The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-18 00:00:00

LYME REGIS.

CATrnos TO Aiwrsog NSWOPLPiII 14.1.ut5.
Tbe death of the Lyme " Dewspayer" (God ease the
wk!) which took plias within • few weeks of iM
birth last summer, wite followed last week by that
of its "oontemperiry" et Tioaiton. Row the
world is to get on' with tbe eirtinotion of this brace
of luminaries it is impomable to soy. —Planta/4'.
Weekly News.

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The English &dependent aspoimells tie decease al
Mr. gosebies Smith, • gialismaa wbo for the last
forty yews has 000npied • proillbsent plane mom..
the Congregational body. His relations with the
London Missionary Society, and eimeeislly with the
Lonrlon Congregational Chapel Building Society,
lung made him • very conspicuous and infinential
member of Use denomination.
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Yr. Serjeent Dowse, M.P., has addlressed his con-
stitlents at Londonderry. Precautione were taken
by the authorities to prevent an attack on the build-
ing where the meeting was held, bat all passe I ff
quietly. Ur. Dowse said that a good Land Bill wo 114
be as beneficial to the landlord as to the tenant. Ile
believed such • bill would be passed next sowion,
after which they would be in a position to gay that
full justice had been done to Ireland.

About midnight on Saturday? 13ergeant Browne.
of the Gsth Regiment, whilst going trim Cork to this
Bal.i, Barranka, where he was quartered, was
stoma' I about two miles outride that town by &num-
ber of men and his sword demanded. A revolver
was presented at him by one man, on which Sergeant
Browne drew hisinvord to defend himself. The cow-
ardly ruffians immediate y ran away, pursued by UN
yorgesnt, but they were to fleet of foot for him, and
got dear off.
...Mr. Goddard, surveyor, stator that the stimateit
costs ofLl ncoessary rep •rs to the Bishim iw Eter's
palace, & is leas than Vie, instes lof £7,000,
and wiil vliortly Like place, hetwee. Lentenant-Co-
bP:eTr ported
ai
I uler'w: titegt;in intonjos utirrrlinsiantl;ao la;rehll'eiaaygePa:imi s arranged,aui
Ski ffordshire, and
lonel New.ligat- (,f Harkey Lodge,
the lie. L GeOrgiaita Leigh, daughAer of the IMO
Lor L jib, aud sister to the present peer.
T. opmtun has written letters to two photolre-
ophetrsemwhiee Ley:,
:d
.viAs rouildtoemtaolecetolbase
itg:portrait.o.bmltno
len;
family, I now proimee to you to Purchase from me
rii•lit of rep udracing my likeness. flit Itll you
h=nd that I umlaut make the bargain tvader
2,01 /Of.
Hit. EIHOIIT AND THE FENIAN!). Mr. Bright
bieakfaste I with the B rmingham Liberal Associa-
tion on Wednesday, and in the course of the day he
received several deputationv. One of the deputations
pleaded for a change in the treatment of the Fenian
Dili oilers. The right hon. gentleman denied the
cia gee of inhumanity which had been brought
ag inst the Government, and pointed out that in
a country like England, where podtical offences were
so rare, it would be impossible to establith • separate
r reran fur the sooommodation of poiitioal offenders.
He condemned the Fenian conspiracy, and ringled
out the Irish-Americans for special denunciation.
THE LATE MARQUIS OF HAWritioe.— In the
Rolls Chambers, on Monday, the administaation suit,
Bubb it. Sir H. Yelvartan, came on before Mr..
Church, the Chief Cerk. Numerous claims have
been preferred against the late Hatpin' of Harting'.
The sporting debts were about £40,000 but hive
been considerably reinoed, and thole that monis
are to be decided by the Master of the Eli.. On
the present occasion, there were about • duvm bills
of met before the Chief Clerk, amou.iting to a large
sum, and the question was as to their taxation, aid
on whom the expenses were to fall. Ti e claims fie
cats &gaunt the late marquis were state I to be
nbont £-,000. The Chief Clerk made an one; to
refer the liarate bills for taxation, and said be w01f.4
savers tin auiouu in the small claims. In the geoid
• vixth being taken riff, tle• parties themmedvee
nuts bear the expenses of the taxation.
BRITIbIi OPERATIONS IN TUE PERSIAN Guts.—
The foilowing particulars have been received by tie
Bombay Government regiirling the recent distur-
bances in the Persian Gulf :—Eventrhave been mai'
to take the coarse that his Excellency the Gaverui.r
in Council desired they should take. Complete sac-
ceiis has attended that worse. ilahomed bin Kuleefs,
who causeil all the disturbance at Badoe n, has beea
surrendered by the garrison of /dishrag Fort ; She.
hauler has been surprised at sea and captured; sit
Idahomed bin Abdullah, the pirate chief to actual
, possesvion' was out-manteuvred, and surrenderel
h•mself. Nasser bin llobarek was tire shelled out
of ht. fort, aud sabiequently out of another retreat
in which he bad taken refuge, with OM •iderable lugs.
A demonstration by the gunboats the, comreilel h.ill
to embark with his chiefs, and fly to the Wanabee
Arabian) coasL All the prisoner chief, are safely on
board British vessels, and their destination is in lii.
where their arrival wili be the last of them we shalt
probably hear. On the expulsion of the piraies from
Balirein, Egan bin Afi, son of the late chief, Rai In-
vited over from Guttar, and avvume I the government
of these islands on the 2nd c,f December' under coo-
ditionsappiiithil by Col. Pelly, for the Government
of India. This young chief was enthusiasticaily
welcomed, and flags were displayed by the shipp ter
an I thrunghont the town. Persia.. letters of some
• coosermenee were handed to Colonel Pell), by Erin
bin Ali. Their contents are, of course, not yet to be
ma In pub ii. Captain Mugu., of her Majesty's ship
Daphne, had sustained contusions by the bursting of
a mine, but Lad recovered.
WrLLs L. 111) BMW ESTS.—The will of the right bee.
Lady Harriett Give, Baronies Windsor, was proved
in London on the 29th tt.t. by her second son, Col.
I the lion. G urge Herbert Windsor Clive, (Coldatream
Guards), and the lion. Robert Charing Herbert, ave
[beton, Salop, the joint orAinir executors; and to
I each her Ladyship leaves a tegacy ot EloO. The per-
sonalty was rworu under £140,000. lier Ladyship
bequeaths to her son, the lion. George Herbert, the
beats of Stone House, Sa.up, and ail property that
she might be entitled to from the estates of the fis at
Baron Cdve and that of liar brother Other Li-tiler,.itth Earl of Plymouth, and her shares in Penaxtu
liar or Bock C,mpany, together with a legacy of
L.:!.,009. The res, lite tit her personal estate her edy-
sp leaves between her daughters, Mary Windsor
Cove, aud Victoria Atexandri..a Clive (for whom Her
It • sty was sponsur.—The will of Mr. D. Napier, of
b, Upper Philimore Gardena, Kensington, and of Glen-
Argyteahire, uar..l architect, was proved
on the ith nit, the executors and trustees al/p..41nel
being Mr. Donald Turner ii'Lellan, of bnaidou,
Dumbarton ; Mr. William Mann Trollop°, of Abing-
dun_street, IV, atm:niter ;Mr. Charles Brown Trodui.e,

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of Upper Charles street, 'Westminster, surveyor; awl
the testatoi's .on., Messrs. John and Robert Napier.
The persinsalty was sworn under £40,000. Atter
leaving a legacy of 4:1,500 to each of his sons (ins
dauglite.s having each already received f. 500), he be-
questing his property equally amongst his three eons
and eight daughter*. In the wil, ut the late Mar-
quis of Westminster Mr. George Alen should have
been described as Ha Lordship'. Chester agent, and
not election ..ireut..—llluaresini Leaden News.
Du. Gu ut i ANL rim Nei.vousPhst ENTOR.
At a meeting heid in Glasgow on Monday evening,
the Rev. Dr. Guthra amused the audience with the

following story t—You werc right, Mr. Chairmau, in
not putting me down as one of the singer., for the
truth is that I only know when a man goes out of
tune when he sticks.---tLanghter.) In illustration,
such thugs have happened to me that it was well I
knew eten that in music, for the first time I was
cailedto preach a public sermon in Edinburgh after
ixiy settlement there, whatever might have been the
case w.th thepreaciar--aud a man is naturally on
toe occasion of making his debut a little nervous—
it w..s a bid cume with the precentor. Be steal up
and sang, but before he got through the fira line lie
stuck. (Great laughter.) lle tried it • shooed time
eith a second tune, and again he stuck. (Renewed
laughter.) Three times, they say, is fair play, and
adde I the third time, but again he stuck. (Laugh-
ter.) Wei, we were to make a collection that day
for souse old wives' or old men's society, and I thought
"If we go on at this rate, what will W.come of tie
collection and my sermon ?" So, With MOTO presence
of mini than I would have given myself credit for,
took to my feet, aud addressing the congregation,
said, "Let us pray," and we prayed. By this time
the poor prccentor had gathered his feet, and wlicn
1.0 began the second psalm, which was in fact the
fir t, be got through remarkably well. In the vestry,
while I was &mooing, the worthy man came up to
me, and with a face beaming with gratitude, betas!,
"Oh, Mr. Guthrie, that was a good turn you did na
.1,4 dry ;" whereupon I said in reply, "Ily god
friend, I .fid more for you than I suspect you mail
..ave tione for me for if I had stu multi! you have
, Amid up and said: "Let as sing (Imaghter.)
BiIECULAnow INNAPLES.—A speculative oasis
is in fall swing at Naples, tinder • form which is te-
m .rkable for its simplicity and attractiveness, as well
is for the uttiver,al ruin which the bursting of LW
huhhhs is sure to cause. Some years ago when gold
was at a premium of Ili per oent., • certain very
fart living nobleman, of the name of Ituffu
W 0 had run through his pertimony, hit upon t..•
levice if offering to pay in gold at par in 20 day.loe
all loans made to hint in paper. There wag a nigh of
ewler eager to press advances upon him at a rate of
interest really equivalent to above 200 per cent ter
Annum, and the continuing supply enabled him du,Y.
IV keep him word. When gold fell tea premium
3 per cent he (merged the time for repayment to 6
mouth, but the crowd of Isnders still continuo'.
Tim civil authorities grew alarmed, and appic‘i
villa for infornrit ion as to the principle of his era'
ations. Re repliel that he fulfilled his obligations
punctually, and therefore was not subject to any ue
terterence of the law, and declined to *wade to the
request for further explanation. The Cardinal Arc'
oisnup next menaced hiss with eroommunication au.
.ess he desisted. Bit be retorted that he was guilty .ff
mu religions any more than civil offenos. A priaNr;
ton of his clients consisted of religious persons sh'
corporation; who were rapidly enriched by the pro'
cow, and he condescended to explain that it was
uonrse speculations he made the money by which ht
woe enabled to carry one system profitabte to Maisel
awl labiate I:tors. The archbishop reported tlw nal"
to the oungregration of the Holy Office, sae that boy
by reseript declared Signor Scille • prig** fines legin
mate, and authorised all imelesiastioal Pse••••114
their money on Isis terms. This Noonan Ole • °e-
nv.
impetus to the trade, and oompetitioe .00•..r.g. •
Oh, Costa off led 24 per cent, per mouth to who es
thantedbetif owpoithnetreollemoringnesyLU °l:hurarestaratehlis'4l:7"tj
yet all hare kept their engagements. The lender;
of coarse, have made imamate fortunes, and thl
upsets/A* draws more and more eager crowds, cotl
listing of every clam of society, ioto the vortex.
course the obligslions incurred are only made go,'
lout of fresh
hod. posiwilitsnotbet oanthee e
last theveryrotUill•
be Liberal, pep' in vain warn all concerned t 1.61
tbslimbigna maniai. • swindle—theirWhichCars thnsiii°ewhisole popidatio
P"rerlust:
o .sok
, into its ••• • taisinsiadous slosh will
long.