The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-07-19 00:00:00

Coma! Nclus.

SrIIAN.,I: IF Tner.--We have reason to bttieve that
Mr. eolslett is not unli::ely to be appiiii:ttil t-t the kn.
portant Aka: a I. '411,1a. AV: h:.ow
that such a prop ti .11 I. • in high .iwir•
ters. aid 11, ..pvortu • I:'y f
patting it ioto sssss tion ;...
pared to ace,pt heaottrable it a .11 :ail
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Glut, —On :iatttrii.iy a m. 4 :law
u'elock, an aceiletit a a 118,4
which ended on-orreil 1.. I. f,o.iiy .4 Mr.
Jones, a gt ntieus..n esi•:,ng at No.
Warn ick, ;pare, 141:;n:vi.i. It app:::rs the nu:. cry-
writ' left the cliihlrot fur a few mine., s, when one of
them, a beautiful girl ni I 14r:4,a. t, aliuut threo
years of age eliuiLed up, a a els,ir o:...llCni.ihi
aial on rea, ;ting :iteXt.ri
oe.rbalaacial herself 1.11,1 Lit upon the trine railings of
the fraht area, literally Lein:: inipaleil. Thu 6411110
occurrence was witnessed Ly sumac men et work on
some new buildinpi oppucik, who extricated the
unfortunate child, and she WWI conveyed to Ete surgery
of Mr. liavis, iif Warwick-street, but so dreadful were
the injuries received that she expired in about 10
usinates.

WEATMINHTER ADVET.—Several of the papers, in
announcing the death of the I:er. Te:nrle Freer", one of
the Canons liesidesiti,ry of Westminster, have stated
that it is the fir valuable piece of ecclesiastical patron-
a7e which has fallen to the gift of Lord Paluiendou
Knife his aecessiies to office, and have gone so jar AS
to say that it is his LoniAlip's intention to bestow it upon
the lice. T. Gautier, 11.C.L., Rector of Trinity Church,
Marylebone, in consideration of several years' services as
chaplain to the House of Commons. L'ufortunately for
such speculations they du not happen to be correct.
The Act of Parliament reduced the number of Canons
of Westminster to six, and the death of Mr. Frere will
leave Lord John Thynne, Archdeacon Bentinck, Dr.
Wordsworth, Dr. Cureton, Mr. Jennings, and Mr.
liepton, the existing CaIIOSS, to perform the duties.
Lord l'alnierstou, therefore, will not have the opportu-
uity of preferring say gentleman on this occasion.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN Hine PARIL-011 Wednesday
morning a little before 11 o'clock. a very shocking and
fatal accident occurred in the Ride, between Apidey-
house, Hyde Park-corner, and the head of the :Ser-
pentine. A young man named Charles Edwards was
riding a thorough-bred horse, which took fright, nnd
set off at A tremendous speed ; the rider lust all control
of the animal, and was thrown heavily into the roast; he
fell upon his head, and it was noticed that he never
moved afterwards. The horse rushed on at a furious
pace towards Kensington. The unfortunate man WAS
taken up apparently lifeless, and conveyed to ht.
George's Hospital in the cabriolet of a gentleman who
was passing at the time and witnessed the accident.
The lhouse surgeon promptly attended, but all human
aid was unavailing, as the skull of the unfortunate man
was literally beaten in, the brains protruding. lie has
left a widow and four young children to deplore his
untimely end. Information of the sad calamity has
been forwarded to Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westminster,
in order that an inquest may be held.
CIVILIAN!! DECORATED WITH THE VICTORIA CROSS.
—The Victoria Cross has just been conferred on two
civilians, who, being " non-military persons, as volun-
teers bore arms against tie mutineers at Lucknow, or
elsewhere, during recent operations in India." The first
gentleman selected for tlx.s honour is Mr. Thomas Henry
Cavanagh, Assistant-Cceninissiouer in Oude, who,
when Sir James Outrun was besieged in Lncknow,
volunteered to make his way through the beleaguering
force to the camp of tho Commander-in-Chief, and to
guide him back to Luelcnow. By great prudence and
daring he succeeded in eerforming this service, and he
has now obtained his reward. The second Victoria
Cross has been conferred upon Mr. Boss Lewis Mangles,
the Assistant-Magistrate at Patna. On the night of.
July 27, 1857, the troops who had been dispatched to the
relief of Arrah under the command of Captain Dunbar,
fell into an ambuscade contrived by the enemy. Mr.
Mangles, who had himself been wounded, carried for
several miles out of action, and beyond the reach of
danger, a wounded soldier of the 37th regiment. He
had bomul up the solder's wounds under a murderous
fire, and then bore him for miles in safety to the boats.

STATE OF THE THAXES.—DT. Letlieby reports OD the
state of the river Thames as follows: "The foul con-
dition of the river continues to increase, and ii exciting
attention both here and on the Continent. I have rm.,
a number of communications relating to the subject, and
to the measures which are thought necessary for abating
the evil. Some of them I would recommend to be for-
warded to the Metropolitan Board of Works. One of
thew communications is from M. Bourbee, professor of
geology, at Paris. Another is from M. Goethaler,
of Antweqi. M. Bourbec is of opinion that
the whole of the present mischief is due ti the quality
of the soil through which the river flows; and he re-
commends that the is hole of the infected bed of the
river should be covered with hydraulic lime aml pebbles.
lie thinks that the efficacy of the con,rete thus formed
will depend, not merely on its producing a solld channel
for the flow of the river, but also on the causticity of the
lime, which will destroy the putrid organisina ; and,
therefore, he suggests that the whole coins.; of the
river should be concreted at one time. Ile is, he says,
aware of the magnitude of the undertaking, mid lio
trusts to English wealth and English skill For accom-
plishing it. The other schemes are of less pretensions.
I wish, however, to make this remark, that the state of
the river is fast becoming worse and worse TM:organic
impurities are increasing from day to day, and are now
just foar times as abundant as they were on the 11th of
J One."

sricior..—On Friday evening Mr. C. J. Carttar, coro-
ner for West Kent, held an adjourned inquest at Cherry
Orchard-house, Charlton, the residence of Mr. William
E. Durand Cumming, as to the death of that gentle-
man, by taking a large dose of laudanum on the 6th inst.
The deceased, who was much resis.cted in the locality,
had formerly been an underwriter at Lloyd's, and car-
ried on business as a broker. A few yesrs slime he re-
tired with a considerable fortune, but had recently been
connected with the Derrick Company, and other unfor-
tunate speculations, and it was found that these losses
had preyed upon his mind. It was now stated that the
wife of the deceased was still very ill and unable to at-
tend, and the following witnesses were examined.
Mr. W. Seal, brother-in-law of the deceased, proved
finding the bottle and glass produced in a field where the
deceased was walking a few hours before his death.—
Dr. R. P. Reelionst, professor of languages, gave evi-
dence to the effect that he was in the habit of visiting
the deceased every Sunday. He did no on the Sunday
previous to death, and the manner of the deceased was
very strange and incoherent. He went into the garden
and commenced chopping the trees, saying that he would
cut down his enemies. Other witnesses gave evidence
as to the deceased's state of mind, and after some re-
marks from the coroner the jury returned a verdict that
the deceased committed suicide by taking laudanum
while labouring under temporary insanity.
FATAL EY/WTS OF Talt HILAT.—On Tuesday the
heat of the weather WU severely felt in the metropolis,
and several cares of death from sunstroke are reported to
have taken place at the east end of London and the
suburban districts. Two men, named George Anderson
and Thomas Duncan, were at work in a field at Strat-
ford, when they were suddenly prostrated to the ground
by the extreme heat, and remained insensible for some
minutes. A medical gentleman was called, but the two
unfortunate men were dead. The immediate cause of
death was oongestion of the brain. Information was
also forwarded by Mr. Webb, the summoning officer of
St. Mary. Whitechapel, to the coroner for East Middle-
sex, respecting the death of a young man who it was
supposed died fs om the excessive heat of the weather,
and his peculiar employment, at a sugar baker's, no
doubt accelerated the calamity. A number of the
constables belonging to the metropolitan police force,
have been compelled to relinquish their duties owing to
the continual exposure to the rays of the sun, and many
have complained to their superior officers of the pain
they endure through wearing their heavy stiffened
military stocks, which are constructed of leather.
Several persons while walking in Regent's Park, Hyde
Park, St. James's Park, and Victoria Park, were taken
ill from the powerful effects of the sun. Dr. Cliallice,
the deputy coroner, hold two inquests Wednesday at
Shoreditch and Poplar, on the bodies of persons who
had died from the oppressive heat of the weather,
which seems to have produced exhaustion, from which
the patients gradually sank and died. On Sunday the
youngest daughter of Mr. W. E. Wiley, gold pesicrilcase
manufacturer, Great Hampton-street, Birmingham, died
from the effects of a comp de sokil. She was struck
about half-past 12 o'clock, and expired about 5 the same
afternoon. This is the only instance a the kind, says
the Bilblilielhali4 Laity Post, that has eosins to our
knowledge during the present hut weather.

MANB;CIIIL OP EUROPIUM§ IN TH2 DUTCH SETTLE-
IIENTN IN Bongeo.—A correspondent at Batavia has
forwarded to Messrs. James Finlay and Co., of Glasgow,
the following intelligence :—" We have the greatest
regret in informing you that we have, by the arrival of
the Butch Government steamer Ardjeono, from Banjer.
musing, on the 21st ult., received the most disastrous
tidings regarding the coal mine establishment of Kalun-
gair, which has, by sonic accounts, been entirely, by
others only partly, destroyed by an insurrection among
the native subjects of the Sultan of Banjermassing ;
but, Reddest of all, the whole of the European rinployes
have been brutally murdered, without leaving one to tell
the tale. The tragedy was enacted on the 18th of
the month, and attended with horrors not exceeded
by anything which occurred even at Cawnpore. The par-
ticulars you will find described in a eircul.ir addressed to
the shareholders by the directors of the company. Re-
inforcements of troupe arc being sent in ell haste from
this and Semarang, with three or four steamers, which
will no doubt be sufficient to restore peace and order in
the country, and we trust may arrive iu time to save
the rimming Europeans at Ranjunamssing NMI neighbour-
hood. The cause of the insurrection proceeds in no
way from dislike of the mines, where the greatest peace
and contentment have always prevailed, but to a bug-
brooding disaffection of the natives of Banjermassing to
their new Sultan, who had beep
throne mainly by the protection of our Government,
contrary to the will of the people, and, as it would ap-
pear, in disregard of the legitimate right of succession
of another prince, named Midayal, who was at the same
time the favourite of the people. This dissatisfaction
among the people, excited is) revolt and murder by some
Mabinnedan priests lately returned from Mecca, ts sup-
, poets! to have (seen the cause which has led to the sacri-
fice of MI many precious lives, already amounting, so
far as known, to 50 or 51 in number. Among these
1 four German missionaries, three of their wives, and 19
children, are stated to have fallen victims to the knives
of the assassins."

A Hrrr To Hocstirteea—ln making your purchases
always nee that you get value for your money; it Ls doubtful
economy to purchase an inferior article at any time, even
although it may be offered at an eppeeently we peke, and
positive thrilfitusue. to Pal Kg Much for an inferior article as
you can obtain a superior article for. Dealers are now begin-
ning to find that it L. more Profitable in the end to Leg
superior articles at moderate prices, and in illustration of thls
we bare much pleasure in informing you, that the Skutt=
Patton STAIIM width ha. IRMO eidwhef, Mod in HKR
MAJESTY'S Lareeer for many Years, can now it. obtained from
)our Freer allund as chain as the roost common kind toad.;
for although it costs him more, the large quantity or it which
he sells yields him a larger profit In as. aggregsAe, than the
inferior kinds which are little in dethen,L'd he the
satisfaction of giving his customers an article which he has
every reason to believe will please there, seeing that the
Quaan's Lemmata tar It elefuelvely In getting up the
Imre, lineua he., of HER ILUENTY and the IIoYAL