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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-27

LABOUR.

AU the Durham collieries are now under way except
two, which are unworkable through an accumulation
of water sure the strike. There is an increased de-
mand fur over-sea coal, and large orders hare been
booked. The pits will for the present be kept busy
eleven to twelve days per fortnight. The whole of the
pits in Northumberland are making eleven dare a
Fortnight, which is • most unusual Wag-
The miners of a leading grin in the Forest of Dean
having been put to work four days • week, owing to
the depressed state of the trade, will be unable with
their present wages to earn more than lit U. for their
weekly income. The majority of the men have long
distances to travel, and to provide their own light&

THE SIX DAYS SWIMMING MATCH.
At the does of the swimming at n‘ght
Webb had made 57 miles against Femme's Et. titusZit
ten mile. ahead, and virtually grinning the race, as the
whole dist mos swam by Faeroe yesterday ass barely eight
miles. During yesterday's swim Captain Webb took a
second rest in the evening of about en hour and a-halt,
and finally left the water at eighteen minutes past tee
o'clock. . .

As may naturally be expected after his exertions
Captain Webb is very tired this morning, though he hag
slept well. His feet, too, are very much swollen,
consequently he was persuaded to take a longer rcst this
morning, and has been sitting Yankee fashion, with his
lefs higher than his head, while his legs have been rubbed
with whisky. At 25 minutes past eleven o'clock, Captain
Web started, name, his opponent, haying started only
a little before the latter being flee laps .hoed in the mile.
Captain Webb is exp3cied to di a good perforinance this
afternoon and evening.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-27

The Tickets are not transferable, are available only at
the tertian,. named upon them, and only by the
Zuwodos Teak Shaw and book.
ehldren under Three years, Fr..; Three to Twelve
yaw, lielf-larse. Only on. article allowed as Lotumite
ht Nob Adult Presager.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

Littrature.

Myra's Mid-eeenthly,Goubaud—,LontionandParia Amongst
light woollen materials forsoringcoetumes beige is undou
sally the favourite, being useful for a variety of purposes,
such is walking and morning toilette., home dreams for the
country, costumes for travelling excursions, itc..„ it is also
suitable for ladies of all Yin as well safer children. in
addition to the well-known fawn and grey tints, pure
wool beige is now made in shade. of gendarme blue Nei in,
olive, and brown. The new c +stomas are made in a
variety of fanciful styles suited to the charming materials
eut Wore& White waistc late will be in great favour during
thö summer,those of pique and of white armory have given
way to others of embroidered linen, • gort improve-
ment on any that have yet appeared. Every day
shows new forms, colours, and throes for chapeaux, all
' equally popular from the small capote to the various large
, curious-looking shapes which are in such confront to each
other. The chapeaux are generally of one colour, pure
whiteor straw-coloured mall capote ;on the contrary. ! rue
Parisian coiffure. are simple although in very varied forma
The caloured plate show.. charming costume for summer
fates, with • pointed corsage reminding us of those of the
time of Good Queen Beek who amongst her virtues must
have had wonderful powers of endurance to bear uncom-
plaining the rigorous measures which were needed to give
the figure the extreme elongation then fashionable. Our
model does not fortunately inquire the spirit or feeling re,
martyrdom in the wearer. A incderate.y-pointed
is often becoming and may be worn without injuty or
inconvenience. The diafframdthest cuttains 1104M4 very
useful dresses for little boys and girls- The cut-out
Payer pattern collating a charming costume for a little
ea, called the Celestine Costume, to be made in any
materials. also • very good askotioa of drowse for all
times.

THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY ON THE HUMES
01 THE METROPOLITAN POOR.
At the Annus' meeting of the London Home Minion,
which was hold last weak, several of the speakers adverted
to tha sad condition in which Um atoms sad visitors of
the society had found the homes of the poor to be in
aoctyal parts of the metropolis, and the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, who was present, Incidentally stated IX., there
never was such a capital is London, with its 4,0U0.000
of
peiple brine in every possible forr and in msny parts
more disgraceful than any titbit city. Hs observed that
there would be no hope tor reliiion and decency so longs.
the domiciliary condition of the people of Lludon and of
other cities remained as at present, and be therefore called
upon the smembly not to cease crying out for an improve.
went of the domiciliary Condition of the people.
We CM personally endorse what Lord Sher taehury mays
on the matter. And this is the state of things sitar thirty
years' agitation on the subject
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

THE CAPE.

The Egypt arrived at St Vincent, at nine o'clock this
morning, having left Simon's Bay on the 24th ult. There
has been no fresh fighting Lori Chelinsfonl and the
Prince Imperial had left for Kenitra's. Nuguvrande, the
youngest brother of King Cetywayo, Ina surrendered. with
his wive, and thirty followers. The dinith f (Unbelief
is confirmed. Ile was shot in action by enpwn prior. in
addition to Colonel Northey, the death is announceti of
Ktourton, of the QM, and Thirkell, of the 1,141.11. The news
from the Transvaal continues encouraging. The Boers
have broken up their camp and returned to their homes.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

WY -
IC S REGIS.

_
THE I esbzuj:hsart._ll.rinee:u:thaeul:ers4.
Samuel Fueter, to the curacy of Wyke Lt.*.
MACKEREI
were the begi.nir .4 of go I thitige for the eevoe fer
the people of Wyke. Bomb' by local tier. aud
ciat.l With the briny deer,. the liehormen ttyke
way rant/ am •flicet the umet loyal of ulanki!3,l as
th.

"Thee rude forefathers ot the hamlet 514. P."
Never was this more manifest than on Friday lest,
when at I aidday a sound .4 joy went ul. tu the
beach, for after many anxious .lays and night., end
alter MA' q' shots, but no huh, the ltehhits lied the
S ash Ann, both boats belooging to Mrs. nfnl
out and succeeded in brin„ing to shore bemoan 2d4
and 8,000 prime mackerel. Anxious wire* end children
were there—those who had stood the hard aisl seven
test of a bitter winter—their eyes glistening .Ithi
Soon the count was done, and them sturdy arms which
had grasped the oar, and puLled the net to shore so
nervously, yet so hopefully, were now to be esea
carrying their shares to Weymouth. one could aut
but feel touched with the anxious looks .4 some 01
the men, aye, and of the women too, who ml
eager haste set out for the real semblance of Dahlia
bay, where, in the circle of St. George,with drsoo-nif hastethe silvery fish were eagerly purchased. "Noting.
like your Wyke mackerel" —that is what the nid
folks say, and as far as taste guts we Mould say did,.
Alg"o far at thatssts 4 many an honest fishermen r,
who will send his wife and children to churn .5L
chapel on Sunday with something " new on .0
mark 4 the "good phut." Both they and we of
ditb.,i and wish the honest and sturdy &hero se oi
WYlg• • hearty good season of luck.

AWFULLY 3uniqtet MEATH.— A very mid leo fif th
occurred here on Sunday week. It appean. that a•
Warn' very respectably connected, named Chat ( 'bro.
topher, who hni been away to the tape. bat rrt
to the house of his kindred some three months
was in lodgings in the neighbourhood of UP.' J.iii
on Sunday last was at a fri, Oa house at Nd tag"
having dinner, when he had no sooner takes a *P.°
lu his hand than he fell back awl etpin .I.
Pridnann was at once sent for, hut on his a Ara/
course, his professional skill was unseat'ii
deceased is suppose.] to have died from apl ,lexf. es
Dr. Prniham communicating this fact to ti iecomae,
no inquest will be held. Sergeant Coate sae nest
vigilant in the matter, and to him, in an Rao dorm
must be attributed the not boldiag of
lirr strange to relate, the deceased, one dal list
said he should pay a hi. relation, 00,
this fatal Sunday, adding that n. ii übt he nnon'
Wup a bit of dinner amongst thew ecielits.,•
ill be was invitedtits mid in the toilet olio doing
was called home.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

THE AFGHAN NEGOTIATIoNa

The negotiations between Yakoob Khan end Major
ravagnari continue at Gandamak ; but they progrma
slowly. and those who know anything about them are very
reticent. The Lahore correspondent of the Stelae rd
asserts that Yakooli ix still ready to accept the terms
offered by the Indian Government—the correspondent on
Friday asserted that they had been accepted but his
position in Afghanistan is so critical that he demandii
more in the way of guarantees, we presume, than Lord
Lytton seems willing to grant. However this may be, it
MOMS tolerably clear that all is not plain sailing at
Gandamak.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

PAYMENT OF BILLS.

The tint item on the mend& MPsr we. to order the
payment a bill.. This was done.

WATCH II iTit.

A watch rata for the currant ball year lam. or tare I It
Wm estimated that it would roach Arriti. or Al les. thau
lent year.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

lilarittts.

RALISBCRY CORN. Du DAL—The market was Coady
foe wheat at late values Toe dour trade ruled quiet, sad
were unaltered. Oats were a shade dearer to
Kelm exhibited a downward tiandency in value.
Othet whales met a quiet mak at turin, prices
LIVERPOOL CORN, lunar. —ln the interval sines
Tuesday wheat has been very tiros with an upwerd
Madam, but at this morning's market, altbomila it opened
staiday, the demand was checked by the bright and more
genial weigher (the last two days hiving been cold.
=, sad unes, and only moderate businem was
about Tuesday's rates. Mani quick end WAD of
new Amerle.an were reported at 4s. 44. per motel
Ma:PION MALLET. FRIDAT—Whalti. 36 to ;
Daisy, 7100. to Xs ; ciaSe, to 115( ; Maas, 40.. to it..;
mak to ; ger. qr. ; flour, 30.. to Ea. Od. Beef,
to 14s. Od. per score; mutton. Bd. to ail per it..:
esaL fkl. ko lid._ _ lamb, W. to Od. Fat pigs, 10• to 10s. 9d.
tree NOOK Nilk butter, 13.. to 14s. per clown ; whey
&ink Ms. Eggs, 10d. per down. Potatoes, la. to Is. a
par wok.
WARKDRITIR. SATURDAY. Wheat. W. to its. ;
&gig, Ms so gts ; Oats 18s. to 24a : Peas., 16.. to :
Beans, Na /92. ; Rye. 30s. to Es : Vetches, 61. to Ss—
Brisk Wide &stag in barley at ea &draws of is. Wheat
I. short early and dearer.
BATH. akTVILDAY.—At OW market there was • good
supply of wheat, and prime were again the turn malnst
Other grain without alteration. Flour Is. dearer,
ab4Crittmed demand. Wheat., white, Ilk to it.. per qr. ;
ditto, red, gla toil.. ; barley. 265. to 40..: peas, 265. to
4k; oats. Ilk to ; lour, superfine. 36..; Plan tie.
; seeea tas. ; blue tie. 295.
GLOUCISTIR, fiaivaltst.—At market the supply of
wheat wee sad sold at the extreme prices
ollieweek a. also (im. for which the demand was
Waged. Grinding barley sad nudes dull at late retie.
Oats of fine %tienty the tare dearer.
TAMIFTON, B.cruarmr.—Ther• was a small attendance
at the Own Exchange, The supply of English wheat was
meat smaller than usual, said met with • ready sale at Is.
tote. dream on last wades prior& Foreign wheat was
also la. dearer. There was • slow trade dose to males
sad barley, at mallard prima flour, Is. to 33a

CORK BUTTER MARKET.
OrWary—PlM, Ms.; Rectut,le, Wht ; ramie ;71,. •
yeumb% 56.; Fifths, Ms. Mkt Cured—Vint; 915 A;
&mod; Ms.; Tbirde, Me. Number of firkins In the
awake; 1.38:3.

LATEST.
—:o
TILE YORK RANK.

It I. announced that the assets of the York bank
will probably pay 10s. or 12s. in the E. The East
Riding Bank having bought the goodwill, will make
a proportionable advance to sufferers who require it.

THE MINERS STRIKE.

Information received at the Durham Miners'
Aesociation offices *aye fully three-f.,urths of the
°Marie' in the county resumed work today.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

WOOL.

Cern.' FAlL—Although the weather was =favour-
able there was a good attendance at our fair, but not
so many buyers as in some former years. Store stock
were a dull trade, owing to the scarcity of keep; but
fat stock met • good sale, at prices fully equal to, if
not better than, at late markets. 1&. Ensor was
largely supplied with stock, consisting of 160 boasts and
500 sheep. Heifers and calves made from £l3 to EV
each ; two-year-old barren heifers, at to as per pair;
barreners, aa to at per pair. Fat beef realised from
128. 6d. to 134 6d, per score, with • quick troth. Fat
Intl's, 223 10s. to £2B; two year stock bulls, £9 to
1:11 10s. Fat ewes, 9d. per lb.; wethers, 10d, with a
good trade. 200 fat tags, the property of Mr. Lucas,
realised It., to 635. 6d. A good clearance effected.
Messrs Duke and Son held an extensive sale of stock,
about 60 beasts and 300 sheep and lamb, being on offer.
Trade was exceedingly dull, especially for sheep, which
were very difficult of sale. Fat beef, best quality
made 14s. per score; secondary, 12s. to 13s. Heifers
and calves, Ell 10a. to £lB ; barreuers, £9 to £l4 10s.
Wether legs, 38s. to 425.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

IMPORTANT TO GAMEKERPERS ANI)—
OTHERS.
BROWN begs to offer NEW LAID
A-A.• EGGS la say qutatity 5 Breeders daring
rermake reesoe.—For prim Dm, apply to
iet wit. xi, Itriath,strest. Boethemptea.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

WAREHAX.

RAILWAY BENZVOLINT Iturrrrtrrum (for the relief of
Railway, Officers and Servants, Orphans, Children,
and Widows, when in distressed circumatanoss).—
The annual festival held in aid of the above extensive
and hi,Aly important charity at Irdlis's rooms, King-
street, St. James, on Wednesday last, was presided
over by the Marquis of Rartington, K P., supported
by the Harlot Devon and about 200 Railway tiornr;;Ley
Directors and Shareholders thnu4hout the Kingdom
The noble Chairman spoke well and with much force
in pleading for the charity. At the end of the pro-
ceedings, donations to the amount of L'2,500 were
announced by the secretary. Mr. Frederick William
Milk Amongst the honorary stewards present was
Mr. Freeland Finiter, recorder of Wareham. Dorset,
and a donor to the charity.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

STILERT CROSSING&

Tinders for placing do.in agree& croantou were then
op nest irol were as follows :—Me. J. T. wyetsgeg
; Mr. W. Lovelace, £7l 10e. ; and Mews. Jest;
and hon. .cau. . - - - - -

On the proposition of Mr. ClitiLDS, seconded by Mr.
ATLieIIUILT, the tender of Mr. Lovelace Man accepted.
The veal was affixed to Mr. Whettain's contract.
The next item on the agenda paper was "To call atten-
tion to the manner in which an item is entered in the
treasurer's Led:a as ti payments made on account of
liar.' eicke.street, and to move a resolution thereon."
Mr. Dffiv:its, iu moving a resolution, said there WU DO
one present who rasp -avid the Town Clerk more than
himself; but be was hound to express his opinion that
the Looks ought to Le properly kept.. They, as Council-
nom, were elected hy the ratepayers team that these things
were properly done, and he censidered that the name
of each person who had paid anything into the treasurer's
hands should t 0 separately entered in the Looks, and uet
lumped together in one suits. mpecially so with regard to
these who had paid anything on behalf of liardwicks-
street.

M r.Wituir ORD rase with pleasure to second Mr. Dennis's
c ,uaidering they could not he too evict in the
matter of having their ace units pr Telly kept; he
thought the entry in u ue-dion area one which ought not to
appe..., on the treaeurer's book., and suggested to Mr.
Dennis that he should make his proposition general—not
to Hardwicke-street alone but to all others—and moved
that all cu.,. whateo.lver paid to the treasures should be
separat!ly enter).

—.—.-.-.,
The MAYOR Wild in the absence of the Town Clerkthrough
being unwell, it lawame his duty to give an explanation.
The I :planation the Town Clerk had given at a former
meeting, be tbought, was a very fair one, and was to the
eflsct that he had luniposl all the MIMI together from the
p.irtics in resiwct ts property in Ilardericksstreet, on the
ground that he wished to spare the feelings of those who
work) poor and n st able to pay—he did not wissh to ticket
poor people. After a long discussion, in which Mr. Lovell
and Mr. Wallis joined, it was rmolv,ol to defer the furtlwr
con„imratiogs of the matter tiLl the Town Clerk cook! Ise
present. The Board soon after adjourned.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

DORCHESTER
SATURDAY'S CORN MARKET.

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The market was rather firmer to-day, with • small
'apply altd & pod demand, wheat was about • shilling
dearer, fet&* from 41s. to 425. pw qr. Barley
raged widely In prke, from 30s. to 4& ; English tau
about 20s. or 21s. Very bushier appeared to be
doom

DORCHESTER
SATURDAYS CATTLE MARKET.
Although the day was thoroughly wet and =favour-
able. there was airod attendance at Mr. Symoods's
repository sale. With about 120 Warts on offs:, the
supply beef was rather ghost. and trade was quick;
hot ere and calves sold from El: to £22; barremere,
£lO to £lB ; More bolls. L'lo to £l6 ; and fat ditto up
to it 26. Beef fetched from 12.. to 15.. ; the number of
=sip and lambs eras about 600 ; mutton, out of the
wool, fetch= 9.1. per lb., in the wool. 10.1. ; the supply
was fair, and the trade very good. Of lambs the
et4y wee very large, yet every use old. the average
be
ing frees 11d, to la per lb. 0.,0d supply of calves,
which mado front 7d. to $l. per lb. Al Messrs.
Duke's sale were upward., of 110 sheep and lambs, awl
wither mutton sold at about 101. per ib. ; 9d. to
Ilict. ; lambs from 31.. RI to Ile. each. A fair supply
a calm, and trade was brisk.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

DOSSET.COIINTY HOSPITAL.

--
Dtarhig the week ending May 15th there hay*
been admitted :—lnpatients, 6 ; discharged, 2; out-
admitted, 9; discharged, 19; oluargancie.. 3 ;
deaths, 0; In-patients in the Hospital. 4S; outpatient.
on the books, tird ; casualties, is; accidents, 0.
Physician for the week, I)r. Lush; surgeon for the
week, Mr. J. Tudor; House-surgeon, Mr. J. A.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

TIIE CHARGE OF LIBELLING A MINISTER'S
WIDOW.

At the Coun,il-houae, on Thursday, before Mewing. Geo.
Will. and J.C. Wall, Mary Fowler, •mmestie servant. was
charges' on remand with having Meths' Mrs. Harriet
Howell, the widow of the Rev. William Mends Howell, of
Dorsetshire. The alleged libel was CO atailled in postcard.
admitted to be in prisoner'a handwriting, and which had
been mut to Mrs. Howell. In them poetess's it was
asserted that Mrs. Howell had forged pnsoner's name, for
which she threatened transportation ; prisoner had also
made accusation, against the late Mr. Howell, and
dernendal money for eerk alleged to have been done by
her while in Mrs. Howell; employ. Sbe waii charged
with uttering the libel for the purpem of extorting iiioner,
and she had been remanded in order that • medical hien
might examine her to aacertain the state of her mind
Prisoner, who was deaf, now loudly asserted that she had
a right te ask for the money. ZS she considered hers was a
just cool*, which had leen staying over ounce KA Mr.
Crawshaw, from the office Mr. J. 11. Clifton, wag for
the cimplainant Mrs. Fowler's evidence having been
read over, and a portion of it having been shown to the
prisoner, the latter read it out in a loud voice sod
peculiar manner. She miteratel her charges against the
late Mr. Howell. and amerted that they were tnie. The
clerk atath I that the lady denied that there was any truth
In any of the chames. and she heard nothiog of them
from the prisoner till four >ear, after her husband wee
dead. Prisoner said she could not me why they should
hare authority or her and not pay her. Her manner
waa evidently that a . mrsses of weak intellect, and Mr.
Henry th,thaar,nrgeon, Itclelitf.hill, who had been
reloaded to examine het, certified that she was
undoubtedly of unsound mind. She Max therefore
removed for the purts•e of the necessary atop. being
taken to place Isar In an asylum.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

THE AFGHAN NEGOTIATIONS.

- --
Iteuter's Simla telegram says Yakooh Klian has
agreed to a satisfactory bald. for concludinv n treaty.
embodying the chief object of the Indian policy. The
Council conaitlers the subject this afternoon.

Peace with Afghanistan.

In the Kauai of Commons this afternoon the
rheacellor of the xchequer said a telegram had been
received from the Viceroy that BASES OF PEACE
had been arrived at bettiOn Yaheob Khan and the
tilovernment.

la reply to Mr. MIDI, Kr. Menke said the
noverrimeat had offered to soediato ketween Chili
sod Peru; but at prima this over had riot been

accepted.

TUE AGILICULTI7RAI, DEPRESSION IN
:,4;OTLAND.

It Ii annonneed that Sir John Ramalen has been abliged
to take into his own hands rix of the lammit and illicit
sheep farms 011 hi. Badonoch oblates, owing to no new
tenante having come forward. arbiters have been
napotated to value the dock which Sir Julia is limmi to
take ever (rain outgoing tenants. The landau 3C111012
tad been mac of the worst on record.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

IX 1111. HIGH COVIZT OF JUSTICE
. .

Q nun's Bench Division, Monday)(before the Lord Chief
Jo.iice end Mr. Justice Lopes). Rs-parte Henry pseeeit.
chaunel, on the pert of fieuty Duet • mendur
of the Ilrm of Writs and Co., applied for • rule, militia
upon Bus Justiegs of the liarougb of Weymouth, to show
C •hv • urit of liundainus should not issue against 'bent, t,, hes sod determine • complaint of H..ar.. Beige
& C mminit the Urban Seidury Authority of Val
borough. Doe complaint eked that a certain timkair
pond was a nuiraiou under the Public Health Act, and
charged thit the Orbsn Sanitary Authi city was r1320.1e for the noisance. Summonses in the nature
of en memitinionose were taken out, and the magistrate,
oun of them. 'the other SUOSIEIOIII
they decliuml to bear, but they greuteil • cue
relative thereto. They decided that they had no
inrialictien, and in their case they expreNly stated that
they did not hear the complaint The learned counsel
contended that inasmuch ea the Act of Parliament enab-
ling magistrates to .tist• • use required them before doing
this to bear and determine the pan they bad stew
bat H, auc argued that Ike magletratas have Jurladic-
Tha Court granted • role,
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

Imperial Varlianunt.

In the House of Commons, on Tuesday, Mr. Hillsryti
brought forward his resolution on the Royal pre-
rogative, and the necessity of its act on being more
strictly observed. In • speech of suine length the hon.
member alluded to the annexation of the Transvaal, the
enclose .f the Sues Canal share., the minting of
the fleet into the Dardanelles, !dinging over of the
!mum troops, the Salisbury Schouvalud agreement, the
AnglieTurkisb Convention, and the Afghan war, and
contended that all those engagementu outht to have loon
, first submitted to the House of Cominons. Ile also
deprecated the private correspondence between the
Sovereign and important official personagea Mr.
Courtney, in seconding the motion, accused the Govern-
ment of having habitually strained the Royal prerogative,
•nd said the present Prime Minister did not understand
Comtitutional principles, and his conduct needgsl eery
careful watching. Mr. Gladstone deprecated the course
which Mr. Billwyn had pursued in bringing forward the
motion. The right hon. gentleman pointed out that the
Home bet taken the responsibility off the shoulders of
the GOVCITIMUIIt by endorsing it. action, and concluded
by saying he reganlei the allegstion, of the motion as
' untimely and unsupported. The Cnancellor of the
Exchequer complained that the motion was obscure, and
▪ the Government were prepared te challenge and deny
any definite statement that might be brought forward
with *Mud to the supposed direct interposition of the
Sovereign. A long debate followed, in the course of
which lord Harlington opposed the motion, and Sir
Robert Peel designated Mr. Glailatone's speech "shabby
and flabby' The debate was ultimately adjourned.
In the Coninnins, on Thursday, replying to Sir S. Camp-
bell, the Chancellor of the Rachomer said the Govennuent
P.l more than imce Ire-not upon the Porte the necessity
of taking speedy action under the provisions of the Treaty
in Berlin. The right hon. gentleman informed Mr.
Childers that before the close of the session he should have
to present an estimate of the expenditure of the Zulu
war. In reply to 1,1. Rarer, Sir tinsifonl Northoite said
it would not be postiable for the Government to introduce,
during the present soesiow. a Bill to amend the law of
distrosa
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

PUNISHMENT FUR CIIITIcISING THE TUUKISH
uoVEUNMENT.

CENTILAL MEWS TEI.II6ILAM.

JANINA, May I2.—The ex-rresident of the T.il,unat of
Gontinerce, who was arrested for having written to •
Caustauatinoplo taper advemely criticising the Turkish
Government, has been sentenced to exile. Ile is a Nhmlein.
Amongst other thilms he stated that there were uuly six
Albanian families in Janina, that the Albanian deputa-
tion which had g”Ile to Yl•it the Ellroirean
repowenksl nolssly in the province, and that the Govern-
ment was totally incapable of mpressimi the brigandage
rampant in the 'maitre. An indignation meeting was
he:.l in inie of the imaques, at which the MUSAUIIitIYIII
loudly deniandod that Mao ex-President should bu shut

MAYIIII.7D.
Blue are the cornfloweni, red are the poppies;
Green are the lithe tender stalk, of the wheat ;
Thick hang the 1...u.;hv on the 0140 of the coppice ;
The perfunic...if lean and of clover are sweet
Awl sweet are the yes. 4 toy bright little Mayliud
Sitting flushed in the hedgerow out of the kiwi.
A foxglove aspiring droop* on her shoulder,
A bold Os-eye.l daisy kisses her feet,
A thrush in the hazel pipes tool to greet her;
Ilie song, like the delicate Iserlohn'', is sweet:
Sweet, t 0... is the prattle 01 light-heartial ?daybed.
Crawled with dowers in the hed;eraw out of the heath.
Ah ! Harsh are the dun clouds, swift es the Ilarch snow,
On woe-stricken faces stingiu gusts heat.
Islet irt the treasure laid Low in the chill earth;
N'en the name lin her breast plate is hidden In sleet
No lucre need she hasten, dear dead little Alaybud.
To the ehade of the hedgerow out of the heat —firtgrerio.

sl Won AT BRIsT(IL.

The Queen•quare leader seems to have committed the
nmaudianalile am n whelk he brought Sir Ivor tiuest into
the city. Mr. Jonee touchingly complained that when
canvassing /tome of the courts during the late election he
had to answer "wine very queer questions' about the
candidature of the honourable baronet. Mr. Prichard,
too, gave it as his opinion that hail a local man leon pitted
annalist Mr. Leah Fry, the Tories would not have been
left ao hopelessly in the lurch. Now, these grumbles are
inexplicable, because Sir Ivor had not bean in the city a
couple of days before he announced two facts—tint, that
be was no stranger, and secondly, that he was • local man.
Was not his grandmother a Bristol woman The obtuse-
nets of those denizens of the courts whom Mr. Jones
Interviewed, to this interesting fact, was quite a distress-
; leg feature of the contest, line would have thought that
before Sir Ivor I:tteat had been amongst 114 three days
everybody in the city must have koown that he once had
• grandmother. line tiling is certain, Bristol Liberals
have no delight in seehz; their candidates light with
"lame ducks" like Sir Ivor Guest, and nonentities of that
stamp. They are iledrous of meeting the bei man that
their opponenta can bring forward. —Briatul Mercury.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

PEBBLES AND SNELL&

Some of the Great Western Hallway officials are
heir,: supplied with conluniy trousers, instead of
cloth, as heretofore, besides which the box•signalmen
are to have short jackets—something after the shape
of what they used to wear when they went to schooL
This, t,gether with • reduction of wages, la not over
cheering to the men.

It WM getting late. - wax standing in the
street alone ! A glavi of iambi.; liquor was in his
band, and he Moe saying something about adulter-
ation. The "bet" came elf all right, and a certain
party was in elated that he stood a bottle of real
'fizz " to several of his friends.

We have heard of messu—re by the " cubic " foot;
but a certain individual always does his meastuing by
the " cupid " yird
The depresd oi in the c,.1 trade and the recent
severe whiter have produced great poverty in the
north, so much no that there are serious th nights of
sending coals to Newcastle. Yet friend Sanders is
well to the fore in quality and price.
The squeakin.: sounds of the German band appear
to have hr. tight two the clouds. It is a certain fact
that ever sine., they c sum to Weymouth, rain, rain,
rain, low been the onler of the day, and the weather has
been mote like March than in the middle of May.
Could not the band visit the farmers, by whom the
rain was much desired?

Capital ! capital !—That was a 6ne prize you took
last week. It was a splendid Waco of work for ono so
green in the business • but we would seriously have
thought you would rather have speculated in a few
Abbotsbary Railway shares.

Several noble plungers have met with reverses
already this season. It seems a pity that men of
such noble minds and high cultane should be found
who car, lev,te so much tame and money on a blur-
b ggesl animal.
it is thotuht that friend--who takes such a lead-
ing part in politics', especially in the Council
iamber, seriously contemplates opening a Coffee
Palace in the town. Let it be done on a good and
grand scale and in the right place. Ths man is the
right one already.
A society has been formed, called the Anti-treat
Society, binding its members not to give other people
drink. Several leading guns have enrolled themselves
as members. lie rules of the society, however, are
not so straight wi might be, they do not go so far as
to prevent its members accepting drink from other
people.
The young man that got married recently, tag who
was so ruthlessly severed from his bride, on the dAy
of the seedling, has returned from his brief sojourn
looking none the worse !IX his unexpected outing.

It was in the town of C—, a most respectable
couple, attended by • few friends, stood before the
altar. The open, honest face of the bridegroom. and
the womanly winning looks of the bride were quite a
picture. The knot was tied and the blessing, pro-
nonacid, whom we new in the bridegroom ow. friend
of the borough ,-omoabulary. Happy ba your future,
I) newly-wedded p.Air.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

THE TEltltult IN RUSSIA.

By decree at the Czar all European Rue's, excepting
the military di•triota of lisean and Finland, is placed
kinder the dictators's/el of the six generals previously
appointed governoni genera Henceforth the bnerty and
rpertiy of every man in Hues Is at the decretionary
of the poteig nit, who seag abo transport. hang,
=book without reference to civil Court, Cabinet. or
Czar The conflagration seem to bare Ltsken out with
incremed severity.
It la calculated that between 31,000 and 10,110ticritricals,
me-hall of them political offenders an I imports, are no*
detg.'ned In the varisua central and local primula of
Rimswoip Ramie, preparatory to transportation to the fir
Rua ,Tive an idea a the extent of the compulsory
sew,ua impending, arrangemente have been made for the
gmiimpom, fr,,m Perm to Ekaterinldirg, of nine hundred
per week from May 1 to Atbri.st a. or seven hundred
pereans per week iAugusts and of 44 husuiral wraiths
per week in Septem.!'er ,
peetitie, by the enotorainwry low of inciabuiraisil
humanity at their dispo.4 the ltu.lan Gorermuent ba
resumed the plan of Olio the island NShadisn.
recently taken from the Juizn.laltMeanwhile the
weetern confine. of Siberia, already the hem. a so many
banished studenta and other educated men threaten to
become uninhabitable. Within a few weeks tho third
Urslian town ha. been entirely destroyed by lire. l'rallko
OD the Ural River, throe hundred vents west of Ilrenlurg,
is a place of some twenty thousand inhabitant., uol the
only military poet of any importance between the
the °anima, and the Aral. It Icing impumible, after
the.. events, to doubt the existence of • conspiracy, the
conclusion is fumed upon Us that • commotion among the
=ntryiL.4 red *baps the disorganisation of the ndlitary
oes the Kirghese, are aimed at.
The Ni armada at Cracow and Lemberg are faking
ratdignanab.ns than was eves expected They cannot
atetuT'buted, the Politest Corresporithows says, to the
frseal of the police. Researches have proved that
trrnational Socialism endeavours to make the border
town of Cracow the foetus of its agitation, in fact •
nodurous at Rusainn Nihilism and foreign Socialist.
'The plan was most ably carried out, its leading feature
being the inciting of the minds of young Anti-Itualiati
Pan, with the hope of overthrowing all order in Russia.
The prat& part of the offenders were raptured by the
polies with tbe help of the terrified inhabitant. Those
Imprisoned will be punished severely for disturbing the
public peed.
A despatch receive' at Paris from St Petersburg says it
Is believed the Nihiliata lately arrested will be transports,'
to Koldla, In Central Asia. A plan for the colonisation of
this province la under consideration at the Ministry of the
Interior, and it la possible that when the Nihilists arrive
there they will receive concessions of land and be permitted
to occupy themenlves with agriculture.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

LAUNDRY.

REOILITTS PARIS BLITZ,
le used by the Poor became It Is Cheap, sad lay the
like blames al its Beauty

M--
ONEY to LEND.—HENRY W. BUBB
tea be seen daily between ten and four,
Saturdays ten and one, at 19, le nolon Bridge Station
Approach, London, directly opposite the booking
offiom at London Bridge Railway Station. Cash lent
prit ately in Town or Country bum 290 to 2500 on the CAUTION.
borrower's note of hand alone, or on deeds, leases,
lii. policies, Form Stock, Implements, Crops, Fur-
titan without renowsl, trade stock, plank kn. Ricosmus PA.RIS BLITZ.
Interest Lb per oust, repayments ram be arranged 11.• marked superiority of this Laundry Blue overall
to suit the burrswer's coarenience. No Ide Insurance, stigtre, and the quisictke:Xciatl°ll,. itrn merit' h 7 tin 9
no Law Costa, and no deter. Interest ridded to Public, bee been by use usual result—rte. a
sdeence. The irises price dorm* and it urines bed of imitations; the merit of the letter mainly
guarantee pieta, required, tied sot the sligetegt meats In the Inifenn4, exerted, not simply In
guldicit will be glees to amp reaeretion. —Apply imitating the square MaPes DUI Eakin the general
y, or by letter. I appearance of the wrappers reessabie that of the
Note Address : Burnt W. Bora, 19, London ' genuine sedate The Maauteetais beg tinniest&
Bridv Station Approach, London, directly opposite caution all buyers to see " IteddiFe Pads She ma
the booldnd offices at Loader Bridge Railway each packet. Sold in Penny &maned al rigpsielis
Station. Grin, Oihoss. sad Druggists

RZOICITT'S PARIS BLUE
Rowan, of Bad Imitation& Sim RECICITTS NAME

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on /mon Wrapper.

UM= OOD LIVZR
liVntreln MxporMat Pure. Pale, mod Tastatta
This 011 has estabilibed for Itself • daily
reputation. It is selected with great care en asostaer=
its portly, Ireshnesa end f reeloro trona an muses= INK
and It le guaranteed to be.. rich and pure sail es cos
be obtained from any swum Every genuine bottle has
the Proprietor's Signature on the Isbell and over the wet.
In bottles at la 4d. and Is. hi. lath; aria Omen oaabas.
lag Nine la 6d. Betties. at LI OWL Rad similar bolds
Dein 11111a=mtlitat-
IL V. w=gt. lii• WWI Nom
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

PIGS ON THE PAVEMENT.
To tAo Editor.

SLY,—It is well known how devoted the D.wchrster people
are to ancientcustagns. Now I can easily maxim that in the
Gard old timer a kind of plc market was held where
the PI:1mM" Inn now stands In High Esst•treet ; but why
it has not been removed before now, I am at • loos to
know ; one expecte unpleaeant odours in a cattle market,
but not • pig-t 7. with its effecte. In the principal street
every Saturday. No doubt the landlor I the Plioriix is
an enterpnsing Individual, but he really has no chance
with the space at his command of comp-tang with the
large fair ground which is specially set apart for cattle,
die. Trusting that something will be done to prevent con-
tinuance of this nnisanou—l nu, yours, okz..—Ssurritaus
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

THE SHAKERS IN DORCHESTER.

To tAr Editor.

Si& —Having previously heard • good deal of rumour
and gossip about the doings of the Shakers at their public
meetings, to say nothing of their tent-life, curiosity, not
unmixed with sympathy, Impelled oos to go and bear the
celebrated Mn. Gilding on the occasion of their plait tj
Dorchester on Thursday evening last. The meeting was
belt.: in Alington Hall, and at eight o'clock, the time the
lecture began, the room was comfortably tilled with a
respectable audience, and later in the evening, so great
woe the exeitotoott, the room was literelly crammed.
Some of our nryedabis (I) young wen in the gallery bad
evidently come with the intention of creating a disturb-
ance, a. almost before Kr. (lining began to speak they
were whletling and otherwise disturbing these who were
come to refute the Machina' of the lecturer. I think, sir,
everybody ban a right to be board, and it would have been
more to their credit had they given the lady a patient
hearing. Mrs. Gitlin' gave her address in a clear shrill
voice, the audience sing signs rf impatience
and non-sicesptsoco of her teaching, which seemed to allow
a deluded mind backed up with • determined will, savour-
ing a good deal of the pronoun," L" The pith of her
teaching seemed to be that Christ had already come the
seized time, and that the present was part of an eternal
state. I suppose they have a right, as Shakers, to
promulgate their belief ; but the scene that ensued at the
close of the lecture ought never to be permitted, and Is a
disgrace and an insult to those who went to lima: her.
There were nine Forams on the platform, three males and
six females, and one of the former stood up and began to
sing—an aissupie quickly to/lowed by two or three of the
females—and they were one by one lifted from the plat-
form to the floor, where they kept dancing and 'Marine,
apparently oblivious to the confusion reigning around.
Souse of the audience were 'Minns song., others making
questions, some yelling, and this was kept up for about
half-en-hour ; alt oether the scene was disgraceful, and
hot &masted Were ones very high opinion of Shakerism.
Some of the questions asked were interesting and to the
point, but the noise prevented any answering. The general
opinion seemed to be that mesmerism was the motive
power. It certainly @nib's me as strange that the spirit
should always be given at the close and not daring the
delivery of the lecture, and that it should not impel Mrs.
Girling, as well as her follower., to dance; though she
seems too staid foe that In (unclad= I ask what would
be the result if we were all to become Shakers I
Apologising for taking up so much of your valuable space,
I remain. yours, Lc

A NOM-811•IILL
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

THE IaILITIA.

- - -
The " old bands " pined the muster this (Monday)
morning, at the Artillery Barracks, Dorchester. the
reriment mastering ah iot nine o'clock st the Riding
School and stables. There being shoat 100 recruits and
some 500 old soldiers, the regiment mustered nearly 600
strong; but the setabliehment strength being &A is
follows there sire opportunities for glory, or prepara-
tion therefor, which about= dashing young mee from
the country MT embrace.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20

DORM/MITI:IL

BADLY WAirrin—.LA Plym-onth contemporary hi
informed that the Prince of Wales has ordered a
remind= of 20 per ant. for three years on the rents of
all his tenants In the Duchy of Cornwall. The
remiwrion la to take effect from the Michaelmas
of 1878._

GAN &ULM—Ten shares in the Dorchester Gas
Company were submitted to auction at the C,rn
Exchange on Tuesday by Memo. Duke and d..u.
The customers did not seem at all afraid of the
billuesice of the electric light on gas property, an
opinion being expressed that electricity will take a
long WIN to develop. Tha prices obtained ranged
from EU 12s. 6cL to £1.5 per share. Mr. E. Duke
conducted the sale in a very businesslike manner.
DEPOT CENTER Bseascrm.—ln the House of Lords
en Monday Lord Bury, speaking on this subject, said
It was a mistake to suppose the brigade delZ: c..:ntre
barracks were ever intended to accommodate 600 men.
The original intention was that the barracks at each
centre should hold 100 men, and that in came more
accommodation was required owing to some emergency,
huts or tents should be provided. As constructed,
however, the barracks could, on the aver a .e, accomo-
date 237 men, 15 officers, and 23 married couples.

DORCHESTER TROOP f.i.O.Y.C. CUP
SHOOTING.
MAID= CAIITLZ, 11,1111 DAT.
Private C. Rherrin 38
PrlvM. Lock • 32
Private R. Beanett ... 31
Private J. Muter' 28
Private R. Hodder ...
Private H. Badden 10
Private F. Sticklaad 911
Private T. lloopsr . 18
Corporal S. Robrrts . 15
Privets A. Mout— ... 12