The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-03-18 00:00:00

THZ ZULU WAR.

THREATENING ATTTTITD— E OF THZ NATIVES.
(aturimes TaLannenal
Car' Tows, February 16 (Mit Madeirs).—Her Majesty's
frigate Shah arrived from Bt. Helena the day before
yesterday, with reinforoementa from that island, and
proceed. without delay to Natal.
The Zulus remain inn-tire.
The mire of ths successful skirmishing by Lieutenant
Colonel Buller, of Colonel Wood's column, in which SOO
cattle were motored. is confirmed •, but the report of the
sally made by Colonel Pearson at Dhows is contradicted.
Since the arrival of the reinforcements from St. Helena.
It has been determined to effect the relief of Colonel
Postern.
Moiron, a chief of the ibitsite. • section of the Bonitos,
Ime ',dosed to deliver up to the British authorities • son
of Dodo, who escaped from prison, where he had been
lodged on a charge of horse-stealing, and took rsfiLatur
ith
MotroaL The latter has stated his intention of
the camp at Palmeit Fontein, and an additional 1.747-02
yeomanry has aceordingly been ordered thither. Other
footes have also received instructions to hold themselves
in readiness to proceed to the threatened point. Up
to the present, however, no overt act of rebellion has
been committed. Nevertheless, it is known that
memengers from Cetywayo mostly visited Moirosi.
The Government of the Orange Free State have refused
to allow any volustessAss kw worries switly th• British
within their territory, or to send any assistance against
the Zulus.
The worst is apprehended in the Transvaal, though the
High Commissioner Is disposed to make all reasonable
eincomiona Th. attitude assumed by the Boem is said
to paralyse the action of our forces against the Zulus.
The magi Wawe . says it le possible that the British
when it has had time to consider the subiest, may
come to the conclusion that it will be better to let the ,
Transvaal in at the cost of the English money spent in
It than Incur tenfold eXPOMPOS in adttlog, the
Boers and Zulus et the some time. The British
public may be disposed to think, it adds, that la • crisis
Like the present it would be wiser to incur political defeat
than • general disaster, and better to have the whole
&rope= community united aphid the common enemy
than to cling toot/ and nail to an annexation which
circumstancesprarlf= respect to objects
lass been a
The general impression that Sir Bartle has been too
precipitate In the whole Zulu business galas ground.

THE ROYAL MARRLAGE.
The Duke Connaught was born on the lit of May,
1850, so that he is i. his gith year. His Royal bride was
born July 15, 1910, so she it ten roars his Junior.
Slat after the marriage ceremony
the Duchess of t..oanaugilt was premnted by her
bridesmaids with a bracelet, oraztrorred of the finest lsril•
Uinta and pearls, the centre representing two hearts
united, large oriental pearbi, surrounded by rows of
brilliants, and surmounted by a Royal crown, the whole
being encircled by • wreath of myrtle larrak
springini
from a marguerite (a pleasing tribute to the bride's name);
the aides of the bracelet are formed of myrtle k•Vell
entwined with smaller marguerites.

THB DROWNING OF A TOWN.

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The Lord Mayor of London has opened • subsorip.
lion for the poor people. The irator is now falling
and tieta=er appears to hays ban at its worst.
Two th are nilen4or drowsed; nine
thonsaed four rPunetd aad nine houses wen
deetroys euly 361 being loft. roads and villages
ewe orowdad with returns, and 13,000 persons are
ipasphig does the tire. nide. A Iwo quantity of
breed has been sod; but it le difficult to did:Mute.
gaig, having lost their property. hundreds of people
refused to be saved.

THE BLACKMOOR +VALE COUNTRY
POINT TO POINT STEEPLE CHASE.
For the past fm•MiOt coosiderabb interest has been
excited in waning &aie,. 1y...120t-to-point steeple
chase whisk bad been some 90
roemben of the likacknaoa7ir=Huraft E. Glyn,
the master, and Mr. Digby were to sled the tountrY,
the 100614 of which wee to be kept secret until the
night bet on the tics, and no 0002POtitOr WOO to go
OUR It on pen of hem. At first it was
rumoured and t that the course would be
sounewitere neer ft but the country livid On
was from Oketnon to near Sir Richard Glyn's place
sith=ton, and in this neighbourhood upward sol •
congregated an Thure&y shortly
attar midtratiateen red coats were Maned by
Mr. Wadhana Nuatchbull, three farmers, Messrs.
Melsonte, Thorpe Miller, and Thin °Meta=
stewards, and Mr. Spinet as Judge. The own
were lilt to take Utak own lines across anniay, there
being no flags • but they were bound not to go more
then 100 #.lnat a time roads. Oapten
Guseell, Tile, Mr. M4ener, and Mr.
ha. rather the call, we cannot any "In the
far tiare was none, scarody. The winner
was Major New, aho la credited with knowing.
inch of the country, aid who cams down on kb
t• at the last like a @beak ol fthtalag. Mr.
sow ol Sir Thomas, was • esoutd, &ad
Me. sod Mr. Elem.: wen well up.
lard Itilaberdale and Mr. Farqargen were aktiumisa.