The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-16 00:00:00

THE DMISET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, MT.

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THIS DAY'S MARKETS. A WORK OF ART.
MARK LANE.—THIS DAY. Itiorset Counig Erfreos. OT dit that acelebrated painter has receivel instruc-
tionsto execute a grand historical picture for preselitas
There ww only a very small supply of English wheat ti in to the ConnciL The scene will be laid at
here this morning, and, although the trade was not brisk. Beggars' Knap. and !several prominent msuiliers of
best descriptions supported last Monday's prices; ordinnv
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and inferior were, however, neglected. Arrivals of - _ felled-trunke of the objecta of their solicitude, I).t. in.-
foreign were very large, and in some cues rather lower NOTES OF THE WEEK. like, weeping over their remains A pleasing bark.
rate, Ind to be accepted. Fine malting barley fully as
dear. Other kinds of spring corn in slow request, without Moat people may have thought that the ground will consist of a tinnier of the ladies-of-the-
• change in value. Tower of London has ceased to be a royal tub lamenting the loss of a drying-ground.
- palace. At the present moment its chief use is _
METROPOLITAN CATTLE--Trin DAY. as a store for small arms and a museum for old THE CORPORATION.
About moo beast*, including shoot 129 foreign . The members of the Municipal body attended divine
armour, but a few days ago a message was re- service at E • •
quiet, at 4a. M. to 54. 10.1. About 5.000 sheep : trade s
ir.y Eat! Forilin,con Church, on Sunday la..
•• ceived from the Queen
quiet, at is. 64, to fia 10d. Calve. made 4, ed. to se. er_2 een reminding the Governor There were present —The Mayor (Mr. Alderman Lock).
pigs Is. to % 10i. per 811,e.—At Deptford shout 2.00 U that the Tower is a royal palace, and directing Alderman Grdein, and Councillors Slade, F. Lock. J. P.
beasts and 8,00111 sheep that the Union Jack shall be always hoisted Aldridge, W. Durden. T. Bennett, Gregory, A. Ern.%
and J. F. Hodges; Mr. G. S • d (th T Clerk),
) mon fi e Own
SATURDAY'S MARKETS. there. It may be of some interest to know that the mace-bearers (Messrs. Coward and Curtis), also the
COWL there are some 60,000 Martini-Henry rifles in ; Borough Police, and the Beadle.—The Rev. Handley
DORCHESTER—There wax a smaller supply of wheat the Tower ready for immediate issue. Many of ' Motile preached, tsking his text from the lxxii Psalm,
than last week, and condition improved. Ready sales part of the th verse, "He shall have dominion.
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were made at late rat.. Quotations ranged from 565. to them are provided with the new triangular
60. per imperial quarter. Last week 5%. 1124. was the bayonet. The old weapon has been found too
official average. The beet barley quite as dear is last short,
and the sword-bayonet too heavy; a
week, prices varying from 39.. to 50s. per imperial quarter;
inferior cheaper than last week, when 1,942 quarte' of new one is therefore being made of tremendous
general samples realised .C 4,405 17s. 3d., the average being length.
4%. --
GLOCCFSTER.—The market was well attended. The ' —•s i
samples of new wheat exhibited were in better condition . This how football is played in this civilised
than any that had been shown this autumn, and farmers , country. The other day a match took place
Raked more money. An advance of la per quarter was ' between King's College against Brixton at Clap-
generally conceded for wheat. Malting barley in demand,
' ham-common. Of course the Rugby Rules were
and French opened at an advance.
NORWICH.—The supply of wheat on offer here to- in force—youngsters now-a-days think it eflemi-
day was equal to the demand, which was of a limited nate to play the Association game. The result
character: trade ruled dull, at lain week's prices. There
was a larre impelr of barley, for which the demand was all
w that something very near murder was com-
fair : the hest malting descriptions about maintained late mitted at the beginning of the game. A "man"
rates, whilst secondary sorts were Is. per qr. lower. There running with the ball was grabbed by the throat
was not much doing in oato, beans, or pens. The favour-
able weather which h. Lately prevailed has enabled farm- so as to prevent his speaking. When he dropped
ere to clean their land, which had become very foul, and the ball and was permitted to go he was nearly
wheat slowing is now almost general. White wheat faint. A few minutes later a powerful " six-
(w,ighinz 11011. to gabs.). 5%. to ells. : red ditto (weighing •
illffis. to 61 b.), 544. to ilits. .. bent malting barley (weigh- tooter" and a splendid runner rushed at the
is, Sibs. to 5111 e.), eta to ark l rent ditto (weighing man with the ball. The latter ducked, and then
win to snits.), tot. to as.: distilling ditto. Xs. to 3%. per plunged his head into the stomach of his oppo.
ThOTTINGHAM —Our Market was Well attended, and nent, hurling him to some distance. When
there wee a fair eh". of 'rhea' The trade wan el...ter ' picked up the latter was senseless, and bleeding
than of late, and sellers hell for advent...l rates, sales .
being made at Is. per qr. over the pries. of this day week_ , profusely.
'A surgeon being at hand, the player
OXFORD.—A fair attendance, with a dull trade was carried to the nearest public-house, stiffer-
Wheat was nnaltered, and One barleys were in good ing, so says the surgeon, from concussion of the
trent'" st late 'visitations
F.ADING.—The half-yearly season of lifiehnelmaa, brain. Of course the game was up. Minor
when rents become due, has made most farmers bony in accidents don't count. The spectator who was
thr...hinr. and thus to-dav laree Tomtit.., of wt eat, both cast to the ground and bruised by the trampling
old and new, were pawed into the market. There was ,
I disposition for business than expected, and minimal of the scramblers, must have felt more than
for the time of year. on that the trade was 'somewhat of a recompensed when his battered hat WM placed
quiet character: for the old and One rendition parer%
in his hands as a memorial of his escape ; and
holders remained firm so to price, and were successful in
realising the high terms which have lately been earned, the little girl who was run over and nearly
and it was the mime with the dry sorts of new: but as killed by fright, had no business in the way.
regards the middling qualities no sale, could tio effected —u.
ts t the brutality of the game is getting so irre-
unless by sellers giving way to the extent of li. to 2si. per
ct„
quarter. and then it was that • pretty fair clearance wwaseemable that unless its votaries restrain them.
affected. A good quantity of 1..1,7 was .n offer, ~n 4 selves an Act of Parliament will have to restrain
there were lota of beautiful quality. A fair demand for „
fine malting was experienced, and high terms were essay ","3m•
realised. There was a bswiness in the market for
ncondary and grinding descriptions, and sales were only
effected at a decline of Is. to?. per sinarter. There was
a liberal show of new oats, the trade in which was dun
and prices somewhat lowered.
(ATVS
NORWICH. —The pimply of store cattle on offer here
was large ; trade ruled rather dull. and a clearance was
by no means effected, althongh previous rates were about
supported. Shorthorns made ClO to Lt' l: and Irish £7 to
J:22 per head. Fat besets On. al. to 10. and its. 6.1. per
1411.. Sheep were in considerable supply: there was
little change in prices, but the pens were not fully cleared.
Fat sheep 10s. to 100. 61 and 11.. per 1416 e. There has
unhappily been an outbreak on a small scale of the foot
and mouth rliwanie in Norfolk.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.—The supply of
meat here, although very moderate, was in excess of the
demand, and procea were am follows :—Beef. its. Rd. to
for I'd ; mutton, In. to re. : veal, In. to sa. fid. ; and pork
at from 4s. to ss. 111., per stone "if Albs. by the carcase.

THE QUARTER. SESSIONS.

Thane commence at the Shirvhall to-morrow (Tuesday),
when the county business, about the chief of which,
beyond the ordinary routine, seems to he the consideration
of proposal for a County Industrial School.
The calendar records nine prisoners in custody to take
their trial, and six on bail. Out of the former nine we
are glad to say only four are natives of Dorset ; of the rest
one hails from scrag the stream ; another is a native of
Poland ; and Somerset, Hants, and Herefordshire provide
the other three. The two great cases to be tried are
undoubtedly that of Mr. Dunning, charged with assaulting
a lunatic at Charminster, and of Mr. Digit, Compton,
charged with stealing silver goblets at Sherborne.

There i a clang phrase "Now, don't have the
needle." Although translated it would not
very appropriately apply to Cleopatra's obelisk,
yet, read as it stands, Dr. Erasmus Wilson
must probably wish some one had effectually
impressed the admonition upon him before he
offered to find the money to bring over the
interesting block rescued from Egyptian sands.
Now it is on its way no one seems to know what
to do with it. If it is placed in one place it will
be lost. If, in another, passengers by the
underground railway may expect it falling in
upon their devoted heads some fine morning.
Oh, Erasmus ! such is the result of needle-ess
and ambitious egotism.

THE INDIAN FAMINE.
The total amount of the Mansion Hones Fund on
Settorday was 4271.000.

A great deal of anxiety! felt at Court as to
the illness of the Duke of Connaught. He has
been spending some time in Ireland, and is at
present a guest at Rossmore Castle, county
Monaghan. Ile has there been stricken down
by what is called a bilious attack. Now we
know what in the descendants of the Prince
Consort these bilious attacks are likely to
become. They are apt to develope into typhoid
fever. The doctors said the Prince of Wales
was "bilious' when his illness came upon him
some years ago. They said the Prince's son
was bilious when he, too, suffered from his
father's illness this summer; and now the news
that Prince Arthur is bilious has made those who
love him ery anxious. Prince Arthur is
probably the cleverest of his brothers. He is the
only one who has a natural aptitude for speech-
making. He is the only one who seems to love
Ireland. With few of the follies of his race, he
is more popular than the Duke of Edinburgh,
and more highly respected than many other
members of his family; and a dangerous illness
would make the whole country anxious.

EXPECTED BA1) WEAIIFTER.

The following elide mermace has been received at the
London Office of the 2f, w Tort Herald from New York :
"Succeadon of depremions, probably four, attended by
heavy winds ond rains, will reach British coasts, during
nest ten days. Brief periods of line weather will alternate
with these disturbance,; first of latter will arrive about
15th."

Lord Beaconsfield's visit to Brighton has
revived the gossip about his health which was so
rife a few months ago. We were told then that
he had not very long to live. Somebody had
noticed a drooping of the left eyelid, which we
were assured denoted the paralysis of one of his
nerves. Now the story might have been true.
For, as Lord Beaconsfield told the electors of
Buckinghamshire when he became a peer, his
private secretary is "as discreet as Gil Bias."
It is impossible, too, to get from the recognised
sources any "reliable news" as to the Prime
Minister's condition of health. But those who
have had personal interviews with him lately
describe him as in good health and spirits. His
visit to Brighton is not one for the purchase of
the sweet melancholy" which arises, as he says,
I from contiguity to the ocean.

Cal. worth; but he refused to let them have more than
34. worth e oh. His s •rvant got him to bed about
half-an-hair after they had ,hi brandy. He then went
to Mr. Gregory's, and toll him "I had a commercial
who had teen ,o 1 the liquor for a fortnight, and asked
him if he could tho him any goal." lie gave him some
lisiohl In a glass, lie went upstairs to him in the bed-
an told him to take it; it would tht him good. •
He wan then by the betlaide. and he helped undress; him
by pulling off his boots. He would not let him pull
off is trousers, so he let him go to bed with his
trousers on--The Coroner : I wonder you would have
much a man in your house. I see there is a notice
stuck up—" Wellaired beds." I should think they
must be at this rate. —(Laughter.) -Witness: He then
wished them both gool night and left. Deceased and
his man occupied the name bed.—ln answer to the
Coroner, Mr. Maker said deceased was about 40:—The
' Coroner: The marvel is that, when wen go on like
that for 20 yearn, they can get any person to employ
them.—Charles Weston, a traveller, and born in
lisswich, said Last Monday Mr. Cole met him in
Yeovil, and promised him food and lodging and a
commission on some goods, he was to sell, and they
met by accident at the Full Moon, Yeovil, last
Saturday, and he was engaged on Monday, and was to
sell articles in the stationery line. His was not
altogether a ready money -business. They came
together to Weymoath on Tuesday afternoon
awl went to lodging, at the White Hart.
Deceased WM intoxicated. On Weineallay he was
all over the room; he had not his samples with him,
but had left them somewhere, and wanted to get
square before going into business. On Thursday he
was doing the same, all round to publichouses, awl
he has been drunk every day he had seen him. On
Friday he was out again, awl he slid not see him till
half-past 7, that night, though he had looked abontfor
him. About 8 o'clock lag night he got him to bed, he
was then in drink, far from being sober. With the
assistance of the landlord, he partly undressed him, he
would not have his trousers taken off. The draught
the landlord brought him, he had when sitting by the
side td the bed. He got into bed, and laid from half
to three quarters of an hour, when he sail he thought
he would not get up the morrow; he would get better
if he stayed in bed. He heard nothing of him in the
night, but was woke up this morning a little after 7.
by the landlady shouting to some one to get up. He
then turned to him, and asked him if he was gttiag to
get nri. As he dish not speak, he tame Ito look at him,
and found him tleasi Ile then p on his trousers, and
gave the alarm at once. —l3y the Jury: lie sal cold
and stiff, lying quite flat on his lack, with his right
haul on his cheat, and his left hand in the pocket of
his trousers. He did not hear anything ttf him in the
night. He seemed ratinal last night, anal said he
would send for his patterns, and said he would get into
!licitness on Monday. or Tuisalay. He would treat any one
in the company, those whom he disl not know before.
This morning blood was coming from his nose and
white froth from his mouth. The draught he had was
al sat the colour of ale —about half a tumbler full.—
Dr. W. G. Vawslrey Lush Was called to this man
al out ten minutes to eight this os rising, He hail
been t lead some hours, and his arms were quite stiff.
Ile noticed that lie appeared as if lie had died in alerts ;
his legs were 'rose!, and one hand either in his
pocket or on the top of his trointers. The attitude
was one of composure. With assistance he made a
pat-mortcm, awl found the countenance pale,
natural, no irregularity. The riyor anrtis was well
marked. The legs were slightly ttwollen. The post-
"owitat examination shows that he was what may be
called a man who had indulged in the use of ardent
spirits • the liver woultl show that. The condition was
not inSuced by natural mutes. The opinion he should
form was that the man died from some form of poison-
ing. He slid not find sufficient disease to account for
deceased's death. The lungs contained similar sub-
stance to what MU existing from the month; and the
heart appeared to have been paralysed, being un-
naturally empty. From the examination and
evidence he should consider the appearances pointed
to the action of some poison on the nervona
system, paralysing the heart's action. Probably
this poison could not be discovered by analysis ;
but there is a possibility, and he had reserved the
stomach in case further examination should be
required.—TheCs ironer thought it would be impossible
to chew the enquiry without an analysis—Dr. Lush
'mid that he believed the man had taken something
which, in conneetion with the disease be had before,
might have killed him. What might be given to a
healthy man might only put him to sleep, yet it
might perhaps kill the demamesl man.—The Coroner
took it that the particular diseases of the man were
consistent with the consequences of intemperance ; and
In such a case the administration of a certain drug
might be fatal; then came the question of the danger
or no danger of a certain prescription. Supposing an
analysis were made of the contents of the stomach,
would there be a probability of the drug being
covered !--Dr. Lu-h thought not a probability but a
possibility.—The Coroner asked if the drug were
opium or laudanum, would it be dangerous! I—Dr.
Lush said opium in such a case yr. add be highly den-
gerous.—The Coroner did not see how they could get
at the cause of death without an analyais.—A juror
suggested that Mr. Gregory should be asked what was
in his prescription ?—The 'oroner would be very sorry
t 4, ask Mr. Gregory the question. If he were in the
witness box, he should he bound to caution him as to
what might be the effect of his evidence, and therefore
he should suggest to Mr. Gregory that it would be wise
fir him to consult, and be advised, as to what evidence
he might give. If the jury were to question him, he
(the (oroner) iihould be dispmed to interpose, and ask
the jury to take his voluntary statement, and not to
draw anything out of him by what may be called
queatis [[[ i[[ He interpaied at the time ti call Dr.
Lush, because if the state of the body bad statism that
the use of ardent spirits had been very excessive, and
that deceased would statnerorlater have Ilieu the death
of a drunkard, there wouttlihave been no further enquiry
needed; but Dr. Lush says that there must have been
some foreign matter that, taken in the condition of de-
ceased, paralysed the heart's action, awl here was an
end of his life. How long wt mid Dr. Lush take for
the analysis'—Dr. Lush said he would not undertake
it ; they must have a akilled analysis.— Mr. Hibbs
staked, did not the do tor think there might have been
&reaction that might have led to the stoppage of the
heart, after the man had been drinking Inane days.—
It was pointed out that there had been no cemsation in
the shrinking to muse a reaction, and Dr. Limb slid not
suppose that such a reaction was the cause of death in
this case. --The inquest was then adjourned to Wednes-
day, the 24h, at two in the afternoon, Mr. Stodart, of
Bristol, to analyse the stomach.

MGM made by them are as follows :—The schools opened ,
30 times, and 2 tnatle 34 attendances. I made 31, 2 made •
30, 4 made Xt, 4 I.i.' 24, 6 made 27, 2 title 26, 3 MAO
25, 6 made 21, 11 ma le 23, 7 nwl. 22, 5 made 21, 11 made
26. 4 made 19,7 made I. 11 made 17. 8 made 16, 5 made
IS. made 11. S tovie 13 little 12. do tile 11, 4 made 10,
5 mule 9,7 made 9,7 to el, 7, I m ele 6,3 node S, 1 made
4,2 ma le 3, 2 made 2,1 made 1, and 62 were absent
•
altogether.
The Committee instructed Mr. Mowlam to prose-
, cute those parents who had not complied with
' the notices servol on them, and also to serve form No.
1 (which says, "unless you cause your chill to attend
more regularly in future, the Committee will be under
the necessity of summoning you before the magis-
trates") upon those parents whme children had been
irregular an their attendance at school. The
Committee also decided that the number of at
dances required should be 32 in every four weeks.
PEITT SEASIONS. Thurvlsy.—llefore the Mayor (Mr. A.
Alderman M. Kemp-Welch, and Messrs. W.
Pearce, C. .J. Stone. and J. B. Doren.
Annie Sullivan was summoned for assaulting Sarah
Guppy on 'Monday niuht.—Gouplainant said defendant
followed and struck and threatened her in High-street
Defendant NMI fined 5, and costs last Thursday for
drunkenness and this fine she had not paid. The Mayor
told her she would have to pay the money before the day
was out, or go to prison for seven days, and for the aasault
she was fined Is, and costa, or a further term of three days
in prison.
Mari, Jane Sudden was summoned for using defamatory
language towards EVIITILI Hoods, at the (*.tech and Horses
Inn, on Monday. —Augusta Harland corroborated com-
plainant's evidence, and defendant wan ordered to pay the
costs and bound over in the sum £5 to keep the peace for
six months.

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Stuart Pererill was summoned for using defamatory
language towards Frances Patfield on Monday.—After
hearing complainant and her daughter, FAiza Norman, in
support of the summons, and Elizabeth Cartridge for the
defence, the Bench dismissed the case, complainant to pay
the costs.
The following lieenses were permanently transferred
The Globe from Mr. Henry Norris, to Mr. Alfred
Royce: the King and Queen Inn, from Mr. Daniel
Cluett to Kr. John H..lloway ; the Old lon, from Mr.
Joseph Trevett to Mr. Henry Norris.
Mallen)! Muer. Frolay.—Before Mr. C. J. Stone.
Man, flay, an Irish woman, was brought up in custody
charged with wilfully breaking two panes of glass, value
Is., at the lodging-hose in Strandatreet. kept by Mr.
I William Thomas.—Pro.ecutor stated that prisoner came
to his hou=e about midday on Thursday and asked for
lodgings. On his telling her that he could not aCCOM MO.
date her she became so abusive that he had to put her out
of the house, and she then smashed the w
defaolt ..f paying Is. tine, Is. daruage, and cats, prisoner
was committed to Poole Gaol for seven days.

THE PRICI Or BREAD.—A correspondent writes :
Bakers mug be doing a good business if one might
judge from seeing one of the trade going his rounds
recently with a tandem team, and a servant to call at
the doors.

A,4 IT SHOULD BE.-Mr. R. Randall, of this place,
kindly placed his steam thrashing machine at the
service of the gleaner., and small farmers of the
villiage, hi thrash out their corn. The result was a
buoy I lay, and many thanks were expressed to Mr.
Randall for his kindness.