The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-06 00:00:00

NORTH DURHAM.

The result of the election in North Durham was
declared on Saturday, the C unereative candi late, Sir
G. Elliot, being returned with a maj wit of 632 votes.
The number. were—Sir G. Elliott (C), 5,518 ; Mr.
Leing (L), 4,896. Thit is the lose of a seat to the
Liberal party. The result of the contest will no doubt
still further embolden the advocates of Protection, for
which Sir Gs age Elliot declared, though in guarie
Gums ; but the Conservative victory was largely due
to the Irish vote, which at Mr. Parnell's dieted in
was given against the Liberal candidate. The licensed
victua'lers, too, voted "solid" for Sir Gewge Elliot.
Warr 8011128 R.

On the assumption that Major Vaughan Lee will
retire from the representation of West liomerset at the
closs of the present Parliament, Mr. Thomas Buller.
of Wellinzton, hu issued an a !dress offering himself
as • candidate in the Liberal interest. It is under.
stood that Mr. o.l'. Dyke Aclsod, who was defeated
by a small msjority at the last elcti 41, will agein
corn.
forward ; and the name of Mr. Luttrell, of
Dunater Calle, is likewise mentioned. Mr. Buller, it
will be remembered, put himself forward for Chippen-
ham at the general election, but did not go to the
13011.

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MYSTERIOUS POISONING CASE AT TAUNTON.

EXHUMATION OF A BODY.
In the month of April last, Q iarteruthater7Sergeant
Aroory. of toe 13th SinnordotL..;lit lUI entry Mange, died
soddenly whier auspicious circuusstrnosa. An Inquest w.
held on the body, and the jay, all. beating evidence,
returaed a verdict to the edect that deceawd had died by
the visitatiou of llad. A I,stemorteux examination made
by toe erg mound surgeon subsequently dinclinni the fact
tact Arbery had d.ed from the effects of polsoithig by
arsenic. App.ication was at i.e.:o wade to toe Court of
Queen's Bauch to queen the former ioquest and to hold
another inquiry; but it was not until Inursday that the
neclasary tones which had to lie g ,ne through enabled the
Coroner (Mr. W. M. Munckton) to do do thin A writ of
maims inquirendidis oaring been *erred on the Coroner. •
jury ..11 Cal/494 together on Toursday to re-open (be
inquiry. Taey met at tlio County Folice•statoon, and, having
been sworn, the Coroner explained this& on the isth oh
April an inquest was held by huts, at tile Taunton
li...racka, on toe body of Henry Artery, quarteruisster•
sergeant in the S 'menet jury, alter hearing
the evil. took pert ent•y •ioulled thee tb, noCeaaan bedded
(rum natural cause., or, in toe oil term, " by the visitation
of God." ShorUy afterwards, as he was told. a post-
mortem exammatiou was made by (be surgeon woo
had atteoded struery, and be reported to the police
that he bad di.cuvere.l ...laic in the stomach, and that
that was toe relled of death. lid reported turtuer that
be had given toe coutouis or Vie stuniscu to the county
anaii at (Dr. Altor.O, who had male au analysis, and 40
hal reported that lot detected arsenic. It was thought
under these cocuiustancee that it would be deorable that
the crca suouid be I.ii before tee Hume Secretary, Sr
William Harcourt. That course was taken because, a.
they were aware. ILO Coroner had no power to re-opeo an
engin, y atter thu Goad lied [Alen ClOllO4l, aid alter toe
inundation ear tr_eu aegitod, without an inner from Cue
COlre 01 1./ revue !fetch queetoiug toe previous enquiry.
llitiwataali, altar ....me ca/tro•VAI4InUCc. tee Ait.rney-
tioneral nil eu appicatiou to the Queou'e &Ace for a
rile flee,, cA,l.ug uvoo the coroner to Caner why •
troth enquiry s..ouid not take place, and toe Solicitor tie
io Tro.ory app010.4.1 Messrs. l'incbard stud Sou, of
raouton, at his depary, ti go into tell mutter. Verlaine
lettels hai pasail reepectung the matter, but it sea not
uoul yesterday week tort lie received the order from the
Court of Beneh to re.opso the injury, although
toe rule airdullite wits deist the Ito to July. It would ue
necesaary before the tuquuy could be consweaced that the
body ebould be vie... 4 and they rent cooled together
that tuorinng for the pucpose. lie &Ovoid sotorwaros
adjourn the toq iiry until Filday, tile WU inst., worm
what Unlit evtilonne could hd uhtit tied would be received.
They wore Ater:, , LA ,t1..1/4—bzcau:e it hat WNW decided
by the Lord Curet Justice in Liao Bravo ca.—that no
fr.so inquiry coad ue male uul,li Were eat crier of the
Leidy.
T..e Jury, having been sworn, prosiest led to the cemetery,
where, to the mistral, toe coffin had been posced ho
reodame for them, hermit beou flauased Last Inkl(0114.
It wad thee opeued in Unix pricionce, and ai.clueed toe
corp.. in • very advanced state or decompostition, having
tkau to tag grave four mouths. Funnel evidence wer
given as to (tie Identity of the deceased, and the inquiry
was then adjourned. The case has usturaby credited
great eXcatillitunt 10 (00 welt, and various rumourk more
or le. extravagant, are afloat Toe cecensed was a years
of age, and war maco reeue.tel in toe regiment
VOL UXTE.did INSPNCTIONS.

We think tau tune itaa at loot so shred when it is nemtaary
that some (udder plaurapeekluit should be heard situ
regard to the manner in wnictu toe annual inspecuocus of
Volunteer [demeao ars carried out. it has tor paatry
years past been made very evtden. to tne officers ot
Volunteer corps generally, that the iuspecting
have been, we will Oct 111 Y partial, but we will substitute
for tam expressiAl LEW 01,4,14 LIIO easy. We hardly know
whether inspecting otlizers constskr that VotuatAers Are
unable In matiprehend iiia itotlre of their couspltmendary
speeches, but it is parfectly cer.atu mat aft r neartug the
reworks of fumy inspecting ohicsrs, ettmsnally In the
metropolitan districts, toe ufaj 'city of edunteer °dicers
feel as if they Mal lAfen uttirraolug a 0.1111•0 of sattricel
-chaff." TOO' UAW° Lie,,, LALI Ley ate st.•ly seen the,
know they are not TILL, dia a.. bum massed when IL
Ike ColllUlolidiug odic., and the field
nih•ers way 0410 ILI edo WEI us .411,1.0.,gi..us bluuders us Llicir
bandling of the tsattasi da,yst Mem tut.takes are passed over
Niihau!. Ciaintent. The 0010 aiu, iii t.ct, ci itispectiug
odic de wouo atspaar to Li to pat she Volunteer. Oa tI
•CC and to tell L4Olll Li 1.0 go 4 Loye all I go Along and
have their little emu- In tatir own way. In glint,
seed/ LO Drag teat Vidunt:Ord are not to be treated in
earl:Mak and taot tuurcture IL ii isandly neceesay li rhpAssr
their scams in serious elidelailL We hove expr,ssed
uoon us Mau on, OCe4lloll tile sinnul desire that
H.R.& toe Duke ot Ussubrdlgs would bu g vad enough I,
impect *muss of oir voistotser corpa in ',trent, and to
favour the comumadiug ofil ter, the held ottiefre, and the
allows and men generally eu .0 • low imp mudl observe-
twos couched in Goat Liao old Saxon t 'ague of which be is
110 admittedly • mast r, and which we do not think should
be tutmopolued by tee rrgular Waif. It la not too tonna
to eay that iii thil Windt ot the anolority of otlizers ot tee
volunteer force the annual rip No ore felt CI be little less
Lilac • mockery. 'rue most is. mitest error. are either not
seen or elle iguerat ; an I to, wool pelptblo mistakes both
in oftifers Atol wen Ate glossed over with a smile.—
Volunteer Seroi.x: Review.