The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-10-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET Ocr. 19.
Consols mark 941 to 94} for the amount.

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO ASSASSINATE
PRINCE ALFRED.

Brum, Sept. 13, Vio GaUe.—The Colonial Secretary
eseerts that evident* Ins been obtained of a conspiracy
to assassinate Prince Alfred. One conspirator bad been
murdered, having been conaidered untrustworthy by
Lie accomplices. Explanations ore promised to Parlia-
ment, which will meemble shortly.

Till freedom of the City of London was on Thursday
presented to Field-Marshal Sir John Burgoyne, in re-
cognition of his great services to the country, extending
over some three-quarters of a century.
Tux Nourvilixte de Bones mentions a case of quadruple
birth it Nenoville-Coppegurule. A woman themnamed
QaiMill, has just given birth to four female children,
three of whom are now alive. The mother is 21 years
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THE PRISIIIVATION Or EA:GIL—Many methods of
prewrving (Igo have been recorded. There is one
which is clad in the provisioning of Paris on a great
scale, Lod which is dezeribed as the most sure. The
eggs are plunged, in wire baskets oath holdings dozen,
into cauldrons of boiling water, during about a minute.
A this layer of egg corwulates on the inner surface of
the shell, and prevents the infiltration of air, which is
speedily fatal Ito the freshness of the egg.—Bri/ish
Maiscal Journal.

A COOL POACRUL —At the Lewes County flail, a
notorious Poacher, known as "Toteey," has just keels
convicted of snaring • pheasant. He said he could not
help koing after • phea.ant. Ile was fined V and
LI 105.1.1. coat.; in default, six weeks' hard labour.
"Toteey," upon hearing his sentence, very 000lly
remarked that if he was allowed " one night" he would
be able to pay. The magistrates, however, could not
see this, and sent him to prison.
FALL LSOws • 11r.—On IThureday James Seddon, 50
years of age, employed at Mews. Meoweroft's pit,
Xersley, was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, •
distance of 250 yards. On an alarm being given lome
men descended immedately, and found that had alighted
on the cage which was at the bottom of the shaft. His
IremLind presented a horrible spectacle, both of his feet
having been taken off, his head and farm emailt to
MMUS, and his body knesenting bruises of • fearful
character. One GI his feet was found in the cage on
which the body rested when discovered; the other ii
alp pOled to be in the dibhole.

QUILLINIAND EMIORATION.—The ship Ramsey, fifteen
hundred tons burden, belongingto Mesars. T. IL Mackay,
Son and Co., sailed on the 18th October from Gravesend
for Queen&land, Captain J. Week.. Commander,
Sargeon-Superintendent Dr. Lavin assisted by Miss
Charlotte Wale matron. The Ramsey is the 88th vessel
that has sailed on the land order system of emigration,
under the immediate direction of the Queensland
Government Emigration Office, London. She eontains
232 souls, divided into paving, sanded and free
passengers, and consisting of 611 members of families, 71
single men, 92 single females.

IxcoVIIIT OF }II:XAN RZYLIIIIL—On Toeeday •
humus skeleton was disooved on Rat Island, Cork,
harbour. Thy convicts of Spike have been engaged for
some time iv iivarrying away this island, which is in
the site of tligflaulbowl no Dock, and in the course of
their work they *lighted on a skeleton, which with a
long knife, lay buried immediately beneath the surfs*,
between two rocks. The remains appear to have been
there for many years, for on espoeure to the air they I
crumbled into dust. They seemed to be times of • tall
person, but there has been no solution of the mystery,
with which the disoovery, in such &place, of • human
skeleton is enshrouded.

CONIIANGCINIOCS MilUtllolll.—n. conclusion I
Lave myself drawu from • good deal of obseri
Tattoo on this eobjeet is, that consanguinity
haa nothing to do with the matter. If healthy
persons marry, their progeny will be healthy,
no matter how near they are in blood. If unhealthy
persons marry, their proceny is likely to be unhealthy,
though no relationship may be discoverable between
them. No doubt the same hereditary malady (e. g.
consumption) may be found in near blood-relations, and
If they intermarry, their offspring will be liable to be
afflicted by it; bat the tame would be the case if two
total strangers in blood married, and each of their
families were afflicted with the same hereditary malady.
—From No4ca nod Qatrics.
Arreungteos DesteoS. The Church Asirociati on
have just addressed the following challenge to Arch.
deacon l/enison am directed by the Council
of the Church Association to inform you that if you are
so aistied with the orthodoxy of your dxtrioes as to
republish the three sermons upon which the Rev. Jas.
Ditcher founded his Proceedings aeniost you, and
which, wear! informed by the publish.r, ore withdrawn
Iron circulation, admit their circulation and authorship,
arid join in an application to the bishop to send the case
by letters of request to the Court of Arches, the
Church Association will undertake to adopt the neces-
sary steps for obtaining a judicial deciiion on the sub.
jrct.—l am, sir, yours very faithfully, Frederick
Diem's, Secretary."

GinticrlOS Or TRAngB ITICIOXISTR FOR kiiBAULT.
On Thursday Henry Willeoek, William Parkinson,
sad Joseph Welo4, were ehorged, at Loiters, with
having s iiilently assaulted John Leach. The parties
bad all Len in the cranky of Ifeeara. Hidden and Sono,
cation spinners. at Little Milton, but struck work .
about two months ago, and have been pickedting the
!demises ever *Moo. A few days ago Leash determined
to remain idle no longer. The three defendants, on
learning that the complainant WWI about to reaume
work at Mesas. Holden's, not upon him.. and severely
assaulted him ; Vallcook tried to strangle Lim, by
twisting his inufllcr round his melt, and the other
il fcndants Licked him about the bead and brearit.
Willcaa was committed for two ruuntha, and Parkinson
and Welsby each to name usonth's imprisonment.
ML RILVIRDY JuliX/soN, the United States Minister
to this country, paid a visit to Liverpool on Thursday,
and met with a very cordial reception. The Town
Council and the Chamber of Commerce presented
addresses to the Lon. gentleman, and, in reply, Mr.
Johnson raid that two of the subjects of difference
between England and the United States were now sub.
stantiolly settled on terms alike honourable to each,
and he believed that the third would soon be adjusted
also. Alter the preeentetion of the addresses Mr.
Johnson was entertained at luncheon by the mayor,
and Le subsequently visited the Exchange and News-
room, where he leas reraived with much enthusiasm.
In a few remark. Le made, be said that the interests
of England and America were bound spin the preservis•
lion of pia-e, soil from the signs of the time' he Is d
treason to &Reve that that peace would never be broken.
In the evening hr. Johnson wu entertained by the
American Chamber of Commerce at a banquet, amonget
the guests being Mr. Gladstone and LordiptanleY.
The speeches delivered were of We most satisfactory
character.

ML GLADIIITONS.B ELECTION/LULING CAMP/dr:S.-
Idr. Gladatone addressed two political gatheri•gra
mi Wednesday—one at Ormskirk et mic4illy, and the
other at tiouthpott in the evening. The principal
topics taken up by the right bon. gentleman were the
incident:oe of logsl taxation and the question of the
Irish Church. In treating of the former, Mr. Glad-
stone pointed out the importance of having a thoroughly
efficient system of administering the comity expend'.
tore, and maintained that in this matter representation
was • good and sound principle. While speaking of
the Irish Church he took occasion to comment on the
uncertainty of purpose which characterised the
minieterial treatment of the subject early in the
session. Mr. Gladstone on Friday completed his tour
among the principal towns of South-West Lancashire,
by addressing a criewded meeting of the electors at
Wigan. lila speech woo devoted almost exclusively to
the question of the Trish Church. Ile urged the
necessity of dealing boldly and resolutely with the case
of Ireland next session, and sail that the course of
Lin:n*lf, and thaws who acted with him, would not be
guided by mere avidity for office.

SHOCKING DIATIL—An inquest was held at Birming-
ham, on Wednesday evening, reqwcting the death of •
man in • respectable position an life, named David
Parsons, a glass engraver. The man was entertained,
With to•n eensicillors and otberS, at Alderman
Brinsley's place buaines• in Snow Hill. Ile went on
drinking till Le was intoxicated. In the coarse of the
evening he 'mule • apeach•t a supposed public meeting,
but on the first occasion he fell on bis knees, aLd on the
wound lie 11l backwards on the floor. Alderman
Brjakavy gave Lim soad• water and bathed his bead.
The maw WU put into the esb—dtad, LI one of the
witnesses be:tin:red. At all events, he was dead heforebe
reached hogse. Mr. Wel nook, surgeon, deposed to having
made • postmortem examination of the body of the
deceased. He produced a piece of animal asbatance
like a tribe, about half an inch long, which be found in
the windpipe, it having be. n ejected .
the tteieh.
H.
believed the eau,es of death Irma suffocation. The
coroner pointed out there could be no DO doubt a
essoalty had stepped in, not noomooily allied with •
state of drunkenness. The jury returned • verdict of
Accidental Death.

A P6ll'lllllo TEIT.—Some time after the middle of
the last century, a Captain Clarke lived at Weathers.
field (this WM the Captain (Seale, the cetumet,„, ot
Captain Conch in two of three of hi. veriest).
two or more swot, attire youths, full of lit, not fon
When In home during their vocation,. The vicar was la
that time aged, but fond of the young Clerks. and their
eempsnions, who dined with him between the 'enters
(aa usual in these day.) almost every Sunday. The vicar
was in !be habit of placing his afternoon sermon on •
Sable in his study ready for use. lii, supposed that the
young gentlemen med to occasiocally look at the text,
t 0... what kind of • sermon they bad to expect. On
one of these plimant Sundays the Clerkes and their
friend. were very jolly at the vicarage, and, it is
presumed, unto • kith. mischief : for, finding the aermon
in it. uatud place, with the test from the psalm —"The
eighteen. shall Sourish like • green bay (palm ?) tree"—
they very adroitly erased tree, and wrote horse,
Imitating the vicar's haedwriting. Am usual, all
attended the church tbe young men impatient to know
if their little trick would have any effect. The vicar
took op his sermon in the moat way, and more oat the
teat, ending as shove; but when he came to " horse "
Incised of "tree." he was wounded. Still Int we. not
'Johan-med, but looked slutrnle tato hismansuript, and
said—" Horse, hone I ye., it is horm"—and went on
with his asrmai In his masa wily. —From" Nau aid
Qrseies."