The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-12 00:00:00

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PRIDISIITATIOS.-110W frequently IS has been
asked _.• What ia hlidcne Class Examination, lu
laol4 the ancient University of Oxford passed • matute couceruing the szarniziation of persons wort
nuinirers of the University." It was moat trill,
urged in support of this statute that Oxford must
muse with the tunes. if she would secure tr.e respect
and love of the country at large. It WAS shown a
short time ago by Mr. Horace Nloule what large
nuinhere ol young men and lads there are gr.% ing
up in our towris. who contome in the intervals oi
work to pick up sir education vastly superior to
what a Urriversitytuau gamed in ohleu tones, and
very n ell deserving the notice of th. Uniegrgity
now that she has started on tie ath of reforming
A maw iliceut book, worth nearly six guiursas, has
been preseirted by Edwin Patehitt, &Kt.. Mayor of
N•tringlram. to Edward F. Bishop. ot Doren...soar,
as a prize for obtaiiiinpr the lint olace in the e,iin•r
.A1%161011 at thefisford Exsuritration h. II at Nottorg-
ham, 11+90. Toe title is " Moral Emblems, with
Aphorisms, Adages and Proverbs of all Ages and
Nations from Jacob Cate 6114 i Robert wr h
illustratdrus by &rho Leight• F.S. A." It gi •.•
as great pleasure to announce this suraxasaurong the
Dorebeeter ruing generation ; the more so. as he
stands sell ou the lust it is out only highly prause•
worthy to himself, hut more creditable to Ins in•
nitro:tors, abut. W. Bar-nig, with w enn he was
duroatail,ant tir. G trtt..in fur Oka Praiii.
Touts l'otracit Menotti. —Air adjourned meet-
ing of the Town C.runcil Of this borr mgli was held at
the 'Daniell Chamber, on Wedueaday morning last,
‘l6 the purpose of hearing the opinion of the General
Board respecting the comperuathn claimed by
Namara. Davis and Robinson fur damages done to
-their property in the construction of the sewers.
There were present— The Mayor, F. Hodges. Esq. ;
,Councillors Devenish, Lock, Bishop, Bennett, and
•Galpiu. Before the Board commenced business, the
Maxon said he thought it would be desirable that
the discussion, and the proceedings arising from it,
should be conducted with closed doors. Mr.
G•trin agreed with the Mayor, and as the Board
generally ameurred in the opinion, our reporter was
desired to withdraw • we are, therefore, unable to
give the particulars of the extraordinary proceedings
of this public body.
laralltel% —On Monday afternoon,the 4th inst., an
inquest was held at the •' Hut Inn," Long-
bre& , before H. Lock, Esq., deputy coroner, on
the body of a p.m% wan, named Vs dliain Gibbs,
aged 19. who was found dead on thljurupike road
on the previous Sunday morning. 1 damaged, it
appears, was returning o
from Dorchester u Saturdayafterurron, cud whim about two milts from this town
be was overtaken by a man in a ram rimmed William
Marsh, who took the deceased up,and they went on
together as Ear as Winterborne„ where they stopped
and had a glase of rum and water together. They
goon after moraniencal their joerney, the deceased
taking the reins. Mandl their lull asleep, and IWO
he IMO 611461116C14611114( sun thing that tran.pireil uutil
las awoke, when be found that the &yearned 6 64114Ui
of his cart. He 'tripod the horse and *riot Inek to
eserreh for Gibbs, but was wiar•le ti cud hiui, and
he acconlingly pursued his jouruey home. Mr.
Savona, of Kingston Russell, was passing along the
turnpike road about 9 o'clack on Saturday night,
and when user Mr. Symes' barn hemmer a man stood•
Mg in the road, whom he believed was deceased.
The man asked him to stop, but as 611 sew no reason
for stoprig he coutinuerl on his way, and before he
reached mile be was met by Marsh, who asked him
whether he bad wen a man on the rout. He replied
that he had, when Marsh said "li'. all right ; I
suppose be will get ou by and by ." The landlord of
the Isoughresly Hut Ima said that on Saturday
night, he went to bed shortly rater 10 o'clock, when
he heard somebody kopek ins at his door, and making
whether he wars shut up already. He believed that
it was deceased's voice. He afterwards heard bum
talking to another man. The coroner has mu
summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Found
dead."