The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-16 00:00:00

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The Dulwich college governors are stated to have be-
fore them a recommendation from the managuqç com-
mittee that the gallery of pictures should be throws
open to the public four days in each week, free of charge
and on the two remaining days 6d., tickets of admission
to be no longer necessary. This reoommendation
requires only the sanction of the general board for its
adoption.
Vaccination with a mwnetised needle is said to have
proved extremely suwadul in insuring the rapid absorp-
tion of the virus.
The accredited organs of fashion declare that there is,
or is to be, a re-action in her world against the excesses
of hoop and flounce.
Alderman Monk, recently convicted of forgery, has
chosen as the hard labour to which he is to apply him-
self during his imprisonment, "Knitting cotton night-
caps.'
The removal of Temple Bar is all but resolved on by the
civic authorities.

A new screw steamer, the Emperor Alexander, was
successfully launched last week at Birkenhead. She is
an iron steamer of 1,100 tons, with engines of 350 horse
power, capable of working up to 1,200. She is to run
between Odessa and Alexandria.
The expected Mormon war is very popular in Cali-
fornia. 'Volunteer oompanies are drilling all over the
country, panting for glory and spoil. Other patriots are
eager for making money by supplying the wants of the
army.
The Rev. H. Mostyn Prioe, a gentleman aged about
sixty, and oonnected with some of the best families of
Montgomeryshire, went into a hairdresser's shop, at
Newton, to have his hair dressed. He afterwards pur-
chased a razor, and, whilst the shopkeeper was absent
getting change, inflicted no frightful • wound in his
throat that he died in a few momenta.
Mr. Charles Mathews (says the New York Tribtow)
"was married in this city, on Sunday (the 14th of
February), to Mrs. Linde Weston Davenport, lately the
wife of Mr. A. H. Davenport, of Walk's Theatre.
We believe that the decree of Court divorcing Mr. and
Mrs. Davenport was pronounced on Saturday of last
week."
The death of Rear-Admiral Sir Eaton Stemmed
Travers is announced. The Admiral, who was seventy.
one years of age at his death, had been engaged with the
enemy' on upwards of ore hundred occasions; commanded
at the destruction of eight batteries and three =Mello
towers, as also at the capture of sixty sail.
During • trial in the Crown Ooart, Sligo, it was dis-
oovered that one of the Jurors was intoxicated, where-
upon the delinquent was fined £2O, and the jury were
discharged.
One of Lord Palmerston's last official acts was to send
• donation of £lOO to Mn. Mogridge, widow of the
popular writer known by the non de plume of "Gist
Humphrey."
A celebrated Roman was told to beware of the Ides
of March; and our own statesmen should be equally
cautious respecting the 22nd of February, which has
been of late years singularly fatal to the Governments
of this country. On the 22nd of February, 1851, Lord
as John Russell w defeated on Locke Ring', motion, and
resigned. On the 22nd of February, 1882, Lord John
Russell's Administration was finally broken up. On
the 22nd of February, 1865, Lord Palmerston's Admi-
nistration was broken up by the retirement of the
Peelites ; and on the 22nd of February, 1858, Lord
Palmereton's second Administration finally reaigaed, in
consequence of the vote of censure conveyed by Milner
Gibson's motion.—Glasgow Daily Mail.