The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-03 00:00:00

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

A COest TUIZT.—A eingular affair is related
an having occurred near Compiegne. A lady of
property, of Noyon, left home some days back for
Noseaspily, taking with her in • bag a quantity of
jewellery, alum of money, and a number of shares of
different companies of the value of 40,000 f. On
arriving at her destination, sbe found to her dismay
that the bag had been stolen. Three days after her
departure a heavy letter was presented at tier residence
at Noyoo, but as 41 90e were demanded for postage,
her servants refused to receive it. The postmaster of
the place, liowtver, knowing where she wan in Nor-
niandy, addressed the letter he her. On opening it
she found to her surprise all her slisres, and a very
politely-worded letter, stating that the appropriator of
her property returned the sh•res, because, as they were
made out in her name, he could not .11 them ; but
that lie heg,red to retain the nissey and jewellery.
The Croa, of Cracow, states that a man named Pierre
Betliler, has just been condemned to serve for his life
as a private soldier in the disciplinary companies of the
Orenburg corps, for having spat on tie ground, and used
a gesture of disdain, on reading a proclamation of the
authorities.

A Harr WITH NAST DOUBLES. The Moadeer
lately announced the arrest of the famous Jud, who
murdered Judge Poinaist some time past in • railway
iron. There weld be no doubt of the murderer's
identity. He had been captured at Moutilimar. At
every station on the road to Paris the People flocked to
get • sight of the anaassin. They bring him to Paris;
he is confronted with his accusers, who pronounce him
not to be Jud. lie therefore continues at large,
laughing at his pursuers, who Cr. hunting fur his in all
directions.

81481.14E110Va letter from Agram,
of the 18th says :—" Soule days ago all the streeta of
the town were 'placarded with bills containing violent
satirical observations against certain statesmen. The
pandours tore them down, but their contenta were
already in everybody's month. They concluded with •
villa fur the trinity of the Father, Michael (Bervia)
of the Sun, Nicholas (Montenegro); and of the Hot
Ghost, Lake Vukalovich (Bosnia).
The Italian army, it is said, in consequence of the
military levy which has just been ordered, avid hence-
forth consist of OH regnuenta of infantry, 7 brigades of
Berea/lien, and 22 regiment. of cavalry.
A VENTRILOQUIAL THllC—Several acts of swindling
have lately been committed on tradesmen in the neigh•
bourbood of the Patois Royal, effected, in part, by the
thief possessing the gift of ventriloquism. A middle-
aged Wan, in a diem half layical half ecclesiastical, went
to • shop and represented himself as servant to the
cure of St. Rosh, by whom he had been sent to purchase
silk stockings, flannel, or other articles, as the case
might be. After selecting • certain quantity, he begged
that one of the shoptnen might be sent with him to the
church with the goods and the bill. On arriving at a
certain door the thief opened it ,mrtly and pretended to
speak to some one within, giving himself the answer.
Turning to the shopinan, he said, "They cannot tell
me if the cure can be seen. butgive me the parcel and the
bill, and L will return immediately with the .noney."
This was done, but the shopman at laid getting out of
patience at being kept waiting, opened the door, and to
his dismay, found that tiled into a Footage which can
into the church, through which the thief had escaped
with his booty. Information of these tricks was given
to the police, and a watch set. The ventriloquist,
emboldened by bis former successes, sgain tried his trick
the day before yesterday; when, however, he half
opened the door to practice 64 former plan, hews. laid
hold of and sent to the Prefecture of Police.

The—lressorial de Lille lays :—" Two days ago a young
girl, named Maria H-- , who was shut up in the
Convent of the Bon Pasteur, resolved to make her
inc•pe trout the place but which she could only do by
moiling a will. On reaching the top of it, she was pre.
paring herself to drop on the other side, • depth of
about eighteen feet, and was already hanging by her
hands, when • WOO who was passing rushed forward
and attempted to catch her in Ins anus. The shock to
him was, however. so great that he was knocked down
and rather severely shaken' and before he had recovered
himself the young girl had Bed. She bad, it is thought,
taken refuge with her family."
A Paris letter in the Indlpewelasee of Brussels
vtates that U. Ladies Mollin's health is now re-estab-
lished.

A New RECOGNITION TOR ITALY.—The " Almanach
de Gotha" for 1562 gives to Victor Emmanuel the title
of King of Italy.
The late reported victory of the Turks over the insur-
pot Montenegrins is confirmed.
Moan!' in Pails.—A most daring murder was com-
mitted in broad daylight on Monday afternoon, at a
small eating-house, No. 9, Rue St. Placid., Faubourg
SC Germain. The house belongs to a brigadier in the
Indica force, and the business was principally managed
07 his wife, whited by her Woos, a little girl eleven
Years old. At half-past four in the afternoon, a nephew
Of the brigadier watched an opportunity when be wan
out, to cut the throats of the woman and her niece, and
made off with the soul of 1,5001., which he knew the
family had lately received from the country. The hus-
band, on returning to the house after a short absence,
found nobody in the front shop, but on going into the
kitchen he stumbled over the bodies of his wife and her
flute, both unite dead. He at once suspected his
nephew, and the latter was arneted at his lodgings with
the 1,500 f. upon him. He had takes the precaution to
change his °lathes, bat bad not his hands,
*bleb wort red vith lb, blood of big victims,