The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-11-20 00:00:00

BEA If INEITEL

FATAL ACCIDMIT. —An inmate of the Boainineter
union, named John Syme, aged 76, fell down Main
on Monday week, and freotured his AWL He
!Mimed until Ni. following Friday, when he died.

CHARDSTOCK.

A CHILD Boast TO DEATH. —The wife of John
Hoddard, of Ford Water, Chardstook, got up early
on Friday morning last, leaving her eon, aged three
years, in bed. Some time after, she beard the ones
of the child, and on going to see what Was the
matter, she found the poor child'. night-drme is a
Mese. It appears that, bon of matches was left ow
a table near the bed, and no doubt the child got
'bold of and struck • match, which est lire to the
night-dr.,,, The poor child died the ems atter-
aeon frees the eilmole of the barna.

erntral Nemo.

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Till Mayor of Cameroon, Mr. I.learelyn Turner, ham
been re-eleoted for the eighth mooessire year.

IT is satisfactory to learn that no fresh asses of yellow
fever have oecurred on board the stJenalr ktreto, ia
Southampton Water.

Alf American paper states that George Francit Train
will bold an important office in the Fenian Government
'bleat will rule Ireland under Mr. Stephens."
A Mitt RaWtrao. of P , has had her life pet
in peril by accidentally swallowing eeventven pin.. A
neighbour resorted to themetho I of persirtently slapping
the patient'. back. In the coarse IA • couple of hums
fourteen pins were slapped op and three down, and
beyond the pain and irritation °, the throat no harm has
been done.

Duni FROM A Po.—On Tuesday afternoon Mr.
Jewiwm held an inqueot at Wood!, sferd, on LIVe bo IT
of Edith Britton, a flue child about a year old. It
appeared from tho evidenee of Dr. Nowell—who pro'
dueed the larynx and trachea of the deceased—that a
white pea had bettoute impolited in the larynx, and thus
sensed the death of the child by suffocation. A verdict
to that effect was returned.

Ax Altus's° leen:mile took place a few days ago
11114 f Bach. The river Avon, where It passes through
the property of one of the leading landowners, is strictly
preserved. The other day the keeper on an estate came
upon a gentleman who was Asking in the forbidden
waters. 'Peck up your traps and be gone." the
keeper. " Do you know who I am?" salt the gentleman.
"Yes, you are the Mayor of Bath," replied the Ant,
adding. with the utmost seriousness, "and if you don't
make off this minute I will bring you up More yourself
toonorrow." It need not be added that big worship
beat a retreat rather than tam his own dmigiaterial
wrat.b.—lVergera Morning News.

RIMANTIC SUICIDI AT BIM NOFIAII.—A young Mtn
namrd Alfred Edward Owyther, • "atter." 18 years of
age, foe • year had been apprehensive of • disappoint.
meet in • tender attachment he firmed two or three
vain ago. On Monday an adverse deciainn was 00111,
munioated to him by the young lady herself. Returned
very pale, abed tears, and trembled earl was very much
ezeited. On the following Icy, being still much excited,
be rushed out of the house, escaped from his mother,
who followed him, and in • neighboorilig lane he abet
himself with a pistol. An inquest bag been held. and
the jury gave a verdict of Buicide and Temporary
Insanity.
We understand that her Majeity'a Government have
decided on withdrawing the representalve of this
country from the Court of &non, at ease. The treaty
of peace between Prussia and Saxony, by which the
ruler of the latter state bound hitnalf to accept the
foreign policy and Jiploinatic action of the Coast of
Berlin as his own, renJering the future maintenance of
liplomatin relations with the Court of Dreaden on-
neeesearv. Practically the.. bad already erased, as the
4inon Minister accredited to the Government of this
country, on quitting England on leave some time ago,
placed the management of affairs in the hands of Count
Benntorff, the Prussian UM beamador.—Herald.

I AN "INTEDIMENT" TO • MARRIAOL —On Wednesday
morning, as the marriage service was being performed
at Trinity Church, Bristol, by the Rev. J. Thompson.•
brother of the would-be bnde forbade the marriage.
After • conversation with the officiating clergymen,
that gentleman informed the unhappy pair that he could
not proceed wieh the Nervier, and the p.rtive left the
°Mirth, not without • struule on the part of the fair
one, her brother dragging her by the band to the
carriage, into which he lifted her, he taking the place
of the intonded husband, the opposite seat being
°copied by the bridesmaid and bent man. The carriage
then drove off in one direction •hilst the diesppointed
bridegroom walked away in another.

Tus Arroaszir-Gissust, Sir John Rolt, was re.
elected for West Gloucestershire, on Thursday, without
opposition. The learned gentleman was nominated by
Sir Geo. Jenkinaon, emionded by Mr. Brickda,e. Sir
John Bolt, in returning thanks, criticised the cooluct of
the late Government in the course they pursued with
regard to the Reform BilL The introduction of the
Franchise Bill alone be regarded as • pieoe of craft that
WY intended to catch votes, as the Government thought
the members for existing boroughs would bo induced to
support the measure if they bad reason to hope that
their particular boroughs would not be disfranchised.
Sir John Bolt declined to pledge the Government of
which be was • member to any Reform Bill, but be
considered it was impossible to have • Government
better able to discharge its dutica and to satisfy the
requirements of the day

KILLED THROUGH BEATING • Hong WITH • GUN
—Ain Ingue4 wu held at Avrkley, near Doncaster, on
Wednesday, on the body of John Westnedie, aged 18
year., erhn met injuries which resulted in Llarteath from
beating a boric
.with • loaded gnat. The deceased had a

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losiderrgun in his possession a day or two saw, and was
close to Haropslo Wood, when he noticed • fellow
servant ploughing in a field. He went and appears to
have insisted to attach a third hone to the plough. To
start it he struck it with the stock end of the gun, and
in doing so the gun went off. and the oontenta struck
his right arm, shattered it very mach, and at the same
rime set fire to his clothes. Firth, the *invest who was
oloughine, at once removed him to the house of his
master, Yr. Mel...rood, of Hasopole, and subsequently
hs was removed to him father's house at Awkley, where
he died. The jory returned • verdict that the deceased
met with his death from injuries caused by • gunshot
wound.
PoPIILAII AMOSIMENTS LCD THR LORD'S DT.—On
Friday the Bishop of Itioheater presided at • conference
of the clergy and laity of the diocesse is Rochester
Cathedral. The questions of private charity and the
Poor-law Board, popular amusements. at the due
observance of tie Lord's Day, were discussed at on
siderable length. On the subject of Sunday relaxation,
Archdeacon Grant censored the attempts made to keep
that day Whir:ally, and at the same time deprecated the
danger r. suiting from attempting to separate the idea
of religion from enjoyment. He therefore advocated
social intensely*, on Sundays, and also spoke in favour
of opening reading rooms and libraries on &today,
when public religious meetings might also be held and
public music ors:plied. the latter being "sacred." The
remarks of the archdeacon were frequently loudly
applauded, and not • le* of the subsequent speakers
expressed similar views.
Sear°, TO SIR JOHN FRANELTN.—A monument to
Sir John Franklin, the money for hit+ was voted by
Parliament, was unveiled In Waterloo-place, Pall-mall
on Thursday, by Sir John Parkin/ton First lord of the
Admiralty. The statue, which is, po;bana, Mr. Noble's
most successful among many highly satisfactory works,
is eight feet four Inches in height, and the figure is
represented in the uniform of • commander in the navy,
with an °vermin of fur. In the right hand are • tale•
mope, a chart, and compasses. The statue, which is of
brooms, Mends on • pedestal of Aberdeen granites
polished, and decorated with a bronze sable, oak lestree,
end acorns. On each side of the pedestal is • panel,
That on the front. • very fine bas-relief, representa th.
funeral of Franklin. The grouping here Is excellent,
and the details are fell of power and delicacy. On the
back is an einhomed chart of the Arctic regions, and on the
sides are inscribed the names of the strews of the F.rebne
and Terror. The work altogether is one which reflects
much credit on the sculptor; and we congratulate the
nation on its possession of such a memorial of such a
hero, whose name, however, is his greatest monumen.,
STROM IT A PALLING STAR. The Morning
Advertiser reports that one of the falling stars the other
night struck • waiter named Pike at Tompeon's eoffee
house, In Shoe-lane. London like came to the editor of
the A4certifirr and said that, while standing in the
middle of the street, between Shoe-lane and Salisbury-
court, with no one near him, and gaging upwards, he
became aware of a horning sensation in the neck, upon
which be tore M his neckcloth, and the neat moment
the burning substance passed down his left breast, scorn-
ins the shirt in its bourse, and Inflicting three email but
severe burns on the flesh with one larr wooed. These
burns (says the editor) we saw, but being of • mintiest
and matter-offset turn, we suggested • fusee or Inciter;
this, however, we, earnestly negatived, and we felt our-
selves unduly Incredulous upon further examination, as
no euhega..e whatever could be found in the young
man's clothing, and he was trirtainly by no means likely
to Inflict such an Injury on himself for the purpose of a
mere sensation. A medical man who saw him on 'Thurs-
day thinks it a Kalil by food metal or sulphur, and the
young man was deridedly in a state of considerable
suffering twenty-four hours from the accident,
Tnt report of the Recruiting emnmiesion Denning
some important snug istions, which if carried out will
undoubtedly make the arrn• more attractive than it it is
at ores:soh It is recommended that the Arst period of
enlistment should be for twelve years. 111 isnot deemed
necessary to raise the rata nf bonoty or nay, but the
earning, of the soldier are to he indirectly increased, by
eappleing him with various necessaries which he has
now to provide at his own east, be resdneing vations
barrack charges, Increasing the ninon of moat, making
good conduct pay attainable • year earlier than at prevent
the first penny in two year*, the second penny in
oven years, and so on. As an inducement to the men
to re-enlist for the aessond period of nine years. these
who do an are to roof., an extra 3d. • day, and to be
relieved from a portion of the drill. A full pension of
ER, with the extra 21- s.nd whatever amount of good
eneduel pay may have been asonired. I' to be given only
to soldiers who have completed the twenty-one ran
novice. The Castanet son hold that the present
strength of the army is barely imilleient even in Brae of
peace; and ressomenend the increase of the enrnlled
pensioner fora, by the addition on certain conditions of
all men whodeoline to renew their eggs/entente after their
first period of service, as well as of all men, with conic
exeeptions, who purchase their discharge, Th. Ti,,
says there appears to be no doubt of the intention of the
Government to follow up the recommendations of the
Royal Commissioners upon tin recruiting of the army.
Tjus WHICH 07 THIII inquest bag been
had 0. the bodies which have been recovered of those
. •-ho were drowned in the wren of the Ceres
"Meld personsjury hin-st pronnooonbuie
ottten w at,4
deathstob.whaveinbetz
tooidontol. and this: the captain said he could not
captain. In his 'videos* • ,tg its course. The bodies
amount for the vessel lean. They were ranged in
were lying on the sandy beach. 'sae of them only
four rows, lying on their backs, 11, .11 with updr
partially and others entirely dreseed, but I Some
feateree more or lam swollen and disooloures,. with
had their months and eyes open and partially Chia '
sand, and their hair intermingled with seaweed. Th
wa
were twenty two men, ten females and four children.
Several of the women wore the dress of ladles; several
of the men were soldiers in the Roan Artillery, The
Tenet te so close to the shore that at low water ooe can
go on board without wetting hie feet. hut it is divided
almost completely into three parts. The oorreepondent
of the /risk Times vouches for • very strange and
almost incredible incident, "On Sunday, sin , "ha
aye, "full 18 hours after the Ceres struck, a soldier
walked out of her, seemingly hall stupilled, and made
the quaint inquiry of the people on shore, "What I.
the stotter?" The place where the dreadful catastrophe
weaned -Carnsore Point—is about eleven mil. from
the town of Wexford, and is ene of the runei d
asgerosis
coeds in Ireland for vegans plying to sod from Wand,
sonsisting of rooks and onndboaks altornmoiy for mike,
running aro* north and torah.