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GENERAL NIW3. Accident.- A frightful, and nearly fatal, accident happened between Belfast and Leura   on Sunday last. Mr Alfred Bennett was driving in a riding cart from Mr Flower's residence at Leura, Mrs. Wm. Rutledge, being also in the vehicle, and Mr. Lynar on the back seat; when about half way to town one of the horses bolted and kicked the vehicle furiously. Mr Bennett was unable to control the animals, who ran against a fence with such violence that he was thrown from the vehicle with great violence and has sustained a compound fracture of the thigh and other serious injuries. Mr. Lynar jumped from the back seat, but the horses again bolted, with Mrs Rutledge who held on in her seat until they were stopped by Mr. John Flower who was riding out towards Leura. Mrs. Rutledge fortunately escaped injury, but was rendered nearly insensible at the time from the fright. Doctors Jermyn and Boyd are in attendance         GuNso.-G1uano is said to exist in great quantity on the Julia Percy Island, between the Ports of Bcltifat and Portland. 'Ye are inftormed that aibout six years uao, a vessel bound for London was laden with it from this Island, but that since it seems to have escaped public notice, until the commnuce ment of the Seal fishery there. "Apropos" of the seals found there we learn that the skin ofone recently captured was as large as aa ordinary sized bullock hide.-Banner ot Beltast, T.ens ScnrrT or Iloise TArMING. Mr John Field,Veterinary Surgeon, says: "In any professional capacty, I have made some expormnents and observations upon what has recently become a popular subject-that of taming horsus ; rnd I shall bUe happy if the resuIlts of such experience, and a description of proceed ings may be of interest to the public. My conviction is that all horses can be temnpor:iily subdued; but I find that so:ne require a much longer tine tfor that purpose, iand that the operator mIust possessed a comniandin:g sli-posaessionL

a nd energy wil. I d nt ive i;, tie erdie icon of wi at i i lndrni ihly ties. rhe vcio'us horse Coii ie qiiiit(l icpen fo ahr s to I entirIel y uno.ri court ol ; but after the inllCencei of th ooperat ir has butea remnoved, and t!:e t ii'ect. of the ber les oibsidid, lo wIll resume o 0e i stitutional tendencies. With rIsvOIS horses the case is iltogether dif jeitO 1RepeLted operation acnets upon them as a kind of education and truining; nd tiey beconme habitually quiet. For a Ithay gelding was b. uglt ill the country by it London dealeor 1fur a nrge siu hobut on his arrival in towni ii eae fostd to he dangirous to wash his fea ,,d to shoe him and of course hie could net te d sposel ot, nlhiough repeatedly offered for sale. 1 1uriCaled hin, and laive made him so qliltt that any one can tae his lfoet. Au nin, a brow mare, the lsropi'rt of C(olon I '., to hiom I Ihad coiauatintotl ny tr at unet, lied a "trick" of iicki ig when her clething was L being i m-yd, and i oew vnsrely Ieo fioint the Ishir. \VWoe it is dangirous oi iltln'veLie't to put a - bridle on a horse, or to lsho hit, or to tie him up, ior to get hin quietly i..,to a railwiy box, or it any such clidicilties, which are unori) the resullt of nervJusness than vice, the anirnl aiitIIy be ie tlucei to a willing submimsson. To o01 rite with succe~s, it is ricessilry to be ailone itt illh the hoise in a confined .pa ce and to take cnai that theeo is nothing ti divest the animal'; atteiittiou. !The articles rie quired are oil of caniin, horse castor, or lthe warty excrescetnCI firom t Le horse'. leg, andt oil of rhoditin. IThe plant of thescdd fioin e hic i 01 of caliiill is 1(: trcted, is a na5 VIe of tlhiopia, intl ii extensively cultiveed in Sicily an;l illulti. It was more used in nal:cilt tiunes thalln at present. Mention is made of it it the sacred and other a uciut ret ords. t is of an orange colour. Iho hi.r-v castor is easily pulled otl, end unitst he grated fine.. It has a peculiar rank, musty smnell, andi thie uu:noiactll el. lluvium of which seiems to ie very ac ce table to thie horse. For oil ofi rlodtiuu, however, ho has a remarkable fondness. This is extr.cted firom a wood whliich is brought from the Canaly v 1 landls, andl is usnually sold as it pirlueii. It is re tailed at one penny per drop. 'I lie lloiltts permouli is-Huhb 0n1 or two diops of o;l of cumin over your ltands, anill pash your hands over his nostril so that lie inhales it. This must be continuied until you get his entire attention. Then put a little of thei castor (obont the qInuntity of ii good pinch of snuff) on a lump of sugar, en I if the horse willnot eat it out of your hand, put it into his month. T'ake eight drops of oil of rhodium -in a little bottle or tlhimble, or any. couvenioi t thing anif po'r it inito his moutli, Usually this, with kintd andrl Sget.tle treatment, makes him beconme i your obed enat servant," and Ite will fellow you obout, and permit you to take any liberty w.th hill.. In extrIemne cases, the process may have 'o be reeBated be fore you acquire the desiredi inifeonce oveI him. If you are so inclined, this operaOw tton may be repeated four or five tim;s a day, lnt, ubove aill things,.the utimout care must lie taken to avoid hurting him. These direct:ons will enable any one to mnke a friend of his hlorse, and if he ie addicted to any " trick " he Cii beh curedl.

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