The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-02-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ACCIDEXT.—As moue bulls belonging to Mr. Wilkes, of rilirewsbury, which had been purehaaed at • neighbouring fair, were being driven home the other day over the bridge at Llangollen, three of them ran down • narrow defile towards the river and were precipitated over a rock :10 feet deep into the Dee. (Inc was killed on the spot and the others very seriously injoire.l. The besets had to be conveyed half a mile down the river, and were then landed with the greatest difficulty.  THE liI,KNOPPIELIi Metinve.—Newcatert.Y., Monday night. —The follow Mg intelligence has been received from a SC went le correspondent : —lt is understood that man, at present 1111 hr sentence of four years penal servitude in Portland Prison, Isis confessed to having shot poor Mr. Stirling, the young surgeon, whose distressing death at Burnopfield, near this town, caused such • sensation three years ago. The Home Secretary has sent the statement of the person who dechinel he committed the deed to the Mayor of this borough. This is the second time within a very short period that a person has confessed lie was Mr. Stirling's murderer. It is hoped that every exerti will be used to sift the present statement to its foundation, no less in the interest of the public than id the two nem Itayne and Cain, who no nearly died for the crime. It is the conviction of • large number who know these men well, that they are innocent, and certainly their conduct since the trial strengthens that impression. Rayne follows his usual trade of &smith at Winlaton, end conducts Meisel with great propriety. Cain has abandoned the business of smuggling, and has the charge of • g,,,ileman's garden in Marlon. Ile has lield this situation ever since his acquittal at the Durham assizes in 15.56, and by his industry, sobriety, and uniform geed conduct, lion won the respect of his eeighliours and the full confidence of his employer. Both these men, it is said, will willingly lend any assistance in their power in furthering the investigations of the magistrates and police. THE GREAT Emirrnx.—On Tuesday last the first step towards preparing this vessel for sea was made, by hoisting in the main shaft of the paddle engines—one of the largest and finest specimens of forged iron work which has ever been completed for steam machinery in this country. The weight of the whole mass was • few hundredweight* under 40 tons, and after the forging was aucceadully oompleted,—a work if no ordinary difficulty with • piece of iron of such magnitude,—every part of it was carefully turned in 'testi' lathes in Mr. Scott Russell's yard. The latter operation lasted • considerable time, and since its completion the shaft has remained at the Russell works until all the legal technicalities connected with the transference of the ship and its fitting* (rein the old to the new company bad been complied with. All these arrangements have now been definataly settled, and Tuesday the shaft was removed and placed on the port side of the upper deck of the great ship. In order to move such a ponderotm weight and raise it to the required height it was necessary to secure the service of one of the new floating derricks which have recently been employed with such