The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-19 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRKSS AND, AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE.

mosinb to the Lord Karr for distribution amongst
various charities.
Th. subscriptions to the Indian Famine Fond hays
now amounted to 000,000, of which de sum of
esoo,ooo has been remitted to India.

plaintiff had no remedy against defendants, but
against the cowpany, wh Atkin; were in liquida-
tion, and, tbequl.re, he cold only share the saute as
other creditor.. It was a very hard case, awl he
regretted be could not assist plaintiff, for he had every
disposition and inclinadon to .10 •,. Her odd, h ,w-
-ever, only g , by the law, aol he must, therefore, give
a verdict for defendantaalth .ugh there was no doubt
the plaintiff had been badly treated..

Our Welsh minors aod their families are still
starring.

The distaop of the sun from the earth, calculated
on the basis of observations Infoi• on the transit of
Venus in 1871, is believed by Mr. E. J. Stone, of
the
confined
Observatory. Cape of Good Hope, to be
con within the limits of 912,000,000 and 91,600,000
mass.

IX)ItSET INDUNTRIAL EXHIBITION.

The committee appointetl far Derchester ind district
have commenced their labours, and held their tint
meeting on Friday errning lad, it. the Gail lbad,
under the preeidemcy of the Mayor, when, on the I)r..
P_mition of Mr. Barnett seconded by 31,. liani.ah,
Mr. W. o.mood was nu..mioualr appnuted honorary
local Recretary, and Mr. J. E. Braithwaite honorary
collector.

A suggestion has been made to the post office
authorities that any private individual should, upon
payment of a moderate sum (say £2 2e. a year) to the
post office, be entitled to have a private letter-box for
posting letters, &c., within his own premises and for
hie exchalve use, and that he letters, &c , should be
collected regularly, hoar by hour, by the postman,
just as they are from the pillar letter-boxes in the
streets, the object being to save time and avoid loss
or miscarriage of letters. A large number of bankers,
merchants, professional firms, and tradesman are
dated to be In favour of the proposition.
Several things about a cough are 'tussling to anybody
who has not got one. Why is it worse in aura than
anywhere else? It lea characteristic of coughs which
has evidently lasted a considerable time, for Shakes-
peare makes reference to it :

We tzar* that the laudable endeavours of the isms-
mitts. will meet with the hearty syinprthy and
support of the inhabitants of the town and district,
and that employers of labour will affonl every facility
to their employee* to ena'Jle timm to compete at the
forthcoming exhibition, and we would ..lso remind
those gentlemen who ore the fortunate possessurs of
articles of interest, whe,her • local or foreipt or
mechanical appliances likely to interim:, our workia4
population, that a space at the exhibition will be net
apart for their reception. The honorary secretary
and collector will be MAL happy t • give every infor-
mation to :intending exbiaturs, and to rewire
any °attributions which our readers may feel disposed
to give t .wards providing the sinews of war for carry-
ing out the above worthy object;