The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

Cosropenbenct.

THE POLISH QUESTION.

To the Editor.

Sir,—You have lately given room to 602114 interesting
notices of the cruel war now raging n Poland. In an
article in your paper of the d September, on
diplomacy in Poland you 'reit that as we &aliened
neither Hunpu7
norltaly in their struggles for arty,
so need we not act otherwias now with raped to
Poland. Allow me to observe that in neither of those
cases were European treaties implicated to which
Enland was a party, as she is to that which conveyed
Paand to Rua i the oblie tion therefore did not
exist Your allusion to Polish serfage and American
slavery is not quite correct. The Poles
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abolished serfage seventy years ago by their constitu-
tion, which the Russians have never suffered them to
put in force—Yours, obediently,

Tbe new, from America brought by the Bootie Is
important. The large armies in Tennessee had at length
come to blows, and the result bad been a gnat vieliory
for the Confederates. The fighting eommeoesd on Um
20th ult, by an attack by General &egg es the redesui
centre' which, after desperate fighting, gave way, and
the Federal army was nearly cut in two. Tbe Fedoras
managed by nightfall to regain some pound, hat the
following day General Bragg spin pushed them as
vigorously that they were driven bee towards
Chattanooga with greet loss. The fighting le ssid to
have been renewed on the 21st, and the cooly hop* of
safety for General Boisenerans was his being joined by
General Burnside with his army, consisting of 30,0
men; but besides the difficult country over which it
had to p.m it was not likely that the Confederates
would fail to oppose its advance. The Federale lost in
killed, wounded, and prisoners about 12,000. No pro-
gram had been made by the Federate in the step of
Charleston, and the Confederates were repairing Fork
Sumter. General Lee and Geneva lacades armies
were still confronting each other on the Rapidan. It
was reported at New Orleans that the French had
occupied Natamores with 5000 troops. The New York
Herald Mato; an important rumour--that
dent Stephens had gone to Europe with no afar to cede
Texas to France in return for French sisigases to the
Confederate Government.

Sp or tin InttUigentt.
ATICIT BITTING —Saturday.
Crokazwrrott.
10 to I apt. Lioness (taken and offered).
110 6 Limoeina (taken).
100 6 Jack of Hearts (taken).
22 1 Drummer Boy (taken).
22 I Blackdown (off., 25 to I tokso frooty).
25 1 Umpire (taken freely).
25 1 Fantail (taken).
30 1 Hurricane (taken freely).
SO 1 Myrtle (taken).
100 3 Romanoff (taken).
100 3 Aofield (taken).
100 3 Chore Arnie (offered).
100 3 Summeraide (offered).
100 3 Thaleetris (taken).
45 1 Sandford (offered).
1000 15 Wingrave (taken and offered).
1000 15 Barohettina (offered).
1000 15 Harlequin (off., take 1000 to 10).
1000 10 Emblem (taken and offered).
1000 10 C.arisbrook (taken and offered).
1000 10 Giraffe colt (offered).
ION) Cateh.'em•A 're (taken and offend).
1000 5 Mondin (taken).

The oolocelcy of the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards,
vacant by the death of Earl Beauchamp, has bees con-
ferred on the Marquis of Tweedale,and General Cameros
succeeds to the oolonelcy of the 42nd Highlanders.
It is estimated that the crop of wheat this year I.
equal to the crop of 1861 and that of 1862 added to-
gether.
The fact has been remarked by sportsmen in France
this season that there is a great scarcity of quails in
every part of the country,
nest of greenfinches, fledged and ready to fly, has
just been found in • barley rick at a village in Dorset-
shire. Such a circumstance, so late in the season, is
very remarkable.
Horses are cheaper in the south of England than
they have been known for a great number of years.
PICNIC EXTRAORDISMIT.—A party recently amembleff
at Finchley Abbey, and, after spreading out the edibles,
went for a stroll. On their return they found that a
number of pigs had been pienicking at their edibles, and
consumed, besides lobsters, chickens, tongue, heal, an&
cherry tarts, • part of the table-cloth and some of the
napkins.
A Vernux.—On the 22nd ult. Mr. John Webb died
In St. Cross Hospital, near Winchester, at the age at
nearly 100 years. He fought in the famous action with
Count de Gras, when
"Bold Rodney made the French to rue,
The twelfth of April 'eighty-two."
PURCHASING SALNON.—What is the enstom of BB-
lingsgate market in regard to the isle of mime? That
was the question to be decided in the Sheriffs' Court ea
Monday. A Mr. Winter bought a piece of minion In
the market in August last, which use stated by the
seller to weigh 911 be. Mr. Winter doubted the
correctness of this. He took the fish to • butcher's
shop and had it weighed, when he found that its weight
was albs. He went hack to the shop where he bought
it and demanded the difference in the price between
%lbs. and alb.. He did not get it. and therefore
summoned the salesman. The defence was that
it was customary to Bell the entrails of salmon
with the fish, and that those cleaned out of the fish
*old to Mr. Winter weighed 111. b. The judge did not
accept this custom, but ordered the defendant to pay
the amount for
.which he was summoned.

A LIIIZRAL RIGIBTILATIO—X -fILICIL.-At •
Barrister's Court held reecutle at ExetmLon thrventl
William Thomas Kudos being called on, ear
objection was raised by the Liberals. The this
is not worth special mention, bat in the bearing
of it an episode occurred of the most astoaishing
and discreditable character. Mr. Strowbridge.
the Liberal agent, banding over • rate-book to
the Conservative representative., mid, " You me than
his name is not on tloe ruts-book." The book WM ax-
amined, and, ea stated, Riadon's name was not feud.
At the 1.. t moment, however, it was discovered by Mr:
Force and Mr. Bramridge, that Yr. Strawbridge had
' actually handed over • rate-book of a different pariah to
which Rideon lived in, in order to delude the Carer-
! ratty,' into the conviction that the claimant's name
' bad not been entered on the register, and that he must
consequently be disqualilied.—Mr. Form (exhibitieg
the book to the Court) mid—Really, year beam, this
is • most atrocious deception.—Mir. Sirewlid.
visibly ashamed of the exposure, mid, Ob, it wtsasS
meant in earnest, you know,—Mr. Flood: Your beiscs,
this is a most disgraceful trick. I would denounce it on
whichever side it occurred. I will not allow anything
of that sort while I conduct a case bar,, and 1 It be
done again I will at once leave the court. (Applanes.)—
Mr. Strawbridge : Oh, it wasn't meant—Mr, Bram-
ridge I don't believe that, for you seemed to glary la
It. Such a thing could not have been done on my rids'
but it is too disgraceful to talk of.—Mr. Fore.:
certainly is • most unheard of attempt of the ..at
unworthy kied.—Mr. Strowbridp bid Ids diminished
head, and the Court than adjourned.—Z'
Poe.

- DARING CASE OT HOCRIBRIAIIIIO =LI BILSTOL.
On Sunday evening two well-known thieves, named
James Townsend and William Shetland, effected an
entrance into the house of Mr. J. Bakst, who resides
near St. Michael's Church, Hatfield. It semsers that
Mr. Baker, who is aecretary to the Clifton and
had been attending Divine service, found, on going
home, that his house had been broken into. He limos-
&Moly alarmed the congregation who were liavls Mi.
Michael's, who surrounded the house and ceptured the
thieves. They have mince been committed far trial.
They are both members of a well-known gm, at
burglars who had long infested that city, and ot
them had been already transported. Shetland having
undergone seven years, and Townsend four yeses' peed
servitude.
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Surrey CanaL their mutation was 'midway amottz
'Went screams. On bastenindie the spot they die
a young etraggling for her life in the middle of
the canal. His companion ran for theintanee, believing
it lemonade to mote her without it, whilst Geary
Young, Mver hesitating, threw off hie mat, *mend
into the ootos, and alone 'amended in brines, her I.
the bash, though in • state of ineeneibility. 'Whim
miasma arrived she was conveyed to tam host hawk
where the received the prompt attention of Kr. Nadu,
the proprietor, and Dr. Butler. After some been of
unremitting •sertion, animation was restored, and •
MI saved thM moat inevitably have perished bid die
this ambito sot and timely Md.

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