The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-05-04 00:00:00

FESTI V.llll}:ti AT K N I'TSFORI).

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Festivities, for which this ancient town is now famous,
were bald May•tlay on Use heath. The children of the differ-
ing wbools essetubled in trout of the Sessions House at one
o'clock, and, headed by a baud. proceeded to the church.
After the procession had marched through the different
streets the queen, attended by her maids of honour and
the Royal beefeaters, with Robin Mod and idajd Mactan
sad their merrie men, was ..rowiled on the heath, in the
presence of many thotteunt.. of spectators, who had came
frum Manchester and other parts to enjoy the holiday.

OPENING OF TIIE A!,E3S.II.NDRA PItLACE.

The opening of the Alexandra Palace proved most suc-
cessful on Saturday. notvvitlistanding the rain. The Lord
Mayer and Shenffs arrived at two o'clock, in state
en, loge., and were received by Mr. Graning, the chair- '
num, and Sir FAward Leet, director of the Palace. A
number of distinguished visitors were introduced to the '
Lord Mayor, and they were then conducted over the build.
Iteturning to the Grand Ilall, the Lord Mayor took
his seat on the dais, and an address was presented, to
which his lordship responded. A concert was then given,
under the direction of Sir Michael Costa, commencing
with the National Anthem. Among the voices were
71tictol and Madame Trebelli-liettini. A banquet was
subsequently Oven to about live hundred guests, Mr.
dinning presiding. The Mast of "Success to the Alex-
andre Palace" woo propmed by Alderuum Ellis, in the
absence of the Lord Mayor, who W 11.4 compelled to leave
to attend the Royal Academy dinner. Mr. (Mulling, in
acknowled
ngthe toast, referred to the fact that before
the smoke had cleared away from the ruins of the former
palace it lisA been determincel to rebuild it, and that
within eighteen 1111. gl Use tlik had been accomplished by the
resources and the energy of Memni Kelk and Lucas, the
coutractors. The toast " The Prima" was responded to
by Mr. S. C. Mall, and the proceedings terminated.

EXPLOSION OF SEWER OAS.
An alarming explosion occurred in the Laicester Market-
place at a late hour on Saturday night, pausing considerable
damage. The point at which the explosion occurred is
close to a +ewer grate, which is situated only a few fret
f row one of tiie market mains, or stall pipes ; and it seems,
shout the hour for closing the market, the gas einergins
from the sewer grate by some means or other was ignited,
the result being an explosion, accompanied by a terrific
report. Several stalls were knocked down, and fir some
time the greatest constermotion prevailed, while the sewer
grate of the surrounding payserent was completely lifted
out of the ground. The &MAO WM continued for some
distance along the course of the asirox, • granite kerb-
stone, weighing nearly 3 cwt., about 10 ft. off, being
hurled for some distaiim while a number of ftagstonea
about 40 yards off were upheaval as by an earthquake.
Fortunately. no serious personal injury was sustained,
although a number of venous who were passing by at the
time were knock.l down and severely shaken. The origin
of the explosion cannot let be ascertained, but it is
believed to have been occasioned by some one throwing •
lighted match into the sewer grating or by a light com-
municating with the market main when the stallitelder
took up his stall pipe.

ASP. OF AFFILIATICN
.4.9A!5T..A SALISBURY

TOWN 'OUN!' I.LOR,

For nearly four hours., on Monday, ten of the magistrates
of Salisbury were engaged in hear ibg.an extraordinary caw,
of affiliation, the complainant being • young woman
muted Ellen Gamblin, and the defendant Mr. George
Richardson, a tuoulter of the Salisbury Town Council awl
a wine merchant can, tag on a large busheaw in the city.
lie is • married man, and ttro or three year. ago was aomi•
stated as Mayor. but refused to serve We othee and paid a
flue of 1:100. The case therefore naturally excited great
interest. the more P 0 because 12 months ago a butcher
named Judd was tent into penal Fervitutle for talt Yuan
by Lard Coleridge for having attempted to extort money
frotu Mr. Richardson by stating that he had seen him and
the proneutrix in thi. case together. Mr. Richardson
denied. on that and en another occasion, the exidence
of improper relations between hlrurelf and the girl, who,
in the absouce of corrohorative evidsuce. was unable to
bring her case curlier before the Hooch. Two respectable
ung women. however. daughters if the inudeser to the
Loean of saliyhury gave evidence, upon Auldattna, in
ber favour. The complainant was represented by Mr.
• Mill, solicitor. of Salisbury, and the defendant
by Mr. Read, barrister of the Western circuit. Mr.
ianthinon wait mit into the box, awl emphatically
denied having ever been improperly intimate with the
girl. lie admitted, however, having met her in three
asiona on two of which she appealed to hint for
sympathy on account of her having been 41-used by a
man The magistrates, after retiring about • quarter of
an hour to deliberate, made an order upon the defendpnt
for sa. a week.

FAIIIIM TrRya, a butcher, carrying on finalise*. at
'rewarder, Northampton, was sentenmi by Mr. Alder-
man Knight to three mouths' imprisonment for having
eent to the Metropolitan Meat Market a quantity of I,tt
and mutton unfit for human food.
A marriage will take place this month between Mr.
Jobs It. P. Goodden. late 4th Dragoon Guards, eldest non
of Mr. John Good,len, of Goeihtent D:nitc•hwann,d
Sa Mine
muelson, eldest daughter of Mr. id Sam
anti sister of the late member for Cheltenham.
RELIC* or N 614101.% FIAGAII I P. —Some interesting relics
hare just been brought to light at Chatham Dockyard,
where the dincovery has been tuade of a portion of the
gads of Lord Nelem'a flagship the Victory. They were
taken from that vessel immediately after the battle of
Trafalgar, and have since lain unthought of in the million !
at Chatham Dockyard. The nieet interesting of the relies ! Date. Noon:1.11.1! WWI.
State of Weether,
discovered is the foretepail. which is in a good state of
preeorration. The sail in riddled with shot holes, there
lernMt att many as ninety holes made by the rhot. Another AKjj •
of the malls—the inaintopeail—which is hardly essinfilete, 24 51 XW 8 Fine
haa still the label attached to it when the sail WAS stored o- 19 41 X 31.,15/1 Fine
Wray and this Staten that when the mahitopnail was ys 66 31 ...I. Gl.
‘..Y. One
essinoved from the Victory there were as many as .1153 25 A 5 "
li
holes made by the shot to be counted In it. On the sails 30 55
As
may dal wan painted th maker's narne—
"Miller. "
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