The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-22 00:00:00

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St. Paul's, the Canons of Gloceater, a number of tits-
tinguithed clergy of the metropolis, several members of
tertaitedadtlaiye
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops, the Canons of
the House of Commons, and private friends. Covers
were laid in the Egyptian-hall for 280, and the band of
the Hon. Artillery Company performed in the saloon
during the reception, and in the Egyptian-hall during
the dinner.
DEATH OF THE LORD JIISTICE-CLERK.—We have to
niche the painful and unexpected announcement of the
death of Lord Judice-glerk Hope, which took plane at
a late hour on Mealy night. His Lordship, when
finishing a letter to a relative, about seven o'clock, was
seized with paralysis, and never rallied from the attack,
expiring about half-past 11. His Lordship was in his
64th year. He passed for the bar in 1816, and was
elevated to the presidency of the Second Division of the
Court of Session in 1844.
FIGHT MR THE CHAMPIoNSHIF.—A pugilistic contest
took 'dace on Tuesday between Thomas Paddock and
Thomas Sayers, for £4OO. A large number of persons
left London at an early hour for the appointed spot,
which, according to agreement, was within 100 nnles of
London. It is stated that a much larger amount was
betted than is usual upon such occasions. It was
evident from the commencement of the fight that,
although Paddock did his best, he could not contend
success( oily against his opponent. In the whole 21
rounds were fought, occupying 1 hour and 40 minutes,
when Paddock WU compelled to give up the contest.
Sayers by the result maintains his position of the
champion of England.
THE NEWLY DISCOVERED GOLDFIELDS.—We extract
from the San Francisco Bulletin the following descrip-
tion of the goldfielda of Frazer River, which are exciting
considerable attention throughout California:—" The
mining region extends from the vicinity of Fort Colville,
in Washington territory, north-westerly to the vicinity
of Fort Thompson and Shuswap lake, in the British
possessions, in latitude 48 to 50 deg. N., and in longi-
tude ranging from 116 to 121 deg. W. Gold has been
found in considerable quantities on the Pen d'Oreille
river and its tributaries on the Okanagan river and lake,
and the streams which are tributary, and on Thompson
river and the Sbutgrap lake. The richest diggings yet
found are on or near the Shuswap lake, in latitude 50
deg. N., and in longitude 119 deg. W. The character
of the gold on the Pen d'Oreille is scale, or float gold,
and fine dust, about 17 or 18 carats fine. That in Shus-
wap is coarser, and is valued at from $lB to 118 50c. per
oz. Most of that which has yet been taken out has been
from surface diggings, although during the winter min-
ers on Pen d'Orielle have dug to the bed of rock and
been very successful. Two gentlemen, Sullivan and
Daly, took out from near the bed rock in about five days
upwards of $3,000 in dust. They worked with the
common rocker. About 100 persons have spent the
past winter in these mines. The number of men on
Thompson river and near the Shuswap lake we have no
means of knowing. The Indians, however, have taken
out and sold to traders of the Hudson bay Company and
others a large amount of dust, and the most undisputed
evidences exist of the richness of the mines in that
vicinity. Parties who have been there say that good
diggings are found on the shores of Lake Okanagan and
its outlet, as well as on the tributaries to that lake.
Sufficient is now known to establish the belief that in-
dustrious, healthy, and persevering miners can make
very good wages in these mines, even with the most
common appliances used in extracting the gold."
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.— The town and neighbourhood
of Reading were visited on Saturday evening with the
most violent and destructive hail storm that has oc-
curred for a period of about 20 years. The back of
Radley's Hotel, situate in the Cavershatn-road, and near
the cattle-market—an open and exposed situation, had
the appearance of a beleaguered fortress, for not a
window escaped the fury of the elements. A row of
cottages adjoining the stables of this hotel, occupied by
labouring people, were much damaged—every window
was literally smashed. So violently were the windows
beaten out that the glass flew about in all directions,
and the poor people, who were naturally much
frightened, were compelled to run for safety into the
rooms at the back of their dwellings. A publichouse,
only • few yards from the railway-bridge, in the Caver-
aliam-road„ had a great number of windows broken, and
the storerooms, where were many windows, were also
extenaively damaged. An idea of the fury of the storm
may be formed from the fact that the whole extent of
the road from Friar-street to the lower railway station
was one entire sheet of water, and it was wine time
before it could get clear away. In the village of
Caversham the conservatory at the rectory was damaged
to a large extent. The storm on leaving the spot, ap-
pears to have swept along, for in the stme village the
greenhouse of Mr. Swayne escaped damage, but the
plants in his garden, which has been arranged at great
expense and with much taste, were cut off, and scarcely
a thing left uninjured. At Mr. Knighton's, Caversham
Academy, a quantity of glass was broken. The gardens
northward of Reading, and also at Caversharn, have, we
regret to hear, suffered to an alarming extent. The
crops of potatoes, beans, and peas, appear to be wholly
destroyed. The broken haulms of potatoes, the stripped
fruit trees, and perforated cabbage, all attest the fury of
the storm. A large quantity of vegetables of various
kinds hab been entirely destroyed, and a severe loss has
thus fallen upon persons ill able to bear it. The ac-
counts which have as yet come in from the country dis-
tricts represent the storm to have been equally furious
and destructive, and crops of corn have bee» more or
less injured. This storm unquestionably has had no
parallel in this part of the country since the month of
May, in the year 1840, when the storm produced the
most devastating its among the crops in the district
Wof okingimin. • lung time afterwards the hail
remained in places ally six inches' deep, and one sin-
gular effect of the storm %Yana dense fog which prevailed
after dusk.

CoMMON SENSE.—The New York Tribune, reviewing
the bellicose language used in the Senate in reference to
the " British outrages" question nye :—" Now, short,
simple, and easy as this method of settling the visitation
question 'nay appear to honourable Senators, it strikes
us that really there are some little objections to it, and
that, like other attempted, short-cuts, it might prove
after all • very long way round. It is hardly to be sup-
posed that the British ships of war in the West Indies
will be content to alMw us to do all the visiting and
capturing. They are already the etonger party, includ-
ing iu the count our vessels now fitting out, three guns
to one ; and for every additional gun we can send
thither the British can sent 20. It might happen that,
instead of sinking or capturing the British cruiser'', they
might sink or capture us, or send us back with fleas Moor
ears, and in no huproved condition or temper for settling
the matter by negotiation. liven Mr. Douglas cunning
dodge of getting on the track of the Styx or Buzzard
with a large ship might fail to serve our turn. While
the Wabash was getting on the track of the Styx or the
Buuard a still heavier British ship might get upon hers,
and she might find herself taken and her prise set at
liberty. Even grant the entire success of the first move
on our part—suppose the offending British vessel sunk
or brought into port—who can assure us that the
British might not choose to try their hand at this new
method of lighting first and negotiating afterwards?
Would they not be likely to consider this proceeding on
our part belligerent in its character ? Suppose they
were to imitate our example, acting as they would under
• thousand time' greater provocation, and, instead of
asking explanation, or recognizing that any could be
given—which, indeed, in the case supposed, would be no
great stretch of auumption—should authorize the cap-
ture of the offending vessel'', or, for that matter, of any
other of our national ships, to be held as • pledge for
those we have taken? Of course, we must retort; and
so the fight must of necessity go on till one or the other
party, sick of fighting, saw fit to ask or offer explara-
lions. This point of explanation finally reached, what-
ever difficulties the Bntish might have in explaining
the visitation of our merchant vessels, we certainly
should have a thousand times greater difficulty in ex-
plaining the capture of their ships of war, thus taking
into our hands—even supposing that the commanders of
those vessels had acted without authority-. the discipline
of the British navy. Instead of meeting the British on
a doubtful point, and perhaps beating them in the argu•
inent, we should find the question of the visitation of
merchant shipe entirely swallowed up in the much
more serious question of the responsibility of the corn -
menders of national vessels to their own Government
alone, and the necessity in all national controversies
of a demand for explanations and indemnity before re-
sorting to force. The debate we have referred to took
place on Saturday. The intervening Sunday, we hope,
afforded the gentlemen who took part in it an opportu-
nity to get rational and sober."
Tics AMERICAN PURR AND THE Diann WITH
ENGLAND.— Such an event ass naval war with England,
or oven with England and France—and no other than a
naval war is within the bouods of probability—would
not only alter the entire condition and policy of the Uni-
ted Seatess. W. would change the face of the whole
world. Its effects in a material point of view upon this
country would be most extraordinary. Our external
commerce stopped, our domestic industry would receive
an unparalleled impulse. Not only would our artisans
and manufacturers have to supply the ordinary domestic
demand, but would be called upon to meet the requisi-
tions of a great and active war. This we could do with
ease, for we posse's within ourselves or in our immediate
vicinity every soil and climate, and every element and
skill requisite for the most immense production ;—grr ins
and meats for food, cotton and wool for raiment, iron
and coal for mechanical appliances, gold and silver for
trade, sugar and coffee for luxury, salts and alkalies for
the arts, and our inventive faculty and energy of enter-
prise for their employment equal to every possible weer-
gooey. Home production would be increased • thou-
sandfold. Shut us out from the European markets for
only a short season, and we would show to them that we
need neither their skill, their labour, nor their capital,
to attain even the very highest purposes of production
and enjoyment. But the immense industrial impulse
that • naval war with England would give to us is not
by any means, the whole effect it would produce. Close
our inarketa for • short season to England and France,
and they would loce at once one-third of aeir entire
foreign trade, and one-half of the elements of their in-
dustry, which they do not and cannot produce. Such an
event would derive the Powers of Western Europe of
the greater part of their means of revenue, and of pay-
ing the interest on their enormous debts, and produce •
social and political revolution in every country there,
upheaving the very foundations of society in all of them
exoept Russia, which possesses almost the same elements'
of *elf-sustenance as ourselves. The political results of
such a war would be even niers vast than its industrial
effects. The first effect upon the United States would
be to heal all our sectional disputes, and set thousands
at work developing our coal, iron, silver, gold, wheat,
and other natural productions, and manipulatiug them
for adaptation to use. Then our 5,000,000 of tons of
shipping would be driven home, and turned at once into
II volunteer navy to °rules upon every tea. As in the
Mexican war we UM 200,000 volunteer's offered to the
President in six weeks, so should we see then 500,000
men offered, ready to march and talc. possession of every
harbour on the continent, and its adjacent islands, from
Greenland to the Isthmus of Panama. Before the find
year of war had expired we should find ourselves in pos.
session of Canada, Cuba, Jamaica, St. Domingo, Mexico,
and Central America. All of these would-bring new
sources of supply, open new avenues of industry and in.
terns,' trade, and augment the fountains of our stronirth.
while their acosulon to our Union would sensibly di-••
minieh the strength of the European Powers. When
this war ended it would exhibit results similar to those
of the Crimean struggle, but on a vaster seals. We
should come out of if first in the world, as Frame sem
out of the Euteru war first in Europe.

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:I ay ear Huddersfield, by which 12 persons were
seriously injured. When the train which left Hudders-
field at 1.30 p.m. was passing through line in the open
recLutßATinirrvlsvonAYthe London and North-Western
cutting where it joins the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway, three detached wagons came down the incline
on the latter line and struck the last carriage but one of
the advancing train, shivering it to pieces and driving
the last carriage but one off the line into a siding. One
man was so shockingly mutilated that there is no hope
of his recovery. Five other persons were taken to the
Huddersfield station and thence removed to the Infir-
mary, The other persons who were not so seriously in-
jured were conveyed either to the George Hotel or the
Packhorse Inn, Huddersfield.
AUTOGRAPH OF SHAKSPEARE.—An autograph signs.-
true of Shakspeare, affixed to the mortgage deed of •
home in Blackfriars, dated March 11, 1612-13, said to be
the finest specimen known, was on Tuescley sold by auc-
tion by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson for £315. It
was purchased by Mr. Boone for the British Museums
after much spirited competition, and will ever form all
attractive feature among the treasures of the national
collection. There were sold at the same time sonie
choice quarto editions of the plays of Shakspeare, which
brought high prices, among them occurred an undated
edition of "Hamlet,' which produced £24 10e. ; the
second edition of the "Merchant of Venice," £l4 15s. ;
the second edition of the "Comedy of Sir John Faletaffe
and the Merry Wives of Windsor," £l3 13e. A fine
copy of Shakspeares's Sonnets, 1609, £154 Is. The
" Tragedy of Borneo and Juliet," 1609, £B6.
A DISAPPOINTED PLAINTIPP.—On Monday morning
a case of attempted suicide occurred under very painful
circumstances. About 9 o'clock a lady entered one of
Pearce'a bathing machines, opposite the Albion, and fit
was lowered into the sea. The lady appeared to be in
great haste for • bath, for she was seen to emerge in a
few momenta with her shoes and some of her under-
clothes on, and rush forward into deeper water. The
bathing women remarked that "the lady meet be
cracked ;" but nothing seems to have been done until
she was observed floating on the water in a Mate of in'
sensibility. She was then immediately rescued and
taken to Creek's baths, in Pool-valley, where, under
Mr. Tatham's direction, proper remedies to restore
consciousness and animation were adopted, and happily'
with success. After the lady had recovered sufficiently
to give her residence. 16, Western Cottages, she was
taken home in a fly. Here she was identified as
Mademoiselle Velton, the unfortunategouvernante who
failed in her action in our County Court on Saturday
against Colonel Kemeys Tynte. The defeat she then
sustained appears to have been the incentive to this
attempt at selldestruction. She now remains in a very
weak state; her unhappy condition will doubtless ex-
cite the sympathy of her compatriotea. Brigaiots
Guardian.
MR. RAREY AIM THE ZEBRA.—The great horse-
timer has again had the zebra subjected to his system of
discipline, and under its influence this hitherto untreat-
able creature is becoming as submissive as that most
submissive of all quadrupeds, the ass. If any reasonable
doubts could be entertained as to the effectiveness of
the method which conquered Cruiser they must be sur-
rendered by this crowning demonstration, which not
but even opens up the prospect of reducing to man's use
only establishes Mr. Itarey's ascendancy over the horse,
and domesticating other kindred varieties of animal life
until now considered quite irreclaimable. Mr. Barey's
peculiar line of study and observation has enabled bins
to practice and teach with confidence those rules by
which the superiority of man can most readily and cer-
tainly be established over the inferior intelligence of
the creatures by which we are surrounded. Though be
addresses himself more exclusively to the elms of horse
fanciers, everbody who is interested in tracing the bound-
ary lines between what we are accustomed to call reason
and instinct should endeavour to hear his lectures. If
after knowing and handling horses for several thousand
years we suddenly obtain a new and snore certain insight
into their character and habits from • young American
who does not appear to have pursued his studies under
any extraordinary advantages, what may we not hope
from a similar course of experiments in other directions?
Mr. Earey speaks of a pair of elks which were trained
by him, and he talks confidently of his system as
capable of subduing even the lion and tiger. Some
people may be disposed to think this incredible and ex-
travagant, but let them go and see the zebra, that
hitherto furious and ungovernable brute, following the
tamer about—looking at him with manifest confidence
and affection, checking under his influence the peculiar
and wild bray of his species, his viciousness, if not
entirely removed, no longer troublesome, and his whole
nature obviously subjected to an influence strong enough
to control its outbursts.
FIDELITY REWARDED.—On the 21st of April there
was a pleasant scene in Delhi. Di May last the 4th
Irregular Cavalry broke out (or rather part of them did)
at Mozuffemugger, and murdered their adjutant, Lieu-
tenant Smith. Some of the corps stood fast and still
retained their horses and arms. Some of the native
officers and men were on leave. Among the native
officers on furlough was Ressaldar Hidayut Ali, • Purbea
of the Purbeas, having his home within 20 miles of
Delhi; a Mahoinedan observing strictly the rites of his
religion. This man was on leave at his village, Mahonah,
in the Goorgium district. When the Bhurtpore troops
mutinied, the European refugees, not fewer than 32 men,
woolen, and children, who had betaken themselves from
Goorgeon and the Customs line to Hodul, found that
place insecure. They fled again in the direction of
Agra. The country was excited, if not hostile; the
Sepoya were in undisputed military possession of the
whole of Doab up to Delhi. The fugitives came to
Mahonah. They were received by Itessaldar Hidayut
Ali with all that courtesy which • Mahotnedan gentle-
men knows so well how to aasune, and such as he
would have displayed in aft palmiest days of the raj to
• party of English comprising among its inembere ladies
and officers of high rank. He brought them to his
village, where he had great influence. Fle provided
clothes for all those, especially women, who required
them. For eight days he kept up_ for the whole party a
separate and a liberal table. He posted round the
village sentries of his own selection, on whose fidelity he
could rely. Messengers arrived from Delhi to tall him
that it was known in the palace that he was harbouring
Europeans and that a force was to be sent against hitn.
He took no notice of the message. Throughout the
eight days he never forgot for a moment that demeanour
of respectful courtesy which properly belongs to a
native officer. Finally he raised a forte of friendly
villagers, and escorted the whole party to the extreme
limit to which his influence extended, whence arrange-
ments had been made for their conveyance to Agra.
All the 32 Europeans reached Agra in safety. This was
In June, 1857. On the 21st of April, 1858, a publio
climber was held at the Commissioner's house at Delhi.
Before a largo audience of Europeans, Punjabees, Ghoor-
kas, and Hindostanees, Ressaldar Hidayut All was
addressed by the Commissioner in terms extolling his
fidelity and gallantry; was presented with • sword
valued at 1,000 rupees, and also with • ounnud !signed by
the Governor-General, conveying to him and his heirs
for ever his native village of Mabonah, the annual
revenue of which is 5,000 rupees, in free jaghlre.

Springwood

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WIABINO CIVIC ROBEB.—At the Town-hall, Birming•
ham on Tuesday, on the presentation of the ad-
dreues to the Queen and the Minix, Consort, it
was • noteworthy circumstance that some of the
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members of the t'o' astri-oouncil appeared in an official
costume, consisting of a blue robe or gown, and the
rest—being a majority of the corporation—wore the
ordinary dress of gentlemen. That wu the first
amnion on which any of the municipal authorities
had worn • distinctive costume, and the circumstances
preceding its adoption had • smack of the ludicrous.
It would be no imputation on the people of Birming-
ham to state that on political subject+ they have long been
distinguished, as a body, for an ultra-Radical tendency.
This, indeed, is matter of history, and perhaps they
are rather proud than otherwise of the fact. Of late
yew, however, a slight reaction in favour of • milder
political creed has been observable there, but the
ancient fieroe democratic spirit still lingers among them,
cud came strongly into play when the subject of weoring
on official robe on the Royal visit was mooted in the
town-council. A majority of the town-council resisted
the proposition to the hut, notwithstanding an intima-
tion from the mayor that Her Majesty was understood
I to have expressed her satisfaction that the corporate
body of Manchester received her in a distinguishing
civic costume on her visit to that city. The assumption
of an official robe was urged upon other grounds than
the respect which it would imply towards the Queen.
It is said that on the visit of the Duke of Cambridge to
Birmingham the inconvenience of appeoring in an
ordinary dress IMILB strongly felt by the mayor and town-
council, inasmuch as wearing no badge of office, they
were continually liable to be confounded with the
crowd. Prior to Her Majesty's visit the subject was so
frequently and formally discussed in the council that it
came at length to be designated, in the irreverent
language of the local cynics, " the great robe question."
At one meeting of the council Alderman Manton
proposed that "some simple distinctive mark" should be
worn by the members of theeorporatioa on the occasion.
This modest suggestion elicited some laughter, and Mr.
Cutler derisively asked what it should be? Was it to be
a rosette, or, as some had suggested, a blue riband over
the shoulder? Certainly not the latter, he said, lest
the wearers might be regarded as so many self-consti-
tuted Knights of the Bath. As to another proposition,
that they should go in Court dress he would only say,
"Heaven forbid., ' Mr. Sturges, on the other hand, felt
that he would sacrifice his self-respite by putting on a
robe, but was content to abide by the decision of a
majority of the council. He was cenvincted, however,
the Queen would receive them with equal satisfaction
in a plain evening drew. Alderman 1141iday had been
afforded an opportunity of trying on a civic robe, and
he confessed he had never BO thoroughly lost his self-re-
spect, which was the more wounded when he found
wine of the old Radical Reformers of Birmingham seek-
ing to revive an absurd masquerade custom for the pur-
pose of drowsing themselves up in (canvas and bualcrani.
Alderman Lloyd, too, had tried on a robe and felt
"thoroughly humiliated," so much so that he could
only compare himself to " the beadle of St. George's
Church at a wedding." Alderman Hawks attributed
the repugnance of Alderman Lloyd to vanity, in that
being "a fine tall fellow" he would appear to greater
advantage in the ordinary dress of a gentleman than in
that of a " pollution beadle." One member reminded
the council that there MOM men among them with
whom dress was not s mere matter of taste but of
conscience and principle, but expressed his belief at the
seine time that robes were no more emblematical of
loyalty "than Jacob Wilson's hat was the syuibol of
, local self-government." Jacob Wilson is the town crier
of Birmingham, and he wears a noted hat. Many more
such pleasantries passed between the local magnates, the
ruult being that a motion in favour of robes was lost.
The minority, nevertheless, determined upon wearing
robes on the Royal visit, and this is an explanation of
the nutter.

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who., names I oan giva—to dote that Dr. Looook's Wafers
have proved of the highest efficacy to them tor oolds, ooughs,
hammier, wheezing, influenzo sore throat ; and In oltunst
every We 1 hoer of tweet obtained by their use." To Angers
and public speakers they are invaluable for °haring &rid
strengthening the rotor. They have a Malmo% Mate, Prim
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Medicine Vendors, when mind for any of Dr. Loooca's Maui.
One, attempt to pass off Instead some emusterfigibicause
they have rioter profit in doing as *an by the
genuine medielne—the public la cautioned egmlant dia,
honest praettwea whioll may be detected by observing that
every box of the savours enedledne has ths words " DR.
Loooca's Won.." to leage haws on a nod greund In the
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