The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

hin7CDA, DIFIRIPSLI
otacer• and 'nen alio took part in the Aslnuitce expedition lie
rued a very hi,gh eutiariunt upon Kir U. Wolin:ley, and his
mind! but gallant army, who, by their enero, peniererance,
and endurance, hal sustained the fame and honour "f the
whole nation.

Mr. Uteterrown, who followed, gare the late Secretary of War
great crenlit for eelciiing Sir Garnet Wolseley am the ahleat
officer that could le found for the command of the expedition.
After • fur word.. from Colonel I.oen I.IADIIAT, Mr. panzer,
and Colonel Ifoanil alto exprunwal • lope that the gold INS{
Olitganal from King Koff..e wonkl he given to the troops—the
resolution was tidanituottely agreed
Mr. Secretary litter !lineal the army 'etiolates, which he
ealitainwl .ere.,Ampt us to a few IttinOr details. in mutate/ice
those of hi. petit-m.4.r in °Mee. Adverting as he prooectled
to the euliject ..f reerniting, the right h 0,,. gentleman gated
that during the past year 17,114 men had hem enrolled, and
that the only deficiency experienced had been wooni,et the
gunners for the artillery. The number of liv,. he asked for was
1213.944, .hich svao practically the mune an list year, and the
pay, Instead .4 being I. 2.1. • day gross, would !NM be la. net.
The litereaae gin au....int if the enharienal price .4 food would
be £124,000, and el lo,ono would bu required for the ablitiomd
pay of the nimt. Then. sal. also a alight Inert's.° for reaitaantaj
ry and anneal...a, climates), chaplain. control drlwrimentr,
c....ataa a total ii,vres.e if r„W,700. Hut against that
Were to be set deductionu for store', and on account .4 autumn
mariceurres and anxiliart forma, together t213.000.111ue keying
the net Mere** at rtt,tAl. Touching the question of email
antis, he +tato! that In • very short time the Ilartini•llenry
rifle would he subuituted for the Snider. As to the autaa,„
it as, n. 4 intended that they •hould be carrle.l out
ery year; hut it sas propmed to hale ttvo trainlinre at
Aldershot, 'in" in June mat the other in July. The esitabitah.
owed of the yeonunry I. 15,120. The yeoman') ayste.ta
working well, and I have no doubt it will ta&a,,e'a
efficient body than it,, As to the tolunteers, Inan Ifs) 0(s)
enrolled men they hate gone down to 153,0,0 ; bt,t three 'see
erne-font, and • /".
hating thao beloru--(hcar, hear)-- though I should le glad to
see the Muni., volunteers kept up. Looking at the quali•
tlon of efficiency the onnintittce have reason to be
There isa In tho comparison of the tiviliber
officers, therm heing ii3.l last year, and 2104 this year, hut
koniw how difficult it Is to get fitting officers in emtntry
districts. Provision is being made which, 1 hope, will te,,,1 to
make the ...ltusteers more "Orient, and inta rrtrtilations toff
be made as to the firing, eo that some of the dltficulthe of the
exercise. may be got rid of. There have been wane elinpuinta
ale., as to the examination ot °Slows of volunteers, and that
mart, ja wide. consideration. Prtictigally, the whole foe,.
remains Ten- couch as It did last year, the numbers haring
, .000 men. As to the question ofbrigade denote,
I think It woukl he unjust now to express. an opinion, but there
are to be 70 and 31 have been mtablialicel, 14 will be ready
this ),ar or'the next, and vet-en will be In progress in the
count of the autumn. In amelusion, speaking ad the fortes
gc....r..11v, he said - Let me ask the committee to rentember
that it ta dealing with • body of v.ilualteera Let us reinernher
tl..t se are not dealing with chessmen, that we can Vac. here
alt there put at we please, but that there are fee logs
aiiil
awl It may be prejudices, to be ceneulted (hear,
inari There should be ainfidelice sunomat both offle..r., and
non that their Just dernmids will ever remit.. attenth.n.
Without prejudicing any quartion which may arise hereafter, I
r) that In dialing with our country men who volunteer for
thin anima& service, justice shoul.l be otimbinett with kindness,
- hoar) Let it. a 1... take care in t tII ith
asi army on latex, but be thre that behind the shadow amen.
I.' this limn& there ins rend sub.tatice on which you cui rt
There should be • force Inuit which drafts clan be mule when-
ever an enter-Kelley oceurn, .4 liicl 'it',
Ultinrevor
they eel 1‘.., will gain the seine. renown, And lining nai
Itotatur and credit upon their coUntrt as the army to • hoot oit
have w. justly to tught accorded your tribute of thanks and
praise -(cheero.
Sir W Lassos moved to reduce the number of nom 10 the
anny by bum, but vas defeated by 2.•ri to 45.
Several toter. lor the services secrC then taken.
The Leans tim 5a....1 hoards Bill was read • &Mond time, and
amongst me new utesiturea Introduced was one be t;
abolish opokre Oiler, and enable her Majosty to al'lmtht ,
by letters patent.
TI-011.1n. 'The ff.mmitter, f pri.llege la, the case of Mr
-
Whalley reported that the matt., .lel not minim the further
lereetigation .4th. !louse. Mr Whalley gave MAIM that he
will call attention to the subj., ton April 17th. In reply to
Mr Russell ()unity, the Prcinicr .11.1 the tasty of Pr. Living-
atone was being 1.....ught G. this e......try at the public eapenee,
and that lie would &insider as to lasing fur hie lumen,' ID
levelminster Abbey. The house adjeuined thl 13th ApriL

Ti. THROAT Al. WlNneirs WO liable to
Ise uomation, caesium sOrecese Rfid dryness, tickling and
Irritation, Including (tough and &Gating tb• reit*. For
num 07raPtoms awl glierrlre In the f one of jujubes.
Glyeerioe in these agreeable confections, boort In
proximity to the gland. at the moment they are •zeitod
by lb. 'bete sucking, boom o actively healing, BJ. and
la, osekste (by poet Bornr lb ramp), lab Iled AMU
lops k Co., ilomaropethie ebemlets, 48, Threadneedle
ggeeet, and 170, Pleoeciilly, Loodes."-8014 In Dor-
*esker by H. Dories, Chemist, 13 Oersllll. Al..
I, pee flosevaelall Medioiags.

A NEW AHTIFICLiL LIGHT.
(From Thunwlay's
Underlying the greater portion of the coast, and it is
believed of the whole county of Dorset, is a rich oil-buar-
ing shale known as Kinisneridge coal or clay. Deposits
of a similar character are met with in other parts of
Englend, notably in Norfolk, where recent borings have
proved the shale to extend downwards fur at least 600
feet So far back as pao and at intervals subsequently
various attempts have been made to utilize this shale for
the PorPoses of producing light and heat. In its normal
condition it is appliailile to and is even used for both
theme purposes. But it carries with it one great draw-
back which is fatal to its general use in that state.
Burnt in CO open stove, or even in a close stove from
which the products of combustion escape into the atmos-
phere, it emits a most unbearable and offensive odour.
Use, however, becomes second nature, and thus it
happens that in several villages in Dursetshire the poorer
classes use this shale Isdh as a fuel and for giving light.
It is burnt in the onlinary stoves or on the hearths, and
such is the nature of the mineral that heel fool light ire
!produced at one and the same time; the dame of
thedirs being sufficient for the nosiest purpose of cottage
illumination. That the cottagers have to exist in an
atmosphere which, to those unused to it, is nothing lees
than an unbearable stench is simply • fact.
Observing the use to which the Kiiiinieridge clay was
thus put, it occurred to the Rev. Henry Moule, to whom
aociety is indebted for one if the unistimportant unitary
improvements of modern tbnea—the earth ,lisiet,—that
it might be possible to use it an a furl and at the sante time
to get rid ,4 ti.- offensive smell produced in its ordinary
equltustion. A series of experiments c mowed scout*
years *ince, and made in Muria spane moments as lie could
snatch from the active duties of a large pariah, lest
in course of time to his attaining the desired end. This
only gave Mr. Mcsile a thirst for further discoveries in
this direction, am! the conviction that a igen iceable aim
could be obtained from the shale gradually forced itself
upon him. A few months since, having thought out his
'dans, he set to work to solve the problem. Disregarding
all that had previously been done in the matter, he
started with definite notions as to the direction in which
would he found to lie. Step by step he pursued
lii.. theory, until from a small soratory experiment
with a few ounces of material lie reached the tint stage
of practice. This wa, the erection of apparatus of
sufficimit capacity to demonstrate the fact that • good
iisofol gas cull I.nstitcal from the hitherto neglected
and comparatively worthless K. 'ridge clay.
The manner in slit-h the gas is pralucal by Mr. Motile
I-. exceedingly simple, aml the apparatus by which it is
at present generatal is no It-htl, so. But, notwithstanding
the crudeness of the manufacture, a clear soft light a
ohtained, not of the highest order of illuminating ismer,
It is true, but notibily no whit inferior to some coal gap
we have seen productst from ordinary working on a large
scale. 'fhe new gas is produred hy the destructive ilia-
tilliition of the shale, the gaseou, prislucts being sub-
mittal to purification before WIC. In this latter process,
as also at other stages of the manufacture. chalk I. used.
In foal, an thn in-rodi•r .inalltin. of !him 'mineral th•
soicams if Mr. Abode's invention is mainly due. The gas
it...elf, although not odourless., is by no means pungeut nor
so unpleasant to the olfactory nerves, as coal gas. At
the ~sine time it gives aufficient indication of its presence
hy 'often to warn against accident in the case of an escape
mister all onlinary conditions. During combustion no
cslour is perceptible, awl so far as can at present be Aaron
tamed the onslucts of combustion contain no noxious
gases. Besides the gam, • pungent oil is produced, which
Mr. kloule believes ran be rendered comparatively
olioarless awl may with advantage be applied to various
ptinsises.
Hornig pushed the investigation to the point at which
it stands at the priaient time, or, in other words, having
demonstrated that a useful gu can be economically pro-
ducts! from the Kinimeridge clay, Mr. kluule's intention
wits to give his invention to the world in order that those
directly interested in the production of artificial light,
and through them the pulihr. should have the benefit of
It, Having, however, submitted the process of manufac-
ture to some scientific friends, they strongly advised its
inventor against such a course. Under these circum-
stance*, we are asked to withhold s description of the
apparatus used in the production of this gas, but which
was courteously shown by Mr. Motile to our representa-
tive on a recent visit to Dorchester. There, in a small
blacksmith's shop, in • by-street of the town, is an
ordinary gas-burner, f undshing alight which, considering
its crude origin, compares well with a jet of ordinary
coal Kaa near it. To trace the new gas to its source, the
visitor descends • rough flight of steps formed in the
earth anti leading to a small apartment under the smithy,
more or less subterranean in its character. There he
sees a furanca with sundry pipes leading from it to
various vessels, the whole group being ultimately con-
fleeted with a gasholder. The primitive character of the
arrangement may be inferred front the fact that the final
receiver or gasholder is simply an iron bucket inverted in
a tub of water. The pressure is obtained by 'craps of
iron placed on the bucket, while, to prevent back pres-
sure, a man has to retain his bold of • weighted cord
attached to the bottom of the bucket so as to
equalise the pressure in the inlet as well as in
the outlet pipes. If, then, such results as
have been described are clearly shown to be
attainable from 'such crude apparatus, it is not too
much to expect that, other things being equal, a sound
mechanical arrangement will be found to develop the
Invention into a practical success. It is not alone to the
proluction of gas for illuminating purposes that Mr.
Made proposes to apply the principles of his discovery.
He also purposes to utilize the heat-giving properties of
slide anti chalk for heating both by moans of gas and In
• direct manner, his plants having been matured in this
' re-pot.
Before quitting the present subject, it may be as well
to indicate what Mr. Moule has been able to effect in the
way of economizing fuel by the aid of chalk. That the
, application of chalk as fuel has been attended with midis-
:fs.;..r). results Mr. Iloule has pros-ist by figures. In his
parish church lie has under the tower a furnace measuring
ii inches wide, It inches long, and DI inches deep, from
which a flue of peculiar construction is carried under the
naval aisle to the chancel, terminating in a pipe outside
Oa edifice. With this arrangement for heating, the cost
of fuel during the winter 1ig71.2, with services two days in
Ric week, was f::1 aaaaaa on coal being used. With
a Judicious intermix tore of chalk, and notwithstanding
that the .out of coal hail lee exactly donlded, the fuel
Isd for the winter"( 1572-3 Wai only £3 155., showing that
rcononsy of nil per cent lusd been effeeted. Another
'hat °Tabu, ily the (enlace .h.ei net now born
it.elf out under about :eiliottri, while on a recent occasion
it was t .und still illeatehaireat lii; hours after lighting.
The lice was not touched after the first four or five hours.

ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO P 0130.1 A WIFE.
Au extraordinary cue of attempt to picas a wife
has jest been concluded before the magistrates sitting
at Kirkham, in Linoss'Are. The prisoner is •
main named Chario4 btansaold, who married •
young woman living at Fleetwood, and the o ,uple took
up their resident* in a part of the bones occupied by
the wile's parents. They seem to have lived 'moult-
fAt.bly together, and in bier evidence she stated that
cue bight when they were at sup;o.r she observed him
put soccethibg into her hem. hhe wok the cli, away,
and went with It next morning to • chemist, Mr.
GJru..l, who found i to answer a test for atryohnine,
It was proved that the uxiaconer had purchued rat
pawdets In Rochdale. When taken into custody arid
shwa, d with having atte.nptial to poison his wife lie
replied, " I did not, as true as God's in heaven. edict
put v.'s di in, but I intended It for myself." The
magistrates committed hien for trial at the next Lou oe,,t,r us a. In Gm course of the coon • letter was
read from the prisoner to his wits, in whieli he declared
hi+ incomeocie of her accuation, and said :—" May the
Imrd forgivn you for taking it iota your head like that
Dar Mary. Do let us booth Come together again and
kayo • house to our self, for God mike, and I will pro.
mi.. you that i will be as *husband ought to be to is
wife, and do Put all on one aide that i have told you
before, you shall have what i have and i cannot say no
more than that, for I now very well you parents will
not the to have the trouble of my °Midrib°. by God
help i intend to be a better man than what i have been,
lor I no that i have not been as good a man to you as I
@hull. I intend to keep a way from Bad Company and
away from beer houses too, and to keep myself more to
oiy.elf. Dear Mary, I tell you from the Bottom of my
hart that if you and me will some together you will dnd
a mfferent man altogether, and I will see that you shall
have nothing to oomplaiu of on my Part it we will
moue toestber again. i Cannot help but think of these
worda—Lord for thy tender and lovelog nuerciee rake
lay nut my sine. to my charge, but for give me that is
Put and glee in. grue to amend my sinful life, and
to decline me from sin and looll•• toe to virtue, that
may walk w.th a perfect hart before thee now and foe
ever." lie added to this letter a espy of a hymn.