The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-17 00:00:00

him for obtaining my goods under false pretenses.
Mr. Alderman Gibbons.—What is the false pretences
Applicant. —He has cireulaa-cl letters very extensively
in the country stating that he has • gimp in Newgitte.,
market, whereas lie has nothing of the kind. and I
understand that there is in re:el .r g•ng of .Inim
men, oho live by fleecing the country butchers. Mr
A' derman Gibbous.—lt appears that the meat was bid
through another talesman named Monk, and your
remedy is in the County Court as to Bowles. At the
same time, I think that you have showed • great watt
of caution in sending goods to • man of whom Jots
know nothing.
ILELIPATH AT FAULT AGAIN.—The Perth Inquirer pi
28th September reports that the notorious ktedpath,
who for • length of time has enjoyed • ticket of leave,
has been returned to the convict establishment for
12
months, in consequence of insolence to the Rea. *r.
Rostock, and he richly deserves the punishment. This
fellow, who is constantly referred to in all discussions'
relative to the convict system in Western Australia, as
having been treated with undue leniency,. teems serve
to have fully appreciated his proper pciattion, but by
behaved in all respects as if he were a free man of ea.
blemished character, without a past to deplore or a
future to achieve. The case vrhich resulted in his
punishment was a very flagrant one. Mr. Boritoek had in-
terested himself in the formation of the Working Men's
Association at Freemantle, of which society he egg
president, and it was in connection with its affairs that
the circumstances arose which eventually led to the
receipt, by the rev gentleman, of a highly insulting
message from Redmith, who was one of the members.
The resident magistrate at Freemantle recommended
that some notme should be taken of the matter, and kis
recommendation was backed by the comptroller general,
the result being that the governor ordered Redpath'a
return to the penal establishment for • year as a hard.
labour prisoner. —Sydney Herald.
PAILLIAMILBTABY DSPOSITS IN THB 00OBT Or
CHANOBRY.—On Wednesday parliamentary deposits
were made in the accountant general'. ogle° of tbe
Court of chancery, on account of private bills to be
brought forward next session. Out of 595 priests bill,
there are 368 relating to railway., and the amount to be
deposited will exceed the amount deposited, or 'mud,
found, last year when it amounted to £6,322,889 17s. 3,1.,
and represented • capital of nearly eighty millions. An
alteration has been made with regard to the depoaits.
By the Act of 1846, money or security could be de-
posited-8 per cent, on railway matters, and 4 per cent,
on other works. It was discovered that in 1861 warrantp
had been made out for deposits by other parties not con-
nected with the undertakings ; and, according to a re-
solution of the House of Common., it was an evasion
of the law; the warrants are now made out to pro-
motors only, and not to "third parties." It is 'BUM-
pated that for next session the deposits will exceed
1:8 000 000.
_

B:OCILITI NOTIOII.—A Rockite notice was posted
at one of the piers of the Roman Catholic chapel of
Johnstown, about two and a half miles from Nevem in
the county of Heath, on Sunday. The wording of the
notice (says the correspondent of the Dublin Express),
which bore the figure of a death's head and eross-bones
at top, was to the effect that three certain magistrates
of the district, and three farmers, whose names were
given, should take immediate warning, and have their
coffins in readiness, as they would not have long to live.
The cause of this threatening notice, whether it be
want of sufficient labour amongst the peasantry, or that
the parties have in some way incurred the malice of
the leaders of Ribbonism, la a complete mystery at
present. What with numerous malicious burning@
here lately, and other outrages, it is rumoured that
an application will be made to have the county pro.
claimed.

CULTIVATION 01 COTTON IN SlClLY—Letters state
that the cultivation of cotton in Sicily this year will be
very extensive, the soil being particularly well suited
to it. The first idea entertained was that the part of the
coast opposite Africa was the best calculated for the
growth of the article, but that supposition has turned
out erroneous; on the northern coast, however, the
experiments have succeeded perfectly.
A CHINESE DINNZIL —A traveller reliantly arrived
from Pekin gives the following description of • Chinese
dinner :—" The first course consisted of • kind of square
tower formed of slices of breast of a goose and of a fish
the Chinese call 'cow's head,' with • large dish of
hashed tripe and hard eggs of a dark colour preserved
in lime. Next came grains of pickled wheat and
barley, shell-fish, unknown in Europe, enormous
prawns, preserved ginger, and fruits. All these sre
eaten with ivory chopsticks, which the guests bring
with them. On grand occasions the first dish is always
birds'-nest soup, which omisists of a thick gelatinous
substance. Small cups are placed round the turves,
each containing • different kind of sauce. The second
course was a ragout of sea snails. At Macao these ere
white, but at Ningpo they are green, viscous, and
slippery—by no means easy to pick up with small
sticks. Their Mate resembles that of the green fat of
turtle. The snails are followed by • dish of the flesh
covering the skull of sturgeons, which is very costly, as
several heads are required to make even a small dish.
Next wee a dish of shark's fins mixed with slioes of
pork, and a crab salad; after these a stew of plums and
other fruit, the acidity of which is considered • cor-
rective for the viscous fat of the fish; then mushrooms,
pulse, and duck's tongues, which last are considered the
we plea ultra of Chinese cookery; deer's tendons--•
royal dish which the Emperor himself sends as &present
to his favourites—and Venus's ears, a kind of unctuous
shell fish; lastly, boiled rice, served in small cups, with
acanthus seeds preserved in spirits, and other condi.
ments. Last of all tea was served."

RAT AND SPARROW CLDl5.—The members of the
Maiden Bradley Rat and Sparrow Society held their
fifth annual meeting on Toesday. From the report of
the honorary secretary it appears that 4,462 rats and
1,067 sparrows have been killed by the members for the
put year. Mr. W. Jeffery* took "double first-class
honours," having killed 1,557 rata and 244 sparrows,
and consequently won both premiums. Since the for-
mation of the society, five years ago, it has accounted
for no fewer than 17,689 rata. The members dined to-
gether. File entertainment was a good one, and
pleasant evening was spent.
Tris Mnrens' C3NPERINOI.—At the Miners' Con-
ference, which again met at Wigan on Tuesday, it was
resolved to send a deputation to London for the pur-
pose of obtaining parliamentary Resistance in redressing
the grievances of miners, Among the objects aimed at
by the waned are the education of the young, the
restriction of the hours of labour for young people,
more efficient inspection of mines, change in the
coroners' inquests so far as relates to mining accidents,
the removal of all females from their occupations on
pit banks, and other matters wbioh more directly belong
to the agreements between master and men. The
council also urged all the trades of the United Kingdom
to take part in a movement for the appointment of
warts of conciliation and arbitration. -

ONE Or MANY SOCH.—" As I rode away from this
bill, over which the cbarnel-bouse smell of death was
already breathing I new a huge Kentuckian weeping
bitterly over a dead rebel. 'Sir,' I exclaimed, ' look
at your dead comrades lying all around." True,' he
said, aa he wiped his eyes and pointed to a dead Union
officer, there is my brother, shot by thin man • I shot
him in return. He is my oousin and boyhood com-
panion, I weep for my brother and bois,m friend.'
This is but one of the many affecting scenes I have
witneesed on the battle-field.' —New York Herald.
DEATH 07 TOE ARCHDEACON 07 GLOCCISTEE.—Vre
have to reoord the deeth of the Venerable John
Timbrill, 1).D., Archdeacon of Gloucester, who attained
to the great age of 98. Dr. Timbrill was educated at
Worcester College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1793.
In the following year he was admitted into deacon'.
orders, so that he was for upwards of 70 years a clergy-
man of the English Church. In 1797 he was instituted to
the family living of Beckforal-cum.Aabton-tuider•Hill,
near Tewkesbury, a benefice which has only within the
last few days been offered for sale. The living being
now vacant, the presentation cannot be sold. In 1823
Dr. Timbrill was nominated to the archdesconry
of Gloucester, to which is annexed the vicarage
of Dunde7, and these various appointments he held
to the time of his death. The archdeaconry of
Gloucester falls to the gift of the Bishop of Gloucester
and Bristol _ _

APPREHENSION OP THE SHREWSBURY SHAY Corea
TIVE IN L/VERPOOL.—The man who, under the name
of John Moran, executed an ingenious and novel
swindling operation at an hotel in Shrewsbury, about
ten days ago, by representing himself to be • atetitive
from Carmarthen, and obtaining the assistance of the
Shrewsbury police in apprehending, searching, and
robbing a Manchester gentleman named Aehwortb, was
on Friday apprehended in LiverpooL It appears that
his real name is Thomas Ellis, and that he is the son of
a butcher living in Baker-street, Everton (Liverpool).
His father was for 20 years • raperintendent of police,
and he himself was for some time assistant magistrates'
clerk at Holyhead. He was recently employed by Mr.
W. Avis, shipwright, Bridgewater-street, Liverpool,
and since that has been roaming about the country
without any known means of livelihood. It is dated
that since his exploit at Shrewsbury, and within the
past week, he attempted a ximilar feat at Old Swan,
near LiverpooL He went to the cattle market them,
and presented what appeared to be a warrant tea cattle
dealer, telling the latter that be was authorised to
apprehend him. Upon this pretence be took him to
the police.station at the Old Swan, but when he pro-
posed to search him there the load officers refused to
allow it. He then said he should have to telegraph to
his superior, left the station, and never returned. The
cattle dealer was, of amine, *et at liberty. On Friday
morning Ellie was brought to the detective office at
Liferpool by his father, at whose house he had
presented himself, A notice had previously been issued
offering .ClO reward for his apprehension. He espressed
the ntmost contempt for the Shrewsbury 'green
horns," and said he could not for his life understand
how they came to believe he was • detective. A tele-
graphic message was sent to Shrewsbury on Friday, and
it was expected that an offioer from that place would
arrive in Liverpool on Friday night, and take him to
Shrewsbury for examination. The gold watch of
which Ellis robbed Mr. Ashworth, he afterwards es-
changed with Mr. Cohen, jeweller, of Liverpool, for •
silver lever and 255. in each.
THE GERMANS I.ND The !fru= AI7LTE.—The
irate Airway of Berlin has not yet done with the
Muller affair. It has published smother article, mere
than three columns in length, on this subject The
coaeluding weeds of the article sufficiently characterises
the value of it. They ran thus;—" And now one
thing in conclusion: What a sad illustration of the
genuine constitutional monarchy is it, that the 'ruler' of
about 200,000,000 of the human raoe is unable even .
upon the petition of the princes most nearly related to
her, and though the most serious doubts are urged upon
her, is unable, we say, to keep the rope from the neck
of a poor German ioneneyznan tailor, for so brief a
period as three or four days."
A ROTHBURY Max HAXGED PDX DESERTING TEX
FEDERAL Al/Ml.—The following is &copy of s letter
reoeived from a usan formerly belonging to Rothbury,
who has been serving in the Federal army :—" Before
Petersburg, Saturday, 17th December, 1864.—" Dear
Edward Pape,—l take the last opportunity I will have
in this world, as I are condemned to die to-day at
twelve o'clock, for the crime of dioertion. In my last
moment. I send my love and best respects to you and
all my friends and relations in the world. I forgive all
my enemies, al I hope to be forgive° in the next world.
Ged forgive me my sina. Lam condemned to be hung
Li
bit!: day at 110011.—I remain, truly in Christ, yours,
Snowdon. To Mr. Edward Pape, Morpeth,
Northumberland, England."
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