The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-10-12 00:00:00

THE GREAT TIDAL WAVE.

Wgenouru,Tueseliiy.—The prophecies of. greet tidal
wave about to affect the southern coast last week had
an injurious effect upon the Weymouth season already
crippled by the blustering weather of pert of September.
Influenced in some measure, no doubt, by the reports of
the February gales in the London papers, which
exaggerated the effect of rough weather at Weymouth ,
to the utmost, some of the visitors left the town. Had
it Dot been said by • Loudon daily that the water was over
the carriage wheels in Weymouth station and some feet
high on the Esplanade? Had it not been repreeented
that the lodging houses in the front were assailed by the ,
water until a dismal picture was drawn of discomfort? !
So son.e of the lesa scientific and most easily frightened
dad the town, fearing ga repetition of like disasters,
though,had they believed the testimony of inhabitants
high tides at Weymouth do not affect the comfortable
dwellers in the front. The low grounds are of
course liableto be flooded; but only when southerly sad
uotahly south-westerly wind assists the influences of
the sun and moon. For the last few days little indica-
tic.° that scything extraordinary would happen, has
been seen except on Friday, when the tides went in and
out very frequently during the day and with great .
rapidity. Doubtless this was an an outer ripple of the
wove that burst on l'enzanoe, end mimed the tides five
feet in a very short time. While observing the wind,
which was light from the south-east, and expecting
little inconvenience and no danger, the inhabitants re-
called the different aspect of the element. in 1824,
when, driven by the wind,, the tide destroyed Chesil
village,and swept across the Narrows at Weymouth,the
water being so high that boats were in request for the
streets, and Weymouth was like az English Venice, all
but the latter's quiet. In 1859, the tide rose so
high that the offices on the Quay were II ooded.and there
was two feet depth of water in the bonded malts. The
beggaire from the Custom-house was swamped, and the
officers had to wade through the water as far as the Old
Friary. At that time the tide was driven by a southerly
wind, so that it blew right up with full force. Toe
high tide of February last is well remembered, when
agsin driven by the wind, it swamped the lower rooms
made Hope-square look like •
°b
blikte,ean()dideaPmmrh°e in revs; the Quay, covering the lower
liner of the Custotn-bouse. On Tuesday the tides
raw rather higher than usual, but by nautical moo
nothing wean,' was expected, unless the wind should
increase very much in forms.
wrcnyn-Tn. Wedie-wday. The tide this morning was at its
heieht between lalf.past seven and eight, when it rose over a
;art of the glass at tech corner of the north side of the
Ureice. This, bossier, is not nearly high as in Ft:briars
, isst.
Thursday.--The 'tidal wave" this Morning as,, again
for ; lon the rnitar only row • lout Or a,.41
• the hiued. part of the Quay—at the trauma) iisider the Bridge,
and extended se far ne the quay-frout .4 Br. Fisher's .41
Inuereae. eienesday.—At baths-abr. 6.15 a.lll, the nth ,
mist., the ...Os alteration vows a rise id it.ito. abuse the
oral:nu) level. Wind strong. The only danger
he-fl ,tthe eise 4diting Undo to N. or ld.W. with agate. On
the 14 ina.. with + strew gale- !non the S. at herhwater, 2
pr.,. the title flowed it. tlitio .1100,e the nnlinar) irs el.
Li sis lines.- -The tide+ of stows.- night and Tileada) morn.
wen the highs" known here for the last SO stars. Nu
was done. Asthe wind freshened on Tins-
idownir MILK, and the tiiitbnat tide was expected
on Weans-Alai morning shout sus., ntani residents and
s wets APTIKted to the beach. The rise .4 the lA,
&tont 10..5 then on
Tie lid. id Poole quay Tlloattly did not rise Touch
higher than ne ordinary sprite; tidy tin Wodueaday It was the
sloe There waa a hiCht S.L. wind on Tuesday and Wed-

voluiding

TeLviday the tide rude about three incite.
“tile alio", the calculations en the tables. The
wiathet vras tine. ••4 rutherly. WielisealaS night'', tide
2 tout 11 nicht+ Inviter than expected secording t. tht, t,d,
table.
the south De.on And COMIIIII.II COMA 011 TUAIdAY OVellillg
• Ili,' MeV iC. the ordinary
tido, but in the risers and elituaries oil tlie wevtern
~,..4n the tide rive: nitnh hldwr, and at Trure it vibe, two (~.et
higher than t.iiiiiiated by the tables. At Brixbaiii, winch In
Inn to Um: wind, the ens root three tent; and at iltdedord.
the North Devon. coast, teen into.,
. .

-
y.- Thc thic talde gave an estimated
.ual rise, hoarser,teas .o.4llelent I.' arty the aster mer
tft:'"d.3ll:%. and the actual gauge mt.:l3ft. Ilin The
the taint at tilt; loacO lying hunt near the mei Pier !tail.
ay tottle.... mid it nun method titer the qou nati.ol tile
Abut thu time 1.4 tear tile awing Wk., ambled c..uipletely
ee the ,trin tua,...iitry hl,l dsi,ie. the entnwee, t•the
and setae a.. ••r 3 tura atv. the w ter t.. oplllll
I.ci•.l4.Uiat it -.ea. the whole .4 this of land. Hautut's (.Isaan). Wechimday 'g. -Ttemeamls of
parents ohs:flanged the leer this dile.. the
tidal phenomena that Lao leen the dielivniaturnt at the
PPO11.1:111,•• •4 the rr.oll. Aelloorajow 14, the belief
.4
AL 150• q th.. whole •4 the lower tart of the
,a. tin at). I.( the 1131 top be aultener,ol, and c.. 11-
.;.lerT.l4e maul. lehl a dread .4 Pll, a Iron, ,alstiiity
to, the i.,h,nd in "Myr from it The calcuhitien gave
out that the thle 111111A...11111r ta..uld reach the hehiht al feet
amien inches at tune- minutes to 'aeon n'elock ;tt Insci"l:
that lean. it rtaathed that altitu.k. This height Aar ham ort
rata:Wed Vie h‘s hoe fnee the saiuth.weet

TIMILIBLE REM OF MINER&
Disterinmers of, 10. r rue ammeter bay, taken plasm
at St, ...veyron, in ennise.leonee of it strike amen.;
the miners employed by Me Gonspagnie d'Orleans. The
men on strike attempted to drown the Maid engineer of
Lb. company, and wounded the sub-prefeet and his
deputy. Tlae peers' stores and warehouses of the
company were also burnt at the mine time. On Friday
morning an aetual riot ooeurrod, when the troops were
sleighed ...they tired upon their assailants, killing too.
seeera more of the rioters.

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LOSS OF A VESSEL AND SEVENTEEN
LIVES.
The English steiuner Capri, Captain Elsa, bound
from Odessa for England with wheat, foundered et the
entrance of the 140phorus on Friday morning. The
captain, the chief officer, tbe engineer, and 14 men were
lost; seven were saved. The Tursisb inhabitants on the
coact exerted themselves in the most praiseworthy
manner to save the crew.
Foe.

& CORPS OF VOLITNTBER "NO
ROME.
It is said that C oorps of Volunteers is to be formed
at Rome consisting entirely of nobles. At present only
MO have enrolled themselves ; end, as the terns is tot,.
.00 strong, MO more ere required. The members are
not limited to the Roman nobility, but may be el any
nation. Among the caws already appointed are an
Aldobrandini, i Borghese end • Lanoellotti, and tile
commend will be given to a Lieutenent•Colonel taken
from the army. The uniform is described as handsome.
The member, of the corps will not receive any pay,
I and their duty will consist in guarding Rome Theta
does already exist • Palatine Guard, whose duties •rk:
the same, but this guard is composed of shopkeepers.
though they too give their services gratuitously.
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THREATENRDIMPUBLICAN DEKONSTILATION
IN PARIS.
The convocation of the French Legislative Assembly
for the '2:rth of November—that is to any, more than •
month efter the utmost limit prescribed by the Con-
stitution—has cowed the utmost excitement, and, in
many quarters. Mara ditemtent. M. Jules Facie has
thought fit to urge hie fellow member* for Pail D>
unite a* the brief at delay, and consult as to whet
extreme the opposition to the Government should urge.
The members for Paris, and notably IL Gernier Pages,
are deluged with adamant hem their electors, urging
the most energetic vindication of the right of Pule-
ment to be assembled before the 26th inst. 1111.
leroebe-Joubert Writes to M. Emile 011ivier admitting
that the future fairly frightens him :—" I ask myself
what will take piece on October the 2lith, if some
impatient deputies persist in attempting to eater the
Palais Bourbon. A Nub:meta and irritable crowd will
not fed to follow them. A few words to the people
would suffice; it weld be as • spark fallen on gun•
powder. Without doubt, with the aid of its powerful
resources, the Goverment would soon overtime an
insurrection; yet the contrary might occur I The
unlooked-for must always be taken into amount. In
the first instance France would undoubtedley fall under
o dictator'. In the second, a Republie would inevitably
be proclaimed." M. Rented and If. Gambetta have
engaged to be in Paris within a ow days and the latter
hes not yet contradicted his promiae, given before the
convocation of the Chambers, to join the four
demonstratoru who are to attempt an entrance into the
Palais Bourbon, or House of Parliament. The whole
question, therefore, hangs on the chance of M. keratry
and his follower' modifying their intention before the
2tith. If they really do carry out their threat, than it.
is impossible to answer for the consequences.

, BLEB"

Ws observe in the Journal of the Society of Arts,
last issued, Oast the only Medal awarded to English
Fahibitors for Bsking Powder, at the Amsterdam Fshi•
bition, has been given to Mr. 010101 BORWILK, Len.
don ; in addition •to this we understand be has
before received Two Gold Medals for his invaluabli,
Baking Powder.
AI New York "Mr. James Mice," the peiceaglin a
is giving a series of " statuesque illustration.'
AT BaIIiMNIOO on Tuesday, the sheep fair was • very
sucoeesful one. Wethers were sa, sad ewes • head
in advance. 61,175 sheep were *old.
SArrrY or De. LIVINGSTON& —A missionary who
rrived at Falmouth, October 6, from Zanzibar. II e
I West that letters had been received at Zanzibar by Dr.
Kirk from Dr. Livingstone himself. dated Lake
Tangenik•, February, 1569. At that time Livingstone
was well, but abort of provisions. /feted been deserted
by alltheßuropeanswb who had accompanied him. and
asw then living on rim and fruits supplied by Arabs.
REPORTED MASSACRI OP MiacioleAgles IN CHINA.
—By the latest mats from Hong Kong the following
tr.pical piece of hews is brought :—" The 'Lard,: „I
twenty missioneries in Szechuen is asserted by the
North Chia. Herold. Other pipets contradict it; but
all admit that the hostility to Christianity is bitter and
unrelenting. A missionary chapel and solos
distant 100 miles from Hankow have been burnt by
braves."
Lain' ANGLERS IN TUE NORM -lady Alexander
Gordon Lennox, Gordon Ceti,. landed o salmon of
lib. last week ; on Tues.l.v Lady Caroline t:ersion
Lode'', • grilme of 741 b. ; LedylFloreuct Gordon Lennox
a grilse of 61b. ; Lady Alexander Gordon Lennox, •
salmon of 161 b. Mies Charter's, from Inehrorydodge,
fishes' in the Avon on the 91st ult., and landed two fine
tattloll. On the 22nd Miss Charter's also landed •
salmon.
LANDSLIP ON • RAILWAY. ---A fearful landelip oceans*
in Wrawley cutting, an the line between Barnetby and.
Keadby (Trent, Aecholme. and Grimsby Railway, which
is worked by the Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
Company), during the night of Saturday, or early on
Sunday morning. The inspector on going his rounds as
usual on Sunday morning found the cutting filled with
earth for about 100 pads. The whole of the embnek-
ment on one side of the cutting had given way, and
forced the rails, &c., right on to the opposite side,
completely stepping all communication. Fortunately
for the public there are no trains running on Sunday on
this branch, or the consequenoes might have been fear-
ful. ND. Same the company's engineer from Manches-
ter, and Mr. liargrenvea, the distiict superintendent,
were telegraphed for. and the latter remained ,ci the
spot during the whole of Sunday night and Monday,
with a largo ate of men. The vassengeni teeth, was
ezchanged from one aids of the block to the other: the
goods traffic to the north was worked by arrangemeut
with the Grail Northern Company via Gainsberou4ll
and Doncaster. The cutting is composed of loose blue
clay, and the line is protected by. a strong high wall
where the accident occurred. It In thought that three
or four days must slapa, before the line is cleared and
teethe can be resumed. The embankment was about 50
feet high.
A CHARMING ENTERTAIN MMIT. —'• It is said that the
balletmaster of a French theatre is ' training a
monrtrous snake' to take part in • ballet, the scene of
which is laid in the Garden of Eden." We are afraid
that the brutal deposition of the Lord Chamberlain—
the embodiment of all that is tyrannical and medieval
—will prevent the reproduction of this delightful
entertainment on the English stage. " A lion smelled
ladies is • fearful thing;" but a snake amongst ballet
girls may be defended perhaps as a eornbination of the
wisdom of the serpent with the Innocence of the—
denser,; and a ballet trespassing on the field of
theological doetrine suggests association the reverse of
happy either for spectators or authors. And is not the
audacious revival of the obsolete " Mysteries " taking
a rather unfair advantage of the poor animal who is to
be involved in the outrage against decency? If the
part were duly repreeented to him he would probably
refuse it on anstlestiaal grounds, even if already
" underlined " ; though not fit for the " walking gentle-
man " line, be as also surely not the beet for the great
tragic character familsried to us in Milton's verse.
He will at least have one resource in retort • if hissed
by the pit he oan return the insult with vigour, and
possibly the fiercest critic would be mild if this new
performer threatened him with his tongue.
Dears HT DROWN LNG Or TWO RICIIVITIS. --On
Monday an inquest was held as York on the bAisie of
two young men, named Thomas Crawford and George
Wardle, who had been drowned in the river Otte, a.
short distance from the city. On Sunday of
Wardle, Chsrlee Smith, of Derby, labourer. and John.
Torrens, of Halifax. painter, all recruits, hired a small
boat to proceed down the river for an hoer. A larget
boat, in which were five men, started shortly
and they had proceeded shout three-quarters of • mile
when they turned bark. The boata were brought along-
side of each other, and the deceased Crawford, who was
in the largo boat, went into the smell boat for a light
as he wanted to smoke. lie then took one of the oars
from Wardle, telling him he could not row, and sent
him to steer. He afterwards told him that he was
steering all wrong, when Wardle said that he meld steer
as well as Crawford. Further words ensued between
them, and in the result Crawford _sized hold of
Wardle, who was standing in the boat, by the collar,
and threatened to "shuck" him overboard. Wardle
took hold of Crawford to save himself, and • etre
took place between them. 137 their violent wrestling
the boat was capered, and the two deceased men, ea
well as Torrens and Smith. were thrown into the water.
Crawford and Wardle got hold of each other in the
water, when Torrens rushed in between them and parted
them. Torrens then swami to the larger boat, but
seeing that neither Crawford nor Wardle could swim he
jumped into the river, but they were just sinking when
ire got up to them, find they were drowned. Crawford,
who was 21 years old. was • shoemaker, and resided at
Preston. near Hull. Ile enlisted on the 30th of SePtembe
at York into the 89th Regiment of Foot. Vordial
" Accidentally drowned.'

_BIN IHri,

4eptember 26, at Tolinicile-,-"ihe wife of Yr. George
blasters, of a min
tiCptoniber2i, attne, the wheel Mr. M itcbell. of Coon.
October N, at the Barracks, 1)0rva1...4.-r, the
wife of the quertermaater-Sergeant, R.ll. A., of a •on
September 29, at Radipole Gate, the wile of Mr. C.
Flebditeh, of a twin- Awn and daughter.
September 2V, at Broad-etreet, Lyme Regis, the wife
of Yr. A. Chapman, of • ion.
October 5, at Grove-buildings, Dorchester, the wife
of Mr. W. J Cox, cabinet makar, at • eon.
October 7, at Lee Cottage, liridport, the wifo of lir.
floury Hoare, of a daughter.
October 9. at Charles-street, Dorchester. the wile 't
Mr. Fred. N 0111211611, of • eon.
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MA IIittAGILS.
September 30, at Holy Trinity Chun*. Derehmter'
by the Roy. T. A. Falkner, James Robert LhrweLl baker,
of Maiden Newton, to Emily Jane, Yeeeeeet "Sht."
of Mr. James Davit, of Tolpoddlo.
October 2, it the parish church, Bredhed ?even" b 7
the ReV. Ileury Blacketon Williams, Mr Alfred Abbott.
of Bradford, to Caroline, Maid daughter of Ik.
Felton. of Baxley, Reser-
Oetober i. it Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester, by the
HAL T A. Felkner, William Goodwin Merrier, to
daughter of tie. F. Bennett, of Moteltertor •
October 6, at Wyk. Regis, by the Rey. 11. C. Pigou.
A., rector, Fredmiek Acetic,Rap, dried eon of
Humphrey Austin, Req., of Weymouth, to Charlotte
Mary, daughter of tbe lews Captain Warrington, ~rd
Dragoon Guard&

DEATBs.

October 4, at FXT.y. flu beloved wile of
Yr. W. E. S. Ferris, aged 24.
October 8, of Castlaton, Sherborae, William NM&
Alltord. Fa.i., aged 82.

and Published, at Uharchirtreet, Dorchester,
by •Leitai, ATKINS, of the Parish at Fordiagtori, for
self sad co-nrcprietor.
Odebet 12, 1.869.