The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-09-08 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DOROFIEBTER. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1863.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

A KIZICAIS MATTEL/ —The I.lllOSt WOWS from
America is to the effect that Fort Sumpter is in
ruins. Fort Moultrie has also been silenced by
the terrific fire from the Northern flotilla, which
consists of twenty-three vessel'. including
Monitors and Ironsides. General Gilmore then
demanded the surrender of Morris Island and
Fort Sumpter, and on his demand being rejected,
he commenced shelling the city of Charleston
with 15 eight-inch Parrott shells. Non-com-
batants were leaving Charleston in continuous
streams. It is said that during the six days
bombardment of Fort Sumpter, 600 "hots were
fired, 419 taking effect. The Richmond Ex-
aminer says—"lf the Federate capture the
whole of Morris Island, they might close
Charleston as a port of entry. But it would
not enable them to take the city, as General
Bisauregard can maintain himself against any
force sent or likely to be sent against him." A
telegram from Wilmingdon on the 28th ult., at
noon reports that on the 24th the Federal,
occupied Forts Sumpter and Wagner. Negoti-
ations for an exchange of prisoners was going on;
but the refusal of the Confederate' to engird
negrom as prisoners of war caused some diSeulty.
A portion of Lee's forces is reported to have
crowed the Rappahannock near Fredierien
on the 24th, but was met by a
brigade, and forced beak with severe lees,
General Rceencranx hss advanced against the
Confederate position at Chattanooga, and
shelled the town, and the Southern papers
assert that the bombardment was commenced
without any notice, in defiance of the customary
laws of ear. The Northern papers add that a
division of Roeencranz's army was moving east-
ward to attack Chattanooga in the rear, and that
the communication between the right and left of
the Confederate forces had been cut ce The
draft in New York appears to be proceeding
quietly under military terrorism, whilst the
buoyancy of the money market is still preserved
Virough the infatuation and ignorance of the
people of the North. Eight hundred guerillas,
under Quantrell, have crossed the Missouri
River, and captured Lawrence, Kansas, burning
and destroying property to the estimated value
of two millions dollars. The Federal troops are
in
_pursuit of them.
MS. SEW•ILD'S RZVIZW OF TIM Was.—Mr.
W. H. Seward,the United States Foreign Secre-
tary, has addressed a letter to all the American
Consuls in Europe- Mr. Seward admit' that the
Federal arms have met with • aeries of defeats,
but these admissions are evidently intended to
set forth, in lighter colours, the prospects of
future conquest. According to his view of
the ease, the Northerners were beaten till
they could be beaten no longer. They
had exhausted defeats. They travelled in the
long lane of disaster till they came to the inevit-
able turning, and now that turning point has been
reached, success is speedily to crown their efforts.
"The Southern Conscription," he says, "Will ex-
haust the whole of the material of which soldiers are
made, and even then they will gain by their coo-
scripts only from 70,000 to 96,000; while our
armies confront the insurgents at all points with
superior numbers, and a draught of 300,000 more,
which is in progress, will replace than whose
term of Berries has expired, and fill up the ranks
of our veteran regiments. Our armies every-
where are well equipped, abundantly fed, and
supplied with all the means of transportation.
The soldiers of two years' service bear themselves
as veterans, and show great steadiness in every
conflict. The men accustomed to the camp, and
hardened by exercise and experience, make
marches which would have been impossible in the
beginning of the contest. The nation is becoming
familiar with arms, and easily takes to the habits
of war. Large voluntary anhatmetits continually
augment our military faros. All supplies are
abundantly and cheaply purchased within our
The country shows no signs of exhanstion
of money, mate, or men. A requiehion of
6,200 re-mount horses was filled,aod the animals
despatched to Washington all in four days. Our
loan is purchased at par by our own citizens
at the average rate of 1,200,000 dollars
daily. Gold sells in our market at 123
to 128, while in the insurrectionary region
it commands 1,200 per cent. premium. Every
insurgent port is either blockaded, besieged, or
occupied by the Federal forces. The field of the
projected Confederacy is divided by the Missis-
sippi. All the fortifications on its banks are in
our hands, and its flood is patrolled by the
Federal fleet" Now, as well as • goctel deal of
exaggeration, there is undeniably a good deal of
truth in this statement; but alter all, how small
has yet been done, even by Mr. Seward's show-
ing, compared with what remains to be done
before subjugation of the South can be
effected. The Northern Foreign Secretary thee
urges that we in Europe who desire • restoration
of race, for the renewal of commercial pros-
penty, to withdraw our support and favour from
the insurgents, leaving it to be inferred that
these are the only obstacles to the termination
of the war. "Leave us to ourselves," he says.
But have the support and favour been all on one
side 1 Him they not been pretty squally
divided, the South getting the largest share of
favour, the North the largest share of sup-
port in the substantial ships of annaomuni-
twos of war, and the raw material of soldien in
hens thousands of emigrants? There is always
some reason for not succeeding in • conflict.
"If it Iliad not been for this or that, I should
have tkitsbed him," says every foiled um-
tatant ; and Mr. Seward's appeal to Zurfpe
betrays the onasciousons of (Moult: at ta•
bottom all his besets of Radom
Tee POLE& --It is reported—and the Timm
and many leading papers in England and on the
Continent adopt the report as probable—that
the Emperor at Russia is reedy and Iran to
grant • Constitution, with • Diet be he Ansa

of hely elected members, both of Poland
and with • distinct provincial parliament
to mob for their separate inetrioipal self-govern-
ment, the Emperor, of course, having sovereign
eights over both. It has often been • pumbi to
us that the Csar's conduct, in freeing the serfs,
should present so striking a rearrest towards
the Poles, which, so far his disposition could be
guessed at through the acts of his
amounted to esventy, almost to ferooity=
the report prove correct—if the Emperor really,
truly, and loyally means what is saM in reform°e
to the matter, the Poles will have left very little
ground for complaint. They will have their
own laws, control their own enlistment, speak
their own language, worship in accordance with
their own notioos, with the Emperor for their
hereditary instead of elective monarch. It is,
however, said that even all these concessions
ate not enough—that they will not be cootent
with anything short of complete independence.
But this they have no chancre of obtaining, nor
will they deserve or receive the sympathy of
Europe if they hold out against such terms. As
the Times vary justly remarks, "it is of no avail
for the Poles to rush upon bayonets because they
cannot get all they want. If they can secure a
liberal representation, a tolerably free press, fair
administration of the laws, and security for life
and property, they have no right to convulse
Europe for the shadowy advantage of a distinct
Sovereign."
FllOlO/1 RIOOOXITIOX Or TUX 00X1IDZILLTI
5T•2115.-If " coming events oast their shadows
before them," there appears a probate:2o=lh;
early recognition of the Southern
by the French Government. A pmapialst on
this subject, entitled "Franc., Mexico, and the
Confederate States," was published on Thursday,
and it is said to be from the_ pen eta distinguished
but unattached Cabinet Minister. The writer
Fres that the re-establishment of the Union
, is now impractieible, and declares that the
severance, if once pronounced, would be maul
to Frame, as "it would tasks the Confederate
States our allies, and guarantee us from attacks
by the North." It is generally ocomidered that
the pamphlet hes bees put forth miler the
au
of the Imperer, aa a feeler to the
French nation. As the pamphlet will go out to
America, scoonapiniet with the statement that
the Florida is undergoing repairs in one of the
French Government dookyards, we may safely
calculate upon Yankee frenzy being raised to a
pretty considerable height and a choice exhibi-
tion of impudent blustering. In connection with
these things Brother Jonathan will also be in-
formed that two Confederate steam rams are
being conetc noted in • private ship-building yard
in England, and we may therefore speedily
explicit° hear him proclaiming "war to the knife"
spinet England and France, but be will know
better than to strike a blow.
DIODOVIXT OF DZAD BOWLS IX WHITDOILLWIL
Clioncn.—A most extraordinary oirourostenoe at
the east sod of Loodos is about to undergo
investigation. Eleven coffin, three of which
contained the dead bodies of young children, have
recently been dispersed under the Ulan of the
roof of Whitechapel church. It is thought that
some of the bodies were deposited there neatly
half • century ago, but one of them, it is said,
can have been deposited there scarcely twelve
months. Children's skulls, bones, and articles of
clothing were found strewn about in all
directions, and the presumptive evidence is, that
there bee been the comnimion of more than one
murder. But will the investigation lead to the
identification of the offender or otlembus I
Bearing the Road tragedy, the Chingford
murder, and the cue of the poor child, Elisabeth
Hunter, distinctly in our recollection—to say
nothing of the recent mysterious deaths caused
either by suicide or murder at Dudley and Wol-
verhampton—we fear there is not. Our police
all over the country show great aptitude in
carrying on crusades against poor hawkers and
oostermongers in the public streets, and of
holding the great body of licensed victuallers
and beer-shop keepers under the terror of their
frown; but in matters of • more serious nature—
in which men, woolen and children have been
' wantonly maltreated or barbarously murdered—
it is astonishing how few of the perpetrators
have been brought to the bar of public justice
through the instrumentality of our paid" pro-
tectors" of life and property, while how many
altogether escape, and leave the world with their
dark wines veiled in impenetrable mystery.
Tice H•aysorr —Notwithstanding that the
weather has been very changeable, considerable
progress has been made in harvest work in the
north of England, and the account; generally,
in reference' to the yield continues very favour-
able. On good authority we learn that the
value of the produce of 1863 is WINNE
90 and 90 millions of pectoris in excess
of many nowt harvests. The Messrs.
Sturm, of Birmingham, in their last circular
write, in reference to the crops in this
country, as follows :—"During the first three
weeks of the past month, which were very fine
and favourable for the harvest, the greater por-
tion of the crop of wheat, barley, and pea.,
south of us, were secured in the finest possible
condition; but in the North of England, Scot-
land, and Ireland, comparatively little
haa been made, and the weather Lid week
wet and warm, may prove very prejudicial to
the quality of the grain still in the field.. The
scarcity of hands has much delayed the gathering
of the crops, which ripened both on the early
and late soils so nearly together. The yield Ia
larger than for many years past. We hear of
many oases of between seven and eight quarters
per DOM SOIDO Of the DOW harlo is of very fine
quality and unusually heavy weight, but • larger
portion of this grain than of wheat is unsecured,
the colour and quality of which will be materially
deteriorated. The crop of barley varies as much
as the quality. 130010 quantity of new oats has
come to market. Many samples are very fine in
colour, but the grain less bulky than last year.
The quality of pesa is very fine."

DORCHIOITEIL—Prroeso Coax Yams, &tar-
day, lisplosbor s.—lfaglisb whist (al yid& (tore was
only a abort supply) sold al an advisee of la. par
quarto.. Barley sad aids at late Mac
MIA liamoies Rl7olllllolll' Btu, ilstarday, dep.
belaborL —Ol prima bed Uwe arm only a limitod
supply, whlsk mat a ready saki at from 11a. to 11a. 6d.
per mom 7.1t0 demand for motto" Imo good at as ad•
vases of lato prism. A maeldoroblo mambo of
from Leedom, iloolibamptoa. Porlamoutis sad Ober
.places were la attendaawa At tho berm repository
some mewl sort aid book banes wore tiopcod slat
I. om £O5. CI 10a. oak

.•
Tiiiiiisrmia.72The reading et the thermometer at
Dominator for the met week is es Wows :

1,;
...o Direction State at
Dates. Nees Ita of Wind. Weather.
-7--
Ana.
31 48 33 NW Stormy, cloudy
Sep. 1 46 37 NW Fine, az%
2 44 38 SW Rain,
3 49 33 8 & WSW Rain, fine
4 48 MI 88W Fine, slight above,*
5 49 30 Wk SW Stormy
6 44 I 38 W Fine, rain
00112/11PONDING WM Liar MAIL
AVG.! I I

U 46 NB Gloomy
Bop. 1 10 92 NI Flag
S 64 49 NI kNW Userly, lag
I W 44 WIIIIW cloudy, showers
4 61 48 21 Cloudy, las
5 61 49 Cbsigesolds Moo
6 65 55 NW Noy
FUNIYAL.—A private mkt= named
Collins, bslo.gi*gto the B 351 y of Royal Hone
Artillery, now Motioned alas, Barna% having
.ded
in the week, hie maim were interred with military
honours= Iftherdey in the thurehyard of Si, George,
Fordington. Who. we sate with military bosoms,
we mast leave out the band, tor this division of the
battery is minim the& important addition, but, sr -
aping this, with all the pomp and minim attend-
ing military fawn& The promotion alerted from
the Saimaa about half-past two, and wended its
way to ths church try the dismiss of the Walks.
Tbe preemies °misled sit= ering.party with arms
reversed., this followed a rasa= rem of artillery,
drawn by sis block home, with titres drivers upon
die carriage, bearing the mils, oovend with • Union
Jack, aunnessleil with deemend's his and sword;
mat mine the darer ad's bra= oar= the beck of
which were his spurred beets, followed by the
dooseeed's comrades A large somber of moo-
Wore assembled to mitosis lb. neurnfal °griefs,
which asteroid as it molted the ohm=
The body was issi M lbs memos to tho sacred
edilloe by the Rev. F. Mauls, who rind the burial
service in a most htiing and solemn menear. Aft.,
the surrice was the fling party fired
three vibes over their departed omorado's gra=
Between 390 asd 400 people witnessed the inter.
amt._ _

A-Ouu. Baum —A girl amesed Motiord, living
with her paresis ia Millutreet, Fordisgtes, mot
with a very serrow swap free bang bans lo death
as flairartlay ißoaaima. lt nous that she ieb:ZO'
to fite, and woe left at howl with •
the smother being absent. The Mooweeeo,
woo out is the gird. adjoiaimg the how, whoa Me
deter, who mums have him mow the It., had •At awl
fell maim the bora aid. gram. bar a1twii.."41.61%
Het brother, provideaday, however,
pp.
..d▪ her ia Usk daßgerase palatial', war- tA-I."—aesie-
tome emtiaguiebed die loam The pow girl wse
viwy sash burst about the arm mmtl
W. ars glad to boor tbmi osier the trestosiadll
Ds Abli prerealmg hveumirly.

TOWN COUNCIL NESTING.

A Sloooto* toortiles of the Town Canneil err held
as Meurer. PnOtent The Moyer; A Icl.rloo° °In";
Grarllors Douala, Leek. Andrews, Fraud, Steele.
Bathe% Deo* Hodges, sad Mere.
TUB 00011011. ALWD Mk. MRlloell MSPORITOBT TOLL&
The Wares of the last aerie( toying hero_ ,__oolth__
Mr. kIIMIZWIII salted the Town art V_ 111°_,,_°°°°a_d."."
I. which it WM regarded ud Mr. ol00000• ••"'""a
furnish Mr. laser with the reoent alerted by WI
Omega far tells due to rarer of trek sold by hir,hed
here corplise whit,
The Tows Cilia replied In the motive, otottathot
be had written • letter to Mr. Nucor inferring of
kim iaability to do se, as follows :
" Daus Isar ber rade to reply to your
litter al the Srd all. cery berire I b••• redly
**Wog to odd in regard to the toils lb. Council expect
o. to pay, beyond the streseent to my letter of the
lot oh, that lesaarded the Could' would be esti.fied
with rah lath as you paid wittiest objection, before
700 robed the peeler creation with tcee es to your
babdity. I remain, dear Sir. years foithfollY.
"0. SYMONDS, Town Gleric-"
" Me'. J. T. Mawr, Dorchester."
kIIIDIZWII Winked to know how it vss that ih•
resolatioa had not bar complied with.
The MAYOR said he word endeavour to explain. The
Cowart stood la this position. An application was made
upon Mr. &nor for Payntent of toile for stock sold by him,
sada retortion was come to at the last Cerra meeting
requesting the Town Clare to speed). the ootoont or
stook for which the tolls were demsnded, Mr. symoode
was not then justified in raking in 7 objection to mob
• pereediag, but be had sine* found that it wse
imposdble to make say articular claim al any specified
amount.
Mr. A swerre was then proceeding to rrd the
reeration from the itrarree, when he was intonolOod
bY
To. Tows CLing, who rid he had the resolution in
Do. Alandleo loodwriting, sad he reread 006 10 by
what Ina in say
Mr. AlDlNWOr;r7iiit's not her does.
The Tows Cling: flier not materials in my
=ion which will enable in. to cam out that row
_

--kr. Locw : 1 Radeestood that Mr. WNW was yew
pared to
_give ths amount of Work sold by hits.
Mr- FOOVD momsted that this platiOn had vet
betWobegewilato Were mom iftuaeMoirs were presoak
but ouslo. tkaseeslves to the mottoes as the ages&
ineC report of the Finance Comm'ttes was resolved
tad Adopted. The report of the (;ook Tower Cam.
whim ma elm reed sod adopted, from which it
that the was ill IN rallied someal fist.
=tort te MI on a soda, and the whole of the
e=spr
work to he hi the 31st of October.
TM Toll q was thew brought &timid by the
II arm resales the Molise out ale agenda paper, whieh
WI., " tkai se the serremeadems Mtwara the Tows
Clerk and It,. J. T. Forsor, se to the wooed of July,
U a is *led co the minutes of the Cosseil, it is
ativiselde that tlw foram sowmpooleaes hit visa than
Medd be phew' ea Ihe asisietes."
Yr. Arnotivra ssid he was very glad that he had
Wooed the stogies is the paper, as it Gowned to him
that if the 14040 of the earreepoadense was sot pissed
ot Me asieutse, it might be hereafter odd that the
Muses were prbled. if, however, the proposition did
BM west with Me view el the Coluied,of mom it weak'
fall to the grows&
The MAYOi said lie was set aware but that the whole
of the cerresposoimse was mimed on the Meanie at
the Comall.

—Tha Cu= I— that he had eatrood the sorra.
pocdouur aocordieg to the raoolatie• pawed at the lag
nestle& bat there had mot lama say 'peer& reeoletioo
dam Be should hays ocasidored it his duty to have
'worded the eorreepeadonos without say iaelraotioa.
14, Manor secoadod the tosokticat believing it
would be osoomuy is this ram, but ha did sot Walt it
would be so is all mom

-"Mr. LW:7gs the Town Clerk & book for the
" of keeping letters in?
'Anima : Yes, I have • book, but it is my own.
The Maros thought there could be so *elution for
the Council paring a resolution for all the oarrespott•
deem between the. and Kr. Eneor, up to the present
U.. being teland sushi urinates.
There Wog no opposition to this mottos it was reseed.
The bravos than rend the following motion, pissed
au the agenda yaw by Mr. Councillor Andrews :
" That esrMin by. laws of the Gassed, together with
the Palmdale of rests. damn, Pionurcin, toll., cad dom,
sealed at • martini of the Conned on or about the 17th
of January, 1850, be produced and considered, •ith a
view to decide whether it I. advinario to make any
allrrations therein." _ _

Mr. D "171 —rid before 168 could enter into that
at,as he could wish, he must ask the Clerk to
to him certain papers, books, and documents.
them he had nose, and he begged to state this
at the outset because he ehouldbe to stand
wham he did and create any dl in the way of
the proceedings of the Council ; but he felt that ha
had • duty ti discharge ss • councillor, and he alio
felt that maws he could have wows to the papers
which were in the Clark's possession be ought
jest
..se well day away from dime meetings,
he weld not obtain information without looking
over those books sad swing whet they cootabied. He
had a right I. do No as • lanoillor distinct from that
of a burgers, became by an Act of Parliament, to which
be had referred in the correspnadenes with Mr.
Hymned; upon payment of a shilling, he bad •
Tight, at all remosable times, to we the minutes
wid make entrails from ahem He did not know
that it was neemuary fair him to give any particular
Maass beams, the Clerk was aware of it. He (Mr.
Andrews) now Maimed this eight, having Whoa some
imbermit in the metier as the subject of toils and the
MIR made ups Kr. Sam. I—
lk. FROUD:—Are you at this table as Mr. lamer's
lewd adviser is this was
Mr. Asmairws :—I stand bore as • Comelier. Tea
may make what obsermitioas you 'Liam It may be •
day of laterrogatios with you, bat it is not • day of
wasesioa with am.
Mr. FOOOD : Do you dailies to answer my question?
Mr. ANDIZIPB : I shall sot do so at your bidding.
The MAYOR I oin sat Mr. Trued to make his
observations afterwards, and not interrupt Mr. Andrews.
Mr. 1,1000 : I did not mean to Internet him. I
wily asked for Information.
The MAYOR: I think it will conduce to the harmony
of our meeting if beldam is coodacted regularly.
Mx. AIIDIIWS : It is sea my wish or my iota..
tie. to my anything which sea be weaned into
personality. I hops that in the warms of debating
this question we may pat add* all temper. I only
want to kww what our rights are. It is • mast an-
t position for the Tow• Clerk to be in. I west
Liahlir Whoa for the purpose of seeing certain domunssts
and books. I asked to see the charters, but warn told
that I could not sea ties without the authority of the
CousaiL To provost any sort of mistake
The CLM : You must go bask farther than that, if
you remember the emvenatioe mbieb I bed with you
upon the Weymouth road, and upon shish I acted.
Kr. Mumma : I sisal be mush obliged to Mr.
flymeeids if be will merest as, if I say &Aydin*
whisk is Meowed. I have no wish to misrepresent ar
colour anything. I only want to know what our rights
are, sad we shall ben arrive at that point by disowns,
this natter quietly. I wet the neat day to me
:I mmo, and was tad that I could not POB the
I mid to Kr. Penny there mast be
some more deeds and papers shish would assist
me at the Town Hail. and I mem with him bare
and saw certain dosemeats. Finding that these
dossments might load to sounothing else, I said
to Kr. Sown& one sight wises I met him coming from
the train, I went to see some piper., he replied,
you ma see the town steward s hut there was •
certain unmet of reservation about is speaking as to
whit itnemossts I should use. The following ewe's-
poodenee afterwards leek place on the seidost:—

Dun ANDIEWS—I us ping to London to alibi
by inaii, and 'boll be ablest setil Friday evening. I
\aye looked out Use Tows Steward's book, whiels e.tende
frets 1799 to Mb, awl you ass see it et my aloe W yos
wish to do so before ray return. I bate left it with
Goy.—liver yours, truly, G. SYMONDS.

Dardester, Monday evening 8 o'olook,
31st August. 1383
Dna SYMONDS—As you expensed • wish Jum DOW
that I should furnish you, as early as pnctioobls. with
the =abides I propose to move at the Council meeting
on Monday mixt, plods leave with your ederks—if you
are absent to morro.—for my inspection, all deeds,
books, and papers of every description in your posses-
sion balms to the Ide Ompordion et Doreheeter or
ths present Town Coupon, mad 1 will comply with your
wishes as soon as possilile.—Yealin my truly. to hide,
G. J. A.NDIIEWS.
G. Symonds, Esq.

Dan kirsassre —I ham found yonr hitter at say
hems thia ongoing as my Mara hem siy Aim, where
I bare left for year isepeceise Ma Oenseil Waste Books
aaranbig to the with yea
uad
ezionond=l". am"
Me Weymouth rood. I de set what yea
mesa by " .11 4.01., books, sad papers of every doserip-
nos,' sad I do sot 'Adak I ass at liberty to do what
yes ask la this, the geseral terms of a monis to
modems. If them tr anytbdse is my petemeiou whisk
yea wish to lamest sad yen will be good enough to
specify it, I will madder It with *eery dispentio• to
measly with year reglad ; but Ide sot think I am, at
Ibis Mimed illorty to Gem* with yoar demand WithOUt
Aiss of Um Oewlek sad mots sepesially If yoer
desired lospeetien b.s retomme• to the genetics betwees
the Oenadi and Mr. J. T. lame.
I Irish, therefore, you would lay .os.pWatagilsat
me le the met Comae is odor that Izz
have the rookies of wash fer eomplyisi
or relation your reiment, NI 14. set thisk it is quite
fair for pm to assert your elleial astherity es & Tows
Cosashilor is opposition le my di malisi SS the advisor
of this Tows Ommeil. At an'avasisl awl saws lb.
*q°l44l°._°"*.Pigato. thallgaiad_cm":. als.o"4—.lrB_ 711174,01.8brealiria:owadCisa".