The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-18 00:00:00

Scotian)).

EAGLIC•MCRIAR IN EAST LOTHIAN.—A magnificent
specimen of the uvula albirilla WWI Shut, a few days
ago, by the gamekeeper a the k:arl of Haddington.
upon the grounds of Tynningliain. It measured 74 feet
between the estnnue points of the wings, awl weighed
upwards of 121 b. From the bird haunting the coast it
is often called the sea eagle, and, irom the peeuliar
colour of the bird when young, is sometimes known by
the name of the cinereous eagle. Its favourite haunt. in
Britain are the northern coasts of Scotland.

PAUL JONES IN THE PISTIL—Mrs. Reekie, a widow,
died lately at Pathead, near Kirkcaldy. She was known
to have been the lad of those young Imam' who lighted
the fires in Ravenseraig Castle, when the men of Pat-
head kept ar tied watch and ward nightly fur the return
of Paul Junes. She often referred to this period in her
life, and described tidy the appearance of Mr.
Shirrs, when engaged in praying on the beach for that
wind which drove the vesaels of the dreaded Paul down
the Firth. She was 27 years single, 44 years married.
and •bi years a widow, and was in the habit of saying
she had lived three lifetimes. Her offspring was as fol-
lows :-9 children, 65 grandchildren, 116 great-grand-
children, and three great-great-grandchildren—in all 193.

THE WESTESX BANC—OM:I4 the shareholders of the
Western Hank of SIWCIalel resisted the recent eall Mao.- I
by the liquidators, stal mimed the queX of his legm !
liability. He had purchased the shares a few wekd
before the batik stopped. His pleas were that by th,•
losa of twenty-live per cent. of capital before i.e pur•
chased his altares, tlo: company was ipso facto dissolved
and -existent ; that he wa,, induced to buy the Aare:-
by fraudulent representati tttt a, and that therefore Ho
company cannot take advantage of the fraud. Lord
Ordinary Kitiloeli has decided that these pleas are not
sound, and that whatever tither relitesly Ito may have.
he to not entitled to resist the call.
EKCAPE tir A IWY.-111 conneEion with
a trip fruiti Dutra, to E linburgh Oil Monday week a
miraculous escape occurred. One of the carriage doors
had not been properly fastened, and while the train was
proceeding between Heaton and Grant's house a boy.
eight years of age, leaning against the Jour, fell out. It
so happened that there was a small einlimikastent where
the accident occurred, and the youth, rollmg into Hu
I ditch, escaped without injury. The boy's mother
I attempted to j pid the carriage after him, lint was
iavvented by A 6,110w-iumelig,r. Ou the telegraph
being put in motion at Dunbar, she ascertained that her
I *III was safe and that he would be forwarded to Ethimu
burgh by Hie mail train immediately following.
Scottish Pass. _

STEAStIM Amfirrlll:„—Tlte Earl of ('aithness; idealiser,
Murray, cominansler, trailing baween Edinburgh and
Wick, left 4:rmiton Weiluesday morning, and reaclad
Aberdeen bay on Wednesday evening last about 7
o'clock. At this hour it was not far from low water at
our harbour, owl, of couricc, though the steamer's call
Was as usual expected, it cutulil itot be “uticiviteil she
wool.' venture into port, no si4eml being tip that ids,
sle.uhl do so. For the port, however, she steamed shortki
At ter 7, and tlwaall,a•litivetee was, that just whets crossing
the liar. she wettt. aground a little within the Mitotic&
atol opp,.site the south breaksratyr. The weeelent became
tog spee.lily known, poet a pretty heavy ..ea being on, )Ir.
:Auld, the captain pilot, got the lifeboat manlitel sue
launched, niel in three or four trips the vi bole of ths
passengers (about :10, we understand) wine itafely 'trought
ashore. lbw Iterson, however, refused to quit the Vesse,
—namely, the principal owner, Mr. James Bream s
(son of the weldknown etighwer.) Again awl aim'', the
lifeboat returned with the role view of g-tting this
gentleman to leave, and when it is considered how thud
he bail at stake his reluctance to put the ship till tin
hat is not to he wondered at. indeed, we believe w,
are not wrung in saying that on the final visit of th. ,
boat Mr. Bremner wait found gallantly enoleavourin,t,
aingleshanded, to work the engines and batik his vessel
seems title was hopeless he consented to conic off, aiii
hal, happily, by 12 o'clock every one bail liven landed it.
safety. Not a single passenger, Ituwe%er, had been able
to save any luggage, awl it may be easily conceived times
were in no very cheerful meal. but Mr. Shorewards
Williams and Mr. Heti', harbour treasurer, who wet.
early on the acetic, (011./WVII Wall after by Mr. Mew, Ills
local agent, saw to the contort of one awl all, tie
women being taken to the ?steam Yacht tavern, and
there eared for sharing the night. At 2 o'clock ti I.
1111 l ming (riatunlay) the wave. were breaking over the
teasel. but the light affixed to the i.orrirmst was stn.
burning. Watchmen were placed at the 'forry side t.
take cart' if any weals that might be washed mason.
tire. It is 1m04e.1 that, should the see hie calmer.
the steamer may be got off. Tugs were tried to move
lice soon after the accident, but their power was inelfee•
tual. The Id (*rainless is said to he werth hetweeto
£,OOO and £4,00). but, unfortunately, the insurance
does not Cover over the hrlf of that Kula. —Aber* esi
Herald.