The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-21 00:00:00

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FAILURE OF THE RED SEA TELLORATH.-11 °OMR.
meat statement was made in the House of Lords on
Wednesday evening that the Red Sea telegraph has
failed. '• It has proved unserviceable, and there is
little hope that it will be repaired." The Company by
which this work was undertaken had • capital of
Emeat,ooo, on which the British Government have
riaranteed 4i per cent. interest for 50 years free from
all contingencies. There is every prospect, therefore,
that the payment will prove a dead lots to the country.
Whether this than:tromu, eonelosion is ta be attributed
to A total impossibility in the preaent state of telegra-
phic science of laying submarine cables, or to ignorance
or inistnanagetueut in this particular case, will, perhaps.
be ascertained when the evidence taken before tbe
Telegraphic Committee shall be laid before the public.
I At present it is reported that the Government continue
in telegraphic matters generally to defer to the opinion
of one or more of the pirtms originally connected with
the promotion of the Red Sea line, and it is, therefore,
to bu IL,unied that they fed perfectly Itati.lied. If this
unmcl•msion is correct, there must be an end of all sub-
marine attempts until 10011, entirely new processes shall
have been discovered. Among the public, however, •
very strung itupresdon exista that the operations hither-
to 1111 TO not been conducted with such strictness as to
settle the questuni, and that if all the records of sub-
marine telegraph contrasts could be produced they
would furnish infurnmation on that point of considerable
value to the public service. That the directors of the
Red Sea I.7ouipany individually have fairly exerted them-
s-Ives to conduct the enterprise in a satisfactory man-
lier is at the MUM time generally believed. The fault
of seleeting this ortly line in preference to the land
rode by the Euphrates rests altogether with the
C .vernitient. They are now again communicating with
the Porte on the latter projert, but 110 redress has been
arc naled to the shareholders who were sacrificed, nor is
there any prospect of rapid progrem under Turkish
air; lees. lleanwhile it appears doubtful whether even
the cable originally destined fur rlllolollth Alla Gibraltar
nal le, laid, AS since proposed, between Singapore and
Rangoon. Two months back it was intimated that if
anything was to be done this season a prompt determi-
nation must be tuaile, but Lora Wedeltouse announced
on Wednesday evening that the questi 111 l in still "under
consideration," the Red Sea failure having produced
complete discouragement.
Tug ALLOWANCI:A TO WITNENMEA.-.The grand jury
at Liverpool handed in a presentment on Thursday,
pointing out the evils which have arisen from the
reduces! smh of allowances to witnesses. The effect of
Sir tbsrge Grey's order is visible in the strong diaincli-
natio ot mainfusted, " in the great majority of instances,"
to aid in the mere:tension and conviction of offenders,
j.-roms naturally objecting to take steps which would
only result in serious pecuniary loss, in addition to the
personal inconvenience arising from attendance at
sessions and AS•iiZe courts. A large number of criminals
are thus rwranitted to escape ; the floating criminal popu-
lation swells to meat serious proportions; and "Lb.
natural conse,metice appears to be the extension in this
county, and probably elsewhere, of the graver clam of
offences." The jury are of opinion that unless • more
liberal scale of fees is adopted, "all efforts for the
thinitsution of crime and for the amelioration of society
will be rendered comparatively unavailing."
The chief analyst of the "Soaihiry Commission,"
DIL .IRTHUR HILL If AIV4ALL, iii a lteport reeently-
published on" Thr firmertil Ten of Commerce," writes:
—•• When at the London Docks I inspected the present
" season's importa belonging to Messrs. flora imam ak Co.,
" the well known introducers of ' Parr Toe ; I ssw
" chests from different cargoes opened, and took samples.
" which I subjected to both microacopcial and chemical
" analysis. I found both Blacks and Greens entirely
"f,, from all im•mkrr.l colouring—the Green a natural
"dull of ire /tar, with none of the artificial blueish
" •fmiciay' AA found on the Tea in general use. From
"these investigations I mu induced to esteuie, that
" COlOllllllOl,l now having the choice of Horniman's Pare
" Tea will not be slow in deciding between it and that
" made up to realize higher prices, through the brown
" appearance of worthless leaves being hidden with
" powdered colour."
THY. KNOWKLET Review.— The review at Knowsley
promises to he a very brilliant gathering of Volunteers.
Up to the end of last week 5,772 officers and men had
accepted the invitation of the Earl of IMrby ; and this
dol,l not include the numerous and efficient regiments
of the city of Manchester, with the exception of the 40th
Lancashire 1.110 3nl Manchester), who have already
signified their intention to be present, SUO strong. The
other regiments have been wholly engaged by the
Newton review; but now that splendid meeting—the
largest yet attempted in this part of the country—is
over, we may anticipate their speedy acceptance of the
courteous invitation of the noble earl. Lord Derby
seems to wish the Volunteers to regard the meeting at
Knowsley more in the light of a holyday than • day of
intilitary) business, and the men will, daring the evening
he "dismissed" to the enjoyment of the park and
pleasure grollilds 44 Knowsley.
' .I.LAYAIILT ON A KUSAIAN PRINCL Lad week, RS
Prince Eugene, a Russian prince, about fourteen year.
of age, at present staying with several of his relatives at
Torquay, was passing along, unattended, in a lonely part
of the district, he was overtaken by a person having •
' foreti,el appearance, and who was armed with a wanting-
stick. Without saying a wont he struck the Prince a
violent blow .me arm. This blow was followed up by
other*. I 4,, lig lintels dekw led himself with aim u inbrelle
which lie hiel in his han I. and struck his misailant a blow
un the ~,,, uth, at the same time telling him that he was
a Russian Prince. This announcement had an extre-
okrmln.inaryandeffit.%t on
ggel h'mrl.l,, after which ce fell
oi at.
tli:-eince.s,,,,E.truclitaisitssmoiu.duffteatne anno.l avomore
serious
injury
toan bruised arm. . . . .

' died
ta; 1,
hne 1.4*
iii f•I-1 ,
went suddenly
helf ItAsollrilgltan nhobtoi illness,4:m
hint
hadt
I a. namedfattb been
en:
husband wss better. She received a tonic to complete
hi. e,,ayai...ieence. Is she returned home she called at
the shop of Mr. Cherrington, druggist, of Leake, and
hcaarist a quarter of a pound of arsenic. On the fol-
lowing day the doctor was sent for to Dodds, who was
ogiated with violent vomiting and purging. He died
she same evening., and the doctor, believing the attack
to have been English cholera, gave a oertificate, and the
body was interred. Circuit Stances tending to canals suspicion having arisen, the body wav exhumed, and on
a pear.aoa-teiri examination it was found that arsenic
had been the cause of death, and the coroner's jury
returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against the wife.

The Grand Duchess Anne of Russia, sister of King
Leopold, died on Wodneeday morning at Elfesan, near
Berne.