The Telegram. — 1895-07-16 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

BRIDPORT.  A WOMAN DROWNS HRRAKI.V.—An inquest was held at the George Hotel yeaterrlay (Monday) morning, by Mr. C. G. Nantes (coroner) touching the death of Charlotte Elizabeth Trevett, who was found drowned on the previous day. at the George Hotel. Mr. Henry Eves was foreman of the jury.—Arthur Trevett, husband of the deceased, deposed that she was 49 years of age. The deceased had not appeared well for the past fortnight, and she had been drinking a great deal during that time. On Saturday she went to Eridport about noon, and, returning about 12.45, remained indoors during the rest of the day till he (witness) left work, when she asked for some money. She was then very strange, and he believed it was owing to the drink. He would not give her any money and went up into the town. On his return he found her with her mother, and they went to bed. He woke up about daylight when his wife was by his side. He again woke about 5.30, when deceased was gone. Her clothes were in the room and hcr boots under the bed, she only having on a skirt. Not being able to find her he communicated with P.C. Eyres. When they were going up the cliff to look for deceased a boy came running rip stating that Mr. le rancis had seen her in the river.—They took her out and she was quite dead.—George Francis, a coastguardsman, gave evidence as to seeing the body in the river, and helping to recover it. The jury returned a verdict that decease committed suicide whilst of on. sound mind, and gave their fees to the husband.  James Stansfield, a porter, was killed by a train at Heckrnondwike atation. Win. Pearson, a bailiff, was found drowned in the Birmingham canal at L mgley. In the present general election some 13 candidates are members of the Society of Friend..  Dante duty has been paid on £11,606, as the net value of the personal estate of the late Earl Cowley.  A foreman platelayer, named Haynes, was killed by an excursion train at Ashford. near Ludlow, on Saturday.  The Earl of Ancaster, at hie Lincolnshire rent audit, made a return of 20 per cent. to his agricultural tenant..  The struggle in the Welsh tin-plate trade for the 1874 list is practically over. Nearly all the works have gone in on the old list.  A greab tire occurred late on Friday night at the works of the General Electric Company, Limited, Salford. The damage is estimated at £30,000.  At Evesharr., on Friday, a barmaid was committed for trial on a charge of shooting at her hirer. It was urged in defence that the thing was &me in joke. A baby, aged 12 months, WR9 suffocated at Birmingham on Saturday, having been wedged in a crowd, which was witnessing the Hospital Saturday demonstration.  Of the Liberal candidates for Walev veven are Congregatinnalists—Messrv. Lloyd Morgan, Erymor Jones, Samuel Evans, 1). A. chounas, Albert Spider, NV. R. Daviv, and Walter Morgan. _ _  --The Duke of Canobridge, after inspecting the cadets at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, on Friday, and complimenting then, upffi their appearance, said he was afraid it would be his la-it official inspection.  The Queen proceeded to Aldershot on Friday, where she remained over the following day for the purpose of reviewing the garrison. In the evenng Her Majesty witnessed a display in the gymnasium by toe army instructors. At Trmo, on Saturday, Walter Butler, postman, pleaded guilty to forging receipts for sums of money entrusted to him by an Odifellow at Frock, for payment to the secretary of the lodge at Truro, and was committed for trial. At Deal, on Saturday evening, a small boat, with two of the masters of Deal College and two boatmen, was capsized in a sudden squall. They were all picked up, but the German master, named Robens, subsequently died from exhaustion. On Friday, the Duke of Abercorn presided over an extraordinary genital meeting of the shareholders of the British South African Company, at which it was decided to increase the capit.il of the company to £2,500,000. The desirability of the increase was stated to be proved by the rapid development of Rhodesia.