The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-10-18 00:00:00

THE OPERATION OF VIE OON \ MOUS
DUMMIES ears.

A Report of the Chief Cornenlasiooer of Police to the
of Admiralty on the Operation of the Contagious
Di eases Acts in the Plymouth and 11evonport disirlet
has jest been presented et Parliament.
The Commismenk r says them kieterna, an 4 that 7,106
W3Men have been placed on Use ltat.trr si,4 that she
lollovrin7 nowhere have been removed thetef,oni, and
for the camas stated :
Lett the district • • • 2,'Z's
Married
Entered hoses 411
Restored to Fri nds • • 1,240
Died lO7
4,750

Total •

Leaving 3.016 still on the Register.
The Returns also show a decrenso by ono-half of the
number of men in h omltal for oontsgions disowns.
In order to show the too 860 operstion of the Act,
1 nm desirous of calling particular attention to tho
offtrts pro.bioad at Plymouth. There has been, from
year to rear, at this station a meady and increasing
diminution in the number of brothels, es liknwiso of
of prostitutes frequenting the mine ; the brothels have
a
darea,ed from 356 to 131, and the number of prosti.
totes fret I 770 to 845.
When the Act of 1864 was first put in operation,
OTC, :00.f tie youngest pratitutes left the neighbour-
hood. hew wcre mostly country girls from the mining
diAriata, of which there were then large numbs,.
practhing rrottitution it Plymouth and Its neighbour.
bow Dan, as 12 and sometimes 18 hording
together io one house, lit the utmost filth, wretched-
Diu, sad di.eese. and in such a condition of privation
that &tithing had often to be obtained for them by the
pollee lafore they could go with homey through the
streets t the hospital.
„ta a proof that the places of those giving up prostitu-
tion are not filled by new comers, whole streets in
which many, end in some eas a most, of the houses
wen: brothels, and the principal part of the Inhabitants
pr ..titut..o, before and some time after the first
Cootai,ious Diseases Act came into operation have now
hot one or two prostitutes living in them.
Fr exempla, Castle-street, Plymouth, and Castle
Dpi-lane adjoining, which formerly contained 132
prostitutes, barest the rresent time too prostitutes only
living in them.
WiLitait C. H• 1118.,
Hendergon, C. fi. Assistant Commissionor.
Submitted for the information of the Lords Commis-
sioner' of the Admiralty.
E. Y. W. 1111IDIPEION,
Commissioner Metropolitan Polices,

BREAK FAST. EPPS'S 00004. - GRATEFUL AID
C .‘i YORTINU. —The very agreeable character of
•

hu rendered it a general favourite.
Cleif Service Gazette remark. : By

thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern
the ..pvrations a digestion and nutrition, and by a care.
(.1 application of the fine properties of well-selected
coo., Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with
a thliestely flavoured beverage which may save us
merle heavy doctors' bills." Made simply with boiling
sr:der or milk. Sold by the trade only in jib.,
at .1 lib, packets, tin lined and labelled,—James Eppe
and Co., Homosopethie Chemists, London. Agent la
Dorchester for J. Epps it Cog., other preparstions--
D. Darden 13, Corubill, Dorchester; R. J. Walford,
St. Albans-row, Weymouth. See that each bottle
is secured by a band over the cork, bearing the signa-
ture—James Epps and Co., without which nose are
o.nuine.

To SOF/ER=B wawa PARALYSIS, REMUS ATISM,
NEURALGIA, AND Less Or NRSVOUS AND PHYSICAL
Putvita.—The Popular Treatise on Curative Electricity,
ty Mr. Harry Lebb, M.R.C.S.E., from the Author, 31
S.ickvillelitreet, Piccadilly; by post 13 stamps. The
lai,,ar work (dedicated by permission to Bir Charles
Loco.k, Bart., MB., Physician to the Queen), price be
mu be obtained as above.
Nov MEDAL POCKS? VESTA Box WITH PATENT
PPM:, t. Coven.—Bryant and May have recently in-
ir.ainced II very useful little Pocket Vesta Box with •
u. mgvnious and simple spring cover; It ls a novelty
in La-cry way, and will soon come into eery general
• I. ing of metal instead of card, aed retailed filled
with vestai at ono penny. Any Tobacconist, Grocer,
CL mil', or Chandler will supply it.

WoNDERFCL EFFICACY of Ma. CoIIGIMV 6' I
Rill EDI' run CoSISCIIPTIog.—See the new edition
(llntb) of Mr. George Mousse Congreve's book •' On
l'on,uniption of the Lungs ; or, Hostiles, and the Only
Succodtti Treatment ; showing that formidable dis-
C 3.1. to ho curable in all its stages ,• with additional
l'a•ts Cure, and Questions for Patient, consulting
Ow Author by letter. Pest free from the Author,
I. Ago, Peckham, Landon, for Five Stamp%
A TA lIL F.-SPOONFUL (no more) of the Amerisan "Hand
Fr M. 1114 P.,rine" will produee ono quart of the most
Plano Mange, Custard Pudding, Charlotte
Pus-e, ice. No more health-giving or nutritious article
of food has ever been discovered, not only for produc-
ing the fin at tab'e Delicacies and Dosser* but for
and Invalids' food. It is as pre-
paratioa to he welcomed as • staple dish in every
household in Europe ; made from Steam Refined Irish
Mo.aor Carrageen. fresh from the oce in. combining the
frag,oneu of the sea-breeze with its health-giving
Tight", • In Shilling Packets', sold every-where. Rand
bea Mo,.a I%,rino Company. 266 High Holborn, London.
and P.rk•place, New York, U.S.
Ilind.nw iTo 012171110 T LID PILL& —Nielson of the
Skin. No case of disease of the skin, be its nature
wl..t it ii y, his failol to be benefited when those
pAtia rem,lies hive been properly applied. In sere.
fu'on-i and scorbutic' affections they aro especially
serrictable. Scurvy and eruptions, which bad resisted
all other modes of treatment and gradually become
wore Iron. year to year, have been completely cured
by liolow.)'s cooling Ointment and Pills, which root
out the diotuto from tho blood itself and leave the con-
stiiitim free from every morbid taint. In the nursery
Holloway's ointment should be ever at band ; it will
giv.• easo in vrains, contusions, burns, scuds, and in-
Until.. eruption% and may always safely be applied by
any urtinary attendant

THCOAT Dlins66—BßOWlea BRONCHIAL TROCHte,
&deli have proved so suceewdul in America for %bemire
of Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Bronchitis, Asthma,
Catarrh, or any irritation or soreness of the throat,are
Sow M./torte' and sold in this country at Is. lid, per
boa, pat up in the form of a "lozenge." It is the
Slot conv.hd,nt, pleasant, safe, and sore remedy for
cleating and strengthening the voice known in the
worll. The Him Henry Ward Beecher says: "I have
often recommeeded them to friends who were public
spe,kers, an! in many mem they have proved extremely
to:rim...ado." The Rennin' hove the words " lirown's
Trochee" on the Government Stamp around
each boc—Prinoiml 01Boe, 493, Oxford-street,London.
toll by all medicine vendors.
Sea Hose Fanisn.--Sisteen quarts of Blanc Mange,
Cu.tard, Podding, Charlotte Roue, km, eon be made
from St angle packet of tin American "Rand Sea Maw
Farioe." Its incomparable excellent* and cheapness,
the variety of dishes to which it is applicable, and the
simplicity of preparation, make it the most healthful,
convenient, and delicious food in the world. For
Infants', Childrens' or Invalids' diet, its nourishing and
bealth.giving properties render it preferable to all Corn
-
Boors, Maisenu, Gore Searches, ko. It is simple,
ds.icate, nutritious, remedial and economical, as it can
LO furnished for one-half the ant of the above articles,
for all of which it is more than a substitute. In shilling
packsts (note the quantity this prodnees), of all chemists
and grocers thrtughout the United Kingdom. Rand
Sea Moss Far ins Co., 2136, High Holborn, London; and
Fark.place, New York, U.S.

CltiLLl:Nall TO TEI WOILD.—The Bristol Daily
TioNRI and Mirror, August sth, has the following :
!leases. J. C. Swan and Co, 16, Queen.square, in
this city, have invented a pocket microscope' which is
a inervl in .11that nah an instrument should be. It
has grtat power, remarkable definition, nod does not
require focussing. The etioapness of the article will
make it exceedingly popular when its merits are more
widely known. It is called the" /kietol Mierceeope.'
and is a groat credit to the inventor, u mush for its
extreme simplicity as its war.—The Western Daily
Press nays: The Bristol Microscop. has a magnifying
power of 20,000 times, ha., ha—The Wester* Daily
nleyraph saya : The &WWI Microscope is the most
cutupaet and useful scientific instrument we have ever
Steil ; it possesses extraordinary power, and Is very
evil), managed, ha. The prism of the Meted ildiermeope
only 2s or, free by post, with printed directions, for
?di aim:vs.—Adana, J. C. Swan mid Co., Opticians,
16, queue-square, &into'

• - -•
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'For upward. of (compare I stdfered from • very
iu • aiming so much Irritation. path, and lOn'°°°. of
,t, Mat I was frequently unable to turn myself In bed;
ftr trying unmccerduny many so-called remedii., I
it ..o. I) biall of DR. LOCOCIA WARIM.II, and In every attack
.4 P.,• bhj sfiebtion thu hem never filled In it/fording
tU t instant, relief,— Da. 'a WAIL'S rapidly curs
Ot.i, consumption, coughs, and all disorders of the breath
To singer, and public speakers they an Invaluable
tor and strengthening the voles, and have • plasm
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• ExraarmotealY Cali Or A COOOS DT POWELL'S
' mem—. Her Majesty's Gun Boat, ' die y ,
It Etat Coast of Scotland, 7th September, HM
I, - laving had a moat dittraising and severe cough,
me many aloeplen nigh ta and restleas days, I wee
Ilia Lrdsliip, the Earl of Ceithitaw, to try
—doable italiani of Animal, and Icon amure you,
Ire! found immediate relief, even without
oil say venous duties ; end the ant bottle
re! my; theztiore I have the greaten confidence
' • , it to the million. Mont reuxectfully
. Loren, • NeUey.•—To Mr. Powell.
• Ise,on or Asuman can be bad of all Chemists. In
, • .lsL, and to. 3d. Warehouse, 13, Bleektriars-
.v Ask for" POWIUJJ Bataan or Ave..,.'
' • the introduction of the ConsalineGloes, and
og for the hair of peraona of every age who LIAO
' • lamity .4 the crowning ornament of our race.
• iiitralucod by Ileeere. Curley, now Mears. J. H.
• rind Co., .1 19, Ilartholomew (lose, London,
h ~e made. VerY fi,sOtio IrOpSll4loll
14 which they had the excluavo control
Comilla' Glom isidentical In compoeition
,olt, but experience and atill have made It •
ri,e in quality. It is ray cleanly, cooling, and
• ia it NM., inch a brilliancy and luxuriant
.4.1• • the hair that gloat teams Ito 11104 appropriate •
it • put up in bottlei at to. ed. aryl 6a, • price w wich,
trie sils of the bottles and the quality o the
, xlll only remunerate the proprietors rarnurb a very
I. I.:timeline Rodorer, at the Name price. , for
.• San, Satinet". dc., which loi made by the tame arm
"satrractical experience and is undoubtedly thi; 1,4 lc
ur the lialr. The Conta/lass are sold by ell
rerfusawi everywhere. See advertisement
in Welber ^waren wham tbd bled 00,1084114118'