The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-28 00:00:00

Debonsbire.

Excram—First Devon Aliliiia.—The men of this
regiment have been summoned to assemble for
twenty-one days' training mid exercise, at the Store,
St" Thomas, Exeter, on Vie sth of July.
Among the calls to the Bar by the Hon. Society
of the Middle Temple, on Friday, the 10th inst.,
we find the name of FAiwird Thomas Edmonds
Bewley, Esq., only son of the late Mr. Thomas
Healey, who, fur more than 25 years con.
ducted the nevem/au LA otikk, as proprietor and
editor. .

Exrrrai Rim COUPS. —About 60 young men
have joined the Exeter Rifle Company dunng tbe
last few days, and from the efforts now making by
zealous citizens it is expected that a great many

more will speedily enrol themselves. On Monday
evcrting week the members of She corps were
drilled for the first time iu the Castle-yard by
Sergrant-Major Haulier and Captain Moore.
TivEliTON. —Boron Rel,reNeNiCtiloll. —Lord Pal-
merston having undertaken the task of forming a new
ministry, our quiet little borough" will have
mime to submit to the excitement of an election.
baeuld the writ he received on baurday. the
elec.iuu will take place ma Wednesday or Thursday
next. It is not Cl present anticipated that any
ep tie:tie:l will he outred to Lord Palmerstou's
return.

ACCIDENT.— On W,llllcltlay Run g week, as
some men were uilluatlin,4 a hog,hcad of cider, at
the Fountain ion, the life;shead =RV down the
slide mom rapidly thou intended, and crushed the
leg of a Lai named Mavis, who was standing near.
it is marvellous that he escaped withuut more serious
injury.
JOSEPH PIKE V. THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS'
ASSURANCE COMPANY. —At the County Cuutt in
May last, the plaintiff applied to the judge for leave
to issue a sunimons against the defendants, but it
not being clear that the cause of action arose within
this district, his Honour refused the application.
Subsequently it WAS determined that the case should
be referred to arbitration, and the arbitrators, Messrs.
H. Seeker and F. Dunsford, met at the Angel Hotel,
on Thursday week, for a hearing of the cause. Mr.
Floud represented the plaintiff ; Mr. ingrain, one of
the company's solicitots, attended for defendants.
From the evidence it appeared that plaintiff on 15th
of August, PAS, met with an accident near Welling.
ton, by which one of his legs was severely injured.
He placed himself under the care of Mr. A. G.
Lunutte, surgeon, Tiverton, and was unable for 16
weeks to follow his business, for which he now
&Wined compensation of the company. The company
resisted payment, on the ground that the iniury was
not so severe as represented, and Mr. Mackenzie,
surgeon, was called for defendants, who said he con-
sidered that the injury Pike sustained might have
been removed in the course of a week by warm
bathing. The arbitrators took time to consider their
decision, and on the following day awarded the
plaintiff the full amount of his claim.

I DEVONPORT ELECTIOX.—Mr. James WilBoll has
addressed the electors of Devouport and East Stone-
house, with a view to his re-election. Oue of the
defeated candidates at the last general election, Mr.
B. Fermat!, has intimated his willingness to contest
the seat, and it is understood that his legal agent,
Mr. John Beer, is consulting his Conservative
friends on the subject. Mr. Wilson says :—'• Her
Majesty has been pleased to confer upon me the
offices of Paymaster• General and Vice-President of
the Board of Trade. According to the salutary rule
of the constitution, my acceptance of office vacates
my seat in Parliament, and a new writ will forth.
with be issued in order to supply the vacancy so
created. It is my intention again to solicit a renewal
of your much-valued saffrages ; and when I remem-
ber the cordial and generous support which so
recently I received at your hands, and the trium•
pliant manner in which you secured my return, I
trust I way without presumption firmly rely upon a
renewal of your conidence. The Ministry which
Lord Palmerston has formed in obedience to the
Queen's commands is now before the country, and
trust 1 may refer to the list of eminent and tned men
which it contains as tte best guarantee that in their
hands the best interests and bow air of the country
will be safe ; that while the strictest neutrality in
the pending struggle abroad will lie observed, and
every effort used to maintain an honourable peace, all
necessary precau:ions will be taken to place the
defences ..four country, especially those of the navy,
in a condition fitted for any emergency ; and finally,
that no time will be lot in proposing to Parliament
such measures of reform as are necessary to bring
our representative system into harmony with public
opinion. As soon as the pressure of public business
will permit I shall have the honour of presenting
myself to you in person."

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A new life•boat and transporting-carriago have
been forwarded to Exmouth iaatiou by the Royal
National Life-boat Institution, the entire expense of
which has been defrayed by Lady Rolle.

RIFLE Comes roe Nowrif DEvos. Several
twos in the North of Devon are making efforts to
form rifle companies. A public meeting of the
inhabitants of Barnstaple, presided over by the
klayor, Mr. Richard Brenirolge, was held on Tues-
day at the Guildhall. Rev.!idiot's expressing the
ileiiirability of establishing a rifle corps for the
town mid neighbourhood, and appointing a com-
mittee, were unanimously paned. A public meet-
Pig was also held on the same day at Bideford, Mr.
Chanter in the chair. A resolution approviug the
formation of a rifle corps was adopted. and a corn-
inittee was appointed to tarry out the objects of the
meeting.
THE REPREOLNTATION Or TIVERTON. The
electors of Tiverton have, with excellent taste and
feeling, and with proper regard for the heavy public
dutieli which devolve on their representative, decided
on dispensing with Lord Palmerston's personal
attendance at his reelection. The formal ceremony
was to be performed on Monday (yesterday).
Commission signed by Field Marshal His Royal
Highness the Prince Consort, Warden of the
Stanaries in the counties of Cornwall and Devon.
Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Regiment of
Militia—Charles Ebenezer Trefry, gent., to be First
Lieutenant, vice Magor, appointed to the 12th Foot.