The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-11-02 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

PREVENTION OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. Sir A. Haderigg presided at • meeting of the members of the Leicestershire Chamber of Agriculture on Saturday, to consider what legislation is required with the view of preventing contagious diseases amongst live stock. A resolution was passed, declaring that the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act had signally felled, and it was resolved to recommend the slaughter of all fat stock at the wit of debarkation, and the detention at the port of landing of all other stock for at least fourteen days. The Chamber further were of opinion that from the 20th December nest to the lit March, lire, no cattle should he removed off the farm unless for the purpose of sale, except by license and under the supervision of the authorities.  AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER: A icz.leman of eccentric character has just died at Doug Isle of Man. His name was Pierre Henri Bourne. He was French by birth, but after • somewhat eventful career abroad he came to London &trout the year Pal or 1816, and commenced a weer there so extraordinary that he was frequently brought into public notice. At one time he was a preacher, holding peculiar ideao en theological questions. Then he became manager of • theatrical company ; and subsequently a curator in connectiou with a scheme he gut up fir the establishment of model gardens. lie toA • lively interest in various charitable institutiono. an.l he became governor of several which then existed in the metropolis. From is very early pmial he evinced a strong desire to accumulate • great fortune, with the ohject, as he averred, of eventually endowing or estaldishing an institution, on plans arid principles which he had himself drawn up, for the education and benefit of youth of the poorer C 111868.1. By industry, and subjecting him. self ablesit to privation 83 far as fond and dommtic comfort were concerned, he at last succeoxlwl in amusing sufficient nioney to enable him to make a commencement with his project. In the year PG2 he purchased a property at f'olney Hatch, immediately adjoining the site .1 the precut Alexandra Palace. His peculiar appearance caused a good deal of notice to be token of him, and he became popularly known as "The Old Frenehnian." Soon after getting leemaxeloo of the Colney Hatch property he purchased a small notate called Clifont, v Dilsien Hill, in Ituckinghatimhire. He likewise inveote.l a good deal of ttttt ney in railway stock and in public companies. Several obstacles arose to the carrying out of his propct for the estaldishs meat of the peculiar educational institution to which we hors alluded ; and he was ultimately induced to abandon the kle• A great change appeared to have come over him about this time. After spending ahout a quarter of a century in London, he went to Manchester. and engaged vivirolialy in a ~,,, vement which had for its object the establishment of " puldiclouses without the drink." Ile also instituted a movement for the establislinient if Sunday afternoon lectures to working-nien. Those lectures were carried on with varying success for seven yearn. In the year lag he paid a short visit h. Liverpool, mid was attracted by an an tttttt ncement of (I.linnOn to the isle of Man. The extreme cheapness of the passiage induced him to go to the Island, 81111 he has residea there ever since. Soon after he arrived in the Island he purchaohl portion of the estate of Dollish-1 ashen. in the parish of Patrick; a part of the estate of Knockimaine : and some dwelling-houses on the South Ipiay. Ihniglac Up the place called the Archway. Douglas, he fitted up an odd kind of residence, the entrance to which Lou made almoet inaccessible, and WlllO,BOll to which could only be obtained by those whom he had initiated Into the peculiar kind of knock. to he given. A certain number of blows on • certain portion of the door formed the "open sesame" to the little den 18 which he lived like a hermit, sleeping on • hammock slung from the roof, simply because the room was so crowded with dusty books that there was so apace left for a bedstead or even for a table on which to take his fond. Ile stated that Iliu object in living in this condition, and depriving hisuoelf of all comfort., was to enable him to leaves, much money as poosible for charitable and educational purposea. Ile resided in this miserable place for years ; but, his health failing him, he was induced about twelve month. sopi to allow himself to be removed to • steal! Cottage In the neighbourhood of the Union Mills. Ile refused to remain after July but and in that month he was removed to the boost° of • tradesman in Duke-street, Douglas, where he received every ;ideation and comfort. About a fortnight Ago he again requested to be removed, and he WB./ taken to the house on the Lawn. Douglas, in which he died on Thurolay morning last. Public attention was directed to Mr. 11:1111118.4 affairs in London four or five years age, in consequence of the proceedings which lie found it necessary to Lake to evict • timber of squatters who had located them.elves on his Colney Hatch property, which was propularly known as " The Frenchmul'o. Farm." His London solicitor, Mr. James Mason, of Maddox-street. succeeding in ousting all the squatters except one. This property is no leo than 711 acres in extent, and from its pooation must ultunatele become of great value. It was in.the year ISH that he finally determined on taking up his residence permanently in the British dominions, and in that year he took out lettere of naturalization and denization. which enabled him to enjoy the rights and privileges of an Englichman, and to (Impale of his property as he thought best. He frequently asserted that be had not a child living either or illegal," and that ha had not a relative in the world. Ile has left the whole of his real and personal y for charitable purposes in the lobo of Man, and property trustees to carry out the objects lie bad in Mew. His property Ls valued altogether at ahout CoLUOU. --via., the Colney Hatch estate. 130,000 ; the Iluckinghainshire estate. 1:4,1100 ; and his real and peroonal property in the Isle of - 1311,101,  wan,  _ Snow has fallen heavily oath. OrampLuis awl other ralitr.T. Cave, M.P., rontralicta the rumour that he intends contesting Mid Surrey in the Liberal interest. Lord Derby has accept." an invitation to dine with the I Lord Mayor of London on the 9th of November. The death is announced of the Archbishop of Sins and Timm. A telegram from Archangel states that the Dwina is (roses over. Ma. IHEILARLI'S Cabinet mate on Thursday next, for tke first time after the recent. An old man mimed Hall, who was lately sentence' to tea years' penal servitude for the manslaughter of • woman In Dublin, has committal suicide in Kilmainhaw Gaol. Mr. Robertson Gladstone's personalty is sworn under