The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-10 00:00:00

GENERAL NEWS.

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The annual meeting of the Romsey Labourers'
Encouragement Society gave Lord Palmeraton as. oppor-
tunity for another public address on Wednee&y.
Having distributed the prises to those labourers who
had earned them, his lord hip addressed the assembled
labourers on the import...ice of good conduct, stead,.
and virtuous habits, to themselves, their families, and
to the country at large. He then enlarged on the vales
to the rising generation pf education, not of a 'Meat*
character, but such as efould coins into their drily nee
and application, dwelling emphatically upon roadie&
legible writing, and mental arithmetic. The menthes,
of the association afterwards dined together, under the
presidency of Mr. Dutton. 3LP, but the nolile lord was
not present.
PHCYrOGRAPHT.—.Ia photographer bureau:ail adopted
the following method of avoiding altogether the tro
some process of toning a negative : —He pours on the
negative a little tincture of iodize, which he Isms on
until the silver contained in it is transformed Ws
iodide. After this the surface is washed with a little
alcohol, and then with common water. On the streams
thus prepared • small quantity of • solutioa of
be-chloride of mercury is poured, which immediately
gives the negative a bright golden tint. This will ttare
to green by treating it with a solution of iodide of
potassium, and may be transformed into °reams if ins
again treated with hi-chloride of mercury.
STEEL Prat Maivoracroax.—ln one of the processes
of steel pen making done by females at Birmingham, •
quick worker will cut out in one day of 10 working hours
250 gross, or 36,000 pens, which involves 72,000 distinct
motions of the arm, two in every second.—Report of
Children's Employment Commission.
APPOINTMENT OP A RONAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN TO
THE NORTH RIDING GAOL.—A warm discussion to*
place in the Northallerton Court-house, on Tuesday
afternoon, upon the motion of Mr. Lawson, seconded by
Major Stranbensee, that a Roman Catholic chaplain be
appointed to the gaol at a salary of £4O. The mover
proceeded to justify his motion by showing that the
average of Roman C tholic prisonersto Protestants wetter
26 to 97,a proportion of professors of the Roman Catholie
religion quite numerous enough to demand a separate
ministerial attendant. AA there was no resideat priest
in Northallerton, he merely asked that a salary of 1160
be granted, that the bare expenses of the chaplain in
visiting the prisoners might be defrayed. Mr. Woraley
and Mr. Cayley suggested that the visiting justiees
should be allowed a sum of money to expend at their
discretion in the payment of the exposers of those who
attended to administer religious instruction to the pri-
soners • but Mr. Rution objeoted that the motion and
suggestion were had, as the reliaimia instruction now
given was sufficient, and he should oppose the modes.
The Hon. W. E. Duncombe, ALP., said he should
support the motion, as he could not undertake the
serious responsibility of depriving those who might differ
from him of spiritual instruction, and it was for that
reason he had supported the Prieon Ministers' Bill. If
he thought the meßsure would inflict any injury on the
Church of England he would not vote for is; but that
Church, he felt assured, was upon to fine a basis to be
in the least affected by so small a concession. The ex-
Chairman of the visiting justioes (the Rev. Canon Coat),
said that they thought no separate Roman Clatholio re-
ligious instruction was seoessary, although they thought
it right that a sum should be held for payment of the
necessary expenses of those wheetteaded to administer
religion to the prisoners. Lord Teignmouth said if Mr.
Lawson went to a division he should support him, but
urged the withdrawal of the motion, as • "protest
against Parliament," which had carried the bill only to
enable country members to go down to the sessional,
and by political Jesuitism play • double part. Her
thought " permissive legislation was gone mad, and an
extra cog in the wheel would tend to prevent its further
objectionable extension. Captain &rope and Mr.
Medley supported, and the Rev. T. W. Morley impotent
the motion on the ground that the Catholics themselves
had not asked for • chaplain ; but on a division the
motion was carried by 19 against 16, an amendment to
make the salary £25 being lost.
INT/RESTING DISCOVERY AT GODALWING.—At the
hack of Erith-hill, and overlooking Franoombe, Mr.
Murray Marshall has erected some villa residences,
which are, we understand, to be followed by others.
Near one of these, which will soon be ready for habitae
tion, some workmen have been engaged in excavating
drains, &c. On Tuesday, the 3rd inst., while engaged
in this work, they turned up • number of bones within
• dozen yards of the house. The appearance of these
bones excited the attention of the men, and on Wed-
nesday, when Mr. Marshall visited the plate, they
informed him of what they had met with, and showed
him that there was a hole leading into some cavity in
the earth, Mr. Marshall directed them to clean the
place out, and see what WU in it. They accordingly'
did so, and have brought to light • circular cavern, se
feet in diameter, and some 12 or 14 feet high, tie
interior of which was filled with • large quantity of
bones imbedded in the soil. Part of these bones were
sent to Mr. Marshall, part are lying on the ground
beside the entrant* to the cave, and part of them have
been carried off as curiosities by those who have no idea
of the amount of interest attaching to the discovery
which has been made. It is to be regretted that Mr.
Marshall did not stay the excavation till some scientific
men could have been present, and that some greater
care is not taken of the remains till they can be
examined by the sienna The bones include skulls
(perfect in some oases), vertebra, ribs, legs, bones, ho.,
of animals of various Rises and species. Among them
appear to be the remains of squirrels., foxes, or wolves,
wild boars, and much larger animals. Whether any
human bones are included in it will be for the scientific
to ascertain; and we hope that the discovery will gain
attention before the collection is scattered. We suggest
that some of the best preserved specimens should be
placed in the Guildford Museum. The workmen are of
opinion that the entrance to the cave has been at some
time or other artificially secured, as there appear holm
on either side as if made by posts decayed long ago; and
that the soil around the month has been disturbed, or
the mouth closed up with soil unlike that which
surrounds it,st some remote period. There is,however,
no hoax in this case, and these conclusions are open to
question.—Sateser Advertiser.
THE FIGHT OVER THZ War.—Ludwig Tiecir has •
story of a visit he once made to • madhouse, where he
saw two of the inmates engaged at chess. Struck by
what he imagined to be a strange instance of intellectual
activity in persons so bereaved, he drew nigh to watch
the game. What se his surprise, however, to perceive,
that though they moved the pieces about the board at
random—castles sliding along like bishops, and biahops
playing leap-frog over knights—their intentness and
eagerness all the while were fully equal to what real
players might have exhibited. At last one cried out
Check I" not that there was the slightest ground for
the intimation, but he said it boldly and defiantly. The
other, in evident trepidation, considered for a while,
then moved. 'Check !" reiterated the former, and
once more did the assailed man attempt to escape.
"Check-mate r exclaimed the first; and held up his
hands in triumphant exultation; while the other, over-
whelmed with his disaster, tore his hair, and gave way
to the most extravagant grief. After • while, however,
they replaced the pieces, and began once more, doubt.
less to renew the same mock straggle and mock victory;
the joy of the conqueror, and the sorrow of the con-
quered, being, however, just as real as though the con-
test had engaged the highest faculties that ever were
employed in the game. Now, does not this immensely
resemble what we are witnessing this moment in
America? There are the two madmen engaged in •
struggle, not one angle rule nor maxim of which they
comprehend. Moving cavalry like infantry, artillery
liko a waggon-train, violating every principle of the
game, till at length one cries check-mate; and the other,
accepting the defeat that is claimed against him,
deplores his mishap, and sets to work for another con-
test. At Bull's Ran the word "check" almost began
the game. Later on they played out • little longer,
but now, they fissally clear the board of a large number
of the pieces before either asserts be has conquered.
So far as results go, everything Is pretty much the same
as if they had been consummate players.
PREISENT TO A NORTHERN STIIPATHINER.—One of
the editors of a well-known daily paper of notorious
Northern proclivities was rather sold this week. While
chewing the cad of future leaders in his study at home
he MIA somewhat startled by the entry of his servant
staggering under the weight of • huge parcel, the
address on which stated that it was sent from the United
States Legation in London. Visions of a service of
plate and other treasures glittered before the imagination
of the worthy editor and his naturally curious wife,
and their comparative disgust many be Imagined When
the weighty Christmas-box was discovered to be Mr.
Seward's last blue-book of emir 3,000 rages of close print.
Though a flat'ering presentation, with the autograph
of Mr. Lincoln's industrious Foreign Secretary
ornamenting the fly-leaf, we are inclined to think It
will he the only page of the monster volume that will
ever be read through.— Court Journal.
traveller confesses to having ridden forty miles
with the sweet and interesting Mrs. Grimes, who, not-
withstanding his fastidionemess, he would have kissed
but for three reasons, which he thus gives :—"First, I
am such a good hneband I wouldn't even be guilty of
the appeeranee of disloyalty to my sweet wife; secondly,
I was afraid our fellow passengers would Nee me, and
tell Grime.; third, /do not think Mrs. Grimes would
let me."
A Aftaam.a. —The Nasfone of Florence states that a
miracle just now attracts hundreds of people to a village
called Cons, near Simla, Tuscany. The story goes theta
Madonna .nakes her appearance every now and then at
one of the windows of an oninhabited house. The
unbelievers who have been to the place with a view to
expose the roguery are said to have seen nothing,
while on the other hand believers, but more particul
those who, though they believe nothing, find it their
interest to keep up the flow of people to the spot, insist
upon it that they have seen the vision, and heap fables
upon fables like Pelion upon Ossa. This is at least
whet the Yr/sieve says.
governs OF QUARTERMASTrR KING, OF THZ FORFAR
LND KINCARDINESHIRE NIIMA ARTILLERY. —OR SAW r-
day morning John King, quartermaster of the Forfar
and Kineardineehire Militia Artillery, committed suicide
by shooting himsdf with a carbine. The annual
muster of the staff had taken place at the barracks on
Statinday morning, when King was present. Shortly
after the muster a shot was heard in the armoury, anti
on Qnwtermwter-Serjeant Fry going into the place he
saw the body of his brother officer lying On the floor,
with blood flowing from a wound in the left breast.
Remade the body wee lying a newly discharged carbine;
and fears the position of the body and the eaten of the
wound, there could be no doubt that the deceased had
committed suicide. The public have had no difficulty in
assigning • reason for the committal of the rash act, as
it appears that some time ago some person or Demons in
town had forwarded a communication to the War (10,••••
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