The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-02 00:00:00

GENERAL ITEMS.

The dynamite which cawied the explosion at the Winter
Palace was introduced by a pretended carpenter, who has
not yet been discovered.
It is believed that the man Hartmann, who was recently
arrested in Paris for alleged complicity in the Moscow
explosion, will be handed over by the French Government
A statement comes from Paris to the effect that Prince
Orloff, the Russian ambassador, has intimated to Id. de
Freycinet, the French Premier, that in the event of •
refusal he would be compelled to leave Paris.
At Constantinople a Greek, named Papadoupolo, has
been arrested on account of being found in possession of
an infernal machine. Being an English subject, he
claimed British protection, and was examined in presence
of the dragoman of the English embassy. Twelve bombs
and dynamite were found in his possession. He first
admitted that he had designed to attack the Sultan; but
retracted this statement, and asserted that the bombe
belonged to his brother. The latter has been arrested.
" CHEAP Ficrrea."—A Parliamentary paper has been
issued containing a report furnished by the British
Consul-General in New York with regard to the exporta-
tion of an article made to resemble butter, and known by
the name of " butterine" or " oleomargarine." It seems
that a " hutterine" company in New York manufactures
as much as 80,0001 b. of butterine and oleomargarine oil
weekly, and exports shout three million pounds annually.
The consignments of oil are chiefly sent to Holland, where
the oil is mixed with a certain proportion sf milk to give
It a butter flavour, and colouring ingredients to perfect
the resemblance to butter, and then churned and con-
verted into butterine.
At a coffee tavern meeting in the metropolis, Lord
Derby expressed himself in favour, not only of local option,
but of personal option. He wondered how many
working-men knew that every time they drank three-
pennyworth of beer or spirite they swallowed a square
yard of good sericulture' land, or that when they
purchased sixpennyworth of mirits they handed over
fivepence to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Renewed fighting has taken place at Ilemt between the
Cabuli and Heists regiments, the former being com-
pletely defeated.
The surveillance of the Winter Palace has not been so
strict as supposed. Scarcely anything seems to he known
of the man who occupied the cellar under the guardroom,
and he had been in the service of the Palace only about
six months. He represented himself to be a carpenter,
and held a false passport. He used to lodge with one of
the servants, whom be paid for his board, and 340
workmen have been found living within the building in
the isms way.
Cardinal Newman, while walking across his room,
stepped upon his gown and fell on his side against the pro-
jecting corner of a heavy piece of furniture. One of his
ribis_was broken. . .

William Henry Walter 'tends charged with forging a
cheque on the Bank of England by altering the figures
from £lll to kink with forging another cheque for
£9OO lee,, and altering Post-office orders to larger sums
than that for which they were originally issued. It was
stated that last October he took out no fewer than 19
money orders for sums ranging from 24. to Si at one
. branch office. The total value of the orders was L'29. Id.,
but 16 of the number, which have since been traced, have
had their value altered to £l5B Its. Id.
The loader of the band of brigands who captured
Colonel Synge a few days ago, demands • ransom of
.C 15,000.
At Melbourne, 150,000 tons of wheat will be available
for export. The gold yield in the colony of Victoria last
Year is estimated at 715,000 ounces
A cyclone and tidal wave have caused serious loss of life
and destruction of property at Fiji.
The riPleA, whose.backstairs sources of information in
Downing-street are not to be despised, gave its readers an
inkling of the present state of the dissolution question.
The Government, despairing of tripping the Opposition,
have abandoned their intention to precipitate matter
At Clareiuorris, and Knock, one of the most remarkable
features of the scene presented at the chapel, was the
collection of discarded crutches and walking sticks alleged
to have been left behind by people who stated that they
had been cured of lameness of one kind or another. 'There
were about • dozen crutches, and three or four dosen
sticks, which had been left as evidences of the cures
effected.
, The negotiations of the English Government with
' Persia in respect to Herat are suspended, it is alleged,
The Shah insisted on receiving • guarantee of protection
against Russian aggreuicsi, which the Government
declined to give. It is further reported that the Shah is
negotiating with Russia, which is ready to give bin, the
guarantees he require'. Meanwhile communications are
going on between England and St. Petersburg with a
view to settling the relations of the two Governments
in Cestriil_Asia. _

—The tWaiexports of coal during January were 1,222,789
tons, as compared with 1,047,3118 tons during the
comisponding month of 18773. For the use of steamers in
the fOre. en trade there were 388,315 tons shipped, thus
making actually 1,5418,104 tons which left Great Britain,
or at the rate of 80,377,248 tons per annum. A few years
ago 10,000,000 tons per annum was considered a good
rate.
GKRIIANS WAXING VP AGAIVIT ReeSslA. The
Ministerial Nortit German Gazette has menacing
articles on the relations of Germany and Russia. It
asserts that the action of the Slav party in Russia is
dangerous to Austro-Hungary, and that Prime
Eismark's policy is to circumveut their efforts. The
friendship between the Emperor William and the Czar
does not imply, says the Gio:.e. tte, the friendship of
leading statesmen.—The Peeth Lloyd, the organ of the
Austrian Government, publishes strongly anti-Russian
articles. The Lloyd of Thursday stigmatine Russia
as a constant menace to European peace owing to the
=sive nature of her foreign policy, and hints that
she ohmage* that policy a war will be forced
upon her to thwart her ambitious designs, now that
the Is comparatively in a helpleee 000dition.

Protege. Nordemdtfold and the officers of the Vega
were received by the Geographical Society of Rome on
Monday. The gold medal of the society was presented to
the Professor.
The news from the interior of the Russian Empire is
heartrending. Famine and diphtheria are decimating the
population.
The half-yearly report and amounts of the Great
Western Railway Company have been issued. The receipts
shows an increase over the corresponding half of 1878 of
SAES, and the expenditures decrease of =LUC. The
sum available for the ordinary stock is £403,966, from
which a dividend at the rate of 41, as compered with I per
cent, is proposed. leaving £Z4 to be carried forward,
as against ,g 16,888 in the corresponding period of last
year.
Colonel Synze. who was sent by Sir Henry Layard to
distribute relief to the Mussulman refugees in Listern
Roumelia, bat been captured and carried off, together
with his wife, by Greek brigands near Salonica The
brigands threiten to kill them if any armed force be sent
to their assistance.
Vera Samulitch, who recently returned to St.
Petersburg, has been arrested at the residence of one
of her friends. . .

MR. JALIIB iiOWARD, the eminent agriculturist, has
been invited to contest Bedford at the general election
an a colleague of the Marquis of Taviatock, the present
Liberal member. _ _ _

Mr. PLINSOLL..—Mr. Evelyn Ashley, M.P., stated
at Bournemouth on Wednesday night that the Tory
" tail " in the House of Commons forced Sir Stafford
Northcote to take the course he did against Mr.
Plimsoll.
The trial of Lewis Paine for the murder of Miss
Maclean terminated on Tuesday. The jury found the
accused guilty of manslaughter. Mr. Justice Hawkins,
told the prisoner that he had been guilty of &cruel and
barbarous crime, and that he richly deservedhanging ;
and he sentenced him to penal servitude for life.
Time is nothing more nourishing and warming in
cold weather than a cup of really good cocoa, but the
difficulty has been to obtain it pure. This may be
secured at the cost of one halfpenny for a large break-
fast cue by using Cadbury's cocoa essence, which goes
three times as far as the adulterated and starchy
compounds ordinarily sold, the smallest packet making
fourteen breakfast cups of strong cocoa.
Frre.—Eritzezio FITS OR FALLING SIMMS.—
A certain method of cure has been discovered for this
distressing complaint by a physician, who is desirous
that all suffi reri may benefit from this providential
discovery; it is newer known to fail, and will curs the
most hopeless case sifter all other means have been
tried. Full particulars will be sent by pet to any
person free of charge.—Addrets :—Mr. WILLIAMS, 10,
ONfOrd-IAMON Hyde Pork, London.
A decree has been issued by the Czar which practi-
flatly places all executive power in the hands of Gen.
Loris -Melikoff,the President of the High Commission,
who is to be responsible to the Emperor alone. All
the authorities, local and central, including the War
Ministry,are placed under his orders,and he Is to decide
upon the punishment of those who do not execute such
orders. General Loris Melikoff has implied a prochuna-
tion in which he states his:determination to effectually
punish all criminal proceedings.
DR. RUINSNLL'S CHAMOIS AGAINST Till TROOPS.—
A Parliamentary Paper contains Sir Garnet
Wolseley's report in answer to the statements
forwarded by Dr. Russell, the special correspondent of
the Daily TeterapO, as to military excesses in South
Africa. Sir Garnet repeats that the charges made are
"gross exaggerations and transparent untruths," and
rgrets that Dr. Russell should have penned such
"grave slanders" whilst he was a guest of the Adminis-
trator of the Transvaal. Dr. Russell, who, since his
return to England, has emphatically re-asserted the
truth of his original statement, will doubtless have a
good deal to say to Sir Garnet Wolaeley's strong
birricaurt, ON TENPRRANCIL—In a speech
delivered at the annual meeting of the Local Temper-
ance Society, at Ventnor, Mr. Samuel Morley,
said he was anxious to secure the co-operation of all
classes in the crusade against intemperance, for his
experience had taught him that the vice of drunken-
nese was to be found in the palace as well as in the
cottage. It was no use for them to preach that which
they did not practise. Some years ago he addressed a
meeting of working men at Manchester on the question
of education, and in the course of his remarks he
advised his audience to abstain from visiting the pot.
house altogether, and to apply the money thus saved
to the education of their children. When be had
finished his remarks and resumed his seat a burly
artisan rose and asked if he himself had taken the
course which he so strongly advised them to adopt,
and abjured intoxicanta altogether. This he (Sir.
Morley) was obliged to confess that he had not done,
but he replied that he would do so from that moment.
That was the origin of his total abstinence. Speaking
of the question from a political point of view, Mr.
Morley said that he favoured extended suffrage, but
' that he did not favour the mass of the people in whose
hands the destiny of the country rested discussing
Important political questions in a pot-house. If he
were a governor of any province or territory and
wished to be despotic, be would open publichouses and
facilitate the sale of drink as a means of ripening the
people for such rule; for self-indulgence, more than
angyraiii% else, was calculated to bring about a total
di for public matters and those great questions
which affected the welfare of the community at large.

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