The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-11 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICES.

The Broad Shilling Diary, The Sixpenny Diary,
The Medical Diary, The Large Print Almanack,
Sectional Drawing Paper, and Gummed babel&
Letts, Son and Co., New Cross, London, S. E.
Here isa paroel of treasure for the man of bud-
nese or ths notable housewife. The famous diaries
of the famous boor of Letts, Son, and Co., are here
represented by excellent specimens of what can be
got for a small pieoe of silver, and surely every per.
son's need is met in some one or other of thews
invaluable little basks. Does any one want to jot
down a memorandum of any kind' Here is the
exact proe for it, whioh there can be no hesitation
about, and where it is certain to meet the eye. All
of them are convenient for the pocket,' from the
pretty Sixpenny pocket-book with pencil and clasp,
opening with a whole page to each week, orb
oolumns, plain memorandum pages, page for
addresses, Ac., and a whole mar of information,
about Royal Familms, weights and measures, banks
and bankers, stamps, duties, almanack and all
astronomical notabilis for 1870, in fact, newly
anything from birthdays down to directions for
making a will. All this to be oontained in your
waistcoat pocket, yet large enough for praotical
purposes—neat, handsome, most useful and cheap.
The Broad Shilling is just the size for the breast
pocket, and is a day book and ledger in one, memo-
randum and cash book bride. Though so portable it
is' of respectable business size, its information is so
varied and all useful that we should take a dozen
lines to give a mere catalogue. Everything good in
the Sixpenny is here found on a larger scale, and
with many additions, except that it is essentially a
book for thorough business, not only for mere
casual jottings. You might produce it to a County
Court judge, and be sure of a verdict in your
favour, for whatever amount you bad duly entered
therein. Broad Shilling! you must go into our
pocket for the year 1870. But here is a dainty rival
for favour —The Appointment Diary, in morooo,
gilt edges, and every way fit far • gentleman—that is
one who desires to be useful, for here, besides
memorandum space for everybody, lea little nook
partitioned off for every hour of each working day,
from 9 a.m., till 6 p.m., and also a good page of
aroma-ruled space for every month. The informa-
tion fills no lees than 78 pages, and really there is
nothing in it but a gentleman and a man of business
may want to know. It ought to be in the pocket of
every member of either House of Parliament, every
magistrate, banker—in fact we scarce know where
to draw line for its use.—The Medical Diary is
a speciality for medical gentlemen, labia seems
wonderfully suited for their use. On each page is
room for 28 patienta' names, and the practitioner
may see at a glance what visits were intended and
what made. There are the appropriate places for
daily moms. close by, and not far off are pages for
special engagements, nurse's addresses, cash
, summaries, Az., and each day is numbered both
from the beginning and end of the year. There is
• great quantity of scientific information, just handy
for reference, and the Diary is said to require DO
more book-keeping than a ledger adapted to it, which
Messrs. Letts have also prepared. The Large Print
A :menace is an excellent sheet the names striking
the eye distinctly, and is first rate for all eases where
reference is milked to be prompt and decisive.
Besides the above Mare. Letts have also some
gummed labels in books, perforated so as to be torn
off as easily as postage stamps, and some Sectional
Paper, ruled faintly into squares from On. or any
Dumber of eights up to an inch. They are excellent
for the use of any who wish to prepare drawings to
scale, and substitute counting spares for using the
sere, to the saving of time. We notice that the
mechanical and generally scientific newspapers 'Teak
very highly of this section paper, which is also stated
to be very creep. The examination of Messrs. Lettes
parcel has given us considerable plasmas.
The Architect appears to devote its attention
mainly to the noble science of Architecture as • 6ne
art, and in carrying out this idea gives splendid
double plates of the work of D'Agmoourts
" Hiatory " illustrating the progress of the art in
the earlier ages. There is also • noble lithograph of
the New State Capitol of Albany, New York.
There sr, reviews of Architecture and engineering
in 1869, and valuable articles on the immense rail-
way works between Battersea and Clapham, on
water colours, Swedish joiners' work, restoration,
bridge., gateways, novelties, and various other
matters connected with buildings, or their ornament-
ation. There is • very tolerable variety, and eons
fulness in the articles, but we should be pleased to
re a continuation of the efforts in behalf of proper
homes for the middle and lower classes. Their
houses are yet far too dear and inconvenient, not
for want of cheapness in the material nor •scantiness
in the supply, but for want of knowing how best
to arrange it. A. matter such as this is quite as
worthy the attention as great and expensive works.
The Architect is capitally got up, and its illustrations
and letterpress are marked by great talent and
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Tun Are Jitotnit. (Virtue and C 0.,) begins the new
year with three superb plate engravings "Th.
Maid of Orleans," "Primrose Gatherers," and "The
Angel of Light ; and the literary contents, richly
illustrated, are most interesting. In furtherance of its
mission ss an educator in art-industry, it gives opening
papers on The sdsptsbilit of our native plants to
purposes of ornsmaitsl art,' and "Sauestivs selec-
tions from old masters in art-industries." These are
most • luable. Altogether the January number is one
of the best In • long series of issues, which, for beauty
and value, stand unrivalled.

THI LITIBOAT JOUITIAL eontsins the usual heart.
stirring iv:counts of the deeds of lifeboaterews in rescuing
passengsn and seamen of wreaked or distressed vessels
upon our iron-bound mast, with • list of the rewards
the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has been en.
shied to present to them, through the support of the
public. It is me Institution which must very heartily
commend itself to all who live near the coast and Nis,
from time to time, the dangers and vicissitudes of the
mariner's life.

Tun BRITANNIA. (199, Strand, W.C.,) for January
open/with an taxiing story, having the highly sensa-
tional title of "Tied to • Corpse"! An Noisily full
flavoured tale is "Disappeared," and the Editors aerial
" Fallen among thieves" is diatineuished by telling on
aituatinna The miscellaneous articles are marked by a
refreshing manliness of tone. One on 'The Volunteer
of the Psriod," by • Captain of Volunteers, demands
more than • taming notice. The writer says "The
commissions given to tradesmen are growing in number
daily, and by degrees gentlemen are being driven away."
" Most disastrous" says b. is the effect of this upon
the regiment.. The volunteer himself, the Captain,
. deemibes as "not only a oad but • snob," and
with regard to the behevioar of the volunteer. at
Belgium, he says "those who were at the Royal ban-
quet began the meal before the King arrived, and spite
of all entreaties, they took no notice of His Majesty's
arrival; they got drunk, and sang and danced round
the tables like madmen : when the Ring made the
round of the tables His Majesty was slapped on the
bask by drunken lied-hoppers and shakes by tbe hand
by reeling bricklayers. Again, the volunteers were
Invited to an entertainment at the Civis and Military
Club. Without invitation, they attankeff the viands
like • herd of pip—a pack of dogs; t got drank,
shouted, danced, and pulled down the d Lions. At
balls their behaviour was equally @caudal and they
danced about like maniacs." He oonol " I
cerely hope our men will never again ve an
invitation to visit a foreign country—they d 't know
‘
how to behave themselves—they don't, indeed. %

The foot and month dhow los Mae ma-14
appearanoe in the Glasgow dairies.
The California railways hays Chinese ocieductors to
attend to the Celestiel passengers.
Miss Kuril, Faithfal is reported to be seriously a
with asthma and oongestion of the lungs.
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The Duo d'Aumale has authorised the translation
of the " History of the Home of Conde."
Mr. Spurgeon has reoovered from his recent illness.
and resumed his duties at the Tabertutrle.
Wmedawski has returned to St. Petersburg, and is
reinstated as solo violinist at the Italian Opera.

"Orpheus C. Kerr," 1100 of Miss Menksn's hes.
bands, has writtau a sketch of her life in Put-lard' a
Munthly.
Lord Rathelonnell will probably be elected an Irish
representative peer. in the room of the late Lor 1
Crof too.
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The hfirsiral Vandard says that, by request of King
Oeorge, M. IYAdalberg has comporieed a national
hymn for Greece.
The Commercial Council of Berlin decided a few
days ago that instruction shall be gratuitous ia the
commercial schools.
M. Victor Fournel has republished from the Cee.
resristlefel en article of his on the Paris oemeteries,
which made some stir a little time ago.
"Lm Ind Palma's" of MI. Erckmann and Chat-
ran has been played.in Algiers. Its success there, ss
in all Oboes out of Paris, has not been great.
The leader of the Red River ii surgenta, Louis Riells,
is a lad of some literary talent, who contributed to
the Canadian papers while at school at MontreaL
Coffee cultivation is, &wording to account. from
Madras, gradually extending in Travancore. Thera
are about 14,000 acres of land taken up by European
planters.
The Palestine and the Sinai Exploration Fends
have become one. The next (united) report will he
issued from New Burlington-street, Mr. Bentley har-
ing been appointed the puboisher.
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8.5114 )1, TEN. PLE AND tAiNVoCATION.-11 is elated
that on the meeting of the Convocation of the Pro-
vince of Can.erbury in February next another step
will be taken in opposition to Dr. Temple, now
it ip ot Luton It will be remembered by Ikon,
vri,o take an intermit in such mitten that is 11164
a committee of the Lower bones of Convocation, of
which the Archdeacon of Taunton was chairman,
appo ntod to consider the voiume entitled "Essays
and Reviews," and also the report which was pre-
sented led to what was called a synodical judgment
on the book. The Archdeecou has given official
notice to the Prolocutor that at the meeting in
February he will move the suspension of the sten l-
ing orders, in order that he mey propose that in
view of all that has Nino* occurred the Hones will
express its deep regret that the nomination' election,
confirmation, and oonersmation of the Efeshup have
been judged to be things lawful to be dune, awl that
it will, on behalf of the Church of the Province, pro-
test against sochnomination, election, confirmation,
and oonsecratioo.
Tliz cEcumiNicAt Comscru—The rim', of Toes.
day says, oar correspondence from Rome this Moro.
log possesses unexpected interest. We learn'
s:L in ins
first place, that the Council has really proceeded to
business, and that, too, of the gravest importance.
The Syllabus itself is tinder the consideration of the
solemnised Fathers. Eighteen of its propositions
have been submitted to them, and upon these a ‘les.
bate has been opened. It is, then, no longer a
matter of doubt that the promoters of the Council do
really entertain the design of erecttng the monitions
theme of that document into binding articles of faitl.
But the next piece of informs ion is even more sar.
prising. the discussion lea reality, and an opposition
has distinctly declared itself, and has taken up de.
finite ground. The meetings have been prolonged
for two hours beyond their usual time; there are
unmistakeable indications of the natural warmth awl
even heat of debate. One of the opponents is a per-
son of no less distinction than Cardinal Itatucher, the
Archbishop of Vienna, and two of them are Americaa
Bishops, who are said to have done abundant Pieties
to the traditional eloquence of Ireland. For the first
time, it Is said, the Papal party admit the existence
opposition, though, of course, they represent it 64
sore to subside. We are further told, however, that
the reports current last week of the collapse of the
iilloderate party among the Germans were erroneons.
Cardinal S,7l,wartzenberg, who,e defection had been
reported as so discreditable and fatal, is now said tse
stand firm, and he may possib:y have only withheld
his countenance from the particular mode of resin.
sauce proposed at the moment. Such being the onee,
bowever, it would seem a great and momentous con-
test has actually commenced, and the lists aro more
eyes than we had imagined- The struggle will not
*spend upon mere manoeuvring of votes, but 'sill
Into play the fain weal:ions of free speech.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
WEL Tan PREMITTING.
Lord Poltimore's Hounds will meet on Tuesday (this
day). Sydling Barn ; Wednesday, Steepleton Pond;
Friday, Wynford ; Saturday. Baropisham
Village—
at 11.
The East Dorset Hounds will meat on Wednesday,
at Doneliffn ; Friday, Houghton Wood—at 11.
The Blaekenore Vale Foxhounds will meet on Tuesday
(this day), at Modlord Bridge; Thursday, Middle-
marsh; Friday, Five Bridges—at 11.
Mr. Itadelyffes Round. will meet on Thursday, at
Star Lodge, Charboro' Park—at 11.
The Purbeak Harriers will meet on rhurelay, at West
Holme Heath—at 11.

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