The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-29 00:00:00

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EARTAQUAIM AT MALTA.—Letters from Malta of the
15th of November report a slight shock of earthquake
on the day preoerling, at 4 p.m., attended by a loud
rumbling noise. There wu little wind at the time,
although it had been blowing for 48 hours previous
very heasily from the northward and eastward. It had
rained all day on the 14th, after unusually dry weather
and great heat...
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.A...CASK Or TORTURE IN INDIA.—A CIII of torture
has recently been brought to light in the Untbnlla dis-
trict. A prisoner was swung up to a tree, his toes just
touching the ground, with the view of extorting confes-
sion. Three days after the man died, and the parties
implicated were committed for trial on the charge of
culpable homicide, and torture. The Thanadar although
Acquitted of the charge of culpable homicide, was "con-
victed of torturing a prisoner for the purpose of extort-
ing confession," anti sentenced to imprisonment for five
years, a fine of fiOU rupees, and proscription from Go-
vernment employment.
IRISH TRAMWAY/5.--AI there is now no doubt but
that the Bill of Sir Robert Ferguson will become law in
the course of the ensuing session of Parliament, a pros-
pectus has been issued of the City .4 Dublin and Suburbs
Tramway Company, under the Limited Liabilities Act.
A very flourishing amount is embodied in the prelimi-
nary notice of the saloons of tramways in New York,
chiefly founded on the statistics supplied by the corres-
pondent of the Times in New York. It is proposed
that the capital of the Dublin Company should be
ElOO,OOO, in I:10 shares, to be paid as wanted; to run
five lines of four wiles each through the suburbs, cen-
tering in the business part of the city, and connecting
thc.railways and quays. .

HOUSE AOLNTIS AND THZIR COSTOMEIS.—A curious
case came before the Westminster County Court on
Monday week, that of "Vincent (an estate agent), r.
Hanaington," a gentleman occupying • house near Piston.
square. Mr. Hannington's house was to be let. and be
advertised it, upon which he received from the plaintiff •
printed prospectus, or "terms" upon which he would let
the hours. This Mr. Hannington signed and returned.
The terms in this case, printed in small type an • head-
ing, ran thus:—" £4 per cent, on the rent required for
a year," and "the per eentage is payable absolutely as
soon as the property, or any part of it, is in any manner
let, sold, relinquished, or otherwise disposed of by any
one, or as soon as the instructions are withdrawn, post-
poned, or at an end." The defendant had filled in and
signed beneath as follows :—" To be let, furnished, for
three, six, or twelve mouths; rent per week three
guineas," merely for the purpose of reference, as be
understood. Though the premises in question had never
been let by the agent, nor had persons even called from
the agent to inspect them, the defendant had to pay the
plaintifrs claim of 28 14a. (being 54 per cent, on sM:O,
the highest rent required for the premises for one year
as per signed terms.) The judge would not award costs,
and expressed his hope that the public might be warned
by the publicity given to such cases.
Lire-BOAT SLRVICES.—It appears that during the
present year the life-boats of the Royal National Life-
boat Institution have, at various points of our coasts,
been actively called into operation on fifty-six different
occasions. The result has been that one hundred and
thirty-four lives have been saved off twenty-three wrecks.
besides assisting five vessels safely into port. On
twenty-three occasions it happened that when the life-
boats had put off in reply to signals of distress, the
vessels either got out of danger or the crew was rescued
by other means. Again, crews assembled several times
to give assistance, but were not required to put off to
sea. For these valuable services the crews were paid
nearly WOO. Nearly all these services took place in
stormy weather and heavy seas, and often in the dark
hour of the night; and yet not • single accident
happened to either of the life-boats or to one of the
gallant fellows who had put off in them. On these and on
occasions of quarterly exercise, these life-boats were
manned probably by no less than 4,0°0 persons. Such
practical proofs as these of the great value of the
Royal National Life-boat Institution in a martinis
country like ours, cannot possibly be over-rated, and
surely it has the highest claims on our support; and
tic snore we hear of its operations on various parts of
the coast. the more we feel urged to press its claims on
public notice. Contributions in aid of this philan-
thropic cause may be paid into any of the Rankers of
this town, or sent direct to the Secretary of the
National Life-boat Institution, 14, Johneareet, Adolph',
London.

NARROW BACA'S OT Ma. BASS, M.P.—On Tuesday
evening last • singular accident, which might have been
attended with fatal consequences, happened to Mr.
Bass, M.P. for Derby. It appears that the hon, mem-
ber who had been attending the banqnet given to the
ex-Mayor of Derby, left Derby by the 10 14 p.m. Biz..
minghain train. On his arrival at Burton-upon-Trent
he was met by his brougham, the coachman and a valet
sitting on the box. Byrkley-lodge, Mr. Base's resi-
dense, is about four miles from Burton-upon-Trent.
The night was very foggy, and, although the carriage
lamps were lighted, it was with difficulty the coachman
could find his way. On arriving at the turn of the road
leading to the forest the coachman unfortunately,
through the dense fog that prevailed, made a wrong
turn, and drove the carriage into the middle of the
canal. Mr. Bass tried to open the door, but could not
for seine time, but, as the vehicle gradually filled with
water, he was enabled to do so, and then swam to the
bank on the other side, where his valet had anived
before him. The coachman remained on the box, mana-
ging to keep the hones' heads above water until an
alarm was raised, and several cottager, residing close by
came to their assistance. In about an hoar the horses
were safely landed, not having received much injury,
and the carriage was left in the water all night. Had
the carriage turned over on entering the water, Hr.
Bass must have lost hie lit. • but, as it was, he
with • slight cold. Mr. Has; did not go on to B;Veedy-
lodge, but returned to Barton.

ROYAL CIIIIIITITE.—ANxwm, November 20.—Picked
up a mile at sea the body of a woman, supposed to be a
mat ried lady, stout, well made, middle age and height;
on her ring finger two gold rings, one a much worn
wedding ring, the other contains eight supposed Irish
diamonds, with-qn emerald in the centre, set in sil-
ver; black silk" -crilress, black crape at the elbows,
stays with steel slips, laced behind; knitted worsted
flannel, no chemise or night dress, black jean boots,
laced at the sides, patent leather toes ; white cotton
stockings, patent elastic garter on the left leg, with
brass clasp ; on the other, black tape garter ; no marks
on body or dress to identify. November 21.—A male
body, legs gone, say fift. 6m. high, flannel singlet, with
white buttons, shirt, coloured cloth waistcoat; in the
pocket was found • gold Geneva watch, albert curb
chain, key with a swivel seal in one end, plain, one side
bloodstone, the other white; watch marked on the
back inside "13 jewels, No. 8,746, Hi Perregaut,
Geneve ; two sovereigns, a crown, and two half-crowns,
and one threepenny-piece, one nugget and one black
(supposed coal), with • bit of gold stuck on to it, a
piece of paper with " Rev. J. B. M'Caul, 42, Gower-
place, Gower-street ; 40, Huntingdon-street, Barnsbury-
park." Picked up last week.—A bit of a flannel shirt
with the marks, 31. W. P., 8;" good flannel, marked
with red marking thread, supposed to belong to a man
buried at Ainlwch last week, but the flannel was not
discovered until to-day.
EXECUTION IN INDlA.—Rajah Jeyloll Singh paid
the extreme penalty of the law on Saturday morning
the Ist., inst., at the "scene of measure." The
trial of this man reflects the highest credit on the officers
who conducted it, while his execution decidedly consti-
tutes the most vigourous act of the local administration.
There is not a single dissentient from the sentence—na-
tive or European; all are agreed as to the guilt of the
Rajeh, and we have had too much of the fallacious cle-
mency policy to have looked for an expiation of crimes
sun as Jeyloll Singh had beep convicted of in any punish
rnentshort ofthst of the gallows, and it has been fearlessly
meted out. The example is a terrible and an awful one,
but justice has been avenged and society satisfied. By
6 o'clock the arrangements for the execution were com-
plete, under the immediate superintendence of the
lkputy Commissioner, assisted by the Assistant Com-
missioner. To the police was confined the duty of pre-
serving order. No other troops were out. The assem-
bly of spectators was particularly scanty. There could
not have been more than between 200 or 300 natives,
and about a score of Europeans, chiefly military officers,
present—Newah Moshun-ocal-Dowla being the only na-
tive of distinction among them. Before removing the
handcuffs Mr. Carnegy asked the prisoner if be had any-
thing to say. Jeyloll ffingh denied to The last his own
guilt, marring that be was 'bout to stiffer for the crimes
of others, especially of his servant*; that he was not
present when the murders were committed, did not even
know the exact day, and that it was only on his return
to the city after three days' absence that he heard of
, what had been done the day before. He finally offered
to pay any amount—from • lac upwards—for a commu-
tation of his sentence, and begged that the proposal
might be communicated to the Chief Commissioner
before he was hanged. The death warrant was then
read to him; after which the handcuffs were removed,
his hands were pinioned behind, the cap put over his
head and face, and himself assisted to mount the plat-
form. He throughout maintained the most perfect
composure, repeating to himself some prayers. As soon
as the nu/shad been adjusted, Mr. Carnegy, in a clear
audible voice, briefly explained to the crowd around
that the criminal on the gallows before them was the
Rajah Jeyloll Singh, who on that very spot, where stood
before an cater gateway of the Kaiser Bab, bad sta-
tioned himself on the top of it, and caused in its imme-
diate vicinity the sold-blooded murder of some 22 orEt
Earoptans and other Christians—that he had been tried
and convicted of the deed on the clearest and most con-
clusive evidence, and that he bad been sentenced to
death—to be hanged at the "scene of massacre." He
then gave the order forth.. withdrawal of the props, and
• single jerk left the culprit swinging in the air. He
died very hard. It was • good five minutes before life
was extinct. The body was left hanging for about an
hour, lifter which it was taken down and buried outside
the gaol. Thus ended the days of Rajah Jeyloll Singh.
He was • middle-sized man, well-built, rather above the
middle asie, and of • dark complexion, with certainly
nothing villanous in his countenance.