The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-10 00:00:00

woman by the name of Brock, and the child bad a
cold. The mother, who was in service at Farmer
Chancellor's. at Nempnett, went before the justices
at Temple Cloud ti swear to the father. On her
return the night was very dark, and she fell into •
ditch, but the child was not injured, and she
returned it to the care of Mrs. Brock the same
evening. It WAD conjectured that as the child was
suffering from a cold, which was increased by the
exposure on the night in question, producing,doubt-
less, inflammation of the lungs, that that was the
cause of death. There was not the slightest
suspicion attached to the case, and, as the Coroner
observed there would have been no necessity for an
inquest except from the fact of the mother having had
previously two illegitimate children, which were
both living. The jury returned a verdict of " Died
of natural causes."—At Hobb's Boat, Lympsham,
on the body of Richard Davis, aged 60 years, will.)
was found dead in the garden belonging to that
inn. It appeared that the deceased was a sailor on
board the Ranger, Captain James Gould, of Weston-
super-Mare, and came from some part of Gloucester-
shire, and had allowed the vessel to sail without
him. He had on the day previous to his death
bread and cheese and cider at two places, so that his
death could not have arisen from want of food, as
was conjectured. He was last seen alive at the
Hobb's Boat Inn, and went into the garden at five
o'clock in the evening not at all the worse for liquor.
He was not afterwards seen alive, but was found
dead by a man named James Webb, a labourer, on
his way to work at seven o'clock in the morning, and
who was with him the night before.— P. C. 68 ex-
amined the body, and there were no marks of
violence about it. It was presumed deceased had a
fainting fit, for where he lay down there he died,
and the exposure accelerated his death. "Found
dead."—At Weston-super-Mare, on the body of Mr.
Edward Novill, fruiterer, aged 58 years, who was
forand dead by the aide of his wife in bed. Deceased
had vomited, and was supposed to be suffering from
a bilious attack; no doctor was sent for, but Mr.
Griffiths, a druggist, supplied a simple remedy,
which relieved deceased for the time. It was
suggested that deceased might have ruptured some
vessel internally, and the jury were of opinion that
death arose from natural causes, and returned a
verdict accordingly ; but the coroner observed that
a medical man ought to have been sent for, and that
he highly disapproved of medicines being sent by a
medical man or druggist without the party sending
the medicine was acquainted with the nature of the
case.

LONG ASFITON.—FErrx SESSIONS, Friday.—
William Goldsworthy and Henry Williams were con.
victed of neglecting the service of their master, Mr.
George Nichols, of Long Ashton, and were ordered
to pay the costa, and forfeit the wages due to them.
—Abel Stokes and Joseph Fry, of Wrington, were
convicted of trespassing in search of game and conies,
upon land in the occupation of Mr. J. H. Blagrove,
and were fined 15s. each, including costs.— Joseph
Hedge, of Long Ashton, aged 15, was convicted of
stealing a bag, containing a quantity of barley-meal,
belonging to George Reed, a letter carrier, of Flax
Bourton, and was sentenced to one month's impri-
sonment with hard labour, and to be once whipped.
WIVELISCOMBE.—The Church Sunday school
teachers, with their friends, partook of tea in the
vestry-room on Wednesday evening, after which a
pleasant evening was spent. The Rev. J. Llewellin
and family, with Mrs. W. Hancock and Master W.
Hancock, took tea with the teachers.

FATAL Goat ACCIDIINT. —On Monday afternoon a
lad, named Robert Hydon, was out shooting small
birds at Dulverton, when a man named John Rudd
passed by at the moment the gun was discharged,
and received the whole contents of the piece. The
poor fellow sank gradually, and on Tuesday morning
expired from the injuries received.
The church choir were regaled with their annual
supper in the lodge•room of the White Hart Inn.
Mr. Landel, organist, presided.