The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-02 00:00:00

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" ExYams" Omos. Monday Night
Tim Princess Dagmar bas arrived aa St. Pstersburg,
and has had an enthusiastic reception.

Tug honour of knighthood is to be conferred on Mr.
Canning and Mr. Glees, Captain Anderson, of the
Groat Fastern, has declined the honour.

Tem Marquis of Exeter's health il very feebks and
very faint hopes are entertained of his rooovery. His
lordship is suffering from " Bright's disease."
Tng Empress of Mexico and tie Pope have been in•
changing visits at , Rome. Situated as they are, it is
probable their mutual condolences would be numerous
and earnest.

Ma. ALormAx GABRIILL IrAm elected Lord Mayor of
Loudon for the ensuing year on Saturday last. In the
evening the present Lord Mayor gave a banquet in
honour of the Lord Mayor Elect,
GARIBALDI has left Florence for Caprera. Order is
completely restored inyalmero, and the municipality of
the place have, in the name of the inhabitants, presented
no address to the King deploring late events.
Ix CANDIA the insurgents after some temporary
successes, are now said to be suing in numbers for peace.
The Pa Inc professes to have information that the Porte
Leak announced that &general amnesty will be proclaimed
when the insurrection be quelled.

A PAnroasi. letter from Dr. Manning was read in all
the Roman Catholic churches its Ida archdiocese on Sun-
day, ordering special prayers on Sunday next for the
Pope. Dr. Manning gives • sort of historical ritual of
the difficulties of the Papacy from time to time with the
object of showing apparently that when it has been most
threatened it has been nearest to its greatest triumphs.
Dr. Grant, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark,
also issued a similar pastoral.

Tug annexation of the German States to Prussia ap
pears to be almost complete, even in • formal sense.
The Royal Patents of possession are said to be ready
and will be promulgated in* few days. The civil ad-
ministration of the States will he confided to Prima
officials, while all business which properly belonged to the
Ministerial department will be conducted at Hectic.
The Crown Prince of Hanover professes to have hopes
that the annexation of his country to Prussia is not to
Sc permanent. He has, he says, received numerous
addresses of congratulation on his birthday from
Hanoverian.; and in return amens them that he is
constantly thinking of them. He exhorts all Hanoverian.
to wait with unchangeable fidelity to the King, his
father, in hopes of better times.

Thu revenue returns completed on Saturday nigh.
incontestably prove that our trade is in • highly pros
porous state. The increase on the quarter is 1733,706
and that on the half-year amounted to 1:647.850 Ot
the Customs, where a loss of 1:620,000 was predicted, we
Soil an increase of 1.252.000. The Excise, which was
expected to yield £123,000 less, gives £188,030 more on
the quarter, and 1:467,000 more on thesis months. Tim
reduction of the fire insurance duty, it was thought,
would affect the return on stamps unfavourably
to tho extent of £160,000, all In the quarter;
the actual falling off is only £197,000. The Income-
tax returns are particularly satisfactory, owing
to an improved assessment and • lower rate of duty.
There has been no change in the mount of duty since
April, 1865, yet • large portion of the higher duty came
into the Exchequer in the two first quarters of 1865-66 ;
so that the rate now under collection is to an important
extent only two-thirds of the amount in cootie of
collection between April and September, 1805. The
loss which Mr. Gladstone thought the present year
would show in consequence of this was £950,000. The
actual loss is 1:795,01.10 on the half-year, of which
.4388,000 is on the quarter.
BOARD Or TRADR RITURNIL—The Board of Trade
Returns for the put month exhibit an amount of bust.
noes which, in the abeame of any special explanation,
would sewn to indicate an unparalleled degree, either
of conunercial prosperity or of speculative inflation.
Compared with the corresponding month of last year,
the deemed value of our exportations of British and
Irish produce shows the extraordinary increase of 23
per cent., while, even compared with August, 1864,
which was a month of unusual activity, there is an
Increase of 7 per cent. For the whole of the first
eight months of the preempt year the figures have been
equally remarkable, no that thus far the trade of 1866
has shown in money value an excess of more than 22
per cent, over that of the same eight months of 1865,
and of 13 per cent, over that of 1804, which was
distinguished by unprecedented buoyancy. It may
be inferred, however, that a 1. rtion of this
result is to be attributed to shipments oeca.noted by the
pressure for money in mercantile c mien. which, up to
the end of August, had experienced little mitigation.
Should this solution not be the tree one to any impor-
tant extent, it must then be evident that the late crisis
was confined even more narrowly than has been sup-
posed to the region of finanee, and that the Chancellor
of the Exchequer may be congratulated on the prospect
that, notwithstanding the sense of distress generally
prevalent, the inherent business of the country is in a
state to warrant tho best anticipations for the welfare
of all classes and the untinuanee of • flourishing revenue.
On the present occasion the cotton trade is again pro.
ininent among the favourable tatals. In the ship-
ments of cotton yarn during August there was an
Increase of 28 per cent, in value, and of 29 per
cent in quantity, while of cotton inaudactures
the 'so 'eas his boon 63 per cunt In value,
and I . per cent, in quantity. And in a majority
of instances the destination of these cunsigunients is not
such as to favour the theory that they were mode not in
consonance with the actual condition of the foreign
demand, but for the s‘ke of realising cash on any terms.
The various countries of Europe, with the exception of
Franco, have taken comparatively little; but the
supplies sent to Egypt, Turkey in Asia, the United
States and Canada, India, Brasil, New Granada, IM
Argentine It. public, and Chili, have been on a very
estensive nab. Among the leading articles of exporta-
tion other than cotton goods, iron manufactures alone
show a falling off, the reduction being 14 per
cent. liaberdaahery figurea for an increase
of 20 ter cent., airtime ware 17 per tent,
hardwares 1 per cent., linen manufactures 4 per
cent., silk manufactures 3 per cent., and woollen
manufactures 14 per cent. With respect to the im-
portations during the month the most noticeable feature
Is. that the arrivals of wheat and flour which in the
earlier months of the year showed a considerable in-
crease, now present a falling off—a circumstance to be
attributed probably to the good expectations entertained
at the beginning of tugust as to the English harvest.
Of all other kinds of grain except barley the quantities
taken have been heavy, Of cotton the importations
have been nearly of the same amount as in August,
1865. the difference being in the sources of supply, the
United States figuring for 198,798 cats., against 26,900
last year, while Egypt hax sent only 43,193, against
101,135. From China and various other countries the
faille( off is considerable, but the quantity from India
haa bees 1'40,946 eerie., against 530,105 in August, 1865 e
- Mortdity's Tines.

ELECTIONS FROM SATURDAY'S MARKETS,

THI COHN TRADE.
Ilste,—The market was thinly supplied with grain,
fend ptiees had an upward tendency, Red wheat sold at
48.. to figs. per gr. • white, 52. to 60e. : barley, 30s. to
451. ; white oste, 24e. to 265. ; black, 28.. to 3a.;
V.s. to 27a per sank; peas. 20s. to ; fine flour, 425.
to 44*. ; woods, tO., to
Ilaurisniag.—Tho Southampton corn-market was
well supplied wth all dmeriptioss of grain. Wheat,
goad now and old, 52*. 5* 52.. ; inferior, 465. to 52..;
barlcy, malting, 42e. to 4ge. ; grinding, 35.. to 40s. ; oats, heavy old black and white, 2ge. to Mc inlet ior,
21s. to 2gs. ; new black, Zte. to 213 a. ; peas, gfie. tot°, ;
keen% old, nos. to 364. ; new, 435. to 48s. ; and malt,72a.
to 781. per qr. ; flour, 41s. to 42a per sack, ; tares, be. GI
per bushel.

Dgeorroutur--Nurneroux samples of wheat on ofier
in middling condition, and a brisk trade waa done at an
advaries of from Is. to 2s. per qr. on the rates of the
previous week. New white wheat, 6e. 91. to 74 lid.;
red ditto, Cia. 7id. to 6s. 9J. per 62115. Malting barley
was In request, and commanded enhanced priers-5s 3d.
to fis„ 6d. per &whet; very little grinding barny on
offer. a large quantity being .till in the field.. Oats,
hest. :la. i. to :is. 91 common, 34. 21. to 2s. 44. per
bushel. Flour —superfine 464. to 475. ; fine, 41% to 45d.;
and seconds, 41e. per sack.
Sougneirreltitte.—Ohl wheat makes readily Ma to
fils.• best new, Ws. to 604. •' and ineondary, 50s. up-
wards. Flour bas also advanced about Is. per sack, the
quotations for emends being 42.. to 435.; and bread is at
1311. to I4d. per Sib. loaf. For barley there is a very
active demand, at steady advancing prices. Nothing of
any use Can be obtained wider 42.., from which price to
150 e, males are made. Spring our° cornea in very slowly,
as is to be expected from the quantity out and the nn•
favourable weather for thrashing out. Oak are dearer,
but new beans have not adverted. The quotation for
oats is 'big. to 22a. ; for new boasts, 41s. to 4fix ; for
!its. 1 .4, ii 4.5/ te,,e Pre aoty few lob ..ffel..l.