The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-11-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

The lass favourable news respecting Eastern Of sin
has decidedly depressed the Stock Markets, hut no
special excitement is noticed. Consols are a half
lower. Railways and foreign bonds have also declined.
Amongst the latter —Russian, to the extent of one to
two per cent.

NVe never did believe in titles, but we should like to
see a distinguished mushroom.
When you see a black-eyed woman following a
blue-eyed man with a broom handle you can make
up your mind the man will soon have black and blue

A Paris woman, who ten years ago was wealthy
and bathed in a solid silver bath-tub, s now a help-
less paralytic, covered with rags and consumed by a
rage for tobacco. Our wealthy readers should heed
this warning, and never bathe in a solid silver bath-
tub. A malachite bath tub lined with gold is good
enough for I.IA.
Staunton, the Norwich liulidin huntourist, began
his career on that paper by writing a facetious letter
to the editor in defence of himself awl others who were
involved in a local difficulty at Stonin.,:ton, his boy-
hood home. This was about Pi X years agro ; and n at,
to-day the 13,tiletin local is one if the three lest
paragraphers in the countey.
A "great curiosity" on exhibition in Baltimore is a
cat with three legs. This is an improved sort of cat,
and noire desir kble than the four-lcgged breed let
what this country met wants in that line is a cat with
no legs—one that will be unald.: to get over fur fences
and several hundred yards away before the missile vou
heave at it strike' the shed were it was sitting and
singing only a second before.
We seldom experience unalloyed happiness. We
may ramble through the all-glorious autumnal woods,
and list to the delicious fluting of nature—the whis-
perings of the mottled leaves, the sound of the falling
flute, and the chatter of squirrels, and the songs of
birds. But all this pleasure may be instantly
destroyed through the excruciating pain of precipita-
ting ourselves on the polished shafts of a full grown
chesnut burr.

EPIDENIIC ON BOARD A GUARDSHIP.
An epidemic of a most alarming nature broke out
last week on board her Majesty's ship Favourite, the
Forth guardship, when lying at her moorings at
Queenaferry. It appears that late on Wednesday night
or Thursday morning • number of the crew were
seized with symptoms which were ascribed either to
British cholera or to the effects of an initant poison.
In the course of • few hours 70 seamen were suffering
from violent vomiting and pnr4ing, and several of
them became quite prostrate. The ship's cook, James
Hallo, was attacked about one o'clock on Thursday
morning. He gradually got worse, and, after suffer-
ing much pain. he died on Sunday afternoon. During
his illness Halks, addressing his wife, declared fre-
quently, "Alice, I am poisoned." No post-mortein
examination was made, and the deceased was buried
with fan ',teal honours in Queensferry churchyard. It
sem sue time believed that the beef supplied to the
crew had something to ilo witlithemVstCdoosnldnmic.
It is stated that a Ppecimen ..f thc ship's beef was sent
to Dr. Littleiohn, Edinburgh, by the captwin of the
Favourite, for examinathii, and that he repo-tea
that though poor, it wa, eiein,L f the7o seamen who
were attscked it is state 1 nearly all hail last itigiit
far recovered sa to be tit for duty with the exception
of seven, two of whom were reported to be dangerously
iIL It is added that no member ..f the offii.urs' mews
was seized with Maw', and that the seamen who
Were attacked were confined to certain tneieies on
board. Meanwhile the cause :if the epidemic remains
a mystery.

RElll MENTAL NOMENCLATURE.
In the Learion o.orlfr it wits recently announced
that the 98th are to be styled the "Prince of Wales's
Own," in con-equenee of the duties performed by this
corps during the Prince's late visit to Malta. Regi-
ments w,re originally distimmished hy the names of
their col owls, an obviously inconvenient arrangement,
which was changed in 1751, when the ninucriml
system was adopted. County titles, the first step
towards the lotalisstion of the forces, were a Iderl in
1781. Many regiments, however, are honoured by a
1196CiAl designation, originating occasional!), in the
r.,c-r.l of come legend, or in other indances
in consequence of .unne w,.11-known fact. Thus the
4th Fr .t err lerieved to have derive I their title and
badge from having been the first corps to join the
Prince of Orange, a tradition repudiated by the regi-
ment ; while the 2nd Foot are called "The Queen's"
from havinl furnished a guard on her landing to
Catherine of Bragarsa Whtlll she came to marry
Charles 11. Eleven regiments are named the " King 'e
and eight the "queen's,' after various British
Monisr&s and their Consorts. Six are termed the
"Prince of Wales's." some deriving this title from 'he
last and wine from the present Prince of Wales. The
19th Regiment Is the " l'rineem of Wales's" and the
89th " Princess Victoria's." The Duke of Edinburgh
gives his mune to one regfinent, Princess Louise to
another, and the Iruke of Camlwidge to two. The
'utmost shown by the Prince Consort in the ivelfare of
the British soldier is no doubt remembered in the 11th
Humane, the 13th Light Infantry, and the Rifle
Brigade, which are all named after him ; but we do
not feel KO certain that loyal feelings are cherished or
.esprig de corps promoted by the retention .4 the eteee.
what inc word designation of Princess Charlotte of
Wales," in the sth Dragoon Guards and the 49th
ent, whose officers and men probably know but
riZin:uore of Her late Royal Highness than the story
of her predilection for the particular shade of green ,
which colours their facings. No regiment preserves
the name of the Duke of York, who is said to have
been %eneraterl as the isildier's friend; hut be is cur-
reptitioualy smuggled into the " Army List" under his
auborlinate titles, As if the profession were ashamed
of him, in the 72nd I" Duke .4 Albany's") Highlanders,
and the 97th r' Lori of Irlster'n,l more popularly
known as the Celestials. The list of Royal titles is
completed with the .4 the 7th ifragoon
Guards, who were named the " l'rincese Royal's" after
the eldest daughter of George 111. Besides these
there are 14 regiments and corps esimciallv styled
Royal," 66 have county titles, and in mblition to
these seven szs called Scotch or Highland. four Irish,
two Welsh. and :lone English, The Ist Foot Guards
alone bear a title in commemoration of deeds done in
battle, being styled Groutdiers from having defeated
the grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard at
Waterloo. The 2nd Foot Guzds dative their appel-
lation from Monk's march from ',Nitre= to restore
the Monarchy. The &int had the name of the 'Duke
of Wellington's Own" conferred upon hem from
laving been isimmanded by Colonel the Hon. Jt'thllr
Wellesley; and the 211th remind us of the religious
enthusiasts of the 17th century, whose apostle
Richard Cameron. The nine Indian regiments still
are redolent of the East, the 100th is Canadian, while
the West Indians an I Malta Fencibles complete the
regular toloni.d corps. It is therefore evident that it
is not customary to bestow titles for servicee rendered
In the field, or we should have an Millirem, a l'lnetey,
and a Jellalabarl regiment; nor are the memories of
ancient heroes preserved in the named of our reoi-
menu., Of we should have " %Volfe's'"'Nfoorc's," and
others among existing corps. The local titles will
strengthen the nnion .4 the soldiers with the counties
,
but a modification of these name. is necessary and
must take place before Inc. It may then be worth
consideration to inquire whether the l'cal designation
may not be entirely dropp.si by the battalions and
assumed solely by the brigade. Thus the confusion
arising fr. in the use of two different acts of numbers
would disitopea.r, and the territorial connection would
be maintained by the brigade and reflected from thence
con its various component parts. -Pall Mall Grt:etle.