The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-08-25 00:00:00

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BEIDOWATEIL—Tas Lan Sr. Faxoeincx Stant.
—The Bristol Doily Post mys :—We le.re that the
decease of this well-known baronet is likely to lead to
litigation of an Important character, and that iticsidents
of • romantic nature will probably be disclosed in the
course of inquiry. If report speaks correctly, three
gentlemen of the gown of higb repute have already been
retained, and Lady Slade' the widow of the deceased
Q.C., will be a prominent and an-important witness.
The house in which the deceased baronet resided—
Minstrel' House—is put up "To Let."
C1311017a CASA —A few days ago the inhabitants of
this town were alarmed by • report that a little boy
had been drowsed in the canal. The supposed deceased
child is about six years old, and is the eon of NI.
Sampson a mariner, and had strolled out with three
other boils to the canal bridge on the Taunton-road.
Two of them helped Sampson to the top of the wall of
the bridge, where the youngster commenced playing
" Blondin." He was seen to fall from the wall on the
water side of the bridge, and the other boys commenced
a search, but being unable to And him they came into
the town with the tale that he had fallen into the canal
and was drowned. Several persons were soon on the
spot dragging the canal, but without ruccesa The
search was renewed next morales with the like result,
but later in the day • West Monokton policemen hurried
into the town with • little boy, who was at once now
Used as the mining Sampson. It appear, that as the
officer was on duty be observed the boy wandering
about and crying. Seeing be was a stranger, he took
charge of the child, and kindly travelled from raw to
village nearly all the night to discover his home. It
seems that the child, instead of failing into the canal,
fell into some potato ground, and being frightened, and
' hardly conscious of what he did, rambled away a dis-
tance of nine miles, The constable has been properly
rewarded for his humane exertions in the matter. The
case is • proof of the dangerous uncertainty of circum-
stantial evidence. It the child had been pushed over
the wall the testimony el the boy's companions would
have been conclusive as to his death by violence.
BATH. -I NOUMrinlitrOnSM s.Geouics Sv Lysergic.
—At Avoooliff, Westwood, on Daniel Manias, aged
35. From the evidence it appears that the deceased
had resided only a week at Westwood, having
arrived from Birmingham. Re wee going home on
Saturday evening from AvonclilL when he fell over
aback into a lane, a height of 14 feat. He was
carried home, and died a fortnight after from
ParalAoffilt, or • paralytic state of the lower half of
the body,cansecl by a laceration of the spinal marrow.
Verdict," Accidental death."—At Collingbourn
Ducts, on Samuel Hoff, aged 88- He was solPloYod
by Mr. Pike, and was sent to Andover with a
wagon load of wheat. On returning the horses, at •
descent in the road, started off to one side, and the
deceased, who was siWng at the front of the
leaped to the bank and bill back on the road7witt
both of the near wheels peeled over hint, inflicting
a fracture of the ribs on both sides and laceration of
of the lungs, which caused emphysema and internal
hemorrhage, and he died in flee hours. Verdict,
"Accidental death."—At Hoists. on Elizabeth Dud-
man, aged 65. The deceased wee employed in reap-
ing, when she fell to the earth and expired instantly
from the disease of the valves of the heart. Verdict,
" Visitation of God."—At &mid, Mentalism, on
Mari Ann Beataineder, Wed 30. The demand had
complained of pain at the chest, and of a difficulty in
breathing occiaciouidly, arising from an affection of
the hank She retired to rest as well sa she had
been for sonic time past on Tuesday evening, and
was found dead on the following morning. Verdict,
" Visitation of God."

BRISTOL. —Tam Mumma Oarless Arrurn,
NEAR TH Crry.—Derisg the peat year the health
of tbe orphans has been distinguished by its sisal
ezaellesoe, and the mortality has bees eamiderably
below 1 per cent. During_ the year 1,134
wars is three houses. Of these eight bay. dud;
three ;gide were expelled, ea • last means of "seek-
tog their bens& ;" Isar wore sent book to their rela-
tions, as sessitable imitates, from bodily or natal
ammo ; ewe bey wee mat to his rotenone biomes be
Gould as• be reesnesended as an appeestini; &anther
by lie seistives sight were sent to
theirmit bad bosoms able to maintshi the..;
eighteen boys were apprentiold and thittpone girls

were sant out to service, at the expense of the in
tution. These deductions, 74 in number, left on the
26th May last, the date of the rrent repack, 1,060
orphans in the three institutions. The income of the
institution from May 26th, 1862, to the mann period
of the prewmt yesr um £19,156 4s. ; and the
expenditure £11,194 4s. 7114., leaving • balance in
hand of £7,962 Os. Old. This sum, large as it is,
reprewmts only a portion of the InOO7 received by
Mr. Muller, without direct asking. Ther. are also
the building fund for the Orphan Houses, and the
fund for missions.