The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-05-10 00:00:00

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Orritx a OF THR NIW PARC AT CAMBERWELL.
The ceremony of opening the new park at Camberwell,
well-known as Camberwell-Ureen, took place on Tues-
day last in the presence of some thousands of persons.
A procession consisting of the chairman, the vestry
clerk, aichitect, churchwanlens, and overseers of the
parish having paraded through the grounds, the school
children sung the Old Hundredth Psalm and National
Anthem, and the whole of the gates were thrown open
to the public.

THE NEAPOLITAN EXILE FUND.—Signor Mamas,
having received the sanction of the Earl of Shaftesbury
and the committee, will, on Wedneielay, the Ilth of
May, give a lisrainee masicak in aid of the funds collect-
ing for the benefit of the Neapolitan exiles. The
Duchess of Sutherland has kindly permitted the itoncert
to take place in the magnificent hall of Stafford-Inman,
which affords ample accommodation for a large assem-
blage. Several distinguished ortistra of England, as
well an of France and Italy, have volunteered their ser-
vices on this intereating occasion, and the selection of
music will comprise many Neapolitan conga and popular
Italian airs.

Tiic NILW ItisitoP or BANGOR.—The Earl of I)erhy
has offered the Bishopric of Bangor, rendered vacant by
the death of the Right Rev. Dr. Christopher Bethell, to
the Rev. Richard lionnor Maurice Ilonnor, MA, of
Christ Church, Oxford, Canon of St. Asaph, and vicar
of Ruabon, near Wrexham. The rev, gentlemen gra.
(hutted at Oxford in Itti, when he was second-class in
mathematics and third-class in classics. In 1827 he was
ordained by the late Dr. Luxmoure, and, after serving
some minor ollices in the Church lie was presented by
1)r. Carey, Ilishop of St. Asaph, to the vicarage of
Ruabon, which lie has held up to the present time.

THE INVENTOR OF LUCIFER MATVHER.--Mr. John
Walker, cliyinist, of Stockton, and the original inventor
of Inciter matches, died in that town the other day at
the age of 78. According to the local papers the discovery
was made by him while experimenting with various
chyinical substances, and for a considerable time he
realised a handsome income from the sale of his matches
in boxes at Is. 6d. each. This did not last long. Pro-
fessor Faraday, being in the North, heard of the
invention, and in passing through Stockton obtained a
box, which he took with him to London, and adverted
to it in one of his lectures. Some thinking minds were
set astir by this, and the discovery made which has
since become world-known.

THE SHIP Junmeg.—The reportof Mr. Trail!, police
magistrate, and Captain Harris, nautical aasesmor,
relative to the loss of the ship Jubilee, of 764 tons
burden, Captain John Douglas, about half-a-mile to the
northward of licrck lighthouse, on the French coast,
with a cargo of silk and tea, valued at V 210,000, Wig
issued on Monday from the Board of Trade. This
report, after reviewing the circumstances, expresses an
opinion that the loss of the ship was owing to the
default of Captain John Douglaa, the master. Captain
Harris having concurred in the report, the Board
of Trade have cancelled the certificate of service of
Captain Douglas, allowing him, after the lapse of 12
mouths, to appear before the Local Marine Board and
pass an examination for • certificate of competency.

A BRIDE A Wiromr.—On Thursday last • lady and
gentleman arrived at the George Hotel, Daleoltreet,
Liverpool, from Coventry, to spend the honeymoon.
It transpired that the happy couple were Mr. John
Wright, farmer of Coventry, and his young brick Mks
Blockley, of Ulathorpe, Leicestershire, they having been
married that morning at Coventry. The gentleman,
though Li the happi-oit spirits, seemed to be rather in a
delicate state of health, and he complained of being un-
well before he retired to rest. Some time afterwards a
doctor was sent for, Mr. Slack, who remained with
him. Becoming stone, Dr. Inman, Dr. Hodgson, and
Dr. Jones were also called in. but their efforts were un-
availing, and he died at 5 o'clock next morning, 1181 is
supposed from disease of the heart. The melancholy
news was telegraphed to his friends at Coventry, and
was received before the wedding guests had separated.
The body was removed from Liverissol on Saturday morn-
ing, and the disconsolate wife returned to the Louse of
mourning • bride and a widow.

FISK AT DEPTFORD.—A Fii.sLE Benwr.—On Fri-
day inoming a fire of an alarming character broke out
at Mrs. Wickenden's, Union-street, Deptford. The
inmwtes were alarmed by cries proceeding from Mrs.
Wicitenden's room, and Miss Elizabeth VVicketiden.
aged 18 years, was found enviloped in fire. An alarm
was immediately raised, when the police and neigh-
bours fetched the pariah engines. In the meantime
Wickenden was extricated from her frightful pied
tion and the Limes extinguished ; medical assiatance
lir 1111 l idly arrived and she was removed to Guy's Hospi-
tal, but such are the injuries she haw received that not
the slightest hopes are entertained of her recovery.
The file was caused by the unfortunate young lady hav-
ing a lit and falling into the fire.
W A R.—A public meeting of the inhabitants of
Darlington was convened by the Chief Bailiff, on Wed-
nesday night, in pursuance of a respectably signed requi-
sition, for the purpose of adopting a petition to the
Queen, praying her to abide by the principle of non-in-
tervention in the present complicated state of affairs on
the continent. Resolutions approving of the object were
carried una ll i 11l ously. Mr. Joseph Pease remarked, in the
course of his speech, that the consequences to England.
to ality. trade, and the insult to our holy religion, if
war was engaged in, all told him that war was one of
those things by which British subjects never gained, and
prinees very seldom. Fully believing this, he thought
the time had come when the Queen, who delights in
peace and longs for peace, should be memorialised to do
all in her power to preserve it. Mr. H. Pease, M.P.,
Mr. John Harris, Mr. E. Kipling, and other gentlemen,
afterwards addressed the meeting.
LOST AND FOUND.—About five years ago a gentle'
man residing in the neighbourhood of Newcastle loots
valuable signet ring in his pigsty. The ring, being an heir-
loom, was highly prised, and the strictest search was
made, but in vain, for its recovery. In the course of
time the contents of the pigsty were sold as manure to a
farmer, and supplied the necessary stimulants to the
production of a crop of potatoes. The field has under-
gone a regular routine of cropping since that season. A
few days since it war again ploughed up for cropping
purposes, and a number of girls were employed upon it
in gathering the "quickens.' (Inc of these in taking
out • handful of these weeds came upon the identical
ring lost live years before, and which during that long
period had been reposing peacefully in the earth. The
mother of the girl took it on sale to Messrs. Lister and
Sons, jewellers, who recognized the crest, and, as
a matter of course, retained the ring. Its owner was
communicated with, and had the satisfaction of recover-
ing the ring so long lost, and of the regaininglof which
all hops had lung since been given up. _ -

Tue LATE M ADASS c 11010. —From the Journal it
V. Priersimry and other authentic sources we collect
the following particulars relating to the illness and death
of Madame llosio :—After a short absence from St.
Petersburg she returned to the Russian capital on Sun-
day, the 20th of March. On that day Madame Itosio
and her husband, M. de Xindevaloins, dined with the
Duke de l'aaunk, the Ambassador from Spain at the
Court of St. Petersburg. During dinner she was in
good spirits, and conversed with her usual animation
and fluency. After her return home in the evening
several friends called to bid her farewell before her
departure for Paris, which was fixed for the following
day. About 10 o'clock she complained of chilliness,
and desired to have a shawl. In an hour afterwanlia
she became so very ill that she was obliged to retire to
bed, f which she never again rose. An unfortunate
fatality seemed to hang over her. Dr. nwii!, the
physician who hail been accustomed to attend her, fell
ill after lie had made his first visit to her, but lie deputed
a skilful medical friend to attend to his patient. This
gentleman was a military doctor, and Madame Rosie was
startled on seeing his uniform. She appeared to doubt
Lie capacity, and would not suffer him to prescribe for
her. Another doctor was then sent for, and it would
seem that he formed some strange misconception re-
specting her malady. He treated her for a bilious attack,
while in reality she MAK suffering from pulmonary
inflammation. The CorasepleliCe was that the disorder
made rapid progress, and after the lapse of a week the
Case beCallle so alarming that three other medical men,
MM. Karel, Eels, and Kanaler were summoned. They
found the patient ins condition which admitted of little
hope. However, all the resources of muieshical skill were
brought into nsmisition, and Madame Itisio's numerous
friends out of Russia may derive some consolation from
the assurance that no remedy which medical skill and
the kindest solicitude could suggest was left untried.
The three physcians above named are the most eminent
lin Russia. M. Karel visited Madame &ado five or six
times every ilay, and his colleagues were also in fre-
quent attendance on her. Her own doctor, M. Fosse, as
soon as he was sufficiently recovered to go out, hurried
to see ling patient, but she was then beyond the reach of
human aid, and rho gradually sank.

AN AUGUNCNT Yon REVONN. Twenty-seven
paupers (freemen) were brought up from the North
Dublin Union Workhouse to vote fur Messrs. Grogan
and Vance, the Conservative candidatei. The owners
and occupiers of property voted in the proportion of
more than three to two fur the Liberal candidates,
the numbers being about 3,1555 for the Liberal condi-
dstes and 2,313 for the Conservative. The pauper frm3-
own, however, swamped then., and Mews. Brady and
N't'arthy were at the bottom lif the poll.
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HI IPEKA N ATIOX A Lulu.% N C 7.8. —On the 31st Decent-
her, the total compensation and superannuation
allowances remaining payable amounted to 1.1401,:06
Itts. tel. The annual amount of superannuation allow-
ances which remained payable at that date was
£fi91,5541 Ss. 2d. The annual amount of superannua-
tion allowances granted in the year ISSS was E 46,891
12s. 9d. ; and the annual amount of superannuation
allowances that ceased in the year was 1:40,500 Ss. The
' annual amount of ismaation allowances remaining
payable on the 3lst December, IKSS, was 1".M7,791 19s.
3d. The annual amount of compensation allowanoes
granted in the year was A:7,614 13a. 9d.; and those
that ceased, k 17,509 3s. 7d.
A CoNaumus or lioos.—M. Baekens, the keeper of
a café at Berlin, feeling annoyed at the number of dogs
which were brought into his establishment by the per-
eons frequenting it, held • conference with several of
his brother cafe-keepers, and they all agreed that those
animals should for the future be excluded. Annoyed
at tide decision, a number of the customers agreed to
meet at the Cale Beckons, and arrived there, each at-
tended by his dog. M. Beckons, alarmed at such an in-
vasion of dogs, sent for the police, but those agents I
could only interfere non-officially and reoomuiend the
parties to re ~,,, ve the!nuisance, as no law existed pro-
hibiting the admission of dogs into such establishments.
That course in the end was adopted.
A Dim aND AN OTTER. —A few days ago one of the
stone cutters engaged at the Budelwyddin Church, near
St. Asaph, was taking a walk in WOW fields belonging to
Tydden fie Farm, accompanied by a dog, of the cross-
bred terrier breed. The dog was hunting along • small
rivulet, which ran at the bottom of a field, when a large
male otter made his appearance, running along the
course of the brook. The man was frightened, never
having seen such an animal before ; but the dog imme-
diately attacked him, when a battle ensued, the otter
dragging the dog to a email pool about three or four
feet deep, evidently with the intention of drowning him.
The man prevented this by laying hold of the dog, and
dragged them both out fastened together; when again
on terra firma they fought desperately for half an
hour, mutually separating to draw breath ; then the
otter took advantage of this !tame and made for the
brook again. The dog by this time was dreadfully
lacerated—his nose and lips cut through and otherwise
bruised. The WWI perceiving this took up • hedge
stick, and gave the otter • severe blow on the head.
The dog then went at him again, the man occasionally
assisting with his stick, and between them boils the
otter was killed, after an hour's hard fighting. It was
• formidable looking animal, and 14eas.ired from the
nose to the tail 3fl. 10in.

THE TALKING FlNll.—Such of the shop windows of
the metropolis as devote themselves to the exhibition
amusement placards have, within the last week, been
filled with pictures of an enormous sea monster, erect
on its tail, and placidly reposing one of its 61111 in the
hand of a fierce looking sailor; the legend attached to
the cartoon being "Capture of the Talking Flab."
Wednesday was appointed for the private view of the
animal, and " physieians, naturalists, and gentleunn of
the press" were allowed to gratify that curiosity which
is supposed to have been burning in them since the issue
of the first advertisement. But from the days of "The
Wonderful Wenner" down to the narrative of Br.
Chops, in the last Christioas number of Holuehold
Words, we have learnt to look upon exterior placards
with the greatest suspicion ; and the present Instance
affords no exception to the rule. The "bolt" is • large
seal, which has been well•tutored, and obeys the
various words of command, to roll round in its tub of
water, to kiss its keeper's face and hands, to give him
alternately the right sod left fin, and to raise itself
erect on its tail 1111.11 much docility and readiness. As
to the " talking" the less said the better. A hoarse,
guttural grunt is interpreted by the keeper to mean
" Mamma, and the correctness of his assertion dues
not admit of question.

TII6 CLOCK AT THE NEW PALACE OF WEtiTMINSTEE.
—The actual cost of cluck, dials. illuminating, &c.,
amounts to £d,270, the bells to £ri,966, and the expenses
connected with the clock and bells to £16,061, making a
grails total of 1:20,307 The further amount required is
£1,750. As regards the probable time of completion,
the following is an extract from the report of Mr. E. B.
Denison, dated April 11, 18YJ :—" As the time of com-
pletion, I can only say that the clock is now in the
room, ready to be fixed as boon as the place is clear of
bricklayers and plasterers, which I understand will be
in a few days. If so, lam assured that the clock will
be going, and showing the time on all the dials, before
the hew Parliament meets. The bellchamber, however,
is still In such a state that I should not rely on any pro-
mise which might be given as to the time when the
clock will be able to strike the hours and quarters, but
it ougtt not to be lung after the going part is at work."