The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-12-08 00:00:00

THE SHORTOLVINGS OF THE ENGLISH

O'.D.VANCII SURVNY.

The Government Department, which is responsible
for it, aa armoured with their corresponding depart-
ments of Continental Government formed the
subject of an artiele in the Ahtnrhesfer Uotortitan of a
few (Jaya mince, which NMI : —A nvent pubricatirm gives
an account of the Austrian Military Geographical
Institute, which fulfil* for the Dual Monarchy the
functiwi, of 'or Onlnamat Survey. In the year 1a72
• new map of the whole Monarchy war orminenced on
, a iicale elightly mealier than one inch to a mile. The
whole mail wan to embrace 730 sheet., of which no
had been published I.)' Alwil "I the year. In
other words, the Ate•triana can mak., a map of their
whole coontry in about 14 years. Thud oßera a %kik.
ing contrast with the Mewled, Department, which ha•
never been able in the course, of a generation to
produce the 11•0 sherie that cover England. Rut the
Austrian Institution has not been aatedied with this.
I hiring the came period tw.. Maim of great ingsw
thaw to geographers generally have been produced.
A general map of Central Europe, on is coal., of 41
hilibut to au inch, in about Inn alieera, and embracing
eh the country lartween Manchester and Conatanth
nople, has been completed. Side by aide with this •
second map "(Central Elirope, on a Neale of 12 miles
to an inch, Ints also been published. and is boring
gradrially extended ao Sc 14. iuirl,iib. ia.rthela
France and of Russia. In reornt rare also the
Military I leographical institute has prepared
accurate large wale Inane .4 Koine 30 districts for ii...
in 4110 urll,nils,This last undertaking is, shove
all, worthy u.f imitation. Private mins 'am seldom
afford to produce the good topographical nisns which
alone can give a satisfactory basis of school instruc-
tion. In Howland, moreover, there 110146 hot amp-air
ti N. single Knit Cipable .1 iorlpil.wilnr a first•rato
inap of the kind. The difficulty lien in dm el int if
production. Ti... Austrian* reekum for a sheet
measuring 21 inches by 25 that the cost of preparing
a plate by engraving on copper is about COM, while
even by heliograviire it ratinot be brought lower than
All5O, firma thi, us. figura.; moult he
increased if not doubled, an the wagea of skilled car.
tographoss and draughtsmen are higher here than In
Vienna. In the los...wilt laillentalole condition of
English geographical education it would probably
Ire a must useful undertaking on the pin of the.
I/Minorco Survey Ihrpartment t., iriiioe a
aeri,auif accurate physical maim for ism in the otheols
of the districts reproientorl to them.

LAB? kOMENIB UP NM KING OF PPAIN.
A Madrid cornepondent writes have limui
layman.' by an eye willow with the following graphiu
account of lii Is..t momenta of King Alhillen.
Wiens the quiwite ChriaLiipt awl N 4101114 and tim
Royal familY armed at hi Panto, tlw phyaiciiine
allowl.l only Chrietina to enter the
When they tittered the 'Goya' patient again And again
deprecated the alarm and the effect their tisit weld 1
cause in the capital. lisaxamnirly King Alfonso
requested that nothing should lie done to alarm his
peoplo or damage the iambi of Minim ,%.fter the
emendation lie "hut I nowt Imi worse
when they do all this.' 111, wits not yet &Wire el the
entire gravity of the eituation, and at nightfall the
Royal Lundy t. .k leave of him aim:trendy t.i 1.44011.14
Nlaitrid, but they remameil in the large sitite•cliamber
Close to his neon ; and then. Imbella, the
Montepensiere, awl the Infanta. leebella land Eulali
piste" a this iota, aieseh ow Halo waiting awl pro
ing. AM doing their lent to repress their audible sob.
Cantina.' Ilwaerailiu ledieid 1.. commie the Royal
family, At three in the morning the King felt .y 1141,4
L 4011141 Of annenation, and asked Dr. Caulieon for .4,41440
141 relieve I . II wide 111 l ic injections were
effected, and be dozed olf quietly, with only t/iieen
Christina leaning at Ow heal' iif the lied. hr. Caiiuiaun
and Duke Sexto sat 14 little apart, and all continued
watching as the hours passed. At five another fit of
suffocation MIMI on, and wan again relieved. The day
broke gloomy and rainy, and am the other members
of the Royal family entered this sick Peen the King
eeeni..la little imieter,hut sadly wo.aker. 11r. ('anion
wrnt ~,it, and as his Majesty had expreeseil a desire to
/We his children, orders were telegraphed to be sent
down i 1111 l Ti.. physicians now no longer
noicealeil from the 'loyal family that theme' was fast
appn aching, and Cardinal Benaridee entered the Royal
alcove and pnipared the King for the final rites of the
Church. Al f "nee. .nfeesed most devoutly, and reeeived
absolution anuilet dead silence, 4)11444411 Isabella, the
Infanta*, the toutpensiers, Duke Sett°, and other
high officiate kneeling, with tears coursing down their
cheeks. At forty•tive minutea limit eight the King
who had always lain on his Wit side, feebly turned on
right, breathing with mach effort, and his head
inclining toward. the @boulder of Ipicen Christina
who thus, quite unawares, received the List breath .1
her liweleuid. Dm. 0411410111 and Ihimulel at once su,.
petted the truth, felt the pill's. .4 Don A1t0n..., and
callml all the 111r11114.41,4 of the Royal family to the
:down. When Chrietina became aware of her
Ismaivement, • will cry .if anguish Juana from her lips.
sho Amid no tear., but cried out, " Alfonso, my
fonso ! Oh, I i.el, he answers nut
Isabella and both the Infantile sobbed outright, the
tjneen•Moth 'r falling .in liur nnd crying My
sun; niy boy I 'rot), Virgin, have mercy r' After the
first 'Hirst of grief, the Duke .4 fillimtspeneier and his am
G..k gileell anil the 'Mantas away, but tliieen
Christina insisted moon remaining and with lwr 'Mil
111414414 ilnwsisl and laid ~,it the remains 'if her 11,14411
She 111.1V.1 about like a marble figlire ill Nikita grief,
when all *An ealledi for flowers mid
Ntr..wed the bed and Issly cub them, out then knelt
louir while hy Ilk side until i!animal Itenarides, him
self loio.si to L 4441,4, implomil the liiieen to go slit awl
receive Seller (II 'am and the .1 inistets, as it was
her duty as queen 'Learnt G. attend G. etate
A short time after the king expired the Durkee. de
Medina Torn.n arrived with the little Priem...wee,
%Ilia lie N. Jiireedetl, TimicAa, Who
is only three. hey were taken Gale. lied where their
father lay, the psir little oil.'s delil44llsL watly,a44 L1144)4
had been told 104 W 11: 41.4411.414, f4414141.4111y
of Lll4 Asturias sake.' : "if ho is 11-ii'
they h,,,j all the., flowerer Because pain likes
flower*, dear," replied the Ibichem. let its
ep. softly, or we shall wake dear papa," *aid the little
Prince., Mid they left the room tog. to their mother,
when another terrible scene of grief took place. All
n....11..eted how fond the King wa. of Ins children,
erten sis.nding hours
,playiird with them in the eveiu.
uiug sit tineen Christina's room awl .4 late, digits,/
lii.. Mame, he islirraye wankel tome them,