The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-12 00:00:00

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W IM BORNE. —We are 'sorry to record the sudden
death of Mr. Matthew Pothecary, late of Cranborne,
who, while acting for his brother at the real stores
at Wimborne,was seised with paralysis, and ins few
hours expired.
A MELANCHOLY AIVAHL—On Friday night the
quell town of Wimborne was thrown into a state of
great excitement in consequence of a report that
Mrs. Hopkins, the wife of a highly respectable and
greatly respected tradesman in the town, had mani-
fested unmistakable symptoms of • species of in.
It appears that Mrs. Hopkins, from some
cause or other, had been in bed all day, and that
when her servantmaid went into her room about
8 o'clock in the evening, her mistress threw up the
chamber window and attempted to make her exit in
her night dram The servant caught hold other
garments just as she had made the leap, and was
fortunately able to hold her suspended in the air
almost in a state of nudity, calling lustily for
assistance. The shops had just been closed, and
there was a large number of persons in the street,
who, hearing eriee of distress, hastened to the spot,
and assured her that they would secure her filen
harm. "Come down, MBIMS, we'll catch 'se" was
often repeated. but et Doswell ; the earviess was esse
anxious for the preservation of her inietrese's PA to
let go her hold. At length Mr. Upshall, of the New
fetched a ladder, and after one of the most
exciting scenes of screams and fright on the one
hand, and laughter on the other, safely deposited the
lady on terra firma.
On Tawdry, the claims of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, were
meet ably advocated at a public meeting held in this
town, by the Ve7 Rev. Dr. Newton, late Dean of
Capetown, South Africa, and the Rev. H. C. Hex.
table. There was a large audience, including the
principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood.
At the clam the sum of £6 9a. was collected. On
the previous Sunday the annual sermons were
preached in the Minster by Dr. Newman, to large
and attentive congregations, when the sum of £9 se.
was gathered. making a total loUlss, lis. added to
the society's funds.
COUNTY POLICE, Nov. B.—(Before J. T. Basked,
and Willett L. Ayde, CHARON OP
HIGHWAY ROBBIRT. —James Coraish, • labourer.
living at Heynston, was charged with assaulting John
Crean, at Bhapcott, and cutting out his trousers
pocket, containing a purse and two sovereign*. Prose-
cutor keeps • small shop at Spardisbury, and also works
for farmers in the neighbourhood. It appeared that
prosecutor had been drinking with his 'brother to a
late hour, and on coming out of the public-house loss
his way. Prisoner had been in the Anchor public.
house with him.—P. C. Hawker in a singular way BM.
ueeted the prisoner with the robbery. It appeared he
overtook him on the morning in question, found him
lying down by the roadside apparently the worse for
drink' and on raising him up prosecutor's pol•ket and 1
knife foil from him, which be took charge of. Upon
looking for prosecutor, whom he also met in the
road, he found him very drunk, and task him to his 1
(the policeman's) house ; but on coming to his senses, I
found be had been robbed, and identified the pocket and I
knife. The evidenee not being complete, prisoner was
remanded till Tuesday next. Prisoner was formerly in
the Coldstream Guards.--JoArt Wass, of Gosport, a
tramp, aged 33, was sentenced to 14 days' hare
labour for refusing to pick 311,5. of oakum for hid
night's food and lodging at the Union, on complaint of
the master. 11r, Clarke.

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SHAFTESBURY.—Tmirmtaucs SOCIETT.—A
very interesting lecture in connection with the
Temperance Society of this plane was delivered on
Wednesday, by Mr. T. Turner, agent of the West
of England Temperance Society. There was a fair
attendance, and the remarks of the speaker were
listened to with evident intermit.

Tows C,outtomess.—The retiring members of
the council—T. E. Wells, Esq., W. $' annen, Req.,
and Messrs. J. Mansfield and Watts—were on the
let Mat re-elected without opposition.
YEOVIL—Bum:am ACCIDIXT. —A shocking
accident, which terminated fatally the following day,
happened on Wednesday afternoon to • child one
year and seven months old, son of Mr. Robert
Jennings, blacksmith. It appears that the unfortu-
nate child was left by itself in a room where there
was a fire, and on the hob a kettle of boiling water.
By some means it reached the kettle and drank some
of it, scalding Reel( in a frightful manner. Every
attention was rendered the sufferer by Mr. Aldridge,
who was present when it breathed its last.—Au
inquest was held on Thursday, when the jury returned
a verdict of" Accidental Death." .

Er.scrios or Mason.—While our metropolitan
friends rejoiced at their re-election of the Lord
Mayor 'Cubist," the inhabitants of Yeovil have
not been unmindful of their interests, by placing
their much respected townsman, W. Bide, Esq.,
again in the civic chair, which he has so ably filled
for the last two years. This re-election we consider
one of the highest compliments that can be possibly
conferred upon a single individual. It is a circum-
stance that will be recorded in after years, that on
the day His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at-
tained his majority, W. Bide, Esq., was most
unanimously called upon to serve for the third time
• post of honour. The bells of St. John's Church
rang forth some joyous peals during the day, and
Mislead of the 16th Somerset Volunteers enlivened
the town with playing a selection of popular musk.
Accuiscs.—On Saturday afternoon an accident
occurred in this town, which might have been seri-
ous but for timely aissistanoe. It appears that some
horses in • van belonging to the Bristol Railway
Company took fright at an agricultural implement
left in the road, in front of Messrs. Haarlem and
Gillet's shop, backing violently against a potato
'en. the property of Osman, of Merriot,
ana damaging it very much. It is to be hoped that
the Railway Company will compensate the owner.
We think it highly improper that implements should
be allowed tocsins obstruction, both. danger of life
and limb, in so public a thoroughfare.
COUNTY POLICY., FNlDAY.—netor• G. Harbin, CI.
Bullock, and H. B. Batten &gra— William Baker,
of Wed Coker, was brought up on a warrant by
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the Bench remarking it was a most filthy charge,
and if proved, be ought to be severely punished.
The boy, for ons so young, gave his evidenee in •
straightforward manner, and doubtless would
have established the guilt of the prisoner,
had not two witnesses for the defense, named
John Ellis and James Stanford been celled, who
materially altered the features of the apes, and the