The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

William., Mr. Bells of the Chonzh Inn taring
the caterer. The chaff will be taken by the lion.
W. H. B. Portsnan, M.P. To add to the attrac•
Cavemen of the mitheriog the celebrated Blandford
bras, band, the bead of the Royal Engineers (from
W.-,mouth), and lb* fife...ad-drum band of tle
Bth I) met will be in attendance. We are Fled to nod
shat We dford will present • more lively •ppearance on
Coronation:day than it did last year. —ln the evening
rimming and other amusements sill takn plane, keg
quadrille band Whig eugag,d for this pleasant portion
of the dare festivities.
Drevaasenso Occomeact —ltt. with sincere regret
we
have to announce the untimely death, by drowning,
of Mr. John William Bon, tb,rd son of John thasieter
bac Esq., of this town. The following part cuter. of
Ibis melaneholy event are exlrasred fr in the Lince/a.
shire Goardma and News of Saturday Lust —On
Wednesday afternoon • young man named Roe, a senior
pupil of the 0 ammar School, and one of the most
promising scholars, was accidentally drowned. It
appears that &boot 3 o'clock in he afternoon, the
deceased. In company with another pupil named Win-
gase, hired two boats of Mr Keightly, for a row up
the rime, They went about three miles, and 14. dementia
took of his 'lodes for a bathe Whl'e swimming he
was seised with erattip. and b. fore aseiatante .old be
rendered he sank to ri-e no more. The wet-r at the
plasm where he sank was from 12 t, 14 feet deep.
Information was conveyed to Boston and 11r. Knightly.
with a number of his men went to the spot where the
b Kly had sank. but after some hour. of nuavading
search, darkness came on. The followinr morning the
search was recommenced. and about half past eV.
the body of the unfortunate rung man was discover. d.
It was immediately brought to Boston. and taken to
the Grammar School ti await an inquest, which wee
held at the Ship Inn, Southend, before Dr.
Clegg and • hi4hly respectable jure. of which Mr.
W. li. Clarke was foreman. The body was ident:fled
by the Rev. 0. 5 l's widen as the corps of John
William Roz. aid the ful wing evidence Item :—George
Wingate deposd :—I am a pupil in Boston Grammer
School The d mama was a felow.pup I. On Wein. s.
day afternoon we went up the tier Witham in two
b ets about half a mile above Anston's Gowt to bathe.
I bathed Of the ban., and R e got off his b -at jot,
the Inver. He could awisn, but was not •goorl swimmer.
He thought he was tolerably safe in deep wa•er. He
swam about for two or three minutes, an., then got into
my ho t. We talked far a few minutes. He e'en
jumped out, and tried to swim to his own boat, which
was about 30 yards from mine, and was drifting down
the river. I was in the water holding on by my boat
at the time. He swam about 20 yards. and then called
out for help. He turned round towards me as if he
would swim back agaM lie struggled for • little time,
mid then sank. At the time be cetlod for help I was
swimming and pulling my boat in an oppc.l:e direction.
I could not get into icy boat sad was • light roe boat.
I got ashore as • en u I could. and got into nry boat,
and rowed to him, but before I could set to hint he
, sank. I think that he did ant make for the shore,
. bemuse be was afrai lof becoming entangled with the
weeds.—Wiliam Dobson, &herrn .n, stated: On
Thuraday morning, about twa o'clock, I commenced
searehint for the body in company %rah Mr. Keightly,
boat•builderof th- Grand Sluice who bad, I under.
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stood. been searching the night previously. We found
It about half-past Ito dock. There was about 12 feet
of water where the body lay There were a great
many weeds about this plain, some of them
five or six feet under water.—This was the
whole of the eviden e given, and the jury
immediately returned • verdict of "Accidental Death."
—Mr. Pattenden said that it was not &fore the jury,
but be wished to state that the deceased's parents were
at his house, and they informed him that deceased was
in the habit when at home in B!andford of taking a
beat and jumping into the water, of whioh be au very
fond. The deceased was a firm young man, of oon-
siderahle promise. and though only 17 years of age
stood Mt. 10in. high.
ROBBING AN ENPLOYZI.—CharIes Franklin, ar d
15, was on Saturday last brought before J. J.
Farquharson, Esq., and J. P. Manse!, EN., at the
Townhall, charged by Mr. J. Nesbitt, clothier, ho,
Salsbury-street, with stealing • pair of shoes • pistol,
and two half moans. It appeared from the evidence
that the lad was formerly employed by Mr. Nesbitt's
brother at Basingstoks.and bad been in the prosecutor's
employ about seven weeks. On the morning of the
IXth inst., instead of going to his work. be absconded,
and on search being made two half-crowns were missed
from an upper room, used by Mr. Nesbitt's Lin to work
in. The money was his property, wbib be had saved
to go to the review at Weymouth. Soon after the Icise
was found out M's Mailmen', with whom the lad
lodged, brought to his master • Yeast-pistol and a shoe,
stating that toe prisoner brought house a pair of shoes
the previoite Sunday in his waistcoat pocket, one of
which she could not find, saying they were given hiss.
Information of the robbery was immediately given to
Snperinteiident Watts, who fine went to Poole in
sesreh of the culprit, and also wrote off to the
Impostor of Police at Exham, in Surrey, to which
plisse the prisoner belonged, who apprehended him.-
Mr. Neshatt identified the pistol and the shoe prods led
as bin property. —The prisoner pleaded guilty to steal-
ing the money, but said that the pistol was given bits
by Mr. Alfred Nesbitt, and the shoes were an old pitir
be had to work in, which he intended to return. His
landlady, however, who suspc:tied be was going off,
asked him before be left What he had under
his jacket," whereupon he took it off, and she
afterwards found the pivtel in the pocket. The
prom:sitar. in answer to • question from the Bench,
said the lad behaved himself very well up to the time
he absconded. Mr. Watts also stated that so far as he

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weld learn he had never misonadaded himeelf before.—

The Bench, addreseing the prisoner, said, that though
they could tend him to orison for a lengthened period,
yet u he former ooadaat appeared to have been blame-
less, they should not be revere, and sentenced him to
14 days' imp,u,,euses, gad awe years to the Whorl»
Reformatory £!eahool. They deo very kindly and
earnestly entreated him to areal by the lessons he
woold receive, so as to retrieve his charade?.

Tows COCIACIL MEMEL —On Tuesday, th• 17th

Instant, at a westing of Use Corporation, tenders were
received for the erection of new police cells for th's
borough, when the following were handed in :—Mr.
Wirshall, £136 10s. ; Mr. A. H. Green. £130; Mr.
Kent, £lO6 10a. Mr. Kent's being the lowest, was
amepted.
WIHFRITH.—WMILETAII SONDAT SCHOOL TREAT.
—On Whit-Tuesday. the anniversary in connection
with the above school was celebrated in the chit, el.
Tbe public tea took plat's about four o'clock, to which
upwards of 120 sat dorm. The ach •ol children,
numbering about 100, after parading the village,
carrying dais and banners, adjourn d io the commas,
where a variety of innocent amusements had been
provided, in which they heartily indulged, and at
half-past six were entertained at tea. The Rev. J.
Ray presid- d, who, as well as the Rev. J. Broughton.
Mr. Bberren, and Hr. Anderson, of Weymou h. suit-
ably addressed them, and a very hirtnimi me day was
enent The tea was provided by Hr. R. Trent, and
gave general mat;sfaellon.
CH ft ISTCHC BCH .—Pirre Sissioxis, Monday.
—Before W. W. Farr Esq., (chairman), T.
Entwistle, Clapeott Dean, &qrs., and General
Stewart.

Loc Pa ascii gas ta TROUBLZ. —Elias Lane, grocer,
local preacher, and teetotal advocate, was summoned
by the inspector of weights and moieures for this
district for having in his pomessiou a lit.. weight
9i drachms delimit. The cam being proved
by the inspector, the defendant stated, through hia
solicitor, that he was unaware of the delicacy, sod
relied upon his character for the probability al his
stateineut being correct. —The magbdratea, without
commenting on the case, fined defendant 2.. 63. and
fle. 6d. mete, and ordered the weight to be forfeited.
-Jons.bso Heed was summoned for a similar
canoe, and Sued in the like amount.
EXTILAUIWItiI AMY OCCIIILKIDCIL— A budge,weigh•
ingl7lbe., was caught in the Royalty an Tueeday,the
17th instant.

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POIZSDOWN INDSPIVDEXT CHATIL.—A soirk in
aid of the feeds being raised to pay off th, debt of
this chapel, was held on Thursday, the 19.1 inst.
The amount already subscribed is £155, and about
kW =we was promised at the meeting.
SYMONDSBURY.—Aftar much unavoidable
delay it list last arranged that the foundation of the
Dow church (St Peter's) for the hamlet of Eype
should be laid on Saturday, May 22ith. The Lord
Bishop of the Dwane has kindly committed to per-
form the ceremony.

BHRHBORNE.—Ditarts or Roam GORDON, Esq.
—We regret to have this week to announce the death
of Robert Gordon, Req., of Lewiston Home, near
dberborue. The melsocholy event took place at his
London resideice. on Mon&y, the 16th instant. On
the receipt of the intell gene', the Rog of the church
tower was. lowered to half mast, and • knell warn rung
on the Abbey bells. The Airborne Journial, in its
notice of tics event, nays :—Mr. Gordon wu the oldest
magistrate in the eommiesimi for Dorset, having quali-
fied is Auguet, 1810. His 1101VICIS WI a magistrate, in
the sdainhatration of county b. 411111, will not soon be
forg dtiss.- After the death if Kr. John Ores, who
earned foe hins.eU the name of the "Joseph flume, of
Dorset." Mr. Gordon woe the county Economist, to
'show all eyes were turned when new matters of finance
came before the Qusrter Ilemiens ; and whenever an
abut or stretch of power appmred to be threatened,
tiers was none who et) rm. so gallantly, or so
successfully grappled with the evil. Our readers will
not have forgotten the messaation that was pro used,
..ot in the *suety only, but through the kingdom, on
the discovery, from the report of the Prisone'ln. rectors,
that a prisoner of thy-five had been flogged in
Dmohmtm. Fs,ol sith a birch rod, by the more
~f • voicing justice. Mr. Gordon at once tali
the matter up. and the result has been that n• any
every report of the visiting justiors since tins
contained the sentence: "There ha. been DO corporal
oosntehment this (leerier.* The age and position of
Kr. Gordon added great weight to his observations,
hug they were always so clar„ concise, and 1,000131•
pied with such excellent humour, that anyone who
ventured to tweak • Isom with him did so at hi. peril
Rig power of repartee wee very great, and in appeal.
to a mixed andante we have heard but few who
excelled him. Mr. Gordon entered Pa•lisment m
member tor the borough of Wnrehana as fax back in
1811. Having married Miss Cox, of Keogh's Home
Wilts, he succeeded to • very large landed estate is
be mighbourhood of aremester, and In 1819, in
virtue of his territoeial Minutes, be home member
for Cricklads. In an soldier from Mr. Gordon to hic
constituents in 1836, we find the following sentences
whish still relbst, through the vista of 311 years, tio
energy and honesty of his *Lauder :—" For mon
than 18 yearn I have been the object of your choice—
your free and cheerful &elm Furless of ever,
inquiry into Rey public madnet, I earnestly but rm.
modally ask for your seitinned support. tbiodelate.
for the favour of the people in assay pima MAWR
hew ebarester,sed promise mighty works in lostkorsoo
of the great mowers of Reform. shish they •
lorag, but aneeeme•f ally opposed. I like not this nes
fashion—this bartering of principle for 1d•os and Pow. s
—lt kirks down respect for paha* men, end brings into
maternal the very name of political hamar. If/
grafische to you, my kin I Moods, is unfeigned. 1
thank you—thank pm In all truth foe the ammtrom
proofs I have received of your souldenes; metissie thh
-onfidemee, arid viable me to malariedn in Mei new Par
hammed the boot latareste of my armantesato and my
aosatry.• flash ea appeal meld hardly fail of asseees
and Ms. Gerdes was spin smalet for Ceisldado.

Two y.sra after, however, the death of the Ring dig-
olved Parliament, and Mr. Conlon t an •ff atonal"
!ear.) of the fil-ude who for. above twenty years.
I tied conatantly and powerfully supported" hien —et
-ever° aloes, after the isst general elect on hiving
-
warned hint against the Istigue anl excitement of &
',lomat-fed canvass. At the uetteral election in 1837 be.
stool for tlle court borough of Vindsor, and was return.d,
in conjunction trifb iii. Rumb.,adom. Two roars at,,,
the PArittllttitlt was dissolved nu the question of the
Corn-lawa, and Mr. Gordon. who tham held the important
poet of Joint-Secretary or the Tresun'ry with Mr. Wm.
O'Farrell. took leave of his consitittents. announcing
that i.e diffe.ed from Her Majesty's Ministers on the-
subj. oh of the Corn-laws, and had retir.i (rem °Moe,
sod It was his intention also for the pies get to retire
from Parliament. It was. we hell-we, the L'ltentiou of
the doemmed to seer himself to the electors of Wel.
niout h. wb.-re be had • handsome marine residetare and
was justly popular; but Mr. Gord m retired from ths
town, henceforth dividing Me periods of resides,*
between his seat at Lewestort, near Sherborne ;
Wthe ; and his teirff residence, Hill-street,
lletkeley-squ .re. At the time of Mt Kb he was est
unpaid C..mmissioner an Lunacy. Tirane whe were
privileged to share the friendship of The hoe gentle-
man, will retatemher him as • firm friend mid maffeerous
o ,uneeltor. Ilis word was hi. bond. If be prossitei a
favour he never forgot or h. sitetel to performs*: aid
to his pea ertul patroller- very many are iodated flow
touch of the comfort and sue of circumstances that

ThTter.l7PlLltheir being beautifully Sao, •
miontblerihunrg.dosfy tet. Eireorrm
D:r.Flepni
iNed2j:
Societyls..
goodly number of the eight-teeing fraternity from the.
surrounding villag-s were present. About noes the
club I. r.,,m1 in promotional order, and, headed by the.
Hinson braes band, under the able leadership of their
talented bawl mwder, Mr. William flannelen, proceeded
to the village eliwoh, whore an Homiest discourse WOO
, delivered by the Rev. 0. Francis. Dino aeries being
cow-ludo I the member, re-formed. and proceeded to
, fi. 1 in the vicinity of the Dolphin Inn, and, ender
I a magnificent morgue., partook of a sumptuous remit
proeldil by Mr. Charles Spencer, whom fame II
a aaaagar is well known. The chair was occupied
y th, Ran. b. Deniel, Mr. It. King occupying
tim vice chair. The Xv. J. Austin, and many of thee
principal se .try and farmers from the immediate neigh-.
b ,uihood sat down to the festive board. On the
removal of the cloth the aerial loyal and appropriator
toasts were given, and region led to, end right merrily'
did Mg, undo I enjor themo-lves. Dammam wee kap.
op wi it much .pint to the enlivenicg shahs* of the
hurl till • somewhat late hour, and the Smoot good
fri orr.bip p.o.e.'s-I throughout the day.
R tbiliOßNE. ODD ?DLL me. Ihreonsregnow._
TheCeauborne Chase Lot,, of the lede,e,egoug ramm.
of old Fellows will relelo,te Sb ir einneentle
ann.v rsary on Thursday, May 23th. The °Mem oom
: Irethren will loseinldo io their L0dw.,„),.,
in tell headed by Mr. Robert Rye's's
rteen trd hress band, to St. 13artholoanew's Char*
where a sermon will be preached by the Rev. J. ff
Cargoes, .• The member. and friends will Me;
wards din. together ice oommodiom tent, mooted tow
field n.af the town, The *hair will be taken by tie
'Hat Hon. Lord Ashley, M.P.
BALISBURY.-03111110MINO
rue RIOIWLT.-0S-
Frday. the 2 Mt in.t., Banjo nia Wells was brought up
b for. J. Co I et. Esq., charged with causing in cbscru
tem in Fielieron-.treet, an i thereby endaegenng the
'Mete of foot meeengers It appease that be WY
e oploved in removing the tiling of some old bosses,
aim very careleasly let souse bat to the ground. Net
heeding the motion given him he woe Oben late
custody—Fined Is. and costs, or seven slayif
prieonment.—(How was it that the raining of Iliar
• buildiogs was allowed to be proceeded with without
suitable protection being made by. hoarding? Sere*
others, be..i.tes the man who was fined. were to Mead .1
TEC WEATii I lain! Final Sinf-eTRoKS.—OW
Thurolsy, ihe 19 h i IL, mt inquest was hold math*
I infirmary, before R. N. Wil.on, Esc., on the body of
I Chad. e Cook. of Chipi er lane, Raliabury. It appeared
from the evidence that the deoseeed, who we. formerly
employed by Mr. It. Crook and Mr. W. Read, god
, merchants, went on the previous day to W
I wheie gm Salisbury and Dorset Railway to. eohauted.s
formetion, and obtaicel emphoyment. 130011 after be
I had taken his dinner, he wag observed standing ap
j looking at his fellow -workmen, szei avail afar h•
I fell and then got in again. remarking, as be west fe-
wer& where hi• al ahem were lying, "1 rtfse'se ym
don't know what'. the matter with me." He tali dews
again, and wits subs quest!, taken to the infirmary. Ile
was p-rfedly sob, r. The lace where be was=
was folly opened •• the son. His wife, who
as a wit •se at be inquest, stated that her lin bend,
who waa fig years of agv, hut, for the peat too m Mem
complan rid of his . each, stating Shut It felt self it wee
swoll.c, and .t bat very fast at times Mr. F. 7.
Lot, liou • surgeon at the infirmary, Mated that the
deeemed was I, s.n.ible when he was broueht into SW
institution, end ocly Reed about a hoar and • bald.
Toere wer- no ..xierlia work@ of injury upon him. Bo
w -a in • dying .tote when admitted, end pined
his conaeiousneos. Having made • pest-marten main-
nation of the head and body of the doweled, he was et
opinion that death resul ed from congenive apoplexy,
probably caused by the extreme beat. There was ne-
appearance of emaciation of the body; but he found •
great fulness of Um weasels of the head.—Tte Puy re-
turned • verdict in accordance with the eargoon's
opinion.
sooTrwarrow.—FATAL BOAT ACCIDIITL—
On Friday evening Mr. Edward Cozwell, the
coroner for Southampton, held an inquiry at the
Ship Tavern, Northern-road, into the circumtionall
attending the accident on the River Itches the pew
winos evening, whereby Sarah Woodbead, aged fr
Elizabeth Woodbeed, 21; Henry Woodhimd, 17,
and James Parnell, 27. were drowned. The
coroner, in opening the inquiry, briefly dwelt apse
the saii nature of the accident. David loses
said On Thursday evening, about seven ealotilli,
he, Ma wife, and son, went out on the River haws
with the deceased persona, but in a different boa&
The boat in which they were was constructed to cany
three persona only, but Henry Woodbead, whir
made the fourth person in the boat that was spiel,
was takes is by Mr. Parnell after the party bad left
the northern docks. At the time of the accident
witness bad pulled Shout 40 yards ahead of them,
and while resting on his sculls sailing for thee to
get up to him' be observed Henry Woodbeed
James Parnalleuddenly stead up to the boat as if is
the act of changing sane, and at that tamest the
boat capsized. Witness we. eons that the boat see
into tollision with nothing, as it was situate in sold-
channel and in deep water. He felt confident it
was that act of the men attempting to chew
sesta that calmed the boat to upset. ney
wire quite sober, but were both big NM
Directly the boat went over the two men and Mei
too women clung to her sides; hot before wham,
who instantly backed water" to rescue then.
oculd do eo the two men and Elisabeth Woodllmedl
went down, and jest as he was reaching to get Wl4
of Sarah Woodbeed she lost her hold, and also seek
to rise DO more. There was no infant in the bosh
aa had been stated.—Other witnesses were called,.
whoee evidence in every respect confirmed the foes-
going statement, and the jury returned a Tentiot Of
Accidentally Drowned.
W INCH ESTER.--Couorr PILLION Dtecuuni—
, Lag week an inquest was held at the Ooemilly
P.lion, by Mr. Todd, au the body of
Handley, a private in the Royal ArOU•ry, who lee
committed to gis.l in November last for a reheat
weft upon a police tam., named Ryles, mil we.
convicted for the offence at the whiter anima, ver
oeiving twelve months' bard labour. The motelejr
lasted several hours, and from the evidence 1k ap-
peared that in April the man was in a sinking skies,
and on the 27th of that mouth Dr. Butler, the
surgeon of the prison, ordered that he should be pa
I on -half-labour only. This order, however, we*
never carried out by the deputy-governor, els
I stated that he had never received any iisenielisee
to do so. The jury returned • veriNot in eeht
That he di-craned died a natural death frees he.
fl.mmatioa of the law, his death being acesierMell
by the eaverity of the original sentence and the
I a verity of the prism dielphoe, he having been hope
• to full labour whoa quite unfit for any hied el
welt."

P-
ORTSMOUTH. TH2 Poor/mows Poets.
Three hundred men from the 2nd battalion of the fedi
Royals, at Portsmouth, have encamped on Partelows*
lull,where they will beemployed, under the direstion
of the Royal Engineer officers superin=
Lb. oonstracitioe of the fins, in levelling the
and removing the trees and hedgerows from the
northern elopes of the hill in the immediate front of
the line of forts now rising slam the hill's meet. By
this measure the *oath side of Portadovni, which is
nearly seven miles in exteet, will be earratiod Is
one imams, glacis, to the feria roaged alms
top, open to We sweepaog fire from gene grata
sad to end, mid bare of cover for • foe.
YEOVIL-BALOMURY AND YOOVIL RAILWAY.
—Au extraordinary meeting of this company Inn
held on Tuesday at the offices in Leedenhallutrest,
City, Mr. John Chapman in the chair, for the pu-
pae of considering a Bill now pending in Partin.
.net, entitled, "A Bill to empower tbe Beliebary
and Yeovil Railway Company to acquire additioad
lands, and to raise more money, and foe other pa.
possie."--Tbe Chairman mid he asked the shareholders
to give their °Dement to ths Bill awe before them, whice
would empower the directors to raise the sun it
£150,000 for the purposes oldie railway. He walk%
move that the Bill now before Parliament he
approved of by the shareholders, subject to snob
dteratioos as might be agreed upon by the directors
aid by Parliament.— Mr. Haggett seconded the
resolution, and would take this opportunity et
..ungratulating the directors on the great booms
which had attended the undertaking. —The remain-
ing& was then agreed to unanimously, and a vote of
...beaks to the oairman concluded the proceeding&

FATAL HOCIDINT.-11r. Juoeslce, Mayer of
I/Astons, ikirowall, was, on Thariday evening, the
19th iestuit, thrown from a horse. uid instantly as-
pired.
Tai ROAD RILL MUIDNIE—A boob, burial the
claptrap titleof the" Rued-Hal Hnuse, or the nil night
ayan,ry revealed," has been published in WSZINASItir
md From.. The writer has been specially favoured
oith • vision—Joe Smith style—and after rambling
°rough (moot of charcoal, by meats of which he says
1,. midnight mystery was perpetrated, he ends his book
by leaviig his reader jest where be began—in asolid
4 speoulatiors.—Betis Ckromiele.
Thi ONTAT FLINCH PUISONING CASH—The trial of
-he poisoning cam of La PONANGSTSis was cooderied si
eans, on the 17th May. Tbe jury feud the *imago
:silty of poisoning/ the aidow Us Palm. No ratios
4 extenuating circumstance. having Imes mei* Ise
Pommerais was ereedenined to death.

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