The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-10-23 00:00:00

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GENERAL L INORICIIRC AND MR ENDURE! RONAN I
CATHuLICS.—On Tuesday evening • preliminary meeting
of a committee of English Raman Catholics, formed for
the purpose of giving ezpression to their admiration of,
and sympathy with, General Lamoriciere in respect of
the late struggle between the Papal troops and the
Sardinian§ at Ancona, was held at the Hanover-square
Rooms. The object of the committee is of a twofold
character—namely, to raise a subscription to present
General Lainoriciere situ a sword of honour, and to
divide the remaiuder of the *WU subscribed, according
to its amount, amen the brigade from Great Britain
and Ireland who fought under the Pope's flag. For this
purpose a considerable sum of money has already Wee
subscribed, The following is a list of the committee
appointed on Tuesday evening :—Viscount Fielding, Sir
G. Bowyer, M.P.. .itsdley-park, Berkshire • General
Tyler, Burlington-villas, Clifton ; Very Rev. Canon
O'Neill, V.G. • Sir . 'Wood ; Very Rev. Canon
II 'Donnell, Bath; .T
Very it.,. Canon Sing, Market Numb ,
Rev. Dr. Gilbert, St. Mary's, Moorfirlds ; Rev. Mr.
Kelly. Cosninerciabruad Bait; Mr. Robert Berkeley,
Spetchley, Worcestershire; Mr. R. J. Monteith, Car-
atairs-houee, Lanark ; Mr. H. W. Wilberforce* ()udo.,
lucre, with power to add to their number. The Rev.
Mr. Doherty, of St. Anrelm's, Lineoln's.inn.fields, and
Mr. W. Hodges, were app Anted honorary secretaries.
A general meeting of subscribers will be duly announeed.
A WANDICKINO Menutun.—The St. Paid (United
States) Pioneer of Septemher 22nd relates the follow.
isig :—" Thursday afternoon • man came to the gaol in
this city, and inquired for the sheriff, and on being told
that he was confined to his bed (on account of his late
accident) lie went away, but returned again before dark.
and, finding Deputy• Sheriff Miller, he told him that lie
W.lt charged with the commission of • murder some six
years ago in Virginia, and that since then lie had been
e wanderer, and desired to deliver I ' self up, and to
have notice of his detention forwarded to the office of
the law in Virginia. After having his interview with
the sheriff, his request was complied with, and the
sheriff wrote yesterday to Virginia, notifying to the
proper officers. He came into town in • small Red
...ver cart, drawl, by • yoke of small steers, which,
Ar-ther with his gun, lie desired the sheriff to sell to the
best advantage, that he might have the proceeds to pay
.os board, in case lie was not sent for, and for his
Science in case he should be tried in Virginia for the
offence acknowledged to have been committed. By the
.aeout of the sheriff we had an interview with the
ori-osier yesterday. He is about five feet eight inches
in height, weighs about 1401tes.. d.irk. sallow eomplexiun,
oi.ma eyes and black whiakers and moustache, and is
dressed like a lumberman. He said his name was
sainted Stanley, and tli..t he is charged with murdering
a Mr. Peyton, in Cable coenty. Virginia. He tacitly
cook .ed the homicide, in de in; that it was caused by
in. h "nig dbcovered Peysou in criminal conneciion
with ha wile, and by *gin: that he did hot think his
..uoishuient would exceed a abort time iii the Peniteu-
'nay. Ile stated that be had 1 worked ohnadthbee
oßnlacinkmainnil
Cnehai.pitiew tahreenve yrs in
ePris, alMt.iscoliougutnhe was • native of Ohio,
and had • residence there when the murder wu con.-
nutted. He had worked in Lower Sauk Rapids. on the
Ited River, at Pembina, and in many other places.
Without manifesting much contrition for the crime, or
..

r imagined. wherever lie liveil.
tlist every body looked upon him as a muiderer. The
elements eveu whispered in his ears when he bad
.laindoned the society of men and lived chine in the
'spats of the forest. Consequently he has had no
slotting place for al: years, but has rimmed through the
country from Texas to *noes?, suffering, as lie says,
"wore than a Ituathad deaths. At last, almost worn

wit, lie came to the conclusion to deliver himself up.
that, after the errata:nee of the law had been executed.
lie 'nigh again live among his friends, or make a holm
where he would be undisturbed by its terrors. The
talc of his wanderings are strange and interesting—so
strange that it occurred to us his mind was not suund,
hut we could detect no evidence of aberration, and
nothiogiii I.ia i '.i,.iuet that could not be reconciled in
mew of the awful crime lie had committed.
FMIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.— An accident of • Moat fright-
ful nature. involving the loss of one life and causing
serious injury to the other persona, occurred on
Wednesday morning on lewd the new steamship
Ulster, built by Messrs. Suamehion and Co— at Hull,
and at preaent being fitted with machinery in the Vic-
toria Dock. A number of men had been working all
Tuesday night ; Rini it Was about lialf.past five on
Wednesday month% that the accident eccurred A
huge cylinder, weighing 2.14 tons, hail to be elevated a
little, in order to allow the engineers to place it in ita
Ironer position. For tliia purpine a crane weighing
nearly a ton, placed mem two large be ons, 14 inches by
15 inches thick, elevated above the deck, directly over
the space in the drip allotted to the engines, and which
had several times previously lifted the pondrous cylinder.
itus called into requisitinn. A number of men were
..1.11 (lie two beanie at the crane, and another lot of
men were in the bottom of the chip placing packages
limier the cylinder as it was being raised by the crane.
It had been raise,' to an elevation of about three inches.
which was all that was required, and the Men Cili the
top were jilEt about to loam the seine, when a sudden
crackiug was heard. Some of the men ins the top malted
on to the paddle-hosed, and one jumped Upoli the deck,
but in an inatant one of the beams *napped, mid a man
named Thomas Smith, along with the crane, was ure-
cipitated to the bottom of the sliip, a distance of over
forty feet. He fell underneath the crane, and was
killed on the apt. In falling the crane broke into seve-
ral ',Teem, unit five other men who were engaged pecking
the cylinder were severely crushed by the pieces falling
upon theni. The men were immediately extricated, and
removed—Thomas Burton and William Postill to the
Infirivory, and James Rowlaud, Martin Souling, and
Robert Garrett to their homes.
THREE CHILIMEN StirroCATED AT BoLTON.—On
Saturday afternoon a fire broke out in the bedroom of •
cottage in Walton's-Mart, Hulineadreet. Little Bolton.
the residence of Henry °Herten, • labourer. An
attempt was made to enter tle room by means of a
ladder, but the smoke being no dense art to render it un-
safe to do so, and no suspicion being entertained that
there was any person in the house, the fiont door being
locked, information was sent to the policemffiee, and
the fire brigade was soon upon the spot. In the mean-
nine the door Wila forced open, and a neighbour. named
John Bitola, malted upstairs. anal found three children
upon • bed, all lifeless. Two of these are the children
of (Merton, the occupier of the house (James, aged Ave
years, and Henry, aged 18 months), and the third, only
four mouths uld, was the son of John and Nary Cool,.
who Traded at No. 4, in the same court, and who
entrust their child to Mrs. 011erton during the day
when they are both at work. The fire was soon extin-
guished, being confined to a bundle of old paper in a
corner of the room, which had apparently been fired
by the children with • match, as two or three matches
were found upon the floor. Mrs. Merton usually
reels in the lower room for Ileasra. Bolling, and she eac
absent at the warehouse when the melancholy occur-
rence took place.
HoRRIBLE DEATH of A DRUNKARD.—James iMeery,
a shoemaker. and an habitual drunkard. was on Sunday
week burnt to death in a garret in Fairhurst-street,
Liverpool, where he resided. At the time the deceased
went to bed he was in his usual helpless state from the
effects lit drink, and it is supposed set fire to the room
in which he was slevping, which was completely gutted,
and in spite of the efforts outdo on the part of the fire
brigade (leery was burnt to a cinder. At the inquest
on his body on Tuesday. the coroner's jury returned •
verdict to the effect that the deceased was burnt to
death while in • state of intoxication.
DEATH FROM STARVATIoX.—An inquest was held on
Monday week at the Scarborough Arms Tavern, St.
Mark'a-street, Whitechapel, on the body of Mary
Lipschitis, aged 40, tl a wife of a labourer residing in
Tenter-street, Goodinan's-lields. It appeared that the
deceased woman's husband could at the best of times
only earn 10.. a week; but that he managed to keep
his wife and family upon it. For some time, however,
he had been out of work, and the condiment*. as
deposed to by the Woman of the how* in which they
lodged, was that the deceased never had enough to eat,
and sometimes was without food altogether. The son
left Ms mother one remixing, and on his return found ,
her dead. The surgeon who was called in to examine
the body stated that the deceased had evidently not
had any food for • long time, and the jury returned •
verdict id " Died from the want of the common neces-
saries of life."
Ass Emmaus Taus ox Fmk.— On Wednesday an
alarming accident occurred to the expreiui (rain which
leaves Carlisle at one o'clock for the south, and which
might have deprived the Alliance meeting last night of
two of its principal speakers, Mr. Washington Wilks
and the I)ean of Carliale. Between Carnforth and Len.
caster it was discovered by the Occupants of the bin-
. dermost carriage that the luggage upon the roof had
I taken fire. There being no means id cominunimtion
with the guard or driver, the passengers shouted as
loudly an they could, and waved their hats in the end-
ow, Mme of attracting attention. They succeeded, with
the aid of the smoke and the fire, which rapidly made
themselves seen and felt, in passing on the alarm from
carriage to carriage, but not in arreeting the attention
of those who could interfere to atop the train. Most for.
Innately at thia time the train was rapidly approaching
Lancaster, as the flames Were travelling along the roof,
and (be moment the train was reacher' the burning lug-
gage was thrown off. 'the packages were found to con-
sist of light goods, the property of soine ladies in the
cdriage, and to have ignited by a spark from the engine.
The accident was more alarming and painful to seine of
the passengers, because in the neat carriage to that on
which the luggage was on lite was a poor lad, who had
been severely injured on the works near Oxenhuline,
who was being conveyed to the Lancaster Infirmary. Of
coarse the greatest consternation and alarm prevailed
among the passengers in the train, and we should think
that if anything could show the utility of having signals
h?taeen the engine and its freight, the accident we
have described inight to do so.—Maisekesier EXl4ll4iller.
THE LATE WoRCEETIR MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The
aceounta of the late Festival of the Three Choirs held at
Worcester last month have just been inade up, audited,
and presented by the !itinerary secretary, the Rev. R.
Sarjeant, at the final meeting , f the steward held at
Wormeter, the Very Rev. the Dean in the chair. The
aceininta allow the unprecedmted result of • balance of
£66 m. 44, in hand, after defraying all the expenses of
the festival. This is • very unusual result, there being
generally • deficit. which the stewards have to make up,
and which deficit at one time amounted to £lOO for
each steward. The 1:66 54. 41. will be invested in
behalf of the charity fur the relief t 4 the widows and
orphanx of the clergy. But this is only • very small
share of the benefit which the charity derives from the
late festival. As has already been explained in the
columns of the Tints, collections are made dail, during
the festival week at the doors of the cathedral, and
these collections amounted in the aggregate this year to
no less than the sum of £1,214. This is by far the
largest amount ever collected for the chanty at any of
the 136 festivals that have been held in connexion with
this 01,1 established aasociation, the nearest approach to
it having been in 1684. when £1,064 was realized at
Hereford. At °breeder, in 1841, only £843 was
received for the charity. At the steward's oneeting on
Saturday • cordial vote of thanks to the bon, secretary
was passed by the stewards for his strenuous exertions,
to which in • great measure the late success is
attributable. Thanks were also voted to the Dean for
his hospitality, to the Mayor, Mr. Done, the conductor,

A BOXHDITTIR CONIIITTIO ?Oft MANDLAUGHTDR.
A case has been under investigation before the coroner
at Birkenhead. to inquire into the cause of death of •
injuries reiwiegshhottoyhd.iiedsrslesda.
ndTl2:Yeanobiyol,:wohilsoadfin.:anislisecilw.nmesesg.Tiani'm.n.mcapianio.s.f,
in his leg • doctor was called in.who ordered the limb to
be poultioad. The father, who resided at Birkenhead,
not satisfied with this, took the boy to Mr. Even
Thomas, a famous buns-setter, in Liverpool. Mr.
Thomas, after an examination, said the boy's thigh was
broken, and got 10e., Isis usual fee, for which he set the
Lone. In • day or two after the buy because worse, and
died within a few days of his visit to Mr. Thomas.
Besides letting the bone Mr. Thomas, it seems, also pre-
scribed the application of water bandages. A post
',torten examination of the body showed that the thigh
bone had never been fractured, and the medical gentle-
man who made the examination stated that an 1111111C43,11
had been formed in the limb, absorption of the matter
of which had, in his opinion, been promoted by the
water-bandages, and that this absorption was the cause
of death. The jury, after hearing the evidence, gave a
verdict of " Manslaughter against Mr. Thomas." un
application to the magistrates he was on Wednesday
admitted to bail.
INVADION or YORKSHIRS DT TIM DUTCH.— At the
East Riding Session held on Tuesday at Beverley • oiont
unwarrantable invasion or the emit by • party of about
700 Dutchmen was brought to light. One of tile magis-
trates, Mr. Barton, expressed his surprise at no mention
being made in the report of the chief constable (Colonel
Lsyard) respecting a recent invasion of the east coast by
Dutchmen. He was informed that on Sunday week a
body of upwanls of 700 Dutchmen landed in their vessels
at the village of Kilusea, near Spurn-point. They de-
manded food of the villagers, and the latter was so
frightened that they had to yield to the request of the
invaders; afterwards they conducted themselves in •
very riotous manner, and commenced what he believed
to be a most unprovoked attack upon one of the
vidagera. The iocuusbent of the village was on his way
to the church at the time, and he was obliged to inter-
fere in order to prevent bloodshed. Having done con-
ar damage in the village, the men embarked in
their vessels and sat out hir sea. Colonel Layard said
Ire believed the statenseut of Mr. Barton was sub-
stantially correct. I.a.t. Sunday week 75 Dutch sailing
vessels, having on board ten men each, landed at Kiln-
sea, and they conducted thernaelves in a manner des-
cribed by Mr. Barton. A part of the foreigners went
into the village publichouse. and on being requested to
leave when the bells began to ring for church, they re-
fused to ilo so and a riot took place. The windows of
the house were broken, and it was at that juncture that
the interference of the incutubent very probably pre-
sented very serious damage being dune. He believed it
Leen the custom of Dutch liaise:l:tan to eichatige
their herrings and filth for the bread of the villagers ;
but on this occasion they refused to pay for the bread
and vegetables which they demanded of the villagers.
The Coastguard men ahsti ed at Klima were present
during the disturbance,but they weld scarcely interfere,
inasmuch as their number was so small compared with
that of the 700 Dutchmen. The subject then dropped, ,
The Dutchuien, along with a number of French fisher.
111g11, afterwards visited Brulltigton, in which bay
were 300 nailing vessels of the line belonging to the
continental fishermen. They conducted themselves
properly at Bridlington, but their visit, nevertheless,
Ci 11,441 considerable excitement in the place.
PAYING ?OR A GMAT? WITH • FORGED BANE NOTE.
—Last week Mr. Blackburn, the sexton of the conse-
crated portion of the Burmantofta Cemetery, Leeds,
was victimised in a usuet audacious manner. One after-
noon nailluLarna,nrescepeatotattley atiresieteicyn saunidt ofdteblarck;erkadin!
sheet the g olands a short time, went to the lorl,e in
which Mr. Illackbuth reside*, and stated that he wsnted
to buy a family grave. Mr. Blackburn told him the
se,,and chines, and the man then said that the grave
WU required for a person of the name of John Ward,
who had died at 27, Park-lane, below the Leeds Town-
, ball. Mr. Blackburn then took down, in the ordinary

way, the name, age, ke., of the party for whom the
Pm was to be made, the man stating that the deceased
was a wood turner. and 38 yeara of age. After these
particulers bad been taken, Mr. Blackburn accompanied
the man to choose a site for the grave, which he did,
awl they then both returned. On their way back to the
ledge, the man said, " I suppose I must pay now for the
graver and Mr. Blackburn replied that if he did so he
souhil give I a receipt. The Ulan, who litel all the
time sueintnined the inspect of one suffering from Cl/11-
piderable grief, and who fult the solemnity of the busi•
he was transacting, then took out of his pocket
what eppeared to lie a E 5 Bank of England note, and
Mr. 11;aekburn immediately handed him a re-Leapt for
1.:1 17s. &1.. the price of the gr.vve, tog. thee with the
dune. £3 2s. fel., in ~,,, ney. The limn then took his
dep.o-ture, steting that the Melly would be brought for
interment on the Sunday following. After the Wall liad
gone Mr. Blackburn at once cui sssss ensed digging the
grave, and pettishly finished it; but, beginitiug to feel
sontewliat suspicions, he went home, and, &mu sonic
retuarks made by his family, lie w.ta led to send the
'tote to a public-house to ascertain whether it was a
genuine one lie was there told that it was a good one;
but he MU still suspicious that all was not right, and on
the following morning lie went down to Ate house in
which it was alleged the corpse lay, with the intention
of measuring the coffin and ascertaining, if possible,
some further particulars respecting the man. Ott
making inquiries, however, at 27. Park-lane, no such
person as Ward, either dead or alive, Was known, and
he could oittain no informatiou respeeting hiv ever
having lived in the neighbourhood. Mr. 111.icklturn
then, feeling convinced that the note could not lie a
good one, took it to the branch Batik of England, in
I Albion-street, were all his doubts were soon dispelled
by its being banded back to him with the word
"forged" impressed upon it in half-a-dozen places.