The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-04-13 00:00:00

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D180017E17 OP ANOIINT RUNS IN ORIENET.—A
very important discovery of ancient silver relics has been
made at filandwick—perhatis one of the most extensive
and important disoover4es' in an arolumological point of
view, that haa ever been wade in Scotland. The relics
were discovered in • rabbit-hole. Some time ago • boy
happened to pick up some silver coins which the rabbits
had thrown out in the formation of their hole, and car-
ried them borne. The cirennistaaoe became known, and
one day lately, as some people were waiting for the ebb
of the tide, before proceeding with the work of gather-
ing ware, one of their number proposed that they should
visit the place where the boy had lately discovered the
money. They aceordinsly went in • body to the epee,
and at the first or second stroke of the warehook one
of them drew out • large heap of silver. At the sight
of the bright metal there waa instantly • scramble
among those present, and by one or other of them all
was carried away. The circumstance coming after-
wards to the ears of the authorities in Kirkwall, an in-
vestigation waa made, and we are glad that the greater
part of the treasure has been recovered, Sheriff Robin-
son and others, who interested themselves is the re-
covering the property, having remunerated the finders.
The relies are altogether several pounds in weight, and
consist of massive pins, brooches, bracelets, and neck-
laoes, and other ornaments, besides some number of
silver coins. The dates of the latter, and the supposed
age of the ornaments, have not been ascertained, but it
is believed that both have been oontemporaneous with the
reign of the eldest kings in Scottish or Scandinavian
history.

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D 78171707107 BY FIRE 07 DONIBRISTLI•500811,
FIFYISHIRE.—On Tuesday morning the ancient mansion
of the Earl of Moray, called Donibristle-honse, situate
on the shores of the Frith of Forth, opposite Edinburgh,
and between Iverkeithing and Aberdour, Fifeshire,
took fire from some accidental or unexplained cause,
and in a few hours wee reduced to ruins. It was un-
tenanted at the time by any of the family, and has for
some years only been occupied in autumn by the Hon.
John Stuart, brother of the earl. On the fire breaking
out aid was sent for to Queensferry, Dumfermline,
Bumtialand, and even to Edinburgh, and • special
steamer conveyed • fire engine serous the ferry, but
long before its arrival the fire had completed its work
and exhausted 'WA Though the exertions made at the
outset were without avail to arrest the flame a large
portion of the fine gallery of family and historical
portraits wrote saved, as also were the contents of the
library, but ranch property of value and interest was
destroyed. The fire commenced in the north-east corner
of the building, and the direction and height of the
wind as well as the combustible materials of the old
mansion, soon gave the flames entire command over it.
The house and furniture were insured for about £lB,OOO.
Donibristle•house will be missed as having long been •
picturesque and prominent object in the scenery of the
Frith of Forth, and was very distinctly seen from Edin-
burgh, about ten miles distant.