The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-14 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

SAD ACCIDENT.—One of the saddest accidents it has
ever been our painful duty to recordoccurred 01. Saturday,
the 2nd inst. A young gentleman and a lady named
Frederick Hewlett and 31ar4aret Derry, who land
been for some time engaged and were just on
the eve of nine, age, made up their minds for a dirt
excursion on the Yarn. Hewlett rowedhisskiffup to the
Richmond bridge, where his affianced waswaiting for hint.
He just ran the imw of his boat under the steep bank, and
without mink tog fast stepped forward to assist the lady
on board ; but she had hardly obtained a footing, before
the light craft shot out into mid -stream with such velo-
city that the lovers lost their balnitee, and were pieci-
pitated into the water, clinging to each other. They
ask anti never rose to the surface. Several persons
saw tie heartrending occurrence, but made no exer-
tion to rescue the sufferers. .1 watcrionn named Hines
was coming up the river in his boat at the time, and
being liadetl, the gallant fellow promptly lent all the
assittance in his power. With his boathook be recovered
Liar bodies but they lied hern too long immersed for
efforts at resuscitation tube of any avail.— Melbourne
Hera/41a April 16.
BANKING iN New SnCTIT WALCS.—The latest official
return. madc under the a 011.4'0 y 44 MI Act of the
local legislature. exhibits the following results with re-
swat° the banksof Sc a Stott Wale* :--Liabilities•-notea
iii circulation, 1:900 082 i,alla ill rireulstion, £32,000;
I Welcomes due to otlo r 'milks. £222.409 deposits,
13,4118,397 totsl £5.562.103.
:%aziet4—coin, L 1665.659 ;i,ailliomm. £15,412 ; landed
property, £1898116; notes owl ',ills of other hunks,
ktitY,3:l6 ; leelancc due from other banks, £679.170 ;
notes Milt bilk .11,01110ra, and All otber debta lilac to
the banks, 1.2,3.628 ; total (including fractional,
' £7,842.104. The paid up csoit if the eight banks to
whiela the return refer* wee K 5.350,000; the collective
amount of the dividends but paid wan t 474.097 ; and
the amount of reserved profile at the time the dividends
were declared, £1.193,168. Three of the bmilos under
view, the New South Walen, Australasian. and Union
of Australia, declared dividends at the rate of 20 per
cent. ; the Conitnercinl paid 17 iver cent.; the Austra-
lia Joint-Stock and the Oriental 10 per cent. ; the Lon-
don Chartered, 6 per cent. ; and the English, Scottish,
and Australian, 4 her cent.

INDIA.
A recent gazette puliliabed &Weems which have been
addreased to the Queen from natives of Indi• on occa-
sion of the assumption of the direct government of India
by Her Majesty. These addresses are ardent, loyal, and

religious. -
The execution of Tantia Topee seems to have brought
the mutiny to an end at last, though we have unplea-
sant intelligence from Meerut to the effect that symp-
toms of open disaffection have manifested themselves at
that station in the European artillery and cavalry. The
men, being the levies of the late East India Company,
regard their transfer, without re-enlistment, to the
Crown as illegal, and demand their discharge.

Some disturbances occurred at Nuggur Parker. The
towns of Neeratiow and Nugger, as well u the village of
Keswa (all in the Nuggur Parker district), were occupied
by British troops between the first and the 4th of May,
and the Bane ol Nugger, with Ids followers, fled to the
Kalinwur bills, adjoining Nugger, which the British
forces invested. The Central India field force which
had gone after Tantia Topee had broken up, there being
no further use for its service.
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Tantia Topee's family and relations, to the number of
twenty, have been released from confinement in the
fort of Gwahor. In a letter (ruin Bombay we read :
" The Nana has approached to within twenty mites of
camp Dukheern, t;oruckpore, and sent to Major Rubin
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16011 a mis,.ive, or manifesto, to the effect that the Sepoya
of the British army had caused the mutiny ; that lie had
no power over them, as they were nut his countrymen ;
that he had nothing to do with the massacre at (awn.
pore ; that he would not give himself up, hut rather
die, and was determined to fight it out, and terminating
with a mysterious threat that lie would 80011 have an
army that would make British blood flow. Thin mis-
sive bears the Nana's seal, and is said to be widely cir-
culating through the country."
Trade and financial matters generally look very

gloomy.
ACCIDENT TO LORD CLTDE.—A correspondent of the
Delhi Ga:etir, writing from Kumowlie the let of May,
says that "the Commander-in-Chief met with another
accident at Pinjore. It seems that the l'utteealla
Rajah.' troops, with artillery, were drawn up to do
honour to his Lordship, and. as usual, the honour was
neither required nor expected. Just as the chief, who
was in advance of his staff, got abreast of the guns, the
salute commenced ; the shiers hor.e started and threw
iie rider, who appeared at Kalka with sundry patches
of plaisters across his forehead."
CEYLON THE ANCIENT TARACII OR TARSIsH.—A
correspondent who appears to have seen portions of Sir
Emmen 'ferment's forthcoming work Oh Ceylon, speaks
of it in very high terms. The correspondent writes
that the author "proves that Ceylon is the Tarsus of the
Scriptus es—that • very large trade was carried on with
it hundreds of years before the Christian era--with
Turkey, Ophir (Sumatra), and China front the Red Sea
--proves this by official documents from Turkey and
China, lie his 'nape showing the aucieut and native
names of the places.
INTERESTING CAMPAIGN BY MEN•OPWAR'S MEN.—
The Pearl, 21, screw 'steam corvette, Captain E. S.
S.dlieby, arrived at Spitheall late on Monday evening
trout Calcutta. Trincomalee. &nil the Cape of Good
hope. 'lime Pearl was COollni.lll.4le.i On the 215 t of
December, 1515. by Cept.pin Sotheby, her present coin-
minder. and took part its the naval review of 1856.
After a short cruise in the chops of the Channel, she
was ordered to prepare for foreign service, awl on the
30th of May. 1856, sailed for the Pacific, calling at
Madeira and Rio, and. passing throngli the Straits of
Magellan, arrived at Vidpsraiso in the following Sep.
theater. She shortly afterwards joined the Admiral
in San Jose, and towed the Monarch. carrying the Adini.
rars flag, list., Palialli•. She was afterwards stationed
at the China's Islands, to mettle the disputes arising
between the Peruvian Government and the masters of
the merchant vessels loading there. From thence chic
was recalled, with the E.sk, to proceed to reinforce the
squadron in the China Seas, and while preparing for this
service information was received that one of the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's aline lied been plundered
Is; two armed vessels bearing the flag of the insursec-
tionary party in Peru. The Pearl was despatched in
march of the offending vessels, and brought them into
Callao. The Pearl then sailed for China, arriving there
ill June. Her first services there were in destroying,
by her boats, under the command of Lieut. Tumour,
some 'piratical junks. She afterwards proceeded, in
company with the Shannon (which vessel bad Lord
Elgin on board), for Calcutta. On arriviag at Singe.
pore it was found the 90th Regiment had just arrived
there front the wreck of the Transit ; they were
immediately put on board the Pearl and Shannon,
and conveyed to Calcutta, thus enabling that regi-
ment to perform the noble and glorious part it took in
the early period of the Indian rebellion. On the 11th
of September the Pearl's naval brigade, consisting
of 175 men and officers, started for limier, but so bad
were the means' of transport that it was a month before
they reached their destination. The fort a Buser, on
their arrival, was garrisoned by them, in the immediate
vicinity of which was the valuable stud of herpes f
which the cavalry and artillery were remounted. The
brigade had brought with them from Calcutta to the
fort of Buser the Pearl's field-piece and a 12.poutuler
howitzer, with two mountain-train 12-pounder howit-
zers' received from Patna. Native ponies were bought,
a riding.school for the sailors of the brigade established,
and harness manufactured from rope brought front time
ship. 'file first detachment, under Lieutenant Grant,
soon afterward* marched to Cheers, and was followed
in two slays by the remainder' both bodies joining a
force of Goorkhas and Sikhs at Myrwa. On the :filth of
December the brigade fought its first engagement with
the rebels, in conjunction with the Goorkba and Sikh
force; and it 1.111, a prousl satisfaction to its officers to
find that the brigade's artillery had mainly contributed
to the success of the day. The artillery was inipmved
by the limbers taken in this action (coin the rebels.
Boats were afterwards provided by the brigade for the
passage of the Cogra for the crossing of the Goorkba
army, and the fort of Chundirore stormed, calling forth
the warmest expressions of admiration from Brigadier
General M'Gregor of the gallantry of Captain Sotheby
and the men of the brigade. Jung Baliadoor attempted
to cross at Gaigliat, but was repulsed. The brigade.
with one Goorklia regiment took possession of the right
bank, and on the 27th of February following the battle
of Plioulpore was fought, clearing the passage of the
Gogra and inflicting munch lope an the enemy.
A bridge was built over the Gogra by the
brigade, and Jung Balmadoor, with his army,
crossed. The fort of Beilwa was attacked
by the brigade on the 2nd of March, but, being
late in the evening, they retired about seven miles.
Reinforcements of Goorklim. Sikhs, and Bengal Yeo-
'usury Cavalry arrived. making the force up to about
.1.200 men. On the 501 of March the rebel army,
1•,000 strung. advaticed to the attack. With a cheer.
the brigade an,' its allies charged this immense force and
drove thou before them, capturing eight out of their ten
guns. The brigade fought two more actions on the saum
ground. On the 28tli of Apt il following they fell hack
from their position, Koor Slug threatening their flank.
On the 29th the town and fort of Null:ger was stormed,
checking Koor Singh's movement. Many enconnters
with the rebels took place during the whole of the wet
season, the gaps often having to he carried on elephants.
At Toolsepore was their lot light, where they behaved
as they had throughout use whole campaign. We
omitted to mention that thirty marines formes' part of
the brigade, under Lientenant .1. G. Pew, an officer who
had already slietingnisheri laiumdf in the echoes. Soon
after the action at Toolamepre peace was proclaimed, and
the brigade marched to Allsliahad, ahem the Governor-
General homed sum extraordinary gazette, thanking them
for their services. They then embarked in the steamer
Bettors.. for Calcutta, which they reached oil the 3rd of
February, and were entertained mu • most handamue
muuauliscr at a dinner at the Townhall. The Pearl Mayes'
four days at Madras. where the officent were entertaiursl
by the ineinhers of the Medea'. Club. After a week
occupied in refitting at Trincomalee the Pearl sailed for
the Cape and England. During the time she has been
in cotatuission she has sailed over 49.270 utiles. Her
brigade, when landesl in India, marched upward. of
1,000 miles. Commanders Turnout. and Grant, who
have come home as passengers, received their promotion
from the ship.

HOUPTAVII Pll.l.6.—Dowel and Liter Complaints.—To
draw the blood and purify the fluids is all that, Is required
lathe Imo larsZi system In a sound and health. state. Them sens-
ate Infallibly secured by a 'steady perseverance
with Holloware Ma. and the cannot be said of any other
nw....."1811i5t la terrible caw et deranged liver, when the
bare eiseely despaired of all human aid, then bane
.r.--reeassed from Ile grave by these putrid though
SO powerfully aftwelsee, they are really gentle in their
action, ash wag be Ulm ably, wen by the most delicate
Imam and mei dabs&