The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-19 00:00:00

THZ ZULU WAR.

The following is the solids—ace of telegram from Sir
Garnet Wols .ley to the Secretary a State for Was
" STElle sunset:ail 98TH ',ULT.—Number 7.-1 shall
leave this 30th inst. ; join Clarke 's column at Entonjaneni
Nen August. and advance immediately on Ulundi ; hope
to meet Zulu chiefs there 10th. to settle country.
wayo has lately sent messengers of inferior rank to some
of our poets, saying he wishes to surrender,. but teams being
kille I; answers have been sent advising surrender,
promisin„; not only life safe but good treatmont ; have
reason to believe these messengers only spies cent to
ascertain our movements."
The re-advance the British Forces in two colimuoi will
COMUUMM, on the 3rd of August. The first column, start.
ing from Port Durnford, under Lieutenant-Colonel Clark,
will comprise a batter? of Artillery, including some
Getting guns, • few Engineers, the 5711 Regiment, the 3rd
battalion of the tiOth, and five companies of the lelth Regi-
me ,nt • troop of Natal Mounted Rifles, two troop. of
Lonsdele's Horse, and four native corps. The second
column, marching from Borke's Drift, under Colonel
Baker Rumen, consists of a squadron of Dragoons, a
battery of Artillery, • detachment of Engineers, the 94th
Regiment, a troop of Lonsdaden Horse, ell the Frontier
Light Horse, the Tnuisvanl Rangers, and two corps of
natives. The two columns are to meet at Magnibonium
onArurnet titl Si WoLieley leaves Maritsharg to-day. Colonel
Russell's column, comprising the 17th Lancers, the second
battalion of the 3rd Regiment, and the first battalion of
the 2.lth, have received orders to embark. The Dragoons
will go to Utrecht and Pretoria
Cetewayo has Sept ineasengera to John Dunn, asking
whether, if he turrendered, his life would be spared. The
reply sent was, "Yea" Prisoners report that Cetewayo
and his army are in the Umvolcei swamps, and intend
figbUng
A meeting of Boers has been held, at which resolutions
were adopted censuring Colonel Laavon and Sir Bartle
Frere. Mr. Jouliert, a former delegate, has refused to pay
his taxes The House of Assemlily has passed the wood
reading of the Ministerial Emigration Bill, after a consider.
able amount of opposition.
The Union Company's Royal Mall steamship German
sailing hence for England on August 5, nil have on boaul
Lord Chelnuford, Sir Evelyn Wood, General Crealock,
Colonel Buller, Captain Buller. Captain Molyneux. and
Lieutenant Milne. Doctor Emil Holnt. the African
explorer, also takes perms by the German.

KITCHEN GARDEN.
(From the Gardeners' Chronicle.)
The rectification of the damage done during the re Dal
tremendous thunderstorm has oocupied moth time anti
attention at many places. and the torrents of rein winch
dashed with so much force on the ground, in oombinstiou
with the more suitable conditions which have prevailed
since that time, have tended greatly to harden the
encrusted surface to such an extent a. to naceritate the
whole of the surfs*, of the ground between the crops
being broken up. If this operation be not already done,
the *courier it is the better for the encouragement ol growth
In the many crops which are now proonedine in this way.
Although the earth is excessively tull of moisture at the
present tints, the requirements in the way of watering
must not be neglected, as suck subjects as seedling plants
and other thrfece-rotrung ones will require it if such
favourable conditions as we are now having continue to
abound. Without further procrastination let late celery
Planta and leeks be put out, and attend to the pricking
or planting out of recently sown cabbage before
the plants become drawn and weakly. Let the
nocemary attention at suitable times be given to the
tying up of lettuce and endive to blanch it for use in
proper order to provide succusioual supplies, and sow
fresh beds of seed as required for the same end. The
parsley which was sown for winter use will by this time
also require thinning-out. See to this matter, as it is im-
portant for the pepping of keeping it during the winter
mouths; and if ample frame accommodation is at hand let
a few lights be filled with some of the plants at once—
theme should, however, be kept off until the advent of
severs weather necessitates their las as probectioe. About
the 90th of the current month make • sowing of cauli-
flower and lettuce in proportion to the requirement.; as
these p/ants will form art important crop tor next season,
let them be well attended to aad be sown in sufficient
quantitate to Met the demand in the way of lames, which
under certain oirciunstation are sometimes very great
Frogman early forcing cauliflower is • good one for early
wort. and so I. the early Landon kind when it can be got
true. Lettuce should competes Bailey's Improved Black-
seeded Cos and Stanatend Winter Cabbage The ordinary
routine of mansgenrent, such as keeping Tomato yin,.
thinned net and the fruit exposed to the saris influence,
should be seen to occsaionally. Vegetable marrows will
also need similar attention, and ridge cucumbers likewise:
other matters, as the sticking of late peas, the removal of
exhausted crope,and the maintensncei of order everywhere
in thD deportment. should also be strictly enforced.-0
T. Mica, Wycombe Abbey.

FRUIT ROUSER
OICSAILD /long.—The early house will notreioire much
attention et present, but do not neglect it.. Auy tco
that require repotting should be seen to at once. This I
ham previmuly stated is done as soon as the fruit is
gathered, and we am not very careful with the roots if the
trees have to be repotted into pots or tubs not much, or,
perhaps, not any larger than those they previously oc-
cupied. The roots generally become quite matted round
the outside of the bat. flit is necessary to mince the
size of this take • chopper and cut all round the ball, and
ales chop the root, off just above the drainage, then repot
quite firmly. Toe tree. suffer • little in hot sunshine,
but it is astonishing how vary speedily they form fresh
roots into the new mtripost tin • week their healthy whit*
points may be seen pusning under the surface soil. The
leaves should be kept constantly moist by syrirming until
the roots are formed, after emeto admit more air and cease
mringinc If the young wood Is quite ripe throw the
ventilators quite open night and day. Usually by this
date the mid-season peaches are ready for use,. yet not.
withstanding that every effort has been made by shutting
up as early as possible, and ter pima the hghts clime by
day, the only fruit rip* is early Rivers and early Beatrice,
the latter two or tures days in advance of the former.
We have also gathered some very beautiful early
Strawberry apples. The fruit does not keep well, and
should be used es soon as it is gathered from the trees.
Some of the fruit is all round of • rich crimson colour,
and it certainly makes an excellent addition to the demert
for its beauty as well as it. quality. Kerry Pippin. in •
light pertof th. haws, has an abundant crop. The fruit
is very beautiful, and the skin almost transparent. It
succeeds early Strawberry, and keeps much longer in good
condition. We have this variety in the open garden, and
fruit gathered from them trees look as if they were not
the gams fruit, 6o much inferior are they. Fruit of what-
ever sort that may be ripening should be placed in another
part of the house from that containing trees with unripe
fruit—J. Douglas, Larfortl Hail.