The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-01-14 00:00:00

eentrat Naos.

A Sussex ROMANCE—The story of running after a
lover in ninsouline attire has very often been told, but
in mie of the principal towns in Sussex, the same course
from exactly the opposite motive has, it is *kid, been
very lately adopted. As the story runs, a yidang lady,
not,ont of her teens, pretty, and in well-to-do circuit'.
stahees, had pressed upon her by her friends a 'odd
-
menial engagement, to which she had the greatest aver-
sion. To escape the persecution whichsthii brought
upon her she did as many • heroine of romance has done'
before—ran away from home. To be discovered and
taken home was no part of her purpose; she procured
male attire, doffed her pretty locks of raven hair' and,
somehow or otheroix or eight months ago, she found
hers& inll% town iiihereThe'litOribad arisen. Mane.
would have it theta large fruiterer was in want of help
and here the young lady in her unbecoming disguise,
worked hard and with satisfaction to her employer until
the time mine when her services were no longer re-
quired. With undaunted resolution she again sought
for "leave to labour," and this time she got employ-
ment of a %till more laborious character—that of
plumber's labourer. In this capacity she toiled up and
down long ladders, over scaffolding, and in many other
inappropriate positions, often bearing heavy burdens,
until by some chance suspicion fell upon her that she
had stolen some of her employer's lead. Of course dur-
ing these many months her friends used every endeavour
to find the truant, and hand-bills, advertisements,
searchers, and detectives were all fruitlessly combined ,
to discover our heroine. The policeman's newspaper
also contained • description of the young lady for a
lengthened period. Well, as we said, our heroine was
charged with theft, and eventually found herself in •
ststion house. On investigation, the charge proved to
ha unfounded ; but the sex of the captive we. discovered
and also that she was the subject of the noties referred
to. The superintendent of police, • man of kind heart,
as well an of tact and judgment, saw that the young lady
was decently apparelled, took her to his own residence,
and communicated with her friends. They were, of
course, too glad to hear of her, and the supenntendent
soon had the satisfaction of restoring her, like a prodigal,
to her home, a handsome donceur rewarding him for
his care and trouble. It need scarcely be said there
has been • reconciliation between the parties, and the
obnoxious marriage will never ooroe before the carpet
again, except as the foundation for many • tale of 'dean-
, tare,

FEIALS OP A SERVANT GIRL.—A Brighton trades-
man has been seriously annoyed by the pranks of a
young girl in hie service. She MO evening declared that I
she had seen a man enter the house and go up stairs.
The family were of course alarmed; search was made,
but no man could be found. On the next evening the
girl screamed out and repeated the eamelale, declaring
that she indentilled the face of the man who she had led
them to suppose had been frightened away on the pie.
ceding occasion. This time also tbealarm proved ground-
less. But • few nights after, the family really were
frightened. The girl screamed out as before and when
they went to search they found • pane of glass broken,
and a bundle of goods tied tip in one of the bed-rooms.
The neighbours ORME in, the police were sent for,
and there was quite • commotion, the upshot of which
was • confession on the part of the girl that her state-
ment was • lie, and the alarming appearaxees her own
act. We believe the only thing missed WAS • pair of
boots; but as the public entered the house very freely,
it is not necessary to conclude that the girl purloined
them.

When General Lee was a prisoner at Albany, he
dined with an Irishman. Before entering upon the
wine the general remarked to his host, that, after
drinking, he was apt to abuse Irishmen, for which he
hoped the host would excuse him in advance. "By
my soul, general, I will do that," said his host, if
_you
will excuse • trifling fault which I have myself. It ie
this • whenever I hear a man abuse ould Ireland, I have
• sal fault of cracking his scones with my slullaly I"
The general was civil during the whole evening.—
Americas Paper.
A telegram received on Wednesday morning from
Cadiz, in reply to messages despatched from London on
Monday afternoon, announces that the American vessels
captured and burnt by the Confederate war steamer
frigate Sumter were the ship Vigilant, Capt. Minnotte ;
the barcue Elea Dodge, Captain Roam; and the
schooner Arcade, Captain Smith. The Vigilant was ex-
pected to be on a voyage from Sombrero, in the West
Indies, and her cargo (guano) was shipped by American
agents, and consigned to Messrs. La Pure, Ile Roe, and
Duninu and Co., Little Tower-street Chambers, London.
Her cargo was insured at Lloyd's about three weeks
since, and it is the first loss the Room has sustained
since the present war risks have been acted upon.
WIDOWOOD, THIC POTTER.—The statue ol this cele-
brated man, reoently executed hy Mr. Edward Davis,
and destined for the town of Stoke-upon-Trent, was
successfully cast in bronze at the Grove Foundry in
Southwark, in the presence of • numerous gathering of
artists, and other friends of the sculptor, who assembled
to witness the operation, on Wedneiday. As a work of
art of the highest merit, the design of Mr. Davis ia to
be also commended for the originality and the boldness
which has dispensed with the conventional support
usual to figures au massive as the present, and which
being avoidable where such a work is intended to be
executed in metal, Mr. Davis has exercised a sound
judgment in rejecting in this instance. The figura,
which is eight feet high is intended to be placed on a
pedestal of the same height, in the square opposite to
the railway station of the town of Stoke-upen-Trent ; •
town which has profited so largely by the genius of a
man whose services this testimonial will so fitly com-
memorate, and in which situation it is destined to
become a most attractive ornament to the seat and
°entre of the Potteries district.

ILLNESS or LORD SEATOIL—We regret to date that
Lord Seaton is at present much indisposed. This gal-
lant and venerable nobleman is now at his residence at
Beachwood, near Plymouth, and his filmes muses con-
siderable anxiety to his relatives and friends. This is
naturally increased by his lordship's advanced age, he
being now in his 86th year. His lordship is a field.
marshal in the army, a G.C.8., Colonel of the 2nd Life
Guards, and Lieutenant Governor of Chelsoli„Hospital.
He has been Governor-General of Canadif, and Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian lolandt. Por some
years he commanded the troops in Ireland. )le was
raised to the peerage in 1839, as • reward for his dis-
tinguished military services.
A ;den has been recently adopted in Paris, which
might with advantage be followed by eurselvetrwhenever
a new public statue is to be erected. A model, in wood,
of the statue of Prince Eugene Beauharnais has been pat
up in the proposed site for the sionipleted work, in the
place bearing his name, and facing the Harriers dm
Tram. It is painted to imitate bronze; drained in the
costume of a general, the left hand rests upon a sword,
while the right holds a scroll of the Constitutioa of the
Kingdom of Italy.
It is well-known that the leaves of plants are im-
bued with nehtst juices in the early Spring; Tea,
gathered at that juncture is therefore more valuable as
It yields incomparably more strength thee the last or
Autumn crop; but the Chinese, with the 'concurrence
of Merchants, have, to increase the profits, 'long pused
off inferior Autumn leaves at high rates by covering all
the various growths with the canes powdered colour;
as all this operates to the buyer's lose mid is an injury
to the erticle, consumers greatly desire that it should
be discontinued, especially as the mineral powder is
always washed off and consumed when the Tea is in-
fused. Green Tea, mot "faced" with the usual bluish
powder is a dark olive hue • when this and the Black
are of the Spring growths thefieeossr is delicious, as
found by using Hornisson's PUBS .7414, which is sold
in Packets end advertised with list of LOCAL AGNNTS
in this paper.
Returns recently made to the Poor-Law Board show •
large Mersin* in November over the 'number Orptinpsui
in October, and beyond what the mere &demos of
season would account for. At the and of October the
number in receipt of relief was 953 per cent, greater
than at the corresponding period of 1860, but at the end
of November it was 839 per cent, greater than in
November, 1860. The increase is general over the
whole kingdom, but especially remarkable lathe north-
western division (Loneashire and Cheshire), where the
increase over the same period in 1860 was 10.31) Per
oent, at the close of October, but had risen to no lees
than 2067 per cent, at the end of November. But
still that hive of industry is better off than the rest of
the country, though the superiority is not so great as
it was ; at the end of November there was one pauper
to every 25 memos in all England and Wales taken
together; in Lancashire and Cheshire, taken together,
only one in every 32.
iheif
The House of Peers at present consists of two m
dukes, three archbishops, 25 dukes, 31 marquises, 183
earls, 30 viscounts, 27 bishops, and 160 barons, The
Bishop of Bath and Wales also site as Baron Auckland;
so the total present number of members of the House of
Peers is 440. There are also 19 peers who are minors,
and await their coming of age to take their seat in the
HOUle. The peers of Scotland and Ireland who are
not peers of Parliament number 114, of whom six are
minors. The peeresses in their own right amount to
15, The number of Privy Councillors in England and
Ireland is 224. In the United Kingdom there are 853
baronets, 472 knights, and 100 noblemen and baronets
who are also knights of the various orders of British
knighthood. There are 772 companions of the Order of
the Bath. In the army there are 3 field-marshals and
506 generals, and 286 generals in the Indian army. The
admirals in the navy number 301, and there are 150
Queen's counsel and sergeante-at-law.
Tax FAILURR OF TRIO BiLSTON SAVINGS
BLw—
Mr. Tidd Pratt has decided that the Rev. H. S. Fletcher, ,
the defaulting actuary and treasurer cannot be criminally ,
, prosecuted for the pub which he has taken in this I
matter. It is true that whilst there should be over 1
£25,000 invested in Government seettrities, there ass
only come £16,400; but the books mos not falsified.
.They show that such io the case; but in Preparing the
abstract of the accounts the figures have be so
"cooked" as to show only the same amount in dimwits
as in Government securities. At the same time a eorreet
weekly statement of the amount of the deposits has been
forwarded to the Government authorities. If these
had been compared with the general summary, Of
course the falsifications would have been discovered.
And the same result would have followed upon such
an inspection of the &meantime ought to have beets
periodically made by the managers and trustees.
Mr. Pratt has also ruled that neither of these bodies,
however, nor any individual member of them, is liable.
The same gentleman has replied to a deputation of the
depositors, that if any exucetion should be levied upon
any property to which Mr. Fletcher has any claim, then
that it is competent for any depositor, or trustee, or
manager' to give the necessary notice to the sheriff,
who would be then compelled to retain the promedeof
the sale, for the satisfaction of Mr. Fletener's liabilities
under the Savings Banks Act. It is announced
that private creditors are taking steps to make Mr.
Fletcher a brankrupt ; not so much with the expecta-
tion of realising much money by the process (for it is
generally admitted that the claims of the depositors are
superior to those of all others, Majesty only excepted),
as to make public the course which Mr. Fletcher has
been hitherto pursuing.

HOLLOWAY'S OINIVIDIT AND TILLN— tation.--Shortnen
of Brinth—Drepsy,—Thbs last named is commonly
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tion; which symptoms are alwsys severe, and ever r, from bad
to wone, unless proper means of cure are resorted to. In
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on the circulation and absorbent system, that the dropeteal
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iffMtOsne daffy *Wu% till natural /math rstarnit

THE GREAT DISCOVERY- OF THE AGE.
ILIMERY'S MAGIC BEETLE POISON.—
..LA This celebrated preparation is certain death to
Blaekbeetles, Cookroaches, Crickets, Rats and Mine, it
being the orginal, and the only one to be relied on.
Thousands may be destroyed in one night., without
danger to household peta. In oonsquence of the
immense demand, Agents haveheen appointed in every
town in the United Kingdom. Obtainable through all
Chemiths, Oilmen, &0., in hoses, at ii. or sent free for
14 stamps, by Emery & Co.. 35, Foley Place, London.
W. Insist on none but "Emery's" as there are many
&Aprons and worthless imitations.