The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-25 00:00:00

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THE CHOLERA AT WICIL—The John O'Groat
Journal states that sinoe Wednewlay last there have
bet is six deaths. all of them occurring on the Wick side
of the river. The deaths bear a large proportion to the
number of people who have been in. At present there
are two serious cases of illness in Pulteney-town.
The total number of deatlui since the appearance of the
disease is now 21, 18 of which have occurred in the
tosn.

A LUCKY COLONIRT. —Great progress is being made
in the establishment of new townships soul villages—ll
satisfactory proof of the substantial advance of the
'evince. Several estates within a few miles of Auck-
land have recently been told for the purpose, and one of
them, the property of Mr. Joseph May, Tuella sl I:11,(00
for 70 acres. It was sold in lots of from one rood to half
an acre. Mr. May landed in New Zealand Id years ago
comparatively • pour man.
NICK NAM ER. —No name can escape from being turned
into ridicule by adding to it &droll perfix. Lyon, whom
I knew at college, a great coxcomb, to his serious dis-
tress, was everywhere greeted as "I)araly Lyon." No
nian was ever more annoyed than he was by this ridicu-
lous joke, and great was his relief when he inherited sin
estate with the privilege of assuming the noise of
" Winder." Had he laid aside his absurd style of dress,
it is powsible he might thus have escaped the ridicule to
which lie had exposed himself; hut his relentless coin-
paiii ~,, s merely altered his nickname, and lie was ever
afterwards known as "Beau Winder."—Ditkiin Uni-
versity Mut/wine.
SUBMARIN E TELEGRAPH TO A USTRALIA.—MT, His-
borne's project to extend the subuiarine telegraph from
Batavia to Moretun Bay, by way of Timor, Port Essing-
ton, and Cape York, has been favonrably received, and
though public opinion was previously in favour of the
line of telegraphic following that of mail communica-
tion by King George's Sound and Swan River, lie has
succeeded in advancing such excellent reasons for the
route he advocates as to have made converts of most
people. There in little doubt but that the Victorian
Government will guarantee interest on is portion of the
capital required if the Homo Government and the
adjoining colonies will funds!' their quota. It is pro-
posed that Victoria should contribute in the same pro-
portion to the proposed guarantee as she already does to
the mail subsidy, viz., one-fourth of the whole 111110111 It ;
leaving the adjoining colonies to subscribe another
fourth and the mother country one-half.
31INERAL WE %LEH or New ZEALAND.—The journals
contain interesting accounts of Dr. llochstetter's geo-
logical exploration. Ile hail just returned from • visit
to Coromandel Harbour, where the coal was examined
and both goldfields explored. Mr. Ileaphy and Mr.
Ring pointed out a locality where • thin bed of auri-
ferous quartz grit was known to exist, and the find
shovelful washed yielded the usual show of grain and
scale gold. Dr. Hochatetter then dug and washed a
dishful, which yielded a quartz specimen with a streak
of gold through it of about the size of a hazel lint,
together with a considerable quantity of large scale gold
—• most favourable prospect, and in every panful
washed the gold scales abounded. Hi% 014111011 is said to
be that there exists& great quantity of gold not far from
the locality where the specimens were obtained, but
that the search should be carefully prosecuted among
the quartz veins in the mountains rather than by dig-
ging in the alluvial deposits.

THE ALPACA IN AUNTRALIA.—Privato advices and
papers received by the last mail mention the success
which had already attended Mr. Charles Ledger's intro-
duction of the alpaca. The flock was depastoring at •
spot about 20 miles final Sidney, were increasing in
numbers, and continued healthy. Mr. Ledger had not
returned from his tour to the southward, which had
been undertaken with the view of selecting the pastu-
rage& best adapted for the Bock, but letters received in
Sidney from him state that his examination of the
country had still more convinced him of its suitability
for the alpaca. He had found an abundance of the
grass known as the ichu, of which the animals are immode-
rately fond, and on which they are known to thrive.
After continuing along the Southern-road some distance,
Mr. lodger Lad directed his steps to the eastward, and
• chain of snow-covered mountains, which suddenly
presented themselves to his view on ascending • lull
from Cooma, brought vivedly before him remembrances
of past privations and suffering when travelling over the
Cordilleras of South America.

FALL OF Two Meg FROM A HOUSE-TOP. Most
singularly, two serious accidents, of precisely the same
nature, and on the same spot, happened at Brighton on
Thursday week. Two men, bricklayers, named Henry
Spring-street, and James Potter, Borough.
street, were atwork at the back of 22. Western-cottages,
the latter being the master of the job. A ladder was
placed on the eloping roof, and on this ladder Holmes
got; but no sooner had he done so than the ladder. from
being fastened very loosely by a rope, slipped, and
Holmes was precipitated into the area of No. 21, receiv-
ing most severe wounds, more particularly on his skull.
The poor fellow was immediately conveyed to the hos-
pital. About an hour after this accident the other man,
Potter, in opposition to the wishes uf the bystanders,
ettentpted, under similar ci remit stances, to mount UWIOIIIIO
ladder. No sooner, however, had he put his foot upon the
stave that the ladder again slipped and Potter &II into
the area, in almostthe Sallie manner as llolmes had done,
sustaining a very bad scalp wound. He was also con-
veyed to the hospital, arriving there at ro minutes after
one, just ens hour after Holmes. They were both, when
inquiry was made, in a precarious state; but they were
sensible. Holmes is 75 years of age, and was only mar-
ried on the preceding Saturday.
DISCOVERIES IN SOUTH AUKTRALIA.—The important
discoveries made by Mr. Stuart during a late journey of
exploration in the sister provinces of South Australia
are thus described by an Australian paper,—" Mr.
Stuart returned to Adelaide on the 17th of July, in the
Marion steamer from Port Augusta, after an absence of
six months. His party consisted of two persons besides
himself, and they had with them about four pack and
four or five saddle horses. Mr. Stuart's first business was
to survey awl lay off the runs discover's' and claimed by
him sotue time ago. After that work was finished he
started with his party on a further exploratory expe-
dition, and the result has been the discovery of an im-
mense tract of country, exceeding in richness of pasta-
rage and abundance of water anything that has yet been
met with. The distance traversed was 300 miles beyond
the furthest point reache.l by Mr. Babbage and Major
Warburton, and the country was found to be luxuriant
beyond description. Mr. Stuart started from the Eme-
rald Springs about the beginning of April, and reached
Ist. 20 S., the northern boundary of the colony, about
the middle of May, and during his entire journey there
and back lie states that he was never a single day with-
out water. The country traversed consisted chiefly of
immense plains interspersed with innumerable hillocks
from 100 to irk feet high, from the summits of which
gushed springs of pure fresh water, intersecting the
plains and discharging themselves into numerous
creeks and rivers running in an easterly direction. One
i
of the rivers discovered s reported by Mr. Stuart to be
three miles broad in one part of its course. The ranges
flanking the plain are chiefly table-topped and about 100
feet high. Idr. Stuart made • detmr occasionally of
from 20 to 30 miles on each side of his tract, awl found
the country everywhere of the same beautiful descrip-
tion ; and it seemed to be of a similes character as far
as the eye could reach beyond the furthest point
attained by hint. Indeed he memos to have turned back
through surfeit of good country. He thinks there
would not be any difficulty whatever in crossing over to
the (lull of Carpentaria, or to any other portion of the
north coast. His imi cession is that an inland lake or
sea exists to the eastward, which Probably discharge* its
waters into Stoke's Victoria river to the north-west. At
any rate the theory that the centre of new Holland ii
nothing but a desert may now be exploded. Mr. Stuart
has brought back specimens of the grasses, seeds, and
minerals of the country, the last of which are said to
include some precious atones. A considerable portion
of the district traversed is represented as auriferous.

A GAMEKEEPER SHOT BY • II)ACHICR..-011 Tusie
day evening last, about 8 o'clock, Buckle, head keeper
to Lord Walsinghani, of Merton-hall, hearing a gun
fired several times, lay in ambush until the poacher
approached. When near Buckle rushed out intending
to apprehend the intruder, but before • word was
spoken by either of them the polisher fired, lodging the
whole of the charge in the lower ?art of Buckle's body.
Buckle is not expected to recover. A man has been
apprehended on suspicion, but nothing is as yet proved.
THE STEPNEY CoRONIR'S INWEST.—The Bishop of
London has caused formal notice to be aerved upon the
Rev. James Bonwell, incumbent of St. Philip's, Stepney,
of his Lordship's intention to issue • commission under
the provisions of the Church Diseipline Act, for inquir-
ing into the grounds of the acanded existing against hiin
in reference to the above inquest. The commission will
be addressed to Dr. TWib3, the Binhop's Vicar-General,
the yen. Archdeacon Hale ; the Rev. Canon Dale, Vicar
of St. Pancras; the Rev. J. E. Kempe, Rector of St.
James's, Westminster; and the Rev. W. G. liumphry,
Vicar of St. Martin's-in-the Fields.
INCREASED CHARGE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF
PAUPER LUNATIcs.—The committee of visitors of the
County Pauper Lunatic Asylum st Colney Hatch have
pasied a resolution fixing the wetkly sum to be paid for
each person confined in that asylum chargeable to any
parish in the county, for the parpose of defraying the
! cost of maintenance and other expenses of ouch inmate,
at the sum of 10s. Cid., the charge hitherto having been
9s. 11d, per week. The charge for persons not of the
county remains at les. per week. The increased rate
for the maintenance of pauper lunatics from any parish
in the county is higher than has yet been charged, and
the committee state that it is caned by the recent large
addition in the number of patients, and the consequent
necessity of greatly increasing both the staff of olficers
and the providing of supplies of all kinds, which has
caused considerable additional expense.

TELEGRAPHIC CoRMUNICATION WITH INDIA.
Dlessrs. R. S. Newell and Co.'s 'teenier Imperador left
Liverpool on the 3rd inat., and the Imperatris on the
Bth, with about 2,000 milts of cable to connect Aden
and Kurrachee, and thus complete our telegraphic com-
munication between Alexandria and India. The cable
Ralf tested previous to embarcst;on, and pronounced to
be very satisfactory. Judging from previous 'terror.
uances, the steamers should reach Aden on December
10, cod Kurachee about lkcember 29; where, we tinder-
htand, it is intended to commence laying that section of
the cable, and by about the 19th of January next Lon-
don will in all probability be in direct communication
with India. Mr. R. S. Newell, who is at present en-
gaged in completing the cable to connect Alexandria
with Conatantinople, will, with Hr. Lionel Osborne,
the company's engineer, proceed early in November to
Men. and thence embark on board the luipersdor to
superintend the arrangetuents. Captain Pullen, of Her
blajesty'a ship Cyclops, will also give his assistance.

ENTOgoimnlcAL RAILITI.—About two months ago
Mr. H. Chapman, of St. Helen's square, York, says the
Yorks/tire Gazette, was fortunate enough to procure
four of the larvae or caterpillar of the rare insect known
as the " death's head hawk moth," which he placed in •
box suitable for their tranforruation—first, into the
chrysalis state, and then to the fully developed insect.
After a day or two all four disappeared for that purpose
and on Tuesday last one of them appeared again, in its
peifect state, a large and beautiful moth, the body mea-
suring 2i inches, the expansion of the wings being 4i
inches; on the following day a second made its appear-
ance, equally fine. This interesting moth is the largest
inhabiting the country, and, with one exception, the
largest in Europe, and is remarkable from the circum-
stance of its having on the thorax, • tolerably well-de-
fined representation of a death'. head, and having the
power of emitting a mournful sound. These peculiari-
ties have conspired to render it an object of alarm to the
ignorant and superstitious. Mr. Chapman considers
hinuielf exceedingly fortunate in procuring two flue
specimens out of four larvae, as with this species it fre-
quently happeru that they die before completing their
wonderful transformation. Since this was written we
understand that • third moth has made its appearance
and it is as large as the other two.
HORIUBLZ CHARGC.—AbOnt • fortnight ago • young
mail named George Eilby, • screw-wrench maker,
residing with his father, and working in an adjoining
shop, in a back street off Brick-kiln-street, Wolver-
hampton, was found dead on the floor of his shop under
very extraordinary circumstances, his hands being in
his pockets and lais head pushed under his work-bench,
and lying with the face in a box, the edge of which,
pre-sing upon the mouth of the windpipe, and causim:
sulfocotion, had, in the opinion of the medical men wI,.
examined the body, been the occasion of death. There
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was also the mark of a blow on the left temple of
deceased, and the surgeons considered that the blow or
fall which had caused the mark might also have produced
temysirary insensibility. One of them, however, was of
opinion that the deceased might have been choked by
falling with his face in the box, awl been unable to
relieve himself or alter his position through being unable
to withdraw his hands from his pockets. On Monday
morning week the coroner's jury assembled for the
fourth time, and heard the statements of several new
witnesses, as well as of some of the more important of
Cues( who had given evidence on the former occasions.
Many of them bore testimony to the excessive cruelty
with which the deceased, who was a quiet, well-con-
ducted, and very pious young loan, hail been treated by
his father. The woman who laid out deceased's body,
and found several marks upon it not observed by the
surgeons, stated that the mother of the deceased had
come to her and begged her not to hang her husband.
A man named Baker, who works in the next shop to
that of the deceased spoke to hearing sounds as of quar-
reling in the shop shortly before the body was found,
and other sounds ; and an old man named Wootton to
having seen the elder Efty run out of the shop shortly
before the body was found, the father denying altogether
that lie bad been in the shop at all during that day. The .
jury retired about half-past 3 in the afternoon, and
about hilf-past ten at night returned A verdict of " Wil-
ful murder" against the father. The utinieit excitement
prevailed in the neighbourhood during the inquiry, the
well known cruel treatment of the youth by his father
having excited • strong prejudice against the latter.
EXERAoRDINART CAM.—On Saturday morning, the
coroner, Mr. Rutter, received information that a man had
been found.drowned at Mode Wheel, on the river lrwell,
in the township of Pendlebury, in the borough of Sal-
ford. On going to take the inquest in the afternoon the
body appeared to be that of a man about 50 or 60 years
of age. From the evidence it appeared that • man
named Yates, employed at the Mode Wheel-works, dis-
covered the body in a nearly erect position at half past
6 o'clock that morning, in the sluice leading from the
river lewd). With the assistance of a 1111111 named
.151111,5 Moylea he got the body out of the water, and con-
veyed it to the Swllll Inn, Pendlebury, where it lay until
Saturday night. Mery Gorton, who keeps a beershop
near the Swan Inn, stated that on Friday afternoon this
man canoe to her house, and remained from three o'clock
mail live. He appeared perfectly sober. During the
time lie remained he asked for a glass of beer and a pipe
of tobacco, and had four glasses in all, for which he paid
sixpence. Before leaving lie inquired of her at what
time the gates of the lodge leading to Mode Wheel were
closed for the night. She inquired if lie were going to
Manch. st -r, when be replied, "No, to Throstle Nest."
The witness said, he appeared to be " upset in his mind,"
and she hal no further conversation with him. He was
• stranger to her before this. One of the jury remarked
that if it was the Immo': lie supposed, he knew her well.
She was called Henry Stokes ; but though she was known
by that name she was not a man, and her proper name
was Harriet Stokes. She had assumed the name, and
garb of a man for • great number of years, and had
served an apprenticeship as • bricksetter, afterwards
worktng as a journeyman, and was for several years in
business, having constructed many of the warehouses,
chapels, and dwelling-houses in the neighbourhood of
Manchester, the last work being the erection of a factory
chimney for Mr. Simpson. The coroner then directed
two women to examine the body, who came back titter-
ing, saying it was true; it was the body of a woman.
Harriet Taylor, who lives in the neighbourhood, said she
knew Stokes well. He was • bricksetter. Her proper
name was Harriet Stokes, but she went by the name of
Harry Stokes. Some years ago Stokes married • woman
in Manchester. They lived together as man and wife,
and kept a beershop in Quay-street, Manchester. Seve-
ral of the jury recollected the case, and that ballads were
composed and sung in the streets on its being known that
the supposed man was • woman. The verdict was
" Found drowned. Supposed suicide." Since the inquest
it has been ascertained from iniiniries that about 25 years
ago this woman was mar ried to • female, who made com-
plaint that her husband was not a man, and left her in
cense. pience.
A Wowax 110 YEARS or ACC—Probably many of
our readers, in their perambulations through the town,
have °lidera.' to old woman who seems to have long set
at defiance the Inuit assigned to human life by the in •
pircl Pselinist. To diode who have not net with thi
eat reordinary and souiewliet eccentric character, a brief
sketch if her history and habits may not be uninterest-
ing. Reference is now especially made to the old body
on account of her having just recovered from a serious
accident that iionirred to her a few weeks ago, while on
a visit to her son, who resides in Wales. The singular
person to whom we allude is Elisabeth Roberts, or
'Betty Roberts," 1111 she is familiarly termed by her ac-
quaintsuices, who, according to her own statement, was
burn in Northorp, Flintshire, in June. 1749, or in the
22nd year of the reign of George 11. She has thus at-
tained to the age of 110, and from present appearances it
is possible she may survive many year. longer. "Betty"
resides at the back of St. Martin elnarket, Scotland-road,
and aliwist every fine y she may be seen on the south
landing-stage, or about the marketaor other public places
in the town. The landing-stage is her principal resort on
Sunday afternooue, where she generally attracts; around
her a group of penions, who astunislied at her great age,
as well as &inured by her loquacity, frequently drop her
a few coppers, although, it ought to be stated, she never
solicits charity. Iler frame is shrunken and withered,
but still she is erect and steady in gait, and with
stick in hand she boasts that She can yet manage to
walk three miles an hour. Her countenance indicates
great age, the wrinkles in her face being deeply in-
dented, and her flesh of a pallid, inienrthly hue.
Ifer bearing and eyesight are tolerably good, and
while in conversation she exhibits much sprightli-
ness and humour. In early life " Betty" led • militery
career, her husband being a corporal in the army. Ile
was subsequently a warehouseiiiin in • well-known firm
in this town, but his widow has now survived him 36
year., They hail four or five children, two of whom are
living—a daughter, aged $3, in Preston, and a son, aged
69, in Wales. These children do not appear to be
favourites with "Betty," who says they did not treat
her well in early life. The old %volumes recollections
of Liverpool date 70 or SO years back, when the town
VISA a mere village in comparison with ita present
gigantic dimensions. About six weeks ago she paid her
annual visit to her friends in Nurthup. Her usual plan
is to go by rail to Sutton, then walk to Quecus-ferry,
cross the Dee, and again tramp seven or eight miles.
This year, during her stay in Wales, she accidentally
fell, foul fractured her right aria, as well as injuring the
left. By sonic mishap the right inn does not appear to
have been properly bet, suid "Betty" vows that on her
nest visit to the principality the stupid surgeons who
" doctored" her arm alkali feel the weight of her stick.
The old woman is no admirer of the present female style
of dress, and laughingly relates a tale of her having cold
three barrel hoops for sixpence to a young girl who
would appear in the "fashion." " Betty" herein is
somewhat antiquated in lien attire. She wears • large
velvet bonnet, blue shawl, cotton bedgown, and blue
striped petticoat, while her feet are ensconced in • pair
of shoes not of the newest make. She attributes her
extended life in a Ineatinre to her simple habits, and
states that she has never used any intoxicating liquors—
a lad that speaks volumes in favour of teetotalism.

THZ MAISTLISHIP 011 HARROW.—The Governors of
this school, of whom the Prime Minister is one, have
given notice that they have Axed UpoU Tuesday
the 25th inst., as the last day on which they will receive
the testimonials of candidates for the Head-mastership,
which will shortly become vacant by the resignation of
Dr. Vaughan. The election will take place on an
early day in November, and Dr. Vaughan's successor
will enter upon his duties immediately after the Christ-
mu vacation. There are already a large number of
candidates for the appointment, including several highly
distinguished graduates of Oxford and Cambridge.

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CoLONIAL TILIGRAPHS.—The cable has been success-
tulip laid between King's Island and Cape Otwsy (Vic-
toria), and there can be no doubt that it has also been
laid between King's Island and the Hummocks, as well
as between the Hunnuocks and Circular Head. It is
fully anticipated that this important work will be
brought to a prosperous termination in the course of a
few days, by connecting Circular Head with George
Town, thus completing the chain of telegraphic com-
munication between Tasmania, Victoria, New South
Wales, and South Australia. —Hobart Town Mercury,
Aug. 11.
CHASING A DESKRTER.—An exciting chase after a
deserter (runs the 33rd ltegiment took ',lice in the neigh-
bourhood of Powerston, Clouted, on Friday. It appears
that the deserter, who has been absconding for some
time, was lately seen lurking in the locality, and infer-
ination of his whereabouts having been conveyed to the
deislt stationed in Cloninel, three men were told off
on Monday morning to hunt line up. At ten o'clock
the men marched to the scene, and after beating about
for some time discovered traces of the fugitive. He was
at length compelled to break cover and run, which he
diii in capital style, distancing by odds his competitors,
who were burdened by their firelocks and accoutretuenta.
The chase went in the direction of Powerstown-hill,
where the fugitive made a *roar, and eluded his pur-
suers. He rested for some time in the field and then
leisurely jumped out on the road, when to his astonish-
ment, he found himself within a few yards of the party.
He again gave chase, and the pursuit commenced with
fresh vigour. Near Mr. Bianconi's property he ran for
a ditch, and bad reached the top, when the embankment
gave way, precipitating him back no the road. The
party were now within a few yards of him ; but the
active fellow recovered his feet in a second, cleared the
bank like • fencer, and standing on the top, lie kissed
hands to his battled pursuers. The latter continued the
chase some time longer, but were eventually obliged to
give over.
11KLANCHOLY Acme:yr.—A sad and melancholy ac-
cident, resulting in the death of the Rev. Mr. Bryan,
curate of St. Paul's Church, Alnwick, occurred near
Iliimouth, on Saturday afternoon week. The rev. gen•
tleman had been complaining of slight indisposition for
a day or two, and, as a weans of relief, went to Ado-
mouth for the purpose of bathing in the sea. He pur-
posed going by the 3 o'clock train to Hilton, but on
reaching the Alnwick station he found the train bad just
started. Ile then set out to walk. In going down, Mr.
Bryan was overtaken by the Duke of Northumberland,
who was driving to Poston-hall, and his grace took him
into the carriage. Some conversation, it nu said, took
place as to Mr. Bryan's errand to the sea, when his grace
dissuaded him from bathing, and advised him rather to
rest for a few days. However, Mr. Bryan persisted in
his original intention, and on his arrival stripped and
went into the sea at Fostendiall, for he was shortly
after seen struggling in the water, and heard uttering
the most piercing shrieks. He had swam out of his
depth, and it is supposed been seised either with cramp
or a Rt. No person was sufficiently near to rescue him;
a horse was obtained and ropes, but the horse refused to
face the breakers, and the unfortunate gentleman sank
before relief could reach him, and when he was got out
all efforts at resuscitation failed. Mr. Bryan bad only
been • few months in Alnwick, but during that short
period his ministrations and kind and amiable manners
lied won for him the esteem and regard of all with whom
he had been connected.

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE—How often was Our army
"decimated" in ell the papers in that fearful Crimean
winter! What did the penny-a-liners mean by it? Did
one man or nine men die out of every ten? Or did they
mean nothing in particular, except that it was a hard
word and sounded fine? What again is an "agrarian
outrage" Does it mean killing • man in afield ! If so
why not say so? Wty, again, should all new institu-
tions have such odd, un-English names? Why should
we, when we die, be buried in "cemeteries," instead of
churchyard's, graveyards, burying-grounds, like our fore-
fathers? Why is every new school • "college," • " col-
legiate institution," and its heed a "principal r Then
we have "operatives," "assistants," "remuneration,"
• cook's "situation," a "stipendiary magistrate"—the
whole crowd of euphemisms come pressing on us. We
have Creek names coined by persona who cannot spell—
toxopholite societies and otthopledic hospitals. If we
go to church we nee an &leis& Bible and Prayer Book
in the reading desk, with • rev. gentleman above ready
to translate them into a species of romance not dealt
with in the essay of Sir Cornewall Lewis, which sounds
very much like the style of the county newspaper.
Why did Zuchaius, do our readers suppose, get into the
sycamore tree? Wo heard, not many Sundays ago,
that it was "to escape the pressure of external impedi-
literate." This was, of course, by way of making the
plein tale in the book more easily " understood by the
people." If so, we think that a much better way and
means thereto was hit upon by an old Devonshire par-
son, who used to tell his flock, in their own mother
tongue, that "her dimmed up into a sycamore droe vor
to ziannium."—Saferday Renew.
THE HOUSE Or MERCY, DITCHING/UAL-0G Thurs-
day, September 29, the new buildings of the house of
Mercy, • female reformatory, hitherto situated at, Ship-
meadow, in tiuffolk, were partly opened. They stand
in • retired hart of the parish of Ditchinghain, in Nor-
folk, near Bungay. The benefits of this charity are not
confined to the neighbourhood, but it receives penitents
from all parts of England. Being designed for the
reformation of prostitutes, it receives no aid from
Goverinuene The proceedings of the day corumenced
by Divine service in the parish church, the sermon
being preached by the rector, the Rev. W. E. Scuds
-
more. In it be explained at sense length the manage-
ment and discipline of the house, describing the extreme
ignorance as well as debased moral condition of the in-
wake on their arrival, and the means taken to teach
and elevate them, lie dwelt especially on the advan-
tage of the unbought services of a sisterhood in dealing
with this unhappy class. With regard to the sisters
themselves he explained that, the nand complete devo-
tion gave effect to their work, and that, God willing,
they desired to live aril die in it, though no promise of
uninterrupt,d service was required or thought right.
The house itself was afterwards opened with an office of
prayer compiled for the occasion. In the evening ano-
ther sermon was preached in the parish church by the
Dean of Ely. In the course of his sermon the Dean
wanuly avowed Ins thankfulness at being permitted to
advocate the cause of the House of Mercy, and urged its
support on all present, especially on those who lived at
a distance, and had few opportunities of helping it. The
attendance was very large, and the collections during
the day were above £lOO. About £1,500 is still
required for the completion of the house, contributions
towards which may be sent to the Rev. W. E. Scuds.
more, Ditchingham Rectory, !kingly.
THIS CAPTURE Or THZ NANA.—It is high time indeed
that the telegram should announce the captue of the
man who of all men that ever existed has dore most
despite to England. It seems almost impossible that
the slaughterer of English women and infants should
still live to renew his defiance to our arms. Yet so it
is; he that more than two years ago deluged Cawnpore
with English blood is still a king, still a leader of •
host, still mocks at and insults the Power which so long
ago menaced him with instant vengeance, still has with
him English captives, and still fosters and builds up the
hope* of all who hates the English name. We wadi*
pardoned if we think the triumphs of our armies an
shorn of half their brilliance so long as the Nana sur-
vives, and we may be sure this, too, is the universal
thoughts of the natives of India. It may be said, how-
that this is easy to censure; not so to point out what
I should done. Look back to the Affghan war. When
Duet Mellowed, a far more formidable antagonist than
the Nana, fled from Cabool, more decisive measures
were undertaken against him. A body of cavalry
were selected for the pursuit, led by the Bayard of
India, James Outrun. Had it not been for the
treachery of Hail Khan Kakar that pursuit would
have been successful. A similar exploit might be
attempted now, with far greater prospects of success.
The fastnesses of Nepaul are not such that • fugitive
could easily extricate himself from them, and to fly
further east would be to hasten to certain death amid
the snows of the Himalayas. A thousand picked
cavalry, a Ghoorka regiment of infantry, would suffice
for the undertaking. Promise two lakhs to the troop
or company who takes the Nana, and I:1,000 and the
Victoria Cross to the officer who leads them, and the
troops which cling to him now will soon be scattered
to the winds, and their chief slain or a prisoner. The
cishiture of the Nana thus achieved would do as much
. restore the prestige of England as the appearance of
a fresh army in the field.
NR. RAMEY WITH AN " INCORRIGIBLE" SUBJECT.—
On Saturday week Mr. Huey. in giving a third amid con-
cluding exposition of his system at Edinburgh, experi-
inenW upon • hone to which he had received the
following introduction :—" Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Oct.
11. Dear have been accustomed to horses all my
life, and have broken many bad ones. I was also One of
your pupils lad year in the saner school you now occupy.
I was much pleased with your system, and think it the
most valuable information I have ever gained from any
source in regard to the management of the horse, and
have practised it with perfect success on upwards of '2O
horses of very bad character. But the horse that I now
have has defeated every effort of mine to subdue, tame,
or teach him anything, and ii• man of much experience
with horses, and, I think, capable of giving an opinion,
I can safely say lie is the most desperate horse that I
have over seen, and do not think that Cruiser himself
could have been a worse one. This horse has been tried
by several excellent horsemen, but none of them have
been able to do anything with him; on the contrary, he
finally became so bad that they could not go into hie
stable, and lead to throw his food in to him. His owner
had determined that rather than run the tisk of the
horse killing some one, he would have him shot. The
very day he was to be killed I went to see him, and
bought him fur £lO, although Cie had been offered
before any attempt had been made to break him.
Having never been beaten in my life before I felt quite
sure I could manage him. I have tried every means in
my power, I acknowledge, but can do nothing with him
Thu only time I ever succeeded in getting on his back he
threw me and himself too, violently, and injured Inc
very much. I dill have great confidence in your
abilities after taauing Cruiser, and think if anything can
be done with him at all you can do it; but Must say if
you succeed and escape without injury, I shall look
upon it as little less than a miracle.—l am, k.c., Thomas
Kennedy." The "miracle," it is scarcely necessary to
say, Mr. Marcy succeeded in performing. The horse •
powerful animal, showed considerable excitement on
entering, but Mr. Rarey was not long in fascinating and
soothing it, and in applying to it the gentle coercion and
restraint of the strap. The production of the saddle,
however, caused the animal to rear, scream, and plunge,
but be • little ',diens)e and management the meddle was
at length placed on its back, It was at length mounted
and ridden by its conqueror, but Mr. Marry stated that
the operation of saddling would probably have to be
repeated with great caution and gentleness for several
days, as the animal seemed possessed of an intense
fear of the saddle, with which it must be cautiously and
gradually familiarized. Kr, Rarey's three demonstra-
tions in Edinburgh have been very largely attended by
magistrates, members of the clerical, legal, and medical
professions, county gentlemen and ladies, as well at
others mon directly intended IR the management of
the hone.