The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-07 00:00:00

Ceneral Nebus.

MRS. GAIL? IN A FIRIRNDLY SOClfiTY.—fn the pub-
lished official correspondence of the past year between
the Registrar of Friendly Societies and the local
officers of those societies, the following curiosity finds
a place; the signature is not given : 'Sir —I would
be very much obliged to you if you would send us
word wat wee ad beter do; one our members as been
sick and elanied the benefit of our society, and wile he
was on the box the guard went to visit bin:, he was
feding pigs ; the pigs was net his oun they belonged
to his landlord, at the poblick were lie lodged at. The
stuard seed hhn caring the wash across the yard, wich
contray to our rules. We refered to the rule 26 and
28, wich we caled a comity, and excluded him by our
laws in the usual maner ; wich he as obtained two
sumanses fot the stuards, wich ther Mended before the
bench of magistrates, wich they asked hint if he
did it with intent to earn money, which he replyed,
no, sire; then the magestrates asked him how long he
had been in the society, and he Bayed seven years;
and they reconed kt up what he had paid in the
society, and writ he had received mit, and they said
they must pay him the diferance, wich was d pontids,
wich the society thinks it a very illegal thing, wich
the man has no trade; he is a man at any caling, wich
is IL labourer, wich is a very unsatisfactory thing for
us to have the society registered, and the society can't
go by the rtiles ; wich the 26 rule saies that if a
member be found engaged in any kind of Work befOre
he has declared off the box be shall be excluded, wich
the magistrates did not cal feding pigs work, wich there
are a great massy merely kept for nothing els but to
fed pigs. The magistrates %mild not heare but very
litle the We ad got to say; they said we must other
pay him four weeks' montiy, and take him into the
society again, or give him the diferanoe, which I hark
you, sir, if the society has to pay the diferance whether
she can't stop the doctor monny, wich is three shillings
a yeare, and the expense of the club-room, wich is
threepence every club night, wich the society would be
very much obliged to you if you send us word wet the
society had beter doo in It as soon as you can make
it crelent, *0 bears I remain your affectionate
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BTEAV MACHINERT.—One of the latest applications
of steam machinery is to the manufacture of clocks
and timepieces, andja large spechnens, such as the
great clock ranufdettlred by. j, W. Henson frit. the
Internkional Axii.iisitithi4 its Use is fmind td be of the
greatest sertice. Not only id the *cid( tdrried dui with
greater truth than if cast or cot by hand, but a great
saving of time, labour, and expense, is also the result;
and turret clocks, which but a few years ago, were
exbegsively ddr„ can.nciw be Obtained it a Very much
tedliCed Price. J. W. Benson at his manufablory, by
means of steam machinery, prodnOed not 011 l tieh
clocks as that in the Exhibition, valued at 2,000
guineas, but also the strong and accurate timepiece for
the village church or school, at liiguineas. His manu-
facture also, includes all Wilds of carriage, railway.
station, mtisiOal and tilliMe olo6ki; art 4 thwe for ordinary
use in the shop, warehouse, or áce. 13ention's
Illustrated clock phamplet contains a full and oarefully
prepared price-list of every description of clock and
timepiece, with a short and interesting history of the
art of clockmaking. In it will be found a great variety
of patterns of ormolu and bronze clocks suitable for
the drawing and dining rooms, the library, &c., &c., and
it will be sent post-free for two stamps, from the
Manufactory, 33 and 34, Ludgate Hill, London, E.C.
Established 1749.

CAPTORS OF A SIIARR.—A gentleman writing from
the Isle of Wight narrates a successful capture
he and a party made of a shark. Ha observed
a large fish floundering in the sea, near the
shore, and concluded it was a shark, from its
turning over on its side, to seize some prey, he
summoned some fishermen and manned a boat taking
with him a hook on an iron chain baited with beef.
' • Thin" he says, '' on approaching the monster, we dragged
behind us. He immediately seised it in his rapacious
jaws, and then tried with his teeth to cut the chain ;
he almost turned his stomach inside out to disgoreg
the book, but in vain. The struggle lasted half an
hour, when, quite spent, he soffered his head to be
drawn above water, and, confining his twil with his
noose, We drew him to shore, and despatched him with
great difficulty by beating him on the head. He mea-
sured 18ft. 4in., and from his enormous month, contain-
ing six rows of hard, flat, sharp-pointed teeth (of which
I counted 120), and the total obscene° of spiracles, its
skin rough, hard, and prickly, I judged it to be the
earikarias rulgaria, or white shark, which is,
according to Caner, sometimes found on the British
coast.

THE STEPHENSON MONUMENT IN NEWCASTLE...-
The monument to George Staple nirm, erected ty public
subscription in Neville-street, opposite to the Central
Station in thie town, was inaugurated on Thursday with
every denionstrAtion ot populor reopect. I ensiete Pi.

a statue of the great engineer by our townsman, Hr.
Lough, together with einblamatical figures, representing
a blacksmith, a plate player, a pitman, and an engine
driver. The whole is extremely effective, and the like-
ness is considered to be extremely good. The day was
setapart as a holiday in all the principal factories and
places of business in the town and district, and the
proceedings commenced at noon by the workmen em-
ployed in Messrs. R. Stephenson and Co.'s factory; in
those of Messrs. Hawks, Crawshay, and Sons ; Messrs.
Thompson and Cu. ; Hawthorn, Elswick, Engine and
Ordnance Works; Messrs. J. Abbot and Co. ; Messrs.
Crowley, Millington and Co., and the members of
the Ancient Orders Of Foresters and Odd Fellows, with
I the members of other friendly societies, marching in an
immense procession through the principal streets to
the Townhall, where they joined the executive com-
mittee, the members of the Institutions of Civil Engi-
neers, of Mechanical Engineers, and of Mining
Engineers, the president and committees of the
Educational Societies in the town and district, and
foreign consuls, the mayors of all the towns in the
neighbourhood, with the chairman and members
of other corporate bodies, and directors of the
North Eastern and other railways, the members of
the Coal Trade Association, and proceeded to the
inauguration. Lord Ravens worth delivered the inaugm.
rid address. _

FORKS ANI) SrOnNA—A cheap substitute for silver,
of good appearance, is constantly being sought, and,
with this idea, numerous so-called inventions have,
I from time to thno' been brought before the public under
a great variety of names, but have failed under the
test of wear. We have recently received from Mr.
Benson of Cornhill, specimens of a material used by
him, under the title of Argentine, which, under a short
trial, has certainly improved rather than fallen off in
appearance. The effect of time upon it we must wait
for time to tell.—Builder, April 13th, 186 L J. W.
Benson, Prize Medallist, No, 6606, International
Exhibition, 1862, has just published a most elaborate
and oomplete catalogue of his manufactures, both in
argentine and silver plate. It consists of 130 pp.
Imperial Bvo., and incluiles a full and carefully arranged
price list, and upwards of 300 engravings of articles of
various kuids. It will be sent post-free by enclosing
six stamps to J. W. Benson e 40 and V, Cornhill,
London, EC.

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LOOLING Fouwaun.—On Sunday, the 21st ultimo,
Catherine, the wife of Sohn Clarke, a well•known
character in this town, residing in South-street, Milburn
Place, North Shields, died, and was interred in A coffin
which had been provided for her by her husband about
twenty years prior to her death. John Clarke, the
husband of the deceased, is well knewn for his eccen-
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trio notions. He formerly resided at Coble Dene, and
in one room of his house were placed the coffins of him•
self and family, which lie had had made ready in case
of death. The coffins, -which were made of mahogany,
and 'trench polished, bore the names of the members of
the family for Whom they were intended. Some of the
faintly have died, and been interred in their respective
coffins. Another of the coffins has just been appro-
priated to the wife of Clarke, who was interred in it
last week.

A curious instance of whet the ffreneh call "game
laws" is mentioned by the Droll. A young man of
about twenty was amusing himself by shooting sparrows
with a pea•shooter, on the open space before the Inva-
lids& A policeman hauled him off to gaol, and he has
since been tried, convicted, and sentenced to pay a
fine (trifling in amount, indeed) for an infraction of the
laws of la chant.

A FEBtALIE CIIIITIOS.—ti woman covered with blood
was A few days' ago seen running across the Place
d'ltalle, in the lffih arrondissement, having in her hand
a sharp-pointed knife, with which she kept stabbing
herself. While doing so she exclaimed," I must immo-
late myself to save France ; but for me she would
perish under the blows of the enemies who are un-
chained against her. They must have a victim, and I
devote myself." Great difficulty was experienced by
the persons who flocked round her in getting possession
of the knife and securing her. She was taken to the
Prefecture, where orders were given to have her
admitted into a lunatic asylum. Notwithstanding her
numerous wounds, hopes are entertained of saving
her life.

_—
Mr. W. Smith O'Brien refttsed to join his brothers
and sisters in a petition to the Queen to allow them to
use the title "honourable" when Sir Lucius O'Brien
became Lord Inchiquin • title which their father
would hale borne had be lived. He assigns several
reasons for declining the honour, in the strongest terms
he could use. The 6rst is his political antecedents ;
the second, his conviction that an Irish peerage is a
degradation rather than a dignity • and the third,
because his ancestors, in the time of Henry VIII., in
accepting English titles instead of the royal honours
which belonged to the family, submitted to a degrada-
tion. The lapse of 300 years does not reconcile Mr. S.
O'Brien to that humiliation, hence he could not now
participate in any proceeding which would be tanta-
mount to an approval of the act._
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A new system for laying the dust without watering
the carriage-way has been for some time in operation in
the Avenue des Champs Elysees. It consists of sprink-
ling the road with chloride of lime, which, being remark.
able for its absorbing moisture, soon becomes damps
and thereby prevents any dust from rising even in the
hottest day% The weather has been too rainy this year
to admit of a correct judgment being formed as to the
value of this new plan, but should it be found to answer
it will be more generally introduced, ai4 thus in a
great measure do away with the watering carts, the
use of which is often attended with inconvenience.
_

The harvest home of the l'hilanthropie Society's
Reformatory Farm School at Redhill was celebrated on
Wednesday. The boys played all kinds of games in
the afternoon, and subsequently a meeting was held in
the dining.hall. It was presided over by Mr. Charles
White, and among others, Mr. E. H. Gurney delivered
a most interesting address.
A SAFE ANSWER.—" As a pedestrian tourist," says
the Orliannais, "was lately proceeding towards Tows,
ho asked a man who was breaking stones by the road-
side how long it would take him to reach that place.
The man looked at him without speaking, and then re-
sumed his work. The question was repeated with the
same result, and at last the traveller walked on. He
had not proceeded more than a hundred yards when
the man called after him and made a sign for him to
return. When the pedestrian reached the stonebreaker
the latter said to him, It will take you an hour to
reach Tours.' Then why did you not tell me so at
first" said the traveller. Why, replied the man, it
was necessary for me first to see at what .rate you
walked, and from the way you step out I am now able
to say that you can do the distance in an hour.'"
Hirtnio THE RIGHT NAIL ON THE HEAD.—About
1,000 operatives assembled on Tuesday at Shawforth,
near Rochdale, to deliberate en *hat !immures should
be adopted to meet the deplorable state of distress in
that distress. There are about 2,000 persons out of
employment, in consequence of four mills having ceased
to run,and the only relief that has been received by these
poor people has been a pittance from the guardians.
An operative named William Southwell was called to
the chair, and in his opening remarks said lie stood
before them as it stervirg man and saw no prospect of
getting relief. They Were only allowed la. 61. a week
by the guardians to live upon and he found it was
impossible to keep body and soul together with such a
sum. (Hear, hear.) An old woman named Pickles
next mounted the cart, and in a melancholy voioe said:
[ "Sisters and brothers, I thought I would say a few
words; as in reality we are clamming, and very near
starved to death. There's five of us in a family, and
we are only getting is. fld. a head, and we have to buy
, coal, pay the rent, and pay for our "bagging," and I
don't think it is right to think a body can do it.
(Hear, bear.) I think those great men for whom we've
worked ought DOW to try to keep their ' warkpeople'
, from starving, as they'll want us again. As to the
gentlemen in the country giving, they'll weary of giving
if they don't see oar masters giving summat."
Another old woman named Jane Dearden next ad-
dressed the meeting in the same strain, and was fol-
lowed by two operatives, who related some heartrend-
ing cases of distress. However, no resolutions were
passed; as it was intimated that the manufacturers
were going to hold a meeting, to see what they could
do in the way of administering relief, . .

Among the more recent discOveries of modern science
may be noticed the grest improvement that is taking
place in the means of lighting the homes of the
people. The PATENT CAZELINE OIL, which is just
been introduced to the public, possesses all the
requisites that have long been needed in an illumina-
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possesses great illuminating power, is warranted per-
fectly safe in use, and is truly economical. By its use
a bright and cheerful light is obtained at a trifling
cost. It will burn in any Paraffin or Mineral Oil
Lamp. A patent has been granted for the Oil, and
Messrs. Cassat, SMITE, AND Co., 80, Fenchuich-street,
London, are appointing agents for its sale through the
kingdoit,

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