The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-12 00:00:00

REGATTA_ AT WEYMOUTH,

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A retesting was held on Wei Meaty evening be
the Council-chamber. Weymouth. under the prtside7
of the Mayor (it. N. Howard, Esq.), to consider tt
question of • Regatta for the ensuing lesson.
There were preaent :—G. Bishop, E.l, Mr. Vertu,
Mr. Mason. Mr. It. Thomas, Mr. Webb, Mr. E. Km
I too, Captain C. Beale, Mr. Felton (Golden Lion
Mr. T. B. Grover, Mr. Dunn (Victoria Hotel), Mr.
Cowden, aad Captain Luken.
The MAYOR stated that he had written to IL
Maudeslty, owner of the yacht Volante, who tb.czi:
the loc.l committee ehould coorronanicate with ue,
parties at the Victoria dub, Cows.", and give them c
idea of what tort of a programme they (amid offer. T:t
Mayor thought that if Mr. Bishop would kindly Lc
the matter upon himself, they sould get up a thcrcz.
good Regatta. An opinion was expressed that
Regatta at Weymouth should be arranged for oc:.:
time between that at Cowes and that at Torquay.
Mr. BISHOP did not think there would be the. • ligh.tr
difficulty in arranging the matter. They could ~t
municate with the secretaries of the Royal Victor.
and other clubs, but he did not think they rit:
to the days until they knew what days were fixed !a.
the Regattas at Torquay and elsewhere.
Mr. Does said they used to bare their Her
before that at Torquay, and I'lymouth followed
the yachts. pasming down Channel.
The MAYOR said that he had tome experience on
regetta committees, and many gentlemen MUT.: Iroffid
hear him out when he said that they had trial to Es.
their days to catch the yachts going down, sad to tech
them coining hack, and every plan was an utt.r Mule.
They had tried every plan, and every eauednu fiat
had been made was fully serried out. But they Fund
that the yacht owners arranged between th.naele,l,
and the yachts came in coveys, and if the Weymouth
regatta did not take Oise when a number of then, aere
near, they only got a few stray ones, one or t•o ~111
ones would some so and get up a row matchea .t ia
was by no means sati•factorv. If they communicatei
with the dubs, and Mr. Miudesley, and ...vale:net
belonging to the clubs arranged the time., thi-y wou'd
be bound in honour to abide by their own arrangen vitt
Mr. BISHOP mid he should, be very happy to ate•
munieate with Mr. Maudesley—(hear. hear)
Mr. THOMAS thought the next step would be to ohneu
subscriptions, and suggested the forming of a emu:ones
for that purpo.e.
Mr. T. B. GROVEs thought it should be menti,ik
of Mr. Maudealey that it would suit the convenierx
to Weymouth if the regatta were held early in tht
season, so as not to interfere with the races. He wislud
it might take place in July.
Mr. BIsHOP said there was the great match fro:.
Dover in Cowes, and numerous Thames matches. lit
did not think the regatta could be held in July.
The MAYOR remarked that the plan of having • col-
lector at • percentage bad answered very well. Henry
Edwards, Esq., M.P. had offered E5O.
Mr. THomAs said be bed written to Mr. Flambee, let
had not yet received an answer ' • bat be had no donbt
that Mr. Hstobro would contribute the same ea Mr.
Wirer p.
The MAYOR alluded to the paragraph that ha.
appeared with reference to Mr. Hambro offering ilia'
bat which appeared to bee mistake.
Mr. THOMes thought the matter arose from al e
matter of joke.—(hear).
Mr. Wise: Then he ought to have contradicted it.
Mr. Tnoisati said that Mr. flambee was not going. Et
aupposed, to run a money race with Mr. Ed w *rd. ; bv
he would do all he could for the good of the town, tb.
interest of which he had at beart.—(hear).
The subject of ways and means being further (oni
into, it was estimated that £l5O at the outside might hr
obtained from the town, and 1:100 being contributed ij
the members. about rzso would be available.
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The Mayo--; promisedLl 5.. Mr. Bishop E 5 to the
Regatta and £5 to the Race., end other gentlemo
promised to give the same Cl they did to the Rao,.
Mr. THOMAPI thought they ni,ght save the oollecnni
poundage by the committee collecting the more them
selves, and it was agreed to leave the matter to them
•the principal responsibility to test with Mr. Dunn.

sITDDIN DE ATH OF A CONVICT
110UPEL. .AS PRISON ORDERLY.

Another hisinei a wee held at the Convict Establish. I
wept ve 75e5457 ,the htli kat, before Richard Nicholas
Howard. E.q, 0 "...Geer, on the body o Ikobert White.
idorr °earls l:tattoo. the governor, stated that the
deceased W•• • /witted into the est.ablishinent on the
16th March, 11' Ad. order rentenee of penal servitude
riven 1"e" . On the second instant he was received
c,„tie iti,in ivy end died the following day. His age -
w,sil. viid s onaditet v. ry pod.
Ederntd It. we' wod-t.nt whrder, w., en night doty '
and gime ee srased medicine sn.l nourishment. The
des .ased wet i very iii, but he did iii.t think be was I
Ving dse $o son. ibe er.lerly asked lifts if he vuuld lise b see the minister, but deceased said net ,
then._ ,
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William 'taupell. femnpfly M.P. for Lambeth, stated
that on I he 2nd of April he was acting tut ord• riy and
a. ',mil he &them, ed the demased who appeared to
breathe very heav'ily and with great difficulty. ana
if he muld on' y get his breath he should be all
right. Me co mplained to witness of thirst and in
einime Mom • very hoar he had half an ounce of brandy
with lenninwde, also barley water and nolk which he
drat, k vet./ trod) of. He had everything he
voted. tie said he Wel lint troubled by temporal
affair`, • ad lie died balmy, stating that his mind WU
. if thought he was in J....ger when he Was
adieiev d into the itffirtntry. Mr. Hill, the chaplain,
eisiied. him in the evening. and witness asked bum if be
w°ll I like to are the minister again, but he said if be
did it would only be to speak of tho happy state of his
nd.
Shent Curtis, ward. r, Nan' accessed occupied a cell
in his ward, and asked him on the Tuesday night to be
allowed to go anil tquak to the prlneilsl warder as he
wantad to in to bed. ilia was granted. it wee then
about • quarter to seven. Immeared made no rippling-
tion to go into the infirmary.
Faller Shaw lilaker, inedissl officer at the convict
establishment, said that :it the request of the coroner
mid jury he bad mate a poat mortein examination,
with tit which he mould nut have se.n tO th•• ukase
of clinch. lie found the nglit lung a .ss of cuncerius
disease. The kidneys were extremely diseased by fatty
•Itveneration. Theotherorgans appeared to he toletab'Y
healthy. A pertion of the lung had given war, and
fr„.• ink port on the blood and matter brought up
whil-t in the infirmary must have proceeded. The I
cense of death was ni,lullary mincer of the lung. The
great marvel to wiener was bow he bad kept at
work, as the disease must have been in haul for
Tll. jury returned a verdict steeorlingly.

SHAY WICK.
IasTR&SSING ANI) FATAL ACCIDENT
WITH FIREARMS.

'lke little village of Shapeick was thrown into a state
of the niost painful conimo!ion by a report on Saturday
se'onight that Mr. Thom. Waal., nephew of Mr.
Martin Small, tbe well•known and respected agrioul.
turista, of that village boil been found within short
distance of Safford Farm, killed by a eunshot which
bad passed through his bead. The report, unfortu-
nwely was too true. Mr. LAWS, who it appears has
lately resided at Croydon. and was about to take on
Raeford Farm, hot been happily engaged with sow
trice:is in &game if cricket, and after tea went out with
•iun with the screamed intention of shooting a rat,
. ind in pluming neer a gate it is conjectured • twig of
some hushes &Aced en the gate caught the trigeer,
and resulted in almhst instantaneous death of th•
unfortunate ge:kleniaa. On the following Monday an
inquest was held on the holy at Buford Farm Loose
before Thomas Simla's, Eve., and a jury, when the
following evidence ea. given.
Thomas Elkins, I thourer, of Congrove, said, on Satur-
day loot about lialf•past six o'clock be was e wiling from
• Cool-rove and passing by Buford Farm Ire new the body
of a man lyit!, near the gate in the road at the spot the
jut! had juat viewed. Ile now blood running from his
bee I. Witnem's wife was with him and they called for
•artaistanca. Mr. William Pitt Caine and immediately
after Mr. Williams Small. Witneos maw • gun on the
other tide of the gate, and heard a gun discharged about
three minutes before be saw the body. He noticed •
rain.rod in the hand of the deesased. When he heard
the gun diachstged witness Was about 100 yards from
where lie saw the body. No one was near when he saw
the bed y.
William Pitt, accquntant, of Witoborne. said : On
Saturday last, about half-pask six he was returning
from White Mill, over the helds that lead through
Buford Farm into the highway, and wham he mu
about 210 yards froth the road the last witness and his
wife appeared at the gate leading into the Nue, and
called fur assistance. 'fbere were several person. in
Ili e hell at Ow titer, playing at crickat. Witness had
fir.t s okra to Mr. William Small on passing through.
Wilma., immediately ran in the direetioc whet, the
last witness was waling from, sad immediately opposite
the got, !ceding flout the farmhouse, which had been ,
visittill by the jury, be saw the dammed, whom he !
(witness) knew. Ijing on his back, his body diractly
parallel with the gate. The left side of hi. facie was
nearly gone, lad Woad wan hoeing from the head.
In hie left hand vu a ramrod, and both hands were
on 1,. Clo,st. On the other mile of the gate ...owes. saw ;
• gun close nt the b.ck of the gate, and the barrel
restit gin an aiblique direction on witue thorns that were !
vitt% iuot in the gate. There were portions of a hat .
lying close to the dece,ased's right side, and the tibbon !
of the hat we. bang up immediately over the gate, in !
the hedge on the left side. He sent for • medical 111. D,
and teolt charge oh the body till it wan removed into
the brew. The gun w.w &single-barrelled percuasion
gun. Saw the detwasel walking towards the farm- !
house, about an boor and and • half before, with a gun
in hi. hand. He was quite dead when witness hist
sew him.

William Kerley, deceased's groni, said that about ten
the acei•mot be saw his master
with • gun in his baud. Ile knew the inn, the ram-
rod did not et. oud bi• muter was in the habit of carry-
ing it in his hand. Decoa-ed we instructing thew in
th• same of cricket ii few minutes before witness beard ,
a gun discharged. Ile was in very good spirits,
Choir. Brown Parkinson, surgeon of Wimborne, said
lie knew the deoesaisol, and was summoned on riaturday
evening to attend bun. When he arrived at the beau
(Buford Puna) he found the b idy in an a ijoining
room. On examining it ho discovered • suri-s.ot w-uod :
pas.ing throu it the left half of the brain, the chugs
having made its exit at the bozlr of the head. Death
must have been instatitaneous. Having heard the
evidence of the pension, witnesses, and viewed the spot •
were the body was foetal, he was of opinion from the
diree,Mn of tl:e woo: .1 it must have happened from
something taking the trigger the gun whilst it was
tieing lifted over the gate. ilis opinion was that it was
quit. impossible th: ,t the wound could have been pro-
due...l by sny other livan. than by an accident. A self-
inflicted injury coo Id not base taken the name direction.
71h• f..a the fa oi•rod being foond chapel in the left
band was amount ad for by its not titling the gun, and
if it had been ii csl for the purpose of letting off the
trigger the char La would have token a direction parallel
with the body, and upwards through the face.
Willlslo illip Ilidout Sinai', yeoman, said the
deceased was about 48 year. of age. H.. was at the
house with hi in, and about turnerr on the farm. Witness
had tea w,t him about six o'clock. He took a gun out
and sad he WY going to kill a rat. He was in eery good
▪ ark? . witness knew be was in the Minh of cloying
the rests-t id, which did not 6t the gun. in his band. Ho
saw him about 10 minutes after the occurrence.
This au the whole of the evidence, and the Coroner
lumina briefly summed up, and expressed deep sympathy
with t be widow and family under their sad bereave.
went, the jelly unanimously returned a verdiet of
*acid •ntal death. Deceased has left a wife and two
• .ren to lament his untimely end.