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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-19

AGRICULTURAL RYTORNR OF GREAT
BRITAIN.

Mr. A. W. Fonblasiquo, of the Statiatical Department
In the Hoard of Trade, ha. just i-sued the agricultural
returns of Great Britain for lest year. Frain them we
learn that the total number of acres returned as under
all kinds of crop, have fallow, and gram in tho United
Kingdom In 1868 wee 45.662,000 which is :516.000 in
excess of the total in 1867, and 1.307,01K1 in excess of
the total In 186& The large Increase in 1868 as com-
pared with 1866 ie, however, chiefly owing to the
increased sore•ge in permanent pasture returned in
Great Britain in 1867 and 1868 moles a moro compre-
hensive heading in the forms used for collecting the
returns. Of the total number of awes, 11,669,000 were
under own crepe, 4.856,000 under areon crepe; 984,000
under bare fallow ; 6.e.10,000 under Mover and other
rotation grasses ; and 22,164.000 Of nearly °aphid( of
the total acreage returned, woe under prreement
pasture. As compared with 1867 there is an lemease of
227,000 acres upon corn, and a decrease of 170,000 upon
green crepe. The acreage uudor potatoes is larger
by 84,000 amts. With reaped to corn crops it may be
@toted that while wheat Increased by 310,000 acres,
barley fell off by 92,000, and oats increased by 48.001
The acreage under flax in Great Britain is distinguished
for the lest time in the returns for 1868. There were
under that mop 15,8428 acres in England, 169 in Wales,
and 1,546 in Scotland. The acreage under flax in
Ireland in 1868 tir•• 1.'06,446. A marked advance is
shown in the number of cattle and sheep in 1868 over
1867. In the United Kingdom the total increase in
cattle arnounta to 362,000. In Great Britain the
Increase is.. much as 430,000, butlthere is • decrease
of 82,000 in Ireland, not accouutod for by en Increase
in the exports of cattle to Groat Britain. The number
of •heep in the United Kingdom is larger In 1868 than
In 1807 by 1,790.000. The increase may be said to hare
occurred exclusively in Great Britain, the number of
sheep is Ireland showing scarcely any difforonoe in the
two years. As regards pig% is kind of stock diatiouraged
by the high pries, of food, there is a decrease in the
nuitthor la 1868 compered with 1867 to the extont of
1,032,000 for the United Kingdom. The chief part
oh the reduction is in Groat Britain, where the number
I. less by '6:18,000. In Ireland there is a decre•se of
371.001 _ _ .
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-19

IF JINGLING GRAIN.

Gray ... ... It to 44
46 to 47
Whits 43 to 46
Foreign, whlto to ...
OATS.
IS to 35
potato SI to 36
Sooteb, food to
" potato —to
Irish black 33 to 31

" *white ... 23 to 31
rt.oi2l.
Tosro-stede. 3110 lb.. 43 to 47

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-19

BLANDFORD.

Summit Desalt —We deeply regret to 4.11110U1100 the
sudden death of our esteemed townsman, Mr. John
Bannister Roe. The melancholy event took place on
Saturday last, at Woodafoid, near Dorchester. It
appears that Mr. and Mrs. Rue, with their two sons,
left Blandford on that morniug to spend the day at
Mr. C. Atkinson's, with whom Mr. Roe and his sons
purposed going out shooting. They arrived safely, and,
niter • time, Mr. Atkinson with Mr. Roe and his eons
started out for a day's sporen. When they had proceeded
about 400 yards, Mr. Roe suddenly exelaiined, as if in
pain, Oh! ob," fell ldown, and never spoke again
They rubbed hint and used various means to
effect a restoration, but in vain, for he died
almost instantly. He was immediately removed
to Mr. Atkinsou's boa*, and the sad iota
of his decease was traaunitted to Blandfonl. An
inquest we. held the same evening, before Henry Look,
deputy-coroner. it seemed that Mr. Roe had never
complained of feeling unwell, but occasionally he
experienced a certain numbness of the arm and hand.
This circumstance, and an examination of the body, led
Mr. !Made, the medical man who was called in, to eon'
elude that death was caused by rupture of the vessels of
the heart, and a verdict was returned accordingly. The
loss of Mr. Roe will not only be most keenly felt by his
widow and children, but also by many a poor fatuity in
Blandford, to whoa, tale of &strew', and plea for assis•
twice he was ever a kind and sympstlising listener. /1.5
long conneaion with the BlandforlAgricultural Society,
so honary secretary, caused him to be well known to •
large eirzle of friends, both in this and the adjoining
counties, and his =remitting attention to the duties of
hie office and the valuable assistance he gave to the
soedeiy, was ever acknowledged in the highest terms at
the annual msetinp. Mr. Roe was 65 years of age.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-19

BLLNDFORD.

I.

Comerr Bax.—The annual county ball was held OD
Wednesday last at the Crown Hotel, instead of, as for-
merly, tho Coro.embange, it being previously known
that, in coneeinenoe of many of the principal families
being *Went flour the neighbourhood, and from bereave-
ments in others, the company would not be so large as
on former omissions. This arrangements contributed
materially to the comfort of thole present, for instead
of baying to leave a hot room, and pus by a loir light
of stairs to the supper room, se before, both rooms are
on the same Boor at the Crown Hotel, and the clangor of
eaposoi is thus avoided, The balks:lln was
tastefully ornanmeted with artificial ivy and holly, sr
closely resembling Nature's productions as to demise •
mual observer; and the corridor which extends thlounh
to upper part of the building was improvised into an
elegant lounge for the lashionsble party. The mimosa,
Nunn to assemble, shortly after 10 o'clock, and itonisd
of about 70 ladies and gentlemen. Those present beift
—The Right Hon. Lord Rivers, Uou. Mies Pitt, aid
Mr. Sotheby, Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P., Mrs
l'ortmen, and Miss Diummond. Colonel Parke, Mrs. Q
J. Parke, and Miss Parke, C. Bombe°, Esq., IL P., and
Mrs. Hambro, Mr. St. John and Mrs. Coventry, Caotaie
and Mrs. Forster, Mr. M. Guest, Mr. E. A. Castleman,
Mrs. Castleman, and Miss Fuidge, Mr. W. T.
Farquharson, Mrs. J. J. Farquharson, Mims
and the Misses Alice and Ellen Fuqutimsor, Mr. If.
Burns, Mr. 2.. King, Mr, and Mrs. Goodford, Nies
Stevenson, Mr. M Churchill, Mr. G. and Mr. D.
Browne, Mr. B. Marital, Mr. U. Goodden and the limes
Goodden (2), Mr. H. Moose), Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Okalen,
Mr. A. G. Dalton, Mr. J. It. Parke, Mr. J. Torkinston,
Mrs. Torkington, and the Misses Torkington (2), Mn.
and Miss Tregonwell, Mr. Nortboote, Major Feniall.
Mr. Middleton, Mrs. C. P. Mansell, the Mimes Mame)
2), end Mr. Manse), jun., Miss Herds, Mr. J. Du
Honig, Mrs. Du Hooky, and Miss Biennerbmsett,
Capt. and Mrs. Tyler, Miss Hoare, Mrs. 13ankes, and
the Misses Beaked' (2), Is. A very superior and full
quadrille 114011 was provided by Mr. Byers. Tb•
programme WIW as follows :
Vmso !run Relgen .

Lancers Merry Times DnieTirtry.
Nu Thoroughfare
La Grande Duchess Offenbach.
Vali° - . F. todtray.
Lancers
_ _. Callan.

Vales ...... Kroll'. Ball Risme ......
Gs lop
Vol.o
. .

LiadrUlci.,. , 13046a
. to. time ' D. • naltrii.
Catkin.
.I.P
EnTitr,t St. Patrick D. 10g,U...m.
v
Bond.bry ..p ... OM I 1 .
p ,
...„ .Bariec Blew ... D.Oodtrey.
Vain . • Soldaten I,leden ...—.— .... ..Outte.
Galop IA Belie Mons ............ ...........
A most rechorchd upper wu provided in so adjacent
room, which fully sustained the high oharaster of the
ceiling of this well-known establishment. After par-
taking of whisk the merry dues was again le rid.
sot:
and the oompauy broke op aluirtly alter 4 a.in. veral
of those at the bell joined in the meet of th East
Dorut hunt at Ashley wood, on Thursday. large
wompaay was pageant, sad a aapital ran was '

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