The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-01-27 00:00:00

11 iscellancouts.

The Globe denies that there is any foundalion in
fact far the rumour we to the intended creation of new

Mr. Grove, the young medical student who so op-
portunely assisted her Royal flighnen the Princess of
Hesse, when she was thrown Irons her carriage in
the Isle of Wight a few weeks since, has been pre-
sented with a valuable gold pin and a set of shirt
studs.

It is stated that the Imperial Prince is to be emanci-
pated from petticoat government next month, and
placed under the care of a tutor. I (says a Paris cor-
respondent) am not able to mention the name of the
gentleman *elected for this responsible pod, but it is
positively said that he is not a bishop.
The following bit of amusing toadyism appears in the
Nation :—The Emperor will be the largest contributor
to the new tax on horses and carriage.. Hie Majesty
hu made the legal return within the time prescribed.
He has declined to claim exemption from the tax on
the ground that his horses and carriages are necessary
for the discharge of his august functions.

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The Liu' of -Derby has issued invitations for • par-
liamentary dinner on the fourth d next month to a
large circle of peers, his political supporters in the
Upper House.

OLDHiI THAN hiernmstfsg.—There is • pauper
woman in the parish of Edinkilie who is so old that
she benelf cannot tall her Age. and there is no other
one that can do so. Last week • Christian gentleman
milled on her, and among other questions inquired her
age. She replied, " Indeed, air, I dinna ken • bet I'm
sure am • thoosani at any rate I" She is otill able to
more about, and bids fair to add 'yet another year or
two to the number.
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Mr. A. K. lsbister, M.A., read an interesting paper
on Wednesday evening at the meeting of the Society
of Arts on the Hudson's Bay territories a,. penal set-
tlement. Hs strongly advocated the sending of con-
victs to those territories.

A boy, five years old, has did in Manchester, from
drinking raw whisky. He and his brother got a bottle
of the spirits surreptitiously, Ind supposing it to be
ginger beer drank the whole of it. One recovered, the
other died.

As a driver of • Hansom cal, named Allen Stowell,
was on Monday morning leaving the Bouth•Western
terminus in the Waterloo-rind, his horse tripped and
fell at the bottom of the indite, and be was pitched
over the top of the vehicle, and thrown head foremost
against a four-wheeled cab standing in the road.
His skull was fractured, and deith was instantaneous.
A man named John Evans was being conveyed on
Tuesday from Heath to Swansea gaol, to await his trial
on • charge of horse stealing, when be jumped from
the train while it was in full speed. He recovered
apparenUy from the momentary shock, and ran to-
wards the canal, which he crossed, and made for a
common. The constable who had hint in charge pro.

iseeded on to Swansea, telegraphed to the various
perm-stations, and had the neighbourhood scoured,
hut, hitherto, the fugitive, who is a notorious fellow,
has not been discovered.

A Kerry paper states that among the prisoners who
pleaded guilty at the last Listowel sessions were the
children of • rich widow, who sent them to steal their
neighbour's sheep, and adds :—" When sending the
property off to market next morning she sprinkled the
car, the sheep, and the thieves profusely with holy
water for luck, and as • precaution against detection.
These facts were before the Bench, though they did
not transpire in court. They did not help to diminish
the heavy sentence-42 months' imprisonment—pro-
nounced against the prisoners."
The lout "Monthly Letter" of the Protestant
Alliance contains the Jae simile of a green paper, now
being circulated extensively in • populous manufactur-
ing district in England, bearing the words " Pins, or
Victoria r We should think Englishmen. in any dis-
trict of England, will hereon difficulty in deciding the
question.
A ," sensation" was created on the Aintree race-
course, near Liverpool. on Monday, by a race between
an elephant of gr. Bell's hippodrome, mine adult and
juvenile runners, and several ponies. The interest ex-
cited in the race was so great that it was quite im-
possible to obtain • clear course, and a (elm start hav-
ing been made the irace was run without any decided
result being obtained. All beta were therefore de-
elated off. The elephant ran very well. _ _

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We (MaarArea (;uardia's) are informed that Mr. W.
P. Frith, R A., well known as the painter of "The
Derby Day" and other pictures, has received her
Majesty's cominands to take for the subject of dirge
work the approaching wedding of the Prince of Wales.
We bear, from an excellent authority, that Mr.
Dent, the late unsuccessful candidate at the Toteds
election, has been invited by the Coraervative party at
Barnstable to offer himself to the electors of that
borough at the next general election.
The Melbourne Arose of the 25th of November states
that some forged Bank of England notes. printed on
the genuine paper, have been discovered at Ballarat and
Castlernaioe, where they have been brought for mitt to
the banks. The detectives were put upon tbe track of
the culprits.

A great meeting, composed of the leading men of all
Irish parties, was held in the Mansion HOlll6O, Dublin.
on 'Tuesday, as a demonstration in support of the claim
of Galway to the long-agitated post subsidy of £75,000.
It seems to be the one topic on which the Irishman of
all parties do agree, and unanimity wan complete on
Tuesday. Eloquent speeches were delivered, and
resolutions in support of the claim agreed to.