The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1882-02-17 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

BITDPOZT.  Tat WINT WrititT 111PROCKNIENT AnAta.—This tiresome and everlasting top`c came before a specie' meeting°. the Local Bowdon Friday morning, asmverted To consider what stens shall be token in respect of the writ which itsci been served for Mr. Tragic'. claim re West. street improvement." Ille Worehip briefly stated that Mr. F. NV. Oundry hid recently received a writ from Mr. Trick. In company with others he (the Mayor) had canvassed portions of the town, and, so far, he believed there was every prospect of the balance required being raised by voluntary subscriptions. The Board decided to go into committee on the subject, so the reporters left the chamber. We are aims informed that the coneidor.tion of the matter WY but • brief one and that • decidon was arrived at to give notice of the writ', appearance, the Hoard's liability not being in any way admitted. Evatetto: k find-claw concert was given In the rchool.rumn .1 the Congregational f 'Much on the evening of Thursday. Mr. Stephen Champ was conductor, the following beng the instnunentellas Viola, Mr. Mr. Champ; violins. Mine Champ and Mr. Sloe.; double bees, Mr. W. Warren; organ, Mr. I. Warren; violoncello. Mr- Jr- Hllennnr • ante. Dr. Denxilme ; comet, Mr. A. Champ; piano, Mr. S. and Mr.. Champ. The following was the attractive progranune : Part I (Sacred). From Handers Onto. lo "Samson." Overture, orchestra; chomp, " Asake the Trumpets' Lofty Sound "; air," Total Eclipse," Mr. T. Mathews ;chortle, "0 flat Created Beam •`; chores, "Then Round about the Starry Thome"; air, " Return 0 God of Hosts." Mrs.Montatit h ; chorus," To Duet Ills Glory they would Tread"; air, "in Song and Dance"; chorus, " Fixed In His Everlasting Seat ": air, "Ye sous of lersel now Lament," Master 0. Ewans ; chorus, "Weep, Israel, Weep"; Deed March, Orchestra', "Let their Celestial Concert an If oite." Part II (Secular).— Andante from Symphony in A flat (Mozart); chorus, Anttele tha• Hound tut Hovey" (Wallace): Kona& In O. for 1, toli n,M ins Chemp,encored (Haydn); cradle song, (Mendelaohn), Mr.. Monteith; part song," Nature's Preis," (Smart); instrumental Selection, (labit•ky); Nang " King savl the Beggar Maid" (Levey), Mr. T. Mathews ,• ch " Forward" (Martin); itctrumental 'selection (Verdi); National Anthem. Audtorn Arrennen fiutount.—An extraordinary case of alleged attempt at self-destruction came I efore the county magistrates (J. M. P. Montegne and W. ('olfox, Vaqm.), on Friday, when a rather Pretty-lookin. girl, named Emma Mabey, aged 17 years, was charged with attempting to commit suicide at Factory on the previous afternoon. The evidence showed that prisoner was one of the fac:cailtt hands, and had only been engaged there a few after coating ban Dorebeater. On the afternoon of twa day prisoner went to the closet of the factory, and seem shoe another of the female bands went there sad mat peleener standing up with blood out her week and on her spa% and witness (Ellen Way),gavean alarm. Wigan elliad what she had done, and Omar said she knew, WA would not toll her ; she afterwards saki she bad dews we*. Whams saw that her seek was WNW& and saw blood on her collar. She asked her Ws:: did IR sad prisoner said else was sot happy. r had one of the factory knives in her hand, and showed witness, pointing to the knife, bow far :he thenOt the knife went into the neck. Prisons, told her *at she had a haunted mind and was not happy, and that the knife would be her end.—Mary Travers, another factory girl, gave similar evidenee.—Seripant Mussed said he charged the prisoner at Prom, and examined the knife and found blood on it: there was blond on the prisoner'. collar, and a small ant on her neck. She cried, and said "it le not much of acut or much blood."—Mr. G. M. Evans, M.D., said be had examined the prisoner, but could flod no mark upon her throat, and in her nature he failed to dbesen any suicidal tendency. Prisoner was then discharged,