The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-25 00:00:00

Tag CIVIL WAR IN FRANCE.

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Fighting has gone on all the week on the wed of
Paris. The VIMIWILIII troops have pined the &stran-
gely. ; they have advanced apse Mouthy, and taken the
Chadian of Beeon and Asnieres.
Seven battalions of National Guards have been ills.
banded in Paris for hostility to tise Oommane.
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A bade of pewee Is put forward by the Commune— I
the maintenance of the Repaid's ; Communal Holds
tor Paris sad ell other Preach tows; a re-dingo° of
the Commune and Assembly; and an maned, to
apply to both parties.
Food supplies are very short in Paris.
From Vlllailloll we learn that the instalment of 500
millions, which must be paid to the Prussian, before
the evamtation of the Northern Forts, is now ready. A
few formalities only remain to be gone through. The
mosey will be paid this weak-, and, the Northern
Forte once In the bawls of the Government, they will
have the oity eampletely la their power. This has been
the bads of 111. Thier's plan. Everybody, even those
who formerly blamed him, now says he his right.
Nothing of any magnitude will, it is thought, be done
for a week to comer The troops in Versailles number
120,000 men. Before the middle of the week they will
have roadbed 150,000. Then the 000lliat will begin in
earseet.
Adeptttetion of English democrats has been received
by the Paris Common..
lieelium for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation
Wyman Pada arid Versailles outdone to be held in the
tarsier oily, Awarding to the Rappel, the Union lie.
pobileas League appointed three delegates on Friday to
woke • final effort to bring about peace.
All day long people erowsl round the stations of the
Northers Railway at Paris. and under various pretexts,
endeavour to get out of the city. Women aro allowed
S. leave freely, sod it to the same with ine• who are
obviously more than 40 years of age. Even privets are
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It Is shied that the Sadism and Park case will be
tried at the alltinp after this term.
It Is steeed that the licensing Bill will be referred
be • 'Meet maimitteis
The Duke of Slinburgh is expected beak from his
101/Asornim at the end of the present month.
Bala indlineee Priam John of Glacksburg,
sage of the Princess of Wales, has arrived at Sandring-
ham, on • visit to the Prime end Princess of Wales.
Mx. Reed, the We MLA constructor of the British
eevv has aceepted aa °filial invitation to visit the
sod mrsenals of Rileis.
Thin la • strike among_the boys and girls employed
Ii making lassridgee at Woolwich arsenal, in oonseqii•
OM of the Wm Offies having reduced (be rate of pay
by one halfpenny per thousand.
Salvor= Mown& —On Friday night the body of •
das was found floating in Sunderland Docks, with
masU of yieleiei his heed; and • men named John
WOovan. • blacksmith, has been apprehended and
simrpd with the murder of the deemed
THE Priam of Wales, andhsry !Ise the Primer
will &Mead the show of the Alliesitural
d Ireland. whit* is to be ha Dalian in Aagnes

fin M.uT esaording to present kerrangements,
will nankin at Osborne till the end of the present
swath, era will then oome to town for • day or two
end hold • Drawing Rayne. The Queen will go to Bel-
mond in the lest week of Yap. taking Edinburgh on
In.Y. old Vomiting • eau* of der nt Holltwd'
Beta Arrezze or • Panama To Nao•Pe.--JoeePh
• sesitesee of Eve yeses penal nervi•
1115= =star tarawy. 'al sway the woodwork
Irma the Wagon of the dose of ids esti with • vises of
ken, which he bad made bon • shies* with • rough
weed. Lte has ohms burn rernoved to Penton-
Tag Lolls tirattre.—Kr. Lowe widest', made
settelaof eetryieg hie nolkist hir eansidashls
Ilene sum ensiatants in the May °Sae have been pre-
=the stamp for the kelliseimnsk boxes of the
They bear the milts" & bees Leceihrit."—
(MI Saito Gleao4l4.

ISLAND iteOnguL —We understand that Mr. H. 8.
Bastoot, formerly of Dorchester, but now stationed at
Liverpool, has been elected delegate by the officers of
that Collection, to attend a meeting to be held in Lon-
don, of Inland Revenue officers from all parts of Eng-
land, Ireland, and Scotland, to lay before the Govern-
ment their grievances, and asking for an increase of pay
on account of the extra duty devolving upon theta, and
to signify their intention of not continuing to do each
rutty, without being more substantially remunerated
then at present.
HANDII:B ilnelat.'—At the first performance of
the "Messiah" In Westminster Abbey, each was the
effeat of the rendering of the words "For the Lord God
Omnipotent reigneth," that the King (George II.),
who was present, 'Muted to his feet, and remained
standing till the conclusion of that portion of the
oratorio. His example was dy followed by tho
entire congregation, hence, I believe It has been
customary for audiences to stand during the singing of
the " Hallelujah Chorus" ever jainee.—J.D.L.. In
Netts and Queries, April 22.
Tait.Ccur, to, which our Volunteers are going In Sep-
tember, wad made the subject of an inquiry in the
House of Commute on Tuesday, when Mr. Eutwlek
asked Mr. Csrd well with" reference to the isrge military
camp, which it had been intimated to officers com-
manding Volunteer corps was preposod to be formed in
Hampshire in Septembr, whether the Volunteers
attending that would have travelling or any other ex-
pewee paid ?" Mr. Cardwell said that Artillery Volun-
teers attending Shoeba types& had •Uowonee made them,
and it was proposed to make such to the othors in Sep-
tember, but the precise amount hat not yet been do-
termio ed.
351) D.R.V. BAND.—Two years ago the Dorchester
tllle band acsompanied the corps to the cimp at Brit'.
port, and the bend tend got in arreu to the amount
of £l5. A special effert to liquidate the debt has
lately been made by Sergeant Ramsey, and his solicita-
tions for anberriptions have been so scortessful that the
sum of f:35 Ifir. Bd. has been .ontribntel. Members
of the corps and friends in the town and neighbour-
hood liberally subscribed, so that now the band fund
has a oomtortable balance. At the weekly drill, on
Thursday evening, Captain Coombe mentioned the
result of Sergeant Rusosey's efforts, and expressed
the obligation of the corps to him and to the sub-
scribers.

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