The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-30 00:00:00

A NEW SUBMARINE VESSEL.

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A young Roumanian enzineer, Trai in Theldoesco,
has succeeded in constructini. a seinnerine vessel
which puts everything that has gone before itin sub-
marine neviziation completely in the shade. The boat,
up to a certain maximum size and corresponding t .11-
nage, it is said, may be r avisrated under water for 12
hours at a stretch, at a depth of 100 feet ; she may,
however, according to the inventor, be lowered to
over 300 feet bail Air the surf We Of the water, and
witheut coming into contact with the atm wohere.
On the surface .if the water the vessel may be
mancouvred under the same conditions as an ordinary
steamboat. Her speed, however, is not as great as
that of steamers, but greeter then that of sailing
vessel,. The submersion Is effected by screws and
vertically, either suddenly or suoceesively, and the
vessel is raised in the Fame way. If once
under water. sufficient light Is suntikd enabling
those " board to tee all obstacles at all
distances up to 130 feet, and the movements of the
boat may be so regulated as to avoid them. The air
supplied for the crew is risk to last from 12 to 14
hours. In case of need, the reservoir containing the
sir may be refilled, while under water, for •nother 12
hours, pipes telescoping k.o each other beirg directed
to the surface for that porpoise. The propulsion of the
vessel and its submersion are stated to cense no n
Should all these p irthulars prove correct, the novel
host will be the most formidable for torpedo warfare.
But she may also be turned to more useful purpares.
In the Matchin Canal, near Braila, there lies, since
May 1877, the Luta Mak, which had on board the
war-chest of the Turkish Danube flotilla, amounticg,
so report says, to several million p;asteee. It might
be passible to recover that sum by means of the wen
submarine boat, and U the experiment should ; rove
snowman' it would at the same time be profitable.—
/roe.

WHAT THE WORLD BAYB.

Here is a charaoteristic story of the Prices of
Wales. At the Portsmouth stbelic sports • com-
petitor, who hal a fiii^ prosp.4 of winning a prize,
met with a mishap which dis.hleit him, but had 'ha
pluck to still try to continue the race. His Royal
Hiyh..ese s'w t'.e incident, and more than cow
penaite t the man for his misfortune by k,ivitg him a
sovereign out of his own pipcket.
The sketch for th, statue of Lord Beaconsfield to be
plamil in Westminster Abbey has been fini"heil ; nil
forwarded for her /Majesty's approval to Osborne.
Mr. Boehm, the sculpt .r. will receive for the complete
work, including the pedebtal, .1:2,100, which is £lOO
lees than the *um voted by Parliament.

Thoaa two pretty little anchorages, Yarmouth and
Swanage, held their annual regattsa for small craft
list w.ek. Amathea scored at Yarmouth. while
Freda won the two races at Swan g, and • Channel
race sailed in the gale on Fsiday List, from Swansge
to Weymouth, under storm canvas, in which she cam.
In atone, the others haviug run back Co Swanage for
shelter.

The It, yal Dorset Yacht Club Regatta wal held in
Weymouth Bay on Saturday lavt, when some very
valuable prizes were offered to be sailed fur. The
weather, after the late wales, was there very fine and
enjoyable. Latona led all ',mod the beautiful bay,
an I took the first p ice fr.nn Semmes by two and a
half minutes. In the small clam Freda won again,
with Arnathea sec 10.

There never have been so few yachts at Weymouth
u this ye.r. The fleet of racers were about as good
as usual, but, strange to say, there were not more
than half a dozen cruisers present. One can put
down this falling off in the nionb-r of cruising yachts
fiLbd out this year to nothing else but our wretched
climate, which has been but tnough to make even the
most sanguine give up yachting.
Prirms Albert Victor and George of Wales are
havii g a gay time of it in Au,trali?. The co!,inists
had not the chance of exp !tiding their exuberant
loyalty tii,oa the Prince of Wales, as His Royal High-
ness was not able to go out to their exhib!tion, s they
are bestowing it upon Mesons. Their prleresn throu:h
Australia has been one uninterrupted series 4 hstivi-
ties, corwratulatory addresses, and receptions. They
have been the first to use the esloon carris,re specially
built for their Ito) at father; they have planted
memorial trees in the Botanical Gardens ,t Melbourne;
and, at a corrective of the plea-toe. of the ballroom,
have participated in the excitement ~f a kanpiroo hunt,
selecting some of the finest tails of those long-necked
animals for shipment to their illustrious mother.

In England land prospecte are growing worse and
worse. The one-shilling duty tax on foreign c)rn, just
now under press discussion, is a general topic of con-
versation. If the million and a half so raised were
applied to the remission of the Education tax, it is fell
that it would bee boon t all awes, whilst on none
does that tax press so heavily as on the agriculturist.
In thinly-populated rural districts the farmer is often
called on to pay fourpence in the pound by the School
Board, without hope of appeal. "Charity begins at
home." A million and a hail brought into the country
must bee relief, whilst it is proved by statement: the
ooe-shilling tax on corn would but add the fraction of
a farthing to the price of the poor man'. loaf. Nor
would this be any more a breach of Free-trade prin-
ciples than the small tax on tobacco, tea, and other
articles which is still allowed. Self-preservation to
the first law of Nature, and England is beginning Its
rouse herself, and find she must act in defence against
the selfish policy of all the rest of the world.

The Royal middies will, if the Bsechante returns
direct from Austrslia, instead of continuing the voyage
with Karl elanwilliam's Squadron, join the Inconstant,
flsgship ; but the necessity for this transfer is some-
what remote, the damaged rudder notwithstanding. It
is rather a suggestive fact that, during the stay of the
Squadron at hielborne, more than fifty desertions have
been reported, the defaulters g log ashore in beats'
orews, and incontinently establishing themseves in
undiscovered quarters as colonists. Restricted leave
is blamed for this unexpected phase of " emigrati ;"
but this reason appears an altogether insufficient one.

If the "authorities' are not sharp, Brighton will
have its nose put out of joint by its lively and dashing
young neighbour Hove. On the occasion of the visit
of the Prince and Prinoess of Wale*, the decorations of
Hoe were far in advance of thous f Brighton.
Brighton. it appears, this yeAr, is to have no rogatta—
that of Hove was a brilliant success.

The public were teat week treated to another view
of Bruce, the favourite for next year's Derby, as he
ran and won • race at Egh int, where, by the bye, the
roughs were in such force that all respectable people
were glad to leave the course before the racing was
over, to escape from their company back to town.
Bruce, although he inherits the loaded shoulders of
his sire's family, is a remarkably nice colt, and won
hie engagement like a racehorse. Offers have since
hien made to accept 100 to? abont him for the Derby,
but that price ham not been forthcoming.
The two Liberal members of Parliament, whwe
deaths caused vaoancier now being filled up, were men
who ha I singular points of resemblance. Mr. Layc ,ck,
like Mr. John Jokey, was the eon of one of the "self.
mscie men" of the North. In age theie was no great
difference between the two; both entered Parliament
for dividone of counties at the last general election,
and they died within a day of ea,h other. The differ-
ence was chiefly In the fact that Mr. Laycook hut lett
the region where his father had won a fortune of
i:30,000 yearly; whilst Colonel Joicey continued in
Durham, and was at the head of • great cal-mining
firm. The removal • f the late member for North
Durham will long leave a gap on Tyneside, where.
amongst merchant., he was even better known and
honoured than in the HOW, in which, for two
Sessions he had been a silent member. A sharp con-
test for the vacant seat i considered certain.

MR. WARTON IN THE HOUSE.
TUI RIEDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM.

The World thus describes Mr. Warton's ridiculous
behaviour in one of the sittings last week:—" Surpass-
ing his compatriots in what Mr. Dawson would call
the right hon. gentleman, Mr. t'. P.
O'Connor would doubtless have attained pre-eminence
In other respefee but for the peculiar opportunities
opened to Mr. Warton. It was Dir. Wertou's function
evening after evening to represent in his own person
the entire Opposition, and, with pardonable pride, he
spoke of himself as 'We of the C mservative party.'
ll'rom time to time he had imposed check' upon the
Parnellites, and by his cries of horror had nearly
deterred Mt. Healy from employinr the barbarous
expression 'hugger - mug4er. Though generously
shielding Mr. Freer fr .m more than usually outrage-
ous attacks, he had rebuked the weakness of the Chief
Secretary, as evinced by his 'indulging in a green
despatch box.' Throughout the week he had been
content to perform his onerous duties modesly from
his accustomed place; but at a late hour on Saturday
night it became imperatively incumbent upon Mr.
Warton to assert himself fully in vindication of con-
etitutional principles. Already Mr. T. P. O'Connor
had invaded the front Opposition bench, and the crisis
was becoming acute. At the sacrifice of sorely-needed
relief and rest, mer.r.bere had c ns-nted to make a
House and keep a House- and Mr. Ularistor.e had
given up his hebdomadal holiday for the sake of
Insuring the completion of Supply. Eight long hours
had been frittered away, and the end was seemingly
as far if as ever. From the place reserved on ordinary
occasions for Sir dtallord Northcote, Mr. T. P
O'Connor favoured the anxious and impatient House
with • sort of penny reading from Irish scho.l.books,
which he had collected i a pile beside him. Mr.
Healy followed with an account of his early experi-
ences of a 'national school at a penny a week,' where
he never learnt a bit.' The Prune sfinister listened
politely; the wearied assembly kept silence. Mean-
while 11. r. Warton had matured his pie ,s. and noting
with his vigilant eye that Mr. T. I'. O'Connor had
ed towards the lower end of the front bench, Mr.
Warton executed a flank movement, made a forced
march, and by • coup de main took possession of his
proper place as Leader of the Opposition. His follow-
ing consisted of Mr. Whitley's hat, which, in the
absence of its owner, skulked in the rear; but Mr.
Warton held his own unflinchingly. The time came
when the last vote of Supply was passed, and Mr.
Forster could venture to etude and go home with his
green despatch-box. Messrs. Warton and T. P.
O'Connor remained to contend for supremacy, while
the Prime Minister and his wearied colleagues endea-
voured to fini-h the bwiness of the sitting. Mr. T. P.
O'Connor's overtures for an alliance, under cover of
asking the loan of a Bill, were perempt rily rejected
by Mr. Warton, who frowned, shook his head, and
took a firm grip of his copy of the particular measure
then under discussion in Committee. Irish criticism
was profuse, and Mr. Callan, being calls i to orier,
t iunted Dr. Playfair with being in a hurry to go to
America. Such an observation addressed to the Chair
raised suspicion that Mr. Call .0 meant to equal his
exploits of last year. Sunday morning had come
within measurable distance, and the final triumph was
not yet achieved. Mr. Warton proved equal to the
emergency. He bounded to the table, seized the big
red box upon which the hand .4 Benjamin Disraeli
bad so often rested; and bendiag over it with the
grace and dignity of an ex•Cithinet Minister, impres-
sively addressed the Homo of Commons, while Mr. T.
P. O'Connor carried his school-books away.