The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

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PIZSZOTATION or ma FIIEZTION Or THE CITY TO TEI
PHINCI OF WALLL —The Corporation have voted 260
guineas for the gold casket in which the freedom of the
city is 110011 to be presented to H. R. H. the Prince of
Wales. Out of 13 competing designs for this casket,
One in the cioque-oento style, sent in by Br. Benson,
was selected on Saturday, and the work ordered to be
completed forthwith. Tbe casket is not to be, as here-
tofore, • mere lump of precioes metal, but an erceiimitis
specimen of mune end jewelled work. miniature
coronets of the Prime and Princess, carefully jewelled,
in perfect imitation of the originals, surmounting the
top of this costly little coffer.
WANT OF MATIII.L.—A celebrated divine in the
north country tells the following !story :—While one
day !eking his weal walk be happened to come on a
little boy busily engaged is forming a miniature build-
log of clay. The doctor, always fond of couvenatiou
with children, at ones begun his interrogatories se lot-
lows:—" Well, my little man, .bat's this you're doing?"
" Makin' a boos'. sir." What kind o' • Imager A
kirk, sir." "Where'. the door?" There it's," repliedthe boy,
rioting with his dem "Where', the
pulpit?" "There" says the boy. TM doctor, now
thinking be would In the sharp-eyed boy, again asked,
" Aye, bat where is the minister?" The youngster,
with a knowing look to his querist, and with • scratch
of bit heed, eget replied, 'Oh ! 1 barn. mesa o'
dirt to maks his.
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MAUIDT KONIT, On Thursday
being llaunday Thursday. • very ancient custom was
observed in the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, the ancient
and royal charities insideetel to that day traying bean
distributed to 44 aged men and 44 women, the number
of each sex correspond* with the age of the Quern.
A procession, consisting of almoners, yeomen of the
guard, mid charity children from the Westminster
and the Rev. Francis Garden, the sub-dean,
to the altar, and • service, specially appointed for the
°epsilon was performed—an anthem, tU 41st Reim.
" Blessed I. be that onesidereth the poor and sieedy,"
being sung with greet effect. Money in per.., dim,
and other articles of clothing, were thee dim
Liht=jto the poor men and woman, some of whom lad
reached the patriarchal age of 96 and 90. The reci-
pients included numerous cams of blindness and other
baffrsaities, white had been strongly recommended
by the clergy of the various parishes in and armed
London. The prayer for the Queen closed the Jerrie',
Several gentlemen from the Chapel Royal, as wall as
minor canons from Wessuinster Abbey and St. Paul's,
assisted in the service.
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• nen JOgoe.—At Chester, on Monday, the as...
mart wee somewhat startled by the gestieulanom and
loud team of a gentleman who had been summoned am
a juryman. He loudly demanded bow long he was to
be kept there? The judge (lookioe up surprised):
Bring that perste here. The jot-prom was accordingly
forthwith seised and led before his lordship, exhibiting
at lb. same time unmistakable symptoms of haring been
indulging in deep potations during the day. The judge
(addresstng the juryman) said: What do you mean, Sir,
by dtsturbing the court in this way? The juryman
I was brought to attend upon your lordship on the
jury ; I have left four children, without • mother this
ton years. The judge: You are very unfit to be s jury-
man. The jorpnan (who continued to speak with •
strong Mika= aceent) I 11111 very unfit, your lordship'
I am the biggest robot, from here to London (loud
laughter). The judge: Well, put him in the dock on
his own statement. The juryman Put me where you
like. lam the biggest robber—and Jodgs Harden will
tell you the same thing. The juryman was placed in
the dock, where he shed copious tears, and gave utter.
once to amend unintelligible remarks. The judge:
Keep bat in custody until he retie sober, and then let
him be discharged. The fuddled juryman was then
led into the Castle, saying, "God bless you, my lord,
may you live for a hundredyears ; may I me you in
heaven (langhter) ; God Mete—' (the voice, ventriloquial
style, died away in the distance).
Ax Acrtox TO RROGVICR Tug VALI,' Or Kitten.—
A French journal gins the report before a justice de
pair of a claim made on an actor of one of the small
theatres of the suburb. of Paris, for • metal° number
of kisses, and • certain amount of tender aqiweeing on
the stage. We get to know exactly by this amusing
Incident of real life the cost of a theatrical kiss, &morel-
ing to the dramatic laws of the stage in Frame. A high
and noble authority has said—
" Th. kiss you take is paid by that you give:
The joy is mutual.'
That is • poetical estimation, a love's young dream sort
of estimation of embracing. Hear the prom story.
One IL Narcime appears before a justice of the pesos,
and addreming the judge says :—Moosiour le jugs, I
an. a dratnatie actor. I play the parte of lovers in •
theatre of the lianliens. Me parte oblige me to be
extravagantly passionate, excited, and enthusiastic. I'm
obliged occasionally to love women of all ages, of all
conditions if life, actively and perseveringly sometimes
for a couple of boun together. Love-niaking may
become laborious, Monsieur le juge, and even repulsive
and annoying, if on. Is obliged to mike loss. Well,
Sir, and will you believe it, all my Sr., devotion, my
artistic amorous skill, so unceasingly addressed to the
pit, has g 0.4 me into grief." Judge—" How so"
Natal...—'Parblem! I gain only 1001. a month for
running away with young Wise, making love to cop-
Sneed coquettes, and often seducing unsuspecting
innocence, and they want to maks me pay 1501.
for articles delivered." Judge—" Articles delivered;
and pray what where they?' Nerd..—" Kisses (mad
taught/54-1501. for one man to pay for such trig..!
That is what K. Voisin demands of me for, in foals
kimiag his wife oe the stage whilvt playing lel rait-*
Judge "Hew is this?" Valais: "It is a very simple
affair. There are sertain regulations which belong to
all theatres on the subject in questioo. Art. I =Ts,
When an actor playing his rale is called upon to kiss
• lady, he should only appear to do so.' Art. 2. 'Any
actor who shall kiss an actress without her previous
formal consent, shall be fined 51.' Art. 3. 'Priming ,
sincerely to the heart pays a meal 50e.' Now,
Narcissi has vigorously embraced any wife ten times, sod
unmistakeably kneed her tweaty-ive times, for
which I demand 1501." Nercises—" The price is beyond
all reason!" (Laughter.) Valain —" I demand that
sum, seoording to the usages of the dramatic law."
Naniesse—" Come, let us compromise the natter, there
are faults on both sides." Valsio—" Good!" Narcissi
"I stole 25 kisses!" Valsin— "Yes." Nitrous—
" Well, then, I offer to return them." Here the
' Court lost all its gravity, and the judge dismissed the
• isti (says the report from which I translate) referring
the matter to a higher court of justice.
LIITIIIIATIONAL AGRICULTURAL KIRIRITION.—The
International Agricultural Exhibition which is intended
to be held at Hamburg daring the week commending
with the 14th July next has begun to aasume very
important proportions, sod bide fair to open up a new
and extensive market for the side of British stook,
machinery, and implements. Not that either the stook
or implements will be new to the port of Hamburg, as
for years past there has been a coostandy-increasing
demand for both for that part of Germany, of which
Hamburg is the port of admission; but the past supply,
satisfactory and encouraging though it may have been,
will be but small when compered with the future
demands from the woe and from fresh quarters, if this
ezhibition be as suconsful as it at present bide fair to
be. The committee entrusted with its organisation and
management comprises roost of the best known and
esteemed names in the city. The site of the show
grounds, about 60 •CTIIII iu extent, is well chum, hying
within a very short distance of the city, the railroad,
and the river; the committee uodorteking that the
delivery of machinery, hr., from the steamers to the
ground, including lighterage, cartage, labour, ke., eball
not exceed Is. 6d. per too. The pros sheet is very
liberally arranged, special dames being formed for
British stook—lions., cattle, sheep and pigs. In the
machnsae, and implement classes, a prise of Lon°
tballers (about 1:150 sterling) is offered for steam
ploughs; while medals will he given to such other
articles RA the judges consider worthy of reward.
Medals will also be given for agricultural module of
every descriptio.i. The members of the jury will be
*boom front the leading agriculturists of the different
conntries represented at the exhibition, wtose duty will
be to.. that full justice is done to the exhibitors from
their respective countries, whether of stook or of me.
shiner,. Greet Britain has been invited to Dominate a
juror for each division of the exhibitien. Already we
are informed that nearly all the leading implement
makers of the country will be well represented there;
and that, notwithstanding the closeness of the date of •
the meeting to that of the Royal Agriculterel Society,
many appluatioes have also been received from ovneen
of stock. Sweden pays all the freight of exhibitors'
stook end machinery, both to and frees the show; sad
all the railways and steamers mooing to Hamburg lime
nesele a considerable redeolica in their rates of Veer
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PRIRTUITY DT • Strio—M the maims at Liverpool
on Saturday, Evan Thomas, • surgeon, of Menchoefsj
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station at Manchester. He conduoted her to tire Cathe-
dral Hotel, sod spent a few Minutes with her there.
She was then very well Next morning she was. miry
unreill, said Thomas visited her. Whoa be entered tho-
rns. be looked the doer, and shortly afterward. waft
oat swiss that Mrs. B. wee deed. At the inquest oo
the body be Mere that be had not known her
thee the bats tasear in tire womb, thst deabetil t
been caused by grampey. Use kiwis at Caeleeee.---
eabeequeoitly sawed aa isquiey to be sisils,