The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

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A grieoN..- Surie. r. —The la4t
of the itile in rite -t f,r this year W.VI
1reW;i0.111: •u I.) week. Mid although innite-
r c diceted
:.:•4;k, all I ~f the clai,elf a
,11,eilti,.11. We rr y ititi the first pliers ttl
•; :; I V where the contest
wee.) t . c 1 Pope, and
f,VLhI known.
1).•v• .1. Smith, wa,
1.-en tlic I-4, a one 14LCIIIS raZ,ls. The
cosi , u Vrr h ttli Iniauti rid and lark.% Mr.
Sev.tiiirry's 1.1111 •:r Ettle bad •• Itoiriparte." the
.I,L. 4' •.1 added another to
his a maths if tern 1.. and won the lirst 'wire here
tioinst 7 cootpetittls. ini-luoing the tan best Devon
,
"metiers in the :hate-wt. 'line little annual is reiniirk-
ii.lv beAutiful„ wellproportioned awl kind, It. • . . . .

.lour is peculiarly rici, awl any hely might be
.1.114 to walk Itegent•strect with such a jacket aa it
ears. By the way we womter no enterprising in-
nehlual, has thought .of the skins of the finest
I),vons for ladies' mantles. M 0..: is quite a furore
.t present for skin mantle, nnot
and ttasty•lioi. i t,ntifully oil pretty
4:koulderat 7331 r,••1 0.1 the helgel. Now
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and then in a day..., titrouLls We,t•
unit you get a glinip, of ;,11 brown bear'..
skin, enveloping an arklo,ra:te lstr.. But beari
are by no in ,atis plentiful, nit.' the thatiaii,t. tiii:eas
fashion chatuAel, still soon outstrip the sappiy.
What say the fa.:,i.oiable tail .r.; tii.et to our new
mantle —rh, i) r ? Why, if they can g't a
plentiful supply of such shil.s as are to be ik.en at
4.eriiel Barton, Gr, at Toi!, r, awl Braaford, they
wouhl make their fort o, soot li.tlve inaustry

would Hog forei_m emapetition ..et .r thy market of
Vielgravia. The Hereford ea,Ce. though they
cannot compete for the new prize we have ventured
to summet, were 'iv no Int :in, itileri r t.. the Devon.
in quality. The hull id Niesam. A ildrewtc. Wrax-
and MI thrve dairy cows were-Mt:eh atimired.and
Nlr. Henry Coate, of Sherhom... linkhed lii. year's
sneeeeie.. by carryiug .!11 the two lirst prizes in the
..wO class 6ln which he exhibited. 'rlie competition

In slit-ep ii,,t extensive, the Dowict being almost
eoloined to Mr. Harbin, anti the Key farm and B.r.
wick dock.. In Horns the r.iin °I Mr. John I).tvey

3.4 urintly admired, as were also the rani lambi of
Mr. Chapman, of loallinAton. the horn sheep 1,1 Mr.
Frederick Mind, of Whitelackiii4toii, and the peu
of 15 horned ewes which won the silver cup for Mr.
lolm Naish, uul Cooluile. There were about 15 pigs

d. very 14.0.1 quality, but only four horse*. OfeCee--,e
(shown. we believe, for the first time this year)
,here worn some very excellent samples. The dinner
took pl:we at the George, as umal, that is to as
:lie tables were tilled. and the provisions were eteel•
cut. J. Tatchell Bullen, Eq., presided. supported
ov the Reeds.. A. Ramsay stud U. Woodcock; E
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Pope, J. and W. Sparks, E,Ars.•',Major Graham, and
i 1 large body of the leading iti.riculdirists.
Bee E A D. —Daring awl t...desa6ne
During the night of Wednesday some thieves effected
an entrance (.11 the premises of Mr. Jacobs, pawn-
inoker, thoadincad, and carried ..tr jewellery esti•
mated at .0410. Although there were several dogs
on the premises, none of them were heard to hark.
No clue has yet been discovered likely to lead
to the detuction of tho harglars. thou4h the
police are making vigilant inquiries into the
matter. . .

W EiTON.SU P tt •NIA R E. —Attempted Suicide gran
&ended Brid,yrrunt. -- On Tuesday morning
Weston•super-Mare was in a state of considerable
exciteinent, in consequence of the report being cur-
rent that one of the residents (formerly of Bristol,
and who possesses property in that city), lia I at-
tempted to commit suicide by incaits of laudanum.
Bpon making inqthries thu following particulars
were elicited : —lt appears that the gentleman in
question, who is on the shady side of fort!,,. and of
somewhat eccentric habits. had for *Mitt tiny, twit

been engaged to a highly respectable lady of the
place souse years his junior, and that the wedding.
day hat been fixed fur Thursday ; in fact the car-
riages were wit only ordered, but actually pant for
by the would-be Benedict ; the license had been
procured, the weibliog.guests invited, and '• all
went merry as a marriage bell" up to Saturday
.veck, when we understand that a draft. or a pro-
p osed settlement up on the holy was submitted to
her solicitor and (rimed' and approved of by diem.
It would appear, however, thost the sister of the
gentleman hat a joint interest in the property, awl
tier signature was necessary to make the idocuinent
valid. From s .me emote or other, the sister, who is
abloo stated to be an eccentric character, refuscsl to
attach her ii one to the b mot. and hence arose that
depreseions of spirits that led the brother to commit
the rash act. A gentleman living close by
WAX fetelral, on Tuesday morning, by a domes.
ta!, who stated that her master seemed
sick and dominos', and beggel him (the
;with:man) to come and see him. Upon entering
the house, he opoostioneol the sutferer, and could get
nt satiaractory reply from him. A cup of coffee
containing asp ponful of brandy was administered,
which caused him to vomit freely. Ilia friends I
being persuaded that laudanum formed a portion iii
the matter ejected from the stomach, at 1111e0 sent
for a iuLolicml in in. who applel the usual antidotes,
mid gave Metros:Lionises to the si,cessary inaisag,einent
of the patient. Twa persons it see sinee been iii OM'
Stant attendance upon him, and during the night
were engaged in keeping I awake. We need
scarcely say that the nuptuals are postponed, and.
if rumour be true, the lady ckathues the snatch
altogether.
'foe ceremony of chriatening the son and heir of J.
S. Pigott, Esq., Lord .4 she manor of Wesuon.
super-Mare, took place on Saturday inor tt ill g week
at the Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Joseph. WI,
col. The officiating prie.t was the Rev. Mr.
Pippett. The altar was beautifully decorated on
, the oceasi.m.
BIURIM ‘TEK..—Afianiq v. Tplle. Before Vice'
Chancellor Sir J. Staart, on Thurs lay.--Taia was a
. motion Oil behalf oof tlho incimiloranows of the estate
.if C.. 1. T, lite, M. I'., for the appointment of a re-
ceiver oil 'loose estates, tAI k 1 hick the present Col.
r, lite succeeded on the death I.l' his father on the
2.01 th of November last. The Vice-Chancellor made
, an order for the appointusent of a receiver anol to
, ascertain the priorities on the several inciunlorancers
, on the estates.

CHARD. —FESTIVITIELN AT CRIcKgT ST. TWOmas,
Nitelt CHARD. THE Slt AT or THIC SIGHT HUN.
Lost) ISKIDN.RT.-o.‘ Friday week 11 grand ball was
given at the +wove seat in c ~,,, memoration of tin:
then forthco,nin. CVdllt of the attainment of majority
of Arthur Wellimoon Alex:soder Nelson Hood.
eldest son of the Hon. Alexander Hood, 441 Cumber-
land Lodge, Windsor. Annuipt those present at
Cricket, were General Seymour, and Lady Emily
Seymour and daughter, Colonel and Lady Mary
Hood and Miss Hood, Mr. Walrond and the Hon.
Mrs. Wal I and Miss Wal I. Mrs. Minted
Price, the Hon. Walter Trefusis. Sir Alexander and
Lady Acland Hood, Sir Perigrine Adam'. Viscount
Kirkcaldy, Captain Ferguson, General Kenat, the
Hots. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lee and • select party,
Colonel Bragg and party, Mrs. Speke and party,
•Mrs. Henley and party, Mrs. Coombs and part),
Mrs. C. W. Loveridge and party. Mr. and Mrs. J.
Stoodly, Mr. and MCC W. thlter. Mr. and Mrs. N.
Spicer, Mr. and Mrs. Langdon, Rev. 11. Thompson,
Mrs. Thompson, Mr B. Thompson and Miss
Thompson, Rev. C. Shaw and Mr*. Shaw, Clark.
Mason, and ethers, numbering upwards of 130.
Dancing Caaillueiwed at 10 o'clock, and was keot up
still a good spirit until 12, when the whole party
sat down to supper, which was of the most
sumptuous kind. Triumphal arches Were erected,
in the centre of which was illuminated.
A. W. N. A. HOOD,
Barn lls..s.sher nth,
1839.

The illumination with e donee.' lamps, which were
tastefully arranged, was of a most brilliene character.
The ilecorati 111 l s were executed under the superin-
tendence of Nlr. Whiteman of Chard. Suininerhayes.
quadrille band was in attendance. The Isth being
tile birth inel in I j..nty day, it was early ushered in
by a ral salute of ea , and the merry ringing of
the church bells, which was kept up throughout the
while day ; and on Monday the 17th, the tenantry
of the noble lord assembled at his seat to celehrate
the event, at four o'clock. About sixty or seventy
of his lordship's tenants sit down to a handsome
dinner in a r Will richly decorated and fitted up for
the occasion. At the head of the room the following
was to be seen, illuminated amidst a profusion of
laurels and other evergreens, Cod save the
Queen.' '• May. providence protect our Army and
Navy."

A. %V. A. N. HOOD,
Boni Deerm,wr
183').

"Honour to the brave." On the side walls were :
" God speed the plough." The chair was taken by
Col. Hood, who was supported .on the right hand by
Mr. J. W)att, and the Colonel's son, A. W. A.
Nelsou Hood, and on the left by Mr. W. Bullen and
SOIL