The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-01 00:00:00

MORCOmBELAKE.

HYPTERIOUS DEATH. A sailor's wife named
Ifarshalleay recently died, it is supposad, from
taking something to procure abortion. Dr. Norris,
however, could give no definite opinion n the
matter, and the jury returned • verdict of death
from natural causes.

CHILD BURNT TO DRAWL—The wife of a labourer,
named Gould, left two children—a boy aged four
and • younger child—alone, while she went to get
some turnips for her husband's sapper. On returning
in ten minutes she found the lad on are, wrapped
him in her own clothes to extinguish the flames, and
then called a neighbour, when they took off his
chaired clothes, and washed him in linseed oil. He
said he "extolled Illegall a-flre with rag." In two
huurs he died.

THE ship Westburn, from Foochow, bound for London
with 700,000,bs of tea, has been totally lost near the
Passage Islands.
Ost Sunday • fire occurred at Mr. Atkinson's steam
joioery works, at Newcastle, and did £lO,OOO damage.
Pauton PIBILEI BON AP•EITI is to be tried for the
" wilful murder" of 'Victor Noir, by the High Court
of Paris. His acquittal is anticipated.
Tam Navy Estimates for the year 1870-71 afford
ample proof of the economical teodencies of the
Government. The torsi expenditure is estimated at
£14,250.530, against £9,996,041 ler the last financial
year, showing a decrease of E 746,111.
A DITEHWIAID WON...M.—A widow woman, named
Crook, aged 70, died at Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, on
Thursday last ; the was a mod eccentric character.
Twenty-See years ago she had a quarrel with her ,
husband; she afterwards went to her room, declaring
she would never come down till she was carried down,
all these years she steadfastly kept bee word, even her
husband's death not altering her determination.
A telegram from New York announces that a ball
was given on Monday sewing at Asnapolia, in
honour of the officer" of her Majesty's skip klooarelt.
The officer" were to visit Washington yesterday.
THE Mods Colliery has been the scene of another
explosion. On Monday an exploring party were pro-
ceeding through the workings in search of the bodies
of the victims by the previous accident, when an ex-
plosion of fire-damp occurred, and ten of the party
were seriously burnt.

Da. HILIMItT, Bishop of Chichester, died on Monday
messing, aged 84, having beep ill about fortnight.
The late bishop belonged to the High Church party,
but be was very generally respected for his unbounded
charity and eeneroue hospitality.
sdrices from Nee Zealand are on the
whole astbfactory. The rebel chief Te Kooti, who left
his lair to attack the Maori Kies, haa been surrounded,
end escape being impcesible be is suing for pesos. It
is to be hoped that.. dangerous a ohareter will never
be persitted to obtain his liberty again.
IN the midst of the saities of the carnival at
Florence a man committed suiai,te by throwing him•
self from the tower of the Campanile. He was picked
up a sheltered corpse.
A suicide was committed on Tuesday on Waterloo-
bridge, London. A woman, poorly dressed, and of
middle age, threw herself from m
the parapet of U
bridge. Tle tide being low at the time. the struck in
her descent on the buttress of the bridge, and was
instantly killed, her head being crushed.
Tommy was the anuieersary of the birth of Wash-
ington, the first President of the United Stets.; and
awarding to usual custom was observed in America as
• holiday. Washington died on December 4, 1799.
Ir is stated that "rarel female sebolarships will be
founded at Cambridge.
A MAC named Henry Steer died suddenly in the
polies cell at Aldershot on Mouday. A. verdict has
returned of "Death from oongestion of the lunp
and heart disease."
SUPIAINTANDINT GrAlleLL, of the Derbyshire con-
stabulary, wee fired at on Tuesday by • man named
Warrington, of Sheffield. He is in a dangerous state,
THOMAS HAALOP Honig, Fellow Commoner of Hag.
dace College, Cambridge, and partner in the wirework
firm at Newsweek a bankrupt, appeared before the
Cambridge county court on Tuesday. His debts amount
to 0,0.00 ; assets ed. His discharge was postponed
for air months, without protection.
A DOIL with pistols at fifteen paces lately took place
at ntmlsund, Prussian Pomerania, between two school-
boy., who had quarrelled about the loan of some trifling
sum. A bullet wasted through the jacket of one of
them, and the other would surely have been killed, but
• the ball was tamed •side by • eigar•ease which he
the. • breast-pocket. Thole yoong fire-eaters and
had ica.. were taken into custody by the polies.
their sedothee T, Malice Ler. How TO MALI
salmon tow,. -nand of flour, &large tea-spoon.
PaNcriese.—TAS oese Bekir Powder, and a
tut of Rorwiek's well-knos. .'ne, sold an egg or two
little salt, mir well in • dry es. .•'ke • thin batter,
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then fry at once with lard or butter. • both in A French Pater says that M. Lombard, the h dig)
•ink's of Aldose. Lombard, who wee 'murdered by her ter."'
Enormous price of Eggs.—A large aaving
butter and eggs ean be effeeted by the use of Bore. i a curious aatan.' of the beuelleisl eirK
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awarded for its excellent quality. H. Lombard had been paralysed for tin y'
pat- -noble of atoning or uttering a single word.
AT an inquest held by Dr. Lankester, a few day and two. •••ei of which be was Hie dumb sad motiollit°
*nee, on the babas of two children who died heel the ciente ho • h • worked a plot* alteration
of poisoning through +Licking some hailer matches, the m.rotter rriblo eon. • •
to speak within the list
said, -Had the menthe. been Bryant and May't, the children 'lithe" "ems 'aa begun .• . re 014
would within. been poinouned." It cutout be to his condition. s. .0 rewired nese ,rool
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The election of a member for lleidetone retched 01
Pride,' in the election a Sir John Lubbock. The wet.,
recorded for the successful istudidate numbered 1:44,
while his Conservative opponent, Yr. Foster Whi",
had 1,402.

THE SOH ERSETS H 1 RE LEVELS.
A very important meeting wee beld at L.p6porloo
Thursday too:muskier • enbame proposed by tip. ence°`
of the Metropolitan Board of Works and Use C 05141
Surveyor, for draining the country now inundsmd
the river Parrett A roast promi•Usi ptee •;
expense of about £120,000 bad been prepared, bat Owe
wee • strong muster of fanners, to whom the °redo
is • god•send ; for like Use Nile it heves fertilising deposit behind, mud it won off the lea
whilst et the loner loved& it bangs about till the au,'
are spoilt. By a majority of 2-44 to 42—they barkud
Lb. project and the old evil is likely to be perPetu"el

FATAL FIRE.
On Sunday a Wel fire immured in the boas* 01
a man named Rates. a grower, living 10 Nvoll"_,
Limavady, Ireland. The family emutated of kff.,_...7
Featoa, their soa and three daughters, aged 16 to 20 years of age. The fire raged so furiously did
all efforts to extinguish it wow unavailing unf."l°
h,osse had been entirely gutted, lied the three danghl
of Mr. Eaton bunnad to death. With the exoeidi"
a fe• charred bones, no tease of them meld be
eovered. Mrs. Eaton had • narrow escape, lo 71,
much barbed before she coedit be reamed by mow °
loader. The next house was also burp' do'D• Tba
next house wax oleo burnt down, bat no u lured. The damage to property amounts to 1:3000.