The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-20 00:00:00

SHOCKING BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE
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TWO BOYS DROWNED.

On Monday, two boys, angagei—ea—wegor. Nears
in the General Post-Office, Lindon, were boating on
the 'Peewee, when through *rine unaccountable cir-
cumstances the boat risme violently athwart the abut-
moot of a bridge, the consequence being that both
the unfortunate boys were Precipitated into the water.
At this moment • young man who was working at •
wiedlass on the wharf not far off perceived the
accident, end, without waiting to divert himself of his
apparel, jumped in and swain towards the spot. One
ot them named Mannar was seen to ries to the surface
twice, but another, FuLeber, according to the stiam.
manta of iictftitor., appeared to disappear beneath
the boat. Itnv were put off to the assistance of the
drowning persona, but, unfortunately, the youths bad
sunk Delors help could be rendered to them. Several
of the Thames police afterwards threw out the drags,
and in lose than half an hoar the body of Thomas
Maurer was picked up. Up to • lets hoar the same
night the Thomas; police were searching for the other
body.

THE CRICKET .SEASON.

The victory of Ye kahlre over Suseet st Brighton on
Saturday having brought the county matches of the
season to an end, the results of the 51 engagement, in
which the nine first-class counties took part are
interesting. In the accompanying table the owinties
are plaoedln order of merit
Match.. Highest Lowest
played. Won. Lost Drawn. .1.2 r. Ding.
Lancashire... 13 10 0 3
Yorkshire ... 16 10 3 3 388 9i
Gloucester... 10 4 2 4 483 43
Nottingham 12 4 4 4 377 36
Middlesex... 9 3 3 3 259 77
Surrey ... 14 4 9 1 310 36
Kent ... ... 10 3 7 0 360 38
Derbyshire 8 2 6 1 1210 48
Sussex ... 10 1 8 1 300 56
Lancashire is the champion county for the year;
but Yorkshire, playing every first-clan eleven, and
only losing three out of sixteen engagements, comas •
good wound. An individual innings of- 100 and
upwards was scored three times for Lancashire and for
Yorkshire, Mr. Horuby making 188, 145, and 102 for
the former, and Ulyett 112, Lockwood W 9, and Bates
108 for the latter. The other three-figure innings were
Mr. W. G. Grace's 182, Mr. W. W. Heade'. 100, Mr.
L. C. Docker's 107, Mr. B. F. B. Tylecote's 104, and
Mr. R. F. lillis's 103. Some excellent cricket was
shown by several counties which do not hold • .
position. Somlmprovedersetehire and Norfolk have Improved
considerably, while Hampshire, Beds, Reds, Suffolk,
Lincolnshire, Northamptonahire, and others have some-
times played well and sometimes indifferently. Taken
altogether, county cricket during the past $4418011 has
been exceptionally good.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A SOLICITOR.
Mr. Henry Charles Trencitard, an old and highly.
respected solicitor of Taunton, died suddenly in • field
whilst out partridge shooting at Garland, near this
town, on Tuesday. One of him sons war with him, but
was some little distance from his father at the time of
the occurrence. On going back to look for his father,
he discovered him user a hedge quite dead. The
precise cause of death is not stated, but it is suggested
that it was a spasm of the heart. The deceased was
about 71 years of age, and was the oldest solicitor with
the exception of Mr. W. P. Pinchard, in predicts in
Taunton; he would have been in practice about 50
years in November next, having been admitted a
solicitor in Michaelmaa term (November), 1831. The
deceased held several public appointments, being clerk
to the Taunton Board of Guardians. the Highway
Board, and the Rural Sanitary Authority, and
Registrar of Births and Deaths. He was also the
principal legal agent for the Conservative party for
the borough, and also for this particular part of the
Western Division of the county. He was also solicitor
to the Licensed Vktuallers' Aiwociation for this
district, and also one of the solicitors to one of the
local Building Societies. The melancholy event has
caused quite a gloom in the town. Mrs. Trenchard
was in Bath at the time of the occurrence.