The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-21 00:00:00

Genttal Nctoo.

A DOT, 13 years of age, committed suicide A Xan-
cheater, on Sunday, while locked up in a room as •
punishment for dealing apples.

Tits Beak of Egl&od oe Thiusday adopted the
weloome eourse of reduction of its rate of discount IMO]
10 to 8 per cent., a step which will greatly relieve the
monetary pressure.

A Putuous VOYAITIL—The seventam-feet esi
Red, White, and Blue. thirty-eight days from New
York. passed Broadstairs at ball•past nine on Thursday
morning; all well—that is, two men and • dog. She
reports stroog westerly winds. She is skip-rigged, and
saN remarkably well.

A COKPART has been established for the culture of
oystera, on the principle of the Hearn Bay and Whit-
stable Fisheries, at the Warren, • large bank at the
mouth of the estuary of the Roe, in Devonshire. The
Roe hen been celebrated for its oysters ever since the
time of the Romans.
AN A0011)211 of an alarming character occurred at
Wolverhampton races on Tuesday. A temporary wooden
erection, which wee deeignate.i a stand, upon which
1101116 500 penons were steodiog, save wily, "a 01 oottrov
• great many were fearfully hijarod. No deaths have
yet mourred, bat it is feared that two semis at least
will prove fatal.

A LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT took place in Ely-court
Holborn, at an early hour on Thursday morning. A
bones, inhabited by no fewer than twenty-two persons,
utterly collapsed while the unfortunate avatars, were
I. bed. How any of tbene eseaped lea marvel; but
although some twenty extricated themselves from their
perilous position, two were buried in the rains, and
lest their lives.
Loan Pourriattiorou has undertaken again this year
the part of weather prophet. He senores the Irish
farmers, in slater that his been published, that -* the

I new mom, we have sstidowlflporeeweg.
nifieent moon, the weather gradually clearing up la
Lb. nest few days, louring us fine dry weather up to
the middle of September." We hope his lordship's
prediction will be verified.

Taman wan • COLLISION at the Itchingaekl junction
of the London and Biliton Railway on Saturday. A
train from London Budge to Parterre:with and Little.
hampten ran Into an up-train just silt was °rosin tbe
main line to get upon the Sterling and Hatfield line.
The Bresnan of the ap.train, • man named John Saatt,
was killed, slid several passengers were hurt. Fortu-
nately the up-train was a very light one. No intelli-
gible reason for the occurrence of the accident is given.
MOD'S!! TTPOGRAMIT.—At • typefoueders' feast,
held at the Crystal Palace, on Saturday. lb. Ceske
mentioned the eorioue fact that matrices, from punches
originelly cut by William Canton in 1725 were now taken
down for daily use, after baring been laid aside sines
1772 as obsolete- nearly 50 yews after their but been.
tion—" for," said Mr. H. Caslon, "with the returning
taste for the beautiful in form—a aecemary consequence
of the greeter popitlariastion of art in our times—the
' old.fmaad type' had some to be regarded maths moist
elegant lettere within the range of typography."

Tug Duni= or Mi. ETRL —A fund has been
collected for the defence of Mr. Eyre, who is threatened
with a prosecution for his share in that unfortunnte
business in Jimmies. A criminal indlotment is always
preferred in the name of the Crown; and the Crown
cannot be assessed in oasts, whoever mamas the re-
spomdbility of aiding in the queen's name in ammo of
d.-feat is sheltered from lam by this technicality. On
the other band, Mr. Eyre will be oast upon • demos
which may cost him several thousand pounds, and in
his mae might be minima. The land already
amounts to E 6,000.

Tex Atlantic cable brings u news from New York of
date the 113th. Those Interested in the pump
_at the
Cube will be glad to learn that she had rod out.
The Philadelphia Contention had seijourned, bat nothing
Is said respecting what it had decided upon. The Scotia
brings us American Dews of date Bth inst. (morning).
The Governor-Gum' of Canada had cent • communi-
cation to the Canadian Pardament from the British
Colonial Society recommending moderation in the treat-
ment of the Fenian prisoners. It is slated that the
Mohican Liberals were Beverly defeated by the Im-
perialists before Acapulco on the 22nd ult.
Ma. Eras, the late Governor of Jamaica, arrived at
Southampton on Sunday week, and was accompanied by
his wife. Previous to his departure Mr. Byre received an
address from adepotatton of the inhabitants of Kingston
4:ptomains their regret at his leaving the colony, and
their sratllcation at the praise given him by the Jimmies
Commission, for the promptitude and vigour he mar-
ched in suppressing tbe recent insurrection. Mr. Byre,
in thenlting the deputation for the address, defended
the measures adopted by him in reference to the
execution of Gordon and the prolongation of martial
law.
PDRIPAIT'S lirraoviD COMING MACHIAS. This
machine is construeted for expeditiously and thoroughly
corking bottles of almost every kind, and is touchily
adapted for bottling Willie, ales, spirit.. he., he.
It is so simple and well-arranged in its construction
that it may be altered to suit the height of the different
gin. of bottles. The two levers, hand and foot, working,
at the same time, moderate the pressure so evenly that
there is no risk of breaking the bottlesas in the ordinary
method. It is so easily worked that • person unac-
customed to bottling may by its nee bottle equal to the
most experienced bottler. Prism of machine Cll 28.—
Sole inventor and proprietor, J. Purrett, 'Unwell,
Somerset. " Manufacturer of Purrett's Improved Cider
Coloring."

A Comous Barium of an eetientrie man has been
obeyed within the last few days mit St. Ives. Yr. John
Knill—arat an attorney, then steward at Si. Ives for
the Duke of Buckingham, next collector of custom' at
that place, and finally a bencher of Grey's-inn, who
built the pyramidal monument which overlooks Bt.
lees—left • sum of money, the interest of which was to
be given quinquennially to ave young maidens, who
were to dame round the monument. In the centre is •
hollow destined for hr. Hnill's remains, but he was
buried in Si. Andrew's Church, Holborn. A week or
two sines the trustees found ten damsels ten years old,
witnessed the dance, and paid the girls 1. sash for
their adherence to Mr. Knill'a peoular wiah.—Consask
TelegrapA.
DEATH OP • GAsorrn THROUGH FRIGHT.—On
Thursday an inquest was bald over the body of one
whose death was clearly attributable to excitement. A
garotte robbery was eommitted early on Wednesday
morning on a person named Capee by the deemed and
another man, and an alarm being raised, the deceased
was chased by • policeman and eventually captured.
He begonia very excited, and whilst being conveyed to
the station he fell to the ground, and very shortly
afterwards expired. The sergeon attributed death to
the rupture of • vessel on the brain from excitement,
eoniequent upon being *based end apprehended, and
the jury returned a verdict to that effect.

AV AWIR•IDRus.—A Brighton ootitemporary
gays :—" A singular error, showing in an unmistakable
manner the greenness of the parties conoerned, oocarred
at Preston parish chart*. 011 Wednesday morning. A
young coupe' ware to be joined in the holy bonds of
matrimony, and, am usual, the ofiliciating clergyman,
the Rev. W, Rawson, the vicar's aerate, inquired
which were the contracting parties. They were pointed
out to him. duly shown to the altar, the usual eeremony
performed, end the ring placed on the bride's finger,
when it was discovered that the wrong person had been
performing the duties of bridegroom, and that the bride
bad actually allied herself to the groomsman I The
mistake was pointed out to the Rev. W. Rowsell, who
afterwardalmarried the bride to the right man."

VALUABLI PIOPIITTT AT THII WIST•END.—The noble
mansion, No. 15, Portman-emirs, with the wing build.
Jog, forming part of the house, and the building in the
rear, with spacious stabling—the gates opening into
Portman-mows north—the residence and property of
the late Lord Rivers ; held of the Portman estate, fore
term of which only 18 yews will be unexpired at
Illichaeletas next, at ground•rente amounting to
1.159 18.. 6.1. per annum, was on Woodsy sold by Messrs.
Foster, of Pall-mall on the premises, me above, for the
large sum of £lO,BOB. The fixtwes to be taken by
valuation in the usual way. The architectural em-
bellishments of the staircase and principal rooms of
this noble mansion, the rich mahogany doors, sculptured
marble obimney-pieese, and the cornices and ceilings
are all in the fine taste of the celebrated architect,
Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi-terrece. The
Duke of Leeds was the purchaser.

Lenin do not find State Paper' always interesting.
but one hu been presented by eomrnand of Her Majesty
to Parliament, which is interesting to every lady in the
Kingiom. It is the Report of the Board of Inland
Revenue on Adulteration of Tee: the Commlasioners
state that so long as Tea arrives covered with mineral
oolour it will be largely adulterated, for "the Chinese find
it profitable to use colour as • mask, es it enables the old
cheap withered leaves to be paned undetected into eon-
gumption." The Times in a leading article reviewed
this document, shoeing the absurdity of allowing the
Chinese to nee, for the sole purpose of increasing their
srofit, mineral colour on an article intended for our
food, operating so it does to the consumers' lose and in-
jury. Reliable good quality, together with reel obey.
nese, is tbe first oonsidmatim, therefore Horniman and
Co., Londe., have for many years past discarded the
use of colour on all imports : their pare Green is as dull
olive, not bluish, and is with the Bleak uniformly
strong, delicious in flavour and very cheap. Horniman s
Pure Tea can he obtained from 2,280 authorised
Agenta,—Cheeniste, Confectioners, or Booksellera—As
panous imitations abound, see ilia the Imposter's
signature is on each packet.
PallaillgerTAZT WITNNSUOL —Henry Chambers, •
blacksmith, at Maidstone, amused Messrs. Wbatman
.._ . .

;ad Lea, the sitting members of that borough, of having
bribed him at the last election. He told his story with
much circumstance and deliberation • nevertheless, the
committee of the House of Comnions disbelieved the
blacksmith, end believed and seated Mews. Whatinee
sad Lee. The consequence of this decision wu that
Cheatham was indicted for perjury sEtbei Old Bailey,
and, after a protracted trial, has been acquitted, the
jury believing the blacksmith and disbelieving Mews.
Wharnan and Lee. At the trial at the Old Bailey, as
well as before the committee of the House of Commons,
there was a direct mollict of evidenos • Chambers and
several other vitamins swearing positively that they
maw and spoke to Mews. Whelan= and Lee, at a amain
place at a certain time; Mews. Wl:mimes and
Lea severing 161 positerly that they were not at that
pleas at that time. It would now be worth while to
bodice Maws Whatmen and Lee et the Old Reiley for
, perjury in order to tee whet the moult of the trial would
be —Pall-mail Gaulle.

EITRAOILDINART DILLY LID ITS FUL/ILKOII.—At
an inquest held on Tuesday, at Sunderland, on UN body
of a boy named Jones, who was accidentally killed at
Pemborton colliery, on Saturday, it transpired that the
mother of the lad, on Monday night, had an extra.
ordinary dream that her son vu klilei while at work,
and this produced such an impression as her that she
ref coed to allow him to go to work next day, and he
stayed at home on Friday. Next morning, however, he
had gone to work at four tido*, and it appears that
within half an hour of uttering the mine, some full
tube ran amain, and in trying to stop them, the lad,
who was only 12 years of age, was thrown down, some
of the wheels passing over his neck and almost severing
his head from his body. He mast have died instan-
taneously. The pitmen, in accordance with a raper.
Billions belief Immediately knocked off work, and the
shaft vu laid idle for the day, rendering a loss of
several hundred pounds to the promietors. Within
an hour of the deceased leaving his mother's house,
intelligence was conveyed to her of the fulAlment of her
dream.

Till POWIlla OP A Warn WITCH. —The Cbritiat
Telegraph records that a few days &me the arrant of
police of Penzance met n cue of the streets of that town.
at three o'clock in the morning, exposed to a pitilero
rein and drenched to the skin, an old woman of silty
inn bet daughter of about twenty. The latter had a
baby in her arms. They ova& weary an well as wet,
and this was their tale. They lived at Burnie, six miles
west of Penman. and went to bed early on Tuesday
evening, They left the treat door on the latch for the
later retiring to bed of the old woman's moo, who was
practising with the voluaner band. A thief came in,
and stole some gowns, pettieoen, &jets and woes. In
the morning the woman sought the aid of the Baryan
policeman, but be was away. Having heard of the
merits of a " white witch," a man who Ihes at Relates,
and who piss a good livelihood by pretended moreeries
and divinatioos, the poor old mord and her daughter,
carrying the child, started on Pet for Penzance and
theses for Hasten, very nearly 20 aglas, The
wined was from home, and they bad returned from
Helenas to Penance, and were on the way to
Baryan, when the sergeant maw them and bade
them rest awhile. thtou the subject of the robbery,
and any ether MP* mother and daughter were
shrewder than the average of the lahouetng elaame,
but they had a Atm faith in the occult and wiredraw
power of this white witch, and preferred his abracadabra
Ito the kowtow of any dietealve. Having:6 Ytt,
they started for home, and mcompliated she MUOr
walk, ussolsasd by the &sinter, and making light of it,
but for tba baby's weight. Beady the next day the
young mother woe in Penzance again, another six miles,
but the wined had beset Mandrel for ssssreh at pawn•
shops and other places. The segment shook
this nearly satinet faith In prolemon et Citat ark