The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-06-15 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1869.

FATAL RAlt.whti ACCIDLI.T.—A checking moident
look place on Tbersday at llamewymooir, on the '
Broom and Merthyr Railway. The engine of e train
ran off the line. Two can wore killed, and three others '
THI OaLlOl DIMONIIIMATIoN AT SII.VAST.—Tbe
13 Orthgemen who were erre.eted for riotous drumming •
at fdelfast, were brought op to the polies-wart on
Thereby, and fined El each, with the altrintetive of 14 •
days' omprimensient. The magistratee said that only for
tho being the first can. of the kind this sewn, the I
prisoners would have been reterned to the assizes
Titan Mu BeROT TO Deem. & dreadful
evident took place a few days back at Croisey, near
Chatoo, on the beaks of the Seine. Three working
*Dopero were en in bottliog some brandy in the
cellar of a wineratir of the village, when by same ml..
tap the inflammable liquid became ignited, and the
6..13.1 smear! to the rest of the hones with feudal
rapidity. The fireor not the commune and of nhatou
were sent for, but when they arrived the whole building
was consumed, and three workmen burnt alive.
A Wowee LOST AT Sin—On Unarm, morning the
threw learner Morna arrived at Lida from London,
when it was reported theta young female pareenve bad
disappeared on Saturday night in • mysterious manner.
Her name in Jane Elliot, eat she belonged to Leith. hut
bad for come time been a domestio mrvant in London.
The conclaiton arrived at is that she had (ellen Over-
board or leaped Into the water during the night.
BUOCILDro ACCIDINT 10 A FAILIVIIA_ —On Wednesday
▪ saviour accident mooned to Mr. Watson. a farmer, of
Newbiggin, near &arbor.% while superinteoding the
working of mr .dricaltaral mashing.. 11. was caught be
the gem and drawn partly round. When Messed it
was found that one arm sod • leg were broktn and so
twavendy shattered thatamputation of the former had to
be performed, and it was feared the leg would •lso be
lost. Bt, head and hose were also greatly injured.
TEM IiBLAT NOD/A AFRICAN DIAMOND. This
diamond arrived in England on Tuesday. having been
broagbt by the Norseman. It was thermal for tiomoo.
The hollowing is a true statement of the finding of the
South African Koh4-noor. Swartbooy, the finder,
who how lives at Sandfontein, on this side of
the Orange River, was linked to tell all about the find-
ing of the diamond. and thereupon he, pointing to the
°permit* &oh of the river. said —"Do you see the bill
there, about 300 virda from the river, with the hut on
It! " " Yea" Swertbrioy then rt joieed, "That is my
hut, I am a Griqua, and (was living there about two
monthc ago, when one morning I rem out of the hut to
tarn some gnats which were straying. and about 200
yanli from tbo but, on the ground, I saw • peculiar•
looking at.ror, and on taking it op I t.lt sonvinced that
tt must be a diamond, although I had never seen min
I carefully put it away, and only skewed it to a few
mutual friends, motioning them not to say anything
lest it should get to Waterboer's ears, who would claim
it. Shortly after I removed to this (the colonial) side
of the river, and entered the serstioe of my premot
employer. I told him I had a diamond, for which I
wonted 100 goats or sheep, but I did not produce the
demand, and nothing came of my olrer after this. I
one day gave it to my nephew, and told him to tale it
to Selslk Niekerk, and ask him what he would give for
it. I then sold it to Niekerk for MO &heed, 10 head of
rattle, and a home.
A LAI, T PICILPOCKIT.—ENUNT MUT Rutter, 5, Took.
place, Battersea, • well-dressed young woman, of
preps...nog appearsoms, and describing herself as • •
movie! woman, VIM charged before Yr. Vaughan, at ,
the Sowotreet police—eourt, London, on Wednesday,
with dealing a parse, containing three diamond ringa,
some memoranda, and sr. in money, the whole valued
at E6O, the property of Maria Forster. The promentrix,
a widow, rending in Moutpolieraquare, Bromptea,
stated that the was riding in an Atlas omnibus oaths
3rd of April last, and sowed the ea.pierous behavioar
of the primmer' who was in the same vehials. She
n chated aides, and seated herself beside wittier, who
shortly afterward, left the Atlas and got into another
'hoc. At a later period she missed her perm, and
immediately gave information to the polies. She
recognired the prisoner as the person who seated
herself by witnem in the Atha enioihu.s. Sargeaat
Sonoereray apprehended the prisoner, from the descrip-
tion man by the last witness, at the Victoria-station,
on Wednesday morning. He noticed several rings,
come of them diamonds, on her engem He mameted
her, statiog the charge upon which he should hike her
Into entetedy. She replied, "Well, that's a pretty
chants." He requested her to take the rings off her
Gofers, bat, as sbe refused to do so, he took them of
himself. One was identified by prossoutrix as her
toper*. Witness saw the prisoner Ism her house
York -p' lace in the morning, and to that boom lot
promoted and saw the prisoner's beishand. Witness
searched the lodging, and found eight purees in irez7
good condition, and two pocketbooks, and thirty-two
pawnbrokers' ticketa, mostly for jeweliery and wearing
appatel in pledge. The preocier, when in charge, gave
no anount either of herself or for the possession of the
Oaten property. She only tithed for the authority of
the •itosse to take her into custody, and be showed her
hi card. The purses were lying &beat on the tables
end drawers. The primmer said that three of the perms
were not her own. Mr. Vaughan said h• ahould
remand the ease. The priamser applied for bail, which
tk- learned magistrate rebored to grant. Sergeant
Sore way had in his possession, asoongst the various
Wogo found on the prisoner, a very large diamond
ring. with LW, supposed to have been stolen.
A VulliG LUST THlgr. A very and 11110114ATA• bef or.
the magistrates at Manchester on Thursday. A hand.
come nod fashionably dremed young lady, between 16
and 17 yeas of age, the daughter of a highly respectable
parent,. residiag at Mose Side, we. placed in the dock
charged •ith Megan • quantity of jewellery end wear-
ing •pparel, the property of her parent& Her propensity
for .Maling and for obtaining money by fel e pretehose
commenced about six month. ago' and although every-
thing had been dope by her parent.te daring that time to
break her ofthe habit, it would seem that shelters&
Verne and worse as time wore on. On three previone
oeca-ion she had been forgiven for stealing money and
Vitiaabie alb lee from the booms is the hope that sha
valid met d her wayr, which slue promised to do bet
no sooner did an opportunity present itself for obtaining
money, either by sealing articles from the hones, or by
borrowing it from neighbours, than else embraced it.
aid made away, without informing any person where
the was going to. It was her muttons to remain away
until the money was expended, and then return and
express Aar oontritioo. The fastness of bar style may
be invasion] from the tact that on • meat occasion the
stole E3O and spent every farthing of it In two days,
but bow aloi spent the money no one ecodd ever discover
Vitt the exception of what she had paid for cob hire,
which was an important item In her outlay. Her lather
Mated that be felt that be bad no other oonese left than
to band her over to the prelims. Not long alone he sent
for sleant Rol 'soon of the detective fore., and revs
It, in aerie for dialing, but as the promised faith'
filly that she would Dever do anything of the kind
spin, he did not go on with tbu mon On Tuesday she
ran away again, and on searching the boost they found
Property of the value of £7 16a. miming, and he then
gave Information to &vivant Robinson. Serjeant
Robinson stated that he had been on am look out for
limner, alter receiving Information of the robbery,
mil on Wednesday afternoon he beard that she was
dayirig at the Swan Hotel, Bolton Be went there and
bcertatned that she had been driving about tbe town
daring th• whole of the evening, and that she bad left
for Prost n. He watt on to Preston, where be arrived
thortly alter eleven o'clock, and in e short time after-
wards he mot the prisoner In street and took her
bto custody. She bad pledged a considerable portion
Of th• ...len property at a pawnbroker'. in Stretford-
bed She pleaded guilty. end was oommitted to gaol
ko fair months

CONVICTION or Pans Flownsa.—At Leeds, on
Wednesday, William Webster, John Turner, Frede-
rick Steel, John White, Alfred Fletcher, Charles
Thom peon, Abraham Langley, William Pere, and John
Windraas wen Merged with taking part is • pries fight
ou Suoday. It wad preyed that conaiderable damage
bad been dose to the (roaring grope of Mr. Franks mad
Mr. Hodgeon, on whom farms the mob had amenab'ed
to witees. the fight ; and the two Brat prisoners, who
were the principal. in the Mfr.'', were sent to prison
for two months, and the rest for one month.
Two COLLIERS KILLID.—Os Wednesday twa
aed-
ilent. occurred it collieries belonging to the Clifton mad
Krreley Coal Company, at Kereley. Is the Neeeher•
bone mine John Nelson was engaged in drilling for •
shot, when a large quantity of coal fell upon him, end
killed him. The other accident occurred at the Manor
Pit, immedietely adjoining. Whilst enreir-d in pulling
• prop from underneath the roof, Henry Kirkman was
naught by • large muse of stuff from the roof, by
which bin beak was sepposed to be broken. Death was
imtantaneous. This was only the mooed day dammed
worked in the mine.

8110CILIO DIATII 711011 HYDROTROBTA. —A few day'
back the gendartnetie of the canton of Lade), Prance,
was informed that a young fanner. named Ganvin, who
bad been bitten in the month of March by a dog .up-
to be mad, had suddenly exhibited symptoms of
insanity, and bid become the terror of the Inhebitsate
of the neighbourhood. The rodannes in consequence
proceeded to that pleas, and found the man menacing
with death all who approached him. After a violent
straggle be was at length maned, and n dose of laudanum
administered. The calming effects of the drug were
not, however, of long duration; as on awakening he
made the most desperate efforts to burst his bonds, and
soon after expired In horrible convulsions.
Baza STRALssa.—A curious robbery of beer hes just
been brought to light in Paris. The maiority of the
Paris brewers are established in the neighbourhood of
the (lobelias, where they find excellent aellarage in the
abandoned qaarrim which underlie that quarter of the
capital. Several of the brewers lied, however, recently
reinarte3 that the quantity of the liquor in the vats
diminished tea mysterious manner.but the theft wee not
dimovered until two days back, when an individual was
surprised In a cellar belonging to M. Oriel, m he was
.boat to carry off • pailful of beer. He proved to be one
of a number of wotkmen engaged in strengthening the
mil,' of the catacombs, ald who bad found • moans of
effecting an entrance into the cellars and refreshing
themselves gratis He and 12 of his companions Were
arrested.

RAILWAY COLLISION lIRAZ LINDA—About 110011 on
Wednesday a fast, or what ia.called the London news-
paper train horn London to Leeds, was run int., at
Woodlashed Junction, five meiles from Leeds, by a
Lancaeinre aid Yorkshire geode teals. The latter had
drawn up in • siding to let the Midland train pea, and
before the Midland had started again the fireman of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire train set in motion. It ram
into the Midland engine broadside, sad both were
forced .eff the metals. None of the passengers were
hurt. The trait:l: was donned for nearly two hours.
The first news of the accident received in Leeds was,
that • fast train heel rue 'into • luggage train, and •
iced deed of painful excitement prevailed, the non.
arrival of the London papers at the usual time %ppm',
ing to oesfiren worst fears.
LO6ll OF TIN Snip GitisT NORTNEII MID FIFTRIN
brief telegram was received in Liverpool
on Wednesday, from Bombay, to the effect that the
ship Great Northern had been lost off the latter port,
and that fifteen of the Grew bad been drowned': The
dent of the disaster was net stated in the telegram, nor
were the muses which led to the wreak of the vessel;
but it is generally believed that Me was enegbt in the
011,000, driven ashore, and dashed to pleee• The
Greet Northern was si North Amerieen built ship,
having been built at Miraseichl in 1868. She was 1462
tons' burden, and was owned by Messrs. Funk
Brothers, of Liverpool. the agent for the Illerehanta'
Shippiag Company (Limited). She .ailed from Liver-
pool for Bombay on the 121 k of December, 11118, under
command of Captain Fluty. Tbe last porta which
the Great Northern underwent • survey arm at
Antwerp in 1867. It to not known at present whether
the Great Northern was covered by insurance.
FKs.—At Sheffield on Tuesday, Joseph Aetna, in
extensive fruit dealer, was cherged with having exposed
for sale • large quantity of figs totally unfit foe human
coosumption. A few daye since the sanitary Inspector
erento the defendant's shop, and mined 115 berm of
figs. The contents of melt box were examined by a
medical men, who found tbot meet of the figs oestained
a large number of paramites about the size of a cheese
mite. The effect of eating the figs, it was stated, would
be most seriona. Even the aot of handling the igs for
Di. 'impose of examining them caused the hand, of the
medical man to swell, and produced acute pain. The
figs were sold by tbe defendant at one penny per box,
and WA, the counsel who appeared for the borough
setberities eostended, wee conclusive evidence at the
defeadaat's knowledge that the lip were bad. The
magistrates j inflicted a AIN of 7a. In rowel to
each bee, making in all £42. A man named Wrigley,
who bad bought several boxes of figs from Alma.
with the intention of wiling them, was fined £5 and
GOAL

011111(11111 Op MAIIIRIAOL The Registrar-Geseral
data. that of every 1,000 unmarried men of the ages 10
and noder 25 Heise in in Ragland and Wales in 1967.
there wore 1186 who married daring the yes,; of 1,000
surnamed women of the same ages living, 134.8 booms
vises; at the ages 25-.30 years, 1471 per 1000 unmar-
ried men
i and 1001 unmarried women contrasted
in.:liege n the year. Atter that age the proportions
decrease more rapidly in the.... of feinales ; as the
sees 30-36, the numbers were 1091 per 1,000 miles and
80-8 female, ; ea the ages 36 40 there were 81 0 males
and 421 females ; at 40-46th.,. were 631 males and
311 feinalea Re shows that 144 probability of snow,
ried women of lbws last Toth marrying daring the
year is about that of unmarried men. At the Neveral
aeres after 45. the properties.' per 1,000 of baehelors
who Wenn* husbands demised from 43 1 , at hree
45-50, and 161 at egos 8016, to 116 id ages 7510. The
°Menem of 'piasters becoming wives during ths year
diminished more rapidly, the proportions per 1,000
being being 221 .8 45-50. 397 at egos 6086, and 008
at ages 7580. Tbe mean ogee of the persons who mar-
ried in 1867, locladiner those re-marrying, was 2813
years for the men. and 258 7011111 for the women. Rs-
eluding the widasrece and widows, the mean age of
t..00e contrasting marriage for the drat time was 251
years for the haohelon, and 941 for lb* seesaw&
Barentgaros. —1 wee aot aware that tee following
rimgb-and.ready punishment d le Mr. Justice Lyeeh
was ever practised in Kent, till I met with it in •
carious compilation of a Mn. John Bracket, who was,
acoording to his own ace:cent, • mewl Importast penicei.
age, for 'the parishioners paid me oomplienent" by
appointing his churchwarden of 81. Peter's In the Isle
of Mallet ".8 the each; age of twenty-her, when
there were many ethers who should have hese=
famed beton me" :—" Amara viral panties.
Um • skimmesioe ' aomaione meet: mirth. . . . It
ociesiste of two mea riding ea owe borne; the one
dressed m a woman. They sit back to bask, and having
panaiere on Om horse tiled with grains from • brewery,
they pressed bath. bones of any man who bas doped
his wife. On their arrival they begin to quarrel and
throw the grains at each other. whole is followed by •
sham debt between the mos and erne. The ..,sky of
the sight of course occasions • great sambaed venom
to assemble. The man who leads the horse ea this
cieession geserally Gelled, • few poses from the by-
'Madera. As old servant al my tabor's (Jab. Horst)
was often salseted (1826) he this mete adeseeition.
Sometimes two or three parehe have been thes mad*/
exposed on the same day."—Frem Nita PHI Perim

Sous is riga Durum Tows Couscirs —A
strange mese warred in the Dublin Town Council
on Monday. Mr. Couneillor Whelan moved a resolu.
ties respecting this refunding of certain moneys be
carious merisheesof the Corperation, which was opposed
by Mr. Sanaa—Mr. Whelan said the corporation
would be brought into • eourt of Justice by the original
transaction, boom. it wee illegaL —Mr. Benteel:4 in
course of some further remarks, said he had not been
aware that they had in that assemble • Pushed to some
person who might be litigious enough to hunt up their
records for the purpose of embarrassing them in law.—
Mr. Wheelan You are a liar.—The Lord Mayor:
Retract that, oouneillor Whelan.—Mr. Whelan: Well,
I'll withdraw it.—Kr. Sullivan : I will make him with.
draw It elsewhere. I will make him withdraw it
publicly in a oonrt *flu/ties, I will make him publicly
&poio use for it in the presence of witnesses, too. —Mr.
Wheaten : I won't stand that. —Alderman Durdin : The
obesrvatioa must be withdrawn.— Mr. Wl:melon thought
be should not be blamed for doing his duty. He moray
said he would have an information laid before the
Attorney-General in regard to the conduct of their
eolicitors who allowed this vote to be made (qurition).
Councilor: What-do-ye-oall-him (laughter, and " Oh,
oh I") stated he was • jackal for the Attorney.Oeneral,
and if Mr. Sullivan had taken him up wrong, and he
tad made use of • hasty expression, he was Sorry for It.
bullivan : You refuses to withdraw the expres-
sion when the Lord Mayor asked you, and it was only
after I maid I would make you do it in • court of justice
that you do it now in fear. A summons and plaint
will he issued against you as sure as the sun Aimee.—
Wbeelan I withdraw it—(laughter).—Mr.
Sullivan: I will make a public example of this gentle.
roan.—Mr. Wbeelsin : I want to know if your lordship
is satialled with the apology ?—Mr. Sullivan: My Lord,
do Oct give an answer that will compromise you. I
will samisen you as • WitaIMIL- Tblll Lord Mayor: lam
asked if lam .atialled. I say I am dissatisfied. The
amendment was (tarried.

Egyptian, per 4801 b.
Bagnth, prr imperial qr.

.. SS 0 .. 114 0
.. 0 .. 48

_MCI.

English. good ononds, per 2-8011;. SI 0 . U •
United Stales, Canadian, le., ...et raper-
lee, per barn' .. • • .. 21 0 .. 23 0
COIN.

!INDIAN

Mixed American, per 4801i;.--.. .. 0 0 .. 0 0
Danubian, ditto 28 0 .. 28 6
00 gra "dual, It oata 00 qn. bark 7.
Coater Der 136 qrs, wheat, 625 qrs. barley, 110 'seas dour.
foreign : 6202 qrs. wheat, 13,023 qrs. barley,

Derizcs Wheat in small sopply, and with a limited
demand, trade ruled very dull, last week's priors being
barely maintained, whilst here and there • reduction
of 6d. per quarter was submitted to. Other grain was
nominally unaltered In value. --Gloucester : redeemed
by the brillimt weather, our market hsa again relapsed
into • very dull state for wheat, and to effect sales of
English and foreign Is per qr. less money has to be ae-
espied. Barley sells slowly at about late mummies.
Oak are lees inquired after, and the turn creeper,
Maize is held for an minim of Is per qr., wash quit*
stone the sale. Beans and pea unchanged.
FILIDAT.—Mark•Les.“ Coestwiet, as well it by rail,
the receipt, of Euglidt wheat were again limited. The
continuance of floe weather imparted heaviness to the
demand, sod transactions in both red and white produce
were reatrioted, at previous quotations. Fair *apt lies
of foreign wheat were on sale. Very little business was
doing In any descriptions, at late currermiee. Barley a
dull market and pricee were unchanged. Malt was very
heavy, at late currencies. The supply of oats was
limited, and trade quiet, at barely late rates. Beans
were dull, but awes were supported. Peas were pur-
chased sparingly, and mostly for immediate catnap.
Mon, at previons quotations. The denr market was
Inactive, on former ternia.—Wakefiuld: There was a
poor show of wheat, but millers buy sparingly, sod Lai
Monday's pram am barely maintained. Spring cora on-
altered.—Liverpool: Weather very fine. The attend-
ance was small, and transectices in all articles limited,
at the nominal rake of bat Tardily.