The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-09-13 00:00:00

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FRANCE.

The King of the Belgians WU expected at Biarritz on
the 10th. King Leopold's mission, we may suppose.
relates to the great question of the day.
It is reported that Government has given orders at
Cretuot for the construction of twenty frigates, men
plated (frigates td
It has been decided that a considerable pention of
soldiers belonging to the class of Wet ellen be dis-
charged with six months' leave, which at its expira-
tion may be converted into renewable furloughs.
On Tuesday the Plenipotentiaries of the Paris. Con-
ferencee assembled ; they had under their considers.
lion the double election of Prince ('cuss 111 the Prui.
cipalities of Wallachia and Mo'devise
RAILWAY ACCIDIIITS IS FIANCE.—You may remem-
ber that on the lit of Augusta collision took place on
the Lyons and Paris Railway, causing the death of
three minions, and wounding 33 re or less danger.
only. Justice took this affair in hand, and • trial of all
persons concerned ensued. Tha result has been the
condemnation of the chef de yore to two years' impel-
eonment ; of one of the waists:its to one year's imprison-
ment, and a third to six months. All of them were
fined 300 f. and are liable for the costs, the company
being held civilly responsible for the results of the
dreadful accident. A Madame Munier was killed ; her
husband sued the company, and has recovered 30,000 f.
damages. This will be a terrible warning to all care-
less railway employes in France.—Letter frost Paris.
ATIPISPHYSIc PIISSuIIISOS.—A very curious atmos-
pheric phenomenon was produced on Friday morning
on the railway wires round Paris. At 7 o'clock, when
the service commences Ili the various stations, it was
remarked at the central station, placed at the lintel of
the Minister of the Interior, that some of the instru-
ments were charged with electricity, as if the corres-
ponding station had sent a constant current. It was
soon found that the fact was general, the wires at all
the stations being in the nine state. By interrupting
the circuit of the wires strung 'padre were obtained.
The 11,11110 thing was produced at the nine time on all
the telegraphic wires throughout France, the stations
placed between two lines receiving the current from
each aide. At half-past 9 the electricity, in place of
being permanent, showed itself only at intervals. The
scientific authorities were consulted ms to the came of
this phenomenon. In stormy weather atmospheric
electricity produces many diecharges, which set in
motion the telegraphic machines, but these discharges
are instantaneous and have not a permanent cha-
racter,
MALICIOUS FOROEST.—Some time back a letter, to
which was attached a pcstage stamp which had
previously served, was seine: in the poet-office of
Couesay, in the department of the Vienne ; and, as
usual in such cases, the letter was opened to see who had
sent it. The letter, to the astoniAlonent of the post-office
authorities, turned out to be on the subject of a plot for
the overthrow of the Government and the assassination
of the Emperor, and it bore the signatures of three re-
spectable persons of Conway. It was, of course, handed
over to the law officers of the district, and from the
investigation which they made they came to the con-
clusion that it was a forgery, that it bad been written
by an enemy of the three persons to injure them, and
that the defaced postage stamp had been attached on
peeper* to cease it to be seized. Now, the only enemy
the said three persons had was a notary of Comisay, one
Doussin, and an expert in handwriting who examined
the letter declared that it was undoubtedly written by
him; besides which, in his office draughts of letters of a
eil.ieer kind were seized, The search made in his office
led also to another discovery—that being in embarrned
circumetances, he had, in order to raise money, long
been in the habit of putting into circulation forged bills
of exchange. As many as 93 distinct forgeries were dis-
covered. A few days ago he was brought
to trial before the Court of Assizes of the Vienne for the
forgeries, and being convicted was condemned to 10
years' hard labour and 1001. fine.