The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-31 00:00:00

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RESPITE CM THE SIAGEAVE MUEDEBEBS'—#
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munication Was received by the high shenff of Leicester-
shire on Wednesday, the 25th inst., from the Heine-
office, stating that the execution of Hannah Holmes
(who was convicted at the recent assizes of the wilful
murder of her master, at fieagrave, in the above county)
was respited during Her Majesty's pleasure.
ELscrsicar IN ADVANCE or Tint. —The announce-
ment of the acconcheuient of the Princess Fredenck
William of Prussia on 'fuesday was telegraphed direct
to Her Majesty at Osborne, from the palace at Potsdam,
without any break or interruption. The young
Princess was born at 10 minutes part 8 a.m., but the
fact was known at Osborne at 5 minutes past 8! This
apparent paradox is explained by the difference of longi-
tude of the two places.

PRIVILEGED AND UNPRITILEGIED EDITIONS OF Till
BIBLE—The following is extracted from the speech
delivered by Mr. Edward Baines in the House of Com-
mons, Friday, July 20th. Having commented on the
• operation of the patents enjoyed by the queen's
Printers and by the universities, Mr. Baines Continued:
—" The English printer was subject to the further in.
justice of having Scotch Bibles brought into England,
without any tax, to compete with him; for, whilst the
English printer was subject to the duty on paper. the
Scotch printers and the queen's printers were wholly
exempted from that duty. Now, every one knew that
the amount of duty constituted a profit. He had a copy
of a memorial presenter( a few days ago to the Treasury
on behalf of Messrs. Cassell and Co. (cease% Potter, and
rrintinga: itull,,etraSateduvageßi-bylaerd. ihLeudcigarctule.alitiil,ll, wofhowwheicr:
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to 200,000 copies. They stated that the
paper duty upon this issue amounted to more than
£l,OOO per annum, which was substantially a tax to
that amount upon the free circulation of the Bible
among those classes for whom it was most desirable to
provide religious instruction. He asked the House
whether it was right that the law should be in that
state? A patent was issued six months ago, which was
known to be openly violated. It was not for the
credit of the Hoeft that such an anomaly alma! exist.
If lie should find that there was not any intention on
the part of the Government to do anything in the
matter, he should think it his duty to bring the subject
before the House next session. He trusted that that
Parliament, which had already abolished protective
duties on 41X.) articles, would abolish this last amid word
monopoly—the monopoly of the word of God."
MELANCHOLY CATASTEOPHIL —An inquest was held
at St. Thomas's, Exeter, on Tuesday, before Mr. H. B.
Crosse, coroner, on the bodies a William True, • middle-
aged man, and George Western, a ls.l of 10 years of
age. The facts adduced were of a most ilktressing
character. The deceased lad and his two brother, were
playin, o n the banks of the Exeter canal, when 'no of
them all into the water; another in endeavouring to
rescue him also fell in, and the third was Ai, frightened
at seeing his two brothers struggling in the water that
he did not know where lie was going, and actually walked
into the canal. True, the deoemied, who had seen a
good deal of service as • soldier in India, had ,Maimed
a medal, and had since been six years a sergeant in the
let Devon Militia, seeing the lads in the water, instantly
plunged in with his clothes on. One of the boys clung
to him, climbed on his back, and reaching a plank by the
side of the canal, managed to get on shore safely. True,
however, sunk in bill efforts to save the other two, and
although he was not under water more than three
minutes before lie was rescued ho died two hours after-
wards. One of the lads was also drowned. We regret
to state that True has left • wife now eneiente, and five
young children totally unprovided for. The citizens of
Exeter are raising a subscription for them.
MELANCHoLY CATASTRuPHE AT LITTLEHAMPToN.—
rastioN to Rifle Volunteers.— Two huielresl men of the
21st Delia Battalion are receiving rifle instruction at the
fort here. Last Wednesday, after the practice with the
long Enfield at 100 yards' range, the men were pointing
their unloaded rides and snapping caps at each other
while the officers were engaged in comparing the register
of the shots made with the target. (Inc of the men,
named Dockers!), when directed to unload had not done
so, and, to conceal this, when entered. as usual, to ground
arms, had removed the cap. Forgetting—as was learnt
on inquiry—what lie had done, lie joined with his com-
rades in pointing his ride at one of the groups which lay
around, and haring placed a cap on, lie directed his
piece at a comrade named Cotton, who, with two others.
Dwyer and Green, was present at the time. The rifle
of course, went off immediately, and the shot took Wed
on the right side of Cotton's nose, carrying away part of
his jawbone and passing out at the right side of his neck.
Dwyer had moved • little on seeing the piece levelled,
ana thus he escaped, but the bullet, after peeving through
Cotton's neck, entered Green's throat, passing out at his
mouth, and taking with it severe' teeth and • portion of
the jawbone. Green was not out of danger on Thursday
evening lad, and but slight hopes are entertained of the
recovery of Cotton.
Tin Win MURDER AT BILIITON.— On Wednesday
• night, the poor woman, Mrs. Twigs, who was stabbed
in the aide by her husband, at two o'clock the
same morning at !Alston, died at the house of her
brother, where she took refuge from her husban,l's vio-
lence. She did not desire to see her husband, although
he was, of course, present when her deposition was
taken, nor did she speak to him or of hint afterwards.
She died, saying, "Ohm, mother, mother !" Her Mother
has been • long time dead. She frequently spoke of her
children, and seemed munch concerned about her future
state. The prisoner was appealed to by the deceased,
when her deposition was taken, whether she had done
anything to merit such treatment during all her wedded
life (15 years.) He replied, "NU my wench, thou has'nt."
He has said the same in the lockup, where lie seems to
be in a desponding state, frequently moaning, " Oh, my
wife; oh, my poor children."
(kX)DWuUD RACES, THU lISDAT.—A prestige is attached
to Cup days even at those meetings at which Cups are
merely tradition.; the memory of them survives, and
the day on which they were wont to be contested is
always the popular holiday amongst the people in whose
respective localities they may be celebrated. The supply
of sport was somewhat scanty. Vergisientein-Nichet,
the rronounciation of which name sorely puzzled certain
members of the ring, defeated the favourite Big Ben
with much ease for the Bentinck Memorial Stakes. Big
. • . . . . .

Ben seems to require rest. He certainly looked dull irk
his coat and notning like the cult he wax early in the
season. His defeat and the success of Diophantes were
the only interesting events prior to the principal race of
the day. The Cup was appointed to take place at a
quarter to four, and punctually to the time appointed
eight competitors assembled at the post. Amongst the
starters were the French bred horses, Gustave, the pro-
perty of Baron Rothschild, and &nave, the property of
Count F. de Legrange. By the way, • belief is general
amongst English racing men that Zonave and other
horses that run in the count's name belong to the
Emperor Napoleon, who, it is said still retains
the partiality for the turf he acquired during his
sojourn in ngland. Starke anti Opt t were the
representatives of the American horses. The betting at
the close was remarkable for the great support conceded
to Horror, who, when the flag dropped, Mel the decided
call of Starke. Roth were beaten, and the race was
won by ten lengths by Sweetsauce, who has thus
carried off Mitli the great cups of the meeting, having
won the steward's cum After the race offers were made
to take ten to one about Sweetsance for the St. Leger.
The cup was manufactured by Messrs. London and
Ryder, of 17, New Roml.street. It WAS exhibited in
the saloon of the Grand Stand, and the elegance of its
design and its beautiful and elaborate execution excited
great admiration. Dundee sustained his reputation
by the style in which he won the Findon•Stakes.

'WITHDRAW OP THE BANKRCPTCY BILL —A cor-
respondent of the Tinya writes as follows:—"In the
Attorney-General's address to the House of Commons
on Thursday last on this subject, he is reported to have
said that, 'ln this country alone there prevails this
peculiarity, that the man who is not • trailer has no
opportunity as a general rule, of surrendering his
estate for OA purposes of an elmil distribution among
Ins creditors until lie has first been ~,,, itted to prison.
The anomaly and injustice of this rule are most app.,.
rent.' As this statement may mislead, see sth and 6th
Victoria, e. 116th, and 7th and Atli Victoria, c. 96,
whereby every non-trader, let his debts and liabilities
amount to what sum they will, is empowered to go to
the Insolvent Court, not only without his being in
prison, but without his being even sued by a creditor,
and there obtain protection from arrest, and make sur-
render of his effects, if be have any. These statutes
have existed for the last 15 years, mid still exist; the
" gereral rule" and universal fact, therefore, is that any
non-trader" in this country" can, if lie choose, make a
ersts bonorun for the benefit of his creditors without
being found among "the inane thousand persons annu-
ally committed to prison for aebt."

Spain (now that she has been gasetted as a first-class
grandee in Europe) denies, through official journals,
that her claim in right of liourbouism to the reversion
of Sicily has not the support of the French Emperor.
Is she prepared to pay for it by cession of the flaleario
Islands to Franca?
Some gentlemen returning by omnibus from the scene
of the late sham light at Chiselhurst met with an awk-
ward accident. The gateway of the Bull Inn at Dan-
ford happens to be rather low, and while passing under
it the heads of the gentlemen seated on the "
board" came into collision with the stone rout, and hurt
some of them seriously.

The Muni:ear OIBTUIS.II promulgates the law for
abolishing the octrio duties ml.Jgium, and which
came into operation on Saturday last.
The International Congress of Chemists, which was
to have been held last spring, is definitively fixed to
meet at Carlsruhe on the 3rd of September. Letters of
invitation have been addressed to all eminent chemists,
and especially to professors of chemistry in public
schools and collages.
The Mums. a journal published in the Island of Syn,
states that Colonel Karatasos, who fought in the Greek
war of independence is engaged in visiting all the islands
of the Archipelago, with • view to forum a legion of
Greek volunteers, whom he intends taking over to
Sicily himself, in aid oh the insurrection. It ail Is that
the Greek Govereinxent has vainly endeavoured to pre-
vent this expedition.
In the expected retirement of Mr. Wise fnim lb.
representation of Stafford three candidates have offered
theueielves—Lurd Sandon, Mr. Alderman Sidney, and
Mr. W. Chadwick. Mr. Divett will retire from Exeter
at the next election. The Conservatives have already
nominated his suocemor in Major Porter, of the Royal
Engineers, and the Liberals in Mr. Alfred Seymour,
brother to the member for Poole.
The album which the city of Milan ms about to present
to Marshal Vaillant will contain twenty-eight water-
colour drawings by the best artists of the city, including
I Bisi, Massols, Frossagelh, Pennuttm, and &Awl The
cost will be about 13.4.13 Fir. . . .

i
ir:;;;. 1L7...1 1,000 marriages n Paris, taken from
the ters of the Etat Civil, it appears that in 32 of
them the bride was between 15 and 16; in WO, front
16 to 17; 219. from 18 to 19; 233. 39 to 21 ; 1111, 22 to
23 ; 103. 24 to 25 ; 60. 26 10 27 ; 43. :ffi to 99; Is, 39 to
31; 14, 32 to 33; 31 to 35 ; 2, 30 to 37; and one
from 36 to 39.
Lieutenant-General Wemyss died last week at Bath,
rh,. deceased officer had been sixty years in the army,
and his commission as Ensign dated from Iso9. He
accompanied the Walcheren expedition in leffil, and
sorved through the Peninsular war.
A discovery of gold has taken place at Halifax, Nova
Scotia. The quality of the metal is, however, inure
satisfactory than the quantity, and the rush to the
new " guld-fields" hall led to a considerable diaappoMt-
MOM.