The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-19 00:00:00

Niscellaucous.

The breaking-up of the ice in Holland has increased
the inundations to a great extent.
A labouring man, named Arch, was cleaning • fowl.
house at Haresfield, near Gloochester, when • cock
fowl suddenly flew at him, drove his spurred feet into
his face, and struck out one of his eyes.
Lord Ranelagh is arranging for • volunteer sham-fight
at Brighton, to ascertain in what numbers and time •
body of volunteers can be concentrated on a given point
in the event of an emergency.
A tame rabbit got in the cradle of an infant child
of • photographer at Hull, and ate sway two fitigers
of one band and a finger and thumb of the other.
aTho Duke of Wellington lies given • piece of ground
for a new Wesleynn chapel in Norfolk. His Grace has
also presented LSO to the building fund.
The Emperor Napoleon has just purchased for 25,0001.
one of the psintings executed by Y. Ingress. It repre-
sents the same of Louis XIV. receiving Holier* at his
table in the presence of all the gentlemen .of the
Court.
The King of Holland' is a touching address to the
people, calls on them to make threighout the kingdom,
on the 19th, • collection for the sufferers from the,
in...1.We., whieh have so seriously distremed that'
. country.
Well., one of the principals in a prise-fight in which
I • man named Tabraleira was killed, and Baldosch.
limey, Cubit, and Neighbour, the seconds, have been
committed on a chanps of manslaughter.
The huslend of Jesse Illeriton it hit*, Alberto Marie,
was last on the poll at the hustings of Ferrara, the taint
of a supposed connection with blazaini being no passport
to any Italian constituency.
A Turin letter says that, as soon as Victor Enimmieel
shall be proclaimed King of Italy by the National Par-
li.ment, he will formally ask the Pope to accept the
protection of the Piedmonts** troops, and to consent to
the withdrawal of the French garrison.
The death of the famous philologist. Dr. Donaldson,
is announced. He died of hard work in his fiftieth
year.
Big Ben has found a deputy. The groat clock at the
Houses of Parliament strikes the hour *pots the largest
of the four chime-bells (or "Julio"), the quarters being
indicated as wmal.

A clerk of the Union Bank of London, who had bola
summarily dismissed from his employment on account
of an error amounting to 6e. 6d., brought an action is
the Sheriff's Court to recover a mouth's wages in lies
of notice. He was successful.

A public meeting was held at the Egyptian Hall, on
Monday, on behalf of the St. Paul's Cathedral Fund.
1.9009 has already been obtained for the work of com-
pleting Sir I !Etristoither Wren's design.
Admiral of the Red Sir George Mundy, 11.C.8., died
at his residence in Eaton-square on Saturday week.
The deceased veteran entered the Royal Naval Academy
in 1789, and embarked in 1792 as midshipman on board
the Blanche frigate.
In Paris it is believed that the negotiations for a new
treaty of Commerce between Franco and Prussia are
proceeding so successfully that the termination will be
made known towards the middle of Marsh.
The Imperial Court of Paris has decided that •
banker, when lending money to a person who is not •
I trader, nor borrowing for commercial purposes, ClllllllO4
take more than the legal interest of five per tient, with-
out being liable to a prosecution for usury.
General Klapka is at Naples, engaged in organising
the Staff of the future Hungarian legion.
Mr. Cobden has proposed that Switseriand should act
as mediator in the differences between the fumes of
America. The Federal Council has declined the pro-
posal, declaring it to he impracticable.
The contractors' gangs are working day and night at
the new dock in Portsmouth yard, preparing for the re-
ception of the Warrior. Tbe men are relieved every
eight hours, and work during the night by the light of
furnaces. There is still an immense amount of work
to be completed.
The Viceroy of Egypt, about whom projected
pilgrimage to the holy cities there has been much eon-
troversy, left Sues for Medina on January 27 on board
the steamer liedjaa He was accompanied by Land
Paella, and Hop:hid Pasha, the Governor of Alexan-
dria.

The challenge of Chambers, the celebrated champims
of the Thames, to row Joshua Ward, of Newbury.
United Staten, a right-away millers' not of five miles
sin the River Hudson, for MOO dollars • aide, has boas
aocepted by the American champion.
A petition to the Belgian Chamber of Bopresentetivee
In favour of making French gold cola • legal Water in
Belgium haa been most numerously signed at Brussels
dunng the last few days.
One of the offerers by the late explosion at Chatham,
George Smith, • sapper, died from his isjuries last
week The &ceased was the man who caused the
accident by the careless way in which he filled the
fuse he was at work upon.
Madame Catherine Hayes has started on • musical
tour through Ireland.
Twenty-three large eases have arrived at the Louvre,
forwarded by General Montauban, containing the spoils
ovfaritheetyC4ofiereipart&l cauipeiWuts;illbeusintrag strecive ofnieClinteuteiivnilasa vtioat
or barbarism.

In anticipation of the reduction at Chatham Dock-
yard, several of the hired shipwrights and mechanics at
that establishment bey* already requested permission
to take their discharge, wheh has been granted them.
An attempt is being made in Dublui to establish a
" Book Union," on the same plan as the Art• Union.
It is proposed to have the subscription Is., and to
make the first wise £lOO. consisting of a book cawe
filled with the works of the best authors in the English
lanfittligt-
A large number of noblemen and gentlemen, eoldiers,
ministers, and men of letters are oumbining to raise •
testimonisl to Sir Jame, Outrani—a status, to be *awed
beside Unit of HAvelock, and perhaps • somasof
plebs.
Immense quantities of soles and grey mullet have
been taken in the Solent lately. A bank has just heat
diecoesred where large numbers of the first-nsisotioned
fish are caught.
The launch of the Chanticleer. 17, sereweermstie,
took place at Portsmouth Dockyard on Saturday is •
very satidaetory manner. Tbe Speedwell screw gun
vessel of 5 guns, sad the screw dean-frigate Bristol,
hays been Winched at Woolmoh.