The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

Somersetshire.

Yeovil.. —St. John's Church is to be re-oponed on
the 20th December by the Lord 31shop of tha DiO•
case. To complete the whole of the restorations •
Bazaar is in progress.
MUTH ill DRAW:ONG. —On Saturday week the
coroner (I). IL Ashford, Esq.,) held an inquest at
the John Bull Inn, on the body of Charles Sugg, a
leather-parer, who was found drowned in the nver
You, on Thursday week. Rebecca Sugg (wife of
deceased) said :—1 live in this place ; deceased was
my husband, and about, 43 years of age. Since last
Christmas he has appeared in a low desponding way,
which 1 attribute to the lose of my daughter, who
met with a similar death *beat three months since.
On Thursday morning week, about eight o'clock, 'le-
ceased left his home, and went up the street; he ap-
peared upon leaving very low spirited. I beard no
more of him till he was found drowned Friday
morning about half-past 12, and at Ihe was brought
home to my house. I first heard of the death of my
husband from Mrs. Triptree. Henry Sugg, (brother
to the doomed) said :—On Friday morning the 21st
ult, some one came to my house about six o clock and

told me that deceased had been missing all the night,
and asked me to go down to his house: L then went
n search of him, with my brother Ceorge Sng, to
Hsu river Yen, but could not find lion; we then re-
turned; about the middle of the day we got a boat
from G. Harbin, Esq., and, with the help of his
Hien, dragged him out. There is no evidence to
show how- he got into th 3 water. Since the death
of his daughter he has not appeared right in his mind.
The coroner alluded to the law bearing on the ease,
and the jury at once returned a verdict "That the
deceased was found drowned in the river Yoe, but
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by what means he got there no one could show."

On Monday evening the first of two entertain-
ments announced to take place at the Townhall, in
this town was given by an English Opera company,
when Bellini's celebrated opera of " La Sonnambula"
was produced. Taking into consideration the ilisail-
viudagcs under which this company labours in pro-
ducing pieces of this description without the usual
scenic effect which greatly contributes to the suocees
of an opera, we may ay that the execution of its
somewhat difficult music was in the highest degree
creditable, many of the arias obtaining, as they
richly deserved, a hearty encore. They were accom-
panied on the piano-forte by a young lady whose
skilful execution and brilliancy of touch deserves

high commendation. At the oonclusion of the opera
the artistes (seven in number) received a perfect ova-
tion of applause. The after-piece was the laughable
(area entitled "Poor Pillicvddy." which was played
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with as much broad humour ant sprightlinesias-wo
have seen displayed by Wright, of Adelphi 1101.4)-
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riety.
TAusroN.—The annual Court Leet for this bo-
rough was held on Monday. it was the usual farce
that has been repeated so many years. The only
offices of consequence were, according to custom,
bestowed upon Turks. Messrs. H. Alford, surgeon,
and John Steevens, mbinet-maker, were appointed

bailillii, and Nltssrs. Hobert Harris, pastry-cook, and
Walter Priug, chemist, constables.
Rime CORP& —The Government has accepted the
serviems of the Taunton Voluatoor Ride Corps. W.
A. Sanford, Esq., the captain of the corps, attended
at our Guildhall on Monday, to swear in the mein.
hers and to arrange the days for drill and musketry
practice. The oath of allegiance, ke., wasc adminis-
tered to nearly 50 of the members of the corps,
some of whom commenced their drill on Tuesday.

At the weekly meeting of the Board of Health,
on Thursday week, it was decided that the whole
Board should meet, specially, on Thursday last, to
consider the expenditure of the Board, with a view
to its reduction if desirable. Mr. W. Goodland
wanted to bring on a motion on the subject then and
there, but was superseded by the above arrange-
ment. Mr. Connell*, surgeon, a member of the
Board, according to his annual practice, produced a
statistical account of the sanitary condition of the
town, for which the Board thanked him.

CRIVIIMRSZ. —On Monday morning week, about]
ten o'clock, the inhabitants of Viney Bridge, Crow.
kerne, were greatly alarmed by the sudden firing of
a straw mow, closely adjacent to thatched houses.
The fire-engines were soon on the spot, and rendered
great service, but the straw mow and a valuable bay
rick, the property of Mr. W. Elliott were consumed.
The origin of the fire was unknown.
The weather on Tuesday evening last was very
rough,. the wind blowing with terrific fury, scatter-
ing chimneys, chimney pots, signs, and various other
things in all directions, great and mighty trees are
to be seen in and around the neighbourhood laid low,
that had stood for many years unmoved; several of
our majestic trees around the churchyard are dis-
mantled. The ilrewkerne 'bus could not return
hack through the obstruction of the trees being
blown down across the road, and the passengers were
obliged to abandon the 'bui and wade through the
heavy rain and wind to their respective homes.

THE DIAL—Two representatives of the proposed
daily paper which is to crush the Times, to " reh-
gionize" journalism, and to do no end of other won-
derful things have visited this town during the
past week for the purpose of obtaining local share-
holders in the proposed scheme—of helping to pro-
vide the clock-work without which the said dial
would be a piece of very useless machinery. Their
success, however, has been anything but encouraging,
and a public meeting, about which there was great
talk, is not likely to take place. So the mission is a
failure in these parts.
BRIDGWATER.— Vestry Meeting.— A numerously
attended vestry meeting was held at the Townhall,
on Thursday week, to receive the resignation of Mr.
James Bissell, jun., assistant-overseer, and to ap-
point another person to the office. The proceedings
were exceedingly protracted, lasting nearly three
hours and a half. The resignation of Mr. Bussell
was accepted, and a long discussion ensued, as to
whether the election should be adjourned in order
that the parish officers might bring up a report as to
the duties of the office, and the desirability of sepa-
rating the collectorship from the removal of paupers.
The meeting almost unanimously decided upon pro-
ceeding with the election nt once. Three candidates
were proposed, Messrs, W. Plowman, W. Murlis,
and E. H. Pollard. Only three or four hands were
held up for the two last-named candidates, while
nearly all present were in favour of Mr. Plowman.
Mr. Murlies friends demanded a poll, and voting
was commenced at once. In half an hour after the
meeting's termination Mr. ?Audis resigned, it being
manifest that ho had not the slightest chance, and
Mr. W. Plowman was therefore elected.
Eixertox Exerosses.—The election auditor has
just issued his official statement of the expenses in-
curred by the four candidates at the recent election
for this borough. The total expense incurred by
Colonel Tynte, :M.P., is set down at 205/. 19s. 6e1.,
and the total cost incurred by Mr. A. W. Kinglake,
hi.P., is reported to be 1951. Ss. lid. The defeated
candidates, Messrs. Padwick and Westropp, figure
conjointly for LW. 7s. 71. The chief items of the
expenditure are legal assistance and printing.
It has been known for some little time among the
spotting circles of the neighbourhood, that If. A. F.
Luttrell, Esq., of Haelgworth Court, with the spirit
which belongs to the good old name he bears, had
decided upon keeping a pack of harriers and hunting
the district east of Bridgwater, and the announce-
ment of the first meet for the season on Monday
week upon the lawn at Badgworth Court, drew a
field of about one hundred and fifty gentlemen to-
gether. The opening day will long be remembered
with pleasure by those present.
CIIAPD AORICULTVRAL SOCIETY.—This society
held its third annual show on Monday, the 24th
ult., in a large field lent gratuitously by Messrs.
Cook and Farquhar. The weather was line, being
clear and fruity. The show comprised no less than
377 head of stock and was generally considered good,
some being particularly worthy of notice. Mr.
Eames' pair of 3-year and his 2-year old heifers were
much admired. G. F. W. Miles, Esq., Ford Abbey,
was the only exhibitor of sborthoru& His famous
bull attracted considerable attention. The Right
Hon. Lord Bridport carried off the Ist prize for
horn sheep, and Mr. Wyatt's pen of 20 chilver lambs
arrested the attention of many. Horn rains
were not of extra quality. Mr. Crocker's South-
downs took the Ist prize; although small they were
well-bred. Mr. Season's, though much larger, were
not so good. The pig show was rather tame, Mr.
Hawker carrying off nearly all the prizes for pigs.
The horse show was not first-rate; but Mr. Hook's
mare, which obtained the first prize. would have
stood a good chance in any show. The implement
stands of Messrs. Wightinan and Dening, of Chard,
and Mr. Smith, of Chant, attracted much notice.
The umpires were Mr. Brooks, of Brinanore Tree
Farm, near Yeovil, Mr. Smith, of Bradford Abbas,
Dorset, and Mr. Farthing, of Stowey Farm, in North
Petherton, About 700 visitors entered the show
. yard by ticket, before the gates were thrown open at
half-past 3 o'clock, when the yard was literally
crowded. One very pleasing sight ought to be
mentioned, that of 76 boys, with their ushers. from
Chardstock Middle Class School, who entered the
yard in the most orderly manner. After the show
a large party at down to an excellent spread, and
taking all things into consideration the dinner was
tolerably well served—in all about 120 sat down,
W. H. P. Gore Langton, En., in the chair.
Amongst the company were Sir Alexander
A. Hood, Bart., M.P., C. W. Loveritiv, Erg., J.
C. Langdon, Esq., G. F. W. Miles, &q., 11. C.
Healey, Eq., the Rev. C. Woodcock, (vicar of
Chardetock). Rev. H. Thompson (vicar of Chard),
Rev. G. Forward, (curate of Yarcombe)„ Rev.
J. P. Billing, School, E. Clarke, Esq., W.
Itommett, F. F. Taylor (Btocklnod), N. W.
Spicer, Esq., . Canning, Esq., W. Marshall, Esq.,
W. Salter, Esq., W. Brown, Esq., Messrs. Eames,
Chaffey, Wall, Chapman, IL Bond (Chart), Wight.
man, Deming, Leversedge, (Taunton), Welch,
Bartlett, Palmer, Hilliard, Franklin, Bradford,
PerloY. Wyatt, (2), &EWE, Hussey, England, Paull,
(Ilmiuster), Bullen, Cornelius (Crewkene), he.
BURN/JAN.—Within the last fortnight steps have
been taken to form a volunteer rifle corps here. The
movement has piogressed very satisfactorily, Mr. B.
T. Allen, solicitor, having succeeded in obtaining
the names of 37 persons willing to serve on the
active list and to pay their own expenses. tie has
consequently applied to the Lord Lieutenant to enrol
the volunteers at oast Of those who have joined
30 resole in the perish of Burnham. There is& gene-
ral feeling throughout the adjoining ;parishes of
Huntahill, Mark, South Brent, Feat Brent, and
Barrow that the extensive beach at Burnham is the
most convenient spot in the district for a practising
ground. There is reason to believe that this circum-
stance will add materially to the success of the new
corps, and that in the course of a few days consider-
ably more than the compliment of 60 men neees—ol
to form s company will have joined. A meeting of
membeis will be shortly convened.
BATU AND WILLis Duicessa Assocuriox.—A
general meeting of the members and friends of the
Bath and Wells Diocesan Societies was held at the
Cathedral, Wells, on Tuesday, A very numerous
and fashionable audience assembled in the nave of
the Cathedral in the morning, where divine service
was performed, and a most earnest, impressive, and
eloquent discourse was delivered by the Lord Bishop
of Oxford, the Right Reverend Samuel Wilberforce,
who selected for his text the 24th verse of the 12th
chapter of the Acts of the Apostles—" But the Word
of God grew and multiplied." The collection at the

close of the service amounted to upwards of .f. 130. At
half-past two the meeting of the Society wax held in
the Charter House, which was well filled with a
brilliant au-moldy of ladies and gentlemen. The
chair was taken by the Right Rev. Lord Auckland,
Bidnip of Bath and Wells, who was supporled hy
the Itight Bev. the Lord Bishop of oxford. E. B.
Napter, Esq., High Sheriff Mr the Western Division
of the county, Archilmicons Denison, Gunning, Jee•
iiiyu, Prebendary Pagan (hon. sec.), the vary Rev.
the DC= of Walls, Ralph :Seville Granville,
bx.

Magiseroles.—At the Quarterly
Sessions last week, thu following gentler-mu were
qualified as magistmtse —Thu Right Hon. Sir
William George Hyltou Julliife, Bart., of Weston
House, Reigate, Surrey; John Hamilton, of Fyne
Court, Broomfield, near Bridgwr.ter ; John Lan6tield
Burnard, of Stoke Home, Stoke Lane, near Oaklull;
Edward Houlilitch, of ‘Vooleeinlie, near Wellin,ton;
John 13uuce Pilgrim, of Naish House, WraxaU,
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BRISTO,.. —Rifle Corps.—The BrisLol liile, raseid-
bled on Satinday afternoon week, and, ra on tic
previum public parade, were marehad through the
ciLy to Durdhaur down. Tha ,amabers of the corps
are now rapidly consplating their aroing. Up-
wards of 250 beautiailly-mado rifles, with sword
Ilayonets, have ha= supphod to members who bay°
purehawd for themsalves, 125 havo lama received
Iron the Government stores, and a second consigo.

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men t of the same numbe'r is daily cr. pztt.t..l.
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Bribtol will Caen be prepr.red to fumiio, at an hour's
notitn, 500 welbanned, and, as their field-days
prove, well-drilled and thoroughly efficient volun-
teer soldiers, a number which it is confidently ex-
pected will be nearly if out quite doubled before
the ensuing summer. It has bean determined to
provide the corp.; with a handsome aliafio stir-
-.lounted by a drooping :deck ilu.iic, foi full dress
oecabione, the present lap to he then coni,iderea as a
son. of undesi uniform. The 60th Aatrim

;;;;,lor—th".3—...7n:lnantl of Llio 1:-.rtittis of Doacwd, art;
14.tavo Aldernhott for Ilorlichi Barrack. B .6;01,

about the beginuing of November. and it is ex-
ptxted that the volunteers will then be beigatled
with them.

DEATH OF AN EMINENT BRISTOL MERCHANT.—
A telegrain was received in Bristol on Saturday
announcing the somewhat sudden death, at Batten-
Baden, of Mr. Conrad W. 1 imizel, the head of the
wellAnowit and extensive auger refinery firm at
Bristol. The event was wholly unexpected, as the
family had received letters from Mr. Fitizil only a
few days previously announcing his intention of
shortly returning to England. .Nlr. Fiuzil was Vac
architect of his own fortune, having risen from the
ranks of journeyman to the eminent position he had
occupied long previous to his death. He was of
German extraction, and, by several important im-
provements in sugar relining, protected by patents,
had amassed a princely fortune. Perhaps no man
dispensed a larger amount anonymously in charity.
The asylums at Bristol, at which about EMU orphans ,
are fed, clothed, housed, and educated without any
appeal in their behalf, and which, perhaps,
' are the most remarkable institutioua of the kind I,i
existence, partook to a great extent of Mr. Finzil's
large-hearted hut unobtrusive benevolence. The
hospitals of the city, the restoration of the noble
church of St. Mary Iledeliff, and all MARS really
deserving, were liberally assisted by Mr. Fulfil.
Where other men equal, perhaps, in position and
fortune, gave their tens, the deceased gave his hun-
dreds, and many a subscription list is extant in
which the well-known name of C. W. Finzil appears
for £l,OOO. Mr. Finzil Was a Conservative, but he
was no partizan, and lie preferred doing good by
stealth to mingling in the petty eonttots of politi-
cians. In his removal the charitable institutions of
Bristol have sustained a great, alonsit an irreparahle
loss, and his memory will long be cherished as one
of the munificent benefactors of the city of his adop-
tion. Mr. Finzil's son, accompanied by Mr. W.
Britton, the family solicitor, left for Baden Baden on
Saturday evening for the purpose or bringing the
remains of the deceased to Bristol for interment.

THE GREAT EASTEHN.—TIIO imprzesion that
Southampton has been fixed on As the port of arrival
and departure for this vessel is incorrect. Durne,
the past week, Mr. James Poole, Mayor of Bristor,
has been in communication with the directors of the
company, and has laid before them resolutions passed
by the bucks Cinninittee and by the Society of Mer-
chant Venturers, °tiering to forego their dues in the
event of the Great Eastern coming to that port.
Almost simultane.msly a joint deputation, consisting
of Mr. C. J. Thomas and Mr. Charles Nash, town-
councillors, Mr. James Bush, senior way-amt.( the
Society of Merchant Venturers, anti Mr. G. E.
Bevan, Mr. Mark Whitwell, and Mr. Leonard '
Bruton, of the Chamber of Commerce, had lei inter-
view on Friday week with Mr. C.amply.,ll, Chainnau
of Cho Great Eastern Company, and Messrs. H.
Berkeley, M.P., and Magnus, directors,. It was
stated that a sub-committee, called the liarbotir
Committee, consisting of Messrs. Berkeley, Magnus,
and Cargill, hail been appointed for the purpose of
receiving information and investigating the respec-
tive advantages and facilities offered by the differeot
principal ports for the nexmainodation of the Great
Eastern. At this interview the chairman particu-
larly wished the deputation to understand that the
directors deprecated the idea of encouraging tha
notion which had got abroad that the Great Ea.stein
was to be taken from port to port for the purposes
of exhibition. They had been labouring for seven
years to prove her success as a commercial under-
taking, and if they lind wished merely to make an
exhibition of the Great Eastern she might have been
kept moored in the Thames, where they might have
netted £60,04.10 by her eithout trouble met almost
without expense. In taking the Great Enateisi to
Poriload, the directors had considered, under all the
circumstances, that that place was the most conveni-
ent for the arrangements which had to be maile ; and
on her removal to Holyhead they had viewed that
isirt as the most direct for a voyage to Portland,
United States, and had not sent the Great
.Eastern

there with any idea of her being wade an exhibition.

They had, perhms, been too anxious to get ha- to
sea, and to that anxiety the present delay might pos-
sibly be attributed. The consequence was that, ricer
mine inquiry, the company found that the Great
Eastern was not now lit to go to sea, and they also
found that Holyhead was not conveniently situated
for making the necessary alterations. The people of
Southampton, who possessed great facilities, had
liberally offered to afford them to the company, and
the intention now was to remove the Great I.listcrii
to Southampton, and when she was ready for WI to
send her on a trip in the Mediterranean. The (Inas-
tion of the port to which she would rzturn would
depend entirely upon the result of inquiries as to
their relative advantages in the meantime. From the
fact of the number of shareholders in Bristol and that
district, and the exceedingly favourable report which
had been made of the accommodation which could be
provided at that port, the chairman assured the deputa-
tion that the Board would be inset happy to take the
Great Eastern to Bristol on her first return voyage,
if, in the mean time, they received satisfactory evi-
dence that Bristol could offer a harbour where she
could go with safety, and where she would find those
facilities which such a vessel would require. Li re-
ference to this subject, Mr. Bruton, Secretary of the
Bristol Chamber of Commerce received the following
letter on Saturday
"The Great Ship Company (Limited), 11, King-
William-street, London, 8.C., Oct. 21.
"Sir,- You will be pleased to inform the Mayor that
the Harbour Counuittee of this company are ready to
receive and consider the request made on behalf of :irk-
tol, if you will give them all the official information in
your power as to the capabilities and conveniences or
your port to receive ths Great Eastern, so as to enable
the Chairman to reply to the letter of his Worship, a
copy of which I shall be happy to receive with other
documents.
"1 sin, Sir, your obedient servant,
J. H. YATZS, Secretary.
" To Leonard 3ruten, EN., Chamber of
"Commerce, Commercial-rooms, Bristol."
Steps are being taken by joint subcommittees of the
Declus Committee, of the Town Council, the Society
of Merchant Venturers, and the Bristol Chamber of
Commerce, fur supplying the desired information. It
was stated by the deputation, in reply to the olser-
vatietur of Mr. Campbell at the above interview, that
their immediate object in making the application eas
not to ascertain whether the Great Eastern would
make a temporary visit to Bristel, but whether she
was likely to make it the permanent port of arrival
and departure. Extensive improvements were now
in contemplation at the mouth of the river for the
accommodation of ocean steamers, and it would be
material to ascertain whether this extension should
embrace capacity for afflosl!..i.ig dry-dock mum and
other facilities to the Great Eastern if she sailed per-
manently from this port. Mr. Campbell ta led that
no decision could le arrived at until the facilities
offered by all the principal ports in the kingdom's had
been duly weighed and dstermined, but that the
claims of Bristol should be entertained in an impartial
spirit. The Bristol people are sanguine that their
port will become the ultimata destination of the
Great Eastern. The ground of their hopes being the
superior anchorage of Kingroad, and the proximity
to the coal fields, by which it is asserted that a saving
equal to 10s. per ton Might be effected on the enor-
mous consumption of the Great Eastern.
GLASTONSURY.—Petty &Anion., Tuesday.—Pre'
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sent: T. P. Porch, Esq an
~ d It, ll„hiete, m'4l
Jobe ('hirers was summoned for stealing apples, from
Mr. Charles King, and was lined Is. 3.1., and costs
:1& —Elizabeth Bortlefi was summoned by Julia
Vile, for an assaults Ordered to pay ousts 3s.
/Maid Heal, a rough dentist, Edward Browning,
A fired Frampton, and ChriAlopher Bacon were
charged by William Fisher, for assaulting him at the
' Red Lion Inn, on the hat of October, and drawing
his teeth without his permission. It appeared from
evidence that the complainant was at the Lion rather
the worse for liquor, and was boasting of his man-
hood, threatening Heal what he could do to him by
, showing fight at him. Heal, although up in years,
: has still got some pluck left, and after Fisher pro.
yoking of him for some time, he made no more to do
but drew a tooth for him with his fist, and for so
doing, he was tined 10e, mid 11.. 6.1 costa. The
others were discharged. James Bennett, coal
hauler, of Wells, was summoned by Sergeant Samuel,
L for cruelty to his donkeys. Fined 2s. 64., and coats
, 24 6d.