The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-12-23 00:00:00

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The "Essays and Reviews" ease came off last week,
no far as the Court of Al-dies is concerned, Dr. Lush-
ington, Dean of Arches, pronounced it 'sentence of one
year's suspension against Dr. Williams, and condertiited
him in costs, which, it is said, will amount to £2 00U.
A similar decision was given in the case of Dr. Wilson.
In both cages notice of appeal was given.
The suns necessary for the erection of a statue to
Prince Albert of England having been collected in Saxe-
Coburg, the Grand-Duke has approved of the spot
chosen by Queen Victoria for its erection, namely, in
the market place of Cohurg.
"A magninaent white Carrara marble staircase,"
says the fhtimss"*lmich Is to coat not less than 150,000 f•
is at this moment being prepared at Vattgitard. fits
to be sent in pieces to Baron de Rothschild, of London,
in whose residence it is to be placed.
A CONVERT TO THE JEWISH FAITH.—We under-
stand, from reliable authority, that a niece of General
Dix was recently converted to the Jewish religion by
the Rev. Mr. Phillips, of New York, and that 'Me
married, on Wednesday, Mr. P. Lawrence, of the same
plaoe, a co-r,l gionist. The lady took the name of
Ruth, her former name being Kate."
The ladies are providing themselves with whistles to
call the police in ease of danger. "The Ladies' Anti-
garotter Whistle" is the latest fancy article in the shops
of London.
The transport of arms, More or less secretly, and in
rather large quantities, into the Turkish prciVinces, is
at present causing the Porte tnech uneasiness.
Mr. Robert F. Franks, barrister, was on Thnrsday
elected to the secretaryship of the Ecclesiastical Cool-
misioners for Ireland, vacant by the death of T. Bash,
Esq.
The office of public executioner at Gras, in Austria,
having become vacant A considerable number of candi-
dates presented themselves. A man has been (Molten
who proved that he had already despatched into the
other world, by the aid of the
,cord, not less than 135
criminals,
The New York Chamber of Commerce has held a
meeting to obtain subscriptions for Lancashire, and at
the latest date '' imhscriptions continued to pour in," so
that In a short time the cotton operatives are likely to
receive some aid from tits parties *ho have done so
much to keep them out of employment
TheVanderbuilt, American Man-of• War, has returned
to New York harbour after cruising twenty days and
sailing 4.000 miles, in search of the Alabama. Of course
she was unsuccessful.
Amongst time patents of invention published recently
in the Canada Gazette were a self-adjusting and self-
fastening clothes wringer ; a self-acting security gate ;
a spring•power boot crimper; a singing school me-
chanical modulator; and an economical clothes dryer.
The other day, in a Scotch kirk, a minister, a not
over brilliant talent& in order to illustrate his subject,
said -" If any of the planets were losing their attrac-
tion to emit other, they would itumediately fall to the
earth."

The Xing of Bavaria passed some hours id Augsburg
on the 13th inst. with the Queen of Naples. Ffer Ma-
jesty spends the greater part of her time with the
family of Duke Louis, her brother, who has not in con-
sequence, transferred his residence to Nuremburg, where
his regiment is at present.
The Greeks residing at Liverpool have completed
their voting for the future King of Greece. Toe entire
community, without a solitary dissentient, voted for
Prince Mired.

On the arrival of the Prince Royal of Prussia and the
Princess Victoria at Vienna on the 14th inst., they
alighted at the Prussian Embassy. The Emperor met
their Highnesses at the railway terminus, and afterwards,
aceOmpanied hy the Empress, visited the Prince and
Princess shortly after their arrival.
A lot of jewels, valued at upwards of thirteen lakhs
of rupees, has been discovered in the possession of •
common Raiser in Lucknow, Three of the diamonds
alone ere said to be worth ten Wills. The property is
supposed to have been taken out of the Baser Bagh
during the mutiny. It is now in the safe keeping of the
deputy commissioner.
The present duty on attorney's certificates is £9 to
practice in London, and £6, in the country ; and that
amount has been imposed since 1853, before which time
the amount was £l2 and 'lB respectively. There are
upwards of 10,000 attorneys en the roll, and something
like £70,000 is paid by the profession to the revenue.
It is said that Millie. Titiens has accepted an engage-
ment for the S•sti Carlo, Naples. She leaves England
very shortly to fulfil it, and, will not return till the end
of March. .
A very fine fox was discovered on Thursday morning
in the hayloft of Mr. Greenwood's stable is College-land,
St. Mary's, Manchester. When found, the creature WAR
wet, and appeared fagged. Where it came from is a
mystery.
It is proposed to entertain Lord Palmerston at a
public dinner at Edinburgh.
A letter from Keszthely, in Hungary, says The
brigand Illes, who for some time past had spread
terror in the country, has just been shot. He was
drinking with souse companions in a shed at Rene, when
it was surrounded by the military, whn on the brigands
refusing to surrender, fired, and killed the whole of
them."

A Hamburg letter of the 10th fogs :—lt is confl lently
asserted here that the Swedish government ha.s
made overtures to several of our bankers for con-
tracting a loan of twenty millions of rix dollars (4e. 6d
each), to be employed in completing the railways of
Sweden.

The health of the King of Denmark is reported to be
in a condition which gives some ground for serious
alarm. Hi, death would be regarded as • loss, fur al-
though his character is not free from weaknessos and
defects, yet he is considered to have borne himself, on
the whole, in a liberal spirit towards the country which
he rules. The King of Denmark has no children, and
his heir presumptive is the father of Princess Ale sandra,
now affianced to our Prinee of Wales.
DECISION IN IRE YELVERSON MARRIAGE CASE.—
There is • rumour to the effeot that the decision in
this osse will be given on Friday drst All sorts of
speculations are afloat as to what the decision will be;
the general impression, however, is, that it will be in
favour of Mrs. Yelverton.

Strong, delicious, and intitgoratieg Tea at a very
reasonable prim, is obtainable by purchasing the Pure
sorts imported by liorniman tfe Co., London, who to
secure choice spring growths, have for the laat 15 years
had a supply not covered with colour ; this they find
indispensahle because the Chinese colour many Teas on
purpose to disguise and pass off refuse brown leaves,
for when Tea is coloured the costly spring and the low
autumn sorts both appear equally ratuabk. An able
leading article in the, Times, August 15th, 1862, cau-
tions all against using the highly coloured leaf, and
shows the folly of allowing paint on Tea as it is used as
daily food. horsilnals's Pure Tea is reenre4 in
Ping" and sold by tile Aysises,sdreilisal,