The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-31 00:00:00

Somermershire.
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11[11017TION AT TAUNTON.

J. P. Buoknell wee ellsoutiNt on the drop emoted
over the western entrain, to Taunton Gad, at eight
o'clock on Tueeday morning, in the presence of a
lags crowd of apothems. The murders were corn.
mifted on the 14th of April, the prisoner was ann•
milted to gaol mi the 17th; tried on the 9th and 10th
of August, and executed on the 24th—exactly •
fortnight alter sentence.
On Monday night, after the chaplain left him, the
oonviot retired In rest about haltpest eleven, and
slept enroll v until half•peet dve on Tuesday morn.
ing, when he rate washed, and draped. His foes
looked pale and somewhat careworn, but he el•
hibitad his customary firm and unwavering demesn-
our. Shortly before 6 the chaplain visited his all,
and remained with the culprit for upwards of an
hour. In the interim, Mr. Oakley, the governor,
also saw him, and 'in reply tol quotation, ftoknell
told him there was nothing he wished to say: A
breakfast of the ordinary prison Awe was ma oar-
tied to him by Barry, one of the guards, but he par.
took rather sparingly, and left a portion of it. At 7
i"clock the prisoner attended the usual morning
arida in the chapel, the other prisoners (except
debtors) being present.
At the Mae of the service the other prisoners were
all sent beck to their *ells, the new arrangement
being observed of treating the day in all rupees se •
Sunday within the gaol, a speoid service being given
for the prisonere atl o'clock in the afternoon.
In this his lest militias the nnhappy youth re-
caved the stialhant, joining fervintiy in the
prayers, and uSplalog generally penitent, a though
presto* to batlike. About three :Mattes before
8 e prooeseoa proceeded Is the chapel, through
the govevmwjglrdan and amain the court te
iron gates iesdlflg to the slept over the gaol eeii.
trance, the prison bell tolling in solemn tones the
death knell of a living man, and the chaplain reading
the offices for the burial of the drat The culprit
walke2tiAzilto the lending without assistance, and
with and unbroken etaips ; here, on the first
craft, the exeonttoner,' was intadeined.
The calprit seated' 'himself in • chair, 'while Ike
lmokling of his arms with a leather strap, railed
pinioning. Was acomplished, and during the operation
the unhappy man closed his eyes and appeared to
winos slightly. He then moved to the • lads, pro-
ceeded by Sully, the &hit turnkey. and *Mowed by
the chaplain still reading the lierrime'llestrangran
with ktiialcuishree lbr faithordbletark, and another
of the bringing up the rear. In this order
the parties emended the soaffold, the culprit walking
directly beneath the fetid beam. (World quickly
slipped the white cep over the prisoner's tams and
having adjusted the Ope round the nook of the
culprit, and placed the hook in the link suspended
from the beam, all the °Shale left the scaffold, end
the spectators were expecting every moment to hear
the drop fail; &real) two minutes the culprit read
alone, with only a alight oscillation of the body.-rnd
this agonising Napalm was then terminated by the
withdrawal of the bolt, ;mil the goring 'Matt died
almost without a atruggle. After hangingutiont
hour, the body was cut down, and brined with inthe
vino precinct', pursuant to the sentence, closiihy
the grave a the murderer of poor Charlotte Pugelay.,
The spectator, were by no means se Demerol's as
on Pallier .erovions, nevertheless there must hove
been some seven or eight thousand persons present
on the Shire Hall grounds, in the road, and the ati-
preaches to the gaol.

Ygovit.—The erection of the proposed corn mar-
ket, to he built on the South-atrest side of our
market-house, was commenced last weak. The
various plans proposed have received several modili•
cations, but there is now a prospect of the dealers
who exhibit on our market days having a suitable
building in which to effect their important Weiner.
The builder is Mr. Chant; Messrs. Hannam and
Gillet and Mr. W. Rowe, of Sherborne, supply the
iron-work ,4 the roofs, tar.

On Thursday week, the children belonging to the
Sunday Schools of Trinity Church. to the number
147, were kindly Prvited by their excellent minister
and friend, the Rev. H. C. Hurtable, to his resielseee
at Preeton, and were regaled with cake sea tes,_ pre.
pared for them in a warehouse belonging to J. N.
Ifighmore, Eirk. After partaking of a hearty meal,
they accompanied their kind host and hostess to an
adjoining field, where they enjoyed themselves in
various pastimes. As the evening drew on they
were collected together, and rewarded with Biblea
and other suitable books. Mr. Hu:table then ad:
dressed them in a mist affectionate and appropriate
manner, and after they had sung a hymn they were
dismissed to their borne& Dlr. and Hrs. Hurtable,
accompanied by some Kends, entertained all the
teachers with tea, and on their leaving with a glass
of wine,

WEST HATCH. —The new parochial school, lately
created in th:s village, will be opened on Thursday
next, when the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells
has kindly consented to preach on behalf of the
building fund.
WIVZIASCOMBIL Tbe Bishop of Bath and Wells
has instituted the Rev. T. Bedford, to the Vicarage
of Old Cleave, Somerset, value £6OO, and haa
licensed the Rev. J. If. Gandy, the late vicar, to
the incumbency of Upton, near Wivelisoombe.

Warros•Sursa-lissix. —Repressostation qf Ras!
Somersei.—Sir Henry Hoare, Bart., has been staying
for &short period at Roger's Hotel, in this town. It
being understood that in the event of an election it
is the intention of Sir Henry to come thrward as a
liberal candidate, several of tie electors waited upon
the honourable baronet on Saturday to moorhen his
political opinions on the most important topics of the
day. Sir Henry entered into • full explanation of
his views, which appeared satisfactory to the gentle.
men present.

Captain Adolphus Slade, brother of Mr. Frederick
Blade, Q.C., le (Insetted an honorary member of the
Ind Class of Knight. CoMmanders of the most bon.
order of the Bath. Captain Blade holds the rank of
Vic... Admiral in the Turkish Navy.

ORTOOIL —Ai our far on Monday wo had a Wel
saT. for beef and mutton, the }order 6d. per
and the latter ad. advance above the prices maga
10 days ago. Cows iqapsives, and barreners, d
sales at lain prioei 'plenty and Tether lower.
The corn brads firm with an upward tendency.
teasuem.-77ie Pier.—The new pier has mit
with a serious mishap. It has sunk along near vi
entire length on the nutting side, and the Well
support/ It has bulged alirmingly, thrusting *reel
side the strong wooden buttresses intended for ha
support. The effect of this is to disarrange the rri
and to an loosen the paving stones that the tint listen
sea win probably wash them away. A relite
&A tinti
the Somerset Central wait directors '
held, atwhioh we are innwtoed it we. rem! to ell
upon the °untwist', Mews Rigby, to repair Ike
damage, they having undertaken to keep the work ,
repair for II mint* after its formstion. The 004 of
reparation will he heavy. We are pleased, lineri
ever to state that the Palo from this purl will he by
no mean. impeded.
basso. —The hands belonging to the Holyrood
Mill (Meows. (liSird and Fox, proprietors) resumed
*sir work on Monday week, after having been out
on " strike " for three weeks. A deposition 44 the
workmen waited on their employers on the preview'
Saturday, when arrengemenia wars gelds Sir their
going to work on Monday, during which day one
of the men, who had given olfeuesst lie aimmenoio
maid the strihe, woe told be MUM eantiniis his
work provided he seducmilmlited himself in full
this he would not do, hut NS the mill, when a
majority of the bode followed him, sail fore time it
was feared the whale of the wiwkiWn would again
turn out, Haiiily this maser was Kinated. Us
the time tlis fla wpm out of work dieir
wth most p worthy and lbe llikaldted*
rally sympaehised with, OM, to some
assisted them,
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of use of the wheels Mime and 4or
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