The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-01-05 00:00:00

IN MEMORIAM.

WILLIAM MAK FPFACE TRACIMLAY,
Died Dee. 24, 1863.
" Good 'Will' he was to all men" here!
Make peace for him, 0 ittsviour dear!
And weep my muse o'er backeray's bier!
All suddenly his reign has ceas'd :
And yet Death's call was timely given,
For, sumn on'd to an Angel.tesst,
lie pass'd his Christmas-day in Heaven !—J. B.

A New Ecei.retAseicAt Sm.—The Rev. J. W.
Broekt, prehendary of I.in•tlat Citthedrxt, unl vicar t 4
St. Mary's, Nottingham. low ilea publi.lied • letter on
the but.jrct of the Church .erricer,in which he expreetes
Iti• opinion that " intoning i. • decree of &ton."

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FRIGHTTeL 1/TATII AT THE PLYMOCTII RAILWAY STA•
TIN—A shocking accident or•orred ataixrut four o'clock
on Saturday aftvrnoon at the Plymouth reels station of
the South Devon Railway, by which a driver in the
employ of Me,srs. Pickford and Co, carriers, was
crushed to dentli. The dee. aced (William Wakehain),
with two other men. also in the employ of Messrs. Pick-
ford. were employed in loading a truck with ten tierces
of sugar, which they bad brought f the Dritbh and
'rids Sugar refinery. Tlei tierces were brought on two
trollies—five tPrees on each—stowed the lengthways of
ti,. trollies. The railway truck Wm standing in the
ootwar I goods sdation, and the trolly Wakehaus was
driving bad been unladen. The other trolly was standing
just inside the gate separating the outward from the in-
ward goods station. The deceased was driving out his
trolly to make room for the other to come alonpisk the
track, and as Le passed the fore part of his trolly came
in contact with the end of ono of the hindermost
tierces. Ili* bores immediately on this, feeling the
onllision, sprang forward, and in on doing knocked
Wakeham down. Deetasoi fell on bin back, and two of
the iron bars at the end of the laden trolly having been
token out In preparation for nulo•littg, the tierce tilt
vu struck, weighing about 11 cwt., turned round and
rolled off, falling a height of about three feet six inches.
It fell an the deceased's chest and rolled over his head.
*angina instant death, the whole of the noper part of
the poor fellow's body being frightfully crusled. The
decreased was 32 years of age, and leaves • young widow,
but no children.

At the Westinineter polioe-eourt, on Manday, •
country gentleinan made the following communication
to Mr. tielfe :—Appliesut raid that he Far a kw days
ago the followit.g advertisement :—" Two geldings far
sale, 16 hands high, five and mix years old, the property
of a widow 1.17 who has no it.e for them einem the
death of her husband. They are sound, powerful, well-
bred, and were rhhlen to honed. lest season, and are
admired in single and double harness. Prier 65 guineas.
Apt,ly at Turner's yard, Sznitloequare, Westminster,
near the Houaea of Parliament." lie went to the address
given on Saturday, *labiate to pureliase a pair of bones
of the description named, and on seeing them liked ens
very much, and agre..al to give the price required, pro.
vided his veterinary surgeon. Mr. Field, examined it,
and reported favourably. Hulett £5 deposit aa requite:it
end on going that morning be found that the MAO scored
Cerbett, whom he Lai previou.ly seen, and to whom lie
had given the money, had gone away, and another
person had been substituted in his piece, who would not
ifilow the home to go to Mr. Field's. Ile was t. 1.1 that
Curb. it, whose addrese waa gb n at 9, Webber.row,
Webber-street, St fleorge'a-fiehle, had gone into
Hertfor.h.liire, and as applicact weld not possibly Mark
of buying the hors,. without it was inspected, he MAI in
a dileninia to know how to reamer his £5 which Ind
been refused being returned, and of which be felt he
bed been defrauded. —Mr. S.lfo said be was very wiling
to give to poor people who hail not the meting of
procuring it in the ofdinery way from professi..nal men,
bet in a matter like the peers-et. where the perarn
aggrieved 1•11,1 in • superior position of Lie, he must refer
him toe solicitor—Applicant sail it appeared to him
very much like an imposition for which he had ne
redeem. —Mr. tielfe said be should not have parted with
his Ea until be heal asaertaineel that the home was
gotind.—Api•l;cant admitted that he had been guilty of
great folly in in doing.- -Mr. S. If. remarked that I:e was
efrald !bete were • great many he ople .lone in thia way,
and he could feeernmend applicant to go to some
sharp practised solicitor.

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THE LONDON o.oo:i.—The street-brry Pa att•shrd to
pnblio amusements, chit By of an open-air character.
Ho believes in Punch—not the publication, but the
show. He will follow that travelling theatre for • eon-
eiderab's distance' until the enterprising isupresaario
has aeleetorl on tligiblo site, and he remains • com-
paratively passite spectator of the entertainment until
its usual abrupt termination. Ile regards itinerant
tumbler@ with inherent; their sky-blne fillets nod
salmon-colnured fiediings osteli his eye Iron: afar. He
Is delighted to observe those supple beings mount on
one 'mother's shoulders and one another's heads, and he
will aometiines inquire of the undermost man how much
be would take for that little lot; but, as a general rule,
OM street-boy is • silent :mediator of street exhibitions.
Althounl not given to the rtady of recondite literature,
he will oceadorially inspect the volt:ones of a second-
hand book stall, espettally if another young entlenian
it envaged to look after the volnines. Once, indeed, he
WU heard to accost a patriarch in gaiters, deeply
absorbed in • volume of some interest,with," Now, then,
mister, don't read it all yourself; leave a bit for Wine.
b -Ay elm r ifitop windows are yo him • great attrac-
tion, and none inore too than those of the vendors of
eatables. He stand admiringly outt-ide a cook-
shot et noon-d..y, when the steaming joints arc be-
ginning to appear and disappear, and savoury incense
invites to dine. He vrih dlgnd in en abstracted manner
wstchiug the bare-ormerl caret} elleing at round@ and
log., and spnowng gravy into plates trnd basins ; and
sometimes • tempting pudding, " pinos-dough" or peas,
will itailuee him to become a purchaser. On these °wa-
ntons Le it I :rood ingly impatient to be served, and ilia-
pat-sr:tot 019 ettitts whim pnrcliased—" Call that •
penn'orth r A pastry cook's la elan attractive, and Is
gat. a with interest on the butt-eaters and ioc-devottrem,
and will sometimes wink playfullj at the young boll, s
behind the counter. It is on record that one of the..
street-boys was seen to watch • youthful purolisrxr
selecting (rein a tray a raspberry tart. The eyes of the
purchaser I...endue:l wear the tart,; the eyes of the
street-boy *etched the purchaser with intense intere.t.
At I.st the selection *ad made, eod the ient-up feelings
if the observer could be restrained no longer : " 01i,
von jolly itt blowed if you hasn't picked the
'outset,' —Bestmes Boes Monthly itagafried,

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MICIT APPIIECIATRD.- It Is liata.factory to find that
the famous "'daimon*" was appreciated by the Germans
at their Great Itxhibitioti lately held at Hamburgh.
There. as here last year, It gained from all competitors
the only Medal or Its superiority. " is pro.
bah'', the beat food received from abroad, being the
very life of the Maize. No family should ever he with-
tou it, either as • diet for the feeble, orals luxury ;
and it ism economical as it is healthful. The " Maisena"
it should be understood can be obtained from Grocers,
Chemists, Le --" Morning Herald."

This is an op of improvement, therefore all changes
should be in that direction. Time was when pod tr
was readily obtainable—pure wholesome lea—Dr.
Samoa Johnson liked such; and people generally seek
such now. John Chinamsii has not been slow In finding
out that lie can pans off Lis brown waste leaves by
onlouring all quelities alike, thee greatly increasing his
own and the merchant's profits, at the eonsurner'N ex-
pense. It is highly reqnimite that good tea be again
readily obtainable; Horniman and Co., London, there-
fore import it pure, without any mineral powder on its
surface, being the strong, delicious, and Invigorating
spring sort.; the green • dell olive—not blueish; sod
the black not made intensely dark ; this every Enalieli
tea drinker admits is a great desidemtuur. Supplied
only in packets, through flornintan's own sgenta.—See
advertketnent in this day's paper.

IiORNIM•N'S PURR TEA i.s choice aad strong, bagman
it consists of the most valuable growths that ere full of
nch essential properties.
It is moderate in price, because it is supplied direct
from the importers to the COO.IIWIII by agenta.
It is wholtsome to use, because the leaf to not 'fined
with the usual powdered minersl colors.
These advantages have neared for this Tea a general
preference. Bold in pockets, with the price printed on
each, and signed hy HORSIONAN k Co., Original Im-
porters of the Pure T. a.
The Agents for Ws locality are advertised in our
*diming.
TUN ARMSTRONG Clogs, by constant improvement,
are now perfection. The same is the ease with Herring's
Marna.) Brushes, which are now so perfected, that
failure with them is ell but impossible. They ere the
true remedy for Grey Hair. Neuralgia, and Nervous
Headache.
N. R. —Counterfeits are bring made.
Wines, 32, 13aminghall Street, London.