The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-09-29 00:00:00

lueendimises peewits to ea skean( ezteell In meaty
ry A I.osr (root Clomouel a MOO that there
i,one been an e.tent of In Anions betides In thl oeigh.
h•or.umlmonth, an I th4t +Plan le, onsethit
..roperty word. WOO an. lave the.. dietroyed.
Toe olickinution in peeped... in the swoon distr,44
with rapid ft, Os, In the third week in Sm.
tro•
ller the .1. crease was 2,150, ,u.kinga total of 4,340
for the first three wrens of the month.
We bare now the detaila of the Americas news, the
main facts of *hitt, received by telegraph, are as
: The retreat of Gomm! leo., hi,' the
pooling ai..l .eb,e,coelit advance of Meade, seem te hano
once more elevated Near York to the pinnacle of entitle-
•isam--to he, probably, again dashed to the depths by
the news of the next day. From Charleston, it &ppm.
that the Co ,federate* regard the mpters of Eon*
Idand and of Fort Wagner as of very little conamaesse.
Charle.ton. they saw, Ia atrunger than ever. Feta the
rest., Mis4isippi department there is news that tie
yed„,,i, have noon u orsteL A bread riot at Aloha, ie
reported. but it doeu not appear to have been sympa-
thised with by ti-e citizen'.
According to Confederate amount. Ni. Feder& me
perfecting arrant meats for the permanent cosepaticse
of Morris Island., recently captured from the Con-
federates at Charleston. and are erecting a telagespa,
line along the Mast front TttNe Islands to Cummings
point. It is reported from Vashinstna, asserted to
upon good air hority. hat General Gilmore has teOtleTed
his resionation to the President. in emseqernee of •
di. Agreement b. tween hitnaaf sind Admiral Daidgesa,
sod that Mr. Lincoln will not accept it, but is meditati-
ing the replacing of Admiral Dahlgrm by Admiral
Ferment. General Gilmore to reported by the
Washington Repobbean to have a-ked instrultem
from the Govertione..t as to the expediter:yet
Charleston if he could not capture the forts that
it, and to have been informed .0 reply that he area te
I,,,,byrd ii... city until it as, -General Les boo
lanais back from the lin• of the itoppribaname
towards Gordon.villii. Various statements are made so
to his intentions. It is ascrted by some that hie
r-treat os merely • rose by which he d-signs to draw
' General Wade mires the Rapidan, and time, by rapij
dank movoinenta, bowel, to emotes both the Rapids*
and Rappalumnock, interpose his forme betimes
General Resole •n.i Waahinirtim, and search direst!,
upon that city On the other head it is positively
averred that the bulk of his army, aith the ex
of 40.000 men left in Virginia for the defence ii.r=
mood, has been sent to 'Tennessee to eo-operwe with
Generals Bragg and Johnstone ageing. Generabr
Rosecrans and Iturnside. A letter in the If ere Vert
Lk, i 1 News from Richmond, states that the abeadoa-
ment of Pbattanoom, Knoxville. and the stroneLle4i
tiled positions in the Cumberland Mountains by
Dram( is never, ly ornamented on and considered entirely
inexplicable. The same letter announces that a
messeniser from General Porgy, in Menisci, had arrived
in Richmond and h. 14 long interviews with President
Dovi., and secretaries tie-iden and Benj.toin that a
Callioet Comuefl hsto al> I•1.1y foil ,wed, and that it WY
oondif.ntiy °stetted the men-enter was the hearer of
overtures of alliance from the French Emperor. Mr.
Seward it seoreul r maned on the 12th ult. to the Federal
Minhiers abroad ri copioulates the military operations
(non Angus., 1862, to Auenoot 1863. He alleges that
the a leaning," in entry condiet daring that period had
been with the Fed. rale, and thet the rendes
prove that he end of the rebs Ilion is rapidly
approaching He direct* the Arnhem...dors to sum
the facts 5, art forth in the met o "retie* 111•1111,W
to convince those who desire the renewal of oontmereiall
pesperity through the restoration of peace in America
that the quickest method t • rain that end will be to
withdraw all support from the Confederates, and leave
the welds of the United Suttee to settle their own
difficulties. The President's proclamation suspending
the tobras eornss throughout the United States was
issued on the 15th. Great indignation against the edict
is manifested by the Democratic punish The Dady
N. trs says "We must not lose oar writ of holes,
eo,pas The intention of the proclamation mutt be
defeated at every hazard by remonstrance, by argu-
ment, by entreaty, or by force men, if that be
necessary." The Republican journals approve the pre-
clamation. The public generally treat the matter with
the greatest unconcern.
DI VIII OF Tales PERSONS IFIIOII E.Ttuo TOAD-
STOOLS -Three members of a family in Westmoreland
have j .st died from eating • mess of toadstools The
father, for whose special use the poison was innocently
gathered, having fortunately declined to partake of Chet
dish. People should be very cautioos of mushroom*,
am inexperienced people are very apt to gather poisonous
fungi, instead of real and wholesome mushrooms
extramoinary robbery is reported to have been
toolumitted by a lady, who had bun staying in the
neighbourhood of South Cave, near Roll, for some
time. It appears that on Friday morniest • boy pre-
sented • Cheque at the offloss of the Yorkshire Banking
Company ttipirtly after they were opined, and some
sosiocion helm excited, he was qnestioned about the
owner of the cheque. He stated that the person who
bad sent him was a lady, who was then waiting for him
in another part of the town. A detective was employed,
and the lady not accounting satisfactorily for the pose
session of the ("moment, she was taken into custody,
, when another cheque for £35 was found in her pocket.
, Shortly afterwards information was received that the
South Cave mail bag containing cheques to the sonata;
of t 747, had been stolen How the prisoner came into
possession of the papers remains to be seen.
T • Bia/0411 Joureal Nolte. that the use of the "Greek
fire" silent, at Charlestoo, was ordered by President
L itcoln himself. The Sr. burns twenty minutes. on
water as well as land, and covers a surface of a bandied
square feet with fl one. The shell bursts into 120 Menem
The " reason why" the Ire of them shell* was sot eon.
tinned is thus Motel The reason why Ormoral Gill-
more did not *tontine° his boteherdment M Charlestos
• ie. the 'Orek Are' shell. wa. beeseast the Melte
sent were on the perene ion priociple ; and Way die-
chattel from a gun elevated st at mite .4 38
took their light at the same angle, with a 'omit=
rotary motion, ham downward, instead of upon the
percussion end, and did not explode. Only two 11111
I known to have exploded -one which fell into a ware-
house, and the other which fell I. • street The pecu-
liar motion and d scent of the shell was- new discovery
in artillery prastice, then for the first time male, and
the Ordnance Department was not furnished with •
remedy for the unlooked-for contingency."
The VALUE OF • SPARROW. -A large crowd Of per-
sona attended at the sale-ro Ina in Adelaide, attracted
chiefly by the announcement that the birds, Imo brought
out in the Orient would be submitted to public com-
petition. They fetched in many instances very
high prices. An English sparrow without hisoz
fetched lls ,Tethers high pt-toe for a sparrow, alth
as it is the sole survivor of one hundred shi
by the importer, it will bd rather dear to the buyer
than profitable to the seller. A counle of black-
birds sold tor g 1 ifinch meaty for :5. , and oth. r
birda iele led high proms. (Swan Hirer perrota sold for
30.. e.. b. The auctioneer dank facetiously elooti the
111 sparrows, considered ai the (.1113 r's friends,
althou,b, as the sparrow he sold was Warr ated to be
the "cal one in the colony," it is difsconit 1.. see how
the nie. of *narrows I. to be thereby intr. doord. A
situ 1-v difficulty presents itself with reetard to the
blarkli do, which the fortunate purchaser was assured
trio e bath pocks !-A aeration and New Zealand
&casette. . . . . .

horrible murder has jn t been perpetrated in Noe-
folk, the violin being an infirm woman named Naylor,
aired 81, whilst the murderer is her heehaw', and only
fil years old. It is stated that the motive for the crime
was • desire to come into the poimessioe of a small sum
of money which the old woman bad saved up to pay the
rent; but lit•le seems to be known of Gm circumstances
except that the poor creature was fearfully brehod. Oui
being apprehended, the prisoner said that he committed
the deed to "ohey his Heavenly Father," and be is said
to b • labonring under religiow. monomania
Reports have from time to time been circulated that
the Imperial troops with whom the Fnglish ooctint
is now 00-operating in the elestial Empire have been
hiflicting the most aboceinsble tortures at the rebel
prisoners. A despatch in the Onserte. from the Com-
mander of the Forces, contradict* thees statement&
The official document sa)• that taking into account
" the manners and cwitoms of the natives," the rebels
are rather mercifully dealt with The Chinese authori-
tie, were, however, informed that if any cruelty wee
practised. English troops would march up end put •
stop to it.
THI BRNCII LCD THE BAR- A "Sc fit." —At the
Ceotrial Criminal Court, on Tuesday. David Flynn. ffilt
Michael Cesaidy, 51, and W. Mills, 90, labourer
were indicted for committing an wood& me
George Smith, a poliee-conctable, on the night of the
21st. of August. The si hole of the prisoners pleaded'
not guilty. Mr. Clark prosecuted on behalf of the-
Treaeury ; the prisoner Flynn was defended by Mr.
Ribton ; Mr. Collins appeared for Mills ; Cassidy we. an-
der/need. All the entnesees had been milled, end Me.
Ribton wog making his roily on behalf of his client David
Flynn in rather a lowl tone of voice, when the Common
Serjesnt interrupted him, and desired him not to weak
quite so loudly, or the witoeeses on the part of the
ye rimer, who were outride the wart, and e had not
liven their evidenee, would bear what be said. Mr.
Riliton: I am instructed by • most respectable attorney
of tin town of Greenwich, and from those 'Detractions
I feel that I carinot help speaking as my mind dictates.
The Common &leant : But you most not speak se
ioudly. Your own witticism* will bear what you say.
Mr. Rthton : My lord, I am sometimes :tenon& and I
am so now, and when nervous I always eyelid loudly,
and I 'hall continue to do so. The Common
fierjeant : You must conduct yourself eith propriety,.
sir. Mr. Ribton : Propriety, my lord! lam doing so.
lem not to be put down. The Coinmon Serjeant:
tell you what, sir • if you do not conduct yourself with
propriety I will not hear you. sir. lam judge ; you are
counsel; and lapin say that if you do not *ender&
yourself .4th propriety I will not bear you. Mr.
Itibton : not think to deter me from my duty ; I
ani not to be pet down. The Common Porleant : That
is • 'no-t unjustifiable observation. Mr. Batton I
repent it, my lord, I am not to be deterred. The
Common Flerjeant : Your conduct is very disrespectful.
Mr. BAbton : I am sorry your lordship think..., but I
wears you I did not wish to he at all dierectoctlel to
roe. The Common fierjeant: It is most unfair. Bowie
farther words took place, and Mr. Ribton had again
commenced to schlnceed the jury, when the Common
&rj,net said: I shall not hear you, sir ; I shall adjourn
'he court. Mr. Ribton wee about to make some oboar-
intim, when the Common Serjeant laterreteed lii.:
Be silent, sir; I have heera enough. Mr. -Elkton • I
shell be silent, my lord, but I meet repeat It, that lee.
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