The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-14 00:00:00

MI iltshire.

A Si of the Biahop of-Baliabury has consented to
contest Newark In the Liberal Interest, If Invited.
THI AILLIMNIIII states that the tomb of Thomu
Moore, who died in 1852, and was interred In the
churchyard of Brotohaso, is in every bad condition.
Sir T. Bataan, Bart., has eurowed his willingness to
stand for the iringlesest for Devises al the disposal of the
electors. He will aid in reforming soy existing abuse
in the Irish Church, but will maintaic inviaate the
connexion between Chineh sod State in England and
Ireland.

ErivATioir To ?HZ PUZAG/L—There is a rumour to
the effect that Ur. Richard Long is to be raised to the
peerage under the title of Lord WraxhalL Mr.
Long's claim to this high honour is that he and his
father before film have represented the northern
division of Wiltshire for 33 Years In the House of
Common..

Titn SCALP= TO DiAlll.—A few niondnp
mince, at Coombe ibeett, 'child, apd 15 months, named
Macklin, was 'Wing in his grandmother's lap at break-
fast time, when he resealed out his bead and upset •
teapot full of hot tea over his obit. He was taken to
the Salisbury Infirmary, where his Injuries were at-
tended to. On the following afternoon the child died
In convulsions, brought on by the shock.
REFROMITATION OF BALISSOZT.—Nr. U. H.
Marsh sod Mr. B. T. W. Hamilton will offer them-
selves for re-election in the Liberal interest We
onderrtend that a requition is in course of signature
to Mr. Joseph Goff, ' jun. of Hale House, inviting that
gentleman to become a candidate for the city in the
Conservative interest
DIATH OF A Taavuitin Tutegn.—An inquest WM
held before Mr. 8., U. Wilson, at Dilators, on Tuesday,
on the body of Henry Coeur, a travelling Hilmar', aged
of blood. On Pride , when et Tisbury, be became
411years.nine mTohnthe,e derirdat ttidinesbe:liint ill-health
d iers quantitiesfor
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worse, and on y Mr. Zinnian, surgeon of that
place, saw him and directed him to be taken to the
Salisbury Infirmary. He being unable to obtain •
recommendation however did not go, On Sunday he
reached Dinton, where be died in great pain about 9
o'clock in the evening. Verdict, , • Died by the
visitation of God, from dimes of the Imp.'
FATAL 000011MICIL- An inreet was held before
N. M. M. Wawa, 64 *be • 1.16.m..7, en
Tuesday last, oath. body of William Nashua, aged
51 years, • labourer of Compton Chemberlayne. It
appeared from the evidence that on the 30th of May last
the demised wu engaged with some other au in •
mad belonging to Mr. renruddooke, and it being their
fint day's mowing they had a little extra beer. In the
ermine the deceased, in sport, knocked down one of the
other men, who on getting up closed with him and they
both fell backwards, the deceased striking his head
against some hard substance and causing it to bleed
profusely. He wan conveyed home, and Mr. Clay,
surgeon, of Fount, attended him until the Ilth June.
He then entered the Infirmary, and remained there
until his death, which took place on Monday last. There
we. no illfeeling *ibis* between the deceased and the
other man, and the former admitted that the accident
was entirely his own fault Mr. F. F. Les, bobs
surgeon at the Infirmary, examined the head, and found
the bone exposed and booming deed, but the skull was
not (mature& He was of opinion that death resulted
from the injury to the bone, frequent lose of blood, and
dengue of the kidneys. Verdict, " Aeuidental death."
CAYOU Or AN INSIMDED 811L/IPM.—On Monday
night, about nine o'clock, • man who gave his names.
Thomas Johnson, was captured at Westbury under
somewhat remarkable circumstances. He was respect-
ably dressed, and wore • lugs and fiaahy ring. His
practice seems to have been to go from house to house
representing himself ass Government official, who wee
employed in on/luting statistics for the new Highway
Bill He carried a bundle of apparently official papers
in his hand, and repeatedly pretended to make entries
on them. On entering • house he enquired how many
bedrooms and other apartments there were, and he
sometimes measured the rooms with a two-foot rule
which be carried. He represented that the taxes under
the new Act for which he was gathering the Informs.
lion would be much lighter than they were at Meant. and be occasionally hinted that he had power te show
favour to parties, although he continually repeated the
observation, '1 must)do my duty, you know, to the
I Government" He sometimes endeavoured to engratiate
himself with the persons on whom he called by hinting
that such and =eh a place should not be entered as •
room, and by yielding in point of measurement when
azilispute arose. By and by., however, Inspector
with him. He re
came across him, and entered into conversation
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