The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

MARY'S TOWER, TAUNTON.

The foundation stone of the now tower of the parish
church of Taunton 81. Miry Magdalene was laid on
Tuesday by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand
!dieter of the Freenimons of Sioinereet, Colonel Tynte,
with all the ceremonies of the craft, amidst great re-
joicing and feetivity. It ie impossible to imagine a more
Imposing 000slion, whether as regards the importance of
the chief object of the day, the number and character of
the Melton who thronged the precincts of the ueually
quiet and bountiful town, or the grand speotsule the pro-
elusion of the miwonio fraternity preaented in our street..
The niorniii4 WWI whored in by the dring of the &Me.
topol gun (recently ineuntal) In Vivary Park, and the
bolls of the neighbouring churchee sent forth merry
peals. The town waa decked ply with arches, Sage,
evergreen* and flowers. At one o elm* a gran I iwocieip
dioll of Ifllolllooolll and townspeople, suouinpcnied by a
militia and a yeomanry bond, proceeded through
the principal thoroughfare.. Tile oereinony of laying
the stone took piss* a few minutes after two o'clock,
when Chureli•equare and all the avenuee leading
to it were so crowded with mailman, that
loomnotion WIN nest to imposelble, A body of
county pollee, nuinbering lifly•sle oonsteblu, wee
on duly, under Superintendents Goldsmith and
Dowd., and secelleid enter wee kept, not only at the
shovel', bat Along the whole line of proeuseion, The
venerable Colonel- 'hale before end after laying the
stone eloquently addressed the assembly, the own.
!wetly then went into the church, when ewers were
reed by the Rev, W, It, Clark, aural*, An etesilent
sermon wee preaehed by the P. 0, Chaplain, (the Her,
It J. F. TIIOIIIOIIB vicar of Yeovil) from POllll 108 r,
lf, A eolleellan was made 1111/ the servile; in aid of
Ille lower fund i end the matelot returned to the
Ihlrehell, A palate dinner look plea in n large tear,
quo' on the Perste, and Mee alWniled Irritant ROO per.
sons Colonel Tinto, with his mind 1 Wily, MIMI,
, sent s fat bulb fur the eseaeinn, The w nee were selmo
tr
I led with faatidieut larha by I committee, from Teen.
, ton wine nierehille, The Nei wiressnpoited right
, and left by W. witty, Moth, , ~ itt, Mon. , Imblui.
, ilcre, M. P„ A , ills, Reny MLlorJemit: ingla e,
.P., the it rob goon si Taunton, lise y. F. ,
MINN Nepal Dean. The usuel loyal nn
ipirnal
tussle wen given and reepoit4el to, arid ablo WWI
were delivered by the several members ill VON 611111111
and other' primal; and a dellgliMul evening wee vent.
Winostrrite.—An (mum, was held at Ow Oseile
Inn in this town, on Maturday week, Were I), FL
Ael:ford, Heti., eltratief, aflita:2;taskle jt.2.1.0
inquire into the death oil yen men ,
named Shia Malmo, The WU a hawker
of fancy baskets,. and had Int w ocoupition
although In e delicate state of health up to the day
of her deeth 1 eke war taken very much worse at
1 o'clock on the ./pth and died at 11. There was no
reason to believe that demised had received any vim
lentil, and the Jury returned a verdict of' Died
from natural wises."
Evertor Ni', tiennor.—/Vonomonl Sc Hari Pow.
log', Nikkei,. —A very noble marble monument hae
been erected In this (thumb, to the memory of the
children of the Earl and Countess Pouliot, the lest
of wboin it will be remembered died namely a year
an, thus leaving their aillioted parents childless,
The monument has been deeigned and very ominilly
snouted by Mr. Edward Physlak, Maryleboine•roett,
and represents a life.sise figure of Resignation,
mourning the loss of the departed, and deriving
comfort and support from the promisee of the word
of God, and this figure being in pure (Jsrmrs
marble and placed upon a highly polished blank
marble b•okiround glee. • beautiful and bold out.
line to its duel° and graceful form ; beneath, with
suitable architectural details, are engraved the In.
soriptlons. "John Rolle, Visoount Minion, died
In August, 1843, 29 years I Vera, Ind Visoount
Hinton, died In August, 1887 38 years ; the Lady
Margaret Charlotte Poulett, (Red in May, 1834, 11
years 9 months ; the Hon. Captain Amiss Poulett,
died In February, 1887, 99 years." Thee, touching
mortis aloes, after many details, by stating that this
monument has been erected by their disconsolate
mother.

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DoNlTlß.—Afeinnoltoty Ooeurrenoe.—A gentle.
man named Wakefield, the manager of one of the
banks at Tiverton, WM married at the latter place on
Thursday morning, and after the oeremony pr, weeded
with his bride to Donator, where they sojourned
at the comfortable hotel kept by Mr. Wltheyoombe,
known u the Luttrell Arum. On Friday morning
the gentleman went down towards the beech to
bathe, and as some time had elapsed and he did not
return, the landlord and some of his family went in
search of him, They found him hat on the beach but
could not find the body, and at one o'clock, when the
tide medial the unAirtunate gentleman was found fin
the bank, Illiill4ll ilia hat and ems, but with his shirt
and trawler' on. It seems that there is a park of the
beach sometimes used by bathers which is very
dangerous, by meson of the tide coming In very
rapidly and surrounding the person bathing before
he is AMU* of it and Nis supposed Mr. Wakefield
must have lost Ws life in this way while dressing
after bathing.
MiLiostan PORT, —Tomproseo JP% al roc
The friends at teetotalism enjoyed a most delightful
day on Tuesday last. For wine yesre past it has
been the praditie of lir W. C. Medlyonti, Bert., to
throw open him beautiful ground' to the public, for
the purpose of an annual -temperance Me, The
pleasure thneolikred hes hew inereasingly appreciated,
and this year the its wee attended bye larger number
than on any dowser occasion, There was a issue in.
dux of vie*, from all parts of the neighbourhood,
and we may truly say that it iv many pare lino, the
molest bore* of Milbortie Port prevented amore
interesting and animated eight, The moiety had en.
pied the services of two druni.and.life bands trots
dleirborne and Yeovil, and they gave univered sage.
1110tiOlk There was a procession of the Band of
Mope and the friends of he temperance movement.
At 4 o'clock shout 000 eat down to tee 01 I fins
avenue in front of the mansion, After tea the
company soniddershly inoreesed,
_fully 1,000 per.
eons haring entered the beautiful garden., and
auluesmente of various klub Nome the otter of
the day. Eloquent and animated adAraise were
delivered by the Ur. Hoary Gals, 8.C.L., rector of

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