The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-08-09 00:00:00

A DELICATE INQUIRY.

At the Lewes Ageism, Mr. Jmtiee Rlackburn beard
an action to recover the sum of £2b9 from a
Joanno Watt., a widow. Plaintiff was 'petits.' trade.. ,
titan, sni defendant widow of • person who had for.l
merly kept an hotel In the neighbourhood of Reigate,
both between 60 and 60. There we.• pr jot of money
between tie-in, and +1.04 things were in this position
he advanewil defendant various owns of mon-y. At
h-ngth some coat:ins arose between them, and defendant .1
00Miasnaed an action to r,(1.M..r the turinew he had
advanced her, obtained a judgment fur £289, and the
defendart was arre-t-d and lock.-d up in a "springing
house" at Gravesend. She %surto to the plaintiff, and
he went to see her, anti tho result of this interview wss,
that he emi.ented to her being dimharged from the
custody of the sheriff's ; hut he represent. il that
he oid not do so until the defendant had undertaken to
hand him certaM deed• red:ding to ptoperty belonging
to her as security. The defendant then went to Jer.ey,
and in the month of June, 1867. plaintiff went to ant
her at that phice on the subject of his debt; and the
defendant's ease was that upon this occasion he accepted
a sun. of k 25 in full ..ti.faction of his claim upon her,
•nl he gave an acknowled,ment in sewing to tear
effect. In cross-examination he admitted that, in 1867,
while ths defendant was at Jersey, he re:eived the
let tee Cr .m her .
"My own In the tight of Cod,—l fainted when I received
your letter, and for mune tints It was doubtful whether I
stead I recover. . . You call me ' tour I learest wife.'
What to y mean by that? Do you mean pounds. altillings
awl pence? You ..peak .4 my having otealited my liberty lie
pretenets. but you know It was nothing of the sort. if
you think I am worth a p.wtag, ..tattip, write tome, and let me
know it you intend to come and see me, and I will await you
on the arrival"( the taut from Southampton, JOAXNA WATT*.
CVOS-, x.uum.l by 'Mr. Murphy : 011 use occasion I
believe you went with her to Doctore-wimmona to get
a marriage horn-a?' Witness : " di bat! don't
think Alt ever intended to marry me. for she noutrieed
that we should be too late to get the linens., and we
came bask without it. Tbe witness then went on to
say that another appointment was made to get th-
lieen.e, but the rief.mdant did not keen it. Plaintiff
said be went to Jersey in 18;7, •n-I saw the defenclant.
anj her to 1-t him haws the .1, ede ,-he bed pro.
mis ul him as security, but she put hint off by again
renewing her offer to marry him. Ho gave defendant
a receipt at J.r-ey, in •atialaction of his judgment, hut
mid this Was only done to .-n .1.1. loc to get some
money hack which she hat paid hum oily to the
sheriff's officer.—lte-muninel He was still both leady
and willing to uh.riy tiro ti 1.12 taut if she would have
ham._nre. Joehee Warta, the d. femlant, was cane+.
and 00i in J. r.ey she gave him MI, and borrowed in
more, and gave 1b...0 to him, and he t•-en wrote her
the re.alipt that had be n produra tl, in Cu I astisf.c• ton
of the claim tin hat upon her. —Grosso li gasified : The
plaintiff had off rail to ma ry tsr, hut she had inane up
her mind not to have httn, because -he believed lie im-
moral after pounds. shilling., and pence than anything
ales. The jui y found a verdict for the &lenient.

INTSREATING TO LAMM.— At this POSIBOU cif the year
the import...it primed& of bleaching and dreippig laces
did linens for spring and ',gunner wear commence+. We
would therefore partieuhrly call the attent.on of stir
far readers to the Gleuflel I Starch. It in bow etch.-
finely one' in the Hoy.' Laundry. and her ilajerty'-
laundr an nronotineen it to he tt.. Afloat •tnrch it., eirri
used. Wltera leis a& bur the Oleurie lel, see that you gel it.
A NEW POW= IN AGRICOLTORN—A "'Heim" story
is given in the Argiteta (110.,r4iii) Chronicle, to Ice
effect that • planter near 11,derae, in South Carolina,
hos cultivated his entire farin thin year. PO far u plottab-
ing is eincernet, with an alligator. This domentionted
siliwan in describe I as being ununually large, weighing
about 3501 h.. and being perfectly docile. He di reported
an working xolrndidly in plough harnear, and lenur for
snip rior to mules or Invies His only fa lung is •
difficulty he his to repre.a the natural peserisuutt Cur
having • little niegrr for dinner. It eircumstanvi that
may a...a the moo of alligators generally from being
broken to Warner..

HoLLOWAY's PHA:I.—The hour of danger.—Di.eim
commonly 001.1104 on with slight symptdms which when
negliced increase iii extent and grsduslly grow dun.
gerous—• eiondition which betr•y• o.e (cruellest rtmiiia•
nese. when the. Pill., taken in accordance with i her
lueompeliying ilivorionl. would not only have oh. cke I
but ciiiiqu-rsd the incitient disorder. Patients daily
forward detail. of the itio-t rein iritable and instructive
mime in which timid., attention to ifolioeray• advice
baa undoubtedly saved them from %eve. illness.
The. Pills act, primarily. on the digestive comma.
which they stimulate when slow end Imperfect; aol
secondly, up.n the blond, which is thoroughly purilled
by theta, whenee isderived the general tone they WS-
W,. nod their pmer of inibjugic lug hypoeboodrissian,
dyoppsis. imi nervous complaints.

Danube, molt, ditto
Tgnrg,A., oat. ditto
ItArliotopio, volt. ditto
Califoniian, white ..
Wogs, Nitvlact,

ditiO

.. 49 0 .. 61 0
.. 40 0 51 0
At; 0 .. 40 0
..00..

VAILLET.
eturti.b, god t., fine malting. ..er imp. qr.. 0 0 .. 0 0
Irvin mid Fmticii, grinding, per Weill. 30 0 .. 3'2 0
Danube ignd lleditAinauson, 411.10 U.. XS 6

OATS.
Llnietick and other, fine white, per 3201 b .. 29 0 .. 29
Clock, Dublin, nett, ditto .. 2;0 . 26
Cork, Waterford, Wick, per 3641 b.. 25 0 .. 28
Irish tawny, ditto .. 25 0 .. 26
Vrinoe Editatil I.land, black ditto .. 25 6 .. 21;
hueedi.b and Danbh, white, per .. 26 6..25
Maas.
_ .

gypun per
h.o, per iusperial qr.

42 0 .. 43 0
48 0 .. 62 0

nova.

Engli.h. good second., per Ib.. .. 40 0 .. 42 0
United State., (...Viadlan„ Bc., sweet. super-
tine, par teirrel. 27 0 .. 28 0
lIDIAZ ODLE.
. . _

Mixed Amerlow', per 0 0 .. 0 0
Women and Dauubian, ditto 114 0 .. 35 0
Lew, per 4001 b 26 6 .. 27 0
Millet, pr 40v. 0 0 0 0

AIIaIVALIL-40641.41.12: 50 qrs. wheat, 780 sacks flour.
Fureign : 3005 qrs. whe it, 7..0 qr.. oat, 4101 qrs. barley, 3778
qrs. lawns, peas, cc., 7129 maize, 3000 barrec fi. or.
(lfUlleclikr : The cheat trade haB gradually improved in tone
since this day se'nnight, and although only a daily ismouniptive
denuind has been expert:kneed, prices of both k:uglish and
foreign have advanced 1. per qr. Tbe sale for barley, beaks,
peas, maize, and oats is of the must retail uharacter, au I values
have guts way lid and Is p r quarter.—lkeirrs: There was
a large upply of wheat, but again a stone* hat dull trade,
though pricce were full3t2n, and in some case. 3. per qr., above
lad cock; 30., however, was the highest price tahL There
was uo Inn/ wheat in the market to-oay. Barley n..mlnal.
oats, beau., and puo &lime a. lost week. Some maniples of rye
were Wither', for which An we. bid, hut they acre out wild.
Frimv.—Murk-Lone: We have • return of thie harvest
we.tiltr, a fact thla about comolt.-111flUclitc. Ike prohloition
of cap Aim/ grain from the Gorman Baltic port. The week's
imports Into the United Kingdom are good, and the arrival.
Into London a good average quantity. Azetits for France are
after .hip biocuit, but we hear of no Inquiries lur wheat.
Ti,. French mat luta are well st. ',plied with "uae forte
tendance:a In bahce." ii, Mark• Lane tic. holds,. of flue wheat.
Dentate and other bailie sorts demand • slight advents, on late
rate., which buyer. refuse to pay. The trade in Amerlmo and
Itipodan winm in very quiet. Of new English wheat very little
i• on offer. Flour wells do* ly atMonday% rate.. Barley and
111.iic rather inoctite. Oats ed dearer, uMillg to • renewed
Frruch inquiry. lksuni are the turn cheaper. but peas suitable
for ship .tor.• have partly recovervd their late Moline. The
rise of the Bank rate of cll.:unlit affect. operation. unfavourably
rpool: The market wa, thinly attended, and oily •
litudial wan dune In wheat, price. SkllOking no quotable
alteration, eampt oemigoisal sales es quay, at a trifle undcr
Tutulay'. rates. Flour quiet and unehanged. Barley Zd per
bu.hel, Egyptian bean. bland pm. la per quarter cheaper. Oats
and oatmeal dull. 'WWI Conk I. per quarter luoer than on
Tuecila), but the decline led to a fair budnes., and the market
steadier.—Ezeter: The bu.ineu doing at the Corn
Exch.nge to-day can very clack, there being 'warmly any
a hints offering for mil. The attendanue of fanners can a.su see).
few. Bent white .1.4. 75 to 7a Id; red ditto, to led to 7. ;
superfine flour, 31k to 7u;3 fine ditto, :Hato 35s ; seconds ditto,
32.• to 33s pet sack.