The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-31 00:00:00

Vampshirt.

THE LATE CAPTAIN HARRISON.—A special meet-
ing of the Town Council of Southampton, convened
by the Mayor (Mr. F. Perkins), was held on Tuesday
last, " to consider what steps should be taken to tea-
tify the respect of the corporation to the meinory of
the late Captain Harrison, commander of the Great
Eastern, and to record their sympathy and con-
dolence with his bereaved widow an family upon
the melancholy occasion." The Mayor, who presided,
expressed his deep regret at the lamentable occur-
rence, and after speeches of condolence and sympathy
from other gentlemen the following resolution was
agreed to :—" This Council desires to record its un-
feigned sorrow and regret at the use which this town
and the country at large have sustained by the la-
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incurable cleath.of theriate Captain liarrisoTh, cont.
mander of the Great Eastern, who was accidentally

drowned by the upsetting of a boat on Saturday, the
21st inst. The council is .lesiroits of conveying to the
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bereaved widew..and family of
.the deeeasea
.iYis most

sincere and unatlected.sydipatlay on.thog mellancfn.ly

occasion, and carne•itly prays that the God of all
grace will impart klis heavenly consolation, so as to
comfort them in their affliction, and to sustain them

under the awful calamity with which they have been
visited." It was also agreed that the church bells
should ring muffled peals on Thursday at daybreak,
and again in the evening; that during the removal
of the corpse to the railway terminus minute guns
should be fired from the Platform battery, the church
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bells tolled, the shops and houses partially closed,
and hugs hoisted half-mast high, A copy of the re•
solution was ordered to be forwarded to Mrs. Harri•
son. The coroner's inquest upon the body of Charkz
Ogden, aged 25, the late coxswain of the Great
Eastern, who died on Saturday evening from the
effects of the accident, was held at the Canute Castle
Hotel. The evidence taken was the same in effect
as that qiven at the first inquest and reported fully
in the s.rpress of Tuesday last. The jury returned
a verdict of " Accidental Death."
THE HA ItTLEY lIISTITrTE AT SOUTHAMPTON.—
Professor Donaldson visited Southampton on Tues-
.

:lay last at the request of the corp.:ration of the
borough, to enter upon the task of selecting a plan
for the building of the Hartley Institute from among
47 plans which have been sent in from all parts of
the country. The whole of them, by arrangement,
provide a great hall to accommodate 2,000 persons
for lectures, concerts, and other public purposes. It
will be recollected that Mr. J. It. Hartley, a former
resident at Southampton, left £lOO,OOO for the pro-
motion of literary and scientific pursuits in that
town, .C 60,000 of which were spent in Chancery and
in arrangements with the claimants of his family,
leaving still the princely sum of £40,000 for carrying
out the purposes named in the testator's will. After
an interview with Professor Donaldson, the council ,
' of the institution, under the scheme which has been
approved by the Court of Chancery, appointed Mr.
J. It. Stabbing, F.R. A.S. (whose plan fur carrying
Mr. Hartley 's bequest into operation has been
adopted), chairman of the council, the Mayor (Mr.
Frederick Perkins) being the president of the insti-
tution. The works connected with the erection of
the building will most probably be commenced early
in the coming spring.
Tint WEAT INDIA STEAMER NIEDWAY. —SOUTH
•M ETON , Tuesday.- The Royal Mail Company's steam-
ship Medway, Captain Hole, returned from intercolo-
nial service for repairs, arrived t till afternoon. She
brought one small package of specie, value 4:551i, but
neither passengers nor cargo. Throughout the pas-
sage she has experienced strong gales, principally
from the north-west. The Medway anchored off
Lope last night on account of the violence of the
gale, and during the night she dragged her anchor
and touched a mud bank, but was got off this morn-
ing at high water without having sustained the least
damage. On the 14th, in lat. 3%v:i1l N., long.
35.52 W., the Medway passed the bark Glenmore,
bound for England ;_ and on the 20th she passed the
brig Oporto, outward bound.

THE M URDER6RI4 ON BOARD THE AMERICAN
SHIP ANNA. —SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 24. —Edward
Lane and Gordon Hires, the chief and second mates
of the American ship Anna, who are charged with
the murder of several of the seamen on the high
seas, were again brought before the borough magis-
trates this looming. The magistrates on the bench
were the Mayor (Mr. F. Perkins), Captain Breton,
Messrs, J. It. Stebbing, J. Lobb, and J. Clark.
These proceedings are taken under the 6th soil 7th
Victoria, cap. 76, entitled "An Act for giving effect
to a treaty between Her Majesty and the United
States of America for the apprehension of certain
offenders." The first clause provides that in case
requisition should at any time be made, by autho-
rity of the United States, in accordance with the I
treaty for delivering up ally person charged with
murder, &c., committal within the jurisdiction of
the United States, who may be found within Her
Majesty's territorica, it shall be lawful for one of
Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, by war-
rant under his hand and seal, to signify that such
requisition has been made, and to require all justices
of the peace to aid in apprehending the person so
accused, and committing him to gaol for the pur-
pose of being delivered up to justice according to
the provisions of the said treaty, and empowers
magistrates then to proceed to take evidence and
commit the person so accused, tither clauses give
power for such offender to he delivered up to the
person authorised on behalf of the United States,
and provide for his discharge from custody if not
conveyed out of Her Majesty's don Ji 33 ions within
two months. Mr. William Thomson, the United
States' consul at this port, addressing the bench,
said that he had now to apply for a further remand
of the prisoners lane and Hires .for a few days, to
enable him to apply to this Government, through
the American Minister, for the proper requisition to
enable the prisoners to he forwarded home for trial.
He had made a requisition to the American Mini-
ster, but further papers had to be forwarded that
evening. The Court said that when the authority
was obtained from the Secretary of State the magia
trates would be in a position to take evidence. The
prisoners were again remanded, on Mr. Thomson's
authority, till Friday.
PORTSMOUTlL—rolutaieer Rifle Corps.—We are
happy to be able to state that the services of the
Portsmouth Ride Volimteer Corps have been ac-
cepted by the Government. The Lord Lieutenant of
the County has nit, however, approved of the
uniform (green) decided upon by the corps, but
recommends one of his own, which is grey, with
, green facings, and • grey cap. No doubt this
matter will be now speedily settled, as well as that
of the retommendation of gentlemen as officers.
The first appointment of officers to the corps, will be ,
from men who have hero already in Her Majesty's
service.—PortsmoulA Times.
PosTaits..—The Alleyed Murder. —The coroner's
inquest into the circumstances attending the death of
Daniel Clewney, an employe in her Majesty's dock-
yard, who was assassinated on Tuesday week, in a
house of ill-fame in Portaea, terminated on Tuesday
evening. The following belonging to the Limerick
Militia were committal for trial under a coroner's
warrant on a charge of manslaughter —namely,
Garrett Fitzgibbon, Patrick 3.laililen, Edward \Vail,
Michael Conuor, and Michael Sl'Cann. The inquiry
before the borough magistrates terminated on
Wednesday, when Wall was committed for trial on
the charge of murder, and the other four men u ith
being accessories after the fact. Two men named
Ryan and Macnamara, also apprehended as being
concerned in the affray, were dischar ' ged no evidence
being offered against Ryan, while on behalf of Mamie-
mars an alibi was established.