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

Yarictits.

Marquis Massimo d'Ascglio has just published a
pamphlet to show that both sound policy and Christ-
ian law are in favour of the annexation of Central
Italy to Sardinia.
Paris papers state that the French Government has
ordained the systematic gathering of seaweed from the
rocks of Normandy and Brittany, to set ve 54 wadding
for artillery. for which purpose it serves admirably.
The culture of cotton in Scinde has lately been making
rapid progreas. Wherever the land is sufficiently sup-
plied with water, and not too salt, the crops appear to
have been auch during the last two years as to afford
str.ing encouragement to the native growers.
. . . _

Gen.:rail Hower died very suddenly, a few daya ago,
at Huinwektown. Pennsylvania, after having applied
ar,,eiiic to a large wart on one of his hands. He first
rut the wart, and then applied the poison to destroy
the roots.

The Key. Mr. Davis. Ordinary of Newgate, in his
annual report, after alluding to the terror oonvicta have
of solitary confinement, says that among the many com-
mitted to New rite, in the course of yeses, by far tbe
most saucy and impudent, and dispomed to insubordina-
tion, are those who have formerly been inmates of
workhouses.
A 1111 is to be introduced into Parliament next session
for the incorporation of Chambers of Commerce and
for tie establishment of Courts of Commerce and Re-
concilement within the United Kindgdom. The object
of the bill is to provide for the better adjustment of
commercial disputes.
The Earl of Shaftesbnry and Sir John Lawrence were
present at • meeting in Cambridge, on Friday week,
held for the purpose of promoting the objects of the
United British Army Mcripture-.readers' Friendly

Society. A subscription in support of a scripture-
reader at Luchnow was opened.
The Manplia of Waterford has offered C.lOO reward
and ample protection in this country or anywhere else
that he or she ni.iy reside, to any person who will dill.
err. and bring evidence to convict, the incendiaries
who Bred 1.01111: cornricks of him lately.
C. J. Hoare, M.A., who has for many
years been unable to attend satidactorily to his duties
as Archdeacon of Surrey, has resigned the appointment,
and the Itniliop of Winchester ties conferr.d it upon the
Rev. John Sutton Utterton, M.A., vicar of Farnham.
The Il.uisachuaetta Senate has adopted an amendment
to its laws which removes the disability to receive the
testimony of Atheists in its courts of law.

hi the !loyal leuiolry the OLIMPIRLD PairlXT STAllal is the
osils Starch tech aissl b. held In auch high estimation by the
or/ that the demand for It haa 'permed. and is
.conti 111 l to boom: anti unprecedented rapidity. MAIM-
! .rt.ifers of inferior &Michel, after making abortive
to lotto Rios theii manufactures on their oan marlitel!'LlTEZ
ecnturined to 'inflate the Oteariato PATMXT STAMM!,
In CA! lona Packege and colour if .or and label. the pro.
price. es of that celebrated article, consider it neomeary to
Infonn ell purchasers that erre, pentane nr the 9.e.glndarbele.
boon enne el the original works and the nand " It. W 0111171.-
nrouX." printed upon It, The ULISPIALD PATLVT STAJICa
',erases all who Ilse It, and s ill plow all who nay yet toe It
better than any ether, and when you ask for It, see that you
et It.