The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-06-10 00:00:00

Krurrousas nom " JUDY% " Y.

It is not true that Kr. Hawkins was asked if be had
any wager on the trial He WY asked if be had Aught•
on.

--The Olympic playbill says, "Dean open at maven-
-7.30 to oblicillte:si on." Who is Benson that the time
aboid be c to oblige him?
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A young Log y, kerning to spell, wants to know
there's aSe in lova! Generally.
Sporting.—Lest Derby Dey, the green young man
who " went down " woo "picked up."
Piscatorial. The fisherman who died lately took
his hook.

Judy has an ardent admirer, who ill SO hard up, that
he cannot even pay his addres;es to her.
The strongest building society ought, surely, to be
the Hercules, at any rate the Herculeast likely to burst
up.
There Is a wretched little, miserable, unhappy,
militiaman Judy has hoard of, who, just because he
happens to have • bad *ore throat, goee about calling
himself a home soldier.

_
—Whit is the difference between • foreteller ot events
and college dues?-one belongs to the goodly
fellowship of the prophets, And the other to the goodly
profits of the fellowship.

The lteconler of Livegesol has had two women
brought before him charged with keeping disorderly
houses. Both were found guilty, and, previous convic-
tions being recorded spinst them, one was sentenced
to eighteen and the other to fifteen months' imprison-
tdent.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT ALEXANDRA fatal
accident occurred to a coachman named George Dribs
at or near Alexandra Park ~n Dlonday evening. Th.,
employer of deceased is a gentleman residing at Ramp.
stead, who visited the Palace on Monday. When the
gentleman was having he found his carriage, it
appears, but not Ma coachman. The gentleman,
therefore, drove off, but the home apparently got the
better of him. Deceased at this time arrived on the
spot, and, in endeavouring to prevent mischief, was
knocked down by the horse, and received such
injuries that he died shortly afterwards.
An official document has just been printed showing
that in the maritime service, out of 2,624 accidental
deaths there were 1,324 "drowned by wreck."
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Her Majesty'. ship Devastation -has beau ordered
from Queenstown to Spitheed, with a view doubtless of
forming p•rt of the 'astray appointed to escort the
Shah of Pmda from Cherbourg to Portsmouth-
SPECIAL TELEGRAPHY.- -1E appears that there were
forwarded from and received at Epearn during the
" Derby " week no fewer than 10,000 messages. Of
these nearly 3,500 accrued on the " Derby " day
itself, and about 2,500 on the "Oaks" day. The
telegraphing for the Preen amounted to upwards of
3,-,,000 words ; while of foreign telegrams more thag
150 were 'sent. A staff of twenty clerks Wiwi lanpltlyed
throughout the nom and the eptemi Or telegraphy
at work embraced the Meatdose automatic and duple:
inetrumenta

Shortly after one o'clock on tuesday • are, artenneu
with serious oosisequense., broke our in the oil and
Italian warehouse of Messrs. Gordon and Co.. of 29,
Williarn.street, Brentford Owing to the inflammable
nature of the stock the tunes spread with alarming
rapidity, and before they could be subdued, the exten-
sive block wan entirely consumed. The books and
documents were mvol. The loss is estimated at some
thounands of ;viands, but this will be covered by insur-
ance. Unfortunately, • man named Samuel Moore,
aged about forty yearn, while endeavouring to rescue •
'bera, from the adjoining building, wag DO fearfully
injured b portions of the roof falling in that be died'
shortly The cause of the are is unknew*
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IMPORTANT FINANCIAL CASE.
VicsmCbmicellor Wisher had lxifore him on :.ronail
the came of the Hindustan Bank, C.„,na, mot Japan
(Limited), and Mr. Campbell, Mr. !emu, and Mr.
Hippithry, which raised • question of east iiIVA
to the thateholders of thebenk, which is non ia ersurse
of winding up, via., whether they were liable to
return to the shareholders of the In.perial Dank
of China, India, and Japan, who had gmin user to
the former bank upon an alleged amalgamation tite
whole of moneys paid by them under such comic,
motion, which Rai •übscqurntly_prOtßalliCeti
and void by a decree of the court. The amonidohnoney
involved was said Mbe not Ices than 1:700,000 or I..." 400,000.
which it was said if the applications of Mr. Campbell
•n.I Mr. Croon, soorectied would have to be reimbunsol
by one class of thaveholders to the other. The :o-
wned amalgamation took place so far back c. 11011, and
the Bank of Hindustan Gahm under the process
of winding-up in 1 Pdli. Calls were made upon
the transferred as well as the original shareholders to
an enormous amount (over £1,000,000), to pay the
debta of the amalgamated concern. It haying fern
decided at hiw, in the case .1 one Mr. Alis.n, that he
w.o, not liable to he treated as a contithntory in the
amalgamated Company, the preisent applini ions were
made by other shareholers, who asserted their right
to have the money. returned to theta ((ito ntetest.
Each of the applications represented a .listiuct claw,
and involved different cpecial circumstanna.
Mr. Greene, Q.C., Mr. J. 'Napier lligzioa, Q.C., and
Mr. Graham Haatinp were COUIACI fur the liquidators;
Mr. Dickinson, C.C., Mr..fackson, Q.C., Mr. Eddie,
Q.C., and Mr. William Barber, for the different appli-
cants and the Solicitor-General, Mr. Benjamin, Q.C.,
and Mr. Martin, for certain original shareholders,
whose liability RIR said to Ise 1:100,U00.
The Vice-Chancellor deo:bled that in two of the cases
—viz, Mr. Campbell's and Mr. ('room's the moze7
must be returned, but in the third case the appli-
cation was dismissed.

The rvault will be to fix the original shareholilers
with a liability to reimburse several hundred thousand
pounds.

FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
Early on Saturday morning a terrible explosion
of fire-damp took place at Menem 'W. and B.
Crip pin's Brynhall Colliery, in the township of Ashton.
and distant about four miles from the borough of
Wigan. The colliery is that at which a similar
catastrophe took place in August, 1870, when 20 lives
were lost, and the accident occurred in the seam—the
Wigan nine feet—the working of which has mat the
lives of so many of the mining population of the neigh-
bourhood. In 1870 the seam at Arnimll WAS not opened
out; now the workings are extensive, and over 240
men are employed therein in the day time. and it
may be mid to be entirely owing to the wisdom of
the Government officials in directing that all shots
shall be fired in the night, when the coal getters are
away, that we have not to record • terrible sacrifice of
human life. It was about twenty minutes past
twelve o'clock when • report like a peal of thunder
alarmed the residents at Brynhall and the adjacent
houses, who, on hurrying to the pit hank, found that a
blast of terrific force hail been vomited from the
downcast. Mr. F. Crippin, with the top manager, had
just reached the mot, when a second explmion took
the force of which expended itself in e Nicest.
riiinbceolli the
pits the • reck mimed in a few SCCOOt 11 was
terrible, for it may be amerted that of the many cata-
strophes of this character which have occurred in the
diet:let few have caused greeter devastation on the
surface. The head-gear at both pit, is • perfect ruin;
rods, bell wire, fragments of cepa, and tubs Lang in a
shapeless mass, whale dust and debris were scattered
in all directions, on the second occasion to the imminent
danger of the gentlemen who were in close proximity
to the won't Of course the first tl OA when
the blinding dust cleared away was the safety of those
below. These were seven in number : Ave shot lighters
—competent and trustworthy men—• funiscenum in
the Wigan nine feet, which is the lowest seam ; and •
boy who was in charge of • pumping engine in the
Wigan four feet. &mei and pulleys were first looked
to, and as the cages in both shafts had been destroyed,
• boppet wasprocured, in which, about four o'clock, Mr.
Cripmn, with the underlooker and the fireman ngaged
inn the four feet, commenced a descent in the downcast.
To the upper seam they proceeded in safety, where the
lad in charge of the engine was found, slightly burned,
and of course sent to the surface; but beyond this point
progress was difficult, ill consequence of the wreck
which the blast hail caused. It was nearly seven
o'clock when the foot of the theft was reached aa,l the
nine-feet seam entered, and here the furnaceman was
found dead. Of the shot -lighters, who were, no
doubt, employed in various parts of the extensive
workings when the gas was ignited, there was no trace,
and the tedious task of repairing the ways was com•
mewed as rapidly as poseble. The indications were
plain that the catastrophe hail had its origin on the
north Ode of the workings, but in thia direction the
explorers found that they could uot get more than
some 400 yards from the pit eye. The choke
damp was very Wrong, and the question whether the
awl was or was not on fire soon began to be mooted.
With the caution begotten by past experience of
the nine feet after an explosion it was resolved to
withdraw from the mine, and to take counsel from the
mining engineersand colliery managers who had &mem-
bled to render aid. Shortly before noon it was resolved
that another descent should be made, and several
colliery officials were lowered in the hoppett They
were away about three-quarters of an hour, and on
I their return they reported strong indications of com-
bustion. A second party, bawled by Bixsmitb, the
underlooker, afterwards explored another portion of
the north workings, and in a down brow on the
westerly aide, they found that some propwood and
ketch:* had been ignited. This was promptly extin-
guished, as waa also another small fire discovered by the
next gentleman who descended, and on Saturday night
at dusk Mr. J. Hlgami, with • number of volunteers.
were still hard at work below, while the many at the
pit's mouth were anxiously discussing the question
whether the thin blue cloud of smoke which continued
to ascend the upcsuit indicated the existence of other
Ares below and increased peril to the workers. In the
mune of the evening the body of the turn/iceman, Isaac
Jones of Bryn, was brought to the surface. The poor
fellow had been married only four month& The other
five who were in the seam at the time of the explosion
were all shot lighters, or men employed to blast the
mid with gunpowder when it has been holed and cut
by the colliers, and whom work is performed in the
night time only. The head man was John Gorton, of
Atubahaw Cross, and his assistant James Holden, of
Wert Leigh; Wm. Hodson, of Stubehaw Cross; Wm.
Collier, of Crippin's-buildinp ; and Peter Hartley, of
Bryn. The lad brought out alive from theiour foot
was John Dunn, of Scholia Wigan,
On Saturday afternoon arid night several descents
took place, and the remit was the discovery of four
small fires, which were quickly extinguished, fortunately,
without any fresh danger arising The smoke from
these fires had continually ascended the up-caat shaft,
and it was not until the last hail been extinguished that
the mining engineer and numerous volunteer workmen
descended the pit without the expression of the gravest
fears for their safety. The fires having been extinguished
the smoke-clamp was gradually conquered, and on
Sunday afternoon it was announced that all the bodies
had been found. Several were mutilated beyond all
possibility of recognition, and there was no doubt
that gunpowder had • peal deal lode with the ex-
venire force f the explosion.

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—The act to abolish Ilerigioas Tests in Trinity College
ced the Universar of Dublin has just been printed.
From the mesine of toe statute, on the 26th ult., such
tests are machined, and a portion of the Act 33 liep,
c. 21, is repealed. No person, to hold office or to,
teach, is required to make any declaratiqr, of his faith,
or attend any church; and no p if elected to •
fellowship, is to be deprival of hi. office by reason that
he is not or does not become ordained in holy orders.
One of • startling multitude of suicides lately vnui
the subject of investigation on Monday at Kings**,
on-Thames. Mr. George Smith, • tradesersil, of
Caterhanz Valley, in Kent, drowned htmorelf Irk_tha
flame.; and his son made a irtateuessat *the effect
that the deceased, having been knocirsi down and
injured by a bicycle, riddles,by Mr. ite,bert Lowe
the Chancellor of the Ekcherjaer, had since been
disabled (nth attending to his blueness, and had been
much depressed in consequence.
The sitting of the second Annual Congress of the
International Working Men's Association was con-
eluded at Manchestei on Monday. A resolution wart
passed declaring that the possession of the land is Size
inalienable nght of the people, of which they have hers,
deprived through the fraudulent deviothand tyrannical
usurpation of the governing classes, and that the pco
are justified in forcing the restitution of the same
any means that circumstances may place within tie
power.

Dr. Joseph Davies. one of the °Meet bleamouthshire
magistrates, died in a cab ou Bstunley, at Newport.
The deceased resided &haul eleven miles from Newport,
ind left home in the morning to tninsect business. In-
tending to return by train, he took • Hansom for the
station, awl when the driver descended be found Dr.
Davies dead. The body was taken to the nearest bete;
and the friends were telegraphed for. The deceaseu
was over eighty years of nge, but enjoyed good health.
He was an active magistrate up to the day of his death,
He was a medical man, .0,1 in earlier life lie 0,04
an extensive practice, and was also an tceut 4aeutigg
of fothunting.

During the milling operations on Chatham Lines
on Whit-Nandaj • serious accident occurred to two
, of the hoyal Relines who belonged to the party
defending the works attacked by the troops and the
Volunteers. At the memento( loading one of the
gna
the charge blew out, from the gun not becte,tly.
cooled, it is suppoaed, killing one of the Ito
and so severely injuring another men that it was stat
at a late hour on lloaday night leg, too, howl expired
in the hospitaL Anither account stateit that the gun
had burnt; the conflation which ',entailed at the time
of the iinfortupste occurrenoe weventing the actual
frit hositnaely ascertained.
.Ih. Lohman, of the Lehigh Valley Braes Works,
Pennsylvania, mansfactures for his enlighton ed
American customers en article for which, unliappill,
there is no demand io England. It is • " steam•w4tatio
chime," consisting of three or more whistles ois one
pipe, which are so tuned that wh,ei, sounded they
produce • perfect musical chord. 'be effect is sail to
bC Pleasing to the ear- it otanotwell be worse than the
hideous screaming& it which our engine-drivers delight ;
and the WIWI audit heanl at quite as great • distance
as the onlinary whistle. --iron.
The Old Pauline dinner will be held this yeas Ole
the 20th of June at 'Willie's Rooms, Mt. klartm, Pollock
In the chair.
Letter, boot Turitleeparteet Britian/ anikNormandy
say that Theltl have hen large parchases of horses and
live stock during the past mouth.hy the Englioli and
by Gerniaest. file population not ouniplain of these
rLAMA Mieleh keep up prima but they itre perplexed
k..., the rental for them In regard to the
cattle, it is probably slaimilation, but the purchases of
heroes, chiefly fur Germany, excite su=e: The
French papers are ounaing • note of
say the means of remounting their own artillery sod cavalry will be minting if Ws monmersial couspeins
by
_Engbah and Germans, whisk for the peesent is
weaned to the Mei and west of Frame, amnia at tend to the coated provisoes of the
Boulend &held to remle• g thilm:ltuNoths
Csarewitsi ead earset. via •
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