The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-24 00:00:00

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Canlinal Wiseman's illness- hasimeosne very merlons.
Mr. White has-been returned fur Brighton; be took
the oaths and his seat on Tuesday.
The weather has been highly favourable for the c
and encouraging accounts are received front all paZi
all
of
the country.
Mr. C. H. W. A'Court has been appointed Assistant
Comptroller of the National Debt. and will be succeeded
us the caber of Special Commissioner of the locouni Tax
by l'ulsusel F. Hominy..

. .
A volume of " Speechea in Parliament and bliseella.
nevus t% ritangs of the _late Henry Drutuinond" is
announced.

Home wore valuable guano discoveries in the Mouth
P.oaric have been reported.
The Earl of Cardigan has accepted the command of the
Light Horse Volunteer Corps.
The poat of Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty, vacant by
the death 4,1 Captain Wataon, CH., hae been conferred
upon Captain James J. Stopford.
Biondi'', the acrobat, walked across Niagara river on
the 20th ultimo on a tightrope, with him head and
shoulders enveloped in • sack. fie crossed in thirteen
minutes.

A cutting of the vine planted by the great Narleon
at I. Helena has been planted in the ditch of the rower
of Loudon.

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The public auction of the objects of art left by Alex-
ander eon Humboldt has been fixed for the 17th of Sep-
tember at Berlin.

The crystal throne of the King of Delhi had reached
Bensres on the 7th June, and was to be shipped thence
to Calcutta.

Tie Prefect of Police of Paris huissued an order inter-
dicting the playing of the game of billiards knee ii by the
moue of " Ponta de Sebaatopol" in all the cafes of the
deportment of the Seine.
The British of Calcutta. not to be behind the raee in
their enthusiastic adiuiration of "pluck," have raised a
subscription for Sayers, which will reach a handsome
sum. The subscriptions were limited to IS rupees or
one pound.
The Presse states that orders had been received to
hasten the fitting out of the plated steam frigate La
Gfoire, required to be ready by the alth. It a sup-
posed that she is intended to escort the kd' aperor on his
voyage to Corsica and Algeria.
A letter written and signed by Mary Stuart, and
addressed to her mother, Catherine de Medics, was
(says Guligani) sold lately at a sale of autographs, for
222 francs.

Ai:on-ding to statistical tables, there are at present in
Europe 18,140 actors, 21,609 actresses, 1773 mmagers ot
theatres ; and the number of persona attached in one
way or another to dramatic establishments amounts to
s

;the large and valuable collection of drawinp; die-
grawa phtea, preparations, and other articles need by
Ur. Lindley. in illustration of his botanical lectures
while Professor at University College, will shortly be
sold by Mr. Stevens.

in Paris
bewainitiearkeourryley,
carrying
The.4lAlitMOlN4 tells us that Lord Kildare, Dunraven,
and Talbot of Malahide have associated themselves' with
Drs. Todd. O'Donovan, and other scholars to protnote
lii. compiling and printing of an Irish dictionary.
A National Shooting Association has just received the
authinity of the Emperor of the French on the same
principle as that recently inaugurated in England.
Jules Gerard, the famous lion-killer, is to have the
management of the enterprise.
Sir William Horne, who was Solicitor-General from
ISJO to 1832, and Attorney:General from 1832 to 18:14,
died • few days since. he resigned the last-named
office on being offered the plate of • Puisne Rerun of the
Exchequer, but almost immediately afterwards declined
to accept the appointment.
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