The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-01-04 00:00:00

POTIPRAR AND JOSEPH.

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M. Ferdinand de Lessem, who excels in the heart of
telling anecdotes, gives • new version of the tale cf Joseph
and Potiphar's wife, such as it exists in the traditions
which yet remain in F.gypt. A c^ording t. t. ile Lessem'
Potiphis: hiii.self welts not a very teruler.htuirted man, and
be imprisoned his wife, as also his servant, although the
lady and Joseph smarted their innocence. The Judge
ordered au inquiry, and the wife of Photiphar, in her
defence, untiNt that her passion fur Joseph had been
awakened by his personal beauty , which she declared no
woman possibly could resist. Otheri, she alb!, would
have done as she had, an assertion she wa; invited to
prove. On being set at Ebert', Um invited • number of
her fonaie friends to meet her at her house, without
informing them of the. purpose for which they were
&megabits!. To each guest an orange and • golden knife
were given, and they were requested not to cut the
oranges until the lady of the house had given them the
signal so to do by pronouncing the word '.' Now." The
ladies, with their orange in one hand and the knife in the
other, *Vora freeing tvith surprise at their hostess, when
suddenly the door opened and Joseph made his appearance
standing on the thresh-11d. "Now," cried the wife of
Fotiphar, but her guests cAptivated ht he beauty of the
Hebrew, paid no attention to what they were doing, and
consequently cut their fingers. The whole party were
called before Cie judge on the following n,orning ; every
one cf the !WM.. oboe Galc heti h wcuacied hand in the
foldi'of 'her gatntint, 'while the one whose hand was
unhurt declared that the had escaped the ottoman fate by
throwing her knife away thC moment she saw .ioaaph, and
on being further yerstoeti with 940110,107 declared that had
she nut Oxygen) Ley I.nife away she would have stabbed
herself 'so the heart, because she could not bear to look
upon the Hebrew and know that she could never possess
him as a husband.

AN INDIAN ENTERTAINMENT.
Dr. Russell, writing on November ffilth, says :—"One
day at Parell his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales had
an hour of quiet amusement in camp, watching the tricks
of some Indian jugglers and snake charmers, which have
been described a hundred time* over, and which never
lose their interest for the spectator. After breakfast a
.1 •••.in of fellows leading apes and carrying bags
were seen coining up the main street of the camp to one of
the tents. These were followed by seven or eight ugly
shapeless elderly women in bright drapery, carrying what
are considered hero musical Mstruments. They all
squatted under the shade a the trots in front of one
of the tents start coniuron, ape-leaders, ringing
women. Rreeently the Prince sauntered down from
the house and took a oat in front of the tent, and
his suite sat or stood around him, while the charmers
and conjuror" prepared for their exhibition, but the natives
had no idea of the illustrious person's identity. The camp
followers tethered round and soldiers from the tents near
at hand, till one of the suite, remembering what occurred
on • similar occasion in India, desired them away. The
jugglers and snake-charmers were the fleet to show off.
They were only two—old chatty fellows, whose skin hung
On their bones as If it were cracked brown paper. They
did some clever " passes," swallowed and spat out fire,
produced an enchanted inexhaustible water vessel, walked
on woodden patter's held on by the action of e foci
making a vacuum—in fact the withered vivacious old
juggler and his ragged old confederate performed all the
orthodox tricks of their confraternity. IVbere did he get
the cobras which he produced suddenly out of two baskets
which hid been turned over inaide out in our presence
It was not the drumming of his friend or the playing on
the dry gourd which drew the reptiles out of cover. A
little thrill went through the spectators as the reptiles
raised their flaming eyes and hooded crests, hissing
fiercely, reared on end as if to strike the garrulous
charmer. Dr. Fayror opened the jaws of the larger with
a slick while the man held it, and showed the Prince were
the fangs were not. The snakes danced to music of a
gourd drum, but it was with rage and fear, not with
pleasure. Meantime a mango under the dirty cloth was
growing, and in an interval of snake work, the old fellow
dashed at the latter and exposed a fresh bright green
mango tree some IN Inches high in the ground, where he
had apparently only put in a mango seed. Expressions of
wonder followed; then the cloth was thrown over the
tree and another of the famous legendary ledgerdemain
feats MY executed. A shallow basket about 18 inches
high and three feet long, with a cover, was placed before
the Prince. It was plain there was no deceit It was a
basket, and nothing more or less, and it was put on the
bare earth before our eyes. At scan there came out from
the irroup of natives near at hand a lad of twelve or so,
slight of figure and pleasant of face, with not an article of
dress save Is loin cloth and • dirty turban. Him the old
man, chattering the while, bound band and foot. lie
Brothers Anyone in twins. Then a sack, made of strung
matting, was produced, and the old fellow slipped it over
the lad, whom he 'queens' down on his haunches so that
he could tie the wrds securely over his head and lift him
from the ground to prove how secure he was. He seemed
to use great force to put the Lad into the basket and to
have much difiiculty In fitting the lid on the top of him.
When that was done the mode was renewed by one, and
the other Juggler began to talk to his basket. Presently
the lid was agitated, and the cord and net were jerked
out and fell on the ground. Then the juggler ran at the
basket in • fury, jumped on the top, ered in the lid,
stamped on it, took • stick and drove it with force through
the wicker-work. The troikat was empty t Thee eeete a
voice as of the lad who had been inside, and 10, there was
just such • youth upon one of the trees. It was certainly
• very clever trick, and very well done with the most
simple adjuncta. The mango tree when next uncovered
hung with tiny fruit, The ape men then showed
trtreiV favourites, and then the singing women began.
but • few staves are quite sufficient to prove that the tote
for native music must be acquired. Only once was the
Prince able to go out with Duke of Sutherland and
one or two of his staff to pa • visit or two to sortie of the
leading families, Sasfoon Js, okiest:ober', firs, and he had •
run to -Malabo Point with Admiral Macdonald. The rest
of his life has really been ceremonial In circumstances so
=that one of the Prince's staff said, "If things go on
way I am quite sure that when the Prince arrives
In Calcutta he will have to report, '1 have kit all my suite
am the way in haerital.'

MA:O4OW MYSTERY.
At four o'clock on Saturday morning, two constables on
duty in l)alivarnoek-nia.l, Bridgeton, noticed a cab being
driven alone in charge ot • w an, awl a closer inspection
revealed the fact that Muhl., was the body of a dead man,
evidently the driver of the calk There tieing no clue to
the canoe of death, the woman was apprehended and
lodged in the Eastern policeoglice. She stated that her
name wits Janet Allen or Mensiai, awl that she was an
i• unfortunate girl." She Wee sweling On the pavement
in SUsicweldstreet late on Friday evenitic,
came al..n.r, driven by a yr 111 in.s• name she sub-
ae.ittehtly ert..inul %V dilate Black. The cal, was
stopped, and two•yonng men 'elite out, at ho informal her
that they were pmcci.ding to Goulauilang. They invited
her to enter the call, aml she consented. Aftet gettimi
into the rah the Young men lirlelutod a quart battle Oiled
with whisky, of which she ways she drank freely. The
cabman also imbibed a large quantity of spirits, for the
young men drank sparingly. On reaching Ositibuslang the
young men left the cab, the hire for which had been paid
in Mr. Hopkirk's office. South Portland-street, before the
trip had been undertaken. tin the return journey she and
the deceased man had more liquor, the bottle having loNec
left in their poseession. Black complrinal c f foijurk cold,
and asked the woman if 1:11- COUN drive. She replied in
the affirmative, and iacit having gone into the cab, alto
mounted the " dickey" and drove to itilUierglen. In the
main street of Rutherglen the 0.1, was stopped by several
men, who had been attracted by the singular circumstance
of a woman being in charge, but she got rid of them by
"dashing them off." She was by this thne very much th;
worse for liquor, but manaiW to guide thc horse untll
arriving in Dalmarnock.rrial, wham she wan, as already
mentioned, apprehended by a couple of constables, and
conveyed to *e Eastern police-office. She states that she
MP furnish no explanation as to the manner in which
Black died. On Monday the body of the deceased wt 4
examined externally it Dr. Young, who repr,4t4 thet lie
can observe no marks of violenro vliateVeY„'aud is inclined
to the opinion that :slack's • death can only be attributed
loan ornrdosff of 'whisky, or from natural causes. Mean-
while the ease has been reported to the Procurator-Fiscal.

NEWMARKET BETTING PROSECUTION.
At the Newmarket beuch of magistrates on Tuesday
Sidney Edgar Smith, he. James Justice, end his scri.
John Smith, surrendered to their bail to answer • charge
preferred by George Clarke, on LI the detxtives of Scot.
Land-yard, for infiinging the !Setting 4cts of MI and 1P74.
by timidity/ tirculari and otherwisu giving information
respecting
itZt cet horse Wu*, and various other
m•tters qp ug to the illegal business of • turf coin-

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Mr. r oland, of the Home Circuit, appeared to prosecute:
and Mr. Horace Browne, of the Norfolk Circuit, appeared
for both defendanta.
The defendants have for some time past advertised their
names and addresses in the various sporting papers, and it
appears that they are the proprietors of • kind of circular
published for private circulation only and for their sub-
scribers, entitled "Justice's Newmarket Raring Expresa."
That publication appears at various intervals during the
racing season, and purports to give information respecting
the probable winners at various ntee meetings, and the
defendants also, by their circular, gave notice that they
would undertake to get commissions carried out on various
races, and execute commissions upon jockeys, mounts,
and so forth. The police authorities were first led to
inquire into the matter br copies of Justice's circular being
sent to the pupils of Mon. It appears that Detective
' Clarke corresponded with the defendants under the name
of Henry Lambert, of la, The Oval, Kennington, Surrey,
and sent them post office orders for money for horse racing
purposes at various intervals in August and September
last, and also a cheque for Cl lie. 6d., drawn upon Messrs.
Hammond, bankers, Newmarket. When apprehended
last week • number of papers relating to their business
were found in the house, St. Mary's Villa, Newinnrket,
and impounded for the purpose of this inquiry. The
Treasury also cause 4 the defendants to be served with
notice to produce various letters written by them in reply
to the detective.
Mr. Poland opened the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Horace Browne stated that, acting under his advice,
the senior defendant would plead guilty under the section
quoted by the learned counsel for the prosecution.
Mr. Poland thereupon observed that it would be hardly
necessary under the circumstances to go fully into details.
With regard to the younger defrdidant, as it appeared
that be acted under the advice of his father and not
as paid agent, he bhould not press for a conviction against

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hi4The Bench conferred, and agreed to dismiss the ease
against the younger defendant.
Mr. Poland tLeu briefly referred to the Post office orders
sent by Detective Clarke, and their acknowledgement by
the defendant, and to the actual payment of money to
Clarke, in one instance by means of a Post office order, the
signatures to which he MIA prepared to prove, lie casually
mentioned that a sackful of hooks and papers had been
found upon the prisoner's premise', including racing
calendars, turf guide', 500 mike of the circular, over MO
letters referring t i betting transactions, &c. Mr. Poland
said it was absolutely necessary in the interest of the
, public to stop the proceedings which defendant had openly
carried on.
Mr. Horace Browne said he hail no ccuutilaint whatever
to make as to the manner in which the prosecution had
been conducted. tin the contrary, lie thought his learn... 4
friend had exercised • merciful discretion as to the junior
defendant The learned counsel Informed the Bench that
the defendant intended to give up the business which lie
had carried on, and that he had, in common with others
in the same line, made • somewhat lucrative living, and,
besides keeping a banking account, hail real property in
Newmarket The Bench would bear in mind that the
result of the preseut proceedings would lie to deprive the
defendant of his livlihood, and that he hail done no more
than hundreds of men in the metropolis of the turf. He
had perhaps been indiscreet in loosing sight of the rerun
of the Act of Parliaiuent, but he could not fcr one moment
imagine that the Bench would take the extreme course of
Imposing a penalty of imprisonment With all deference
he suggested that the offence would be met by the tattle-
Hon oTa fine of • few pounds with coats.
The magistrates, has tag deliberated for some fifteen
minutes, the chairman (the Rey. W. Godfrey) said that,
in the opinion of the Bench, the prosecution had exer-
cised a wise discretion in withdrawing the charge against
the son. As to the father, the Bench were of opinion that
grave responsibility was thrown upon them in dealing
with an offence under the terms of so stringent an act as
that quoted by Mr. Poland: and, looking to the large
business which the defendant had carried on for some
time, they thought the full penalty of ,ClOO ought to be
imposed. Having regard, however, to the statement of
the learned counsel for the defendant. that he intended
giving up his business, they thought the justice ot the
case would be met by the infliction of a fine of £5O and
the usual costs.
Mr. Horace Browne applied for delivery to the defend-
ant of the books and papers which had been seized; but
this being opposed by Mr. Poland the Bench thought they
had no option but to refuse the application.
At the close of the case the Rev. R. Godfrey remarked
that if betting were followed less extensively, and on a
different plan, by many occupying high positions, there
would be less need for the law to be enforced against men
in the defesidangs patition.

Alice Day, the ballet girl who was in coh.pauy with
Henry Wainwright, the WhiteelLei.pi reerderitr, on the
eventful day of hls trimly to,- the Chnie for which he has
suffered the ettietne 'penalty of the law, has given to the
wain en 'autobiography. IMuhting the veracity of Alice
Day's statements, and learning that Mr. Henry Montague,
of Hamner's circus, had been in Glasgow at the time
when Alice Day alleged that she had been here in con-
nection with Quaglieni's Hippodrome, we (Magma News)
made inquiries for the purpose of ascertaining whether
any additional particulars could be obte.inete as to her
exploits in the equestriat. iuue. 4tln interview with the
non cf the circus mintiger mentioned, Mr. Quaglieni
stated that he had been with kin father when he made
hie last appeiwaness in Glasgow. He had seen the report
of Alice a experiences in Glasgow in connection with
his father's circus, and it was not true. His father never
had a hippodrome in Glasgow, and never had an entertain.
went of any kind on the green. The story of Alice Day
where she speaks of having been in danger from a lioness
in his fathers concern was untrue. His father never had
a lioness in Glasgow. There was likewise no truth in the
account given of the balloon ascent. In her autehio
graphy Alice Day has called hermit' "Lencrita bultanelli,
the renowned equeetrienr.e," but no peeson of that name
haul eeer l,ueu, connected with hls fitther's establislemeut.
tit the alleeed autobiography his 'ether had been nailed
Pat Quigley," and it Mal further stated that he was
known to fame. all ". Kignor ' The first state-
ment was must untruthful His father's name by birth.
right was Antonio Quaglieni, and he was never known by
any other. Ile had now retired, and was living on his
estate, Corso Quaglieni, Brawls', Italy. Hie people had
too much respect for him to call him 'Pat Quigley." So
far as his fatr's name was concerned, Alice Day s story
was absolutely without foundation. It wan false In every
particular. Frem what Mr. tbiagliel,k has atitted Alice
Day's autobiograph-, at f.r is tilssiniw us oonoerned, loses
a vast deal lit km interest ; and if, judging from the above
luturmatiale, the remaining incidents of her life are
equally authentic, the work which she has given to the
world deserves si prominent place an the standard library
of modern fiction,

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It is stated from Paris that Queen lekbe.lia and three of
her daughter are sufterlr.g frees measles.
At Leeds, ILomas Chapman has been fined £lOO for
permitting betting on his premises.
The Duke of Norfolk has consented to, sell tq the tior-
poration of Sheffiebt his markets ih the borough 'sr
1:207,000, the_payment to eatend qYer fifty-one years, at 3
per cent The iniqmittee to whom the matter was
refevecl has reported in favour of the purchase on the
terms named.
Sgstrrosra—An immense quantity of human remains
have been discovered in the hollow walls of one of the
wards of the old San Andreas Hospital, at Lima. Hbtween
4,000 and 6,000 skeletons have been counted, and it is sup-
posed that the bones belong to victims of thls I,lNulaltion.
It was on Tuesday decided to refer the wages dispute in
ths tle%elanci district to arbitration. Mr. T. Lowthian
hell. ILP., will represent the mine-owners, and Mr. A.
Macdonald, MP., the miners, Mr. Serrant Wheeler
being The umpire. The arbitrators will sit on January
31st : the reduction conies into effect on the Bth of that
month, and the difference will be paid into a bank.
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