The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-03-13 00:00:00

Our sporting readers will find the following
table of the dates of the principal races in 1877
useful :

Lincolnshire Handicap (about 1 mile) Wednesday Mar. 21.
Liverpool Steeplechase (abt 4 in. 1 fr.) Friday, March Et
Northamptonshire Stakes (1 to. 4 fr.) Wednesday, April 4.
Bristol R syal Steeplechase (3 miles) Wednesday, April. 11.
Newmarket Handicap (1 mile 4 fr.) Wednesday, April IS
City and Suburban (I mile 2 fur.)... ...... Tuesday, April 21.
Great Metropolitan (2 miles 2 for.) Wednesday, April 21
Two Thousand (1 mile 17 yard 4... ..... Wightesday. May 2.
One Thousand mile 17 yards) (Friday, May 4.
Chester Cup (2 miles 2 Inc.) Wednesday, May 9.
Great Northern Ilandieap, York (Im. a.) Tuesday, May 15.
FrOz117)1 Oaks, at Chantilly (abt. 1 m. 2 f ) Sunday, May 20.
Manehe.der Con (about I mile 4 for.) Wednesday, May Et
Somentetshire Stakes (1 mile 5 for ) Welnestlay, May El.
French Derby. at Chantilly (Ito. 4 fur.) Sunday. May 27.
Derby (about 1 mile 4 ( itr.).. Wednesday, May 30.
Oaks (about 4 mile 4 fur) Friday, June I.
Grand Prize of Paris (shout 1 us. 7 fur.) Sunday, June 10.
Ascot Stakes (2 miles I for.) Tuesilvy, June 12
Ascot Royal Hunt Citp(l niile)........AVeineeday, June 13.
Ascot Gobi Cup (about! miles 4 fur.)...Thursday, June 14.
Northuinberland Plate (2 Milws) Wednesday, June 27.
Newmarket July Stokes (5 fur. Lin yds.) Tuesday, July 3.
centlieriand Plate (shout 1 mile fur.) Wednesday, July 4..
Newmarket Chesterfield Stakes (3 fur. 212 yards)
Thursday. July 5.
Liverpool Siintnier Cup (alit. ltss. I. fr.) Thur-day, July 12.
Go..dwurel Stewards' Cup (II furlongs), .Tuesday, July 31,
Ge.slwood Stakes (2 miles I ftirlutig4 Wedneiday, Aug. I.
Goodw.edl Cup (2 miles I furlongs)......Thursday, Aug. 2.
Doodwrssi I hesterfleld Cup (1 mile 2 fr.) Friday, Aug. 3.
Brighton Staked (I toilet; ftwlongs).........Tueelay, Aug. 7.
, Brighton lump (about miles) Wednesday, Aug. R.
Lewes Handicap (2 ....... . .Satunlay, Aug. 11.
I Great Elmr Ilamlieap, York 12 miles) 'Wednesday. Aug. tl2.
I Great Yorkehire Stakes (1 mile it fur Thursday, Aug. El.
Doncaster Champagne Stakes (5 f. 1.7r2 y.) Tuesday, Sep. 11.
Doneaster St. Leger (Ito. I. MI yds.) Wednes.lay. Sep. 12.
!Muenster Cup (about miles 5 furlong) Friday, Sep. 14.
Nesnosehet (treat Eastern Railway Handicap (fi furlongs)
Tuesday, Sep. 23.
Newmarket October Handicap (1 mile furlongs) 73 yds.)

rtday, Sep. 28.
(esare. itch (2 miles 2 fur. 28 yards) Tuesday, October 9.
p,,ck Iryate(l furlougs) Thunolay, October 11.
Criterion Stakes Pi furloncs) Monday. October M.
Cambridgeshire (1 mile 240 yards) Tuesday, fictober2l.
Dewhurst Plate (7 furlongs) Thumlay. October 15.
Liverpool Aututun Cup (1 mile 4 fur) -Thursday, Nov. N.
Great Shropshire Handicap (I mile) .Wednesday, Nov. IL

Dr. Slade is at the Hague, giving, it is said, seanoes
under strict tent conditions re wonderful than ever.
It will be remembered that he had been engaged to give
experimental o,ane to a learned society in st. Peters-
burgh, the Empen.r f litisda, who 14 stated to be
favourable to Spiritualism, being desirous that hie
powers rhould be tested to the utmost. As the Doctor
is, however, in ill health, the He. Alexandre Aksakof,
a member .4 the Russian Imperial Council, has
w !dressed a letter to Dr. Slade suggesting that his
visit to St. Petersburgh should be deferred till the
antumn, in the hope that by that time his health will
be completely restsire‘L It is prol,,ldo, therefore,
that in the meantime Dr. Slade will i email] on the
Continent.

An attack of gout which Lord Beaconsfield ha 3
experienced has been especially trying to hi v temper.
I:,maliv in private life the most swect-mannered if
souls, the twinges in his left hand hive ',hewn his weak
Ile hen not Earl Granville's marvellous self-
control. The Liberal Earl will make a speech full of
the milk of human kindness, nursing his gouty foot But
while and laughing as he rocks it to and fni with red
tape. But the Premier's attack 4 gout will do one
thing for him. It will make him more popular with
his brother peers. A man who has chalky knuckles
cannot be regarded altogether :111 n jn-re. In the
midet of his pangs the Earl may chuckle over his
superiority to Mr. Gladstone. That plebeian hal never
had the gout.

Sir Jung Baited. ir, the Prime Minister if Nepali',
whose death has just been announeed, WWI one of the
most remarkable native statesmen in India. There
are but two others who can compare with him—
Sir Mailhava Rao at Barad° and Sir Sales Jung
at Hyderabad. It was, however, only by resort-
ing to the most extreme measures that Sir Jung
P.dmilisir attained the position of Nepanlese Minister.
lie was known to be an nide and remolute man,
:mil in the earlier days of his service a con-
vim.), wan promoted against him by amine of the
other princes and efficial, of the Nepatileee court.
' lie discovered it, walked into the r een where lAA
enemies were in council, and with his own hand
shot down every one of them, to the manlier of
nearly a score. Since that time he has been virtual
rider of NepauL Wink frienilly to the British
Government—KO Mil& so that he gave us very
material aid during the Seimy rebellion—he ham,
nevertheleen. been careful to keep his territory free
from British influence. Nepatill in eupposeill to be a
missal state to rhina, and Sir Jung Bahadoor has
adopted the plan of excluding British traders and
European travellers of all kinds from his masters
territory. Indian officers occasionally get a few days'
shooting in the terai or jungle, but even this ticrinksion
is not easily obtaineit Sir Jung Baliadoor was him-
self * great sportsman. Over Mil tigers kite fallen
before 11.14 rifle, and we all remember dee grand sport
whhit he provided for the Prince if 'Wales about a
year ago. The telegrams show that he 'lied while
on • hunting expedition, pri.bably from jungle fever.