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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

FACTS AND FIGURES.

Any one who takes the trouble to wade through the
74 wee of closely printed matter which has just been
Issued by the Registrar-General will find a great I teal
that will interest him.
Taking Births, 'Marriages. and Deaths generally
throughout the United Kingdom, we are told the
births of 271,647 children, and the deaths of 173,638
persons of both sexes, were registered in the three
months ending 314 December, 1875. The natural
recorded increase of population was thus 98,009.
The registered number ~f persons melded in the
quarter ending 30th September. 1875 was 121,344.
The reehlent population of the United Kingdom in
the middle of 1875 is estimated at 32,737,405; that of
England and Wales at 23,944,459, of Scotland at
3,493,214, and of Ireland at 5,297,732. The birth-rate
in the United Kingdom ia the fourth quarter of 1875
was 321 per 1,000, and the death-rate 210. The
marriage-rate in the third quarter of 1875 was 147 per
1,000.
Going a little into details we learn that a little over
16 in every 1,000 persons were married.
That the proportion of male children born during
the quarter was 104 to 100 females.
\Mile as to deaths the rate was a little over 21 per
1,000.
Nearly 23,000 emigrants left dear old England during
the quarter.
Wheat was 2e. 5,1. lower than in the three preceding
months, but 2s. IL higher than in the corresponding
quarter of 1874. Still it is satisfactory to find indoor
pauperism declined 2 per cent, and out-door 7 percent.
in spite of the season.
The downfall of rain during the quarter exceeded by
an inch the average for the corresponding quarter of
the previous 60 years.
The death-rate from scarlet fever was about equal
to 10 per 1,000, among other places, in Swauare. But
the returns generally show a declining death-rate from
that cause. Deaths from whooping cough, however,
were much larger than in preceeding quarters. From
measles below the average. No less than 76 deaths
from this disease occurred in Exeter. Diarrhea was
more fatal. Small-pox —and this is a point for anti-
vaccanationiste—carried off but 149, a number lower
than in any quarter since 1837. Not a single death
out of that number occurred among the three millions
and a half of persons living in London.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

LORD HARRY TIIYNNE AND TUE APOSTLE
OF TEETOTALISM.

Speaking at the dinner of the Salisbury Working 11Ian's
Association on Thursday last Lord Harry Thynne, the
member for South Wilts, said :—Sir Wilfred Lawson, WM
a very pleasant gentleman owl if he bad not kimono that
110 WAS a teetotaller—laiighter -he •Winlil have thought
be wan the reverse. (I, nail laughter.) Recently that
gentleman hail alluded to the noon it id money spent,
when referring to drunkenness, lint if, bateau of impend-
ing many thousands to got up witty aptwelies, lie would
make better housoa for those on his estate he would he
lii ii, mu iking a too fool of I self as he did
on every occasion. (Applaase awl laughter.)
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

BEER.

The beer trade is threatened with a revolution. Mr.
Bartlett has sumeeded in concentrating or condensing beer
in vacua, by which means not only the alcohol is saved,
but also the volatile flavlur and aroma, which would
otherwise pass away In reducing the extract to a semi-fluid
condition. In re-mixing the alcohol containing the fra-
grant matters of the beer again with the extract, all the
constituents of the beer are retained except the water, of
which nine-tenths or more are removed. The result is, tore-
duce the bulk seven-eights, and this would of course
reduce the price, the cartage and freight being thus con-
siderably less costly. And this is not the only advantage,
As the condensing arrests fermentation till the beer is re-
made by mixing with water, the loss in the export of
of beer (ruin its becoming sour and unsound in transit
would be saved. If this invention can be practically
worked, all necessity for keeping open public-houses
on Sunday traffic in liquor is that small
housekeepers, who cannot afford to keep a barrel
of beer, send for small quantities on Sundays, in
order to have it fresh when they want it, which it would
not be if procured on the Saturday night. Under Mr.
Bartlett's plan, it will be only necessary to buy in over
night an ounce or two of extract, and • man may brew his
own beer at any time he wants it by mixing it with water.
This is " brewirg made easy" with a vengeance. What
will temperance reformers say to such an extension of
ss shh. would etT•e+l
no doubt welcome the change, enabling them, as it would,
to usurp the functions of the licensed victuallers, as Pro-
fessor Liebig's invention enabled them to usurp those of
the butcher, and to supply at one awl the same time the
materials for a thoroughly English dinner in "Extract
of Beef" and "Extract of Beer." Temperance men
would perhaps agitate for the disestablishment of all
licensed victuallers, and the transfer of alcohol and beer
extract to the chemist, that he may sell it, as he does other
deafly substances, in a fluted bottle and under the word
" poison."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

TIIE LARGEST LANDOWNERS.

The largest landowners in Dorset arc Lord Rivers and
G. D. Wingfield New, Esq.; in Somerset Sir Thomas
Acland and Sir J. ii. t;mille Smyth; in Devon II ton.
Mark Italie and the Duke of Besßunt; awl in Wilts Lord
Pembroke and Lord Aile;bury. Sonic dozen years ago,
when the writer id these lines W.li riding by the side of
that most estimable nobleman the late Lord Rivers over
hiii.model farms, the noble lord 1,1.1 him he ovrned 32,000
acres in Dorset ; but many them were in Cranburne
Chase. lie mentioned Mr. flank, id' Kingston Lacey. as
the osner of 20,01.10 or 25,m0 acres. Since then the Loge
wirelusses in land made for the Digliy estate has placed
the excellent owner of Sherbornet'astle in the position of
second largest landowner in Donet.—Shreborec Journal.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

STATUTE FAIR.

Our hiring (air, or "mop' fair, as it is called (and we
should be glad if some of our readers would enlighten us
on the origin of the latter term) was held yesterday
(Monday). The streeta were crowded, and consequently
very lively. Not much hiring was accomplished. Masters
know that, now-a-days, an advertisement in the express
or Tologroas will bang them plenty of applications with-
out having to go to the trouble of attending these fairs,
and servants are generally of the same opinion in con-
sidering their own wants. Business generally in this
respect was over by about two; and the "young ladies
and gentlemen" who had come in for the most part wiled
away the afternoon by taking samples of Dorchester
malt—many to such an extent that it required all their
ingenuity to carn it home. The day was wet and dirty,
and generally disagreeable.
Those well-known auctioneers, Mr. T. Ensor and Mr.
Gs. Symonds, each held sales in the fair field. and prices
ma beatioted—heifers and calves, £l5 to £2l ; barreners,
Lute ; calve., Its to La 12s. Id. There was a large
attendance of dealers in both cases.
A writer in CAankris Rook qf Dall 4 says:—" All over
the South of &Gilead and North of England there are
fairs &row to tho hiring of servants—more particularly
faenaeri servants—both male and female.ln some die.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

L_

ENCOUNTER BETWEEN TWO LUNATICS AT
DENBIGH.

On Thursday evening_ Or. Pierce held an inquest at
benbigh on the body of Thomas Lee, is lunatic, who died
at Denbigh Asylum under the following circumstances :
On Tuesday deceased was in the refractory ward with
others, including a lunatic named William,. The atten-
dant in charge heard • slight altercation between the two
men. Williams called deceased a liar, and the latter
struck Williams on the heal, and he in return Jumped at
the deceased, Viking hold of him by the throat, and a
severe struggle ensued. The attendants mmarated the
men, and as Williams was being taken away he soddenly
turned upon Lee and kicked him in the stotnach. The
latter was taken to Imsi and attended lv the doctors, who
at first saw no signs of danger, but on the following turn-
ing he was found touch worse anal his stomach swollen. A
state of collapse ensued and he died between midday.
The jury returned a verdict that the death of the deceased
was accelerated lay the kick he received, and attached to
their verdict a clause eulogising the attendants and
medical officers for the prompt all rendered to the
deceased.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

COALS! COALS!! COALS!!!

ROBERT HILL,
26, SOUTH STREET, DORCHESTER,
Begs to inform the Nobility, Gentry, Clew, and his
customer', generally that he i* now supplyirsg the
following descriptions of COALS :
WALLSEND, HULLO OR FOREST OF
CLAY CROSS, DEAN,
RUARON, RADSTOCK
SMITHS', MALTING.
SILILSTONE, CULM AND COKE.
IL H. desire* to call special attention to the
HUABON COAL, which he can strongly recommend
for how...hold porpoties.
All coals, by truck load, at reduced prices.
Bridgwater Tiles & , c., and Grindstones.
AgeM for the Wiltshire Sack Hiring Company.
Depine at the Great Western and South Western
Stations, Dorchester.
Orders received at 2S, South-street, or at the office,
Great Western Railway Station, will receive prompt
attention.
Coals delivered free in Dorchester and Fordington,
and at moderate rates in the country.

COALS! COALS!!
-ur DA RC H, COAL MERCHANT,
v v • New INN, South-street, and SOUTH-WESTKRN
and GREAT WPITEHN RAILWAY STATIONS, DOR-
CHESTER, beg,. to thank the. gentry and public
generally for past favours, and to Inform them that all
orders sent to him i•hall have prompt attention. W.D.
Ii now supplping
BEST WALLSEND.
It A DSTOCK,
ALTNFEILS COAL,
NEWCASTLE,
CLAYCHOSB,
SMITHS COAL,
RUBBLE CCLU
FOREST OF DEAN (or BMW, and SILKSTONE
COALS, confidently recommended as

SUPERIOR TO TIIE BEST WALLSEND
rofi afiiLLlANcr
Am,
CLEAN BURNING,
Bpi BPS BRING

SEVERAL SHILLINGS PER TON CHEAPER.
A Trial rapertfally *Guam.
ORDERS received at the New Inn, South-street,
or at the Coal Yards, South-Western and Great
Western Stations, Dorchester.

40 TONS OF PRIME HAY AND CLOVER
FOR SALE.

lONS LEYS, Dental Surgeon and Manu-
facturer of Artificial Teeth.
To he consulted at home, No. 5, St. Thomaa.street,
Weymouth, every day, Thursday and Saturday after
noons excepted.
On Thureday4 he may he consulted at
WHEATLEY'S, Rootmaker, High-street, Poole, from
2to 4 p.m. On Saturdays, at Mr. Woourron'a, Con-
fectioner. Cornhill, Dorebester, from 2to 4 p.m.
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BEST SCRAP" AXLES
FITTED WITH
MAGGS' IMPROVED WHEEL BOXES,
Supplied through Ironmongers or direct from tlie Maker
E. S. HINDLEY,
BOUBTO N. DORSET.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

LATEST NEW&

MARK-LANE, Tim DAY.
Wheat quite as dear, and occasionally One Shilling
higher. Barley steadier. Oats and Maize tending
against the buyer. Beans and Peas steady. Flour
unaltered.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE, Tau DAY.
About 3,500 beasts, including about 5,500 foreign.
Trade dull at 4s 6d to 6s. About 20,000 sheep;
trade inactive at 45 6d to 75. Calves sell at 5s 6d to
7s; and pigs at 43 toss 44.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

I

No 1 078.

AGOOD COMPOSITOR WANTED at the
office of this piper. Ale, an intelligent LAD.
—Apply to the Petuemot, '

.ABOUNEE WANTED, with one or two
Hr. Co
Milton, g, Luoombe, Abbey
!Sandford,
THE DORCHESTER (Old Established)
SERVANTS' REGISTRY OFFICE, under the
Par...nage of the Nobility, Clergy, and Gentry.
SUVANT% WANTED. —22 Cooks, good wagger"'
12 House and Parton:maids. 6 Housemai 2
Parlourinal,k 9 Genera/ Servants. 4 Experienced
NoNes. 3 Nursemaid* 3 Eitchenmaids. 1 Lady's
Meld. motet he a god areas:nom, wages shout_ Suude-handed in-door Hen Servants. 1 Single 1.14 n
.u...0m and gardener, to live in the house. 1 Single
It"Ia Mom and coachman, who has been scone-
l'4".4 to drive a pair. 1 Chambermaid, 1 Housemaid,
414 I Page for fust-claas hotels.
Aitlx to Mr. THONLII POUNCT, Saddler and Set.
*4.n. liftistry Office, 3, Cornhill, Dorchester.
"emir/ Fee One Shilling only charged to Lady and
°engird; if by letter, 12 damps, end a stamped
envelope for reply.
No names given until the fee is paid, and no letters
answered unities a stamped envelope is enclosed.
T 0 E SOLI) cheap, good Second-
hand TRACTION ENUINBS , PORTABLE
ENGINES, and THRASHING MACHINES, in a
thoroogh date of repair and firet-claes_norking
condition.—Apply to Roan sad 00., Maibmits,
Lincoln.

WORKING MEN'S CLUB, MITCHELL STREET,
WEYMOUTH.

SPELLING BEE.

A PUBLIC COMPETITION in SPELLING
1-1. will be held at the above Rooms, on TUESDAY
EVENING, FEBRUARY 15th, 1876.
Doors will he open at 7.30, the Competition will
begin at 8 p.m., by which hour all intending Com-
petitors must have given in their names to the CHAIR-
)! m of the evening.
There will be SEVERAL PRIZES offered for the
Competition, which will be duly announced at the
beginning of the evening.
The Umpires will be Rev. Jong him's!, Dr.
Mootuir..tp, Mr G. R. CRICEMAY, and Mr HENRY
GIBBS.
Entrance to the Room—Reserved Seats, Is; other
Seats, 6d ; entrance fee for Competitors, 3d.
E. B. -MACE, Hon. Sec.

3 3 0
3 0 0
3 0 0
3 0 0
3 0 0

.. 2 2 0

2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0

DIIRDEN'S BALSAMIC ELIXIR
A Remedy for Hoareenese.

DUBBER'S BALSAMIC ELIXIR
For Loss of Voice.

DURDEN'B BALSAMIC ELIXIR
Per Mariner of Breath.

DURDEN'S BALSAMIC ELIXIR
Invalusble in Whooping Cough.

DURDEN'S BALSAMIC ELIXIR
For Spitting of Blood.

DURDEN'S BALSAMIC ELIXIR
Promotes Expectoration.

DURDEN'S BALSAMIC ELIXIR
Is a Tunic; Does not Weaken.

DBRDEN'S BALSAMIC ELIXIR
Sale for Children.

DUR DEN'S BALSAMIC ELIXIR
Prepared and Sold only by

DURDEN, CHEMIST, DORCHESTER,
In Bottles 130., 2. 9a., and 4s. 6d.

CROWN HOTEL, BLANDFORD.
R. EYED" Propriotor.

WINES AND SPIRITS,
But Quality in Bottles, at Wholesale Prices.
40001 /or Allestyp's sad Baas Ala, Max's London
Mag. mod Ski attraki Raiford Ala.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

"THE KING OF lIEGGING IMPOSTURES
CAPTURED.

At the Rochdale rolice-court Monday, Captain IL C.
von Nievoth, a young man of respectable appearance and
of good uldress, WiLi brought up on a charge of vagrancy,
but the charge ultimately resolved itself into obtaining
money by false pretences. The prisoner had given the
name of Captain 11. Is von Nievotlx, but he had also gone
under the aliases of Baron Vievoth, and Captain Vievoth.
It was ascertained that the prisoner for the last ten years
had Is.sm engaged in systematically swindling the public
and that he had been c,,nnected with almost every religious
denomination. Nievoth had informed gentlemen in lt,s-h-
-dale that he had a particular claim upon their I.enevolence
on the around that during the cotton famine in Lancashire
he warn residing in Germany, and had contributed largely
towards the relief of the cotton operatives. The prisoner
bad been so successful at a begging imposter that be holds
among the fraternity the distinguished position of" King
of the Bettors." Fur a number of years he has been in
fact • nuisance to all kindly disposed persons. At one time
he was • Quaker and discovered that the Society of
Friends was the proper society to belong to. Ile thus
obtained the confidence of the Quakers, and one gentle-
men set him up in business with Ida son at Liverpool. lie
next appeared as a Baptist ; then as a member of the
Wesleyan body. Ile was mixed up with Moody and
Sankey, and appears to have taken a prominent part in all
recent spiritual revival. in England. Among other things
he has frequently preached at street corners under the
pretence of improving the public, and collecting money
for the erection of places of worship. It appeared incl.
slentadly that in the 22Ith report of the Manchester Society
for the Relief of Distressed Foreigners, the public were
cautioned against the prisoner, who, on • recent visit to
Manchester, boasted that he had collected above LW in a
few days. lhe prisoner was remanded.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

A 'DOOMED FAMILY.

The American papers state that the Turley family, of
Cooper county, can safely be denominated a "doomed
tribe." Dr. Jesse W. Turley was the father of • large
family of children, and 'roved to Pettis county in Pax'
His boys were very mischievous and gat e him much
trouble. David particularly was always in some kind of a
broil. lie got into • difficulty and went to California in
1457. During the war IktviiPs father killed himself; his
older brother died ; his younger brother accidentally
killed his mother and was hinkelf murdered a short time
afterward by the bus.:rwhackera and his elder sister
became insane. The old man having left a ciorsiderable
property and the family having been thinned out, David
returned to Missouri in lilil, received a handsome sum of
money, commenced aide of ilissipat and extravagance,
and soon ran through with it all. Ile then promised to do
better, and one of his friends leant him money to start
• saloon at Georgestown. But David proved to be his own
best customer. David was generally feared, and was
always ready with his knife and revolver. Ile shot several
persons for imaginary offences, and used his knife on
sevetal occasions, lie defied public sentiment and the
laws of the country. In one affray with at ofticer David
was badly punished, and when able to navigate lie return-
ed to California. John Turley. another of the boys, was
killed in a row about a year ago, in Western Kansas. ilia
Turley, the remaining brother of this band of desper-
adoes, at the time was in the Colorade Penitentiary for
shooting a man at Central City. As soon as released he
skipped out to California
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

CRUELTY TO A IR?EllIL

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George Rowe, was summoned for illdrcating a horse in his
employ, In working it with a bad shoulder.—P.S. Gale stated
he saw the horse working that morning with a wound
near his shoolder, anal otherwise In a bad conalition.—Pined be
and (Is costs. The money was paid.
gnotoref Coop,r, was brought up in custody, charged with
stcalitig two bushels ad grains Valli., 101, the property of his
master, Banyan! Joeeph Chick on the Oth inet.—F.dwaral Joseph
Chick on Wednesday the 19th lust, send prisoner to the
brewery for 14 bushels of grains the munatity he usually had.
He went there before him vet conceal.' himself Saw the
prisoner arrive. Ile took a hag from the can, and went into
the grain house, and brought omit about two bushels of Inzine
not put the hag on Mr Matthew's waggon the then had 12
bushels pet in his own cart. the then went away. Witness
followed Min to his premises and askol him how many grains
he had got there ;he mud It Went tor the Police-% Meant
The grains were then measured by witness anal P.C. Hazzard
with the 'mine basket from the brewery. They measured 12
only —I'S. Bale, on Woinesalay WAG out 11144 tim 801811-
Street with PC. Hazzard. A waggon and IM,W, Ptawd belong-
ing ta Mr Matthews. Saw three bags en the waggon, appeared
ti he en trio, Ind in conseenenee of information lent P.C.
'lstvan' to see whet become of them. Wltnees then went to
Mr Cltiet.'s anti &eked pristner how many grains he had
In the cart lie cautioned rita ale' he net stint on 14.
He then took him Into custody, and soot for the same basket
tommeoure them. Ile told prisoner at the station that it wee
likely he should hove to apprehend Mr Mattheas's carter. The
prisoner mid he knew nothing about it, he Was going to leave
them at Allination bridge, for Charles Posit, be pai I for them
that morning. Heathen went to Ailing',an bridge and saw the
beg with grains, in charge of PC. 'rattan'. About a hour
afterwards Powell came for the grains.—P C Hazzard on
Wednesday, was on duty with P S. Gale le South-street. Saw
a waggon belonging to Mr. Matthews, loaded with grains, and
three bags with grains on one side of the waggon. He went
miter the waagon, and when he got t a Allington Bridge, he took
the bag produced from it, and put it down. Ile remained in
charge of it. Some time afterwards Charles Powell came for
the grains, and said he haul pahl prisoner for them in the morn-
ing. Ile went and helped measure the grains with Mr. Chick
and they were 12 bushels —Charles Powell, • cool hauler, asked
prisoner to get him two bushels of groins and give hint Is. for
them Ile left them for hint at Allington bridge where he
generally does. That was not his bag now produeed.—Prisoner
decided to be tried by the magistrates, and pleaded guilty.
Sentenced to one month's imtorisomuent with hard labour.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

THE QUEEN'S CROWN.

Only once in her life has her Majesty worn it ; nor, '
perhaps, has she so much as set eyes upon it more than
five-and-twenty times. The regal ornament comprises
one large ruby, irregularly polished, four smaller rubies,
one large" broad-spread" ,apphire, sixteen other sapphires,
eleven emeralds, one thousand three hundred and sixty-
three brilliant diamonds, one thoesand two hundred and
seventy-three rcse diamonds, one hundred and forty-seven
table diamonds, four pearl drops, and two hundred and
seventy-three other pearls. The jewels which adorn the
crown are set in gold; but the hoops, or bows, for some
hazily traditional reason, are of silver. The cap is of
crimson velvet, with an ermine border: and the gross
weight of the entire headdress is thirty-nine ounces live
pennyweights troy. It should be explained that the
present Crown was manufactured expressly to suit a
female head; still a weight of over three pounds and •
quarter must have been felt as somewhat trying to a
young lady of nineteen, at which age her Majesty
ascended the throne. One gem at least in the Crown is of
great antiquity and of high historic interest The large
sapphire, the partial drilling of which suggests that it may
have formerly figured in the turban of some Eastern
&titan, was purchased, it is true, by George IV.; but in
the front of the diadem, and in the centre of a Maltese
cross of diamonds, is the famous ruby given to Edward
the Black Prince by Pedro, King of Castile, after the
battle of Najeva, A.D. 1367. This same ruby was worn by
Henry V. in his helmet at Agincourt. Her Majesty's
Crown is constructed out of the fragments of half-a-dozen
1 bygone insignia of regality which were broken up in 183 S,
and which included the diadem worn by Mary of Modena,
by Queen Caroline and Queen Charlotte as Queens'
Consort, and that assumed by Mary 11. and Anne as
I Queen's Regent
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

POOLE.

RABBERY.—At the Petty Sesnions on Thursday, before
the Mayor. Alderman Rogers, Mr. Stone, Mr. Ellin, Mr.
Dugdate, Mr. Derell, and Mr. (hitch, Ann le WSW', aged
14, domestic servant, was charge! on reniand with steal-
ing • half-crown, belonging to her master, Mr. Herbert
Hutchings, baker, Hill-street, on the Sth inst. The
pronecutor had mimed money, awl some coins were marked
one of which, the half-crown produced, was found in her
poeseadon. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced
to a month's iinprisonruent.
ILL TREiTIIIO • WIFE. —William Brizey, blacksmith,
wu summoned for assaulting his wife, who also asked that
he should te bound over to keep the peace. Mr. 11. r.
Trevanion appeared for the complainant, according to
whose statement the defendant hail frequently ill-treated
her since their marriage in 1571. The charge of assault was
adjourned, and the defendant WAR ordered to enter into
his own recognisances in £lOO. and to find two sureties
In .C.lO each, to keep the peace for sin months.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

G. J. VERTUE

In returning his best tluinks for the greatly inareued
patronage afforded him, begs to announce he has
secured a large and WELL-SELECTED STOCK of
SEEDS of all the sat Clear t wAsnert both
for the VEGETABLE as well as the FLO
GARDEN.

His Seed Catalogue and Gardeners' Almanack will
be ready for issue in a few days both imparting prac
tical information to _those interested in the culture of

Vegetables, Flowers, Roots, Ac.
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All Garden Iterpisitee kept in stock.
His Gardeners Alinaunck free to Purchasers, or
sold 64. each.
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The Trade liberally dealt with.

Agent for the London Manure Conipany's Genuine
Manures. EstabliAhed nearly half a century.

N.B.—No other Seeds but those that are New kept.

SOUTH WESTERN SEED WAREHOUSE,
WEYMOUTH.

MR. T. OLA.RICE,

PHOTOGRAPHIC, LANDSCAPE, AND PORTRAIT
ARTIST,

lOU, ST. MARY-STRILET, WETMOIML
EstabliAhed 1855.

Rvireerrum.y begs to inform the Public that he
Executes every Description of PHOTOGRAPHY,
including the new American Ambrotype Pictures at
ls and 2s. each. The new Cameo Vignette Portraits
are in great demand. Cabinet Pictures, a speciklitY.
Enlargements made from any description of Picture,
i either n Oils, Water Colours, or Crayons, to Life-sfze.
The Two Guinea Portrait in Oils is worthy of
Inspection.
Children taken by the Instantaneous Process.
Gentlemen's private Yachts, Residences, View.,
fachinery, Groups, ke., taken to order.
T. C. begs to state that he has had great experience
both at home at abroad.

Mry,

nateur instmcted in the Art.
Artiste' Materials kept in Stock, including Winsor
end Newton's Moist Water Colours, OlsogrePh;
Chromos.

--irie;r7of Weymouth and Portland in great variety.
Picture Frames made to order.
T. C. begs to state that he has entered into the
STATIONERY BUSINESS in conjunction with
the Photography, and solicits the esteemed orders of
the public in that department.

ONSIDTMAII
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY IN AMERICA.

The Nem Fort Time+ contains the following mrticulars
of the robbery of the Northampton National Bank. at
Northampton, Mas-uloi.etts, lv na.ked rolihers.
work waa done by seven men alto lied been hanging &ism,.
the town for at least a th. It would *eon that they
entered the house. of Cashier Whitt and Isiund,
gagged, and guarded for hours Mr. and Mrs. Whittlesey,
a servant, and two young women. Whittlesey, when
asked to rive the three combinations to the vault for the
outer, inner, and clv-st doors, gave them wrong twice or
thri,e, but the burglar* wrote them down, and made him
repeat them. Of course, they caught him in the attempt
to mislead them. and the exhiliition of a pistol compelled
to tell the truth, though he told them that four keys
were necessary to open the patent lock, three of which
were at the houses of the other hank officers. At four
o'clock, A. M. Whittlesey was taken to • .lownstair 1a...1-
room. The whole family were gagged, and four of the
burglars withdrew to operate in the bank. Three hour*
after Mrs. Whittlesey succeeded in freeing herself, and
giving the alarm f a window. The whole party were
speedily liberated, and the cashier, still wearing the
handcuffs, went to the bank. An examination 4 the
i.nk showed that the cracksinen had unlocked the I miter
door, but veer' apparently baulked by the safelock, lacking
three of the required four keys. They tried the metal of
the doors with hars, and wrenched off two dials, which
served as an index for working the emuliination, hoping
thus to tamper with the lucks. They were entirely un-
molested, the watch having gone home. In 1101110 way,
though they had but one of the four keys supposed to be
necessary, they opened the inner door in spite of its
security dial, and, having helped themselves to the con-
tents of the safe, closed the doors again. The four °Blears
were compelled to Summon an expert to open the doors.
When they were opened it was found that securities to
the amount of 670,000 dollars had been taken. The bank
officers have offered • reward of 25,0U0 dollars fur the
return of the property and the conviction of the burglars.
The loss falls comparatively light upon the hank, the
greater part of the securities belongins to special de-
positors.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

THE ADULTERATION ACT

AND WHAT IT REVEALS.

It hail been proved by the Public Analyst at
Gasenock, that the compound so largely used by the
public, and known under the name of Citrate of
Magnesia, is almost wholly composed of washing soda
and tartaric add; and the magistrates refused to con-
vict vendors became it is the compound known and
Bola under the above name.

MAGNESILYNE,
The new preparation with a distinctive name to dis
tinguish it from the spurious article, is thus reviewed
by the
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of Magnesia,' in fact as well as in name. The
application of the title Citrate of Magnesia to the
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

THE WILTS AND DORSET BANKING
COMPANY.

The fortieth annual meeting of the Wilts and Dorset
Banking Company was held on Monday last. The report
was adopted. It stated that, after payment of current
expenses, directors fees, income tax, reduction of the cost
of new premiaes, kc., the balance to the credit of profit
and loss amounts to £57,902 16a. 21, which has been
appropriated as foffows, via :—Midsummer dividend at
the rate of 20 per cent per annum, and Christmas divi-
dend at the rata of 21 per cent, per annum, together
with a special bonus of 2s. per share, leaving a balance of
£122 16s. 2d. carried to the surplus fund. The retiring
directors, Messrs. William Long, Thomas Thring, and
Thomas Dowden Lewis were re-elected. The meeting
approved of and sanctioned the proposal of the directors
to increase the paid-up capital of the company from
£260.000 to C 300,000, by the issue of 5,000 new £lO shares
of £lO paid, at • premium of £2O per share, the total
amount of such premium (4l00,000) to be added to the
reserve or surplus fund, and that the shares be offered to
the shareholders in the proportion of one new share to
every five shares of which they shall be the registered
holders.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

TIIE PRINCE OF WALES AS A TIGER
HUNTER.

The Timer correspondent, telegraphing from Jeypore
save that news ot "a kilt." as it is termed, was brought ia
on Saturday morning: in other words, that a ti,:er had
killed a bullock in a ravine some flee miles front Juypore,
At 10.30, the Prince, attended by Lord .L Paget. Lord
Aylesford, Lord Carington, and Dr. Fayrer, rode too small
country house and garden, at the entrance to the corrie
where the tiger was marked. The Maharajah awaited
hint, and ascended the hillside to a small two-etoried
I PC, loopholed and surrounded by a low wall. The
Prince, the Maharajah, Lord A. Paget, Lord Aylesne.d.
and Colonel Rose took their posts, the Prince of Wales
being in the upper story, while the beaters, at the head of
the come, made their way down towards the lair. It had
been the original intention to station the Prince in the 6 taMd
in the ravine, just as if at a deer ib ire in ticothuul : last
the tiger having inovtvl after ito feast on the bullock, the
beaters were directed to drive the beast down the corrie
towards the small house. Nearly two hours paasesi before
the heaters came on the lair. The tiger, roused from sleep,
was seen creeping, catlike, towards the small house, some-
times lost from view, till it came within less than 3U yards
of the Prince, who tired. The tiger gave a leap, and
started off at at a trot down the ravine. Again the Prince
tired, and the tiger rolled over, but recovered and stag-
gered out of sight into the hollow, amid thick brush,
The Prince, who wished to follow the trail on
mounted layrer's elephant 7 and descended the slope below
the beast', lurking place. Thc beaters threw stone., into
the ravine, and the tiger emerged at last and walked 'lady
up the bank. The Prince tired twice, but still the least
went on, falling over a boulder out of sight. A heater
standing above on a hill, pointing to a cactus bush, said
"It lies there, dead." The party descended and cloaed
around the creature—tremendous still in death. It woo,
full-grown female, Rift. long. The carcase was placed on
an elephant and borne in triumph to the kiosk. Them
lunch was spread for the party. The Maharajah, who
lunched with his sirslars apart, but closets, the Eorup,sek
in the same roonui, congratulated the Prince on his
in a bumper, and requested his acceptance of A Very 4r,e.
bored ride as • proper weapon for tigers.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

MILBOILNE.

MtinoaNE FARWERS CLUIL—The annual dinner of thi
chili took place on Thursday evening, under the presidency
of Mr. C. Kent. Mr. R. Damen. of Dorchester, being
anion:. the visitors present. An excellent repast was
served at the Royal Ork lon, Milborne, by Mr. Marsh,
and was followed by some interesting sperches. The
•arretari. Mr. C. Resent, read the following prize list:—
First prize. £5 65.. for the bt..at general root crop. Mr.
Vint= ; £4.. Mr Moves.
Best 10 acres of scales, A:5 ,given by Baron Ibunbro, Mr.
(troves.
Beat 4 acres of ntaniro4.l, 1'4., given by Mr. J. C. Manseb
Molten. mr Kent.
Best 6 acres of .Wede4 After a green crop. £4., Mr. Kent.
The speakers generally took a rather gloomy view of the
prospects of Agriculture. The judges were Mr. Burt and
Mr. Rogers.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

A FRF:NCII FORTUNETELLER.

It knot in England alone that the simple fall victims to
the wiles of fortune-tellers or sorceresses, and a trial which
has just taken place in the Department of the Aisne shows
that the peasants of the North of France are as gullible
as the niod credulous of ltimlislm cottagers or servanta.
Madame Lambert, who has Ismn condemned to two
months' imprisonment, did not resort to what may be
called high art in the practice of her profession, for dis-
carding mesmerism and somnambulism, she confined her-
self to fortune.tellingwith a pack of canli. A 111:442•11t girl
was ansiou.s to know whether her "young man' would
fulfil his promise to marry her, snd Maduine Lambert' on
consulting the cards, found that he would fe " involved in
• lawsuit about a dark girt" This annoyed the peasant
girl, who happened to be a blonde, but Madame Lambert
reassured her by saying that this catastrophe could be
averted by boiling • sheep's heart in holy water and stick-
ing thirteen pins into it. Upon another occasion Madame
Lambert predicted that a death would occur in the girl's
family, and a few days afterwards her brother was killed.
She only paid Madame Lambert threepeux or fourpence
for each consultation, and was not therefore, so good •
client as a railway porter who, finding that some money
which had been left hilu by will was not forthcoming,
asked her to write for it. She did so without success, but
on consulting the cards told him that it would be paid
the next day, and so it was, much to the delight of
the railway porter, who "stood" her a breakfast and gave
h r2O franc, as a fee. A retired farmer called Potter met
Madame Lambert at a tsiverti, and on dealing the cards
she declared that he had lost his wife's affections. This
witness ingenuously declares :—" I did not want to hear
any more, and left the room.'" But Madame Lambert
was not to be got rid of so easily, and she gained his wife's
confidence by foretelling the precise hour at which he
would have his next epileptic attack, gratifying her spite
at the same time by saying that the faithless Potier had
sent • fair young lady 40 francs to buy a bonnet Another
woman consulted her to know the meaning of a dream in
which she had seen her son riding on a camel with a
monkey perched on his head, and it need scarcely be said
that Madame Lambert was at no loss to explain this as a
Portent eff evil omen. These are • few of the cases
alleged against her, and they prove that human nature is
much the same on both aides of the Channel, and that
education has not said its last wonl amongst the French
mrntry. The accused, in her line of defence, adopted
saame line which is taken as a role by English fortune-
tellers. She amused herself and her acquaintances by
consulting the cards. She never made any charge, but. if
people liked to give her • trifle, why should she refuse it
moreover, the witnesses who had been called were
persona who owed her • grudge.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

STIOILLAND.

ON Thursday last the met turn of the Band of Hops
were given. tea in the schoolroom. About 140 children
were present. After their tea the children were sent out
to make room for elder persons. about 30 of whom sat
down to a public tea. This being condoled, Mr. R.
Churchill exhibited his magic lantern, and sheweil some
"slides" illustrating the effects of to much strong drink :
he also explained each picture. The company were ad-
dressed by the Revs. R. Faraker and .1. Marsh. Alto-
gether the affair was very successful.
074 Friday an entertainment was given in our school-
room, the proceeds going to the reading-room. The
following was the programme:—
Reading. "how Five Bachelors Kept House," Mr. C.
Churchill ; s mg, " Mignonette," Mrs Tracers; wow. "The sea
Is ESIZI211(1'11 Glory," Mr Marlow; resoling. "A Sight with •
Baby" Mr White : duet, " Mimeo Gun at Sea." Mrs Travers
and Mr U. Churchill : comic song. "The Menagerie" (encore,
They All have in Mate but Me"), Mr IL Churchill: song,
"The Skipper and his Boy," Mrs Travers ' • reading, "The Tar
Barrel," Mr C. Churchill; song, " Why Chime the Bells so
Merrily rMr Marl-or ; topical song, " Cock a-Doodle-dm.,"
Mr C. Churchill ; reading (Dorset), " Beite Ilagrod,^ Mr White;
trio, "The Wreath." Mrs Travers, Mr White, and Mr U.
Churchill : comic song, "Let Child" (encor "The Funny
Nigger"), Mr M. Churchill; Owl Save the Queen."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

EISERBORNE.

At a meeting ei the Board of Health on Monday it was
stated that the waste of water which lest year was &MO
gallons an hour had been now reduced to 3,675. The steps
taken by the railway authorities to improve the station at
Sherborne did not seem to give muck satisfaction. They
have put dows a small strip of esphalta, and propose to
enclose the down shed, shutting up passengers like a
Jack-in-a-box. This was generally condemned, and the
Chairman was asked to address the Board on the subject.
The officer of health produzed a remarkable report. The
death rate in the last year had been hut 15.66, or, deduct-
ing the deaths tai the Yeannan Hospital and the Work-
house, but 13.70 per 1,000. Of the 21 deaths registered ',lore
than one half, viz. 13, wen over al years. The death rate
In the last quarter of 1873 WM 24.60, and in 1874:05. The
morality in the whole yew had been 115, equal to 21.65
per 1,00); but of these then had been 14 deaths in hospital
and union, leaving the dealt rate 21.37 ; and to this 19
cases of zymotic diseases had contributed. Of these 145
deaths 56 were those ,kf persons °verge years of age—their
average being 741 years, aril 12 over 80, the average of the
dozen of old people being nearly fCI.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

LA/11020N HERRING.

Sailors FIR& —A fire which must have been smoulder-
ing for some time broke out in this village on Wednesday
morning, in the chimney of the cottage occupied by
Oeorge Byrnes. The flames rapidly spread to the adjoining
cottages, four of which, in addition to the one in which
the fire broke out, were consumed. The names of the
occupiers of the cottages and the number in each family
are as follows :—George Byrnes, nine : Benjamin Bartlett.
one ; Thomas Mowlam, two ; John Pitcher, four; James
Carter, nine. The parishioners of Langton one and all
were most energetic in doing all they could to put out the
fire and help the sufferers. The f emers Mr. Roper and
Mr. Marsh kindly lent their waggons to remove the goods
from the burning cottages and themselves rendered every
assistance to the sufferers. The rector also was present
and distributed hot coffee and bread and butter to the
people, .uid a large pot of beef soup was prepared at the
rectory for the suppers of the sufferers. The cottages
belong to Mr. W. Sparks, of Crewkerne, and are, it is
believed, insured.

roining
which
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

A CLANDEiTINE MARRIAGE AND ITS
RESULTS.

In the Divriree Division Wednesday the case of Phil.
brick r. Philbriek, which wu the petition of the wife for
• divorce, WWI heard. Dr. Spinks. Q.r., stated that it
was thought that the evidence of the infidelity alleged
would not be sufficient, and consequently only a judicial
separation would he asked for. The parties were married
in lfflit. At that time Miss Philbrick was a ward in
Chancery, and was only 17 years of age. An order in
chancery was obtained forbidding the respondent to see
or marry her; bat, in defiance of this the parties were
clandestinely in wiled. For contempt of the Court of
Chancery the re -rondent was incarcerated, and attempts
were made to upset the marriage, hut without success.
Subsequent to the marriage, the respondent frequently
assaulted his wife with a cane, and threatened to cut her
throat, and finally she was mnipelled to leave bite. Mrs.
Enima Philbrick, the petitioner, was called, and spoke to
various acts of violence on the
_part of her husband, lie
threatened to cut her throat. Ile struck her on the fare,
and kicked he- out of bed. In cross-examination the
witness admitted that she once tore up her hushand's hat,
but he had previously torn up her bonnet. She might
have bitten him once, hut that would only be in self-
defence. Cormhorative evhlenee was given by a person in
the service of th, rime milent's father, the landlady nf the
house in Corm- -treet, and her dauxhter. .t student who
lodged at the h. ii..' spoke of the respondent being con-
stantly the wor-o for liquor, and threatening to cut his
wife's throat with a cork,rew. At the close of the case
for the petitioner. Mr. Raeford placed the respondent in
the witness box. Ile state, that whilst at his father's his
wife attacked him and tore his hat to pie-es, lie boxed
her ears with it on one oecasion. She struck him on the
face with an umbrella because he said that her heels were
too high. On eri Aber iweasion she bit him on the arm.
The respondent did not deny having caused marks, lint
that arose from • quarrel in bed between them. Some of
the quarrels emaiostell from her frivolity of condiict, and
she never would obey him in any one thing. The learned
judge, without coiling on Dr. Spinks to reply, found that
the respondent hail heen guilty of legal cruelty. His
1 Lordship, advertinz to the youth of the parties, hoped
that they might at some future period come together
a,min.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

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