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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-02-15 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

HEALTH AND DISEASE.  l's Weekly Return.)  The [onion returns furnish satisfactory indications of improvement of the public health. The deaths in the metropolitan districts, which were 1,429 in the second week of January, have shown a constant decrease during the three mulm.equent weeks. In the week that ended last Settirday they were 1,213. In the 10 years 1949-53 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,196; but, as those in the present return occurred in a population which hu in. creased, they can only be compared with the average raised in proportion to that inerease—namely, 1,314. The comparison shows that the deaths of last week were lee 71 than the number which would have beep i,. Ii under the average rate of mortality. The deaths from scarlatina fell heist week below 100, after having ranged above that point, and fur the mesa part to a considerable extent above it, since ihe end of August. The number referred to in this bead ia the table for last week is 92, which includes 16 from diphtheria. The deaths from diphtheria occurred in the fmllowing sub-districts :—one in Belgrave, three is Gray's-in-lane, one in So:mien-town, three in Islington West, one in St. George, Bloomsbury, one in St. James, Clerkenwell, one in Kent-road, one in 'it. Peter, Wal• worth, one in Battersea, one in Streatham, one in Peckham, and one in Woolwich Dockyard. Besides these, a death occurred from "measles and diphtheria" is IL/alien-town. Six deaths occurred from scarlatina is the district of Poplar, and five from the seine disease hi the sub-district of St. Paul, Deptford. Smallpox will fatal in 11 cases. Seven infanta and an adult died from syphilis ; one person from intemperance, besides three front deleriunt tremens. Eleven women died from diseases incidental to childbearing. Two persons died froui carbuncle. Thirty-four persons died from injuries, incidental or otherwise, and amongst these are three infinite who had been murdered, and two persons who lied committed suicide. The deaths of two persons resulted front want.. man and a woman died at the advanced age of 'JO years, and a widow at the age Of 96 years. Last week the births of 939 boys and 983 girls, in all 1,922 children, were registered in Landon. In the 10
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1873-07-29 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE CT WWI/1017TE. Mary Dolax, 34, a so:doe's wife, was loaned for .tti.coptiao to «summit soluide by thro wipe bared( tabs Weymouut Harbour, on July loth. la answer to the Julge, priaoser said Wu hid ne otainsel, cad asked for mare,. Frezerick Stewart !hirer, laombardier on the ith hard. worn in corning .down Omit step. crying. Soo took cif tier cloak, and said she hid had a quarrel with some our, and wanted to drown halted. Kw lore.d lee to sucp ; but as he was on duty, ha could n.t its,, mad as she became *tinier, he went away. After this she went about twenty yards along to. quay, mict throw hermit ovorbsard. It was high tide, sad about 5 feet deep, e current ruining at the timm Wttimats went up to his knees in water, put out Isle beck, and he polled her on shore. Re gave her into , the baadi ol some yashmaks's. Tais we. about half-pail Moo it night. • William Keats, 10 years o!d, lived in Hape-strsek. , On the 10.0 about ltalf.past 10, he waa on the Q tan ' and saw ths woman take off bet des and go does the steps. He beard a splash, but sow nothing until WM vs. pulled out insensible. Gitianry Tisad, M.D., practising at Weymouth, was onmotopod to Um police station rather before 11 on the 10th. De fount prisoner in this oall partly intedisated, sad saffering from shook front having base immersed is oat r. kie ordered her to be • sant to the Royal Devito], ant bad seen her several blame sense, miming !rota evens* prostration on mamma of what bid happened. Prisoner said she mime down the steps ruylag, arid some ono moulted leer. A young man inaultei her, sad wanted her to oenunit himself into bad hands, an du s.,id sus would rather taro. herself tutu Mao waive. Wet took up some gravel, and LbraO it •L his, and the. took Al We deem, and thought atm was ;going tabs aunt Vickery bad made ea 'atrial sad found was Om wife of a private, soldier at WeymontriVe Lel drunk nothiag for some years, be beard • and is this day and her husband bad beim drialtl4. she was in the luirmary someday. very 111, and was afterwards soeunitted to pima. Oho behaved well la the InformeryJ. •V. D. loiwnflOSlO, governor of la. DOOMS County Prison, said piireaer bad behaved hermit very will atami atm woe la his sesiody. sal maid she was very sorry for what mho had does, bed wield eat lepeat it.  Ilt• Jody mid although drunksioneas was no amoaass forclw.. yet koowledp of her stow wool,' bilo them to dome whathr It was her datiberat• Intention to drown howl or Dot. lb. Jar? fool d • vardsot of not guilty, and tb• Judge duebarged bet with s warning noi to Indulge in &it k agair.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1873-04-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

OOODS. BUMP/ or Two Locate. —About a fortnight ago. young women belongiag to the neighbourLood of Kirkbride, twisty of ("embarked, committed saindri by placing beroelf on the rails near to heap, before an advanoiog engine. The cause wag said to be despondenoy of mew', brought on by disappotatmard In not receiving some promised emorounioation from ter sweetheart. The sweetheart bliseef, ou Wedomday argon sommitted suicide In preoisely the same meaner. As ti,z, driver of • mineral train wee approaohhig &goon, itglerminua he amend • rasa some down the railway boa, Jrp;! plan his neck on the rails. He at once reversed bons*, bat unhappily too ate to prenot the estmaimmylum The awes hoed was amylmtely severed from the body, Mai Qo neck and ahnuiders Awaking!, mingled. The note of the man l. Clime. Tll4 lictional Union of &Awoke's:erg bare had • Itrend palaver, rod, io addition to many good things they cm at for they own benefit, they mgr. et reform 1 Ng our syritern of spelling on the phonon: method. They bare prepared a via balmy illamr.ting their theory of "optional spelling," which reminds us of Artemm Wrait's estimate of Corwoer—" be was a fair poet, but spelling •43 Dot his for te." We cagoot, of course, reprint many of the words in their new dress, but it Lamp to as that the system would not improve low pronunciation. lor matamoo, the word "alter" , IS le Proposed to pul tato thp rude form "softer. o Bong" will Ime its ari,thremes. If not its mesons be " bet, " mewl" im Noma apssid,P "busy" bisty"---I:nd so on We Minot think that thil style tatlioy would In Immo, if ourLorMillwiehowL we hove toe math " et ; paws& 14 thank; we or Sm sispl am. tMebd hbm 6 *Win waild adopshas.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1873-02-18 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

RODS OF POUBOWIIIO.—A. girl about 18 years of see, the daughter of honest parents Perugia, has wiernitted suicide through having been crowed in •love if sir by her parents. The hot-heeded girl told them as they would not consent to her marriage with the young men of her affeetion, she did not know • hat to do •Ith her unhappy biased that she must di,. She was talking thus In the coolest manner posdble whilst drinking • cup of ioffee in which she lau) previously boiled the heeds of • qsantity of luolfere, and in two boars after she was • corpse, to the d.spatr of hsr parents, who Oct of love for her bad tried to rayons a marriage which they knew oould not turn out for the happiness of their Thass.  A DtTSIXIIISD Stridine.—Mr. J Moore Todd, county coroner has bold an Inquest at the Hampshire County paol, on tbe body of Joseph Anderson, who wee found I hanging in his call early on the previous Monday ...cuing. On the prisoner's elate was found the following letter : Wincherter "Hotel," Sunday Night. To the Goyernor,—Dear bars deterrnmed to put an end to coy life to-night. Miss I eat buried I do not Irish any prayon to be mid over my body. I am no Atheist, and bare no women tom lion el Itemizer. Yours obediently, Joe AiI:OWL The dememed had made • rope out of the o•kum supplied to him. Toe jery returned • verdict of" rad di le," and the Dormer sosordingly made out an order for the burial of the decuned between nine and twelve et night without Chri.tdan_ritee.  --Ins Minivan Snow STOnn.—A printed circular emanating from Mr. Geo. Sheppard, of London, alleges that the reports copied from the tine Pori He'ald with regard to the matt anow-storm in the norh-weet of the Untied Stater, are exaggermions ; that the to.. of life did not rimed ono-fifth of the nurator stated, aid that the cold, ea Indicated ty Um thermometer, wee many degr.oo higher than Oust oseisrioaosid In Canada sod several of the Eaatera and Kiddie :Attn. The dorm extended over Minamota, Woommin. lows, and and as far mouth es South-Western Kona.. In bitaamota, the lose of life was limited to the southern aid western ormaties, and, curiously enough, two paruhing ia lb* norther, part of the State. Si. Paul a* enamors absolutely Idee many of dm dartrjvieni by Qs Now York /hyoid, sad roiddrially qualify ethos.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1873-09-09 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

OOO. Tba Vloo-Cluancellor of Cambridge Uuivarsity has prohibited the appearance of the Twhborne Oalmant at tile Cambridge theatre,. _ .  Hr. Brady, inspeotor of Irish o.berfes, has isolleoted Si 200 to relieve the &cress in the B and 214 ark Is'ands The reople are now fi ling with treat mimics& William Hart, a labourer, was found guilty at the Surrey Sessions of havioe assaulted his wife with a poker, and senteceet to Iv years' renal servitude. Mr. Haynes, an apothecary in Oork, has committed suicide by drinking aconitc. Poconi.ry loss was the cause of the se%  A 'eat Home Role meethis was brld on Thuraday In the Rotunda, Dablin. t.ir. Mitobe:l Henry presided. Thirty-eight Raglishoien were sulniitted as members. A le,ter frnm Archbishop Manr.ing approrlug the Cellolio B.shops demand to oleitr4l Irish &lactation has been pa'oli.hei in Dub:in. The Hull School Board bas obtained several °envieBons ol parette for neglect in not sending their children to salvial.  Grimsby fileriuma name! Brumley kits been remanded no sharge of mmulauthter. It is alleged that he il -uteri • boy at sea, eau.ing the boy to jump ov rboari mid he drowned.  Two working men of Alt m, Ilan' a have • denteornd to carve, during Emir foam h..ure, tho hut fm the new church a All Saints', which is now Mktg built in that pariah. The native schools to Japan fur Machin,: English ore mid to be b oming vory ppahr. ILI enoient Curistlan oligarch, iu period prceorvetion, has been discovered to the interior.  Amonir • ptrtv of • dosso p.r.ons who bft Crow. kerne, &menet, lut week to join the lUlt Lske o,miaunity of Mormoni was an old lady, 82 year of sio• The adj ntrned inquest on the people killed in the Retford railway sesitient was resumed on Fridsy, whrn, after a greet qeostity of evidotor, tho Jury found a verdict of mooslaaghter mama the driver of the Ileb trale. _  °resister College has most courteously cored td Mies Rocein the Exhibition gained by her sumacs at de recent rut ord Examination. Wm itugen has declined the Exhibition ; bit other ladles proposing to he examined may know that snob a reward ii wi:biu their rasa. _  --1'1;b regiments of Icfantry are to oroosed forthwith to the Wee. ()oast of Atria., arid the 201 battalion of the Rifla Brigade &ad 23rd (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Regiment are said to be the selected corps. Au old thr,e-deeker will also bs despatched for woe as a hospital ship. Tranopsti for some 1,200 men has has been savored by the Government.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1873-02-25 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

THE "DUTY ' OF KILLING TUB INCURABLY  ILL.  A singular at not'very lively discussion is going on In the Spectator. oa the duty of suicide, or rather on benevolent mu' I r. The subject wee lotrodueed by Mr. Tullemeal... sod the last contribution to the dist:melon is freer Professor Newman, who declares that be feels no heel lion in asserting suicide to be sometimes • der,/ is also intimates that this opinion is somewhat wid !r spread amongst cultivated persona, but suppressed from the {Mum attaching to tho profession of such 0,1101001. Mr. Newman also approves of eringoishin.• the If. of sufferers in whose case there Is no hope. 0' ~urss he would obtain the otoosent of the patient- '' rho registtar would be requlr.d to Interrogate the y Aire: before witnesses, who would attest his desire of dueth ; and medical testimony be aided is to the hopelessness of recovery. Their kinsfolk now earnestly desire the death of • patient, ashen be is suffering moot , or even delirium and painful delusions without hope" —.nye Mr. Newman, who dotal not understand how any n• e can fear abuse, although he does not tell us how the inesne or lunstio is to be consulted about his own fate. Adopt this notion and we suppose there would bv n harm In periodioary emptying the wards of our ho-retals and workhouses, provided that the useless letup .n's could be indueed to eonsent to be chloroformed or played upon with • mitralleur. Does the Professor coatemplate setting up as au undertaker? He la evidently progressing—too rapidly even for the Spedator, which, though possessing the stomach of an ostrich, cannot l'i.cest opinions ench es them. It says : —"Professor N,erman's and Mr. Tollemaohe's theory Is founded real) on the baled that man is as good • judge of the time to terminiate hie life se he is of its  other daties—t 1 t his c sn-scienoe can tell him as clearly when he ghoul i •ske the wen into th• next world, ea when he should tske any opeciflc step in this. We i hold, on thee . rsry, that Gsd seta limits to our jsdg.. t mint and ooc, . Ice, where He sets a limit to our sight. We m :, ,t. choose as a disiy to go into a world into which we .1 not seen know the conditions of right entrance. We , ...not say that Intween the duty of fortitale for ow ..,ree and for oth-rs, sod the duty of taking a leap i . Ihe dark, the latter is the higher." And so on.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1883-01-16 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SINGULAR SUICIDE. An inquiry was held On Friday at lb. Eagle TaVerli, Mile-eno-road, into toe CUMINISMOOIIO coo/acted with the 4.014 01 Xt. Amur WOILCOmU BlilindiUrak aged 34. the proprietor of the 01.1 Red C Tevern, Mile•end•re who was found deed.—He J. H. Aickeu, 67, read, stated tom he acted as maoo.r to the dammed. who was also tus uncle. Fot •onie day. previous to Obi &with me clecciewat appeared to fin somewhet Unwell. and on Tuesday malting h. got up about .ii o'click and went out, but retained &bout no hour later. He then tad intuited' that no Ittought he Ewald au away until the night, no the hotue wee sold. Deceased alien went up.taire to las bedroom nod witness saw noitung ny.,ra of him during in. met of the day. About nine o'ciock. as he did itit 00U10 down stairs, witness& metes, went up and knocked at the bedroom door, but she did not receive any answer. About a quarter to one .n the mornin• witoesa went up and kaorked at the door, but could not Amato 114111,11 f. fie thee called the sheriffs akar, who was in poeemeion, and they locoed Gt. door open. Toe deceased wee lying dead on the bid: and he also now In. card produced, on one atdis of watch them were some words an the head-whin; 0110. deceased. Toe weeds were lam Ryteinson, Good-bye I I have died natarally—uot of Poison- All the lewidlery la yours, inaieding the watch and ring." On the other aide were the lime— "Go by, swift pars, go by t Silver the hair, and dim the err. Take all we h 0,,; but, till we die, Leave as, oh, leave us memoWilliam Fordhun, surge in. stated Vat when he was celled to the dammed he was quite had, nod had been so for several boons Th-ire were ny mark. of eidetic,, and no appearance of any struggie.—Professor Haymott Tidy stated that death wadi dne to opium.— After mom consultation the jury _returned • verdict that "Nomad oommitted subside whilia of amound mind."
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1883-08-21 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE OF A BARMAID. Oa Fri lay • I.ngthy Inquiry was held at the St Martin's Vestry Hail London, as to the death of Alice Aube,. aced ei year.. a barmaid, who was found drowned ia the Tititaree.—Joho Autrey, • printer, and the body wee that of his daughter. She had been down. hearted in consequence of being out of • 'Monne. Witness bad never lusard her threaten to commit suicide In answer to qUerti4he put by the jury, witness said his daughter was nag in the service at a publichouse at the c dna of lettaulans. Her sister had foutd bar another situation. and eh went t tbe borne to acquaint the deceased of the feet This made the landlord very angry. and be discharged her there and than merely for talking to bar meter over the bar. That happened twelve months ago, and she had been unable to and employment since. —The Conner read the letter referred to am follows "Dear Father.-4 write this, and then I am going to drown ray Self. I wont boo to think that you One erl sister should look on me with sown. and I Mr no foroWnot before me If I had a few pounds I would go abroad somewhere, but I have not got • huttilug, sof I e nothing hut death. There ta one I want to thank—Pol,y. _ G knows what I should laced see tot for her; but God will reward her and her child. My dating little godchild, God Igen her and honk, her grow up • censfort to her mother. God bless your daughter Alice. and I hope Ord will forgive me." (By P dly" the deceased meant her snow, with whom she had been staying at Limekonee.)— E sena Aube,, the mother of the deceased. Wetted that while her daughter wari at her house on Tuesday after. noon site asked her for • sheet of noteppeper and an eneslofte, and being supplied with them she wrote • letter. —Alter beefing the tor dical evidence the jiry returned a verdict of "fildicirie whilst labouring under temporary inaenit7."
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1883-06-12 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A BOATMAN.  A boatman, named Henry Carter, °pouch ted suicide early on Tuesday rn rung. under moat extraordinary circuit:net tress. It appears that he reeicl .d at the Burdon II tel Top, and was in very poor circumstance.. having had to Pell all his b 'at, with the exception of ono. He was in dht to the I cidladv, owing his rent for the past IS moral:is, a ..11 in ad liti•,u to these various trothlss. he woe separated from his wife. lie .'rank hsavily it hying only on Saturday 1.4 that Ito was titanic, Atli within the last few year. he ha I • very ha I att.ck of ,karrica iremeou. On Monday he was p trticolarly temperate and sober, and went te his lie.ir.tm at, ad 11, thr oth r members 0s the househol I rst,rng eh iut 12. Vacua two o'clotle they were startled by hearing a loud explosion, ,ko I on going to arcertsin what was the matter, it was found that the upper part cf the house was filled with enhike, and the door of deceased's room blown to I lease, and tit, partition separating his ro im from that • ccitpied by the landlady's niece NIA shattered. The deceased wai won to be standing in the room partly tressed, and on being asked what he had done, he replied it was all right The frightened women rushed downstairs and called for help, sod • man uned human WWI Mit for, and he west upstairs and saw the deossael lying on the bed, a pool of blood bring on the lio at. Dr. Gamer was procured, and on Ids arrival he found the man lying on the bed with his throat cut, on • chair by his side being a murderous looking knife, which ~eceased was known to use —see lishin, The ei• ceased then breattio . _ lor conger fishing. 4., , war log, ens man eoplird for a homage year after rear. but before the de3tor weld complete th • arrangemeuts Mr. BaowN said he only brought the matter forward for *awing up the wound, which was nine inched long, because it seemed ti him that the excessive charges extending from ear to ear, he breathe I his last. The for using the bathing machinet was a detriment to the expl sin still remain, a mystery, there being no clue town. as to what the expl sine rompound was, except an Mr. Drente thought that this was • matter for opinion that it might poesibly have been chloride ‘.f discomion at the next meeting. potash, and no motive can be as.igued for such ao Tho NIAToR again informed Mr. Browse that there extraordinary deed. was no m mop dy, awl that it wan quite competent THI IsMUE4T for any person to apply for alicense. Was held at the Blanton Hotel Tap on Toads', after- HARBOUR IllAsTEll'a
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1883-02-27 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE OF A COUNTY COVET BAILIFF. Mr. George C Mier held an rquiry at the Town Hell, Bboreditch. on Friday, rattier to the death of John Walter. aged lit rare who had for the tar 30 rears acted se bailiff to the lthareditdr Crier Court —Emily Shields stated that she had acted as decreed's housekeeper for the past 18 months, and teat saw him alive in bed on Sunday night She went to cell h,ne melt morning, and found him harestag t the barristers by • stout piece of card. He had been lately steam in his 12411121 V, and the believed very short of monsy.-111th C ard George arte. of No. 36. Cornwall-road, Fiothury•park. said he was c:erk In the &reedit% County C or, sod hid known deceased for 28 yeas, sot he resided .t ths court He was ran ogee by a cab in Ddatoa la 1891, mid broke his arm, and he was this rednood in funds from .13 to 15t per writ this. being no funds out of which to pay Mat sod the secretary refusing any allowance. In Normher lart he =end drew up • ommorial to the Lords of the y. stating that John Waiter had his. run OM in the pursuit of his duty, and sr seriously injured as to be unable to follow his d0t,..; that he woo 89 lain of age, and that be had been in the service of the court tar 36 yeera_daring which time his erre. had ranged from Ma to Id; that be had no private means, sad rider for some great by way of pension. On the Ind of January lest an answer was received declining to accede to the mart of the memortalists. Wither added that he had never found the 4thearid of molintemperate habits as had bees described while P. was futilities ha duties, and that ha had bervens yr. otly detrained on the receipt of the refes4 which the witness had no besaation in saying lead canoed him to commit sukide.—The Coroner basing summed op, the jury fouad that the deceased oommitted VAIN of unsound mind. The Jury said they were strongly of impressioa that the der rad should have had morns provision made for him after 35 yearsaervior. sad thought the reductioa free St to 15.. wee a most warn me. end hoped. at least. that the comer would cornurnlcate that to ths proper authorities.