The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-03-19 00:00:00

FRIDA I-

In reply to Mr. Moffat.
The Chancellor of the Exchegnor said lie hoped to. la 9
able to wake his financial stnteuwat on. Tharaday, tie •

nth of April.
On the tioti for adjournment till Monday,
Lord J. Russell gave replies vi qsmtions, with ex-
planatory remarks, from Mr. T. buncombe, Mr. C..
Bentinck, Sir It. Peel, and Mr. Butt. As to Ate ominous.
omissions of despatcher rximplained of by Me. Dun-
combe, most of these despatches, he said, related to.
very trilling matters, such as that an English gentle-
man had gut into debt and had been thrown into prison ,
at Milan, which lie had not thought necessary twin- -
°hide anionic the papers. The interests which the ,
British Goverunieut had in the Adriatic, he reminded.
Mr. buncombe, were connected with Coe protectorate
of the lonian Islands, in answer to Mr. Beutinck, be
stated the nature, extent, and date of the iutormation
he had received respecting the expedition of Garibaldi
And the invasion of the Papal States. He did not •
object to produce the correapondeece with the Austrian .
Government referred to by Mr. Bentiuck. With regard
to the transaction to which Sir It. Pta-h had called
attention, lie agreed w,th him in condeuining the punish-
Ott ut of imrscius for entertaining religious views totally
unconnectad with political opinious ; but, considering
how the penal cutie of *run regarded the matter. and
the influence of Ow clergy over the Spanish people, he
thought it inexpedient i. exert any diplomatic influence
that would probably he Medi:vim!, and better to leave
the question to the action of public epinion.
The House having resolved itself into • Committee,
Mr. M. Gilcion moved " That leave be given to •
bring in • lull to facilitate the construction and im-
provement of harbours by authorising loans to harbour
authorities, to abolish mowing tolls, and for other
Purposes." The Governineut proposed, he said, simply
to assist in improving existing harbours, and perhaps
in the construction of new harbours, by loans on easy
hernia compared with the terms on which money was .
lent by the Public Works Loan Comuiissioners, and
to extend the time of repayment of the stun so
advanced.
Mr. Liddell thanked the Government for so large a
measure, and trusted they would take care that the
existing works were brought rapidly to • close' and
that there should be • eyrtetu of audit to amok
expenditure.
The discursion was continued by Sir F. Goldsmith,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Beetles, Mr. George, and Mr. Vallee.
The resolution was then agreed to, and leave was
given to bring in the Bill.
Sir E. Colebrooke obtained leave to introduce • Bill
to amend the law regarding the registration of county
voters in Scotland; Colonel French' a Bill to amend
the laws regulating grand juries le Ireland • and Mr.
&Amish, • Bill to authorise the removal: of the
balirniary for the county of Cork.
The remaining business having been disposed of, the
House adjourned at 2b minutes to 2 o'clock till Ileaday.

A Betwee IN THE Sunday, 10th inst.,
about 3 o'clock. a drover, in the employ of Mr. Maros,.
grazier, of Danbury, was driving • number of beasts..
to the Chelmsford railway station, when one of them, a •
fine bullock, worth about L'3o, rushed down the queen's •
Head Inn yard, which abuts on the nver, and in spits
of the drover's effort to "head" it, plunged into the
water. The animal, which was carried &ern the river
towards the stone bridge, soon became exhausted by
its useless struggles, and it became evident to the large
number of persons who had by this time assembled on
the bridge that unless energetic assistance was speedily
at hand it must inevitably meet a watery pass. At
this juncture • young man named Thowpeen, having
rapidly divested himself of his clothes, sprang into We
water him • spot on the left-hand side known as
Andrews' yard, holding in his hand a rope, the other end:
of which was held firmly by those on the bank. The.
gallant fellow succeeded in reaching the exhausted
ambush, and having fastened the rope to the horns,
those upon land cominenced hauling it towards the
edge of the river, when the rope, unequal to the heavy
strain upon it, suddenly snapped. Thompson, nothing
daunted by his first dip, again plunged in, and hastened
a stronger rope to the horns when it was with mach
labour and difficulty dragged from its perilous position
and landed) safe on terra firma. A subscription,
amounting, we are told, to the munificent sum of two-
pence-lialfpenny, was made among the bystanders for
the gallant fellow who bad thus risked his life to save
a bullock ; and two shillings, we believe, were after-
! wards given him by the drover,—Esses Herald.
ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.— An accident SI as
alarming character happened on Wedneeday to the.
Birmingham portion of We Loudon and North•Wastern.
train for the north. The train had reached within four-
miles of Steffen', when the ash-boa of the engine fell_
of. The train was proceeding at about 40 miles an
hour, and the ash-box became lodged between the
Imtben of the first carriage and the line for a short
diatauce, siolently shaking the rest of the train, and
destroying certain of the cross timbers. The box, how-
ever, soon got liberated, and other carriages passing.
over it were thrown off the metals. When, however,
the train was brought to a stand it was found that
none of the passengers had been severely injured—the
only injuries sustained being confined to • few minor
bruises. A travelling Inspector had charge of the train
at the time, and to prevent a collision and obtain assist-
ance he first sent a man back a- mile and a half to
.Penkridge-station. and ran on himself towards Staf-
ford. There was • distance of 31 miles between him-
self and the Stafford signal, yet IM compassed it is half-
an-lieur. Cartwright, the station-master of Stafford,
proceeded with a special train and workmen towards
the disabled train. The passengers and their luggage
were transferred into the rpecial train, and the line so
far cleared as to allow of the passage of trains on the
up line, at the point where the accident happened.
EATINU "BOW-WOW" AND " C•T'eI.MNAT Pits"—
Ali Italian, named George Doran, telegraphic engineer,
was charged with being drunk, and assaulting a eon-
stable in the execution of his duty—White, 96 8, said
that about half-past two o'clock in the morning lie was
on duty in the Hanipstead-road, when he saw the pri-
soner with a pie in his hapd. A gentleman and to 0.
females lamed the prisoner, and oas of them said
something, which he (witness) could not hear, to the
prisoner. He then made use of obscene language
towards them when the female who had Made Um
observation took up • stone to throw at the prisoner.
The prisoner jumped into the road, and took up a Moshe
also, and was about to throw it at We female' when he
(the constable) stopped his anu, and ass hit in We
breast by the stone. —Pi ismer (in Woken English): The
" lady" said I was eating "cat's-meat" pie, and she
said I cat "bow-wow" pie.—Mr Mansfield: Vs liat
does the ',denier say about eating cat's-meet and
bow-wows Constable: He says the female
told him lie was eating cat's-ineat and bow-
vow pies.—Prisoner: I did not like her to tell we
I was eating cat's-meat, and I spoken to her, awl
she took de stone, and I was *aid she strike me, and I
took stone to frighten her, but not to strike. 1 was eating
pie, not cat's-meat—Mr. Manafield : What are you.—
Prisoner :1 work the telegraph.—lllr. Mansfield : You
should not get drunk, or you will surely get into tiouble.
I dare say it was distutehil to you to be told that you
were eating cat's meat and bow-wows. I shall Ms you
Ocsorin delseit impriseamarf for arms day'.