The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1864-07-12 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

MOCTII. —The Sorcerer and Dorset It dieter Cowpony S. Short, bG. Ames - • • - 2 not out - - - 16 intend running • special train Inns Burnham to W. Arnold, bJ. ICnight, len. • I bO. Scott - - 0 Southampton and Portsmouth eta Bl.nclford and .1. Crew - - - - - - - - 0 b klelmoili - • 1 Windom", on Monday. July 18th. It will arrive in W. Ferquhanum, not out - • 3 lb w • - - • 0 Edandfurii about 9 .... and mach Southampton at it. Byes 2, leg bye 1, wides 5 • 8 1)2, ws,n b I • 8 end Portsmouth at 12 O'clock. Fares from Biantford— ' , lint elms lis., covered cerriager a, 6.1, Ezeur•ioniate Iwill be stale to spend 4 hour. is the Isle of Wight, as steann rs are militantly plying between Southampton and Portsmouth and the island. A Mulls Wires Pont*. inouih at 6 15 p.m., end Southampton at 1 2% p.in. On Monday, tee 4th inst., a alight accident oneerred to one of the engines on the Somerset and Dorset ItellwaL S ou alter leaving Shillings! 'no station. on the way Blandlord, one of the tubes of the boiler burst, avatar water escapieg into the furnace • dense body of steers enveloped the train, and at first caused some alarm to, the passengers. The fire was soon put out, and" the train had to remain till the arrival of as. engine from Posit., which had been telegraphed for. Rumour, with her many idle and often false everts, set it abroad that the engineer, stoker and guar, were all drunk. This, however, is positively contra:Bend. and as one of the head managers drove the these as fur as ShillinasSaaa station, the contradiction of libra report may be depea.ded upon. Wool. FAlL—This fair was held on Saturday last, and drew a coasiderable member of agrieuburista sod. dealers together. Twente -eight. lots were exhibited in. the Corn Exchange. frail the gr. 'tor part of the business was transacted after chatter at the Crown HoteL There were several buyers from tin chi .f woollen manufsa torioa in the north, ant the en-ewer Part offered -a. daposed sf Prom ranged from 2s 1-Ito2. 3d per lb. On. hundred sheep were off.red fir sal in the market_athinicEretlitynctuat'oaLtes.T7eadaworiz sqtuare. The cheese fair was very scantily supplied, gebooitiLittlsN.iihFotkoinitseDboatnidegi.spomp.Mithyoed,f. aT A YOUNG FeIIALE —Late on Saturday night ilie quiet title villAge was thrown into a state of green excitement by the report that a young woman named Dinah Croes, who with her mother and sisters have for' several yells carried on the bulginess of laundresses, had committed suicide by drowing in the raver Stour. The• report unhappily was too true. It ap,cars that the unfornuate young woman returned home between 10 and 11 o'clork, and proceeded to her bedroom, where she took off her watch, brooch, and n. ckt.e, placing them on the dressing-table in an handkerchief Sr then went to the door and stood talking wale Bert mother for • ohort time, and on the nao.hsr returning: into the hoer, made her way towards the river, Um, to the Blandfori St. Mary side of which is a• clump of trees, on the fallen branch of one Mar Varied her dries, crinoline, hat, and hair-net, and thee. walked into the stream, wirch, in consequence of the. dry weather, I. now very shallow. Whether er not she repeuted of tier raah set it is impassible to Bay; but it • appears that she shrieked out, and that her cries were heard by invent peril..?, among whom was Mr. Allen, who wee on his we home. As soon so possible Mr. Allen proceeded back over the bridge, believing that the cry come from that direetion, and when opposite the pl.oe where her clothes were found, understood from those who were there that she woo 'leers also. Seth, unfortunately, was not the ems. The eight was very dark, and though every effort was made te find the holy by dragging, be., it WM not found till obesely before 4 o'clock on the following morning, when il was discovered in an almost d reel Inc from Mae p`itai where she started ; about three pasts anon Oho river nearest to the 131.ndfort side. and in a few feet a water, lying on her beck. The body was immediatair con.eyed to the residence of her narrate. and it. coroner's inquest held on the following morning. A. might be expected nothing could mooed the grief of her di-comedian friends, and great commiseratioe has hey excited on their behalf, as the unfortunate deemeed wee of a kind and amiable disposition, and wellhnown and respected in the inighbourbood. So faur as we could learn when this report was despatched no cause o.n be assigned for the commission of the rad set. During the day she appeared as °heart.' SO WIWI, tad eouveised with several parties in Blmdford.