The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-31 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The jewellers are now doing a sonskierable trade in
Brairilien beetles, by setting them in gold or silver to
form braoeleta, necklets, brooches, k.a. Tlis beetles
(*idly used are found ii immense &ambers at Bahia,
and they are brought to England in the Brasilian mall
packets. The beetles are of small size, sad their oolottra
are green and gold. They are sought is nets to pre-
vent their mutilation,smd are sold, at about in each in
this country,
THE HEALTH OP LONDON.—On Wednesday, Dr.
Letheby presented to the City Commissioners of Sewers
his report of the health of the City for the last year.
From this r3port it appears that, for the first time for
sixteen years, the deaths exceeded the births, but he
added that both the births and deaths were considerably
below the average. He remarks on the unusual dryness
' of the last summer and stated that, in eonsequenoe, •
large proportion of the sewage diseharged into the
Thames flowed upwards instead of downwards, so that
the stream would have been AS offensive as it was • few
years ago but for the unusually low temperature. He
then referred to the quantity of diseased meat exposed
in the city, and to the defects in the dwellings of the
poor as sources of disease —though the latter, he added,
was in a great part owing to the dirty and careless
habits of the poor themselves.
FORBIDDING THE BANNS.—The worshippers in the
parish church of Bath° were much surprised on Sunday,
when, after the precentor had read over the names of
two persons about to seek conjugal bliss, they heard •
voice from the body of the church exclaim, "I beg to
forbid it." It appears that the objector was the father
of the aspirant bridegroom, and that the young lady
is the daughter of a clergyman who resides not far from
Edinburgh, and with whom the young man—who is at
present barely seventeen years of age, and who will, se
understand, come into possession of nearly a quarter of
a million sterling on attaining his majority—was at one
time boarded.—Scoleman.
The Edinburgh Review says that Lord Derby's trani.
lotion of the "Iliad" conveys no unworthy or Made.
quite idea of the original. " Although," obserree the
leditiburch, "the matchless art with which Pope
, handled the heroic couplet makes his translation of the
r Homeric poems unapproachable in its own form, yet
Lord Derby has given to England a version far more
olosely allied to the original, and superior to any that
has yet been attempted in the blank verse of our
language. We hope that restored health and continued
leisure may induce him to turn for further recreation
to the charming papa of the 'Odyssey,' and that in
two or three years more he may complete • task which
deserves to give him • lasting place in our literature."
POOR HATES AND PAUPERISM. —lt appears that there
were 125,211 in-door and 766,483 out-door paupers, or
891.674 in all, In England and Wales in the fifth week
of October last. .

It is in contemplation to establish another steam
bridge at the mouth of the river lichen, in Hants,
in consequence of the rapid increase in size of the
village of Woo'stone, situated on the eastern side of
the mouth of the Itohen, and directly opposite South-
ampton.
A bitiminczni Biccnnurreo Tan POOL—M. Warein
ex•deputy, and formerly mayor of Hazebrouck, has jusi
died at the age of 82, leaving to the poor of that town
the reversion of his real estate, worth about 180,000 f.„
his son being entitled to enjoy the Income wising there.
from as long as he lives.

A FRINOii OPINION ON Ms. BRIGHT. —The Paris paper
Debate has an article on Mr. Bright's recent speech at
Birmingham. It says—" The celebrated orator tried to
oonvince his hearers that they were not free, because
they did not possess the franchise. If we reflect that
after having delivered such • speech to 3,000 or 4,00111
workmen, the orator could go home to • good supper,
and digest it without fear of any kart Sr cachet, banish-
ment, fine, or imprisonment, we shall understand how
our neighbours refuse to be persuaded that they are not
free, and that, instead of refuting such language, they
only laugh at it."
Lady Easthope, second wife of Sir John Basthope,
Bart., and widow of Major Longley, of the Royal
Artillery, died on Tue.:lay.
Mr. Henry Moore, solicitor and clerk to the county
and borough magistrates, has been elected Coroner for
the Leominster Division of the county of Hereford.
The Globe announces that the address in the House
of Commons, in reply to the speech from the Throne,
will be moved by Sir Hedworth Williamson M.P.
for North Durham, and seconded by Mr. lianbury
Tracy, M.P. for the Montgomery boroughs.
The vacancy on the Irish Bench, caused by the death
of Mr. Justice Ball, will be filled by the present
Attorney• General, Mr. °Hagan, whose conapicuone
professional attainments well qualify him for his new
position. Mr. (Megan will be succeeded in the post
of superior law officer by Mr. Lawson, the present
Solicitor-General, who will in turn be replaced by
Serjeant Sullivan, now Law Adviser to the Irish
Government. . .

Moan NrW CoNP mtrES. A prospectus has been
issued of "Day and Son (limited)," with a capital of
£160,000 in shares of £lO to acquire the establishment
and business of Day and Son, the lithographers. The
prioe to be paid for the premmes, stock, goodwill, /sc.,
is £lOO,OOO, half in paid up shares and half in oath by
instalments, the vendors (who undertake to act as
managers for five years) guaranteeing 1.0 per oent, for
the first three years. A prospectus has also been issued
of the Pant.y.glien Slate and Slab Company, with a
capital of £12,000, in shares of £2O, to work • quarry
in Carmartilenshire. A company has been formed by
Messrs. Chadwick, Adamson, Mllenna, and Co. to
purchase and unite the several concerns in Manchester
now carried on by Messrs. John Greenwood, trio
Mackie (City Omnibus Company), and Robert Turner
and Co., together with the large coaching and coach
building establtshments of Mr. Greenwood, to be called
the "Manchester Carriage Company (limited)." The
total nominal capital is to be £150,000 in 7.500 shares
of £2O; and the first issue will comprise 6,000 shares,
which are all taken up.

Inroirreere To Falttrina.—The Conti of Queen's
Bench have decided that lime is manure, and fa, there-
fore, free from payment of turnpike toll, when being
conveyed for we as manure.
We regret to announce the loss of the African mall
steamer Armenian, which struck on the Arklow Bank,
off the coast of Ireland, at midnight on Tuesday, the
24th of January. There were a great number of pee-
tenger' on board, four of whom were lost, and four of
the crew of the light-ship, which put off to the
assistance of the ship, were drowned in endesvouriug to
reach her. The crew and the remainder of the pas-
sengers reached Wexford on Wednesday night.
A surgeon of Liverpool writes to the Times that he
knew an old lady, who died bud month, at the age of
one hundred and twelve years. He attended her in her
last and only inner ; and the fact of her great age,
though well known to her friends, was, he says, never
mentioned by herself.
A few days ago, it will be remembered, the body of a
child about twelvemonths' old was 1/Ift as luggsp at the
Victoria station, and a poet ',torten examination led to
the belief that • murder had been committed. On
Thursday a young women, said to be the mother of the
child, was brought before the magistrates at Man-
chester, charged with the crime. The prisoner was re-
manded.
THE CASE or CAPTAIN COBBICIT.—An application
has been made by Mr. Leresche to Mr. Junkie Crompton,
sitting in chambers, to remove the indictment in the
ewe, by writ of oertiorari, from the Central Criminal
Court, to which it wee committed from Bow-street
Police•eourt, into the Court of Queen's Bench, on the
ground that important questions of law are likely to
*rift+ concerning an alleged infringement of the Foreign
Enlistment Ant. His lordship granted the 9plioetion.
LEATHAK AND THE PERKINS/VI BILL.—Mr.
Leathern, M.P., delivered • stirring speech to his eon.
stituents at Huddersfield on Tuesday, the 24th of
January. Among other subject.; be alluded to the
Permissive Bill agitation, and strongly denounced the
conduct of those who weight to make the Permissive
Bill the sole test of their support of a candidate for
Parliamentary honours. He also spoke at some length
on Reform, sod urged the people to demand the passing
of some measure at an early period. A vote of con-
fidence was given to the hon. gentleman at the close of
his speech.
FROZEN T• DEATH—On Wednesday, the 25th of
January, shortly after three o'clock, as P.C. 204 K
was on duty in the Rhodeswell•road, Salmon's-lanie
Limehonee, he discovered a man lying on the pavement
against a brick wall, He raised him, and found him to
be quite cold. A messenger ran for Dr. Giles, of the
East India-road, who said the man had been dead about
an hour, as the iambi' were quite stiffened with ex-
poenre to the cold. He was poorly clad, and the only
article found in his pocket was an old knife. The
deceased appeared to be about na years of age, and had
the appearance of • tramp or beggar. He must have
lain in the position in which he was discovered a con-
siderable time, as he wee covered with snow. Mr.
George Coningharn, the ooroner'a officer, was called by
the police, and had the body of deceased conveyed to
the vault under the church at St. Ann's, Limehonse.
A. description of the deeeamd has been posted round
the whole of the metropolitan police districts.
No man can tell another's feelings. A stalwart Irish
Meurer was one day begging from a gentleman, who
requested a medical man present to examine the said
*bower. The labourer had enforced his plea
with—
Icr banner, I can't work."—" I can find nothing
Mui matter with you to prevent your working. my
men," said the doctor. " Ah, that's throe for you,
replied Pat; "bat then yer banner can't tell how lazy
I feeL"
THE Loge OP Ple BOMliar.—A sheet of paper,
without either postage-name or envelope, on which was
written, "Dear Father and Mother,—Our ship has been
burnt, but I ern saved," with the signature of a semen
oh board the Boralmiy attached. -arrived Safely the other
day at its destination at Offhem.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A Coeyeer.—& convict, named
Thomas Arnold, was engaged a few days aim* in removing
;some trucks on the works at fit Mary's Island,
Chatham, when by some means the irons save way, and
not being able to get clear in tune be was caught be-
tween two trucks, and received injuries which resulted
in death. An inquest was held upon the body, the PITT
returning a verdict of" Ancidental death,"