The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

BRI DPORT.

Mr. W. lat GROS DENZTLOE, Bridport, Dorset, passed
the final examinations, and was admitted a member of
the Royal College of Surgeons of England, at the meet-
ing of the Court of Examiners on the 10th inst.
THE Town Council have resolved to forward an
address to Mr. Adams. the United States minister in
England, expressive of " The feelings of just indigna-
tion entertained by the Council, in common with the
whole British people, at the unnatural crime recently
perpetrated."f
VESTRY mantel°. —A vestry meeting was held
on Thursday, when the accounts of the chursh-
wardens, Messrs. Wainwright and Templeman, were
duly examined and passed. These gentlemen then
produced for the inspection of the vestry the accounts
of the various parochial charities for 1864, entered in
the vestry book and also brought forward a pro-
position to insure the church against fire, which,
meeting with cordial approval, they announced their
intention of doing forthwith.
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OUR Local Board have decided that in case of any
Russian vessel coming to this port having persons on
board affected with any malignant disease, a large
wooden building as an hospital shall be at once provided,
which may at a few hours notice be ready for diseased
persons. It will be placed on the cliff far away from
any houses. From recent intelligence as to the real
malady which has cut off so many persons in Russia,
we may reasonably expect the Lazaretto will not be
wanted.

ARCHBOLOOT.—At the conclusion of the business of
the last Town Council meeting Mr. Colfox asked that
the ancient maces of the Corporation, their seals, and
any documents the Clerk thought fit, should be lent to
the museum to be formed at Dorchester during the
visit of the Arches°logical Institute on let August. This
was readily granted. Mr. Wainwright, in reply to an
inquiry of Mr. Co!fox, stated that he had no doubt the
Dome-book, several Church books, and other documents
in the possession of the Council would be highly in-
terestingto the Archaeologists.
LIETFRAT IRBTITUTE.—Many of our readers will be
aware that a gift of Roman coins was recently made by
S. Bowden Gundry, Esq., to this institution. We have
much pleasure in announcing that he has just presented
the following interesting curiosities, brought by Captain
Cook, from the South Sea Islands, viz. :—A necklace
composed of human teeth, a bird ornament, and a
bodkin or needle. We treat this gentleman's example
may be followed by others, and another attraction be
thus added to our useful and popular institute.
GOVERNDRNT AID TO SCHOOLS OF ART.—Earl
Granville on Wednesday received a deputation repre-
senting art schools throughout the Kingdom, amongst
whom were J. M. P. Montagu, Esq., president of the
! school of art at Bridport, the Rev. Prebendary N.
Smart, hon. secretary to the Salisbury school of science
and art, Thomas Style, Esq., Salisbury, and the Rev.
W. A. Jones, Taunton. Sir Stafford Northcote, M.P.,
introduced the deputation, who stated to the Lord
President how they considered that the purposed modi-
fication of the present system of payments on resulta, in
accordance with the minute of the 9th January, would
deprive the schools of art in the provinces of a large
sum, and impoverish them accordingly, curtailing their
usefulness. In reply, Earl Granville very courteously
disclaimed on his own part, and on Mr. Bruce's, any
desire to starve out the institutions in question, or to
check their prosperity. He hoped that a better defini-
tion would be given of the classes who ought to be the
recipients of the payments made by the State; at
present they were supposed to go to the higher classes.
However, after what had taken place, the certificate
payments could not be resumed.
DITTERMINICD SOICIDI.—On Thursday an inquest was
held before N. M. Loggin, Esq.' coroner, on the body
of John Mitchell, market gardener, landlord of the
Gardener's Arms, Dottery, and who had been in the
habit of attending Weymouth market. Deceased was '
32 years of age last March: had been married three
years last April, and had one child. He was a quiet
peaceable man. It appeared that Mitchell had been
suffering from inflammation of the lungs, and on its sub-
sidence delirium supervened. His wife left him for a
few minutes on Wednesday evening to drive a calf out
of the garden. On returning she saw her husband
on the floor, face downwards, a quantity of blood
there, and a razor. She called for assistance.
John Brake, of Allington, mason, ran in. He wind I
found deceased on the floor, on his right side, with
nothing but his shirt on. He was covered with blood
as dm the floor. Deceased held a razor in his left
hand; it was quite bloody. His right arm waa under
him, and eoncealed by his shirt. I caught hold of his
left arm, and put my right hand on his shoulder to
keep him still, because he was not then dead. He did
not speak a word, or groan at all. While IWM holding
him, he dropped the razor out of his hand. I held him
about five minutes, and thinking him then quite dead I
let him go, to take up the razor, and put it on the
window. As I wee returning to deceased, he turned
round on his back He then put his left hand to his
throat, and drew a razor he had in his right hand across
his throat. Deceased sprang on his legs, took two
steps, made a torn round, and then fell in the mine
position on the floor as that in which I first found him.
I suppose the first time he was lying "subtle." The
blood then gushed from his throat, and he died imme-
diately. The first time I did not think he cut himself
very deep. There was another razor lying by his side
that was picked up by his wife. He only made use of
two. Mr. M. Denziloe, surgeon, said he had no doubt
but that when deceased destroyed himself, he was
suffering from delirium' and aberration of intellect, and
waii not responsible for his actions. The jury returned
a verdict to the effect Hat the deceased, not being of
sound mind, committed suicide.