The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

attinal Nibs.

" St:TILING • nit 11101•CIT."—Thm• men employed la
Jarlon docks have been fined 1:1 each for this offence,
winch coust.ta in inserting • tube in the bunghole of a
ndy seek, and seeking liquor therefrom.
SiNGULAIII MID FAT IL ACCIDIvr, TO • SOLDIXR.—
A few days since • private soldier of the 214th Regiment,
named John Heiden% met with hiv death under very
melancholy eireolastimoes at Hythe. He was pickine
his teeth with • needle, when it broke, and a potion of
it went doer. bit throat Shortly after steevaive
lareinorrhage met is, and all that medical skill could
devile was of no avail, and the poor young fellow saDk.
COVV,MT ELICTTOW. —The election of • representative
for the borough el Coventry, to take the sieve Ivoly
occupied by Mr. Jackson, took ;diem on Thuriday. klr
11111 was the Conservative and Mr. Corte, the Liberal
candidate. At the close of the poll 2,415 votes were
recorded for Me. Carter. and 2,134 for Mr. llil, being.
majority of 281 for the Liberal candidate.
A " WM14110011" Nftw AAAAAA coatains the followins

advertisement :—" Wanted, by • thorough, earnest. con.
verted Christina yoeng prow:her, a siivation as inyomn
or miniiimary. 11f 'Ding to spread the truth thr.mgh
the blood of the Lamb as in Joins, as it is PA much
needed in these dark ages of Ritualism sod Poiwrf• "e
lireoeh eatewpore, and draw •innere to the f.mi of the
cross through the blood of Christ. —Address. —.
hackney." It is diflleolt—snd luckily sot nemossry
whoa we are addrimaisig /recut pimple— to commen.t.on
such an announ,emeiric. Not atiog juggler advertising
fi Ai. hr.ogisti Ere, could beat the last two haes.
Pall Mall Gazelte.

DicLARANoIv 07 MIL DINRAZI.II ON TOR TRINN
PR”TrNTANT Di•ra•li haa addreawd •
very intycnteot letter to the Et.ri of Dartmou:h, in
acao,riedging the receipt of an adirrss ti confi3.-nr•
front the National Union of Coobcr••tive antl Cm
atitu,lonal Arsoeiation•, of wli.h the noble earl ir
pr....4.0t. Mr. Disraeli rays "Ws have beard sonic.
thing lately of the crisis of Ireland. In my opinion
the orris of England is rather at hand, fir the purpose
Is row avowed—and that by a powerful party—oi
demur:oring that sacred union between Choreb and Elate
which has hitherto been the chit( means of our civilise.
tioo, and is the only security for our religious liberty.'

ATT•Ot UPON • CHILD ST Rara.—A child is being
attended to at the itt. Mary's Hospital, London, which
ban beer 'bet • 01118701/ main at being eaten alive by
raw.. The child, Ellen Drummond, aged only six
rinone.s. was kit in the cradle by the retreats, who went
out for the purview of earning their livelihood. A
.11.ort time alter it had been left the brother wane home

and beard it 'creaming violently. Upon pushing open
the room door a 'wino of excessively large rats
leaped from the cradle and retreated by boles in the
flooring, wainscot, and busk of the flreplece Upon
approaahing the child he found it had been bitten In a
dreadful manner ; pieces bad been bitten out of the
face, and the auger@ were cut through to the bone, the
inumbor of wounda altogether being eighteen. The
rrau seemed to have bitten more for the purpose
.of drawing and sucking blood, as many of the wounds
were not completely torn open, but ahowed the incisions
mule by the teeth from which blood had flown freely.
The child wart taken to a medical man, who, after
. ate-odium to it temporarily, ordered it to be conveyed
.to the hospital.

The Times sad other of our London coots mporaries, aro
teeming with • so•callrd " riew idea," though in fact it
is only "history repeating itself " but rendered
unusually interesting for its intimately concerning the
Isclirs. We refer to economy in tea, and o:her coin- •
'noddies by "oompsration ;" this mode of supply hss in
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faot been. 10'4 elempliditl by the well-koorsin'firm of
Horniman and Co., London, who as tea importers,
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have for thirty years pest, availed themselves of their
• direct connection with the growers, to temperate
through agents in all parts of the kingdom, to supply
the public on more advantageous terms than the
ordinary channel that require the tea to pus through
many hands before reaching the public. Horniman's
imre tea is always obtained by the eonsunitm in the
same unsophisticated Mate mit leaves the grower, as It
is securely sealed and the prim printed on each packet
it cannot be changed or sold at an inert...id rate. The
great social importance of this mode of supply is
evident from the magnitude of Meer.. Hortomans '
connection, being unparallod in the annals of the tea
trade.
A RATCATCHIn IN Ton LONDON firmins.—Rat.
catching is not • very at stomatic pursuit; but it
orium•al statistic. be °unsuited, it will be found that
ratcatAtare art very rarely '' in trouble." The pro.
tension is, perhaf a (avowable to philos phio meditation,
and b.-gets •gr ire and in.lleusive frame if mind. One
i../loatriai .•f this di seription has M00...1it Limaelf, how-
ever, within the grasp of the !poll.. Ou Monday
Safesal llamw, ratcamter, was accused before
We. Al lerinasi flak, at Guildhall, of unlawfully
%mocking the trap of a "men-bole," leading to a sewer
in 'Se w•street.square, end entering the conduit without
Tertuteion from Shot:mom...loners of Sewers. A
watchnian saw Mr. Husain stealthily dies into the
bowels of aubk Tr mean London. He gave information
to ti e • constable, op to trap," watched
at the •'seaml ole," anti when Mr. Humus *MO up
again be. wait &fretted and moveyed to the station. A
bast enntaiiiing thirty live rota was found no the
admetarouv Humus. 0 Idly enough, worthy Alderman
flale debt t seers to see that Houma hat done say harm.
It ...ether e,teeineti Lim to be • public bentfactor.
Were not rats nos iou, vermin, and di In't the man with
Wu bag cmalt It, Di' The Alderman asked the Sewer
lo•pector present • hether he tbOu.:ht the Commis-

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'Muer. would glee Mr. Guam permimion to cateh rata
In their is...votary peewee.? Mr. In•pech r ifoubtel
the probab bur of their doing No, th-y •Ilowed nobody
to go doon hut Mira. own non. hut ocelot; • their own
men could not practise the trade in which Mr. llama
is an a cpt. Thero may be Bloch relent, in catching
r.t,. Erectually gideentan diachayded
Mr. Hnnm, prommirg to intercede with the cheitman
of the Twyers Cuisied.imier• for the required per-
:M.l.Mo,, arid telling him to' eilr at the Guildhall in
the courwe of the week to learn the resn't of hia
let. rormion. So lite •• the sign of aeOrir 11. there'
wee • serion attanhed to the Coon of st. James's in the

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Capacity of rateatoher, anti he had forty pounds a y.-.r I
far hit pin.. We micht atiggort that &aiptuel Humm,
own t • small aal.ry, ehould bp at ones appointed rat.
.hateiter to oldtn•ry to the Lord Mayor and C..rporatioa
.of London. He wool I seem to be • legitimate bunter !
of vermin, and ht• R,CU4III did not tu,igest that he roved
about the meets in cumt of silver spoonr or droitse I
•ootn. But we do hope that Mr. Homo', ultimate viewa
are of a etrictly moral nature. The eking of rats are
said to he extensively tt•ed in glove making, and the
Anal can•e of Ilumniss wanderings may be so many
pair. of "hest Paris hi'." at three and nine ; but we
should be shocked indeed to learn that any of his stock
of rata found their way to a profane place called •
" pit," there to be confronted with a lineal descendant
of the Dog Billy, for the amusement of "noble
.Corinthiana" and " sporting gent,"
STILASCIZ DISZOVCILT AT • LoNDON Ij'to
—Mr. Payne held an inquiry on Tueeday respecting the
eupposed murder of a male child, and the discovery of
human bones, at No. 11, Hanottercourt, Milton-street,
City.— Michael 11Lurion, carpenter, said he was making
some repairs at the hewn, and wanted a stone for the
pavement. In the oellsa he found one 16 inches by 9.
Ile struck it, and was surprised to hear a hollow sound.
Subsequently ho lifted it ap, and put in his head, when
be Felt the head of • shift He got • light, and then
sew the naked body of a child lying on its beck. Next
day the pollee were informed, and P.C. Fowke took
the child from the hole. There was something fastened
round the shad's waist, and the Logo ware tied together.
They en down about two feet, and found • quantity
of bones. There were ley, um., and bits of ekulls.•
Dc. F. H. Simpson, police-surgeon, elarniaed the
body. There were two wiends on the right side of the
ib
and there was another wound on the left. The
Utter was nearly three inches long. The scalp was
rellfrom the bone, and tit skull w fractured. In
as
inion, the child mat have been dead only a week
when it was discovered. The cause of deceased's death
eras, in his opinion' the extensive injury to the heed.
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Mr. Thoas Heynolds, undertaker, said he had
occupied the hoop. 14 years. The cellar was opened to
all in the house. He could not say how the body came
there. The street-door opened by • string. He put all
still-born *hilt:lron that he got Into shells for burial, and
he weld show by recatipta (which he handed in) that be
bad pall the feed for hurrying such children. Since the
discovery had been made in the cellar the door had been
nailed op. —Sarah Kelly said she was at the 40'11nm:omit
of her daughter, Mrs. Beck!), or Saturday fortnight at
1.30 am. It received no injurfduring birth, but died
from oonvolaions at 6.30 in the evening. Witnem
the body found in Mr. Reynolds's cellar as that of her
grandchild. She knew the flanneL When the child
died it was laid out, and the father totem undertaker,
who came end measured It, and took it away on Weds....
day week.—Joseph Beekly said that he was the father
of the child. After the death be went to an undertaker,
who robed too ranch, and then he asked a friend who
buried his children. The friend told him Mr. Wicks.
He went to Mr. Wick., who sent him to Mr. Reynold',
to whom he than went. Mr. Reynold, wm not •1 home
--he was in a public-home. Witness told Mr.
Reynolds Hist he had a child dead that he wanted to
eSt lamed. "Ito you want to make a funeral of it''
Hoinolols naked. W•tness said, "No, lam only •
iOOT
„,'_`nliat and my money aint much." " Well," said
" "
r" "i'tifle "PI! do it without a forieral for 11.."
oth. Wednesday while witnem was out Mr. Reynolds
took ...7 the body in a shell. Wits... got • receipt •
from Lint as follows'—" Received of Mr. Beck', Ile
for the miens. •11( 1141 ethilpfsfuneral. Marelt 13, 186 d.
Rersoons."—P.C. Feeke spoke to taking the child
Corn th•ltole,•Lialt appear.% toh.,efo,..ri,
been, sort
of well bricked tound SO,l Idled ult. Ile afterwards told
Reynolde of the diecoverY. elien he said he knew
nothing at all about it, aad that he hod not at • ttil••
born child to bury for the teat 10 or 12 monthog Witness
ecentually sum-e•ded in setting the remiP t shg. ned b
Mr. Reynolda. —The Coroner lulled whethe, the
thought they could get evidenee ti alter lb. complrlahrn
given tithe case by the evidence of Mr..
Fu•ke said that •he did not think that was
likely.
lie
beard Oct the child Ited in th• ann, of a m ,
op table
woman named Jones, who was not, however, pr .sent,
—Dr. Simi son mid it appeared that the ehitd t.,1 bee. p
dead longer than he stippoertlo end it wss peatabl. I
that the effueinn on Vie head, vrbere the injuries wen, I
bad been occasioned by the pressitre and the lap., of
time. But the broken rib wield not have been p,,te
merfees —The Coroner asked whether the broken rib ,
could have been the came of death?—Dr. Simpson 'kit ;
be thought not.—Dr. Fl ck said that he would attribute
death to debility, or exhaustion frost ounvelsions.
The Cor inter mid that it wee satisfactory to find the
sue so for cleared op, for at &at it seemed as if a very
foul murder had been gtouttnitted. The eonduct of
Mr. Reynolds could not be dealt with by the jury; but .
moth's' <mold be more repreheneible. This ems show, 1 '
what Imilttim such • disgraceful genius would give for
the disposal of murdered children —A Juror said that
the court ought to recommend that the police should deal
with Mr. Reynolds.—lnspector Kirby mid that the fact.
woeld be reported to the Commis Linere.—The Jury then
swtureed a verdict of Death (rota Exhaustion,
eriaing from convulsions front natural sasses.
• quantity of the bones found is the bole in the
seller were produoed, and examined by Drs. Bidapmra
and Flock. They toned that the remains of at least
four ebildren were in the parcel Some bones of
"jmile were amongst thane of the children. It was
impposol to be neater to attempt to go into the etas
a the children the portions of when skshriameweis
ellesovend:

I TUB OA rye it Is andembned that the clam of
r ster of &location will ba affsred to Sir John Poking.
too ; and that Osine+.l Peel will ba invited to resume
in former position as bleed of lb* War Department.
Tat Giavesend Board of Guardians have refnsed to
appoint an porter Michael Duggan, 39, of Maidatone,
arinr pensioner. •an of respiotable appeAranoe,
holding high testimosi4., sod ..ingly in
n.nii
' respect elienbla for the appointment, becalms be is
amaan Catholic !

A "CLINICAL TAILOR" who to. just opened an estab-
lishment near the Strand, London, advercses time be
impelled, evocators not only wilts the article. which are
o-ually conneeted with hi. trele, but with embroidery,
mint+, cruvilizva, nrcwww, statuetier, religions books,
wafer bresd, incense, and sitar candles.
FAICAPI OT CONVICTS AT CHATIIAN —Oll Wednes-
day two omelets named Abel Sweetland and Cleorge
irbett, both senWuced to ton years' penal servitude,
were employed in unloading e barge at Chatham dnek-
tard, end, ereing a blat alongside, they stepped in, sod,
toeing the Mum, rowed off scenes the harbour, sod
...Gaped into Oieukharn Wood. They were re-captured
the some evening.

IltibußllD CAPTORS OF CATTAIN DIASET.—The
5411f0r I polio, have jest had to undergo a weer* dia.
aopomtment. They had learnt that Captain Deamey,
'h.- Fenian who Wee relented front the Pritan afaa at
Usf,che-ter, was secreted in • house in Ordsall-lane,
in Salford, and the pl.oe was abxtued on Thur-day and
ic supposed culprit arrested. It subeesuently turned
at that be was not Deasey. but • man named Russell.
Tux Ex OirairuUell Hurler HOLDERS. —The m Olt
violent opposition continues ti be shown to the odious
ratep•ying clauses of the Reform Act of 1867. It is
lwliered that the enforcing of the *lsaacs in Hackney
would lead to • SOTIOng breach of the peace. The rate-
payers of that district held • meeting on Wednesday
night, when IN-solutions were passed condemning the
Ceases es unjust in prineipl• and ripPree.i'l in resells"
and adopting a petition to Parbantent praying for their
immediate repeal.

ACCIOINT.—A bone, with pen of a cab,
was diseo•ered gloating at the entran:e of the channel
Lit rertemooth liarlomr on Thursday morning. It I.
aid that an accident happened at sea View. near Hyde,
s few evenings ago, by which • cab was broken in urn,
snd the horse. with the fore part of &be vehiale•Meehed.
else embed oat toe., after having &Iles over the tea
wall of that neiebboathood int/ the tit.. Isle falafel,
too, that Ihe unfortunate driver Inas ravened, se nothiag
has been beard of him eines the seadent.
CORIOUe QUESTION OF MILITANT Lat.—The Arai
and Nary Gazette ha* made public at an opportune
moment for the consideration of the Courts Martial
Commissionen • singular divot* upon a question of
Military Law; and though without • more complete
exposition of the feet. it is difficult to form any judg-
ment upon the subject, the remelt seems so extra-
ordinary that further explanation is desirable. It
appean that a torgeent instructor of musket/7 was
tried for absence without have by a eourt•martial,
presided over by Colonel Napier Start, of the Grenadier
Guard.. The oourt, apparently impressed by the
defence, by the excellent character previously borne by
the culprit, and by the shoat extent of the absence,
was unwilling to redoes the nonnanamissioned offinr
from his comparatively high posilioa to that of •
private soldier, and accordingly !sentenced him to
revert to his grade of sergeant. The effect of thi,
wad to deprive hint of his staff anpointment, and of
the extra pay of In per day which be enjoyed. Colonel
Ilialtinson, the commanding officer of the battalion,
doubting the legality of the mamma!, submitted the
mae for the opinion of the higher authorities. The
Army and Nary Gazette implies that the Judge
Advocate-General supported the decision of the court. ,
Neverthelese, it seems that the president and member. I
were reprimanded by the Adjutant-General, the pro. I
ceedinge of the court-martial were smarmed, and yet,
at the same tone, lb. sergeant-inetructor we. reduced
to the rank of simple sergeant in accordance with the
terms of the mention. If that yea legal, it is not
clear why the reproof was administered, nor why the
proceeding. were cancelled. If it was illegal, why
was the sentence carried into offset I—Pail Mali
Ga:ette.