The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-09-25 00:00:00

etntral liTrims.

THZ fall of a sawmill is reported from dull. Two
men were seriously injured.
Me. SPURGE II bus confirmed the report that a lady
bee offered him £20,003 to amid him to found en
orphanage.

Ten Ofosnoorm ssys it is very generslly believed
that the Government intend to introduce • Reform
Bill next session.

DON'T TOO WISH YOU NAY OTT IT I—According to
• Dublin paper, an lri.h (alma is bringing an action
against Lord Portmlington 1,, recover the vslue of hi.
damaged hay, which he nesloste I to put under shelter
on the faith of his lordship's fan...weather prophecy.
AOOOIDIN9 to an elaborate series of inquiries and
calculations made by Profetror Leone Levi, the average
fteekly loam.. of • workirg MO in England is 22a. 6.1.;
in Scotland. Ms. 6d.; and in Ireland, 14.. lId,; or, in.
eluding the other worker., and reekoning them at two
in each family, the average is estimated at 325. 441. in
England, 295. Bd. in Scotland, and 23e. 6.1. in Ireland.
ANOTHEI proof of the mortality which sometimes
thrums front drinking impure water is afforded in whet
hes just occured at Poi hr. The mare of • barge, b. ing
thirsty, went on shore and drank some water from •
I pomp, and the same day he was .eis.d with cholera •nd
' died. An analysis showed that the water contained •
large proportion of saline and organie matter, which had
been derived from sunset. cesspools.

THB RAINFALL IN BtPrullelg,.—Dr. Barderwrites
to say that during the first sixteen days of the present
month the rainfall has amounted to no lase than 5021
inch., and, compared with the rainfall of eTery
September since 1853, be shows that there ha. been but
one instance in which the total fall in September was so
large as the fall in the first sixteen days of the present
month. This was in September, 1856.
SINGULAR DEMONSTRATION AT KIDDRIIIIINSTZIL
The cottager, of Kidderminster made • grand torch
light demonstration on Monday so'nnigbt. An open•air
meeting was hold in Fair-ground, the object being to
protest again 4 the increase in the rents of the small
tonante —resul :in', it was alleged, from a combination
amongd the owners of that sort of property in the town.
A eorumittee was formed to oppose this proceeding, and
several resolutions denotuteing the landlords and their
agents ware passed.

An laoctrrtuna illutil.tit.-4t the North Dohlin
Union, on Wednesday, • report was laid before the
bawd, stating thct one morning during the week a
quantity of small Ash, of the species of " Pinkiren"
(Aug. thorneyback) were found in '.he milk supplied by
ove of the contractor*, who was bound by the term, of
his agreement to supply it pure from the cow. The
clerk of the union was requested to communicate with
the contractor for the purpose of ascertaining the feats
connected with this strange phenomenon.
BRIDGING THI CRANNIL. —We have been favoured
with particulars of M. Bontet's proposal fur building a
bilge pontoon bridge between Blanc Nes, CAW', and
Snakeiipere's cliff, Dover, of about M miles long and 214
feet wide, conected with a railway each end, with open-
ings for ships and footpaths for pamengers on either side.
The account describes what statues are to adorn the
bridge, where the clocks are to be placed, sad so forth,
details much more simple and easy to be believed in, the
bridge lining formed, than the safety of the bridge itself.
The cost is estimated at £l6,ooo,ooo.—Bailtier.

Two CHOLZIA, We regret to say, has broken out
with alarming virulence at Wigan, and It. victims have
been chiefly persons in the higher ranks of life. They
have died, too, with that shocking saddenneee which
seems to have been specially characteristic of the pre-
sent visitation both in England and on the Continent.
Among the deaths are these of one of the oldest &dial.
tors in the town, Mr. Edward Scott, who died SIWOIIi
without a moment's warning, having been previonsly,
to all appearance, in good health ; and Mr. Caleb
Hilton, the town clerk and borough coroner.

Mt. MILL, M.P., hes addressed a letter to the com-
mittee of the Reales Teetimoniel Fund, in which he ex-
pre-uss an opinion that it is quite right reformers should
make oompensetion to Mr. Basics fur the pecun.an loss
to which he hes been subjected through urging the afeinis
of the working classes to be repripented in Parliament.
Mr. Mill adds that etrong politiucl convictions Cr. not
considered • diequidillcation for much higher judicia
nose than that of reiri-ing barrister, and therefore to
include from the seat of instil)* all who are decided
politicians would be to keep out all the fittest men.

Tao Etat op SzterisposT, tbe president for the
fotthoomine Bernal Science Confrere Cl Ilaileheeter. hui
°caseated to Wks the Asir at the dinner which will be
liven at the Aawse Courts, on Tnowhy evening, October
9. The diawheeler Guardian oars dist all the arrange.
meat. for the meeting are progressing satisfactorily
I (wept o••), and there la owl roma to satioipat• •