The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-18 00:00:00

SHERBORNE.

AT the Mansion House Court on Thursday,
being the day fixed for resuming the hearing of
the summons obtained against Messrs. Joseph
Kitchen and Henry Benjamin Turnbull, hop and
used merchants, in the seed market, New Corn
Exchange, Mark-lane, for oounterfeiting a trade
mark on a quantity of hops sold by them to Mr.
Collier, a brewer, at Sherborne, the counsel for the
prosecution attended to proceed to the case, but in
the unavoidable absence of Mr Serjeacit Ballantine,
who had been retained for the defence, the examina-
tion was deferred until Saturday at one o'clock.
Nothing, therefore, was done in the matter.

CROPS IN Dorterr.—Professor Buckman writing in
the Agricultural Gazette from Bradford Abbas, under
date July 8, remarks that "The appearance of the
crops in Dorset has greatly improved with the
fine rains of that week. Wheat promises a well.
eared crop, and as yet we have not noticed the
presence of any of those pests which sometimes so much
interfere with the yield, inch as the wbeat-midge
(Cecidomyia tritici) or Aphis. Corn of all kinds seems
to be remarkably clear from smut, mildew, and other
fungoid attacks. Barley promises well where not too
late sown, and the experience of the past and present
season has shown us that all the early sown samples
afford the best results. Six-rowed or whiter-barley, of
which a good breadth was sown for sheep-feed, is now
fully ripe and the crop excellent. Oats are rapidly
mending, but the long continuance of dry weather his
made them exceedingly patchy. Mangolds now promise
well, and are usually free from the fly (Anthomyia
bet.), so also from the surface grub, which was list
year so troublesome. With regard to this latter pest on
our own farm, we believe that we are experiencing a
greater immunity than our neighbours, because we bare
been careful to prevent every cause of disturbance to
the rooks, which did us such signal service irs
devouring these devastating grubs. Swedes are
generelly much destroyed by the fly or flea-beetle
(Halting' nemorum and H. concinna); but unless
where the land was winter cultivated for this
crop, they have some up very patchy, and more
especially where the land has been ploughed just pre-
viously to getting in the peed, as the dry weather caused
It so to °led that indeed the effect was much the same
as though wine had been sown amongst stones. The
finest promise we have seen for miles round is in our
parish where the seed was got in early. After steam
cultivation in the winter, which suoseeded winter
manuring, and before the seed was got in the land was
sown broadcast with three cwt. per acre of Proctor's
turnip manure. The roots are now join rank, and never
did any crop promise better. Haymaking is nearly
completed. Much bay has been got together in good
oondition, but on the whole the crop is by no means so
large as was at one time anticipated."

YEOVIL.
The iguiys :--" During the park week Yr.
Leering, the talented °mullet of Yeovil, has attracted,
Large numbers of people at the Crystal Palace, to hear his
performanoes on the harmonium. They were listened to
with the utmost interest, and received with genuine
demonstrations of approval."

BLANDIPORD.
Excusi. —Mr. Demi Abram, officer, Blantfford,
first ride. Weyessativasibiglon, hos been ePPninted
*Meer of Rye ride, Brighton collection.
SFIAFTZSROBY.
Iltatnirearr Domenos.—The Marquis of West-
minster, K.G., hag forwarded to Messrs. Ransom and
Co., the bankers of the Home for Gentlewomen in
Roduaed Circumstances, 25, Queen-square, Bloomsbury,
a donation of £5O in aid of the funds of that institution.

_WINBOIME.

BANZIUTICIY..

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Iwo °Manned his diaolsarga

'solicitor,

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collection, Sevres, Dresden, sod Oriental pore,elsin, and
objects of art and Yirtil, the property of Mr. Elward
Strutt Helium, deceased, late of Southampton, were on
Friday disposed of M the mons of Mes:rs. Christie,
Manson, and Wood*, in King-street, St. TIMM'S, by
direction of the will, and by order of the executors.
The magnificent large diamond, known as "The Idol's
Eye," a matchless gem, set round with 18 smaller
brilliante and framework of small brilliants of unequalled
purity and splendour. This precious jewel was put up
at 300 guineas, and after a very keen oompetition was
knocked down to Mr. B. Benjamin at the enormous
prioe of 740 guineas.

TAUNTON.
Mr. ALFRED Aoprlti, one of the Conservative eandi•
dates for Taunton, is the author of that pungent !satire,
" Season," and of the novel, " AR Artist's Proof."