The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-02-04 00:00:00

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PATRIARCHAL WEDDING AT CLUTTON.--.The qiiet
inhabitants of this usually quiet village, on Wednes ay
last, witnessed a singular scene at the Independent
Chapel, in which a pliant old son of Nan, who hae
been for many years in receipt of a pension from the
43oYernment for his services to the country during he
Peninsular and other cainpaigns, where lie served in he
Royal Artillery# acd lost one of his legs, playe 4
prom T prominent Pert. . he old soldier boasted of having
eeen mventy-live years, and now boasts of . having per.
funned %lir of the most gallant acts in his life,l by
' marrying a' fair ladle" who is slaty-four 'seers of age.
As the happy oouple were returning from the chapel
they were arid by • couple of the m bridegroom's fo er
"companions In arms," who fired several voile of
blank cartridge in honour of thiyevent, to the gloat
delight of the newly-Wedded pair. The affair oo:'oltit
es great stir in n
the neighbourhood, mind a large cnewuo
of people auembled on the canisiom •
A GoOD WATCH AT A MODRRATZ, l'altu.—''f tIM ;.
stranger in walking through the City of Londini n cat
be ismoniehed to • see no many estiblishmente whose
windows are filled with watches and- jewellery .of he
at
niost costly description. Among these there is One art,
rising into celebrity for the beauty and excellence ite
Produition*-'Me Mean, the establhlimint of Ige: J. W.
' Benson, watch inruinfacturer, of 33 itaid $4, Ludgate'
Hill, and 46 and 47, C,ornhill. .As a goad watt is
admitted on all sides to be indispensable to the ma of '
business we ;bete. great : plasters it': poilig nit A.
!Web 1014144,04/7 !AIWA our ,frie.udp oat pri lime the
article without paying an esorbalmit phee. —Pnitt f '
Telegraph. Stmtrni!‘ Illustrated Pamphlet, post `ree
for two stamps, in descriptive of every constractiol of
watch now made. Watolses dale by post to all parts of
the globe. 1
Ferias AMONG Mrs Ofraffet •-•Thei irlY kingdom is
concentrating in interest an Faiterrils- en draws nigh.
Prince Darla, the eldese sou ef the late king, sbdi led
his' real right, min alreadyffinern, M favour of his water,
the Princess Helen. Helen (Nell Blackbeartl), boner,
was thwarted in her embalm* lei ;id honours by . er
elder and widowed sister Fetker't MY, Wha resideis at
Coldstream, and was lately indtrived at Teal nr;
Dreadfulgfends, nursed by "spindled's to regality, have
rent into factions the royal family of this glories: he
" palace" is at present occripied by. the Premed H en,'
who by the bye, pays for it a rent of El per minim.
'Abont • fortnight ego Queen Esther visited Yetlidlm,
end as she thought -upon her sister's rivalry, lid r heart
yearned for vengeance. Armordingly.she armed heMelf
with • heavy and uner,uth cudgel, sod in the position of
" carry arms," walked sentry a whole night in front of
the palace, with the intention of having satisfaction Ou t '
of her sister (Biackbeard). The next day, when the,
queen was hastily taking a little meat in a house oppo-
site the palace, Nell - named from Me royal abode, and
ran hotly pursued by the queen, who had been eating '
and watching. Nell was run down by the infuriated
vermin a Mead's' house; where, had * net been for
timely interfereincrs serious results might have ens ed.
As We hive stated it the, ontset, Fastern's-Wen is owl
looked forwata to as a day which will be mereorehl in 1
t
the annals of Yetholm it being always one noted fur 1
regal display, snot for lime eutpourings a devotion to his
toteredell regnant. But the (miming holiday It isle:*
that Prince David will declare himpelf the right-,
posted
el
heir to the gipsy crown, and as the queen has tar,
help at her command to aid h M tier Ami SS d bersel ,- a
contest of ban arras, and of Mune bloodshed, is anti,:
cipated.—Bortkr Advertiser.
Tile VOYAGE OF TEE GUARDS TO CANADA..-A Set-
geant•major. of the let Etattalion Grenadier Guards,; on
.board the Adriatic, writes is' a friend in Devonport :v---,
..We had 1,400 men on board, at. 'wed away something
Like pigs all es top of each other. Thee the rati
, mere anything but inviting. Tea I Ord forgive see
palling things by their wrong names for I very bell
It was nothing more nor leas than a tier rope- mpg"
rin a boiler of water, with • small portion oimsgamin
The chocolate I can say nothing about, for -04/Mene
:ten drank ie. The pea soup, the first day, WM, Oa
timing awful;; some companions got all -Pak and
,others a kind of liquor. The soldiers unheard flit"
Haitian army' under Darius, whish drank- tke,lid
dry) attacked the water barrels; iinmediately atter*"
in good forge. The adjutant, veer they had twirl
time Marsh ordered them sway hem the emend VI
mould not go, -bat were renlimpus menet to Pry,. I
" Throw him overboard." They then brought the i
to play on them, which soot viewed the wayn.- t
:mere raging marl with thirst. ,The emikingi•ablegall
was abominable ; not sufficient :boilers. ' Tim ."d
commonly called padding, which was supplied is
for dinner, was generally boiled during the night, ,
issued out before breakfast;- it so attar to our ti
that You rOuld vet aret them Gleaned far SA Mood
A more miserable Christmas I never paned. Nine a
yolMery were rarely mil stare, "rhea ;the Me delltert is
111 such masses that ske was drirtn film .ber _googri
and obliged to Make oil to sea,With Alloiogropogy
all thy btklotw cis board- ' She left /*Mad de it
.ship's boats and :twiny otlaser mom Hearing this,
.gave nri the thought. a trying " Ito .'ssempl.'ths
LavirrePrie,sed,muipm'y with the+Perliisinteitlial
eirrivad safely in Hanker .Hkrbene..• Etimppeamsk is
Halifax Chrotridei than the Panes -wad hist at
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Scots Fuaileer Guards, and other . *ONO; irlit
turned out to be fake. Tinny are now
.11ydney. We are now taking in coal, and_ gs=e
leave obortfr far- St. .rcaid. rfoii , IlnintirW I
overland to Quebec, upwards of 300 *des, !mei
marching apd , part by. sleighing. Each °Moor .
have carried for him; 4ffiers. af -, baggage -only, , , I
frightfully cold here 1 you can seem mitlimg but ice
snow, and sledges flying from one part Of the ' --
"nether, each draWnlbY ohe oriOr4blo--o.oitot!.
homes with .4 couple of hells; Pp
gili notice of his "normal; Ti
cheap, meat particularly—Ad.
pods ,T, pager ,110 d. per 1h...,; ruin
very dear. The ladies si
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is

• Lb. ; lobsters,

to free. as

or Thelrierdimis to-their
mow' suaglicomf' one rs, Tenderise every jolt of this el
k isithohobikg and every turn eithelused'•nearly pa
,eshrlistilm riff." The first ibtatcbtheset, of MSS
was to leave St. Jobashrtis Zsederibtowonibi 6
,t-rINT
Th 7 WV 1,04/4" t'h!) 4hs'
roughln one lig, ot) estr,Svirtles,
provided for each man halfway on'the
number was to be in*uZed lii Inew facilities
afforded along the trouts. and log hati,v.imq tCh ilf
on the various stations between Predenctou and /
Lawrence. The sleighs, which hays- heirs imil
orally for the service, will each carry sight men,
the driver.
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scene took piece /lewd