The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-18 00:00:00

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Sqvret tM PTOX. —Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Narayation Cbiapany.—Tbe half-yearly meeting of
the company was bald on Tuesday, when the usual
dividend was declared for the six months ending
March 31 of 34 per cant. The dividends payable on
and after the 24th inst. Much complaint vu made
of the suspension of the bimonthly mail to and from
China, and the chairman explained that it was en-
tirely the act of the Government, who's object was
purely postal, and who did not take into account
the trade. It was of very little consequence, so far
as the company was concerned, whether they carried
the mail once or twice a month.
POinrestogren.— Ttregraph between Porternon(A
aadOeeport.—By direction of H.R.H. the Duke of
Cambridge, Captain H. Schaw, of the Royal Engi-
neer establishment, Chatham, has proceeded to
Portsmouth to take the necessary steps for laying
down a telegraph line between Portsmouth and
Gosport, which the Government hal decided on
establishing, to facilitate the works connected with
the construction of the proposed defences.

MURDER 01.111(0 • DRUMM( QUARSOL.-011 THIS
-
day a dissipated fellow named Lyons wee ch before
the Liverpool magistrates with Use Inurdei:oltitherine
Flaherty, • dissolute women, with whom he had
quarrelled in a publie•bouse at the corner of Clement
-
street. The deceased was severely kicked about the
head, face, and stomach, and died two hours after the
violen e had been indicted. Lyons was afterwards
captured in a pigsty. In one of the lowest parte of the
town. The cam was remanded.
A BOT SHOT ST VOLURTIZIL—AD unfortunate
occurrence took pima on Saturday aftensoon, the Bth
Inst., on the Volunteers' practice ground on the shore
at Wallasey. It appears that at ball-peat 4 o'clock • .
small party of the 3rd Cheshire Mies (Captain
Chambers, Wallasey) went to the shore between the
Red Noses and Leasowe for the purpose of ball prainiee,
the rides used being the long Enfield. The man were
under the command of Captain Gray. of UT. N•w
Brighton Artillery Volunteer Corp., and the ustuil
p-emations, it is said, were taken to prevent accidents.
Mr. Richard Cooper, Seedbed of the Ship Inn, was
engaged to :nark, and his son George, a boy about 9
mars of age, WY employed to torry.• &non signal leg.
The Volunteers were practising at a range of SW yards,
and the lad 'was stationed among the bilk at a distance
of between OOD and 700 yards boyoad the target. The
firing continued until 7 o'cloek, whim • yegtb named
'Wilimma, who was in the company of the younger
Cooper, ran up to Mr. Cooper and informed him that
his sou had been shot. The unfortunate boy was then
discovered lying with his hos in the sand, and blood
was bowing from a wonted which be had received a
little above the right hip. Of mane, the firing was
immediately discontinued, and the injured lad was
removed in a state of insensibility to his (other's house,
where Dr. Parr and Dr. Byerley, who were in prompt
atteedann, ascension that the ball had penetrated
through the body and had come out close to the navel.
The poor little fellow lingered in great pan; until 7
o'clock OM Sunday morning, when death terminated his
sufferings The scanner in which the boy was shot
seems somewhat singular, as he was found lying under
the cover of the withal*. It is suppesself, however,
that the ball struck some hard substance, and, glancing
off in an oblique direction, struck the lad. ffn Inquiry
Into this melancholy case will doubtlem hike place
before Mr. Churton. coroner.
EITRANGS ACCIDRXT.—A West of England paper,
after describing a suceessfel balloon aesce• from Truro
and the descent of the aeronaut in a cornfield, says :
" Mr. Simi:num was awn surrounded by upwards of
2,00C1 persona, who commencod crowding upon the silk,
and, seeing this, Professor Siintnons entreated the mob
to stand back! A poor fellow, however, named James
Thonias, a plumber and brasier, got enveloped in the
folds of the silk without being notified, and on ito being
discovered some short time afterwards by Professor
Sirnmonds, he appeared to be suffocated and was quite
black in the face. Medical aid was inielcly rendered,
but little hopes were entertained of his recovery. We
have been unable to learn whether or not the poor
fellow is still in existerwe. We should have stated
that the voyage wee acoomOished in 10 Weans"
THR URITAT E•AT1.111 T•RLS OP TO CONSIST TROOPS
TO CAN•DA.—lustructions were resolved on Tuesday
morning by the Adwiralty agent in Liverpool to have
the Great &Meru surveyed, and if found mutable to
engage her for the conveyance of troops to Canada.
This has been done, and the "great ship" has been
taken op for the convey.ince of 2,500 wen, 100 officers,
and 122 hones, for Quebec. These will include the
4th Field Battery of the Royal Artllery, consisting of
7 officers, 230 men, oh
30 womes, 211 lldren, and 110
horses; the 30th Regiment of Foot, consisting of"
officers, 868 non, 80 women, 130 children. lad 6
horses ; the 4th battalion of the 00th Rlct=onsisting
of 39 ° n Moe, 868 meo, 80 worsen, 139 and
horses. In additiou to whom there are to be also 4
officers, 102 seen, 9 women, and 19 children beloalpalt
to the 1111,1., 17th, and 100th Foot, and the Canadian
All of them are lobe athseimodated in sisadini
berths, which are heisig fitted up 17 Mr. John Laird,
Birkenhead, the Admiralty wa rng the bedding.
, The troops are to be tr. y the Great Ship
Compiesy, and they are to he embarked in Liverpool,
the ship, It is understood, being to return le that port.
It is impeded that she will be ready for see in about
ten days. A considerable semation Wed ended at
Liverpool on Tuesday motaing by • report t° the
effect that the Greet Eastern had taken the grown, is
sbuwit7ttegreroubeint:lg niriothwindtheattidtat timits,iiiirePriLvri'"l"ltalart the beak, and as the tide wise making, she anon WS•
madialail boated at swain without having Notarised
any deetter. Besides the Ormt Eastern, the Goldra
Please had thee bent takers op to emery the 47th Ker.
wrotef Foot to Qealsee. The regiment sonsiate of 39
361 wee, and the meal somber of womea sad
children, and laterma. They an to embark MP.
for which city the Golden Fiesta sailed frees Th Idaft=l,
on ureley. The eanasthomend that the t
liestern 'meld set be pettiliely exhibited after Batarriel
combined with the extreme lassie. of lb°
weather, thleathod tailbelleeeroá of 'Wen W
Liverpool on rbaroday, sad fa lb. ammo el the day
fteart)l 11,001:1 pewee were earned from the Prime's
landnegatage to the_" vest elgit." their/dant* *I
the Irak Mr. Adak Loft Will ethumenee to 11,tuTteng
lee' threpa, sad she atrartbad is sad tree
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fortign anb Colonial Intelligente.

FRENCH MCOGNITION OF THE KINGDOM
OF ITALY.

On the qubject of the probable recognition by Prance
of the King of Italy, the following wirreepondence
addressed from Paris to the Unirerecl of llruoj a not
without interest :
I think it useful to mention that Count Vimereati,
who I am convineed is destined to play an important
part io the negotiations between France and Italy, must
not ho confoundwl with ordinary " seeret agents." He
In an agent ulliciousip aceredited—the oonfidential
medium of ootuturtnication between the Emperor Na-
poleon and Victor Emmanuel. I can gnat-entre thu
entire exactitude of the following particulars of Count
Vimereates interview with the Emperor at Fontaine-
bleau. The Emperor, after exprvaing his deep regret
at Count Cavor's death, said that Victor Emmanuel
and Italy had lost in him aa able and devoted servant,
the man who best responded to the necessities of the
sitnation, but that Europe had twit In him one of the
etectigest pillan of • liberal eoeservative policy. His
Majesty hoped that the new &Meet would tread in the I
footsteps of the deceased. "I was obliged," added the
Emperor, "Se a =thong sovereign, to recall M. de
741. yr-end when your army invaded the atatea of the i
Sovereign Poetiff; I could not do otherwise> than protest
Robot the infraction of the law of nations. Bet now
that the grave closes upon Carer, and that great
dangers am to be feared for the Italian cause, you may
assure the King of ray sympathy, and toll him that our
official relation& elinlOpe very shortly renewed."

THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION.
In the sitting of the Federal *NA, Prussia r_roPcood
the Formation el • coast divisios by Prussia and Hanover
and Hug these posers should also form the reserve
dirieles.

Praire elm eenmetutieated her views in returnee to
Ilse earnmand is chid at the Federal army.