The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1862-02-13 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

BRIDGWATER. —Strerximo Moan= A shocking and mysierioes affair occurred on Wed. mislay night in the pariah of Weston Wand, near Bridgwater. Mr. W. Chard, jun., • farmer, and eon of • wealthy agriculturist, has been accused of shooting • young woman, a servant I. his employ. •Ille lives ea the hanks ef the Panett, about two miles from Bridgwater. On Wednesday night the deceased, Parnell* Howe, was found, shot in the aide, in the hitching of the boom of Chard. The police were sent for, and en Chard being q _neeticeed and charged with the murder be said, "flow can you prove it?" He afterwards " Wait until the coroner's inquest; perhaps it will be only man. alanghter." He was taken into custody and con. 'eyed before the magistrates at Bridgwater on Thursday. Mr. B. Lovibond watched the cam on behalf of the prisoner. William Pawden said : • little gir came to my house for me last night about six o'clock, and I went to the house of the prisoner, whom I knew very well. I went to the back•door, which was open, and there saw the prisoner on his knees endearouriug to lift up the deceased, who was on the graved. I mid, " What have you donor He made on answer, and I said, "Tell nos directly why you injured the girl." He said, "1 am innocent of it. I did not know the gun was loaded." He then burst into team. Prisoner also said he was sorry for it.. The gun prodnoed by Superintendent Jeff is the pinseeer's. I know it welL I frequently nee prisoner, but had not seen him that day. The family of prisoner consisted of himself, wife, and the densesed.—The gun alluded to was pot in be the snpsrintendent of polies, who asked for a re maid. The prisoner was remanded until Monday. He is a fine, powerful man. He took little notice, however, of the proseedings, and seemed in a state of etnpefaction.—An Winces has been held on the I body, when a verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned, some of the jury, however. dissenting. THE LATE MUNDUL —On Thursday an inquest was held at Bridgwater. before the borough coroner, on tbe body of Mosso Anthony, who was shot by Matthew Doyle on Saturday night week. The facts of this ease have liberty appeared in oar colomns, and the evidence adduced at the inquest was similar to that given before the magistrates on Tueaday, when the primmer was committed to take his trial for murder. The coroner explained the law of murder and manelanghter, and after a brief deliberation the jury returned a verdict Of" Man. slaughter." BRISTOL —"Coirecicocr."—On Wednesday (mules the Rev. J. W. Close delivered a valuable lecture to the members of the Young Men's Christale Asemiation, at St. James's Square, on the nature and Gees of "Conscience." He said mao was accountable to God for his good and evil deeds, and that emeaciense was that &mill of soul which distinguished betimes right and wrong, and PleuiPled es to acme the former and avoid the latter, mid it either acquitted or condemned. Com:Mace was an inherent and universal possessor of mankind. Its away was the realm of thought; it lived wherever man lived. Without conscience convenience would be the mle of noon's action, pleasure the only aim of his life, and self his only deity—lbe world would be a bell, without seism of on. The office of conscience was to sit in jedgmest and to accuse or excuse. It was unceasing in its operations, taking note of every word and adios. Mee might not be conscious of its working from the rap. dity of its action. They might sot tram it, but God might. Insmoribility of ounecience might be the result of moral apathy and spiritual indifference, but the more it was unheeded now the more would be in reserve to be heeded hereafter. Men would lee low mach episodes*, had does for them, and how meth they bad done against esaseienee. Con. seism*was not only a wine= at the monsest, but loeg after. The lash might be enspendsd. bUt *WM.._ sere to fal. oeseeisois wee al as we met and attained lie Moose power at the &Pro"  of death. The lecturer concluded with an appropriate exhortation. lie was attentively listened to thrunghinit. A reply has been received from Lord Palmerston to the memorial adopted at the recent Tailors' Hall public meeting in this city, and adilrieseil to his lordship. respecting the slave trade. The Premier assures his memorialists that the subject has envied, and would still continue to engage, the serious and anxious attention of Her Majesty's Government.