The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-11-23 00:00:00

POOLS.

LOE/PLC= CHURCIL sunday evening the Rev.
J. L Wil:iams of this church didivered •n addrus in
aid f the National Lifeboat Institution and the Ship-
wrecked Mariners' Society.
Tits CoRPOKATION. —The Mayor, Sheriff, and several
members of the Corporation attended shrine ureice at
It. J.12110.'111 Church on Sunday morning, when the Rev.
Philip T. Eliot, of Bournemouth, preached.
CANU•LA AT I'uOLK. —The Board of Guardians have
decided that the police authorities shill admit and di.-
charge casual papers into and out of the workhouse
during the next six months as an experiment.
NATIONAL ekliooLN.—Tsro sermon. were preached at
'-It. James's Church on Sunday last in aid of the
National Schools of this town. The sermon in the
morning was preached by the Rev. Philip T. E iot, of
truly I unity Church, Bournemouth, and in the evening
by the Rev. J. A. Lawson. Rector. The collections
amounted to £1.3 104.
COLONEL W. P. WAtIGH has for the third time found
it necessary to submit his elf airs to the arrangement of
the London Backruptcy Court. He owes about £BOO,
and his saints consist of an Interest. or probable share,
in • proposed railway from Dunkirk to Calais, and
shares in two Spanish mines, the latter of which be
estimates to be s- eta £11100! Having bled no amounts,
an adjournment was ordered.
Coe err Gouirr.— At this court, on Monday, 11r.
Cutler, • farmer residing at Howe, claimed of the Hon.
Graotley Berkeley Li if.. 6.1., for value of adroit, which
was seized from plaintiff's son by Toovey, def.-ndant'a
keeper, es be was cro-sing the common with it. The
dames was that the dog was hunting. The jury gave
• v--rdiet for plaintiff.
ACCIDENT.--On notarlay evening, at half-past seven
o'clock, Mr. 0.-orgs Burt was returni.-g home from •
journey with Mr. Tyley, of the Angel Inn, in a light
cart, and, when in Market-street the pony took fri,,ht,
and started off at • furious gdlop. Mr. Burt in vain
attempted to ebeek its speed, and upon arriving at the
corner of rlallsbury-street, near the church, about 30
yards from Mr. Burt's shop door, the cart upeet and
Mr. Burt and Irs companion were thrown out with
great violence. Mr. Tyley was much shaken. but Mr.
Burt rewired more aerious injury, being considerably
brui‘ed on the left aide, but happily no bones were
broken, lie is progressing favourably under the
earn of Dr. Leery.
COOKING APPARSTUIL—At shill meeting of the Board
of Guardians, on Thursday h.t, the report of the com-
mittee appointed to Garry out the requirements of the
Commissioners in Luortey vu received, and en the pro-
position of Mr. F. T. Rogers, the following resolution
was passed !- That the report of the ommittee ap-
points,' on the 2r!th ultimo be received, and that the
committee be authorised to spend say sum not exceed'
ing 1.'256 in carrying out tire objects fur which it .au
appointed, taking into consideration both plans now
before the Board or any other that may be sent within
one week from this date." Tne resolution was seconded
by Mr It. Slade.
A POOLS FAMILY DROWSE:D.—The " Royal Standard'
Aostrali mm p.,.-.eager ship stranded n Sunday morning.
the 10th October, en the Brazilian coast. In the
cutter 23 persons, priocipally women and chibirin, were
sent to the coast six miles off. All they took with them
on leaving the ship was a tin of Ismail buiecuitz, but no
water, presuming they could land in oneor two boors ; but
on arprosching the shore they discovered such • line of
breakers that they du red not attempt • lordly g, till driven
to desperation by hunzer and thirst sod the horrors of
their aituation—the currents, sea, and wind baffling all
attempts to regain the .hip—on Monday, the Iltb
instant, at daybreak, they attempted to land. On their
beaching the boat Bra. Dummett,and her five daughters,
were drowned. The son Harry we, estat ashore by a
wore, and, though completely buried in the sand; be
war n-cried by two men in time to live his life. The
eldest daughter was embed ashore with her youngest
sister in her arms—both u. s.l. Mrs. Dunimett is
supposed to have been Jr-owned with the remainder of
her children din tine to her, Er. Ounimett, who is a
suntrbroker of Mincing-lane, London, and a sun of Mrs.
Dummett, of Longdeet, was saved.