Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1881-08-19 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

STATIONMASTER KILLED.—Mr. Mflis. stationnirviter at Evesham, on the Great Western line, was on Fri Jay crossing the line to attend an up-train, and, having an open umbrella in his hand, did not see a goods train approaching on the dorm line. He was struck in the body and carried a few, ,yards, when he fell into a pit ured for oiling the engines. 'The front of the engine struck his head, killing him instantaneously. The deceased leaves a widow and four el:Orem  ---- BETWEEN 5 and 6 on Saturday rrorning a Ludlow labourer, on going to work, fon-id the dead body of Mr. John Manby, a farmer at Yieklerten, South Shropshire, lying in the highway about a quarter of a mile from his own residence. The back of his head was terribly injured, and there was a large pool Of blood in the road. The deceased had-left Little Stretton at 11 on Friday night with his horse and trap. The vehicle was found over• turned in the road, not far from the body. JAMES EDwAnns, a greengrocer, residing at Sale, near Man ch ester, murdered his wife on Saturday afternoon. It. appears he was jealous of her, and on Saturday, when on the way to his house, purchased a sharp pointed clasp knife. With this he stabbed her seven times, and she died in less thon halt an hour. When apprehended and charged with the crime, the murderer said, "I have done it." The murdered woman was about 40 years of age, and had two grown-up sons.  THE Archbishop of York, on Friday, consecrated a church at Carlton, near Barnsley, erected from designs bldr, G E. Street, RA., at the sole cost of Lord .Wharucliffe, as a memorial to his father. On the same day the Duke of Westminster laid the foundation stone of a new church at PuHord, Cheshire, which he is going to build at his own expense.  . , FEw nights ago a policeman discovered a young woman, named Agnes Jacques, ins.msible in a building close to the high road between Tootig and 13alham. lie went for a medical man, who, on seeing the girl's condi, Con, advised her removal to the Workhouse Infirmary. She then stated that several young men had met her on the road and criminally assaulted her. Five young men have been taken to her bcdside in the ward, but she could only positively identify one of them. The doctor attending her thinks her recovery is extremely doubtful. NOT within the knowledge of the oldest inhabitant has salmon ever been so plentiful as it is now. It is in such abundance in England that it is selling in Wales at nine. pence the pound; and in Deeside, and in Lauctvzhire and S'taffordshire, it is a drug in the market. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL, hi common with other institutions, has suffered, and is likely to stiffer, from the general depression.. The exhibitione have hitherto bcoi Of the value of 00 each per annum for tivo years, but, on 5 account of the depressed state of landed property, in which these funds are invested, it has been nece,,ty tO reduce the amount, payable to each of the GreciaLs now leaving the schools for the Universities, to £BO ay, ro.. It is, ,wareover, feared that with a continuance ot :i•ricultural depression the reduction may become immanent, unless additional support bo roosarod from Wet" EMMA