The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1877-06-01 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

VISIT TO THE CLAIMANT—WTArd on Wednesday by Lord Ftivers and Mr. Guilford slow, by permission of the Home Secretary, at Dartmoor prison During the interview the convict attempted to dwell upon the exceptional hardships of his treatment, but was reminded by the warder in attendance that that was a forbidden subject. He seemed much die. heartened at the hopeless failure of any efforts to obtain an amelioration of his condition; but Mr. Onalow and Lord Rivers both admitted that he was apparently in better health than they had previously known him to be. We have now the shortest staff for a bayonet of any army in the world, and theorists say that it is of no consequence, as the bayonet will never again be used, but occasions will continue to occur in which hand-to. hand fighting will take place. It does not, therefore„ seem wise to sacrifice altogether the cold steel for the bullet. It is inevitable that the former will come into play at the storming of field works or houses, the capture of bridges, &c. Besides, the British soldier likes to close with his adversary, and it seems a pity to balk so laudable a desire. At a recent meeting of the society for promoting legislation to control and cure habitual drunkards, it was estimated that the loss sustained by the nation through the drunkenness was 270 millions sterling per annum. Dr. Holthoruie stated the results of lds asylum for inebriates at Holborn. He said that of 23 patients six had been completelycured, ten had proved incurable, four were partially cured, two were still under treatment, and one had died. It must be confessed that these figures are not encouraging. A " partial " cure can hardly be considered a cure at Dr. Cameron's Bill to establish inebriate asylums was explained by its author at the meeting, but was by no means unanimously approved. A distressing suicide, arising out of the closing of the Counterslip Sugar Refinery, Bristol, took place on Saturday morning, when William Gould, for some years foreman in Messrs. Finzel's employ, committed self-destruction in a most determined manner. The unfortunate man, who had since the closing of the works given way to fits of despondency, apparently, after inflicting wounds in his throat with two table knives, went to the cupboard for a rope, walked to the coal-cellar, and, with extraordinary determinationj finding that there was not sufficient space to ram himself, he had knelt down, and thus tightened the rope sufficiently to produce strangulation. Deceased was about 46 years of age, and leaves a widow and three or four children. HOLLOwAT'S PILL& —Good Appetite—Excellent Digestion—ln the majority of of persons loss of appetite is the first indication of departing health, and should at once receive attention or actual disease will follow. For the cure of disordered digestion and liver complaints Holloway's excellent Pills are probabli unrivaled, certainly unsurpaseed. The invalid will never experience disappointment or failure in the removal of his ailment by means of these purifiyng Pills. On reaching the stomach they immediately correct heartburn, flatulency, and undue acidity: they secure the secretion of perfect bile, and passing into the intestinal canal they gently arouse it to natural activity without producing pain, • irritation, or exhaustion. For these reasons Holloway's Pills are peculiarly well adapted for • family aperient