The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-30 00:00:00

arnrral Nets.

Tee itern,m League ht.° determined to bold •
demoostration in llyde Park.
THE present Primate is the first ArAbishrip for 203
years who (as Archlriai.op) has not worn • •ig.
noriax MINT have definitively declined for the present
to make brmingbani an awns. town.

'fie authorities hay., it la stated, decided on amnia(
out the Iriah militia regiments for training this
mummer.

fircaorricaza.— Nitrate of silver, or lunar mastic.
I. to be an infallible preventive of hydrophobia if
applied immediettly after the bite of a mad dog La.
been received.

BITS swarmed in come parts of Dorsetahire the early
part of tin, month. Th.• cock..o woo heard in tip. New
Forest la•t weelc, The hlo im on the fruit trees through-
out the New Forest i. looking very promising.
Wz regret to hove to recent the death of Mr. Maoris*
Worms, elf Ceylon, whose disinterested and energetic
effects 'to cute the rinderpest hare been the oubject of
much direusaion in Parliament, and ere doubtless in the
reatillaction of our readers.

TIM eil.i Adrerliter says tbat Mils Lloyd. of
Lair es, h•ot given whule.ale notice to quit to her tonants
in C'arrnarthenithire and Pembmireahire. in consequence
el their wire,. an 1 doineht.rit wearing crinoline, •
assatice to which Miss Lloyd objects.

COACM SERVICIL— in order to mitigste the Moon.
venienoe eso-e,l by the reduction of trains and the
inoreaw of farts on the Bristol and Exeter Railway,
fut coaches are being run between the towns of
Tiverton, Taunton, and Bridgwater.— Exeter Otuette.

Ftoccimo I Tee AUNT AND NAVT.—Tha pro.
vision. in the new Mutiny Aet for the army and in the
Act for the marine service are the Dame es to the °or.
poral pem.hment. ft was swoendly supposed th.t the
alteration wea only made to the army, but the Marines
are included in the other Ain.

MARRIAGI Et/TIMM Dwane& —A couple of
dwarfa Mr. Hammel Nei! I and Mies Janet Campbell,
who are felfiling an engagement at • theatre in Sunder-
land. have recendy been married at the parish chnroh.
The laridegsoom is 49 year• of age, and 42 inches in
height; rtd the bride 37 years of age, and 38 inches in
height.

Tux industrial exhibition movement appears to have
extended itself to the sooners parishes. An exhibition
of that abstainer wee owned on Thursday et Tatetr. in
Hampshire, by ti.e Riehor of Wineheater. Ths display.
which is very ereditahle for a rural neighbourhood will
be made for several day, the prime of admission being
seed so as to accomodate all classes.

RAILWAY A CCIDaRT. —The engine of ant:macs train
ran off the rails nest Normanton Junction, in Yorkshire,
on Wednesday. The driver was killed, and the stoker
was so mu h injured that it is feared be will not live.
leveret of the parengers were *leo more or lege injured.
It is some antidactinn to know that the accident had
nothing to do with the Ntrike, as the driver who has lost
hi. life was one of MO eldest men in the service of the
Midland Company.
A LAIIIIITTEI Tagerwahhgrx—Momus and Minos Puha
to .it together on our benches of Jostle.. Lambeth
C,onnty Court, especially is rarely without aninsernent
to soothe the irritation of oast suitors. This week
betrieg testinionv to chareeter, a witneu cried eagerly,
",ff It's • teetotaker, my lord judge. Ile doesn't drink
.no beer." Then what does he drink!" queried the
Court, seentin--. fun. "Brandy, your honour," wee the
reply.—.CuttA London I', w.
A SHIP re Flag—The steamship Eh Vincent, from
Austrailia, with the crew, upwards of • hundred
;weenier, and a valuable c•rgo, boa had a narrow
e•cspe from destruction by fire. The danger was
discover:4', on board on flood Firiday morning while the
St. "Ehr rot was nearing the English Channel ; and
•lesring th•t Ills smouldering fire might burst into
dam... fifty six of the pauengers were tr•nsferred to
passe, g resold. The rest stared hr the horning steamer,
orbir'o arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday evening.

*THE PORT LAMINATE AND THE VOLD KTIL.I4I. —I( r
Litre) Tennyson. hoeing been asked to ..ulsenbe to a
testimonial to Colonel Itiehorle as the originator of the
Volunteer movement of 1959, hao forwarded a oubeirtipi
lion. accompanied 1., • letter, dated, Fre.hwater, lale
of Wight, A pril 19, in which he sayo—" f most heartily
oonratulate you on your having been able to do no
mach for your oountry, and I hope you will not 0.•••
from your labours until it is the law of the land that
every morpchild in it shall be trioinerli tattle UM of arm..
—I hove the honour To be, yours faithfully, A.
Tag veo:s."

Tin Two I:norm& —Sir Walter &mit used to tell
with mach lest of the story of • man who tried to
frighten his friend by encountering him at midnight
In • lonely spot which was %unposed to be the resort
of a ghostly riritant. He took hi. seat on the haunted
stone, wrapped in • long whits sheet. Presently to his
horror, the real (hoot appeared, and sat down beside
him, wit,t the ominous ejaculation, "To, are • short
and I am a ghost; let us come closer and Honer to-
gether." And closer and closer She ghost pressed, till
the chum gboit, oven:eine with terror fainted away.—
&rim/4mA &tier.

KACI Acacias TUE Cusxmin..— An interesting rate
items the Channel has just taken place betweon the
Allen Victor, Captain Grant, acid the Prince Frederick
Williams. captain Clarke. The start eras from the by
of Calais Harbour: and the geed we. Dover Pier, and
the race was a.compliaheel hy the former vessel in
hoer and 211 minutes, and by the latter in 1 hour and
BO minutes. The Albert victor is the property of Mr.
Gleseford, and the Prince Frederick William belongs to
Ake Leaden, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company.
A NONAGlnallalf CLlNgitg.—A few days ago the
Very Rev. Thome. Gamier, D C.L. Dean of Win-
'heater. now in his 9lsl year. climbed up the famous
Bt. Catherine's Hill one of the highest of the high downs
which an. round Winchester, from which it is distant
about a mile. He was entirely unasaisted in the gement,
but his boiler twice helped him in the descent. St.
Catherine's Hill is the hill which the Winehester boys
are by statute bound to wend so many iimes a week
for their health." ancl probably Dean Gamier is the
eldest living Wykehamist.
Ti. following translation of the Chinese letter
received with the ant ortnsignment. per shin Cherokee,
of Hornitnan's Pure Tea woo rendered by J. Summers,
Peofessor of Chineee, Ring's College, London.
The Req.,
letter has for many years being preaerved
as • literary eurineity. "201 th dav of Third Moon, in the
year IC weihaow. The tea .hipped is truly beet, prepared
with additional eare.without powdered colour pat on leaf,
which the experienced educated merchant will take
notice. We honoured by your instruction. will con-
tinuously regard them. Minot AB 110110. To London
Foreign Merchants, Horniness."

A CINTEXARIAN.—Wr. Hobert Hein, for many years
In the service of Lod Kinnaird, died recently in Bruces
Land, Gray's.lane, I,chee. Mr. Hain was the oldest
man probably in the the °minty for he woe horn
In blorsyshire in the year 1751, and had therefors
reasbed the long term of 108 years. He was very
obeerfal, and greatly given to telling stories of
Which took place in the locality of his boyhoed 100
ear. ago. We understand ihat Lord Kinna.rd, lii
whose service he was, had oontinued to rimier him very
substantial aid, so that his condition wait very wafer-
table. He retained his mental faculties quite cleat to
the last —Dundee Adrertuier.

SONDAT CLOSING OF PCSIJC•11011/1111: Unripe AT
lIIIISTGL.—A meeting waa held at the Guild-hall,
Bristol, on Thereto, under the presidency of the Mayor,
for the purpose of adopting a petition to Paiiiament
I, I of restricting the sale of intoxicating liquors
on Sunday. There was a very lame attendance. The
premeditate throughout were of an exceedingly stormy
character and was what may be designated a "draw." On
the divisions the somber of hands held up were eo
equally balanced between the contending parties that
the Mayor expressed his inability to decide whether the
remlntions were or were not carried. The only matter
on which there seemed to be * concurrence of opinion
was • 110°P of thsolts to the Mayor for haring called the
meeting, lent the hall, and so ably presided.

TES Errecra or Tll4Dlie tlelons.—The Timm
sums up the re•ult of the Trades' Union inquiry as hay•
tog shown us that the obj.at of shear, ar,oiotioo In to
procure the best prictbre term. for • mediocrity, or, a.
they call it, an "avenue" of performance. This is
obtained by petting • pressure apon ihe superior work•
men to keep him from doing more than • certain
amount of work. If this pressure were also put on the
inferior clue of workmen to bring them up to the mark,
something might be raid for the doctrine ; but as the
role is one-sided. "and its effeet meat be to restrain the
progress of trade in (scour of those who Sr. too in-
capable or too indolent to rise, and to the prejudice
of those who, if they were left uncontrolled, would bring
the standard of performanee higher." Such a doctrine.
the nacre truly remarks, will hardly be recognised no
condainve to the interests of the public.

iiimourra niscoviay.—Some human remains have
been found in the Colne at Colehester. A piece of a
wheel end • railway chair were found to be attached to
the head and portions of the body. A leather travelling
bag ma. elm found. The remains Sr. believed to be
those of Mr. Richard Worowick, railway contractor, who
was mimed from Colchester some 18 months since, while
sullimtv4 in superintending the formation af • short lies
from lit Botolph•street, to the Hyatt and Raatortreet.
!!°.°,lll.__disfmtimranos of the deceased be ham been de.
• '''^iirstit, but bin estate has paid Vs. in the
pound and left a balance Leer. The deceased is mid to
bee. been a man of cheerful temperament. At the
bluest no further IMht eould be thrown upon the affair,
6 IFU n'turr.d an open verdict of " Found
--nn.'".4"" was Peuved that the deceased had shortly
before nte death embed • cheek for £45 and the cam ts
altogether announded with maid w
.] ,siery.

A Ggito Loeg-Lirrrmt —The following is the
eopy of a Wier which wee nicked Up is...di is South-
meepton. —Southampton, March 22 67.—Degc Tom,—
I thought that I would write • few hue. to you to
yoa I am quite surprise to em you out on Sunday long
with that eat of. bek.pi daughter do you now
I went to my one room and and hod • gnoi r,or. I
mold not isle it 0 my darling do banish her for my sdni
0 good graaioas I shall brake my heart o that little eat
r see bier long with vow nest Sunday I sill give it to
Ss, Milt • • lives where you like third stone
inside the *hefty, nod night, o that eat •
e • • • Your own true love and you
must know that I love you. I remain yours ever, love.
Men • • • Lite were you like third tombs stone
hunk the amity.

SINOOLAS DILATE PROM DISAPPOINTMENT IR RSISTOL.
—An inquest barn been bad on the body of Sarah
412 years of age, the wife oil porter. Bbe had
boar in • very weak state for the paat three months,
end had been expecting some money for some days. On
Wednesday morning she war informed that the parties
who had to give her the money had arrived in Bristol,
but had not brought it with ca.u. This ink=
deeply affected her, and gm remarked to h

"Oh! my hearth.' jumped up into my month." A west
change then cisme over her, and the husband went for
Mr. Pentiwk, sad In his absence hie ..if. aspired. The
Denuty.Corouer remarked that the (Imago intment
prolmbly erected the mition of the heart, and tile shock
acting upon a we,bened trame pro-limed each eneff,et
that she vank under it. The jury returned • vtrilio. of
"Died from natural souses."

EATR•IitCHTARIITA? I TR6 V.LUNTRERII. A letter
hits been eil.lre. ed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
by • Mr. W. A. Coffee, detailing a plan for the eofee,g.
abi.ement of the Volonteere. whirl, the writer is
imogroine eunuch to think would have the effect of adding
1111,000 to the Volunteer force. Th's plan propoees to
admit to it,, elective franchise all Volnoteers who have
been enroll.' sic months prior to the firlfh of July.
1867. and are of full age. and it is cusgesied that at the
end nf seven years' effective service, all Volunteers who
think proper to retire from the forge shall retain their
franchise for life, and any one rendered unfit for service
hy •reident or physical disability at the end of four
yesr, shall in like manner retain his privilege. The
Chancellor of the Excheirier has selsnowledged the
receipt of the letter without comment, hot Earl
Grosvenor has promised to give the matter his serious
consideration.

PITRAORDIeaRT VITTING OT TATETTA.—On Thor,-
day nights meeting was held in the Mission.honse. New.
csetle street, Psrrinedon•strret London, for the purpose
of hearing the opreebeo or et planation. of two converted
thieve*. The room was crowded. and • great many
pickpockets were present. Mr. Ornme took the chair.
After a few preliminary observations from the chairman,
Mr. Rmith addressed the meeting. giving his experience,
of prison life. and admonishing those who heard him to
withstand the temntations which lead to prison. lie
reesointed the restful indignities and cruelties he had
suffered in gaol. Re denounced the present 'intern of
prison training, and gave numerous instanees of the
inhumanity practised in prison. Mr. Billness who
had reeieved four years p.n.] aervitivie at the AM
Itsiley, next addressed the meeting, and stated that for
a breach of pri•on discipline he had been flogged. Flo
detailed the horrors of transportation. and called upon
all those who heard him to Avoid the temptation. which
London so few-folly threw not. A moat attentive
aniince the-red the two converted thieves, who
appeared to he great favourites with the meeting.
ATearka. —The snalvsis of wrecks and es•ualties last
last year puhli.hod by Lloyd'. c-intains one or two
points worthy of note. During hut year, of catm•lties
reported. 10 627 mete to wailing vessels and 1.0114 to
at•an.rra. in the I mow one-third were from
collision, white the collisions of sailing vessels com•
prised only the proportion of 15 per cont. of the
casualtisa. The total of lives reported lost is 2 644, of
which 9149 ocourrisel during the megiond quarter, when
the general casualties were at their minimum, while the
aversee of est+ of the other three quarter.... only n3l,
•nti the smallest nnmher was between January and
April, when the disasters were at their masimnm—an
anomaly to he exislained, perhaps, by the crowd of
•miminto that t•ke thrie oep.etne, in th. erring
months and thus render any accident at thst period
peenlisrly fatal to life. No fewer than IS sailing
vessels suffered from piracy. enitaipwl in the China trade
of course, hut no stesmer was Ind from that cause.
Another startling fact is, that the proportion of
el.mates to steamer% he fire in twitsa as forst an to coil-
ing vessels. The mixharat to the latter arise chiefly
from leaks, loss of sails, anehors, or chains, but non'
sidering the largo number or sailing reseals as o •mpareel
with eteamers, the older system of navigation appears
much the safer.

81,00LAR RR M ILIRRIAGIL —Tim parish register of
Bermondwy Chsuch eontains tte following extra-
ortlinitry entry, made in the year 160/ : —"August
The forme of a solemn vow- made betwixt a men and
his wife ; the man havinge bone longs absent, through
which occasion the woman being married to soothe.
0,11, took her senior as followeth : —The man'. speech :
Elizabeth, my beloved wife. I am right sorry that I have
oolong absented my walls from thee, whereby thou
stnulderit be ocessioned to take soother man to thy
huidond. Th•reforo I ilo now vows and promise, in
the sight of Oisi and this companie, to take thee ssais
a. my none; and will not onelvforgive thee. hot also dwell
with thee, and Ann all other duties unto thse, so I
Promised at our marri•ge. The woman'. speoch :
Raphe, my beloved borband. I am right sortie that I
have in thy absence taken another man to be my
husband ; hut here, before God ad this oornpanie, I
do motions.. and forests him, and do promise to Ivor,
my seal(' only onto thiro during life, awl to pelf vu all
duties which I first promised onto the. in marriage."
The entry oonslurln thus :—"The first day of August,
11104, /taphe Gondithilii, of the parish of Barking.. in
Thames-Omit, and Elisabeth his wife, weare agreed to
live together, and thereupon gave their band. one to
another, maklng either of them vows so to doe. in the
pee.esee of William Stow, winos. Edward Coker and
Richard Eire, Clerk."—W.B.—SoWA Loudon CA roe

A RAILWAT TRAIN COT IN Two.—A very singular
accident oecnrrrid on Thuratfav morning. ahoot A o'clock,
at Barstow. junction, on the Great Northern line. A
heavy good. train from the north was in the set of run•
fling through the junction towards Grantham, at the
moment that an empty train of horer,hoces, C.. rOla
for Lincoln, was crowing to the branch line which here
joins the main, and jo.t •s it got SWl'O. the on rail, the
gon4n train above mentioned, iwtead of pulling up, ran
completely through the Lincoln train, scattering the
hors. hoveo in all direction. and throwing the train
it.elf off the line. A seene of treat confusion followed,
(nicks, how-boxes. and engine being piled one on
another, and the rails of the up line being torn up for
a long way. The down line was •Iso blocked by the
dibria. A large staff of men, however, were goon on
the mot from Grantham. and they in • few hours
Steered the down line collaientiv for the trade ten he
resumed until the an road enuld be relaid. It is little
1••• than a rairsele that only three teen were injurer&
the guards of the Lincoln train, and that the driver se
well IA the linman sad guard of the up goods train
...raped with only • Asking. The two former jumped
off. and the lstter, when ha sew. collision wee in-
evitable, lav down on the Boor of the van, and so
escaped. The damage to property is serious. and the
delay in the traffle compelled the use of the loop line for
the through trains for netirlv five hours. The injured
men wer• at on-e taken to Grantham, and are all pro-
greming favourably.

A Surev-Lorge's WILL. —Dame Mutant Thom,
ann's lam will and testament use something nnique. It
set forth that, as it was amid to put Sowers into the
wales of deported friends. and elm had never found any
Sowers so fragrant end refreshing aa the precious
powder. her Imlay oenrant Sant tom to teke rare her
body man covered with the hest Scotch snuff. Six men,
the rested anuff-talters in the parish, were to awry her
to the grove; and the half-dozen old maids selected to
act m pall-bearers were to be moplied with boxes of
muff wherewith to refresh themeelms on the road. The
officieting clergyman was to be paid four guineas upon
condition that he walked in the promusion, and "took a
eertain quantity. not exceeding Ilk." of the mine.
Sarah'. legacy depended upon I. r carrying out the wi•hes
of
the testatrix —strewing the threshold of the house in
Boyle-street with two bushels of snuff. and walking
before the corpse for the porense of distributing "every
20 yards a large handful of Scotch Scuff to the ground
and upon the ground." Lastly, to evem legacy be-
queathed by Dame Thompson was attached a gift of
Ilb, of the grand cordial of nature." The sex "added
• rtil to ems', obvious vane" down to the days of the
Regency; Queen Charlotte hersolf wee a dear lover of
• pinch, and kept her box well filled with the hest
Speni.h or violet Strasbnrg mixed with green tea; and,
of °nurse, as long as the flmt lady in the land set such
an example, fashion saw nothing unladylike in feminine
snufling.—C/tamberis Journal.