The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1878-11-19 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ZLZCTIONS.—" If Sir Ivor (.uest, in default of his selection as one of the Cow sanative candidates for Bristol, has any thought of falling lack upon Poole, the result of the recent municipal elections will, I expect, compel him to think more than once, for all his friends in the borough have lost their meats in the Town Council, awl five seats out of six have been won by the Liberals. This means the return of Mr. Waring for Poole at the next election, and his return probably without a contest "—Meefeir. BAD CAS& op.BvcclDr 1111100011 RtLIOIOOII MARIAOn Thursday an inquest was held at the Gas Tavern, before Mr. G. Aldridge. Barou‘b Coroner, and a jary of whom Mr. R. Smith was chosen foreman, on the body of Mies Hannah Stickland, • resstable young woman, who committed suicide through re ous mania at the housed her mother in Baiter that morn Stickimul, widow of the late Mr. Henry Stickland, • shipwright, said the deceased was her daughter. Deceased slept with her last night, and got up ab eut half-past six o'clock that morning to light the Eire, a• moist She Co/DO downstairs about • quarter to seven and went into the sitting-room and saw deceased hanging by • window card to the door. She cut her down and found that she was dead but warm. She called Mra. McCarthy, and sent for the doctor directly. About IS months age deceased had an attwk of typhus fever. and since then she had been very excitable at times and for the list few weeks she had been very low. She had heard her threaten ti take her life. Deceased was a Sunday school teacher and also • member of the Congregational Cleureb.—Mrs. Jane McCarthy, wife of Mr. John McCarthy. • master mariner, gave evidence mite her /wing called by the last witness that morning, and I said she het known decaseed all her life, and she wee • ' quiet, study, religions girl. She observed several times after she had the fever that she was queer in her head. She found that the kettle win put on the fire, and the I grate partly cleaned—Kiss McCarthy said deceased was a great friend of hers and they were often together. She had not seen her MDCNI Sunday, when she appeared Yen dull and low, and not like herself. She bad freetwentle remarked Vast she was in • very low state. She had never heard her say that she was tired of her life. She wee always • quiet girl. Lately she had been for long walks with deceased, hut she would scarcely speak and seemed very low. The jury were unanimous in retordng • venligt of " Suicide whilst in • stets of Temporary Insanity. Prrry SninIONS, Thuralay.—Before Meows. W. Pearce, W. I). Duiplale, and J. IL Duren. Itarda—The Bench signed a rate of 3• in the for the ensuing halLyear, for the parish of Parkstone, and one for la Itt. in the .0 for the same period, for the parish of Ilamworthy, the better being • reduction of AL . .  Ta.ol.raiii —The magistrates tmn;fer-ried- the license of the New Inn, Westatreet, from Mr. Henry Norris to Mr. Samuel Real ; and that o( the Lion and Lamb Inn, from the late Mr. William Stevens to the widow, Mrs Sarah SMeens. _ _ _  SIKSIONVy Friday.—llefore Maur% W. D. Dupla. and J, D. Durrell.  i-ait-ZlOO. I 111herMAII, WILB summoned for awaulting David Barnes, a master mariner, and there was • ernes summona —The evidence showed that the men were equally to blame, and the Bench &aniseed the summonaes, each man to pay lils own costa.