The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-10 00:00:00

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A WOMAN STORTNCED TO DEATH. —At tho Somerset
Assiset at Wells Elizabeth Da union was indicted for the
murder of her newly-born child. at East Brent. She was
found guilty, but recommended to mercy on tho ground
of her weak intellect.--She was sentenced to death.
A party of sailors travelling by the Great-Western from
Plymouth to London, on Saturday, had been drinking
freely, and fortified themselves with two }Kitties of rum
each. Near Bathampton Junction one of the men was
looking out of the window and playing with the handle of
the door, when it suddenly opened, and the man was
thrown against the parapet of a bridge and back under
the train, which terribly mutilated him.

AMERICAN ITEMS.
A singular accident occurred at Mt. Joy, Ohio, lately. A
young lady and gentleman were amusing themselves with
a pair of sciwors, when the young nun threatened to cut
her nose off, thinking of course, that she would draw
her head back when he would snap the scissors at her,
but she wasn't to be scared or dare', and stood her
ground, and the consequence Ra. 4 that he cut the end
her nose almost off. A doctor fastened the nose on again,
awl thinks it will grow fast.
There has been discovenl in San Francisco an insect
which is helices' to a species of the cochineal. It has
been described by the San Francisco Microscopical
Society as • specimen which may be of possible com-
mercial value as a producer of "dye." The insect is also
thought to lst new to science.
A Newburyport man was the victim of a singular coinci-
dence one night nicentic. While Passing along the street
, a toy exploded a common cracker just behind bits, while
I at the the muse instant, • rotten banana, thrown from a
neighbouring fruit store, struck him on the back of the
I head. lie at once screamed, "Ito shot I'm shot .." awl
taking a handful of the decayed fruit from his bead,
exhibit.' it to a horror-stricken bystander ass specimen
of his brains. A crowd assembled and a doctor was called,
who soon expLenod the matter to the satisfaction of all.

MIL DISRAELI ON THE PARLIAMENTARY
SEMION.
The Lord Mayor of London entertained Her Majesty's
Minbters at the Mansion House on Wednesday night,
Mr. Disraeli. in a clever but somewhat labourtsl speech,
declared the country prosperous, the people content,
and peace prevailing; adding, "in my opinion peace
will prevail." Ile believed; it would be agreed
affairs had been conducted with blended prudence and
tirmnout. Reviewing the session, be dilated on their
ditlictilturs owing to the opposition of their Liberal pre-
decessors and would be successors, the Whine, the
Italic:4ls, and the Home Reim, the Irish ntombesi being
"a great harrier" In the l'arliamentary campaign.
Reviewing their measures, he referred to the Labour
Bills saying that now for the first time "employer
and employol sit under equal laws:" and a. too
the Agricultural Iloblinifs Bill he ugrol it will 'pen
up a happier era to both cultivatoro and powiwssers
of the soil. After a long apology for the withdrawal
of the merchant Shipping Bill he conelieled by com-
paring the parliamentary souion to the harvest
Now we hoar that the rams have been enillass and the
rivers have burst their banks; now it ta that the sun is
so scorching that the earth breaks into fissures. Some-
times our hay is spoilt; sometimes a violent wind paws
over our crops, and leaves them prostrate and desolate.
But is the time goes on the reactionary beneficensr of
Providence produces very different effects. Inundations
suicide, and the surface calls for gentle showers; the
earth that was so hard becomes ntanageable to Use plough;
the crops that were prostrate are touched by sophyr and
sun, and rise again with cheerful and golden grace.
Though our hay harvests may be terribly damaged, we
hod compensation in our wondrous roots—(lataghter) The
Parliamentary harvest is like the harvest of nature, all
sorts of remarks and estinuttes and accounts MA storkes
are told from February till nearly the end ..f July.
Very little has been attempted, and that little leo not
been done; the Opposiuon has been factious and Ministers
have been }plundering ; but the time conies when the
legislative harvest is garnered. and when the just and
wise and intelligent people of England La& to the great
result, and they say that the legislative labours of the
harvest have added to the ;mutt total of national happi-
; ness—Cloud cheers).

MR. AIDIED KEN EALY.
A London cortespondent says I hear that lie.
Kenealy's son, Mr. Ahmed Keuealy, has sent a challenge
to Colonel Dickson, member for Dover, in consequence
of his speech with reference to the irmireseitle Doctor,
made in the House of Commons, on Thursday in which
he also reflects on the conduct of the Siamkur of the MOW()
of Commons. Mr. Kenealy, jun., denim& that the gallant
colonel shall engage in mortal combat with hint and
threatens that, should he refuse to do so, he will take the
earliest opportunity of kicking him (Colonel Dickson).
Colonel Dickson, it is hardly nece•sary to say, has
treated the whole matter with the greatest po.sible con-
tempt, and the letter which he handed round to various
members of the House on Friday, created much amuse-
ment. I don't know what height Mr. Ahmed Kenealy is;
but if he Is not taller than is respected parent, I think lie
would do well to pause before he goes in for the kicking
part of the business. Part of the evening the Doctor sat
alone, no one except Mr. Whalley speaking to him, and he
No the pleasure of seeing the letter of his son made a
laughlng-stock in the House.-

THE CASE OF COLONEL BAKER.
The A roiy and Nary &WM says that as soon as Colonel
Baker was convicted his resignation was placed in the
hands of the Field. Marshal Commanding.in.Chief. So
Important di the case considered to be that Mr. Hardy, as
we underdand, will consult the l'abinet before he decides
whether Colonel Raker io to be allowed to realise the
£4.600 to which he would be entitled on leaving the
service.
The Daily Telegraph uya Raker has not resigned, but I
adds that having been convicted of cowardly and dis-
honourable conduct, it is imposeible for him to continue a
servant of the Queen.
The Nerning Pest states that a.. • " first-class misde-
meanant " Colourt lkiker was in the first instance placed
In • different reception cell at Horsononger-lane gaol to
the other prisoners, and throughout his term of punish.
Dont wind* kept separate from therm He is allowed to
wear hi. own clothing, to buy his own food, to furnish
his rooms—he has had two allotted to him--with what is
reasonable, necessary, and not extravagant; to have wine
at his own cost not exceeding one quart per day ! Ile is
not required to do any work, to clean his apartment,
make hi. bed, or peforia any menial office, all these being
done for him by an officer of the prison. lie may have
any unobjeetionable books or newspapers which he
cbuomes. Ile may write or receive letters or paPers, but
these must in the first instance le examined or read by
the govenior. Lastly, he may see his friends in his apart,
ment between 9 am. and 6 p.m.
To tic' Editor the Stetedird.
Dr. Keneely's "supposition," that because Colonel
Raker Wall not sentences! to hard labour, "he would he
subjected to no restrictions of prison discipline whatever,
have what tsxl he pleased, be visit's! by his friends at
pleasure, and be allowed to wide,se himself in whatever
aay he pleaded, is so utterly ahsurdi that it hanlly needs
refuting: but as I believe that there exists on the part of
the public a very general misapprehension as to the effect
of such a sentence, perhaps you will allow me to state
that the chief ilifferenni between the position of prisoners
sentenced to hard labour and those who are not, is, that
the latter cannot be put upon the treadwhoel or employmi
at crank labour.
The 34th section of the th and 29th Viet, cap. I2R,
sh. I, emoins, however, that " Provision shall he tuade
by the visiting justices for the employment of all eon-
yfr.ted "intim,' prisoners not sentenced to hard labour.
The visiting justice, shall make rules an to the amount
and nature of such employment, but no prisoner not
sentenced to hard labour shall lie punished for neglect of
work, excepting by such alteration in the scale of diet as
may be established by the rules of the prison, in the fAlIe
of neglect of work by such prisoners," which, I may add,
is the usual, though not of course the only, mode of
punishing prisoners for neglect of work. The diet of
then, petiteness is considerably leas than that of those
employed at hard labour, they are subjected to precisely
the sante discipline and rules, and are liable to the 'lame
Poishment• (except flogging) for breaches thereof, as all
other prisoners.
York, August 6.

A l'Aisox GovEamoi.

It is intended to erect a memorial to the late Bishop
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