The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-07 00:00:00

FOREIGN ITEMS.

SHOCKING.—An inventory made by a committee
' citizens of one county of the work done under Sheridan%
orders for the di isolation of the Valley of Virginia.
shows the following mimes :—Dwelling-houses bomedt
30; barns burned, 450; mlle burned, 31; fenced
deAroyed, 100 miles. In addition to all this, immense
amounts of the supplies of the people were deetroyedl
consumed, or taken away. lirCormaek's reaper%
threehing-macbinetr, and other implements of farming,
were broken in large quantities ; plate,money,and bends,
stolen, and a great deal of home and of kitelleb
furniture broken to pieces. The damage done to the
unfortunate people of that one county—Rockingham-a-
is set down by the investigation at a valuatioa of
25,000,000 of dollars. May Heaven grant that the
bitter cup, whose contents have thee been forced down
the throats of the citizens of Rockingham County na
the dregs, be never presented to the people &lug the
border lying oven to retaliation.
A citis n of New Jersey was lately arrested toe
I/Jigging a woman, and excused the sat by sayiog be wee
near-sighted, and thought it wee his wife.—New Yoe*
World.

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WIALTH OF TEI AMIRIO4IF NUIROPSI. --In • lectern
which has been delivered in New York by Mr. Sella
Martin, on the resources of the coloured people of the
United States, the lecturer estimated their wealth at
60,000,000 dos, and supported his estimate by striate
tics! proofs. He allowed that thio wealth was not sees,
because the whites had refused all partnership with
them, and utade them jealous of one another.
NOPOSILD Cutoeau SIFITLSMINT IN 13111718 H Gouge.
—lt is rather a rare event for all the papers in the
colony to be unanimous, but in the matter of the
proposed Chinese settlement all of them are agreed that,
at all events, the experiment ought to be tried, believing
that if suimesefully cairied out, it would be to the
advantage of the colony at large. Notwithstanding the
opposition of the elective section of the Court of Folksy,
we trust and believe it will be carried out—Rowaf
Gazette (B.O.).
A PROIIIIIIIKO heard from a iontimma
In constant attendance upon the Primo Imperial, that •
remark had been made to him on his being only • corporal,
to which be replied, " Je vane gainer mes salons, on lsien
je reaterai caporal." The predominant feature of his
character is a love of truth and • detestation of 41 sham
and hypocrisy. He has what the French cell Campef
du rrai in a remarkable degree, and is straightforward
In every thought and action. Lately • discussion arose
le his presence as to the case of two juvenile offenders
who had been brought before the courts—one being the
son of rich parents, and the other a poor boy. The
question was put to the young prince as to which of the
two fie considered most in fault : - "Mali certeinement
le rich. Si mot, par example, Jo faisais du mel, Je
semis au-dessous du derider gamin de Paris."—The rich
boy of course. For instance, if I did anything wrong I
should be lower than the wor4 beggar-boy lo Pada.—
Paris Letter.

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GOLDEN EGOS—Parr Hermann, hiving worked out
the golden mine of Constantinople, left for Smyrna,
Int route for Egypt and India, with his budget of con-
juring wonders. The day before leaving, however, he
performed an a/ fresco trick, whieh, though trifling in
itself. is no sousing—Ma-its result as to be worth
mentioning. Returning lit company with • friend
from the bazaars, he met a Jew egg-hawker near the
Staboul end of the bridge, and stopping him, asked the
price of his eggs. Thirty pariahs a piece," said the
Jew, "for they are all fresh laid this morning." " Very
good," said Hermann, " I'll take a dozen at the priee."
The nine piastres were accordingly paid, and the con-
juror then proceeded to crack one of the eggs. The result
did not bear out the Jew's averment as to their fresh.
nose, but Hermann, nothing daunted by the smell,
slowly chipped off the top of the shell and fished out •
sovereign from the centre of the odorous yolk. To the
amazement of the Jew he did the lame with the second
and third—which both proved as rotten as the first—
and was taking ups fourth, when Moan flung back the
, nine piastres, shouldered his creel, and scuttled rapidly
off, declaring that he would not sell at the price.
, Hermann and his companion slowly followed, and alter
• while came up with the Hebrew in a quiet corner of
the neighbouring mosque-yard, where they found bins
hard at work breaking his eggs. Another offer was
made for the whole; but although more than • dozen
bad already been sacrificed without the expected
sovereigns turning up, the Youdai refused business,
and was left deliberately smashing the whole contents
of his basket in search of the golden deposit. —Levant
Herald.
RING VICTOR EMMANUEL AT FLORINOL —A letter
from Florence of the 22ad February, • few days
previous to the King's departure for Turin, says: The
king's presence here is felt by all parties as • kindly
and pleasureable influence. His easy off-hand manners
and "bourgeoise" habits endear him to the democratic
population of Florence every day more and more. Since
his arrival here ha has extended his hospitalities to
nearly all circles of society, reeelviog people at dinner,
and giving them continually a cordial welcome and
good cheer. He ham attended the theatres, and he has
made a run on several occasions through the "Corso,"
whilst the parade of carriages was at its height,
dropping in and out from amongst the gay throng,
driving in a small open carriage of his own without
ceremony or state. He seems to love simplicity as
be loves honesty and valour. His dislike of giving
trouble is very marked. A curious illustration
of this happened just before his departure fog
"San Rossore," a hunting lodge, situated at about six
miles from Pisa, whither he was bound on • shooting
excursion. Having fixed the hour for his departure
from Florence as early as four o'clock a.m., he was seen
by his aides and suite, when they joined him, at the
Pit% Palace a few minutes before the appointed hour,
pacing up and down in front of the palace, and quietly
awaiting their arrival, whilst smoking a cigar. "Gentle-
men," said his Majesty, "I hope you will not object to
accompany menu foot to the station, as I have thought
it useless to rouse up my household at this unwonted
hour. For the same reason I have no breakfast to offer
you, though doubtless we may get a little coffee at one
of the neighbouring caftan To this the party cheerfully
acceded, and entered a small refreshment house bard by,
where, having called for breakfast, the drowsy waiter
was preparing reluctantly to attend on them, and
was growlingly expre.Fsing his disgust at being so
early roused on a raw cold day, when suddenly,
in placing the cups upon the table, he raised his eyes
and beheld the king's face. There, indeed, sat the
royal personage, yint beneath,hie own portrait; one of
many pictures which decorate every shop corner, and
nearly every café throughout the realm, in token of the
national loyalty towards the king. Now there was DO
mistaking the likeness. The astonishment of the waiter
may be imagined. He was about to offer his bumble
excuses, when the king said goodotaturedly, "Never
mind, my fine fellow; give as some hot coffee quiekly."
The coffee was soon ready, and quaffed as rapidly by
the royal guest and company, whilst • gold piece, and
the honour of having waited on the king, made up the
sum of the waiter's surprise and delight.