The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

iliscrUancous.

The other day, a Mrs. Libitum". wif• of • lodging
house-keeper at lirigliton, gave birth to three infanta,
two buys and • girl. The mother and eluldive are doing
well."

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A new work from the pen of Mr. George Borrow
author of "Ls Vengro," is announced under the tia.
"The Bleeping Bard; or, Visions a the World, Leask
and Hell, tranalatad from the Cambrian British of Ehe
Wyo."
The Sues Canal has had ita usual ill luck by the tota
loss, a Corsica, of the Jason, freighted from Mareeillea
with machinery, tools, am: workmen,
The first state hall of the aeason will be given oie
Wednesday, the 16th inst., at Buckingham Palace.

Mr. Henry Wstson, tax-collector at Ipswich, is 6
defaulter to the amount of £l.OOO, his defalcations ex•
tending over a series of years. He Ints_b!!!_a_p_prehendsd

The winner of the grit prise of 900,00011. (110,003
in the last drawing of the Austrian Credit Bank Lottery
was a cook on board a Lloyd's steamer.
A contractor on the Fortmartinc and Buchan Hail.

way has employed women as navvies.
The Bishop has refused to license the !ter. Thomas
Dove Dore, V.A., to the curacy of St. Georpeadmthe.
East, to which he was nominated by the Rev. Bryan
King. Mx. Dove was for some time curate to the Bee.
W. J. E. Bennet, M.A., vicar of Frome, and joined
Mr. King about three months since.
The Guarantee Fund for the International Exhibition
of 11362 is in a fair way of completion. The MOOD{
now reaches £207,000.
At the recent steeplechase races of Athlone, the
" Arab Maid" cleared thirty-six feet over a stone
Mr. Gambart has secured Mr. Millais' "Black Bruns.
wickers" at £l,OOO, and is also the purchaser,at t7OO, of
the same artist's "Apple Blossom," which had remained
unsold from last year's Academy exhibition.
A monument in honour of the Indian been Havelock
will be publicly inaugurated at Sunderland early in the
autumn. His Royal Hisghness the General Consmandine.
in-Chief will be invited on the occasion, sad hopes are
entertained that Lord Clyde will also be premed.
Three thousand pounds have been colloaof,. chiedy
front men of lettere and their friends, in •id si the
memorial church of George Herbert, the poet, at
Bemerton. About El,OOO are still needed to complete
the work.
A petition to the Emperor, praying that the tide of
Count de Nice may be conferred on the Imperial Primes.
is being signed in all towns and villages of the county WI
Nice; the ladies of the city are signing • simaar petitkia
to the Empress.
The Hallam subscription has reached £l,OOO. The
tuna has therefore come when the form of niemorial may
be considered.
Then? is • report that Government intends to sdom
Capt. Fowke's plan for altering the National Gallery in
Trafalgar•square, first published in the CormiAmit Maps.

rime.
The premises of the patent tilmate Ammonia and
Chemical Working Company, at Grays, in Essex, suffered
terribly in • conflagration on Sunday morning
A dramatic performance will be given OD Tuesday next
at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, the profits of which will
be devoted to the erection of • simple monument is
Highgate Cemetery, where the mortal remains of Mrs.
Warner now repo'''.
The authorities in commend at Chatham have decided
on placing several hundred of the troops at that garrison
under canvas during the present summer, the experience
of former years having shown that the mess encamped
are far more healthy, and the percentage of rick mush
lea', than when the troops are living and sleeping is
their crowded barracks.
The Euraylus—which ship Prince Alfred has ro
joined—left fipitheed for d • Cape of Good Hope on
Saturday week; but in consequence of some derange
went of her machinery, had to put back next morning.
ID. Edward Whitty, long one of the beat-known
journalise, in Great Britain, died at Melbourne Patel).
The Archbishop of Bologna is said by the reentry
Mercantile to have written a letter to the Nag of
Sardinia conched in most improper
language.
H. Auguste Marlette, an eunnenFreneb archeele.
list, writes from Egypt that he has discovered the re-
mains of a large johice in granite in the immedieto
vicinity of the Sphinx. He takes this palace to be that
of Chephrem, who built the great pyramid. No lase
than seven statues of this Prince have been found in the
palace.
The death of Sir John Melville, at Edinburgh, is as
nounced. Sir John become Lord Prevost in 18.54, and
continued in office till last year, whoa be received dm
honour of knighthood.
Joseph Stephenson, • pitman, of Oreysoutben, who
died recently in the 80th year of hie age, could count in
children—sons and daughters, grandchildren, and great-
grandebildren-128 descendants, all resident in the
villages of Greysouthen and Little Clifton. Fifty years
ago, when this man came as • stranger to Greyrouthen,
the name of Stephenson was not known in that neigh-
bourhood.
The annual ceremony of the admission to degrees, and
the presentation of seliolarships and prises, took place
at the University of London on Wednesday. Lord
Granville delivered an address, and the proceedings
were of a very satisfactory character.
The Commission which is sitting in France on the
National Defences, is paying particular attention to the
question of fortifying the embouchures of the French
rivers.
Captain de Russel, of the French navy, is reported
to have signed at Gondar, with the King of Abyssinia, a
treaty of commerce and frieudship very advantageous
for France.
The repaving of the carriage-way of Fleetatreet with
new Aberdeen granite cases three inches wide was com-
pleted on Monday. The immense franc had worn the
old stone, which, when laid down in 1816, was nice
inches in depth, to four inches and • loaf.
The line-of-battle sailing-ship Powerful, 84, was put
out of dock at Chatham on Tuesday afternoon, her
timbers having been found to be so very rotten, and the
vessel altogether so unservicable, that it was not coo-
sidered expedient to have her converted into a screw
steam-ship.
The Rev. James Bonwell, of St. Philip's, Stepny, has
re-entered upon the ministerial duties of his parish, so
as to oblige his Bishop to proceed with the charge
against him or to abandon it.
A general meeting of the National Rifle Association
was to have been held on Tuesday, under the presidency
of Mr. Sidney Herbert. This gentlemam, however. was
detained at a Cabinet Council, and the meeting was
adjourned.
A rate-collector at Paddington, one Thatcher, in
defselter to the amount of above £1,500.
Two gallant soldiers have just died, within a few days
of each other—Sir Willoughby Cotton, who had served
upwards of sixty years, and was present at some of the
hottest conflicts in the Peninsula, *ad in India; the
other, Major-General Berkeley Drummond, had served
for fifty years in tbe Scots Fusilier Regiment, and
fought at Quatre Bras and Waterloo.
Mr. Edward Meninges, of Brent Lodge, Finehley, haa
been appointed& Deputy-Lieutenant of Middlesex. Mr
Hugging' has also been appointed to the deputy-hee-
tenancy of the Tower Hamlets.
Mr. B. C. Stephenson, of the Treseary. has been
appointed private secretary to the Home Bscretary, Sir
G. C. Lewis, in the room of Mr. Maurice Drummond,
appointed Iteceiver of the Metropolitas Police.
An old women named Humphries, of Freese, was
visited by Mary Gibbons, a neighbour, eqeally aged
(seventy-eight). As Mrs. HomfAiries wee takiiig her
snuffbox from the mantelpiece her clothes became
ignited. Her friend endeavoared to 'poach the flames
her dress caught fire, and the result was that the poor
oh' creatures were both burned to death.
The Great Ship Company netify that they intend dis-
patching the Great Eastern from Souhliasupto, for New
York, on the 9th of JUDD. ()sly 301.1 breteelass pi*
sengers will be taken. The charge for a return-ticket is
£4O.
The civil companionship of the Bath bail beta con-
ferred upon Mr. Erskine May, of the Howe of Coee
mons, in recognition of his public serviced.
The report of two French men-a-war having be."
sunk by the fire of the Peitio forts is declared by the
Park journals to be devoid of foundation.
The rumour of another commercial treaty betwee
England and France, referring to the abolition of th,
French differential duties on shipping, seems to heri
spread consternation among the shipowners of fiter
seines, who have drawn up • petition against its
The total sum spent at the Enfield rifle facto/
between the let of April, 1859, and the 31st of March.
1860, was £215,577. The number of complete rife
turned out during the same time, 87,405,
Sir H. Berkly, K.C.C., Governor of the colony d
Victoria, is expected home on leave of absence on fe'
Tate affairs.
The Belgian journals state that the fortilleations d
Antwerp are advancing but slowly, owing to many tee
of fever among the workmen. It is also said thou tici
wages paid are nsufficient to induce the beet to reuse
This state of things causes great dissatirdaction mewl
the townspeople.

IN CIIANCZNY.-11iN GLINFINLD STARCII.
O. Turner end another—Victoria by the Grace of God. m
United Kingdom of Great Britain and lrelend. Q.'e•
fender of the Faith. To William Allen Tanga and 10.
Gaper, and each of them their, sad cash of thhe.trir
ordi-
tenants, and workmen, greeting. We do, from me
hereby strictly enjoin, and perpetually manila yee. M 1.,.
William Turner and John Cooper. and Isch of yolk 51ee_.,176;
and each of your agents, sensate, and workmen. elem",a
penalty of tau thouieuid pounds to be levied upon
each of your lands, goods, and chattels to Our mei
wiling or making up the startch manufactured by 1`44,1
either of you, in any packets or packet having tbsee.
mem " Unienfield," or any other name in oalourelde
Gott of the nanie " Glenfield." Witness ourself Ile ,ngi
niinaltr, the nineteenth day of tannery, In the tivrettiAji
year of our reign. Itomilly, H.R. ; S. C. Ward. C. II- no.
—Willoughby Cos and Lord, 13, Cligord's. Inn.
citors to Name R.. Wotberspoon and Co., Gimpy m"
dm.
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lUD. Sweat PrMU lannt—The beat of ecerrrhV
had In London, but it orrerthelms requires some p
and knowledge to obtain It; and those who are nee•
explore the *arced of supply am trequsaill
a moderately good article who. • better might he st• m
seeking. Tare remarks are attained In Pertlo"...a
',nectar,. of Whisky, and their rer;;;lbei
then oho we Nada with Irish =re:74' 'ow
not tried D. D. Beach Whisk). The peculiaritiee
mend this Spirit are it, cranny and plemuet bow; To
strength, undeniable .hOl6lOll/8111111111, and cbes=a yf
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wimp rith other Whiskies hitherto knoan in a.:44
Whisky has not been tong introduced into ere;
tree is well established in Scotland: yet it
eitit in the Metropolis, and has ,
awl/ad lAA ~40
numerous priente families. A macopie supplini W
mundane of tbais rems.rks, foe tereireel;
awe containing twelve bottles, oe • I MI •
Whisky, forwarded for 40e. Tbe IMO
Balmoral, • eery One mild and neollow-tiLagtrise
and the Princes tequebaugh, • muchd—
ispirit, at Ma, per gallon. Two pitons and ur"";,,, ecr
above sent to any part. Orders from the ocean_ mot
tale • Poetallot order. made payale to Poo'
Burielgh-street, Strand, Loudon, W.C.

pir J. Doming, /isi Ilkjesty's lab 101
states The Chinese usually colour tea to_Ateir.lo4
but no Chinamen brit drink it when eo
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I. done to hide Worn Savourless leamb"
00 hare long disallowed this injurimi custeoi
and bare °Maned wide acespeanoe ler Shelf Mks liro
Green, not haring the on& DIM* hiciag.
and the Black is hot made iatemb'
equietire In ammoniac*, tbey snail all elnert..., age
therefore please universally, being " IWO r-ab1e1.".4
001 'lsvini any cuigurpt wtthwud ispit,..o„,epv
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