The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-05-12 00:00:00

Central Weirs.

COTTON tab. 9,IITHSLARD.—MIL litmus's Tam
?cam— We beg to. reused the potaise that very Lis-
tenons( keteres axe to Is delivered on Werhisedau
and Thuteday, the 21st .14 22.4.1 May, al the Town-
Dorchester, lb. Mayor cad that rector al Holu
Trinity will preside, ow the subket of" Fauipsoliou to.
Questioned," by Mr. Jordan. in referrer to than •
names we take the annexed from the Western news
He to • perfect muter of his aubjeet, handles it-
wide keg, sad melon his and mace feel thse be it bin-
sell deeply '
elm:be soya. Tire" of
ulttlisetitieruruthostapeparfecti"..".uass
dead:
everybody 'iota's, and an extempore speech,. whist:-
eremite two houn, prises • delightful entertainment.
There is, however. mesh mom than the talent of 11.
WNW which attracts such large audiences, and bake
them he mob mute atteelks. The facts communicated
in reformer to the colony peeve that Queensland 1....
of the most desirable places te which persons at all M-
ediated to eredgreas am have their attention directed.
With a healthy et mobs, • fertile seil, many navigable
rivers, a liberal faime of Governmewt, little taxatioe, •
sheep and efficient system of edaentiont and a state
of society generally not at all intoner in moral sad
rad aduserment to that existing in Ragland, we are
riot sarprised to find that more than ten tboessad
permatig bats already gooe cot to Quemeland sines Mr.
Jordan arrived I. this country twelve months since. Mr.
Jordan lemeafthe most popuher keturend the day, and
has itracted lennerserisdisume in Glasgow, Liverpo el,
Dublin, and many Aber of the lamed towns and cities
of the United Killdeer), Ho re-commenced his lectures
in the Western counties et Bristol on tbe 18th instant,
the Right Worshipful theft's/or of Bristol in the chair.
The large Victoria Room wee oweed, many being unable
te obtain admission. At G&en‘ter, on the lit and
2nd inst., the Greet Shire Hell was also filled to over-
, flownw."— Western Daily Hemet,
It was stated in the Bankruptcy curt. de T=4
Shit the dividend from the Mate of Siff,
pH/At* of the Morning Mande, mill lars in Ur
pound.
English shim faking refuge in French pet* am' so
longer to be &gruff with • !duty of one tram parfne,lf
on their passage from ente foreign port to enotheire mad
if they do not eegsge in any bade during their stay..
The lermutarionat Don SHOW.—An infeasible
has been received by the directors of the Agricultural-
ball that the Prises and Primer of Wales intendi
honouring the forthcoming dog show will • visit The.
number of entries already readies 1.500; mil it wag ex-
pected that before Monday the 11th inetarie, which 1.-
the last day for entering animals, they will approilmate
to nearly 2,000.
MUCH IN THE WAT.—It is thought that measures
will be taken by the Executive to rid Washington 4 a
surplus of the negro populatim. It is estimated tbat
there ore now in the district some 25,000 DORMS. being
an ester of mealy 15,000 since the war broke out. A
large number are idle, and the appeal which has been
made lo Northers Leinanitariass le aid in supporting
them hubris very feebly responded to.
THE ORR PRAIIHMITAR A taxantsta.".—By the
mere from Eisa Premises up tUI 23rd March, we learn
that the investigates which was being worried on es to
the voted seised on suspicion of being fitted out for
piratical purpose" war mill esedientel. Snob midesses
as has been made peak, lettere, oaths, and papers, is
i
I rodiciort ; but her objost. ITIHRITIRT it VIC was
neelembtedly a bed one.
Another telegram ham just readmil Ne Foreign Oilles
from Alumina, in which the renege from Costes
Spoke to Sir Roderick Murchison le, that 'on the 375 h
of March he was in north Wined' 14 dast 30 sok, as
the Nile that all wri well. and the (we presame
Its seem) "settled." Sir Roderick ebeerves—" thia is
glorious news for all pqmshers, and I heartily thank
Mr. Layard for so promptly eorsonsiestiew it."
CALITORNIAN Woaugas.—la Carder& the viso•
yards cover 4,600 area, and in MK a lean 8111001 of
wine were made. Pumpkins mesh 258114. and Po-
tatoes 71ba. Crops of 80 bushels 10 dr OMR unmet rare,
but the yield of barley is from 30 to 11/6 belehelle. The
big tree grove it eight mike keg, the hargest Tata
measures 223 feet in circumference 12 keg hems the
ground. The first hour built in fien Fraimient w el.
ISO, in 1881 there Wan 11,2165 bosses. The imps/
gold nugget found in California weighed PPilkos la
1881 one million dollars worth of quieksilver wow a L.
ported from this country. There are ales *Munk •
beds of sulphur, asphaltum, and plombego, and kegs '
lakes and sprinp impregnated with bons. The elifilleum
born bete are on the average larger, and there are MCP
twins born here than in any other part of the world,—
Celiforsien Paper.
PRACTICAL JOURlL—Another instance of the evil!
elects of practical joking in the army has just takes.
place at the Royal Military Academy, at Woolwich—
Mr. Lindsell, a gentleman cadet, belonging to the este-
itlisluneal, has never been, it appears, what is termed
" • popular man" mow his fellow cadets, and hes,
consermently, been subject to much MIK/y=OR A day
or two ago Ir. Keneway, • fellow cadet, about thesauri
age, namely, between 19 and 90 years old, wetted •
piece of blotting.pponr, and applied it to Mr. Lindsell's
cheek, and th.bathse being at the snowsuit, it is stated,
engaged with • comper at some week, fell upon the
aggressor, and inflicted a couple of wounds, of sane
magnitude, in his left arm mei thigh. Their companions
endeavoured, but ineffectually to stanch the flow of
Mood with their pocket handkerchiefs, but the wounds
were found to he severe, and be was removed to the
Cadet's Hospital, where he is pregramild favourably.
Mr. Lindeell is under close arrest in his own mom,
pending an official inquiry, the defaulter's gnarling,
which obtained the designation of " the blank bole,"
having been abolished at the time of the regent slangs
in the Academy, on his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge being appointed Governor.
woodier Loit Liestenaney, that of Siedlerdeelre, has
fallen vainest by Ur death of Rellererd Jelin Littletem,
Baron Hitherton. The deceased 'Mimes bee taken
an active pert in Parliamentary thane for joist Ma years.
He was elected for Stafford in 1112, haying them
reareely empleted his 21st year. He was a Libeled,
ist not of extreme views. He was in femur of
Catholic emancipation. of the Reform Bill, and. Ater
wise measures. He joined the Canning Ministry,. and
steliently that of Earl Grey. He was t ajpin
opposition to Mr. Minors Sutton for the
chair, but wee defeated by • large majority. The mem
year be berme Chief Secretary for Ireland, and bib
the Grey Ministry, with Sir Junes Ordure and tie.
present Lord Derby. on amount of the Irish policy el
the Premier. In 1835 he was raised to the peerage • in.
1854 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire_
He was • fast-rate an of business, • vssy sneeedal'
firmer, sod a warm supporter of all pru.iinl imessurese
for improving the condition of the working deem
The Prince and Princess of Wales have accepted the
invitation of the City to attend some feetivitiee, and
have chosen to be present at • ball which is to be given
at the Guildhall on let June. The proper into the
City will no doubt be • most brilliant err. Of course
there will be a busy time for the illuminating trade, but
• somewhat •IIXIOIII one for the Commissioners of Hos
City Police, who will feel that another opportunity is
offered them to prove that they are not so bad as they
✓em. But the most strange part of the whole affair
wi I be to see the fair rose of Denmark dancing with the
Lord Mayor of London. The chief magistrate is not re-
markable for grace, and if her Royal Highness does not
mile when his lordship leads her out she will evince •
mat command over her risible 1111110188. What • pity
it is that the old days of minuets are gone by!
It is clear that we are to have another battle of the
Spithead forte. The Portsmouth oomispondent of the
2 Mrs describes the condition of the works at this point,
and infers that they will shortly be nsiewed. L
Palmerston will doubtless tarp the sumer of the forts
at Charleston as a reason why the Home of Commons
should stultify itself by passing the vote this year, which
last year it would have refused to pass. had not the
Government saved itself from defeat by timely ear-
render. The month of June is, therefore, lady tee
witness some lively debates in Parliament.

The returns from Luminaire are very autidaateny. In
the week ending April 25,secompared with the leateme
in Marsh, there was an increase 0(33,816 in the number
of °pentane fully employed, and of 1,300 in the number
worldng four or five days a-weak, while the number of
perwona wholly out of employment was lees by KIM
There are still 294,904 pereons receiving relief from the.
oommittees ; but this number, large as it is, is 411,M7
below the return for March. Mr. Ftroall's weekly re-
port shows a decrease of 5,373 in the number in receipt.
of parochial relief.

If we are to believe the gossiping and often incorrect
Court Jolson{ the Princess of Wales has followed the
example of speed set by all the royal brides of England.
The ?linos. iii. said, has &Amid the invitation et the
Emperor Napoleon on the groard of the Princess's
health, and we are further told that her =Highness
has "discontinued home exercise." The
a bottle of water from the Jordan to be used •beltt
ie
baptism of his expected niece. It is to be hoped that
his Royal Highnees brought more than OM bottle.
The noes has opened a fee dewier upon Use autho-
rities at Greenwich Hospital. These give it out
privately--for, of ovum, to their position they are un-
able to reply in public—that the Mao writer ham been
led into Ms present attack by a recent dimppointment.
So be it ; but that is not an answer to the charges,
though an explanation of the reason why they are made.
The fact., if facts they be, are very ugly ; and the
sooner they are denied, or altered, the better for in
parties oomerned.
There seems to be some uncertainty with regard to
the movemeets of the Prince and Primers of Wales.
The name' Paris correspondent says that their Royal
Highnesses are expected at Bt.-Ckiod ea • visit to Um
Emperor and Empress of the Press* somewhere sheen
the 10th inst. The Morning Pool, bowers,, has re 1.06
to behove that there is qo truth in the reported Ibis
visit. It is cortain that the Primers bolds a drawing.
room ea the 18th.
Pommies Gaxis.—ldr. Paull's bill. new Were the
Home of Ompamoss, impales a penalty as knowingly
and willafly selling or exposing for sale, ar.perolumiag„
poison, or grain shish has bees steeped in poops, or
with which poises has bees so mixed as te resider It
calculated to destroy life, with intent that it should be
mod for injuring or destroying birds or animals. A
penalty is also imposed on knowingly and wilfully
sowing such poison or poisoned grata .

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The lawsuit against the &ilk a wail. whieh
seemed likely to be at least a protruded. if at a eels-
bested same, Wei had a short earner. The plaintiff.
Croakee, oomplained that money hid bees paid im-
properly to Mr. Parkes tor pritiag up ths sonapsay •
that the malls bad been made eastrat7 to the artielse ii
agreement ; that, therefore, he (the plaintiff) and all
the other elmrsholders elsoeld be relessed from paving
the calls; sad that the /16,000 paid to Parkes should he
repaid. The Bank bad ret6sed the Bolisitor-Gemeral ;
but °be Vierebsesellor at owe stopped the dr ma
the mound that DO shareholder meld reprised ell the
otbersl.& mit, sod tkat it was acil staled le whew the
desoy shield be repaid. Be therefore likered the
demurrer with coed, sod vilified lode to eareed the
bill

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