The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

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lake Lutidsree and the lake Tan 'mike of Roden and
.. tie stiottoi b.• exunue ibi rttrt Mend.- if there
were not them (-a atim. ." he...d"
,ft.Bt.tairTalal; -tAt teschst:ypal.thitateica. 1:4001.4's gawheater4e7 toillt.tenr,yie,geoiot.hr:att,.:,timiii
i,y f..reetohttrawi tNl,i.iti..g....ht.i:rnidafthlide)
thfe +rest of the V froria Ny•es.; and,
e o rice geod nodal was
to Mr. U. M.II, ith, gardener to J. Chaffin, Esq., Spike aled Grant shr7ull.
Bath, for eight greetabouro media ibbel".trt•hceedtfo'lle'etiintiWienhlit'liNoilethet
mlasdketotot
jhoaitnite;i:it...wtheor;,taiece. ii.rdki.ngtiLuot.thL.•iriAnii7.op,itim.t.artages
It M intended to present • testimonial to Mr.
!moldered that psinr, th- Conhcil had ettored hi. ftl'oi
James Henry Roberts, who for many
the Poet of Parish chinchwarden of -IVyears gued
public acknowledgmeut of his services innicnhet'hart oaf aPwr*:;l:lnlVisn) cl'hmP•oba"nicutr7tilleat obnybc"ae,nceyenersion,gl.nfrrohe:nzW°h.'w.t.ite.
Nile, and not, •4 previously,
that pariah.
DlrilitKilMD Sulclisit.- On Wednesday May "".-..., bar ant the eutern cost of Af • • 111 -111 i '
encountered by Spoke an .I C I. inclt.hredaginh::,:b:a.:
an inquest wee held at the Globe lon, N;
tract, and the •pparee,l i'iorrnet•ibliit .
Loe. before Mr. It. Biggs, deputy.coronerw, Newton
B`.
body of Mary Anu Damao, aged Ise years, nthe
any regular trellis b. tween the e,istY, coast': and tltlii.:
• ...ounce° servant it the Crown and- Anchor formerlypublic, Zutelient kiitul'inder"lnie"e. li'nf "rtfl•s'r'ntsr-a'ni tlt'ff'. i•ut.int...in;rie'inidPirr.tf:',er
hour, Weston. It appeared that
lithei,felece. aged wag great White N ile• channel of interne ,rie and commerce
suspected of sending sundry ea things from between the prolific ihtvrior and the tredera of the
bet master's house to her ovintho .. at perithor, h Mediterranean lea. For that an expedition the council
and on Tuesday morning, when w 'ug'
.
she requested per. were ready to spdjanaostwCpl,oooto
be found to £l,OOO, loping that means would
mission to attend the club festival in the latter
village, Mr. Rogers told her that ha shoduld go With wheth, as our Consul .tom 'ane'et. trai
'
Cte.loatau'lleo'n) wrote to him wan
,aertarilniell Cbye'rho'rtromrsr.
• policeman to lier mother's buns.,
of ahich noon. could form' an plea. That they believed
see what
she had stolen, but she made no reply, and nose-
quently left the house. Kesiah Broad stated that on could bet be accomplished by the exertions of the
dithetoexattaid.ootkoorocf hisirinbtleuiennt.cf.es
Pe'hewelardE,Vmt, Kaehdarthuy
'fnesday morning, as the was cr i g N
bridge, the saw the deceased walk down the slip. seiesihi
et...t.d ncuttenderob.ufbs
.wroaurrinsguakmbsyll
ttbrieb;:iwoettreatleineoptoifnd.rne
of the bank into the water as high as h I net' which meitrY
e'n
one
a 'e"
et
Nelp"'""'
in
her nee. i
she screamed, but went on to the middle of the
river, and continued screaming till the water was arms, now so largely brought into
ta,.,teletidtnat,tti.vecos
,wnentreeterssseued from theierorpf..lnf
tthdei...mrdiuttar-
ever her bead. Wiener afterwards saw her sink,
but the did not rise again, and witness could not
call be her, as she was su frightened, altbimgh a iiatorial kings and tteeumidere'chan'en tserieo;' Cairohetweesned `thee
yorig man did, and she looked round, but -saithids t ::WlEST"liel•re.NtißD.-We take the following from reetirir.g. He then ran down the lank, but by
on
. tlyerniattLAfkererhez:.-id•;hobnatBglc.teurelsodayg,
utit.the
.2.ll.intaiot.:
tire ttlhe girl had disappeared. The jury returned •
verrtlilt to the effect that the deceased committed in the quiet village of West Peonard and the noi,:li•
Weide, but in what state of mind she watt at the b,urlood. It appear,s that. tottl‘ictfter tithe dc..thoof
nape there was not sufficient evidence to show. lb" 1••• Carer, of that
HANHAII.-Quses VlCfOla• BKNUIT Socirry. Monday, the 16th inst.. liter friend. informal the Re...
-The members of the above club met on Monday, T. Nunn that she would be buried on the follosing
the 23rd May, to celebrate their twenty-tbird
anni: Saturday, in the churchyard, the family borial.place,
venary, and to receive their annual dividend, when leaving it
Item hatetat. deetbinactulitteuelTheteoentl'yP"cotentetehneietiirtmaet. an excellent dinner was provided for the occasion litdrociit eight o'clock in the morning of the day men-
which reflected great credit on the worth h
the Crown and Horse-shoe Inn, Mr. Janus Beliee sons
tettai :oat normal time for the interment of per-
After the removal of the cloth the president of the that the rev. gentlem'anjenditin,f 4.7. et.ht.srstrn7d reply
ye
society took the chair, and called on the secretary fesling against the des:tithed lady bream she wee a
to read the yearly report, which allowed the fund Wesleyan. her broth, r made arranzements with the
to lein • very satisfactory and progressive state, ' Rev. H. Pratt. of Sheldon, to bury her. On Saturday.
the income exceeding the expenditure by upwards
tachctiotrdth!,nbgalyt.b.thfeonftereryelentteratiend.pwrooeereedined
tth%tititedileauriefit
of .C6O on the year. The usual loyal toasts were met by the Rev. H. Pratt, who informed them that the,
given and acknowledged, and the company broke comae could not be taken into the sacred edifice, for, as
up. after attending a moat agreeable evening, he was shoot to pet on his clerical robes, the clerk bad
NAILSEA. -A skittle match Ins taken place at I,rio+nt.d hien with a protest, written by the Re.. T.
the Butchers' Arms, Nailsem between " Winter and Nunn, forbid ine the corpus to be taken into thee/Duro b,
Summer." An old man 88 years of age, who had slot him to read part of the burial servioe On re. After
never played at skittle. before. ,nniiwwwnti a skink,. using every endeavour to overcome the obstacle, sad
, game COOSIIM • delay of nearly an bone, the Rev. H. Pratt
player, about 40 years of se,,ta, to 04—
the whole of the genie.
skittles, when, lo and belie/WI the old man Girt the read nie. at the grave, and the body
young and able player, was consigned to its last resting-place. The conduct of
WORLE.-Fasuiressiothe Wltti.oBo Lon FeNTIVI. the re.. gentleman is very mush deprecated."
tom. -Tbe villawe s,f Wert, near Butrell. was NORTH PRRROTT.-Exrrsa Dimon' COURT or
BANKRUPTCY, Terday, May 241h.-(Befor* Mr. Conl-
fesolittervihtuy .dti
Thursday. Mite_ IMth May, the . scene of much miseioner Andrews.)-In the matter of G. H. Smith,
telnietng, the matron bring the twine and whip manufacturer' of this town near
marri., age et Miss Louisa Clara Wodebome, fourth Crewkerne, Somerset This was an adjourned meeting
"7„ghtice nt the Rev. Nathaniel Wodehouse, the for that examinstion.-Mr. Clarke appeared for the
rear, to her cousin, Edmund Robert Wodebonse, creditors, and Mr. Floud for the bankrupt. -The
Mr. The bride, from her childhood, bad been bankrupt, in answer to Mr. Clarke, said: Sinei the last
'most energetic in forming the present choir, and or meeting I have not taken any step. to ascertain the
• one of the first to support the successful effort, made Irish
of my debt& in the year 1860. The deed dated
Irish January, lard was aigne' d b menu the dirolution
some years ago to obtain • imitable organ for toe or the firm d 1
ca„gand Smith. I did not • te. at the
church, and this, together with the intern' ohs had time of the dimolation, to Meiora. Donimetr and Can.
always taken in the schools, won for her the love fling that I did not owe more than £2O. I owed •
and esteem of all the parishioners. The greater heavy sum of money to my uncle at the time; it was
interest was therefore shown in the nuptial festivi. about £BOO or £9OOl owed him, including hit &cavity
tips on Thursday. After seadown on Wednesday In £5OO. med interest, to Stuckey's Huh. I owed
upwards of a hundred bands were engaged in plant. Mr. John Pokes about Lin (owed 11.yd/in and Co.
Sag the village read and the field leading to the about £53. That was • private debt of my own for
church WWI MINN and Siwering hawthorn, arches snot . I owed Mr. Robert Hr-en, my brother-in-I.r,
of evergreens ; and lines of flags and streamers ridding at Taunton, shout £l5O. Ido not know whet
dere-awl the village from one end to the other. I had to pay Cooke on going out of partnership with
II mods of music were engaged to play on the OCCSaiont him, I owed Dommett and Canning about f 54. I
end the determination to make it a general holiday owed Thomas Fookes about £4OO. I kept ten ledger
'was heartily taken up by all the villagers, whose seennt wth Mr. Chard. I gays trim pre:meson not, e
.preparations for the wedding festivities were enough for the sum. I owed Mars. Stuckey over £l,OOO.
Before I obtained any advances trine Messrs. Dimmer
'(e make the cooling hoar o'ereuw with joy,
and Canning they knew the whole state of my affairs.
And pleasure drown the brim.
I have a statement in my ledger of Mr.
Nor were they disappointed in their expectations. Fookes's debts. At the time above referred to
Iffeerything was done by the kind-hearted vicar to there was a disputed account between myself and
add to their enjoyment. The lawn leading from the Messrs. Andrews and Co., of Birmingham. It was a
vicarage to the church was thrown open to all- private debt of my own - His Honor here calledstion.
coolers, and a number of out-door sports were pro- thin to the nature of Mr. Clarke's ethminsti.in, telling
added Su the villagers, who thoroughly enjoyed the him that Mr. Clarke 0-intended that he had not made
lbolillky. The wedding took piece between eleven . full disclosure of his debts.- The debt I owed
mud twelve o'clock, and the distance from the Hayden was • print. liability of money. Messrs.
Vicarage to the church being very short, it was forninehad ntot 7:1 Carnning.dnidt
wntiltilaiLthat:Larienuounwtiftohr The;
arranged that the bridal party ahould walk through exception of hedger
supplied on account. I d'id not keep
the vicarage grounds. On an arch erected at the • private en of hooks, whieh were inaccessible. The
-entrance to the field were the ioscriptions, " Long whole of Ley books and papers have been brought be
may you live," and " Happy may you be," cur- this Court. The books I kept with locks on them .
mounted with coloured flags. A rooted arch were brought to Mr. Clarke's °nice last week. The
bore the words, " Peace and comfort; hive and whale of my 183ttkl were mut to ibis Court at the
unity," while the wide-spreading branches of • time of my bankruptcy. I have no particulars in my
walnut tree were decorated with &profusion of flags, ledger as toil,. debt of Mr. Thomas Pokes. I kept no
some
of which floated gniiy in the breeze from the =II nu::
teeth_ my private liabilities. I have kept
it lock ledgeri since my bankruptcy.
topmost boughs. An avenue of hawthorn bushes Mere keys
nothing in them that I should not like any
temporarily planted on the green sward led up to per.on to see It has gone forth to the world that I
the church, the chancel of which was decorated kept • privets net of books, and it is a matter which
with exquisite taste by the family of Mr. John I with to clear up. I never wrote a letter in the
Hardwick. Festoons of oak leaves and flowers locked ledger called day hook. It is a book of
adorned the altar rail, and circlets of flowery were different entries made by • London *gent -Mr.
suspended from the north and south walls. The J. C. Canning wu then examined. Iff, stated that
altar itself v. as decorated with a beautiful design, in November. 1860, he saw the bankrupt respecting
comprising the sacred monogram and cross, wrought Itiest.dissodille.tiaonsof pmertennerstoleite...ll:. rankest, rt at
nmesa that
in flowers on a bed of mom round which was • Lan in writing Gionnintrat"; w;tin:S.h. 1
J The kale
wreath of geraniums and clematis. Festoons of were either dictated, by Mr. Smith. or he saw the piper
bridal flowers drooped from the East window, ID after it was written. He advanced the bankrupt MO
the centre of which was • crime of roses, and on or 1:300 to pay off a portion of Id. debts. In con.equence
either side were neatly formed circlets of flowers. of • letter he received from Mr. Smith in November,
The churchyard was crowded with villagers for a 1861, he adeanced the bankrupt a further sum He
-considerable time before the ceremony took place, al. paid Mr. Todd a sum tor the bankrupt. Witness
and on the public being admitted to the church the aid not remember haring heard the bankrupt my that
he owed money to Mesus. Chard, Green, or Fookes.-
building was quickly crowded. The bridegroom
lfr. Fehr Cooks was examined, and said that he was •
was accompanied by Mr. Joyce, who officiated as
draper of Tedbury, in Oloucesterilire. He commencted
" beat man. The bride, who was given away by partnerthip with bankrupt in 1860, and remaiiied ace
her father, was elega• tly attired in a white Indian for nine months. At the ebale of the partnership an in.
muslin over •satiu Ones, wreath of orange blossoms, venter, of the stock was taken by the foreman and clerk
and Brussels lace yr . the appearance of the whole el the eatabliahmest. lar.Smith took agenerasupervidoe
being encedingly rich and chaste. She was room- as w-11 as himself. Witnessoffered to take the stock at
paled by ten bridesmaids, comprising the follow' £l,OOO. Toe book debts at that time amounted to
g ladies-Miss Alice Wodebouse, MISS Ellen 61.200. The stack was taken in October, 1860.
t'tekodehouse. mid Mies Fanny Wodebouse, her Witness:a own liabilities amounted to £9Oll at that
sister.; Miss Clarke, Mies Ada Capel, tairmiiiii9ther toalialeehtirc°: bewtZmltitaatttreacand the
Miss Edith Csepel, Miss E. Clutterbuck, "
Witness aeranged that Smith should pay him £1.00) on
Miss E. Dashwood, Mir F. Yatinan, and Miss his going oat, and that the renthinder of the ...eta
Conatetace Bernard. Them Wore wore armors Anoint be kept by Smith. He had only received 11600 of
of tarlatan with an etheedingly pretty mauve that mem Kankrupt .Ull oared him C&5O, because he had
flower, over glace silk trains, wreaths of lilies of had to my some habilities of the sous in which be was
the valley and violate, and veils of tulle. Their sued. The bankrupt had been lowesrabk enough to
dresses were also neatly trimmed with mauve, and dispute that sum.-His Honor : Don't use such *l-
imb of them carried bouquets of lillies of the valley. persions here, go to • public-house and wrangle.-
Wither : I don't go there, sir 7-Hi. Honor: Wen
As the bridal party entered the church the choir
.. then, don't re such expressions berg. The bankrupt
- wee re-examined, and Mr. Timid said the bankruie has
sang the bridal hymn- The ceremony was Pe"
formed by the Rev. Campbell Wodebouse and the made • fell die:Meuse of his debt., and contended that
Rev. Thomas Wodehouse, relatives of the contracte he tn, entitled to nue his las„amitinatiim.-tfri
ing parties, and at its conclusion, as the Clarke contended that he bad not made &full diaclosun
wedding party pared out of the church, and of his debts. He had not given a single fair answer
through the long avenue of hawthorns, the as to the state of hes amounts in 1861. Be submitted
wedding march was played by the organist, that the evidence be had given was entitled to hi,
and the church bells rang nut some merry peas. Honor's 000sidention. He also submitted that tbs..
The happy couple left for North Wales at two was i not a se's under which the bankrupt could apply,
i.,
...to
tbet.te a1e17.13 to pre his last exam iinato a. According
o'clock amidst the hearty cheers of the villagers, .
demo before his Houor there must have been
who bad &rambled at the different arches of ever- ''''
, • large amount of moor received and spent by the
greens underneath which the carriage passed. tra bankrupt, which he had not accounted for.-
the afternoon a dinner was liberally provided by Adjourned till Wednesday, when his Honor, in
the vicar for all the aged poor of the perish, and giving jtelement in the ear, said he could not prevent
upwards of 60 sat down to a substantial repast at the bankrupt megrim his last examinstion, as he con-
the New Inn, the room being &rented in an pestered he had made • fell disclosure of his efforts. and
appropriate manner. The churchwardens, Meows. he (the bankrupt) wadd there...ore be in a position_to.
apply for a day to be fixed f hiss to receive his di •
James Hardwick and Edward aintel• occupied the
charge. There were matters which. when the bankrupt
chair and vice-chair, and during the repast the vicar
p for his discharge, he must be able to satisfy
and the nuptial party entered the ro.im and waited e
the Len with. The, • was considerable suspicion that
upon the old people. Several toasts were drunk, to, ...damn were misled, when they cmm to the rake
including "'the Happy Couple," "The Vicar," lotion they did at present. The bankrupt appeared to
As. • and the Rev. N. Wodebouse, in responding, bays made a full disclosers of hie carte, sod be should
thanked the villagers for the kindness which they allow him sop..' hi. last examination, and if he applies
bad shown on the occastoo. In the evening the for • day to receive his discharge he should grant it,
school children and the hand ot the Axbridge Imre, The bankrupt then applied for . lay toorisithtiajdie-
which, under Mr. Salisbury, bad played °seem' ehs:rtr ioreetdhothebamrert towns' Zvir hls discharge andel:
populan airs during the day, were entertained in a
:IL 1101 h Section.
tent on the lawn adjoining the vicarage, and here
The BRIDGWATER.-A Swami or Bin IN •
the
villagers assembled
to
tug* numbs"'
One da la. week Mr. Edwin Sit • OMR,
bridesmaids and others of the wedding party joined &MOWS- y.
with them in setting on foot • number of out-door the porter said store-keeper at onrU.sotot: Wo
ear rk.
sports, and racing, swinging. dancing. and "kiss in house, observed a large swarm of b.
the ring" were heartily indulged in till a glorious house, and proceeded at once to endeavour to effect
sunset closed in on the happy soma Amongst the their capture by &Armin them with rough music.
decorations which we noticed in the village we may The swarm settled on the side of the house near a
inentihn the following ,_ The New ten was quite Li.
the spew between the tluor
ventilator, through theeboleadfolodwebdiclif
tr.eykeedinered
gay with fir trees and hawthorn, which had
rooms
planted along the whole frontage of the pretrdider and the ceiling of the room below. Strange to sat
and several dam Were display here, together with • wooed swarm of bees entered the same day in a
the inscription. "May this day never be forgot," similar manner, on the opposite side of the
de
Portions of the Boone were en up, an
and "Welcome to the marriage feast." Mr. "x4B' - -.. go twitrad
Coombe., of the Golden Lion lan, had erected a the bees secured by Mr. LID M . They co
very handsome arch of evorgreata, with the words of two fine large ; a&warm., and are now locatke.il
" May their future be happy." and "Loved and under the care of 111,. . barrio, to • ptden
regretted," wrought in flowers and leaves on a red to the house.
ground, and reflecting great credit on tires who FATAL BISULTS 01 " LARKaso."-A labouring
made it. Mr. James Walker, Mr. Sane, Mr. man named Furor met with his death in our river
John Car, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Charles Taylor, Mr. under melancholy eircuntstanoes. It appears that
Salisbury, Mr. Broadbeer. Mr. Marshall, Mr. the deceased, who was employed in Messrs.
Harris, Mr, Wright, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. George Colthent, Symonds and Co.'s brickyard, down
Cooke, ilr. J. Coles, Mr. Watsoo, Mr. Knowles, the river side, was engaged on Thursday evening,
Mr Stabbing, and several other resident. of the May 19, with others, in loading • trow called the
Jane, Mr. Smart, owner, with good& It was not
anakivillaggersalsoikexkhoidbicrr
dtlfarth efinveurros. and lines of
ocoas'on, which his duty to load the Teasel, but having indulged
proved a real holiday for young and old tbrong
h. rather freely in liquor, he left his rightful position
and wheeled barrows of bricks &CMOS ch, plank
out the village. leading from the bank to the vessel, in company with
ILMINSTER. -At the annual meeting of the's:3.ora
another wheeler, named Mathenek. The latter also
pitied Society, on Monday night, the t Sir
Presiden-
bad had • little to drink, and between him and dc
Robert Murchhon, said: The diceovery of that bestt o
great
water beam the Victoria 14mma in the
f cowed a good deal of " larkine went on, the result
g of which was that Matbenck struck derseed's
equatorial Afros, and the proof that • a
jawed eat from its northern eit,ftsity, -.Tick Siete harrow with his foot, and the sodden collision jerked
and Gera followed. and stated to be the White Nile. Foster into the river. The tide wse running high
we., as he afowi la., yea, tray a great hat 01 b wkl,: at the time, and although every eff.nort
forwastb.
bode to
all our countrymen had reason to be proud. Bat 1" save him, all was no vain.
wariddlr praising and honouring the men who scam- warn then ragweed to, but it was net lieu:wend until
with that's tthheetyr siwnegrele lieente yet
...."“"hadaida rill.* valuable swnith°d'inYammngunnhointomni wymnin22'thmehaccien accident 7 happened. *Led. A.
&Vs which they axed remedies the UMW waters, °I
the Nile. They looked naturally to other efforts wti---h I,l7,BB."l"neder,seehonsoiheid anintheurbemtinnyurneen Zgenhunday4 my. tbZ ,
nowt be made to dispel all uppticien, banding that n
reseed by the rann of the Vematien traveller Mimi, as Poole, SR., had a respectable turf' of which Mr..
to bie baying oceutinsoudy resoded the river to 3 F.D. w. foreman. The only win"' called we'
degrees to the KS. of G melokore, the rocky baak.s a woman named Caroline Baker, who defamed that
whirr he had laid upon& the cb map. The Greet of she mis amodiag on the rivet's,s
ebentkok,
dos.comsdThundakody
the society had therefore come to the seaclarden air euitung.. the 19th of may. and k
ks
titer!,:ettitreeet geography
of
enutertn`Nee,,,rell"°.u, ra Matheria wheeling briers arose a plan to t
- with
hit" 80.11471" ni
raw.: v --smak.d.-- V troy Jane. Whim dimmed wheeled over the Sir
tette Md.:l'lllNi expired. el,
and -troth:4l2 atid—estssi ' barrowfol atm law Matherbdt Pet ht. f°°6 to the
of the various Alums of that vast body of miser de handle of deceased's berinhow.sweeiland kiskialiwas, =I:
tomoksod MM the MOM Worms tie we*, al Ms porter of Me Woks

continued his larking, when deceased said, with an
"Yin are going to push me overb..ard." Mr.
Smart, who WM, on hoard, cautioned Slatherick
to the danger of c utiuning his foolish cooduct ; hut
when decsased came with Ii s third load, Mathenck
put his too' to the barrow and tripped it up, and
the weight of th• hernia, with the suddenness of the
jerk, carried deceased with it into the river, whore
witness immediately afterwards saw him struggling.
In witness's opinion both of the parties were in
liquor. —The coroner, in SlMl:fling up, said Matherick's
cooduct was most reprehensible ; but as there was
no proof of malice aforethought, the jury couldn't
do otherwise than call it an aimident —The kirt.
thereupon rtourned • verdict of" Accidental death."
snm EXTON.— Email' or ISTXMPIMANCL —Au
Inquest wav held at Comptot Dundon, a few day.
since, on the body of John thorough, aged •Zi years.
an extensive farmer. He attended Glastonhury
market, and drank freely. He rode to Compton
Dimino', stopped at the inn, where be had more
drink. He then got on his horse, galloped off, and
when about a quarter of • mile from the inn he fell
on his head, and was killed on the sput.—Verdict,
" Accidental death."

SHEPTON MALLET. —l3re Someeerr Rapti
Coen. —On Saturday, the 21st of May, the competi-
tion for the representation of this corpora Wimbledon
terminated, when Sergeant Butler and Private John
Allen obtained the hon.,ur. The following are the
highest scores made in the three data :—Sergeant
Beller, 40. 33, 41-117; Private John Allen, 39,
38, 33-112 _ _ _

_
On Wednesday, the 25th of May. Mr. G. F.
Davis, of Windsor's Hill, near this town, Mot •trout
ultieh measured twenty-three inches in length
and thirteen in circumference, and weighed four
pounds.
LANGPORT.—tracs N ATOIIA —On Sunday
night, the 22nd of May, • cat had a litter of kittens,
and among them was one with eight legs. The
gement appearance is that of two kittens, lylOff few
to face. The bodies are joined to about half way
down, when they become separated, and the hied
quarters are thus of two perfect cats. Two of the
front legs are on the back, and the other two in the
ordinary Warw.. The two bodies reach to the head.
where they join into one, the neck Icing supplied
with two gullets. It did not live lons, and has
been preserved by Mr. Pomeroy, of Langport, who
has it in his shop for a few days. Ou being opened
it was found to have all the organs of two cats.
WELLS.—Diocirm OF BATH AND Wnt.ot. --At
an ordination holden by the Lord Bishop on Trinity
Sunday, the following gentlemen were admitted
into Holy Orden : —Deacons.— J. E. Matthews,
M.A., Pembroke College, Oxford. R. Russell.
8.A., Onel College. Oxford.—Priesta.— C. A.
Bragge, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge. W.
H. Gale, BA., Wadham College, Ozford. E. K.
Hanson, 8.A., Pembroke College, Oxford. F. T.
Hedley, 8.A., Oriel College, Oxford. W. Leigh,
B A., St. Mary's Hall, Oxford. W. W. Martin,
RA., Brumaire Collage, Ozford. W. J. Small-
wood, RA., Magdalene Hall, Oxford. J. Sullivan,
B A., Trinity College, Dublin. W. H. Trevelym,
IL A., Christ's College, Cambndge.—Prefermenta.—
The Rev. C. H. Aiikens, M A., to the curacy of
Bruton. The Rev. W. J. Baugh, 8.A., to the
curacy of Sutton Mallet and Stowell. The Rev. J.
U. Campbell, II A, to the curacy of Cloford. The
Rev. W. G Fitzgerald to the vicarage of Bridg-
water cam Chilton. The Rev, J. Hunt, M. A., to
the perpetual curacy of North Moor Green. The
Rev. J. E. Maithewo M.A., to the curacy of Walcot
St. Swithin, Bath. The Rev. W. Mitchell, M.A.,
to the perpetual curacy of Chantey. The Rev. J.
J. Mon, M.A., to the rectory of East Ledford.
The Rev. T. Peters, B A., to the curacy of Nuoney.
The Rev. H. Roberts, 8.A., to the vicarage of
Other,. The Rev. It. Russell, B A., to the curacy
of Itininster. The Hey. E Sendell, B. A., to the
Rectory of Litton. The Rey. T. L Symes, M.A.,
to the curacy of Queen Camel.

W IVELISCO If BE. —The inhabitants of this town
are much indebted to Mr. Peagam, solicitor, for the
energy with which be has started a new band, toile
styled the Wivelincombe band. Its object is to
Ammar the people during the summer evenings The
station of the hand will be the Balcony of the Town-
ball, overlooking the Queen'. Parade, near Market-
place, forming no bad promenade. Tbe instruments
are of the newest and must recently invented. viz :
—3 cornets (Courtois male!) I flugal horn B fiat,
1 baritone awl-horn B flat, 1 tenor sat-bore E fiat,
euphonium, with • large bass drum. It is under
the direction of Mr. S. Richards, who will wear •
uniform with a red band, and we sincerely hope it
will meet with hearty support.
12TH S.V R.C.- -This corps received their new
uniform on Toursday evening, the 26th of May.
Private Sloper am-red $0 points at 200, 900, and
600 yards, and Private R. flews 49 at private
practice. 5 shots each range.
Fite.—The cottage in Itailinuten churchyard was
discovered to be on fire, on Thursday, the 26.1 of
May, from what cause being then unknown.
Superintendent Roes having investigated the matter,
found that it bad been set no lire by a young lad
aged seven years, who had been left at home to
take care of his three younger sisters.
BRlSTOL—Ltouit—The already very large collec-
tion of lions at the Bristol and Clifton Z.eloAioal
, Gardens was again increased last week, one of the
lionesses Iviving given birth to two cube.
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BROTHER !GRATH'S.— A clerk in • mercantile hernia
in this city has ennlled Itim.elf at the N..rwieh
Monastry so one of the monks, under the direction of
Brother Ignatius.
ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM Tll2 GAOL —A pri-
soner. named John Whiltiker, more a most daring
p•e.pe from the imol on Monday. While the prisoner
was eng•gerl in washing sup., the warder incauriou-ly
left the place. and Whittsker promptly seized the
opporiunity. He got possession of Immo oakum, and,
being • sailor, soon made • sufficient good rope for his
purpose. With this aid be wiled a wail twentv-four
feet high, and surmou-ited with cheirausoir-free ;
besides which he had to leap an outer which sew;
a feat of come danger. Although wearing the prison
dries, he succeeded in getting off. Telegrams describing
the prisoner were at once sent to oil the neighbouring
stations, and every means adopted for his capture.