The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-08-16 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER.-311e Dour, Rirts
VOLUNTIBUIL —Tbe sweepstakes of this week were
shot for on Monday afteracee and Tuesday morning.
R 100, 500, mad ON yards, 7 mends at OWL
llZTarirate Wills, 49 marks ; 2nd, Color-Sergeant
Gswry, 54 (less handicap 6) ; 3rd, Corporal
Clnak 50 (lees imadicap 4) ; 4th, Drill-lostrector
Law 48 Om Wadley" 2; sth, Corporal Greenieg.
55 (bsse handicap 10) ; and 6th, Corporal Mean, 48
(less luadiesp 4). Another 8 weeks being ended.
each inembor will now be free of his handicap, lb.
asziinua one of ten being obtained by Corporal
Greenling only. The sweepstake' will be costumed
for one month loupe, and the Wass increased in
namberos aseeent of miming the wish whilst at
01111111 p.
Votownent Cluttentis.—Tbe 4411 battalion el lb.
Halite Base ham forwarded a clams: t'h• D"."
battalion, whish hes bees pima Pre-
katlnerise are hang made, aBarellootoli Sill °"'s of
sh°Tll/at *stens, Made. Castle.
.. Is TiMtaecs CA MIL The ferriage or
Jude Craig's, tli._p•pial.r awes's", ha' twe riard
by 'be Dersheserr Total 4lnnietthdescartli 11'. two
Intone in toothsome, of thesdaalevel in the County,
os tke meelnp of W aed Thursday,
the 17th and 1114 Manta&

WEYMOUTH. Etteraneemo Surcuse. —Au
inquest was bell on Thursday albernooe, at the
Bridge Inn. before H. Look, liee., deentyooremer,
on dm body of Mary Sequins, who oominittrit
suicide in the morning by antes bar throat, from
the effects of which site almost immediately expired.
Ilse following evidence was Wooed in reference to
this tragic occurrence :—Banly Gifford mid: I live
at Mrs. Elieera A bout 7 o'clock this intoning,
whim I one* dews stairs, I saw demased raise Pat
mote Madero for the perinea of lighting a are in the
kitchen. Thai was NM part of her 4167. end *WI
the saw me she went iato the yard. It is My Sat,'
to light the Sr.. Wham she retenesd to the kitchen
I asked bee hew she woe this morning, when she
replied that she wan very well. She thee indked up
and does the talking to herself, after whiult
die brought some ings down stairs and gave to
me, saying that lithe thought they would be wanted for
breakfast. _ I made no anew.,, but sore alter I
kemd a eons in tbe kitchen ...l some ass sharpen.
a; a Mein. I want into, it and then saw ber go up
mare with • knife ie her hand. I thee wan to lira
timers bedroom, aed noquainsed bur that doomed
Named more shames than *seal in Hr ways that ,
;Pinang, sod that I had beard bar sharpen • knife,
.blob she Ind taken mostaira My mistress replied,
'TI was met the ern tune that I had beard her
herpes • knife, and that I was to go down and
need to my work." I felt nervosa because deb
eased was so ensues. She did not ninths are,
ad I was in so fear for my owe mhty. I slivers
eked how she was in the illoOrtilia out of ceermay.
the was here for her health, and had beam very
(range ever lime she bad base I. the town, but
sore so this monies. She was constantly in the
obit of walking along and talking to herself. She
!rank a lade senstimes, but I have sewer moo her
atoxioand. I never saw her in better health than
be was is last night. She was not the worse for
,totor when she want to bed. She had bees La the
owe • fortnight aext Monday, sod I have lived in
he house with her all the time. Otte of her
it. was in not speaking the teeth; sonsetiso=
iid ooe thing, and almost immediately oontrudieted
-.. I have never beard her threaten to take away
or life. I have frequently seen her sharpen knives,
ut not so early ia the day.—By a Juror : I cannot
iy whether she kept • bottle of bendy by her bed' I
ide. I have fetched brandy sad bear for het, bat 1
ot this week. —By the Oorooer : On one 00011111i0C1 ;
'as was led home, but I cannot say whettose she who I
:to:elated, or had hystedes.—Jobu Lodge mid: I
m an independent gentleman, and mans at Three.
iileoraes, Dear Beading. I have been staying at
veYounth • we•lit Ill'A Monday. Deo.esd came
•ikk me. She wri a general servant and boom.
super. She 'rad been in my Mirka for seven or
iiiht yeti% I had no idea of her insanity ; but she
as itt•lns to drink, although she did it by stealth,
id a brandy bottle had bean found in her port.
'annum. She was very tomer at time,; and abased
friend of mine, Mr. Jesse, who is paying frith me.
did not take ruiy WOOS of lb, sal thotight it wee
wing to bee tannings. She tie se excellent
errant. I have tient enticed her talk to herself.
at I have Auk heard her talk In a very incoherent
0••••,%, wi11".4 I think was owi••g to drink. —Be a
I have once or twice found her shiest In-
apable of discharging her donee owing to beim
ftoxicated. She was aboet 46 years of ege•—Sy the
t.
roner : I have not beard km ea to aenelfaince
have beset here, but I here within the past year.
be used to complaia about her not having enough to
it in her incoherent statements—By • Juror' I
Pelieve be was in a woe state of mind. I did not
eee her brought home two or three days ago.—By
the Coroner : The latest time f taw her alive was lass
eight, wheat went to bed. After I had bean oat
tor • walk this morning I went into my bedroom,
'd found Ink on the floor dead, with her threaten.
I immediately tailed for assistance. This was about
S o cl.ek. I went out at halt past six.—Wdllam
Jones deposed: I am a friend of Mr. Lodge's, and
live with him. I have known demised for several
.years as hie housekeeper. i have often found her
grange at tine% *blob I think was owing to drink,
which was kept out of her way as much possible.
She was suffering from a scurvy complaint, and it
was thought she Jemmied to drink for it. Whilst
she appeared to be intoxicated she was very abusive.
She often used to &unmet in her speech and reach
I hate never beard her complain of headache. She
had often called me names, but heti never threatened
me. (have feesetitly heard her Marmites to destroy
herself, het it was only when she was in. violent
state. I have not observed amything particular in
her c educe, sines she has been in the toes ; but
stoat • week ago she accompanied her mastic to
Portland, and eie returning home it wag found that
the we,., mach intoxicated as to be unable tn walk.
She appeared to he very oninfortahle yesterday, and
went to bed shout 10 o'clock. She slept every night
with an elderly lady, name' Ward.—Mary Ann,
wife of John Siert, mid : I occupy • house in Little
Goegiostreet. and let indgiega Mr. Lodge eok
thenli last Manley week, bonging Mr. Joss% Mies
Ward, and deemed. I have new nee waoh •
arrange person as the latter; she was so eorestrie in
all her *aye I have minced that she wan'. bd of
drink, and I told the old lady so. She would bows
ep and down stairs SD times lathe nom of a day,
and go into the kitchen, and help the girl yeah up
the ware, which tram mot part of her duty. She was
always very excited, bat I had no fear that she
would do any berm to herself. I thought she was
vet of bar sited. Elbe coos took up my, little boy,
and, with • knife in her head, mid she would out
off hie head. I mid," don't do that;" ernes she
said "it ie eel, a joke" Elbe also eald nu another
stexasioa to Gifford "Easily, if you tench at me I
will cut (Iyear hetid." I haw freemently seen her
I. &mak. She was more agitated in the mornings
than if) the *manage Os Mendel the wse on her
bedroom door ten hours before she mold dress,
and whet else came down she eras trembling
very mesh. I saw her last night, tit she appeared
to be better then thee the -lad been sines her
swivel in the town. II lien the girl came to me
about the deceased sbarpaniag the knife I thought it
was nothing matenat, and I told bee not to he
foolish, but go down noire and Wood to her work.
I think demised meat have been deranged. —P.O.
White Virodeced she knife which he found by the
aide Of dimmed. It was • commom obsese-knifes
bet the edge was not very sheep, and it wan the
opinion of the jury that she meat hare seed greet
force in cutting her throat as the wound was of a
frightful natatre.Albse a short diseeseine the isr7
roomed a verdict of "temporary Inasaity."
At a quarterly meeting of the corporate body,
bell on Weds slay, whet Hams were preseat the
Mayor (ilbs Lg.) Aldermen Devesish sad
Allies; mows., IL Thanes Harper,
AA" Inheres, BMW, Uottlia, Framplos, Dr...,
and Howard, in referees, ao the decease of Mr.
Thomas, the Mamie sel4 he esencil began rather more
peindeal with their banes, ors account of their having
to attend the funeral ef 'hat grothease It therefore
devolved epee hies (the Sayer) to ewes an antimonies(
et the bastions on the mow for to-sees-row at the wale
hoer. He was mare that is moving We adjournment he
espreseed the Grasp of ea patent nom their no ,
meeting they had lost one of their members, Mr.
Thomas, who, ablioagh not one of the oldest members
a be Coosa, was one of the oldest gentlemen belong.
jag to that loft, Ile (the Mayor) should ha.. preferred
the meeting to have teken ekes smother day, bet as
this was • ulteriorly meotisg, fixed by liet el Podia.
moat. be meld not adapt that atarsoti••• Before
Greasily prepaing the adiosemmiest, be is. us,o
to move • vote of weenie, to the Lowly of
the lam Mr. Thomas, whisk was se follows 1—
" That this immelag denims to express its sympathy
with the family el the late Mr. Councillor neat* ea
ths bereavement it ha. meetly eestaised, and to boar
testimony to the =Many with whnh he has
attendee to his dunes ea a member of this body."
It would ds usenet for Wm. the lisyor sial4 to say any.
Wes With Ts-Iprd es the ohmmeter of Mr. Thomas. He
had resided amiroo. them far so many years, and his
character, hoes knAlie and private, so not"' wittt...t
he ..4illi my, would not Menem their esteem for Um or
ileuroni the high emimation is whili the. held Mr.
Toon+. Is olo•ing a vote of gralludkr to his
fa", be .110,0 that • espy of it to placed on
the minutes of the Oewe.eil, sad that another amid be
snit to Mr. Thowia.'s family. inpidae,e.)—Mr. Millings
eiroadel the resslaties. sad in doing so yid dolt noose
worn reveled Mr. Thomas's tom than himself, for
ai,sy ha i bees eameireed as trades,,ea sad friends
for • gem* linel6r of soars . wid It • had bees • awfol
wenh 'eel the C Itself for • considerable time.—The
,c,,,a,,4 sod Board 4 Health meetings were thee
8,,,,4iy Ajoursed, after which the e woes... hely.
otirod la their robe., precede I by Mr. Lhilie y mid •
pored.% or it. b sough voice, ime.nopoi ed ..1-o br the
mar bowery, fen .0 the rear of the seeming prossenee
awl p-ueernal to the Cinnetery whore the deessassi as.
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Ceenon PASTOIAL AGO . aigiarrT.-114 ....a
Mew oas ..ii behalf of thy •rty were „,hm atLms.., 8,
Mary's Church oa age lay. n• Soy. w• H. R•dknee•
ineembeet of Met." 760,:ritehed is the moyalag
ai.d evolsing. sod Ike v. Grieves. the mew, ma
s'e own erm. Pas ammo ted to ell.—
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