The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-10 00:00:00

THE CHARGE OF INCENDIARISM AGAINST

A CLEROYMAN.

Tbe ease agoinit the Ravened (terra Sanger, vicar
nf Carlton4n-Clevelani, wh) is charged with setting
dre Li his chuich, came on swain on Frilay, before
Mrsirs. Joseph Richerdann, E. 11.. Wynne linch, John
rage Sosrerhy, and R. C. Detrick. at Stoktioley. If
Dale, of York, appears' ti prosecute, nod Mr. Bon.
by, of Idi idlest., ugh, defended. Mr. Dale, in opening
the cue, mud the chute wee that the Reverend George
S inger, did, on October 19, net fire to Coachon Ceurch.
The examination reveeled the fact that the church had
been porpoarly set dre to, the building having been
previowily saturated with sone indammable linnid.
Ile conduct of the vicar at and after tho are seemed to
confirm the suspicion sassiest him, and be lived in Crosier.
!street, Looting, under !hi name of Wilkinson, with two
young women, one of whnno he had since /married, thereby
depriving the Crown of her evidence.

It is stated that Inspector Swindon on Friday paid
Joeeph lluefor.l the rew.rd for the discovery of Letrov.
Lieutenant Ponsonby, R.N., acting cm the advice of hie
friend.. intend. t, go abreel for woe time.
The Q seen has comm.seoned W. 6 ounod to compose •
Nuptial 'Carob for orchestra and orgies for the forth-
comini of Prinee Leopold (Duke of Albany) with
the Priem's. Hamad Weldrek.
Three boy, at Oskaloosa. lowa, last week had pistol
Practice, Ariel( at • tsrget uoon the wooden wall of a
p ,redstr magazine containing 500 kegs. After • few shot.)..
mogozine exploded, killing the boys, who,. bodies were
blow to a great distance and mealy mutilated. Neariy
every'house lathe norchero hello( Oskaloosa warn wrecked.
4..1, it every window in he town being broken.
Two children named S ephensoo, whilst ploying in the
neighbourhood of their father'. residence at Hull, on
1,1 n lac, in liscreetly ate something which they picked
up. To' er..re both attoeke I the mime night and, a. le
•• thot.n.iinz to•dical •••istonoe, died on Weineslay.
Tho suppos c iuee is Bottle's vermin killer spread us
bread.

-.IF-i;.g Look, the Chinese juggler, his wife. and Mrs.
B 'thaw, the proprietress of the Oxford Music Hall at
Briahtuu, were again brought before the magistrates on
Ft ittsy charged with ceasing the death of the lad (horn
Smyth during the pert, rmance on December 27th. No
fresh evidence was adduced, and the mati.trates, after •
short consultation, decided to commit all three prisoners
to the *ones BO ma. allowed in each case.
The Bithop of Honolulu i. on the way to England for
the purp se of eoli-ittnx a.. 1 for building the psrththeaa
Ehiecmal cathedral ehurch in the capital of the Hawalien
'Pinions.. The Church, an at present peonage& will he
120 feet long, at sin estimated cost of 50,000 dole. The
builder. have •Irs•dy begun cutting the stone, erktch has
been preaented to the church by a resideat Risiltehosso.
On the list of suhacript,otia, amounting already to nearly
15,000 dolt, are the name. of King Mallikaua, the Queen,
Downer Queen Zmrns Le.
Pions.—Mr. Bat-Haugh, M.P., speaking at Acerinte
ton, on Weelnes I.y evening, esid hi. motion in favour of
an inquiry into perpetual pensions had been en favhursbly
received by eh. country that already 1.912 petitions,
representing 275,900 signatures, had been presented to
Parliament—a terser number than bed ever supported
an independent member in any such similar motion. If
the money p,td In condone had been invested at the
usual lute,. it pc (.1 -r.rnment Stock. It would have
amount, ri to Li. 000.000.0110.
THE WIMBLEDON MEETING REGULATIONS—Oa Frithy a
thousend vo'unteers sc -..i.tomed to take pert in rifle com-
petitions in different part. of the cuintry forwarded •
memorial to the Gunnell of the Nationdll.lle Association to
rescind the alterations rec urt le arrived at making alter..
%loon in the growth in which competitor, may tho 'tat
the Witublelon meetino, alleging that by the regolattoas
enabling men to fire in any pos.tion in which they con
show the &miteo-. skill with the rift 'ho greatcat pro-
ficiency is developed, and that the seaweed regulation,
would by their restrictive character lower the average
shooting power of the force. T-e volunteers' petiiiiais
come from almost every misty in England, Scotland. and
Wale., sod the stinsture. include therm of delay racers
and over 100 non-commissioned offtnta, many Queen's
prisenien, and other distinguished shooters.
Tux Battook Socigrr.—At a meeting of this society, on
Friday night, Mr. F. Grey,• ralat roof Mr. Walter Powell,
who was lost in the &lain, thanked the society fee the
considerate interest shown in the calamity, and for in•
resolution of sympathy presented to the family of Mr.
Powell. Colonel Brno. MP., observed that 'there wee
very little to thou •• regarded the accident beyond Copt.
Templer'. published account. ;t was apparent that
nothing was arranged beforehand regarding the descent,
except that M. Powell had charge of the grapnel and
hellcat, while Cast Templer held the valve-line. In the
interest of baloociu, it was moat deldrable that some
'agairy should tre made into the lose of Kr. Powell and
the War Ofike hallos-us.
TUlCHuispm. Tokkat..—A new shaft for the Chinas.)
Tunnel has been commenced at the eastern end .1
Sitekspears's Clii onssmall piths of laud jot outside of
the sowth.Bagearaßitiway Tunnel, the operations being
condemned brie additional Party of miners and labourers.
The went Rill occupy some °oust lerable time Wore the
shaft can be need for the porno.e for wheals II ja ta„jag
eaeweraesed. When this shaft hu reached ths required
depth, which will be something like 900 ft., • beediag will
be cut to set to meet the present main heading, which
started at Abbott's CO. some two or three miles to the
westward, the object of the new heading being to obtain
an additional outlet for the denis from the main cutting.
At present, only two trollies can be employed foe removing
the chalk, but with the additioint heading this number
will be at least doubled. -Builder.
ALLEGED MULDER AT BILISTOL.-11XCITING BCILNICL
About niiinight on Saturday some men taisaiog along the
Weis beard stun., thd ',Hum quarrelling, and Ilittal s'es
had shrieked "Oh don't.' they heard • rush and • :plash,
sad saw ea. woman disappear down a stet,. 'rank into
the river Frome, sod the man ranftwar. They pulled
deem sonic wooden Palings and threw them to the re.thaa,
but she woe too exhausted ts. catch them and she was
washed under the yrstberaY. WAtch from ika spot
the river in ',ta course tbrou^ the coy to the Boating
harbour. Mare oo Saholni. of ternoon a woman's het was
usassdaitzLap to ten 6'4ock last night the body had not
end.' op. Sunday afternoon two working men
I =lt lo'n boat smiler the arch to search for the body.
Wbffip conaldanable distance along the covered pauses
A* boat got jammed, and they could neither go alma
ase pull bath. A great crowd collected, and intense rx •
citement prevailed. Ropes with wood attached were sent
floating under the arch, but did not reach the men, who
after an imprisonment of four hours,were mooed
through • menthol..

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