The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

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FRA NCE.-11. Emile de Girarlin, in the Paris Preset,
devotes • long article to Fmgland, attempting to PITMe
the worthlessness of the English antenna, and suggesting,
as the only alliance worth speaking of, or.e between
France and Russia. Ile gives • long hit of England,s
offences to Franoe beginning with the settlement of
Belgium in 1830, and ending with the opposition to the
Mexican expedition. The condition, he says, on which
France has ever been admitted to the alliance of England,
is, that she shall become her vassal, and "homely abandon
the defence of the great principle which comprises the
natural solution of European questions. This principle
lithe right to the sea, of which Gibraltar has been the
audacious and criminal violation." The alliance of
France and Eases, on the contrary, will be the recogni-
tion of that great principle, and would secure Its.
triumph.
The reply of Russia to the invitation to attend the
proposed Congress was delivered over to the French
Minister on Thursday. It is stated that the answer of
Switzerland is " • direct soceptanco," but melancholy to
relate, even Switzerland has it. "reserve," which the
Federal Council will communicate to the French Cabinet.
We have no doubt the French Cabinet, devoutly wishes
that Switzerland would keep its reserves to Itself. The
Poore Paris correspondent says. that Eogland's refusal
to enter the Congress may One France forming new and
more intimate allies in other quarter*. The hand which
England ha. dropped may be grasped by the Czar.
SCHLESWIG AND HOLSTEIN—The question
exciting most interest at present is that of the succession
to the Sohleawig and Holstein Duehise. Prince
Frederick of Augustenburg repudiates the announce.
Extent by his father of the Duchies, and bas issued •
proclamation oncoming the Government, and calling on
the people to support him. Most of the officials refuse
to take the oath of allegiance to the King ef Denmark
as Sovereign of the Duchies, and there would appear to
be every probability of an appeal to arms. Austria and
Prussia, however, it is affirmed, decline to recioguis• Use
title of Prince Frederick, on the ground that the
marriage of his father was • Morganatic one, and that,
consequently, the legitimate position of the son is elan.'
celled thereby. If these two great German Polemic
decline to support the Holsteinera the King of Den-
mark will have but little difficulty in disposing of the
claims of his faraway cousin the Prince.
DENMARK—According to existing arrangements at
Portsmouth, the Channel Fleet, under the command of
Ito chief, Rear-Admiral Sydney Colpoyi Degree. C. 8.,
will sail from Spithead about neselay nest, lee Copes-
Navin, to do honour to His Majesty, Christian EL,
Ring of Denmark, on the occasion of his coronation.

IttRIEBY.—Tke great obstacle to progress and finan-
cial reform in the Turkish Government—the Schaikb 4
Islam—bas. we are informed, been dismissed from the
Council of Ministers. Jonah being thus overboard, it is
to be hoped that the Turkish ship of state will bare fair
misbrand a smooth sea.

SPAIN.—In order to check the exportation of bullion
a decree has been Boned at Madrid converting Spanish
money into epeeo of the same standard as foieign coin.
PRUSSIA.--We have no doubt that Count Von
Bismarck will avail himself of the hubbub in Germany
to attempt to extort from the Prussian Deputies the
oonceasions he has so long coveted. The Conservative
party has paved the way by proposing• reeolution,
placi .ng in the hands of the Government all requisite
means for the energetic guardianship of all the rights
of the German Confederation." The Berlin corres-
pondent of the Times says that the two divisions of the
Prussian army, which have received orders to hold
themselves in readiness to take the field, number
together 35,000 men.
POLAND. —The National Government of Poland has
just lamed a proclamation denying that tket Poles are
on the point of laying down their srms ; on the con-
trary the forces of the insurgents .ere on the increase.
JAPAN —We have unpleaaant news from Japan. All
foreigners are ordered to 9uit Nagasaki, but they refuse
to do no. The chief minister at Nagasaki who was
friendly to Europeans and to peace has been dismissed.
A French officer has been murdered, and reparation
demanded. Hostilities by. the combined English and
French forces were generally exP0.10(1.
WEST INDIES.—The conflict in St. Domingo, we
are told, has become a war of races, and fearful cruel-
ties are committed both by the whites and blacks.
Matters in Mexico appear for the present to be more
settled.

AMERICA—Tan 110M1•8 Bald, ag Ngw Yong.—
How much did it all oust ? Not that anybody oars& of
course. We wanted to treat, and we have done it, and
would have done it if it had had to cost twenty.two and
• quarter times as much ask did. Yet it la an American
characteristic to want to see the figures, so we give an
estimste :—Dresses, laces, he., bought for the occasion,
ate moderate average, 250,000 dollars; masculine pur-
chases, at tame, 50,000 dollar.; jewelry, 1,000,001
dollar,; bouquets, 3,000 dollars ; coiffures. friseurs,
2,000 dollars supper for 2000,, with wine, 20 000 dollars;
expense of academy, decorations, he., 10,000 dollars,.
carriages, 5,000 dollars; total, 1,310 000 dollars. It is
to he expected that the jewelry and most of the dresses
will, of course, be good for acir other minor occaaion, but
this ball caused most of the original outlay. We omitted,
to mention in our report that in the ladies' toilet room.
.me 50 young women were seated round the room
armed with needles, cotton, bodkins, Ac.; they seristed
the ladies to disrobe themselves of their superfluous
attire, and were in attendance all the evening to mend a
sudden rip, or smooth down an unlocked for tear. The
dressing-rooms for the gentlemen were on the third tier,
and were plentifully supplied with barbers, bootblacks,
Ac—New York Paper.
The plans of the dreaded "Fenian'," those Anthropo-
phagi and men whose beads are certainly not in the
right place, are culminating. At • meeting in Chicago
of the Irish secret revolutionary society, the president,
Jobs (Yklahoney, of New York, made a speech in which
he declared that that convention was not called alone to
render an account of the work done in aid of Ireland;
but to recommence, with renewed energy and more com-
prehensive plans, the work to be accomplished. la
1798, he said, Ireland did not pogrom the vigour, fire,
and indomitable spirit of resistance to British aggression
which she now poseemes, and Lord Russell would never
have taken the position which at the eleventh hour he
took, had it not been that he saw "the thousands of
bayonets of England's hereditary foes gleaming in the
vengeful glances which were thrown across the ocean.'
We scarcely know how sufficiently to admire the
"gleaming" eloquence of those Irish patriots.
General Mead* has crossed the Rappahannock,
defeated the Confederates with considerable loss, and
now occupies his old station near Culpepper. The Con-
federates have also sustained reverses at Clarkesburg,
Western Virginia, but have been ancomsfal in an attack
on Federal General Burnside's position at Chattanooga.
I The siege of Charleston continues with unabated vigour.
President Davis has visited the town and encourages
the defenders to hold out, asserting that the place never
can be taken.

EITILAORDIN•ItT PRIMISXCI or MIND.—In • mail'
village near Debrecrin, Hungary, there lived • Jew,
who kept • shop. On the eve of the Day of Atone:
nest, before joining his co.religionists in their customary
devotional exert-ins, be strictly enjoined on his daughter,
seventeen years old, and his servant, in whose charge he
left the house, not to admit any one Into the home in
the night, under any pretence whatever. In the night
there was • knock at the window of the girl's room; •
peasant demanded admiarion in order to make some pur-
chases for the funeral of ha wife on the morrow, as he
urged, but the girl would not admit him. He then
knocked, with the lane dory, at the door, which the
servant opened. Instantly he was struck down by the
peasant with • hatchet. He then forced open the bed-
room door of the girl, and bade her debar up to him the
property of her father, and prepare for death, ash.
could not allow her to live, lest rite should divulge kis
name to the authorities. In vain were her entreaties
to spare her life. " Thai, if I mart die," she a last
said, "l.t me rather meet • speedy death tit my own
hands than • slow, lingering, and painful one at yours.*
To this the villain consented, and, closely followed by
him, she went to the shop, took down from the shelf
• bottle, opened it, and carried it to her lips. In • trios
the contents of the bottle were in the eyes and face of
the robber; with • shriek of agoey he sank to the
ground. The girl was eased. The bottle contained oil
of vitriol. The polies, who had entered the house..
the 017 raised by her, found the servant weltering In
his blood, and the murderer writhing in &copy on the
ground. The next day be died.
The "Art Journal" of November, in its deseriptioe
of Hllleoll's Great Clock, says "It has attracted
traversal attention, its construction bac, we believe,
obtained general and strong approval, it is one of the
largest chiming clocks as yet manufactured in this
country." Benson's new show rooms contain cloaks
designed by the lira estate of the day, and include cloaks
for the drawing room, dining room, bedroom, library,
hall, staircase, bracket, carriage, church, turret, rail-
ways, warehouse, counting house, with musical, satroso-
and every description of clock, from the plainest
to the highest quality of which the art is at twosome
capable. Church and turret clocks specially estimated
for. Benson's illustrated pamphlet on clock, and
watches (free by post for two stamps) contains a short
history of clock and watchmaking, with descriptions
and prices; it sots as a guide in the purchase of • clock
or watch, and enables those who live in Scotland,
Ireland, Wales, the Colonies, India, or MIT Part 01 time
world to select • dock. Also • short pamphlet on
Cathedral and public clocks, free for one damp.
J. W. Benson received • Prise Medal and honourable
mention in dales 33 and 15. 33, and 34, Ludgate Hill,
London. Branch &dahlia:manta 46, 47, and 63, Corn.
bill. Established 1749.
Watch and Clock Maker by Special Warrant of
Appointment to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.
IIiPoItTANT TO ALL WHO Eittat.—,Frona S. P
Viair Choral of Lichfield enthedrel—" A telnYL of
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distinction, having pointed out to use the riddles of
Dr. Lococx's P 111.1101,110 Walriati, I Was induced to
make • trial of • box, and from this trial I am happy to
give my testimonial in their favour. I find by allowing
a few of the wafers—taken in the course of the day—to
predually dissolve in the mouth, my voice becomes
bright and clear, and the tone full and &Want. They
are decidedly the most efficacious of any I have ever
tined.*

LoooClen PIILIIIONIO WATCIIB IriVO instant relief
and a rapid cure of asthma, oonsumptioo, *ought, abd
aff disor&re, of the breath and luny.
All throat affections are immediately relieved by alloy-
ing one oornsionally to dissolve in the month. To lasers
sad public speakers they are invaluable for elessUg sod
a the voice. They have • pleasant Ueda,
itiolg talt7, 9s. 9d., and 11a per box. Sold by ail
medicine venders.

The " fieset." September 154 h. speakiag oflooor's
Modem and Asthma Watches in the Pahlhides, atm—
" As affording de most striking oxitrast, Mr. Berm
shows with theme ofrs.b eshibitton of modern waked,
with mar made from Prim d•wilwil at the South Lensing-
ton Museum, some of which are fine specimens of
wallrvvlng." Chronometer, duplex, lever bonsontal,
repeaters, centre seconds, keylessizlit *moods, and
every demeripaion of mach, ads to all dirndls.
Beasoes Illustrated Pamphlet on aced (free by pod
for ow, stomps) oontaina hadory of with*ma
' with theoriptlose and prises, from 3 to IMO gaiassak=,
It serves ea • Saida ia the parches* of a watch, sad
enables tines who Live in Scotland Ireland. Wales, to.
COlOOlO4 Loins, or any pan of ti. world. to .1.4 •
watoh and have it mat free arid ids by J. W.
Prise Medallist, Clem Modica.
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aim 15 ; 33 and 34. al, Leedom &Sale
47. sod 63, Combat Metalled
l 740.

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