The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-05 00:00:00

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Y tovit..—lnalitutiox. —A lecture was delivered
at the lustituti 111 l by Mr. Phillips, ou the Aurora
Borealis, on Thursday evening. The attendance
was pretty fair, and the lecture gave satisfaction.
IN(11:1•717.—An inquuot sas held on the body of
the unfortunatx man Ilarecock. on Saturday, before
D. H. Ashford, Esq. It will be reineinhere de-
ceased was so much injured in rendering assistance
the evening Messrs. Pilt..m and Rakes factory was
destro3od, that his life was then despaired of. He
was removed to the workhouse, where he expired
two or three days after the accident. At the in.
quest, the jury returned • verdict of " Accidental
death."

WINCANTON —Sudden Death. —A practical de-
monstratiou of the uncertainty of life occurred at
Charlton Sluagrove on l'hursday Last. A labourer,
flawed thsorge Stacey. dropped mid expired sod.
denly whilst at work, between eight and nine
o'clock on tho morning in question. Deceased was
b 2 yuirs of age, and had worked for the nine (airily
at Charlton Nltisgroye for nearly 70 years. lie
was much respected as an honest and straightfor-
ward man.

WINVANTUN, CAME Ca KY, .01D BRUTON
RIMEL—The men of this corps are steadily pro-
gressing with their drill, and we bear are deter-
mined are long to have a luau band. Some of the
more sanguine gentlemen beliniging to this illtach•
nient of Her Majesty's army have expressed a be-
lief that by exerting a little patience they will be
saved the trouble and expense 01 raising a band, for
that the limbs*, with their known generosity, will
see that this addition be made to the corps.
11.01ILSTInt.- - The bite Suicide. --An inquest was
held on the 25th ult., on the body 1.1 Mr. Brake.
who s-am found drowned in the river, near Liming-
ton Church, • notice of which event appeared in our
columns last week. It appeared from the evidence
that the unfortunate man had been in a low and
desponding state for a long time, and bad been fre-
quently confined in the Wells Lunatic Asylum. The
jury returned an open verdict of" Found drowned."
Latin rotir.—it hiia been decided to hold the
second meeting of the Langport Horticultural
Society in the forthcoming month of August. The
preliminary arrangements, thus early, are being
made, and we are informed that in addition to the
usual attracti of fruits, dowera, and a first class
band, archery will form a prominent feature in the
amusements of the day.
WELL. -Rifle Corp*. Inqedion by Major
Hume. —The 111th Somerset assembled on Monday
and after undergoing some preliminary drill in the
Market-place, marched to the Bishop's Park, where
they were put through the manual and platinin ex-
ercises and light infantry drill, de., under the coin-
wand if Maj r Hume, who, at the close of the drill,
bristly alluded to the existence of talking in the
ranks, which he said he found still existed in the
ranks, and unless discontinued it was impossible ever
to make grr.l soldiers.
Monr• 1.1 ry • moNtorr TUN LAY Vic •KM Or
Webby. --Canon Brominck, in his sermon at the
Cathedra i.ll Sunday morning last. made reference
to the sudden and unexpected death of the recently
appointed lay vicar, Mr. Richards. He said for
upwards of 28 Yuma Previous not one of them had
died, and now within the last three months three
(teeing bad ..veeretel. It must 1* a sudden shock to
threw, around him. The object of the rev, gentle-
man's rem irk warns healthy, hale looking man, only
twenty-five years of age, and had only been about
six weeks • resident in the town.
ennui( Holtz MiseioNs.—The fifth of these
succial services was delivered at St. Cuthbert's
Church, on Wednesd.iy evening, by the Rev. J.
Penn, M.A., vicar of Hereford.

linnieren. —The excitement consegnent on the
late serious charge against the Rev. A. H. P. Trew-
'auto remains unabated. During the last week a
meeting of the Bi+hop of the Diocese with some .4
the neighbouring clergy and gentry took place at
Taunton, which, we understand, resulted in the
Bishop issuing a mandate to the vicar, desiring him
to provide a clergyman to preach for him until after
the Lent Assizes. when he is to prefer an action
against Ms accuser, and publicly prove the truth or
falsity of this most disgusting charge. We hear that
the viear, with his wife and family, are about to
leave this town for a time.