The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-07-18 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1876

so that I cannot swear to it. The internal organs are
perfectly healthy.
Dr. C. 11. Roberts said he had examined the body of the
child, and agreed with Dr. Gordon generally. He was
Inclined to the opinion that the child was put into boiling
water when alive. In all other respects he concurred with
Dr. Gordcnis evidence
By the Jury—lt the body was put in immediately otter
death—withth two or three minutes—not two or three
days—blistering might not take place.
Dr. Roberts said he omitted to state that when making
the post-ntorten examination he saw • quantity of
magulated blood exuding from the mouth, nose, and ears,
and his opinion was this would not have been the case if
the immersion had taken place after death. He had
attended the husband of Ann Goodfellow, and he con-
sidered it • matter of impassibility ter him to have been
the father of the child. Twelve months ago he was utterly
paralysed.
The Coroner said he naked that question to show the
objDect to get rid of an illegitimate child.
r. Gordon said he had also attended the husband of
Ann Goodfellow, and he concurred with Dr. Roberts that
he could not have been the father of the child.
Mrs. Brignall, re-called, said Goodfellow told her that
she had been confined on the Friday, and her reason for
telling her husband was that she thought prisoner had
done something wrong, as she was continually telling her
not to tell Mrs. Blake that she had a child or was likely to
have one.
The jury desired the attendance of other witnesses, and
an adjournment took place.
The inquest was resumed on Thursday. The Coroner.
in summing up, alluded to the evidence of Dr. Gordon
and Dr. Robwta, the medical witnesses, pointing out that
the latter was of opinion that the body had been sub-
jected to boiling water while alive, while the former
differed. The whole of the evidence pointed to foul play,
and if that was brought home to the woman who was in
custody it would be their duty to return a verdict of
wilful murder. The first question was whether the child
had had a separate existence from its mother, because if
not there would be no charge of murder, but if PO, death
was then caused by the mother. The case before them
was • serious one, and he was quite sure their decision
would be according to their conscience, and according to
the oaths they had taken to administer justice.
The jury, after haring deliberated for half-an-hour,
returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Ann
Goodfellow, and expressed their dissatisfaction at the
manner in which Mrs. Bragnall had given her evidence.
The Coroner, having conveyed the opinion of the jury to
Mrs. Brayton, told her husband that be was perfectly
correct in having given information to the police, but he
was dissatisfied with the manner in which it had been
done. If instead of writing an anonymous letter and
sending it through the post, thus causing a delay of a
day, be had given information at the police-office, pro-
bably the child would have been found not immersed in
boiling water.

period having been only 27—a remarkably low figure.
Dr. Williams, however, found occasion to direct atten-
tion to the crying and long-standing want of more
cottages in the town, and instanced one case in
which the tenant asserted they had made repeated
attempts to obtain another house, but without success.
This was only a sample of many other cases, which
pointed to the conclusion that "the cottage ac-
commodation of the town is insufficient for
the working population without the violation of
the laws of health and morality." A discursion
brought the Board to the opinion that, with these
statements before them, they could not take the pro.
medings usual in such cases. - A little lively amtro-
versy occurred respecting the continued stoppage of
the Conduit water. This vexed question had been
referred to two committees, one consisting of King's
School Governors, and the other of members of the
Board; but, one of the latter being also a School
Governor, in order to counterbalance somewhat the
School element, it was now proposed that a member
of the Water Committee be added to the repre-
sentatives of the Board, a suggestion which was
adopted.—ln a discussion anent pavements --a subject
which usually receives a share of ventilation - the
Chairman said respecting the Westbury pavement,
which it WWI propose,' to repair partly Kellam' stone
and partly with aaphalte, that he believed half the
cost would be raised by subscription, of which Mr.
Digby was likely. to contribute $210; so that there
seems to be a fair prospect of the work being done
shortly. A suggestion by the Surveyor that in the
came of a sidewark in bong-street Pennant stone
should be accorded a trial was adopted.

THE CAVALRY CAMP.
The inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood are
now enjoying the opportunity of seeing real camp
life, and the encampment on the MiThorne Downs is
daily visited by large parties of eight-seere. Many
avail themselves of the South-Western Railway, and,
getting out at MiThorne station, have a pleasant little
mile's walk through tiomersetabire tree-bounded lanes,
while the vehicular modem of paying a visit partake
of every description of form and ditneuxiona,
from the breaks from the Sherborne hostelries
to the one-horse shay or the lumbering four-
wheel waggon from some neighbouring farmer.,
drawn by the pride of the team, decked .nit with
flowers and laurels, and bearing a party evidently
upon enjoyment bent. file sight is certainly a pretty
one. Driving from Sherborne, the head quarters of
the Army Service Corp.., first came in sight some 20
tents, with 40 or 50 horses picketed close by, and
then a short distance, and the whole of the campa
are exposed to view. About 200 tents—their whiteness
relieved by the emerald of the hills at the back -run
up a gentle valley in a couple of lines, while the
scene is one of picturesque animation. On Thursday
all the arrangements were completed and the men
assigned their proper positions.
The interest .4 which the camp hae been the
centre reached its highest when it became known
that there was to be a church parade in the open
air on Sunday morning. Nine &clock was the hour
fixed for the commencement of the service, but
long before that every available vehicle in Sherborne,
Yeovil, arid the neighbouring towns and villages
were in full work conveying Toads of passenger. to
the camp, whilst shoals of pedestrians were to be
seen conveiy,ing from every direction, reminding oue
lif the occamon of a popular fae, with this difference,
however .4 an entire absence of uneecuily and
boisterous hilarity. Probably some 2,000 or 3,000
persons by the time that nine ~'clock was ttttt decl on
the gong ...impended maxi& the Lancers' guard tent
a memento, by the way, of the Indian Mutiny, lacing
been taken by the gallant 17th out of the treasury at
the sic 's Delhi. and is said to be worth ino or rigi
when the two revimenta, each preceded by its land,
miirched to the parish ground, and, being drawn up,
formed three sides of a quadrangle the fourth con-
eisting of the pro. fca. . chaplain (the Rev. W. It.
Lyon), who was accommodated with a table; the
officer in command, General Benson, with his aides-
de-camp, standing on the rev. gentleman's right, and
the back ground filled in by the Abbey choir (who
were conveyed from Sherburne in a 'bus and break)
and a number of civilians, principally Sherbornians.
The weather was all that could be desired for such an
occasion, the sun's reeplendent beams enhancing the
lively appearance of the troopers' uniforms, who
booked splendid, notwithstanding the fact that their
hest clothing had not been brought to camp, hut was
sent to Aldershot. The service began with hymn
136,A. and M., to the glorious Old Hundredth tune,
in which the choir was assisted by A few regimental
instruments, and had a charming effect, though in
the chant..., such as the Vreik and D. JO/4/ofc, the
uneven length of the verses caused a little faltering
on the part of the bandsmen ; but it was excusable, con-
sidering it was • kind of aecompaniment to which they
were unaccustomed. Two other hynpus were sung,
" Pleasant are thy courtaabcoc,' soil Oft in danger,
oft in woe.- The Vicar's strong voice, Si, appropriate
in our Abbey, came out to advantage on the present
occasion in the energetic delivery of a practical ten
minutes' discourse, which he founded upon Joshua vi..
11; : "Shout, for the Isord high given you the city !"
At the conclusion the troops marched, with bands
playing, to their respective tempo and dispersed. Me
chaplain with the choir returned to Sherborne, for
evening service at the Abbey, and many visitors who
attended the parade now left too, but their places
were soon filled by other arrivals, of which there was
is continuous flow the whole of the clay, ROAN hailing
from distant places like Shaftesbury, I utile Cary, and
Sturminster by road, whilst something like 400
availed themselves of a special run by the South-
Western company from Yeovil to Milbonie Port. In
the afternoon the bands of the two regiments dis-
coursed some good music in concert, in which two or
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three reed insiruments of the Lancers band greatly
enhanced the effect. About five o'clock a drizzlin::,
disagreeable rain came down, and caused so sudden a
dispersion of the visitors as to suggest the idea that
they had betaken themselves to the rabbit-holes with
which the downs abound; but towards the evening it
cleared away again, and, the soil being f a very
absorbent nature, and therefore capitally adapted to
camping purposes. the afternocn's downfall interfered
but very little with c onfort.
On Monday the novelty of a polo match amongst
the officers, who have brought with them about a
dozen pretty ponies for the purpose, again drew a
large concourse of civilians to the camp, and the
adjacent field in which the game was played. The
Hussars comprise amongst their number a party of
"nigger minstrel,," whose intention it was to have
enlivened Monday evening with an a/
.frrsco enter-
tainment around a camp fire in the presence of the
officers; but the non-arrival of the costumes and
other paraphernalia, the project was necessarily post-
lted, though they gave some very good (milk songs,
jokes, and selections of music in front of the canteen.
The
men of both regiments, taken collectively, are a
jolly set of fellows, and much abov a the average soldier;
and no doubt they will do much during their short
stay to weaken in their visitors the antipathy and
prejudice with which but too many civilians have been
accustomed to regard our country's defenders, and
which was the other evening, in conversation, rather
bitterly described by one of the men in the following

couplet: -
"When war's proclaimed, and danger's nigh,
' God and the soldier r is the people's cry.
But when war is over, and everything righted,
God is forgotten, and the soldier alighted."
On 'Tuesday there was a grand review before General
Spencer, who gave the troops about three quarters of
an hour of it, and afterwardsexpreesed his satisfaction
at the way in which they had executed the manictivres.
There was an immeruie concounie of people to witness
it.
The Duke id Cambridge is expected to review the
brigade shortly, which, by the way, is partly rondo up
with the " Ihike of Cambridge s Own" Lancers;
notices are issued for a 'muster of the Sherborne and
Blackmore Vale troops of queen's (hen Yconuinry
Cavalry, at Slierborne, on the lith inst. 'They will
march to the camp and join the brigade for a day's
excursion. . . . .

A rumour got abroad, and raised some excitement,
to the effect that the whole of the troop. were coming
to Sherburne on Thursday, at the invitation 1 Mr.
Dighy, and perform evolution:, in front of the I %o•tle.
But the on dil turned out to he a fallaoy, and the !rime
truth is that the officer, have amepted the ':4quire's
invitation to a garden party, where they will meet
the principal gentry of the neighbourhood.
BRIDPORT. . .

UNCTION OF Counciu.on.- -The vacant place in the
Town Council, caused by the appointment of Mr. W.
Swain, as alderman, passed off without any excitement,
Mrs. S. Whetham being duly elected without any opposi-
tion.
thile LAUNCH—On Friday evening is three-inastml
tine, was succasisfully launched fro the ship-
bbtlirding m
yard of Mr. II Cox, Bridport Harbour. She was
christened the 'Sunbeam" by the wife of the captain of
the vesseL We hear that chain intended to trade between
the Brazils and West Indies.
BOROUGH POLICE, Friday.—Before the Mayor, Mr. C.
, Tucker.
, &WI Dillon, an acrobat, wad charged by P.C. Wake,
with wandering alenit without visiblelllCAllS of subsistence.
Sentenced to II days imprisonment.
BOROUGU Barr, SIMMONS, Tuesday. —Before the
Mayor (Mr. C. Tucker), and Mr. S. W. Whethaiu.
Mr. It. 11. Best applied for renewal of his game license.
for selling game, which was granted.
Jan Jammu, a Russian, who said be had only been
seven days in England, was charged by P.C. Brown with
wandering about without visible means of subsistence.
Ile was discharged.
'WWiass Laity, was summoned to show cause why an
order should not be made upon I ,to contribute to the
support of his step-son in the Reformatory. Ordered to
pay Is. per week, and Is. costs. Allowed a fortnight to

PoY•
Williams Laity, was summoned by Mr. I:. Ward,
assistant overseer, for poor rates to the amount of :Is. 6.1.
Ordered to be paid in • fortnight and 10. N. costs.
George Coomber, general dealer, South-greet, was
summoned for poor rates, ss. lOd. Ordered top ay the
rata within • week with costs, or distress of goo& in
default.
George ReedeG, _shoemaker, was similarly summoned
for rate 2s. Id. Ordered to pay the rate and costa distress
in default.
TAerses Gill, labourer, was summoned by the officer of
excise, Mr. Webb, with keeping a dog without a license.
Mr. Webb stated that he had previously warned him, and
then he did not take out • license. Fined 23e. with a
recommendation for further mitigation.

THE WIMBLEDON MILTING, A HERBALIST SENTENCED TO DEATH.
The 17th meeting of the Niuona Ritie Aeenuinsfon, At Leicester assises, on Monday, Cornelius Asher. 77,
!which commenced es montlay, has every promise of prey- herbalist, was sentenced to death for the murder of Ann
ing among the moat successful of the many sucessful Mee, in April last, by using an instrument for the purpose
meetings that have been hold ou Wind,leton Common *ince of producing abortion.
the Queen herself fired the first shot at the first meeting •
on uIY, 2. Piet There are, in ail. 1:1 Volunteer ltv..itucntal THE WAIL
Camps, one hos than last Year, holding the following Another day has pulsed without further intelligence
the I front the seat of war, except a report that General
regiments : —The 1. maim Scottish, the Victories,
Loudon Lille lirigade, the lit Surrey, the Queen's West- Tchenniyeff has been stopped in his advance, and is, or is
minster, the :ivil Serviee 3.
the 2.1 an.ll City of Loudon likely to be, hemmed in by the Turkish forces. This may
Kato,, the howloil I risli.l62"ith, 2:rth (North) lath end ad t not be true, but it is in accord with the general intelligence
(South) Middlesex. The C.inadians, Mo. are :main the which has been received of the caniPaigit The prevailing
for,: in their old quarters, and it probable that the impression is that the Servian invasion is at an end, and
Australian team, from Victoria, will Is, encamped with that the question now is whether the Turks will lie able to
them. With regard ti the hitter, of comae the prizes carry the war across the enemy's frontier, and obtain the
micii to all Volunteers are open to them but there is great political advantage of negotiating in possession of a
also talk of arranging an "international" snatch. The conquered territory. If the contest were prolonged
menu, is in the hands of sir lisary /Word. The indefinitely, there can he little doubt that the Sultan's
Regulars also muster strong. In military charge of the armies might tight their way to Belgrade and hold the
camp, and for the performance of various other important country by force: for the Turks have an advantage of
duties, there are eight officers of the Royal Marines, and numbers which must make itself Imre and more felt with
20 other oflicers of various rechnenta will have the con- the duration of the war. But, notwithstanding present
trol of the different firing-points; DO sergeants, 50 victories, and an eventual superiority which can hardly lie
corporals, 1 buglera, 417 privates, with one boatswain's contested, the Servians may be able to maintain their
ioats and three sailors to look after the many flags which resistance for a period long enough to give new troubles
flutter over the camp in ail direction*, make up the to European diplomacy. Assuming the successes of the
score. Altogether the entire force under canvas during Turks to be complete, the tires which might elapse before
the IVimbledon Meeting of 1570 will probably be upwards they were able to march up the Valley of the Morava to
of 3,01111 strong. the Danube and the military possession of the conquered
The 11111/11 interest of the progranitne hitherto has Province might be enough to produce conflagration in
centered in the shooting at the 200 yards range for the Europe. The Nervier' assault on the Turkish power has
Queen's Prize, which, as everyone now knows is the failed, but the power to produce a political effect by the
prize of the meeting—the Blue Riband, in fact, of the spectacle of a war between the Crotos and the Crescent
rifleman's year. 'lke shooting this year in this competi- still remains.
tion halt, so far, been certainly above that of last year.
In th e Ist staged 21/0 yards *even shots, Captain Lloyd'
Jones, Ist A. B. Dorset, made :14 and in the Daily
Telegraeli prize he was a winner of £3.
Certain Volunteers at Wimbledon are reported to have
so far forgotten that they were in a camp, and under strict
military discipline, as to have appeared in the lines in
wide-awake hats and tweed jackets. These articles of
apparel are neat and comfortable, hut when worn in con-
junction with uniform are totally subversive of the notion
that the wearer is a soldier. The illusion is completely
destroyed; and unless our citizen riflemen succeed in
impressing themselves with the idea that they are genuine
iiiihjdsicv,, and not a holiday article they can never attain
the high standard they should aim at. A man may fairly
enough be proud at the thought that he is one of his
country's defenders, a patriot, and a crack shot but, if
he would avert an occasional
.giggle from the bystanders—
and that is fatal to dignity—he really must not put on a
Newmarket coat over his striped regimental trousers, or
sport a Panama hat over kilt and philibeg. But joking
apart, one can readily adniit that there is some excuse in
thia extremely hot weather for men, the daily avocations
of many of whom must be sedentary, using the lightest
garments they can find. and employing every means to
shade themselves from the sun's glare. For instance, two
men were knoaked over with coop (le tioki! Friday, and
the chances are that they were in correct unforna. It is a
question for the authorities if severity in sumptuary
matters might not lie relaxed to the extant that the men
may wear some .protection to their heads. The sollah
tope., or the shako with paggaree, might be adopted with
profit, at Wimbledon, and would not shock the nervus of
any martinet, for it is really a inertial head-gear.

MoyE "MYSTERIES OF LONDON.'

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An incident of considerable gravity has recently
occurred in London. which has hitherto been kept con-
cealed,but which in the interests not less of the victim than
of the public, who have a right to look for a certain
amount of security in the streets. should no longer be
kept from publicity. Mr. Bateson, the younger brother
of Sir Thomas Bateson —hinuelf amass popular with all
who know him, and one who would not he likely to have
made an enemy in his life—was walking through J erniyn-
street about lo o'clock on the evening of Friday, the 30th
of June. Suddenly, and without his having hail the
slightest warning, sonic person came behind him and
dealt him with some instrutuent a fearful blow, which
felled him senseless to the ground. Ho was taken into
Cox's Hotel. It was discovered that the upper part of
his jaw or ch-ek bone was absolutely shattered, and the
unfortunate gentleman still lies in • dangerous state-
The remarkable point of the case is that no reason what-
ever can be discovered for this outrage. Mr. Masson
himself remembers nothing more than the blow,
and on coming to himself he found all his money safe so
far as he remembers to have had it upon him. The
police, having been informed of the affair, have up to this
time absolutely failed to obtain any information with
regard to it; and this being so, it only remains to see
whether the publication of this account tuay hot lead to
the discovery of the assailant guilty of this most
cowardly outrage.

AN HUSH JUKE.

As a train was passing through the open country near
Kellswater, in the north of Ireland, some of the passen-
gers saw a man running across a field by the aide of the
lire. Presently he halted, presented his piece, and tired,
when down fell another man standing at a few yards
distance. No sooner wax this poor creature prune on the
ground than the miscreant with the gun proceeded to
to belabour his head and shoulders with its stork, by way
it was supposed, of finishing his murderous work. The
I.:mem:cr. in the train were, of course, greatly pained at
being compelled to witness such a COl4l-1.11.11Cd assassina-
tion without the pos.sibility of interference. As soon fel
they reached the next station a baly of thew rushwl to
the telegraph wires, and in a few minutes the police
authorit 11,1 were set on the track of the supposed murderer.
treat was the alarm of the entire district, awl especially
at Itelftust, owing to the fatal oreurreum having happened
on the eve ..f the momentous P2th of July. For all that
People could tell, th • tragedy might 'wove the beginning
of wholesale slaughter. 'life police, therefore, lost not a
•nt in setting inquiry on foot, and a whole regiment
of insportors and sub-inspectors hurried to Kelbiwater,
intent on apprehending the suppeml murderer. All in
vain the commendable display of enertot. Ile never would
he apprehend."' mu thi: world for one very good reason.
The whole affair was a hoax from beginning to end, the
assassin and his victim being leagued together to frighten
the public. Are there any home ponds, we wonder in the
vicinity of KelLswater :