The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-09-14 00:00:00

Somerottobire.

r ern! state* that at • meeting of the
•"
e stolians the clerk read • letter from the clerk
Asitri'lt".fune, caw. respecting • pauper. lunatic, named
t.. tht: ohams,. who since her admWdon to the asylum
radlil;catto"..w.et—thirteen large screws, "which she Is not
able t iIIiIt n SINSATIONAL Wybranta,
Ito Mica inquiry at the Choughs
ocerlft he'lli"r;fe touching the death of Mr. Henry
Velviev4 ocentl 'man of fortune who committed
Ter.;_'• e named. The deceased, who was
Vokiii.t.7,l3;el;;(4• --Zirde.lirte:l.ta‘t•irlire leitafn-Pile.gnattarthil&rne ClotangPihee
lit Vitt gnifoTahs mo, he was fascinated by a fair
tie propnm, was accepted, and executed a
your leaving her about .C 19,001 and naming
custodian of the document) mole
lee father i 1b..• f e
7thult. Mr. Turbersille took about a
half of cyanide of potassiuni, whilst ill In
,lrahl an'
at the Choughs. A medical man who had loon
. ' MK him almost immediately, and judging from
--11 n ` • that the deceared had taken poison, charged
epeoaatto
, He confessed it at once, and said he fully
'Couisuit suicide. When asked how he obtained
nhe derltned to tell, but said be bad canted it
the
abed with him for • considerable time. An inquest was
an me pjth ult, when evidence was taken as to
't'f,.e.ntlefentlaues eccentricities and illness. An adjourn
ww. granted in order that • postoserrens examination
!:,-ifte Wher the jury met again, on Monday,
the :Nth ult.. they were informed that the stomach of
he dens" hail been sent to London for analyst', and
tan adjournment until Thursday was agreed upon. The
nryt witnese was Dr. Akindge, of Yeovil, who
.1a 1 the .1.,C01.X1.1 atoms and treatment Pro-
Benne, of St. Thomas, Hospital, London, pro-
do"d a lengthy analysis of the stomach. and gave it sia
inion that death did not result from the cyanide of
hi, op
4,....jam. Dr. Will., of Crewkerne, gave an outline of
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the result of the postmortem examination : and Mr. T. C.
me„ta chemist Yeovil, stated what medicines deceased
hal ordered Th
at his shop. e verdict of the jury, which
ea, deli,ered at about ten at night, was —"That death
r..,,itt4 ,K...eama having, while in an unsound state
of mind, teken cyanide of potassium. thereht increasing
pr .vtous exhaustion, which resulted in death. Deceased
is 'a
brother of Mr. It. D. Blackmore, author of "Lorna
t5.,,,e ;" lot changed his Wile in consequence of family
uupleasaktoceses.
Pot it oat' hVLi,I.4 Illocasteir SOCIETIFA—Tho annual
of thew societies took place on Thursday. in the
Chapter 11.eire of Wenn Cathedral. Divine service was
hell in the nave of the Cathedral when the Bishop of
ihtdh.hl preachol from 2 Tim. iii. Gi. At the meeting in
the afternoon the Ihshop Of Rath and Wells occupied the
Asir, and moon gst those present were the Bishop of Lich.
110.1, the limn of Wells, the Archdeacons of Wells and
RAI., Cation Meade, the Provost of Eton. Mr. 11. .1.
31..y.wv, the High Sheriff of Somerset, I 'olonel Penny, Mr.
E. 11. biekinson, and Mr. It. Neville-Grenville, Ml'. —The
I:thm., in °mini.: the proceolimis, alluded to the death
the, Kew prebendary. Fagan, the late secretary, and said
they omtl not :meet together on the occasion without
icing painfully reminded of the lose their diocesan
wcieties bad eustained in his removal from amongst them.
It seemed to him that the organisation of the Diocesan
soriety received a very great part of its wisdom and its
vseelkuce in the fact that the work carried on by it never
(hal out. On the contrary, among the changes which the ever
Addax sky of politics •nd of their social institutions pro.
&col in • country like England, he thought that the work
of the weelety in the diocese acquired at every turn fresh
tnitortanee, and was shown to he of still greater use to
the Chunh of God. Alluding to the Elementary Education
Ad the right rev, prelate said that on the whole he was
di.p...01 to think that the permanent results of the act
„aim be eery good. In the diocese it had given • great
„nemus to education. The Elementary Education
Act as, not at they could wish. but they must make the
irwt .4 it. He did not think there was any use in miming
down tlie action of the State. Ile enlarged on the
neeeesity of religious instruction and of diocesan inspection
In their schools. The secretary (the Rey. J. Coleman)
then read the reports which was of a highly satisfactory
nature. Mr. 11. J. lloysey moved the adoption of the
report which was seconded by Mr. Neville-Grenville,
31. p.. who who strongly in favour of religious instruction
in hoenl saints. Referrinc to political measures, he
exprewel his Opinion that they could not dieestablieh
or
diseteiew the Church, because it was such a very difficult
thing to dieeetablish or disendow. Mr. Gladstone, who
1,401 at met things, nail if the Church of England was
ll:endowed upon the seine principle that the Church in
Ireltud had been disendowed, they would have to make
her a present of ninety millions, and a young lady am-
ine,. in; life with such a dowry as that would be most
&adult to deal with.—The report was adopted. —Mr.
Miser and Canon Brook, the Rector of Bath, having
spoken, the Bishop of Lichfield followed, and threw out
wen pnietieal suggestions in reference to missionary work.
11., gave an interesting account of the work of Bishops
Pattesoni Chapman, Blomfield, and several
others with when, he had been acquainted and who had
labetrol with him in the mission fields Ile spoke
sir emly its favour of the training of natives for the
mini.dry.- Mr. E. 11. Dickinson and the Rev. Canon
Rom lie also addressed the meetiatt.—lteeolutions in
f0...r .610,211 itopection and religious teaching in
eh.noot.try seltools and increased efforts in n)gartl
to
1111,91./IM, were carried unanimously.