The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-10 00:00:00

The Hen. Council of India have taken up the follow- and in a manner superior to " the haekneted diplomacy
jug ships for the conveyance of Govenunent stores to of • Palmerston, the placid insidiousness of a Rueoell,
India, viz. t—The Liverpool, 1,454 tons; the Earl of ; and the strategy of Napoleon III." On the motion of
Egluiton, 1,274 tone; the Catuperdown, 999 tone; and Mr. dallied Burke, it was resolved that, as London was
the Ardbeg, 925 tons, all for Calcutta ; the Howden, the eource whence emanated so many attacks no the
1,12'2 tons, for Bombay ; and the Helvellyn, 1,017 tous, I Pope, they deemed it the special duty of the Catholics
for Madras. retooing there to express their empathy with His
'flee first ten guns made in the rifled ordnance factory I Holiness' in an address. This revolution was supported
at Woolwich, under the superintendence of Mr. John by 64,0t0r whom Mr. Burke introduced to the
Anacreon, were on Wednesday fired at the proof butt in ! meeting as " a real live Italian from Rome." and who
the presence of Colonel Tulloch, Inspector of Artillery, in is apeech of very good English. defended the humane
and other officials. Each gun having been carefully and etili4leteneel tinnier in which the Pope dispensed
searched and examined, the whole were pronounced his temporal revennes in works of charity WWI in the
faultless. Mr. Anderson was highly complimented by I spread of religion awl education. The meeting wu
Colonel Tulloch on the remarkelele success no promptly . inulsequently fularessed by Mr. Berner, who formerly
attained by the new establishment, which lie diet not held highly preferment in the Eetablished Church, and
hesitate to state was mainly attributable to Mr. Ander- I during whose speech Mr. T. A. Malone, a lecturer on
sou's intense application and practical anti presevering I chymietry and a Catholic, who had ventured to say the
intelligence, displayed throughout every feature of his i Pope would be freer i.e Ireland then in Rome, received
department. The establisument, it was atated, w ill some very reugh usage indeed at the hands of some
turn out for proof 20 guns per week, commencing with violent partisans near the door, lie was struck violently
the present week ; and before the end of the financial I in the eye, forced front the room, and lost his hat in
year will have complete.' a number far exceeding that I the &lir. It was subsequently resolved that the
anticipated. After the erection of the huge and ' addnss be forwarded for 'weak:last' to the Pope to
powerful steam hammer, the work, it is expected, will the care of the Cardinal- Archbishop of Westminster.
be considerably augmented. The number of men at The meeting did nut break up till an unusually
present employed amounts to nearly 3,0110 in the rifle advanced hour.
department alone. The two batteties about to be APPALLING Setontl.-Alsout 3 o'clock on Tuesday
peel on board the Himalaya, at Purfleet, for China, are afternoon, a fine young an, 19 years of age, de-
ordered to be encased fur transportation. Koch bat- stroyed herself by leaping down a coelpit near the Wa-
tery as provided with two additional gun earrisges, the l stem-road, ten the outskirts 41 Wolverhampton. The
whole of which have been strengthened with iron bands , pit is in Mesers. Dodd and Williamson's colliery, and
underneath, anti further secured with dire round the near that down which a man recently fell, owing tee its
brackets and other parts liable to give way. The ship- teeing improperly fenced. The victim of love and
ment of war materials for China on board the Melanie, jealousy in the present ease was named Phoebe Davis
undertaken to be in readiness on the 31st of Deceneher, A few minuted before 3 o'clock on the day above-named
has been materially delayed by the employment of • she called at a cottage occupied by an aged couple ohne
large number of shipwrights and others on board to by the shaft down which she was about to precipitate
carry out some extensive repairs, found necessary after herself, apparently very much agitateel. Pulling a
the arrival of the ship alongside the pier, in her masts, handkerchief from her neck, she handea it to the aged
rigging, boats, poop., kc. and which are indispensable inmates, saying, "Glee this to Jack, for 1 shall never
to the safety and accommi:dation of the ship and cargo. see bine again." She then ran to the pit- th, and
The repairs will nut be completed for six or eight climbing over the fencing surrounding it cast hereelf
days. headlong down the shaft, which has been disused for
Some of the teen formerly employed as riggers in , sonic thee, and is upwards of 90 yards deep. A large
Woolwich leockyard, and who volunteered to join the onecourse of people speedily assembled, and, internee-
A rctic expisiitien on board the Fox, hove teteneed to tad, having been sent to the principal police-station at
Woolwich, and will be reinstated in their formed feests Wolverhampton, Inspector Cordite and a bodY of Police-
in the dockyard. Each of the crew has been presented mos proceeded to the sleet. Owing to thee' existence of
by Lady Franklin with an elegant silver watch, valued foul air in the shaft, a number of precautioLe—euch as
at £lO, bearing a suitable inscription on the outer case, , throwing down quicklime and placing air !neighs— had
eurniounted by an engraving representing the bus in to be taken befon, tiny attempt could be made to recover
full sail, the body. At last, at it o'clock in the evenieg, an old
The Lords of the Admiralty have directed • number 11l ill er, named Iluasell, having ha-en fastened to a chair,
of pieces of timber belonging to the old frigate Shan- was lowered down by hand ; and, attaching the /may of
non, lately broken up at Chatham dockyard, to be for- the lair girl to souther, it was brought to the surface.
warded to Somerset-house to he preeerved in the model Russell 1 eU nearly fell a victim to hie exertions, for
nom of the Admiralty, where they will be converted when brought up lie was •leite iiiveuivhele and friction
into blocks and stands for the various models, in order and other 111 id to be useil for nearly three-que,.
to he kept as relics of that famoue old frigate. A ters of an hour before lac could be motorist. There is
considerable quantity of the timher Las been sent to no doulet that Ow poor girl destroyed herself in
cc
Portinouth to be used at that dockyard, most of the I paroxysm of jealousy, owing to her lover having taken
timbers being as sound as they wore when the frigate another young w 1111 l an to a dance.
was built. EXTRAORDINARA SWIM/LING.—A very curious case
of se healing is narrated in the Ma xeliesler Guardian.
About 15 months ago an industrious well-to-do broker
residing in Lincoln, lead the misfortune to lose his wife,
leaving him a widower with five children, whine ages
varied from eight to 20 years. About a month After
the death of his wife, Mr. Taylor, the broker, was
THR LATH LORD MACAULAT.—For some years Lord
Macaulay has filled the office of president of the Phi- vioitea by a lolly, who chine geeels to the amount of
loeophical In about £l5, which she directed should be sent to • house
etitution of Edinburgh. On Tuesday even-
in Lincoln, which she had already taken. A few days
Mg, previous to the lecture of Mr. G. lEDunald,
after the lady paid another visit to the shop, and ordered
reference was made to hie death by Dr. Schmitz, one of
articles which tieceseitated a visit to the house of his
the directors. In addressing the large audience present,
customer ley the broker. The intercourse between themn
Dr. Schmitz said,—" The matchless powers of Lonl
Macaulay, as ate orator, essayist, historian, and poet, thereaaede amid the lady. wliiisaid her name wit f."°Per,
a widow, informed Mr. Taylor that she was dow, with two
belong to the whole world, and are appreciated as
children, and an atenuity of E4O per annum. and that
widely at true civilization extends ; but what endeared
she hail lately received a communication from the Court
him to Eklinburgli, and more especially to the members
of Chancery, infer 11l ill g leer that she was heiress tie an
of the Philosophical Institution, is the intimate cons
immense property in Scotland, and that a few pre-
flexion whieli has subeisted between him and this
Aries were necessary, which would cost a few
citizens of Elinburgli, whotn lie twice represented io
hundrea pounds, before she could take possession of her
Parliament, and between him and our institutienol
property. 'Elie trap was so well laid that the victim
which lie was elected president, after the death of Pro-
ell into it at once, offered her his hand and heart,
fessurJohn Wilson. in lit.',!. Ile Inn Pince been tumid-
ftelling her he hail aleeit 1.1,000, which Was at het
mously re-elected five times to the SAIIIC tithes,. and
during the period of his connexion with us lie always dial•°"'d• Sawi'd"f"'"Yug the ea"ra"'s of ildint4e
friend% they were marrash A loan was raised on some
evinced the tteepest interest in one success and pros-
perity, ever readily amid kitelly aiding us with uso--A freehold property, soul with the 11111 l ey she said she
cuminenctil procetilitigs. tO get her husband
judicious cuusisel, and contributing in • most generous
away from the surveillance of leis relative's and frienae,
manner towards the resourcee of our usefulness. 111
Taylor was induced to leave Lincoln, selling at great
15455 he, quite unsolicited, presented the institution
with the iuti,st valuable donation of books it Imo ever boo all his Pasha, and ren"'red 0 itisticim, when' be
took a house in the High-etreet. The news 11 Taylor's
received, comprisiug standaol edition% of English else-
good lorteme was omen known in Roston, mei every one
aim and a coseeplete set of Howell's Trite to, Welt
was cungratulating the fortunate husband of the
• work of 37 volumes. Two or three years ago, he told
millionnaire. A large steam flour mill and other pro-
our secretary that, if his health Plioldd ColltillUe to im-
prove, it was Ilia intention to visit the itestitutioss ; Perty, belonging to the exec 1111 l rs cut e gentleman lately
that it was this first literary society lie intendea to dem:tea, NMI offered fee sale by public auction, and
address, and that lee had eerie nelected the subject on idarchased at a cost of ELINO, and PO 111 l iversally
ifelieved was the tale of the Chancery suit that not a
which he meant to lecture, adding. 1 wish to take my
Place &sinew vim XS a lecturer.' It would be vsimi for fartleitig was ahlitli ems 44,1i1.11. Several thus elapsed.
11.1 to hope to find within the tmunitaries of the Ettitea and ,i•Vt.i.Pl I,llllilPPil pounds were expended in what
Kingdom a man to aleel over our inetitutien a luetre Mrs. Taylor ca lea pridieteiteare law proceeilings, awl the
equal to that derived fr him over wl the grave is lOlpllllll.l at length began to he impatient. Mrs. Taylor
just closing ;in the meantime, it behoves us to moue n then went up to lifetime awl re-tunic-a With a dowlllllellt
over Idc loes, anil at the same time to finel consolation purporting to he a certificate from the Lonl l'hanoellor
in the reflection that for nearly mix years our institution that she was heiress to " The 1:ordoli property." To
has enjoyed the Melt, inestimahle privilege, it leaving this docutumit Pi large seal was affixed, which she
for its preeident a man of PUCII Dense-a-ode-a intellectual deelate.l to be no less thou the Cliantellier'et seal. This
voneterful document was shown, awl the Haines 44 it
powers, amid of so noble a nature as Lord MacAulay
spread like will-hire. Matters pieesed on, and the lady
contittued to draw money with reckless profusi 111 l from
liar raPy asaigning most extraordinary reasons
for the outlay. 1111 one occasion she pretends-a that the
had received a letter ft her bailiff iii Scotland.
• 11111 l taming that certain repairs were remireil at one of
the farms twilit:la would cost (70. Various other expenses
kept coming in, and "lamella to documents" smeared
to her an iitterietinable item. During all this time Mr.
Teylur was 1111co1111130UP tint he was being imposea
upon. Ile atilt tUIIIOI Minton describing in glowing
terms the beauty of his 4-state, awl invited friends tie
spend nest meth 1111 l imm fishing anti grouse shooting.
At length the leuletele burst. All the hard ei gem cml
Taylor being si mit, he angrily demmeleil of his wife
thst lie should see the sok-kora Ana receive Miser
portion of the bertutie. On Monday week the peir
started for !semi 1111 l and Taylor discovered that lee html
beets id.sefoed upon. Many parties are victimized, and
one who lent 1110111 l epee " plate" found on opening
the Cllrna a IbOX of titellea .1.-1 rage. Thy Lord
Chancellueleilocument had the impression of • halfscrown
attachea, end is, of course, a gross forgery. The
seperititenflent of police at Boston has hail a warrant
for the apprelosedon of Mrs. Taylor put issue WO hands
oh a charge of swindling, and on %Vt.-sines-day bite W.
felled in London, having just given birth to • son and
heir. She bas since been removea to Benton, auil mull
in ell probability be brought het ore the magistrates next
seek. Tastier has returned to Lincoln to make Ins
fortune afresh.
EVENT.—A shocking and fatal accident
occurred at the new mill of Messrs. Howard's executors,
cotton-spinners, Rochdale. A labourer, nalteal John
Beierley, 67 years of age, who had worked for Illeesrs.
Howard upwards of 30 years, while carrying a quantity
of bricks which were about to be u.“I tie repair the
engine-pump well, accidentally fell into the well, and
leis head was literally -.round to pieces between the
crank of the engine (of 40-lionte power) and the stone in
which it worked. One of his aruis wao also nearly
severed front his holly.
THE LAW or DIVORCE IN .4 slum:A.—The famous
Forrest divorce cave, which has been dragged through
all the intricacies of the law for nine years, has at length
been brought to • ten ll ill +Hun. The cause was first
trieil imu New York in Itkio, when the jury gave a ver-
dict in favour of Mrs. Forrest, awarding alimony at the
rate Of $3,000 per annum. Mr. Forrest, dienatisfied
with this award, appealed, and all possible means were
employed to obtain a new trial. To those who take an
interest in the turnings and windings., the quips and
quirks—we were Ailment going to say the absurdities el
the law—the contest was exceedingly entertaining.
There were 111idlo115 and counter-motions, detnurrers,
replies and rejoinders, applications fur commissions to
the other end of the world, ter the North Pole. perhaps,
delays, postponetueuts, —and, in fact, everything that
legal ingenuity could bugged waif done to gain time. So,
six year* elipped away; Mr. Forrest had continued his
triumphant artistic career, and still maintained the place
which he len held at the head of his profession during
more than a quarter of a century. Mrs. Forrest, re-
bottling lier maiden name, essayed the stage, but with
only moderate success. Mr. turreat's fortune was at
least half a million, while she had may her professional
earnings. Ile declined to pay her anything whatever
in the shape of alimony, haviug, like the Jew of Venice,
"an oath iss Heaven" to contest the case to the bitter
end. The only money received by Mrs. Forrest from
her husband was sonic small allowances while the cause
was being tried. And now, when the final issue is
reached—when the judge who presided at the trial, and
the most important witnesses who testified upon it are
dead, we have an award which compels Mr. Forrest to
pay at least double the sum given to Mrs. Forrest by
the jury, and three times what it could have been settled
for previous to the trial. The referee awards to Mrs.
Forrest $4,000 la r moieties from the time of the trial,
and auntie's Mr. Forrest to give bond and mortgage
security for its prompt payment. What with counsel's
fees and incitletetal expo:nes, Lc., the awn total to come
out of the great tragedian's pockets, to any nothing of
the wear and tear of Ids temper—which must have been
oomething awfill— will not be much less than $lOO,OOO ;
and, withal, lie has a fair prospect of paying alimony
for many years to come, Mrs. Forreet's bring considered,
in the assurance view, a good life. In fact, annuitants,
like offiee-holders, rarely die, and never resign their
clamnta-
SKULLS FROM Witozetze.—ln the corner of an
°reliant abutting upon the Watling-street road, in the
I village of Wrozeter, but within the old line of walls,
upwards of 20 human skeletons were a short time since
several of the skulls of which presented
extraordinary appearances. Their facial bones are, in
fact, all askew, the eye-sockets of one side of the face
being in advance of those of the other !tide. Such. ter-
rible-looking creatures as these real original " Angles"
were certaiiely a:hough to frighten the city into aubjee-
them An examination of these skulls, however, and
• knowleage of the conditions under which they were
found, would lead to the conviction that Mother Earth
has to answer for this distortion. When exhunied,
they were in the condition of wet biscuit, in consequence
of the state ~f the ground, which is full of springs. It
can easily, therefore, be imagined that the weight of the
superincumbeut earth, acting through so many cen-
turies, hail pressed thew akulle that had fallen side-
ways thus out of their motel shale. There is in the
British Museum a skull of a Saxon warrior, disinterred
not long since in Cainbridgeeleire, with lin Saxon oma-
tuents About him, which presents similar distortions
with respect to the orbits and the extraordinary elong-
ation of the head which these Wrozeter skulls do.
Judging from this fact alone, I am inclined to think
that these poor people of the orchard have been shame-
fully maligned as to their personal appearance.
AMERICAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Another Arctic
expedition is preparing to e.tart next spring. Dr. I. I.
Hayes, the surgeon of the Kane expedition, will be at
the heed of it, and it will be entirely sustained by the
scientific aseuciatione of the United States, which leave
entered into it with great interest. The leiuling ob-
ject will be to complete the es ploretions commenced by
Dr. Kane, and settle the question of the open Polar
Sea and the other scientific problems connected with it.
Thy French Geographical Society and other eminent
socit-ties have exprenied a wish to contribute to the
funds of this expedition, but there is a very just am-
bition to make it exclusively American. The amount
required is only $30,000. As there is no maim for
following the course of former explorations again, Dr.
Hayes proposes to push rapidly up the Kennedy chan-
nel, and directly ou towards the Pole with as little delay
as possible.