The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-17 00:00:00

A DRHADFUL MYSTERY OF THE SEA.

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The fishing smack Veto, of Grimtby, S. Cousins,
master, arrived in port from the Digger Bank on
Saturday night. The master reports that on the pre-
views Wednesday, when about NO miles from Spurn,
he sighted to the leeward what at ti•tt appeared to be
a small schooner in distress, but on bearing down to
her found her to be a full•sised lifeboat, upwards of 33
feet loni, and full of water up to the evict. There vim
no Diane on the boat, which had evidently belonged to
some large ship or steamer. It was painted white both
inside and out, with • brown Weak round the rim.
When alongside, on (After examination, three dead
sailors were perceived lying aft, huddled together. wad
• fourth athwart in the bow, with his head hanging
over the rollocks. They seemed from their drew ani
general appearance to be foreigners, but the bodied had
been frightfully "washed shout" and were ins /Woof
decomposition, and had evidently been dead tome weeks.
The water.logged waif drifted on with its ghwtlf
cargo, and the horrible sight so shocked the crew a
the Veto that after wards they were almost too un-
nerved to attend to their trawling, and the smack,
In
consequence, returned to port with • comparatively
small catch, and sooner than expected.

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New boilers are being built for the Great lister.
which is at present lying in the Medwas.
Xis" Elisabeth Garrett, tLD. is, we hear, about to
be married to Mr. James George Anderson.
A bill for the abolition of imprisonment for debt hes
been introduced into the Jersey Legislature.
Miss Garrett, the doctor, is to be married to Mr.
Anderson, the shipbuilder, nest month.
Joshua Le Bailey, one of the jadges of the Royal
Court at Jersey,and es-officio member of the Legislative
Assembly, was on Fri lay morning fined £2 for nos•
attendance at the States, his absentia preventing busi-
ness being proceeded with.
The schools which will be created under the Musa-
lion Act will require at least 35,000 teachers sad we
have only onotbird of that number of certificated
teachers at present.
At the Herefordshire Quarter Sessions the appeal by
the Rev. J. Jackson, vicar of Le4bury, against an order'
of affiliation which had been made upon him by the
justice' of Ledbury, came on for decision, after having
been twice postponed to await the decision of the case
in the Arches Court recently brought to • does.
Conn-el having been beard on both tidal, the order
of affiliation was quaabed, with 0004 against the defend-
ant Parry.
C 11•110111 OF SHOOTING. --At Southampton, cc Saar •
day. Thomas and Ana Stevens,were committed for 'rill
on a charge of shooting • man named Gilbert 11000.
field, whom they thought had been leader in sow
proceedings which had taken plasm near the Tillie
of
Kling, arising out of the alleged immorality of "".,
defendants. The woman, incited by her husband, hi°
shot Broomfield, who still survives, with opiate& Jodi'
jug 23 shots in his lace.
KITILLOILDIMMIT Cotlfsaus--On Thor-Oaf, mln
named Thomas Johnston, in the employment of hir•
John liarvey, distiller, Port•llandas, after lighting the
gas at the wash tun. when the machinery Imo
stationary, signalled to the manager to set the iambi.
nary in motion. Jest as this was done„ however,
Johnston stumbled, and his arm was caught between two
wheels, and when be felt that his arm was fractured
he took • knife from his pocket, ()period it, and oat ed
the arm. lied he not had the courage to do so his
body would have been dragged amongst the tasebinerl.
&Osman.
Porisrla Biagi:usu.—Those who intend to take to
keeping poultry should set about their arrangements
at ones They should settle upon the position
Il
which to plops the hen house* or roosts, biaxial..?
mind that the upset mast be either S.. &W.OO
and that fowls, like flowers, will never thrive
with
they have plenty of sun light, and pare air. ,
free ventilation withiont draughts Those rho Dr!.
already • good stook on hand of both adults sad chisg°l',
sh:Eilbidsaeoionhmarnzensh.sionselgse.etc7:l:,77?..iringabripied.....ieb .urg
.astoeltiLdithoWith
pallets of this year, and maw ee
is 751
wan adult hens of two years. "
years old, and the prodrsoe In!
e see
Never feed year stoat U ,*„."7“; I:"..=sag
that a special .poi be swept for am.„,
see that they have eletn tr. ~1".',t00 to out up
or they will o
dgbi4telY they
bare
f.jihe most siolila "elect
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