The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1860-05-29 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

BIRTII•DAT FESTIVITIY.A. - Marlborough was on E. Allen. butcher, was riding on the Salisbury road, died the preceding Wednesday from the d Tuesday last the scene of great festivity. in con s- on Monday morning, Anil one. ' g 1101 Sn the steep effects i (ounce of Mr. George Bruce, eldest soli of 1.,.n1 and bill leading to llonisey, the horse stumbled, threw poison. rho deceased loot contemplated suicide for le•ly Bruce having attained his 21st birtholay. line, and fell over him. Mr. Baker' was much wine time, fit ,I was known by her neighbours t o be (hi Saturday afteneem it became kti iw that It Was injured. in the habit of carrying arsenic about with her ; lint, the wish of Lord and Lady Bruce that the day should A S Puer.ll.- Volunteer Rilfe rorps.-This corps strange to say, she was allowed to retain the deadly compound, very little trouble, if any, being taken not !NM unnoticed, as they had requested the Mavor met in a hoar on WsAlneulay, at the Folly Bowling. to dissuade her from her rash resolve. The followand Mr. Holcomb, solicitor, to provide for the Pelmet green, and went through a brief course of drilling. jog witnesses were examined-Mr. John Evered children and the aged poor of the three parishes The men were afterwards sworn in at the Townhall : Poole, surgeon, gated that he knew the within the borough. In accordance with these wishes i to the numher 0144 ; and the remainder will go deceased, who was a shoebiniler, and acted as housekeeper to prompt arrangements were made, by which nearly thronish the same ceremony at the next meeting. her brother and father. She was 3.5 years of a le, two thousand pension. partmok of tea and plum cake. At a recent meeting of the Town Council some anii single. on Nin„itsy morning lass. s ew The tables were laid in the High-street. The wsa• • very desirable additions were made to the bye laws ther In the morning was very unfavourable, but of this borough, amongst which may noticed one minutes after six o'clock, he was requested to visit her. He iumiediately went to her brother's Innis., shortly after unibilay the sun shone out brightly, and i imposing a tine not exceeding 40s. on any person the whole of the aftentoon WAS spent moat happily. , trying out horses fir sale in the public streets, A and found her lying on her bed upstairs. dressed. , practice which has lately become very prevalent, and She was in a state of collapse and vomiting, her 1 is certainly fraught with danger to passengers. pulse being scarcely perceptible at the wrist. He , Another imposes a tine on any person throwing asked her a-hat was the matter, and she replied, " I e- stones in the streets, or sliding on the pavement, have taken what is very ...rung." He asked her I what she had taken, n ad she answered that she hail SOUTITAM both of which amusements are certainly very annoy. Majesty's Birthday.-Fri' I taken a teaspoonful of arsenic. Ile next en da quire.' y week being time n anniversary of Her Niajwity's , jug to those not engaged in them. Other less intt whether she was aware of the poisonous intim., of birthday, the wens' was celebrated at this port by I iortant,though not unnecessary,additions were made the ilnig she bail taken. She said she WAS perfectly a display of flags on the principal public buildings, to the existing bye laws, which now form a rather aware of it; that she was sensible when she took it ; and • Royal salute of twenty-one guns was fired at stringent code. and that she had hoped to be dead before he came to noon from the Platform battery. There was also a Lrmixivrosi.- The Eleelion.-Sir John Hive-ti het. She exhibited all the symptoms of poisoning holiday in the t:iiverninent offices. Carnac having resigned his seat in Parliament for ! by arsenic. She died front the ethicto of arsenic.-- PUBLIC FENEKAL mor A -.EMBER OF THE • this borough, a writ for the election cif one burgess 1 in his place and stout has been proclaimed by the Elwin l'aliner, brother of the deceased, stated that VoteNresa