte had only just attained her 47th year. She
was • daughter of the late Marquis of Downstairs, aid
married, in 1843, Sir George Chetwynd, Bart.
Tux STRAND Ifuepea.—ltielisrd Reeve, • lad of
only eighteen years of age, was triad on WIIIJOSaday at
the Central Criminal Court, fur the murder of Ins half-
soder in Drury-court, Strand. Mr. Sleigh, who was
retained by some benevolent persona, did not att:mat
to deny the facts of the cue, bat suggested the poi
insanity of the prisoner at the time the deed warn mem
milted. Mr. Baron Bramwell told the jary that, in
the absence of all evidence on the subject, they mull
dialariss this suggeation or theory from their minds, and
return a verdict of wilful murder if they were aniseed
of the prisoner's guilt. The jury returned a verdiet of
guilty, but recommended the wretched lad to mune"
the ground of his youth, and of the bad example whisk
had been set bin'. The learned judge then passed sen-
tence of death. There can, we should think, be se
doubt that the recommendation of the jury will be asked
upon, and the sentence commuted to yeast 8111Titila•
for life.
GRIAT FIRR AT CHILITER.--On Monday leveeing,
about half-past five, a vrry alarming and destined,*
liie broke out in the Queens Hotel, t ;hater, adjoining
the railway station. The fire was find observed IR the
top bedroom of the southern division of the Wilt*,
and is conjectured to have originated from des of the
wooden joista in the flue. The conflagration WY very
much amelerated from the feat tied there was •WI
breeze°, wind right in upon the buildings, that the
timber of which the stradure is built is pitch pine, aid
that the entire building has been but recently painted.
The blue was visible for seven miles around. The
domestics were actively engaged in carrying oat the
unive.ible articles to the interior of the station, whisk
preomted a curious aspect. At one time there weds
four fire-engines bard at work, one from Salton, sad
one from Birkenhead, which bad been telegraphed fee,
and two belonging to Chester. At twenty minutes pest
ten the fire had aasumed such a position that the offi-
cial" lied commenced clearing the crowd away, as an
exploeion of tree/gallons of spirits was expected every
moment. The Chester Volunteers, under Captain
Husuberston, 11. P., did essential service during the
disaster. Mr. Jones, general station-manner, Mr.
stetion-master, Mr. Ringer, and others, were a/aer
most actively engaged. There was just time to save the
plate and • large part of the furniture. At one period
the railway station itself, which cost about • quarter of
• aniline', was deemed in danger. The intenor of the
original part of the hotel is deetroyed, but at midnight
the large new wing was side, so that tlre establishment
may he re-opened immediately. The building is very
heavily insured, and belongs to • company distinct from
the railway company.
A Cuuti•ozous OLD MAID.—On Monday, at the
M•richester Police-court, • fellow named David Char.
. wick, was brought up and charged with having, on the
previous Saturday night, burglarionaly entered the
dwelling-house of • maiden lady, named Mid Hamad'
Exley, residing near Ardwick. It appeared that •
short tints since, • house in the same locality as Mks
Exley's we, broken into, and several articles stoles
therefnou. For some reason Of other Miss Exley
entertained the belief that her bowie (as 'be was the
, only inmate) would share a similar fate accordingly,
on Saturday night last, cold as it was, site put out her
fire and candle, and kept watch. Hour after beer
mimed and nerves of the thieves, but at last there As.u•
a rap at the tront door, She silently looked out of a
window Andrew • woman and two anon deeding. The
men after a short time left the woman while they
went round to the back part of the house, whereupon
Mk" Exley stealthily stepped into the back kitchen and
placed • candle and matches on the table for the we of
the tltivf, if lie should be bold enough to enter. After
this, Miss Ezley secreted herself, and the had no sooner
done vu than she heard • tapping at the Desk door,
which was answered by the woman from the front. la
a moment more the kitchen window was broken in,
and one of the men mitered the aperture. struck a light,
arid walked upstairs. Mies Exley was behind a bed is
another room, and she fairly saw the face of the men
in the other. One of the front bedroom windows was
up. and she seized a tea tray, struck it heavily on the
window-sill, and cried, "Thieves, thieves r' A young
man, who was courting a girl next door, rusted out and
followed the thief who bad been in the hone., and
was running away. While in pursuit the thief tamed
round and threw a knife at him. Ultimately, Char'
wick, in turning • corner, ran into the arms of • pollee-
man. The fellow is said to be • desperate thsracterr.
Ile was remanded. Miss Exley seems delighted with
herself.

trt /OR TIE Ten•MILI CIAMPIOXIMIT.-011
Monday, the great race for the champion sup of tem
miles, between Deerfoot and Harker, run at Hackney
Witk, was won by Deerfoot—Barker baring given up
about halVa-mile from house. Ran in bi 1101111461.
About 6.000 or 7,000 persons were present.
Burma Liam on RACI-COUIMIZS. —Mr. H. Darling
ham, we understand, made • judicious condition in tbe
letting of his booths for the Spring and Derby meettoge
on Epsom putrue. He hail stipulated that no " betting
lint" shall be exhibited on the coarse, and has gives
information to the police to that effect.

THE BALLAD OF MARY NEWELL.
(six roucz tuteorre.)
Now, list ye, fair ladies, a tale I will tell,
about a maid servant, one Mary New-ell,
Who oontri-ved her Master to rob ar.d to sell:
Was not this a 'cute cunning minx Mary Newell?
Her master he lived near the Vauxhall Bridge Road,
In the Gardens 'clept Bmisborough lay hie abode.
His name it was Harker, the truth I do tell,
And the name of his servant was Mary
Nov one morning her Limns unto her did say,
" Mary Newell, we're going this night to the Play,_
So be sure you keep in-doors, and eee that all's well, "—•
" Oh, yes, I'll be sure, Mum," says Mary
The evening it came, and the evening it passed.
For alas pleasant evening.; for ever won't lad :
Home to supper they went, and they rang the deerkell,,
And they knocked at the knocker for Mary New-ell.
They rang and they knocked,and they kneeked.aml they

Till the streets they re-echoed with thump and with slang.
At knirtli Mr. Barker, exhausted, said, "Well,
Something surely bar happened to Mary New-ell."
Mr. Allen, his neighbour, disturbed by the din,
Cried, " A back window's open, I'll try and gS in :"
So he entered. slack! and what language can WI
'the sight that lie saw there, 0 Mary Newell!
In the passage a pail fall of liquid there stood,
The liquid was red, and it look-ed like Blood!
And a poker lay broken, with hair on 't, to tell
How som• one had murdered poor Mary New-ell!
Tilt house had been ransacked—rooms turned inside out—
Drawers open —plate packed up—clothes seattered about:
But 'twee strange that no tram could be toting of the rif-
-egant form of tlisi murdered one, Mary New-ell.
The police being called, an inspector there came,
His division was B, and eke Humphreys his Dan.:
He just sniffed up and down stain, than said be, "I
smell
A rat in this business, Nis. Mary Newoll."
Information receiving, to Yarmouth In goes,
A place famed for bloaters, with hard and eat nee,
There in boss, coat, and breeches 110 Mt% a young
Now who would have dreamed 'twa• Mies Mary liewoll
This young Swell, whom he in so needy to sob,
Lots of luggage to Shoreditchard brought in a ash;
There had smoked a cigar, hoping so to dispel
All idea of her being fair Mary NewalL
She had cut her hair short, she had cropped (meg cork
She had drugged in man's clothes, had this maul yes. 4
girl :
She had dined, smoked, and chatted like any roll(
Seell—
Was not this • bold brazen minx, Mary Newell?
Ilia to London at once by the rail she wee brooghe.
Aud appeared 'fore the Beak at the WeeMainater CAS*
To him Mr. Barker his story did tell ;
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In the House of Detention want Mary Newoll.
Now you servants be warned, ma at bone salad pm

stay
Whenever your misname p to the phsy
Or you haply may share Ile sad late that befell
Thai " eceentrie" young poruos,Mi. *my Nowqa.
"Pat.

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