The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1858-09-28 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

THN JOINTED ST/CAMEL—The jointed aorewoolller Connector of London, proceeded to Hartlepool, where she took in a °arr.._ of eoals. She left Hartlepool on the morning of Wednesday, the Bth inst., and at 12 p.m. the next day was abreast of Orfordneu, the weather being calm to Huntlefoot, a fair wind thence to Flamborough Head, light variable winds across the deeps to Cromer, and head wind of increasing violence thence to Orfordneas. Deducting four hours spent in cleaning out her furnace and tubes, her running time was 32 hours, which, considering that she had only a single 10-horse engine to propel -her three sections of 110 feet in length may be deemed • very fair performance, and augurs well for the attainment of very high speed by full powered jointed steamers. As she rounded Orfordness she was fairly caught close on • timelier, with • strong S.S.W. wind, and • very quick sea running against a spring flood-tide, the night being of pitchy darkness. For some time her position was one of peril, but her light draught and narrow displacement enabled her engine to force her against wind and sea off the lee shore; and when she obtained sufficient offing she wore round, receiving the full shock of the heavy beam sees without her joints sustaining the slightest injury, and returned to Lowestoft. As soon as the weather moderated elle proceeded to London, and delivered her coals above all the bridges at • wharf in Vauxhall. We understand that the Jointed Ship Corn. pony are actively proceeding with arrangements for laying on • line of jointed screw colliers in the London coal trade, and have received support to large extent in Hartlepool. It is stated that estimates made by cam. petent persons show, that owing to the great saving of time by transferring the engine and crew section from one vessel to another at both ends of the route, the facility of carrying on an immense cargo and dietri but. log it in sections to all waterside premises on the Thames, coals can be carried from the northern coal ports of England at a oost for transit of only 2s. per ton, which even at the present very low freights would leave • wide margin to handsome profit*, and defy all railway competition. We trust that Newcastle will not be behind other porta in availing itself of the peculiar advj4itage of this bold and suceseelnl innovation in steam —Awl** iftfir swop. •  rwe I°. °: Buy Thomas :dna si Abi Tuue 41:Taisti4a"nndlipitilrow°o"W:LeliAl IdonMAeardolin s man named George Wheaton. The three men were ato tAut uulll7. employed at the Pontymoile Ironworks, near Newport. On leaving work in the morning they went toe publiohones on the banks of the Monmouthshire Canal, where e_quarrel arose between Leonard and another man, but Wheaton interfered and prevented a fight. Neither Leonard nor Williams approved the interference, and upon leaving the house the latter exclaimed, " Let's kill the —." Both attempted to seise Wheaton, who ran away end jumped over a wall. He wee pursued, however, and dragged beak by the hair of his heed, the wall being broken down in the struggle, The two then threw Wheaton into the canal, walked in after him, and, while holding him under water, swore the same fate to any one who should render assistanee. When Wheaton became still and insensible they left him, and he was got out of the canal by several men and laid upon the bank. A number of women then applied various roderetiree, but it was upwards of 20 minutes before the unfortunate man returned to consciousness. Leonard subsequently absconded, but Williams was apprehended, and on Monday committed to the assizes upon • charge of attempting to murder, ball in £4OO being accepted for his eppearanoe.