The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

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A Flown Gasuracaz.—A young awake fermi
girl, Small hit., aced only alpinism, was resestrest
fined whilst iu earn an ee, ow Ntwice, sad to
of the body she tore one arm from the 'mein. fractured
the other, and having out them off with • pair of
sensors, thrust the limbs down a closet. Is•• old
lumber box was found the body of .0 infant wiliest
arms, and the limbs were afterwards discovered. The
irdtuman mother was found after the an sitting in •
chair reading the Bible ! 8•• has been eommitted for
wilful murder, .

A BRAVE VOLCINTLEIL—At the inspection of the led
London Rifle Volunteers one poor man met with a very
serious accident. It is *oilseed that he had his rde
at full cock, and on grounding arm. pissed hialeft
on the muzzle of his weapon, which exploded, shatter-
ing his left ban I sadly. The medical officers wean
mediately on the spot, and it was found memory be
amputate the third finger. The operation wee per-
formai satisfactorily, the poor man displaying a
characteristic of the Engli-hman, and worthy7l%
rraise. Indeed. his bearing 'sated the &desirables if
ell on-lookers, amongst whom was Viscount ilw
who had ridden up, and remarked, "I like thelm4
calm way he bite borne it," and put his hand a kill
pocket, and handed • sovereign to the quartermaster.
The example of his lord-hip was readily followed. arid
in a few minutes about 425 was subscribed. The violin
of the accident is • warehouseman named Witham
Lodge, of 146, Cannon-street-road, St. Georgee-leilies
Fast It was proposed to nicks a temporary litter be
curry the man from the ground, but he preferred walking
to a conveyance, which conveyed him to Bt. M.
hospital. Paddington. Having been placed in • eels
was asked if be required anything. when he very qmotir
"1 should like to have the finger." We and
ant add it was handed to him.
Ant:81110 MISTAILZ.—A dance two ago, a lady at tbe
Preston railway station called the atunition if Mr.
Byrnes, the superintendent, to two suspicious-
men on the platform, and requested that he wm:ldwsida
after them. Detective Swift, of the borough_ polite
force, happened to come into the station while net
were speaking, and Mr. Byrnes mentioned to him the
lady's complaint, and desired him to keep his eye as
the suspected, whom be pointed out. Baia Swift.
" Why, they'rs two of lay men."— Prestos Herald.
The cue of Ferguson r. Hely, in which • deepest,
the Rev. Buntiel Ferguson, rector of Moyne, many
Kilkenny, and his d.ughter obtained demurs aatoesibi
iris to £3,00), has ended bappilrin the marriage a KM
Ferguson to the defendant, which took picas in Dahlia
on the 4th May.
A New Averreweig Vs:mita—We hear that Mr.
M.Lsan, of the Kingston Hotel, is shout Is se be
Eugbod, and that he and Mr. It. M'Laren, of Iflenee
Betel, Bridge-street, have almost or quite decided te
make overtures to the puziliste, Beyer*. Mai. nil
Reason. to *some to Victoria on • "starring" tspeerind
expedition. The project comprises a tour over an the
Australian colonise, the heroes of the ring to be ex-
hibited, and perchance to give "rehearsals" as well or
thee celebrated battles. Ballarat Star.

Miss VICYOI3I BALM LAT' LADY CRAXPTONI.—Th•
awn of the delay in Was Etalfe's nisi-rigs is owing te
the gentleman, a Spanish duke, being • Roman Olitilalies
Until the Pope declares the lady's marriage with Mt
John Crampton null, she remains. in the eyes of tb•
Roman Catholic Church, religiously, if not legally, bawd
tothini. It is, however, thought that the great Wend
which will be brought to bear may induce his Halides
to be merciful. It is said 00 Empress &liens and the
Queen of Spain were great promoters of the step ILiaa
Belle was persuaded to Coke, and through their in/add
a happy termination to the affair may be hoped fee.—
Corr. loured.
STIDIZY SMITH'S GALL RRRRR .—Ot all the law
pretty things spoken in play by Sydney Smith, that
übem angel of English wita, none throws so amiable •
light on the essential vein of his intellect—its plies&
ness—as that recorded in the story of Ile pretty girl
and the sweet peas. It is in story that will bear sitg
amount of repeating. "0, Mr. Smith." the prettp gM
raid, who was paying • chit to his garden with • pnif
of friends, and pointing to some sweet pen i"tireet
sweet peas have not yet come to perfection." 'Then.
said Sidney Smith. stepping forward and taking the
young lady by the hand, " permit ma to conduct per.
fection to the sweet peas."—Satorday Review.
HIOHWATS. —Litz George Grey's bill for the amend.
silent of the highways act barn been printed. It eisnield
37 clauses. Tim highway boards are authorised by lid/
bill to appoint such number of unsling surveyors ag
they may think necessary for the proper midsized.
dense of the roads, and at such Balance am the
msy think expedient. There are new provision
to the audit of the accounts of highway boards.
chose empowers the Quarter Sessions to direct the
county surveyor to examme into the state i3.l=itig
highways under the jurisdict on of highway
take steps fer enforcing necessary repairs. Powers ars
given to the boards to borrow money, with consent ot
the Quarter Sessions, for making improvements et
highways heyond their mere maintenance.
THZ DERBY AND ?HZ 0•118.-1 stint be glad of any
1 information as to the origin of these races. Altar
which Lord Derby was the former named? Did ad
Sir Gilbert liestheote posses • seatcalled "Tin Oaks,*
which we/ afterward. ',unhand by Lord Derby?—
It C. Since the reign of James 1., who founded the
Epsom meeting during his residence at Nonsuch, its
immedtate locality has been regarded nelsons ground
by p race-loving poblic. In the little parish of Wood-
maisterne is Lamberts Oaks, formerly an inn, but
latterly • place of some interest to the Jockey Club,
since it gave name to the famous stakes at Epsom
noes. The house, which steads high and commands cany
; fin views, was erected by •society ruffed the" Hunter's
I Club," under • lean from the Lambert family. It after.
wards became the residence of the unfortunate
General Burgoyne, from whom it passed to the eleven*
Florio( Derby, whose grandson, Edward Smith Stanley,
the twelfth earl, much improved it. Here was OINK
on the 9th of June, 1734, in anticipation at the
marriage of Lord Stanley with Lady Betty Heroines,
the celebrated fife chomp& re, the first of the kind In
England, un4er the superintendence of Lieut.-General
Burgoyne. This rural festival furnished the general
with the subject of a dramatic entertainment, entitled
Tlte Maid of the Wks, and which after • fen bead
touches from Garnet's pen, was performed for the inS
time at the Drury-lane on November 6, 1774.
Whose is this piece ?—'tis all animist —suggestion—
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iou-r-a-,-siii:i-bet's the quietists t
The parent, bashful, whimsical, or poor,
Left it a pulling infant at the door:
'Twee laid on flowers, and wrapped in fancied cloaks,
Mai on the breast was written, • Maid o'th' Oaks."

The actors crowded rotted.; the girls cereased It.

"Lord the sweet pretty babe I '-ehey prais'd and blessed It
The master peep'd—amird—took it in and dressed it.
On May 14, 1779, Edward Smith Stanley, the twelfth
Earl of Derby, originated the famed Oak Stakes, le
named from his sylvan retreat at Woodenanaternes
The first winner of the Oaks Stakes, at Bpont, was
Bridget, • bay mire, foaled in 1776, the property of
the earl. Bridget spas of royal blood, got by bsg
Herod eat of Jetnima. In the following year (1
the earl started the Derby Stakes, so named oat of
oonioliment to its noble founder. The first winner of
the Derby Stakes was Diorned, • chestnut horse, foaled
in 1777, bred by the Hon. Richard Vernon, of New-
ivarket, and sold to Sir C. Banbury. But. Diseased
was got by Flnrisel out of the Specrator mare, dam of
Pastorells, Fame, kr. After the death of the Earl of
Derby, in 1834, the Oaks estate was sold to Sir Charles
Grey, and has shim passed toil, present proprietor.
Mr. Joseph 16 “itti - Notes and Queries.
CHURCH STIOCC BT LIGHT•IIIO.—INUTDB 4111
thunderstorm on Friday, the 20th May, the shame of
Llanelian. Denbighshire, was struck by lightning. The
eleetric Said entered by the north chancel window,
having burned through the lead without breekiog
glees. It knocked out some of the oak panelling of the
chancel, and scattered it about the church. It thee
ascended to the roof and scorched the gilding whisk bad
lately been new gilt on the north elmoael arch, and
peened out through the wall at the top of the gable,
raising up the eoping and shattering the wall, whisk le
in this plain about a yard thick. TR* hail that lull wes
very large, and triangular pieces of Ms shout an iamb Is
diameter fell in the immediate neighbourhood. L ew
miles off a men and • bosses and some pip were killed
by the same thunderstorm, which happened about 12
meridian on the 90th May. It is curious to observe
and worth notice in this instance, the imateaas power
ef glaaa as • repeller. Although the lightning struck the
wall in three or four places about the window in gems
tion, it entered through the lead at the apes of two of
the arches of the three-light window, having harmed
two small hob a through the lead about three-fourths of
an inch in diameter, but it separated the top of the
strong stone mul ion of the said window. and also sone
of the stole mama work of a stone arch Malt All
this power which shattered and forood for itself •
passage through lead and strong stone gamed hamlets
against glass.
ROYAL SOCIITT FOR THB PRICTIPTIOS OF CILUILTY
TO AB iliam—The annual meeting of the above scanty
was belt at St. James's Hall. Regent-street, on Thom.
day, Boy 2e, and was attended by a large end (whims.
able audience. The Earl of liarrowby, president, took
the chair at two o'clock, and after stew observations cm
the importance to the community as well as to brute
crestures of this institution, the secretary read the
report, the leading features of which area. follows :
After announcing the inquisition to the Council of
Hill. Prince Louie Lucien Bonaparte, and the efforts
wl job have been made to obtain an enactment in Italy
for the protection of animals, it is stated that during
the past year promising branches have been establisheA
at Leh:aster, York, R. adios, Rochester, and Chatham'.
Tim, announced that they are about to offer a premium
of £BO for an Essay against Vivisection in English, and
1,00) francs for • similar one in the French language,
which (hi hope will continue the agitation against
that practicer which they have instituted. During the
past year they have promented upwards of one thou'
sand offenders to conviction, and had sustained only
seven dismiss-el.. The officers had performed duty Is
eighteen counties, besides &Deeding fairs and visiting
the canal banks, and in addition to the London suburbia
districts and the general metropolitan duty. At Th•
copenhagen market boor officers constantly attend.
Some of the offence. punished were of • most horrible
character, and many were too disgusting to be described
in detniii various parts of the country lectures had
been delivered en kindness to animals, and schools bed
been visited for the puritae of inculcating the principles
of this society upon children : while meal sermons bed
been preached in favour of its objects. 'The committee
are shout to propom a plan for giving rewards to p,rsoas
whose uniform good treatment of animals may moil
some mark of distinction. They Sißn•TUto• • premium
of E'ro offered for on improved Vermin Trap. which
.hall supersede the toothed steel trap now in use. and,
at the same time, be tortureless. Upwards of SOO
models had been received, and were on that mansion on
view, but no adjud.cation had yet taken place.
report a favourable decision by Vice-Chanceslior SirwJs
Page Wood, in the Ce'rurt of Chancery, in favour of •
to
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of London slanghter-hoosm. After enumerating, few
donations and legacies, the report concludes w.th et
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