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

Virkings from Voncb.

REFORMING THE ItEFOR3IER,

bstprored from " Original Poems for Infant Mitiar
0, Who'll come and play Agitation with me,
Illy Cobden has left tne alone ?
Industrious Working men, won't you be Free?
Let tic get up a row ut our u An.
0 no, Mr. Itiight, Sir, we can't come indeed,
We've no time to idle away;
We've got all our dear little children to feed,
And can du it, we're happy to say.
Small Trademilen, don't stick to beef, candles, and flour,
But kick up a row with me, do ;
Tlitem grubs will not fight for imilitical power,
Bat ray, thinking men, will nut you?
0 no, Mr. Bright, Sir, for do you not see
By our shops we're enabled to thrive ;
The way to get on is to work like a bee,
And always be atoritig the hive.
klidille-class, rise at the klast
Of the trumpet of Fr. elute I I.lay :
I hope 1 aliall find a disciple at last,
You are nut so busy as they.
0 no, Mr. Bright, Sir, we shan't conic to you,
We're not made to cry but to labour •
We alwaya have something or other to 'do—
lt Out for oneself, for a neighbour.
What then, they're all busy and happy but me,
And I'm bawling litre like A Ilunos ;
0 then itt be off to where Ilesidiera iihould be,
And attend to my business at once.
[And, my dcars, (gin?, a strong nod cicrer boy,
he ran duals to his place of business, nod
helped to 11101 T 111Ili carry sclera( things that
were Knitted io tic House.)

NAVAL FASHIONS. Corbett are beginning to be
worn by frigates, but do not, in the last novelty, come
up to the bows in front or descend quite to the other
extremity. The sides are pierced with holes for the
lama, fornsiu a stylish openwork. Canvas is less
employed than formerly, which, during the prevalence
of March winds, is not Wks regretted.
"A CONSUMMATION DEVOUTLY TO BE
WISHED."
Abolition of Church-Rates !
I sish we could get it—
But Church rating's a habit,
Anil who can upset it?
There's Mind-Church rates narrow,
II igh-Church rates Low brother—
The Guardian and Record,
Are rating each other.

There's Exeter Hall
Hate,' Turks, Papists and Jews;
Convocation ia rating
Tli' Essay* and &ricers.
The Church rata* the Chapel,
The Chapel the Church—
Till seekers fur Truth
Get perplexed in the search.

And niema'ring the value
Of things b, their rarity,
Cry " less of Church rating,
And more of Church clarity."

NAVAL ETIVE776.—The stern of the Black Prince,
the new iron•cased screw frigate just launched, is
unprotected by armour. It is almost as the heel of
Achilles ; but not quite. The Black Prince is
vulnerable in tlie stern. Unfortunately she is also
vulneralde in the stem. She luis no helmet, which
worse than being undefended about the hel..i. Theses
juoLrd,a Ilritish frigate is no snore in neat of fertifi•
cation dish a British soldier or sailor. Our gallant
fellows have their hearts in the right pls., so& "aver
would orquire to we.. 1.......1.15t04 on the wrong. What
if the Black Prince is bare behind? A vessel of the
British navy never shows any enemy her stern.

FIRE IN LEADENIIALL-RTREET.--LIVES SAVED RT TAR
FIRE EsCAEF.S.--On Tuesday morning at an early hour
the ixemises belonging to Mrs. T: Jones, termed the
Hercules Tavern and I)ining-lionm, No 119, Leaden-
hAll-street, were on Fire. The inmates, six in number,
were only saved front a terrible death by the happy
arrival of • fire escape. The lower part of the premises
was nearly burnt out,

DerindelloS Or SAVERNAKE House BT FIRE.
Intelligence was received on Monday of the entire
destruction by fire of Savernake House, one of the
seats of the Marquis of Ailesbury, near Marlborough.
About five o'clock on Saturday morning, the gardener,
who was sleeping in the house, discovereil that • fire
hail broken out, and, within five hours from that time,
the entire building, with the exception of the stabling,
coach-houses, and other out-offices were completely
destroyed, so rapid was the progress of the flames from
the first discovery of the fire. The noble Marquis and
Marcl as, with a select circle of friends, were for-
tunately staying at Tottenham Park, another residence
of the Manors, about one luile and • ludf distant, but,
on the alarm being given, were shortly at the Beene of
the conflagration. It is believed at present that the
fire originated in one of the flues. The amount for
which the edifice and its contents were insured is not
yet known.
A BOY GORED BT v ELRPHANT.—On Saturday
evening, as an elephant was being exhibited in the
menagerie belonging to Mr. Menders, now stationed
upon some vacant land in Stretford New Road, opposite
to the Wellington Hotel, Manchester, the brute knocked
down a youth with its trunk, awl then gored him with
one of its tusks. It appears that the silly fellow, whose
name is Henry Crowther, had been teasing the animal
fur amen time before it could reach him, but directly
he came within reach of its trunk it knocked him
down and then gored him in the hip, to the great
consternation and alarm of the people present. The
elephant was driven off by one of the keepers, and
Crowther was immediately conveyed to the surgery of
Mr. W. G. Pettinger, in Trafford-street and within a
few yards of the menagerie. On examining the wound
Mr. Pettinger discovered that the tusk hail penetrated
to the bone. After the wound hail been dressed,
Croa tier was conveyed home in II cab. The wreind
is said to be &dangerous one. Mr. Menders, notwith-
standing that Crowther brought upon himself the
injuries lie hill sustained, has generously proinieed to
pay the niedical expenses.— Mamehesttr Examiner
Tee Peeforrioe ice Mgenaeren.— shyrt, all
the improvements for our convenience and comfort ,
dating front a state of barbarity to one of high
civilisation, are but the cumulative results of inventive
ingenuity; and in no instance is this more clearly seen
than in the history of those beautiful inventious which
have from time to time been brought to Lear upon the
science of Iferology. Trace its history from the time of
the Romans with their clepsydra or water-cluck, and
Alfred with his candles, from hour-glasses and sun-dials,
dean to that miracle of ingenuity, ' The Watch,' and
ice how imprevenient has succeeded improvement,
until at hot those now manufactured by Benson, of
Ludgate llill and Cornhill, London, have been
characteristically ileecribeil as the perfection of anechan-
isin.'"—Setiolord. Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet,
post free for tw ostamps, is descriptive of every
construction of watch now made. Watcheribafe by post
to all parts of the globe.—Anv.
Dearit ER.,31 STARVATION.—On Saturday !eat an
inquest was opened before Mr. Brent, at the Royal Oak,
Lisemegrove, as to the death of Leila Kate Dudley, a
child two years old, the daughter of a tradesman who is
reported to be in good circumstances. It appeared from
the evidence that about six months ago the father
absconded from his wife and four young children, of
whom the deceased was MM, leaving them entirely with-
out the Ille&IIS of support. The mother therefore, with
her off+pring, took refuge in the workouae of Maryle-
hone, having become chargeable to that parish. A few
weeks since die, at her express desire, left the house
with her children, awl took a lodging in Princeas-etreet,
endeavouring, by plying her needle, hi obtain food for
herself and her family. She, however, failed in her
attempt, and it was shown that the deceased child died
wholly from want of sufficient nourishment, the other
three children and their mother being much emaciated.
The inquiry was SidinUlll,d to enable the parish &litho-
rities to invwtigate the sad circumstances which
surround the case.