The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1864-10-04 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

WILD ANIMALS IN TAO OLD= THEO. —ln Gloucestershire and Hampshire, red deer were as common is 171.0 as they are now among the Grampian Hills. On one a:0414011, Queen Anne, on her way to Portsmouth, sow • herd of no brat than 50G The wild hell, with He white main. was still to he found wandering in a few of the southern forests. The badger made his dare and tortuous hole on the site of every hill where the corm-wood grew thick. The wild tots were frequently heard by night w.iling round the lodges of the rangers of Whittlebury "land Needwood. The yalow.bresated marlin was still pursued in Oran. boats. Chace for hie for, reputed not inferior to that of the sable. Fen-eagles, measuring nine feet between the extremities of the wings, preyed oafish &keg the imam of Norfolk. On all thedowns from the British Channel to Yorkshire huge beaked& strayed in troops of fifty and slaty, sad were often hunted with greyhounds. The marches of Cambridge and f ineoln were covered during some month. of every year by immense Moods of crane.. Rome of these rums the progress of initiation has extirpated. Of others the number are so smell diminished that men crowd to gate at • epee:linen seat a Benpl tiger, or • polar beer, —Afocaulay's History of Anoka& ' Tee NORWICH Morita—The NerroMA .4,pus gives the following, with the beading. "The Infant Samuel :" "On Seaday morning last, at the masa, an infant of two yesrs old was solemnly dedicated on the altar by its mother to the serried of God. After the dedication, the mother signal the necessary pawn, and pieced I them on the sitar, according to the %neditaine rate. i The child was then wrapped spin the ooniniunioo cloth on the altar, in token of its being wholly gives to God. The mother, godmother, and aunt, who brought 11 the child, seemed very much affa tod during the I ware. The infant was dressed as • Benedictine ' novice—in white serge. He is now left altogether to I the ears of the mocks, neither father or mother having I now anything to do with the child. Will this info. prove the Prophet Samuel of the Church of England?' Since the publication of the extraordinary letter ! addressed to t e boy„Elsee. Brother Augustine has I quitted sho monaatery at Norwich. Brother Augustine ,1 has long been wavering in his ellegianee, and it may now be presemed that he has thrown up the order once for all. It is understood that Brother Amatine is a ' young gentleman mutinying a goal social position. 01, • CLAD AAAAA .—On Toesdey an inquest was held on the body of the Rey. W. C. Ifewlinsoo, rector of Chedbargh. The inhabitants of the village were horrified cc Sunday morning to hear that their teeter had committed suicide. The reversed gentleman had been suffering for the last two years from a disordered state of miod, which ha.. been a source of much anxiety to his frienda, whose worst fears have now been realised. Mr. Revak:lcon had won the regard of all who knew him, by the faithful and oceisistent climber"e ol his duties while is health, and -us well koown as • warm friend of the Church Miesionary and other religions societies. He was in his dab year. At the inquest the following imilenos touching the melancholy event was given :—John Qoantril deposed—l have lived with deceased for the last twelve years, and during the last two plats have been is atom attendee°e on him. He him dons Do duty I. his pariah I.r some time, and has latterly been loving at Plumpton House with his dater, Mrs. W. R. Bevan. 1 need to go about with him by day, and slept in his room by night. On Saturday be rode his pony doers from Plueeptcm to andburgh after lanai. I had already some doers here, Laving left him se weal, about ten °Woo*. When ha cams here I was at wink Is the garden. We walked about together for some time, nod then I did • little work again. He has complained a peat deal during the pest week of his heed and the pit of his irtommeh. On Iktardey be complained much. Between six and Wilma on Seaway evening I west to get his pony for him, is a. to get him home to dinner. I went into the house thinking he was ' laid down, as he often was. I went into the study. and fonlld him lying on the hearth-rug. I went up and bond blood amine from his bead—he was dead. He was lying on his bosh, his right bead across his sheet and • pistol had dropped from his right hand under his left arm. I did not know he bad got a pistol. John Wycliffe Goodwin. IC D., doctored: For the last three years 1 have attended the deceased at istervak. }Chas been subject to very VMS otontal downsides. I don't ressider that be has been in • sound elate of mind for nose time, although at times be waa perfectly rations/ There is an opening over the right ear, was as • pistol bullet would muss Vardict—Tbet de, sand shot himself while in • este of temporary isaanity. ODIVICTION UNDER TICS Itnictawr