The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-15 00:00:00

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ACCIDINT TO Tin EARL OP POIDBOCR'II
On Tuesday. Mr. While, gamekeeper to the Earl of
' Pembroke, was out hunting with some of the younger
branches of the family at Wilton, when he was thrown
from his horse, and the animal In getting out of the
way, stamped on his cheat. if. was takes up insensible,
and was removed to his bonne as quietly as pmeibisi
afterward. Medical attendant* was proaarred, when
It we. found that kis thigh was broken sad he was
otherwise much bruised and injured, but we anderstaoll
bits progressing favourably.
DIA= oe Sneer aeon 0111•TRiDtllo Oi SMART.
--An extraordinary miafortene Lai beam ARAIAIA•II by
Mr. Bowles, of Manton. It seems thal on Monday lbw
Sock foonsisting of nine soars abeepl had been tarried
Into some barley stubble, of which they ale Largely.
and on Tuesday • number were discovennd to be in ar
dying state. Drenching was resorted to, but Al effort&
were useless in the case of 17, which died Is die scrum
of the day. On examination it waa clearly demon.
anted that over-feeding on barley was the mom et
death. The ewes were valued at 311 s. or 354. a hoed.

SUDDIX DIATII AT FISHIBTON Duriazas..—An In-
quest was held on Monday, before Mr. It. U. Wilson,
coroner, on the body of Mr. John King. The deceseed,
who wee about 56 years of age, had not been well for
several years. On Sunday morning, while in a garden
near his own cottage, he complained of being ill, and
partook of a little brandy, which appeared to refresh
him for a abort tinitnelle then said, ' I am gone," ardi
died without • struggle. It appeared that he had fre-
quently complained of suffering from palpitation of the
heart after using any exertion. The jury returned •
verdict to the effect that death 11An occasioned by disease
of the heart.
ACCIDCNT AT SALlKBUST.—Onlaesday evening
Mr. C. M. Let, the town clerk of Salisbury, wss
returning home from a drive with Mrs. Lee agel his two
youngest children when his carriage came in contact
with • waggon. belonging to Mr. Holloway, whi.ll was
standing in Castle-street, and Mrs-Lee and the children
were thrown out. It appears that though Cie weggov
had double laths there was only one horse in it, send
he waa in the near instead of the off shafts. In thc
diple of the evening Mr. Lee did not see the empty
shafts, and the wheel of his carriage ran on to them.
tattling the accident. We are glad to say that beyond
the fright and a few bruises Mrs. Lee was not much
injured, and the children also fortunately escaped with
a few slight scratch's.
Wwroi FAlL—This celebrated sheep fair was held
on Saturday lest. The number penned was vary large,
and the attendance of buyers small, consequently trsde
was slew. Fair demand for ewes forward in lamb, in
some instants.. they made from 4s. to 6s. per head
more money than at Britford bit, but the general
trade was exceedingly dull at about 24. per head less
than at Blandford. The mutton trade was very good,
prices from 41. to 81 per lb. for best quality. Trades
for lambs very dull throughout, and good animals could
be bought from 2. to 24.. each. Seeeding ewes in
request. Mr. Morrison sheered 100 very superior ewes
which brought 565. per bead, and lambs 355., but this
I price wee quite an exception. Mr. Dibben. of Bishop-
: stone, also showed some very good ewes. Mr. Wattri's
, sale of young rain lambs passed off most satisfactorily,
prices ranging from £4 to £lO.

1 - THE CASE- OF floltas STLALTING AT MASITIN.—Lut
week we pu lished an account of a very clever recovery,
by Mr. Superinteudent Matthews, of the Wilts police,
of a horse, wane, and bridle, which had been stolen
from three different stables at Martin, about nine miles
! from Salisbury. We announced then that Mr.
Matthews w.o in pursuit of • thief. having a shrewd
idea both of the man and his whereabouts. His
suspicions as to the man appear to have been well
founded, and Mr Matthew, followed him from place to
place until he traced him to Weymouth, but here he
. became so unwell with an attack of asthma that he
was compelled to relinquish the chant Supt. Matthews
sent, however, a description of the suspect toSzt.r.
Nancy. of the Dorchester Borough Police. Th..
was placed in the bands of Sergeant Cowin; who (wimp
a man at the Royal Osk whom be believed was the
thief, although neither in appearance nor dress did ho
answer the description sleep of the person wanted. lle
bad enlisted in the Royal Bosse krtillery, and gave •
plausible story of his antecedents He was takes to the
police station, when Sergeant-Major Lydon °bigoted to
kis detention, as be did not meet the description gismo,
sad, on the polies intimating that they would detain
him and run the risk of his turning out the
wrong man, the lierjeant-Major promised be
would be answerable for the recruit's appearance if
wanted up to the foliowinf Thursday. Upon this the
moan was allowed to go with Mr. Lydon. Subsequent
inquiries by the police ceeertned their suspicions that
he we. the thief, but on their inquiring for him next
morning he bad flown. Now that the Dorchester
borough police have given an accurate description of
hint there is no doubt be will boon be captured.