The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-11-30 00:00:00

ECONOMY IN FOOD.

GENERAL ITEM E.

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meeting of bishops at Lanabeth on December 7 to consider
the worklug of the Burials Act.
Mr. W. Rithbone (Liberal) and Mr. H. J. Nanney
(Conservative) were on Tuesday nominated for Cernarvon-
shire. The polling takes place next Tuesday.
honey Vivian, • Welshwoman, 108 years of nee, who
bad .--en an inoure of Rashleigh altrabouees, Pontius,
near Par, Cornwall, for some year., died on Thor.day.
It is stated that the Government have expressed their
s'•difises to 1.150,0011 Iron] the G ivernment of
Natal, as a eettlement in full of all claims against the
catony on eco ,tair of t..e Zulu Mar.
The Britiek Medical Jounsal ways it is reported that
Ho•pital, which be. 180 beds cloud to the public, in
£lO.OOll deficient financially on the resulte of the you'd
operation..
In the London Bankruptcy Court, on Friday, anplica-
tion was made for an order adjudicatinr the Earl of
Perth a bankrupt. After a long argument Mr. Registrar
Haelett di•mteeed the appl:ct;on without. cn.te.
The trial of the persons charged with robbing the Rome
National Bank of about £110,001.1 was I•ollCiUtdd oii Toone
day. Taueberini wes sentenced to twelve years' and two
others to fun, years hard labour.
The Mark Lase Express says that the delay in wheat-
*Wine, caused by the preeent severe weather, is beginning
to *Dennis a @Pelotas aspect in the districts in which seed:ng
is backward. Tenable' continues to show that the wheat
or"P is sere deficient.
I understand Mr. Gladstone in the course of last week
reosived two letters, one from Lord Sbaftesbury and the
other from Lned Fitawilllant urging him to take some
Immediate action so as to put an and to the anarchy now
rampant in Ireland.—World
The death is announced of Field-Marshal Sir Charles
Yorke, • Waterloo veteran, and the oldest fieldtharshal in
the Brit:eh Army. The deceased officer, who wan Crln.,..ble
of the Tower and Colonal-Commindent of the R fie
Brigade, was within • few days of his 110th year.
Jr the counts of a sparrow shooting match at Jr atm ch,
on Thursday, • number of sport-men called at a b .erbouse,
where they had s one drink. While sitting there the gun
of a men named John Leigh accidentally went off, the
charge entering the bead of and killing a companion
named Edwin Grundy.
The Government of India, nil the recommendation of
Genera Sir F. Robert% bas suggested that a Companion-
ship of the Bath should be conferred upon all offic int who
commanded regitnenta in the m web from Cahill to
Candahar. It is stated that Colonel Baker is to be created
• H.C.B.
A Liverpool paper understands that • conference of
Nonconformists will shortly be held to c Insider whet steps
shall be taken to get rid of the enactment ra quiring that
the local registrar shall be present at all marriages
celebrated in places of worship other than the churches
belonging to the Establishment.
The funeral of the late Lord Chief Justice C:ackburn
took place on Friday. Nearly all the judges and many
leading bezel .toes were present, and the Prince of Wales
and Duke of Edinburgh were represented by members of
their households. The pm:es/dm was of immense length,
no less than sixty-three carriages following the hearse.
Nearly one hundred of the Carmelite nuns who were
expelled from Franoe arrived in Hereford on Thursday.
and took up their residence at the mansion recently
occupied by the late Belton Brown, which they Intend to
make their headquarters.
The Earl of Dartmouth, who recently computed the
Dissenters of this country to a gang of burglars, graciously
softened the simile at a church meeting on Thuradey, and
branded them only as poachers. To solace himself, how-
ever. he fell upon Mr. Bright, who, he said, became
frantic when speaking of the church, and did not cars
what injustice be Inflicted.
General Roberta is to be invited to dine on St Andrew's
Day with the Scottish Corporation, and several other
officers who have Nerved in Afghanistan will be present
with him. The Queen has subscribed .ClOO towards the
expenses of the banquet, and similar auras have been given
by the Duke of Buccleuch and the Earl of Fife. The latter
nobleman is to preside over the banquet.
On Thursday evening an attempt was made to throw
an intense train off the line near the Tunbridge Wells, on
the fi 'nth Eastern Railway, by placing • sleep r across the
in- tale. Fortunately it was caught by the engine guard
said • disaster prevented. This is the second attempt
made at the same plsc a during the past few days.
A storm of wind, alleged to have been as violent as that
which prostrated the Tay-bridge, occurred on Friday in
Scotland. Numbers of disasters are reported from the
cant, and it is feared that several lives have been lost in
the crocks, that strew the coast Much damage was
done to house property in towns, and • few people were
e-rionsly inju-ed. The gale was also very violent on the
west coast of Ireland.
On Thor-day, Edwin Hunday was committed to the
Warwick Asais, no the churn of causing the death of his
count), TSIOUISS Hundey. The facts, as disclosed at the
inquest, showed that on Saturday evening the deceased
and ths accused quarrelled. They fought for a few
momenta. sr hen Thotuas fell down, and it was alleged that
in attempting hi rise lie was kicked about the hand. Hs
died the following day.
A f raajw,,y oiniginn occurred on Monday morning
on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Railway. A
goods train ran lute a coal train, killing the driver of the
former, and smashing the rolling-A:wk. The collision
happened at Northoupe station, near Gainaborough. his
cad that the signal was againet the goods train, but owing
to the fog it was not teen until tot late.
Gnat excitement prevails in the fashionable world to
get the first copies of the Earl of Bisconeffeld's new novel,
Kridyinion. It appears that the bolds Earl receives from
the publishers the sum of .C 12.000 fo.- the copyright
Many people h.ve been wondenng, Irons time to time, why
Lord Bmconsffeld had retired SO completely into private
life. Th mystery in unravelled in Kndyesion.
The eon. ict Willi am Joseph Diatin was executed in
Bristol gaol on Monday morning for the murder of his
paramour, a Cowan named Idaniels. The criminal MY so
ppietrate with t- rr rat the last moment that he bad to be
•upparted on t ti drop by two wardere, and it was found
n-ce.sary give Lima a St [Dalin% to prevent collapse.
tf..eso was the executioner. Guth anointed to be
instattiona.u% th •di op being I c arty nft. The corpse hea-
ling remain, sin ended for au liou•, it was taken down
stud placed in a colliii,aud•formaliuquesterassubsequently
bel
On Monday morning Mr. Bromwich, a grocer and pros
ei.i ii 4e-tier in Walsall. hued noise, which led him to
torn we. on intruder in the house, and on going
else n•t or• he fouled • man •n.zaiteil in rausackins the
shop. N'ithou• trotarino he deed at him with • revolver
which he ant the fellow wale MY as fast as he
coW.I. Mr. Brom •ich itiechsrged anotner shot at hint as
he rosheil ita..u.h the sitting, own, and yet another after
he bat reach.ul t ,tree. it' believed that the man was
hit on the I.!ga All that was missed was some copper

won. y.
Prince Bismark'e organs in Berlin have been thrown
Into a eta e of intense wrath by the criticisms of the
English press on the Jew-hailing now so popular in
Germany. The editorial tools abuse England roundly for
her management of Ireland, and then proceed to show
that Jews were treat ;d very unjustly in this country " two
or three centuries ago." The writers do tot appear to HO
that in adducing the latter fact they are confessing the
ho•loesed corilisation id the German Empire.
At N.cchnifield Th ma. D.alson, engine driver, WU on
Thursday, committed to the assizes on • charge of man.
elsoirbter by disregarding signal, at Westbury railway
ovation, thereby cooping the death of a platelayer. At
lbor petite, near Dsrlington, John Pickering was com-
mitted for trial r the manslaughter of a workman
etool•tyed in r• {miring boilers, by turning 011 11A water
while the man a a. at work.
Mrs, Josephine Butler, who, with a few other Philan-
thropic persona, has lons been attempting to stop the vile
traffic in Bushell girls that prevails in some continental
Cities. announces that the Belgian authorities have at ,
length been shamed out of their apathy, and that six
p osons charged with decoying young women from
E ,glanil base ip•en c numitted fr trial in Brume's. The
prisoners are all of the " f Ash io a able" class, and indeed
only People possessed of money could have carried on the
infamous trade, which is now likely to the checked.
Too MUCH LICATIHINO.—A Russian young lady, named
Alexandrine Ley, residing in Paris, and supporting herself
by lessons, committed suicide on Tuesday under very
painful circumstance.. She was a Bachelor of Arts, and
was reading for a higher degree, and had written to •
university official to inscribe her as a candidate. An
answer to her application not arriving when she expected,
and fatigue having racked her nerves, she committed
suicide by discharging a revolver into her heart. A will
on the table ordered that the body should go to the
Academy of Medicine.
drama WI crime has been prepetrated in the town of
Berne. 4.s geed c itiple, named Eindlisbecher, living in
an isolated Itotais in the suburb of Schaffroth, were
aroused by a notes in the staid., The husband went to
I see .t it was, both, bad no sooner emerged into the
gsrden than he -as killed on the spot with • firewater by
a man biding behind • tree. The wife, bearing his cry
for help, rushed out, and eat murdered in her turn. An
old servent and a neighbour, who came to ths rescue,
were also killed with the same weapon. The murderer,
haying dragged the bodies of his victims on to • dust
heap, then mats rd the bouse, and having stolen •
thousand franca from the drawers, decamped. Several
asse,ts have been made on suspicion.
" WR DOWT WANT Tn FIGHT."—SOOD MUT the appear.
FCX HUNTING IXTRAORDINAR.Y. ems of the notorious "Jingo" snag of two years ego—
" We don't went to fight, hot by Jingo if we do," ste.—lt
On Saturday evening la* a box wae received at the waa currently announced that her Majesty had, through
lantington station tor • gentlemen at Freshwater. Ide of General Ponionlay, publicly accorded her patronage to the
Wight on the outside of which it was marked' Live
girds." One of the porters' curiosity being aroused he I
I ditty. In a letter received by the Peace Society from
Geeer.l Ponsonhy. datsd Balincral, November 90, he
Maenad the handle of • brush in one of the air holes, ' remarks that—" H. certainly was not aware that so
heliostat • fog in be inside, as the smell was so str,n. curious • misconeett on prevailed about the Jingo sons,
He found be was sight in is conjecture, and informed the which he d• es not suppose the Q men ever saw or heard,
station master of tee fast Nr. Bullard thereupon caused eg.ept allusion to it from common report at the time.
a small Portion of theme& of the hos to be removed and On Wednesday morning the body of a middle-seed
gave " Reynard" some raw beef, and ardered him to be woman was found by • platelayer on the un line of the
placed in the porter's wen for eafety. This wag dot/Abend . District Bsilmay. close to the signal-box at Sloane-square
nothing more was heard of the fox, until Su nd ay morning, Elution. It was irinz between toe raglsand the platform.
when Mr. Bol'arres attention wax drawn 41 the fact that with the head near tne latter, and it is supposed to have
"there was a fox up in the chimney stack. " A hint been there all night There was • cut across the forehead,
at once mused, and the excitement of the crowd, which had and a small handbag, with the handle off, was found near
Increased to somewnat large dimensions, became intense, the body. Asi no One AILW the fatal occurrence, it can only
s:ticks, stones, and in fact almost everything that could he
hid hold of was hurled by the crowd at poor Report, who I be assumed that the woman fell between the carriages
I and the platform, although moat of this trains have con-
doggedly maintained hie Position under thee • most try.
.Ine Monona footboards.
circurnata nem. but at last nue of Mr. Doe's son. moonless His Excellency the Slams. Ambassador and suite dui,
the roof, and by the aid of his chimney sweeping brush in. their Itsy in this country, determined to present to
=weeded In " dis`odging the enemy,- who made for the King of Si.m, so e, m.,mento of his visit, a copy in
shelter at the other end of the roof and oot of the range of silver of the Albert Memorial, The work ha. just been
die " lie ••• not allowed to remain here long. ex 'toted by Mr. linteon, ailveremith, of Ludgate-bill and
forth. app-tite of" the huntsmen was becoming sharper
and sharper, and the fnx was getting it rather warm, to nee i
; B ind-street. It is said to be the f architectural
piece of plate ever made, standing 71t. high. The design
• raild expression. In caws he should make for Station- has been somewhat modified to bring it into accordance
street, several of the crowd bad placed themselves in
with the Bud thist religion, but In general the lines of Sir
readiness to cut of his retreat in that direction. Ile was Gilbert Scott ban heen followed. The figure of the MD"
besamed in on almost evert side, his only chance of mope Coesort buboes replaced by that of the KW of
Slam,—
being la the direction of Mill Pond. He at lad ran does nogg Televised.. November IS.
the roof, and probably in the endeavour to maks off In AI Televised..
or Vi. Gutoryous.—ln Gladatoar
that direction mounted the static", but he bad reckoned honseheid Hi.srlan old woman servant who
without hie hod. The roof of time shed was of "nch 4 had • son inriine.l toga wrong, Tim mother remonstrated
slippery nature—no doubt reMeed hkyy:lFin—that the and advised he, is., , hot ell to no purpose; be teemed
end
poor fox coull obtain no footing end sti yell into determit el on a h. ad' •ng cosine to ruin. At last the
the waterbutt in Mr. Bollard's bm • eters was the mother in her desperation caught the idea that she could
difficulty for the" Nimroda" How to secure him persuade the Premier to take him in hand, perhaps the
Many were the plans proposed, but the moat feasible might b.
reclaimed. "Screwing her courage to
appeared to be that of lassoing Berme& and this was the sticking noint"—for what will a mother not do for
was adopted. After many attempts, accompanied with I her child I—shs apor 'ached her master, and in trembling
language more pointed than po'ite as the object of their tones preferred her request. Mr. Glandstone responded
attentions resented their kind efforts to rescue him from • at onee, and though tne stairs I.f the rreatest kingdom
watery grave be was mare. It took some little time to in the world pressed heavily upon him, with genuine
not him lota the him that wee reedy to reoeive him, and Ise simplicity of character he had the lad sent to his study,
showed every inclination to r=rndathdr kindness by e tenths when he seeks words of tender advice and rerun*
"teih 'at that, hands or could lay hold of. and eveotaidly knelt down and prayed a Hi wr Power
When he was onnwevad hest to porter's room it was to help him in the work of redemption. kindly
discovered that he had gnawed • large hole in the boa ectim was effectual, and the lad became • reformed
*hat had contained him, and had forced it open lie had character. Fortunate Is the reentry whose affairs are
tried so break throneh the window, but only succeeded in guided by a man like William Beam Gladstone.
To as Miter.
g, cracking it. In thie room all the porter's Limns and oil Iv,: MaLsotrass Exaferriox —The concerts given on the
ntn„;,„_ "Da 9.11•1.4 &I • inq Coweeee;rine ithnnt • kept and "Mr. lteriutztl "in his efforts to free him"" Brine:used PIAUI A. which gained the only special diploma
se., "'" r• • vemeadess diet—mnie from anoll'om of from his Primo. lied everbirned the oil cans and broken and two first prime above the Productions of Erma,
' tam, esb eve
th t ors sewed, of health or of humanise— several of the lamps. "Necessity is the mother Of Steinway. Michigan,. and 78 other exhibitors at this
Idea of Sydney Exhibition this year, are now drawing large and
• 'lino,. ~,he...4140 ewe weld permit me to stale my Invention," and thar poor fox attest coaosived the
ieserreetuve aft aba subject freely to sopping by the chimney, with what result we have liteteu.„- admiring audiences at the exhibitien —the touch. tone,
e mime who may gain it —Yemen essrwesfnliv. fle was a fine grows fox, and will, be th• aletnll7. and apposranea ths Instruments being =lsmaili
di,Paisaliked. mmassit &war W 1441111, jB-8- providing some good sport tiara nalinnournoon agutirsd.—Mormag Poet, Nov. 13th, 113130,
Tatar.

Tar BITER BEY —The plump little Glee 1,, he Ritnnnel ,
ayes twinkling with delight and an extrsorlinary grit
lighting up his yellow countenance, fl,opped in tn item
the lottery droning the other day. He watched the Wind-
folded boys drawing the numbers from the wheel with
Waren' interest and bore the lakes of the crowd around
with evident ',awl nature. "Soy. John. you wamhea that
mat:l.246lsta* r asked one of the ernwd, pointing to one of
the benevolent-looking consmisaioners, "1 washes hoopoe
plenty oltiriee iii wines prise," replied he bland Mongo-
lian. "Have you iota ticket, John?' inquired the man
In the crowd. " Well. me tickle' me babe.," replied the
Chinaman, drawing one from his pocket. "Tickles win r
be inquired. The man in the crowd looked at the number,
and manning the hat, found that it had come in for • 600
duller prise. Well, John," replied the maw in the crowd
very ineeeestly, "I think you've lost" "Chinee man
loam bike tinier.' said Übe 'abject of the flowery Empire,
" Main no lockets ; Owe Uow dishes away." You needn't
do that, John.' mid the man. with • petrooisine air.
ru give you a dime for it. "Dlinqie too lilies.
Mimeses a dollar.' said the Celestial. "A doll.r's too
mock for a ticket 'hag can't wile. Well split the dig rente
anti sail it half a duller, eh r said John's kind informant.
" Mins* was 'lase no lecke& Vehoen talc.. nil..
mopes Takeo **itches and 'thorns* do' bittee (glty
amid." and John pared over kis ticket in exchange for
the mossy. When the Moiaplian'e grinning features bid
disappeared. the wen chuckled and remarked that be had
"got her this time." " Let's ites the ticket," said one of
his friends. The man who had made the lucky inves.ment
handed the ticket over, when his friend exclaimed—
" Wba George. it wee drawn Wet Inner "1. that tar
asked the men, dograbthuaded. the revelation thot he had
been duped dawning_ upon him. "Where is that lying
,
meal of • heathen (Thins,.hoeso who put this job on me I--
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