The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-18 00:00:00

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The quern of Mpain ha+ cout•rrcd the Order of the
;01.1en Fleece on the Prince of Wale*.
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1,,1. Mujite j.. it ji ilik.l iiho,it to viAit Lee& for
the purpose of delivering a public lecture.
The propomml ilienlend a the Union !tank of Australia
for the pad half-year la at the rate of 2t) per cent. per
anumu.

It i* n ~,,,, ured that Lon! Justice Knight Itruce is to be
made a peer, mid it i* alm rumoured that Nome new
equity nowt* are to he built.
The Rev. Mr. Marc! ~,,,, tit. whose name hex been re.
cently connected with a great divorce cause, in a leader
writer to the Times.

There im a report that the Emperor Alexaroler will
come to England on a riait to the Queeti in May—ria-
comprmied by the Empreas Dowager.
lii4hop ir now no longer Madame Anna
Ili .hop, hut Ma.laine 141hulae, having been recently
unite.' to an t inerican gentleman of that ovine.
Mr. Erneet .1 .4 liar bronzlit an action for libel
egannit Mr. W. 31. Ileynolilr. Mr. E !win Jalne...
1.41,1.:., isms been retline.l on hdaalf of Mr. Join,.

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Sir W. M. E. Mahler, Mart., mol larklamoi
sustain° I fraetures of the rib, lately whilst out with the
Bramhem Mom. Fox hemn,l4.
Annie Fowler. I AtiiiilMie at the Oreeian Theatre. has
Irani the effect of burns ; her clothes to k ere
during relicat,al.
The Jew. ..f Sydney have resolve.' on an ialreus to
Karon Rotlisehibl, emigratulating him on his election to
i seat in the Parliament.

TI. I:er. rh rolling. formerly of Exeter, who
are .1.41 to the church of Italie. Ism. from sober cootie-
ti..n, re•eisslorare.l the prote.taut faith.
An oirer h.. hero ii,. le Mr. Spurgeon of CIO.OIIO
Mollaran to preach four diacouree+ nithe ap..eious Maw.:
Hall of New York.

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Mr. Aroott, of l! wk. who pnerowsly gar,' £l,OOO to
be TAM • I for I% ghort tin. • .illee —the proce, 14 to be .11••••
tribotol in charity —olr...re another UM) uss Woodier
krous.

The Gover 1111 l ent of bolls has conferrol a thin dion of
six month: Litt., on the force Lawler M 4..r-Gunersl
Whithrek, ni consideration of the 1011. en lurinig, rin4
important services run lured by that Nue.
The Dual, .Veies hoot. thit the E sieuror'a a hires,. to
11,., Austrian A teams, 'dor wi,. delivere.l with the &eject
of enshling a hear relative to " pot" about F 40,000
oil the Worse.

'rhe Enterprise, one of the abandoned Arctic diseorery
ships, which was given up to the tiritish gorerinnent
sod sent to Chatlimo, liss been sent to Sheerness, to he
used as a IN,AI detail for the 'mewls of the stoma reserve
fleet at Chatham aitol Sitcrrnem.

A member of the Cloaca Statea'l'ongrese ham mowed a
resolution thaulting Captain Samuel lived, for havint
,lesagnetl awl forme,' the 'regent tl.tit of the United
`State..

A great granddaughter of Racine is still living it
,seetini. bite Wad in very humble circussestAnee, awl at
one tone I wearied likely to pass her days ill a fatdory.
Inc Society ut DraisiAtic Authors has, however, ovine to
her aid, 11111.61 placed her in a convent,
The Persian tluvernotent h..* sent an order to lid•
gusto for 20,000 itiu.kets. 2,0110 this of the mold
Approved by tlte FreilCll Minister of Wsr laser been
hkewise ordered in Perm by the Persian (lover 1111 l ent.
A gm,' outrage SWIM perpetrated oil Mr. Stmts. the
chaplain of the II It fleet channel tui,tion, on Sun lAy
by the crew of the Walton, of Novi& Scotia. They
broke his hat, stunned him, and tried to throw him
overboard.

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The palace of Tippoo Sultan, at Seringapatam. is
being elaborately re•embellislied. The natives have
been allowed to exercise their own taste in tho work.
aml have clionen to represent on a large cartoon the
defeat of the British forces under Colonel Baillie, by
Tippoo Sultan.
.% young 111411 Aapi the /Vets Orleartg klrorafe) died
of the yellow fever, and Win, far away from his family.
ass followed to the gravely atraugere. When the
coffin was hieing finally closed, an old lady who stood by
said, " Let sun kiss him ii for his mother ;" and she
actually did so.
The French tiovernment is about to send presenta to
the Emperor of Japan ; part of them will consist of 100
inuakets of a beautiful model fur His Majesty's body
gu all, two pieces of cannon, and some litubellll,l
tapestry.
A servant girl of Genoa, emulous of the fame of the
inaidlaervantt of Itologna, who baptised young Mortara.
o tttttt silks! the same offence math • young Jew, Leotw
Levi. 'rue parents of the child, however, prosecuted
her, and she was iientenced to 50 scudi thio and Isis
this' imprisonment.
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A crowd of people were watching a detachment of
militia marching, with band playing, through the
streets of Carlisle, when a hinwe took fright and over-
turned the c.art. A number of people were injured—
smite w..... atol children very seriously.
The jountal of the American and foreign eltristien
union Matta that there are nearly four milli .... sof Roman
Catholics in the United ritates. Bishops, priests, nuns,
are increasing in numbers. and cathedrals, churches,
........... and Runsish institutions are springing up all
over the land.

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The Alecto, deem sloop, which has lately returned
home Inuit the West coast of Africa, has done well in
prize -y. The able xeliman will aliare at least EIRI
each, and the ordinary seamen about half that propor-
tion, in Adair to the usual wages.
An ornamental pica of ordnance, cast in • ensiipo%i•
thin of braes and a mixture of Nome other more valuab:e
metal, said to Ile gold. presented sonic years ago to tier
Majesty by Sir James lirook, the Rajah of Sarawak,
and suppowil to here been a wall piece at the entrance
of the !hos al residence.. has been transmitted frimi Wool-
wich to the royal armoury at Windsor Palace.

PRIDE Or 11111TH.—The I..te Mr. Ilwlillestone believed
himself to be lineally ileseeniled from .ttlilestone, of
which his 1131110 we, allowed to be en Ull.lCllll4lole corrUli•
•liilamongst otliew he the late Duke of Norfolk.
Thew two wordlirs often met over a bottle to discuss the
resiswtive prewnsiom, of the peilignie ; and Oil OSIO of
'he, occasions, when Mr. Huilillestone weed g with
the 'hike, the iliocuooion W. 14 till the untitled
.li...evident of the tissue' Kings foirly rolled from his
chair upon the door. One of the younger members of
the tinnily liestensul, by th,• Duke's desire, to re-estol 'ids
him, but lie sternly repelled the prolTere'l lintel of Lie
cadet. "Never," lie hicconglied out, "sholl it be NMI
that the head of the house if 1111.1.111:14011e
from the
.ground bye younger brunch mof the hoe of
llowanl. " Well, then. my gowl old friend," esid the
good-nature,' Duke, " I intist try whot I 11/11 ,10 for you
myself. The head of the I •of llowsnl is too far
gone to pick up the lieml of the house of iluilillestone,
hut lllwill lip down beside iju with all the plummet
in the world ;" SO saying, the hake also took his phwe
twin the floor.
Gm To Tito Nierge or litileitia 'Wogs,
—A meeting, called by ail viirtisemetit awl circular, of
those fiviiiiroble to opening • siibseription for prewnt•
iii n gift to the 4141111 liter. of the bite Mrs. Mega, wee
held on 'ftiesiloy. Its the Town'oibuildings, Ayr. (*mdse.
kfTaggart, of deollehl, ill the alieir. The followin;
reisillitimis were owried unmilmouNly --" flirt I',ui
meeting resolves to 0114,11 a sithocription for the purpose
of the Hobert HUM -daughter', id
thu lots Mrs. lk•gg —with a gilt, In commemoration of
the first centenory celebration of the Otiottioli net.
' That 01111111 a Om 111111 collected for thi* imrwoeu etee...l
. CUM, it shell be in the power of the eltordwimel
emontuittee 141 inveet any portion 4 tlw °vendee for
, 1,01.014 of ouch other ,o,rvlvi,ui rid dive, or uf
Horns IS they 111 y think entitled to receive it. That
the oarrlary he inetruuted to invite the emmeration In
! this 'moon( of all the admirers el till' lent throunhuut
' tile world, and, with that view, to open eiemounkattions
lionnollotely sith liortieo at a distance. That uniliowy
, oulwerlidlons he limited to LI, mid a Hueneme of
veva! ihmetlools Whig unnetrseted." An intluenti..l
emsimittoe wee then formed fur the imrpueu of tarrying
the above rosoluilons Into iffsial.