The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-14 00:00:00

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IT is stated that the Empress Eugenie has taken
Ormig Heed, sad will reside here during the season.
Tide Bishop of Winchester will hold an ordination
service in St. Peter's Church, us Sunday, the 19th
Inrt. . . .

TUB monthly challenge cop of the Bournemouth
kof Hants Yeom on:
Cavalry was won
o32ity by Dr. Genes*.
Mu. Mos', wife of the Dew of Carlisle, is said to
be 74 years of age. The couple, therefore, make up
157 years between them.
Tits Whitehall Renew says that the Marchioness of
Abergavenny, with other members of the family,
intend owning to Bournemouth, in conserpsemos of the
stigoof Lady Neville's health.
Duke of Westminster's family intend spending
the winter very quietly at Braaksonee Three. They
maim se company, being chiefly oanearned reveal-
ing the health of the Duchess, which is anything but
sa*lefa"
Tlele 't Tim un tie TRII 10100/211 Or WINUIMITIII4."
Dr. F. A. Compton has issued a pamphlet in reply to
Ibal Ethelitbedine." the
Scutr.g v. A. FeLIOWS,
borue, which wletem curitadof:
"A Fend in the Diocese of ."
Oompton'e pamphlet contains copies of thp various
Memorials which haeozlisepenoo=sztvd, tOrror with
a large amount of and extracte front
a shorthand writer's notes of two meetings held some
months ago. It seems a phy that such s dispute
should have ever been made public in so prominent is
manner.

"Mr. Johnstone in Me CliteilAry of Couunon Lift
pointed out that Giros luel leetg retched the consumer
with too ninth of it. own fat, or loaded with • variety
of farinaceous subttenees, producing a soup rather than
a bevsri4s. Tht Cocoa bean affords admirable
nutritive formi qualities, and staying power.
!iiptouctdotz. Cocoa Chess are retained and
. providing an •Mtilaralanti liduslos, not •
starchy soup.'— Waniings iv llowelsollen.

Hsr•W a doe subject for • poem by Tennison re 16°W.
fallow. The Victory. which the immortal Nelson was
woundod at tbe battle of Trafelcar, is literal, a
this/ of the past. Thee phi?' sad lumoc with its I mbi .;
and ihey have an otton had to be isolated by new pier"
of oak that difficult Is the melancholy duty of finding out
which parts ef Victory remain. A lame Poi'
616 of www her dedos is now to be removed by r"."
of its rottanness aad the necessity of still hawl4pg th.
Int_el watertight, If all Is to he ooctinued in orrice as •
or rsostinng ship in Portsmouth Harbour. But
would not the Admiralty pay • cries reetwot to thw "DU-
mwstsi salient of Loam character by relieving the
Victor, of her Wowed lowly service. and bi declining to
imacities alterations is board her which would lemma still
snore her likeriam to the Victory of Nelson's dm! And
could not tie Poot-Lourosto of Old &Likud. or the
poetical genius of New Unload. by the Mum of verses
about the Vkdory. eontributr, lig their intlueoca on public
*Maim, towards the presarvetion to a Wm Potbuisoigt
taie precious relic of not the least of our historic it I
This_.. order jeet issued that offilmrs t weer uniform
00 ww °medusa sztstot ulise it would be inconsistent Ith
the nature of thoir recreations will be mooted by tamer
who lots the army tee ainuomant and not for the love of
the prolamine ; but t mice& =Omit, of Akan will be
glad to avail thesmalem of 'he no. regulation. They have
hitherto rushed fano "multi when off duty became it worn
" the right *lag to do.'

There is me itharsolar in ' which none of the
guessers smut to have tde.t.,t.d. else yet_, perbaPe, it is thetenet obeious of than . ref Ler to •dr bloctuor,t.
eh, halite Zodymies .11 tbrettelt his c freer. Nber 1,4
lotemded fee the Hon. Mrs. Norton, who (me Torteno s
Nimasirs foe the &cis) introduced Disraeli to Lord Mei.
bourne alter his failure to get late Parliament for High
Wycombe. Blie did this expressly in order that he might
have soother chasm. It wee on that occa.ion that Lord
Melbourse said to Disraeli, "1.11 me what you want to
be rto which the isgeenous youth answered, "I at to
be Prime Moister." In the interval he made his grist
friend, Lord Melbourne's wile; and by a fn.& oer ludicrous
twist of Marsden and events, goelymioo (Disraeli him
self) afterwards miseries the ledr. Certainly he has good
meson foe iitalatlog that wom.n h.+ the power to make •
mrio's snores' in ill.; for eliboOl body Blemiogt Men
Norton, and lire. Wyndham Lowl., be might O.V. been
Perched on • tbrimlegged suol ,o the 04 Jewry to-day.

I wonder whether fall ju..ics has ever bees Jon. to the
diakiltmo of on, •Priehtly sz•P. satires Noglish t The fact
I. that the loosest Picks sad slip. of finalist's. 'Timmer
are Inquest la what we ntsy appropriatoir csll the
cermeated pegs* of Magginion sod Ha predecessors. My
ant chase at the book pito*. cps the noble norelim's old
difficulty. and which." Neuchateb. we are told, " had
become poesme•ed of a re.t priucipality, arid skid.
mtraage to say, wai not an hour'. drtve from
Nor le our authur'e grammar.
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A very beautiful umuntiel 4.4 the sad diamater at Cabal,
in which Couguitri sad so many other maim' f aloes fell,
Institut bees placed In the chapel of feleteed Bth job. It le •
stained-glass wisdom,. dselgsed to commemorate Lieut.
Handitoo, V.C.. • former pupil M the college, who fall
whilst leadiug ate of the Isst diwparate charges of the
==nass from the Embassy. The memorial is a
el having been submsibed for by the foundaticm
scholars, essay of whom were mum Nistalltaa's school.
follow. The subjects with which tie three lights are
Mini ere of course sariplarell, and are very effective.

Yooommi are gone out and footwomes are taldng their
place. Dialog tbe other night in ratan-place, the door
wee opseed by ace of the letter in • most charming and
bei3onsing livery. Black-and• white mob-cap for headdress,
stand-up roller with whits arsrat and small pm In it, rich
brows-Moth mat with livery buttons cat somewhat like a
mares hunting coat, end • bad waistcoat with • High
(Aura collar—such was tav madam. I was so struck
with the upper portion of the dress that I never thought
of looking at tits extremities ; but I fancy my in. own got
a camps, going up-stairs, of red mocking", and shoes with
silver buckles. During dinarr four winsome busies, di
similarly attired, waited on me hand and foot • and
certaialy sever was • dinner more del tly htztal and
served. Why not! Woman ems, by their na meek
better suited for ibis sort of work than mat The latter
think nothing of eating onions or smoking vile tobacco
before sarrinf the soup, or putting their thumbs in tie
gravy of otie mutton, or breathing 'torturously at your
oar, or perceptibly on your cranium if it lacks • covering.
Besides, there la • decided economy; Notecases are not
taxed, nor do the, sat ivo mileb.

An ofßow on Sir Taoism Siesta's seal in Deblin assures
me that people in Zeeland bare no idea of the state of
things in Ireland at He thinks that even a
Coercion Act would do no good. and that it will soon be
aecessory to place the country under martial law.
A very spordng was= w.. 144 last week by a junior
member of the HouseWd Brigade that he would under.
take to walk from London to Brighton in 12 contecutive
hours, the distance—to he mis.ured from Hatchett's,
Plocadilly, to the Aquariont, Brighton--about 51 miles.
Hs performed the walk easily In nine hairs and a half,
having two hours and a half to soars. The wager was for
4:600, and the start... made at 6 a.m. The Agustin=
was reached at 2.30 m.

A marriage is arreaged,but will got take place for soma
month., Weft's& law PoShwa. eldest &righter of J.
Peplum, rm.. sad amain of Mr. Regkakt of Littirewts
Hail, aryl Mr. Passemby INaik MUM ma of Oa Hem
Spasm Possasby Fans.

Heaps theme I. truth in the rumour that her Nakeq
will promos Dow colours to ths 'giant OKA toot.. their
arrival is Kagland. TIN old regimental colour. mine oil
badly st lb* Ilaiwand disaster. and the presentation
eronM milord the Queen the happy chance of paying that
Royal cooplimenk so highly eateenued, to both British
and native eoldiera, wbo, whatevar the merits of ths
Afghan war, and &spit' isms than one fatal blonder is
gmewalmitip. did their has wdous duties hoootuably and
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