The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1881-08-23 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

THE PRISONER ARO THE CA/4EII.—A prisoner named Qrolnlev ohject.4 no strongly to twin, photligaPbcd by tire police at Preston on Monday, that after struggling for an hour, and then apparently yielding, be suddenly ran at the rawer.' butting it over with his head. The in,troment was mock damaged. _  An inquest was hdi at Sinks l'..gia, Bucks, on Tuesday, on llorstio Adrian Churchill, formerly an officer in the 4th ll.,s<ars, who waii fLiond dead in bed with hi. throat rut Av, idiot of "Suicide through Temporary Insanity" Ws, rallitiegi.  At the annual cell over of the nut.eloor poor for the Cc..-ley district. held at the Roseville Schools, one of the epplicants who applied personaliy for the continuation of relief wan an ancient woman named Mary Meacham, who, in reply to 'herb tirman, stated that abs was in elle 102nd year of her age and enjiered good health Mazy ?daub= W 64 horn in the year ITN& A tnan name d Smith, who lived in a model lodginghouse in Parliament—treet, Liverpool, has died in the Royal S ruthern Hospital from an evreordinary cause. A few days ago he had • florin in his wraith, which slipped down bra throat. He tned to recover the coin DY Ma" of a heoked ',lre, which also stuck in his throat. Ile was taken to the h,.rpital, where he died from hie injuries. It is amp-tinned the Solicitor-General for Scotland (Mr. Balfonr, Q.O ,) ha. been 'painted Lord-Advoorite, sod Mr. A. A•ther, M.P., has teen named Solicetor-GeneraL The late Lord-Advocate beer nks a Lod e f Session, in the room of Lord G Hord. It is also announced that Mr. Herbert Gladstone is to be • Lord of the Treasury, without salary._  quarrelled with his wife upon a stair leading to their ue eY, Thomas Paterson. j dwellins. 30, John-street, Glasgow, and drawing one of his butcher's knives, suddenly stabbed her in the side. ourneyman butcher, death ensuing immediately. He then stabbed himself several times, hut the wounds inflicted were not wimps. Paterson was apprehendtd, and removed to the hoepitaL On Monday an inquest was held in London sa to the death of Mazy An Scott, aged 45, which arm through self-imposed deprivation of food. The deceased was the wife of a obipwright. About two months ago her son was accidentally drowned, since which time she had; refused to take the common necessaries of life. It was said that a banking account for a considerable sum of money was found in the possession of the deceased. A virdict of "Temporary insanity" was returned. Festal INTIMIDATION AT LITIERPOOL —John Cornelius Bonfield, an upholsterer's apprentice, was charged before., the Liverpool Deputy Stipendiary, on Tuesday., w"" maliciously seno los, Or Cantina t, be sent, a threatening letter to Mr, Kay Doi kin, mho gave evidence at the hot weirs' armlet the F-nian WOratb. The prisoner was lurch. r charged with sending another threatening letter to Mr. C nett, • joiner, in whose employ was • man tamed Lstbont, who abo gave evidence on the trial. This letter threatened Corlett with death if be did not discharge Lathom. It will be reminnbeasd that Bonfield at the assizes swore that M'Grath slept in his house on the night of the police-barracks explosion The prisoner was sommittad fog trial on &All charm boil Wag *fused.  Huth