The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-25 00:00:00

Piliscellantotts.

The Paris rnirera leallm its readers to hope for the
early conversion to Catholicism of the Queen of England
and her Court! _ . .

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Eighteen-pounder Geld batteries are to be provided at
Gravesend and Tilbury, and notices have been issued
for tenders to construct gun-sheds for the same.
New Granada has been much excited in consequence
of the passing of a law compelling all Dissenters to pay
tithe to the Catholic Church.

Connor. • private in the 6th Regiment, was hang, on
the 4th, at Gibraltar. for the murder of Sergeant Taylor,
by shooting him with a ride ; none of the inhabitants
were suffered to be present.
Mr. Ackerman the well•known publisher of the
Strand, committee suicide, a few days ago, byttil
prussic acid. A letter MIS found, from which it app
he had previously tried to poison himself.
The carriage of the Duke of Argyll mune into collisk n
with another, in Glasgow, and the pole coining through
the panel, struck his Grace on the head; he was not
much hurt. .
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The answer to the speech from the throne will be
moved in the House of Commons by the Honourable
Charles Trefusis, member for North Devon, and seconded
by Mr. Beeeroft, member for Leeds.
A prise dance came off in a saloon at Beaver DIM
Wisconsin, between an Irishman and a mulatto girl.
The girl danced seven hours and the Irishman eight,
winning the prise—ten dollar..
The Bishop of St. Asaph was lying on a sofa at his
palace, when • large picture dropped from its hangiag
upon his head, and inflicted • serious wound, dividing
the skin, and penetrating the flesh nearly to the &knit
bone.
A young Esquimaux woman, lately brought from the
icy regions, has just died at Aberdeen. She was active
and intelligent; but a change of climate and food, la-
eluding, perhaps, too many luxuries, has been fatal.
The Earl of Derby will give a Parliamentary dinner
to a party of Peers on the 2nd of February. The Lord
President of the Privy Council will give a dinner, en
the 29th inst., to the Cabinet Ministers and the groat
Officers of State of the Queen's Household.
A new sect of Christians has sprung up on the Conti-
nent, called " Transmigrationists." They profess to
believe in the Hindoo doctrine to a certain extent, and
have printed some curious arguments to rove that
such doctrines are not irreconcilable with Christianity. •
Mr. Pearson Hill. of the General Poet-office, son of
Mr. Rowland Hill. left Loudon for the Mauritius, by
the last mail, having been selected by the Postmaster-
General, on the relent of the Governor, for the pur-
pose of reorganising the postal arrangements of the
colony.
Cardinal Wiseman received the Grand Cross of Malta,
fmiii the Grand Meader, Count Collorado, on the 7th
instant. The ceremony was performed at litik residence
8, York Place, some of the nobility and gentry being
present.
The Portugeise House of Peers has pained the bill,
indemnifying the Ministry for its conduct in delivering
the Charles-Georges on the demand of the French
Government; 34,000 franca has been paid to France a,
indemnification. . .

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A "Tortoise-shell Tom rat" was put up for sale by
auction a few days ago at Norwich. The bidding went
up to £l2, hut the lady who owned it had refused 10
offer of £ll3, so she bid twelve guineas, and bought it is.

The Editor of the Greenock Adrertiaer has received I
letter, the writer of which says :—" As the responsible
proprietor of an ineuental newspaper, yon are foie-Sig
your destiny. When you lent your aid through the
medium of the pleas, to promote the interests of the new
theatre, may God have mercy on your soul. Prepare
to meet him, for eurely the time is short
An American thief was being taken to prison, when
be begged and obtained permission to kiss his wife.
As their lips parted the officer thought he saw acme'
thing glisten in the woman's mouth, and, on exatuino
lion, found a valuable watch seal, which the hatband,
in the operation of kiesing, had tranderred froui bin
I month to hers.
The houses between St. Dunstan's church and Messrs.
Pried.' in Fleet Street. the banker', are in course of
demolition to widen the footpath. The house recently
occupied by Mr. Waller the well knows autograph and
book collector, was. it is supposed, built is the reign of
Henry VII. Mr. Waller resided there many years.
The feuilleton of the Paris Most iteur contains a very
favourable notice of Mies Thompson, the young Glasgow
girl, who carried off the Brit prise at the Coneervatiore.
and has lately made a successful debut at the Greed
Opera in "William Tell." Her voice is described as
" a very One 1101,11110, one of those telling voices which
gain immensely by the vast amplitude of the arena of
the Opera House, which it Ails easily."
The Court of Probate has granted letters of adminis-
tration of the property poisoned by the late Duchess of
Orleans to Oil country, to her win the Count de Paris.
and also to the late Queen of the French on behalf of the
shoChsurtld"seleetTllle judge
grandmother
The Queen's Advocate said that he bad no doubt "
Royal Highness" would adopt that suggestion.
The little Prince Imperial of France was playing the
other day, in the gardens of Graudinere Mootijo, when
suistri
sethhatis the ('OOlll
some ladies, well known to him ran up as usual to ties
and fondle him; but the little 'beirapparent, &abider
soder isstruetions, astonished them by throwing himself
de
pkeari.de
Into an attitude, and holding out his "band" for their
salute.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has addressed the
following circular to the supporter, of the adniinistrw
Wu in the House of Commons :—" DowninreeneS,
Jan. 13.-Bir. I beg to inform you that tbs meeting it
parliament has been Axed for the 3rd of February, aid
bathe Hostas of COOkilSollll will immediately primed i!
the consideration of business of greet hoperifolo•
earnestly request your attends's*, at the ?ponied eL".the
eession. I have the hawser to nitasio, or, your cm"—
lal and obedient eon's* B. Dleaaddie