The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-11 00:00:00

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The United States' navy is composed of 78 vesszls,
carrying 2,225 guns. Only 25 an: steamers, and of these
three carry no guns.
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Heavy rains have been very general in France lately.
The Rhone, the Saone, and tin) Seine, have all lbws* to
an alarming height.
Mr. Townsend, late M.P., appeared at the Literary
Institution, “renwich, one day last week, and recited
the i.hay of “Othello" entirely from 'armory.
The Countess of Eglintoun recently presented colours
to the 2nd hattali )))) of the 14th Regiment a Foot in
the preaence of the hord-Lieutenant.
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A pipe and a pistol, that on belonged to Miles
Standish. the hero of Longfellow's last poem, were sold
at Albany (U.S.) lately. They were each bought fur
fifteen dollars.

The King and Queen of Pruesia, with their nuineroux
auite, have taken up their re.idenee at the l'affarelli
Palace on the l'apitel at Rome, %Aaiun), occupied by the
Pruiwian Eusbassy.

The Rev. Thomas Dale has intimated to his parish-
ioners his intention of very shortly resigning the vicarage
of Mt. Pancras. The living, which is worth about
£l,BllO a year, is in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of
ht. Paul's.

On New Year's-eve, the entails de troape of the let
Grenadiers of the Guard, in which regiment the Prince
Imperial is incorporated, went to the Tuileriew and had
the honour of being presented to the young Prince.

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The farmers are manifesting indications of a disposi-
tion to renew their agitation for the repeal of the hop-
duty. At Faversham and Ashford meetings have been
held.

The New York Hrrald states that the Wanderer
rocently lauded SO first-class negroes between Florida
and Georgia, where they readily brought 700 dollars
va( h —making an aggregate of :F41,000 dollar*.

Mr. Cardwell and Mr. Langston, the two members
for Oxford, have addreswil their cJustituents. Both
spoke strongly in favour of a satisfactory measure of
reform, but, like moat of the latter-day orators on this
'subject. did not attempt any very intelligible delinition
of what they meant.
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Lord &milady Stratford de Redsliffe have arrived in
Rome from Naples, where they were ro long delayed by
her Ladyship's indisposition. No interview whatever
took place beLween his Isirdship and the King, although
many indirect civilities weie paid by his Majesty to Lord
Stratford during his stay.
A woman died in Islington, last week, who had been
regularly in receipt of charitable relief ; after lm' death
JI:1,6110 in bank-notes were found in her coal cupboard.
The life-boats of the Royal National Life• Boat insti-
tution have attended during the it year upwards Of
forty wrecka, and saved upward" of one hundred lives.
Such an inetitution should be liberally supported.
Nearly eleven thousand turkeys were despatched from
the easteni counties during the Christinao week, to the
metropolis, the greater part coining from Norfolk, and
being placed on the railway at Norwich.
As Madame Itistori was last week about to leave
, Florence fur Naplea to fulfil an engagement for a
month, she was told by the Neapolitan Charge
, d'Affaires that his Government had interdicted her from
entering the kingdoin.
William Canley, manufacturer of Stockport, who
; sonic time since Abs.-ended from that town with pro-
' perty to the amount of £4,91:10, and against whom a fist
in bankruptcy lies been awaits!, was apprehended in
Birkenhead on Monday, and taken in cuatudy to Mae.
chester.

The Itussian Government liaa, in pursuance of the
treaty concluded with the Euipto-or of China, appointed
consuls at Canton and Shanghai. Hitherto, it had no
agento in the port, of the Celestial Empire. It is like-
wise about to establish a naval station in China.
The Earl of Keninore has tran•inite d to Dr. Moriarty,
the Rowan Catholic Bishop of Kerry, £l,OOO to be dar

trihnted anion,' the most needy of the plundered
savings'-bank irepositors in the town of Ki
47,(100 medals have been sent to England by the
Turkish Government for distribution to the I:ritisli army
and navy. They are very small, with a ring attachml
for faeilitating suipme•ion. On the oln, erse of the
medal are three cannons and three Bags ; on the reverse,
the name of the hultan.

A mecting waN held at Ostend a kw days since to
discuss the iptiktiun of fonuing a pudding establish-
ment in that prz:„ The meeting decided that a peti-
tion Ahould be sent to the King, praying tor an autliori-
etioo to (timid a gambling-house and courersation-rooma
lar to those existing at Spa.