The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-09-15 00:00:00

Somersetobire.

BATH.—Tae Gesso Fioatcotrunat Fern.—
'The second grand floricultural filth of the Hanoverian
Band was held at the Sydney Oudot'. Bath, ou
Wednesday. The committee, anxious that visitors
as well ea the inhabitants of this city should be able
to pay • visit to the gardesa, bad entered into
arrangemests with the Great Western Railway
Company, to run excursioes from various places;
and despite the ominous appearaooe of the weather,
• large number of persons embraced the opportunity
°Benxi. About the time of their arrival in Bath the
bells of St Michael's Church sent forth a merry peal,
contain/rag at intervals during the day, indicating
that something more than of ordinary canarreses was
to take place. From one to two o'clock the gardens
were opened for persons red:fairing or adopting the
use of chairs, and during their persinhalation round
the place they were entertained with the strains of
the Hanoverian Band, led by Herr E. Bartels, the first
partoftheirpragranane bevingbeen performed during
that time,andoomprteingaselection of mosicfroca the
finest composers. At the hour of two,hundreds of
the elide of the town and neighbourhood, and te-
rminally not • lam number of visitors, wended their
way towards the Sydney gardens, and ere entering
the grounds could bear sweet sounds proceeding
from the band of her Majesty's First Life Guards,
who opened their programme with a grand march
:from " Funk sod Marguerite," by GOUDOCL The
'ladies and gentlemen there assembled were then seen
to visit the various teats, which were seven in
number, and each one could here be gratified to his
or her own particular teeth—whether they were par-
tial to plants, cut flowage, fruits or vegetables—all
of which were of the finest description, and such as
are very rarely to be seen. And this fact might in
some degree he accounted for—as the committee
seemed neither to have lacked trouble or
expense, having given .C3OO to be distributed
as prises. The weather, which on several own-
sions during the day, had not presented a very
favourable appearance, held fine during the
whole time the garde.. were opened, and -inter-
mingled shade and sunshine seemed even to
add Nene to the soma The First Life Guard.
tend having completed their programme, the Han.
• °retied' hand again took up their stead on the stage,
which was covered, and of • very handsome des-
cription the visitors in the mantis having increased,
ae the Chard, clock had struck font, and the prime
of admission were reduced at that time trainSts. Bd.
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to Is. Al the bear et eftthe iiatiiiB;l- Lithe; wee
. plowed ma the proceedings wen virtually at an awl,
though say continued to ramble about the several
walks, even after "twilight grey had in its livery all
*fags clad." Everything pared off as well as could
be desired. The attendance, though very good, did
not exceed that of last year—the threatening appear-
'awe of the weather, probably having prevented
'many paying a visit to the Sydney pedlar. The
judgse were :—For plants, Mews. G. Smith, W.
BartiSe, alga 0. Daniels- for cut flowers —Meters.
W. Doh, R. Welch, sod Thomas James; for fruit
—Mego.s. Tooth, Day, and Bointout ; and for
7rbleu—Mean Thorn, Minty, and Kitley.
.iant om•rion or Carr. Il•txr.—At the drill of
' the Tristan Rifles on Monday, • letter wee read
frogs Captain Malin, announcing his resignation of
the adjutancy of the Second Battalion of Somerset
Volonteen. A very general haling of regret was
expressed by the oar, and men present at his
resignation, which, we believe, has been necessitated
by impaired health. The appointment of • Bowser'
is with the Lord-Lieutenant, but we hear that there
is a probability of Major Rawlins being nominated
to supply the 'lunacy.
Flitiat Or • Baal—At eight o'clock
in the evening • day or liere age the Garrote of an
inn at Baniwall, near this tows, kept by Mrs
Gulden, were rewind to see a full•grown hare leap
over the halthidiag doors into the kitchen, than
over the tains, through • pane of glees, inside which
wen wires Sir and • half inches apart. In the
Laity flight the hare upset a glass of beer, and throw
down fire kaniblers, break.ng them. The offending
:animal was at once captured and killed.
" LATIno" • Geoer.—We oow and then have to
• record the performance of a few enlightened rustics
known as "laying" • ghat. Until recently the
',Munson. of these troubled spirits hu been disoreditsd
•by people claiming the possession of two idema, and
in scientific circles the very mention of the subject
would have been scouted. Professor Pepper has,
'however, for some time past created quite • ghost
mania, and hia ventral illusions hays been the talk
of the day. His ghost has at last been "laid."
What rival ghost make,* cannot do for the Professor,
some caroler carriers have merged to acoompliab.
They have "smashed" his spectral rearm. In the
-haesseasion from Bristol of Mr. Pepper's
ions eO it lb* mer was broken, and Mr. •nrial'lted
•consequently to nous radians, deterring the enter.
trament previously announced for Tuesday evening
and Wednesday morning. Nevertheless, on Tfics•
'day evening a large number of persons went to the
Assembly-rooms and were astonished and disap-
pointed to 88d that the gime., like other celebrities
Wore hint, was obliged to defer his appaoraoos on
aooossita severe iodiapasitioo.
WELLINOTON.—A Man Cowirtwrinn POIL Teta.
ma Beit•Lties • lintrrinst I—At the Wellington
pnline-einst, on Thareday, Woes Orrin Eyton and
Mir. St. J. C. Marlton ems. named Thomas Woodhall
was charged with stealing from the poison of Benjamin
Dolphin the ram of one halfpenny I The prosecutor
-deposed that be wog drinking in • certain public-house,
,and the prisoner ass present in the kiteben. Whilst he
II Ma leaning his bead on the table be felt • hand in his
feeket, and on looking up saw Woodliall drawing away.
He secesed him of taking some mousy, and the prisoner
thee opened his heed and showed him • halfpenny.
Re then neat for the polio., and gave him in custody.
in reply to question. from the bench Dolphin said he
had none silver In his pocket, bet °mild DOI nay whether
he had • ludfpenny. 'The magistratee decided to commit
ribs orisonsr foe Intel at the next quarter sessions.
BRISTOL—The New Zealand Chiefs, who have
come to England for the pampase of inspecting its
wondrous wealth and magnificence in arts, mane-
lectures, shipping, sod buildings, visited Bristol on
'Tuesday. Tb. 7 were hospitably "entreated • by the
Mayer and Warner at the Council ROLM in the
nterainc and in the evening they attended • *oink in
Is the Victoria Rooms. They, of coarse, created quite
a " sensatioo " wherever they appeared.
WESTON ZOYLAND.—Tits Yam—This fair, next
In importance to Bridgwater fair, and therefore the
second-beet for aim in the West of England, took place
on Wednesday. There was an noway large supply of
stock, and a great number of bones, and it bang fine
weather • good deal of busioess was effected. Harass
went cheep, fetehiatz.nly from ZS to £l2 for good end
so and cart hones from £ll to 213 ;
shorthorn., Ev to £1310., ; HMldords., £8 to £10; cross-
breds, DI to £lO. There was also • good number of
mach cows at the fair, while fetched from CHI to £.12
with their calves; without, from £l7 lee to £2L