The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-01-25 00:00:00

MOVING THE LIONS AT THE ZOO*.

The proems of moving the lions awl tigers front their
present quarter into the new lion-house WIN Col.llllMeed
on Saturday and was eontinual through the week. It
WWII% to have been imaginal by 801110 peeple that the
lions and tigers would be led by the keepers with chains
round their necks like house dogs, an.l transferred
simultaneously into their new strode in a kind of hr'-'..-
ion, with, perhaps, the superintendent at its head to lead
the way lout such is not the estWolislial hoodoo of
procedure. On the contrary, the practiee in such eases,
if sl..Wer. is both 111.WO sure and more site. What is
caltot a ...hating-Asst.—that Is, a strong just hig
enough to contain the aniinal, with sliding ohm., at eieh
en-I- is placed the night before or early in the morning
opposite to the door of the den containing the animal to
be ..t, and the door of the shifting-den is to be drawn
up. This done, the animal 14 driven int., it, or if
necessary, caixe.l in by a tit-bit of food plased at the
extremity, and the door is quickly closed terhin I him.
The "shifting-dela" is then carried on a truck to the now
qu orters and placed opposite to the new den; the sliding
0100 or i 4 again lifted, anol the animal enters IliS new shale.
By such ineatui the largest tigers and fiereest hosts can be
removal without danger to themselves or to any one else.
although the ionocess i. often very tedious. hit it will be
soon that a good deal of management ii necessary, awl that
a crowd of spectators would excite the animaLs awl render
it impossible to coax them into the "shiftingolen." The
larger representatives of the genus Frlig in the Z biological
Gardens at present consist of six lions, eight tigers, three
leopards, three pumas, and three jaguars, in all 23. These
were all transferred to the new lion-house in the manner
above described in the course of the week, and the obi lion
item, will be devoted to bears, hysena,wolves, and Inch if
the carnivorous animals in the collection as are of a more
hardy nature. The male lion gave the most troulole of all,
11. was furious anol terror-stricken, awl it was feared
that he would have • fit. A. lie rushed out of the trap-
den into the large one, lie struck his for-Beal, awl reeled
about seeming determined to do mischief. Fortoinately,
one uf the females had previously been caught, awl put
into the adjoining don, and as soon a, he SAW her he went
towards her, awl at once recognising his old companion,
quickly settled down. The male tiger was also very
touch put out by being trapped, awl flew round his new
cage awl ran up the front bars, in hope of finding a way
out. He is, however, none the orse for hi. run, ant in
a few days will recognise the feet that he is in • comfort-
able house.

The National Lifeboat Institution has lost no time in
semlini to Harwich one of its bed and largest lifel.oat,
Tie Well newspaper in its issue of this slay, Wednes-
day. January 19th, publishss the following • —"we have
ascertained that statements which appealed in recent
numbers of this journal respecting Mr. Saunders, the
proprietor of the Central News, are entirely with founda-
tion. We therefore express 0117 regret that such articles
have been published by Us. We tender to Mr. Samplers
our apology, and wholly and unreservedly withdraw
whatever imputations were conveyel by anything that
has appeared in our columns." The proprietor of The
World also hands to Mr. Saunders 100 guineas for public
objects, of which 50 guineas have been paid by Mr.
Saunders to the Newspaper Press Fund, and the remainder
to the United Kingdom Alliance. . . -

A PROFITABLE EAST.— r. arnrach has being doing a
good stroke of business. When the roar de Mende ci
Jour. was first brought out at the Porte St. Martin, M.
Larochelle. the Manager of the theatre, applied to the
great wild beast dealer for an elephant to figure on his
boards. A small one was offered for £340 or on hire at .C 2
a night. L Larochelle declined to purchase, fearing that
the elephant might be a "white" one to him when the play
hal run its course, and a greed to pay the £2 peridiem, or
rather per Ins•tetu. But he hail better have Idsu.:ht the
of the elephant and still has him to sell at the name
nbehrhttao;usot-rtihgahtkMf or.rJtahteuracTour
had!, .rs'i-c'e'ilsvudhla-18001'ent oir'itlvie'lh4li rile)
figure as a well-bred weiaht carrier. Ile "trumpet." with
quite • Parisian accent, and always has a glass of absinthe
before dinner.— World.
A WOLF AT list/AM—The Hampshire / adcpciplent states :
—"Our columns last week contained an announcement
that an Elllllllllllll/U X dog had escaped from the Arctic yacht
Pandora, and that possibly the strange animal seen by
many people in various places was the presumed wolf.
This animal has, however, concluded his career, for on
Friday it was seen near Mr. Milsom's farm at Wonston,
and chase having been given, the poor creature was shot
by Mr. Milsom son at 'Three Maids' Corner,' Worthy.
It was, we hear, in a poor condition, and far from fierce
In it. character. It was exhibited here on Saturday for •
'consideration', and the curious furnished the exhibitor
with a very handsome sum at the close of the day. With
reference to a real wolf at large, it would appear
that on December 18th there escaped from Womb-
well's menagerie at Einsworth two wolves—one 1,1
these had been shot or captured, the other remains at
large, and, judging from the evioence that a large animal
hal, bet n :Ken, and that several sheep, Ate., have been
bitt...n, 'Ws (cur that this C.11:11p4,4 least is about ~,,, ngst
our flocks and herds. Ur. Lonnen, of bilksteal Farm,
has had a horse bitten in the throat. Mr. W. F.. Fitt, of
Wyke Farm, has had • sheep killed, 31111 a large animal
has been seen by a poliremaa and others at Sutton and
near our gaol; consequently there is reason for believing
that an awkward stranger is about Mr. W. E. Fitt, of
Westley, has offered .C. 5 reward to whoever kills or cap-
tures it, and we trust this gentleman', offer will cause a
success ul result
CAUTION.—CotiOHL—The only medicine which gives
imniediate ease to the most violent coughs, asthma, Jtc.,
is 1411. IsOCOCK'S PULSIONIC WAFERS, as the shortest
trial will prove. They have a pleasant taste. Nothing
ciao git es tuch a sound, refreshing night's rest Their
efficacy in all disorders of the breath and lungs is wonder-
ful. In hysterical, nervous, and heart complaints they
are unfailing while in rheumatic and nervous pains they
art like a charm. To singers and public speakers they are
invaluable for clearing and strengthening the voice. They
have a pleasant taste. Is. lid., 2*. 11.1., 4s. 6,11., and Hs.
per box. Sold by all medicine 'tendons.
limENTm the skPilnujiis.—antadallLetifLue—s -tits!
unnatural disc's hu°l7e
agreeable, but in hnt weather it becomes irritating —some-
times offensive. Bad legs, old wounds, scrofula, and scor-
I iti tic eruptions are cooled, soothed, sail cured by Holloway's
Ointment, It at once arrests all disease* of the surface
by purifying and regulating the circulatiau in their
neighbourhood. by giving energy to the nerves iif the
affected part, and by expelling all pi:demons and noxious
matters. It ejects the seeds of all virulent eruptions and
ulcerations, and thus confers no partial or tempirary boon
hut a complete and n
permanent cure. Ify means of these
remedies all sulTerers ntay aim at attaining health, and
will invariably.peceed..

A purr TO MOTHERS !—Are you broken in your rest by
a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth? Go
a once to a chemist and get a lottle of His. WiNstow's
Sooritizo Starr. It will relieve the poor sufferer
immediately. It is perfectly harmless and pleasant to
It produces natural, quiet sleep, by relieving the
child from pain, and the little cherub wakes "as bright as
a button." It soothes the child, it softens the gums,
allays all pain, telieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is
the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrho.a,
whether *rising from teething or other muses. Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup is sold by Medicine dealers
everywhere at Is Mil per bottle. —Manufactured in New
York, and at 493 Oxford-street, London,
THROAT ArrEcTioNS AND HOARE/OEIS.—AB suffering
from irritation of the throat and hoarseness • ill be
agreeably surprised at the alluost immediate relief afforded by the use of " Brown's Bronchial Troches." These
famous " lozenges " are now sold by most respectable
chemists in this country at Is lid per boa. People
troubled with • "backing cough," a per
cold." or
bronchial affections, cannot try them too soon, a, similar
troubles, if allowed to progress, result in serious Pulroonitr7
and Asthmatic affections. See that the words " Brown s
Bronchial Troches" are on the Government Stamparound
each box.—Manufactured by JOHN 1. BROWN AND SONS,
Boston,United State %not, 493. Oxford-street, Louden.
VALUABLE DISCOVERY POE THE HAlL—if your hair
is turningpay Of white. or falling etr, use " The
Mexican lbw Renewer, " for it will puilieely rectors in
awry awe Grey or White hair to it. orginal colour,
without leaving the disagreeable smell of most" Restorers."
It makes the oair charmingly beautiful, as well as
promoting the growth of the hair on bald spots, where
the glen are not decayed. Ask your Chemist for the
" lIREICAN HAIR RENEWER." prepared by Henry C.
GALLUP, 493 Oxford Street, Loudon, and sold by Chemists
and Pei turners everywhere at 3s. lid. per bottle.
Ficiitittn '. —FOR THE TEETH AND BRZATIL—A few
drops of the liquid " Fiorillo° " sprinkled on a wet tooth-
brush produces a pleesaut lather, which thorougnly
cleanses the teeth from all wan im ties or purities, hardens
stops decay, hives to the teeth
the g- ms, prevents tartar.
a pact .ear pearly-whiteness, and a delightful fragrance to
the breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arising from
decayed teeth or tobacco smoke. 'The Fragrant Illoriline,"
being composed in part of Honey and sweet herbs is deli-
cious to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the
age, Price 9s (Id, of all Chemists and perfumers. Prepared
by Hoary C. Geu.or, an Oxford-street. London.

Sir George Harvey. Poooitleot Of the Rom scot
Academy, died on Saturday in Edinburgh. • HA
Prince Bismarck is, according to a Berlin
tj
appeared in a inure acote form than nom!.
A public spelling '•Bee" wax held the
Hall in Manchester the other awl four ih's
once more confined to his monk 1.1 noure4,4, whiz
competitors entered. in ,ed
It in not generally known that the enoneet
signor Salviui has been married to nu
Gottie Sharp. The marriage took place in Florencelaity IL
Iss
The addrms in the House of Lon's, in sn,wer to the Speech from the Throne, will he moved by the Earl
Alsoleen, and seconded by the Earl of Ellesmere.
TIIR QUEEN AND THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT -If, Majesty the queen will, it is expected, leave thdtorne
Monday, the 7th of February, for the metropolis, in order
to open Parliament in person on the following day.
The Royal Engineers have for mine time past been engaged in making surveys of the country around London
with a view of sotue more definite steps being taken for
the defence of the metropolis.
THE ROYAL AORICuLTURAL SOCIETT.—At a to
meeting held at Liverpool it was resolved to invite the
Royal Agricultural Society to hold their next year's show
in that town.
The Morning Post ways :—" We understand that infor.
niation has come to light which reveals, on the part of an
extreme section of the English clergy, a direct intrigue
with Rome which only waits for completion to be publicly
announced."
SAAR OF TIM WILTS AND BEREN CANAL —At a meeting
of the proprietors of the Wilts and Iterks lunal, held at
Swindon, it was decided to sell the canal awl its belong-
ints to r. George Frederick Fox, solictor, of Bristol for
the sum of 13,000 old Pounds. The original capital of
the company was .1:320.000.
On Saturday, the Royal Aquarinni and Slimmer and
Winter Garden at Westminster WWI opened by the Doke
of Edinburgh. The building Was Crowded with spectator,
in.' the programme of proceedings, involves', first a
reception of His Royal Highness, who was arrampanied
ny t'izmunt Newry, Colonel Colville, and Commander Ramsay ; next, the presentation of an address by the
executive cumin itteo.
The statue of the Prince Consort, which was a short
URIC since safely hinted under the canopy of the memorial iii Hyde-park, has since hal a covered screen placed round it to protect from the weather the artists engaged
111 gilding the St. George's collar and the embnildsred
parts of the royal robes. Until these final enrichnienta kro completed the statue will be kept from public view.
It is upwards of ten year. sine the first stone of the
monument was laid.
Mr. Bright and his colleague-s addressed their consti-
tuents in the Birmingham Torn Hall on Saturday night.
The right hon. gentleman devoted a large portion of his
.meech to a consideration of the laws affecting land, of which he said a handful .1 nom were the possessors, while.
the people were ehlt out from its ownorship. He advocate(' the assimilation of the county franchise to that existing
in boroughs, but passed over the slave circulars with tbs
remark that the kparntikka wan not so easy as many of his
friends had supposed.
The EMPrens of Germany hum forwarded, through
Count Munster, a magnificent itt end jewelled bracelet
to Mrs. Dorrien Smith, in recognition of that lady's
:sttention to the (Sermon passengers and crew of the
stesmer Schiller, wrecked on the Scilly Isles in May last.
Two lathes in Penzance have also been presented with
two elegant brooches in acknowledgment of their kind-
ness to the sufferers of the Schiller. .
Asylum a short time bark, seeing to have lived neither
examination led to the
widely nor well .t poatonortens
seven f-inch rut
.I.A.,nxiveurnyfoorftunn:tefe
wl,,ornatthica,r, wllimo 1 dsrieduciten.
itnhehPi•re
icht
viz, t—l,wtt shoemaker's 'parables, six 4-inch cut nails,
nineteen :1-inch cut nails. eight 21-inch cut nails, eighteen
buttons, twenty pieces of buckles, one pin, fourteen
...incalsracutbrtls,..ibk
nine
bra.
,kne piece of leather three inches long, one piece of lead
pebbles, three piece. of string,
cut-nail.,
thirty-ninegulta-nf" r tst
liii, of
four inches long, and one American pegging awl; total
102 x.

l)KKr.'iF.tLy.-lt has b,en just announced thst Dr.
Kenealy is about to couunenee • series of " relixiner
services for the people," commencing next Fitter Stint*.
The present difficulty it where to find a place in which ha
can conduct the services. In the announcement referred
to, winch is made by the authority of Dr. Kenealy, it is
siAted •• The whole of our religious system is wit of joint,
as is proved by the worldly eontluct of the eler,:v ganerally
and the dreadful public crimes which are razior &relied
its, not only with impunity, but even with applanet It is
time the tile W 44 stemmed, or the fires of lien-en win
.le4cen.l &a UIAM .IcnisalenLand the 42itie•of the Plain and
swes. Ile into destruction..

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VEM AND SPIRITS (fori.i,tu) on whieh anti' wei, paid
in London by some of th l.rinciiul firm, during the Net
yoJir :

Winer (Forei;11). spi,it. (Furchni)
4.110 n,.
W. ant A Gilley.. 911.3.14 I W. ani A. ttilliey 274.444
A.CO. 130 21.1 ant . 210.102
1' 131.7-.13: Trower an I . 11J.311
1134 Gregor and Co. 114.11.11 Tevtir n•ins In .244
.1 Thee Ider awl tine 10.02! I Inn:wall. "..rtol.4jC, 114.11 i
an.! Sou .. 01,411 I 11..11.caitio.licuit AC.. 14 .146
cuoilille,l4ibein. i !O. 44.292 I It. iloi.per and 11.:43
Dent, L7reicit. and 06. 645,347 111114 au4 Cii.lertv...4 756,711
Tay10r....! Snis E. It nver1..6.16 Soli, 70.441
Iteu.ks SIIII Oldham 20.1itt It Iluruett an IC. 72.046
W.. 1. Murray . 25,923 .C. If. Aq.tio . 70,337
0. Phillip, and C.. 73,335. E S. Pick 111.1 CI. .. 61,11.5
11esides the preceding there were &unit 2,001 1111/1.1 who
paid duty on wine, and apirit, in leu, quintitie, than
those above ruentione,l. —Wine 7'ra.l, Review, January 15,
1476.

--i5grAP Berraft—Tho Me4kuj Irsamiaer has it ea
competent authority that if the act were carried out in its
Integrity, and none but genline butter asiti . into the
market, it would disappear front the table of the middle
classes, its price, quite k. a pound, precluding its use by
all except the rich. Such being the case, the sapply fall-
ing short of the demand, how is this met by the producer!
By adulterating all butter! Fortunately none of the sub-
stances used for adulteration are in any way injurous.
Those chiefly employed are water, salt, starch, flour,
dripping, lard, marrow fat, beef fat, and horse fat. The
great art in the in inufacture of cheap butter is to get it
to hold in somoiviiou the lar.mvt 'We quantity of
water. A certtin quantity of water is always present
and improves butter ; the same may lie said
,of salt, both for flavouring and preserving it. But
' the manufacturer use both in excess ; both are
cheap diluents, and the latter enables the butter to
hold a much larger quantity of the former than it would
otherwise A great deal, however, tin be .lons in the
manufacture to make the texture of the hatter such that
it binds the water, and this price“ has to be vaned
according to the season and temperature.
EPPS'S COCOA.—(ZRATEFUE. AND 00,11FORTIN.;.—" By •
thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the
operations of digestion awl nutrition, and hy a careful
plication of the Hine properies of welleseleeted cocoa, hie
Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately
flavoured beverage which tnay save us many heavy
doctors' bills. It is by the judicioias use of such articles of
let that a constitution may he gradually built up until
strong enough to mist every tendency to I
Hundreds of subtle maladies are dotting around us re
to attack wherever there is a weak point We mayescape
many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with
pure blood and a properly nourished frame."—Ciril Seroici
Oa!ette. _

FITS.—EPILRPITC FITS OR 1' tLLING SICKNIMA.—A. certain
method of cure has been ili4covereit for this distressing
complaint by a physician,who is ile4rous that all sufferers
may benefit from this providential ili,every it is never
known to fail, awl will cure the met hopeless case after
all other means have been trie I. Full psrticulars will be
sent by post to any person free of charue.—Adilress
Mr. WILLIAMS. 10, Oxford Terrace, Hyde hult. London.

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, in the parish of Holy Trinity, by Geo. Faertaus, of the
, parish of Fordingtos. Dorchester for the Proprietor.
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