The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-12-07 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1869.

if the Dorchester county divisional inspector was given
concurrent powen with our Borough Inrrrector, tna
vier rerws, and Mr. Al.lermtn C00...b. was .ieput d to
see the county sommittee on the subject. He found the
committee bed just risen. but 14. Edwards thought •
nounty inspector wed not motive an appointment under
any other jurisdiction, so a good NANA wea nieyed in
the bud. The Commit appoiute4sOecrintendent Penne)
the borough inspector nnser the Act.

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BOARD 07 HEALTH.
The Mayor and four Aldermen were requested to
communicate with Mr. Stud, throush Mr. Coombs,
touching a suggestion for making a road from High
We4-oreet to Pdnersatre.4, by e“leiring the ,d,e of
the present tontlde-down premises once °congaed by Mr.
Dennis, and to aacertain on what terms the property
could he obtained. . .

It wu reported that the paving in front of AU Stints'
church, rococo wende I by the Coort Lset, would cost
over £l3 for stone, end the wink was postponed till
better times.

OUTBREAK OF TR! FOOT AND 11017TH

DISEASE— NEAR DORCHESTER.
We are sorry to announee that that the foot and
mouth disease has made its app •aratioe within three
miles of Dorchester, About a f.,rtoight ago Mr.
George Symonds, of Monakton, purchased at Bristol,
thirty Irish steers, and they were brought to his fares.
With wise promotion, they bare been kept separate
from the rest of his herd; and on Sunday last two of
them were found to exhibit symptcnns of the foot and
mouth disease. Superintendent Hare being informed,
the beasts Were essmined by Mr. Norris, veterinary
surgeon, who sertified that two were suffering from
arena epizoalieu, or foot and mouth disease. On Tues-
day four more were attacked, and it seems likely that
the whole thirty are affected. So fat the disease has
only appeared in • very mild form, the mouth showing
It principally. Plecantions have been tsken to prevent
the spresd of the infection by persons working on the
firm; and two beets which were in • field adjoining
the thirty, have been isolated, so that if they have beau
infected, the &asses may be kept from spreading
Rather. On Wednesday morning the sub-committa•
of the executive of the local authority of the .aunty
met at the Ehirehall, there being present H. Williams,
Esq , IL C. (loodden, Eq., It. if. Eliot, Esq., B.
Pierce, Esq., E. W. Williams, Req., and C. J. 0.
Swaffield, Esq. Mr. Edwards, as lemon items of the
Clerk of the Piste, produced the declaration of
Superintendent Hare, and ths certificated Mr. Norris,
which described the premises whom o the diseame exists
as Higher Bern and bsrton and Middle Earn and barton.
The committee declared the plum Infected, and subjeet
to all the restrictions of the Contagious Diseases
I Animals) Act, 1869.
MONDAY.— The whole of the thirty beasts are suffer-
ing from the dines's. Isolation la maintained and none
of the other stock on the farm seem to be affected.

SINGULAR ACTION AGAINST AN
ATTORNEY.
In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Tuesday, the
Lord Chief Justice and &epees' jury were occupied with
the cage of Sheridan v. Froonie.
It .toed that plaintiff Mrs. Olivia Brinaley Sheridan,
formerly known as Mrs. Jordan and " Baby" Jordan,
hod been a woman of easy virtue. In the year 1861,
however, she marrieds young gentleman named Richard
Brinaley Sheridan, who diet abroad in 1868. The de-
fendant acted as attorney for the late Mr. Sheridan, and
prepared a deed. under which Mrs. Sheridan became
entitled to ani now enjoyed • jointure of £4OO • year.
In 1867 llre. Sheridan, her husband being then alive,
ordered furniture from Mr. Burley, of Edgware-road,
which was sent to her residence, and for which • sum
of 1:407 odd was charged. The plaintiff paid £149 on
aceount, and Sr. Burley's sasigneu in November, 1868,
took prooeeiings for the recovery of the Wanes against
the plaintiff in her former name of Jordan. She
retained defendant to enter an appearance for her,
*Siting that the price charged for the furniture was
exorbitant. The delendaht neglected to du so, in conse-
quence judgment went by default, the bailiffi were lent
in, nod site had to raise a •um ii £3OO.
Mra. itherolan was exanoutel, and, having stated the
foregoing fact., wan
Crolls-eXAMIIIed : She ,tated she knew Mr. Burley
before her marriage. Ile and other, called her' Baby"
Jordan. Wan not called Mr.. Jordan now, Was living
with Mr. Sheridan, ber Instead, at Paris, three months
before his death.
Are you entitled to an acnuity of £l5O • yeu' secured
to you by c. gentleman wise name need not be men-
, tionel I—Witness it. clirmil to answer.
.. • .

The Lord Chief Justice ; uled that the question should
be answered.
Mini Sheridan said that he had an annuity of El5O a
year as well as her jointers of 1400.
The defence was that the claim against plaintiff was
good, and if °overture bad is.en pleaded, it might have
led to expen.ive Chana,ry
Defendaiit's clerk had it ten to say defendant was
ready to defend the action, and the Lord Chief Justice
said that bound him to appiar.
This being so, defendant apologised, paid a sum of
money (amount not mentioned), *juror was withdrawn,
and the case ended.

societies when they did not really understand the '
question involved. He thought that before educated
men delivered opin.ons on any subject—and tepee-
billy vital statistics—that they ought to muter
that subj
eel before venturing to condemn one
society and to uphold another—(applause). The
lodges in those early days did not understand vital
statistios, and the calls which would ultimately be
made on their funds, so they were to be pitied for
the wroug course they took. Now the members
had becomt, old, and sickliess came upnu them' but,
having squandered their funds in their young days,
they had nothing to fall beck upon now,and appealed
to the Manchester Unity. Efforts were being made
to relieve their wants, but it was impossible they
could do it to the extent required. He was glad to
say, however, that this 604 state of things could
never happen again provided the members only
carried out the rule.. As they were aware,
members joining now paid according to a graduated
scale, and if this rule was never deviated from, he
believed the lodges would be safe. He earnestly
urged them to maintain the scales of contribution
and relief according to the Unity tables. Proposi.
'Scions were often Made—there was one now in our
own own district—to give • larger amount of benefit
for • lesser oontribution—this had been aimed at
time after time, but he cautioned them not to give
way to it, or they might ultimately find them-
selves in the unhappy potation of the lodge. at
Manchester Cheltenham, Nottingham, Liverpool,
and many Other, towns in the north of England, where
the Order was lino established. So long as he
was connected with Oddfellowship would be held up
this as • beacon to warn them of that rock of danger.
Let them be careful of their funds, foralthough they
might now have some thousands of pounds, depend
won it the time would come when they would want
IC; and do not let them give great bonuaes, and
make a boast of it. Before giving a bonus, let them
have their baste and liabilities valued, that they
might see whether they had a surplus—if they had
they might do it, but don't let them attempt to give
bonuses out of their capital. Some of the insurance
societies had been declaring dividends and giving
bonuses otit of capital, and what were they now?—
(voice : Bankrupt.) Yes, and don't let them be like
itHapplaase.) There wee another thing he wished
to speak about—the frequency of members getting
out of compliance. A great number joined the
Order, but if they examined the returns every half
year they would find many left it. That was a great
pity—• man having once joined • society like this,
should make strenuous efforts to remain a member;
for no one could tall when the evil day would come
upon him—when he should stand in need of the as- 11
gateau this society rendered. Do let them malts
an effort to keep in compliance. He could tell them
distressing stories on this subject which would fill •
book as big as • Bible, of men who had just gone out
of compliance, when they met with an accident, or I
sickness come upon them. Then it was said "Oh,
really intended to pay," or "My wife was to
have brought the money and forget," or some-
thing else; but they were out of compliance, and
could not get any pay. Whatever they did
then, let them keep their contributions good, see
that their money was properly invested, and that !
they got • good rate of interest for it, for no one
would imagine, without calculating, the difference
between throe and fire per cent, in the course of 50 ,
yours—(icer, hear). He also wished to say • word
about the SORIA aspect of their society. He was
rather sorry, in one respect, that this feature had of
late being almost lost sightof, in their anxiety to
secure • sound financial position. In the beginning
the Order WU established not only to aid in Bickner.'
and death, but to promote brotheily love and the
doing of all posaible good to each other—(applause)
But this valuable object had of late been overlooked,
and ho was sorry to say that the attendance at the
lodge meetings was not so good as it ought to be.
He didn't know how it was at Dorchester, but at
Poole now the meetings were not so well attended as
when they were perhaps of a more social character.
The financial punkin of the Order being secured he
believed the social aspect of the lodges would be the
next great subject to which the chiefs of the society
would be led—(applanse). As one of the Directors
of the Manchester Unity he feitthat he was in • most
honourable position, being chosen as one of the repre-
sentatives of between 400 and 500,000 men ; and he
thought it was a proud thing for the Poole district
to h.ve one of Its members on that Board—(hear,
hear.) He attributed his filling that pootion in a
great measure to the indefat.gable efforts of hlr.
Clench. That Board was composed of some of the
most noble-minded men it had everbeen his pleasure
to meet. As an appeal court, it was impossil.le •
fairer one could exist. They knew the laws, were
well acquainted with the whole business, and acted
with tho utmost straightforwardness and impartiality
—(applause.) lie expressed his soknowledgmenta
to the brethren at Dorchester for their support in
trending him to the annual meetings, through which
he had attained to the great honour he now had, lie
had great pleasure in coming to Dorchester on the
present occasion was glad to see the success of the
lodge, and hoped it would continue to flourish—
(applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed "Success to the
Poole district," coupled with the names of the Pro-
vincial Orand Master, and P.P.O.M. Clench, Trea-
surer of
..the Widows' and Orphans' Fund.
. .

Bro. PIK6, in responding,' said be was happy to
assure them that the Poole district was not in the
position of the lodges Bro. Western had spoken of in
the north. The average age of the members in this
district was 29 and a few months, and seeing that
the district had been established over 26 years, he
thought it showed their position to be first-clam
Any laws that were passed for the better government
or greater security of the lodges, were always readily
adopted in this district, and to that he attributed
their gratif)ing position. There were now in the
distriot 27 lodge.. embracing 3,35.1 nwmbers, and
their funds amounted to more than Ctil,floo, and
were increasing at the rate of £1.560 • year. The
amount paid for sickness last year in the district was
.C 2.279 Gs, 41 and .C 245 for deaths.

CUINCH humorously described the fight
at the Sunderland A.M.12., when Bro. Western was
elected one of the directors by a majonty of 14,
after a sharp oontest with a local big•wig, who took
the A.M.C. tripe to Newcastle, tcc., and fi3.ed them
grandly. As to the District Widows' and Orphans'
Fund. he said it was never before in so prosperous •
condition, and it was a long time since he had had
to write • cheque for .C2ll, on account of the death
of a brother.

The CHAIRMAN nest proposed "Continued Pros.
perity to the Bud of Hope Lodge," remarking that it
wu constantly increasing in number., 'the health of
the members was generally satisfactory, and there
had beeu hut nue death during the put year. He
coupled with the toast the name, of the Grand Mas-
ter, Bros. Buell and Plowman. _

Bro. ANtrimrry in responding expressed his
gratification that so many were present, and spoke
of the usefulness of these annual gatherings in
strengthening public confidence in the society,
and leading to an accession of members. When
first established in 11567, the body consisted of
only ten members, and now (notwithstanding the
many other societies of a similar kind that had sprung
up around them) the books of the lodge showed that
nearly 4200 benefit members were enrolled. The
receipts during the year, including a balance of
£l6 lls. 114. in hand last December amounted to
£248 he. The sum of fsZi 14s. 414. had been
paid in sick claims, and £13135. to the funeral fund;
one member had died, and £l9 had been paid to his
widow • whilst £ll7 had been added to the funds
investe. The disbursements, together with • few
other trifling amounts, taken fron the gross reoeipts,
left • balance of 121 184. 94. in the treasurer's hands.
The present value of the lodge is £949 1.5 e. 14d. The
meets and liabilities of the body had recently been
valued by an eminent actuary, and the result was so
satisfactory that they had been enabled to accede to
the wish expressed by many members for an increase
of weekly sick allowance—(applause).
Bros: B•ZILL and PLOWXAN also responded:.

G. 11. Aserui.rrr, on behalf of the 'subscribers,
comprising nearly every member of the lodge, pre-
sented to Bro. Secretary Pike, in recognition of his
faithful and efficient services for the leet eight years,
a handsome electro tea and coffee service, accompanied
by a framed parchment recording the event, which
was nicely engrossed by Bro. Holland. He spoke
of the excellent service Mr. Pike had rendered, and
of the honourable position to which he had attained
by his own exeriions and meri,s, and also
of the readiness with which the brothers had
contributed to the testimonial. Nearly Lb was
collected, and the balance was handed to Mr. Pike
with a list of the subseribera This pleasant
' iticident in the evening's programme had the cordial
approval of the whole of the members. On the
vellum was engrossed This testimonial, with
tea and coffee service, was presented to Prow. O. M.
Bro. W. J. W. Pike by the members and fnends of
the Loyal Bud of Hope Lodge, M. U., of the Inde-
pendent Order of Oddfellows, at their annual
dinner, Nov. 29th, 1569, in recognition of his
valuable and efficient services as their Secretary."
Bro. Puce seemed much moved by this reoni-
tion of his efforts in furtherance of Oddfellowehip.
He expressed his thanks for the present, assuring
them that he had always tried to do his duty and if
at any time he had failed it had been through error.
The duties of the secretaryship were very arduous,
but he had not regarded them as labour but as
pleseure—(applanee). If at any time be could render
any service to a brother connected with this lodge
or the Hand•in•liand, it would give him the
greatest pleasure to do 11—(applatise.) They would
forgive him for saying but little, for be felt their
kindness to such a degree that he could hardly
express himself—(applauss). He thanked the testi-
mama' committe and proposed their health.
G. M. Mennen' returned thanks.
The VICI,CHAIKIIaN proposed the health of Dr.
Aldeidge, the chairman—(applause).
Dr. ALDiUlaii acknowledged the oompliment
Bro. WICLIALLN proposed "The sister lodge and
' kindred societies."

Bro. OLD responded for the Iland-in-liamid
lodge, Bro. SILKS for the Foresters, and Bro.
Bs anirrr for the Old Friends, each of which societies
were reported to be in, flourishing state.
Bro. ALFRD ATKINS proposed the " health of
the Vice-Chairman," reminding them of the interest
Mr. Gregory hail shown in the friendly societies of
the town for years, and in this lodge particularly,

by having ota several previous occesions kindly ailed
the vim-chair with infinite satiaaation to them all
—(applause). Ile eipreesed a hope that on many
future anniversaries Mr. Gregory would be present,
and that other gentlemen of position in the borough
would also give to the Odd&Lows the cotmnten-
anoe and irepport—(applanee).
The VICI-CH•IRMA.N, MI responding, expressed
the pleasure it afforded him to bs present on that
interreating occasion, and to hear of the continued
. sumer of the lodge. He considered the impport of
such a society a pul.lic duty, and hoped that he
should inert them all on many • future anuiversay
—(applause).
The CHAIRMAN gave "The Prow," coupled with
the name of Mr. Alfred Atkins, the proprietor of
this paper, and the compliment was acknowledged.
"The Mayor and Corporation of Dorchester" was
replied to by Dr. ALDRIDUR "The town and trade
of Dorchester" by Mr. F. Besitsrr.
. . . .

In responding to the tomt of the medical
officer of the lodge, Dr. ALuioinos spoke in the
highest terms of the qualifications of his assistant, Dr.
Smith. in whom. be said, he bad the most entire
confidence. These remarks were enthusiastically
endorsed by the oompeny, and Dr. MITU, in answer
to repeated calls, returned thanks for the kind
way in which mention of his name had been
received.

" The beet and hostess," replied to by Mr. Read
and "Our next merry meeting" brought to • close a
long hat of toasts, and the Chairman then left. Dr.
Smith was ealled on to preside, and tho proceedings
were continued for some time longer, with the
utmost harmony.

our Lord, They web' remember the temple was
46 years in bedding, was destroyed by Nebuchad-
neresr, and respired by krrutibetwil. Concerning
those donee which were believed to have been
been placed there in our Imrd's time, it might
be asked, " Be% did not Christ predict that of
the city be saw from Mount Olivet not one
stone should be left upon another that 'Mould not
be cast down?" and he explained that to refer to
the city and temple, which was literally fulfilled
under Titus, and not applying to the wall facing the
Abolli 30 years .ge, Dr. E. Robinson, a
Congregational minister of Ne.. England, U.S.,
iisited Jerusalem, and, on inspecting this wall from
the Tyropean valley be disoovered • fragment of an
arch, since then called flohforon's arch, and he con-
cluded that a bridge had crossed the valley, but
against this supposition was the fact thin the wall
rose above the crown of the arch to the height of 00
feet, and the hill on the other aide of the valley was
SO feet higher. Hot it timed out that Dr. Richard-
son was right. Lieutenant Warren made researches
at this spot and driving • shaft downward for 50 feet
discovering hewn and carved sttne, reel fragments
artificial
hfieci
atel mpapvl ee,niaeod nt at. t
pon w dheip be
chth
werecamsneuusitn ii., an. f
huge steam which undoubtedly once composed the
broken arch of which Dr. Robinson only saw the
fragment. Nor was that aIL At one point the
pavement was breaking through, and on penetrating ,
• further depth of 20 feet they came upon
' what the native workmen called the mouth of the
bottomless pit, but it proved to be only 15 feet
deep, and was • kind of artificial canal, cut in the
rock. No doubt, therefore, the bridge crowned a
•afvualitleloireehwyeesn:r :atop° town
the
eavtilleeltylrh:eonbfehyvi jnoal::ladehtyl:.R.rosuubgApihnioplysti:L7.eigrt.:wdYbaisTewtaPriloet°:
modern bank of earth, on which several of the
Turkish Government officials had built house,.
Lieutenant Warren wanted to undermine them
so as to continue his remaches in that direc-
tion, but they would not give him per-
mission, and further progressed there was stopped.
In the Jews' quarter there was another portion of
this wall ; and further up the valley was Wilson's
arch, where another bridge crooned from the city to
the temple. Proceeding now to the south-eastern
angle of Mount Moriab, escavations revealed similar
results as to the &bras of the temple as the other
censer. It might be wondered that they found so
few relict, of genuine- Biblical antiquity, but in this
place they ezcavated a little seal, the original of
which is to the l'alestine Exploration Fund museum,
bearing the name " Haggai. It may have belonged
to the prophet Haggai, although that was by no
means an uncommon name. No documentary evidence
had been found. Bat at a depth of 100 feet below
the present surface, Limit. Warren found on the
huge blocks of aline need to strengthen the wall,
several marks of very considenible interest. Some
were cut in the stone and others drawn with
vermillion paint. Dr. Emmanuel Dyke, one of the
best Oriental *cholera living, happened to be in the
Holy Land, and he inspected these marks, finding
the vermillion as fresh as if done yesterday. He
said *ante of them he understood—they were
Phcenician, mid he had seen characters like them in
several temples of Southern Syr* but others he did
not know at preeent. The marks he could interpret
were Pbeenician figures. Now he thought the fact
that they were Phcenician was very important and
interesting, because they would remember the record
in the first hook of Kings, how Solomon made a
league with Hiram. King of Ter., and Solomon's
builders and liiram's builders "brought great stones,
costly stones, and hewed stoners to lay the founds.
tion of the temple," which were prepared at a
distance. And this discovery proved the exact and
literal troth of the Biblical narrative. He felt quite
sure all present had faith in the Holy Scriptures, and
did notbasetheir acceptance of its truths on proufslike
this, but believed because the Bible is so well suited
to meet the deeper and inner wants of our nature ;
still in this materialistic age it was satisfactory to
have the testimony of the stones which have lain
buried 100 feet below the surface of the soiL As to
the vigil' not yet interpreted, the lecturer suggested
that as Solomon and Hiram were said to be free-
masons, probably they might be intelligible to some
of the craft I At the south-eastern angle within e
few feet of the surface was discovered an exteneve
system of wells and aqueducts. Miss Burdett
Coutts gave • sum of money to be devoted to
ascertaining how Jerusalem used to be sup-
plied with water. The Talmud described the
system of water supply Solomon devised. At-
tention was directed to the viol of Siloam, which is
at the foot of mount Sion, in the month of the
Tyropean valley. It was found to be only •
reservoir, the water of which came through • sub.
teranean channel under the hill Oplel, from a foun-
tain higher up in the valley of Jeboshosphat, called
the Virgin's fountain. The lecturer gays an animated
description of Lteutenant Warren's exploration along
this channel, and also mentioned the discovery
of menages leading to the reservoir, down which
buckets might he lowered in care of siege, and of one
or more chambers cut in the rock, where were found
lamps. water jars, dc., and were evidently p aces of
concealment. The north-..et angle has also been
explored. The pool of Bethesda is found to be •
reservoir, cemented and plastered at bottom, having
an overflow through a chamber made of wrought
stones inside the wall, and on which were lound
Phoenician characters. The Harem area, on one part
of which once stood the Temple, may now be cm-
pared to the lid of a box, of which the walla are the
side. Its corners Ire respectively the S.W., about
150 ft, the S. E., about IIMIt, the N. K., about 130
feet above the rock. To carry on the work £2,000,
or £3.000 • year was necessary, and he hoped that
some one present might be induced to act as local
receiver of subscriptions, and that many would be
ready to give 2s. 6,1.. 55., or more ayear to the fund.
Mr. FLOYIR, in proposing a vote of thanks to the
lecturer, said the subject was one which could
hardly be rated too highly. It was true, as Mr.
Scrivener had said, that our faith did not rest
on any question such as those he bad brought
before them—it rested first and foremost on the
Bible itself—on the Word of God, which had been
their studs. he trusted from their youth, and would
be their hope as long as they lived and in the time
of death; but in these days of scientific inquiry
and research into all departments of knowledge,
they could not, he thought, omit any
mode of strengthening the evidences that
support the Word of God. Still less should the
overlook or neglect such as were °Herod them by
travels and researches in the country where the facts
of the Bible history took plane. That country had
recently been visited by many great and illustrious
personages, who had had the advantage of inspecting
those sacred cities. Those be was addressing had
not that opportunity, but they had on the present
occasion had the pleasure and the benefit of having
brought before them by &emirate description the
most interesting of those places ; and he felt that
he could not have expressed a better wish for the
illustrious persons of whom he had spoken than that
they should have had as guide one squid in
intelligence and the power of communicating in-
teresting tsetse to his reverend and learned friend
who earl jest addressed them—(hear, bear). He
was sure the monism would concur with him in
tendering hearty thanks to Mr. Scrivener for his
lecture.
The Mayor of Dorchester (J. F. HODGES, Esq.)
seconded the motion, and it WM carried.
The lecture acknowledged the compliment, and
the meeting ended. The collection amounted to
about Le.

A DRUNKARD PERISHED IN THE COLD
On Saturday morning last, Mr. Robert Hampbry,
foreman of plate-layers on the Great Western
Railway, at Weymouth, discovered, about ten
minutes before eight, • man in a sitting posture,
leaning against a bank about half-a-mile north of the
Weymouth Railway Station, and only about ten
yards from the line of rails. Mr. Humphry went
up to him, and found that he appeared to be dead.
The foreman went back to the station, and sent up
some men to bring him down, while be himself went
to the police to give information. The body was
removed to the Queen's Hotel, and Dr. Timed was
wiit for ; but there was no chance of the man's
restoration to life. There were no marks of violence
on his body ; hut be was poorly clad, and is thought
to have perished in the cold of that night, which
was very severe, with no east wind and • slight fall
of snow. He vu recognised as William Honeybun,
carpenter. a notorious drunkard, who has often been
for that offence, and over whom was
hmiging the punishment of six hours in the stocks
. for non-payment of the drunkard's fine
The inquest was held at ball.peat four in the after.
noon, at Mr. Board's Queen's Hotel, before H.
Lock, Esq., ands respectable jury, of whom Mr.
Carpenter was foreman. It appears from the
evidence.' Mrs. Anna Honeybun, deceased's wife,
that her husband had for some time past been in
the habit of drinking, and when she spoke to him
about making his home comfortable, he would not
listen to her; but WU determined to have the
drink, and when she pressed him with entreaties' he
turned upon her with language that she was ashamed
to repeat. The poor woman had one child by her
fird husband still alive; but her child by Honeybun
had died. At last Honeybun left her altogether,
and for nine weeks, although they lived
in the seme town, the poor wife only heard
of her wretched husband from acquaintances,
and shameful news it was, of his being now and then
had up before the Borough bench and tined for his
besetting sin, drunkenness. One fine was unpaid,
and there was elms thought of wiring him six hours
in the stocks. But • more terrible fate well at hand
for the fallen man. Having left his home and wife,
he had taken to sleeping, like the beasts, under the
shelter of the trees, and had chosen • small planta-
tion belonging to Sir Frederick Johnstone and n
ear
the engine shed of the Great Western Railway, for
the platelayers had seen him coming from there
morning after morning. On Friday last, his
brother, John lioneybun who lodges at the
Cooper'. Arms, when ho went there at
at night, found the unfortunate man with SOON of
that he had given his home, his happineei, himself
fir, the half-pint of beer, by his side. He sat by
the lire about a quarter of an hour after his brother
cante,in,labout 10 o'clock, and then loft, but hi,

brother says be was "not drinky" at that time.
The police cannot find that any one raw him after-
wards that night, and it seems likely Chet he went
up to his miserable haunt in the plantation. The
night was bitterly sold, there was • mating east
wind, and some fall of snow. About 10 minutes
before eight next morning Robert Humphry, fore-
man of platelayers of the Greet Western Railway,
was going as usual over his district, which extends
from the railway station upward for about
vnile, when he perceived just over the ~all of the
Backwater, • men sitting down. The tide was high,
and had then so near the man that he was almost at
the water's edge. Humphry looked over the wall,
and saw that be wile leaning against it, and was
deed. On this he told the men under his charge to
look after dressed, and he himself went off to the
police station to give i•formation. When he returned
with a constable, they went close up to decried,
and found he was quite dead. In the meentinse Dr.
neard bad been sent for. About half-past eight be
received a moorage to go and see the body Stan ins
near the Backwater. He seems to have gone so quickly
that be got there before the body ; but he immed-
iately met P.C.• Bher. $ and Delamont carrying
deceased on a stretcher. It was conveyed to the
stable of the Queen's Hotel, where Dr. "fired
ex-
amined it and found the poor man was quite deed;
: but bad only died about an hour or two.
Dr. lizard ear there was no mrk or tree of
external violence, nor anything to indirect internal
suffering, occasioning death. The carolers of tho
face was that of • person in • deep and osir sleep,
and that placid look is en appearance often seen in
the faces of those who have died from exposer to
extreme cold, and it was Dr. lizard's impresses
that was the caner of death.
These facts were elioted, and the Coroner said there
was no doubt that deceased had died from exposure
to cold, according to the evidence of the medical
witness.—The Jury returned a verdict to that effect.
—Deceased's age was stated by hie brother to In 44
pant
It seems curious that the deceased &raid hems
been found on the sea shore, instead of in the planta-
tion ; but this is explained by the fact that about on
that shore are two or three bosh generally left, and
Honeybun occasionally varied his dormitory by
sleeping under one of them. It is, therefore, sup-
posed that that night be made for the boa s,
but was unable, either from being stupefied with
the cold, or some other reason, to find them, and
sat down in the most sheltered place he could hit on.
Here he yielded to the fatal sleep, which was pro-
longed by that drowsiness produced by our eme
colt, and the latter overcame the vital energy to-
wards six or seven o'clock. His hat was discovered
• few yards from where the body was found.