The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-08 00:00:00

Central Netts.

DRNADFUL RAILWAY A CCIDNNT IN BILLGICII.— On
Monday evening week &fe&rful accident occurred upon
the line from Mons to Manage, between the Louviere
and Bois du Lao, by which eleven passengers were killed
and fifty wounded.

DZATHS !BOX LIGHTNING.—A very melancholy event
happened at North that a few days ago. As two young
men, named Angus Macleod and Angus Maophail, both
residing at Middle Quarter, North Mut, were standing
together during a thunderstorm, they were struck by
lightning and instantaneously deprived of life.

SHOCKING DEATEL—A little after 9 o'clock on Fri-
day evening Mr. Joseph Longbottoin, proprietor of the
Pepper-lone Colliery, near Leeds, came to his death in a
(rightful manner by falling or precipitating himself down
his own pit. Mr. Longbottom, who was nearly 70 years
of age, and the tattier of eight children, attended,
church as usual on Sunday morning in company with
his granddaughter, and was in his usual health and
spirits during the remainder of the day.

A FATAL SWIMMING MATCH.—TWO pitmen belonging
to the Seaton Colliery had been drinking all Friday night
at a publiohouse in the neighbourhood. Both the men
were good swimmers, and while iii a state of intoxication
they wagered a shilling as to which of them would swim
the furthest in the sea. In fulfilment of the bet they
went down to the sea-side, stripped and had got out up-
wards of half • mile, when the foremost in the race,
named Edward Straringer, was suddenly seised with
the cramp, and was drowned. The other man became
alarmed, and swam towards the shore; but when a con-
siderable way out he became exhausted, and had not a
pilot cable put out to his assistance he would certainly
have met with a watery grave.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-00 Saturday evening •
man named Henry .aalloway, employed as inspector of
ca riage-wheels at the Crewe station, was selected to
act as extra guard to a London and North-Western
passenger-train from Crewe to Stockport, which ar-
rived there about 9 o'clock. It is supposed that he
missed his footing as he passed from his van to some
other oarriages between Stookport and Heaton-Norris,
for the unfortunate man's body was afterwards found,
completely decapitated, and with several fractures on
the limbs. The greater part of his own train and the
whole of • succeeding one, which followed • few minutes
later, passed over him, and death must have been
instantaneous. He was 32 year of age, and has left •
widow.

A PARALLEL.—Tbe consumate impudence of Mr.
Disraeli's speech at Slough reminds us of nothing no
arongly U the celebrated Mr. Spollen lecturing on his
escape from the rope. Spolien, like Disraeli, inveighed
pathetically against the corruption of the press, which
was unanimously against him; Spollen, like Dieraeli,
narrowly escaped being the victim of "• cabal."
Suellen, like the rival financier, thought to make a good
stroke of business of the happy turn of events that re-
turned him to his friends and the public ; Suellen was only
unlike the Chancellor' of the Exehequer in not being
equally judicious in the choice of a stage and an audience
for out of Bucks we know no place In England were,
If Mr. Disraeli had presumed to crow and clap his winp
as he did at Slough, the public voice would not soon
have taught him the difference between the break-down
of a came on the evidence, and the failure of • prowls-
Hon through notorious blunderlng.—/Lratainer.
ORDINATION BY TI BOINOt OF LONDON.-011
Trinity Sunday the Lord Bishop of London held his
fourth general ordination In St. Paul's Cathedral, when
a large number of gentlemen were reepectively admitted
to tbe sacred offices of prlrst and deacon. The cattle-
drat Wee filled with a numerous end respectable general
congregation. His Lordship, since his aceteasion to office,
has instituted a most excellent, beaus' permanently
practical, form of examination for the ministry, which
eepecially testa the Atiome of the candidates for the work
of preaching, and the very important duties of the pas.
fond °Mee. The more purely scholastic examination,
also, is very superior to the ordinary run of episcopal
"questions," some of which that might be quoted appear
tether adapted to tick the memory of mere Sunday
school children than to test the higher intellectual en.
dowinents of men, and men, too, who ere intended to be
ministere of the pivot. It is understood that on the
late amnion nearly all the eandidatee palled this ei.
amination with honour,
Com,isse ZIPLOIIIOII.—Mt explosion of 11
Are-damp, attended by molt lamentahls eotteequaneei, I
Item ooeurred In the Bryndu Colliery, belonging to Moen.
Ford end X int, and situated our Pyle, Olainorganskire,
Towards 8 o'eloek in the evening a violent report was
heard in the pit, and several perms immediately
hastened to the spot. It was then found that every inan
In the working had been killed, not one being let alive
to sapient the origin of the catastrophe. Twelve men
had been at work, And their bodies were not recovered
until atter some honrs, moot of them being frightfully
dieligund, It is at present eonjeetured that the (muse
of the @aphelion WM binding ls handl:lr mon the p-feet
vein, where large quantities of lee Ulla imicuulate,
but no certain Information fen be (Anal till after the
inquest. The inquiry Item already been formally opened
before Mr. Morgan, coroner, and adjourned for the
mine si of procuring the attendance of the Government
inspector of Mines, The dammed were nearly all
married men, and about 40 children are left fatherless
by the event,

Feet PLAVISOUSD foe TIM Peone.—Mr, C.
Kelly, a young inerthant of Liverpool, sad a partner in
the house of Nally, Itomllly, mid Co., after having
beautified that town with numerous wall fountains, at
*hie); thirsty pedestrians may help themselves without
let or hindrance' ham recently fitted up a plain of land
in the suburbs, belonging to the eorporation, as a free
gymnasium and playground for the peopli. It was
opened last week, and has been numerously Attended.
The following well meaning and sensible address him
been freely distributed :—" Friends,—This playground
is intended for your enjoyment and is placed under your
care. The poles, ropes, ladders, and chains will bear
ally fair usage, it will be for you to protect them from
darner', The tress will adorn your playground If they.
are allowed to grow up, and you will, I am sure, pre
vent them from being destroyed. This playground is
hereby placed in your hands; let it be used for the pur•
Kczousfr dormvi rhigeh
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prevail.vio
obviously intended.
terhLe be n
Let good
quarrelling among yourselves; and allow no stone.
throwing or fighting among your younger members. It
rests with you whether the first attempt at free outdoor
amusement in our town be a mown or a failure.—
CHARLAII P. MLLLT."

BRUTAL MORDIR.—A most brutal murder we, ooin-
mitted at St. Anthony'., near Newoutle-on-Tyne, on
Sunday morning, and from such partioulars as have
transpired it appears to have originated in those un•
happy differences that have existed in Tyneside between
the Irish Roman Catholics and Protestants reoently.
On Saturday afternoon a newly-married oouple named
Mourns, residing at Bill Point, about four miles below
Newcastle, visited that town, where they purchased a
quantity of furniture, and late in the evening they us
out for home carrying their purchases with them. They
called at • beershop at St. Peter's on their way home,
where they fell in with • loan named Kane, Mrs. Ilearns'
brother-in-law, who proceeded towards their home with
them, along with two other persons. Nothing of any
particular moment occurred until they were pulling •
publichouse in the outskirts of St. Anthony's, in which
publiohouse an Orange lodge, it is stated, is held. A
group of men were standing near this house, and from
all that can be gathered some one In the group snout
have Bred a pistol at Kane, for his eider and brother-in-
law, who were in advance, were startled by its report,
and on turning beak saw Kane lying on the ground, and
the men who had been standing iii • group attacking him.
One of them was striking him with • knife. After
killing him they fled. The unfortunate man must have
died instantaneously, for in addition to the pistol wound
he had received two or three stabe in the hack and a
frightful gash on the right side of the throat. The
Northumberland County Constabulary have apprehended
Miohael hiarn, John Jersey, Patric. Brown, and Joseph
Johnstone, on suspioion of being oonoemed in the affray,
and they have been lodged in the Moot-hall, Newcastle.
on-Tyne.

BANQUZT TO GENERAL WILSON.—On Wednesdey
night the members of the Oriental Club entertained
Major-General Sir Archdale Wilson, K.C.8., the can.
queror of Delhi, in their spaolous banquettinthall,
Hanover-square. The dinner was of the most sumptu.
one description, and every effort had been made by the
stewards' committee to give du eclat to the occasion.
The banquet was presided over by Atajor•General Sir
Robert Vivian, E.C.8., dose to whoin sat the guest
of the evening, and his three relatives Captain G. B.
Wilson, R.N., the Rev. Ronald Wilson, and the Rev.
Herbert Wilson. There were about 190 in all. The
usual loyal toasts having been proposed and cordially
received, the Chairman proposed the health "of our
gallant and distinguished guest, Sir A. Wilson." The
toast was drunk amid the greatest enthusiasm. Sir
Archdale Wilson, whose rising was the signal for a re.
'towed outburst of vehement cheering, said—Mr. Chairs
min and gentleman, I have to return you my warmest
thanks for the very kind and cordial welcome which
you have given to me, I regret that I sin wholly
unable to acknowledge your kindness in suitable terms,
but I can users that of all the compliments which I
have had the happiness to receive, none has given ins
greater gratification and pleasure than the one which
the Oriental Club has Jost bestowed —a club compoud
of members of the Indian Beretta', in which I have bun
for so many years engaged. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I
am proud, as I well may be, of having successfully coin.
mauled that gallant band whielt ant turned tile tide of
the muldnity ; and I am prouder still to And that my
humble services have not only been approved by my
Sovereign and by the lion Lauri of Directors; of the
East India Company, but I think I may also add by all
ranks of my fellow countrymen. (Cheers.) But for.
inmate as I have been in this respect, I must say that
whatever credit may be doe to myself must be equally
shared by that small but gallant force which I had the
honour to command. (Owen.) That fora for four
months of the most trying and unhealthy season en.
dured such fatigue and exposure 1111 were probably never
known by soldiers before ; and although they were re.
dueed daily in numbers by the continual attacks which
they had to repel, and though one•third of their avail.
able strength wu paralysed by sickness, yet they bore
every hardship with the greatest patience, and the only
difficulty was to restrain their ardour till the moment
arrived when they could be let loam on the enemy with
some chance of success. (Cheers.) Not the least noble
part of their conduct, in my opinion, was, that though
Bushed with victory, and their blood roused to the
highest pitch, they still obeyed the call that was made
upon them, and not a singls woman or child was
used or ill-treated either by a European or a native
soldier belonging to our force. (Cheers.) It has been
stated in the public; prints, and also, as I am told in
Parliament, that such was not the cue, and that
women had actually been recklessly murdered. That I
most emphatically deny, (Cheers.) Not one single
instance, I repeat, of any woman or child having been
ill-treated ever Dame to ;icy knowledge, and I took great
pains to inquire into this matter. (Renewed cheers.)
Gentlemen, I have also to acknowledge your kind r•oo
nition of my humble services before Lucknow ; and I
can only say it is a pride and gratification tonic to have
served under ao gallant a commander as Sir Colin
Campbell. (Cheers.) In the name of the army which
served before Delhi, I beg, gentleman, again to return
you my most timers thanks. (Lend and prolonged
cheering, amidst which the gallant general resumed his
seat.)