The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-20 00:00:00

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1 NV ELIA. —Reayiriar eireu.,ntance.-B.nno short
time shear it was raid that the " two Knights in
Armour," whirl) are arranged to strike the quarter-
n 1' " Working Mi. 11.8 coffee and __,a( mg jae' sat the Cathedral, with their bailie ts, were the
SHIERVoRNE.— only " two men" in the city that minded their own
Room.— This useful institution nightly attracts a basilicas ; but one of these lately, like tire frailty of
considerable number of the ekss for whose benefit human nature, has ilmlined to do his duty, and it is
and means of tect'at" it waleatabli'llca' ikading* feared his example way bias Isis cammanion, probahly
hove been given, and lectures delivered by various from the amino cause, rod, to cease to act Ida part.
gentlemen 'refill in the town, whose aorta to
Tho city is, therefare, in danger of losing its inse:.eiie
blend amusement with instruction appear to be
of having one thing, ailitiede or inanimate, which
thoroughly appreciated by the members. An
fulfils Nelwoe's maxim, "Englass 1 expects eresy
escellent lecture wai delivered by Mr. E. Herbert, moo to do his slaty." It is ask.! whether Lord
organist of Sherborne Church, on alonslay evening John has whispered in his ear—that in runde only
the subject being " Music: Ancient and Mourn." one man is required for this ancient borough?
TURNPIKE Tuuser.—The annual meeting of the It ia reported that Sir W. G. Naylor, M.P., has
nether:lc Turnpike Trus:ees for passiug the been prevented from attending to his duties in
accounta of the Trust, &c., was held on Monday. week. Parliament through a severe attack of bronchitis.
Present —J. Goodden, Esq., chairman ; Sir %V.
ahallycott, Hart; lice. Marriott Doclington ; Rev. The electric telegraph is about to he continues! to
Wells, from Highbridge, so as to place this city and
i;,...rge Southwell ; Rev. G. Thompson ; W. N.
Anford, FN. ; J. F. Falwasser, Esq. ; William the intermediate stations in direct coutintunea-
rookos, Esq., anti .1. I: Bergman, Esq., trustees. A i the other stations on theßristol anExeter
tion. with ' d
ery favourable financial report was presentee I, and Railway.
ts. : r 1 .including the C i s a ' and fatal accident hap-
tlle a/COMO .or the current year, - Serious
alantli in hand of £l9O 75., Was estimated at pened on numbly, March 6th, tea poor fellow named
A. 2.1192 is. The waitnated expenditure, including Henry Sheppanl, in the eisiphsy of Mr. George
illitl to be laid out in improvements, was C1,70:I Ina., Biker, timber merchant of this town. He was in
which wssulsi leave S surplus of ilmrly aatai available the act of drawing up a heavy piece of timber with
for further improvements. A committee, consisting others at the Glastoulsury Station, by a crane which
of air W. aledlyeott, Mr. W. Ffookcs, and Mr. is kept there for the purpose of loading and unlssad-
Southitell, were appoissted to report upon the state ing timber. It aPpeara that souse of the cogs of the
of the old toll-house near Clatconibc, with a view to wheel broke, and in 'mussing over them it caused such
the erection s.f a new 'souse at that part, and the a jerk that the other nien let go their hold, and
removal thereto of the present Rristol-road turnpike Sheppard was obliged to elo the same. w lien the
-a change which will extend the drives around the handle struck him in the head and killed the poor
town. and enable the Commissioners to make two fellow on the spot,
gates sufficient for the purposes of which live have ILVINETER.—On Friday evening week the annual
been required. The roads were all reported to be in meeting of tic London Missionary Society was held
good stale, and the Rishups caundle road for the at the Inilepeplent Chapel. The Rev. .1. White•
and time declared to be in thoroughly good order. honse. late in Inslia, attended as deputation, and
sesssoßNl VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS. —We gave au interesting account of the pr'ooreas of
have much pleasure in announcing that Sherbonse tisristianity there. The Revsla W. Stanllerwick
ips now its organized and ree %nixed rifle corps, the and F. J. l'erry, pastor, each give informat. upon
members of u Inch, imbued with a right loyal and the subject of Illi4 The attendance was good,
pariotie spirit, assenils!ed at the Tewnhall On and the collection superior to last year.
Vrolay evening last to he sworn in. The greatest f Dr ssrms.--Seicale.--An inquest waa hell before
immunity prevailed throughout the entire proceed. %V. W. Moncton, Kai., on Thursday, on the body
ars; and the election of essuitniasioned officers Was of Mrs. Mary Abraham. wife ofThomas Abraham Esq.
c4does,sl without the slightest opposition, which surgeon. Her hits:and said in his evidence that the
unmistakeably shows that it corps, to a man, plane deceased had lately In.en very ezeiteable. She hatl
the greatest confldeuce in those gentlemen who left a note to the follsswing effect :—" Do forgive
have beam chosen. what lam .I.sing. I have been a fool about the ser-
vants, and 1 Sae no way hut this of ending my ilia-
citifies. My will is in alissi Roberts' desk. The dcesl
of gift is in the iron chest. May Go.l have mercy
upon me."—Dr. Simmons hat stated that deceased's
brain was disordered, and it aypoared that there was
insanity in the Family. The jury returned a verdict
of" Temporary insanity."
YKIIVIL. Death in a Brairl.—Mr. W. W.
Munekton, one of the coroners for Somerset, on Satur-
day week hell an inquest at the I:ed House Inn, on
the body of William Wakefield, a labourer of East
Coker, who mine by his shsath in a fight. It ap-
peared from the evidence of Edward Hawkins, John