The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-06-08 00:00:00

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Tee Commissary of the Lord Bishop of Salisbury ham
licensed the Rev. Arthur Henry Cumming, Clerk, to
tic Curacy of Great Bedwyn ; the Bev. Bush Joseph
Kock6tt, Clerk, to the Curacy of Shaw; the BAIV.
Handley Can Glyn Mauls, Clark, If. A., to the
Curacy of Fordington ; and the Rev. Isaac Penruddock,
Clerk, 8.A., to the Curacy _of Corsoombe.
FAT 1L ACCIDMIT AT WHADDOIII. —An inquest was
recently held in this place, on the body of Jahn
Sniguell, who met with his death under the eircum•
stenors described in the following evidence.—llenry
Stone, ploughboy. in the serviced Mr. Stephen Parsons,
farmer, stated that about one o'clock on the afternoon
of the previous day, he Left his master's farm with a
waggon and two bones, to go to Salisbury. On going
down Whaddon hill, the deceased told witness to run
on, as he was going to take some one up. At that time
deceased was standing on one of the shafts holding the
reins. Soon afterwards witness beard the wagon
Waling 'Letdown the hill, sod saw the hones galloping.
The deceased had fallen from the shaft on to the groend,
and two of the wheels of the waggon had passed mar
hi body, killing him on the spot. The jury returned •
verdict of " Aectidental death.” The deceased was •
caret at well conducted man, and was mash trusted Lod
respected by his master.
KLOPOWIT •ND LAROPT.—AL Marlborough borough
petty maniocs, on Tuesday, the Bench were engaged for
several hours investigating * case of elopement and
larceny. It appeared that in August last, the pros-
ecutor, Thomas Lawrie kept the Oddfellows, Arms, at
Maidenhead, in Berkshire. and the prisoner, Samna'
Brown. a tailor (who bee been working for Mr. Thomas
Fodor for some months), lodged in the hones until the
prosecutor, observing something improper, turned Mtn
out ; and shortly after pee up the house, taking •
ctottage at Fulmer for his wife and family, and going
himself into service Prosecutor's iwile stayed in the
cottage about a fortnight and then left, the prisoner and
her being sees together on the morning of the I lib of
August. She left Ave children in the cottage. No pro.
ssAiop were taken by the prosecutor until the 27th of
May last, although It, appeared to be well known where
and with whom she was, living in Marlborough. On
that day • warrant was obtained, and the
lodgings of the prisoner ware searched, when
several articles were found widish had been brought
from the cottage at Palmer, which the primer was
charged with stealing. He was eventually committed
Inn trial. .

CRrLD Mown AT Mixerros.—An batmen Ina kohl
in this plaits on Friday, on the body of • newly-bore
male child, which had been found under the following
circumstances ..—Charke Grease, l•bourer, said that on
the 3rd of Jane, sa be wee passing Mutton Mill, at half-
past right o'clock, be saw • bag at the bottom of the
water of tbe mill-pond. He got it up with a prong,
and put it on the ditches. He then west to his break-
feat. Edward Harter, one of the Wilt. constabulary,
stationed at Durrington, said that on the 3rd inet, he
received information that • ehikl had been found in the
water at the mill. He went to the hatches, and saw •
bag with • cord tied round it. The bag was opened,
and • new-born male child was found therein. There
was part of • simile.* and &portion of braid tightly tied
round the nook of the child. Two pieties of brick were
found in the biLig. He gave information to Mr. Pyle,
surg. on, of Amesbury. who some to the spot and
examined the body. Mr. Pyle deposed to beving made
• post-mortem examination of the ebild. He found
the lunge very much inflated, irbioh showed that the
child had lived several hours after birth. The other
ve.vre were in • healthy state. He believed that the
cense of death sea strangulation. The jury returned •
verdiat of Wilful murder against some person or
perrons unknown." The matter wax subsequently
taken in hand by the police. In the absence of Super-
inteodent Stratton, Superintendent Gibson, of Salis-
bury, although Milaton ls not in his division, at ones
proceeded to take steps for the discovery of the murder,
and having given intructions to Sergeant Potter, that
officer proceeded to the residence of • single woman
r awed KUL Hopgood, and charged her with the murder
of the chid and with oontealment of the birth. Sits ire
once admitted the chary, and was forthwith conveyed
In a fly to Marlborough, and ,rwl brought before Ike
inagistretes on Saturday.