The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

Central Nitxus.

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Btxcamta Mouses NE/cr.—ll cutting • 41b. loaf of
bread a few days ago, in • farina's family at Barnwell,
oeatle, a small orifice wasobserved, and on being
followed up to the ceobre of the loaf a mouse', lieOs was
discovered, snugly and warmly amstructed of the leaf of
a topy•book, torn into shreds, in which reposed nine
young mice, apparently just bought into the world.
What makes it wore singular isthat the loaf wu baked
only on the preceding day.

A Mut STRIER.—A nieetini was held the week be-
fore last among some of the Earners at the Abbey Hotel,
Steveley, Mr. Borwick in the chair, when it was unani-
mously agreed that they should each bind themselves
under a fine of £5 not to sell blue milk under 4,1. per
gallon, and new 3d. per quart. The inhabitants, hear-
ing of this, assembled on Saturday night week to take
into consideration the best way to keep milk at its usual
price. It was therefore agreed to strike against the rise
of price, and accordingly whet the cart first came the
morning after the rime the man bad the pleasure of taking
it home again. The effect is that the dealers have been
glad to lower the price to the old standard.
A SOLDIER Se YFOCATED BY HIS STOCK.— The
Borough Coroner of Liverpoo. held an inquest on Tues-
day, on the body of Francis Woods, a private soldier in
the 29th Regiment, who left Weedon barracks on Mon-
day morning with the view of proceeding by railway to
Liverpool, on furlough. He was tipsy when he com-
menced his journey, and had more drink on reaching
Driffield. When the train nTived at the Lime-street
station it was found that he had fallen off the meat in the
carriage, and was lying on the floor dead. A medical
man was called to see him, who pronounced that the
deceased had been suffocated by 'his stock while in a
state of intoxication. A verdict was returned accord-
ingly.

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POUR PERSONS KILLED BY AN EIPLOSION.—An
inquest was held on Monday at Washington, in the
county of Durham, on the body of William Richardson,
horsekeeper, who, with three others, William Mould
and Christopher Mould, hewers, and William Eltring-
haw, driver buy, were killed in the Maudlin seam of
Washington ()Id Colliery, on Saturday. The explosion
took plate at 6 o'clock in the morning. The seam had
been examined by the overman, Mr. Rower, an hour
before the explosion, and all then appeared he right,
and there was a supply of air to the seam equal to
120,006 cubic feet. rho pit is no in such a condition
as to be thoroughly examined to asceriain the cause of
the accident, and the inquiry was accordingly adjourned.
Several ponies were killed by the explosion, and it is
a fortunate circumstance that it was "pay Saturday"
and there were few men in the pit, otherwise the result
would have been much wore serious.

A RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE.—Between 5 and 6 o'clock
on the morning of Friday week one of the locomotives
aS Petrol's's, the steam of which had been got up for
ita morning trip to Three Bridges, unexpectedly rushed
past the Horsham station, to the astonishment of the
railway servants, who were at that hour busy in their
usual avocations. Fortunately one of them, who knew ,
something of the management of an engine, aud who
saw that the steam was nearly used up for the time,
followed after, and overtook it at some distance on the
branch to Three Bridges, and worked it back past the
Horsham station. The engine was unaccompanied by I
either driver, stoker, or carriages, and had it not been
for the precaution taken by this young man to get the
engine clear of the Horsham and Three Bridges branch,
some serious mischief might have followed, as a luggage
train was at the time nearly due from Three Bndges.
The station-master (Mr. Williams) immediately tele-
graphed to Petworth directing them to get up steam in
another engine which they had then in reserve, and to
be in readiness for the second train up. The first was
of course, missed altogether. The only mischief done by
this freak of the locomotive vu the clearing away of the
gates that were closed between Horthain and Petworth.
EITRAORDINART AJWAULT,—At the petty KIWOUR
held at Ashburton last week before Mr. C. H. Mouro,
Mr. J. H. Amory, Mr. H. B. Wrey, and Mr. Woodley,
county magistrates, Mr. Cockayne was charged by Mr.
John Stuart Littler, a young gentleuian of 20 years of
age, and a son of the late general Sir John Littler, with
assault. The defendant is the complainant's stepfather,
and the evidence given by the latter was to the effect
that a short time ago to was in his room dressing, and
had on his trousers and flannel shirt, when Mr. Cock
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sync entered with a cane, accompanied by Mr. &trick.
who had a walkingstick, and Arsoott, a labourer, and
the coachman, each having straps. Mr. Cockayne said
to complainant, "I have a duty to perform," and then
instructed Arscott to seize him, but he evinced reluc-
tance to do so. Mr. Cockayne then o-dered him to
take down his trousers, which, however, complainant
refused to do, upon which Mr. Cockaynedid it himself,
pushed complainant on the bed, and commenced
caning him. He gave him 20 lashes, upon which the
complainant asked him how many more he was to have,
and defendant said, "I will complete the number of 39."
He then pushed up complainant's shirt and struck him
over the back and anus, leaving blue stripes there for
501110 time afterwards. For the defence, it was urged that
the puLishment was only a reasonable one for 1101110
matter alleged against the complainant. The Chair-
man said, in giving judgement, that the defendant was
convicted of • cowardly, brutal, and indecent assault.
The Bench had at first considered that they could only
do their duty by sending the case to the sessions. They
had, however, resolved to inflict on him a penalty of £5
or, in default, to be sent to gaol for two months, with
hard labour.

A STRANGI STORT.—The following strange story
appears in the Union de Var. We way remark that
the name of Sir Edward Egerton mentioned in it is not
to be found in any baronetage :—Sir Edward Egerton,
nephew of Sir Robert Peel, has just left Nice for
Grasse. This young man bas been occupied for several
years in procuring the information necessary to discover
a will made by one of his uncles leaving him a fort•the
estimated at £32,000,000, pert of the fortune consisting
of 30 houses in London, and an entire street at Edin-
burgh. This will, after the death of the testator, could
not be found, and all attempt& to discover it were fruit-
less. In August last the Rev. Mr. Himmel, a Catholic
priest at Dublin. received in oonfession a declaration to
the following effect :--The opulent testator some time
ago sailed for Italy in the Ville de Grasse, a steamer
which was sunk near the Iles d'Hyeres. All his effects
and papvrs were lost, but he himself was saved; he
was, however, afflicted with rheumatism, and having
had to stop at Nice, died there. Just before his death
he made his secretary write to his nephew to beg him
to come in all haste; but the secretary, supposing that
he would make a new will ill favour of the latter, and
hsvin,l a spite against him, did not send the letter.
When he made this confession the ex-secretary was on
his deathbed, and be prayed the priest to do what lie
oolild to repair his wrong. Sir E. Egerton is now about
to endeavour to obtain at Grasse or Cannes information
as to the precise spot in which the vessel in question
went down. He hopes that the trunks of his deceased
uncle may still be intact, and that in one of them he
can find the will. A company is being organized in
London to assist him in getting up the vessel. He has
consented to advance 1.10,000 in English money towards
the expenses, and to give 5,000.000 f. out of his inheri-
tance if the will be found at the bottom of the ocean.
In the lost vessel were large sums of money and other
articles of Tali.° belonging to other persons; and the
question has arisen whether the English company may
not retain all the wealth it may fish up.

SOCIAL SCIENCH AND THR WORKING CLAIR/SRL—it
will be seen by an advertisement in another column
that the publication of the Cassell Prise Papers on
Social Science, written by the sons and daughters of
toil commenced on Monday last. The awards of
prises, extended train the original offer of £5O to £lOO,
have been made to individuals in occupations as follows:
—Carpenter, gun engraver, baker, factory operative,
plumber, gardener, dyer, shoemaker, clothiers cutter,
carpet w , china painter, shipwright, compositor'
and the suocesdul females include the wife of a black-
smith, the wife of a shoemaker, and the daughter at a
working man. The adjudicators. it appears, have ex-
pressed themselves most favonrably in reference to
these essays. Lord John Russell says: "Many of these
essays contain • great deal of thought and observation.
I consider those by 'Operative' and 'Seneca' the two
best; both, I think, are deserving of • prize."—The
Earl of Shaftesbury says: "The essays are all marked
by a sound mordity, by the most sterling common
sense, and by an earnestness that is quite gatifying to
One's heart."—Mr. Commissioner Hill says: "Through.out the whole range of the essays submitted, there are
very few totally devoid of interest; more or less, they
all contain valuable hints and important facts. Some of
them are written with considerably literary power,
clear, systematic, vigorous, thoughtful, playful, and
graphic. —The Right Hon. James Napier says:
" hothing has afforded we greater pleasure than these
essays. Th. ey evidence an elevated feeling that is truly
encouraging."—Lord Brougham says: " ne sways sub.
mated show great thought and reflection—some of them
great information; but all of them show distinguished
ability, and distinguished talent for information, mud
for increasing the information they already possess"—
After these and similar testimonials, we have no doubt
that these papers will be read with interest by all who
sympathise with the onward moral and intellectual pro-
gress of the people.
WHAT ON! GRRAT MIND CAN ACCOMPLIRH.—The
great ones of the earth have been justly designated as
such for having achieved ends and objects unattained by
their fellow men. If we trace the rise and progress of
them, we shall see, that not only has their success been
owing to • new idea or original suggestion, but in a far
greater measure to the systematic mode of carrying out
the projects, and bringing them to a successful issue.
Juno instance has this fact been more truly essimPii-
fled than in the career and lightning speed Preffreel
to fame of Thomas Holloway, and the proportionate
universal dissemination of his pills and ointment as
specifics for nearly every disease of the human frame.
We have been fortunate enough to learn from his own
lips the modes operusidi of this wonder-working system
which evinces ita superiority not only in having reached
the acme of perfection, but in keeping 80"1 this mighty
organization, a "harp of a thousand strings" to keep in
tune. Let the reader conceive to himself the possibility
of creating and continuing in working order • business
from whose focus two articles, with the simple cogno-
men of Holloway's Pills and Holloway's Ointment, are
kept Perpetually in the hand and within the reach of
one in every hundred of • community, and that com-
munity contained in no lees limits than the circle of the
earth's broad surface. Now this is not only accom-
plished, but done with ease and harmony withal; these
allured übiquitous remedies, culled originally (as we are
mitred) from the vegetable productions of that soil
which gave us birth, are moreover se compounded, from
careful study and research, as to act with divers tendon-
s:tea, but wonderful unity of effect; the individual pro-
perties of Holloway's medicine; become passive or active
to suit the exigencies at the ease, the pills containing
both tonic, as well as detergent qualities, develop the
one or the other, as the symptom of the patient's case
may demand, the ointment being an expellant as well as
• healing application, takes • similar mode of attaining
the desired end, thus mutually westing nature to cast
off the common enemy, and subduing the temporal reign
of fell disease. Much snore oonld be said on this point
than can well come within the scope of this short article,
which we have thought it our duty to devote to • casual
glance at a great undertaking, that may have escaped
the observation, and consequently the dim appreciation
of • portion of our readers; • system conceived as it
was, and earned out as it is, by a master mind! We
will at some future time render some further interesting
particulars with regard to this peerless and unprece-
dented enterprise.

SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDLITT.—A number of
children were lately amusing themselves on the beach
beyond Oreenan-cwatki, digging up the spent bullets
which had become lodged in the sand during the rifle
practice of the military. In doing no they scooped oat
• large quantity of sand from underneath • huge boul-
der; and one of the boys, named M'Bride, about four-
teen years of age, son of the ploughman on the adjoin-
ing farm of Oreenan' unthinkingly crept into the aper-
ture which had been made. Some of his little com-
panions cried to him to conic out, as they saw the stone
moving;_ but ere the words were rightly uttered the
atone had fallen over on him, crushing him instanta-
neously to death. It required the efforts of several per-
sons to lift the stone and recover the body of the poor
little fellow.

INTOLERANCE IN SPARC—ANOTHER M
CANC.—The Morning Herald publishes a correspondence
respecting the claims made by a Spanish Roman Catho-
lic priest for the body of a child of English Protestant
parents, in consequence of its having been baptised by
the surgeon who assisted at its birth, and who is a Roman
Catholic. We understand that although the civil &litho.
cities have endeavoured to arrange the matter quietly,
so as to avoid public scandal, the ecclesiastical autho-
rities are determined to prosecute it with the utmost
energy. Instructions had been received by the pariah
priest in Denis from the Archbishop of Valencia to
" prosecute the case with great seal, but with great
prudence." On the other hand, the parents are deter-
mined to resist to the utmost • demand at ones so anted.
ing and preposterous. The first application of the priest
to the mayor (Alcade) of Dews was for protection in
enabling him forcibly to enter the Protestant cemetery,
to disinter the body of the child; but the mayor, seeing
the delicacy of the case, and unwilling to incur the res-
ponsibility of such proceeding, applied to the civil gover-
nor of the province for instruction how toast. Mean-
while the priest made a gentler claim by letter to the
father of the child, and hence the oorrespondenos. The
case has already been brought under the notice of our
government, and instructions have been given to pro-
tect the father of the child from such an intolerable
and preposterous annoyance. The British Consul at
Alicante having brought Mr. Graham's complaint before
Mr. Buchanan, the British Minister at Madrid, Mr.
Buchanan has addressed to the Spanish Minister for
Foreign Affairs • formal remonstrance against the pro-
ceedings of the ecclesiastical authorities in this matter.
Lord John Russell has approved the steps taken by Mr.
Buchanan for the protection of Mr. Graham, and has
insti noted his, to we every endeavo4r to secure that
gentleman from molestation on the part of the eccl esiastical
authorities.