The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-07 00:00:00

"- -stormy banks they stand
And mat a wishful e)e."

He is known among men by the name of Dodge, but
Beau Bruininel himself could not dress more neatly or
strike a inure showy series of attitudes. With his fine
suit of blue clotl., variegated with a white oord down the
legs of his pantidoonary, and with the azure of his cost,
plentifully 'barred with hieroglyphical brass button',
this public protector of female pedestrians presents •
most stunning appearance. His coat collar is shrouded,
not to say buried beneath • vast expanse of linen,
Byronically arranged. His chest is expanded to pouting
pigeon proportions, and the breast of his wet being
left open, a white handkerchief floats thereout upon the
breeze. With graceful gallantry his arm encircles the
waists of the fair candidates for his attentions, and
waving a delicate riding whip, as a warning to the
crowding Jelius, to keep their distance—the gallant
Crest Heart leads hi. pilgrim procession in safety toiler,
other side. A dignified bow dismisses the ocialifi e which
has crossed, and a return train is arranged without delay
to take the back track.—Boston Post.
THE NOSIEST* OF THR OLD WORLD.— In consider-
ing thew we are at once struck by the large number of
ps, in which they appear • each one
genera, c
negic marked by 101111 e. Or many, peculiarities. In the
creatures forming the first that demands attention, the
bead is round, and the ridge of the forehead, prominent,
with a row of long, stiff hairs projecting forwards and
upwards, as will be seen in the engravings we give of
heads, and in all the other representations of this group.
The molars are crowned with obtnse tubercles. Cheek-
pouches are wanting. The body is slender; the limbs
long and thin; the thumbs of the hands small; the tail
is long and slender; and the fur soft, flowing, and often
elcsay. The atonnich is large ad highly sacculated •
these complicated vessels or bags, so to speak, are meet
probably preparatory receptacles for vegetable food,
which undergoes digestion in the long portion connected
with them. Curler calls these creatures "slow nion-
keys," but not with perfect truth. If the length sad
slenderness of the limbs and body render them less apae,
they din li ll ish the abruptness of their movements, which
are wore sweeping than those of some others. Yet they
leap and bound among the branches of their native
forests with great ease, and to vast distances, the long
tail serving as a guide or a balance. They appear at
times grave and even melancholy, and when in captivity
are listless and idle. In youth they are very gentle, but
afterwards beoine sullen, morose, and vindictive. They
are all natives of India, its islands, and the Malayan
peninsula. Many species attain to • considerable size.
—Cavell's Popular Natural History.
RIASTING TO OSATH.—Tbe truth is that unless the
wear and tear of life is extraordinarily severe and on-
remitting men rust up faster than they wear up. In
this consists the horrible punishment of solitary con-
finement with nothing to do ; the mind searching in
vain for something to act upon corrodes itself. It is
the practical application of the metaphor of eating one's
own heart. Still, there are animal men, of • akepy, inert
disposition, who are content just to open their eyelids,
the window-shutters of their soul, and to allow the
! image of the opposite side of the street and of any passing
strangers to stream in, as if their eyesand their brain were
gif teifwith no more animation than the lens and the paper
, of a camera obscure. Nevertheless, in the long run they
are often made to pay dearly for their inhuman sloth
sad unimpressionability. As they imitate the life so
Ithey follow the fate and they share the destiny of the
atalkd ox and the fatted pig. Their animal organism
I does its duty, but their intellectual organism not doing
I its, the involuntary system of the mammal creature,
I HOW, sapiens, gets the mastery of the voluntary; blood
I and fat triumph over nerve and brain, and the domestic
biped is felled by apoplexy, infianunation, or dropsy, as
surely as if he had been led to the butchery, with the
Idifference that a domestic quadruped is useful lifter its
death, whereas lie the do-nothing and think-nothing is
when slaughtered only an encumbrance and • nuisanes
causing considerable trouble and expense to get rid 01.—
AU tlie Year Round.

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are liable. After the experience of irony years, It is MCOII.
testibly proved, that there is no medicine equal to Hoilowal's
Pills (or the cure of Manus. incidental Se henden The invi-
gorating and purifying properties of these admirable Pills sore
produce. a tenatlve revolution in the system. As a medicine
for funny um Holkenty's Pills are unequalled.becauss, power.
folly efficacious as they am lii the banishment of amiss, they
act so gity on the Amends that thry may be given with the
utmost and perigee sakty to yam( children and
&Lau* lemalen

orsetsbirt.
SHICRBORNE.
FORMATION Or A RIFLE CORPS.

A laes sad innumitial meeting was held at the
Townha on Monday afternoon, in compliance with
I very nesseroady and respectably signed requisi-
tion, addressed to the Stewards of the Liberty ef
Sharborne—Mesera W. and T. Ffoolu—to take into
owswideesaew the expediency of forming a. Rifle
Corps, in conjunction with other towns in the
county. Mr. W. MAa was unanimously 'robed to
the chair.
The Casionsli opened the proceedings by allu•
ding to the old Dorset Volunteers. He said he had
always heard they were possessed of a true British '
spirit. Although they were never called on to defend
eir shores, that Volunteer Corps to their credit on
one 000011itO14, when it wee announced that the French
were coming in great numbers over to Portland, had
turned eat, with the exception of one man, who was
lianvered under his bed. He was immediately
=from his unhappy position, and tarred and
as he deserved. (Linghter.) But when
ilbe, fog cleared off, they discovered the enemy con•
easted of nothing more formidable than a number of
!shin smacks. (Laughter.) Those days, however,
were gone by; but he would eak whether there was
now any seriowi apprehension of invasion' He
thought the requisition which had been presented by
so influential a body 'in Sherburne meat convince
teem that, in their opinion stall eventa, these were
times for preparation, especially after what had
recently been done by the Emperor Napoleon. It
was therefore proposed that a Rite Corps should he
established in every part of this country; then, in
of invasion, we should have a large Ludy of men
-who would hang on the Gooks of an invading army
with very great success. (Cheers.) He hoped the
men of Shorborne and Yettninster, and other parts
•of the county would act at onoe and respond to the
call made to them by the Government. There were
many who were prevented from joining their Teo
many Cavalry or Militia who could well afford a few
hours in a day for practising at the target. They
would make most valuable lOafkliOoll. He hoped
we should find gentlemen of great activity, and
withal, good sportsmen and good marksmen, who
would be ready to lead a body of this kind. They
must be active in the field and good shots; they
would not be required to march with the same regu-
'hirity as the militia Of soldiers of the line. (Cheers.)
Mr. FALWASBiII said he could honestly say that •
strong seam of duty had alone impelled him to move
in dam matter. Even before the late proclannition
was issued he had ventured to call upeu Mr. Digby.
and other gentlemen in the county. on the subject
of rifle corps. If it were found that 100,000 wen
were being drilled to the use of the rite, it would
very much deter an enemy felon entering on our
shares. (Hear. hear.) He therefore thought a
merriment of this kind was imperative in the present
state of the continent. They aught not to encroach
upon the class of men who would be likely to enlist
in the militia, because that body was a kind of feeder
to the line; but he thought there were scores of
young men who could afford to spend some hours
very agreeably " the target ' • and in so doing they
would better aoqusinted with each other;
and if they should ever be called into action (which
God forbid) he doubted not they would boldly
defend their homes and country. Mr. Falwasser
then read lettere which he had received, approving
of the scheme; from Mr. Percher. who requested to
have his num_ put down for .X5O, towards the county
movement. • Mr. Digby offered a lake amount; and
Sir William Medlycott and Mr. Goodden gave their
hearty approval. Mr. Falwaseer concluded by mov-
ing "That a Ride Corps be formed in Sherborne,
under inch rules and regulations as may be laid down
by the Lord Lieutenant of the county."
Colonel Rtexsens thought the arms should be
famished by Government, because if individuals
tar nisbed their own, there would be such • variety
that one kind of ammunition would not do. He
wandered two months would be sufficient for drill;
and he thought it was desirable that a uniform should
be established. He seconded the resolution which
Mid just been proposed by Mr. Falwareer. Carried
MM. CO*.

The Rev. E. Hammer explained that in the last
memorandum from the War-office the gun-makers of
Birmingham were furnished with a bore, the mini-
mum and maximum of which were given.
Mr. Mattscrnt, in proposing the next resolution,
aid although he was not so much alarmed as others
might he, he nevertheless thought that " Prevention
waa better than cure," and a movement of this kind
scald intimate to our enemies that they would have
a very warm reception. He also thought that the
establishment of a Rifle Corps would be the means
K bringing together many young men who might
spend their evenings very profitably by practising at
the target He proposed "That a committee be
appointed, consisting of a secretary and nix other
members, to ascertain the number of volunteers who
may be induced to enrol themselves; to communi-
cate with the Lord Lieutenant, and for other put
poses connected with the Sherborne Rifle Corps."
Mr. R. Witt-Kerr briefly seconded this resolu-
tion.

Dr. HIORMORE auggested that it would be very
important that this meeting should draw up a memo-
rial to the Home-office, requesting Government to
find rifles.

Mr. R. Vi HMI also thought that the arms should
be furnished by, and be the exclusive property of,
:overnment ; that a storekeeper should be appointed
to take charge of them, as is customary with militia
reipments, to prevent their being used for any other
purpose than that for which they were intended.
BENEtuft thought it would be better, before
the resolution was put, if some gentleman could give
some estimate of the expenses which would mxrne to
each volunteer on his joining the corps.
Mr. Wift.norr «mid not see how the expense was
to be ITO under £5.
Mr. FALWAHNZIt read a letter from the Mayor of
Bridport, to the effect that an arrangement had been
made by influential gentlemen of that town and
neighbourhood that the expenses of each volunteer
should not exceed 45, and their annual subscription
should not exceed lOs.

single•barrel rifle, with its
appurtenances, might be obtained for three guineas.
The resolution having been put and carried, the
following gentlemen were appointed to act as a corn•
mittee :—Mr. Falwsiwer (bon. secretary), Colonel
Rickards, Mr. R. WiUmott, Mr. Bergman, Mr. W.
Willruott, Mr. Dlelmoth, and Mr. Newman, with
power to add to their number.

The CnalkxA having requested those gentlemen
disposed to volunteer to send in thou r names to the
committee, the meeting then broke up.

SHIRBORXR.— Thunder Storm—About noon on
Tuesday a heavy thunderstorm broke over this town
and neighbourhood for some miles round, the Hashes
01 lightning were very frequent and vivid, and the
fall of nun very greet. We are happy to my that
in the town no accident resulted, but at the Marston
Railway station, while Mr. Horn, the station.master
was using the telegraph, the electric fluid entered at
the window, passed up his right leg to the shoulder,
and iibmg his right arm, escaping through the instru-
ment he was working. Fortunately Mr. Horn
escaped injury, although be received a severe shock.
Not far distant a man named Tucker, who had been
stows in hoeing beans in a field for Mr. Tanner, of
the Marezu Inn, was struck down by the lightning
and seriously injured, his sufferings being described
as very greet.
Tax LATZ BURGLARY AT MR. W. FFOOKR."—
Some clue has been obtained during the past few
days to the perpetrator of this robbery. A silver.
smith in Chard having read the details of the bur-
glary, immediately showed them to the resident
magistrate, who at once communicated with Mr.
Ffooka, and that gentleman, accompanied by Mr.
Sept. Lewis, at once repaired to that town, and
identified a portion of his property, which had been
sold to two silversmitlui of the town by two women.
one of whom said she lived in the neighbourhood and
took in navvies as lodgers. She described the plate
re belonging to her mother, and said it had been in
peen several times; but owing to some misfortune
in her family they were now obliged to sell it. She
+mil she should call again on the following Monday,
to sell a silver drinking-cup, which her brother had
becallit from China, he having taken a part in the
hate Chinese war. Mr. Lewis stayed at Chard till
Monday morning, but the women did not make their
7pearanee at either of the silversmith's shops.
ocn information he received he went, on the fol.
lowing morning, to South Perrot, where he ascer-
tained that a man named Here had hired a house of
Mr. paw about ten days previously. On searching
Here's house he found some of the plate, consisting of
f'''ells4-eups, three forks, a pair of scissors (silver), a
toothpick, pencibauie, and two gold wristband
studs, all being the property of Mr. Ffooks. In •
box belonging to Etere, Mr. Lewis discovered • porte
:miasmic, containing £4, and a 20 cent. French coin;
also the duplicate for a mustard pot, which had been
pawned far 105. in the name of hislixabeth ('arnell, of
Catford (Devon.) A pair of plated sugar-tongs and
am spoons were found tied together, and these,
though not claimed by Mr. Ffooks, are, doubtless'
the proceeds of some other robbery. A dark lantern.
"nail plated signal whistle, and • chisel—which
his the marks made on one of the cupboard doors
forced —were also found. In the house were two
women, who were immediately apprehended by Mr:
lee* and taken to Chard, where they were identi•
hed as the parties who had pledged and sold several
portions of the stolen property on the Monday Mid
wedneeday previously. The women were brought
to Sherburne the same evening, and were on Wed-
aceday examined before W. N. Alford, Esq., when
they gave their names as Jane Here and Mary Rider,
Slid Mated they were the sister and danghter of
Robert Here. On the application of Mr. Ffooks
they were remanded till Wednesday next. It
that Bore bad left borne about six o'clock on
y morning, and from some observations
4eoPped, it was supposed that he bad taken a drink.
's&c end some other articles with him to sell.
, 'tun his ten days' residence in the neighbourhood
w well known, and there is every hope that ere
thii he has been captured. we may add that the
=had has previously offered for sale in Crew.
but the silversouthe declined to purchase
ilissm

RAILWAV ACOCIINODATION.—On Thtueday a large
and respectable public meeting was held in die
Townball, at the *egg-Aron of the Board of Health,
to consider the advisability of appointing a committee
to confer with the Railway Cowpony rirpectieg the
approaches to the railway, and also to promote the
improvement of the marker. The Chairman of the
Board of Health, Mr. W. Ffooks, was voted to the
chair. The Chairman briefly explained the objects
for which the meeting was called, and mid he hail
been informed by the contractor that te shout four
months' trine the railway would be completed through
Castletsin and hit bor the company were
anxious to !pen the rifiiva) thrsoigh Slserborne as
soon as possible. The communication, therefore,
between Sherborne and the metropolis would, he
hoped, he effected earlier than had been anticipated.
(Hear, hear.) The Board of Health, at their last
meeting, had cousidered that it would be advisable
for the inhabitants of Shoborne and the neighbour•
hood to take such steps as would best promote the
I interests of Sherborne in this matter, and this meet-
ing had accordin4ly been convened for the purpose
of giving expression to their opinion. A few years
ago they had a good market in Sherbornc ; it had
now nearly disappeared. But there was a large body
of influential farmers in the neighbourhood, and they
ought not to allow Sherborne to get in the back-
ground, with all the advantage* that would shortly
be afforded them. They would have only themselves
to blame if Sherborne slid not keep pace with our
neighbouring towns. After some convenation, Mr.
W. Dingley proposed that a committee should be
formed of the members of the Board of Health, for
the purpose of communicating and cooperating with
the London and South-Western Company, for mak-
ing a suitable approach or approaches to the railway;
and also with regard to the improvement of a market
in the town. Mr. Gent moved, as an amendment,
that the Board of Health committee should have
power to add to their number. This not being
seconded, was lost, and the resolution appending the
Board of Health a committee to negociate with the
railway company was carried sent. cos. Mr. Mel.
moth then said that he did not, as the clerk of the
Board, think it right to interpose before, but he
might now mention that under the Local Govern.
meat Act, the Board had full power to make new
streets and acquire market*, and make such regula.
tions in respect to them as appeared desirable. The
meeting then separated.
STALBKIDUR—FataI Acciderit.—An inquest was
held by William Hannen, Esq., coroner, at the Red
Lion Inn, Stalbrislge, on Saterday week, touching
the death of Mr. James Eavis, who was killed on
the road between Henstridge and Stalbridge, about
eleven o'clock on the previous night. The first wit-
ness called was Samuel Wier, who stated he was in
the employ of the deceased, and was returning from
Yeovil market with a horse and tilted wagon in
company with his master and a young rowan of
Henstridge, and when they were opposite Henstridge
Ash the horse leaned towards the inn; he witness
pulled the reins sharply, which caused the bit to
tweak —the hone darted off, and be jumped out of
the wagon and tried to stop him, but was struck
with the shaft and thrown to the bank ; he recovered
himself as quickly as poisible, and followed the
wagon, but had not got more than 100 yards when
he found his master on the road quite insensible.
Immediately afterwards two persons came up with a
cart and took the deceased home. In answer to a
question from the coroner, the witness stated that
hinuself and his master were quite sober. Ann
Priestly, of Henstridge, stated that she was return•
ing from Yeovil in Mr. Eavis's wagon, and that
when the last witness failed in stopping the horse,
the deceased jumped out and seized the horse by the
head, and immediately fell, and her impression was
that the wheels passed over him. The horse con-
tinued his course as far as Stalbride, and turned up
Church-hill, where it stopped without doing any
further injury.—Mr. Collins, surgeon, of Stalbridge,
stated that the deceased was quite dead when be saw
him. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental
Math." The unfortunate man has lefts widow and
six children, and the poor woman is expecting to be
swanned in a short time.

SHATTICSBUItY.—At • meeting of the trustees of
the White Sheet Hill Trust, held yesterday week,
William Hannan, Esq., clerk to the Shaftesbury
Turnpike, was appointed clerk, in the room of
Charles Nicholson, Esq., deceased.