The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-22 00:00:00

BURNING OP A COTTON MILL.
• WOMAN ILIUM

A fire occurred on Wednesday at ternoon at the
cotton mills belonging to Messrs. Bailey and Sot,
Bolton. The mill contained 50,000 spindles, and wee
reduced to mhos. The damaged is estimatdd at £6OOO
covered by insurance. One woman WWI killed through
attempting to jump from an upper story window.
Several of the employdi were injured, most seriously.
The bonen opposite the mill caught fire, but were
/laved from destruction. Several hundred workpeople
are thrown out of employment.

THE EIRA SEARCH EXPEDITIOH.
ARRIVAL OF Mg. MGR BETH MID RIB MIMI.

The Hope, sent out under the command of Sir Allan
Young in search of Mr. Leigh Smith and his expedi-
tion, arrived at Aberdeen on Sunday with the mew
on board, all well. Mr. Smith states that the Bite
left PMerhead on June 14th, 1881, and promeded to
Franz Joseph Land. She left there for 801 l Island,
and on August 91st wee heavily nipped by the ice
and at about ten a.m. • leak was diemvered, le
gained rapidly. There we. no time to save 1113 y
hUt some dm: sod bread, and two hours after the
leak was discovered the ship had to be abandoned.
Hardly had the WM rasa loft the ship than the ice
eased, and the Eira rapidly sank. A tent was Meted
on the lOC and subsequently • house was built on Ospe
Flora of stones and turf, °seared with sail'. The
principal food consisted of walrus sod bear. The
weather was very bad. and visits from beers were
the only sources of excitement dnriog the long dark
days. On June 21st four boats starte I tem Oaps
Flora with 25 men and provisions for two menthe.
Aker six week,' of toll, the open water wee reached,
and the course set for Nowa Zientbla. On August 2nd
four biota arrive t at Alatatehkin Strata, and mat
tuoroina the party were taken on board the Hope.
sir Ailisb young states that while on hie way north-
weed the Hops Amok on • sunken reek roman*
tut for 24 boors.

IMPORTANT ACTION.
TWO RIGICIAISONWS DLOWSSO.
(Di relearw/4)
Admiral Hewitt at Sues telegraphs to the sdnaralq
as follows r--Osptein Hastings. with and 900
Highlandess, proceeded to Chaloalf, vie Maritime 1,
Canal, aaa found coo enemy entrenched. They
istreAred and defeated them, capturing 45 prisoners, •
email cannon, arms, and ammunition. Two High-
landers were drowned and four wounded. Of the
enemy a hundred were kilted and wounded.
. u,,nerel News telegram, Port Said, Monde .—itionse
larger transports have entered the Camel. Catalunia
aground, but not stopping traffic.
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SIR GARNET WOLS6LKY AT PORT SAID.
OcOUPATIOS or
The following telegram has been received by the
Admiralty from Rear Admiral Hoskins :-
1 OST SAW, Sunday.—Mede all arrangements on
Saturday vita Commander Ed earn.. Daring the
night the boats of the aqua lion uocupied the Canal
dredges, barges, &Q., as well as Kant. a. An hour
before daylight Fairies octupied P,rt Said and
Fitzroy lamed' Al. went WILOWII, a latch. Fitzroy
oh, Iled the e..eiray oat ot Conunander Kane
slightly wouride San I troops laid down arms.
K tied i se's govern ..r replaued. All perfectly quiet.
Tel-graph c o ri.UllicatiOo with ktetotaris and Ismailia
natant... Sot immediately the Dee and Reedy to
reioliroe nisroy. One ship in Osinal, but vessel* can
pas.. Admiral and General in light.
Port Said was occupied at three on Sunday morn.
lug by &Web troops. The Si:trot:wan and Arab
portions of the town are quiet. The ilgyptian troops
ware disarmed without resistance. The Khedive's
governor restored, and Arabia goreroer left for
Ismailia. To. ligyptien officers me prisoners. lb.
Canal Company's offices and toe telegraph lice are In
the possession of the B4tish military authorities.
Communication between Leco.alia and the Saes Oasisl
is interrupted. Merchant vesesle are not allowed to
enter ths canal. The bombardment of Genimah is
expected. The Corvette Tourmaline and the gunboat
Dee entered the canal, and cleared tor action.
Blue jackets are beard lauded, disarming natives,
who offer no resistance. Several transports and men-
of-war authored, a fleet of seven coming in. Lb. Dee
and Don have entered into Um Canal. It is 04d toe
Aumiral ham st,,pped the Canal traffic. Kanter. and
'email& we now occupied. Canal is In pU1111011•Wil of
ths British forma At three a.m. Port oeld wee
uoctiptel by bins jacWrite. The natives were dis-
armed without ruissmos, and all is now quiet.
isartberorks have now been thrown up between the
Rarepean and Arab portions of the town. Seventeen
transports and five men-A-war are here. Sera* and
gunboats have area iy entered the (Amid with troops.
rtrlistral Seymour and Sir thrust Wolseley are
both here. !swathe occupied on Sunday morning
and the rebel troops were driven from Neach.
Government is in possession of the telegraph Line from
, here to outs.
Fignting commenced on Saturday afternoon on the
Idahinoudieh eaglet. Firing continues at the present
1110t11011C. AU unt &ands liter veesels have now lett
' the harbour except the Invincible mid Itioonataut.
! Tim German gunboat liebioht and the Roseau war
, vessel Eriklik and several other foreign verse are pie-
, paring logo out lowan.
, 60.13 AX 3 r.W.—Abouldr has not yet been bon.'
. herded. Ttie fleet and transport.' entered Ab ,uxtr
' Bay yesterday afternoon, but quietly etramed east-
' ward in tee dark of the swam the coast Mom
Aboukir to Rosetta shows no sign. of any lita .ing of
t,tps. lii. almost certain, therefore, that the neat
, bar gone to Fort Said.