The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-04 00:00:00

" A happy new year to yon—asul many of them !"

A nvNairric revolution has broken out in Servia
which will probably have an important influence
on the other Christian provincea of the Turkish
Empire. The Skouptchina or Natiqual Assembly
have deposed the reigning Prim,* ALEXANDER
Kaamir.onoavircit, the on of the celebrated
CasaNit atoms who emancipated Servia from
the yoke of Turkey in 1804, and have proclaimed
Prince Mitoses Osamiovrrcn, who was

DORCHKSTIZR 1.1112111. D CORN M AnwEr, Saturday.
—Our market was thinly attended to day, and the
supply of wheat short; the few samples in good
condition were readily plac.l at full rates, but
inferior ones could not find buyers except at low
figures. Barley in large supply, the demand very
sluggish ; to ellect sales lower prices had to be sub-
mitted to. Beans and oats nominal.
Ti,,, DORSET COUNTY ENDUE.", AND THE FRENCH
A (-mourn LS. —We have the honour to inform our
readers—with a suppremion of natural modesty
which nothing but the license of this frolicsome
season would permit- that the °opal County
Erpress has been stopped by the French au-
thorities, owing to s 1111 l e feeble remarks of
our own in relation to the Empire and M.
de Nlontalembert ; which remarks, however
much they may harmonize with the principle of our
motto, Ilone,or A ridax, are but little ',Affable, it
8....0114, to the instincts of lkspotigui. Ineffective
and obscure as provincial journalism is mostly re-
garded, in foreign countries especially, yet the
small voice in behalf of liberty, though raised in a
small beef and corn growing county like Dorset,
is recognized as sonic help to that noble cause, am!,
as such, found worthy of sulloadion.

Si'. Prrmis Clititen.—A sermon will be preached
on S ttttt lay morning next, on behalf of the choristers
of this church, by the Rev. Mr. Vivian, rector of
Ma ankton.
THE DoItSZT CoUNTIC HOAPITAI..—Sir It. P.
Glynn, Bart_ IMO presented the n ttttt iticient donation
of £l,OOO to this excellent institution.
Viscount anal Viscainine.ss Palmerston left Broad-
lanais. near Romsey, on Tuesday, t , join the dia.
tinguished circle visiting the Ilanpais of Lansdowne,
at llowassl. Wilts. At the close of their visit to
Flowassl, the noble Viscount anal Visa:mante,o go tO
St. Giles's, Dorset. to pass a few days with the Earl
anal Countess of Shaftesbury.
It. I tevenish, Esau, of 'harminster House, liberally
treated a Lirge party of about 40 poor persons, young
and "hi to a substantial dinner awl an excellent tea,
on the 31st ult. All the villagers enjoyed them-
salves thoroughly, anal expremeal the warmest grati-
tit In to Mr. Devenish fair his kindness and comb:wen-
shin on tins interesting oemsion.
Ilt-bsit VS Plum—The annual prize at Cambridge,
t ler the will of the Rev. John Hulse. was awarded
to Mr. If. M. Mottle, of QM:, Ws College, for the
year Istis. The announcement appeared in the
Tine.. of December 2.5. By the provisions of the
a all the successful Essay will be
Ilvert.e.n PEAL —At half-past eleven on the
night of the 314 the bells of St. I:eorge, Fordington,
brake in insan the stillness with a ffled peal.
This musical effect was continued until five minutes
before twelve, when thirty.one strokes were slowly
tolled upon the tenor bell. The whole peal then
merrily rang in the new year. The evergreen deco-
rations in this church. are remarkably elalsarate, the
anthem anal piers being richly furnished with wreaths
anal fest..ms.
•• MEIZItY 111.E.110: ailkargmwonr." --This is a
new song. just published, the words lay the Rev. W.
the music by Mr. F. IV. Smith. both gentle-
men being residents of In,reliester. The air is light
anal pretty, and has the advantage of being easily
played with eery go.ll effect. anal may he intr.-
arced in a aoin,c aon..irol, with a wry fair share of
pleasurahle appreciation. The words, however. are
written in what is called the '•I lana, I Dialect
anal without at all presuming to speak or the poeti-
cal merits of the composition, we would be so bola'
as to suggest to Mr. Smith, that it is quite possible
for I to ally the products of his musical ge
with some of the many ehartning effusions of true
English poets, in their own vernacular, with quite as
much chance of obtaining popularity anal fame as by
the adoption of an isolated anal antique provincialism.
We ourselves confess to a feeling of b.yality anal
affection for the Queen's English, anal are weak
enough to think that goasl music fi.rms a re.
pleasing anal li,mourible alliance with the purity of
our mother tongue than with either pure Dorset or
Double-Dutch.

GRKAT WYAMN RAlLWAV.—llempoth',lmirnal
has the following :—" We eatmot leans for a certainty
whether the directors will ileelare any dividend for
the current haltyear, hut, if they fairly can, we may
re‘t assured they %% ill. They hail a lvdance of
£27,174 profit over from last half, and will leave an
excess of traffic of front C 15,000, probahly ti £211,11110,
Ity the roil of the year. The profit of the excess of
traffic, added to the previous half-year's [valance, and
the corresponding halfitar's ,livi,lesul, less additional
intertutt charges, if any, will probably suffice to 'pay
a higher dividend titan many exp..: from the Great
Westentat this stage of its existence,"

DEATH or THE EMIL fly OH KM of
(Word died at a late hour on Wedieoulay eve g
la,st at Woolterton, Norfolk. his lAwilship, who
was the fourth earl, was horn dune 14, I NI, and
was consequently in his 7lith year. lie waffle.' in
1"12 Mary, daughter of Mr. William A gusto,. Fawk•
or, Clerk of the l'rivy 1'4.111161, and the issue of the
on was two daughters and three eons, the eldest of
whose, Horatio William, born in Isl 3, succeeds to
the title. The late Earl was Idird High Steward of
the Isirough of King's Lynn, and the coloneley of
the West Norfolk Militia also becomes vacant by his
decease. In polities hia Lordship was a Conserva-
tive.

Tui LATZ ConNrr Flotaits.—ln a memorandum.
issued from the War Office, and dated Ikviuher
24, we reml Cornet William eorge Ilawtrey
Hanky% 7th Hussars, upon whom the Commander.
iti•Chief in India has reported that the Decoration of
the Victoria l!ross has limn provisionally conferred,
for conspici 1111 l s gallantry, in thrice ehargitit„ a lily
of infuriated fanatics, who had rushed on the guns
emploved in shelling a small mud fort in the vicinity
of Nloosa•Bagli, laicknow, ou the 19th of March.
11/41S --of the wounds received on which occasion he
subsequently lied—woula have heen recommended
to her Majesty for condi-mat' in that distinction,
hail he snrviscd. _ _ _

THE I.:NI:1.1,1i HUNTING PANTY -- The St.
Paul .hfj,,,ietliagi of !toe. 4, contain, the following :
Lord Cavendish, Mr. Ashley, and 1... rd, Robert
ll;rovesoor, about whose safety some fears were
entertained, have arri.ed ar Fort Gerry, Red River,
its perfect health." As those gentlemen have been
variously reported by the newspaper press as
" imustnered" by the Indians, " frozen in'at Pent-
hins, " lost" on the prairies, and what not, it will be
a comfort to their friends anti aquaintances On both
sides the Atlantic to know that they are safe and
iiiii at Fort Gerry.
Mr. W01115111,e34 CONFECTIONARY ENTARLINII •
str.vr.—.We desire to draw attention to Mr. Wool.
stoles announcement in our advertising colunins,
wherein it will be seen that this spirited young
troletiman is fully prepared to meet all requirements
likely to be made upon hint at this panel of the
year when the confectioner's art is SO largely called
forth, lie has only within a comparatively recent
peritsl taken his stand amongst his compeers in this
town, but Mr. Woolston bills fair, hy his enter.
Prise, judgment, and assiduity, to cant for himself a
most reaps:table and permanent isosition. II is shop
is replete with a choice and copious selection of all
the delicacies so touch sought after at this festive
11014011 ; and he offers his tusustance in the way of
providing for dinners. suppers, :mil all such enter-
tainments on reasonable terms ; anti we are justified
in adding that his services have given very general
satisfaction. .

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The Rev. J. E. C. Husband, clerk, formerly curate
of Whitchurch Canoniwrum, I),,rmet, has been
appointed to the Curacy of Selattyn, Salop.

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We understand that the Rev. A. r. Irvine, the
respected Incumbent of Longtleet. Poole, has been
licensed to the Perpetual Curacy of St. l'aul, Walesa,
in the county of Stafford, and that the living of
Longtleet is now vacant.
COI: !ITT PWITT SEM10)111. (Before H. Williams and
W. L. Henning, L'ois.)—Georpe Orem, a labourer in the
employ of Mr. Edward Pope, of Toiler Porcoruni, MAN
brought up in custody charged with stealing a " flitch"
of wood from Mr. Pope's coppice.—Reprimanded and
discharged. Hanka Legg, of West Onoluirell,

dethroned in 1830, u their hereditary Prince. ! bitsturer, and i _Moira bib% of Portesham, labourer.
The Senate at first opposed the recall of Prince ! rie lined :is. each and costs, for being drunk and
Mitosim, but the native army having subtle- '
, t %it's ti 1.-r. rz it To Di I f... 1 1... f.: mit i1A,11.. 7. Hord
quently declared for the Mitoscit party, they L
;' _almar.--bewis FalascolgWlM,:im Hankins, awl At:whit
withdrew their opposition, and joined the ,
tlilasewtliwiri,t‘t.armic..yst ILielfonl, tin first ii weeks. NISI
; 11'12.1n)dsartrii,ci.knigi.1,.
National Assembly in sending a petition in his poaching 'at sturitilie3e.rts•r Mt.:s'2l,
Mc. 1 ta, vagrancy at Weymouth, i
favour to the Puler, whose sinter:Linty over 470,
Scrvia was fully established by the Treaty of ci ‘.'ttilillii-'::::ttiltiti;i :14:1Xis I ilifi:! L"lls",itstitirr:V::.
Adrianople. These events ;old a new complication Abbot, 2 valee,lar mantie4 : Fretler:ek Scott, looactiOil;
iit,t,,lir.ailltmoz, licccal.rn:larxeoitli ; .hooeA rope, totealing
to those which area ly exist ill ElAturn affairs.
Prince MiLosen, though now a man of Ntl,l; i)i.ag to a r'annitlir2ale.s. atirmlen,tir c;a•lleoda.; :4
"'IV::
tkorge Kericy, skating •y at Peek, 1 calendar
advanced age, is known to be a devoted partisan
th.
of Russia, and has repeatedly declared that, if
he 'should he restored to power, it would be his
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first object to come to an understanding with DIIRCIIESTER TOWN COUNCIL. -
Montenegro, Bosnia, and the Herzegovina, for A meeting of Ins
the purpose of getting rid of Turkey am! Austria Olontla), the Mayor,ts lais11). 1,U.: It Var I):ThesZeitay
for ever. In anticipation of some hostile move- Therg were also present Nlesq•s. I.;Cnish. Ewalt,
went in these quarters, the Austrian Govern- - .I.ll•;;ell.(s.lguels,lBishop, (Wpm, Coombs, and t!urine.
.1
went has sent two regiments to Seinlin. and is Board of liclaultlatill:lntil 11;,,r5....eis .c.'eld'lfri'l'illithtlim""liiiinictr'r : 1
about to adopt other measures suited to the' report of a •saliCe, upon which the necessary' ertler.a
gravity of the crisis. Meanwhile we learn from
Constantinople that Mr. G tansvoN ifs mission :cdel:Eirist:: [it' rl!un't
IstitiPren:‘,.‘tii‘c•C. in the age nit paper.
to the lonian Islands has cause I an i tttttt ense it was e'"l"l!.riar':.‘:•eiTi.a.taterrellSe'irtnifsri‘oliviirANtr.in\l:l'irittia.lnit'ia..c I
sensation among the whole rayah population of as to the state and progress °Utile public norks of
tt,heisettvrige and water supply, and the neeeicsary steps
the Turkish Empire, who imagine that it is the
which aita.esi!st:ittillt through the ttIL t'l
'toliliaiitui:isnrt N 5 lif•at.lhoewsc awiti:rl
precursor of the absolute independence of every-
thing Greek. On the other hand, the ;Arica give all sueli orders as may be requisite for the
sp;mly • it hereof."
from Corfu inform us that Mr. GLansroyz, in
his vitas to the sister islands, has been deluged sail rililal."iljtat".ll7. I:till I"
I just arrived by traini
with petitions praying for the union with •• free we the present state of tbccsAuffil.is IrieforT tr‘,..if:r:ttit:e,
to the Council upon them. As to the water works-.
Greece ;" and that in reply to these addresses lie
lie rarkeil that from what, he learned there ma.
has distinctly stated that he has no power to already
entertain the quution of annexation, aml that tio:um it, pfi,i,tre
ill
itii.iiiitri 1,, 7,..,"..te rarialAu'l:ll,l„thl
more that
liZ
Her MAJESTY'S I:ovenupent have no intention to expected to iind. A 'very lengtlemed discussion then.
appeal to the European Powers for the abroga- ' arose respecting the blow ing up of a portion of the
Con of the treaty of 1815, by which the liunall ' ! sewer between Tublis corner and the crossing in the
, mill-stream. .Mr. Whitcheadatateil that the sewer
ilslands were placed under the protection of ' liail been forced up by the existence of ui'v'ral
1 Great Britain. I upright springs, acting upon the Huts of the inverts,
with a force which he didn't expect. He was at
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first disposed to advise the Council t lay down tifti or
sixty feet of new sewer, hut to make the work per-
manent be would lay down the whole- sewer afresh,
winch might be dime at a cost of about .i.2+o • if
laid in iron it would cost at least JAM His Plan
would be to lay dowu a clay pipe of lh inches. with
a supplementary pipe of nine inches to take off any
unusual How of water.
Mr. NlArrifew Dcvmsu thought the failure of
that part of the work hail arisen from defective
masonry, and that the materials used were of far
greater strength than what was necessary to resist
tM• pressure of water urn the joints.
Mr. %V it mai Ea a, sad lie saw the work while it was
in progress, and declaresl that it was perfectly well
done ; lie never saw better work ; and he acquitted
the contractor, Mr. Dodson. of all blame ; the sewer
was kept perfectly dry, while being laid, owing to the
working of the engine, and no idea could be formed
of the strength of the springs which afterwards
sheweil themselves
Mr. INN said it was stated at a meeting of the
.1011111ittee of Works in his presence, by a workman
engaged (Mr I),Nbsin's foreman), that when they laid
tie se inverts they were obliged to stand 1111011 t 11011
as they were laid to prevent their toeing forced up
by the water which was then rasiaa g.
Mr. I/Krt.:Nisi' said that the works ought not to
have been iir..cee.le.l a ith. her those circumstances,
without communicating with the engineer. He then
inquired of Mr. Whitehead %that better assumnee of
success they would have for Mr. Whitehead's pre,wnt
plan, and how they would effectually guard Against
a repetiti aaaa of this blowing up.
Mr. WIIITHIEAD replied that he thought the pipes
a-ould answer as well as they *lid on Mr. Nl:infield's
piece of grouiiil. where they were quite tight.
Mr. IH:et:Nisi' bad no doubt whatever that the
pipes could be made of sufficient strength to resist
any aunoiiiit of pressure, if they were put properly
tltt4.4 her and secured.
l'h-• M./. von inquired whether they had a sufficient
smn left if the 4: I 1,11041 Iswrowed, to meet this cost
of ts2sii for making the sewer as Mr. Whitehead
proissasl.
It then appeared from sbitenienbi made that there
were no such funds, and that theloresent liabilities
of the Board would exhaust the 4:11,41110 already
raised. WWI which Went to the full extent of the
Mwrowing powem of the Board rendered available tap
ti this time.
Mr. flouims asked in what position the Council
stood with reference to Mr. Dodson's contract and
the defective state of these works :- wanted to
know whether Mr. !Mahout's contract was considered
to have been properly eariied out by what he bad

Mr. WIIITEIIKAID replied that he considered Ar.
lbslsosi hail complied a ith his contract. so Cu as
the matter under consolerat was Conic:Oiled ;
in a subsequent stage of the discussion, Mr. White
bead read a clause in the contract whereby. in e:Ola
Of any doubt or dispute arising, he I elf. AS the
engineer of the Board, was appointed the sole
arbit.r.
. Mr. Bistior understood the statement of Mr.
Whitehead to be, that circumstances had arisen iii
the execution of Mr. Dodson's work over which the
contractor had no control.
Mr. WIIITEIIE o as.enteil.
The NI Al on :piked .Ir. Whitehead whether, if the
I 'mined adjourned till the evening. be would be pre-
pared to give them ti,mile further informathm on this
and other matters then before thou for their eot.
sit ratio ?
Mr. %Viiirrityan replied that he intik leave Dor-
chester at leaved. live o'clock that afternoon.
Mr. I :.11.1.1N said that he for .me would not consent
to the expenditure of another shilling until they had
got Mr. Whitehead's report fully before them. It
was 141 ill it tell that they had no funds at their dis.
posal to meet this ad.litional expenditure ; and, in
addition to that, he strongly objected to the proposed
plan.
The TowN Oxen stated that the Council might
Make applicat for a fresh loan, 'lndere new Act of
Parliament, with the sanction of the Secretary of
State. _

After a g.ssl deal of desultory conversation, and
some little cross-tiring between two tir three of the
4ouncll,'
Mr. Essott movol an amended resolution,
Recoil.led by Mr. '”ottabi : " That. Mr. Whiteheml be
instriwted to take the neeessary steps in complete
the sewers forthwith."
After further discussion Mr. llalpin handed in the
101 l wing amendment :—"That the works • pro.
posed to be executed lie deferred until a plan be ar•
ranged awl laid before the (*outwit for that purpose ;
and also that
„authority be obtained for borrowing
the
In the evese .4 the observations which followed,
Mr. Whitelitgul stated, in :tamer to xevend quest.
101 l to him to the SAM° effect, that Ile .10 not think
there Wa.4 arty fear whatever that the double clay
pipe plan, s 0 oste.l I.y him, would succeed ;an iron
pipe, which he was a,ktil about, was, he said, unex-
ceptionable there was no doubt at all about that,
but then it would cost double as h as the clay

pipes.
The MATIM to Mr. Whitehead : Which do you
recommeed --clay or iron pipte?
Mr. WHITEHEAD: I reeouimend clay pipe&
Mr. Exson's mot. . that Mr. Whitehead be in-
structed to carry out the work forthwith. was then
put to the meeting. and carried by four to three :--for
the mot ion—Mes,rs. En-or, Hislg.; and
Bishop; against it—Messrs.m
coe, pe
0r0i,4 and
The amendment was not put.
A conversation was then entocil into between Mr.
%Vhiteheail and members of the Council, (all having
risen from their seats). as to the next step to he
taken in these public works, when Mr. Whitehisil at
once informed the Council that he should immedi•
ably take the necesiviry steps to carry out the plan
which he hail suggested.
Mr. Wein:HEAD then called the attention of the
Council to certain preli 11l i l lary matters of form
revecting the /Hirai, works -that is. the communi•
cation between the houses and the main sewer ; and
reminded the Council That the regular course was to
call upon him for an estimate of the expeime,, to he
incorred by the occupiers before they could proceed
to enforce the is ation. For instance. he
said, there was Mr. Hayward ; they could not com-
pel I to c 'cats: until these preliminary
measures hail been duly attended
It was understood that by the next meeting of the
11111 l cil these things would be put in a pl.oper train,
so that the water supply :mil the whole of the sani-
tary measures might begin to assume 1141 appearance
of real and effective operation.
The Council then adjourned.