The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

FUN'S PREDICTIONS FOR 1869.

ANIIAIT AND FIBRUANY.—Thire will be many
(leak hours daring those months—many dark hours for
England and the. ontinent—especially between nine st
night and three in the morning. The Emperor of the
French may become seriously involved with the United
States with regard to the prohibitive duties on French
mustard. But then, on the other hand, be may not.
The revelations of the stars are not precise on this
point. About the sosond week of the second month
there will be great troubles at the General Poet Ofllee,
but all will be well in the e.t.d.

MARCH AND APRIL. —Spain may Of may not be in a
disturbed state daring those months. So may Italy.
• in short, may many oorintries, although May dose
not commence this year until after the 30th of April.
Greet events may be looked for during these montkui. fl
they do not tarn up that is no fault of ours. The
Queen will be in London or elsewhere at this time, sad
if the Conservative Ministry still enistsi_Mr. Ds..li
will govern the affairs of the country. There will be
grave discussions In Parliament, if it happens to be
sitting, and violent speeches may possibly be made.
There will be signs of great discontent among the
cabmen. _

MAY AND 3011.—About the 25th of the second of
these months there will be greet anxiety in the minds
of tenants. Landlords will go through much tnbtlattoo
and will watch the moon attentively to see if she theses
through the crisis unscathed. These disturbances, to..
ever. will have no political signification. England will
be threatened with • greivous calamity, in the form of
an earthquake, which will destroy the credit of the
Hank of Eastland and shake the Established Church to
its foundation. England Is of course eonstantly
threatened with this, but it may be only the earth
quake's fen, so we need not alarm ourvelves. Neverthe-
lees, we shoeldreoommend our readers either to learn to
swim or to buy a corklanket, especially if they go to I
the seaside. Those, however, who do not. consider
themselves born to be drowned may dispense with these
precautions.
JOLT AND AOOOlll..—A total eclipse of the sun may
be predicted at this time. Why not? In the land of
civil and religious liberty, who shall deny u astronmoial
freedoms? The eclipse, howGVer, may be put off in
consequence of the necessary arrangements for its
reception not having been made at Greeawieh. All will
be tranquil in the United States if they escape a dis-
turbance. which is threatened about this date.
BITTOIDER AID OCTOBIL —Englishmen will smell
powder now, if they never did before. Great slaughter
will be done, and armaments will be general. There
will be BOllle destruction of red-legged French, but the
Emperor may be inclined to adopt the Zostaroc-iler is
. A good deal will be brewing in the second month
of this period, and • hat must be, must. The Game
Laws will be much discussed at this time. Hinge and
Kahan alike may begin to look for gloomy days. Trade,
which may have been stagnant to a greater or leas
degree throughout the year, will receive a fresh impetus
from the increased sale of umbrellas. Serious railway
disasters may be looked for now—and indeed at any
time throughout the year, unless railways are Irina
better managed than they have been. The affairs of
Germany will be more or lees disturbed; it is impossible
to say which.
Norman aim Dzorassz.-01trietrose deg.emir
confidently expected to fall on the 25th of..
bat, although there will be some difilealty la sependiai
them, no injury will result to either. Keay of thous
who observe the day will be vericetely
Strange figures will be observed in the streets of Leedom
on the sth day of the first month of thtferietald
fiery stare, mad other mew& displays be
aa that sight.