The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-29 00:00:00

Vampohire.

THE Isle of Wight is reported entirely tree from the
foot and mouth disease.
A fine female otter wee shot on Monday, in Burgin,
Meadows, close to the river Avon.
Teotrr.—Morrice, water keeper of the Marquis of
Angleses, has succeeded in preoerying during the winter
upwards of 6,001) trout from spawn collected last season,
and they have within the last few days been put Into
1 the river Avon.
Swarm —On Thursday morning, Mr. John Hall, the
owner of Stanbridge Erles ei.late, near Ramsey, shut
birnrelf with • pistol: It formed he had had a great
Its,) of trouble about business matters, and the jury
returned • verdict of suicide while temporarily insane.
Fige.—On Thursday worning, about four o'clock, •
fire broke out in the shop of Mr. F Mural% watch
maker, Fordingbride. It was first discovered by Mr.
Gatrell finding his bedroom (which is over the shoe)
full of smoke. Escape by the staircase was rendered
impossible, and he and his wife and tee children were
got out of the bedroom window.
PORDIPARIDGI PARISH OFFICIAL—At • vestry
meeting held in the church on Friday last, Kr. Church.
warden Harmon in the chair, the overseers appointed
for the ensuing year were Mr. H. Thompson, Mr. S.
llayter, Mr. Jame. Jeffries, Mr. T. B. Barter ; ad the
we?, ',Arden' elected were Mr. H. Thompeon, Mr.
Cbilcott, Mr. E. Aldridge, and Mr. Morels.
JITVIDIILI A twits.—At the Southampton pollee.
court on Wedneedsy, Betgeant Holdaway made the
following statement :—On Monday night, at about half.
past eight he received numerous oomplaints that
seller was beieg let in Castle-lane to a number of bop
at 2s. • week. On reaching the cellar they found the
door shot, and that • watch was being kept. They got
in, and discovered about thirty children there, from the
age, of about live to tan. A stage had been erected, se
well as scenery, and the following boys were perform-
ing :—George Reediest' (14), Thomas Gillroy
Samuel Dudley (15). Frederick Rayner (II). and Hurst
(17). He found that the children obtained the money
for admission, which was 14. each, in some eases by
dishonesty, the pieces performed appearing to be thoee
of the "Jack Sheppard "style. The "scenery" and
dresseir were brousht into court, and included the royal
arms of England ! There was also • het which, though
not of the beet material, was evidently made with •
view of giving • romantic appearance to the wearer, and
of imitating the representations which are given in
low-class periodicals of highwaymen.
LORD ILALMADORY'II STRWARD. —An inquest
was held on Monday at the White Hart Inn, and by
adjournment at the Tovrn.ball, Christchurch, by Mr. J.
Druitt, coroner, when a number of witnesses were
examined, --Charles Kenchington, who was driving Mr.
Elliott, to Heron Court, where he bad an appointment
with Lord Malmeebury at 11 o'clock, said on the way
he told me he had a piece of land to see belongreg to
Wood Farm. He said he had not sees the land exempt
on the map. Jest before we got to the laud, at Bosley,
on the top of the little hill he said, "There's the piece
of (TWO. I was about to turn down the gateway, but
he told me to go a little further. We drove exactly
oriposite the piece of land. f pulled up, and he got out
of the carriage and went across the footpath into the
wood, saying he supposed he should not be long He
took out his watch, and said, " It is now 20 minutes
peat ten o'cleek. I suppose it will take me shout •
quarter of an hour; that will give us time, won't It, to
be at Herrin Court by eleven o'clock I told him I
thought that would do veryewell. He said, "You go
on to the top of the hill or to the foe; en doubt the
road leads back that way." I moved on, and he went big
way ; I never saw him afterwards. He appeared to be
in perfofectly good spirits, and talked as he uettally did
on
different subjects —By the foreman: I heard no cry
I stayed there from half-past ten till nearly two o'clock.—
Ann Dean. wife of Aaron Dean, of Bosley, wood-
marker : I live about 310 yards from the river, at the
upper end of the meadow belonging to Wood Farm.
On Thursday, Feb. 24, about Sweaty minutes-to eleven
I heard some one " holloaing " in the meadow. I
thought it sounded like • boy is distresses though some
one had struck him. Isaac Fre•borne was with me—
Isaac Fretberne corroborated, saying I heard somebody
calling for • boat, and then beard • noises/ if somebody
had strurb • boy; it was a noise se of some one in dis-
tress. I heard it once monk bet took no notice of it.
P.C. Alston searched the neighbourhood for footprints
on Thursday. F.-bruary 24. In Bosley copes about 150
yard* from the gate where I was led to understand Mr.
Elliott got over, there was • gap in the hedge. On the
remains of the embankment I saw • foot mark very
plainly; it was a print without nails. I looked for
more, but could not see any on the other side of the
hack. Sixty yards from the bank there are some rails
leading into a little meadow called Campbell's meadow.
I could not see any tracks there. I found app leading
out of the meadow into Bosley come. On the bank,
which is chiefly sand, there was another footmark
similar to the one I first saw. Fifteen pude from that
gap I found three other tracks; two of them were
close to the water', • ire and the other • short space
behind. They were tracks of a very light hoot. They
were not so plain as those on the batik owing to the
sand. The two tracks nearest to the river were the
most deeply imprieted. There was only half the boot
the toe did not show. I made • further search for
tracks but could not find env. I saw fits tracks is all.
have seen the body of deceased and the tracks I saw
seemed to correspond with the boots. The troths were
•t a right angle to the water. I should doubt whether
deceased mold have recovered himself if he had
stumbled jest there.—By the Coroner: The footmarks
were under • kind of cliff, which I. a very dangerous
place. The water tinder it is very deep indeed.- ipeorge
Stark : I was in Mr. Elliott's employ. I assisted from
the 24th ultimo to find the body, every hour I bad to
sears. On Sunday morning my brother and I went up
the river from the railway bridge to Hord bridge. At
the back of Mr. Farr's garden I sew the body
under the limb of • tree The top part of the
head in frout was red and bloody. John Stark
said he assisted. Noticed redness and blood on
the top of the beat Did not observe any
mark of violence. It was a mile and • bad from
Campbell's Mead.-- The witness Hillyar re-tailed: Mr.
Elliott said he should be back between twelve and one
P.C. Berridge looked at the body. Saw no marks of
violence upon it. Examined the sloth's, and fonnd
some letters and papers, but they *Detained no else
whatever as to the cease of death.—After a brief eon.
sultation, the jury returned • verdict of " Found
drowned, but there was no evideace to show how
demised came into the water."