The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-12-09 00:00:00

WHIRS GAS 0011PLNY'd MONEY GO.

A day or two bask, Use ground was bring opa—tied
near Si. Ilam's shank, as was uaderstood for renewal
tot the "aerates Pips" eoPttlYion goo to that ollorok
rem the male. About • yard of the pipe was seen by
our reporter and Dome tradesman of the neighbourhood.
Is WIN (us hope) an extraardleary sight, for the pip*
had in it eaveral holm from 241. to 3 inches long, and
perhaps ilia to average width, sod Indeed the whole
appeared to be quite rotten. How ever ths Wag imuld
have served gas at all rather passed comprehension,
red what pressure had bees requinie to give • good
supply we should not like to guar, still less the Lamont
olleakage that utast have taken Woos. We should
think the pipe was v. 011111111111 for antiquity (sod indeed
10 years was ramationed ari Its probrhle age) or wind
could ham been the nature of the earrosive agent
that redwood it to sea a state? If we regroUstet deal,
Mr. FILMS, In his fiery oddments re Lb. old Has eirn.
pray, advised the new one not to bay their pip.., and
the quasUout sousse—wes this one of the old ones
whiob be deuesneed as likely to be • mune of waste,
sod If so, sire tbere are any more le the streets like
this—may warranted to keep out •larga stone. lfus
hem right, the Has Company Sr. not niggardly over
ne• building' at the works, might not goats more sow
pipes be Nand to pay?

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AT • Rll.lOlOOll MUTING.—
On Monday everting last a meeting we. bola ot
John's schoolroom, Foetus's Well, in behalf of the
Chtucth Sulety for Promoting Christianity 11010131 the
Jews. The Rev. Mr. Croft°. began an address, oiled-
lug to the oppreseion so often exercised towards the
Jews, when Yr. Orono°, who I. from the Emerald Id*,
made some remarks which 'gave °flues to Captain A.
Serino, who gave the rev. speaker plainly to under-
stand that he did net wish to hear hint. Mr. Crate,
did not allow his !Silesian blood to get the batter of
his (Awful dignity; bet, like a gentleman and •
Chriatian, yielded to the opposition, aod sat down.
There was ousiderable astonialantent at the episode ;
but the rest of the meeting went off peaceably,
Tanraitagen lightlial—B.M,slareananos OF 0101t01
dootison.—On Tuesday arming a public temperanu
meeting we. held at the Bible Christian tach
Maidenwell, under the auspices of the Good Templar'.
Mr. Wyatt, 11116M011.11 deripture reader, 000tipied the
chair, and addremes were delivered by Quartermaster-
il,rsuot Wooed ll (dOth Hiles), Mr. Wilson, H.M.S.
Achilles, Mr. H. Baum, and. moo atgraagiga of all,
George Scourge, whose faithfulness to Temptruse
makes hint appear like samding miracle, delivered
an antualog "push. The room was orowded to excess,
and at lout 50 people were Quaid* to obtain isd mission.
OUR LOCAL ARTIST, Mr. C White, of Fortune's
Well, at the Urdu of the wreak ef the Spanish bag
Caamano de Gomm-Inas, nude a sketch of the loose,
and afterwards reproduced it in oils. The point whence
the suss is viewed la from low down cm the shore, and
thereto ao effective platen) is made. The dark head-
land of Balaclava rises to the right strongly sontrast.
log with the foun.orested waves daaillog so shore, sod
over the unfottunate brig, which is shown on her beam
end., the spray lying over her warhead& The time
Ii soon after the grounding of the vowel, while the fore-
sail remains set and all the rigging is latest, Use warp
Is stre,ebed on shore, sod • martla uossiog in the
breeched buoy. So attreetive wee the piston that the
agent of L'oyd's immediately on seeing it, purchased
it, sod Mr. Whits bad to paint soother for lainiself.
Expl.olion or Goa —On Tuuday last, an explosion
of gis took plue at the preniate occupied by the
Portland and Prison Officers Reading Room, ket It
arpearod that acmetlaing had previously beau the
matter with the gas pipes, end two coteries had bun
at, gaged under an .alear ID repairing theist. Whether
Bit. boner had keen left turned or whether the "eat of
Itakage had not hese Witched, we stance sey ; but at
eight Mr. Westbear, the scarstary to the riadicg rocas,
ut,„ to tom off me gas Ai the nr•ter, and 05 his
reaching a gas jot above the door leadimr to the mai
bale. and oprolog the door, there was a violent *solo.
aka, igag Ifi Wealthier was for the inatut enveloped
ga games, Be: load was the report that at the book door
se L. &Wu Isere, It waged lik• Ike report el

manses. Mn. Wertheim and Mr. Us* Immediegel,
attaaded the librarian, who was omit hers% alma th,
bat, had his slothisg mood. He we. visited dirsetly
by Dr. Bernard, and hi* tam sod eyes baadaged, the
proper remedits having been applied. Yr. Acott wag
oonstent in his attention to the sufferer, as was ales
Lb. medloal gentleman, sad it Is hayed that be w:II
not be permanently li.jmed, although the appeaser..
of his face Wall .1{ rOnet ale:silos. The form eg
explosion may be judged from its blowing up the end-
plate la the footpath outside, nod at the mete time
dashing up the trap-door leading In the
storms above. Fortunately Mr. Weotbeer was nog
Lb. direet °ours' the expiation took, or Le would bate
been hurt much more.