The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-11-03 00:00:00

Till Stasedrtrd contmdicts the report that the wr:ta
for the general cieetiork will be postponed to the 18th
of November, and affirms that "there will be a session
before Christmas."

Cosrvissiceis To ROMAN CA7IIOLICINII.—TheLi
Mercury of Monday has the following :—" The Rev.
Henry John Pie, rector of Clifton Campy:lle, Stafford-
shire, and prebendary of Hansoms, in Lichfield
Cathedral, has, along with his wife, gone over to the
Roman Cstholic Church. He married, in 1851, Emily
Charlotte, the only daughter of the Bishop of Oxford,
who has been plunged into great grief by the atop taken
by his daughter and son•in-law. Mr. Pye tu held his
appointment at Wien singe 1851, audit is of the yearly
mime of OK

PKHDICTIONS OF tt ZADKIEL" FOR 1869.
A pamphlet is Mined every year by IL J. Morrison,
A•F&L, Commander, R.N., and "Tao Sae," under
the title of Znikiers A Ntanat. It differs but little in
size and general information from such an ephemeris MI
Old MOOTT'S Alstanac, yet it nests six times as much es
tii iesPeet,ble but tanie rivet, ant its circulation, at
least according to its own account, is such as to set all
eo epetition at defiance. Its Deed'. attraction must
be in the predictions which its compiler professes to
have based upon the warning utterances a the stars,
and, therefore, it is worth our while to examine them,
for the purpose of seeing what manner of ProPhotio
utterances they are which appeal so strongly to the
Popular muted. In his slinanac for 1868 Zedkiel ven-
tured on • somewhat rash prediction. to the effect that
the eolipse in Aucust would " overthrow the power of
Theodore in Abyssinia." As Theodore and his power
were among the things of the past in-fore the eclipse
took Place, many profane pet 5005 scoffed at the prophet.
In his present work he explains the failure of his
divining as follows ;—'• It is the planet's aituation at
the time, anti near it, of • large eclipse, I judge from,
and pot the mere junction of the sun and moon. Hence
this eclipse really overthrew the tyrant, but it acted
three months before it, the conjunction, was own
pietist." It remains to be seen whether this explanation
will satisfy the minds of the sceptical. As regards
pest year,
winch Commander Morrison risks his prophetic repute-
the following are the chief prediction' on
tion :—On the 26th of February " AbditlAzie has a had
transit, which bids him beware of fire and accidents
generally," and
"the Emperor of Austria suffers from
in
violence during the hidle of the month." Of less jai-
portant pereonages, all those whoa birthday falls on
the 13th of the month will "drink deep of troubles."
In March "all ',peons born on, or near, the 7th
Acquit and the 3rd Febrastry, in any year, will suffer
either by fires or accidents." In April, "a conjunction
of the two benefice, Jupiter and Venus," will produce
some great stroke of policy in favour of the rights,
liberties, and wealth of &gland. This is the best
benefit that this country receives from the 'SW of
J natio.' for twelve long years to come " Daring May
"Saturn, retrograde in Sagittarius, Militia Spain with
matlitroubla." and "the once King of Hanover has
' the Moon, joined with Saturn, at his birthday; which
I denotes a year of grief and grievous tomes for him."
I Two months later the King of Daly will be in • very
! bad way. "His affairs grow worse and worse; and as
I he has aspects at bis birthday similar to the late Prince
Consort before his lamentable death, we must look for
some catastrophe." In August, "the stationary post-
fl, of &torn, beieg near the San's place at noon on
the birthday of an illustrious princess," together with
other starry influences affecting "the King her father"
! and "the Priam her husband," may produce, says the
' mysterious prophet, "very serious consequences,
which I do not feel at liberty to explain more fully."
In November, "the opposition of Jupiter to the Sun.
at the birthday of • well-beloved prince, will affect the
state of the blood, which becomes inflamed and too
abundant. I trust he may reach this birthday, and
overcome the evil influences that beset him, both
before and at the same." A little further on cornea the
Information that the Prince of Wales, who was born on
November 9, 1841. Among the "general predictions"
for the coming year we find the unpleasant news that
"great men and landlords shall be very injurious to
their tenants, ke., and shall afflict, tan, and crini their
faces beyond eornmon humanity and honesty." 'lbis
naturally comes of the Dragon's Tail being in Aquarius.
The Conservative party will be sorry to bear that there
' will be "many troubles and mighty changes among the
Ministry, which will go nigh to be cast out of power,
chiefly through the intrigue, of female foes." In the
United States "the place of Venus, lady of the year,
In the eleventh, in exact square to Return, indicates
detriment to the venous somet es of 'free love,' as they
are trrmed ;" and "the Dragon's Tail in the tenth does
not foreshow much benefit or even stability to the
President and the Government generally ; yet shall
they be guilty of great deceit and tyranny to the
People."