The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-03-23 00:00:00

lintaal limas.

THE Qtrizies "Lzes."—Tales.
MB PATIWI1ICZ•01111/AL. Mr. Joba Bull.
Aoslouvroasi. liaosisse.— Farm labourers.
" PAITT PROMS11101111."--Going clown to supper.

Ts Borro "Wu."— His youngest.

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Tem linofa os FASllloll.—Lodin hair as sow MOTO:
LIOAL CIANCIL—A loatffleporary elated that "The
trial or the met oats wee mei &basal two bemired sad
lifty pounds • der" • Cockney Mead lid& that was
about • noo-dred every two boon.

A HAwg, while in hot pursuit of a small bird at Pore
Bracket, Camborne, on Satordsy, darted through the
glass of a greenhouse, scattering it fully 20 feet. The
hawk was kilhd on the spot.
A Dogcart° servant was op Tuesday convicted sA
Greenwieh of having obtained • aitestioss by assails of.
forged (+harasser. lihe was oenteoesed to pay • no. of
£2O sod the costs, with the alternative of three mouths'
imorimsement with hard labeler.
Tel great imuctis oonteet of the year was decided on
Wednesday. when Oxford scored mother victory.
making the ninth in suoces.ion. lb. rice oompisd 20
minute. fl 4 morieds, being upwards of thirty iesoodsleas
than 1ent,..,. _ . _

On Mo . oday moralog s privets, named Robert Sadie.
belonging to the 42ná Highlanders, committed salted@
while on guard at the liolyrood Palase by shooting bins-
soli through the bead with his rids. It is said that a
love disappointment was the moss of tbe paiside.
ON Tuesday evening a gymnast, sawed Trevanolos,
was performing the "dying leap" at the Qneen's
Theatre, Hull, when he fell from the trapeze Into
the ring, a height of about 30 feet, and was severely
Injured.
A DANTARDLT outrage ia reported from Aberdeenshire.
At Kora, in the parish of Loopide, about pin miles
Inland from Peterhead. an old man, named William
&omen, was shot et through his own window and
emiously wounded in the head.

Mamas. lionnikit's mode*, direct importation and
supply to the public through Agents, of too free from
all artificial facing powder, is found very advaatiageoes
to consumers. as uniform good quality, and real Asap-
noes is thereby ensured. Sold only in packets. For
list of the Agents in this locality see advertisement.
A 00/MIDIS= ROMA/ICA—The following advertise-
ment apposrs in the "e(oey ooleteo" of Wednesday's
Dion :—" I) C IL—Papa has arrived. Knows ' all.'
I rammed your name. Fearful seem. Proposed.
Accepted. Should we ever meet, • Remember,' utter
strainers. Don't write, unsafe. Pity and forget me.
Farewell for ever. --Greenwich."

Thu bill to amend the Representation of the People
Act, brought in by Mr. Bhendaa and Yr. Gourley,
proposes to repeal tbe provisions contained in the Ant
by which the payment of the poor-rate is made • wadi-
Wen precedent to the right of voting fora member of
Parliament, and to enabi• owners to enter into any
compoeition for the payment of the rates Mimed of
occupiers.

BISACH OF PROMISE Or MAILIIAOII.—At the Treks
guises cm Tuesday, Miss Sullivan, • farmer's daughter,
brosgbt fon &altos for breach of promise of marriage
against Cornelius Harrington; damages laid at £OO.
it was pretty clearly made out that the &deeding had
goo. • long WA, in Goodin" the young woman, after
which he (hanged his mind and married another person.
The jury thought that if the ddendaat paid £4O and
tbe costa ths jostles of the OM. woald be met.
. TES TISTIIOIIIIA4 TO NI. GILADOTOSL—Tb. money
now being willected in Lassashire for the "Gladstone
Testimonial" ie to be experoded, in aesordenes with the
wishes of the Premier. in the erection of a "Gladstone
Hompilar la connection with Ow Liverpool Convaleseent
Institution, which is about to be ersetod at Wooltoo
Wood, from the surplus funds golleslod hi Liverpool
daring the distress I. Lammehire, occustemed by the civil
war in the United States.

PROPOUII Rsrtitnearr or lircsreerrann Brstiors.
—Sir Massey Lope. has riven noties in the Rouse of
Commons that shortly atter Easter he 'mild ask the
First Lord of the Treasury if his attention had been
drawn to the expediency of =kin); eome adequate pro.
vision for the retirement of those right reverend prelatee
who either from their advanced age or from mental or
physical inability, are permaneotfy insapeeitated from
performing the duties which deeolve upon them.

THE Brilisal Medical Journal gives a description of
what it found in a Westphalia ham, which had been
sold in London for 16s. la a small pleas, an loch
square and one-third of an inch thick, twenty cysts,
each containing a Lunn of the ports tape-worm, were
found, withotit breakiog up the alio; On microscopic
inspection the larva) were found to be ahoy, their
characteristic booklet; Waters, and corpuscles being
all well formed. It is satisfactory to receive the
assaranos of the same journal that English hams are
free from these parasites. The sale of such food in the
British market ta simply atrocious.

1111112MITIPO Farsaimarr.—Plaos on the upper bar
of • grate, with the heads projecting about one inch
inwards, eon* ordinary Lueifers—in a few moments
they Waite. Then in the same position pleas. few of
the Patent Safety Matches of Bryant and Hay, London
(which ignit• only on the box), and it will be fond
that they may remain hse house in hid, until the wood
becomes literally *barred- without taking Ire. We
look on thin.. • singalarly istereeling confirmation of
th• misty of th• new mash. Care must be taken in
both mass to avoid setts) smotaet with tuns.

HOLLOWLY'S PILLS are acknowledged to be the beet
medicine for debilitated eonstitutione, dieordered
billeasame, sad indigestion- The wonderful efficany
of this remedy, and the good effects produced on patient.
suffering from th• shove eomplainta. would appear
Incredible were they not eubstantistal by innumerable
proofs of the cores effected by them and MVO permanent
Monett derived from their sea They soothe and
strengthen the nervosa MUM, purify the blood,
regulate the searttions, and invigorate the aonirtitution.
Those remedies, ones used, inspire implicit cionlidenoe,
and thousands, from personal experieoes of the use
afforded by them, have relieved their afflicted Mende
by recommending the early employment of, arid steady
pereeverenoe with, it... invaluable modiectuisota.
Toe Fulani and their Menlo at Cork kept St.
Patrick's day ea a political feetivaL Kr. O'Sellivan,
the Mayor, wee the chairman at • dinner given on
Wednyaday eight, at which Colonel Warren and several
of the released Fenian prisoners attended, and were
received wish Feet enthusiasm. O'lltabony, who was
tried for treamon•felotty in 1867 and 'equated, said he
regretted nothing In the past, and was hopeful of the
future. Warren dealared himself a believer in the
sabre us means of uplifting a clown4rAden nation;
exhorted the people to be united, and there was nothing
they might not attain. The mayor dissented from
Onlortel Warren's views. A demonstration wee also
witnessed in Dublin on the same day. The neval
military eeremoniee proper to the national anniversary
took place in the preemie of the Lord Lieutenant and
Counter Spencer, when the National Anthem WU
kindly hissed. . . . . .

&TWOS ADD Air.—A striking imtenos of the
immense value • small pleas of steel may acquire
by the great power of skilled meobanicel labour is the
Wallet-spring of • wan*. From its aftreme fineness
and delicacy 4,000 weigh not more than ono ounce, and
"good in value £l,OOO. A most interesting little work,
deseribiog the ries and progress of watchmaking, has
been published by J. W. Benson, 25, Old Rood
and the City Steam Faetory, 58 and Ile, Ludgate Bile.
The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives • full
dearintion of the various Mods of watches and cloaks,
with their prices. Mr. Season (who holds the appoint-
/cent to the Prince pi Wales) has also published •
pamphlet on A rtistie Geld Jewellery, illustrated with
the snore beautiful detains of Bracelets, Brooches,
RAcrlogs, Lockets, ice, ho., suitable for Wedding,
Birthday, and other presents. Thoesphlets ere
sent post free for two stamps each, and thay cannot be
too strongly recommended to those contemplating • pur-
chase, espeoially to 'resident.' in the country or atival,
who are thus enabled to mime any article they may
require, and have it forwarded with perfect safety.
ACTION dualelT A LADY roe BBIAOII Or PROlflar
Or btannuon. —At the Berkshire Aimee Mr. John
Eden a land surveyor of sixty—not romantic in age or
occupation—sued Mn, Jane Ormond • Hob widow of
forty for damage incurred through a breade of her
promise to roury him Her letters were produesd in
court, and testified to all the gradations of affeetion.
"Dearest love" was scattered through them and
evidence was given That "though on pleasure befit, she
had • frugal mind;" for, though she had £7OO • year.
In her own right, she was looking out to And a house for
both at • rest of £35 • year. But, following the
example of the male correspondents eo atm laughed
at in our courts, Mrs. Ormond, he faithless widow,
Anally wrote the "breaking-or epistle. With treaeher-
ous man this is always • great difficulty, and there is
iteserdie a struggle to POSIIM MOO decent referent* to
friendship. But wooen morn conaisteney ; and se the
"affeetionate Jane" of farmer letters, who referred to
facers happiness with her "dearest love," and had
acteally bees snaking ~oh for • house, said: " I never,
on any ciesasicm, gave you the elightertreason to 'appose
I ever Intended to omit:sot a marriage with you, 11111 I
sever looted on you Is that way." Such sudasity is
Fabliau, and peemisos us rich treats if more deesivizeg
widows are assailed at law by deserted lovers. A jury
of us 11 men, conaidering that this widow had
shimeil the privilege of her sex to be incoustMit, awarded
the desolate land surveyor 1100—which, with the
sesta, the widow will, have to pay,
ItANILAUGHTIA AY Menritra.—John Howells "or.
resdered noon his recogolaances, at Glamorgan 1118iftr,
charged with felottiousiv killing sod slaying Sarah John
at Merthyr. Kr. B. T. Williams appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Bowen defended the prisoner. It
appeared from the Iridium" adduced that the deceased
was a young married woman residing in Merthyr.
About nine months before her death she was confined,
the ehild dying shortly after. What was known es
"milk SIMMS" set in, and for this she was treated by
Mr. Ward end Kr. Probert, the surgeons of the
Plymouth works. The dieser mot heeling very rapidly,
she subsequently applied to the primmer, who mid
"Take you these herbs.' The primmer afterwards
applied two plasters to the breast Immediately after
the fuel plaster was applied the demand WY taken
very ill, vomiting, sod somplaining of bandage in the
breed. Mr. Ward, the surgeon, was then called in,
and be attended her. and she recovered. The deceased
again left her home for the purpose of arleitiem the
Con=at his house he Cermarthenshire. 13he returned
ith • *Mar eizallar to the first, and immediately
she got leek she was spin seised with vomiting and
purging, mid although the surgeon of the works math
moadea her, she died in four days after her rater&
, The surgeon of the works took away the piaster, and
lemon examination it was found to omega • quantity of
I aseeste, such a wieder, reworked the calumet for the
prommaton, that no man, unlade grossly ignorant or
Oiraira. would apply tone open wound. Alter hewing
!the "Mame' as to the demand visiting the prisooor,
' Dr. Alfred Swains Taylor, professor Of eliernistry at
oeyis iumosth was sailed. and be had examined the
pithier sad Mod it to sontain brown, width, sad yellow
arsenic. if nob • Antler were applied to • raw wasted
it weithi be absorbed into the system and own dealt.
His lonia* said there was a greet failure of Julie* ia
this wee. It was sot proved the* doomed bad visited
resermsr at sss la aarmartheashire the
tine she left her bona ?be presumption WOO
thahahe bad, but there WM be lord Issed-.the might
possibly hare obtained the piaster from another Person,
and be was, therefers, bound to rule thet is Is v there
win se Ivtdsese to go to the pay, aid be, Shined**
direeteda imagist of not guihr—ii sweet oesoodiagty.