The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

jortign Entelligtnce.

iCDAS OITTWITTED.—It is reported that Juarez hag
ref wad to authorise the payment of the 3,000 ounces a
gold to Loper for his treachery in betreying Queretaro.
The Mexican dictator declared, "We must never
encourage traitors."

THE Two ENPZIOEB. —From &dews we hear that
the strong desire for pesos felt by the two potentates
who are at present interchanging civilities at that
picturesque spot will not improbably lead to an invita-
tion to the great European Powers to join in an agree-
ment, which has already been entered into between the
French and Austrain Sovereigns, for the settlement of
"certain questions," and the basis of which agreement,
it is believed, is to be the MailitelllUloB of the Treaty of
Prague.

Tan Cretans seem to be heartily tired of Greek
sympathy, and the Greek volunteers not less so of their
position in Crete. A blockade-runner, "the Union,"
having made her appearance off the island • few days
ago, was prevented by the volunteers from unlading her
cargo, and EID of them succeeding in getting on board,
forced her commander to carry them to Syn. As to the
Cretans, they are disgusted at the cruelties perpetrated
by their allies from the peninsula, • large number of
whom cousin of gaol birds--the 'cum of the Greek
population, with whom pillage Is one of the principal
objects, and that little regardful of whether the victim
be friend or foe.

"TINPOR•111/ UNIONS" IN PRILISIA.—Among the
„ Persian., the principles of " temporary unions hex
been organised into religion, and the ceremonial its
performed by the Mohammedan priests. throluate,
who some from a distant city—suppose to repahan—
often reside there for two or three months, while walling
for goods. Finding it rather tedious, they beguile tho
time by marrying • wife for a number of months
specified in the marriage contract. The merchant calls
the priest, and tells what he wants. The priest
examines his book, and finds therein registered the
names of women who are willing, for a consideration,
to enter into temporary marriage ; and ascertains how
many of them are disengaged. What further is done
we do not know, but, we believe, he asseMbles them
veiled, and lets the merchant rick out one ; however,
it ends with his drawing out • regular marriage
certifisate, and pocketing his fee. An estimable Scotch
military odloer' who bad for some years the charge of
Persian arsenal at Tabrees, under the treaty of the
East India Company, with the King of Persia, assured
the writer of these lines that he had seen and read such
marrthge contracts, and could testify as eye-witness
that a tie pie day was not too abort a duration of
marriage to receive the priest's blessing and lionise 1
Of course throe who first authorised this wonderful
system, bad no foresight of the monstrosity into
which it would ran. They must have believe that
they would lessen existing evil, and net against the
lootheome system of prostitution. But when once
the fatal idea is admitted that • union which is
intended to last some time shorter than life is
marriage at all, and deserves honourable recognition,
instead of curing the evil which esists, it doe, but
degrade and pollute the minist.n of the new
system—Fro/sees Magazine.
HORIIIBLI SOPIRSTITION IN ITALL—A ',toren°e
correspondent, reporting the prevalence of cholera in
Italy, observes " The popular belief in the agency
of poisons still continues, and leads to shocking
results. At Civith, • small district in Cceenia, a
scene was lately witnessed unparalleled in modern
Tho news of the first case of cholera which
occurred there spread fear and consternation. Un-
fortunately, too, these feelings were, th mount scworo-
ponied by the dread of poison. The rumour that the
wells, cisterns, and the reservoirs of the district were
poisoned got wind, and spread like wildfire. The un-
fortunate inhabitants,
.paralysed by Iwr shut them.selves up in their dwellings and did not dare to drink
any water, or even to use it for the purpose of
Illness Whilst this excitement possessed the gaze
miud a malignant rumour got abroad, ineulpnaing
certain woman as the author of the evil deed. The
woman pointed out to the Polntior indignation was a
harmless creature, well known in the district as a for-
time-teller. No complaint had ever been uttered
nam., be, and she was everyone's friend. No
sooner did the rumour get abroad than a hue and cry
wa immed. A crowd assembled, and it was deter-
mined that this poor earthiest should be method and
out to death. Having made their way to the
woman's dwelling they felled her to the ground,
tons her body to ;nem, and lighting a large bonfire
threw the bleeding remains into it. A daughter of
the victim, • girl of fifteen, thrilling with horror
at her mother's murder, screamed wildly at this
terrible sight, and her cries attracted the notice
of the crowd, who would have seised her and have
made short work of her also had she not been
saved by a brave man at the peril of his Wel
After this bloody work, the crowd—composed of men
women, and children—spent a good portion of the
night in dancing and tevelry close to the spot
where the charred remains of their victim Were
lying.

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addressed " The Editor," &gawk to lay individaal
by name.

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Tuesday. kind 21 1867.

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