The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-23 00:00:00

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THE BRITISH ASSoCIATION.—The opening meeting
of the Association at Aberdeen has been definitively
fixed. An intimation has been made to the secretaries
on behalf of the Prince Consort that Wednesday, the
14th of September, will suit the convenience of his
Royal Highness to attend and deliver the address from
the chair. Exerything promises that the meeting will
be a great one.
THE PRIM E or WALES AT GLASGOW.-011 BOW
day the Prince of Wales went to Glasgow, and inspected
some of the factories cenitected with the production of
cotton fabrics. The Prince, accompanied by Colotal
Bruce, Dr. Lyon llayfair, and other gentlemen, went
to the spinning and weaving factory of Messrs. J. and
W. J. Scott and Co., Bridgeton, and spent an hour in
inspecting the processes of spinning and weaving,
evincing great interest in all that was shown to him.
Miss Scott, a little girl, preeented the Prince with a
basket of grapes and some flowers, which he afterwards
took with him to Holyrood. lii. Royal Highness went
also to the extensive works of Messrs. Crum and Co. at
! Thoniliebank, where the chymical processes by which
the various colours are produced were explained to bins.
! Mr. Crum particularly illustrated the new method of
fixing colouni by means of albumen and steam, which
seemed to interest the Prince very much. The Prince
was eubsequently received with much respect and
cordiality by about 3,000 gentlemen at the Royal
Exchange. He expressed great gratification at his
visit.
ERTRAOHDINART IDEATH.—A few days ago • soldier
belonging to Leith Forth met his death in a shocking
manner. He was rubbing down a horse in harness,
when the animal, from sonic cause we have not heard
explained, ran off, and in doing so. a hook of the has
steel having caught the soldier's belt, dragged ldin
round the barrack square at • fearful rate. Before the
animal could be stopped he galloped into • stable, and
with great violence knocked the unfortunate man's head
against the ann. He use fearfully mutilated, and died
next day. He wits interred on the afternoon of Sunday
week in Rosebany Cemetery, his funeral being ACCOIII.
panied by•the usual military honours. The band of
the Lancers stationed at Piersliill barracks were present.
and occasionally bent their muffled dromn Anil played
time " Dead March." The Rev. Mr. White, of Leith.
read the burial service ; and aftera aria three rounds of
12 guns were fired over the grave. Several thoosands
tunied out to witness the u 111 l sual eight of a soldier's
funeral with military honours on a Sunday.—&orstrean.

Aoofllrlt POWDER -MILL P‘PIONION—PAVERRU ‘R,
Thursday.—Vestentay morning at o'clock. an explo•fion
took plat* at 3lessrs. liall's gunpowder-mills. Number..
of pepoots hastened to the Tot, when it wa4 found that
a building known as the " gremf charge house,"
and which contained a large quantity of powder in
process of manufactur., waq blown up, but fortunately
no personal injuries resulted, as the workmen were nut
on the premises at the time. The destroyed building
was situated nem. the private resid.mee of Mr. Hall, on
the t hipringe-road, and a number of men were employed
during the day in removing the fragments. This is the
third caploaion that has recently occurred at theae
works.