The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

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FATAL FOLLT.—Mr. Taylor, a publicus at Hull, had
nocesion to tap a puneheou of ruin. For this' purpove be
first u,.1 a gimlet ; but the hole made by Hite instru-
ment not being large enodgls Ise attempted to enlarge it
with a retl-hot poker Of course the Amp was bpetdily
its lia.aes, and ite eoutents woe entarely destroyed.
Among the ruins was found the body of a child Ll)..ut
four year* oil; and three wore deaths are reported to
have occurred since :smug the injured.

Ex ittaoltelesax RAILWAY SecIDEST.—The North-
Eastern line, near Pickering, is carried across an exten-
sive swamp on piles. As the noon train from Whitby
was paesing the place on Saturday week the engine ten
off the line and plunged overhead into the bog, pulling
the train after it. The train was • very heavy one,
and the scene which ensued may be imagined. The
engiemdriver and stoker were both bulled in the bog
along with the might°, but were extricated by the mut-
seugen : they were both injured, but not seriously.
None of the paissengent were much hurt.
LURGLART AT 'll oRTLEY lIALL.—Lord Wharncliffe
is entertaining a large sheeting party at Wortley
Hall. Among the company is Major Frazer, who re-
tired to rest early on the morning of the 3rd, leaving
hie bedroom window open to admit air. He found on
awaking that his room (which is on the ground Boor)
had been entered, and that • LW) Rank of England
note, a dressing gown, and the weariug apparel which
he had thrown off on retiring to read had been stolen;
a case of jewels, mime silver candlesticks, and a double-
barrelled gun, which were in the room, being left un-
touched. It is believed the robbery was effected by
some one well acquainted with the premises, but that
it was not committed by an adept is inferred fr•mt the
fact of its not being more extensive. The Major's
rosin was nut locked, and the thief might have found
access to other parts of the bees,
Titan: Stiles Beller.- —The American ship Josephine,
nearly 1,0110 Wile register, from Akyab, for Falmouth,
with a cam„ s of rice, was totally destroyed by fire, in the
harbour of Mauritius, on the 10th ult. The loss is cal-
culated at 1.30,0110.—The Glance, 1,330 tons register,
was on its way from New York to Ileuiburg, with a
cargo of 8,03 U barrels of rosin, 12,010 bales of cotton,
Ac. A Dover pilot boarded the ship in the Channel on
Satuniay week, and on Sunday night, when off the
Fleteielt Bank, her cargo was discovered to be on fire.
.111 mil was made for Broushwaven, and, although they
afterward, obtained assistance of a steamer to tow her,
they could not get the ship further titan the entrance of
the river, when the ilau.ee compelled the crew to take
to the boats. In a few hours the ship was burnt to the
water's edge. Loss estimated at Els,ooo.—The Eliza
Barn, a Glasgow tug, took fire in Kingston harbour
on Sunday morning, and, spite of all attempts to save
her, was totally destroyed. Several persons were
injtmed by the falling of the masts.
WoRIING FOR THE PEBLIC.--On Saturday week •
Mr. Junes, applied to Mr. Norton, the Magistrate,
under the following circumstances. The applicant was
the prosecutor in the recent indictment against the
quack doctor Wetter' and his confederate, by which a
combination of filthy impostors was broken up and ex
posed in a manner already sufficiently detailed. The
costs of this prosecution, amounting to L5B, had fallen
Mr. Junes, and, upon consideration of the public
tonedt of which he had been the agent, he wished Mr.
Norton to suggest some means, or assist hint in an ap-
plication to Government, for repayment of part of them.
Mr. Norton is reported to have expressed astonishment
that the applicant should have been saddled with the
expense of • case of such public importance, and to have
intimated his impression that the whole charge should
have been borne by the medical pretension, which had
been so much benefitted by the exposure of a set of
sumps who were said to have netted L 3,000 or £4.000
a year. Mr. Smith, surgeon to the National Ear Insti-
tution, begged to head a subscription list by • donation
of ES, and Mr. Norton promised his aid, if necessary,
by an application to the Home Office.
HUMMING MI:MAR.—A murder of a very deliberate
and shocking character lies just been perpetrated at
Dursley, Glocestershire. On Sunday week a man
named Rutter, a blacksmith of the town, and his wife,
were out drinking at the Star publichouse, where they
remained nearly the whole day. They were not, how-
ever, drinking in each other's company, hut were in
different rooms, the woman being drunk. While there
she was heard to say she "would do for him before
morning," it being understood she referred to her hus-
band. The deceased left the Star before his wife, and
proceeding home, went to bed. His wife soon followed,
and also went upstairs, where she found her husband in
bed fast asleep. Site then procured the deceased's
razor, and most deliberately cut her husband's throat,
inflicting • frightful gash, which extended from ear to
ear. She iodise iti.•titly wiped the blood from the razor
and placed it under the pillow on which her demand
husband's head was lying. 'file prisoner was afterwards
apprehended, and an inquest was held ou the body of
the decease'.!, on Monday, before Mr. Gabler& curtnwr,
when a verdict of wilful murder was returned, and
the prisoner fully committed to take her trial on the
capital charge, at the Glocester All*/24.1{. The prisoner
was removed to Glucester on Tuesday morning, and now
awaits her trial.
'l'iiuc ELEcTION COMMITTEES. The Huddersfield
Election Committee have decided that Mr. E. A.
Leathern was duly elected member for that borough.
At the same time, the Committee mention the names of
individuals who were bribed to vote fur Mr. Istathain,
but they acquit the lion. member of having any
knowledge of such transactions. The Preston Com-
mittee have decided that Mr. GrenfeU had been duly
elected. Dr. Michell, the member for &Amin, about
whom so much has been said, has obtained the Chiltern
Hundreds, and a new writ has been moved to supply
the vacancy. The Beverley Election Committee have
decided that Mr. R. Walters was not duly elected for
that borough, having been guilty of bribery by his
agents; but that Mr. H. Edwards had been duly elected
as the tecond member. The Co 'ttee recommend the
prosecution .4 Daniel Royce and Watt Taylor, who
1...! been proved guilty of bribery. Further, the C
inittce report that a corrupt system prevails in the
borough of Beverley in the way of employing voters,
and they advise that a new writ in the rootu of Mr.
Walters should not issue until the evidence is published
and laid before the House. Admiral Seymour (Liberal)
has been returned for Davenport, vacant by the Indian
appointment of Mr. Wilson.
A RAGGICI) 3Cii(RIL TREAT.—A large number of the
children belonging to the King Edward Ragged School
of Industry, Albertatreet, Spitalfields, together with
many of the members of the neighbouring ragged church,
were on Wednesday conveyed by special train to that
portion of Epping Forest in the neighbourhood of Snares
brook to enjoy their annual holiday at the expense of
Mr. H. E. Gurney. The supplies both for dinner and
tea were very bountiful, and evidently much appreciated
both by old and young, whose appetites (judging from
the quantity of substantial viands which disappeared)
seemed remarkably strengthened by the pure air of that
locality. The teachers and their friends dined together
under a spacious marque erected for the occasion, when
various speeches were made eulogistic of the liberality
of Mr. Gurney, and the painstaking care and devoted-
ness of the hon. secretary, Mr. H. It. Williams, who,
with the teachers, were highly complimented for the
manifest improvement in the children. The only draw-
back to the day's happiness was occasioned by an each
dent to a fine little girl, who was knocked down and
much injured by a horse belonging to one of the gipsies
who infest these parts, and who by their abusive lam
gnage, and the way in which they ply their vocation,
are fast becoming a great pest to those who visit the
forest for healthful recreation.

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Dieonaceeot Sows IN A Citeacg.—For some time
part a feeling of dissatisfaction haa existed among the
parishioners of St. George's-in-the-Eut against their
rector, Mr. King, whom they accuse of Tractarian
practices. For several Sundays put Willy persons
hissed and hooted him and his curate both going in and
leaving the church with his choristers. A repetition of
this course was evidently intended on Sunday afternoon.
When the service was finished, and the choristers were
leaving the church, they found some persons standing
in the lobby with their hats on, and on passing them to
go to the vestry to unrobe, they attempted to knock
their hats off. This led to an angry altercation, and at
length one of the choristers struck some one, when a
fearful disturbance took plane. The crowd attempted
to pull the choristers' surplices off; blows were ex-
changed ; hats were knocked off; groans, bootings,
and hisses were heard; cries of "Turn out the Fuser
ites !" '' Go to Home !" and "Police !" were raised.
Mr. Churchwarden Thompson insisted on the rector
ordering his choristers to retire into the vestry, which
was done, and order was restored on Mr. Thompson
promising to make an investigation into the
matter the next day. The parishioners then retired
outside the church, where they waited until the rector
and his choristers left to go to the rectory (adjoining the
sacred edifice), and again greeted them with groans and
yells.
BRUTAL MURDER NEAR LUTON, BEDEORDBHIRI.
The huliabitanta of this usually quiet town were on
Tuesday greatly shocked by the intelligence that a
murder of lei ordinary atncity had been committed in
broad daylight on a public footpath near the ruins of
tinmineries Castle, about one mile from the town. The
facts appear to be that the unfortunate victim was the
wife of George Castle, who yrevious to the murder had
been workiiig in a malting at Ware. In consequence of
a domestic qnarrel on the previous day she left her hus-
band and went for protection to her parents, who reside
at Luton. The husbend followed, and, being denied
access to bin wife, would seem to have then decided on
his deadly revenge. On the following muniing, having
provided himself with a knife, and his mother-in-law
being obliged to have home, be got into the house and
perguaded his wife to return with hint to Ware, for
which place they left; but in about two hours afterwards
her dead body was found by the roadside with the throat
fearfully cut, the ground bearing marks of a desperate
struggle having taken !due. Information was imme-
diately given to the police officers at Luton, who at once
instituted an active pursuit, in which they were greatly
assisted by several gentlemen of the neighbourhood.
After a Wag search the prisoner was traced going
through leveret woods to It elwyn, where lie gave him-
self into custody a few minutes before the arrival of the
Luton inspector of police. The unfortunate deceased
was only 21 years of age, and was married only six
months since at Luton, where her body now lies.
MR. RARKT AND CRUIREIL —Mr. Korey, in answer
to the charge that he has failed in totally subduing the
vicious propensities of the notorious Cruiser, says :—" I
have had Cruiser under nay charge for nearly 18 months
and he had never once committed himself until Friday.
I was not present at the time, but the following are the
real facts of thecae,. The Suffolk savage, Cretingliam
Hero, had recently arrived, and was put into a box in
the same stable with the King of Gude and Cruiser. The
grooni of the latter, from a desire to show off his horse
to his new acquaintance, took him out of his box into
the riding school, and had made bins carry his cap. 1
After shaking hands with him he was proceeding '
to enforce upon him the disagreeable request
of lying down, when the horse, who was worked up by
the smell and challenges of the others, seised and severely
bit his arm, but did not kneel upon him, or inflict
any other injury, and at first the groom believed that
his shirt had only been torn. He was not 'attempting to
insert into his mouth the heavy wooden gag' (a were
exaggerated description of a wooden bit), which, in fact
the horse hardly ever wears, except when he is dressed,
in order to try and make him utterly forget his old bit-
ing habit'. I neither profess to have the power of coo-
trolling the jaws of a savage by m system when not in
his preeence, nor to crush the • rit of horses so oom-
, pletely that they will be placed
under such twofold
i awavation. No one can recyst the circumstance more
, than I do, or feel more thsskful that deeper mischief
did not easue."