The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-25 00:00:00

TRIAL OF It. ROCHEFORT.

On Saturday W Rochefort and his colleagues, M.
Pascal Grommet and K. bemuse, were charged before
the Correetional Tribunal of Police at Paris, with
oommittiog offences against the Emperor and the
Imperial family, and with inciting the people to revolt.
All three journalists, having been foond guilty, were
motaoced to be imprisoned for sic mouths, and lo Po 7
a fine. IL Rochefort of 3,000 f. ; K. Pascal Grottiest of
&OM, ; and Y. Donnie of 5401.

•TaroaoucnisautimmiaLut.—A bob4all ecetfi
a rani* paper Miller, • white kotton weskit; Faller
trimmers without say cloth into the legs, shiny hither
bon*, • pair of yeller gloves, and inside of 'elm all a
Ching got up in imitation of • man, but, as tbekounter.
tuatara asp, poorly executted, and not calculated to de.
we, biustash indispeneabul, and Manes anneals-
earl. Fine specimens on exhibiticia—JosA
DRIPPIIIO SUEIT.—A gentleman called one even,
lag to see Buett, the comedian, at the stage-door of
Vie theatre at which the actor was engaged. &tett
aot being in the theatre, tho gentleman—to whom
Ms actor's person was unknown—resolved to wait.
Presently the actor came in, drenched with the rain,
which was falling heavily.—" Pray, sir," said the
gentleman, "are you Suet& ?"—"Erd !" was the re-
ply, " I rather think I'm dripping.

°mazer OPUtION.—An Attorney once mine into
mart drunk, when the judge said to Dim "Sir, I am
sorry to see you in • situation which is a disgrace to
yourself and family, the court, and profession to
which you belong,"—This remark elicited the follow-
ing CdoliOtply—" Did your liouour speak to in P"—" I
did, sir; I said, sir, that in my opinion you disgrace
yourself and familj, the Ivor% and the profession by
your coulee of conduct."—" May please your
hoarier, I have been an attorney 1-i-in this n-court for
14tese years; and, permit, me to say, your honour,
oat th sis the first correct opiutou 1 ever knew you
to rely-
LEROY' OM TUE PRINia.—A certain oontributor toe
periodical was remarkable for the obscurity of his
style, and the rompositois, in setting up his articles,
coemantly made mistakes. One day he cams to the
(oboe in a boiling passion; • phrase of his bad been
dreAttilly handled. "You distort me here!" °tied
he; "you mutilte me."—" Pray be calm ; the error
shell h, v.:pained and rectified." But—was it an-
et, • r err., ut the press, or was it done on purpose?
day appeared, in the most conspicuous pert
th jo•,rnl.l, these terrible words :—"Au error of
thetiyrosterdny haring,rendered•pessage by U.
vre now give it as it really Wllll in
t▪
he eisuuseriPi-"
Tag Doo AND TIIE STATION-MASTSB.—A good
story is told of the master of • railway-statiou in the
e fat, good-natured, droll fellow, whose johai
boo° gne quite popular on the road. Hi/ uamo
iltoltra A few inoriing, since, while in the perform-
ance et his regular duties WI ugly little Scotch ter-
ga in his way, and he gave him a smart kick,
which sent him over the track, yelping. The owoer
of the dog soon appeared,
sin high dudgeon, wanting
to keen why lie
i kicked his dog. "Was that your
"kW Sill, n his usual drawl. "Certainly it
u:ss.fi▪ l. t right have you to kick him r. "tie's
„,
said "No hu's not WI I, either," said
Wog, I should be if anybody kicked
the toner.
me in dist viral. rogimudad Bill.
AN
stroetoLOONT AND IiItGUEST. There is a
story
plow forgotten by all but mai who were
4, Loan' tit • terfale 00Bolge nearly thirty years ago,
of an isethosiastin Pr.niann" of liiiiemology, not Gale-
etnd for his eze:relo• of hospitality, who was de.
h ,Licid at the arrival of an eminent pursuer ot insects
tCat I* larked him to board and bed in chambers.
N,tt morning Dr. Mac!lY greeted his guest, " Aud
h..... did ye sleep the nwia' Mister
Meelleawalh r
• N t very well ; bed. Perhaps. But—"
- Al, r, queLm a„, doctor, eagerly,yo were jue.
I,,ltea by annetlaitig..h r— Well, to tell you WI
t I &Woe. I last think of thail Bitten,
• Now, ems ye Wit was salt ng kninworthy
ye? petnime, eh r-- I talk. But
sue chap' for biting 1 neves met in my hine_..
shhuhi think ea, indeed (with great gifts). They're
fiseiliaa Haw I imperial i susisey:.