The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-12-14 00:00:00

Till: IIOVAL A(nh(rLTrl.tl. WIETY.
At the annual tne.•tinz .4 the It .yal Agricultural
Society lain' presblinz. the rcuort, which Was
, etate.l that tiler, were 6.401 inembeig, an
during the Year of 119. The furcle4 property wa.. 1.:1%1
12.
The Council wii4 now P...tructing further inquiriea into
the subject .4 cattle aiA.•.p.e4 to guile loth their own
tinuni.erli awl the Government officials in carry lug out both
preventive an 4 curative measures.

TIIF. CENTRAL AMBER tliF ttIerLTURE.
At a meeting of the Centrtl (hanitter of Agricultore on
Welnosday afternoon. Lord Hampton presiding, it was
resolved w.f. coo., "That this ehanther declines to send
a zecond deputation to the I.onl President 11 the Council."
Mr. C. R. Read and Mr. Pell condemned the refunrsl of Mr.
!Israeli t I receive a deputation from the chamber on the
subject ~f the Contagions Diseasea (A ale) Act. Co
the report of the Loral Taxation Comtnittce, Mr. Walter
toored a resolution condemning the course of Ifer
M 3 irety's Governmont in the matter. Mr. Read defended
the Gnvornment, but the motion was carried I y 19 to 15.
Mr. W. It. Beach, metnlesr fur North Hampshire, it presi-
dent for the ensuing reof•

B I.LOON ACCIDENT.
A iislinnn, which movie a erientitle ovoeent front Paris on
Weoine.lay. loodolenly fell to the ground when it had
reaelied a height if two hundred nail thirty metre• All
the owentolooto of the ear were more or lo,* ininreol. hot no
one was kaki'. The balloon fell in • market garden at
Vineenne4, which fortunately haol been freoohle dug lop.
It in Paid that the accident was also to the ~ilk of the
balloon being spoiled by the onow and the hard frost.

"NATURAL CAUAES" OR MANSLAUGHTER.
A Runt AMYX.
Brawlc am' milk having been prescribed fore sick child,
the father, Is jugii teetotaller, refused to die
pveltpi,..kand.
the
child died. At the inimest, held by p
coroner for WeAt, Nibbllest.a. • verdict of "heath from
natural emotes" was returned by the jury after a long
deliberation. the r.r.pnes having called noon theta to
consider whether there had not been culpable negligence
on the rut the rssloJr.
TIGHT LAC' :01 lIY A LADY OF 771
An inquest Wil, held by Mr. Deolford, the coroner for
Westminster, on the lily If Mrs. K. Wheeler. a widow
holy, ,oventy-fa,veti Year. .4 ay. who war found dead in
her r ,out in ~,,, lay, the loulhiuly of the home having
forliiiiilun Dm door of the risen to Ist broken open on
Sonilay. The actual cause of death was found to be the
bursting of all aneurism ; but it was further discovered
that the nufortintate lily hail been in the habit if tight•
lacing to a frightful extent. The lower ribs were tightly
ja ~,,,,, together, tlte tito nearly meeting. All the Vital
organs went frightfully compress."' or displaced. Deceased
had been a vory beautifid woman, and her internal rim.
I dition wa, the reotic of former ti.thAlacing. A venlict in
I accordance with the tie... Heal eviilenee tea, returned.

THE GOVERNMENT .%Nli TILE TENANT
FARMERS.
Mr. Clare Sewell Ile iil, the tenant.farmsmer member of
Parliamont, hat retire 1 from the odic., of Parli.mmentary
Secretary to (hi, Local 4:irvernieetlt Ito mr.l. He entered
Parliament soil the 4 iovernment a. the avowed reprimmmen.
tative awl friend of the farmermm, and he lielievet that
certain precautionary ineaomres are necessary for the pro-
tection of 'noel:holder. in Omit ri try. The Government
doe+ not think a. Mr. Reail think and the latter having
spoken out his opinion Mr. Disraeli ['nought he lumml spoken
too strongly, end *he reel!! re.iignation. The annmince-
ment of Mr. y.6,1:1110011 wai male in a character-
huh. little soeimelt, ereil at the animal dinner of the
Farmer: I 'lob, at the $ i.l miter Iletel. Ile mmoke at follows
upon the pilot Whoa I took mace under the Govern.
talent, I stipulated that 1 da.ml.l have-perfeet freedom to
tweak upon all agrieoltural 'natter.. and although I have
a A olbtrmailisl my opi ii i,, rpm, yet I 'believe 1 have given vent
to them imleponlently fearlettly. !alto said, gentle-
men, that if I believed tiuminferettt of agriculture were
mmegleepd liv our derirtment of the I laver 1111 l ent, 1 would
no longer eimilt Inuita ntentleer4if that aivernment. Ido
helievn that the intore,ita of the stockholder. of this
isemotry have be •im perokt,ntly nenore.l by the Veterinary
Illepart.nent of the Prim y C 4l. I say that in sorrow,
hut I Ismliew st Dilly that they have halmituallv neg.
',sled our intor.•4.4: snit, that being the ramie, I have to
inform von tit bt 1 imin nib lon.nir the seeretary if the leical
11 werniiment 11 marml, :mud that I only bold Mike until MY
tare...mow atipmminted.
sms.aking at a la Norfolk, on Friday night, Mr.
(*. 8. Read, timid his ioriocii.ll complaint againnt the
tevertinieett wn th•it while the Privy Council regulation
that rattle safe red with pimmoritinme • thing.' be
mea, imarried mit in En,lanit, it remaimmeil a dead
let r iii Ir. I oil. 11.1 114.1 not said im single word to the
Gavot-in:, ot uy,.i the foot anil 11111 l ith mlitease ;he feared
that th• el of fair. and markepi woold lie a ticklith
matter for the I:averment to undertake; he hall an
opinion that all foreign rattle imported nimbi to he
slaughtered at the point of landing ; Imitt upon this point
he said nothing. Ile hail simply taken hit imtand upon
the question mit pleurieime 111111 l nia. Upon the quettion iif
tenatit-right, Mr. Reel tab' when the Agriculture 1141-
log. Bill woo I..ladia: lam went bb the Premier and stated
tint hi, Wao in f4vonr ot ospulrory I.l64ation mem the
timbject. Mr. It onoli replied that be (Mr. Read) avamm at
perf,t liberty to pay what he liked alsamt time Bill out of
the Ilimiume, hat that be was not at liberty hi speak against
the Bill in the

DISASTROUS COLLIERY -EXPLOSION.
The Swaith s M.llll t'olliery, silted four Mil.; from
helssnalier t,lessrs. Mitchell ansl Co it one of
the larte.t in the South Yorkshire .listriet. It it joined
by on ler_trottn.l commotsieatioo with E.l 4.4 Main,
where t .selve years R,ZO over Atli Ilse; Werkt lost The pits
exteiolel for many miles. awl were entirely worket with
safety Wasp, m..ici ri.i.l slkeitsline. At six o'clock on
MONICA) ,o..ru.ins u, or 3,1) utica unit 6,Ys tiew'entlel to
e.. ~,,,, ansl MI seems t • have it , well until
about half-past' when a telltale explosion
ocestrre.l. o hieh hto neea.ione.l the loss of many lives.
. . . .•

a* explorer* reaehed the shafts Isdt there
was a fearful scene. A few working neared the shaft had
e*eared tlni destroying blast an•l hurried to the Is .tt ,
where they were fount by the explorern in a 1113116 11
e.oeliti..ll. They hat g.oie toad with the joint effects of
terror ana the sli'!l nil ienee.,f the gas. They had to

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I, boa two by force, aiiil emit,' not he restrained until
they hail Issin pinioniel u.l luog in laiiikets, by which
means they were got into the rage. It became known that
seVelltY neil 113.1 eSCSPeti buyintans if the Eilmunirs
NI:1111 shim, snit great was (h. rei•oirillg of the wives end
mia families who til awaiteil the result with fearful
forel.Aing, lttt that left 1! to 114_1_ he atic‘7„m.
,int...;Esi

Information frma the Simithe Main Tit, states that
slies are Min.; recoverol, aml that hardily fewer time'
lI3Vo been 1.41. The utmost excitement prevails

tho
I.lVr• .INfereat exeloring inutiee were :A w,•rt. l'weftlay
N. 1114.111 at 01le line. 410.111411 th, dang.w from: after-
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,doop *cue4lll,o great that o party which went dmivn
earlier in the d.my hed 101 ron for their lives, Mr. Mitchell,
the leader, INII4 C out hy hi, amistants.
A moan named Nottleship was reeuvered alive, hut he
44.41 smmn afterwards. About 25 Isslies hail heel) recovered
by Tue.lay night. The inquest was formally opened and
amlionnied.