The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-15 00:00:00

FEARFUL EFFECT'S OF DRINKING
RAW SPIRITS.

An inquest was held at Tytherington, Wilts. on.
Monday, before Mr. G. Sylvester, ooroner, touching
the death of George Snelgrove, aged 42, a labourer
in the employ of Mr. J. Hart, late of oJrton. From
the /video°e it appeared that deceased was emplo)ed
with other men removing Mr. Hart's rods from
Gorton to Sutton on Saturday last, and that in the
last load were some jars containing brandy, gin, and
rum. On taking the jars out, the deceased, with
two other men named Felibels and Crahhe, pot them
into an outhouse and drank freely from each of them
several times before taking them into Mr. hart's.
house. They became very much intoxicated, end
Felttiam was picked up not far from the back door
and taken home insensible. Sneigrove was not
missed until several hours afterwards, sad on search
being made for him, be was found lying face down.
wards in Mr. Hart's orchard quite deed. In tbe.
opinion of Mr. N. G. Davis, surgeon, be bad been
lead several hours. The coroner in summing up,.
strongly animadverted on the conduct of the witness
Feßhein and others, who took part of the stolen
spirits. He told the jury he thought they woald be
kistified in returning • verdict of "Died from solo-
cation." This was accordingly dine. The deceased
leaves a widow and six children.

EXPLOsION AT EBBW VALE.
FOUR PERSONS BURNT.
An accident occurred on Tuesday at No. 1 Pit Victo•
ria, thiough the explosion of fire-damp, by which four
psrsons were burnt. No lives were lost. The spat
Mr. David Powell, was severely burnt all over, and
sou very mush bruised. Three others, of the names of
Belson Powell, John Jones, and Daved Lewis, were
oleo burnt.

ARREST OF M. ROCHEFORT.
ATTEMPT TO THROW LIP B tRktICADES.
it. Roebefort was arrested on Monday night at sight
o'clock se he was about to enter the Publso Meeting-
hall in the Rue de Flandres, Paris. He made no
resistamos, but, on the oontrary, said to the bystsuders
at the entrance, "Remain quiet, °Wiens, I shall soon
return to the meeting." After this the commissary of
of the polies and his assistants accompanied It. Roche-
fort to a carriage, and conducted him to the prison at
Si Potash,.
Just after the arrest it. Floureos, who was present,
stepped forward and unsheathing the blade from &sword-
cane shouted, " Rochefort must be set free 1" It is
asserted that he fired two err three shots from a revol-
ver, and that others followed his example. Luckily,
however, no one was wounded.

At the same time the commissary of the polies,
who wu preeent at the meeting held inside the house,
declared the muting dissolved. He was immediately
surrounded, and dragged into the street, and
threatened with death. For upwards of an hour he
was exposed to insults and asuman, bat was finally
rescued by polies agents.
At about ten o'clock numerous groope of people ap-
peared in the Bus Aboukir; but no serious disotdor
is rotated.. . . .

Hilt an hour later an attempt was made to throw
up barricades in the Faubourg do Temple, and also
in the neighbourhood of the Courcane Barracks.
Carriages and oinnibisses were upset, but the preaence
of the police sufficed to disperse the rioters.
About the same time six omnibuses had been o'er-
turned at the Rne de Paris at Belleville, and • somewhat
imposing barrirade was thus formed.
At one o'clock on Tuesday tmorning strong detest,.
meats of the Garde de Paris, and Wan of infantry
and cavalry proceeded to Belleville.
The Boulevards at the rause hour presented a rather
animated spectacle, yet no disorder has taken place.
Large bodies of polioe were massed together at the
entrance of the Faubourg Montmartre.
At the barricade in the Rue de Paris, at Belleville,
fifteen individuals Besieged in defending it were sr.
rested. A commissary of police named Lombard,
was wounded on the left side of 'his chest by a tor
*net thrust. Some distance from thie spot a ser-
geent-ge-ville was struck in the breast by a revolser.
At half-past twelve, on Tuesday morning, the rioters
broke into the gun shop of M. Lefaacheux, Rue Isi•
ayette, and decamped with 40 guns and MO revolvers.
eumerous arrests have taken Owe, and the firer batch
of prisoners taken to the Prefecture of Polies amounts
to WO. The barricades are guarded by troops of the lib@
and the police.
In Tuesday's sitting of the Legislative Body H. do
Kertly asked why ML Rochefort was uot taken ii.to
custody on leaving the Chamber on Monday, instead
being arrested in • spot where be was able to OWN a
disturbanoe of public order.
K. =vier, Minister of Justice, and K. Cimeander
de Valdrone made replies. The Government did nt4
arrest U. Rochefort in the manner suggested by M. do
Kertly because it wished to respect both the preciocts
and the vicinity of the Chamber, and not to make the
threshold cf the Legislative Body the theatre i.f
pugilistic encounter. At the moment of Rochefort
leaving Monday's sitting all preparations had bees
made by his friends, and the blowing of • whistle hid
had been arranged as • signal to rush to his repcue
cue he should be arrested. Fifty of hie friends serfs
the emartyard of the Legiilative Bode, and 200 Woo
outside. The police were not able to follow him.
oat their going to his three residences he as. not sl
home. 11l the meantime the meeting at the Rue a,
Flandres decreed that an insurrecton should be resorted
to, and only M. Rochefort'. arrival was awaited °
Ilia* the signal for • rising. The authorities, stweelois
determined not to await his arrival, but to arrest
entering the hall. Right barricades were erected so
removed without bloodshed, expecting the Gala 01 'al
officer of the pear*. The armed force of Sol''s
exhibited great modification, and their conduct .r°
deserving of the highest praise. One gunsmith's aloof
was pillaged, and similar scenes are promised for 14"
night; but the Government has no fear. The prul`
tion of Paris is with us. We do Dot ask rf it l°
interfere with this misguided horde, which mostO
Isolated in order that it may be vanquished.
Government were to use brute foroe the agitation woo'
not last five minutes.
The total number of arrests effected is 150.
Flouring acid K. Pokese prevented the aseaseination
the Commissary of police who wasmdaged into to
streete by the crowd after dosing the g in tbsliss
de Flaridrea .No reseinenes was offered to the authorities
by the persons wise threw up the barricades. Perfect
quietness is reason&

THE BISHOP OF EXETER.
Convocation assembled on Wednesday mornick
Great excitement in sowasquonoe o ths resolutions e!,
the drolidescion of Tsetnicia against Dr. Trawl,"
nomination, election, and aosilrasation. Aft, r •04
discussion, the Lo.er Rouse refused to It
Denison go on with hts resolateues, ad the seinoci
dropped.