The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

B't MARY CONDITION OF PORTLAND.

To the Editors.

• Gentlemen, —As the cholera is at present extend-
ing itself W all parts of England, it behoves every
community, he it large or small, to look well to ita
sanitary arrangements. I have no dente that, in
many placer, there is much room for improvement
but! know of no place—tand I have travelled much—
in so deplorable • condition, in this reopen'. as
Portland. Here, there is no drainage, and when I
state that the sewage from the houses, and the soap-
suds from the wash-houses, have to be poured into
the nopitched water-tables and open gutters by the
roadside, the noisome stench sensing therefrom may
be in part imagined, but cannot be fully detscrib-
Indeed. I have been inhumed that the colonel of the
&Ili Regiment stationed on the Verne, seeing
bow catculated the noisome exhalations from
the open cosepoola and gutters, are to create
and foster disease, has already waited on Captain
Manning in reference to the tuatter. I un-
derstand also that tier Majesty's seiwesentative
lof We island has likewise received • visit
from the Governor of the Convict Establehment, in
radfenoo to the same subject, alleging as his reason
for as doing that, although he had been in almost
every part of the *United Kingdom, there
was no place le knew more eminently
calculated to promote epidemic and contagious
direales than Portlind. Now, I woWd ask, is let
such • state of things lamentable ? Were the "grant
money" so applied, Portland, instead of being
placed among the last on the list in sanitary matters
might be placed among the first There might be
• proper supply of pore water and thorough
drainage. Why is not the subject looked into?
Why not call a public meeting to devise sone
method of having the money given by the crown
for the benefit of the inhabitants—not a few isolated
individuals bat the whole of the people—applied
to some legitimate object. Again, in • very short time
sonic .£3,000 or £6,000 will be received from the
government for land required for fortifications. This
sum ought ondotibtedly to be appropriated to the
carrying out of improvements in the island.
The fact is, that if things were properly seen
into and • responsible working committee or
board appointed, te rightly apply the money
that is received for the inhabitants, Portland
might be made one of the prettiest places in
the conotry, and would be resorted to by health
seeking visitors in incalculable comber,. lam
aware to carry out all that is required, and all that
might be done for the people with the people's
money, would require time, and that something
must be done at once. This is an imperative 11110011.
city. Already the cholera is at Sherborne, and who
can tall how soon it may visit us? And why should
we stay till it actually reaches ne and desolates our
home* before we make • movement in the matter.
Portlanders, as you value your health, as you value
your lives and the lives of those who are near and
dear to you, lose no time, bat be at once up and
doing.
I am, gentlemen, obediently yours,
A PORTLANDER.

A LADY is about to appear as a trapeze performer in
London.

WA. Boyar.. the new Solicitor•Generat, Ilu received
the honour of knighthood.

AMD boating accident is reported from Cowes. Isle
of Wight. Two servant' of the Earl of Cardigan and
one of the Earl of Wilton went out in a wherry on
Monday week, and the water being • little rough the
boat capsized, and the unfortunate occupants were
drowned. In consequence of the mad event neither ford
Wilton nor the Earl of Cardigan was present at Good-
wood races no Tuesday.

FICROCIOLIS BIZ& —The Cornish Telegraph reports •
ssriotts ease of itieging by bees. Mr. Bowden, of the
Minney, nest Femmes., was attcmptin to hive a swarm
en Fnday, when they settled on his brad, foes, neck,
and bands, and planted their renamed little done in his
@kin by hundreds. The poor man seemed at the ,roe
and for or two or three hours afttr maddened. lie
thrust his head into bushes, rolled over and over in
some clover, and it was some minutes before the last of
his tormentors was got rid of. Mr. Douglas many years
in the employ of the Trinity, was a little distance off,
and six of the enraged bees abetted, one alter td.e
other, on his bands and stung hka.

Tug last antiquarian sensation, and one which bids
fair to exceed the Nineveh disooverim of Mr. Layatd
if the announcement is only true—is the discovery of
the awient gold exporting city of Ophir of Biblical
fame. The alleged disoovery pointa to that part of
Mouth Eastern Africa lying to the north of Zululand as
the site of the old Oly. The tribe living in the locality
allow, it is said, no approach to the ruins, from which it
Is supposed they procure the materiala for the manu-
facture of certain gold ornaments they are in the habit
of wearing. Discarding • great many probable false-
hoods and exaggerations, the truth of the matter theme
to be that gold is found in the corner of Africa indicated.
and that there are some traces there of an ancient
civilised settlement. Biblical allusions seem to confirm
this suppoaition, as the majority of antiquarians lean to
the opinion that Ophir was situated somewhere in that
part of the continent of Africa.

REFORM MUTINGS IN LONDON. —The Government
had made great preparations for the suppression of riot
on Monday night, they had brought more troops to
town' and had strong emerves of police. But they did
not parade these preparation., and everything passed off
with the greatest order. In Hyde Park shortly after
eight o'clock a meeting was held near the Marble Arch,
and resolutions were passed denouncing the conduct
of the Government last week. Policemen in plain
itiful in the -nerd, but no uniforms

clothes were picot , CIOIVO, no U....
made their appearance, and there wee no disorder.
At Victoria Park a great meeting wee held,
presidid over by Mr. Davi.. Everything was quiet
and ordrrly. The meeting in the Agricultural
Hall was an imposing demonstration. From all parte
of London the bmnehes of the Reform League sent
contingents with bands and banners. The vast hall was
crowded to overflowing. Mr. Ediuond Holdm presided,
and among the Bp were Mr. J. S. Mill. M.P., end
Mr. P. A. Taylor, MA'. The proceedings acre com-
pletely snomeful.

NT/STUMM! UMW= ii Sr. GILIIS'B.-•-04 Monday
the body of a bey, about six years ot age. .as found in
the cellar of a house in Neel's-passage, FArlctreet, Si.
Giles's, under suspicious circumstances. The roar
little fellow was suspended by the neck at ebant ere
feet from the ground, and his hands were tied behind
him. The appearance of the face renders it probable
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that life waactinet before he was so placed. The
father of the child is • tailor known as "Mad Dick."
He has been eeperated from his wife for some time,
and the boy had been brought up by its maternal grand.
mother, • poor old woman, living in Eagle-street,
flolhorit. On Sunday evening Jeffrey called at the
grandmother', for his boy, who bad jest been put to
bed. Jt [trey then went to his Aster in White Lion-
street, St. Gatti's, and went to b.d with the boy; but
at two o'clock in the morning be rose, and making some
remark about being unable to sleep, he to k away the
child away. The sister expressed • hope that be was
not coins to harm the child, but he made no reply.
Neal s-passap, where the body of the deceased was
found, is close at band. The houses in ths court ate
°tweeted by the lowest claw. Dr. Herrn., the parish
surgeon. who attended dieted'', pronounced the child
to have been dead about three or four hour, The
&quest has been opeeed and adjourned.
throace CAse.—ln the Court of Divorce, on Satur-
day. the ease of Draper r. Draper w., heard. The wife
petitioned ter a divorce qn tbe ground of her husband's
adultery and bigamy. It appeared that the petitinner
was the daughter of • Yr. Willet, who was superinten•

dent of • lunatic asylum in Wiltshire. While a girl of
18 she formed an acquaintance with the respondent.
who was at the time a groom in the nrightourhood.
With him she eloped to Rath, where they were married
at 84. Philip's church on the llth November, 1838.
The marriage was consummated and a child was born SA
the fruit of it. The marriage life of the parties was,
however, of short duration, for on the day after the
wedding the father and mother of the lady made their
appearnee and by force of arms deprived time respondent
of his wife, and he never again saw her. It appeared,
however, that on the 10th June, 1847, the respondent
was spin married to • bliss Jane Oram, at the parish
church of Andover, and with whom he wu now living
at West Lavington, where he carried on the Mishits. of
chimer. It was etched that ever sii•oe her foicible sepa-
ration from her husband the petationcr had condrietel
herself in the most exemplary menu,. The marriage
of the respondent with the woman Orain having been
proved, tie emit pronounced a degree Mai as prayed.

BAUCH 01 Punning or MAIIIIIAGS —On Monday,
at Cambridge, an action for breach of Promise of
marriage was brought at the suit • by Miss Remington,
TT years of age, the danghter of a fernier, CO
Independent inluiskr named Brigp, a widower 55
years of age, and the father of four children. It was
stated that Mine Remington made the acquaintance
of the rev, gentleman by attending at Iris chapel at
Chatteritv, In the tale of My, and a formal engagement
followed. Seheenututly, on Miss Ilemington's return
to hilt LOKI'. holt.) at Over, II COI le•lholideliet Of the
warmest kind took place In which vows of devoted love
and deep affection were tnizeil op with P7SYCIIS to Cod
•apnp4roaclunhtiolimg:nitairrioafge'w'res oune denanlni'letoi rd religion. The
by the defendant
to his frienda, And everything was arranged for the
Pr. mony, hot a change came over the feelings of Mr
Briggs in the month of /Jamb. lie began t,o urge the 1
pradenoe f delay end consideration, is his letters, And I
hinted at the lady's youth and his duty to his children.
Ultimately he want the letrAth it suggesting that the
engagement shoidd be broken off, and his reluctance to
carry out the engagement finally lead to the present
agtioe. Letter, of his were put in as evidence, in morns
of which he
.poured out his feelings with a warmth of
love and mety truly edifying. Is one be said,
,‘Mro. least was arnica' for ins tea go to
her house to have a Rune at snap, but I bad no hear

for it whatever, you Fad taken it away with yes. I
came alone home and I felt I need your peewee/ to
make me happy. Your sweet parting kiss I begs is bet
the pledge of oar life's happtseet.- " In another,
my Clearest Num, how I lare• I Oh how sweet the
momenta I spent with you at Over; you are mine, ore
you not? Ok, how sweet my slumbers wader year
Lied roof. May pesos and purity and love be or
night and day. I feel too happy to kneel doers
by your side and pray to Clod our heaves!, Father. 0!
how happy She moments to me as we knelt down night
and marring." It was i•roved that his @dory was £lOO
a year, and the jury gave the plaint.ff El3o damage*.
mmrePiereont
aantralbcfef.. arionoireia.ukniemanialei;
hmaiT.ttiertb:oll.l the Aled.Limstrho.ol.—c72n:
should be imperative on all railway compotes of steam-
boat propriemrs engagad in the marine of animals, to
tbotoughly cbanse and dionfect the trucks, steamboate,
and pens used by Mum after every journey or voyage,
and thlt pi-raj-ion ahould be made, under government
suporiotenalcoe., for th.• proper ventilation of verteele
employed in carrying cattle by asa, end aloe of vowels
employed in carrying cattle frau Inland sod Sentinel;
it beinr addrd that the law* relating to °Melly te
animals mioht be of.en enforced with advantage in the
cue of both vessels and cailwaya. As regards the haute
trade, the committee are of opinieo that It is POI,
pneeble at piesent to dispense with A lite meat market
oanconintirde6tthrnnhedine'::::to:lkl""liefnthitbnatattiaratisiii!it:ted:.:n:ldittehriP:fioilb he ,:irdeigretaedwbiateg ;alt"aluighiterbit,
htan mtkaltlek:reit hoDld Ifs
should be
branded and not allowed to be exhibited for sade in rush
within 1..
days, and that, subjeet to thia et-gelation. tha animals
might be moved so as to allow butchers to tate them to
thoir own Om sand slaughter shop. per the publie
intorett the committee thmk it advisable to adopt a
syoteni of politic alaughteohouna An merest* the
foreillt trade, it ii recotnutendel that all imported Ist
cattle Aomori be aubj ,ct to the some rare as English fat
mitt. whorl csposed in • market, that. to my, marked
for 401i4hter within a week, and got allowed to he
export...l in any other market r and that the Privy
Council shall declare any °ennui in *bleb they here
reason to believe the cattle plague is existing to be an
infected country, and prohibit the immolation altogether
of animals therefrom, or limit it to certain Porta, and
that animals Re imported shall not be token int=
market, but be alaughtered at the port of entry
four day. of their being landed. The committee are
further of opinion that • permanent deputet nt of he
C unoil office should be appointed in connection with
the cattle trade.

Tug MUSICAL PROMO% " BUsb Toe " Thie
wonderful innate! genius Transatlantic eclebrity on
beturday evening save a concert at tbp Panties Hall,
Piccadilly. Poor • Mud Tern" is indeed a prodio,
and the peaultar circumstances by Which he Jo surnithideal
leave • deep improision on the minds of those sad
witness his marvelloris power& fills shalt IS yeari of
the. totally blind from his birth; arid Foist and brought
up in slavery until the cloth of the eivil war iss
United States gave him his freedom. He is idlotic
and this fact is manifert from the shape of hit bell aM
his altogether. The room waserowdedltv
part by a fashlocable and intelligent mediates,
whom were a great number of tbe of the musical
profestion, who gnseted the marvellous pianoforte
recitals of this inspired negro boy with reiterated barite
of apothems. Seery one traa 'tattled of thitutalati
character of the entarteisiment, as will be
when we state the following facts : —After " the b
played several classical and most difficult subji his
manipulation of the piano being perfect and very brilliast
lir, Hilliard, Tom's guardian, requested any lady at
gentleman present to mime upon the stage and play any
piece which Tom wield not have heard before. Two
Mite stoceseively responded le it. call be rilaybsg two
beililiant themes. Tons 14th ibMiSs -was
so peculiar to him, and insuicasiatelf Win( Silkiest at
the piano as the Indies vacated 1., he repealed 1.1:11.4
note the elaborate oompoaitions be had past beard,
on the ladies lidos asked whether they were
the answer was " Wonderful!" Deafening applause
greeted "poor T 0..." He afterwards played at the
came time an air with his left hand, another with his
right, and sang • tang in a different key and different
time. Al the request of Mr. Howard, a pretentious*
gentlemen eat down to the piano, the object being to
make as much noise and confusion as peissiblel in the
midst of which gentlemen present called upon Tote to
sing B Ist, it.. ; no noise dlekact.d him, and on being
tested it wan found the note called ler was rigidly
correct. Ti', mit move was a gesalentan sitting down
to the key-board, and with each band striking three
notes in utter dithord. Tom failed only in calling out
one of the notes in one case. To test this taste for
another wheel of music a pentletnen present requested
Tom to play Beethoven's Symphony (pathetic), which
he did with angular oortecteese, and immediately played
=from Sebastian Beck's fugues. Toth has • gaol
e voice. We have thus attempted to point out
some of the estraordipary feats of this poor, half-
decimated lad, Who, we fed, hiss brilliant career before
him—Standard.

Halt COLOUR WASR.—Tbis ins beautiful perfumed
hair wash, which lo seem or ten days restore. grey heir
to its pristine hue permanently. The bead has to be
merely sprinkled with it daily for that time, by the
aid of an ordinary hair brush. It is sold at 10s. fit., and
is sent for post office order by the well.known pert rimer,
A.Lei. Bess, 248, High Holborn, London. Mr. Rapp,
of Yeovil, elan supply it.
A Rim Amy Isriamtattira Bah* roe =I Hull
—Among the numerous preparations offered to tbif
public for health and comfort OLDRIDOWB BALM
OF COLUMBIA it pro-eminent, baring withstood all
opposition and imitation for upwards of forty years ;
and by the increasing demand for this 'gamed Beim may
be estimated its value and Amery for replenishing in.
rigoratieg, said preserving the Hair, either from Isillog
off or turning grey. It Imparts to the Flair •
and glossy appearance, frees it Entirely froth sot ,
will not soil the most delicate fahrie worn as head dread
"at home" or in promenade. Is the "Nursery" It.
UM 6 invaluable, as it forms in Infancy the basis of
healthy and Invariant bead of hair. 8018 by all
Perfumers and Chemists, at 3s. 6d., 65., and IL. only.
Wholesale and Retail by the Proprietors, C. sad A:
OLDIUDGS, 22, Wellington-street, London, W.C.
Lion's do not find [Rae Papers always interesting,
but one has been presented by sommand of Her Majesty
to Parliament, which is Interesting to eniery lady in the
Kinglotn. It is the 11-port of the Boadd ef Inland
Revenue on Adulteration of Tea: the Coouniestot:,:is
dote that so long as Tee arrives covered with mineral
colour it will he largely adulterated, for "the Chinese find
it profitable to us-, colour as a mask, as it enables the old
cheap withered leaves to be passed undetected into eon-
rumption." The Tones in • leading article reviewed
this document, shooing the absurdity of allowing the
Chinese to nee, for the sale purpose of incoming their
profit, mineral colour on an article intended for our
food, operating asht does to the °maniacs' lass and in-
jury. Reliable good quality, together itch real *base-
ness, is the first mos.iatioe, therefore HOrniMan and
Ca, hoodoo, have for many years part disearded thp
WO of colour on all import.: their pure Green is • doll
olive, not bluish, and S with Vs Bleak uniformly
strong, delicious in flavour and very ehhap. Hontiman's
l'ure Tea can be obtained from 2.280 authorised
Agents. —Chemists, Confectioners, or Booksellers.—As
spasms imitations abound, see that the Imechter'e
posture is on each packet.

Caroptu'a Coffees have long been held in high esteem
for producing the favourite breakfast beverage of •
large number, of families throughout the United King.
dom. Caseell's Teas have also long held • position of no
mean repute. The redectioh of dptty faforina a peal/
inarea.ed consumption of these riel•Watsid Teas,
Smith k Co. are now prepared to extend their apeoetee
by the appointment of new agents in every town and
village not yet fully supplied. Either traders or private
individuals will find the Agency a source of profit
TOMS gent free by post, by Cassell, Smith & Co., 80.
Yenchurck-ireet, London.
" A BUGS? COLD," COUOMIL—Fsw are 211114 of the
Importance of e *eking a cough or "Slight Cold" in its
first stage: that which Is the beginning woald yield to
a mild remedy, if neglected. moan attacks the lungs.
"Brown's Bronehiil Troches" give eure and almost
immediate relief. "The Trochee" have proved their
efficacy by a test cif many years, and 11041 received
teatimatials from eminent men who have need them.—
Sold by all Chemist., at la lid. per box.—See
Advertisement in another column.

gen TTTTT TO firceraggs.—lfra. Wisalow's Soothing
Syrup, for childivn teething, it perfectly harmleas. It
produces natural quiet sleep by relieving the child
from man, and the little cherub awakes "s. bright as
a button." Is cures wind, colic, and regulate' the hew.
gives rout to the mother, and health to the child. It
limo been thirty years in use in America, and is now sold
I. this Country be all the principal medicine dealers •1
1.. 14. per bottle. [See Advertitsnent la another
coluinn.

HOLLOWAVN PILL& —Diatth.ot and Bowel Coln.
plaint& —Them maladies are ever present. and if left
unattended frequently terminate fatally. It Anted be
everywhere known that both cholera and diarrheas
depend on the presence of some uudim sled substance in
the stomach or bowels. or some deleterious matter in
the blood, and that Holloway's PiN can ewe' either
with ease llnd expedition. They coneentesta in a sur-
prising degree purifying, alterative, regulating and
strengthening qualities, and thus exert over every In
t -
organ the wholesomely, controlling indemnity so
necessary for subduing excessive action in the human
, frame. Holloway's medicine may be advantageously
I Ultima' • means of keeping the blood pure and the
! body sool—the only practicable plan of maintaining
health in youth, manhood, rod ad age.

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