The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

Court ant) fastionalgs intillignue.

Thu Qom/ and Idayal family autism, Si Chherart
sad talcs daily nab, and drives. Her Ilajuty during
the put aerie has gnu cat mural thou in • &adv.
Ti. Palma or WALLS and the Duke of Edinburgh
Tidied Kr. H. Vlikhala. at Marbus, last weak. They
"al Mt Sh00“011 WWI diet 'hair arrival, and at the
alms of the day 110. head up., had bego MOIL

antral Ntios.

Tun T •KOASTIII ELFOTION Contihntionini . hare
dierlimed that at the laid al.-Game 1371 ia•astos n node,'
their votes, of whew eonetbion liso 900 were bribed
ID one form or anoti.er.

The Cliorrnens rare the poet Laura.' II aluret to
leave the 1.11. of Wlght ani take up We reiii fence in the
usrtropoli% tolely on aeeount of the loanner in *Lich he
lo cluiturbad by the hint hunters of the
A Between.
occurred in an Init.-pendent eonarelution thvra no he
"veatirient" quegtion. So. renti• t IVO church me.mher•"
Ill•re Pm ceded ir eau., thr• die kppr..ve oftl.o UllO of the
black van in the pulpit.

Ins EIIOI.IISR AND TRS ERINCIII RIILWAY RTSTIM.
E ,glieh Cabin. t is said Whom, milted informatiiin
front that of the Tuileries respecting the connection of
the government with the railways. AU the necessary
documents haws beim fosses/4'd.

THR Ilerad s ty. it i• frmonred pith •n intimation
from Mr. 113. Alen Out the Reform [Anne ham re..on•
4,1,1 im project for holding • demonstration in
minuter.b•li on the Totality drer the opening of the
oresrion. The er,ject 11•1 been condemned by se•srel
Liber.l journals.

rigelllDlalltilL—Ae attempt was made on Wednes-
day moreins to burn down the I...ndun naidems. of
Lord Wengerl.l, No. 122, Park•atreat, Gro.vsnor-
uquere. Th. °Metal report of Captain Shaw /data. that
there were three separate dpa, but they were got under
b..fore much damage on. dote.

COLLlelif ZlPtilelOele.—The coroner's Inquest on
the bodies albs sufferers by the litaffordslire
explosion., hes elicited evidence atinwing beyond d ,uhr
that the Men were in the habit at meatus; in the pit,
and it is equally certain that the, earned duplicate
kers. by meLna nf *blob they could open the safety
lamps.

PutA:rwr Fame A MIRICA. —During the 1.4
'ever.' ships arriving at Liverpool from the Uoi,od
stab.' have brought over as portion. of their cargo
barrel. euntaining terkeye, gee... and oh' er toirils..oll-
cliently pickled to enable then to reach this c-ientry in
edible condition. They commanded ready sale and
good prior.

THI OLDER,' INHAIIIITAIT.—Mrs. Elisabeth Rotehem,
for eome time the senior inhabitant in the town. died at
Plymouth. on Monday, in her lOW year. She wu
born on Jansary 11. 1786, and was oontaquently but
four deem from her birthday. An attack of bronchitis
and the effects of the late severe weather greatly acceler-
ated her death. The whole of her faculties were retained
In w mderful activity to the laid.
Two MIS were accidentally suffocated at .1130
ahemioal works at Bow oa Monday. Time bed to do
work in a tank containing sulphate of ammonia. end
were kilted by sulphurettad hydrogen. A roe aces
jury inquiring into the canoe of death idded to their
verdict •
allo•ing the deeemed to go into the tank ktfore it had
been ascertained that it yes clear of gas.
AN aorta has been made to the Chancellor of the
Exchequer to abandon the earth of peasengerie luggage
daring the seven months of the groat International
Sabibitiou which will he opened in Peril' daring the
spring of the present year. Signet as that donam..nt
ia, by 127 peers and EN member+ .4th. Moses of Com-
mon., there cannot be a deabt that it will pro's
effectual.

IN TUB fitiow.—Two youorgentlemeo panel Cooper.
brothers, were driving from Thetford, where they had
been shoaling and dinmg with the mayor, a few &gym ego,
when owing to the gosetity of sun. on the ground,
their gig fell into an old marl pl. Ifift. deep. The right
thigh of lineh young wan was (restored, nod they, as
well as the horse and thr vehlels, lay in the pit enlist
the now foi nacre! hours. They woe dhooverel early
on the following morning, pet ender proper wadi"'
ears, and were progroning favourably.

811017 L•• FOLMLIIIRKT Or • 111111•11.—EdIr•r4 Wood-
wok, • wirom•n, the emPloe of the Ife10•460 Telegr•ph
Company at Peterborough, recently dreamt that
sign .I.ho. no. Wk-fisld hod be•n knocked down, th•
instrument+ destroyed, end • sign•lonin Mlled. 8o
impressed ism he by this dream, the' nest morning he
'slated it to Mr. ll•ithewis, the district mip.rinteselont,
and orgod hint to =eke inquiries. Mr. Mathews was on
to. point of sending down the line when he reinive.l
th• following flowage frogs Wakefield : --Signal bon
broken down, instruments derrored : send a ono.*
Had the signal-men stook to his pilot the dream would
haws been literally fulfill-d by his death.

A RAILWAY MAIOII. —II In again reported that an
egreemont he. been tionelud.-d betrreen the Gregg
Western, the Bristol an Rimier, the Mouth Devon, and
the London and Routh-Weetern Bela., Companies,
the alleged objet of which is to avoid bickeringe and
competitions in four, a joint committce is to be
formed to determine any knotty point that may an.i
between the companies, and incase the committees fail
in arriving at an agreement the mrvieee of an arbitrator
are to be called in. The public tenant!, regard with
suepieion such "arrsewients." from the fast that they
insatiably operate to the benefit of the companies son-
earned, and to the disadvantage of the public. Coe..
petition in the matter of railways is • thing rather to
Ise encourage I than discountenanced.

IT is indispensable when " • pond alp of tea" is desired
that the infusion he made with riling heaves, as the '
spring sorts alone have great strength and aides flavour.
The ingenioas Chinese, wink a view to prod. dieguiee
brown withered Autumn growths with mineral eel.r,
oonsripiently all who want tea reltab'e for etre. th and
shorn flavour must ruieliam it und agediecii,,ptisk bry
norniman and CO., London dirk anion has no bluiali
mineral -facing,' it is • dark olive be.., and with their
black is very mnder.te in pries. To Insure thai tea
✓eaching the pumhaser as Imported, it is sold by sowed.
lied agenta, in mated packets with the pries panted on
each, and signed by Bondman and Co., London
original importers of the pure tea; as spurious Pada:
tions abound, It is orelf4l to notice the signature.
AMID'S? TO MAJ,III 02111tRAL SITIIOOI WHIN
(MA711110.-06 &tank, week Major NOWA NOTFOoOr,
dowdy rangier of Windsor Grad ark, with hie family,
were eluding oo • pond not far diatont, when the
general, who is • capital skater, and not being informed
of • dangerous pest in the ion skated on • part which
gave way, and sank In the water tea depth of 16 feet.
Oa rising to the se' face the treacherous ioe again save
"el and again the general sank. an alarm brine given
the keepere Immediately yonoreded with • ladder and
rope to his reeemi. sad fortunately arrived just is dine
to rescue their meager from his peril's+ roation. The
gallant colonel soon recovered from his sold bath, which
be esid he weal. the habit of taking, sad cared nothing
about, bat ho was sensible of the great danger he had
escaped. To the caution which General Seymour had
given to the keepers always to have a ladder and • rope
on these occasions in readiness may be attributed his
fortunate escape.
DOATII FROM WA/ST.—Dr. Lankeeter has had to
inquire into the caner tit. death of Borah Berriman,
70 years of age, who had lalged in a house in Walmre.
street. ibuylel one. The unfortunate woman had lived
for months on 3.. 61. a week, which the parish allowed
her. 13st of Ors she paid 2s. • week rent, and her
we. Vs food ordinarily ooneisted of ose go dein loaf. two
OEMOI4 of hatter, and a little tea and sugar. What
money she had left after buying thaw thing. she spent
on noels. Bbe never hal any meat, but iccacionally had
an *lira penny roll. Lest Tharsday she was seen alive
I, her room. On Fri lay—that day of terrihle frost—a
benevolent gentleman o'Na to give her em, money, sod
(mend the door faatened. He had it forced, end frond
Sarah Berriman caked and dead upon the floor. With
Sr.,un no food, and n clothing, the °obi had killed her.
A pairmoilms examination that her stomach
was quite empty. The jury found that she died of want
and starvation.

TIM Moe or BOCIIINGRAII ON TRADII BCOOOLIL
Tb• Duke of Book.nettem distributed the ;mime at the
Trade liebool, Bnidol. on Wednesdey. At a lunehoosi
which took plum the Dub., in responding to the teeet
of his health, geld be thought that it tneferred a marked
honour upon the witlarns of Bristol Mat they should have
ionagureted a *shoot of that p •rtiouler oleos, thet thry
should hare carried it on to so surer...fel a moult, and
that thry 'honk' , es he thought, hare laid Me way to a
moot important festere in tb• atm/ • edition of the boys
of is Ghanian, or the lower portion of the mid Is Amino'
SM. *centre —(ehrers). The stake up to certain point
might urge. sod sou • said urght ispst, kin) nanottion
of (hoe* people, but he briircerl that they woeld .11
agree that dp le that poled the 'bikinis must be damn
to erhool—(hear, bear). Thry did not go triflingly ; they
would plod leiscre'y and slowly with book* and aloe;
hut they must on drives 1, ashool if brought to
school at all. Thou they bad the disinclination or
the children to centrud egalest, as well as the
great d•niand for almost infantile labour and
the poverty of the relent*, who valued the shilling
or two their children *mood, though it (net them more
for the very naintenatim of three ehilAres. Sub-
sequently, Me freedom of tit.- mailed guild 14 the /Moiety
of Men:haat I enterers was thou presented to his
Ira...

kfretmatoos Dears WY • Wire.—Th• Fawley
respecting the neyearious death in the Blakfriar'croad,
Loadon, warn wanted on Wedneday. It will be
rmnembered that a tlir;staem Eye the deosoad. •
Mrs. dine tward. somplaincd of a pain under ha
heart, aad bar hnebsed got her 110400 medicine from Dr.
Makers, end selsoinstered it to her. The medieloe
gromed to bare made her worse, and she had to he
taken to the boopital. where she died the name day. It
was suage.ted that death might have been caused by
too much gin and hoer drinking. or by the Inhalation of
aimeete which wan a some green paper with withal elm
was some days before angered in deafen," her room.
The dammed haat( declared before lice death that she
had been poisoned by the medicine which her hedienti
had given her, bet not mach importanee was attached
In Ail statement lc eionaqessee of the semelitien of
deceased when she made it. lb* seism of the hospital
to which diersaed we. taloa gave it se his pintos that
eh* bad died from the elate of some irritaat poison.
The incriry was adjourned a tie previoes occasion so
as to afford an opportunity for a obenniaal aaalysis of
deasoesd's pellets, moomeh, and intestinee Dr.
William Mins attended the bigotry, and gars
the result of an analysis he had made it wee to
the effect that the gran on the paper could not have
have mused thee:ram* on the stoma h and feta-
tines he &move and that the damned must have
tab.. a small quantity of pontos in a enneentrated Oda.
an. large quantify in a diluted oondition. The jury
could come to no deflatte owaluslon, and game ae open
mod ,at.

111131011•11. An important law, which
pared In the last Semion of Parliamynt, for preventing
thy oar rioted um of methylated spirit in thY prepara-
tion of mminners, came into operation oa th• Ist
The Act states that "if may person @hall am methylated
spirit or any derivative thereof in the manufacture.
compo-ition, or preperitton of any article, as aforesaid,
Or Phial sell or have is his rimee.ion say seals article,
is the manufseture. masposition, or preparative where-
of soy methylated spirit, or any ***leakage therief, shall
have ben need, he shall forfeit the sum al tlOO, and
such article shall Le forfeited, together 'with the vermeils
or packagen containing the mine." The Phansamistieal
Booiety, in drawmg attention to this important Act.
@tite'o that so stringynt are thr rrgalations yi g 0...•
lalkalosoro of thw lobbed llovowoo as the salsi•o• lam
alwls.4 wlfl ma allow Os opkil 5, be and is Os

preparation of medicineo for internal on. for eve. attic
Mrthybo• ~pirit rosy, ho•seer, be awl in lb.. prepara-
tion Or .1101101110. for extern•l application for both inte
sod benat, for burning in lamp., a d for sae in our
anato ie.l nine-um.; in the praervation of ap...beene,
it be. been f and • great hem. The saving effeeted in
the Museum of the Royal College of Surg•on• alone has
been eery MKS ; where formerly as mash an 211. per
gallon wan paid for the par • strata' spirit, the methylated
,an re. Ire obtained i.r4.dd— Noteithatsedleg the
nmemous taste of the article, attempts hart, frequently
le-en mode to di.gnien it, but ineffectually. Only on
llooday meek • drugsirt nnmeti Clark, rranimg in the
iklemarket tlla.goe., see fined £3O for yelling tnethy•
1.1.1 opium to be tia.•l as on intoateating liquor. Tim
'tuff was wild in I.rge qu.ntiiiee an "flni•b ;" and its
iff,sts on lbo coriatitution fully Justify it. ee.t..