The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1860-09-25 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

EOM— RUlhrely Accident.-- As the junction train from the down express 101 Thursday was pawing the points, and g g down the incline into Yeovil, crim of alarm were heard, and on looking out, the guard was seen stretching through the door, whilst he called loudly to the driver to stop. It was then seen that the van was off the line. Short as its curse was, and slow as its pace, its oscillation was , very unplessmit to see. To tmeouple it. shift the lozgage, and transfer a few of the passengers in the last compartment of the hind carriage into a lint' d ew, was the work of but a minute; and whilst the train sped on as if nothing hail happened to it, another engine dragged the van oil to the metals again. The cause of the accident appeared to he either that the pointsman had not held the point hung en. ugh, or else there was some ilefeet at the points. In justice to the o mipany on the one hand and the pointsinan on the other, there ought to lea strict enquiry, and if it was an act of neglect, h • culicil•le party ought to he punished, although attended by no ill consequences. . . .  I.slv 14;orgialia Eon; was A 1111 l ngst the guests at the grand lull given in Nlontival on the otxusiou of the Prince of Vales' visit.  It will be remembered that in a former Mimes. sion a e remarked on the scarcity of game in this iteighbourlnsol, aml the dii ii ill utive size of such as could be procumil. We iuiaginu that :Reny in the sporting circles base since proved this fact. During the past week several of those gentlemen who dor. nig the first few days of the stsson were regular in the pursuit of game have resided the temptation and resolved to wait and see what line weather and the harvest will ilo Mr a second Mod of birds and those which are at present so small as to be scarcely worth killing. Some have resolved to do more than this, viz., to preserve strictly their game and allow no shooting on their grounds during the season. . A MAN'S II EA It (TT OFY BY A Tasty. —A shocking suicide occurred in the neighbourhood of Penalimier 1111 Satllnlay week. It appears that a man, a 'imam by trade, deliberately laid his head i.n the line of the S..tith-Wedern Hallway near Pendomer a. the train was crossing. The consequence was that the bead .4 &ceased was almost* evereal from the aly. The man's name is aavrtained to be Samuel Lanplon. An inquest was held ioi the remains, at the Nt w lain, East Coker. on Tuesday, before I). H. Ashford, Esq.. county coroner, when the following ideneu wsa adduced -" Susan Langdon, suite i. the deceased :—Nly husband was 52 )ears of age. and had been employed Me Mr. Ilelyar, of Coker Court, some time. We had been married about three years. Aland a twelvemonth ago he bail a severe attack of typhus fever. and since that lie bail been very weak in his head and nerves, and wane tones seemed to have no strength at all. He went to bed on Friday night about 10 o'clock, and then appeared to be very irritable and had no rest. He had had no rest for the last four or live nights. He got up about live on Saturday morning. Alla asked in. where I was going. I said to Wiehetee Beer IFArm• to finish sume work. I told him I would get him aome breakfast before I left. I never saw him again. He had been in a low, desponding way for sonic time. I never heard him threaten to ile-truy himself. He said lie could not do his work so well as he used to, and he could not give interaction either to his employer or iii liiinself.—Jane Vincent, of l'endoiner : I saw deceased 011 Se. turilay morning shout 7. as I was going for a pitcher of water. He said "Good morning !" I replied to loin, and he then asked Die if the train bad gene by. I said no, nut it was due. He went on the crossing on the line near Kit Hill. I never saw him again. About 10 minutes after heard of the accident. —George Stammers : 1 am an engine.driver in the service of the Great Western Hada ay Company. On the Satunlay morning spoken 04 I was driving the 7.10 tram down from Yeovil. I observed a luau walking about a quarter of a mile in front of me. I whistled and sounded for the break. Ho was walking on the line on the footway. at the edge of the hank. When I got to about 20 yards from him, 1 saw him drop mu his knees and place his head on the metals. We stopped about 300 , yards from the place, and went back and found him dead. He was taken up and cal riot! In Pendomer Church. Strange to say it appears that no wheel went over the deceased, and yet he was found with