The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

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THE NEw JUDGE.--The vacant seat on the bench, in
the room of the late Mr. Justice Crowder, bas been
filled by the appointment of the Solicitor-General, Sir
Henry Keating. No decision has, we believe, been at
niehent arrived at as to the sucoescor of the Solicitor
General, but the names of Mr. Edwin James, Mr.
\Wilde, and Mr. Bounden Palmer are mentioned as likely
to be appointed.

NEWNPAPERN FOR THE C4LONIZN OF CHINA.—The
public are reminded that notice was given in March last
that in order to pay the cost of transit through Egypt
(a cost which hes been largely increased, owing, in part,
to an important improvement in the service) newspapers
sent rid Southampton and Suez addressed to the East
Indies, Ceylon, Mauritius. Hongkong, China, Australia,
or any other country or ;dace eastward of Suez, will, on
the lst of .lanury next and thenceforwarded, be subject
to an additional charge of Id., making the rates asfol-
lows :—Upon • newspaper addressed to the East Indies
—2d. when not exceeding 4oz. in weight, 3d. when
above 4oz. and not exceeding Soz, in weight, Id. being
added for every additional 4oz. or fraction of 4oz. Upon
newspapers addressed to any of the other countries or
places referred to-24. for each newspaper, of whatever
weight. No alteration will be made in the postage of
book-packets sent by this route, as they already pay a
transit rate; nor any change be made in the postage
of newspapers sent rid Slarseilles, the present charge on
such newspapers being sufficient to cover the cost of
transit through Egypt. No alteration, moreover, will be
made in the postage of any newspapers which may be
directed to go "by private ship." The charge on these
newspapers will remain as at present, Id. each. The
public are further reminded that, as the exclusive privi-
lege of the Postmaster-General extends only to letters,
it is not compulsory on any one to send newspapers
through the post, and that they may be forwarded by
other channels.—By command of the 'Postmaster
-
General, ROWLAND Him.,Secretary. General Post-office,
Ike. 1. _ .

THE BRIBERT INQUIET AT NORWICH.—Since the in
quiry into the charges of bribery at Norwich was last
noticed tile aspect of affairs has undergone a rather im-
portant change. It was suspected from the first that
every effort would be made to throw a veil over revela-
tions which would nu doubt be far from agreeable ; and
notwithstanding the attitude assumed by sonic of the
citizens who are disposed to insist on inquiry, it appears
probable that the proceedings which presented such a
grave aspect at the outset will come to an abrupt termi-
nation. A special Town Council uieeting liu been con-
vened, at which one of the Liberal councillor% proposes
to move, "That it is the opinion of this Council that
the peace and welfare of the city will be best promoted
by the cessation of political strife ; and, with a view to
the attainment of that object, that the resolution of the
Council of the 16th of November last, with reference to
the charge of bribery made by Mr. Councillor Fox, be '
cancelled, and that all further proceedings against Henry
Croxford, Albert John Collins, ant others, for conspi-
racy be stayed." It is, of course, difficult to ray whether
this resolution will be carried, as opinions will probably
vary as to its propriety ; but still there is a feeling that
sufficient has been done to check the tendency to cor-
ruption, and to render those who have indulged in it '
snore chary for the future. Same of the inhabitants,
however, who are snore rigid political purists, insist on j
pushing the inquiry to a conclusion, and a meeting at '
St. Andrew's-hall has been talked of, • suggestion being I
added that the Bishop of Norwich should be requested I
to take the chair. To this, however, it is very howls- I
bable that his Lordship will accede, as he has krupu-
loualr abstained from interference in local politics. No
allusion is made in the motion to be submitted to the
Town Council to the charges against Sir Samuel Bignold
and several of his Conservative friends for bribery at
the Parliamentary election in April, and the similar
charges against Sir William Foster and other leading
Liberals are also left unnoticed; but it appears probable
that what has been termed the "Joel Fox case" can be
disposed of as proposed, nothing further will be heard j
of the other matters, which in fact grew out of it. The I
public have had a kaleidoscopic glimpse of Norwich
election doings, but it will be necessary to invoke the
aid of a Royal Commission if there is a real desire to
arrive at the truth, which, in this case, lies at the but- I
tom of • well of considerable depth.
THE FATHER MORTARA.—Signor Mortara, the Jewish
father, whose child Edgar is detained by the Pope in
confinement in Ronk, has just arrived in this country
after passing a fortnight in Pattie. OH Friday week lie
waited on the committee of the Evangelical Alliance
during their sitting, and through his friend and inter-
preter, Signor Fernandez, expressed in warm tenni his
obligation to the committee for having originated the
movement for the liberation of his child. General
Alexander, who was in the chair, replied in the name of
the committee, and in forcible language expreskil the
hope of the meeting that the Jews would distinguish ,
between t'hristinnity as • religion of love and the perse-
cuting Papal system, to which Signor Fernandez, on
behalf of Signor Mortara, heartily responded. The in-
terview, which terminated with cordial expressions of
good will on both sides, lasted a quarter of an hour.
Signor Mortara is a comparatively young man, thoug%
he has a family of nine children. He is well informed,
of gentlemanly bearing, and Ink very expressive Jewish
features. The precise course to be taken by Signor Mor-
tara and his friends to influence the Congress of Paris
in favour of the religious liberty of Italian Jews has not
yet been decided upon.
DEATH or THE PRINCERS ANNA BAPIERA.—The
family of Prince Czartoryski, the Polish emigration, and.
indeed, the whole of Poland, has just suffered a painful
loss by the death of the Princess Anna riapieha, mother-
in-law of Prince Adam Curtoryski. This noble lady
breathed her last in Paris on the 26th of November
last, in the 86th year of her age. Enfeebled by age and
illness, she partook the Holy Communion, and awaited
. - with calm resignation the approaca of ileao.a,seeining
onlj to linger in this world a little longer that she
mielit press once more the hand of her illustrious son-
in-law, to whom she had during half • century looked
up with a kind of religious reverence. Prince Czatrory-
ieki had been Aunt from Paris for wine considerable
time, bulbs returned on the 25th, and on the ensuing
day. at 4 o'clock in the morning, the Princess slept away
without a sign of suffering.
WHoLZMALE BURGLARIES AT BRENTWOOD.—On Fri-
day night this town was attacked throughout by bur-
glars. The house of Mr. Cordon was entered, and spoons
and other articles of silver, to the amount of £7 or £14,,
were stolen ; it is supposed the thieves were disturbed, '
as other things which were within their reach were un-
touched. Mr. Medway's counting-house window was
broken, so that • hand could_pasa through and undo the
spring which fastened it, but an inside shutter baffled
the rttempt. Mr. Proud's shop was broken into and a
desk forced open, but, fortunately, it contained nothing
of value. Mr. Wells's, the George and Dragon Inn, was
entered ; here the parties were heard, &MI they were
obliged to content themselves with • coat and some
sivall articles. Mr. Cooper's, the Lion and Lamb Inn,
was also broken into, and about 14s. was stolen. The
fact of so many robberies and attempts committed in
one night has caused some little consternation in the
town, and it is liopi'd that the police, who are on the
alert, will be successful in bringing the offenders to jus-
tice. "Brentwood" (says a correspondent) "after one
a.m. offers every facility for house-breaking, as at that
hour all the public lamps are extinguished. It is con-
cluded that the inhabitants will now see the necessity of
having the lamps burning to a later hour, as the cost
would be but tnfling in addition to the present rate."

MUNIFICENT REWARD OF HONENTY.—A purse, COD'
taining£loo, was picked up in the spirit vaults of Mr.
Bishop, North John-street, Liverpool, the other day,
and ~her that gentleman had gone to great trouble and
expense he found out the owner, and returned him his
purse. The penurious fellow tendered a threepenny-
piece to the servant girl who found the purse, as a suit-
able reward for her honesty.
M. DK LAN ARTIN DEBTIL—The Journal de Sainte•
d•Toire, of Macon, of the 30th ult., says —"N.: de
Lanai-tine left yesterday for Paris. No purchaser hav-
ing come forward for his estates, and the national sub-
scription having only produced about 15030001 to pay
more than 2,500,000 f. of debts, M. its Lainartine was
obliged to ask for time. He callril all his creditors
(more than 400) together at the Chateau of Monteesu,
and proposed to give up to them his estates, the value
of which exceeded his liabilities. He also stated that,
notwithstanding the insufficiency of the national sub-
scription, he had paid to his creditors in 18 months out
of the produce of his literary labours • sum of
1,200,00 M., and engaged to pay in January and Feb-
ruary next a further SUM of 310,03001.; so that his debts
would be reduced to 1,000,0001. He, therefore, solicited
the indulgence of dividing his payments into three oi
four instalments, hoping, he said, by labour and economy
to pay every one in full. However inconvenient it
might be for several among the creditors to have their
debts settled in these small payments, yet not one of
them opposed the proposition.