The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

SHERBORNK - FESTIVAL OF THE PARISH
CHOIRS.

The festival of the parish choirs at the venerable
Abbey Church of Sherborne was held on Thursday
last, and the whole of the services were conducted
in such an excellent manner as to reflect the greatest
credit on all who took part in them. The railway
companies, with a liberality worthy of all praise,
conveyed the choristers at a very cheap rate, and by
jndicious arrangement contributed ia no slight degree
to the success of the festival. For some time past
the choirs in the district have been unremitting to
practising for the occasion, and it gives us much
pleasure to state that they admirably succeeded in
their endeavours to be as perfect as possible. To
the Revs. C. Tower and G. N. Fielding much praise
is due for their strenuous exertions, which happily
have been crowned with signal success. The day was
ushered in with manifest tokens of gladness—flags
were hoisted on the chief of the public buildings,
the bells rang out a merry peal, and the streets, as
the various parties of happy visitors flocked in by
rail, presented an animated appearance. The weather
was all that could be desired, and everything
tended to make the day a pleasant and jet, ful one.
A rehearsal of the united choirs took place in the
Abbey at 9.30, where, under the able direction of
the diocesan secretary, the (Rev. C. Tower,) the
district secretaries, the precentor of the Abbey (the
Rev. G. Phlllips),and the organist (Mr. Herbert) the
scattered elements of harmony were for the first
time brought into fairly manageable consistency.
The choirs were arranged as follows :—The pariah
choirs, and who, of course, did not appear in sur-
plices, were arranged an the north and south tran•
septa, that on the north being the Cantons side, and
the south the Decani. The choir, and the seats
immediately under the tower, were reserved for
those choristers who appeared in surplices. The
choirs of the Bridport and All Saints, Dorchester,
parishes were habited in surplices, the total number
thus attired amounting to 128.
The following is a list of the choirs that took part
in the ceremony, with the distribution and numbers
of the various voiced
Melee
Treb. Alt. Ten. Btt,ts Fem. Tot.
S _ herborne ... 20 2 6 9 0 37
_ .

All Saints, Dorebeater 8 1 3 4 0 16
,lborne Port ... 8 0 0 4 0 12
Compton V.lenes ... 7 1 2 3 10 13
Buckland Newton ... 0 2 4 5 12 11
Chili-nark 5 2 4 4 4 15
Spettisbury 0 0 2 1 0 3
Bridport ... 6 0 2 1 0 9
Bradpole St. Andrew 6 2 2 3 0 13
11,areinster ... 13 2 3 3 0 21
Netlierbury ... 4 1 2 2 0 9

Dinton ... 3 3 3 5 0 14
Enmore Grein ... 2 4 8 1 8 15
Gillingham 14 0 3 3 0 20
. -

Smiy 0 0 2 2 4 4
Shaft..esbnry ... 13 3 5 3 6 24
Tout .13wRys . . 0 0 0 t 0 1
Sarum St. Thomas ... 8 1 1 3 0 13
_ _ _ _

St. itnrtin ... 8 2 3 3 0 16
Fisherton Anger ... 13 0 2 0 3 15
W.lton ... 14 1 5 8 0 28
Fugglehtone 1 0 0 2 0 3
Burcom be ... 0 0 4 5 8 9

South Newton
Downton .
Aldrrbury .
Siapleford .
Biel.opatone.

Combe Bisset
Winterslow

2 3 2 3 6 10
... 1 2 4 5 0 12
0 0 0 0 0 9
1 0 2 3 6 6
... 5 4 3 4 0 16

1 2 1 2 0 6
2 3 3 2 SO 10

165 42 81

Total, including females, 466.

93 76 390

The doors were open to the general public at
half-past ten o'clock, but long before that time the
church had been quietly filling with the more privi•
leged class, for whom seats were reserved at the head
of the nave, quite 300 ladies and gentlemen being
present. By a quarter to 11 the whole church was
tilled, and we believe there must have been over
2,000 persons assembled within the walls of the
sacred edifice. Amongst those present we observed
Earl and Lady Nelson, Lord and Lady Dchester and
party, Sir William and Lady Medlycott and party,
the Hon. Miss Pepys, G. W. Digby, Esq., Lady
Cottenham, &c. . . .

Shortly before eleven o'clock, those who were ap-
pointed to take part in the procession met at the
vicarage grounds, where they were formed in due
order by Mr. T. E. Spinney, the choirmaster of the
Salisbury and Shaftesbury districts. The procession
was to have been met here by the Bishop of Saks.
bury, who had signified his intention of being pre-
sent; but early on Thursday morning &telegram was
received in Sherborne from his lordship, annonncing
that in consequence of a sudden call to London, he
would be unable to attend. The procession was
accordingly headed by the vicar of Sherborne, the
Rev. K Harston, and the precentor of the Abbey,
the Rev. G. Phillips,and proceeded through the west
door of the church up the nave, chanting the 132nd
Psalm, " Lord, remember David and all his trouble,"
in unison. On entering the church the congregation
rose en maw, whilst the organist took up the chant,
and accompanied the voices of the choristers to the
end of the Psalm. This being accomplished before
all were seated, • spirited •olantary wan played by
Mr. Herbert until all was in order for commencing.
About SO of the clergy of the district took part in
the procession, and were accommfdated with seats
in the stalls behind the singers in the choir, and on
chairs placed in the space between the choir and the
chancel.

The prayers were intoned by the Precentor, the
Rev. G. Phillips, the choir and congregation making
the responses, from the book of words and music
arranged by Mr. K Herbert, the organist. The
" Venits" (Felton), "0 come let us sing onto the I
Lord," was sung antiphonally. Tbe Psalm for the
day was the 107th, " Confitomini Domino" (Dr. G.
J. Elvey), and was also sung alternately by the two
sides. The Ts Deum Laudamus (Ambrosian)
lowed, and was sung in unison. The first lesson for
the day was read by the Rev. E. P. Grant, rector
of Bishop's Caundle, from the First chapter of the
book of Ezra, and the second lesson was read by
the Rev. C. Tower, rector of Chilmark, from the
20th chapter of the Gospel according to St.
Matthew, the Benedictus (Gregorian, 7th tone, 2nd
ending) being Bung between them. The anthem
(Dr. G. J. Elroy) was taken from the 9th verse el
the 6th chapter of St. Paul's epistle to the Romans,
"Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no more;
death bath no more dominion over Him," and was
beautifully given by the singers. The succeeding
prayers were read by the Rev. G. Freeling ; after
which an Introit (Chilmark), by Mr. E. Herbert,
the words from the Salisbury Hymn-book (190),
was sweetly sung in unison and in harmony, with
and without the organ, alternately. The Com-
munion Service was read by the Very Rev. the
Dean of Chichester, the Gospel by the Rev. E.
Harston, the vicar, and the epistle, by the Rev. W.
Ff. West, curate. The Nicene Creed was chanted by
the Rev. G. Philipps, the Precentor, and by the
choirs in unison. The hymn before the sermon see,
"Jesus lives, no longer now" (No. 97, Salisbury
Hymn-book), which was very nicely sung to "St.
Millions" (No. 31, Salisbury Hymn Tone Book.
The Rev. Dr. Hook, Dean of Chichester, preached
an excellent sermon from the sth chapter of
Epbesians, 15th and 19th verses,—" And be not
drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled
with the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making
melody in your hearts to the Lord." In the course of
his remarks, the rev, gentleman contrasted the holy
pleasures and joys of the christian, with the excess
which characterized the festival rites of the heathen,
and rebutted the opinions of those who would make
religious services dull, morose, and forbidding,
The apostle told us that the heathen excited the
minds and ideas of their worshippers by unlawful
means, and to excess; we must, therefore, adopt
lawful measures to excite those pleasures and joys
in religious worship. The pleasure of excitement in
religious worship, when indulged in according to
the restrictions of the Church, was not to be dis-
plied. Those who toiled all the week required
some excitement in their religions worship on the
Lord's day; and their inattention whilst in church
might partly be traced to the dry and uninviting
manner in which the serviced were performed in
many places. We must feast as well as fast : in
religion this was peculiarly so; however rigid it
might be in principle, it still required some excite-
ment. But they must remember that whatever joy
they expressed in the pulpit or in the sanctuary was
utterly vain and profitless unless the heart was right
and sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the
Apostle gab], be filled with the spirit of Christ, of
God the Holy Ghost, who abideth with the church,
and in whom we lived and moved,and had our bring.
The necessity of prayer, and especially private
prayer, was pointed out as the means whereby alone
I the soul could be raised from its state of ignorance,
sin, and misery, and transformed into a spiritual life.
The Holy Scriptures were full of exhortations to
engage in this holy exercise, and so essential was the
duty of common prayer, of social worship, that not
only has the Lord Jesus Christ promised his presence
where two Of three or gathered together in His name,
but duties are actually enjoined where the congre-
gation are assembled together for public worship.
In the second part of the text we were exhorted to
speak to ourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs. What did we mean by a psalm? It was a
word derived from the Greek, and meant a com-
position expressive of joy and praise, and intended
to be sung to the accompaniment of instrumental
music. After some n marks on the objections raised
against the use of instrumental music in the services
of the church, and a description of the a‘cred songs
and hymns in use fa the early church, of which he
cited the "Ts Deem" as an illustration, the
preacher continued—How admirably adapted were I
the services of the Church of England to meet the
requiremente of the soul when bowed down in spirit,
We had first the Liturgy, and then the Nelms, I which from all ages served to remind us of ,
one character of public worship too often
torgotten that we come to the palace of I
the Great King as his subjects, prepared I
with angels and archangels, to render homage to the I
King of Kings and Lord of Lords, humbly hoping
that while we an waiting is His lime Be may by

His Holy Spirit vouchsafe to speak comfortably to
our souls. IVe were also reminded of our Lord in
this part of the service. Nothing could emporia the
Psalms—they had a character of their own, in their
simplicity, in their sublimity, and their joyousness
and catholicity. While singing them we were
brought into the company of the apostles and saints ;
they had been the support of the children of God
from the earliest times to the present. Then we had
our Hymns—spiritually so called - the abject of
which was to celebrate the triumphs of the great
Captain •f our salvation—what he endured for us,
what he had done for vs, when he so manifested his
love for us as to suffer death on the cross, thus
rendering the pardon of peninent man consistent
with the interest of the Universal government which
extends over all the world. And then we had our
spiritual songs to raise and elevate our souls. There
WM a distinction to be made between prayer and
worship. No excitement was absolutely necessary
for prayer. Before we worshipped some spiritual
excitementl was necessary, arising from the sweet
tones if instrumental music, and the fact of being
assembled together. And thus we were enjoined to
sing to Him in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.
Where singing has so deteriorated that it does not
excite the mind in spiritual worship, it has become
worse than useless. By singing was meant the
utterance of the vocal sounds in harmony ; but
if vocal sounds were only to be made in
harmony, there were few who could deny
that it was only to be done by practice and
study. If study and practice, then, were so
necessary, how could we sufficiently thank
those who saw the necessity for having such an
association there that day, and which made the
I church a very heaven upon earth? If singing thus
formed a part of the services of the church, it became
a solemn and necessitous duty that we give the
matter our greatest attention. Whatever we did
for the name of the Lord and his service should be
done with our whole hearts, and be the very best we
could afford ; what vu good in a country village
might be bad ins city; what was good in one age
might be bad in another. Might the divine blessing
rest upon the work in which they were engaged that
day; might they be enabled to find delight in paying
homage to their heavenly king. Let them
remember, again, that it Was vain for them to do so,
unless they were filled with the Holy Spirit, and the
fruits of the 'Spirit, which were love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness,
temperance. And to those amongst them who were
thus tilled with the Spirit, he need only mention
that a collection would be made to defray the
expenses of the festivaL Let them remember that
they should never appear before the Lord without
offering according to their means; that as they have
freely received, so they ought freely to give. They
who were delighted, as they had been that day, with
the psalms and hymns and spiritual songs so sublimely
chanted in the services, would he glad to contribute
towards the improvement of psalmody in the Church
—that Church which they all agreed in regarding
as the chief of all the churches in this world.
At the conclusion of the sermon a collection was
made, the Offertory sentences being sung by the Sher.
borne choir to Monk's harmonies from "The Parish
Choir," and realised the sum of £4O Ila 6d. The
Benediction was then pronounced, and the vast
congregation dispersed, the Hallelujah chorus being
played ia excellent style by the organist.
Au excellent luncheon was provided by Mr. Tuffin
in the National Schoobrooms, when full justice Was
done to the good things put before them by about
300 ladies and gentlemen, and the whole body of
choristers. The chair was occupied by Sir W.
Medlj cott.
The afternoon service was held at four o'clock, when
the church was quite as well filled as at the morning
one. The clergy robed in the vestry, and went in
procession through the graveyard, entering the
church by the west door, the choir chanting the
processional, or 145th psalm. At the close of the ,
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LYNOIII3 !In.—FORESTRY IN THE Fortiorr.
Court Bing Ruius,of the Ancient Order of Foresters,
which was only opened last year at the Swan Inn,
in this village, have announced their intention of
having a dinner and procession (this day) Tuesday.
The name of the Court is appropriate to the great
historical events of the locality, and its scene,
one more appropriate to the revels of those
who profess to be followers of bold Robin
Hood than the too frequent festivals in the inns of
towns, and will doubtless on some future occasion be
taken advantage of by the biethren of Southampton
and the locality on a more extended scale.
LYM INGTON. MasoNic GATHEItING. —On
Tuesday the members of the New Forest Lodge met
at the Freemasons' Hall, to hold their usual monthly
gathering. The duties were ably and impressively
performed by Sr. P. M. Webb, of Southampton,
who officiated in the unavoidable abeence of the
Rev. Dr. Bradshaw, W. hi. of this Lodge.
The CHURCH ORGAN. —We are glad to observe
that the churchwardens have called the attention of
the public to the unsatisfactory condition of the
organ in the parish church. A subscription has
since been started to raise a fund for the needful
repairs, And a sum of about £25 has already been
secured. The organ is in such a state that if it be
not at once attended to, there is reason to fear that
the parishioners will have to provide themselves'
with a new Instrument.

LITERARY INSTITUTION.—Lord G. G. Lennox,
one of the members for this borough, has presented
the institution with a second gift of new and valu-
able books, a most welcome addition to its present
tame and scanty library. We trust his lordship's
noble example will flnd many imitators. A literary
institution is a mere empty title unless it is accom-
panied with a wide and varied stock of first.class
books for its members.

BRIXHAM.—Cuntons SCL'NIe IN TORBLY.—A
short time since a large foreign barque, named the
Oresta. came into Torbay. It soon became known
that her captain was a Brixham man, who about
nine years age was an apprentice to a Brixham
merchant, hut who, in consequence, it is alleged, of
receiving ill-treatment on board a vessel in which he
was sent to sea, ran away. His mother and easter
reside at Brixham, and with a fond hope of seeing
them once again, the young man ventured on shore.
But scarcely had he landed before it was known to
his former master, who obtained a warrant for the
detention, as he said, of his runaway apprentice.
Armed with his warrant, and helped by a police-
man, he sought an interview, and told the captain
that he was his apprentice, demanded payment of
.f 5 or his instant surrender, as he had a warrant for
his detention. The demands being refund, the
merchant left the house, went a few yards off to the
policeman, and with but a minute's delay both came
to the house to take their man, but they found him
gone. It turned out that a boat was 'raising not
far from the house, which drew near on being hailed.
Into this boat the captain jumped, making for his
barque with all speed. The escape was aeon dis-
covered, another boat manned, and a most exciting
chase ensued. The affair had been noised about,
and much sympathy was expressed for the captain
who had been thn4deprived of enjoying the society of
his relations after so long an absence. Every eye was
directed towards the two boats dashing across the
bay with all the impetuosity that they could be
forced. On the first boat reaching the barque, the
captain sprang on board, and by the time the pursu-
ing boat had come alongside, the whole of the crew
were to be seen marching on the deck, armed to the
teeth. The discomfited pursuers were thereupon
obliged to make for the shore, on reaching which
they were received with a volley of laughter and
hisses.

ODCOMBE. —A Cl",- ESTIONABLZ P URCHAB7..-
John Barry, labourer, nf, Odpocobe, was brought
before the county magistrates on Friday. charged
with stealing a pig, the property of Mr. John
Collard. It appears prisoner was employed on
Saturday, the 20th day of July hut, to drive eight
pigs from Shaftesbury to the house of prosecutor, a
dairyman at Milborne Port, and ordered to
call on Mr. Aylss, of Stour Hill Farm, and there
take charge of another pig which Mr. Collard had
purchased for .£3 55., and to drive it with the other
eight to Mr. Collard's house. Prisoner received
the lut mentioned pig into his charge, but after-
wards sold it on the way to a Mr. John Gray, of
Motcoinbe, for 39a, and left the remaining eight in
the Turnpike Road, near Henstridge Ash. A
warrant was granted for the apprehension of the
prisoner, he having abeconded. Nothing was seen
or beard of him until Monday, 19th May. when
prosecutor being at Toiler Down Fair, saw the pri-
soner, and gave him into custody. The person who
bought the, pig, said he purchased it out of his
master. Noah Gray's money, without authority,
though he had never bought anything before. His
evidence was very unsatisfactory, and so was that of
the master, Noah Gray, and the chairman said it
was • smuggled case from beginning to end. It was
• question whether the two Grays did not receive
the pig with a guilty knowledge.-- A witness
named Ryall was examined, and said he bought the
pig fur 50s. on Monday, 22nd July, of Noah Gray,
kept it some time, and afterwards re-sold it to
Noah Gray for £4. The witness said when he
re-mold it to Gray it might have been three months
after July. The Chairman said that as the dealings
with the pig were of such a auspicious nature, he
should remand the prisoner to Friday, and call
upon the Grays and Ryall to find bail for their ap•
pearance on that day.
_

MARTOCH.—No JOKE TO STEAL A FORE.—
Albert Callow, labourer of Martook, was charged
before the County Magistrata on Friday, with
stealing on the 19th May, a prong fork, valued at
2s. ed., the property of Mr. John Yard. The instru-
ment was left in charge of a boy in • copes, and
taken forcibly from bun by prisoner. On prosecutor
going in search et the missing tool, he saw prismier
in advance, and when shout • hundred yards from
him be threw the fork over the hedge. To the pnlioe
*instable he admitted he had taken it u a Joke.
Sentenced to three weeks' imprisonroent with bard
labour.

BRISTOL.--CHAROU AGAMIST TRADICIIIIIS 701
ILLKIT DIEITILLATION. —Oll Friday. at the Conseil
Houn—botors Mr. W. Herapatli, Mr, 7. Co.

and Mr. R. G. Barrow,—Mr. 3.11. Dwelly, solicitor
to the Inland Revenue Commissioners, appeared to
support an information preferred by the Bound
against Joseph Chinnook, an undertaker. &e.,
recently residing in West-street.—Mr. Clifton
appeared to watch the case for the defendant, wke
was not present, and who it was supposed had left
the city.—The facts of the seizure will be fresh.
the recollection of our readers, and it will also he
remembered that the defendant was fined f:00
immediately afterwards by the magistrates, which
amount was at once paid_ Mr. Dwelly now applied,
tinder the 23rd and 24th Victoria, chap. 114,
section 48, for penalties amounting altogether
to £l,lOO, the defendant haring been pre_
prietor of the still found at work on his premises, by
which be had incurred a penalty of £2OO. He had
also been the owner of four vessels containing wash,
Az— by which he had incurred a penalty of £2OO for
each vessel, and a further penalty of £lOO for having
spirits in his poosossion liable to duty. The amount
altogether was certainly a very large one, but he
(Mr. Dwellv) contended that they did not know for
what length of time the illicit distillation bad been
going an. At n moderate computation the still was
capable of producing from 40 to 50 gallons per week,
' the duty of which, et 10e. per gallon, amounted to
between £2O and £3O, so that there was no doubt
the revenue bad been defrauded to a very great
extent—some hundred of pounds a year. Mr.
Davis, supervisor of Inland Revenue, then pieced
the case against the defendant. Mr. Clifton briefly
addressed the Bench, and stated that his eliedt had
left the country. The Bench fined the defendant
£550, that being one-half of the original penalty.
A similar information was than preferred aping
John bledlam, who was found in posnasion of aa
illicit still in Jamaica-street. The defendant
appeared upon a writ of Italreae corpus, be being at
the present time serving out his time at ibis Bed,.
well. ffe pleaded gushy, and was fated in the
mitigated penalty of .CIMMI.
SALISBURY.— The will of the Ris,ht Hon. Reheat
Henry Herbert, Earl of Pembroke and ontgoinery, ef
Wilton-house. near Salisbury, was proved in the Londe.
Court, on the 17th inst., under £120,0013 personality in
England, the aceouters nominated being his brother-in-
law, the Earl of Clanwilliam, the Hon. Anthony Jobs
Ashley Cooper, and Mr. Robert French Burnett; the
latter alone took grant of probate as acting-executor.
The earl executed his will In la% and Oiled thereto
three codicils, dated respectively 1858, 1858, and /SR,
and died at Place Vendome, in Paris. in Anril leak at
the age of 71. The earl marrien. In 1814, Princes,
Octavio Spinelli, daughter of the Duke of Lamina
widow of Prinoe /Whorl of Sicily, who died in 1867. The
title and estatea descend to his nephew, George Rowe
Charles, the son and heir of the testator's brother. the
late Right Pon. Sydney Lord Herbert of Las. The *ill;
which is of moderate dimensions, disposes of a rental
of £7,000 per annum to the family of Granville, mg,.
after making apeeitic bequests to some members of hit
lordship's family. bequeaths the rendne of his property
to the family of Solieffet, of Paris. There is a law,
to his butler affil vain of MO, together with an annuity
te him of £lOO, and a legaey of YlOO to his coachman.
Thne heoinrtotheaancienfLisilsnh now
in his 12th year, eerldoms
lo2f Pyembrernt I
and Montgomery is a rfii is
whom also vests the title of Lerrill Herbert of Lea, met
other distinguished titles.

MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN BY THEIR M& EL—'
A TTENPFED SUICIDE OF Till MURDERER& - OR Thurs-
day evening the otmost alarm and eouternatiou were
manifested in Ludgate-hill and neighbourhood on a
rumour which generally prevailed that Mrs. Vyes, the
wife of Mr. Vyse, corset-maker, of goo 32, Ludgate-hal,
London, had murdered her two children, aed after.
wards attempted to commit suicide by cutting ler
throat with a razor. In • very short time the street
became almost impassable, and it was with diSculty
that the iodic* (mold keep • way clear for the traMe,
every one being anxious to obtain the particulars of this
melancholy eoint. About ten minutes before four
o'clock Mrs. Vyse celled the servant to go to Mum.
Keating's, in St. Paul's-churchyard, for some packMeef
powder. It would appear from what the servaat stated
that she was sent for some of the mune sort of powders
in the morning, which she stated were for the purport
of poisoning rata. After returning from Mr. Keatines
and being in the house • few minutes, the servant went
to her mistress's door, and found it fastened. She
knocked, and being unable to obtain an enOrance ohs
sent for usiStance, and the door was forced, whet, upon
entering the room the unfortunote female was found by
her Rioter, who was living in the house, in • pool of
blood, and her throat cut in a most frightful manner.
She was then alive, and said to her sister, "Go into the
next room, and you will see something; hut It ism use,
as the two children will be toned to be dead." Tito
sister did as requested, when, upon entering the Pees,
ehe found the poor creatures in bed, the countenandeof
each not much distorted—in fact, they might be slid to
exhibit almost at-lard appearance. Me lical attendaree
was procured from St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and also
from Mr. Beating's, but it was found that the unharq y
mother had inflicted each • frightful gash in her thmt
and the blood had flowed in such a stream as to anoly
fill a basin, that it wu considered unsafe to remove her
to the hospital, and she was ',lased at her own hones
under the surveillance of the police. The cattail of EINI
deed is not precisely known; but it is stated that lOW
time back she had a child die, and ever since that period
she had been noticed, although doing d large and
profitable business, to be in an exceedingly low and
des] onding state. At half-past tin o'clock the crowd
near the cathedral ionrobered several thousands., who
lined not only the foot-path in front of the house, bat
also the greater portion of the carriage-read, making It
extremely difficulty for (omnibuses or other vehicles te
pass along.—A correspoedent of the Globe gays :—"Mrll.
Vyse ig the daughter of a chemist, and to that fact may
be attributed her knowledge of the poisonous nature of
the vermin powders. On Tuesday morning she entered
the shop of Messrs. Beating, where she has beet •
constant customer for goose years, and in a cheerful
manner asked to he shown some perfnmeg. She chose
out of those whieli were offered her • bottle f violet
extract, and poured some of it on her handkerchief.
Then, when in the act of leaving, she aid, ag if on the
impulse of the moment, 'Oh !by-the-bye, wears infested
with mice, and we have just had to pay £5 for the
repair of mischief they have done in the shop. Thai are
co impudent now that they keep us awake at night,
running over the floor. Let me have some prussic acid
till I can get rid of them.' The assistant replied that
he could not sell prusio acid (Jr such a purpose, but he
recommended Besrd's wheat as a safe At MX of effecting
her object. She stated that she had tried that, and
that it was of none,, and asked for • package of Battle's
vermin destroyer, which was given to her, and she
went away perfectly self-possessed." A theory of
accidental poisoning and a consequent attempt at sincide
Hinnies remorse has been started. -

THZ FLOODS DI TRZ FZ.NS.—A history of the pre.
eeedings of the last few days may not be uninterestieg.
On the whole it may be mid things are very mush as
they were at the Utter end of last week,when the piling
at St. Mary's Bridge gave way, sad the formation el
dam was abandoned as hopeless until the neac, tides.
The situation is still very much the same. No barrier
has yet been erected to breast the tidal waters. The
"gull" in the bank increases in size, every tide, ri
oonrse, wearing away some portions of the bank.
Attempts have been made to prevent the opening be-
coming wider by the sinking of numerous sacks of slay,
which will prevent tile further wearing away of the
bank. But the alarm of the country has not yet bee*
allayed. Indeed, it has much increased on the smith
-
*LA side of the middle level river, by reason of the hank
on that side MMus given unmistakeable signs of weak-
ness. This weak place is precisely oppoaite the hem&
In the north-west bank. At low tide the water bag
flowed with some force off the drowned district by the
same opening by which it entered, and has had the
effect of making a hole of several feet in the opposite
bank, Steps have been taken to strengthen this beak,
and it is hoped it had been effectually secured; but the
danger cannot really pass away from it until the dam at
the lower end of the middle level river is completed.
The return of the spring tides is looked forward to with
much fear, as it is generally believed that the bank,
unless most carefully and perseveringly strengthened,
cannot resist their form. Should this Sank give way
the disaster will be quite equal, at least, to that which
has befallen the country on the other side. The district
on the south-east side is equal, if not superior, in fer-
tility to that now submerged, while it is more thickly
studded with comfortable and thriving fermatesds.
Within a mile and a half, too, there is the pension'
village of Magdalen, which must inevitably be swamped
by the flood should it burst over that aide. On Sian.
day hundreds of strangers from all parts visited the
snot Several skiffs have plied about the lake. 05
Monday it was known that time assistance of M. Miller
had been gained—a gentleman who took • proniinent
part in the works of the Norfolk Estuary • few years
back. It seems singular that in times of difficulty this
district has sought the aid of the skill of Dutch engineers
from the time of Ver Inuyden to the present. M.
Miller at once set about trying a system well-knows
in Holland, and called " cradling." hoping by this means
to be able to erect a dam. Cradles are made of timber
and oaten+, and these are filled with sacks of clay or
gravel. The cradles themselves let through the watt'',
and only serve to hold their contents together sod
secure them in the spot in which they are &wonted.
But this effort was doomed in the first instance to
failure. One of the bargee used from which to lower
the cradle was unfortunately secured by an anchor.
The cradle was aunk, the anchor gave war,
and the barge swung down the river, impelled by
• strong ebb ; the anchor caught the make, sad part of
It was soon floating in Lynn harbour. The same
system is, however' to be tried again. But each day
lost unfortunately brings the spring tides nearer. and,
on the whole, onto the present time we are justified it
saying that coufidenoe that a dem will be constucted be.
fore then is very limited indeed.