The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-13 00:00:00

NOTES OF THE *EEL

From the list of new companies registered, the I
particulms at which are given weekly in the fassaters'
Osertima newspaper, It appears that within tits put
fortnight six companies, with an aggregate capital ol
four millions one hundred sad torty.live thousand
pound., hayobseu registered forth. purpose of
out operation. in connection with our recently arc=
p3oomMon of Cyprus.
The British soldiers had not been established 48
hours under the shadow of the Cyprian Olympus
Wore the inevitable bats, ball, and stumps were
produced, and the game of cricket naturalised in the
Wand by the Black Watch and the 101st Royal Bengal
Fusiliers. It is proposed to haunt' the Moslem
Inhabitants into its mysteries, as the first step towards
making them decent members of the society we we
going to establish in those parts,
The Swedish steamer the Vega, which has just
sailed to explore the Arctic regions, is a ship of 500
tons. The sides of the steamer are not leas than 23
Inches thick, and the mainmast is 100 feet high. Tbe
crew have christened the vessel "Th. Floating Tower
of Babel," ass no fewer than nine different languages
are spoken on board. There are on board 37 men all
told, with provisions for two years, including about
7.0001 b. salt beef, 4,0001 b. salted pork, 3,000 b.
smoked barn, 3,0001 b. preserved rump-steaks. 9 500
portions of other pneerved moats, and immense quan-
tities of onions, potatoes, greens, coffee, tea, and,
naturally, of spirits. Three days a week fresh (Om
' served) meat is tub. served out; and to preserve the
craw against scurvy, there is a large supply of lemon
, juice, pickles, and horseradish.

Who would have thought that Lord Beaconsfield
went et the ri k of hie life to Berlin? Yet we are
told by no less an authority than Biz K. Matelot that
such was the fact, for prior to hie departure the no le
lord received letters threatening hint with ammaination.
And what • wonderful moons roust that Imre been
which decided the grave question of preoKlenos. A
hundred and filly years ago that knotty point was, on
a sintilar 00ea.10., left tunolved, and the Plead-
poteotiades sat in esoarate rooms, communicating
through an intermediator.

On Monday there was printed a moody* Blne.book
of over GOO pages containing the evidence taken before
the Select Committee of the Home of Lords, appointed
on January 21 "for the purpose of inquiring into the
prevalence of habits of intemperance and Into the
manner In which those habits have been effected by
repent legislation and other carom." The Committee.
which wee Presided over my the Duke of Weehnlostes.
held 14 'Wines. heninnine February 15 and 'entitle
A prfl 5. for health's evielenoe. and examined 42
witnesses including Mr. Robert Whitworth. merchant.
of Manchester, one of the honorary secretaries of the
Snnelay Clewing Association : Rev. Thweon Borne.
Rir Henry Tbompamt, Sir James Bala. Dr. A Ihert
Borne... 13.. R. W. Rieharlann. D.. .7 Murray
M'eulloch, Mr. A. M. finllivan, M.P . Mr. Murphy.
M P.. end Mr. R. P. Miser. The Committee have
come to no conclusion upon the wihject referred to
them, bat in ireport dated Jolt, 26 'express 'heir
hope that thew may he permitted to mann* their
Inquiry in the next Ression. with a view to the further
conideleration of their rennet which they had been
unable to complete before the termination of the
flesnion."