The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1866.

show of transacting business during the
adjournment of the Commons last week. '
The ministers appointed from members of the
Lower House are now nearly all re-elected;
but there are one or two exceptions which
will still cause a little inconvenience and
delay before the Government and Parliament
bksln a competition as to the speediest way o
bringing the Session to a cloee. The trinin,
ing "houses" of the Session will be small
ones, and the bulk of` the members who have
not already sought relaxation will, no doubt,
speedily do so. In this condition of affairs,
even a Conservative Ministry, with the influ-
ence which a party in power can always bring
to bear, will probably retain a safe majority
until the end of a rather profitless Session.
On the only subject on which the New
Cabinet might have been called to account
foreign affairs—we have now complete and
emphatic re-assurance. Lord Derby, in
making his statement to the House of Lords;
the ministers who have gone down for
re-election; and notably Mr. Disraeli, at
Aylesbury, on Friday, all proclaim a policy of
strict non-intervention as a matter, not only
of expediency, but of principle.

111 —Tux WIMBLEDON PRIZE ALERTING
gives the cue to all England for a pleasant
week of out door recreation, and most of the
volunteer battalions—that of Dorset included
are about to proceed to breezy downs
where the manhood of Great Britain will be
invigorated by the healthful duties of drill.
There is a charm in this pitching of tents and
gathering together of comrades which only
those who have experienced the pleasure can
thoroughly appreciate. The pure air, the
keen appetite, the constant excitement, and
consciousness that the enjoyment is associated
with a good and useful purpose—all combine
to make the few days in der canvas. the
happiest of the whole year. But setting
aside the pleasure connected with the practice,
the camp serves the purpose of a real ap-
prenticeship for our amateur soldiers. There
is always something to be learnt, moreover,
from association with others, some details,
minor perhaps in themselves, )et con-
tributing towards perfection. A mere
battalion exercise on an appointed day would
never serve this purpose exactly, inasmuch
as the various companies composing a brigade
are almost as much distinct from each other
on such occasions as in their own localities.
It is the daily intercourse between the officers
and men of various corps, which the camp
affords, that is attended with such important
benefits to all concerned. Nor is the holiday
aspect of the thing its least advantage. The
tamp-fire brings all men for the nonce to a
common level, and tends to produce a friendly
feeling which makes after obedience and dis-
cipline all the easier. The athletic sports,
without which no camp arrangements would
be deemed complete, form another amusement
as beneficial as it is attractive; for if he
makes the best volunteer who is thoroughly
sound in body, that tea must be a good one
which, by meant of the run, the throw, and
the jump, brings out the latent strength of a
man. The revival of muscular games, indeed,
is one excellent incidental of the volunteer
system. It suffuses a healthy tone through-
out the whole manners of the people, restoring
a real manliness to our age, and redee ling it
from the enervated condition which years of
immunity from war seemed to be producing.
We trust that, in spite of the scientific ten-
dencies of modern warfare, the day is far
distant when manly vigour and strength of
limb will count for nothing. We are told
that in the recent battles between the
Prussians and the Austrians, the intelligence
of the former outweighed the physical ad-
vantages of the latter as five to one. "It is
their high training, combined with the intelli-
gent coolness and calmness of their officers
and men, that imparts to the needle-gun
in the hands of the Prussian soldiers
more than one-half of its formidable
power." Po says one of the correspondents that
accompanied the Prussian army to Bohemia.
But though we would not for a moment depre-
ciate the moral qualities here spoken of, we are
still of opinion that those who are strong and
vigorous in body must in the end make the best
soldiers. Luckily the two desiderata are not
Incompatible with each other, and doubtless
mitts seas in corpore szeno is no less true now
than when first uttered by the sage of old. We
already pride ourselves oil the intelligence of our
Volunteers, let us still continue to encourage
muscular intelligence among them. There is one
fault, perhaps, in the arrangements of Volunteer
encampments, which it would be well to have
oorrected. We allude to the preference_ given to
field-drill over practise with the rifts. Ekeepting
at Wimbledon, where the national contest takes
place, firing at known and unknown distances
forms no part of every-day camp duties, and yet
no portion of Volunteer exercise is so essentially
useful. We are somewhat inclined to suspect,
indeed, that the present system of target practice
is altogether • mistake. It may be useful enough
to know how near we can get to • buffs-eye
painted on a white surface at five hnndred yards
or a thousand yards distance, but are we sure
that this is the best obtainable practise, or the
beet preparation that can be made for hitting a
man in the field of battle I Now camp is just
the place where a little practice of the kind we
intimate could be advantageously had. We want
our Volunteers to be good judges of distance,
and to be able to hit a man whether he be moving
or still. In this respect we may learn • s
lesson from the Prussians, who have long been
accustomed to fire in their practice at • life-sized
lay figure of a man placed before them at long
and short distances. It is not an impossible
thing we should imagine to provide some me-
chanical contrivance which should be a practical
imitation of a moving soldier in the held, so that
our Volunteers might in their exercise have the
nearest approach to the reality of war which it
is possible to obtain for them. At present our
target practice is but • faulty substitute for
reality, and we are losing the aptitude which in
the time of need would be the very first requisite.
Let than the "running deer" become a part of
ordinary drill, instead of, as now, a kind of fancy
exercise; and let the authorities arrange that
when Volunteers go to camp they shall be taught
amongst other useful matters, how to hit a mov-
ing object. There might not be in such a practice
so many bull's-eyes or centres obtainable, bemuse
the difficulties would be considerably increased,
but there would be ample compensation for this
in the consciousness that we were learning to do
our work in the proper wiy.

DatoL

Dosarr Stamm Asetzsa—The commisidoa for
holding these assizes will be opened on Thursday, the
19th inst., by Mr. Justioe Blaokburn and Mr.
Justice Bylea The judges will, for the last time in
this county, be met at the railway station, and
escorted into the town by the High Sheriff's javelin
men, as this duty will, in future, devolve on the
oounty police The following are the names of the
prisoners for trial • -Frederick Seymour, unnatural
bondulit at Svranage ; William Way, burglary at
Milborne St. Andrew ; John Hrckford and Hubert
Derryman, assault and robbery at Wimborne ;
Edward Parsons, rape at Sberborne ; William Cart-
ridge, unnatural offenoe at Poole ; Susan Mille,
attempt to murder herself at Lyme Regis; Elisabeth
Trott and Peninah Barrett, committing both at
Marshwoorl ; Christopher Hunt, stealing &yds at
Oussage St. Michael. On bail !—Ann Denman,
Charles Brirdon, and Elizabeth Bardon, keeping had
houses at Weymouth; Martha Reason, animating
birth at Sberborne ; Wiliam Harrison, rape at
Sherburne; Junin Brushett, stealing malt at Our-
weston. There are two special Jury cases likely
to be beard in the Nisi Prins Court, and there are
neer* common jury oases for trial. The High
Sheriff's dinner will take plum at the King's Arms
Hotel on Friday evening.

Direction ; State of
a Wind. I Weather.

Noon 651
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July
9 70 59 W Fine
10 78 59 Nr3kW fine
Ii 81 5T E rine
12 80 63 E rine
13 74 59 N & pogo. ft,.
14 75 58 N&S Fine
15 19 82 NNE k 8 Pine
001118POI1D11110 Wilt, 1865.

67 54 W Fine, thunder
64 I 54 NW Fine, 'tonne
64 47 NW Shower., Sae
62 57 8W Fine, rain, cloudy
64 56 SW }Lain
69 56 , Wk SW Cloudy, tine
72 At Bsk SW Fine

labour.—Charles Legg, of Dominator, las sum-
moned for being drunk at Frampton, June Vich.
P.C. Johnstone found defendant's bores riderless in
the street, and subsequently disoovered defendant
himself asleep under a hedge drunk. Defendant told
several stories as to bill name and address to the
°Quotable. —ln defence, Legg mid "the horse snorted
at suthln,' and be went over his head." lie main-
tained be was not drunk. —rimed ba

TIIE CATTLE tOUE AT lIHRRINGSTONE.

PaoICIMIOR Stllllollol OFlNtolg.
DIFITRUCTION Or • WHOLI fun.

As we announced last week • fatal disease—
asserted by Mr. Redwood, Mr. Norris, and Mr.
Milligen, veterinary surgeons, of Fordington, to be
the rinderpest, and attributed by Mr. Nash,
veterinay surgeon, of Dorchester, to he the result of
• "chill," as distinguished from the cattle plague—
has applered amongst the 50.c0w dairy at Winter.
horne Herringstnne, belonging to Mr. John Akan
Pope, of Sutton Point#, and rented by Mr. George
Walden, dairyman. It was deemed expedient by
the Chief Constable (Col. Cush to get the opinion of
I veterinary surgeon of high standing on the matter,
and the Privy Council, through C.ilonel Harnett,
c a, were applied to with that view. and they com-
missioned Professor Sim monda who has doubtless had
more experience in the various phases of the ri od erpest
than any other person, to examine the sick beasts.
The professor duly arrived, andon Tuesday morning
proceeded to Herriogstone homestead. Two of the
rows bad died that morning, and a calf had exhibited
symptoms of the dimwit Mr. Norris and Mr.
Milligen were present. Professor Simmonds made a
post-mortem examination of one of the dead cows,
inspecting most carefully the parts where there were
mandestatious of disease. The windpipe of
the beset was found greatly ulcerated, and con-
taining matter enough I. poison every herd
in the county, the fourth stomach was greatly
reddened, with echymosed spots over its internal
Bedew, and when this part was opened, a bloody
fluid flowed from it. The professor baying been
mint to report as to the nature of the illness affecting
the cows, by the officials of the Cattle Plague
Departmeht of the Privy Council Offiee, be did not
make any official communication to the Dorchester
Cattle Plague Committee, represented by H. C.
Gooden, req., h Pearce, Esq.' and E. W. Wilburn,
E.g., who met him at the County Constabulary
office at mid.dev, but be stated unofficially, it was
• irulisputablefact that the cow tie examined had
died of the rnsderpest, that the other dead beast had
rtsteeitssbeci to the same disease, and that (ILO others
arid a mit were "tiering from it. So authoritative
• statement must satisfy all, save those that "being
convinced against their will, are of the same opinion
still," that • most sericite outbreak of settle plague
exists at Herringetons dairy. The magistrates
ordered the two cows and calf to be alsughteted, and
if any others of the herd manifest symptoms of the
plague, they were to be killed likewise. They also
directed that the parish of Winterborne Herring-
stone, should be declared WI infected place. In
the evening P.S. Vickery shot the condemned
animals, and they were buried in accordance
with the directions of the dot of Parliament.
The whole fifty cows comprising this dairy herded
together till yesterday se'noight. Their estimated
value is £l,OOO. The question how the disease was
conveyed to the herd, seems impossible at isolation.
Neither "quick grass," nor poor feed can be alleged
as predisposing causes to the fetal disorder, for the
dairy was excellently managed, and the cows were
in the best condition. The only possible way in
which we can amount for the plague being imported
to the herd, is by affected beasts being driven along
the highway that perms through Herringetone farm;
unless, indeed, we accept the theory some advance,
that the contagion is carried in the air—though, if
we adopt that view in this case, the question
immediately arises from whence' for the county has
been free from the plague, as we are officially
informed, for several weeks—or else, attribute the
origin of the malady to the keen winds and unassion•
able weather of the week before last. The origin of the
disorder affecting this dairy seems meet mysterious,
and we can only pray for a speedy deliverance from
its ravages, while we adopt those measures which
commend themselves to us as reasonable men, for
!staying the spreading of the disease. Sines the
visit of Professor Simmoods, the veterinary *ergs:ens
! and Superintendents Plummer and Underwood have
daily visited the homestead. On Wednesday two
cows were found to be suffering from the disease,
and were slaaglitered • two more fell victims os
! Friday, and were shot; and on Saturday it was
! deemed expedient to destroy eight. On Sunday
four more were condemned, and yesterday morning
twelve were ordered to be slaughtered. d meeting
of the Cattle Plague Committee took place the sante
morning, and it was deemed expedient, seeing the
rapidity with which the disease develops lewd', and
the danger of spreading the infection which exists
so loog as any of the affected beasts remain, to de-
stroy the whole of those that yet were alive. This
was carried into effect in the evening, the veterin.
Arians IsiOlog previously indicated how many were
not at it'd time stricken by the plague, so that Mr.
Pope might get as compensation three-fourths of
their value. Thus in little more than a week a fine
herd, consisting of 49 cows, one bull, and three
calves, have been swept off, without hope of remedy.
For such as died Mr. Pops will get no compensation,
and for the great majority of the rest but .ClO
each, which is only half their value had they been
healthy. Measures are DOW being taken wider the
direction of Inspectors Plummer and Underwood,
to thoroughly disinfect the premises. Everything
in the shape of litter is gathered up and destroyed,
the sheds and stalls are whitewashed, and chloride
of lime and disinfecting powder is liberally employed
to blot out all trace of the disease. We trust that
that this may be the last we shall hear of the cattle
plague in Dorset.

the unusual event are thus stated : On
the evening of the 9th inst. HI men were landed
at Margate by the smack Advance of Hamespite. G.
flogbin, master, and before the oosstguard authorities
made the following statement :—" That they had
been trepanned frous tendon by false represeutatloss,
that they had engaged Vierieelires to go on • voyage
to Callao. The party who engaged with them pro-
fessing to require 20 hands for the voyage, and
offering them timpting wages, they agreed, and
were dispatched to Thames Haven by rail, and were
pot on board a tug and brought down to • ship
!Ong near Tongue lightship. This ship proved to
be the Steamer Street ham Hall, when they discovered
that three tugs were conveying bands on board
where, when they arrived, they found her fitted up
like a troop ship, and about 200 men on board of
all nations and gatherings, about 60 of whom were
naval volunteers, and great dimorder was prevailing.
After they bad been on board a abort time a gunboat
hove in sight, when some one ordered them to lay
down. This further aroused their suspicions, when
the Quarter-master, A. Stepto, and Seaman gunner
0. Smith, inquired for the captain of the ship, and
requested to know what hie intentions were, and
where they Mere bound. They were told they might
make up their minds for • two years' cruise under
the Chilian flag. Finding this to be the one they
reques•ed to be put on shore as they belonged to the
Volunteer Brigade. This the captain refused, and
ordered the anchor to be hove op, which was
partially done, when some hands ran forward and
again let it go. This was repeated two or three
times. The boat which had been conveying the men
from the tugs to the ship coming along ado, and
opportunity offenng, the 19 men, as above stated,
jumped into her. Previous to this, the captain
ordered the hot water hose to besot...wed on and
turned upon them. They rowed away as fast as
they could, intending to get on board the Tonve
lightship. In the mean time the ship's head was
got round and steamed after them, apparently with
the intention of running then. down. The smack
Advance coming up they got on board her and were
landed at Margate about 9 p.m. After consultation
it was thought best to hike the men to
Ramegate, and there to put the case before
some one in authority who could deal with it."
The Admiralty sent messages to all parts down
Channel, to intercept the vessel in question, and on
Tuesday night the order reached Admiral Yelvarton,
of the Caledonia. Steam was got up immediately,
and betweee nine and ten o'clock she rounded the
Breakwater on her voyage. We learn that between
twelve end one on Wednesday morning she sighted
the steamer. A rocket was fired, and here the
steamer evaded the maritime regulations by answer-
ing with a man-of-war's rocket. The Cidedonia
then signalled by lights; the Greathem Hall could
not answer them, and extinguished her lights. Day-
light was dawnint„ and the Caledonia was enabled
to follow, and as the latter was steaming 12i knots
an shore, and the (heathens Hall only 9, it was
evident that she would eventually overhaul her.
Shuts were tired, bat still no notion was taken of the
first five. Seeing that the Caledonia was in earnest,
at the sixth shot the Greatham Hall hove too and
surrendered. That she was anxious to get clear of
the Channel, as well as of the Caledonia, was
evident from the fact that the engineers had got
as
many knots per hour as it was pondble oat o her.
When boarded, her funnel was many degrees over
fever heat, in reply to queries, Captain Pounds,
master of the Greatham Hall, said OM he bad
pesseneers on board and labourers for the 000druc•
tine of • railway at Chili. We are told, but with
what truth we cannot say, that a post-captain of
RN's navy (one who had sailed with B.ear•Admiral
Yelvertou). was on board, and had been instrumen-
tal in shipping the men, and that ors his arrival oat
he was to have the command of • ruses-of.war and
the "passengers" were to be his crew. The car-
penter on board the Greatbam Hall is • brother of a
member of the Weymouth police force, and has
been employed by the firm to which the Greatham
Dell belongs, for a number of years. A prize crew
was put on homed and the Greatbam Hall was
brought into Portland Roadstead, and anchored in-
side the Caledonia, the Admiral awaiting orders as
to the disposition of the vessel. The owner, we
hear, was down on Thursday, and the seine day
statements were taken on the part of the Govern
meet, to see whether in the opinion of the Crown
advisers, there is safficient to warrant her farther
detention. On Friday morning, orders were given
by the Greatham Hall for a large supply of wale,
which Captain Coriens put on board, and for &supply
of provisions from the stores of Mr. .1. Lundie.