The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

&ma( Xrins.

Csaerr lletursc/oar. —There has just been com-
pleted at Wilton, for the Mee.-room at Woolwich...
Axminster carpet in • single pie,e, measuring seventy
feet in length and thirty-bye in breadth, and weighing
nine pounds per square yarn. The loom in which it
was woven has been recently erected, and tithe largest
that has ever existed in title or any eountry. Its first
production was a carpet manufactured hist year for
Ifer Majesty, whichli now in Windsor Castle.

Tits: HERDER AT WEETBRONWICH.—On Wednesday
morning an inquest was held at the Royal Exchange
public-house before Mr. Hinchliffe, coroner. on Bet body
of John Corbett. the murderer of his Rife in one of the
streets of Westhroiliwich on the 25th of March, as
already in ticed in the Express. It will be reinembered
that the Ow wsed, after cutting his wife's throat, cut hip
own also in frightful manner. Although it was with
great didiculty that lie could take nourishment, he lived
until Tuesday. After • long examination, the jury re-
turned a verdict or fib. de se.
THE DoODINOTON TRADEDT. —On Monday a petition.
numerously and induentially signed, praying for a com-
mutation of the extreme sentence of death passed on the
two poachers, John flanks ainl Richard Bolton, con-
victed before Mr. Justice Hill, at the lava Chester
.‘asises, of the murder of two gamekeepers, named
Thomas Maddock and James Beech, in a poaching
affray at lluddington, was forwarded to the Home
Secretary. One of the grounds on which the petitioners
rely is, that the act was a momentary impulse, and
being done without premeditation, cannot strictly be
termed a murder. Both here since been reprieved.
PODIONING HOLY WITER.—Two boys, one aged 15
years, the other 16, iturre charged at Liverpool last week
with putting chroie ste of potash (a deadly poison) into
the holy-water feat in the Catholic Church Blackstoek
Street. The e;thirits were employed at a soap manufac-
tory, where tile eliminate is used to bleach palm-oil. The
edulttrat,ii was ditcoveri..l by the " slippery" state of
the wat r ; by its caii.ing a horning sensation 011 the
fore) ,ds of tilos, who used it. awl by its destroying the
te..ture of a n 0,,, handke ',hid, and by it, colour,
a'aich was red. The led said they did it hi daub the
faces "(the people but too :rig that !bested' aAI POihOn•
oils. They were old, r.i to find two sureties of £lO
~.,eh to be of got'. &our, or in default to be holed-
.11(.11 for six .
A LETTER rIl•ot 1111! S-ISAN.—The Sultan, on con-
ferring a of Oyu,. on 1111.ielliOiNtlie Eveillard,
daughter of the Po neii Consul nittnlered at Djeiidali.
wrote to her the folio wing letter :—" Melia Medjid
Khan to tn.: young daughter of the regretted Consul of
France at Djesldali.--Some insensate wretches have
• hoed a just man, the father of • family. They
have left alone and an orphan the child of his blood and
of his affection. May Almighty God permit his servant
Abdul Nl,dji,l to become the second fathered' the young
girl, and may this dower of the West not refuse the
friendly dew which is offered to her by him who would
give his power and his life to cieatrise the eternal wound
made in her yowl,'* heart. This is the prayer of the
una orthy servant of God, judge of the innocent and
the guilty.—AßDEL MEMO KHAN."
DEATH raw( HTDROPHOBIA.—An inquest was held
at Wolverhampton on Friday afternoon week, by Mr.
Coroner Phillip., on the body of Thomas Price, a labourer
at the Swan Garden Works in that town, who died a few
days previously in terrible agony. During the parox-
ysms he repeatedly charged his wife with having
poimued him, and this, notwithstanding the marked
character of the symptoms exhibited by the unfortunate
man, was considered to render an inquest necessary.
The post-mortem examination, however, fully cleared
the poor woman of all participation in her husband's
death. Price was • great dog fancier, and had doubtless
been innoculated with the fatal virus by dOIIIC one of Ids
canine pets, but neither lie nor any of his friends seemed
to have any recollection of his having been bitten or of any
of his dogs having become rabid. The jury found that
the dmeased had died of hydrophobia.

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THE 1,038 OF THE JAsFelt. —The official account of
the unfortunate loss of Iler M4jesty's guidsiat
s ivu, the complement of that vessel was well and
iiiticeri, including 12 natives of the Ball-AIWA • unless,
toerefore, there were supernumeraries on board, the
number is erroneously stated in the New York news.
papers as having been seventy men. The official
account consists of a letter from Lieutenant Scott, late
commanding the Jaseur, to the Yiceeconsul at Trinidad,
dated Santa Cruz, Cuba, March 10. Immediately after
the receipt at Havannali of the intelligence of the arri-
val of Lieutenant Scott with psrt of his crew—twenty
in number—at Santa Cruz, his Excellency the Captain
General ordered her Catholic Majesty's steamers Don
Juan d'Austria and Gentral Leto to prey-el to their
assistance ; instructing the former vessi•l to convey
Lieutenant Scott and his party to Port Royal, and
directing the latter steamer to search all the lays and
the south coast of the island, in order, if possible, to fall
in with the two missing boats and Like them to
ROV.tt, l'ol.l.F.tte or SURGFOXIL—For some time put
the Commit of this institution has been earnestly
endeavourin,. to destroy the plan of " grinding" or
" crai ~,,, ing,' as it is termed, to whirls many of the
ctl,ii,l.temt fur the diploma have recourse in
prefers was to studying anatomy and the human subject,
and zoing round the wards of their respective hospitals,
the only legitimate way of acquirin,, that amount of
knowledge which the public has a right to expect from
those gentlemen holding the diploma of this college.
The medical profession anil the public generally will be
glad to learn that the examining board are likely to
succeed in this laudable attempt, by requiring the
young gentleman to undergo atm oral examination Ott the
dead holy, to test his knowledge of anatomy; this is
succeeded on another day by a written examination in
physiology. If successful, he is required to pursue lois
studies in surgery and pathology, and again to submit
to an oral and written examination on two days before
obtaining his diplomas, the Council requiring. as hereto-
fore, that the pupil shall be four years engaged in the
acquirement of professional knowleage.

A RAILWAY TRAIN ON FIRE. —An accident, which
might have been attended with fearful comiequence4,
occur:LA to the express train which ou4lit to have
arrived at Liverpool at $.20 en Tuesday night. Shortly
after leaving Warrington the surrouuding country was
illuminated. Above the din of the train and the roar of
the engine were heard the ones and shrieks of the pas-
sengers. On dashed the engine—there were not any
means of communication with the guard or engineer—
:mil the roofs of the two carriages next the engine, and
ail the luggage, were in a tierce d sane. Most provi-
dentially the engineer's attention was attracted by the
brilliant light and loud cries. and the engine was brought
t•i a stand just in time to enaiile the passengers to escape
iinhort. The flaming carriage, were detached :old sent
to a place of safety, tl gli it is believed that the upper
parts of Melo were totally destroyed. Great praise is
dite to the officials for their coolness. awl the pniunit
measures they took to allay the terror and to secure the
safety of the passengers. Messengers amid lights were
sent back to prevent accident from any ffii-eo g
and in the space of half an hour the train was speeding
on to Liverpool. Such an accident ad this brings the
necessity of counnunication between poliengers, guard,
and engineer forcibly befure the public.

MURDER AND RIOT Al CARDIVN.—MiAseI Donovan.
a tobacconist, residing in Adam street, Newton (Cardiff,.
had been drinking at a im).lic.house, and his wife went
to fetch him home. An altercation arose, which ended
in an exchange of blows between the wife and Mrs.
Matthews, the landlady, and • policemon was called in to
clear the house. The man and wife it cot home, where
the quarrel was renewed. Cries of "Murder" were
heard, nnd a little girl ran out saying that her father
was killing her mother. A constable ran up to the spot,
awl ot the door met Donovan, who said lie wished to
give himself up for killing his wife. The xtor woman
wasstill bieathing, but before medical assis.ance Doubt
be obtained she expired, as far as can be asc4rtained,
from the effectsof blows. Th., prisoner wax removed
to the principal police.xtstion, and soon the police found
it expedient to r. oe,ve Mrs Matthews Otero also for
safety • for the inhabitants of the vicinity, principally
dock labourers. had become excited by reports of the oc-
currence in the tavern. In fact a most deterinined attack
was made on the public-house, resulting in the destruc-
thin of doors, windows, and a considerable quantity of
furniture. A detachment of pollee with difficulty
cleared the prentises, but coold not prevent a continued
discharge of iffonm ARA other iii 'ides being kept up for
hours, until there DM not ii sestige of glass left in a row
of houses xaid to be the property of Matthews. EYED on
Tuesday the spot was surrounded by hundreds of people,
who vowed that they would not leave one atone on
another; and the services of several policemen were re-
quired to keep them back.
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GREAT LOB 5 or Live BY A COLLIERY ACCIDIRT.—
At the Main Colliciy. near Bryneoch, Glainurganahire,
some men unfortunately struck into workinp of an old
mine, and the water began to flow api..l. The men
laet no time in attempting to plug the hole, but their
efforts proved fruitless. The water pined on them
with a rapidity that completely hurled them back by
its volume and pressure. The alarm WAS given, and
there w.is a general voila to the mouth of the shaft, the
only way of escape. Nut a moment was hist in bringing
up the wen. Tram after tram was out down, with the
greatest posaible speed, and in a *hurt time fifty-five
men and boys and two hone. were rescued. But the
water gained on the miners, and about twenty-five of
thew peris:ied. As soon Cu it wee found that no more
men could be saved, two pow. rful engines were set to
pump, and the trains were converted into water-tuba.
Time Were sent lap 1111Pli 41UWII by the engines with mar-
velloue speed, and brought up as many as 432 gallons
per minute. In additiou to this another powerful
engine was set in motion, which pumped out UOJ gal-
lons per to ; but unfortunately the depth of water
was little di ~, iuished. In two hours the water attained
the height of misty-three feet. Some of the men and
boys caved bad a very narrow c-,Aire. One boy bayed
himself by clinging to a home'. tail. A horse, having
reached the shaft in time, imtnictively jumped in as one
of the tube reached the bottom. Another horse did the
same, 101,1 by clinging to his tail, the led saved his life.
The Government Imipector of Colkries arrived at the
pit next morning and made a minute inspection.
81:8PECTICD WURDSI AT RAMSGATIL —Great excite-
ment was occasioned on Monday morning at ltatusgate
and the neighbourhood, by the discovery of the body (As
11111U2 below the Emit Cliff, near the residence of Sir
, Moses Muntefiore, Bart., under eircuniatance, which
, lead to the supposition that a murder has been cone
nutted. The body was found uaked at the foot of the
cliff, with • stab in the left breast reaching to the heart,
one arm broken. Alld the left band iniasing, having been
cut off from the socket. The bend and a small chop-
per were subseepiently found on the rocks at great
distance from the body, and the coat, waistcoat, and
trouser.i of the decease,' were also lying near the spot.
The unfortunate man is believed to be a German, and
ha. been identified by the porter of the Royal Oek Motel
am having been at the honor on the previous Sunday
morning Ile then asked the porter to brush his clothes, '
which was done, and lie anon afterwards went sway.
The porter remembers that the left hand of the deceased
was bandaged at the time, and froi:-. this circumstance
an impression has ariaen in the minds of some persons
that this was a case. not of murder but of suicide ; that
the deceased in a fit of frenzy heat chopped off his hand
and then stabbed himself to the heart. The fact of
the arm being broken, however, favours the opinion
that lie fell from the cliff; and • medical gentleman who
visited the spot, being appealed to, said it was impossible
for the deceased to hive stabbed himself to the heart and

thrown hiniielf over the cliff. No weapons have been
discovered with which the wound in the left breast could
ha.. been indicted. An inquest has been held on the
body, and the inquiry adjourned tot a wink.