The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-02-07 00:00:00

rates, by relieving Dissenters from the obliga-
tion of contributing to them; and Sir James
Klphinstone obtained a select committee to in-
quire into the manufacture of anchors and chain
cables for the merchant service.

The Emperor of the French on Sunday issued
an Imperial decree suppressing the Univers, the
well-known organ of the Jesuits in Paris. This
extreme measure was taken on the recommenda-
tion of the Minister of State, in consequence
of the Univers of that morning having published,
at the request of the Papal Nuncio, an ency-
clical letter addressed by the Pope to the Patri-
archs, Primates, Archbishops, and Bishops of
the Catholic Church, stating, in language which
was almost a defiance of the Emperor and his
Government, the grounds on which the Pope
had rejected His Majesty's advice to surrender
the Romagna, and at the same time implying a
condemnation of the Imperial dynasty by de-
fending the cause of the expelled Princes on the
principle of legitimacy, and ignoring all Govern-
ments which owe their existence to revolution.

DORCHISTIR PITCHID CORN NIARIRT, Saturday
—The corn trade remains in the lame inactive
state as for many weeks past; none but dry samples
meeting a ready sale ; prices unaltered.
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HUNTING EXTRAOKDINARY.—The Editor of the
Dorset Chronicle, in describing a capital run with
Mr. Racklyffe's hounds the other day, winds up by
saying :—" The hounds did their work exceed-
ingly well, headed by their gallant master, who
took the lead throughout, and the pace was in good
that the horses seemed to have had enough of it be-
fore they had finished." Clever dogs!

Juuoz CROWDER'S Wizi.—The will and codicil
of Sir Richard Budden Crowder, one of the Justices
of the Court of Common Pleas, late of Charlton-
house-terrace, were proved in the principal Registry
of the Court of Probate on the Isth inst., by his
brother, Mr. George Augustus Crowder, of 42, Port
land-place, the sole executor. The personality was
sworn under £70,000. He has bequeathed to his
brother Frederick Robert, and to his sister, Anne
Greene, each a legacy of £12,000 for their own abso-
lute use ; to his housekeeper a clear annuity of £52 ;
and the following liberal legacy to his clerk, who ap-
pears to have been most highly esteemed by this ex-
cellent judge; and we cannot forbear to give the
terms of this bequest in the judge's own words
I give to my faithful clerk, John Dickenson, whose
kind attention and valuable services I have received
for upwards of 30 years, and whose zeal, diligence,
and integrity I have ever highly appreciated, the
sum of £3,000." The will and codicil were entirely
in his own handwriting, and it is a remarkable fact
that he suffered alterations to appear in his will
without the initials of himself and the witnesses, or
any allusion thereto in the attestation clause. The
witnesses, however, were able to prove they were
made previous to the execution.
The new High Sheriff of Dorset, George Wingfield
Digby, Esq., has made the following appointments:
Thomas Rooks, Eaq., under-sherifl ; George An-
drews, Esq., county clerk; Frederick Cosens, Esq.,
election auditor.

Doinirr ASSIZE& —The commission for holding
the assizes for the county of Dorset will be opened
at the County Hall on Monday, the sth day of
March next, the judges being Mr. Baron Martin
and Mr. Baron Channel. The usual retinue of jave-
lin men to escort the Sheriff and Judges will be pro-
vided.

THK Ducxy or CORNWALL.—In the year 1859 it
would appear that the total receipts of the Duchy of
Cornwall amounted to £6.3,704, and the total
payments to £53,712, leaving a cash balance of £9,992
£40,785 was made over for the use of his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales. The cost of management
was £6,63.

RISCIPTION or THE VOLUNTEIR OFFICRRS AT
COURT.. -We are authorised to state (says the Timer)
that the Queen, having accepted the services offered
by the very numerous corps of volunteers formed
throughout the kingdom, has been graciously pleased
to notify her intention of appointing a day for the
special and exclusive reception of the officers of those
corps, it having been represented to Her Majesty
that they generally are desirous of presenting
themselves as volunteer officers before Her Ma-
jesty.
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.—The directors
of this company have resolved to recommend to the
proprietors, at the general meeting on the 9th of
February inst., that the dividend for the hallyear
ending the 31st of December. It+s9, be at the rate
of 51 per cent, per annum on the capital of the com•
PanY•
BRISTOL AND Exxxxii._7The half-yearly accounts

of this .company to the 31st of December last were
submitted to the Board on Thursday, and the direc•
tors decided upon recommending to the proprietors
a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum,
leaving a balance of £13,000.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LtexTEN ANT Or
'rile COUNTY Or Do Karr. —Dorset It( giment of
Militia. --Henry Thomas Baylie, gentleman, to be an
ensign to complete the establishment.
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CoMMISSIONS !HONED BY TIIR LORD LIRUTZNANT
OF TDB COUNTY OF DORSET. —Second Company of
Dorsetahire Rifle Volunteers—Oliver William Far.
rer, Eaq., to be Captain; William Charles Lacey,
Esq., to be Lieutenant; Charles James Eadclyile,
jun., Eaq. , to be Ensign.

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THIS LATIL BURGLARITS.—There is reason to
believe that the perpetrator of the robberies lately
committed in Dorchester, Weymouth, and Bridport
is now in custody, having been apprehended at Tor-
quay for a similar offence. These robberies in our
neighbourhood attracted much public attention from
their daring nature and the uniform manner in which
they were effected, together with the rapidity with
which they followed upon each other. It is satisfac-
tory to find that this dexterous burglar is at length
in all probability in the hands of justice.
AMSALILT CANK.—At the Petty Sessions, on Satur-
day last, Robert Willa was summoned for an assault
upon Anne Jane Stayner, of Charminster. It ap-
peared that while plaintiff was going home from
Dorchester, on Wednesday night last, about half.past
eight o'clock, she met the defendant, who she
thought was drunk. Upon defendant coming up to
her, be threw her against a hedge, and otherwise be-
haved in an indecent manner towards her. Defen-
dant was iseverely reprimanded by the magistrates,
and ordered to pay 40s. including costa.
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STEALING COALE. JGGICA PrEACIE, who was
charged on Thursday morning last by Mr. Superin-
tendent Pouncy, with stealing 100 cwt. of coals, the
property of Mr. Mayo, of Uharminster, was yester-
day morning brought up on remand before the
borough magistrates, aud sentenced to three months'
imprisonment with hard labour.
COMMITTED Ti) DORCHESTER GAOL. -To Hard
Laboar.—John Riley. assault on police at Weymouth,
1 calendar month ; William Burrows, deserting H.M.S.
Aboukir, 2$ days ; Edward Habgood, vagrancy at Win,-
borne, 6 weeks; John Lacy, poaching at Hainpreston, 1
calendar month ; John McDonald, vagrancy at Wey-
mouth, 14 days ; George Boyce, James Barker, and
Robert Rackforil leaving H.M.S. Royal Albert, 26days ;
Joseph Marchbanks, using threatening language on
hoard H.M.S., Royal Albert, 24 days; Henry Kelly,
leaving H.M.S. Royal Albert without leave, 28 days.—
hispemonineist.—John Tisard, drunk and disorderly at
Dorchester, 7 days.