The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-07-20 00:00:00

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if:ratan ant Colonial intelligence.

FRANCE.
PARIS, Tuesday, July 13.
The Inspector-General of Maritime Works has just
left for Cherbourg, to ascertain whether, notwithstand-
ing the difference of the tide., the opening of the inner
dock can take pleas on the 4th, the slay Of the Quern's
visit, inetoul of the 7th, the date originally fixed.
There are few who do not willingly augur the best
results from the approaching 'walla./ of Queen Victoria
and the Emperor Nmoleou, or who do not sincerely
dull. Unit this seuond visit of Her Majesty to France
may tend to perpetuate, if not to strengthen, the
alliance between the two great cotuitries. Optimism,
however, has its limits. The Monaeur de la Flalte,
the materials for whose articles opine froin official
sources, dwells with pride, which haa something of
defiance in it, on the importance of the great works of
Cherbourg, whether regarded in an offensive or defen-
sive point of view. Per be it from us to suspect the
Emperor of the French of had faith in his relations with
England, but, if !mace is to be maintained between her
and- France, England must never be unprepared for war.
The crope are in very good con lition, and the change
in the temperature from excessive heat and drought to
moisture and comparatively cold weather, for some days
put, is considered by practical men as more favourable
to the development of the grain than that which pre-
ceded it. A good deal has been done in flour for the
last week, and prices remain firm. The scarcity of
water while the rest heat lasted interfered with the
working of the mills, and the purchases from the Rhenish
Provinces and Belgium, together with other causes, con-
tributed to keep up prices. Those demands, however,
are becoming less frequent, if they have not altogether
ceased. In the Paris market them was an advance of
500. per sack, which was with diffioalty realized.
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The Ministere of War and Marine are to accompany
the Emperor to Cherbourg. The Courtier de egare
affirms that the Emperor and Empress will inolude
Evreux in the ;daces in which they stop on proceeding to
Cherbourg. The arrival of their Majesties, it states, had
been fixed for the sth of August, but the visit of Queen
Victoria may make some change in the intended
itinerary. They, it is said, have accepted an invitation
to he present at • grand ball at Caen. The Paure de
la Manche states that they will arrive at Ci•erbourg on
the 3rd. An inquiry has been made by the Ministry of
the Marine whether it would be possible to !mulch the
Ville de Nantes on that day. The iron railings which
surround the pedestal of the statute of Napoleon I. is
nearly completed, and it now only requires painting and
TheAbeille de L'Orient states that General
Fleury has informed the Maritime Prefect that as the
stay of their Majesty's at Brest will be prolonged by one
day, they will not arrive at L'Orient until the 13th,
will remain there the next day, and leave on the 15th,
to arrive at Vannes in the afternoon, after stopping to
hear tu6/11 at the chapel of St. Anne, at Notre Dame
d'A
The principal Editor of the Preset' is appointed to 6
place of confi Immo in the new Ministry of which the
Prince Napoleon is the head.
A manufacturer in the south of France advertises a
preparation which lie cilia " Eau de Noblesse," and de•
dares that It makes the hair always preserve an honour.
able direction, an I gives to the person who twit it an
air of distinction and supremacy.

SWINDLING IV Fs \VOlC.—Twelve men were en Setae-
day tried by the Tribunal of Correctional Police of
Paris on the charge of swindling in connection w. 013, a
company willed IA Cheptel. This company was started
In 1853, with a nominal capital of 6,000,000 f., to be
raised in shares, for the purpose of providing oxen to
farmers to he fattened, and then selling them ; the pro-
fits of the male to be divided between the farmers and
the company. The company had two geranta, each w'th
a salary, at the commencement, of 13.000 f., and after-
warla of 10,000 f. ; and it had directors, sub.direeturs,
and inspectors at salaries varying from I,ooof. to 6,000 f.,
with 15 per cent, on the profits in their respective dis-
tricts, and IS per amt, on all subwriptions obtained by
them. In the fine year, the mentions of the com-
pany only amounted to 2,260 f., and yet the salaries of
it. officers and the general expenws were 98,950 f. The
gerants and agents gave out that the company was des-
tined to realise enormous profits; 100,000,000?. in its
hands being, for example, It wu said, certain to realise
25,000 000 f. a year. Several persona subscribed shares
to the amount of 725,400 f., of which they paid up
343,320?. Of that amount 179,267 f. were employed in
providing oxen, and the rest was swallowed up in sale.
rice and expenses • yet at a general meeting of share.
hollers held in 1865 it was announced that the ex-
penses wore only 63,7731., and that the profits were 49
per cent. A dividend of not more than 9 per cent, wee,
however, declared, Notwithsteniling this apparent
prosperity, at the next generel ifleeting, held in 1856, it
was announoed that a deficit of 770,689 f. existed ; but
nevertheless the %fleeting was mole to vote • discharge
of all 111601E1es to the gerants, and an augmentation of
the capital to the extent of 00,000,0001. New geranta
were appointed, but the company did not prosper, and
a loon to the amount of 150,000 f. was raised. At
length, in November, 1856, the company was obliged to
dissolve itself, and then it was discovered that gross
frauds had been committed, money and shares having
been eppropriated, larger awns than were tall hiving
been charged in the accounts, false representations
having been inade to induce persons to subsonbe for
shares, Aci. Ott the whole, awarding to a statement
drawn up to the let of January, a defiuit existed of not
less than 1,563,638 f. I The tribunal, In a judgment of
great length, condemned throe of the accused, named
Merle, Reverohon, anti &shore, who took a leading part
in the frauds, but who have absconded, to five yeah'
imprisonment and 3.000 f. fine each ; another, named
Merle Poit, to • year', imprisonment and 5001. line;
two others, 'mined Mercier and de Waroquier, each to
two months' imprisonment and the former to 100 f. the
latter to I,ooof. fine ; and one nained Guerin, to 600 f.
Of the other five amused, two, Inf. Bullior and
Liffltte, advertisement agents, who were charged with
coins irreguler transactions respecting advertisements,
wore acquitted ; an I Judrinent on three was postponed.
Mercier, in addition to the condemnation on him, was
entered to pay 14,000 f. deinnges to two persons who had
been opeolally injured by lain.
I'llll HARVeerr,—The Echo Agrirole publishes ex-
tracts of letters from different parts of the country on
the suhject of the harvest. It %aye :—" From Caen it
is istatoil that ninth rain lead fallen during the last two
or three d .yi. The wheat In many parts of the country
bee been batten down, but it is too far advanoed to suf.
for any damage from the oirouinstence. In the neigh.
bourhood of Clermont (Oise) the harvest will be satis-
factory on goo I grounds, although rather below the yield
of last year. The rain which lies fallen during thel•atfew
days has been of great service to the ate and the second
growth of Marne. The crop of the former will be,
however, light. From Toulouse It is ntated that the
reaping Is finished, and the wheat made up in sheaves.
Some farmers have evenalreadythtrashed out %mine, and the
yield has been greater than was expected. In that pert
of thi country when 400 sheaves yield three hectolitrse
the farmer is well satisfied ; but the produce will now
be from four to font an I a.helf hectolitres, warding to
the netnre of the soil. The weight will average about
82 killogreinmes the hectolitre. The crops of masa
are very fine thee.% of beans an vetches ere bad, In
coneequense of the wsnt of ralt,, and veleta.% have
suffered from the smile cense. From Vierson it Is an.
nounad that harvest works are in full progreu
winter oats, rye, and barley are all out, and nearly car.
71011 in. Their yield will he unsatidnotory both as re-
gards quantity and tomtits% in consequenoe of the
want of rain. The mating of the wheat has commenced,
hilt the weather of the lut few days hiss been very en-
fevonrehle to the operetion. No opinion can as yet be
formed as to the probable ',rodeos, but the straw I. in
emend abort, and there will be on an average one-third
less sheaves than last veer"