The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-17 00:00:00

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Tlll APT JOITONAL for May is ehansiglzillastreted
se usual. The three steel plates ere—" Eve of the
Plight' from E. H. Oortiostkre. highly haeglaative
*tom ; • in• engraving of Sir. E Landeemes well'
known "Stag at bay;" and "Perdita sad Maisel,'
from the asolptur• by J. Durham. The art topless of
the month are diamond ably and te • worthy spirit-
veers] interest will be taken in the Editor's article
on renamed, with its eirpisite wood engravings,
In the papi rs York and Amiens cathedrals, and the
sureties illustrations from the old masters In art
Industries The Ail Jerrie& admirably sustains the
high position it has attained in public f
TIIICaId.OW OOLLIGII 11•GAI'lln/L—Wei have been
nota little interested in reading the May issue of this
penorlical—the first number of • new vtlintlle. "First
Catholic, then Irish." is its guarding prineiple, sad it
andante OW deecriptioa with MOTO vivavity than
securely. In an article deprecating "English rule in
Ireland," to the presence of fear is attributed the liberal
legislation of the post and present, and we are told that 1
the idea of stamping cut the National spirit is aboard.
" England es a nulling mother" is& protest against our
state Protestantism, and glorification of America and
tAustralia. Tales, poetry, Iriali ecelesimtical history
jottings in science, litarature, and art, melte up the
cumber. For some mottoes of books we cull the follow-
ing paragraph :—" To priests and lay perions we would
oordially reeemnwnd The Direr-tore./ Holy fadeforencit
by the Es•• 11. Comerford, C.('. (Dublin : Powell.
1870.) In this trestles the pious reader will find mot
only a complete explanation of the doctrine of the
church on the subject of ind ulgener, but also.
hdulgenee.• catalogue
eontaining every indelgeneed prayer. every t
and the eonditiong of gaining it The fourth 1001100 Is
I spedialy useful, inasmuch as it pros us • calendar, is
which the indulgent's, f‘ i the mouth, whether applle.
able to the living or the dead, are accurately recorded,
OUR Oen Flanging. on the other hand, is thoroughly
Protestant and evangeboal. Its editor (the it.,. C.
Bullock, of Worag.er) haa the help of an able staff of
contributors, and the combination results in • mouth',
'nil of sound reading. interesting and varied
Tan ANIMAL WWII!) for May contains mach that is
Interesting as well as calculated to further its purpose
pas the " advocate of humanity' " Thp nereen match
'sad a boor altoreardx." graphically deplete the cruelty
'lnvolved in the sport (?) which fine gentlemen and eve* 1
Some ladies delight to witows and we hope It may de
~..,,,thit,„ to &tooting., ouch gathering?. Here le •
load paragraph :—Soa Gillis—A correspondent says:
" IMiring my viii to Weymouth, I have been pained
by seeing the deatruction of the s-a gull, and on remota-
stretiog with the destroyer, he replied. ' I get • shilling
for each bird, to be used for ladies' hate.' Might
11011 the mention id thin fact in your valuable &demist*
indoor some humans ladies to discootinee lb. We of
such ornament ; they are probably sot aware that it is '
procured by the destruction of maul, beautiful, and
harmless birds."
POIILTO CULIVIU. —The 2nd edition of this excellent
little book hag been forwarded to us for review. We
have 'artfully considered its contents, and have
pleasure in highly recommending it to the attention
of all who bare either a 'tauten or a farm. The author
applies the thin 'owing principle to potatoes, and reuy
explains both the theory and practice by which astooiah-
ing wore are grown. The sob*t has been thoroughly
tidied, and the mares and explanations given are
so oonsistent and self-evident, that they at Once con-
vince the reader of the important advantages 01 the
improv.d mode .4 gro•ing potatoes All other matters
connected tbere•i b are also explained. For other
particulars we advi mile went in another page.

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