The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

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Forty non-oommiasioned °Moen and men of various
cavalry and infantry regiments, who have recovered
from their wounds and sickness, left St Mary's invalid
establishment on Thursday morning, having been dis-
charged, owing to their unfitness for further service.
The Curagoa, 32, sorew.frigate, Captain T. Manson,
will, on her return from Cherbourg, be fitted with extra
Accommodations to convey Lord Stratford do Radcliffe
to Constantinople.
New Muria ACT—By an act just printed an Act is
revived and continued for three years to enable Her
Majesty to &acid the services of the militia out of the
United Kingdom.

DEBICBTERN PROS! TAP ARMY.—Between the Ist of
October, 1857, and the 31st of 51nroh last 8,822 soldier*
deserted from the rooks of the regular army, and 6,614
from the militia. Of the runaway soldiers 3,038 were
recovered and restored to the service, while 5.133 of the
militiamen were recovered. The expense for the appre-
hension of both classes of deserters was about £1.833 ;
and the expenses incurred on account of billets, 0,051.
MEATH OP M. Sousa. —We regret to learn that
M. Alexis Boyer, so deservedly famous for his labours
in the art of gastronomy, died suddenly Thursday night.
A. one of those who have greatly contributed to break
down the absurd and wasteful system so common in
English kitchens, and to train up a class of cooks whose
knowledge extend* further than the common feat of
boiling " a thousands pounds of west & hundred hours to
make one buin of broth," M. Boyer is worthy of men-
tion and regret. We believe, too, that the military
kitchens WI huh he superintended in the Crimea were
eminently successful, and that his memory will linger,
associated with the reoulleotion of many • well-cooked
sisal, in the mind of the British soldier.

The compartment in the crypt of Bt. Paul's appropri-
ated to the remains of the Duke of Wellington is now
open to the inspection of the publio. A sarcophagus,
simple and massive in its structure, now contains the
coffin, which on the day of the funeral was placed on
the tomb of Nelson. The material is Cornish porphyry,
of a dark brown oolour, with yellow markings, and the
ornament consist of an heraldic cram pieced upon • boss
at each end, and of the inscriptions, one recording the
name, the other the datua of the b rth and death of the
illustrious deceased. The base upon which the sere°.
phagus rests is of the ordinary light unpolished 'minas,
adorned at each corner with a lion's head. The flooring
Is composed of Mintorn tiles, arranged in • simple
pattern, and the apartment ia lighted by Jett of gas
rising from four polished candelabra of Scotch Peter.
heal granite. The re.oomitruotion of the floor has ex-
tended to the apartment appropriated to Lord nation's
sarcophagus, which may be seen in the background by
the visitor who enters the resting place of the more re-
cently departed hero. Altogether the effect of the
cliamher and its contents, with the associations belong.
log to it, is float 11011111 M end Impressive, The minima
who desire to ems the proposed Nits for that Wellington
Monument, which Is now such a prominent subject for
discussion, may he Informed that the Bishop's Conalotory
Court in the mouth-west aisle, towards the extremity of
the nave, immediately opposite the Consistory Chapel, is
at present the charm spot.