The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-03-28 00:00:00

HANLPIISSTON.

AS inquest was held by H. F. Johns, Seq., ooroner,
at Fern Down Cottage, on the 24th inst., touching the
melancholy sudden death of Mr. Justin Y. De Cour.
tansy, aged 51 years, whlett took place soon altar 12
o'clock on the night of the 22nd instant. The deepened
gentleman was a very stout and heavy man. Ile re-
tired to rest quite early on the night in question,
iyaitarently in
p. cgoo!uxtenay was health,
aw end
oke bynthe saundddeni
illness of her husband, and almost before she had time
to make an shim he expired. The jury returned a
verdict of died by the "Visitation of Uod."

BLA.NDrouu.

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COMICS PASTORAL Am SoonTr.—Two sermon' were
preached on Sunday in Blandford ohuroh by the Rev.
Reginald Smith, Rector of West Stafford, in behalf of
the above society. The collections amounted to
215 124. 44.
VACANT Irviro.—By the death of the Rev. Chilies
Sawbrldge, the rectory of Almer is vacant. The rev.
gentleman was preeteated to the living in the yeer 1836.
Th. is in the eft of llr. J. S. 'QV: S. Erle-Drax,
112" and is of the gross vane of I:284, with • popula-
tionol 155 souls. Mr. llawbrklge also held the rectory
of Cbarborough, whfith is in the gift of the Druz family.
FasonILIAL OreloMui.—On Thursday morning, •
meeting for the purpose of nominating overseers, peas.
lug the Burial Board accounts, and electing Auditors
of the Board was held in the Town Hall. Mr. R. Byers
took the chair. The following were premised as
eligible for the ethos of overseers. Mr. W. Pond,
Mr. I. Clyde, Mr. W. H. Chamen, Mr. B. Greatbatah,
Mr.' J. L. March, and Mr. W. Short. The two first
were recommended for election by the msgistrates
The Auditors report of the Burial Board amounts
was then read by Mr. I George—" We have carefully '
examined the books of receipts and expenditure for
the year NIL and lag to report aa follows: Receipts
for the year-Board fees £34 Ss. 94.; Ministers' foss
£l4 Os. 3d.; clerk and sexton El& 1131-
E 62 Is. 6d. The ministers fees £l4 01. 3d.; clerk
and sexton ; rates and taxes £2 So. 41.; Batt's
salary, £37 lii. 2d. ; incidentals, EA 15s. Id. Total,
£lO2 10s. 44.; being an aroma of expenditure over
income of E4O 2s. 10d, The Board requires the sum of
£220 to be paid for the purposes of the Board for the
current Tar • of this sum L'ls2 10s. will be paid to-
wards the reduction of the amount borrowed. In the
wane of five years more the amount borrowed will be
repaid, thus saving 3150 • year. beside interest. The
number of interments this year Is 82; in 1870, 85;
total 167. In 1862 there were 51 ;in 1868, 84 ; 1867,
103 and in 1865, 85 —being an average during the mix
years each year of 78i." The report having been
adopted, Messrs. I. Worts and B, Lock were re-elected
auditor,:

Divutionot Pair Sgssions, March 251h.-13eforo
the Lord Portman and J. C. Banael, Esq.
JoAs lissiiisgs. ol Stioklandf was charged with as-
malting Alfred Bellamy. Complainant's statement wait
last he WM coming home from shape', and the defen-
dant stopped him, ;lashed him down, and kicked him.
This was denied, and wording to defendant's version
they bosh fought. They then accused each other of
talung out their knives, and threatening to murder one
another.—Bustinp was fined ls and 2s Bd costa.
James Walla* Rabbets, looker of Spettisbury,planded
guilty to selling and delivering lined, without hating