The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-11 00:00:00

Somersctsh ire.

Ylovu..—Freeniasonry.—The Yeovil chapter m-
umbled again on the 29th ult., and it wags very full
meeting, with many visitors from Taunton, Wey-
mouth, and Shaftesbury. There were three exalta-
tions, and the ceremony VIM conducted in a very
efficient manner. The chapter was opened at high
twelve, and at four o'clock the companions retired to
a banquet, which consisted of every delicacy of the
season, with fruit of every kind, pines, melons,
grapes, &a, and choice wines, including champagne,
claret, &c. Shortly after seven o'clock the compani•
ons separated, much pleased with their visit to
Yeovil.

Towx Courrcit..—A meeting of this body was
,! held on Monday. The Town Clerk reported that
' the accounts for the last half-year had been audited
and there was a balance due to the Treasurer of
£152 Os. Id. on the borough rate account, and LIGO
2s. lid. on the highway rate account. The total ex-
penditure on the borough-rate was £2.204 14s. ; re-
ceipts, £2,052 Ms. I Id. ; on the highway-rate, el-
-1 penditure, £530 I4s. 44.; receipts, .C 370 llt sd.
The Town Clerk read a circular from the Lord Lieut.
1 of the county (Lord Portman) in reference to the
establishment of rifle corps. The Mayor said, that
having received that communication, and having been
called upon by one of the deputy lieutenanta, and
sent to by another, and been requested to attend the
public meeting at Taunton, he wrote a letter to the
Chairman, leaving it, however, to him, to use his
owndiscretion, whether to read it or not. His wor-
ship expressed his opinion that there could not be any
great number of volunteers calculated upon from Yeo-
vil, but added that be should be happy to co-operate
with his fellow townsmen and the gentlemen of the
neighbourhood, should it be thought advisable that
an effort should be made. Since the meeting he had
seen two gentlemen of the town who had • good many
young men in their employ, and who thought it
would be a great inconvenience to them, for their
young men to have to go awl practice on the shooting
ground. He believed the seine view was entertained
by the glove manufacturers generally. He (the
Mayor) was himself favourable to the corps.—A sug-
gestion was made that a public meeting should be
called by the Mayor; but it was thought better that
the initiative should be taken, if deemed desirable—
by the inhabitants in general, rather than by the
council, and with that view the matter dropped. It
was decided to allow £3O in addition to the 4:40 pre-
viously granted to defray the expenses of prosecution
in the charges of vitrol throwing. —A letter was read
from the treasurer of the County Courts, giving notice
that from the 18th April next, the use of the Town-
hall would be required Croce( rent, for the holding of
the courts. The rent at present paid for the purpose
is f 25, and it was proposed to give £44.. a year in
future for warming, lighting, &c. It appeared, how-
ever, that the county magistrates, who have a similar
Act of Parliament, pay £l5 for lighting and warming;
it was resolved, under the circumstances, to make a
representation to the Lords of the Treasury and
endeavour to get the same amount fur the county
courts.

WINC•NTON. —SAocking and Fatal Amide:4—
On Thursday evening week, as Mr. Samuel Earls, of
Yenston, was returning home from the fair, he was
thrown from his horse at Lattiford Lodge, and the
animal being a spirited one, he was thrown with
such force as to cause a complete concussion of the
brain, from which death ensued. It appears that
the poor fellow was in the act of pulling up his
horse to get his hat, which had fallen off, and hemtig
rather the worse for liquor he overbalanced himself,
and was precipitated against the wall. The deceased
has left a widow and four children to lament his low
His cousin, Mr. James Eerie, also met with • fatal
accident a few months since.

It.einsree.—On Sunday week the little church at
Northover, which has undergone a renovation
throughout, was re-opened for Divine service—in
the morning by the Rev. —Haighton, curate of Pody-
more Milton. The afternoon service was conducted
by the Rev. W. Harbin, the vicar of Northover. A
window in the west end, many years since closed up,
is now replaced by beautiful stain-glsee light', as a
similar one in the east, or chancel end, in lieu of the
original plain common glass one. J. L Barnard,
Esq., the lord of the manor, has likewise added to
thew improvements by placing a window to match
the others in the aisle of the church. The vault un-
der the aisle contains the remains of the ancient
family of the Chichester*, who for many years re-
sided at the old family seat near Shepton Mallet, in
the parish of Stoke Lane. The present proprietor
came to the Chichester property through his mar-
riage with Miss Menden, the sole heiress—the
male line becoming extinct at the decease of the late
J. H. Chichester, Fag. , of Stoke Lane House. The
seats in the church are now thrown open, and the
public who assembled to hear the services, for the
find time for some months, felt somewhat disposed
to appropriate the seats to their own use, much to
the iumoyance of the regular attendants; and not-
withstanding the rightful owners remonstrated with
them upon their rudeness in thus intruding them-
selves, the majority of the occupants pertinaciously
held to the places they had selected. So much for
open seats.
BABCARY. - We observe that Sarah Allen, who
was the plaintiff in an extraordinary action for breach
of promise, tried at the last Wells assizes, has
petitioned the Taunton County Court as an Insol-
vent.

BURNHAM. —At the meeting of the Local Board of
Health of this place on Saturday, Mr. George Reed,
the chairman, and Mews. Avant, Rice, Waller,
Alford and Board resigned office, on the ground
that, as directors of the Gas Company, they could
not satisfactorily discharge the duties of members of
the local board. It was determined to endeavour to
get Mr. Reed back again, but to receive the resigna-
tion of the other five gentlemen, and a new election
was ordered.

Cuturox CANTELO.—On Thursday week a boy
named Hobert Symes was employed to fetch a cider
press and apple mill in a wagon from eatagore Farm.
Having occasion to get upon the wagon for some
purpose, he was thrown off, and the wheels passed
over him, producing injuries which were immediately
fatal. An inquest was held on Saturday, before I).
H. Aahford, Esq., and a verdict returned of "Acct.
dental Death."

BRIDGWATZIL —At the County Petty Sessions, on
Thursday, Alfred Bray. journeyman tailor, residing
in Barclay-street, Bridgwater, was summoned for
riding in a railway carriage whilst in a state of in-
toxication thereby annoying his fellow-passengers.
Mr. William Wilkins, a farmer of South Brent, de-
posed that on Tuesday afternoon he got into a
second-claw carriage at the Bridgwater station to
travel to Highbridge. Bray and another drunken
man got in, and fell across the passengers. After
the train had started, defendant put his feet on his
(witness's) legs, rubbed the bottom of his boots
against his waistcoat, and put his legs round him.
He continued to do this all the way to Highbridge,
and in answer to remonstrances, said he would put
his feet wherever he liked.—George Butt, railway
policeman, said he took defendant from the carriage
at Highbridge, when he was so helplessly intoxicated
that he couldn't stand.—Bray denied that he had
been guilty of the grow charge proved against him.
He was fined LI, and 12s. 6d. costs, and in default
seat to prison for a month, without hard labour.

hiiirriA.—The 2nd Somerset Militia, under the
command of CoL Pinney, M. P., was inspected on
Saturday week by CoL Longden, C. 8., commanding
the 10th Foot. Nearly SOO men were on the ground.
After having seen the regiment go through several
battalion movements under the commanding officer,
the Major of the regiment was directed to put the
man through the manual and platoon exercise, and
some of the captains called out to drill their oom•
pm!es. The inspecting officer expressed himself
1011fi1Y satisfied with the efficient manner in which
the several movements, /co. were gone through,
and with the creditable appearance of so fine a body
of men.

Weue —Diemen News—The Right Hon. and
Right Rev. Baron Auckland, Lord Bishop of Bath
and Wells, haa licensed the Rev. T. W. S. laugdan,
curate of South Permit, with Moeterton, Don't, to
the Incumbency of Lopen, Somerset, vacant by the
cemion of the Rev. C. W. Hodson, appointed 1862.
—Patron, Earl Powlett.
Otravossuay. —Serious A midest.—On Wednes-
day evening a serious aocideot betel Mr. Lucas,
sheriff's officer, of Bristol, at the Sharivick station.
He was in the act of stepping into the train just as it
was on the move, and missing his step fell between
the platform and the carriages, whereby he sustained
a compound fracture and dislocation of the leg, which
rendered amputation necessary. This operation wax
skillfully performed by Dr. Pope, medical officer of
the Somerset Central Railway Company, assisted by
Dr. Purnell, of Wells, and Mr. f 'ornwall, of Asheott.
That great boon for the relief of suffering humanity,
chloroform, was administered previous to the opera-