The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-09-06 00:00:00

gum to be divided amongst the creditors, bat, on
the contrary, to protect the creditors against
Harding.-- Bankrupt: On my honour my intention
was to protect the creclitors.—His Honor thought
the bankrupt's conduct had been an blameworthy,
end there was so much matter that demanded •
careful investigation by • jury—a tribunal
larly competent to speak to "intents"—that he
should not do right if he wereto deprive the assignee
of. the opportunity of taking the case before • jury.
Hi. Honor therefore adjoui nld the order of discharge,
to glee the opportunity to the assignees to prosecute
the case as they should be advised.—Tbe sitting for
order of discharge was adjourned to the 15th of
Novem iwr.
HA DATOC K. —FLOWER Snow. —On Wednesday,
August 31, the Radstock Horticultural Society held
their annual flower show at Itadstock, and, notwith-
standing that the society is only in its infancy, it has
already become an popular that the Ote of the
present year was made the occasion of the greatest
holiday that has been known in the district for
many a long year. The village bad almost the
appeanumeof an ornamental garden, so profanely had
the residenteplanted the road with trees and decorated
their house with evergreens, flags, and flowers. In
the centre of the village the floral decorations almost
concealed the frontages of the houses, and from
nearly every house and cottage flags and banners
waved • joyous welcome to the visitors. The
whole of the frontage of the Waldegrave Arms
was festooned with evergreens, Sags and banners,
Interspersal with which were sheaves of wheat and
floral devices. Over one part of the frontage was the
word " Welcome," in bold characters, and on
another part was the Scriptural text—" And the
glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us;
prosper thou the work of our hands upon us. 06,
prosper thou our handiwork." The event was
almost looked upon by the villagers in the light of
a harvest home, and this may account for the above ,
inscription. The residents seemed to vie with each
other in decorating their houses in the most tasteful
manner. The Bell Commercial Hotel was
quite encircled with • number of fir and other trees,
which had been temporarily planted in the road, and
those trees were ornamented with coloured flags.
The frontage of these extensive premises was covered
with • profoiriou of evergreens, wto:eteafin wreaths
an an d festoons, d prettily interspersed with the
laurel were a number of Chinese lanterns,
while in the centre of the hostelry was a
crown, which was illuminated at night.
Running along one wing of the building were the
following inscriptions, "Long life to the Countess
Waldegrave," and "Success to our Horticultural
Show." Mr. ldattick, grocer, bad his premises
festooned with evergreens, and in the centre was an
enormous loaf, above which were the words "Peace
and Plenty." The office of the Countess Wald*.
grave Colliery, a abort distance off the main road,
MY prettily festooned with evergreens, in the centre
being the words "Industry its own reward." The
entrance to the vicarage was over-arched with ever.
=sand flags, while the roadway in the neigh-
eed was festooned with laurels and flowers.
Mr. Parsons, grocer, ko„ bad • very effective
display, and running along the frontage of his pre-
mises were the following lines—

on the floor; I remained in the passage untei my
brother and servant come.—John Steevens 1 . reside
in Billet-street, Taunton; the deems/Ned we s my
wife; I saw her alias last about half;peet six o'clock
on Wednesday morning; I got up at that tic ; &he
complained to me an hour previously as we were
lying in bed ; she said that her head was burning;
I said, "Do compose yourself and try aid ;get a little
sleep ;." she said. I (earl shall never survive this
...

I fancied she doied off asleep ; my hell kre the work-
men rung at six o'clock ; she beard it and said,
"They are late," I got up and dressed ; 1 did not say
much to her, although she kept easidsi.ning of her
head and eyes; she said, "Do go down and see what
they are about ; I left her in bed, asd went down
stair.; I thou gb tn o more of ber aisl bail hi :ad her cons •
plain in a similar way on many oar alone before
within the last fortnight ;I we to the abop and
waited some time, it might ho owe nty minutes
or more ; I then met my eon - he canoe in
the wonting house where I was writii. g; I told him
there was something the matter with his poor
mother, I think I shall speak to Dr. Gillett and are
if something can be done for her ; I in nt on with my
writing, and then one of my men came b the counting-
house, and said, "For God's sake rut. up stairs ;" I
went straight to our bedroom, and toil oing so I fell to
the ground; abs has several times • during the last
fortnight said, "I have • honor or dread of some-
thing going to happen, what it is I do not know, I
do not wish to be left ;" she said, I ar head burned
and throbbed, but she could not cry .—This part of
the evidence was corroborated by dile Steevens.—
Francis Wekh : I am a surge on, residing at
Taunton; I have been Mrs. Sts evene's medical
attendant; on Sunday morning, th e 28tb ult., about
nine o'clock, I found her suffenngfi om great debility
and nervous excitement • she co mplained of her
head aching, and was unable to calf sat her thoughts,
and she found bee memory fedi ag her far some
time; she suffered from great restlessness, more
especially at night, being unalibe to sleep ; I visited
her daily, and she appeared to improve, more
particularly on Tuesday last; Wednesday morning,
about twenty minutes past sight o'clock, I was
called totes her; I found her lying on the floor of
her bedroom at the foot of her bed, on her back,
with her head towards the wisdow ; she was in her
night clothes; there wee a liv Id appeasers°e about
her face; I found around her neck the portion of •
bell pull, completely embedded about her neck; on
lifting her head I discovered that the rope was
broken ea it now appears, the 'broken portion being
towards the right cur; I found • considerable
oxymora under that ear; I then.lixikad upon dieted,
and saw the large portion of the rope with the tarsal,
tied as it is now round the top of the bedpost; the
remaining portion of the rope is now attached to the
Loll in the room by the fireplace; to enable • person
to cut it, a. it now appears to have been done, she
must have stood upon a stool or client ; the latter
was directly under ;on • table by the side hound
• lair of scissors partially opened. I believe that
she had been suspended to the bed-pret by that rope,
and that her weight had broken it; she was a very
fine, tall, and stout woman; it was secured, I
believe, by a "slip knot ;" she was quite dead, and
there were not any other marks of violence about
bar; the body was oold ; I am of °pieties' that death
resulted from suffocation caused by langing ; from
the general molding, of the body I shoubl think that
she had been dead nearly an hour previously to my
being called in; Mrs. Stave= has always been of a
nervous, excitable temperament : she has shown it
more particularly of late; I consider that she was
suffering from premonitory symptoms of some oesnio
disease of the brain, which materially aso.ctscl the
mind; she has told me several times that she
scarcely knew what she was doing.—The jury re-
turned a verdict to the effect "that the deceased
committed suicide by strangulation in • fit of
temporary inanity."

Beef when we ire hungry,
Beer when we are dry,
A goodeempered wife,
Ape Heaven when we die.
Near the residenoes of Mr. Roberta, surgeon, and
Mr. Gould, an elaborate arch had been constructed,
containing on one side the words, "Long live the
Countess,' end on the other, "God save the Queen,"
aye above the whole were several flags. The post•
office was tastefully decorated with Chinese lanterns
and evergreens. Mr. Oxland had his hones adorned
in an exquisitely chaste and elegant manner • ever-
greens, wreathe, and Chinese lanterns drooped from
the frontage, and the pleasing welcome, • Much
pleasure to all," appeued in bold characters. Mr.
Miles had erected an arch of evergreens. Al the
Church school the nod was overoraed with laurel
and flowers, in the centre of which was a richly.
coloured banner, with the inscription, "Much
pleasure to all." At the top of the hill, Mr. Pit-
man's Wells Way lon was festooned with evergreens,
and the road surrounding it planted with flowers,
while above were the words "Welcome all." In
front of Mr. Steed's house was an arch of evergreens
and flags; the row of houses occupied by the bailiff
and others was conspicuous for floral ornamentation ;
and a little farther down the road Mr. Cox displayed
an arch of evergreens, with Chinese lanterns and the
Primo of Wales s motto and plume. There were
many other minor decorations, but it will suffice to
say that the whole village was decorated with ever-
greens and flowers, and a more unanimous affair we
hays seldom seen; indeed, Reistock was one nese
of festivity and rejoicing, and the day will be remise
bored for some time to come. With the Counties
Waldegrave as patroness, the Rev. H. N. Ward, tie
rector, as president, Mr. J. MeiMartrie, treasurer,
and Mr. Peach, the active secretary, the committee,
numbering about twenty of the residents of the
neighbourhood, have made rapid strides since last
year, and we were glad to find their efforts crowned
with complete ecoossa Last year only £9 wee
offered in prises, and there were 40 entries, but as
the present occasion the sum of £5O was offered for
competition, and there were no lees than 129 com-
petitor., a large proportion of whom, it must be re-
membered, were miners holding cottages and gardens
in the village and neighbourhood. The fit, was
held in • spacious field, kindly lent for the commies
by Mr. Thomas Steeds, and the flowers, fruit, de.
were displayed in two testa. There were prism im
32 classes for cottager* residing in Redneck ; II
clams of flowers and vegetables were open Ile
oottagers working at Radstock, but residing in other
parishes, and shout 30 class were (iron to an
omen. The cottager, had a capital show of vege-
tables end • creditable display of fruit. In the open
canes the fuechias and roes, of Mr. !bitable were
very much admired, but the feature was certainly
the fruit show by Mr. Wait, of Woodborough,
Mr. Kitley, of Bath, and Mr. Cole, of Oakbill.
During the day the fete ground was visited by
nearly 5,000 pleasure-seekers, who arrived from
Midsomer Norton, Paalton, Kimendoc, Writb-
rington, Charletou, Frame, Bath, Wells,
Can:erten, Timsbury, High Littleton, and all
the Tillages in the district. Amongst those
preemt we noticed the Rev. H. N. Ward and family •
Rev. E. Horton, of Wallow; Rev. Prebendaries;
Mayne and Millard, Rev. K Sandell, Mr.
and Mrs. Se John Mule, Mrs. Hippisley,
Miss Hippeder, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Hippialey,
Mies NaM_. Rev. 8. A. Booth. Rev. K Warren,
Captain Mayne, tbe Misses Barfield, Captain
Ward and party, Mr. W. S. Wait and family,
Mr. B. Smith and party, Mr. J. MoMutrie,
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Fencer, and others. The
yeomanry band from Beth, by the kind permiesion
of Colonel Sir Wm. Miles, was prevent, and the
members played • capital selection of musk, while a
mooed band played • number of quadrilles and dance
music. Ti,. whole affair was highly 50000141%11, and
the very pleasing holiday which it afforded to the
thousands of holiday folks who attended the fete
was certainly in a great measure due to the secretary,
Mr. Peach, and the officers of the society, together
with the refreshment committee, who ably superin-
tended the catering department. Indeed, the success
of the fete must assuredly have surpassed the antici-
eeeons of the committee themselves.
NORTH PETHERTON. PATIAINT or •
RAILWAY Fans IN P6R9ON.—John Thrasher, A
strapping young rustic from the neighbourhood
of North Petherton, was on Friday last
charged before the Bristol magistrates, with
having ridden in one of the Bristol and Exeter
carriages from Highbridge to Bristol without having
paid his fare. Mr. Phippen, being a director of
the railway, retired from the Bench during the in-
quiry. On the previous evening the prisoner
entered the third-class op-train at Bridgwater, with
a third-class ticket for Highbridge. lie incautiously
communicated to his fellow-travellers the fact of his
being hard up for money, and that he intended to
Tsz Cues' or Mottem--Qusgsseows, Wednesday
alight at Highbridge, and walk on to Bristol- It
Moruing.—This morning at 6.20 the City of London
appeared, however, that he did not relish the walk- steam ship was telegraphed as off Cape Clear. She put
mg pert of the journey, and before the arrival of her mail ber on board the Inman tender at Roche's
the train at the Highbridge station he resorted to a point, Queenstown, at 11.30. She brines 87 cabin
trick which he fondly hoped would be the means paseengen, 93 eteerage,and 16,908 dole. (L 3,678 sterling)
of his being conveyed right on to Bristol. He pro- in specie. There was no news of Muller on the 20th
famed to be sound asleep, so sound, in fact, that at New York, when the city of London left.
his fellow passengers unsuccessfully endeavoured to Detective Tooter was there anxiously looking out for
AtOnee him at the Highbridge Station. The train the arrival of the Victoria. There is much excitement
in due course arrived at Bristol, bearing tbe sleep- nienffeeted in Queeneton an at
i
ing beauty as • part of its freight, and here the
ARIZ A WIDDItIO.-- I like to tend weddings."
mid Mrs. Putingtoo, se she came back from • neigh.
ticket collector demanded his ticket. The Bri
bouring church, where one had been celebrated. and
water to Highbridge" ticket was given ePi mt it hung op her shawl, and replaced the black bonnet in
did not pees the scrutiny of the collector, and the the long preserved bandbox:" "1 like to see young
difference of fare-2a. 3fo3.—was demanded of the people come together with the promise to lore, cherish,
prisoner, but as he had only Is. 20. about him, and nourish each other. But it is a solemn thing is
there wee no other alternative but to charge him matrimony—a very solemn thing—when the pasture
with the offence. He was still unable to pay the comes into the chancery, with hi•surplus on, and goes
throughm
with the cerement of making on an and wife.
fare, and the Bench fined him 2s. 6d. and costs, or
Id ng
declare I 'ball never forget bow I felt oben I had the
five days' imprisonment Of course, if he rers'" Denial ring pet on to my floe r, obeli Paul said,
not pay tbe Is. 3ed., he was less able to pay the .. ivitb my goods I thee endow. He used to keep
half-crown, except by working it out at ths Prison. dry-goods store then, I thought he ...going to fiee me
a mode of Molest which he was reluctantly osn' all there was in it. I was young and emelt% aria didn't
pelted to adopt. know till afterwards that it only meant one ealioo rand
TAIINTON.--Bviclos.—A painful incidenthaeoc. in s year. It is a lovely sight to see the youne people
cured in this town during the penweek,which caused Plighting their troeSh. and corning up to COMMA their
great distress in the feelings of • large number of vow.
the ishshileals- A lady, the wife of Mr. John "You can do anything if 11011 only have patisece,"
ssldSA old uncle who bad made a fortune, to •
Skiffs"' upholsterer. a treeless" of sse "Site* who bad Usti, span ogee " Water may be
sad in on extensive way of bueingemit wasannouncedcarr semi, if roe only wait." 'How long "
on Wednesday morning, had expired suddenly. i.e.; the petulant spendthrift. who was impatient for.
Bet it soon became known that the deceased lady no old mac 's obituary. "I it freers I was the
had with mach determination violently mapped tbe veal's reply.
thread of her own ezisbmos. The sad circumstance Accounts from Mexico which have reached Paris con.
has caused mach sympathy for the husband and firm the news of the surreader or Durango to the French
family, whose anguish at the less, and the unfortu- troops, sad add that the whole of the disturbed
nine circumstance attending it, is very great. We rubies has now gives ia its adhesion to the newly.
know of no MOM for the sad set, beyond the fans created empire. President James *optioned is
plies
parse
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"tailed at the coroner's hsleeet'shich areas follows .I"iele.oatelfm--to -ere S but for want of the peceseary sup
undertake aeries operation. sirsin-si the
—Cstherine Steevens : I am the daughter or Mr. wee des,rgoisee to stud ers Its efeoaiv,.
John Stelorme of this town, cobinee maker • the Th. 1 ..igs force. •pon when Myosins the new order
deositesd wee his wife, and lay mother; she warn about or things &telly rests for any omen of stability It may
60 years of age. On Tuesday night last, about half. woo, ale to be ecometrated on the obstinate city. By
peat ten o'clock, 1 last saw her alive ; she was in the this awns, Wag eat of from all senors both by us
purge going to bed;_ ate turned round and wished and Moe, Its doom is pretty esetairs, sad its ultimate fall
me good night ; I did not see her alive afterwards. • question of mere weeks or days.
On die following morning I requested the servant flwzst.i WWWAL—Aistrt "leas has written
ask her 011ie would have a COD of as link palm' OW Ono b she protases against
to go to her a"
said abs L.A kith elan the sisaa.ritie says :—" Ido an believe
oohed at the ocer
taa ; the "meet kn.. in liFtiai for the mustier and the flag to Use lost
and got no "ewer "" '"*" sea 'elY"s mew to ses asyboey Is an idiot who talks -
she could still get DO answer. I then west for my wit" would t-
brotlisr, and soon afterward' I opened my mother's mh0.... If the , het
ism"
bedroom door; I did not go in; I mew kor lying p,pa.