Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1877-06-08 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

CONVICT. —A convict, named Balfour, a Scotehman, ran a serious risk of killing himself a night or two ago. He mutilated himsell in a very extraordinary way, (from supp..se,l moral motives,) and lost a great deal of blood, in fact had he not been promptly attended to by Dr. Askham and Dr. Walker, he would have bled to death. As it is, though much weakened, he is now proeressing. The singular self-damage was not nt all with the object of mutilating himself so as to get into Hospital, still :less to commit suicide ; but entirely from a desire to escape temptation, and in ignorance 'of the danger lie ran by the illjudgedact, which if successfully performed would not have removed what he wished to avoid. THC(RANT FUND Accorscrs have been published. The amount received in 1876 was £271 Ps. 11. ; that presented being £241 18s., so that the balance due lias been reduced from £22 I Os. 10,i. to Cl9l 98. 7d. The distribution of the Vund seems to have been about in the same manner as in former years, the largest items are two of 4:50 each to the parish churchyard, awl one £5O to the 4th D.V. A. Drill Hall, the parish schools have .E4O, the Royal Dispensary lots t;:s) in two payments, St. George's church El!). S. e.0r.,..*s coed club for 1875, £1.6 175., for 1`•76 1...1 ss. ill, and 1:15 7s. 91; Mrs. Ilindmarsh„f. or unite s. tw. 4:10 sums, and the smaller items are B. White, £7 iii. ss. : Eye Infirmary and County Hospital, £4 4. 0.1. ; Chtsme book, 2s. 6d. ; Quarry Accident Fund, £2 25.; Mr. Milledge' preparing accounts, £2 2s. : the Wesleyan Schools, £1; James Lane, in great distress, £1; Gibbs, -E2 ; Ben Petters, 4:1 Horswell, Russell, awl Jane -Roberts, 1.:1 each; B. White, Vi 19s. 4d.; E. Hyatt. £2; Parish Clock, winding and repairs. ; Mr. Walls, printing, three rears, U; 1;A. ; ozard, ; Widow May, ; lioskivs for J. :itene, L-12; total £3:15 12s. 6d.  FEATA ,F THE ibutiw Throsiier's horse does n..t seetn to have wit quiet in harp's', by serving in the Rival Artillery. Last week we recorded his jmnping the cemetery wall, awl on Nlonday he broke his harness near the railway stttioii, and chariied up the tau to Eortutte's Well ; but they would not let him jump into st. .Tohn's churchyard. If the driver Read should rnlist in the R. IL A.. pe,thaps Mr. Thresher will find him a horse. The Fortune s Well people ain't ask for these extra feats. WATcHiN,: Eon THE Boar.—The fishing and pilot boat E•isity, Captain henry Attwooll, Was out iii the tierce gale of Thhrsday nieht awl Friday. The crew were afraid to run her for port, m w violent Was the wind, and so terrible the tea; but they put up just enough canvass to steady her, awl hove-to in the offing. In Portland the friends were of curse very anxious, as she could not be discerned for the distance awl the spray, and they telegraphed to Brix hitin, but when they learnt she was not there, the anxiety was increased About eight o'clock in the evening she was seen eolninz ael'OSA the Bay, ;ma a crowd gathered at Fortune's Well to see her make the passage. About half-past eight, favoured by a shift of wind, she weathered the Bill, and came into the Roads about midnight. Captain Attwooll reports that he never saw such a sea in the Channel ; and, that there never was such ft sea so late as May and ,Tfute, is confirmed by the memories of old sailors ; it seemed equal to that in the November gales. THE Cu IN FT '