The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-18 00:00:00

BY EXPRESS é ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

MARK LANE, MOXDAY. MAT 17.

Sup! les of Boglish wheat small, and realised the
prices of this day week. Amount of bunnies in foreign
limited, at about the prima of that day. Barley. beans.
and peas unaltered, and oat trade steady at Friday's
adv,ince, being 61. from this day week. flour dull, and
difficult of sale.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, Mar 17.

Bost beast. Korot, dmr, and quickly sold. Foreign
beasts slow, heavy, and lower. Limited demand for
for lambs, and prmes have fallen. Veal bray and un-
n'tered. Pork stationery. English and foreign mutton
trade ratLer easier to buyers, and a alearanos woe not
made.

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Beal, 3. 81 to 6a per Blb ; mutton, 3.81 to 5a 10.1
veal, 3. 4.1 to 5. 6d ; pork, 3. 81 to 5.61; lamb, sr,
to 64 41

Beasts, 4,288 ; sheep and lambs, 31.930; calves, 84;
pigs, 160. Foreign beast, 2944; sheep and lambs,
12,810; calves, 78; pip, 66. Septa beasts, 164; Irish,
3J; Boglish, 1,100.

TRI expenses of the candidate, at the lee Bradford
else ion are published. Th•ce of Mr. Loll are £160.1..
and those of Mr. Toomrson, 4:7.3543; total, £39.59.
Curtlona Oecoluttncr.—On the night of the 4th
lust., during . heavy storm from the south-west,
aceompanied with thou ier and lightens, the attention
of the lighthouse keepers it Hurst, off Lymington' was
drawn to • flock of bards desiring against the lantern,
and clioging to it in such numbers as to prevent the
light from being seen outside. They meat into the
gallery, and eithevoured to drive away the feathered
strangers, but it was a work of considerable difficulty.
The keepers say the birds were many thousands in
number. The neat mimeo, 92 dead birds wore found
lying at the foot of the tower. They were nearly all
of the whttethroat species, but some three or four not
larger than humming birds. Unfortunately the birds
were destroyed, being given to the cats for food exempt
three or four, which were preserved by Mr. Brimbh•
combs, of Hurst Castle. The whitethrost is • migratory
bird, and timely arrives in this country early le May.
Is is sra•ll, not being more than five and a half inches
ht length.
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EXTIL•OIDIN•IY kerIAOLT ON • 8141117 T'S
—On Thum:lay morning, Mr. Hinder, an officer of the
Sheriff of Wilts, moompanied by m under officer, pre.
seated himself at Boyton Home. under the authority
of • writ of capias against Ceptain Hunt, for a sum of '
about £230. The Captain, in no measured terms,
ordered him from the room and from the house. Mr.
Binder explained that he could not leave. Captain
Bunt having armed kilovolt with a poker, aimed •
savage bloc at Mr. Hinder, who 'dunked" his bead sod
mowed it, but the poker coming in contact with the
mull, was broken into two pieces. Mr. Mate then
milled lustily to his man, who hurried to his amestance,
and was followed by the butler, the groom, and other
servants. Captain Hunt had DOW armed himalf wFb
the tongs, and with them dealt the sheriff's officer •
beery blow across the bridge of his nose, which, though
Ms. Hinder checked its form with his arm, gave him •
Mask eye, wad caused the blood to gush from his mouth
sad nostrils. He and his mention attempted to secure
the assailant; they were, however, overpowered, and
=.azdin Heat, having armed hintiolf with • revolver,
be would blow their brains out. He presented
Use revolver at the head of the man and fired. The
aims dashed his hand up, and at ilia lame moment
dropped on the door un'njured, itheepting having his
Mad muca burst and bLwilmned. Captain Hunt than
WlWatiod the revolver to tee bead of Mr. Hinder, but
the butler caught it from his hand. A struggle issued,
during which Mr. Hinder and his MDR were very
toughly bandied, and ultimately bundled down stain
sad out of the house. Tbe matter has been reported to
Ma sheriff, and as Friday afternoon warrants were
lensed for the spprth.mcinn of Captain Rust (who has
left %yam), sad, we believe, also against the wryest
who took part is the assault.
Iquitos 'rgazonirrpo Lzrrzaa—A correspondest
at Cork informs the Oldie that the magistrates and local
authorities emend to the late Mayor have received
numerous threatening letters; and be nods to that
journal the following Radials verbatim a :aeration
(Demo omitted when Mania are left) of we of these
athenives received by a Ckswervative member of the
Town Council:—" May fah. God save Ireland. now
i Cannot help athlete' your Conduct towards
martian party. in Cork OW while back I only wants to
say • few wards to you the subgeet if I do the any more
if your close i shall before this holy moot of May is
oat I shall with • revolver blow year orb'se braise
against the wall otherwise if that dem not do I ahall
bum your house to the very grated spoin of as orange
deg best now sot bath any ovary of it for sure as you are
o mortal being i shall carry out my demise all you radius
there are other enlist) too that I shall meet some day at
the pollee office i &at care for all the peelers in Cork
I will do my duty if there were as many mars there i
IMMO sad that follow they cells that *range dog
sad tee I shall give that traitor a tooth so fax i
otall ta7 and have the first of the old Cure dog and
trsithr your holiest shall be burnt in sure as you have a
bead ca your shoulders the time is at hand you may
believe it you will not be weaved you see going on too
hag so I forewarn you to have your sou teddy the
other snag rifts sad traitors also are better have
there's ready i shall my no more now you shall not
Mow when the deed is to he dare be prepared any day
trosu this date to the sad of may.
"God gave Ireland

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