The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-12-06 00:00:00

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The crew of Her Majesty's steamer Firefly, Muter
Commander Taylor, were on Wednesday last, awarded
the kum of £2O, received from Mr. Mitchell, contractor
for the harbour works of Guernsey, for their successful
efforts in saving his barges which drifted from their
moorings during the eventful gales of the 25th of Octo-
ber last, at night. The above named sum was on Wed-
nesday distributed by tho commanding officer, and
amounted to 10s. each man. The same crew, who are
composed entirely of Guernsey men, were likewise sue-
cwWid on the same occasion in rescuing the lives of the
entire ship's company belonging to a French schooner
named the Blanche Marie. On perceiving the perilous
condition of the ship, the commander of the Firefly,
lying in the open roadstead at Guernsey, despatched his
cutter alongside, manned with eight of the crew, and
took every one on board, two hours after which the
schooner was seen to break up. This act of bravery
was notified by the French Consul to his Govern-
ment.

Hassan All Khan, the Persian Ambassador in London,
accompanied by lieutenant-General Lodwick, East
India Company's Army, Captain Lynch, East India
Company's Navy, and a numerous suite of Persian attend-
ants, conveyed in four private carriages, on Wednesday
went down to Woolwich and visited the Royal Arsenal.
His Excellency made • moat minute and lengthened in-
spection of every department, with the exception of the
gun factories—the inspection occupying from half-past 12
till 5. Captain Lynch, who is a perfect master of the
Persian language, and who attended Feruk Khan in his
late important mission to Europe, acted as interpreter,
and was shown the most manifest mark of regard, ac-
cording to the custom of Eastern nations, walking gene-
rally hand-in-hand with the Ambassador. His Excel-
lency desired Captain Lynch, apparently as a kind of
plea for the exigency of his numerous questions, to
inform the offici rs of the deparment that Feruk Khan
was now Prinie Minister of his country, mainly as • re-
ward, and in virtue of the knowledge and information
which he had obtained in England.
Revotvirrn Itinr.o.—With Colt's rifle the volunteer
is at once relieved from the toil of frequent loading. He
comes on the field forearmed, and necessarily with in-
creased confidence, while lie is able, from the great range
of his weapon, to deliver his fire at • distance very in-
spiriting to untried troops. An admirable guard on the
chambers renders the ride safe in the most careless hands,
as notches between the nipples receive the end of the
hammer, and prevent the cylinder revolving. On the
other hand, the contrivance for rotation is just as siinple,
anl the cylinder attacked to • base-pin, is revolved by
the operation of cocking. As our deficit is in men, let
us make up with material, and our drafts for colonial ser-
vice may at once be multiplied six fold, by arming them
with Colt's revolver. At the Cape and Hobart Town
the Volunteer Cavalry are already armed with this wea-
pon by the local authorities; and we cannot too soon ex-
tend its distribution to India, for which country, left as
it now must be to the care of a diminished force, it is es-
pecially adapted.

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FLOGGING IN TEL MINT AND NAVY—On Wednes-
day evening • numerously attended meeting was held at
the London coffee-honey, Ludgate-hill, to promote the
objects of the recently formed association for abolishing
the punishment of dogging in the army and navy. The
chair was occupied by Viscount Itaynliam, M.P., and
among those present were Alderman Salonions, M. l'., for
Greenwich; Mr. Bristow, M.P., for Kidderminster ; the
Revs. Dr. Hewlett, T. Tuffield, ke. The late order of
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge relative to
the lash was discussed, and it was unanimously resolved
to adopt every possible means to procure the entire abo-
lition of the lash.