The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-10-01 00:00:00

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monds. Mr. Tennant has added to these notes a post-
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cript on the Imperial state crown of Queen Victoria.
Professor Tennant thus dermribea the crown " The
Imperial State Crown id Her Majesty Queen Victoria
was made by *metre. Rundell and Bridge in the year
1838, with jewels taken from old crowns and others fur-
nished by command of Her Majesty. It oonsiete of
diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, net
in silver awl gold; it has a crimson velvet cap, with
ermine bolder, and is lined with white silk. Its gross
weight is 3900. 5 dwts. troy. The lower part of the
band, above the ermine border, consists of a row of 129
pearls, and the upper part of the band • row of 112
pearls, between which, in front of the crown, is a lafee
sapphire (partly .1. Med), purchased for the crown by
His Majesty King 01.orge IV. At the hack is a sapphire
of seedier size, and sit other sapphires (three on each
aide), between which are eight emeralds. Above and
below the seven aapphires are 14 diamonds, and around
the eight emeralds 128 dimnowls. Between the emeralds
and sapphires are 16 trefoil ornaments, containing 160
diamond... Above the bond are eight sapphires sur-
mounted by eight diamond., between which are eight
festoons, consisting of 148 diamonds. In the front of
the crown, and in the centre of • diamond Maltese
cross, is the famous ruby said to have been given to
Edward Prince of Wales, son of Edward 111., called
the Black Prince, by Don Pedro, King of Castile, after
the battle of Najem, near Vittoria, A.D. 1367. This
ruby Was worn in the helmet of Henry V. at the battle
of Agincourt, A. 13: 1415. It is pierced quite through
1 after the Eastern custom, the upper part of the piercing
' being filled up by • small ruby. Around this ruby, to
, form a cross, are 75 brilliant diamonds. Three other
' Maltese crosses, forming the two sides and back of the
crown, have emerald centres, and contain respectively
132, 121, and 130 brilliant diamonds. Between the
four Maltese crosses are four ornaments in the form of
the }french fleurde-lis, with four rubies in the centres,
and surronnded by rose diamonds,containing respectively
85, 86, 86, and 87 rose diamonds. From the Maltese
crosses issue four Imperial archeseompoood of oak leaves
and acorns, the leaves. containing 728 row), table, and
brilliant diamonds, 32 pearls forniing the acorns, set in
cups containing 54 rose diamonds and one table dia-
mond. The totel number of diamonds in the arches
and acorns is 108 brilliants, 116 table, and 559 rose dia-
monds. From the upper part of the arches are sus-
pended font large pendant pear-shaped pearls, with
rose dianiond caps, containing 12 rose diamond,' and
stems containing 24 very small rose diamonds. Above
the arch stands the mound, containing in the lower
hemisphere 340 brilliants, and in the upper 244 brilli-
ants; the zone and arc being composed of 33 rose, dia-
monds. The cross on the summit has a rose-mit sap-
phire in the centre, surrounded by four large brilliant*,
and 108 smaller brilliants. Summary of jewels com-
prised in the crown : —1 large ruby irregularly polished,
1 large broad-spread sapphire, 16 sapphires, 11 eme-
ralds, 4 ruble., 1,363 brilliant diamonds, 1,273 rose
diamond'', 147 table diamonds, 4 drop-shaped pearls,
273 pearls."

Buirecnem WATCHE3.—" We have seen seven,l
watches from this well-known firin, and can speak with
confidence of their exquisite workmanship and artistio
finish. They keep time with very great precision, and
have been declared by competent judges to be well
worth the money. Parties wishing them can be sup-
plied through the Postmffice."—G/asjoir Examiner.—
Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, post free for two
stamps, is descriptive of every construction of watch
now made. Watches safe by post to all parts of the
globe. J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate Hill, and
46 and 47, Cornhill.
A TRAYALGAR Hrao.—ln a back street by Aron-
side, Tewkesbury, is still living, in a very poor room, a
man named Sandilands, now 83 years of age (on the
Victory's books miscalled Sanders), one of the seamen
who helped to carry Nelson down below, after he
received his death-wound at the battle of Trafalgar.
At the peace, Etandilands left the navy without claim
to pension, went knocking about the world assailers do,
at last returned to his native place, Tewkesbury. and
worked on the roads until old age and infirmity threw
him on the parish. Some friends aoyainted with hissed
story made theft/eta known to the Nelson fain ly, and they,
after proper inquiry, forthwith agreed to allow him for
life 24. 6d. per week for extra comforts. But the
parochial authorities, with true parochial munificence,
treated the Nelson allowance as part of his weekly
income, and reduced their wretched grant to Is. per
week, thus leaving this poor old man to exist upon
Is. 6d. per week, occasionally increased by donations
from kind friends in Tewkesbury. And now in his old
age this pour old man, who stood by Nelson in his last
moments, is slowly wearing away in • state next door
to went.

A PERIIAXI ADTEETtME.—A little before six o'clock
on Tuesday morning a mishap occured at the works of
the Admiralty Pier now in propels at Dover, which
nearly proved fatal to one of the divers engaged
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the e undertaking. The pier already extends ,400 feet
into the water, and the foundations of another length
of 100 feet are now being laid fifty feet below the
surface. Two of the divers, named Eldridge and Kid.
damns, had enteled the bell, and it was just upon the
point of being lowered when the break of the " jenny "
snapped, and dropped it into the water. The distance
from which it fell was not less than eighty feet. Rid-
ridge is the most experienced diver on the works, and
managed to free himself from the bell, but the other
poor fellow remained, imprisoned in what promised to
be a living tomb, as it was not until two hours bad
been spent in the attempt to liberate him that the
efforts of those above were successful. Dr. Sutton, the
medical attendant of the men engaged upon the works,
was at once in attendance, and the exhausted man was
promptly conveyed to the Sailors' Home, where the
usual remedies for resuscitating life were indefatigably
used for several hours. Success ultimately attended these
efforts, end the poor fellow is now 4n • fair way of
recovery. Kiddams states that the bell in descending
became two-thirds filled with water, so that about
forty cnbio feet of air was all that was left him to
breathe for the time he was confined.
THE GREAT EARTERN.—It is stated on good authority
that the Great Eastern was not nearly so mesh
damaged as was first represented. Notwithstanding all
the tossing scd tumbling she has sustained, she has
not given indications of the slightest strain in her Lull.
Every door continues on its hinges, and works as freely
as the day the started on her voyage. She is, it is
understood, to.be immediately taken to Milford for re-
fitting,and will, as soon 1111 this is completed,resume her
position between this country and America. Mr. Searle,
of the firm of &bell and Searle, passenger agents to the
ship, told the passengers that the directors were pre-
pared to meet them liberally and fairly, and either to
refund the passenger money, or to send them on by the
Ocean Steamship Company's vessel, the Norwegian,
from Liverpool. A great number of the first-class
Passengers accepted the ofier of refunding their money,
with the view of proceeding by the Cunard steamer.
but the steerage passengers generally preferred being
sent on by the Norwegian. All the passengers are
rapidly leaving the ship, and but very few still remain
on board. The number of visitors from Cork who on
Monday went down to have even an outside view of
of this tremendous achievement of naval architecture
were very great, all the river steamers were crowded to
their utmost capacity, and • very large passenger
traffic was also done by the Passage Railway and the
steamers connected with it.
A NEW CLOCK YOU THE GREAT EXHIBITHIN.—The
Conunisaioners of the Great Exhibition of 1862 have
given periniasion to Mr. Benson, of Ludgate Hill, for
the construction of • clock, to be fixed in the building
now iii progress of erection at South Kensington. The
clock in question will be second in size only to the
great Westminster clock. The dial is to be from 15 to
20 feet in diameter, and will be placed immediately over
the centre arch of the grand entrance in Cromwell.road.
The movement will measure at the base 12 feet by 8, or
nearly 100 square feet, and will be about 25 feet in
height. It will chime the quarters on four bells, and
strike on • fifth, weighing about 45 cwt. The whole
will be inclosed in • glass ease, and as no cost or pains
will be spared in its construction, it will, when coin-
Oiled as at present designed, form • very attractive
object, in every ramped worthy of the building in which
it will be boosted, and of the reputation its manufactures
has earned for himself.
Civil. Scarlet EXAMIXATIONIL—It Is almost in-
credible, but nevertheless it is • fact, that out of 1,972
Civil Service candidates, 1,788 Were rejected principally
for bad spelling. Meson. Cassell. Potter, and Galpin,
the enterprising publishers, who are always foremost
in the field in supplying the puhlio with educational
literature of any attractive character, have announced a
series of Easy Lessons by which they promise that any
person, however deficient, may learn to spell correctly.
This Series of Lessons was commenced in No. 201 of
" C.assell's Illustrated Family Paper."

A RAID TACK—A pedestrian, named Elson, com-
menced on Monday, at 6 a.m., the task of walking 60
miles • day for six snocessive days. He starts from
the Anchor Hotel every morning, and walks to • short
distauce beyond the Fox Inn. at Three Bridges, and
returns again to Horsham, taking on each journey a
walk through the principal thoroughfares in the town,
so as to make up twenty miles. He makes the journey
three times every day, thus making 60 miles a day.
CALLING IN THZ COPP= COIN.-011 Thursday
morning, in consequence of the determination of the
Government to withdraw the copper money from circu-
lation, large quantities of copper pence and half-nen°,
were exchanged at the Mint, Tower-hill, for the new
bronze coinage, the bringers, in addition to their tell
equivalent in new coin, receiving a bonus of 2 per cant.
for their trouble in collecting it and bringing it to the
Mint. No less quantity than C2O worth of the old coin
Ii received, and the process is to be continued until the
copper money is entirely withdrawn.

n.I.I4IWATII PILLII AND Ofennurr.—llead and Stomach
A disonlered I mach, sooner or later, produces hoodaebox
and all thaw p,lnful, languid, direfirreeable too wed
kvovrn to the tiyaitePtle. Tho relief afforded in ouch came by
'follower's Pills Ls extracedittary ; the most confirmed indigo.
Lion is easily returciled by friction externally with the (lint.
'mitt over the affected organ., and the intemal use of the
Pilo. Thew preparatlens may be tvovi at all time., in all
climate., by perootto &Rectal with Mittman..., nausea, or die-
oefetod th,ev ; for flatulent+ and heartburn they are appellee..
Indeed no ailment of the digestive organu cal ever long reakt
their purifying and corrective powert, which are frequently
a-knowloltred and fully op predated in every part of tit*
civilised world.