The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-12-28 00:00:00

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post-ofticolevings banks.'
The eoloneley of the 106th Regiment is 'waist by
the death of Sr D. Capon.
The Pmerea de Loto stab's that the powcr.loora
TrIVIA weavers of that city hero struck for Wear
wages.
The naval pension of £.50 a year, vacant by the
death of Cantain Jame. Underwood, has been grautei
to retired Captain James Urishan.
The ladies in Janesville, Winconsin, have formed
a secret eiciety called the " l'haiaer," for a crusade
agait drinking and gambling saloons.
Lord Dangles's friends have eauel a circular to the
electors of Berwickshire, announcing that toe lordship
will not continue his Canvass of the meaty.
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The Right Hon. W. Cowper, in oompliance with
the last will of Lord Palmerston, Us been allowed, by
letters patent, to assume the name of Temple.
The Earl of Antrim died on Sunday, at Glenarrn
Castle, county Antrim, of a lingering disease, from
which he had been eilisring for several months.
The Rev. Mr. Kelly, the defendant in the divorce
ease Kelly r. Kelly, has lodged an appeal, and the
case will come before the full court next term.
' The workpeople of Sir Titus Salt, Bart., have con-
tributed the KIM of EIS Ss ad to the funds of the
Port of Hull Society's Sailors' Orphans' Institution.
The Prince's of Wales was tharched on Monday, at
the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Her Royal Highness
afterward' drove out, attended by the Ron. Mrs. W.
Grey.
The New York World rye Pere Hyacinthe and
Henry Ward Beecher held a most amicable interview
on Tuesday, neither understanding • word the ether
mid."

Chicago has a little girl who obtains a livelihooi
by begging, popular sympathy being excited by her
expering & band eentalaMg five Angers and three
thumb.,

The Pall Mall Gazeite my, that the appointment
to all liret commissions (eneignoiee, &c.) in the army
ham been .topped at the Home Guard' by an order of
Government.

The Greenwich Hospital pension of £5O a year,
' variant by the death of Brevet Major Petooe, of the
Royal Marines, has been granted to Brevet Major
William Davis, R.M.
The loss book at Lloyd's on Monday told rather
heavily on the Underwriters and Maxine 10110n11100
It notified no fewer than 36 vowels
wrecked, three of which were Ptomain.
The lifeboat Joshua, belonging to the National
Lifeboat Lastintion, has fortunately waved ten men
from the Austrian barque Sues, from Salina, which
was wrecked near Quay, on the Cornish ooset.
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In reply to the remolutions recently passed I:1
several local bodies in Marylebone, Mr. Ihirvey
M.P. writing from Breads, states that it is his in-
tention to be in his place in Parliament neat session.
The principals of several of the fashionable board-
ing schools for young ladies in New York contemplates
• rriee of " recitations" during the winter, in order
to familiariee the pupils with society," as the circu-
lars ray.
Mr. Joseph Randle' for many years storelseem of
Par Consols Mine, in Cornwall,liss died at St. Matey.
During the whole course of him life which lasted 1
years, he never slept one aisle out of the parish is
which he was born.
It appears from the Ainsona4 de Croats for 1870 s
which Las just appeared, that the Pope is the oldest of
European sovereigns, being 77 years old; Dike
Leo-
pold of Anhalt is wood, at 75; and King William of
!Prussia third, at 72

A hawker named Henry Smith has been charged at
Marlborough street with pulling the whiskers of •
tavern keeper named Henry Martin. The magistrate
Made him pay 40s or endure 14 days' imprisonment
for his cruel freak.
'Me Mayor of Liverpool presided on Tuesday at the
annual meeting of the Liverpool Central Relief So-
ciety, when it wa. stated that during the year they
bad relieved 22,865 cases at an average cost of 2s. 4id.

Mr. Robert Morrison, proprietor of the extensive
Iron-stone mines at Rrotton, in the North-Riding,
died ratber suddenly on Monday evening. lie Las
been ailing for the past twelve months, but medical
men did not anticipate this sudden termination of
the Memo.

At the meeting of the Liverpool Select Vestry on
Tuesday, • deputation of Roman Catholic.' stronely
crawl the appointment of a Catholic chaplain, chiefly
on the ground that t he majority of the inmates of tie
workhouse were Catholica. The subject was referred
to • commit tee.

Last April a young man was tried in Ohio on the
el.ortre of 14111rinfl murdered his stepfather, and wig
found guilty. The Court granted a new trial, 1.-
can'. one of the jury was not a householder. The
second trial took olsoe the other day, and this young
in was acquitted.

Rince the price of telegraphic messages in Prance
In luvreaerd thrit slutesbrt email:mem to iocnsese.
In November, of 1868, 291,581 desnatches were sent;
in the corresponding; month of 1569, after the relit°.
Lion, the number of telegrams rose to 476,122, being
• difference of 184,191.

A man named Charles Brown, who has escaped
from captivity among the Cheyenne Indians, says
that the tribe hold as captiv, s more than twcuty
white boys and girls, among them Henrietta Floy,f,
daughter of • furniture dealer, of Boston. Hor brother
Was killed by the Indians.
A duel with foils, having naked points, has been
fought between M. Lissaearay, editor of the .4nair,
and M. De Montforand, of the Gees, both journals of
Anrh. After a few navies, the latter was sr.:lz
wounded in the thigh. The seconds then inter
and put an end to the combat.
Since the price of telegraphic messages has been
lowered in France their number continues to in.
cream. In November of 1668, 291,511 despatches
were sent; in the corresponding month of 1899, af-
ter the reduction, the number of telegrams row) to
476,122, being a difference of 154,191.
Rev. Alonze B. Corns*, who is in charge of a co-
loorr.l wli)ol" in North Carolina has written a letter
giv ng an account of the outrageous treatment he re-
ceived from the Kukla", who dragged him from his
bed, beat him severely, and left him in the bushes,
with an order to lean(' the state within ten days.