The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-02 00:00:00

GENERAL_ ITEMS.

(hyaenas ana-Ec-ise—rece—its— be;t-tre—ec-sh.e.wed • serious
falling-olf, and it is feared the deficiency will be a million
by the on of the year,
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The Chiliana are mid to have captured Iquique.
Good roads in Turkish Asia Minor would waist the
advance of the Russian armies at the next invasion.
Kumla would therefore not object to such " reforms."
Manjuis Townshend as endeavouring to get up a
national mossociation for early closing.
Mr. O'Donnell, IL P., who is in Paris has written •
letter on the recent arrests in Ireland. He says :—" The
whole conduct of the Ministry is of • piece. The present
bullies of Ireland are the same cravetu who signed the
secret agreement of surrender to Count Schouvalolf.
The devastators of South Africa and Afghanistan, the
perfidious annexers of the Transvaal Itepubbc, are true
to their mission of truculent poltroonery. in seeking to
terrorise the suffering tenantry of Ireland.
921,00 E) words, spoken at Mr. Gladstone's political
tour, were telegraphed to various newspapers in one day
last week.

Roberts has taken • fortified position in the
Maiden district, near Cabal. The cold is severe ; but
most of the European troops ars in buts, and those for
the native regiments are making good
Telegrams from Cabal to London piesnrrboat • day
and a quarter.
If the proposed Itussian reforms are introduced, the
attention of Russia will be &VA on home affairs for some
time to fume. _ . .

--alioTwil;a—s—with the English army in Afghanistan are
charged with ill-treatment of the enemy's wounded, by
slashirut them about, and setting their clothes on lire.
Agricultund delegates from the North of Britain and
Ireland to Canada are said to have bought land there and
to have come home prepared to recommend farmers to
emigrate to the Dominion.

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young nave mu e, but named Inc Delaely,
threatened to kill the Persian A tubsaeador last week. lie
WWI sentenced for six months.
King John of Abyssinia demands of F4ypt a port on the
Red Sea and • large subsidy, and in default tWeatens to
detain Colonel Gordon sad declare war.
A large number of ladies sought election on Q. London
&hoot Botrd.
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Thieirated 4icial faults are charged against the British
rule in Cyprus, and the European colony have protested.
and asked the assistance of the Powers
The Empress of Russia has arrived at klorence, and la to
visit Sicily.
Peter's Pence have terribly fallen off, and • circular on
the subject is to be issued by the Pope.
Ur. Gladstone at Dalkeith, held use meeting on ground
belonging to his great opponent. the Duke of Buccicuch,
into whose possession it will revert at the end of the
lease.

The late lira Charles Dick ,ene widow of the eminent
novelist. was buried on Wednesday last week at High-
ga.t!.•

Mr. Henry Rawson, an seaseiate of Mesers. Cobden and
Bright, and whale father was treasurer of the Anti-Corn-
Law League, dial last week.
Romanist priests in New England are ordered to establish
parochial schools ininialiately, and to threaten with the
terrors of the !fantasist church those who send their
children to other schools.

herious accidents having happened during rocket prac•
lice, tiring war rockets is to be discontinued until an
enquiry has been made into the causes of their bursting in
the tubes.

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LEGAL TIME IVR. MARRIAIiti. Rev. F.. H.
Bickersteth, of Ilaintettaul, proposes that the legal hours
for marriage about.' he extend.' till six in the evening.
atel says that inebriate or clan.lestine marriages are not
more coin:nun in countries where there is no such restric•
tion aOrs.

An Executive Council and Legislative Assembly arc
ordered by the Queen to be provided for the Transvaal.
11161,1 Davenport Hill and several other ladle.. have been
elected 0/1 the London lichool Board, and out it 45
members returned there are only 14 reactionary candb
deka

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Mr Labouchere's action, to prevent his being expelled
from the Beefsteak Club, has been decided in his favour,
the master of the Rolls deciding that the plain rules "(the
club had been violated, granting Mr. Laboucheres motion,
and his costs.

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The Earl of Suffolk, at Chippenham agricultural dinner.
expresood himself in favour of simplifying the laws relating
to the transfer of land.

Two lovers were drowned on the Thames last week.
Three persons were boating to Frith, awl on changing
sesta, they c.0.d.5:1 the boat. The man had just returned
from • long voyage, and the two were about to be
nouried.

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Cabman Jennings wits lined 20a. and costs for running
glown Sir Robert Carden in Threadneedlestreet, the Lord
Mayor telling the cabman the roadway belongs as much to
foot passengers as to drivers of vehiclea.
Al no money is to be found in the Sultairs palace, Onnan
Pacha has • strange plan of getting his 42.0tal franca per
month. lie puts a aergeant before the Finance Minister'.
door, and conitacates all the money that comes, until the
amount is made up.
A surgeon at Mold left his wife chargeable to the union,
and eloped with • young lady, aupposed to be a friend of
his and his wife's. The scoundrel had first given • bill of
axle on his goods to a money lender, who took them at
once, and the wife was left destitute. The doctor was
caught, and has a month for deserting his wife.
Mr. Archibald Forbes was hooted and pelted with eggs
at Newport, for refusing to deliver his lecture.
South Staffordshire iron furnaces are being re-lighted.
the trade reviving fast.
Boy Mutterers threatened to rob • postduistrem at
Kingston-vale, pointing • pistol at her, and demanding
' Your money or your life! ' She ran away, and they
Ave six months • gettin' upstairs."
Sir George Bowyer, M.P.. says there will be no
iimolution of Parliament until the year after next.
Earl ifurham died Thursday night. isged
Three boys on board the training ship Southampton,
tried to set fire to her in the Humber ; but the miachief
was discovered in time. Nearly :10) were on board.
" Rev." F. S. Green, Miles Platting, has been served
with • bill of costs in connection with Iblll prosecution for
ritualbit practices; but the English Church Union intends
to contest the charges by niore law.
King's Norton guardians have stopped giving gruel to
fraud*. as they found the " luxury " drew an increase of
vagrants.
M. de liesseps is about to dart for Panama; a brigade of
pioneers and aurveyors is already gone to prepare to cut
the Oceanic Canal.

di;;;O4aiion

Fo HER OWN BANNS.—A soldier courted •
widow at Lopen, Somerset, and believirus he had her
consent, be " put up the banns," but the first time of ask.
ing, they were forbidden by the widow herself.
Colonel Peareon, C. 13 , has been awarded the
distinguished service pension of .LlOO per annum, for
services in Zululand, particularly the bolding Fort
Etehowe for three month.
King Oscar 11., of Sweden, criticised severely • play by
one of his subjects, a dramatic author, whereon the
furious poet demanded an apolozy or single combat. King
Oscar sent the letter to the State prosecutor, aud the
author bolted to Vienna.
Pauperiun in the London workhouses has Increased, as
compared with last year's.
St Mark's, Venice, is fide from "restoration,' for the
present.

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a-tip-posed godfather made sure of teaching his godchild
her duties at Swansea. Ile KM W. and she 19, and he
married her. The roughs pelted her, not with rice, but
tufts of churchyard muss
Labourer George Wheeler slept on a limekiln last week,
at Bristol, was suffocaksl, and his feet burnt.
Two miners who would not join in a strike had their
cottage wrecked last week by • can of gunpowder exploded
with • fuse, Mt none of the men were hurt.
1.10,430 has been awarded by • jury as damages on a
contract to make railways in Anatolia for the Turkish
Government, the plaintiff having surrendered his con-
°amnion to the defeadmin but the work was not carried
out,
Baker Packs, its, said, was nominated at the express
request of the British Government, to carry out the pro-
toted Turkish reform".
The Greek boundary question ism far from being settled
that the commissioners threaten to leave if energetic stela
be not at once taken_
The Pope has written to the Irish Bishops to interpose
between the people and the Government, so as to prevent
all strife
On Saturday night wee concluded the trial of the St.
Petersburg political prisoners. Leon Mirsky was sentenoed
to death, Tarkholf to LI years hard labour, and the rest
were acquitted.
M. Michel Chevalier, who negotiated the French
Commercial Treaty with Mr. cobdoo, is dead at Paria•
aged 74.
30,1100 people gathered in Hyde Park on Sunday. to I prided against the arrests of Meows. Italy. Devitt, and 1
Kellen, and to demand a reform of the land lams
111 private bills are to be applied for to Parllansent next
Senna". as against 1 Waal year.
The 31st exhibition of the Birmingham and Midland
I ...unties' Association was opened at Bingley Hall on
Saturday morning. ilk. entries of stock number 204.
including 152 head of cattle, 02 pens of sheep, and TA of 1
pigs; while there are 2,197 pens of poultry and 702 of ,
pigeons,i
on Saturday the stock markets were firm, and Consols
rose to 1041 to WM for the account, and one-sixteenth mune
for delivery. Railway securities were also on the rise
TURKISH APYAlRS.—Mulchtar l'acha has been mur-
dered by Arnauts, when sent to make over a district
tntheMontemscgrms. He wait, nest to Osman Pacha,
the beet general in the Turkish service, and severely
defeated the Russians in Armenia near the beginning
of the last war. Lord Salisbury is said to be satisfied
of the Porte's sincere intention to carry out reform..
Christians are to be appointed governors of the
provinces of Erseroum and Zeitoun. Sir Henry
'Aran! has Protested Wainid concession to a French
Company, for the construction of the quays of
Constantinople, whereby they would acquire the right
to levy a tonnage duty on vemels entering the
TIM 11(1,411 PitOnIiCUTION. Mr. Roe's vigorous
efforts to turn the State prreecution at Sligo into a
screaming farce appear to have been suppressed .oi
Friday by the magistrates, who reelved on bringing
the charge against Mr. Killen to a close. The
prisoner was aununitted for trial, and, having yefuaed
to find ball by the advice of his ridiculous "adviser,"
he was removed in custody. Mr. Rea refused to leave
the court at tbe close of the pnweedinfa and was left
in ~,,iii.nry isw,,,,,sion ~f the hall. Owing, it le alleged,
to a technical informality, arising out of the cony.n
caused by Has, it is said that an attempt will be made ,
In the Queen's Beech to_quaah the committal. Mr.
Parnell has regorged to M, to the peat delight of
the rabble, whew be milkweed co Thursday Wok