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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-30

DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL

Durhig the week ending July 25th, there have
bear admitted :—ln-patients, 6 ; discharged, 6 ; Out-
=Or admitted, 7 ; discharged, 14 ; earegsocks, 0 ;
0 :—ln-patients, in the harpital, 44 ; out
pedants on the boob, 233 ; casualties, rt Physician
for the week, D. W. V. Lush; Norge= for the
week, Mr. J. Tudor; hones-surgeon, Mr. Herbert J.
Capon.
13 out-patients and four In-patients have during
the week had renewed tickets of recommendetion,
granting them two months' memikal treatment
The patients desire to exprem their thanks to Mrs.
Colonel Blogham, far her kind prisent of a branch of
flowers with a scripture text to each.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-30

VIOLENT THUNDERSTORIL

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fitado ---
The storm which broke over North rdsh,re Wed-
nesday proved vary disastrous. • woman named Bach.
living at N•weastle-under-Lymn wits to a blind man,
while gathering bilberries in a wood near Wki was
burnt to a cinder by lightning, and two children her
wore meanly injured, all their clothing being bung of
them.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-30

DREADFUL MURDER.

There has not for some time past been a more painful
case of murder than the came of a man named Usher
who was sentenced to death at Guildford on Thursday
last. The accused man Obed Usherhad been &soldier
for • great many years, having served both in the
Crimeaand in 10,16. UntillB7l there does not appear to
have been anything peculiar noticed, or at least
recorded, in his conduct. In that year his wife died,
leaving two little girls, and in the following year he
seernstohave made an attempt at suicide. This occurred
at Portsmouth, and Usher, who was then serving in
the Army Hospital Corps, was sent to Netley
Hospital. For a month or two he was of undoubtedly
unsound mind„,..”7d suffered from various deltudons
and balluci 1 He then recovered, but it was
thought well not to send him on any foreign or active
service, and he was retained at Netley as hospital
orderly for more than two years. In 1874 • second
attempt at suicide followed. and he once more became
•patient instead of an attendant at the hospital. 111
October of that year he was, however, discharged with
a pension, and we beer nothing more of him until a
year ago. At that time and dace he was working at
a litnekiln near Farnham, and lodgiag with his two
children at a publichotae. The landlord of this public.
house, in whose society he had constantly been for a
twelvemonth, waa naturally the most important
witness in the came, for the actual commission of the
deed was not denied. The evidence of this witness
went to show that whatever peculiarites may have
been formerly observable in Usher's manner they had
quite disappeared He seemed to his landlord a quiet
man, fond ~1 his children, prosperous enough with his
earnings and his pension together, and generally look-
ing and talking like other people. This brings us up
to the 12th of this month. On that day the two
children took some beer to their father, who was at
his thirsty work; he drank it, asked the eldest to fetch
him some more, and on her refusal struck her on the
head with the heavy coal hammer which he used in his
trade. Then he went Whitt lodgings, told the landlord
of what he had done and announced his intention of
giving himself up to the police. This he at once did,
telling the policeman that he had done it in a passion,
and that he was very sorry. Next day the child died.
Her younger sister was called to give some err 'horta-
tory evidence as to the actual commission of the deed,
but she wan too young to give much intelligible tutor-
mation, aol indeed not much was required. The
defence offered was, a plea of insanity, backed by the
medical evidence as to Usher's former life, by the
contention that the calmness of his manner was itself
a proof that he did not know what he was doing, and
by a somewhat perilous argument that his own account
of the matter was untrustworthy, inasmuch as he
"could not have wanted" more beer than he had, and
If he had wanted it there was no merlon why the little
girl should not have fetched it. This view of the
matter Usejury declined to take, and he was sentenced
to death.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-30

lIIWANAGIL

Canals Elm (Mono. BIDDLBCONRI, c.s. —The late
Captain Sir George Biddlecombe, whom death him been
announced in our °hairy columns, says the Timm of
Thursday but,.. having hsppened at his residence in
Granville-park, Lewisham. Kent, was born in the year
1807, end at an surly age entered the mercantile marine,
and in that cepesity saw some active service in the warts
Ara in 18M4a In 18118 he passed for the Royal Navy,
and took part in the siege of Oporto in 1831 and in the
Operation. at Acre in IS* when he surveyed the Beg of
Acre previous to Ito bombardment Altar souse years
service is master of MM. yachts Fairy. Victor* and
Albert, and the line of battle ship St Vincent, at Ports-
mouth, In Mt he acted as " Master' of the Fleet in the
Baltic, end as such was employed to survey the anchorage
of Eiveaborg and the coast of &mamma Alter the con-
clusions of the peace ho obtained ensplot se Master
Attendant of the Keilmin Yard Dmanwrt, and
eubsequently at Woolwich Do.:lspard,ind retired from the
write as captain, KN.. in 1810, in which year be was
made a Companion of the Order of the Bath Hs received
the honour of knighthood in 1871 In Her Majesty's ship
Artmon be gained a high character as a navigator.
surveyor, and pilot by his survey of a group of islands
which he discovered in the Pacific He was entesquently
employed on survey" of numerous anchorages on the
lonian station, in the Levant, Lathe Dardanelles, and in the
Black Sea, and the harbours of Port Royal sad Kingston
In the island of Jamackia, receiving testimonial' from the
yktrirnbersevaillss telt7.llmniso from
shil are still standard authorities ri.:Sig...ilepective
sub ects. Sir George had received lkimean. Syrian,
an Baltic medals. He vu twice married—tril4, in
1812 to Emma Louisa, daughter of Mr. Thoma" Kent. of
Blasitenwell, Code Castle, Dorset ; and secondlyln
1868, to Emma Sarah, daughter of Mr. Williarn le-
ton, of Shelßeld ; but he was left • second time aid war
about sig months ago. Swarms' has bet ooe of her most
devoted advocates in Sir George Biddleoombe, who was
never wearied of IMprealing on the Admiralty its
superiority to Portland as a roadstead, and the ease with
which • breakwater might to formed up?n the reef of
rock, which projects from the point on which the battery
stands, together with the Adria Me it would be in the event
of • war with France t" have a naval depot immediately
epsomite Cherbourg This will be round folly discumedin
hie forthcoming autobiogrephy, now in the hands of
Moan. Chapman arid Hill. the London publishers Sir
t's death was sudden. He had retired to resit en
eirent health and spirits, sad was found dead on the
Boor of his room next morning, haring allsaresill been
mined with Maws lathe niAt sad died wharf endeavour.
lug to procure a light His hair is Mx George B. Kent, of
to. Wilt. and Dorset
.Bank„ ma of Mx Charles Kent, late
of Code Castlfedu.b..nditionilly upon his assuming the name
and armss of
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-30

BRIDPORT.

PaOral= HOTIL AT SEAPORT HMILDOCTIL—At the Bull
Hotel im Friday afternoon amesting was held to consider
the most advisoble stein to erect an hotel at the harboor.
The proposed building would be. large and commodious
one and If carried out would supply • want long felt—not
only for orbritors by the inhabitants generally. The meet
-
was presided over by Pik. J. P. Gundry * • and the building
company is to be private and limited. Sham 1:45 each.
Particulars are not yet known.
SCHOOL Tinar.—The children of the ilillington day Ind
Sunday schools bad their annual outing and bastion
IThursday. The band of thole% D.R.V. nada. Biondi:matey
Foster wee in ettandanoe and marched from the schools
to a field kindly lent for the occ mion, whem the children
sat down to a tea which was thoroughly enjoyed, afrer
which dancing and other sports took
BosOuGli POLIC/L—Nra Brfdport, appeared
before the magirtrates on Friday to answer a summons
I issued at the instance of Piny Pomeroy, tiouth-street,
I charging her with stealing a raft of clothe.. During the
evidence it turned oat the clothe. was not stolen, but had
been bought and paid for. The ems was proved to be one
of simple misunderstanding, and the Betila cautioned the
complainant how she in future caused a etunmoaa to be
worded, and Envoi* dlanneeed the cafe.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-30

Yr. Lovas elicited, hes not boen &hired don Ilhe
completion of the Outer Pier Extessisa.

?All

The Herrera. reported sizing garbage being depodled
oe vacant plots in the Park.
Dr. Tlaard recommeaded the plots to be Wed up mews
as namable.
Nsnota also spoke for people who coesplalned d
the
Asgatrbo aSa; filling up, Mr. Swoon stated that when he
gilled up, the ground sank, and water was driven WM
another plot
It wee sgreed to instruct the Inspector of Nuisances le
take immediate steps to have the garbage removed.

.000 D l!fWI 101 TIII rezyir.l7.

On the mo.o Mr. iti4isti,—;sdriglisi Mr. OnOTUe,
It Wlll decided to put the drinking fountains in proof
repair for the public use, its oost of I[l6 for 61 Johns
fountain, and AO for that at the Bridge.

NUISANCES COMPLAIN= OF.
Mr. R. C. Bennett °moulded of unthaws from the
Royal Hotel Yews and the Town Clerk was requested
state directions should he wren to abate the nuisance
On the motion of Mr. Loma., the Town Clerk was
requested to ask the Rural Sanitary Authority for Wylie
to abate the nuisance between the railway bank and the
Oes works.

arrfores Lapra.

Mr. W. Talbot wrot477aZna- the Board to lay a main
sewer to his two new boner in Buxton's-lane.
The wet will be £315.
One or the Board wished Mr. W. Talbot had not pat the
Board to such enemas
The Surveyor wee directed to prepare plena
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-30

11111-11211111TJ3.
ODDTELLOWW VMS AT BIUMINTTICIL

Nestle village In Doren boasts of its annual
festival, end foster is not behind the rest in this
respect A few mouths since the "Old Club" celebrated
Its anniversary, and, compered with other village club
anniversaries, it warn • very good turn out ; but placed
• the Oddlellowe' and Foresters' fête of Thursday
tit,irtidwas • hollow affair. We have no with. however,
to disparage these old friendly societies : their principle is
noble, and them can be no doubt they have done an
infinity of good; but one can't help thinking , with the
member for Shaftesbury, that they have had their day,
and they must soon give place to societies of higher abs
and inner standing Many village clubs ere started, to
run for a few years, and break, then to divide the profit&
This principle cannot be too strocgly condemned, for in
the end the original object of such *anodise is defeated.
People are wiser 'every day, we are told; and
probehly accounts for the waning of these old
Odd lnoti arm. tarddFthe eutTeedetation of the mem
Cin Thursday lest the Foresters
lodge "Loyal Friendship" of the
Order of Oddfallows, assisted by many of the Foresters of
th • district, held a grand demonstration in Ltant-Colonel
CI ix'. park. A tang and well-arranged procession started
oat East-street neer tIPCS twelve o'clock, and seem-
s=byd,i,,ctas hand of the Dorchester Volunteers, under
Mellswing, paraded the town. The sight
was magnificent The members wore the insignia of
their respective sedan, and this glittering in the sunlight
(for the weather was beautifully floe) gave Use proomdon
• pleasing effect Various beautiful banners were also
carried in the rank. The town was nicely decorated
with fiap and evergreens, and most of the shops were
closed, thus snaking the Adair an nocasion for • general
holiday. After walking through the principal thorough-
fares of the town, the procession made its way to Lieut.-
Colonel Cox's park, where a good dinner was provided by
Host Squires, of the White Hart Sir Molyneux Hyde
Neween, Bart, of Loder. floart_toressided. and was sup-
theA G. Wooed, Russell Cox, Mr.
Monne, ix ft Leigh. DiSietfix Jamtrion'Andretat,n
Mr. Toby, end Mews. Damien, John ',Bothell, A. V.
Mae, Lawrence, Merles Henze, H. J. Eaton, S. Bugler,
Edwards, Dunning, G. Frampton, Holloway , Virgint,
Fromm, Patch, Joy, Rugg. and • large numba of Odd-
fellow, and F°rettere-

. Ali; dlnie—r-Terea". were • lame number of compli-
mentary taut', which will be reported in the Telegram