The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

foreign nub Colonial Entellignut.

FRANCE.—The English public bee frequently beard
f IL ammiee P.plts, the French Finan. Mitti.ter of
1818. and the enlightened expo.iter of social science in
1844. This gehtleman is • candidate for one of um,
Pal is vac:seems. On Monday he had convoked together
come of his electorial friends under his own roof, to.
arrange for his return, when two police commissioners
made their appearance within his thtm:cile and sum-
moned the penons there met to disperse forthwith-
hornier Pages advised his friends to separate pepeabiy,
hut entered his own protest against etch an outrageous
proceeding. If there were any doubt of U. Gamier
Pages' election before, there is si,ne now. The electors
of Paris will cer'ainly reply to this monstrous insult to
him by an overwhelming majority in hie favour.
It seems that the miseion of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha to Pena was to press the claims of the Prises
upon the attention of the Emperor. The Daily Nero,
however, states " no good authority" that the Duke
has altezether failed to attain the object of his journey.
The Emperor refuses to encourage the claim of the
Prince of Angustenborg to the Duchies, and the Doke
of Coburg leaves Paris to-day greatly disappointed. At
their interview the Emperor professed the most pacific
intentions towards Germany.
RUSSIA. —Oeneral Todtleben, the great Rimiest
engineer, has published • book coontaining .11111 curious
and instructive revelations concerning the siege of
Sebastopol. He informs all ooneerned that 200,000
-
lives might have been saved in the Critneahad a prompt
end decisive march on the city followed the victory at
Alma. The two days lost on that river's bank, another
day loitered away at Dalbeck, and the subsequent Bank
movement held to be inch clever strategy, laid,
steeording to Todtleben,the groundword of eight months
continanas slaughter and expenditure, all which would
never hare been oallect for if the straight road into the
heart of the fortress had been at once taken. Ou
the north side there was nothing but • crumbling
msss of unserviceable mason•work, prnished with 47
guns, only 12 of which were shotworthy, died we
are now told authoritatively what arrant fools we
have been.

A IISTRIA. Aceording to the Vienna Press, the
visit to London of Prince John of Glficksburg, brother
to King Christian, hes been undertaken for other than
complimentary reasons. He is, it is supposed, commis-
sioned by the King to niske arrangements with King
Leopold, who is now in England, for undertaking tb•
office of mediator. King Leopold himself is supposed
to have had a political object in his journey to
England, and it is believed that he is urging a policy of
peace, while his nephew, the Duke of Sec-Coburg, le
adopting the same wore at Paris.
DENMARK AND CIERMANY.—The elections to
the Rigsraad are now taking plane in Denmark, and the
candidates who have been elected have for the lose
pert been unopposed, being strongly in favour of •
vigorous prosecution of the war. M. Hall, the lake
Premier, has published an address, pointing out Orb
his views with regard to the uselessness of concession in
obtaining peace have been justified. The Constitution
has not yet been pot in force; its withdrawal was
guaranteed by England. Nevertheless the enemy has
overrun both Duchies and invaded Denmark, showing
that the Constitution was only an income for the oat-
rage which has been committed by reason of other
motives. Austria and Prussia have sent a note to snob
of the Powers who signed the treaty of London, justify-
ing the occupation of Jutland, and offering conciliatory
measures. If, they say, Denmark had shown " morn
conciliatory dispositions," they would have agreed to ea
armistice and negotiation& But the refusal of Denmark
to take pert in the Conference proposed by England
rendered it necessary for the Germiui Powers to mew
tam coercive measure; and Jutland had bees ensured
for "important strategic oonsidenitiona" Neverthe-
less, they profess that their attitude is unchanged;
and, to prove their sincerity, they declare themeless
ready to conclude an armistice with Denmark. either
upon the basis of the evacuation of the positions of
Duppel and Alen and of Jutland by Use Metro-
Prussian army, or upon the beds of the present
military "situation." But in either aus they
lay down the condition that the oseatlen of
hostilities at sea shall be complied in the armistice,
that Use reciprocal capture shall be restored, and that
the embargo put upon vessels in the ports shall be raised.
They, at the mune time, declare themselves ready to
enter into ensifereces with the Powers interested, to
discuss the fit moans of restoring pesos. This nete is
dated the 7th instant- . - .

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A telemani from Rums laland,off the Prussian mast,
states that on Thursday "sharp naval engagement"
was going on between five Danish steamers and two
Prussian men-of•war, aided by several gunboats.
Probably we shall not learn the result before two or
three days have elapsed. The military operations are
not important, the Germans, apparently, restricting
themselves to firing • few shells at the Danish Tamale in
the Alma Sound, and to Imprisoning Jutland °Metals
because they monot get supplies.
SWEDEN.—Letter, from Stockholm describe the
agitation which prevailed in that capital on the day of
the public meeting in favour of Denmark. Among the
resolutions voted on Mu occasion was one to the effect
that "Sweden ought not to shrink from say saarilles
required to aid Denmark, and save bet Scandinavian
brothers from German oppression." Public opinion in
Sweden is unanimous in favour of the Danish mum,
especially out of hatred for Prussia and Austria.
The Swedish Parliament has st last met, and the
speech from the throne is as warlike and outspoken in
its way as the promoters of the great Stockholm
meeting could desire. The King stated that the Govern-
ment would ask for an extraordinary credit of about
£911,000 sterling. "in order to enable It to give miles
aid to Denmark In certain emergencies." The Govern-
ment, be said, should have liberty of &Mica for" aB
eventualities," and should be authorised to employ the
army and navy in aid of Denmark, "if found necessary.'
Should the Swedes throw themselves into this quarrel,
the Germans will not have it all their own way, as they
have hitherto had.
ROME.—The "bed blood" between the Papal earl
French soldiery stall eontinues. It seems that the
Pontiff has been ill of • fever, bet his health is sow
stated to be "improving."
BAVARIA.—The Vienna oorreepondent of the num
says that the late King of Bavaria died of "preside,"
or poisoning of the blood by "pus," mused by amnia&
on the left side of his chest by • pm that was &Undyed
to an order which he WSJ fastening to his mat.

BREACH Or PROKISI OP MARRIAGE Rietteolumwaltr.
—engem r. WCARTHT.— At the Sheriffs' Court, cm
Saturday, the 12th indent, before ILLICerr, an action
lAA brought to recover Zi 14s. 6d. for two gold rings,
alleged to be detained by, and sundry dinners given to,
the defendant.—The plaintiff. an elderly personage, said
—I
am an Irish lady, and the defendant has promised
to marry me. (Laughter). He took my ring off nay
finger, and be has kept it. H. walked into my place
and asked me to give him an order in the carpet line.
He asked me to marry him, and I agreed.—His Honor :
Well, bat we have only to deal with your present claim.
What is this Ts. 6d. fort—Plaintiff: My 'licences, which
be took off my mantelpiece. He had two gold rings,
which be took of my finger and promised to give me
beck. He brought me all the way from Dublin. I lent
him money, and kept him for four days. —Cress.
examined: He did not sleep in my house. I DOM raw
him asleep. Ido not know what you mean. You WO
trying to take away my character. We did not sleep
in one bed. The rings were not bran. I never wear
brass, but gold. He promised me to marry me the
Grit night.—His Honor: How do you moment for the
ring. (—Mr. Buchanan: We say that the plaintiff gave
the rings to the defendankand said, "keep thesis for my
lake." (Laughter.)—The facts of the ease are thee':—
Defendant and a friend were in Dublin, and the friend
said, " Oh I here is an old woman here, who wants- to
get married very badly, let us go in and have a lark.*
They went in, and when defendant wanted to leave,
plaintiff would not let him, but said, " Oh ! no, coy
dear, I love you too well." (Great laughter.) Be
stayed all night and left in the morning.—Maintiff : I
found out that he was a married men when I came to
London.—Defendant was sworn, and deposed that he
was kept in the bogie all night by plaintiff, who made
up a bed on the floor for him. Plaintiff gave defendant
her Interims, which he set upon and broke. (Laughter.)
She never gays him one rainy, nor did she prowl& any
dinners. She gave the ruigaso that defendant might re-
member her—His Honor: Oh! love tokens to a married
man. (Laughter.)—Plaintiff: Ahl sure, and he
deceived me there. (Roars of laughter.)—A female,
with a voluble tongue, detailed a long history all about
nothing, which wee intempersed with ejaculations from
the plaintiff as follows: " Oh ! my dear, Oh! hear me
now."—His Home noneeited the

The mayor of one of the largest boroughs in North
lansabire has just had a singular "di faculty" with
the of his sons, whkh is wee a deal of talk in those
circles fond of scandal and romance. The son in qwth
thus is about 19 years of age, sad from his childhood
upwards be has berm given to mead Vieth and fast
movemeste. For about five years, more or lea, the
gentleman under eonakleratioe has besia periodically
attached to • booolie damsel in the neighbourhood of
his own home, and has made more than ace effort to
make her his wife. But be whom the Yankees call
" the supervisor of thooluits" always got to know bow
the wind was blowing, and always pth the hpassed
speculation a respectable guides. The other day, how-
ever, the youth was determined to ecessunasate his
hopes, and after making all arrangements he proceeded
by a feat train to Liverpool. His sweetheart followed,
and both took apertinenta in West Derby. There they
secured whatever wee requilto for the merrier. The
license was obtained, and a lady and gentles's& were
eappd to officiate as "witnesses" whoa "the time"
arrived. Lathe anxious interval the "stern Wirt*
at home bad got telegraph wires and policemen into
operation. illeareb warrants were Woad, aid one re-
spectable house In West Derby was analysed from toF
to bottom three or four times, and both &meg the day
and sight, by the polies. But the fugitives CoUld Dot he
found, and the police almost made up Weir 44414
mind, to "give it up." Eventually it was determined
that they should hare just one tooth marsh. A cab
wee , and • drive was indulged In to 9•41 ••
laotue—ra Derby, where it wee thought the inntalme
would have some koowledge of the partl motet
They got to the door, boarded, °biased adnissica.
and jut as they were walking down the lobby the,
east the runaways ember out of the of the beck rooms,
dressed up, sad ready for 'bard. A severs altercation
ensued ; the bridegroom we. reamed with as to Isis
folly but sonvistion wee impeedble. and the gentle-
men in blue were obliged to h..dcnf his convey bile
I. the railway station, sad thence j=teit bin 8°...
Moos then be bas been takes to and *bra
off in • "'mid for Queendand. -iore is m
ProPiestion to follow, and it is that in a abort
ante the desidereted 116111a1gpaut will be effested.—
Liverpool Mercury.
All who desire to obtain pure artistes of dish, will be
interested in knowing thai Dr. Hawaii, of the Lancet
Sanitary Consudadon. when at the Loadas Docks
spectia tea., found Messrs. Hanka= k Co.'s to
Micif y pare, their Bleak is not made lathed)
Orem has a natural olive Inth—tt hes oat the
bislsh tint ;—this is a peat reecomiendaties, for It is
well known that the mineral odour used on lea see"
or, and is draak when the lea is Wooed. Colour is
seed by the Chimes oft the tea generally sold, to bide
the browsers of wintery leases and favour this Wind
Famed of to the soneamee Ma. lamemeed nth Tbe
importation oft.. In its Natural dale mews choke
young leaves, me always power path thong* •°‘
Savour, ibis this that bee brought Horsiman's les into
demand; is add is Paskets by eprela, • load
advarthias esiesme.

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