The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-19 00:00:00

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AT • council held at Osborne on Tbarsday the DO.
of Nor/olk, who attained bia majority on the 17th alt.,
took the oaths sa Karl Marshal, and Mr. Matthew
Dishy Wyatt received the honour of knighthood
it is stated that a conventith bee been signed
betseen Lord Clarendon and Mr. Reverdy Johnson
almost pr,cuely the same terms as were agreed to by
Lori Stanley and Mr. Johnson. Mr. Seward, too, 'bat
approved the negotiations completed by the United
States' minister.
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A KIIMOILIAL Or PRISIDIXT LIXOOLII.—A carpenter
In Washington prises among his best treasures a scrap
of paper on which is written :—" If you have a piece
of board to spare, pleaae let Tad have it. —A. Lisoote.*
It was brought to him by the boy while he was at work
at the White House.—New York Tribune.
To secure a preference, Hornimae's Tea is selected
from the spring crop, sadlmported free from 'fusing'
powder—tea distinctively strong and delicious 'is thee
obtaitied. The public find this mode of supple, so ad.
vantmeom, that five million packet. of Horiman's Tea
are annually sold by 2,538 Agentia—those in this
are edvertised in our columns.
A gentleman hits been committed for manalangliter in
Shropst.ixo, under rather singular eireurnstances. The
defendant, Captain limit, of Lythwood.ball, woo
pulsing • turnpike gate, when he found his program
impeded by • home and cart driven by a oountryinan
named Ferreday. Scott struck at the countryman wide
his whip, the horse in the cart Marled off, and Fee:easy
was thrown oot and kilted on the spot.
A MOOT wonderful preparation has been dissovered
by which scud, no matter how bad, CIA be entirely
removed in a few days, by the usie of Mr. Herbert's
(Blandford) feud Eradicator. It only requires to he
applied to the head onoe or twice a week, sad after •
few applications the skin of the head will be found quit*
free from scurf, when the eradicator may be &soon.
tinued. —See Ad% ertisement,
Toe Bow/T.—A largo and important meeting, under
the auspioes of the Bedlot Society, was held on
Friday evening in the Arandel.ball, Strand, London'
Mr. Milner Wham in the chair. The speakers inelnded
Mr. C. Reed, M.P.• Mr. it. Richard, M.P.) Mr,
Guildford °aglow, 11. P.• and Mr. 'J. Helms, IL P.
Resolutions were Passed declaring the necieseity for the
adoption of the lailot, determining on an agitatioe,•nif
approving a petition for presentation to parliament.
Tug religious question in Spain is assuming fresh
proportions. The dew are greatly alarmed by the
sale of Protestant works, and an association has been
formed for the purpose of reinstating Catholicism as the
sole religion of the state, on • firmer basis Pan ever,
and to the ...elusion of all others. A mistiest, too,
sired by 15,000 ladies, ime been premated to Iseremo,
complaining of the religious equality which has lately
been introduced into Spain.
billtalellllo EXPZ&L/11.117.—Plaos on the upper bar
of a grate, with the heeds projecting about one loch
inwards, some ordinary Luellen—in a few momenta
they ignite. Then in the some position Owe • few of
the Patios Safety Matches of Bryant and May, London
(which ignite only on the box), and it will Its found
that they may remain for hour, - in Is*, until the wood
become, literally charred- without taking fire. We
ook on this as • singularly interesting confirmation of
he safety of the new match. Care must be taken in
oth mace to avoid actual contact with flame.
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CultismSicE SHEEP. --A flock of sheep, owned by Mr.
Frieston, of Witham-common, near Grantham. suffered
from a disease for which it was said a preperation con-
taining " sweet nitre" would prove an effectual remedy.
The shepherd went to a druggist, and, omitting the
"sweet," mked bra large supply of "nitro" (sa)tpetret,
and although warned that the quantity he proposed
giving to each sheep was sufficinut to kill a bullock, he
administered his doses, and the renalt wan that 140 of
the sheep died.
THE Noawicst Mum:am—ll Is stated that the
destruction of the Bosh in the remains duiinterred lent
week in connection with the investigation now proceed-
ing at Norwich into the mutations murder committed
In that city in June, 1851, lade, to the action of lime.
It does not at present appear how it has happened that
remains which wen supposed to have been preserved in
spirits of wine have suffered front the presence of limn,
1 he circumstance seems to increase the difficulties of an
already complicated case.
Tug naval court-martial on Captain Wilmsburst,
R.N., terminated on Wednesday. The charges against
him were for improperly purchasing, for the mom of 1:20,
a portion of ths cargo of it vessel named the Bremeasis,
which was wrecked on the island of Ascension, and
afterwards milling it for his own benefit for F. 365,
This transaction was considered unhesoming the
conduct of an officer. The court decided that the
charges were not proved, and honourably acquitted tie
defends nt.

EXTRAOHDOWIT STZULING AOllO4B TB. ATLANTIC.
The Cunard steamer during her last voyage to New York
experienced very heavy weather. On the 19th ult.,
during the prevalence of • fearful gale of wind, the
rudder head broke, and on the following day the ruder
chains gave way, which added materially to tbe crinoled
condition of the ship. From that time up to the 29th,
when the Tarifa reached her moorings at New York,
she was ateered by spars, dropped over the miens, and
worked by guy chains. The working of these Tars was
attended with considerable danger, as the mas, of water
striking the ends of the span when "dipped caused an
enormous leverage on the tackle.

Huu.owee'a PlLta.—This medicine Ina resists,' every
test which time, prejudice, and vestal interest could
impose upon it, and it at length stands forth triumphant
as the most reliable remedy for those deren.isiarnta of
the system so common at the change of masons. When
the air grows cooler and the functions of the skin are
retarded, an occmional dose of Holloway's I,llls will call
on the liver and kidneys for greater activity, aad cow.
pemate the system for diminiebed cutaneous action.
As alterativse, sperieots, and Conies, these idle have no
equals. Iro every aged and delicate person, whoa.
appetite is defective, digestion infirm, and WISO of health
low, this medicine will be a precious b,in, sionfemng
both ease and strength. _

CURIOUS CASK OVIPONTANEOUS CONBUSTION.—EarIy
on Saturday morning, al Sergeant Ludicll and Police.
constable Christion were proceeding over their beat at
Plewsworth, near Ncttleswcrth, they Lbeerved a small
red spot on an oak poet standin.; in a field. on
examining the poet, which antic:Jed to have been fired
at some time for the purpose of erecting an outhouse,
they found it to 'be quite hot, and on splitting it a
portion of the interior commencing a little above where
the post entered the ground, and irtending upward.
about 18 inches to the small hole in the outside skis
where the flares, had burnt through to the open air,
which had attracted the attention of the police-officers
at first, wsa found to be on fire. Tbe poet was a con-
siderable distance (from any house, and in the face of
the reoext wet weather the theory of spontaneous com-
bustion is rather a hard one to receive. There wa, no
other visible means, however, by whieh the post could
have caught fire.7Ntoreastle CL-Asielc. .

MCLAI7I.C-SOLT Cocu'utge— -fint.7--Au inquiry has
been held before the London Local Marine Board,
respecting the conduct of Oregon Devi:roue, late chief
mate of the ship Eurydice, while on • voyage from
Loader' to Calcutta. Mr. Geary attended for the mate,
who we. charged with being drunk on several occasions
during the voyage. Killer, the steward of the ship, Mr.
Vernon, midshipman, and the sailmaker, spoke of the
conduct of the mate and tte deceased commander of the
ship. It was stated that the late muter, Copt. Coles,
had behaved improperly to • young German lady named
Clacks !Jaeger, who we. & pesnger, with her brother
,! and his wife, in the vessel. Ona oftb. witnesses said be
had seduced her, that she got in a low state and jumped
overboard, and was drowned. The mate lowered the
! boat and made an effort to save her, but she bad
disappeared. After the young lady had perished, the
captain went into the metes o.hie and took to drinking'
and it was stated that the late captain proposed to the
brother of the young lady that each should take •
revolver and woe nay RA one another. The entry in
the official log of the ship represented that the lady had
committed suicide ; end that she and her brother and
hie wife hod net been living on the beet terms. It
appeared that on the ship reaching Calcutta proceedings
were taboo against the master, and he died In the
hospital at that place. The present commander, Capt.
Hunt, was then appointed to the Ttlfbi, and he ill..
charged the mate. The board, In giving judgment, said
they were of ()Onion that the thanes clime, drunken-
ness preferred by the owner of the ship Eurydice against
Gregory Hevener, the late Ant mate, had been proved,
and cancelled his certificate.
ADVIDITtIaza OF A "PRISILT SIATIOI."—At eleven
eelock on Saturday night, Mr. Hemming; landlord of
the Peddlers' Arms, Blaensivon, locked up as promisee,
as usual. In the morning he found that some one bad
broken into the cellar, drunk and wasted • small rank
of elderberry wine and a whole barrel of beer, made •
bed of empty seeks, and bad left on the steps a pleas of
cork and • dripping•pan ready for carrying away. He
looked round the place, but saw no one. Be and
was again celled down, hia housekeeper having es re 4
w.mian crouching In the owner. Ths door was fas cal
and he ran down, just in time to see a woman's betd
and shoulders emerging from the window. To his
astonishment, the form was that of a customer, whose
he well knew, • married woman, and the mother of e
family! fie hailed her with "Good morning, Mn,
Thom.; don't harry yourself; I know who you ere,"
Mrs. Thomas, however, got out, and dropping from the
window Into the river which flows below, up to her
',obit in waist, runup the river. She wee soon captured,
and Wu since been taken before the Rev. Mr. Liewedlin,
at Pontypool, and sentenced to one month's herd labour
for being in the cellar for an unlawful purpose. She
says that some strange man Invited her to go in and
hare •drop of beer, ised she Murry she did Heintairige
says that thus had evidently been great )01101060ra lof
hours, and he wooden that the quantity of drink did
not kill ber ledyship.
A Ownorrga.—nt the High Court of Justiciary,
Edinburgh, on Monday, • young man named William
Fawoett we. found guilty of an amult with intent to
rob in Dundee, in May last, and was sentenced to Ave
years' penal servitude. In the course of the evidence
the following letter, written by the prisoner while in
Dundee gaol, was read:—"Dundee lrle.c July 18,
ISeek—Dear Brother,—The only thiag I an, 'she'd of is
that moll, 11 you can manage to square her I feu nothing,
but if she swears she saw me have him by the throe* it
will not go well with me, for they are =Si ---- down
on garotting. Then again, if she sue sla saw hits with
that amount a money. by Heavens they might pet me
In for the robbery too, and there is 7 years dead certain.
You don't know what a like that gill say. It can
surely to God be ignored between so may of You. sod
only the moll to corns against me ;If the block is in
town he could be easily Neared I thin:, you could get
him sweet, put the gloves on him and :hinge like that,
and get him to say that he cannot mar to me in court,
that would be all that war wanted. Or it is very easy
giving that moll a due. Put Ginge. up to it, who
the -- would take notice of • licking the basket?
I would dolt for you. If any of thus is squared tell
Ginger to just sign M. H. at the botbm of her letter, ao
eel may know. I think it would b a good idea for my
mother to get the block privet •ly aci ttalte an appeal to
him, he would haves little feeling tuber I thlek;if Tea
we. getting him Into the Garnet tle wifey Gould wito
him so SIM. If you oaly had once them squared agree
all that is wanted, for I am certdn there is no no,.
against me bet them two. Bet yore bruins to word, ant
Wok at nothing, tell them not lohe afraid of per twee
in this owe they ain't be brunet in for it no
swear bled; is white; I moat get df If they do the Tight
thing; swear to anything, swear he wig, off
beads, there is no dianpr of them*
beiß4._hr°ollll * few
perjury in this MI% no 4

Corrtsponbtnct.

'THE WEYMORTR MUSEUM.

To Use Bator.
r Mr.—Allow me thrungls the medium of your pew to
Inquire wh•t bee become of the many valuable objects
in the late museum? Many things were removed by the
depositors ; bet other valuable objects now remain—for
Instance. an ancient Copper gallon corn measure given
to the town of Weymouth in 1.654, and presented to the
museum by Sir John lioaketb Lethbridge. However,
for went of arrangement, even NM few last traces of the
museum are of little values. Are there no gentlemen In
Weymouth or its neighbourhood, who take inch
Intereet in tint museum as to Ir-establi.h an inatitutloo
where objects may be placed, which would not only be
Interesting to the ntighbourhoml but also to a great
number of visitors to our fashionablo watering place.
The Iste museum was firet established in connection
with the Literary Institute, and while it existed there
was reason for calling that " Scientific" also; but the
committee thought it beet to disconnoot themselves
from the Institute, and ii went on well for some years;
but the AIL incurred in fitting upthe room wee not paid,
cud the 111t111C1203 COUltOitt,o Cave it up. The manage-
ment was not offered spin to its orlginal founders, the
Committee of the Institute, or no doubt it would not
bare been broken up ; but perhaps there is yet time,
before the return of summer visitors to restore this
nitraeldosi.—Yours truly,
ANTS