The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-24 00:00:00

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A convention of Infidels ii to take place in Philade'.
phis in October next.
The Alexandria and Suez line im to be opened in Sep.
tember. . . .

In the Moniteur, the other day it was gravely an-
nounced that N. Toby Princes had been appointed to
the Indian Council.

The Duohesa of Kent completed her seventy-seoond
year on Tuesday.
General Sir Charles Felix Smith, K.C.8., of the
Royal Engineers, died at Worthing on Wednesday
week.
The International Congress on questions on literary
and artistic copyright will be held at Bruaiela on the
27th and following days.
fatal case of .tsiatio cholera oeourred hut week in a
eourt in Gray's Inn Lane—one of the most unhealthy
districts in London, of course.

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f the government of the hfauritius, or
penditure 51i13,501.
A monument is to be erected, near Westminster Abbey
tyleienrylefsale revoollueriFa"ratle of
Franca
fur 1867, was SiSt4,Bss, and the ax.
to the °dicers, naval and military, who were educated
at the Westininster &Moots, and who lost their lives,
either by death, in battle, or by fever, in the Crimea,
In the ease of Large v. Tunnel', heard in the Chancery
Court, Lancaster, it was explained that all of the estate
devised in • will had gone in ante. The will neoessitated
the proving of long pedigrees.
Five thousan4 pounds have been eollected towards the
relief of the suffsrers by the failure of the Western Bank
of Scotland.
The United &eta' Consul at Havana recently mused
a vessel to be seised or, suspicion of being a slaver.
Mr. Cunard, the Nestor of traneatlantio navigation,
has offend to place vessels on a line which will bring
British Columbia within thirty-Ave days' steam from
Liver' oil.
The foundationetene of anew law library was laid in
the grounds of the Middle Temple, on Monday, by sir
Fortunalus Dwarris. There was a very fashionable as.
semblap of ladies and gentlemen.
The Berl of Derby has rented Osterley Park of the
Countess of Jersey for a limited period. The house lea
fine old mansion, but, from not being a favourite real.
dense with Lady Jeney, has been aomewhat neglected.,
The troops stationed at Chatham Garrison are pre..
tised daily in esoalading operations and other military
manceuvres on the Enos, in order to prepare them for
a grand review which will shortly take place at
Chatham.
A memorial to the Government, praying for the eatab•
lishment of a fortnightly mail to Australia, rid both
Buse and Panama, wee placed in the Liverpool Exchange
News-room on Monday, and numerously signed by emu,
of the first firms on 'Change,
Mr. Wigan has nearly recovered from his seven and
long-protmotad Illness ; and there he reason to hope that
In a short time be will be enabled, partially at least, to
resume his professional avocations,
Photographs on a large male are in 0011110 Of prniora• goo, of the Cartoons at Hampton Court, by Yr. 'Mars-
(loll Thomplion, under the direction of the Department of Science and Art; and another series is domino he
published hy Messrs. Colnaglii.
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m* Oiotrt, AldittliNtaitesi week. Qua
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The Imperial Horticultural Society of Paris have on
nounoed their intention of holding • great exhibition,
open to all nations. Everything must be delivered it
the Pallas de l'lndustrie, in the Champs ElP•eg, by the
25th of September.
Mr. Bright is still in Scotland recruiting his health
Ile will be in Birmingham in October' and etay the,
week or two, taking the opportunity of addressing bit
oonttitaenta in the Townhall. The experience of the
past session has convinced his friends that a little atm
and the hu.banding of his strength will enable him to
take thet active share in public life for which his toot,
perament and his talents alike fit him.