The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-20 00:00:00

KEY.NSIIAN FAIR..

This annual fair took place on VI Woodsy in a led
belonging to Mr .1. 11 liftois There was • very good
market. and • larze stock on offer, especially in sheep and
iamb, which branch was considerably above the average
supply. lite attendance wa. very good, and trade
moderately Ink, better businesi being done than there
was at Lansdowne there is never much done in the beef
trade at this fair. and M eilnesslay's market was no
exception to the rule About 5110 lambs were put up to
auction Messrs: Yuan,: and Howes, the priers realised
averaging about 14a. Ihe .ante tirtu also sold about f3O
.we sheep. the prices avrraoing about ssa rhoiee wether
sheep commando I from 50s. to Ws each flee., were • few
Oxford Down rains on iode, for which trade was quiet
Wes were. bow., eT ette,t4,l ot from sto 111 guineas each.
About IMIO rows iind heifers were offered, all id which
were cleared out at from 15 to *I guineas such. There wee
not • great iled doing in pigs small dip pigs fetching
about :Ms, and 4.. re pizo from Ses. upwards.. In the
horse trade there werr only a few buyers, the animals on
offer being pnneipally 'W inferior quality, the prices,
where Wes were effected. averaging according to the dais
el animal. prinelyellY hick&

LATEST.
Mr. itathbone Edge has issued an address In the
Liberal intere.t for Newvatle.tuider-Lyne to-day,
The oollied chlitdeakers In CradUy Heath and
_ 0 districts have strut* this morning for advance
nasanfive to seven and a.half per cent.
o Kr. ()pro Payne has not shown any incresat of
prostration during the last forty eight hours, his sten
otherwise remains roach the same.
The nailmaksra in Bromairrove district have accepted
an imitimm,d wages averaging from ten to twelve tier
cent., and resumed work this morning. It is thought
this decision will close the strike in Dudley and
Halenown districts.
The screw sloop Alert one of the arctic ships, is now
'Mina out In the Medway for a scientific voyage to sath
Pacific. She is now nearly completed and will shortly be
able to to inn, Capt&M Sir 0. Nara, will again
ectumannintlp.
According to the latest advise from Cape Town
fighting Is still going OU beteewn the colonists and the RETIREMENT OF THE REV. WILLIAM
retells in South A fri..a. ALLEN.
theTraleßagr• 114Jtaigh4t c he
oncluded on SZataurdalryac, thhte °Vaeth-auat. hardnetoßilevi..WthilleiamporeAhlleiten (B!,i slier
it yeses' of
. andl6l in the
Vent winning the £5O priZet and the Art" and theWeeleyan ministry will. will. lowa few weeks, retire hem
Vomits taking £75 ear
The Russians rrived at Rata= have summoned
h- the full w.re. The Wesleysna of this town rejoice
a
h lace and the latter much in the fact that he intend- remaining &amongst
the Turkish troops t° evacuate the th hh will be I eared der
Will do to in a fortnight. The Lases are biding their em orie that e long op to ren
even further terrine to their church. In proof of the
time in four entrenched catrs.
,bonnonini. of fact that the position of • Wesleyan ministor is no
arnihwu-inOlsaw,—named Sadler sinecure,.”
_during the last three veers Mr. Allen has
Two
°meld' ,onthee aorheradhis
were convicted on SAurday at the Marylebone ",` ,"I &OW miles. preached 780 sermons, sun 51
paoe.court of keeping b: &Ats t-house. “ffiCteril nhlssh'sss7 stenches, 10 lectures, 46 school
35
with Sadler obzkaon,,, r 1.405, addresses at tea meetings, and 10 at MIAs
wed having mad. 'dada the radios of what Is
aga:d hewing 00° m". 7 other men betting thin' I known as tham=ler *Dalt
woe fined MO. and Sadler MA