The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-05 00:00:00

Central NEW.

THR INVFNTOR or THK TRKADMILL. Sir William
Cubitt began life As • jollier. At the ago of twenty•
two he attracted attention by lie. invention of Hie self.
regulating sails for windmills. He noon became known
so • general engineer, and we may say fell too, for in
1822 he invented the treadmill; whereby, as an early
practitioner on it remarked, if be could rot add •
cubit to his height he could to his cursing. This
" Cubit measure," as the sentences were called of so
many months at the mill, terrified all the theives in
London. and they have never taken to it kindly.—
Athena

UNITIED STATES RIDE'S AND PRECAUTIONS AGAINST
PRIVATECRS.—AII the United Stales ships hound from
Liver-10..1 to any of the Northorn !ants undergo. before
leal.ing the Mersey, a system of piercing, in order that
they may be able to carry gunv. The upper decks and
bulwarks are generally atrengtbened, and cannon, con-
structed on the nowt recent and improved principles,
put on board. In order that the guna :day be worked
an situ do as great execution an possible, if the ship be
attacked by any of the Southern privateers, practical
gunners have been engaged, and in most cases the
number of hinds increased. The cargoem, too, of many
of these vesAls are not of the most peaceful character,
as is well known to those engaged in their stowage.
Within the lest few day p 'event' ships hare left the
Mersey for new York, which will prove tartars should
they be molested by privateers,

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FI'NERAL OF SIR JAMES GII•HAR.-nio funeral of
Sir Junes Graham took piece on Wednesday. By the
special (heirs of the right lion. baronet it was of •
strictly private character, no far, indeed, as • man can
influence those charged with the fulfilment of the last
sad offices. But with the public the case was somewhat
different, and there was a general wish to pay fitting
respect to the memory of so distinvielied a man.
There WAS no combined demonstration of sympathy ;
but while, on the one hand, many persons from Carlisle
went to the funeral, on the other, the shops were closed
in the middle of the day, at the request of the mayor.
Net herby, the seat of the decieued atatesman, is about
twelve miles north of Carlisle, on the banks of the Bak ;
and Arthurt Church, the rector of which is Sir James
Cesium's brother, is about two milia ant a half south
of Netlierby. Between Netherby and the church is
Longtown, which contains about 3,000 inhabitants, and
to which the Border Union Railway was opened for
passengers only on Tuesday. The dietetics which the
funeral cortege Lad to traverse, therefore, was consider-
able ; and, though it started from Netherby about
eleven o'clock, it was newly one before it arrived at
the church. The body wasconveyed in a plain two'
boric hearse, which was followed by four mourning
carriages and via private conveyances. The former
contained the members of the family : Mr. (now Sir)
Frederick Graham, Mr. Malise Grohasu, the Misses
Graham, Rev. \V. Graham, and Mr. G. Graham,
RegistrauGetieral (brother of Sir Jauies), Hir W.
Lawson, and Mr. Lawson, M.P., Lord bufferin, Sir J.
Campbell, and other relatives. None of Sir JIIIIICA'S
political areociatee were present. Shortly before enter-
ing Longtown the cortfge was met by the tenantry,
who uncovered their heads till It, pnaried, and then fell
in four deep. These were followed by the friends from
Carliale, and the leading inhabitants of Longtown, th•
shops of which were closed. Though the late Lad 7 Graham
was interred in the Isle of Wight, Sir James a father,
gfandfather, and other members of the family are
buried in the vault invite the parish church of Arthurt.
Whether it is diet the family vault is full, or that it
cannot be opened, we do not know ; but Sir James
Graham now lie, in an ordinary grave In a country
churchyard, ainungat his tenantry and the poorest of his
neighbours. The coffin was cif oak (with a zinc obeli,
but without covering), with A elate bearing the
ineoription, "Sir James R. G. Graham, born Juno 1,
1192: died Oct. 25, Is6l.

BTIIENGT/I OP A FOAM'S SClOL—There is one
perception that a horse posseaset that but little
attention has been paid to, and that Is the power of
scent. With some horses it is as acute as with the dog :
and for the benefit of those who have to drive at night,
euch as physicians and others, this knowledge is in-
valuable. I have never known it to fail, and I have
ridden hundreds of mile on dark nig ; and in con-
sideration of this power of scent, this is my simple
advice. Never check your horse at night, but give him
a free head, and yon may rest assured that he will
never get off the road, and will carry. you expeditiously
and Rafe. In regard to the lower of Feria in the horse,
I once knew one of a isir that was stolen, and was
recovered mainly by the track being traced out by his
I mate, and that after he had been absent six or eight
hours--lianirstead.

"A WHALE! A WHALr!"—It may not, perhaps,
have occurred to many people that, although • whale is
a very well known Mai, and his picture ettremely
familiar to us. the sight of a live whale about six or
eight yards under one'e feet is an uncommotily startling
and impressive vision. Such a sight we saw while
sailing up the Skars Fjord. It Man a calm day—we
were very frequently allict.,l with calm days when we
wished to get on ; sometimes with stormy days when we
wished to stop. Such is life ! Well, it was a calm day,
and a pleasant day withal; and I think it right to
state that, although we did at times grumble at pro-
longed calms, our grumbling wee very much a mere
emanation of our national character, and MU more than
half feigned; while our gratitude for good weigher,
bright days, not to mi.ution nights, and idea-
sent eeenea, was sincere. But to return to the
point, it was a calm day, and we were doing nothing—
that is, nothing worthy of mention. The waters of the
fjord were deep and blue and clear, so that., looking
over the side of the yacht, we could are very far down
in reality—countless fathoms in imagination—sieto the
mysterious abyss. Presently one of its, I forget wriich,
cried. "Hahn I look there !" "Hullo ! look whore r
inquired all the rest of us. "There, close astern I its
a—a—." " Inside I" shouted the whole ship's com-
pany, and in one instant mir lethargic condition was
succeeded by the most intense egmtement. That it
really was a whale, and a big one too, became very
apparent three minutes later, for it thrust a gnsat blunt
rose, like the end of a large boat, out of the water, and
gave a prolonged puff. A few minutes later, 'and the
nose appeared close off the starboard bow, then it came
up not far from the larboard quarter; so we. became
convinced that it was taking a survey of th*yecht.
Perhaps it took us for another whale, and feltlnelined
to be social. After one or two circuits it drew dearer to
us, and at last we saw the huge flab, as if in thi depths
of a bad looking-glass, swimming round and round the
yacht, ever and anon coming to the surface, and
showing the whole length and depth of his bulky body.
We were considerably excited, as may be supposed,
at such an unexpected visit, and the near apyd•bech of
such • visitant. As we gased at him with elm eyes,
he smith-I'ly turned his head straight towards tßeoide of
our 'mewl, and, sinking down sufficiently to ell the
keel, dived right under us, andm cae up on the her
side. So clear was the water, and so near was Ihi fish
to the surface, that ea could see its great fins driving
it along,, and observed its comparatively little eyes
looking inquisitively up at us. On clearing us became
to the surf see not more than thirty yard. from our aide.
lu fact be had shaved us as near as possible withaut
actually touching. " Familiarity breeds contempt,"
midi the proverb, I have often had occasion to note '
the extreme wisdom that lies concealed (sometimes
totally concealed) in proverbs ; especially in such
proverbs as are appropriated to the special use of children.
',he longer this whale placed round us, the more did
it exhibit a growing tendency to play with us, and as
there was DO saying what fancies it might take into his
great head, we—that is, the blood-thirsty among itsre-
solved to give Lim a shot. Accordingly our ride—•
double-barrel—was brought up, and, watching ' our
opportunity, we, that is, the peculiarly bloodthirsty owe
among us, put two leaden balls into the back a the
whale's head.—Norwegiona, in Scotsman. A
PEARL Or GREAT P ;ALRICE.—A pearl of t size
and beauty has been brought over by the Shannon for
purchase. It was in the bed of one of the ishinds in
the Bay of Panama, and is thus described hit the
Panama Star and Herald :—" This beautifel epemen
is considered to be of the Bret water, being a perfect
pear shape, of • eery brilliant colour, anikamppd the
largest pearls existing. We shall probably id View
re
months be able to inform our readers debts ipl did
ornament having realised an immense anownist, and
being ranked among the rare gems cf_astee___,of the
Princesses of Europe."
"A TIN WIDDING."—Haring sustained twelve years
of marriedlife,the Hon. Joseph H. Chadwick°, Roxbury,
was lately honoured with • "tin wedding." The occa-
sion was privately arranged by about forty of his
friends in Roxbury, and was as much a surprise to Mr.
Chadwick and family as It was pleasant to all that
participated. All eorts of tin wares were presented, and
also • beautiful Britannia pitcher and salver, the former
being inscribed: "To Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chadwick
—from their friends." The articles were pususeted
through Charlie H. Foster, Esq., aoeornpanis with an
appropriate speech, which was in turn happily responded
to by Mr. Chadwick. After these exerin the entire
company sat down to an old fashioned supper provided
by the guest, and consisting substantially, of baked
beans, brown bread, and Indian pudding; and after this
was disposed of, the remainder of the evicting we/ meal
in social intercourse;