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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

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Tin UNION ILLBTIB'3 BODY FOUND.
(By nisgraph.)

I me body of hir. km; Flan, Foot, the late
nsester of the flturndneter Union. was dilemma
&sting In the water near the mill M Stunnineter out
Sunday monde" (yesterday). haring bass in it for
about six weeks. It was reaserred t the maws, where
an inquest was held to-day (Monday), when widows
was Gelled to move the tad of the body, and the
mysterious way in width the demand left anion
at the second morning of his residing; there. After a
few minutes' consult Aloe the jury returned a verdict
of "Pound drownwi ; but there is no erkience to show
how the deceased muse into the water."

In LORD Maven makes an appeal on behalf of the
facallise who have tem berrared throoth the disastrous
expiation at the Dines Coilirry. Donet4ons will be
repaired at the Maasion House towards the fund. or they
may be paid into the Beak of laglsod.
DOTHEIfigIIPTON.
Amu.= la now assumlag ma historical impartial%
and anyone preetat at the so mlied evangelistic senior
held at the little perish March of Bothenhamplen.
during Me met week. needed no further mitten* of the
foot. net shmMard =l:ll6o,olgarimme'•
doubtlessly emeesd. and In way +gilled by
the manner in which this puppet show sad eseal-awharaus
date at Wags is ganiod ca. The village realm and
mains who crowd the maid edifice WA*. WM With
open eyes, dilated nostrils. and unkempt hair upsu them
curious promedina, for to Mere it mast be rather an
uncommon thins to see lighted tmers spew he Oaawswanise
lahlo accompanied by • mom too.. Viewing In otteemeated
cassock with Ms beck to than, Posfoaminga Imerseile. the
refrain only belay lard le by tlatimagregalie%
of the lit my (slightly altered) bang east -*Meg rea
llros
manna, • brake( dhrine Irnesiing behind reallurist tie
romeares in double bask Nor are tame people used le
witness two worthy divisor mos the aisles whilst Aar
are " PralMag the Lord for His llianifoid Iterelea" Tams
worthy gea dome. it may not be amorally known, am
oamhee ci "Th. Bosisty ef the Holy Orem" and
" Lethal flooletirm" Protestants light siminet this
erase 4. 14 grass of Haw Ottielielean, and stand up for
old Protestant lastitutione.—Comancararod.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

WINTON'S WALK/3 AND RIDIK

The railway train seem aow to be added to the bus by
way of letting the '' pedestrian "get along. Hs left Shay
by the 140 train for Carlisle, thus adding se mius more
ho his srrearm in order to give his twenty bet lecture at
the Victoria Hotel there, and arrived st Carlige about 130
His total distance on foot e,w is 977 miles, sad his anion
cm kb s time table amount to 160 mile&
Wow,. Thared .—Westssa west by rail to Uverpool,
where he lectured, to Ormakirk. The &steam this
Metes amounted to IM mile.. whlek, added to his other
arrears, make s total of 96 miles On meantime the kill
ladies through Skil-nerds* Weston madded, slipped,
and ma down heavily on his back. Hs kept up a good
arWest lieughten, at nom, where •
crowd were a welting. From here to Wtost, four
the mod was simply period, until csi reaching the
%Mk at one o'clock, b• m welcomed with the utmost
enthusiasm by goose 50.000 to 60 000 people. Through
this immense throes West. wm, of course, assaPoliod be
moderate his p. 0.; hat re orderly wag the mme that he
bad oa.pazativ.ly an easy task_ Weeks metered War
shelter shout lcur o'clock threads a prodigious crowd,
He has now covered on foot 9056 slim
Weston arrived is Preston from Blackburn shortly'
at lit Ff.ida7 =Weight He proceeded to the Own
sad delloveredi • Misters to shout MO penman
ertimmembled therm The frequent blocks aad other
dithealties, not saticipated at the outset had nude him
110 maws bolded time.
Tbo walker Ism baps through Blackburn (la' trisill from
IlLeaclaraher) Preston, Broughton, Garstmag. laracagber.
• halt was made here for dinner, the los
Wreat firs nem wag a &inching rain if.'Sajblis.a,ti
n kept up • smart &Smelling Slyest Bolton.
mad Carnfort• Pressing se, 110 roadbed Burton at eight,
which made the lint Sr. hundred hours. or exactly half-
time. He has now covered on foot 161 miles, being 150 1.
arrow at hi/ timetable and 50 behind tis *Terms
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

IRI.LAND.

MOM SUAILY Warren—A deputation of corollas
hem different parte of Ireland waited on the Chief
fletretwy on Friday for the purpose of seeitinia.te
serk aanni=liti jeditheaolbr.throsso bandied VW
therSallwa=sglag to their ; with mtiringaatiewl
mica of solar, an aiialeg the age Of afirj
ti
after twoutpone ran' amnion Thu Mel
he would leek into the subject, with the view =Rag
the law to the two countries, and removing the Ilig=
of which they cmarained. —glow about the
jurymenl—Z. YoU
_
Mrs. Thous , wins lived with Chula. Pesos far Mae
time at Peckham baton kis rentare by the polleedgeng
Robinson. bat been to Amster gag for the wpm of
obtaining an interview with the convict, but this tie
Tinting moimitese declined to permit Pesos has grave
up • narrative of his remarkable weer after the
committal of the leaner Cram murder.
The tletuzarmor or Wane UNIX —A memorielte
the Queaated the Rouses of Parl meat is in geeparantea
le the awl Coml. d the indite.
Mead= hit* the ad=iskiolfessZLlder
fee seAseeleg utilisation of 'ad es„ ;Am
leads threlerhost tbe oosintry.--an gum og au,
=Ausseica and Russia frealeedd Is
to
et these lamb fate the of widdag settlen, or mak* Wm Miunelu I. sat tidy Ihre
aft P.-BD.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

THE RUSSIAN ?LAGUE

Precautionsiatna4 the Plague OW reatinos to to
by tbe various ropraa Goyalen TM COOSCII rt
Public IleaUi in l Madrid has that all va in ne s
the Black Sea shall be subjected immobile a dir
arrival in Spanish ports, The Hungarian and Sourer
Governments have agreed to adopt protrctive norm
on. largos ale along tbe Beraisbuin end Trsasylnees
frontiers. The Ilarn Government Ms wrier al
vestals arriving hem Grum and the Black Set toto
subjected to quarantine for twenty days sad ell mob to
be fliated. The Porte bas ordered OIL morn Ins
the Black SO. and the Sea or Aso( to be placed mar
medical supervisioe for one day, and aU goods kW to
agreed centavos to be disinfected.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

POOLS

A CCIDZIR. —A little boy named l'revers, who lives at
Parkshenu was knocked down near the rellwas station at
Losafiset on Moeda, afternoon by Mr. Dorey's pesky,
mid one of the wheels of the trap pined ever one of Ms
heels. The little fellow was sttesd.4 by Dr. Ventfie,
who found that no bones were broken. The heel of the
boy's boot was wrenched off by the wheel, and his foot
was braised
DIA= or run A/IMM Orgasm. —Mr. Jamas
Houllston, the respected Assistant Overseer of the pada
of St. James died at his residence to nigh-street at sight
o'clock on Wednesday morellos last, after • painful 111.
nem at the comparsti2erly ace of 1.9 years The
deceased has held the for about Sr years and for
some years past he km been ably misted by Mr. J.
mewl.. ie.., whole in argry way qualified to emceed
Mrs. The ntinent Le worth of ADM • Year.
and is made th• Board al GI
'DU 11 Concur —A grand eameart
was
stirat the Antelope Hotel Assemblproom on
meals' by Wm Ada Blanchard, BAAL
who is • &such* of Mr. W. H. Blanchard, of Ali
town. Mar Mamas/4 is herself • pianist, sad the
'refine who essiened her were Mr. 15, 1., mast Faur
RAM., pianist and 1001111*&61111. Mos. bens Wu.;
soprano, Kra Modi•-agiagbrolle. R-LIL
control* mid Mr. WAL Becks*S. be& ens: arikses
was a very appointive am, het it was net be law N
esmilme st the mutt amelted.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

TO CORRESPONDKNIS.

ACT 4 BILIIII.OIT.—We are favourably disposed is
your views; but cahoot wad* through thi mass you have
mut Muds. moth al you ow writ* ou three lialfulseels
of note-paper. we shall dad room for that. sad It will be
neut.
Orrum Turinc. The above noes applies to your
lengthy letter also.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

Prep Emus.

CYPRITS

Kr. Sepworth Dixon-lerto—red- at the Royal ratted
Service Isiti tattoo on Friday. Re agreed with Haase
sad ether poets who des ribs(' Craw " Lao bolisPle
and " the bled" lie admitt d that there wee mach ma-
sees to Cyan. lost autumn but said there was not imemet
to MOSS panic or despair There was sickness everywhere
last autumn and Cyprus, essiiered with ether censteles
Oor statesmen eon now to foam Port Said es they famed/
=cninoi, nod in Cyprus he cooteedid. would be
suitable watch tower and a place of arm&
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

independoukt;isagiAria.
w•Nrigi evitaplisof ,
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sad I awes-
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lona miaati
oriliatbilla liWee&t•
a.k them lip a w,ith him

irToTild—,
In drinking to their he
long might live their yet
couple with the to t.t
(the Mayor), and 11. 'fisted.
The Maroa, In resent...ling t the tout. dwelt nirlit the
lightness of the ditties which be' had asenetimel to you.
term. He remenobsied vie, to the Two 11.1.1 on four
Ocassi us when there was hut one rate, and that was
withd-awn, eh, next day there were no e wes .1 .11, end
the two others only took about flee minute' to dee:de.
Such estate of things was highly satisfactory, as lb CI
was not ss much distress In the town.
Dr. TIZARD rsspondsd. and in ;peaking of the sanitary
state of the boraugli, seal Via Weymouth stmt.. le'"-
eminent in this nave,. the deatli•rete was exceedingly
low. and this, &bur, all ether things, would 'Path ewe
for the •snitarr condition of W. riowith. (Cheers.)
Mr. Naxotg next propose 1 "The B..earn end Shit/Ping
Interest& of toe Port of Wey.uouth,'' coupling Is itla it the
name of Mr. Arles.
Mr. ATLI'S briefly responded.
Mr. Lowawax prop erl "Taw !smith of the Town Clerk.
Kr. Seggsll." Ha hoped he would live long, and should
be die, and ho (Me. L iegtuan) to luck to the Tows
Conned, which he thought of doing, he hop d he should
los able t 0... them mend their were. (Lend laughter.
In the entree of some farther s. ickliug re.narks, he said
be recommended Mr. E tweeds to buy up the Johnstone
&tate., which remark created roars of 'slighter.
Mr. Hoorn& returned thanks in the name of the Town
Cisrk whom he regratted could not he amongst them that
evening. H* felt sure that Mr. L myinan iloolus what bie
felt soil Legood to thank them foe the kin! nommor in
which they had drunk his partner's health, and felt sane
he would be glad to know bow lots name had beat
reosivid, end he should have greet pleasure In conveying
to the Town Clerk twit. kind wiebsa towards him.
Mr. R01111•1101t, jun., proposed " The ',alias," as a
subject which he &el wed ha linen very little &clout.
Mr. R. N. HOWARD, in • short speech full of hormone,
responded and in concludon, prop sod "The beans or
Mr. and irs. ii inn," In.lged is thank them f" theff
ex Aleut catering on this, as well as on former similar
occasions.
Mr. Doss returned lbtuks no Isrholi of himself earl
Mrs. none, and nol grat gal to Lear that their efforts
had been so fully appreelited„ and should alwAys do his
best t ct it ti their sat &faction.
The National Anthem esual the fistivities of the
even. nO.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

POOLS.

Sri Iron AID HIS Woaxggsr.--Bir Ival. Guest, of
whom it was boasted at the Bristol election that he
boot his works going at Dowlids out of pure regard for
the working classes -1n these bad times, has discharged
from six to seven hundred of his hands at Dowlais,
including some very old workmen.—Cardif Paper.
lila ITO' GUIST MID PORTAILIBOTON.—rhe 004t14
at PortarEaston will be a close on.; but it is • stagor
of more personal than political interest who lath. sew
member fore nomination borough. Sir Ivor bluest is
the son•lo-law of the Lord.Lieutonant, and la therefore
nephew by marriage to the Earl of Portarlington ; but
the Earl's majority of vase Ls too small to carry this
seat against a popular candidate. The Hon. George
Dawson Deaner was hostas in 1832 by the late Sir
Thomas Gladstone, who polled 66 votes against
Danser's 65; and this sitting member only won by six
votes when be ousted Colonel Dunne la 1857. The
present opposition to the Damer interest comes from
the Home Rulers, who have long been nursing the
borough; but they ara distractad by divi lod counsels,
and it mu 4 be presumed that a favourable season bas
been chosen for the prevent member's resignation. Sir
Ivor, however, bee to contend against the ballot and
the unpopular fact of being an Englishman besides
being the hero of so many parliamentary defies. The
noble patron of the borough ham received his reward in
anticipttion, for he was installed last Saturday •
knight of Bt. Patrick with unusual splendour sad
soloinnity. Warier.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

WORTH XAMAAVIILS.

On Friday evening an entertainment took place at tits
Schoolroom, Worth Matravers, when a party of Warden
friends very kindly gave their serrioes. The pnevinies
wee as follows :—Pianoterte solo, Miss Stallard ; deck' The
Larboard Watch," Messr• Hibbs and Crumpler . song,-
Gipsy's Warning," Mia• Bridle ;recitation by Mr. I:. Hobbs
In the Dorset dialect ; song, Mr. A. Stallard ;song,' Nvery
Lee, Mr. J. lumpier; duet, Misses Bridle and Stand;
song, "Any CHnaments_ ," Mr. F. Hibbs. The •hole al the
above were encored. Me entertainment concludel with $
comic sketch by Messrs. Hibbs, Hobbs, Ind crnospier,
The proceeds were devoted in aid of Mrs. Bowes scbovis
ho Travoncore. Mr. Scheer, who is • Dative of Worth
Matravers, and who has lately returned (min India, be
been oflib iating at the parish church for the last tee
months daring which time he has gained the esteem of all
the pariahioners, and they will he very sorry wisest he
again leaves them—we understand in the spring. The
amount to be handed over is about A, which most be
considered very satisfactory, as the sniallnevs of the room
prevented many from attending. The &Wheat.* newt
very mush to appreciate the efforts of their friends from
Wareham, and exprersed a hope that ere long they
would see them again.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

THR AFGHAN WAR.

(From Viceroy, Fob. 6, 1879.)

Mir Akbar's two sons, Abdul's Mix's son and mal-
content Afridi headmen kayo c en• Jelahabad.
_ . . . . .

Borne hostile Bajouris and Mohntunds assembled
Lear Kumar but no serious trouble anticipated.
Snow haling tinted Koh and Ghazal peens.
Great distress at Kabul, owing to disturbed stare of
country and stoppage of supplies.
Yakoob Khan shelled Kiri'bash quarter of city,
but afterwards withdrew artillery on representation
that maul riming would result.
Oeserel &swan has been instructed to return to
()endgame a. moon as his arrangements can be cons-
Oeted, without either leaving • garrison or destroying
this fort General Siddulph will also retire from the
Herat road. There Instructions are Interpreted to
Indkate the prospect of • speedy pesos

Oatoorra, Friday evening.
General Iliddnlph entered Giriohk on Um 28th ult.
He was cordially repaired by Me inhabitants, who
having been sorely oppreseed by the native rulers,
balled the English am deliverers. A pontoon Midge
has been erected over the river Helmand. Tie
position of the fort at Gliriebk 1.. formidable one, as
It commands the right bank and the approaches to the
ford. Girislik is locally considered se a place of great
keportiaos. Tb. ocaantry on tbe left bank is
absolutely desert, though there le some sparse
cultivation two :aerobes to the sunward of the river.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-02-11

P II LILA.N.

CHILD SUEFOOLTED IS BED.
On Monday an inquest wat held by Mr. Henry Lock,
deputy coroner, on the body of a child named Roy Henry
Joseph Duck, tt, who had been found dead in bed, about
hall-past seven on Saturday =ceiling.
The father. Joseph Duckett, is • dairyman living at
North Hill Dairy, belonging to Canning Court, Pulhaux
and he said deceased was six mouths old, and slept in the
sante bed as his father and mother.
On the =reale going to bed on lb 'lay, soon after 111
o'clock. the child appeared as usual ; but when they awoke
in the morning, they found blue dead. He bad been
rather sickly lately, but not.. within • day or two; he
had boon teething, but the parent' thonsitt he was getting
better, and they hod had no advice about him.
Mrs. Darks= had given his some soothing medicine.
The child always looked very delicate. The panels bad
another child about four years told.
Dr. MeEnery, a medical practitioner of °erne, had
tmined the deceased, 11411 was of opinion, fr nn the
' external appearancee,that d oath occurred from suffocation
There was no mark of violence, and suffocation micht
have been panducid from the Position of the child to bed,
or from the bcd-c!othes being tightly placed upon Its body,
especially as be was rather delicate. There was great
lividity, and the face was 'lightly puffy, the richt eve •
little bloodshot, the body disoolourck and part= the head
slightly se, them effuse' blood ; these were the usuil
appm-attest of suffocation.
, Mrs. Duckett said Hit child could not have died Irons
Use cloth being tight, as the face was not covered when
she found it, room than it was over eight, and she left it
with the teat in its =oath.

-F..-1-11nEnery—re-Pris7d."-.la that was it was probably
suffocated by tba milk-bottle.
The verdict WU that tbe child died from " Aocidental
buff ocation."