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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-02

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-02

THE NEW MINISTRY.

The Times of Friday published the following list of
the new ministry, the majority of whom assumed office
on that day, the late ministry having previously deli-
vered up their seals to Her Majesty :—First Lord of
the Treasury, the Earl of Derby ; Chancellor of the
Exchequer and leader of the House of Commons, the
Right Hon. B. Disraeli; the Lord Chancellor, Lord
Chelmsford (Sir F. Thesiger) ; the Lord President, the
Marquis of Salisbury; the Lord Privy Seal, the Earl of
Hardwicke ; Secretary for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of
Malmeebory ; Secretary for the Home Department, the
Right Hon. Spencer Walpole ; Secretary for the Colo-
nies, Lord Stanley; Secretary for War, General Peal;
President of the India Board, the Earl of Ellen-
borough; President of the Board of Trade, Right Hon.
J. W. Henley; President of the Board of Works, Lord
John Manners; First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir John
Paldngton. Not in the Cabinet :—Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster, the Duke of Montrose ; Postmaster-
General, Lord Colchester; Secretaries of the Treasury,
Sir W. Jolliffe, Hart., Mr. G. A. Hamilton; Secretary
of the Admiralty, Right Hon. H. Cony; Vise-Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, Earl of Donoughmore ;
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Seymour
Fitzgerald ; Under-Secretary for the Home Department,
Mr. Hardy; Under-Secretary for the Colonies, Earl of
Carnarvon ; Under-Secretary for War, Lord Hardinge ;
President of the Poor Law Board, Mr. Sotheron
Est-
court; President of the Board of Education, Mr. Ad-
derley ; Judge Advocate, M. Edward Egerton; At-
torney-General, Sir F. Kelly; Solicitor-General, Mr.
Cairns; Lord-Advocate, Mr. Inglis; Mistrals; of the
Robes, the Duchess of Manchester; Lord Steward, the
Marquis of Exeter; Lord Chamberlain, Earl Delawarr ;
Master of the Hone, Duke of Beaufort; Master of the
Buckhounds, Earl of Sandwich; Captain of the Gentle-
men-at-Arms, Earl Talbot ; Treasurer of the
Household, Lord Claude Hamilton ; Vim-Chain-
berlain, Viscount Newport; Comptroller of the House..
hold, Right Hon. Cecil Forester; Clerk of the Council,
Hon. William Bathurst Ireland :—Lord-Lieut., Earl
of Eglintoun ; Secretary, Lord Neu.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-02

ing, and stationary, £46 (hi. 11(1. ; to secretary and
£32.5 ; to constables' wages and expenses,
£154)!,5. 6a. ; to intermit and commission, £936 15s.
Sd.; to 'tot and taxes, posteges, and miscellaneous
charges. .tes Os. 4d. The Untirman, in moving the
adoption a the report, said the works were procood•
ing very satisfactorily. mid they were in hopes that
the first section of the lint from Salisbury to
lingham, shout 20 miles inlength, wouid be opened
for traffic in the early pert of next autumn. The
report was adopted and the retiring directors and
auditor were re-elected. Tlie nieeting was then
wade special, and the dinctora were authorized to
raise any suin or sums not exceeding in the whole
on debentures. The meeting then laps.
rated.

LYNG—Street Improrenent. —A very great iin•
provenient has lawn elfecled hi Bond.street hy the
opening of the Cups Hotel, in addition to %Lich two
very handbells new shop fronts have lately [Well
erected by Mr. Rollert Belford. ealenetenakrr. Aral
Marra. Brown and Son, ironiw.ngera whiub
have imparted gnat additional cheerfulness te the
atreet.

HARBOUR IMPIMVLIIINr.—TIid Cnrporatinn have
leaned notices for triiiiere for improving the harbour
mid siving adilitiiinal minority to euesela ridiug
therein during south•n tat gales.

COACH ACCOMMoDATWI. —The old popular and
well-appointed four•horse day mail, with which we
were wally etre supplied by Mr. Knight, f the
Bull Inn, itridport, has lately (mantel to run, and the
cheerful notes of Harry Dolphin's" (the guard)
cornopean, bare not lately been heard ; but we
have a three-horse coach put on to Bridport by the
late night mail contractor (White) who has entered
into a contract with the Yost-olflee to carry the day
mail bags to Bridport, leaving the Cups Hotel at a
quarter to II a.m. and returning at 8 p.m., which ii
a great accommodation.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-02

WEYMOUTH.

So mild has been the weather till within the pat
day or two that the birds have been seen building
their nests, as if in summer, in the plantations on
the road to Wyke.
NAVAL. —The Blenheim arrived in Portland Roads
on Wednesday last, to do duty as guardship, in the
place of the Meander, which vessel left some short
time ago.
A sloop named the Morehouse, laden with pota-
toes from Portsmouth to this port, ran aground at
the entrance to the harbour, on the " Mixen " on
Tuesday night. She is still stranded and very
leaky.
The Rev. J. Stevenson, of St John's Church,
preached at St. Mary's on Tuesday evening to a
large congregation, many of whom were working
people. The text was "And cried with a loud
voice saying, Salvation unto our God which sitteth
upon the Throne, and unto the lamb, for ever and
ever "--.Rev. vii, x. _

THE MARKET Housz.—ln pursuance of a resolu-
tion passed at the last council meeting, the bond-
holders on the market met at the Gulldhall on Tues-
day evening. Only two of them, however, attended,
Mr. Smith and Mr. W. J. Hill, jun. (who ap-
appeared on behalf of his father). The committee
appointed to meet them were the Mayor (P. Dodson,
Eq.), Messrs. Eliot, Thomas, Anderson, Tizard, and
Howard. The Mayor explained the position of the
council with regard to Messrs. Goodyear's action,
and the market-house generally, and inquired whe-
ther the bondholders were disposed to advance the
sum of money required. Mr. Hill objected, but Mr.
Smith was ready to do whatever the other mortgagees
should decide on. After the parties left the Town
Clerk drew up a memorandum, to the effect that if
the treasurer consented to advance the £6OO, the
members of the council, or some of them, if Mr.
Jacob was not repaid in twelve months, would reim-
burse him and take mortgage bonds on the market.
house to the amount of £lOO each. The Mayor and
Mr. Eliot entered into this engagement for £lOO re-
spectively, and the Town Clerk was directed to wait
on the other members with a view of obtaining their
signatures for the same purpose.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-02

ITALY.

The Sardinian Government has presented to the
Chambers a bill on oondoiracies against the life of the
heads of foreign glverninents. It proposes to punish
the crime with hard labour, which inay amount to ten
years, and in certAin cases to inflict the severer punish-
ments imposed by the pen.d node. The defence of
political saseseination is to be punished by imprisonment
of from three to twelve months. The bill also effects
certain modifications in the law relative to the jury,
with A view to increase the no ober of challenges allowed
both to the government prove° itor and the nocuded.
Our countryman Wtt, the engineer, is now in the
British hospital in Naples, where he is permitted to
reintin for the pretent on the responsibility of Mr.
Barber, the acting consul.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-02

AMZRICA,

The affairs of Kstisas---Sir7h-n-e.d-t-i-nfilvided attention at
the date of our latest salvias. Protraeted and omitting
dubaies had taken pines In the Hanel of Iterreaentallree
inani the proposition to refer the question of the Le.
oc,indein nonstikithn to it ifteolni eoliimiltee of fifteen,
Innteed of to the teritorial animists, as Wine'. The oji.
lenienti of the mlininistration were In favour of the
former plan, nn I finally, on the sth, In the midst of
Intense emiteinant, they oanied their point by a
inslority of Orval the rote being 114 to 111.
A disgramdul fight *mumd in the Boum during a
night seeition between Mews, Belli, of Booth Carolfins,
and Orow, of Pennsylvania. Both pictlemen afterwards
apologised for their mleoonduot.
It menus that Kr, Grow wm walking down the aisle
on the dethoeratle aide of the hall when Mr. Keith and a
friend approached Mho. A ignitible quickly took plea
between Mr. Grow and Mr. Kilt,: Mr. "EOM struck
Mr. Grow, when the parties were separated by friends.
They then aachanpd words in an evidently suited and

menacing manner, when Mr. Keitt again dealt I blow at
Mr. Grow, the latter knocking him down. The re-
iTective friends of both parties rushed to the rescue.
Various members on each side engaged in the light,
which took place in the area fronting the clerk's desk.
Kr. Washburne, of Illinois, was conspicuous among the
republicans, dealing heavy blows. The Speaker lonily
and imperatively demanded order, and called on the
Serjeant-at-Arins to interfere. That functionary, carry-
ing his mace of °Moe, together with his assistants,
hurried to the mene, and crowded into the thickest of
the fight, in which at least • down members were
engaged. Some minutes elapsed before till, truly fear-
ful contest was quieted.
A fearful insurrection is reported to have occurred
near Fayetteville, Arkansas. The negroes, incited by
two white men, attacked two settlements, killing
twenty-three persons, burning houses and destroying
cattle. The insurrection was finally subdued by the
organization of a force of volunteers, who killed seven,
and captured eighteen of the negroes.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-02

Varieties.

A zealous antiquary, looking for Dryden's house, in
Yetter-lane, the 4her day, med. aome inquiry of the
policeman. "Dryden, sir," mid the litter, " Aydin ?
h he a man I 1/1414 baskward in his rent f"
Too moon ORATITT Lioness 141711.-110/1101 ii 111.
He wee desired to reed AUI4IIIII, books. Upon searching
his library It appeared he hid no amu.in bosh, the
neereut approuli toe work of that deseripOu being the
/when Trader'a Oomplow dteede,—Poor Horner I—he
died it the age of MI l—rielticy ANSA,
Looto.—No sat hes two tails. ANA has one tail
more than no eat, Argo, a eat has three talls.
" I hive whltewathed my selling," said. bad point* .r
"and now lam going to pant It."—" lb le ply," 1614
a friend, " that you &d not paint it Ant,"
"Ile feet In hie booth l" exelaimed old p.Beeswax.,
"What will the kursive, of the world toms ho, I
voider? Why, they might that A/ ritheonably tell are
thel the man hid elm hes& in ids hit,'
Many a person thinks he Is !tonal busses he hu
never ehuted. !noised of that, he to only honed be.
Gaulle he hae never been tempted, What the world °elle
"Innate goodners" la very ufthn e full stomach, and
what It berme vies le quite as frequently an empty
bread.beeket.
Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep a mist i
but by sounding a little you may often tools over it al.
together. ilo 11 le with our moral improvement we
wreathe newly with a vicious habil, which would hare
no bat of in if we setwanded into a higher moral
&Nowhere,
A liwyer In Ireland, who wee pleading the 11111114 of
an infant Haintlif took the (Mild in hie ann. end pre.
periled it to the
toe
indicted with tsars. This had a
great effeet, till t (tripoli* lawyer asked, what made
him ern " He Hushed me," answered the little INN-
sent, -The whole enure was ootivuleett with laughter.
A Goon Pun—Mr., Rugg, a widow, having taken
Mr Charles Pries for her mond htuitsand, ea being
&eked by a friend how the liked the things,
preg.lilit‘
•
"Oh, I have gut rid of my old Rugg for a good ."
Two gentlemen were litely examining the bruit of a
plough on. still In a market plus -" I'll bet you •
crown," said one, " you don't know whet 'tie tot"—
"Dons," said the other i "It I. for sale." The bet wee
paid.
" You see how bald I am, and I don't wear a
" True, sir," replied the servant, "an empty barn re-
quires no thateh."

111POITAIrf TO ALL 1/110 1110.—Prom N. Pizi.4L aq., VIOL!
Choral of Idolideld Cathedral :—"A lady of dietination having
pointed out to me the qualities of Dr. Locook's Puhnonio
Wafers, I wee induced to make atrial of e box, and, from this
trlalt lam happy to give my teetimonial in their favour. I
Nod by allowing ifee of the wafers (taken In the course of the
day) to gradually dissolve Ln the mouth, my voice beootnen
bright sad Meer, end the tone full and distinct. They are
decidedly the most ellatelotri of ally I have ewer used." Dr.
Looookk Pulisoal• 'Wigan 11,9 Mftiat Mid sasde rapid inn
of lathna• OGOIUMPIIIak awl all disorders of tin breath
and lungs. Prim la led. tl., and Ile per tes. They
bare • plow I taat• IQI4 by all Dry/OM.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

DORSETSHIRE.

DALTON FARM, 7 Miles from Dorchester, and 2i
Miles from the Moreton Station of the Southampton
and Dorchester Railway.

IMPORTANT SALE of 368 SOUTMDOWN SHEEP,
9 HEIFERS, 8 CART and HACKNEY HORSES,
IMPLEMENTS IN HUSBANDRY, BREWING
UTENSILS, GIG, PHAETON, Sco.
ESSRS. BAKER and ENBOR bow W
_thid.44o46Thkeen Npnirfil_with in-

31,18 M,
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

PRUSSIA.

The Princess Frederick William of Prussia seems to
have already become a universal favourite both with
the Court and the people.
The Prince of Prussia is recovering from the accident
he met with, and it is expected that his Royal Highness
will soon be enabled to make his re-appearance in
public.
The health of the King of Prussia is also said to have
greatly improved. It is now thought that his Majesty
will not proceed to Cannes, as bad been intended, but
that he will go, for a short time, to Potbus, in the Island
of Rugen.
The question of the Regency seems day by day to be
assuming the shape of a party aontest. The Conser-
vative or Feudal party are so divided on the matter
that a complete and important schism is likely to be the
result. The usual time has come for making changes
in the appointments of the German Federal Army. The
Commander-in-Chief goes from Prussia to Austria, but
a Prussian lieutenant-colonel takes command of the
city of Frankfort, in place of an Austrian officer.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

DORSETSH IRE.

2dAGESTON FARM, about One Mile from the Framp-
ton, and Two-and-half Miles from the Maiden New-
ton Eikations of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth
Railway.

MESSRS. BAKER and ENSOR beg to an-
nounce that they will SELL BY AUCTION, on
the Premises, on THUHRDAY, MARCH 215th, 1858, the
Valuable CART HORSES, WAGONS, IMPLE-
MENTS IN HUSBANDRY, DAIRY AND BREW-
ING UTENSILS, 100 SACKS OF WHEAT, HOUSE-
HOLD GOODS, FURNITURE, and EFFECTS, the
property of Mrs. Cox, quitting.
Particulars given in Catalogues circulated in the
neighbourhood, and to be obtained of the Auctioneers.
OS' Luncheon will be provided, and the Sale will
coinmenoe at Twelve o'clock.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

irelanb.

SPECIAL INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICE.
The Lord Lieutenant has resolved on instituting an
inquiry into the unfortunate transaction which occurred
on Friday on the occasion of his entry into Dublin. His
Excellency has charged the law officers of the Crown
with the special duty of conducting the investigation in
the most efficient and impartial manner.
THE MURDER OF MR. ELLlS.—Justice has at length
overtaken the assassins of the ill-fated Mr. John Ellis,
who was cruelly murdered near Templemore on his re-
turn trom Dublin in the month of October last. On
Monday morning two prisoners, William Cornack, who
was tried on Saturday by • jury, one of whom falling sick
necessitated the swearing of a new jury,—and Daniel
Cornack, his brother, were, after a lengthened trial,
found guilty, but recommended to mercy, without any
cause whatever being assigned for the recommendation.
Mr. Justice Keogh on Tuesday, in an impressive address,
sentenced the prisoners to be executed on the 11th of
May.
Tax Naw VICEROY.—The address from the Corpora-
tion of Dublin was presented on Monday to the Earl of
Eglintoun at the Castle. The address dwelt particularly
upon the noble Earl's efforts to retain the Viceroyalty
inviolate. In the course of his reply his Excellency
said:—" With regard to the continuance of the office
which I have now for the second time the honour to
hold, I have never varied my opinion, formed long be-
fore I had any personal interest in the matter, and I
have never hesitated to express it. I belieye its aboli-
tion would be a great and permanent injury, not only to
this city, but to the country in general, and I do not
think that any satisfactory executive government could
be instituted in its place. lam happy to be able to an-
nounce to you that these views are also entertained by
my colleagues in England. I as yet only know by re-
port the rapid progress Ireland has made during the
last few years in developing her internal resources and
consolidating her prosperity, but I trust that I shall
now be an eye-witness of that which has given me so
much pleasure to believe in. I have never forgotten—
and I should be ashamed of myself if I could forget—
the kindness and consideration I experienced at the
hands of all classes of your fellow-citizens; and if, dur-
ing my former residence here, you found anything to ap-
prove in my conduct towards you or in my anxiety to
please you, it was only a reflex of the courtesy with
which I was ,net. You do me no more than justice in
believing that the important trust which is again com-
mitted to me will be honestly and conscientiously ful-
filled, and I can assure you in all sincerity that I shall
ever use the powers that my position confers on me, in
so far as I can, in soothing religions rancour, in calming
political strife, and in promoting the material interests
of the country."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

The Parliamentary Report proves, that while the
Chinese use Pure Tea, they colour most of that sent
to England. The Sanitary Commissioners examined

.„
74 sample., of the black and green tea in common
nee, of which 54 were coated with powdered colour.
HORNIMAN AND Co.'s PURE TEA,
THE 'USUAL FINE SORTS, BUT THE LEAF

NOT COVERED WITH COLOUR.
Strong, rich, full-flavoured Tea is thus secured to the
Public, as importing it before the Chinese cover it with
colour renders it impossible for any brown low-priced
autumn leaves to be made to appear equal to the best,
and so pass off to the consumer at a high price. The
Lancet (Longman, p. 318) states of Horniman's teas :
"The Green not being covered with Prussian blue, &c.,
is a dull olive • the Black is not intensely dark ;" whole-
some and goo Tea is thus obtained. Prices 3s. Bd.;
45.; and 4s. 4d. per lb. Sold exclusively by Authorised
Agents throughout the kingdom, and only in packets.

LOCAL AGENTS.
Axminster Robins.
Br idport Beach and Barnicott, Bast-Street.
Bearainster Oliver, Fore-Street.
Blandford Reid, near the Church.
Bere Regis Satchell.
Cerise Abbas Bennett, Long-Street.
Crewkerne Clark.
_ _ _

Chard Young, Post-Office.
DORCHESTER FROUD, HIGH-EABT-STREET.
Gillingham Edgar, Post-Office.
Henstridge Rogers.
London Purcell, 80 Cornhill.

Lyme Locke, Broad-Street.
Dunster, Broad-Street.
Melbury Osmond Palmer.
Poole Green, High-Street.
Sherborne Kingdon, Cheap-Street.
Stalbridge Dike, late Teens.
Sturminater Trite, Market-Place.
Shaftesbury Beatable, High-Street.
Bennett, High-Street.
WEYMOUTH Cole, St. Mary-Street.
Ware/gam Best.
Yeovil Gamis & Hunt.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

STIIRMINISTER NEWTON.

UNION CONTRACTS.—The following are the con-
tracts accepted by the Board of Guardians at
their weekly meeting held on Wednesday last.
Flour, 295. 6ds. per bag; Cheese, 335. per cwt—Mr.
G. Hatcher. Beef, 54d.; Mutton, 61—Mr. North°.
ver, of Milborne Port. Bacon, 70.—Mr. Howland,
Shaftesbury. Coal, .61 9s. per ton—Mr. W. Stone.
Butter, lid., and grocery—Mr J. Mitchell
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

Class.
London .
Chippenm.
Bristol
Bath
Westbury
Salisbury
Bruton ..
Yeovil
Eventhot I
lido Newt. 1
Brldport 1
Dorchester :
Weymouth 1

(s) First, and
2.m.
(1,)
Third eh
below.
- -

(c) Second
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

CITY OF EXETER.

Mr. Justice WILLES presided in the Guildhall of the
city of Exeter, but there were not any cases to justify a
report.
The commission will be opened to-morrow at Bodmin,
where it is understood the criminal business is very
heavy.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

SWITZERLAND.

_
The following private telegrams have been re-
ceived :

BERNE, MARCH 14.
"The Government of Geneva has dissolved the Italian
Mutual Benefit Society. The Federal Commissioners
have ordered the expulsion of 12 French and 17 Italian
refugees. The cases of 12 others are under examina-
tion. M. Kraetzer Rassaerta has been appointed Vice-
Consul for France at Basle, and M. Bellaigne de Buglam
at Chaux de Fonds. The Federal Council has decreed
the establishment of a mght service for the passage of the
Alps in summer."

MARCH 15.
"The Federal Commissioners have left Geneva, after
having presented a last report to the Federal Council.
The santonal police of Geneva will watch over the sus-
pected refugees who have been placed at the disposal of
the Federal Council."

Accountsfrom Berne announce than the Federal Com-
missioners who have been sent as delegates to Geneva
had determined, notwithstanding the explanations pre-
viously given by the Federal authorities that the Socie-
ty of Mutual Aid founded by the Italian emigrants in
that town should be dissolved. It appears that politics
of a compromising character had been allowed a place
in the society, and that souse of the members are conse-
scquently to be expelled from the Swiss territory. As to
the French refugees, several of them have already arrived
at Berne.where the Department of Justice of the Con-
federation is to determine their fate. Others have
already received the order of "internment."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

A N ACT OF GRATITUDE.--5,000 Copies
.11 of a Medical Book for Gratuitous Circulation.—
GEORGE THOMAS, Eaq., having been effectually
cured of a nervous debility, loss of memory, and dimness
of sight, resulting from the early errors of youth, by
following the instructions given in • Medical Work by
a Physician, he considers it his duty, in gratitude to the
author, and for the benefit of nervous sufferers, to pub-
lish the means used. He will therefore send free, to any
address, in a sealed envelope, on receipt of • directed
envelope enclosing two stamps, to pre-pay postage, a
copy of the medical work containing every information
required.—Address, G. THOMAS, Esq., Craven House,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

Just Published, sent free for the amount in stamps.
_
HOW to BREW SPLENDID STRONG
ALE, at 7d. per gallon—Extra Brown Stout at
6d. ditto, and Strong Porter at sd. ditto, without the
usual brewing utensils. Price 6d.
THE BEST RECEIPTS ever YIIBLISHED
for Summer Beverages, viz., Ginger Beer, Lemon-
ade, Raspberryade, all of which are fit for sale in a
quarter of an hour after being made. Also, Cordials
and Fruit Drinks. Price 6d.

THE GREAT MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION.
A book with valuable receipts, how to cure
Blotches and Pimples on the Skin, Strictures, Weakness,
and other diseases of a private nature. Price Bd.

lIINTS TO EMIGRANTS; or, the Key to
the Colonies, with Tables of Wages, Free
Grants of Land, and full directions for making a rapid
fortune. Price 6d.

Address H. HOWARD, 98, Berwick-street, Golden
Square, London.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

Black Cob Pony, 7 years, sound and quiet to ride and
?lay Cob Colt, 3 years, 131, sound.
Chesnut Cart Mare, 6 yearg, and a good worker.
Black Mare, 5 years, 13-3, sound, a good hack and
fast in baronage.
Dog Cart, to carry 4 persons.
New Wagon.

Sixty-four Fat 4 and &tooth Down Wethers.
Fourteen Fat 6-tooth Horn Ditto.
ix Fat Barren Portland Ewes.
One Hundred Down Wether Hogs.
2 oapital young Cart Hon3es' and 3 Cart Colts.
The Property of the late Mr. Robert Dominy.
-

The Cow Stock and Sheep will be Sold in the Fair
yield at half-past Eleven o'clock, and the Horses on the
Cornhill at Three o'clock.

ger Great inconvenience having arisen from Persons
sending Stock not duly entered, NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that no Stock will be admitted to the Sale
Ground unless entered ON oft BEFORE the SATURDAY
previous to the Sale.
Dated March, 1858.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

SARDINIA.

The committee of the Chamber of Deputies appointed
to examine the bill on conspiracy anil approval of
political assassination, as also of the composition of the
ry in such cases, terminated its labours on the 13th
_y delaring against the measure by five votes to two.
The deputies who voted for the rejection were MM.
Brofferio, Gastaldetti, Valerio, Cotta Ramusino, and
Farina. MM, itiglietti and Buffs, who formed the
minority, announced their intenti3n of presenting • new
bill on the subject.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

LIVE and . DEAD FARMING STOCK

on the above Farm, the property of the late Mr. JOHN
SHICHREN : comprising 250 South-Down couples of dif-
ferent ages, 90 chilver hogs, 20 barren ewes, 6 rams,
and 2 stags , 9 two-year-old heifers, cow and calf, bar-
rener, in forward condition; two-year-old bull, 5 useful
cart horses, brown cob mare, good in harness- brown
hack mare in foal, good in harness; three-year-old colt,
5 donkeys, four-horse wagon, with iron axles; one-horse
wagon, with tilt; capital timber carriage, with broad
wheels and double shafts; 3 putts, with iron axles;
donkey cart and harness, covered cart and springs, light
gig with patent axles, capital phaeton with head, wheel
chair with pony shafts, gig harness, corn, seed, and
manure drill, 3 iron ploughs, potatoe plough, wood ditto,
2 nines-hare ploughs, 2 pair of drags, iron and wood
harrows, 2 iron corn rollers, wood ditto, 2 iron horse
hoes, broad-cast machine, haymaking machine, iron
horse racks, two-knife chaff-cutter, turnip cutter, shep-
herd's house on wheels, 30 dozen new hurdles, sheep
troughs, cribs, thin and string harness, plough homes
.and traces, horse chains and stakes, corn bins, ladders,
picks, shovels, wheelbarrows, quantity of brewing
utensils, casks from 1 to 6 hogsheads, 8 hogsheads of
cider, cider mill, 14 hogshead copper, 2 iron furnaoes,
malt mill, quantity of potatoes, artichokes, faggots, and
numerous useful articles.

Refreshments will be provided, and the sale commence
at One o'clock.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

CERNE ABBAS.

NATIONAL SCHO-01-...—Th:R7e7V7* Davies, assiste4
by some of the supporters of the good cause of educa-
tion here, is endeavouring to improve the system of
education in this institution, and we are much ,pati-
fied to state that G. D. W. Digby, Esq., of Sher-
borne, has been pleased to grant an annual subscrip tint
of .£5 to further the desired object.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

If ampobire.

WINCHESTER. —The lectures to the working chimes
at the Central School, by Canon Carus, continue to
be well attended, and the interest taken in them by
the poor is on the increase. On Tuesday evening there
were at least 120 present, and a more quiet, orderly
assembly it would be difficult to find.
. _ .

ROMSEY. —The Savings' Bank established in this
town is making steady progress. At a quarterly meet-
ing of trustees on Tuesday it appeared that the num-
ber of depositors in the last quarter had exceeded that
of any previous quarter since the bank was opened.
ALTOS—Five or six members of the Mechanics'
Institution are candidates for certificates and prizes
to be awarded by the Hants and Wilts Education
Society, at the ensuing examination, which takes
place in May.
LYMINGTON. —Ordination of a Convert from
Dissent.—On Sunday, the 28th tilt., Mr. W. R.
Clark, lately minister of the Independent Chapel in
this town, was ordained priest by the Bishop of
Worcester, at a general ordination held in the Cathe-
dral of Worcester. It is twelve months ago that
Mr. Clark was admitted into Deacon's orders, and
it is said that his talents as a preacher have not
failed to draw a large congregation to the new church
of St. Matthias', Birmingham, the curacy of which
he has held since he left Lymington.
MURDER AT PORTSMOUTH. —An extraordinary
murder was committed at Portsmouth at midnight
on Saturday week, by a person at present un-
known. From what can be gathered from the
landlady of the house were the deceased lodged
(Mrs. Vick, St. Thomas's-street), it appears that a
man called at her house about midnight on Saturday,
and inquired for Mr. Hart, who carries on business
as a haberdasher in St. Mary-street, under the name
of Howard. She said he was gone to bed, but went
and told him he was wanted, at the same time, as
we are informed, expressing her apprehensions or
dislike of the inquirer's manner. On Mr. Hart
going down to the door the man immediately fired
at him, and so fatally wounded him, that after utter-
ing a brief exclammation or two he expired without
giving any clue to his murderer's name or object.
Mr. Superintendent Doggett and the Portsmouth
police are actively employed in tracing the assassin.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

Bebonobire.

The Exeter Town Council have resolved not to
accept the Government grant in support of the City
Police.

DISTRESSING C&SE OF SUDDEN DRATFI--An in-
quest was held at the Axminster Inn, Paris-street,
on Thursday, before It. W. Hooper, Esq., coroner,
on the body of Rebecca Helen Poett, who died sud-
denly on Sunday evening. It appeared that on the
13th ult. the deceased, who was the wife of Major
Poett, of Summerland-place, and was about 42
years of age, had a severe miscarriage. She re-
mained in bed four days afterwards, and did not
leave her room until the 26th. On Friday she
walked out, and on Sunday morning attended
service at the Catholic Chapel, in the Mint. On her
return from chapel she complained of cold, and at
dinner time she seemed somewhat irritable, and her
face was suffused with blood. In the evening, how-
ever, she rallied and was in her usual spirits, but
whilst undressing in her bedroom, at eleven o'clock
she suddenly reeled, and before Major Poett could
render any assistance she fell upon the floor. He
immediately called the servants, and knowing that
she fainted on one occasion after a miscarriage in
India, he applied the usual restoratives for fainting,
and dispatched a messenger for Mr. Harris, surgeon.
On that gentleman's arrival, however, shortly after-
wards she had expired. It was stated by Mr. Harris,
at the inquest, that the deceased had had several
miscarriages, which had exhausted her physical
powers, and that she died from an apoplectic seizure.
The coroner thought the case an exceedingly distress-
ing one, because the deceased and her husband (the
latter was much affected in giving evidence) had
always lived on the most affectionate terms. The
jury returned a verdict of "Natural Death."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

Ilailtaag inttiligence.

EAST SOMERSET.

The half-yearly meeting was held on Tuesday at
Shepton Kellett, Mr. J. M. Paget in the chair.
The report was adopted.
A dieonealon ensued on the agreement which had been
entered into with the Greet Western Company for work-
ing the line, some of the shareholders thinking it wee
hardly a fair one. .

Mr... J. C. Sommerville, a director, assured the meet-
ing that, although the agreement wee not quite as favour-
able as could have been desired, it was the very best
they could obtain.
A resolution authorizing the borrowing of £25,000 on
debentures bearing interest at 5 per cent., was carried.
Mr. W. Clarke wished to know whether the directors
would have power to terminate the engagement with
the Great Western Company if they felt so dispoeed,
because he thought the Bristol and Exeter would work
their line on more advantageous terms than those offered
by the Great Western.
•• . .

'The Chairman said the agreement with the Great
Western Company was for 10 years, and it could not be
dissolved, expect by mutual consent, before the expira-
tion of that term. It was of great importance that
the line should be extended from Shepton bfallett to
Wells.

A vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors ter-
minated the prooeedings.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC REcurre.—The traffic returns
on railways in the United Kingdom published for the
week ending March 13 amounted to £345,850, and for
the corresponding week of 1857 to £380,640, showing a
decrease of £34,790. The gross receipts of the eight rail-
ways having their termini in the metropolis amounted
for the week ending as above to £142,005, and for the
corresponding week of last year to £161,298, showing a
decrease of £19,293. The decrease on the Eastern Counties
Railway amounted to £1,993; on the Great Northern
to £5,435; on the Groat Western to £3,059; on the
London and North-Western to £4,971; on the London
and Blackwall to £94; on the London Brighton, and
South-Coast, to £1,441; on the London and South-
Western, to £1,070; and or the South-Eastern to
£1,239 total, as above, £19,293. The receipts on the
other fins, in the United Kingdom amounted to
£208,845, and for the corresponding period of 1857 to
£219,342, showing • decrease of £15,497 in the reeeipte
of those lines, which, added to the &wenn on the me-
tropolitan lines, makes the total decrease £34,790 as
compared with the corresponding week of 1857.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

FAIRS DURING THE ENSUING WEEK.

Donsarsanut—Leigh, Thursday, March 25.
Sostaussramsr. Keynsham, Thursday, March
25 ; Axbridge, Thursday, March 25.
Devonsarns—Southmolton, Saturday, March 27.
Wwrsittna.—Malmesbury, Monday, March 29.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

t

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

TAB WELL-KNOWN STABILITY OF BANKING IN DOESITIMILL"
—Our correspondent who wrote to us • week or two ago,
enforcing, In term, too strong for our adoption, the fallacy
of supposing • Bank to be unquestionably and eternally
sound, because It gloried in the name of an Old Bank—u,
the Bridport "Old" Bank, tho Blandford "Old" Bank, or
or any other "Old" Bank—has addressed us again upon the
nubject of these "Old" Banks.
Prudential reasons compel um to decline the Insertion of his
letter; but there is really 0 much piquancy in his remarks,
that we cannot altogether pass them over in finance.
He calls our special attention to a leading article in the Dorsal
Chronicle of last week, headed, " Tho Balkeld Memorial
and, after showing in a racy and truthful manner the logical
and literary monntronities of which it is undoubtedly
composed, he bids us, with a solemn and portentous
air, mark the parlor whence thin extraordinary effunion
was In all probability hundred I He then goes 011 to
observe, with much force, that if the stability of Banking In
Dometehlre in really such a thing as to stand In any non of
need of a newspaper " puff " like that of the pored Ohm
BAB, the "case must be bad indeed." He declares that the
Quixotic advocacy of the Chronicle materially strengthenn
his word suspicions; and he cautions the public, in a
most fervent and emphatic tone, to beware how they place
implicit conffdenoe in " Old " Banks, and believe in the
reckless and irrational assertions of the Chronicle,
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

AGENTS for this District :

DORCHRST—ER—J. PROUD, Chemist.'
41 Mrs. BROWNING, High East-street.
Ye/min/ter—T. Hayward, Grocer.
Weymouth—J. H. Harper, Esplanade.
A. Ellery, 40, High-street.
41 S. Crocker, 18, Park-street.
Bridport—linddy and Dabinett, Jewellers.
Yeovil—J. Perry, South-street.
Sheroorne—G. Gamey, Half-moon-street.
Stalbritige—A. Collins, Grocer.
St urminoter Newton—E. Jackson, Grocer.
Blandford—J. Hobbs, Tea Dealer.
Poole—G. Neave Penney, Merchant.
Wimborne—Mrs. Pike, Grocer.
Gil/Ingham—J. Kingsbury, Newberry-street.
" Mrs. Hemdge, Grocer.
Shafteabury—G. E. Norton, Fancy Warehouse.
Marsh all—S. White, Draper.
West Stour—J. Harsent, Grocer.
Fontmell Magna—C. Streets, Castle-street.
Okeford Fitzpaine—J. Wareham, Grocer.
Sgettisbury—E. Hunt, Grocer.
Wareham—T. Randall, Market-place.
Swanage—E. C. Harman, Chemist.
Maiden Newton—J. Chalker, Watchmaker.
Cerne Abbas—J. J. Rolls, Tea Dealer.
Bere Regis—J. H. Mundell, Grocer.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

DENMARK.

A telegraphic despatch from Copenagen announces
that the Supreme Council have adopted the Bill rela-
tive to the maritime fortifications. Th. Government
had made it a Cabinet question. The Bill was carried
by a majority of 41 to 4, but 11 had declined voting.
In the sitting of the Assembly on the Bth, a vote of
congratulation to the King on his recovery from his
recent dangerous illness, which was proposed by the
bailli of Holstein, wax rejected by a majority of 32 to
22, because it included some political considerations.
The President was, however, unanimowdy empowered
verbally to convey to his Majesty the congratulations of
the Supreme Council.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

MARK-LANE CORN EXCHANGE.

INVIDAY, MARCH 19.—There has been a moderate
arrival of English wheat this week, coastwise, viz., 2,710
quarters; but, by land carriage, fresh up to-day, the re-
ceipts were very limited, consequently the show of
samples was Mall. Good and line qualities were held
firmly, at Monday'. currency; but other 'kinds • dull
sale, at barely stationary prices. About 5,000 quarters
of foreign wheat have been reported, and the show of
granaried samples was large. For all descriptions there
was very little inquiry. Compared with Monday, how-
ever, no change took place in the quotations. The
show of barley was limited, and the trade ruled steady,
at very full prices. For malt the inquiry was far
from active, on former terms. Oats were in moderate
request, at previous currencies. Beans and peas were
very firm, but flour met • dull inquiry.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

Armg ant Nabg.

A scheme for founding a "Soldiers' Institute" at Wool-
wich, proposed by Sir Fenwiok Williams, failed from
want of support among the offioers : civilians at Wool-
wich have taken it up, and it now promises to be suc-
cessful.

TH6 MILTTIA.—MOOO is the sum required to make
good the deficiency of the vote for embodying militia
for the year 1857-58.
THE CAMP AT SHOBNCLIITI.-It ii rumoured that it
is the intention of the Government to increase the ac-
commodation at this camp, so that 10,000 soldiers may
be stationed there. One plan proposed is to connect the
double rows of huts in each range for private soldiers,
by removing the inner ends and fixing up the 25ft. apace
now existing between them, so as to fit the length of the
hut to hold 65 men each. Additional ranges are also
spoken of, as well as the occupation of the forte near
Myths and the Martello towers in the immediate yid-
nit&Lowfat, REGlMlNT.—lnitmations have been re-
ceived from England to embody • regiment for foreign
service in Canada and the other British North American
dependencies. The force to be contributed by Canada is
800 men, and the following commissions are placed at
the disposal of the Governor-General :—One major, six
captains, eight lieutenants, and four ensigns. The offi-
cers must be native-born Canadians, and the men
British subjects. The regiment will be numbered as
the 100th of the line • we believe the last of that de-
signation was disbanded in Canada. It is understood
that commissions will be offered first to the officers of
the active Militia force who have already volunteered
for service, and then to other officers of the same
force. The strength of the Canadian Rifles is also to be
doubled.—Montreal Advertiser.

The troope belonging to the Royal Engineers at
Brompton barracks, Chatham, have been busily engaged
for several weeks past in making the necessary excava-
tions and oonstructing field-works inside the fortifies.
tio is at the Spur battery, for the purpose of testing the
merits of a chain portoullis barrier, which has been
recently introduced to the notice of the Royal Engineer
authorities by an officer of that corps. As soon as the
preliminary works have been constructed by the Sappers
and Miners the experiments will be made, on which oc-
casion several grand explosions will take place, with the
view of testing the resisting powers of the new inven-
tion.

An order has been issued from the Horse Guards to
the effect that no troops are to be kept under canvas
during the winter months, without the permission of the
General Commanding-in-Chief.
The military authorities intend to give prizes (accord-
ing to a scale to be established) to the best marksmen in
each regiment. This arrangement will relieve the
pockets of the officers, who have hitherto given prizes
at their own expense.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

AUSTRIA.

Vistetss, March I2.—M. de Bourqueney hu received
a reply to the note which he had not long sines ad-
dressed to Count Buol on the subject of Lombardo-
Venetian passports. The Austrian Government politely,
but positively declines to make any change in the
present system, and the Lombard. and the Venetians
will continue to obtain their travelling documents
from the authorities of the circles or " delegations" in
which they reside. If provided with such local pass-
ports, which are readily grat.tsd, the inhabitants of the
Lombardo-Venetian kingdom will be able to travel in
any country except France; but if they wish to visit
that jealously guarded empire, they must be furnished
with passports issued by the supreme authorities at
Milan or Venice, and oountersigned by the French con-
sular agent residing in the one or the other of those
cities. Matters have been so skilfully managed that the
dignity of Austria has been fully maintained without
offence having been given to France. The true sense of
the answer to the note of M. de Bourqueney is, that
although the Imperial Cabinet can make no change in
the Austrian passport system, it does not question the
right of the French authorities to refuse to admit
Austro-Italisns into France if their passports are not
enrigle. Every Lombard or Venetian who applies for
a paasport to the authorities of the circle in which he
lives will be asked whether he intends to visit France,
and, if lie applies in the affirmative, he will be advised
to apply to the authorities at Milan or Venice. If the
counsel is rejected the local puaport will be granted, and
the traveller will have to run the risk of being refused
admittance on arriving at the modern Garden of the
Hesperides.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

IMPORTANT AGENCY.

Agents wanted in every town and district for the isle
of JOHN CASSELL'S COFFEES, and John Caasell's
FOUR SHILLING TEA, (where there is not one al-
ready.) Full particulars tient free by post on applica-
tion to John Cassell k Co., 80, Fenoburch Street,
London.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

LONDON PROVISION MARKETS.

Fine butter still sells at high quotations; but stale
parcels rule heavy. In bacon very little is doing on
easier terms. Other provisions are dull.

HAY AND STRAW MARKET.

SMITHFIELD, MARCH 18.—Meadow hay, from £2 10s.
to £4 45.; clover do., £3 103. to £5 Os.; and straw,
£1 Sc. to El 10s. per load.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

EVERSHOT.

At a Vestry held on Thursday last, Mr. Thomas
Frampton, and Mr. Thomas Rothwell were chosen
overseers for the year ensuing, and Mr. James
Roberts Was elected mutant overseer. Mr Henry
Guppy and Mr. Henry Miller were re-appointed
surveyors of the Highways.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23

Legal.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.

EXETER, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17.
(Before Mr. Justice CROWDER.)
John Evan Evans was indicted for stealing two bags
of money from her Majesty's ship the Royal William,
the property of the Queen.
Mr Serjeant Kinglake and Mr. Ponlden were
counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Cox defended the
prisoner.
This was a prosecution at the instance of the Admi-
ralty.
The prisoner was a clerk on board the Royal Wil-
liam, in the paymasters department, and had been so
for about five months. The paymaster kept his money
in bags, in an iron chest, in his office. Some of the
bags contained large quantities of three-penny pieces,
put up in rolls. It was the custom to tie round the
neck of each bag a paper called a " tally," on which was
written the amount of money the bag contained. There
were duplicate keys to the chest, and one was kept by
the paymaster in his desk, which was occasionally left
unlocked when he went out for a short time. On
Sunday the 7th of March, the iron chest was found un-
locked, and some bags of money gone. This attracted
attention, and the police were sent for, one of whom
came on board the Royal William on Monday morning.
In consequence of it being known that the prisoner had
been spending money in an extravagant manner sus-
picion fell upon him, and his pockets were searched,
and in one of them was found a tally which had been
attached to one of the missing bags. The prisoner was
then taken into custody and inquiries were set on foot,
and it was discovered that the prisoner had been at the
Royal Hotel, where he bad ordered a bottle of
champagne, for which he paid 10s. in threepenny-pieces,
taking them from a roll. He had also been spending
money freely in other places. The tally found upon the
prisoner showed that a sum of £l6 odd was in the bag,
and altogether the money taken was about £45. It had
been the custom to allow the prisoner to retain £lO
to meet any disbursement; he might have to pay.
For the prisoner it was contended that the threepenny-
pieces did not weigh against the prisoner, as he might
have changed part of the £lO for that description of
coin, and his paying away so large a sum in three-
penny-pieces might be accounted for by that circum-
stance. It was also urged that while the prisoner
was on shore about that period he had left his waistcoat
on board the ship, and that some one might have
put the tally into his pocket during his absence.
The learned Judge summed up at a very great length,
but at the same time stated that in his opinion the
evidence was very conclusive.
The jury hesitated for about a quarter of an hour, and
then returned a verdict of Guilty.

Mr. Justice Crowder said Ct. was a very bad case,
and more particularly as other persons in the office
who were innocent might have been suspected. The
sentence was that he should be kept in penal servi-
tude for four years.
Messrs. Eastlake, of Plymouth, were the attorneys
for the prosecution; and Messrs. Beer, and Rundell, of
Devonport, for the prisoner.
This concluded the business for the county of Devon.