The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-03-02 00:00:00

CURE T PRICES
Per Qr.

sad Kent, red 40 to 34
Ditto. mt. te
" Ditto.4Thito.... 60 de
" Ditto, ow,
rozeign, red• 47 to 63
Ditto. 1410 —l.

11•11.11 V.
gottlioh molting ... 43 to SI
Distilling 41 to 46

TIM SO:n=IANS MOWN& —A Mal was arrested at
Middlesborough on Wednesday on suspicion of having
murdered Marie Fiteentinens, at Sunderland, on Satur-
day night. Be tarns out not to be the man "wanted.
Ms. WHALLST has given notito of a motion for the
abolition of the income-tax on trade profits,land increas-
ing the tax on land and fixed property in case of
deficiency.
AT the Marylebone poliee.court, London, on Tuesday,
a shopkeeper, of Eon-street, Lisson.grove was sentenced
to ten days' imprisonment with hard l'abour, without
the option of • fine, for having exposed indecent TUESDAY. —Baliabitry There was • good trade, at
valentines for sale. late prima. Wheat sold at 464 to file; barley, 26s to
A revolting act of brutality was perpetrated at Bar- 5h ; oats, 26. to 30s; beeps, 50, to Saunas, 42s to
mondsey on Wednesday. An Irishwoman named Gook, 52, per qr. • tares, Its 6d to 13s per
In a fit of jealousy, mutilated her hatband in • fright. English vilest in good condition made last week's prices,
fel manner, Led afterward, nearly gouged out his eyes. inferior 1.2 cheaper. Nothing doing in foreign. Barley
Be lies In • hopeless condition. droosing. Oats maintained former value., Other
GRIST WISTILIX DIMS/AM—On Great Western. aro es quiet.
South Wales Stock. £3 se. per cent. per annum; on
ditto original stook, El 10e. per oent, per annum; on WIDIMIDAT.—Mark•Lase Both Bath Ind forsillt
ditto, West Midland and Newport, 17a. 64. percent. per sheet broiled the prices of Monday, t the business
annum; on ditto, ditto Oxford, its, per cent, per dwas was gaits 04 • retail charlotte. Spring corn of all
ammo ; carrying foroard Ulnae of about E 17,000. desai twee
FATLL SOCIDINT TO •GI Jait.—On Wednesday • THOILSDAT.—BriaoI Supply al English when.
young man named Charles Adams, of Chippenhan.
t, Be.-New- _oder..., and nee taken
readily by
nab. at inn
market, wee found dead on the read near Melton. It
week's prices There was • moderate 000samptive
appears that he had been sent by Ms master—Mr.
demand for foreirawheat, at about the values of this
Walter Palmer—to fetch home se empty van, the wheels
". bun barley dun, b.t not sleeper;
of which through some uneeplained clause passed over 7 's"
his chest, so coning death. in grinding a fair extent of business passing, at the
reduced prime of last week. Oats premed at lower
Sumps TROY II • LOVSS' QUASI/IL —An inquest was .
but Linnet unsaleable. Indian cent quiet.
held on Wednesday, at Maidstone, upon the body of
=—Wbeat. English. 48s to 54e; foreign, 47s to 82.Maclellan° Emily Brown, who drowned herself in cones -
per 4961 b. Barley, 'Englob, mailing, 43. to 50s per qr.;
quence et • quarrel the had with her lover. Several
Irish and French, grinding, 30s to 31s per 4001 b. Oats,
men Raw the girl in the water, but they rendered her no
Irish, white, 25. to 284 per 3201 b. ; Irish. blaek. 24s to
assistant*, and their indifferencs woe condemned by the
24. 64 per 304th. Beans, English, 42s to 48s per qe.
jury. A verdict of "Suicide while in • state of insanity"
was returned. Flour, English, good seconds, 35s to 37s per 280 lb ;
Amerman, superfine, 25s to Ws per barrel. Indian corn,
Tlis, extraordinary revelations which remelted from
31s 64 to 32* per 480th. Arrivals—lrish: 4356 qrs.
the Admlral.ts prosecutions instituted lan week are
oats, 178 nrs. barley. Foreign: 6043 qrs. wheat, 6160
likely to I to further discoveries. The Demise
qr. barley, 81.85 ra. 2622 dour.—
Advertiser states that written and verbal statements
Oloreader Supplies of English wheat it this and the
are pouring in upon the authorities, mhowing the
various ramifications of a system of fraud carried on to n...e,lehr4boawrihnog tamirekeaLi'l atallatudtininernal tc'enntbyleenwakaniliane:
an extent of which the public generally have hadlittle "`"
week's Prins: Inlogn. sells in retail at about lan
idea.
currencies. Malting barley the turn lower ; grinding
BELLING POMOSED 8011•1.—IS 001101X1t10000 Or • &Scott to sell, and again lid per qr. cheaper. Arrivals
complaint made to the police authorities at Tedeaster of oats continue large, and last week's values are with
by • labourer named Thotoss Moran, that he had difficulty supported. Beans Nell 'lowly at • decline
been taken seriously ill and inespeeisted from work of Is per qr. Maim prefued for sale, and vetoes some.
after having on two 000ssions_Parts2wl of sugar lost what easier. —Devi:a Wheat in rather short supply,
he purchased of Mr. T. Halliday, green of that and would probably hove experienced an advances, but
town, Mr. Superintendent Than, obtained • marsh for the very bad condition of the great majority of the
warrant and entered the stores of Mr. Halliday, and samples on offer, which rendered buyers indifferent, and
found about 3 cwt. of moist sugar, which had and- trade ruled very doll, at the prices of last week for
deetally become impreenand with petroleum. The prime samples, whilst secondary end inferior kinds were
whole of it was misled, sad a surnames token oat against Is per qr. lower. Barley was in fair supply and, with
Mr. Halliday. • moderate demand, lest week's rates were fully main.
Ti Proudest of the Heard of Trade was the thief wk.& Little goingii, oats, bean and
e,,ept In
guest at a banquet gives by the Associated Cbam**--litUail for seed and prices remain without alteration.—
of Commissar Wed: '

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Ticks ... 41 to 44
Harrow• 43 to 17
49 to 63

,Lou I.
Towo-mod; 220 lbs. 63 to 47
Cottatry 33 to Se
10.4(44 sad Suffolk... 33 to 33

_Jon inesdai sight, and, as might have
been 'speeded, be made • speech worthy of the occasion.
Looking to the Geld of labour which lies before the
Chambers, Mr. Bright oonoeives that the demand upon
the Government for the eettiblishenest of an ocean
penny postage, particularly between this country and
the United States, is one of the lint things which the
Chambers ought to advocate. Mr. Bright thinks the
public have • right to expect that for the amount they
pay for postage they should obtain the greatest eon.
veuieoce and advastage, and that it would be possible
for the Post-office to negotiate • system by which letters
should be carried scones the omen, at heat between
this country and Amsries and the Australian colonies,
for a penny. Another question whieh the right bon.
gentleman alluded to was the existence of pauperism
and want of a proper system of education.
Till 111.0111 JACK SHIPHLIW.—Some time back the
rapture of • burglar. named Harrigan, in Limerick,
and his committal to the (aunty gaol was reported. It
was stated at the time that he had had • most extraor-
dinary career as a gaol breaker, having escaped from
Cork Gaol, from Spike Island, from Mounrjoy Prison,
from Bollinger Gaol, and a number of other places of
confinement. An additional escape baa now to be
added, for he was found nom cat at the Limerick County
Gaol on Wednesday morning. It would seem from an
inspection of the place that he first broke the wooden
table in his sell, and then with its leg he bent the
iron bars sufficiently spell to allow his body to peas
through. Hf then denuded himself of all his clothing
exeept trouser., •torikiegs, and shoes, and forcing
his body through the bars dropped into the
yard. Then came the high and smooth-surfaced
wall. A four-inch gas pipe ran up to supply a lamp above,
and by means of this slender help be amended the inner
walL On the top he perceived that a gulph of 16 feet
yawned between him and the outer wall, bet • man
who could fly over • space of 15 feet at a standing jump
need not to falter at on additional foot. and jump this be
did, and by the impetus given to his body he most have
tumbled off the top down on the soft grams pint,
which surrounds the exterior of our county gaoL
Onoe on the outside it was an easy task to clamber over
the live or Mx feet of iron railing. In the grey of the
morning's dawn he was seen by • startled countryman,
who took him to be a mania/ on the run, at the other
side of the town of Bruff.

Bridport Wheat, Ois to 45.; barley, grinding. 32s to
34i; barley. malting, 4.2 s to 445; oats, 28s to 30. per
qr.; four, 36. per sack.
FalDAT.—Mark•Leat: Arrivals of English wheat
again moderate, and in but middling condition. Trade
ruled very quiet for both red and white descriptions,
but no quotable change took place. in prices. In ereiki
wheat a few limited tales took place on former terms.
Barley was dull, and both grinding and distilling
qualities tended downwards in value. The malt trade
wee quiet, at drooping currencies. There was a fair
show of oats on offer, for which the demand was some-
what inactive. No further (Mange took place In priors,
however. Beane and peas were a dull sale, on barely
former terms. The four trade was very inanimate, but
foreign and country marks were held for late rates.
Liverpool: There was a moderate attendance, and
limited trade in wheat end flour at last Tuevday's prices.
Indian earn still depresaed and rather lower. Nixed.
30s. 3.1. Other article, steady, at late rates. —Wake-
field: The demand for wheat was quite of a retail
character, and prices still tend downwards. Fine Utley
unaltered. Other sorts dull and rather lower.
SATURDAT.—Bieegford : Trade in wheat was very
dull. Barley 2.1.. per qr. dearer, and a fair enquiry tor
oats. DoreAtater Wheat 48s to 5, average
Ills ; barley 32. to 425, average 44s lljd per
quarter.—Bach: The demand for whose very quiet,
and sales eould only be OF roteel at a redaction of Is, per
qr. Small business in at the full prime of Let
week. Wheat, 60. to boo, carboy, 36. to 46.; este,
26. to .16.; beans, 50a to 56.; peas, 441 to 50. per qr.;
flour, 36. to 384 per sack for seconds—Tomato.. :
Supply of wheat limited, and meetly disposed of at
the prices of this day week. Barley slightly lower,
whilst the oat trade was steady. Floor remained un-
altered.-- Warminster : Wheat in goad supply bet the
demand was quiet, at much about the rates of last
week, the general quotation being 98s to U. per qr.
The barley trade was very Arm, malting wogs realising
484 to 56., and grinding 38a upwards. Other articles
sold at about previous rates.

barley.,

CoeiticeariOn Or Taw &Mora —On Wednesday
three bishops were consecrated is Westminster Abbey.
Dr. Wordsworth, until lately Archdeaeon of Westrnits.
stir, was consecrated to the bishopric of Lincoln 111 the
place of Dr. John Jackson, now Bishop of London, and
so • mark of respect to him both Houses of Convcroation
now "in session' suspended their sittiap that they
might be present at the eerviee. Consequently, amongst
the large number abishope who were present, there was
some departure from the usual attire; and while mese
wore the ordinary episcopal habits, others appeared in
the more gorgeous convocation robes. Of the Lower
HOODS of Convocation, the deans and doctors of divinity
wore their crimson and owlet robes, whilst other
proctors wore their black and red, bl.iok and white, and
simple bleak hoods The citinor biehope consecrated
were the Rev. J. F. T , late rector of North
Tidworth (a sou of the late Lord Justice Turner), who
has been appointed to the Australian bishopric of
Grafton and &fluidal", in the place of Dr. Sawyer, who
was accidentally drowned ; and the Rev. T. O. Hatehard,
late rector of Bt. Nicholas, Geildford, who baa been
appointed to the bishopric of &whim, vacant by the
resignation of the Right Ray. Dr. D. W. Ryan. The
bishops nomiliatod were afterwards presented to the
Arolibishop of Canterbury, who admitted them to the
epialopal order by the tinposlico of heads. The Holy
Communion was eltsrwaidsoalebcated.

Cannot AIMOMATION.-Tlis annual meeting of this
association wan held on Wednesday. in St. James's
Hall, London • Mr. J. Campbell Colquboun in the
chair. The attendance was large. The 1t.,. Aubrey
Price read an abstract of the report, which exproosee
regret at the loss the association had sastaised by the
deaths of Dean Goode, Itajor.General Sir Herbert
Mendes, the Rev. Elie Nickolas Chinnery, Bart., and
Dr. Cowan. The guarantee fund to meet dm expenses
of legal and parliamentary action amounted to i 32.210.
There were now 7023 members, and 107 branch alexia-
Cosa The council intended to hold two conferences
during the ending year, one in London in the month
of May, mad the other in the country in the autumn.
Mr. Joseph Home moved a resolution adopting the
report, did requesting the toenail to continue their
exertions in order to secure reform in the soolesinstied
courts, end to obtain • legal decisioo in relation to the
use of the vestments late]ileducied into our Chards,
and the promulgation of deposesiiopposed to the Articles
and Liturgy of the Es tithed Clisreti.-The Rev.
Charles Kimble seconded the motion, and pointed out
specially the result of lest year'. °prelims in vindicat-
ing the prinsiplea of the Vatted Church of England and
Ireland, and in obtaining the dosed°a of the Privy
Conned. He also alluded to the detarminatisa the
Cooped had arrived at to obtain a legal deelsion on
the nee of vestmeata -(.beer).-The motion was serried
by aeslaniattos.
A CHILD POIIOIIILD DT EITITCHwinn.-An inquest was
held at Gravesend, on Thursday, on the body of
Catherine Sarah Cobham, an infant, *god as. year and
nhie months, who was secideatally palmated with
dryohnine, dispensed by a animist in mistake for
powdered sager.-Kr. George Botch& Cobb.,., builder,
deposed that the damaged was his Ai* sad had suffered
from teething. On Tuesday he went to the shop of Kr.
Hodder, amid, and asked for some mediae*e for the
child. Mr. Basester went into s dispensing room
adjoining the shop, and in • few minutes returned and
handed to him two powder, labelled " Teething
Powders," end told him to adeslaister one ef them to
the child at bedtime. He did**, the infant fell asleep,
and witness laid it on • pillow, and went to a reading.
room in the neighbourhood. On his return he found
the child quite stiff, her eyes staring, and her hands
clenched. Bil hastened to obtain medical sanistand,
and Dr. Gremshaw attended, but she expired on the
following monatni. -John Rossehar deposed that he was
• registered chemist and druggist of sixteen yeses'
experience, and bad entered aeon the business in the
New-road on the day of the 'Workmate ocearreeke.
On the evening of that day, when the lad witness owns
for medicine for bis child he used medicines from two
bottles which were on the shelves in the dispensing-
room. One contained suatimodal powder, and the
other, as he believed at the time, powdered sugar, bat
which was afterwards found to be strychnine. limns-
&idly after Mr. Cobbnin had left the shoe he discovered
that be had made • mistake, and, being an entire
stranger in the town, could not tell who the purchame
wee. He oommunicated with the police, and did seer,-
thing ia his power to find him, but without suedes.
-Charles Davis, & themist, who had serried an henna*
at the shop for • considerable time past, dated that he
waa the house at the Cum bat not ia the shop. The
bottle from which the poison was takes was libelled
" stryslinia,* and was kept with other drug. Jodie-
oriminately m the dispensing-room. He attributed the
accident on the part of Me. Roessler to his having
mistaken the word " stryahnia" for "swelearnie(sugar).
Hs wee a member of the Phanneeentiml Society, and
had greet experience as • chemist. LI was not customary
for Ambits to label their betties " noisoa," in addition
to the ordinary label as to the daboute. The jury
returned a verdiet of "Death Ire. sniandnimtnta,"
thereto a censure upost the manner In whichtria g
pirli oas andlaiaas had basa bop..