The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-10 00:00:00

BLANDPORD.

WORKING Mare' CLUL—Frons the treamuer's and
secustary's report it appear' that the 'witty still con-
tinues free from debt, the Isoome for the year beicg
Eil SI. Id., and the outley LM 48., leaving the small
Wanes of tr. U. in bend. The numbte of benefit
mcmbri es the prevent Urn. Is 77; aud throughout the
year thee was a alight Increase in all branches of the
income, showing that the soolety Is ho'ding it.
plane in the estimation of the o'ase for whom it was
tist•b`t.hed.
Nil/ CORN MARKET.— The first Weinceday's 0010
rnarkt for this town was hell on Weduceday, aid was
Tory Well at•ended Ey the leadkg aglioulturiste and
dealers in the neighbourhood.

SHERBORNE.
FllllOOll3l &Hoof. —Mr. Cateley, of this eehool, hu
aueoceded in gaining a scholarship at New Coiled.,
Oxford, of the value of SIUO per annum.

CIIRISICHURCH.
The election for this b.irough resulted in • &rest
detuonstration in favour of the Uonservative oandldate,
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, it ho heeded the poll with
a majlrity of 371 votes over the Liberal candidate, Mr.
Clement Masud, Q.C. Alter the deolarsUou of this
viotory the labouring elms sent • deputation to the
suoeseeful oandidate, expressive of their wish to give
further testimony to the eau, he represented by
&egging hie realm through the hermit. Amour.

WEYMOUTH.
7,Tne BROKI7 WINDOWS —The boys who broke win-
dows on the night of ci.claring the poll are to be tried
to-day and Wednesday.
TRIALS OF IRS F1E2.11038 AT Till BARIACIL
When the fire happened at Mr. Hutchings's, seine
time ago, Lieut. -Col. Abets, lt.E, fieding that the
pipes and engine belonging to the barracks were use-
less, applied to the proper authorities for •freeh supply
of pipes, like those to the pour-salon of tte pollee, end
a low days since they arrived. By the Colonel's re-
quest, Superintendent Viokery attended with some men
end pipes at the b Its at half-past 10 on Friday
morning, to as. if the couplings of the pollee pipers
would connect with those of the military, sea whether
all the a; p.ratua would act. They found that eight
new lengths of pipe, a hose reel, and four branches,
had bean sent, and that they would couple on to the
others very well. The apparatus was all tried for
about an hour sod a half, and although no notioe was
given to the Wa.srworke Company, till the last
moment, it was found that two immense Pis of water
went clear over the bum kit This is most satisfactory,
and prove' that Weymouth is as safe salt eau be made,
by the permission of Providenoe,against fire. The polio*
fire brigade have twelve 40ft.. lengths, Messrs. Devenish
and Co. six or 00000 , the Watorworks Company five
or sin, and the Barracks eight lengths with all ap-
paratus. In a 0111143 of emergency in the cross streets,
they have twelve hydrants, and con bedig to bear no
less than 12 jots of water on a firs.
ATTEMPT sT SIDOID/L—A little after two on Saturday
afternoon, the inhabitants of Lower Bond-street were
excited by an altem,t a, suicide male by Henry Bryant,
rraident in Harmony Court. Bryant wit, at onetime
in the van service of the Great Western Hallway, but
ly la that of Messrs. Deveniah and Co. He was •
very steady man, and not given to drinking, is is said,
but was sot jet to nervous (setter:tent. an lately had
bet:eine we3e. On Tuesday Mr. Farmer sent him
home, as he appeared quite lost, and would speak very
little to any one. Dr. Tigard attended him, and he
took medicine regularly, On Saturday afternoed his
wife went out fur some beef tea, when Bryant went
upstairs and, with • small penknife out in his throat a
jagged wound three or four inches long. He was soon
discovered, medical men were rent for, and Dr. ?laud
arrived, when it was found that the gullet was cut
through, as well the large vessels. Hs was very weak
from lose of blood; but the wound was sewn up, and
he was removed to the Weymouth Hospital. He has
a wife and eight children. It was found Impossible to
sew op the wound in Bryant's throat, as It was so large,
riv. fellowd.Tokr poor
r swallow.man Bryant 0 n
Monday
isnot
gaping, and jagged. The windpipe is cut as well as the
gum
oirienti.e and
be
n il thsetlPr
dead yet (5.45 p.m.); but ills thought impossible that
he can recover.

punted by about 1,500 inhabitants, Ste Henry and his RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
Olaf supporters were drawn by relays of men from in the fog on Friday, the Exeter empress to London.
Christchurch to Bournemouth in triumph, and badt travelling at the rate of 61 miles an hour, ran into •
again to his residence at Bosoombe, • distanoe of nine Bristol goods train at Wert Draytoo. The shook w.•
miles, amidst continuous shearing, whieb gained fore* terrific. Tbe guard, "[taking, was killed, but no on•
as the triumphal air passed each htmlet. On reaching was mirth hurt, and most of the passengers were able
the outakirks of Christuhuroh and on several subsequent to proceed to town on Friday night. A down train was
000tsions, Sir Henry urgently entreated the orowd to due et West Drayton at the very moment of the
allow the horses to be harnessed to the carriage, nhioh colllsloo, and the signals being clear for it, it dashed
was simply responded to by sheers and an increased pane. into the wreak of the goods train, awl acme of its
The enthusi.sin 000tinued for hours on the following carriages were thrown clean over an embankment.
morning. For nearly foursoore votes recorded beyond . A collision occurred on Batumi., afternoon on the
the promises Sir Henry is indebted to Mr. OlAditollo.lll Woolwich Branch of the Great Eastern Railway a
Ballot Act. passenger irate from Fenohuroh-street to Woolwich
coming In sentaet, as it was appro,eLlng Stratford.
bridge Station, with the engine of • goods train.
Several persons were irjur.d, the two engines wrecked,
and.soine goods waggon. destroyed.