The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-19 00:00:00

enteral litins.

EARTHQUAIIII AT MALTA—Three slight shocks of earth-
quake were felt in Malta on the 9th inst. A telegram
from Sicily states that Modica [Lot angered great dainap.
Not much injury was caused at Yalta, but the inhabit-
ance Were greatly alarmed and those who were attending
• alaatilleirade hall hasttly rettn not to their homes.
IICCLERIANTICAL Tittact.--The appeal of the Rey.
Alfred Poole. formerly Curate 44( St. ItarnalumKnights-
brilge. against the Bishop 41 London. Wag heard before
the Juthcial Committee of the Privy Council on Monday.
Every our knows the lasts of this case—how the Bishop
revoked Mr. Poole's license on account of lila basin
encouraged w ~,,, en iii the practice of e44114.4.111.1n. and
having put improper question. to them. Tie case having
been argued at aome length, an adjouniment took
place.— In the same court the Rev. Dunbar Isidore
He al'. vicar of Beading, in the Isle of Wight. apiartred
so appellant, the lii hover Winchestcr 'sing rest lent.
This suit waa in-titutell iii the Court of Areltes
February, ISAO, when Mr. Reath wag eh ,rizetl with
heresy in inxintaining doctrines soritrdry to those of the
Church of England. Judgment wag no* given to the
effect that the appellant ass entitled to have the
Spec:Meal vh4rges ag dust him set forth showing which
41 the Toirtymme %Cliches be had contravened, and
that this must be done within a month.

Dlt.ErereY.YE Flee •ND tointt
—On Wednesday morning. at a fetv minutec before four
safire of • very alarming chardeter hcoke out in
the premises helium:nue to Mr. A. E. YoW1;411411 1M11,14-r,
NO. 1314, Curtaiu-road. The disnovere
appears to have been ins-le hy a p011ee...M.0- 4,f the I:.
,ijej.,e, aho un iwolit.j the prvii,i-ei nstieell hr
pouring forth from the brat floor Tolls convitimal him
that the place wax on fire, and he at once sent off for
the aid of the engine'', • luiclu were early in attendance.
an-I • good suf.ply of MAUI' haring heoll procured, the
firemen went ti work in uuuiot reit ir.wortliy ominer.
butt were unable to eatinguidi the flames until the front
prcini.o were entutey dedroved, and the stock in the
open yard severely ulauur.ge I ho fire, water, arpl hasty
re iiiii The premi-ea of Mr. 11. Spurgeon hrlstead•
maker, No. 139, are also seriourlY injurel liv fire
water. The origin of the lire is unknown. Another
fire, which it is feared will be attended with fatal
eonse.mences, happened oil the preuniees belonging to
Mr. Tower., • marine-store dealer, No. 1. Suitherlanul•
terrace, Caledonian-road. The fire was eaii•ed from A
spark flying out of the grate, which ignite.' the dress of
• young woman natiosl Elisabeth Hall, and in the
comm. Cif a UM minutes the ll•mes iiiii noted over her
head. The fire w m eventually extinguished, hut Ind until
the poor creature Mac so fesrfullv Mina that alma Wapt
obliged to he removed to the hospital, where she at
prmrllt Mill:611J without the least I.ol* of rrcovery.

SINGULAR ISICISION OF A Fnittecti Coerr.—The
Court of Causation at Paris, t resided over by M.
Troplmig, recently decided that a woman who married
a liberated convict without a kouwlc.lge of the fact of
his conviction is outtle.l to a decree of nullity of
marriage. The Supreme Cooirt, overruling the judgment
of the Imperial Court of Paris, holds that the mistake
as t, I the per6on which the code lays down as is cause of
nullity is not restricted to the " physical heroin," but
comprehends ii mistake an to sin anteeedent of a perty
which changes his "civil person" in such serious degree
as a conviction for felony.
CIIIIRCH-RATV.B.—A conference or some or the leading
opponents to church-rates was convened on Tuesday
la.t, at tine Freemason's liall: Mr. Selinlefield, M.P.,
took the chair, when resolutiont inn favour of fair J.
Treiawney's Abolitiou Bill, were moved by Sir J.
Shelly. M.P., Mr. E. Griinwa he (Mayor of Ipawiehl.
and Mr. Hugh Mason, and the 'netting woe also ad-
dresaed by Mr. Handell Couhen, the Rev. T. Binney.
Lord Henley, M.P., Mr. Miall, Mr. Haines, M.P., and
other geutleinen.

A (lIKINTIAN SIMION AT Prictg.—The Council of
the Soeiety for the Propagation of the Go.pel in Foreign
Bat., of which the Archbishop of Canterbury is pre-
si lent, hare detcrillined upon the establishment of a
Christiso mission at Pekin.

MSlSTEitions DEATH tie A Ifissa.—Chi Tuesday
some sensation was created aniung4 the inhabitants of
Agar-town, St. Pancras, cuing to a current report that
on Saturday night an old dealer in left-off wearing
apparel, named Ilalilwin, a well-known cliaraeter of the
vicinity, on account Of (as alleged) his ece.mitrio and
penurious habits, which hail for • long period com-
pletely estranged him from the rest of his family, was
inecoeared to have heen robbed and murdered in a front
Liai oucup
ar.ltirofie.Nl
it
47;7.
stn to keep a large
further asseri,eil, byh is brother
aid oti,ere, it
w t of ininey coil
other valualilea. Front iuforniation olitained it appears
that the deceased, for two weeks lin-% jou. to his mys-
terious deisii.e. bad been attended by Mr. Surlienn,
surgeon, of 01.1 St. Pancras-road, for bronchitis. and
was last seen by liim in the morning of Saturday last.
In accorhoice with deceiood's wish. the 1.11.3adY
entered his room in the evening to give him seine medi-
cine, the dour being left open fur that purpose, and,
much to her serpriaa, found him deal, viith his body
urJuctied imp umsii the 66.1. She raised an claret, and
her hualiand and other pentane in the house who came
to her mishit ioce, on turning over and examining the
: found blood ocix:ug from a wound near the throat.,
which had penetrated no lei& than four aliirts in which,
singular to say, lie was attired. Information was for-
warded to Mr. Sotherin, who' upon hie arrival, eiaarly
h showed that a murder or suicid• had been committed or
iv tempted. It was deemed advisable that the police
should be at once informed of this mysternium ecru&
runes, and polioe-constable 326 8 was therefore tolled
in, and search we, MOO about the premises for such an
instrumeut a. would be likely to occasino the unfortu-
nate luau's wound, but no such a one could then be dis-
covered. Sti}ecimesitly the brother of deceased, who
had been sent for, arrived, and. in the course of a
second reach, • large knife was found with blood twos
the handle. A furthi r examination of the room was
then instituted by the brother in the presence of the
police, and iintwithataeiling the room was crowiled with
his shalt-le-triple, &insisting of every conceivable
description of apparel, no valuables or money was
found, excepting the small suns of two shillings and
eixpeucc. Nevertheless. hie friends areert that he
mount have bad • considerable bum of money, besides
C5O in a hag. in Ilia pnosimaiuu before hia at prevent
mysterious death. The body awaits an Mined.

THE EXTRARIDINART PRACTICE the Chinn. have
of covering with powdered Colour the tea intended for
English commil:4.6on sliould he diacontinued. Firm, be.
cause it enables the Chinni% to obtain a IriyA price for
the inferior Autumn gathering, for boiA the good and
the kid are purpowly coloured alike, to enable the
brown %timbered I to be pame.l off with, or for,
the v•lnable Spring kinds. Secondly, becnuae the elm,
ployment of mineral powders on the leaf out only mis-
leads the Committer and gives tea fictitioui value to
benefit the prodnoer, but this extraordinary custom
abo interfere, wito the wholesomenen of this favourite
beverage. Pure Black AO.l Pure Green Teas, of
delicious !bettor, said without powdered Wore on the
leol.—tts• Green of a dull olive hue.- an obtainable
i of Hurniioyee Agents.—A lA)C4L LIST is advertised is
I this paper.

• Tdr. or Mellon VT.--The Miyal Mail steamship
with th. tirilS front the West Uoaskt, Africv,
Towed... end Meanie Ii us arr;ved. The West .Ifrieurs
rehli.lieg 'tormenti from eye•witnesse. of the
harleire " oistiii.l" just perpetrated at Dahomey. In
this f.srlul II irrative saloon that the recent 0 grand
custom" of 11 elahnug, King of Dahomey, we. one of
the most revo:tinz which had ever taken place. Several
r:isielatatilt.'
7:2;000: 0 0:r.
is of i
lii :o7orehlilts
e41:1:t 1
e<itre vim ii ettl;:eose:
quite
triet itr.e reservoir. t
Lime I felt stunned. The poor wretchea met death with
pei feet hidden nee." The Mart& which gave Govern-
III:Olt notice through its vole iiiii g many months since of
the iotention of the King of Dal y to hold an
0 gr.iiil tuatniii." in remembrance the late
King. c,nthiile the ricital of these by Keating
that "consul Foote has come net with hill towers to
' treat' with the Kim;of Didiiiiney a. to the abolition of
the-4- Lumen sacrifices."
• FATAL 11.01.wav AvellnaNT.—On Monday, the 11th,
a mats wait led ol on tile London Bridge aide of the
i'rpt 1 Palace lbolway at B•orwood. As far as could
be ascertained, it *mese' that an elderlt fetes!. had
arii el from some idation (said to be (keit gboume)
on the London. Chatham, and Diver line, and desiring
proceed to London Bridge, attempted to cross the line
fee too telecom. A train was at the instant
Rolm. .1W of the i—ny's versants,
ol"ereigl the peril of the old lady. and
seised i,r ••, 'lr.,: r lewk. It in soil 'hie he slipped
tel . and the tr.iiii el nick awl killed hint en thee
Knot. The oil lady wits also knoeked down, end hat
ieeeived 4 severe injury. The Italy of the unfor-
tunate man Hager avs icouivel to the Patton Arius to
iieptest. Nuislaine is attributed to the driver
of the engine.
FATAL AmtnENT at Wiiiit.WlCH. —On Monday week,
iiiiittiry was held at the Royal o.k Tavern,
New-res.l. Woolwich, before Mr. Carter, coroner for
Reut, into the circumstances attending the death
of Willi en Antler. aged 413, a tailor employed at the
Rival Artillery &tithing more. It appeared from the
oval, /MR that on the previona Friday evi n uig. aleint six
o'clock, the deccaged, acme prided by hie daughter,
aged "even. proceedt il to the MT.! Arsenal to meet his
tem. At that time MOMS ti 1111 l sands of workmen were
leaving the eetddisliment by the main gide, and a
horse and cart belom,ing to Mr. Newman suddenly
dashed through the di am crowd at a fearful apred, and
the des eagel, with insely others were knocked down
and serioesly Hun d. The deceased was conveyed to the
Royal Arsenal lidirmary, where lie was ettended by
Dr. Briscoe, but it age tome' :hat his injuries were
leymal surgical aid, hi, skull being frightfully frectured,
one of his anus broken to eplinters, and his rib, broken.
The deceased lingered shout two hours after the
accident. and expirel at the infirmary. The jury
returned a verdict id "Accidental Death".
A NARROW EriCA Mt. —ln connexi 111 l with the storm
of shoW, wind. ruin, and hail, and the consequent flood-
ing of the low grounds in several parts of Englund, the
narrow escape of a number of i.ersona front • very
serious accident on the Great Northern Railway deserves
to be mentioned. The river Don end all elm neigh-
huuring strewing overflowed Voir liplike in the neigh-
bourhood of Done..ter. causitig considerable devasta-
tem and great ile‘truction of property. A wooden
bridge, crossing a stream shout a mile on the north side
of Doncaster, over which the Great Northern Railway
su much weakened about its foundation Ist
Li. thmol that it fell in wine time about midnight. The
express It in for the north, which leaves London at 5
p.m. passed over the bridge in safety, but • secon&
down express Dein, which leaves the metropolis a few
hours later. and which arrived in Doncseter in due
coarse, was jot about to leave the station at the latter
place, at 117 cui. (Sunday week) when • labouring
men, who had, as it were, accidentally mien that tbs.
bridge had given way, raa up to the station, just in,
time to give information of the fall, and thus prevented.
the train starting mi a course which could not WMi
failed to have been (Mowed by the most seriou. results..
There were 35 passengere in the train, including the
Rev. E. M00r.% vicar of St. Johiee, Leeds, and late of
Darrow Weald. who wee an iodinate friend of the late
Dr. Bayly, with whom, indeed. he was engaged to din*
on the day the do tor was killed on the railway at
and user whose body he read the funeral
service at Kernel-green Cemetery. The tatssengeee
were &taped at the Doncaster Station for several
Liar.. and the textile was interrupted until some thine
the following day (Monday.)