The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-22 00:00:00

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YVOVIL imalidiary tire occurred on Sunday
•siing wceb, on the farm of Nlr. Ito!.,rt larri,•:),
situate on the boundary between this town and
Coker. About six in the melting a rick of bay and
a por:3l,lc !pave wen, disowelvd to be on I.e, and on
attempts being made to pit the flames out, it was
di.covered that the property wAs already destroyed.
The loss is eetituat..al at about .ao—insured in the
Wtct of England.

Rensiiam.— rob/Were RI:;1.• coeps.—A
teml,:l palate meeting was held at the r!arence
lintel, on Wednesday evening, and before the 1:11.14-
ing separated mote. than rsit 11•111/C3 were given in.
LANG rota. —llthil A (ride al —On Weilinsslay the
infant daughter of Mr. 'l'. Windsor, yeoman, of
Wearne, met with her desalt under the following
circumstances :—The servant went into the yard to
get the doakey and cart to fetch some other of the
children that were at school at Langport. When the
cart was ready the servant returned to the housa.
Iler mistress then asked where the hall was, and as
soon as Mrs. Windsor founil that the servant Isul not
seen the child she ran into the yant to look for her,
and to her horror found her, with her legs up, in a
pan that was full of water. The little thing was tleatl.
It is supposed that the child hail been playing with
something in the water and had tipped in. An in-
quest was held on the hotly, and a verdict of acciden-
tal death recorded.

'QuEEN CanEt..—On Saturday evening week, a
very, fine young male otter, measuring 4 feet 3 inehes,
and weighing 2211.01., wits shot in the habil hole of
Queen Camel Mill. Thi:, makes the fifth or these vo-
racious animals that has been captured within half-a-
mile of our worthy miller's domicile in sixtutu
months.

Si:ErrOs NlAt.t.wr.—We learn that Admiral Sir
Edward (Italian' Strode is about to build a mansion
iii Sueyd Park.•
Wednesday last being the ever-to-be remembered
annivcriury of the opening of the East Someiset Ilail-
way,l•y, which every inhabitant of this town loci been
st gicatiy benefited. we were glad to see the union
jack floating proudly from the summit of the .41
church tower, a height of more than lon feet from
the ground. Flags were also )ioistA from the roof
of several private houses. This was the I•th anni-
versary to of the birthday of his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, who owns a vast &al of pro.
pixty in this neighbourhood, and is Lord of the
Manor.

14..veroNnver. Wednesday, November 9th,
being lama Miiyor's Day, Mr. James Jacobs was
elected Mayer of this town for the ensuing year. 11..
.1a.,41 Jim ben in the Town Onincel for :16 years,
and has not had the honour of being chosen Mayor
before. In the evening the Mayor atol Corpo.
ration dined at the I;corge and l'iLriut Hotel.
On Thursday week as Misses G. and U. Neville,
dmighters oof Lady I'. nwille :as:Twine, of italtons•
borough,-in this town, were at tile railway station in
a pita:bon, tli, fly taieli they were driving became
freAtenial, and s:artool off. Tim reins broke, anti the
hoti'M iladi no power to autri her ; the !age boy and a
person near attemided to kohl her, lout it was out of
their power. In her plunging luckily lsoth shafts
were disengaged from the carriage, which was I-ft
behind with the Isoli,s in it in ear Aatioon-yarol. Ti
aniu,al went at a furious pace to the town with the
shafts at her heck. isessinz through Itunedietedrect.
across the market-place, %%here she struck up iii the
causeway chose to a shop oevapied by I;. Fox, boot
end shoe maker, and her head came in clout:let with
the bay window, breaking in two squares. She was
thin captured, when it was 2,uuit the creature was
very severely cut about its legs. The ladies were
conveyed home in a uly, we arc happy to say quite
safe.

CHASM ItAILWAY.—At a numerous meeting of
the principal inhabitants of I liant and its neighbour-
hissl, held at the 4icorge Inn, Chard, on Monday
week, for the pm pose of taking into consideration
the propriety of making the nec-ssary arrangement
for connecting Chard and its neighbourhood with the
line of the London am! South-Western Railway, at ,
Woodbridge. C. W. Loveridge, Esl., J.P., in the
ehair ; it was moved by Mr. Ili:Cord. seconded by Nlr.
.1. Id Payne, and resolved una JJ i 11l ously--" That in •
the opinion of this meeting a railway from the Lon-
don and South-Western Railway, with a tram-road
to the I'anal Pasin is of very great importance to the
prosperity of this town, and this meeting pledges
itself to afford the project every support in its
pow.r." Vovcil by I. W. Loveriilge, Esq., seisinded
by Mr. England, awl rusolved—" That the following
gentlemen he appointed a provincial committee to
carry out the proposed line, with power to ielil to
their number, viz. : -C. W. Loverid Esq., W. T.
.1. IL EMI., H. F. Fox, J. B.
Payne, Esq., Mr. H. Aplin, Mr. England, Mr.
11. Bond, Mr.. J. House." Moved by Mr. T
seconded by Mr. Fig:, and resolved--" That the best
thanks of this meeting be given to C. W. Lori:ridge,
Esq., for his able conduct in the chair." Wu are glad
to tinil that this important project has at last fallen
into the hands of a body of gentlemen, who are the
most likely to carry it out in an advantagcsins man-
lier for the benefit of tho town, and the promotion of
its trek!, akin iugh viewed by many as impossible,
one thing certain is that there is yet gentlemen to be
f.nuel in Chard who will exert themselves for its
benefit, ;mil promote its cominnuications with other
parts of the comity. The Chard Itailway is now
nearer completion than ever it Was, Ana weapon hope
that the inhabitants will assist the provisional direc-
tors in their exertions. and then they will stand*ime
chance of thei.• town in connection with every line
in the Kingdom.
1:1:11,1;WATEIL--A meeting of the members of the
Bridgwater and held at the
larenee note!, Bridgwater, on Friday evening, Mr.
C. ;reenhill presided, and thieve Well, about la)
volunteers present. The Chairman intimated his
great gratification that the movement In! hail
Dated in this neighbunrhood hal COM to such alum:-
m.4AM issue. The corps now misiliered fri' member!,
and still noire inight be expected to j . Mr. E.
Phillips, the secretary, read Hi.. ri mot of the mon-
mittee iippointed to make tle! peel -try arrange-
:mints. It appeared from this docummit that
Heinen of the neighbotirhool had ofereil to oitilp 311
volunteers ;. and additional subscriptions hail M.,
ha_ecu hiharally promised. A committee to carry on
the business of the corps WM appointed, nail a num-
of 113:11es Stql)Cted to NI sidituitted to the Lord
Lieutenant from which to choose the officers.