The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-14 00:00:00

igiscellantous.

Mr. Frederick Peel will agein contest Bury et the
next election.
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--firTifeg—far—, • French surgeon, says that the simple
elevation ot • person's arm will atop bleeding at the
nose.

nn ingenious Yankee has invented • small machine
for sweeping a carpet without raising a dust in the room ;
it is effected by a brush revolving on a cylinder, which
is boxed over no no to form a reeeptacle, and prevent the
dust from flying off.
Dr. WHale and seven other Roman Catholio Bishops,
have put forth a thundeting manifesto against Queen's
Colleges, the National Schools, the model schools, and
any kind of "mixed education" that could be devised,
especially in intermediate clusical schools.
The Literary Gazette announces the purehase of • new
picture for the National Gallery, a "Virgin and Child,"
by Gliirlandajo. The gallery is cloned for the annual
vacation of sin weeks.

Baron Guinn has published • curious speonlation. He
estimates that if London increases during the second half
of this century as it increased during the first, the nuns.
her of inhabitants in 1901 will be 5,816,900. The
Silele does not, however, think, that this result is likely
to be brought about.
The works of the New Adelphi Theatre are in active
progress, and the roof, we are told, will be put on within
the next six weeks. The new building will cover •
somewhat larger area than was comprised within the
old house, the present plan being made to include all the
grounds added at various dates.
A photographer of Bordeaux was • few days ego en•
gaged in his laboratory, when a bottle of sulphuric acid
suddenly burst, and igniting at a candle, sat fire to his
clothes. Enveloped in flames, he rushed down stairs,
where some persons extinguished the fire. He was,
however, so dreadfully burned that be expired the next
day.
The salmon fishing@ belonging to the city of Perth
were last week let by public ronp on • lease of three
years, at the annual rent of ELM. The rent paid for
the fishinp last year was only £B7O, making thus a rise
upon the rental for three years to come of £590.
In the United States the consumption of toffee is
eight times as great as in Great Britain, arid probably
the consumption of beer in Great Britain is eight times
as great as in the United States.
Hr. Donati's comet has rapidly increased in brightness,
and on • clear evening, may be seen with the naked eye.
At about 8 o'clock it may be looked for betwesui the
lowest star of the Great Bear and the horisoh.

The daughter of the late Ary &heifer is at preeent
engaged in making a oolleotion of his work's, in order to
have a general uhibition of them, as wee done with
those of M. Paul De'moils.
As Major•Genorsi Dalton, of the Royal Artillery, well
driving with his family in an open carrisp, • large
swarm of weals attacked his horse, sliming it No severely
that it died I°oll4lo hours afterward..
The Directors of the Crystal Pyle°. Company have
determined on lighting the inopioei end of the building
till seven o'elook in the evening during the winter
months. The eleutrie light will be used.
A curious fast le pointed out by the " Dibath" that
It. right of distributing Sibiu unsoiled to the Proles.
tante by the treaty just oonoluded with China, is denied
thom In the department of the Butte, where the pre.
feet hu just prohibited the otroulatlun of the lilble, " and
other Protestant tracts."
Viscount Oltratford de Bedaliftb, sooompaidod by
Viroolintue Stratford de Kedah& and the Hon, Misses
Limning, left Grosvenon Aquaria on lietunlay fur Paris,
enemas to Constantinople, rid Mantellles.
A Belgian Oustoin•Houae officer liaa rallied the tin.
portent mutation (not yet decided) whether the mire.
(minus fklette water is not liable to import duty as a
French liqueur,
M, Persigny has KM a thousand francs to the Lamer.
tine Pond, with a letter in whieh he says i " When
think of the eminent eerviees wlilsh thie illostrioui man
liu rendered to hie pountry, of the brilliantly of his
talents, I grieve that I sin only eentribuW, hy a vulger
offering, Co the Poem+ of the work of the gingivae
Meeonbe,"