The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-05-08 00:00:00

Moran Nine Horne AGITATION.-012 Wednesday
I meeting of journeymen carpenters was held at the
White Mel, Drury -lane. for the purpose of farther ague.
tion on thii retied question. Mr. Booth was moved to
take the choir, and brieny explained the object of the
meeting. which lie unhesitatingly affirmed to be to take
such measures 113 would secure the object by which so
many had suffered in endeavouring to obtain. yr.
Owen, a plasterer, then pointed out the measures
adopted by them am • body; they had long been meal-
'mated, and now steps were being taken to amalgams*
throughout the country, an that was the only security
the labourer had against the growing tyranny of hie
employer. On Tuesday 150 men had struck, cif whom
if, were nonweiety men, in the employment of Messrs.
Myers, and who were engiued on the Palace Hotel.
These ined had "turned out' principally because of the
treatineut they had received from the men who had
signed the 'odious document." These men were con•
tinually taunting those belonging to the society about
the late ,trite. A deputation had waited on Messrs.
Myers, at firm without success; but the previous day
disinterested party further waited on Messrs. Myers, and
the quarrel was arranged by the non-society Men being
placed at the berement of the building (which le Coa-
-1 shirred the worst part), with an intimation that any
!wither offending, the offender, on being pointed out,
Arnold he instantly dismissed. Other speakers addressed
the meeting, which was by no means a numerous one,
! calling an time who had met to give their names with
out delay in support of the short-time movement, and.
ultimately mimeo would follow.
;;;cicitox attion ritrce.--The official Weimer
Ailh:io psi:Antes the following facts in COUDSCRIOR
with tith death of Bares won Bruck :--" In the evening
of the 20t5 inst. Baron von !truck was beard sac wit-
news in the process' relative to' the frauds of the late
General Eynatten. Ills exemii lation pore rise to fur.
ther inquiries, which would pr, ,bably have led to his
confrontation vritii other witmearict mid accused parties.
Under the,, circumstaneisis the Ere peror issued an auto-
graph letter on the 22nd inst., in which his Majesty
said:—' I temporarily remove you ft oin office, according
to your request, and provisionelly traveler the charge
of the Ministry of titmice to the Clsonacillor 14 State
von Planer.' This aweogreph letter was remitted to
Baron von Bruck on the evening of the 22nd inst., and
on the morning of the Tird the Barns wa s found in bed
bleeding. On the 25th a judicial rode sees COS examina•
lion took place, the result of which ebowei that a cat
hail been made upon the neck, frnm the wins. m' to the
spinal column, but only superffeielly. Na ther the
carotid artery nor the 'Arse vessels lying bath le it lied
been injured. The arteries at loth wrist* Kul also
been laid °pee be incisions, and from the oemeoillunt
loss of blood death bad ensued.
TRIAL or MALL Miss.—The trial of moll tore
rifles proposed to be made at Blythe by the eseismil
the National Ride Association took ;Um on the Hsi.
Inst. Lord Elcho, General Hey, and Owlets Mileimay
, represented the association. This only competitors who,
answered the invitation of the council were Mr .
Whitworth and the united gm trade of Birmingham,
represented by the chairman, Mr. Goodman, and the-
most eminent of the librmingbam gunmakers. A
preliruinary meeting of the consul was held at Myths
on the Ist inst., at which Lord Beraiater, Lord Vernon,
General Hay, and Mr. Thomas irairbuirn were present.
After consulting with Mr. Whitworth sad the United
Gunmakers, it was decided that the Was should take
place at ranges of 800 and LOOS riles. The result of
ti:errial,showm. United
ed the superici w
ity of the Whitwolti
hh,re
rifle 4
a
from the contest before the appoirened number of shots
I had been fired at 800 yards range.
ARRIAT or BrrTiNG MU no 1•ITISIIP000_—Aboot
half-pad Son Tuesday evening a body of pokes visited
the Albion Hotel, which is situate in Manelagh-street.
Liverpool, and has long been known as the resort of
betting men, and arrested about 40 of the slid sporting
characters of the town. Another detachmeet of Isobel
proceeded to the Talbot Hotel, Great Charlotte-atreet,
and took 15 or 20 more gentlemen of the turf and prim
ring into custody. Both parties were lodged in Bride-
well, and yesterday morning were taken before Hr.
Wks, the stipendiary magistrate, Mrs. Smith the
landlady of the Albion, also among the group..
Evidence was given to show that the rooms from which,
the defendants had been taken were WM i almost
exclusively by betting men. It was also shown that on
Tuesday evening many of the defendants made wager,.
upon the Chester Cup in the presence of Mrs. Smith.
All the defendants were discharged but Mrs. Smith,.
upon whom the fall penalty of £lOO was indicted. Mr.
Dean, who appeared on her behalf, gave notice of:

amid.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—The public will recollect that
there appeared a few weeks ago the particulars of •
very singular accident that took place at the Falcon
drawing-dock, Southwark, when • horse and cart
belonging to a carman named Chamberlayne. together
with the driver, that was about to take a load of bricks
from a barge, by some means got swept into the river,
and for more than • fortnight no trace of either hone,
cart, or man was discovered. The two former were
found, after • conaiderable time bad elapsed. floating in
the river below London-bridge, both the wheels of the
cart Whig miming. Search war made for Die body of
the unfortunate driver. lint without any effect, until
two or three days ago, when it was found not far from
the spot where the horse and cart had previously kwea
discoserol. It was, of course, very much decomposed,
i from the long period it had been in the water, but was
i clearly identified by the clothes end other particulars as
' that, of the unfortunate wan who was drowned under
Ithe circumstances narrated. An inquest was hell, when
, the above facts were pot in evidence. sad the jury
, returned a veraict of "Accidental Death."
Inc NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION.--011 Fri-
day afternoon there was a full choral service iss West-
minster Abbey. and a oennon by the Bishop of Word,
in aid of the Society for promoting the Educates& of the
Poor in the principles of the k:atabliebed Church. There
was • full choir composed of 160 voices, which
a very brilliant effect. The choir was selected fricad
cauthe
students and boys of the society's training institutions
for schoolmasters. The Bishop of ()limn preadtied the
sermon, in the course of which his Lordship stated that
the society had voted £:165,380 in aid of building, enlarg-
ing, and fitting up schoolrooms and teachers' residence.
' of which £35,000 had been voted to :be metropolis and
its suburbs, and that besides setting forth and promoting
by grade, a scheme by which training colleges had been
founded Ri most dioceses, it had eatablished and sup.
potted three metropolitan training colleges. each for 100
students.
VOLUNTEIR DEMONISTS VTION AT BIRK ISHEAD.— 02
Saturday one of the completest volunteer deruonetara.
thins that have yet taken place, came off in the Upper
Park at Birkenhead. Upwards of 2000 volunteers were
present. awl from 20,000 to 20,000 spectators, maudlin
the • upper ten" of Liverpool. Birkeneead, and the stir.
rounding district. The day was beautifully fine--s clear
light stmoophere, with a fleecy aloud here and there, to
relieve the eye while below A wan gay. The de-
monstration was caused by the presentation of • silver
and gold bugle to the lit Cheshire Ride Volunteers by
Mrs. Brossey, wife of Mr. Brswitry, M.P.
THIL EACA FE 'eon NEWCASTLE Got'—Down to
Tuesday evening the Newcastle polieekad not vice to
the track of Walter Scott Douglas, the Jack Shepherd
of the north, who escaped from the psi of that town a
seamsl time on Sunday morning. These is no doubt but
that he Las made off to the wilds of Nortliniuherland.—
a direction he warn seen to take on leaving Newcastle.
The magistrates have held an investigation into the
circumatanees of the escape, and the under gevernor,
Mr. Wood, and the warder who had charge of Douglas
have been suspended.
A HOT KILLED ST • 140117218.—Th• °they day,:iebt•
Menden's menagerie was at Great Grieedsy,iitstl•
named Re as Redman, w swinging on the ropes 'a
front of the dens; and, although prerknealy thetiened,
' he approached close to the dens in which the Beam yam
Ikept. .4. lioness immediately seized his head with her
ipaw, and would have crushed it to atoms bad isot is lies.
, anxious to have • there puabed heavily against her, and
i the keeper rushing up caused the animal to liberate the
poor lad. His head and neck, hovreser, were so fear
fully lacerated that he has since died from the effect of
his wounds.
C API HORSER IN I NDI A.—Rinse the outbreak of the
mutinies in India, 5,482 horses and 104 mules have bees
shipped from the Cape to Calcutta and Bayley
and the following large sums of money have
been disbursed amoog the farmers of the country sad
speculators, who are all more or lose cultivators of the
soil:— Paid for hones, £1.16,8E3; ditto nodes, £2.44h:
ditto forage, £47,205; ditto keep of horses on farm,
4:9,082—t0ta1, 1./15,648. This large sum is seclusive
of shipping charges, servants' wages, and bone reed
different sorts.
. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL ROCTITT.—TIIe council of dna
society met on Tuesday for the purpose of deciding
where the 1861 show should be held. The Mayor of
Leeds and an influential deputation from that and other
West Riding boroughs represented the interests of the
capital of the woollen trade. After the various depots
thine had addressed the council, it was decided by a verl
large majority that the country nicetang of I 1861 dwell
1 be-held in Leeds the claims of which bad bees so pw-
mineutly laid before them by the deputation.
11/Aen or SRC A ZCIUIIRIiot OF Yußf . We ITlrt:._
to announce of the death of this great dignitary ''''
Church. The Archbishop of York diedlast evistiat ''
I ballast 8 o'clock, at Lie residence in Belgrave-e_
I We are informed that only a fortnight ego his licla•
complained of dizziness, after entertaining a delete 60
. of friends at dinner ; and although no iMportance wa
I attatebeal at the time to his indisposition he cada'"
, became worse and died, as we have stated, on nag.'
MEL.% NCHoI. T SUICIDE.— OD Thursday night ._ Jr"
Straight, clerk of arraigns at the (Matra 'Met
Court, committed suicide DJ 14•1101111 himself
bedroom. The deceased gentleman had held di.
responsible office referred to only a short time, he""
succeeded Mr. Clark, who died suddenly from Oa'
theria in July, 1858. He was widely known and us:-
venially respected.

"INDIGNATION MEETING" OF VOLCN'
TKER OFFICERS AT LIVERPOOL
On Thursday afternoon a meeting of the volset
officers of Liverpool sad the hundred of 117,
(Cheshire) was held at the Cotton linleaeoon, Alr
purpose of considering the recent resolutions tvlatar.L
the pr. sentation of volunteer officers at court
I 50 to BO ofiteers were present ; and on the motes
Mr. George Arkin, Lieutenant-Cokeel Bourne,
p.
4th Division Lancashire Artillery, was called lo
*air.
Lieutenant Colonel William Brown, (kr 11. I
the county, and late M.P. for the Southern lh=
Lenewhire, then moved the following remit"' ,si
" That inasmuch as by the 25th entice of the
Volunteer Act, under which the officer. of J
corps receive their comniissions, it is emoted. 110
officers in corps of volunteers hewing conissisewo`;o
his Majesty or lieutenant of counties, shill rick
the officers of his Majesty and Militia offices, 0,
youngest of their respective ranks, we (Akers 4
leer corps in pub& meeting aseendlied, litrf,or
Informed that attempts to interfere with the 't *fin
log of the law have been recently wads. v
that such proceedings are calculated :aet,
diminish the influence which one ease
saf
incepted to confer, earnestly protest •••••
fri nimen t our jinn privaws."
TU resolution wee sewa.W and wevied 5wt,..;11
Captain Bousfield (Id Lancashire) ties
copy of the previous Tsai:dation be forinfterdo
Imdlientenant of the *Dusty. with a ream ,fo'
would assert his ninence to mistake tbe_rillt.
, volunteer body as dada,' be Acted Parfiel.o7o.4
i Captain V. A. Kin (Sid •Cheshits)
rosolatios, via& was also aboxiod.