The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-15 00:00:00

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Mr. Wm's AT CABLIIILE.-4fr. Wilke has defended
his conduct in the matter of tic "breach of privilege,"
in an able speech at Carlisle %ben a large and enthusi-
antic meeting had assembleltogreet him on his release
and return.
FIRS AT • COTTON•MILL.—PArI7 Wednesday morning
• fire took plea at • oottoomill at Brighouse near
Huddersfield. Before the apnea arrived the roof fell
in and carried with it all the Soon. The firemen suc-
ceeded, however, in saving the steam-engine and boiler,
both of which were nearly mw. The damage is esti-
mated at several thousand pounds. The firm (Mesers.
Michael Waller and Sons) an partially insured—the
building in the Yorkshire-dila, and the machinery in
the Leeds and Yorkshire Company,
THS ARDMORE, OF THE FOBZION•OFFICA—The at-
tention of Lord Maimed:ma ha been drawn to the great
inconvenience otaudoned filistorians and others by the
stringent rules at present existing with reference to a-
miss to the foreign correspondence at the State Paper-
office. His Lordship has direeted that authority will be
given to the Master of the Rolls to permit, In future,
any State papers in his custody belonging to this depart-
ment, of a date prior to 1882, to be copied by historians
without their being submitted for the approval of the
Secretary of State, as heretofore.
DISOBEYING A RAILWAY SIONAL.—At the Halifax
police-court, on Saturday, an engine-driver named Wil-
liam Haigh was *harped before the West Ridi
to magis-
tram with having negleceed to bring his engine a
stand ea • certain auxiliary signal fixed on the down line
of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, near the
Sowerby-bridge station, on the 25th ult. On the morn-
ing of this day the defendant was the driver of an
excursion train, containing about 1,900 Sunday school
children, with their teachers. At Sowerby-bridge sta-
tion the danger signals were turned on, in consequence
of the main line being occupied with several empty pee
anger carriages. When the defendant's train O&M up,
however, instead of shutting off the steam and bringing
up his engine, in obedience to the signals at the station,
he dashed on at a speed of between 40 and 50 miles an
hour, and ran into the empty carriages on the main line,
oompletely shattering two and damaging eight others.
The collision excited considerable consternation among
the juvenile excursionists, but happily none of them
were malt hurt. The driver being evidently guilty of
gross .1., ?IT; it,;.°l.Wwea, and tit tlle.nmet ell wt4o:in in all:
him to trial at the sessions, but admitted him to bail.
COMPOBITORS' LIBRARY AND READING Roomm.—An
institution under this title established in Raquet Court,
Fleet Street, about two years and a half ago by the com-
positors of London, for the purpose of supplying their
class with the means of access to the best literature of ,
their country, illustrates what working men can do for ,
themselves. Assisted by many noble donations of books
from various parties (including His Royal Highness the
Primo Consort), it has already become • library of no
mean pretensions. The men liberally subscribe to its
annual increase; and invite authors and others who are
interested in the compositors' labour to show their
appreciation of their effort, by contributing any books
for which they may have no immediate want, whether
their own works or those of others. Amongst those who
have recently sent donations to the Library are the
Right Hon. B. Disraeli, and the Dean of Westminster.
That the institution is appreciated by the men them-
selves is shown by the fact that 1000 volumes are always ,
in circulation, and that from 90 to 100 are changed daily. ,
The Reading Rooms are also daily attended by • numer-
mu body of readers, for whom meet of the daily and
weekly papers are provided as well as large numbers of
the better sort of magazines and other periodicals, both
weekly and monthly.
THR DUTIES OF CHCROHWARDENEL—Mr. P. P.
Bouverie, M.P., has obtained, at the expense of the
public, a copy of the form of citation issued by the
Archdeacon of Middlesex to the churchwardens of the
several parishes in his archcleaoonry, and of the letter,
and articles of inquiry accompanying the came; also
statements of the number of the said forms and articles
of inquiry issued at Easter, 1858; and of the fees de- ,
mended in each case. A ;imitation will not be held by
the Archdeacon of Middlesex this year, the Bishop of
London having intimated Ms gracious intention to hold
a regular "diocesan visitatia" at the close of the year;
but a visitation was held on the 20th of May by the
" official," to receive the presentmenta of the retiring
churchwardens, and to admit the new wardens to office' •
175 citations and articles have been issued this year. A
series of questions addressed by the archdeacon to the
churchwardens is appended to this paper. They refer
to the state of the chard building, the vestry, the
graveyard, and to matters cl public worship. One very
pertinent question is, " Whether the churchyard is kept
free from improper uses?' Another asks how often the ,
Holy Communion is administered: and another inquires ,
whether the Liturgy is read according to the prescrip-
tions of the Book of COMMO3 Prayer, so that, " &tithing*
be done decently and in order" in acoordance with the
apostolic command. The precise object of publishing
this paper does not appear
THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND THE JEWEL—The first
of the two Jew Bills in the House of Lords is called the
" Oaths Substitution Bill," and is presented by the
venerable Lord Lyndhurst It substitutes one general
oath of allegiance to her Majesty for the present oaths
of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration, and retains
the form of affirmation for members of the Society of
Friends. Clause 5 enacts that whenever, in either
home, • new member ehal declare that he cannot oon-
scientiously use the words, "on the true faith of •
Christian, ' the offensive words may be omitted pro lute
rice, and the oath be taken by the conscientious objector
without the passage in question. This omission must
be determined by the House itself. In all other cases
where the oath is to la administered the obnoxious
phrase "on the true faith of • Christian," may also be
struck out. Persons of the Hebrew contusion may
subscribe the declaration tat forth in the Act Bth and
9th Victoria, cap. 52, is lieu of the declaration is.
quired by the Act 9th George IV., cap. 17. The Act
will not touch the Papists' Relief Act of 1829, nor
enable Jews to hold certain high offices in the State.
The Bill of the Earl of Luca is calladthe "Jews' Bill,"
and anat. that consoiatious Jewish members of
Parliament may take the oath of abjuration in a modi-
fled form, if the House so resolve. Of course, as the
Bill stands, any member rosy oppose a motion to omit
the (to the Jew) offensive passage "on the true faith of
a Christian."
THI AIIIRICAN MSROIANT 811RVIC/L—On Wed-
assay last the ant, wand, and third mates of the
TJnited States' ship Gleaner, named Cunningham, Sum-
mers and Br +len, were brought up at the Polies-cloud,
Cardiff, on remand, charged with a serial of brutal out-
rape upon the mew, consisting chiefly of impose and
coloured men. It appeared that the vessel had gone out
of dock on Saturday week, and during that day and the
following the mew were engaged in getting the ship
ready for sea while jying intim outer roads of Penarth.
The pilot, named 'Harris, who had taken the ship out
reported on his return thst he had witnessed horrible
We of cruelty committed on board, and Inspector
Gifford was therefore deopetohed in a steamer to visit
the ship, and apprehended the second mate, Summers,
and brought away several pf the crew, who said they
would jump into the sea II left on board. Edward
Riley, a negro seamen, was apparently in a dying state,
and was at ones taken to the Infirmary, whence he was
not able to be removed until Wednesday, when he was
brought to the Townhall in a 64,h and Wee NNW in a
chair while giving evidence. He said that he asked
the mates not to beat " Jim, " another black min,
when they jumped upon hint, and beat him, in-
flicting two wounds on his head and one over his
eye, 11. endeavoured to pt into the forecastle, but
they prevented him, and he lay insensible on the deck.
In the night he got into the forseastle, but the first and
mond mate pulled him ota and kicked him about the deck
until he was senseless. Me could not see what weapons
they had used, as the Wad flowed Weer his eyes, but
Howls, the pilot stated that he saw him struck Lela
over the head with an iron belaying pin, and that the
second mats struck him with • braes knuokleduster.
Another block man eaineto his assistance and was sing-
larly treated. The pilotremonstrated, and the °Mani
threatened to throw hie overboard, hick Smith, a
coloured man, was struck on the arm with an iron be.
laying pin, by which mud the small bones was broken.
John Peters, a black mlO, who knocked off the topsail
yard down to the deck, but his fall was broken by the
; when lying on She deok the chief mate caught
him by the throat and kicked him. Peter Hansen II
German, was beaten the first and third mates, and
rm ,
the former put his An into his mouth to stretch it I
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because he could not peak good English. He was
afterwards sent out oq the jib-boom to clear it, and
catching a loose rope Inifell into the sea, where he hung
some time by another /rope, Cunningham and Brown
looking at him, but offsking 1 lin no aid until he dropped
exhausted, when they ailed to the crew of a Bristol
pilot-boat lying near, who picked him up. When he got
on deck he was again ant aloft in his wet clothes. The
statements of the men were folly corroborated by the
crew of the Bristol pila-boat who lay near on the Sun-
day afternoon and sawthe mates follow the men on the
ti.Vs and beat them th handspikes while they were
ding on the sails. , Paine, the officer of health,
made the following report of the injuries sustained by
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the men whom he had xamined, besides Riley, who was
lying at the Infirmary Jack Smith, fractured arm, con-
tusion on the left ear, wer hip, and both eyes. James
Beale, contused lace wound on the right cheek,
and wound on lip ;John Peters contused wound
on lip and left temp • Domingo Peters,
contusion of
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both eyes; John Sou 64 contused eyes; four others
were less injured. defence set up was • spirit of
Insubordination on th part of the mew, but was contra-
dicted by the 'eidetic of the pilots, who said that the
moo worked and red well. The three prisoners
were fully committed or trial at the next arise* on the
tx• of wounding pith intent to commit grievous
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hum. When e prisoners were removed to the
pollee station it req a strong force of police to keep
bask • orovrd of salon and others who hood fearfully,
p&p:geared willing Ix inflict summary justice on the
oat