The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-09-20 00:00:00

Borsttsbirt.

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WITMOUTIL —Skip Ackert.— On Friday week the
Queen of the Sea schooner "mimed stays ' and
went aehore near Old Castle, but vs. got off the
same evening without sestaining any greet
damage.
She was bound to laminar with duals frui e
Baltic.

To-e-rn Couricit..—A meeting washeld on Monday.
The members premed were—The Mayor (P. Dud.
eon, Mr. Alderman Kiwi; Councillors,
Meagre. Bartlett, Cotterell, Cum-
mins, P , .I.llef 'turd, and Joseph Tisard.
The following bussi was transscted. The 9611 of
the Council was affixed to fifteen mortgage deben-
tures of £lOO each, to Mr. Page, contractor for the
Pile Pier. The Town Clerk was instructed to give
Mr. Horsford notice of the Council's intention to pay
off 21.000 on the brid—lt MU ordered that the
stay belonging to Mi. Bemeant'scrane be immediately
removed, and be be requested to keep the quay,
near the slip-way, clear of timber, an I that a bill of
the repeirs of the (prey be sent to him (Mr. Beasent.)
Permumon was also granted to Mr. Bement to take
clay from the Backwater. —lt was resolved that the
Harbour-master be requested to remove the deals
lying On the quay on the south side of the harbour,
to the waste land belonging to the Council on the
north quay, giving notice of the mine to the owners.
—Under the Local Board of Health directions were
given to inform Mr. Younghushand and others, who
complained of the drainage and roads, that the
greater pert of their letter refers to the jurisdiction
of the turnpike trustees, and the drainage of the
park is in course of being carried out. It was also
determined that the gas contract be rigidly enforced,
and that notice be given to the company of the
Board's intention.

ff-cnoo- --Cfe-itare.—On Thursday week the annual
tea festivals of the various schools in the town took
place. The National school and Middle school took
their pleasure et Portland, whither they were con-
veyed by the Prince steamer, Captain Owens having
kindly given them a gretnitees passage. The child-
ren were accompanied by the rector and other
clergymen, besides their masters and teachers. Tea
and cake were partaken of on the West Beach, after
which the children were amused with cricket and
other gamee.--The schools of the Independent and
Baptist congregations, accompanied by their minis-
ters and teachers, had their annual rendezvous at
Littlefield, but the rain madly interferred with the
juvenile entertainment, and the Baptist school re-
treated to their school-room, resolved to defy the
capricious humours of the weather office. A marquee
erected on the field, and the friendly protection of
some trees, afforded shelter to the rest of the party
until the rain abated. After the usual "dispensation'
of tea and plum cake, the children amused them-
selves in venous aporta—The Wesleyan school went
further " afield," and availing themselves of Mr.
Compton's pleasure vane betook themselves to Broad-
way, having previously gone in precaution round the
town, preceded by the band of the Bedford militia.
The imfavonra.ble weather was a serious drawback
to the youthful enjoyment--a circumstance the more
to be regretted as these treats are given with the
laudable view at keeping the children from the
room

The influx into Weymouth is immense. From the
Channel Islands, and from all parts by the South.
Western and Great-Western railways, thousands
have come come to view the Great Ship. It is com-
puted that on Tuesday lest 14,000 persons paid for
admission to her.

A Frisxot NAVAL OIPTNION OP 'Ma
GIMAT EASTZAN. —A French agent, who Will stated
to be a distinguished naval officer, pre-eminent for
his nautical knowledge and experience, bears testi-
mony, in a letter published in Wednesday's Moni-
tem , to the erionnous strength and indubitable
safety of the Great Eastern, and to her victory over
the ocean. With regard to the first point, the
French naval officer say.:—" Nevertheless, it may
be said that the destruction of the forward funnel of
the Great Eastern might have happened to the
smallest steamer, and would probably have one -
aimed its total destruction, because it would rot
have promoted the mass and solidity of the great
ship, while the accident in question in no wise nor
promises the future of this last." With respect to
the second point, the same authority says:—" The
little Ewell while going against a strong bead wind,
and • heavy sea on, proved that the nautical problem
luta been attired (the italics are his own.) If there
be any doubts, they can only be as to her rolling,
because she experienced no slanting heavy seas, and
the vessel was too light to be conaidered in her
normal position. But when, with the wind right
ahead she oscillated up and down hardly a quarter of
a degree, while the neighbouring vessels plunged
into the waves, and her sharp bows threw up less
spray than a boat, one feels convinced that no sea
can stop her; that she will cut through the waves
with too great a force and facility for them to re-
tard her proven, or for them even to produce that
pitching which is so inconvenient to passengers.
Contrariwise to so many ships of rounded hues, which
the sea tosses and retards more than does the wind,
the Great Eastern meets with no impediment from the
waves. She cuts them too easily to feel their rapid
motion; the wind appean the only obstacle which
nature can present; and all who are acquainted
with navigation know how slight its action is in
comparison with the action of the waves. Thus the
trial which has just been made proves that this
gigantic mass will always overpower the sea, and
that she will not even feel the effects thereof except
when the waves strike her sideways. But then
again the weight of the vessel and her length will
diminish her motion, as was proved during the
voyage, when from the breaking of some part of her
ateenng gear, she was thrown into a position to pre-
sent her broadaide to the sea."
Tug IR AT EASTERN AND THE C 0.% LW PI MAIL
—At the Thames Police COOTS on Wednesday
Mr. Furnivsl, a barrister, who was accompanied Mr.
(lowland, a coal merchant, of the irm of Walton
(ant:a:Mead, Sattliff-cross, applied to Mr. Yiu:dley on
behalf of 100 etialwisippen for 10,11211100111111 against two
persons named Choler and Marne under the follow-
ing nazcnerethinorie :—For the purpose of understanding
the apition of the learned council, it is necessary to
state that Mr. Chater, a ecial factor in Fenchurchetreet,
contracted to supply the Great Eastern with coals, and
deputed Mr. }'lnckrose store-keeper at the Coalwbippers'
office, on Gould's-hill, Shadwell, to engage coalwbippers
to deliver coals from colliers into the great Eastern at
Weymouth. Mr. Pluokrose accordingly engaged 100
registered men, and they catered into a written contract
with Mr. Chater somewhat to the following effect
"We, the undersigned, do agree to coal the Great
Eastern now lying at Weymouth or asewhere at the
rate of 2d. per ton each man, at 49 tons per day, and
guarantee to earn to the amount of 10s. per day, and if I
anything shall occur that the amount be DOA earned. the I
earns shall be made up at the rate of 10s. per day, coin-
mending at d o'clock on Monday morning." On the
faith of this agreement 100 picked men proceeded to
Weymostb on Eleaula,y, and were lodged in • barn
outside the town for the night. On Monday morning
they presuntid themselves to Chater who told them be
would baying to do with them, and told to go to---.
They applied to the Mayor of Weymouth, who was
anxious to afford them every assistance, and sent for
Pluthrose and Meter, but neither could be found in the
town, and the Mayor then advised themi to return to
London as speedily as posehle, and make their &polka-
cation for redrew to • 'magistrate at the Thames Police-
court. Ms's. Wilton and (lowland, who have zealously
exerted themselves in favour of the ooalwhippers of the
port el Landon, no owner lmard of the case than they
retained the services of Mr. Punka' to make an appli-
cation for a summons. Mr. Funnel comenced his
application by saying that he represented 100 poor men,
and that he wanted summonses against two persons
named Plackrose and Chater. The 100 men had been
hardly treated by Mr. Chater, of No. 155, Fenchurch-
street, and Mr. Pluakrose, of the °oat-whippers-office.
Mr. Yardly.—l have no jurisdiction. This is an alleged
breech of contract. I have no jurisdiction, for two rea-
aoas:-11 the work bad been deftest Weyinouth, I could
have had no jurisdiction, for I sin not a magistrate for the
county in which Weymouth is. In the next place, it is ,
a breach of contract, and police-courts are not the tri-
bunal, to try questions of that kind. I must therefore
refuse your application for • summons. The coalwhip-
pers then retired with Mr. (lowland, who promised to
supply them with the Mesas of obtaining compensation
in a County Court.
Tamnioostez.—Lesit Friday week, as a woman
named Hann was peening through • field with her
child, they were attacked by a rain, and the woman's
thigh bone was fractured in two pions, but the
child escaped with very slight injury. Had not
some men who happened to be near ran to her I
assiatance no doubt the poor woman would have been
killed. The ram belengs to Mr. W. Welch, of '
Hewood, end Vre he that this accident will be •
caution to Mr. We-- and other farmers not to pot
rams in fields where there are public paths; and not
only rams but any kind of savage stock.
Ethr Coxes. —On Saturday week an inquest was
held on the body of William Milling, who resided in
a cottage on ltrimrose Hill. Elizabeth Millins,
daughter of the deceased, and than on Thursday
rmrning lest, at half-past seven o'clock her father
got up and droned himself and went into the garden
with the intention of fetching some potatoes which
he had dug the day before. A few minutes afterwards
a neighbour told his wife that deceseed had been
man to go into an adjacent loft. His wife proceeded
thither to roll him to breakfast, and was horror.
stricken to find him hanging' by the neck to one of
th • pieces of the roof, not more than 4 feet from
the noor. He was quite dead. An alarm was
immediately made, and the poor woman, by the aid
other daughter managed to get down the body. It
appears that the rope was but imperfectly arranged.
It had a loop sufficiently large to slide on and othe
howl of the deceased with ease, and on the body being
lifted up it at once came off. Ti,e Dall ITU 72 yarn
of age, and has brought up • long family, H• this
much respected for big sobriety &ad indOrtrT. He
had been observed for some time past to be in very
low spirits, and some time since he attempted to
hew kiemeilf. but TIM cut down before fife had
become edam. The Airy returned a verdict of
" Temporary insanity.
Tbis Omani little village was the scene of bustle
and actavity on Thursday lame, on the occasion of the
marriage of Mies Emily Taylor to Mr. Frederick
cooper,. of Landon. The service was read by the
Bev. Rowland Huyalte, the rector, and the church
was croedsdjv a number of visitors to witness the
cergegany. The poor will have to regret the absence
of Mr. Taylor's amiable daughter; she was ever
ready te Whit and relieve those in want, and will
011iTATIMIlly respected by all who had the happiness
of her aoguaintencet