The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-10 00:00:00

Pampsbire.

Pir.R AND HANDOVR Coaxiisstoszna —The Com.
misvi ~,, ers held a meeting at the Audit House on
Monday, for the purpose of receiving the tenders for
renting the tolls of the pier for the ensuing year.
The following tenders.each of which was accompanied
by £lOO bank note, according to the regulation of
the coulinissiimeis. were opened :—Mr. Amber,
; Mr. C. Bridger. £1,005 ; Mr. G. Godilen.
£1,025; Mr. Morgan, £1,753; Mr. If. Hen10n.i1,657;
Mr. T. Morris. £1,499; Mr. T. Taylor, f 1,595; Mr.
J. Croft, £1,621. 'the highest tender was accepted,
viz., Mr. Ambler, who rented the tolls during the
part year.
There were landed, during the week. in the South-
ampton Docks, from Jersey, for the London market,
6,000 packages of new potatoes, weighing 300 tons,
and 250 packages iif butter, weighing 100 tons.
Suicitia. —Mr. E. Coxwell, borough coroner, held
an inquest on Thuniday on the body of George
Sylvester. an eating-house keeper, residing at Marl-
borough House, on the Western Shore, who had
hanged himself to a beam in a store. The deceased
was about 47 years old, and for some too or three
years has shown symptoms of aberration of mind.
he jury found a verdict of " Temporary...lnsanity."

,Il'l4 HoIiTICULTUKAL SOCIET Y. —:The see;.ind
exhibition of this society for IS6O came offou Friday,
the 29th ult., in the garden of the Rev. the Warden
of the College. The oompauy was numerous and
fashionable, and the exhibition was very good.

A handsome Portland stone monumenr has been
erected in the cemetery, over the grave of Charles
Freeman, the American giant, who died rano
years ago in the ';outity Hospital, by J. C. Ileeuan
and John Me'll"nald.

A % V V.R. The Late Fire. —Charles Poore, a
labourer, at the Queen Charlotte public-house, was
brought upon reucuid on Monday. and charged with
wilfully setting on tire the out-buildings of that
place on the 17th ult. The evidence threw great
suspicion on Poore. but it was entirely circumstan-
tial. He was committed tor trial.

LYSIING rox.— Fatal Accident- -A little boy,
named Fripp, about four years of age, was drowned
on Tuesday afternoon in the river. It is supposed
be Ira/ standing on the steps ot a large shed near the
river, and the wind being boisterous, the door sud-
denly blew to, and precipitated him into the water.
He hail not been missed more than ten or twelve
minutes.

THE PoISONING CASE AT LIVERP,IOI..—The prisoner,
TllOllllO WillAloW, who was on Monday, the I;:ith ult.,
brought before the sitting magistrates ion a charge of
having poismett Mrs. Ann Joules, boarding-house-
keeper, in V.iushall-road, and remanded for a week,
was again brought up MI Monday before Mr. /taffies, the
stipendiary nuaguntrat en, in terms of the remand. The
prinnspier, who appeared IN•rfectly cool and collected,
evinkiing neither trepidation nor vn,ijlnie c lion, was at-
tended by Mr. Cobb, as his legal adviser ; and Mr.
Aspinall, barrister, appeared for the pros-cation. On '
the Case being called Mr. Aspiniall snid, from tine turn
the ease lied taken before the coroner, nod from the
verdict of the jury, it Was 11.1. HOW a matter affecting
the pe-aional liberty of the prisoner whether the inquiry
WAS proceeded with to-day ur not, as in ally circum-
stances he must reinain in cundoily to t.h.e noedset
On the part of the pros, cu n tio. he felt that it WAS very
desirable—indeed, necessary—to Inave the fullest inves-
tigation into all the enrcumatances attentlirg the enlarge.
liu to the present tame it had been inn to mace
the prelininnary inunniri,, scientific and uthera, com-
pleted. fie should therefore, as a instter of justice to
all parties, deem it inns luty to apply fur a remand for
the lonsgennt period tine court condi a nnsistently consent
to. Mr. Condi said lie shoulnl not idler any "Injection to
this course. The prisoner WaS then remanded for seven
lArl. As he WaS about to Inc removed. Winslow, in
n-aini, 'death-, and natural tone of voice. reque.ntt I that
he might, iii the enistoniv of two officer., be permitted
tineisit the premises in IW, Vaushallosuol (the scene of
wthieucall,leglieed
wi-nine-I tin larer.h.aliesonn)elirnrisittlite
.7,t,tiearshethiensrei
not the power to inly with tine prisoner'i re pleat ;
Inc stint, however, that every facility would be afforded
to the minanner to. coniinnunirate, through proper 'manna,
with the house in Vausliall-road. The prisoner, wino
male no reply, was then removed.
•• Lome, welt alone." "We don't get tea PA good es
this in England," paid a British resulent in China, whilst
qualliitig the pare infnsioa no a Mandarin's verandah.
'• No," replied the Grandee, " Chinamen send sorts
insane better to look, Msan British Merchant runcli
orww,,Lo Now this, tl 1111 l gh a fact, is not all ; the
practice of colouring the sunface of tea for English sup-
ply is resorted to, on only to enaole the Chinese teamien
slid others to incrcase their profits, for the colouring
powders occasion tine Annan flavourless loaves to took
like the good, and inns Off at a foil price without detec-
tion. Hornituan and Co., London. knowing that the
Itritioh ennoumers would prefer tea perfectly pure. hate
long imported it trothout posoltred colour on the leaf,
Flll.l continue,
.encourageit by the large demand. to sup-
ply it oecured 113 packeta. For list of Hurnimen's agents
who sell their pure tea nutlmns locality, ice advertwoutent
in this day's piper,