The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-03-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

LENT SERVICES AT ST. THOMAS CHURCH. —On Wednesday last, the Hey. Prebendary. Fano, vicar of Warminster, preached from 2 Peter, iii. 9:—" Net willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentant.* :" the subject being—Having on his heart the mark spoken of in the last sermon, the Christian, by his alms, prayers, and labours of love, takes part in home missions, and by penitentiaries, reformatories, and all the ministrations of the church, tries to bring those who are perishing to repentance. On Friday, the Rev. Crosbie .Morgell preached from Matthew xxv. 40:—" Inasmuch as ye have dime it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me ;" the subject being—The Christian carries into the work of home missions our Lord's own desire to relieve bodily wants, and which our lord values as an expression of love to him. On Wednesday, March 23, the Rev. .1. 11. L. Cameron, rector of Buekhorn Weston, Dorset, will preach from 2 Tim. i. 16, 17, N Thu Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus : for he oft refreshed me. Rini was not ashamed of my chaiu : but when he was iii Home, he sought me init very diligently, and found me. The Lord grant unto him that he may hind mercy of the lord in that day : and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephenses, thee knowest very well ;" the subject hieing--Amid which minigrations our merciftil 1.. oh will hereafter reward. On Friday, March 2.5, the Aun ttttttttttttttt of the Blessed Virgin, the Hue. T. 11. Took will preach from 2 Tim. iii., 14. 15 :--" But continue thou in tic things which thou hut learned and hut hum 'unwed of, knowing of whom thou bast learned them ; and that frum a child thou bast known the leily scriptures. which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus ;" the subject being—The Christian also awakens and keeps up a deep interest in all that concerns the education of children, by the glowing theught of the education which our Lord received from His Blessed Virgin Mother. Ma 1.51 nth Y. of" Port une•leller fur Murd,r.- An inquest was take" before W. B. W hitmarsh, Esq., at Cordon. near this town, on tho 10th inst., which was after. wards adjourned to the 14th, on view of the body if Mary Ann Nlullings, 17 years of age, daughter of Mr. Mulling., innkeeper. of the AMU plaec. It appeared in evidence the deceased went to Malinesbury on the 3rd inst., in her usual health, but reticule:lllomi, about three o'clock very ill. Sickness was 'lion her, and she continued in this state until Saturday burning. Onvulsions then lot:owed, and Ale died in the afternoun of the next day. Whilst in 51a1. neadiury deceased had gone, with another young woman, to the Masse of Hannah t;ishein, a woman of disreputable character, between II and 12 o'clock, where she hail her fortune told. After% ;this she asked Hannah if she hail that stuff, whip said she lund 1110 i, bid %Villa bring it the next time she came in her way a.grevning. A little before two o'clock in tic afternisin of the same day, deceased was seen coining from the direction of Hannah I lislwin's resi. deice. On the day of the inquest the young woman who accompanied deceased to her ht,iusu ila before stated, saw Hannah on her way to Corsten, when slue told her to say that the still asked for was four yards of edging—that she must may so. for if she did not she would do for her. Mr. Salter, surgeon, attended deceased before her death, and found, on a pot nuoleisi examination, that she was pregnant. An internal examination showed the death resulted from an irriLAtit poison received into the stomach.— Verdict, " Fehmk.se," and "Murder against Hannah Godwin. as an accessory before the fact."—Godwin was committed for trial at the next Assizes On the coroner's warrant.