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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1869-05-11 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

LODRILS.  sounDs,—N. M.Loggl.r, Esq., held an inquest last TbsTigny, tmolsiap_ the death of • woman, named Mira Crash. Sr Molyneux Nepali was foreman of the snry.—Johaana Orali, slier todeaseeed, who was Dinah elected, sad came Into the room crying, "Oh I it is all through that Job Crobtir. into goggled r--Aboat air o'clock on Wedneedsy morning she oiled me to get up. We slept together. I went dews to light the fire together wine tea, as she bed t been inns Job Orabb hod her up to the emit, court, about seven months ago. On Tuesday she told MO that she had not been in her right mini since, and di hod been ill sad weak ever rime. She has not been able to do her work (braiding) fur the last fortnight. She need to play with her bonds, and my, ll'. job hae brought me to this." A few minutes ba.,„ woe, I heard her cross the room. About ten minutes efirwards, I called up to her, and as die lid „wine. I west up, and found her hanging Ironic ' bp • small piss of rope. She was quite dead. I touched her with my bead, and spoke to is er, and I shambles want oat into UN village, bat I don't know where, hutily, for I wee in such • way. My sister was gity.foor last birthday.—Mr. Stephen Fry, the landlord of the permed Arms, mid: I was peeing through the Too about seven o'slosi yosterde morning, whoa I saw the last witness, who cried, 'For God,' man, mane haste, Bliss Cribb hes twig Wilt' I i,,to ism, sad ai her down. The rope was po slip appoint to be deeding sober toes, 7,i-thi7t7iatons slightly bent. It appeared to me that nho pat the rope round her seek, and afterward. hitched it o• the nail oa tits boom, The diseased was quite did. —By Sir Molyneanz Nepean : I mean by the rope round the seek bin slack, that it was not tied tight round ths mak. Ear weight was, of mum, testis' on the reps.—Ana Crabb spoke to the nervous. nen sad weak it ta to which the denied had beeu fee some ties. She told witness that she had "wiskea" *opts shoat her, but she did not enquire mks& they wars. This Vas tb• whole of the evidence, and the jury returned • verdict that dieseed committed suicide whilst islionriag under temporary Insanity.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-05-03 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

JOHN LAKE., MINISTett Or Sr. .1 M C111:11CH, Itt'EliNsEY, FORCrICATE or SHElitioltNE. —The working class of the congregati.oi of St. James's church, have ',mental this ceteenial minister with a handsome silver salver, accompanied by an achlrees. Anvesr or Suntitn. --On :mid Friday the first swallow of the season was observed on the wing in sherborne l'ark, and on Sunday iuiiiohiers of these birds appeared on the Veo. The adage that " one swallow does not make a summer,- was somewhat warred in this 1.3.4 e, for on SatUtilSy the long•Concommis! cold winds shifted, and we have since had - mild southerly winds,. with passing showeiv. $H trrcownT. —On Saturday week an inquest was held at the King's Arms Inii, Shaftesbury, before W. Hannen, F.q., on the body of Charles Andrew., a blacksmith, of the mine town, who, it appears from the evidence, went to his workshop a little before six o'clock the same morning, and gave to a person who had called for them, some tools which he had repaired. The persist on leaving the shop saw Andrews's son coming to the shop, who, on entering, found his father standing with his throat cut ; he Look the razor from his hand and went for assistance. Medical aid was procured, but the wound was of too serious a nature to afford the slightest hope of recovery, even if the medical man had been present numediately it was indicted ; the carotid artery, the jugular vein, and the windpipe having been completely severed. The evidence did nut elicit any cause to mamma for the con 111 l banal of the act. The deceased had been a great drinker, but for several days previous had not taken intoxicating drinks. The verdict was to the effect that he , committed suicide, hilt there was no evidence of the I state of his mind at the time.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-03-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

LKTEIMINKI) SUICIDE.—A few days since the family of Mr. Robert rook, of Southerden•farm, were somewhat surprised at receiving an unexpected visit from a female relative named Victoria Shirley, whose father carries oil the business of a grocer in London. On being questioned she said it was not her intention to make a stay there, as she had done on previous occasions, but, being in the neighbourhood, she had merely looked in to see them. After partaking of dinner with the family, at which nothing occcurred to create the slightest suspicion', she expressed her intention of taking a walk, and left the house, as was supposed, for that purpose. She did not return, but it was thought she had gone to visit another relative, who resides about a mile and a half distant. On the following morning, however.• boy, named Moshe'', in going to his work, discovered a mantle and bonnet hanging in the bushes by the side of a pond in what is called the South-meadow (a very retired spot, a short distance from the house), and the body of the young WOlllllll in the water. When taken out, seven stones the size od • persona's linnol were discovered in her dress, and her hands were locked in her bracelets. To all appearance she had walked into the water and quietly laid herself down, there being scarcely sufficient water to cover the body. An inquest has been held, and a verdict of " Insanity " returned. The evidence given on the occasion almost warrants the suppposition that the deceased left her I with the intention of destroying herself at that particular place, as her friends could in no way account for her absence from home, and knew not were to find her until the receipt of • tidegraphic 'message conveying the sad tidings. The deceased WAS a handsome young woman, 21 years old.  DTSPERATE CAME Or BUItta.ART ix
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-03-29 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.—(Di Wednesday an investigation took place in the board-room of the strand Union, Bow-street, before Mr. Bedford, on the body of a man nanitil William Death, aged 40, wlicsie body was discovered in a complete state of lity, under the fol. lowing eircunistenoes : Mr. Newell, landlord of the Tavern, lienover-court, Long-acre, said he bad known the deceased for about six months as • cuatomer, but hail, from 116 very eccentric manner, considered him deranged. Francie Horton, No. ii, Ilart-street, CoventG.aden, ..aid the J./wanted MOM on the Thursday night, about 10 o'clock, and be shaved lii, ; but on account of the letentus of the hour he refused the request of the devalued to drew his heir. The deceased lidt his shop, muttering to himself that now he had £l,OOO he should open • publichouse ; hut he must first have a candle to sue to drew !Milnelf. William Ailkinson, beadle at the Piatsa, Covent-Garden, then state.' that he had for some time known the demoted, but had latterly coneiderul him of very weak intellect. On Friday night lie (wit. new) dreamt that ileciewed had committed 'suicide by hanging himself in the [IMO' in White liart-streei. the following thy (Saturday) he became so unewy that he determined to visit deceased • for the dream nude a deep improwion on him. Ile 'first, however, went to Mr. Nolen's room, MO told the porter there who n eo,,,,litrd to •0001OlnOly (hi entering the liouae, No, 3, White liart•atreet, they called to demeamiii, but on reoeiving nu answer prutesiled to the front room on the first floor, and on entering, were horrified to see thu deceased lying on his face in a corner of the room It, • pOrfOC• MAW of nudity, and imitu dead. Medial mitist• lOW WWI 01/tAOWII WithOO• 111•111. UVidollOtl of Mr. Psynter, surgeon, showed that after a careful KIM iiii,ute p.ol 111100111 I moloation 11., woo to (him' c000lu• sion timid &learned loul died from apoplexy. (hi looking at ihimmeed he found that Ids few wee mitt. disfigured or flattened from lying co an it. lie nsidered deceased must have been dead shout two days. It further op. that the deceased had OW deposited hi a savings Mrik,d which from remarks lie hail mods, lie intended to keep, so that lie should he entitled to vote if the new Worm 11111 became law. The coroner, In summing up, remarked that the mos wail one of the most estraortli• nary ever brought under his unities, but had been mode linhe elem. The jury alter a alma Interval, returned a sunhat in aosurdanee with the medical testimony. The hmlar7 then terminated.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-09-06 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

INDIA.  Suicide has taken another of the minor rebel leader's of this rebellion off our handy. We learn from the Saugor/diatricts that after VOX tttttttt engagement with the rebels, near liaaonda, on the •...v.stli of June, in which all their horses and baggage animals were captured, the Men fll into despondency, am: reproached their leader u the cause of all their misfortunes. On the Ifith of July Slew's reached &mond& that Surfeeran Khan had arrivril at a Village some sixteen miles distant, and Lieutenant , Bourne started at once, to effect, if possible, a surprise. The rebel seems, however, to have re, eived intimation of our approach, and ti hove changed hie quyrters to the village Of Ailda, near Baumla, and there, wearied of the trouble for existence, to have taken poison. The , Nawab of Bounds found hios in a dying stets in the lag's, deserted by all his men. He never spoke after being taken, and died • few hours afterwards. Surfeeres Khan was a Pathan of Itatligur, and a Itusuldar in the service of the Bevil' of Bhopal. When the mutiny broke out he collected a force and went to Hernia, where, under the mask of friendship, lie took an opportunity of noir. dering the native political agent of Bhopal, and then attacked and plundered the place. His own share of the spoil is said to have a ..... urged to 50,0011 rupees. The King of Owle, who a few months ago declined to receive AnY stun of ~,,, ney out of the pension granted by the Indian Government until his case wax finally din. posed of in England, has at last acorpted the gift. Ito the requisition of the Tonal Major of Calcutta, the suns of thirtyisiz thousand rupees having been paid on account of his Majesty's expenses. A correspondent from l'awnpore says that hundreds of the men will change their minds and withdraw their names from the discharge list, if allowed to do so. From the Punjaub journals we also learn that there is every probability of a number of men changing their minds and remaining in the a-rvice. Thursday, the 2fitli of July wax appointed by the Viceroy and Governor• General of India as a day for a rnliemn thankagiving to Almighty God for his signal mercies and protection during the late rebellion," and for 'the restoration of peace and tranquility to the queen's dominions in mu.. In Bombay European's, Kist Indiana, Portuguese, Parsers, Hindooe, Jews, and other noes vied with each other in loyal emulation.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-06-14 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

MILAN. Thursday Morning.  THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1859,  ! total amounting to no less than gTSM clean salmon killed by six rods since the Ist of February. Such sport has nut hewn had on any other river in the kingdom, so that the Thurso, though far north, amply repays the angler's SonsAnuridsn.—On Saturday morning week, between Nand 1 o'clock, a Custom-house officer on watch in Leith Dock, Llinburgh, was just enabled in the darkness to perarive a Mall in his nightdress on the deck of a British schooner within a tier of vessels a short dietnnee from him. Ile kept his eye fixed steadily on the HMI, and at last beheld him proceeding leisurely along the bowsvit of the ship, when he suddenly dropped about an arm's length, and there remained suspended The thought flashed across the mind of the officer that it was an attempt at suicide. The stillness of the hour, the drop, the motionless appearance, as it were, of the man with the first shock, rind afterwards the drawing I ult of his legs, might well have convinced him that it was so. The officer threw off his cunt, rushed to the deck of the schooner, and aroused the seamen, who were all in bed, next jumping into a boat attached to one of the vessels. Great we his surprise at seeing the man who was suspended cling to it. "Is that you, Bob," , cried one of his companions, who had started in alarm to the deck; but he receised no answer. "is that pin, Jim," he called again, and was answered " Yes." Without making any further remark, and being once more safe on board, time man retired below. The seaman wens somnambulist. And bad appeared, as described, ins sound sleep. lie bad merely clung in hie SUSl.Clision to a rope. In that position lie remained for two or three minutes, and only when exhausted dropped into the water.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-07-19 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

STATE OF THE THAXES.—DT. Letlieby reports OD the state of the river Thames as follows: "The foul condition of the river continues to increase, and ii exciting attention both here and on the Continent. I have rm., a number of communications relating to the subject, and to the measures which are thought necessary for abating the evil. Some of them I would recommend to be forwarded to the Metropolitan Board of Works. One of thew communications is from M. Bourbee, professor of geology, at Paris. Another is from M. Goethaler, of Antweqi. M. Bourbec is of opinion that the whole of the present mischief is due ti the quality of the soil through which the river flows; and he recommends that the is hole of the infected bed of the river should be covered with hydraulic lime aml pebbles. lie thinks that the efficacy of the con,rete thus formed will depend, not merely on its producing a solld channel for the flow of the river, but also on the causticity of the lime, which will destroy the putrid organisina ; and, therefore, he suggests that the whole coins.; of the river should be concreted at one time. Ile is, he says, aware of the magnitude of the undertaking, mid lio trusts to English wealth and English skill For accomplishing it. The other schemes are of less pretensions. I wish, however, to make this remark, that the state of the river is fast becoming worse and worse TM:organic impurities are increasing from day to day, and are now just foar times as abundant as they were on the 11th of J One."  sricior..—On Friday evening Mr. C. J. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, held an adjourned inquest at Cherry Orchard-house, Charlton, the residence of Mr. William E. Durand Cumming, as to the death of that gentleman, by taking a large dose of laudanum on the 6th inst. The deceased, who was much resis.cted in the locality, had formerly been an underwriter at Lloyd's, and carried on business as a broker. A few yesrs slime he retired with a considerable fortune, but had recently been connected with the Derrick Company, and other unfortunate speculations, and it was found that these losses had preyed upon his mind. It was now stated that the wife of the deceased was still very ill and unable to attend, and the following witnesses were examined. Mr. W. Seal, brother-in-law of the deceased, proved finding the bottle and glass produced in a field where the deceased was walking a few hours before his death.— Dr. R. P. Reelionst, professor of languages, gave evidence to the effect that he was in the habit of visiting the deceased every Sunday. He did no on the Sunday previous to death, and the manner of the deceased was very strange and incoherent. He went into the garden and commenced chopping the trees, saying that he would cut down his enemies. Other witnesses gave evidence as to the deceased's state of mind, and after some remarks from the coroner the jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide by taking laudanum while labouring under temporary insanity. FATAL EY/WTS OF Talt
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-08-30 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.  (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)  The population of London is apparently more movable than any other city population. It sends out emigrants, it is recruited to a large extent by immigrants, and in the changing seasons of the year thousands come and ; go. In the present week many of its visitors are gone; thousands of the inhabitants are away, yet these waves of the vast population produce little disturbance in its vital phenomena. Deaths and births suffer no interruption. 1,168 persons died; 1,781 children were born in the week ending Saturday August 20th. The deaths, it is gratifying to find, are below the average. In the corresponding week of 1849 and 1854, 2,230 and 1,883 of the people perished; but the deaths in the corresponding week of other years, after due correction for the increase of population were, 1,185. The deaths have decreased since the last of the two hot weeks (July 17th-7.3rd) from 1,605 to 1,188; but still exceed by nearly 200 the weekly deaths in June. Diarrlicea is decreasing; the deaths in the week were 240. The east and south districts suffer most severely. Ten persons died of cholera, eight children and two men. One, the collector of the Kent Watei Company, living in Bowater-crescent, Woolwich Dockyard, was 68 years old, and died on the 17th of August, of cholera, after two days' illness. A compositor, aged :14, on the 16th of August. at 9, Adelphi-terrace, BethnalGreen ; his death is said to have been by cholera without iliarrlicea, after 43 hours' illness. The aLsicnce of premonitory diarrhon. may weU be questioned. Twenty persons, including 14 unhappy children under five years of age, died •,f suiallpox, 14 of measles, 51 of scarlatina, 17 of diphtheria, 23 of wlnmping-congli, and 37 of fever. 140 pcnons, of whom 63 were of on age ?J-40, died of consmuption. 214 persons died by accident or negligence; namely, 19 by mechanical injuries. 4 by burns, 1 by poison, 10 by drowning, and I by suffocation; I person was murdered, 5 counnitt4xl suicide, 3 died suddenly without stattxl cause. Last week tho births of 17 boys and 861 girls, in all 1,781 children were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1849-58 the average number was 1,555.  1101.1,WAVN OINTNeNT AND PILL:. uncqualleil for the (.re of nenduht and ronoUluption. It lot, l,teu e..nteualed that the di.ceies ere Incurable; nu* arguments were true until the di,,ew cry of Hopoxay'4 Oholnunt ItDd Pill, It has since been Mcontestably proved. that they have effected thousands of curia with ease: the Pah. composed of such veKetable substancec and the Ointment containing nuell powerful !waling prvertle., wet In uulaon upon the system, and the distant is quickly eradicated. CMlSUniptillll is hut another form in which scrofula dlTlays Its baneful effect, on the system. In that dreaded disorder, these remedies will frequentty ward of the threatened doom.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-09-27 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

STRYCHNINE.—A gentleman of Brighton, lights,tl the I named Robert G. Visick, committed suicide on Thursday by taking strychnine. The deceased was formerly in business as a chymist. On Thursday his son went to his room, and the deceased told him lie had taken something to destroy himself. They sent for Dr. Davies:. who deposed —"I found him strongly convulsed, with every aympton of tetanus. I itiquired of Mrs. Visick what it was. At first she told me she did not know, but afterwards said he had taken poison. I inquired what poison. She made no reply, which I attributed to her div• tress of mind. I then said to the deceased ' What poian have you taken?' He replies], ' Strychnine.' I then Liked him how much lie had taken, but he said he could not tell." Death shortly afterwards ensued. Evidence was given to show that deceased had been labouringunder mental depression, and • verdict of " Temporary insanity" was returned. A rlticxe CIVILIZATION SociETY.—.l meeting Was held on 'slay afternoon in time Mayor's parlour, 31eite%ester, of ladies end gentlemen. to hear from the Rev. Mr. Bourne nit expuaition of the origin 4,1,1 objt eta of a sm.iety which has sprung up in the I .niteil States, and is mannoteti by the abolitionists and coloured people, for civilizing Africa by 'hutting colonies in the c: Tavel and other portions of that contineet. Mr. Bourne pointed out the immense strength given to slavery iu .litterica by the growing of cotton for Europe (and this country particularly), and dwelt upon the ad• vantages of promoting the growth of cotton in Africa, et here the pbutt is indigenous, thereby promoting civilization among the people, while the slave trade would have-to compete with free labour. Mr. Bourne gave a number of interesting details cot nested with the society and it hopes and prospects, and Mr. J. Clegg and other gentlemen afterwards addressed the meeting, and wine resolutions amtroving the movement and pledging support to it were adopted.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-01-11 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

WINCHCATER.—The Sathagie Bank.—The meeting of the trustees of this useful institution was held on the 22nd ult., under the prequdency of the warden, when the general annual statement for the year ending November 20th, which was most satisfactory, was presented. The number of depositors up to the above date was 1,911, in addition to whom 36 charitable societies, and 30 friendly societies invested their funds in the bank. The total amount deposited., including interest was £67,761 4s. Id. The number of depositors at the death of the late actuary (Mr. J, Venthain) was Ist°, whereas there are now 1977, being an increase of 167. The thanks of the trustees were presented to the respected actuary, Mr. W. H. G(xlden, for the unremitting attention he had paid during the last twelve mouths to the duties of his office. or CAPTAIN CHANBERLAYNE Or THE 13TH LIGHT DusuooNs.—The G and attached men of If troop of the 13th Light Dragoons have presented Captain Thomas Denzil Chamberlayne (eldest son of T. Chamberlayne, Eni., Cranbury Park, near this city), with a very beautiful and highly-chased silver inkstand on the occasion of his leaving the regiment.  There has been a decided decrease of pauperism in the New %Vinchester Union in the halfiear ending September last, as compared with the corresponding period of 15.57. During the six months eliding Sept. last Uri persons were relieved in the house, and in the corresiximling period of the preceding year the number was 90s—a decrease of 342. A similar comparison of the expenditure of the union shows a diminution of about £530.  A N DOW ea.—Attempted Suiriik—Mr. William Taplin Taylor, of Faissenbe, attempted to commit suicide OH the 27th ult, by shouting himself with a pistol, but, fortunately, from not pointing the WCapoll quite as he intended, the charge Carried off a pietion of his ear and the side of his face, without causing any mortal injury. The unfortunate man is likely soon to recover.