The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-08-03 00:00:00

THE (XONTEST AT LIVERPOOL
Yielding to pressure, Mr. Plimsoll hag coniented
contest Liverpool in the Liberal intend.

UNFOUNDED RUMOUR.
Some of the Bristol papers havci killeil
estimable gentleman, C4lonel Alex lnder Ail
horse they state stumbled in a rabLit•hule he vai
reviewing the Militia, occasionin2 jlj frm wudl
be died. Colonel Adair is nut only a metni*r
of the oldest Somerset families, but he ;4,910147
known as the late Provincial Grand Alasttr SA,.
Net, in which capacity he made troitis of warm fritsds
by his affability and his zsal in masonic wurk.

It will be a ?Clef to hundred. to find that the t.p,rt
of his death is entirely unfounded; that be ha. at
met with any accident at all; and that the ,dEterwt,
did meet with an accident, Colonel Bo:dero, id,
bone broken, although he wa. considerably .bake, ty
a fall from his horse. He went home on Friday, ag
wee then pronounced to be on the right r..a IV. cc:
valescence. Britt 4 Net(l.l I. getting into a bye•eutt
to the Preen, but thil latest example of authenticityo
the moat grotesque of all the heal liner's effort&

ALARMING ILLNESS OF MR. GLAD,TONI,
On Friday evening. after leaving the ILnie
Commons and proceeding to Downing.street t• disk
Mr. Gladstane complained of feeling chilly, and rim
once advised to seek repose. On Saturday rininingie
wee Worse, and conwquently was unalds toittnida
Cabinet CounciL In the afternoon the family phy..itia
was sent for, and he deemed it requi•itt t Teta tip vitk
the Premier the whole of Saturday night. At half.i,4
eight o'clock on Suud ty morning the following lakki
was issued . . . .

Nyr. thadatone hack g got chill-al when exhaostol,
Li suffering from tome congestion of the hate ei tee
Lift lung. with fever. The fever, however, es
abated daring the night, and the locil eytitaAoras sze
n t increased.
(Signed) " ANDREW t7tAtiL"
The medical attendant visited hi.: riot is tea
deem ,on, and at ten minutes to four o vlock halt' a
second bulletin al I Sows :
The fever is subtidiu-, the lung sytonten., ir.e-a
worse, and on the whvle Mr. Ghalstone is better Lk%
the morning."
At half-past eight n'cl..ck, on Sunday ecceicaa.
Clarke again visited Mr. Gladstone, his report ink;
as follows :

" Mr. Gladstone Le not quite Co well tLi4 eresig
the fever having returned. ' Abut eight e'cl ick
telegraphic message from the Queen wee received is
Downing.street. inquiring a. t.i the c n
Premier's health. A reply wan immedi4t4
giving Dr. Clarke' bulletin.
Mrs. ; lailetotic an I her de tighter are in attetdeta
on the right hon. geutlentan.
LONDON, Monday, IX
Up to one o'cfwk this mornitiv Mr. lilliietnes
condition n.maii.eil unchanged, the fever eh svmlitv
not having aba•ed. At the Reform whtte ts
new., of the rwrfius character of the riglit h .n.
lllStiel illness; was only received at is late II 7, mg.;
hon. members celled to obtain the lett,: id amen t
as to his condition. . _

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Losoos, Mndfty. 2 2) a 3..
Dr. Clarks has been egsin se•.t foe, an I 1.
attendanct on Mr. Glooist. ne, aud is t remain s:
Dowuiug-street during the night.
1.1.10 ca.

Dr. Clark called a: Mr. Gla thi,m rr.•
ing, and afterwards i4sne.l the followin4
Angust 2, 8 am—Mr. Gladstone is rather Sitar
this morning, but thef er cmtinues.—Ar,!rea
Lora GrAnyille, ihafteshoty, and L..rd
G >seer sent this inornitN to make eulinir les. ao I 1:e
Majeity liar again sent asking for th- latest Wotan.
tion. Dr. Clark still continues with M.Glaht,sr.