The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-04-27 00:00:00

TAUNTON.

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THE MURDER AT MIDDLEZOY. - The circum-
stances connected with the recent murder by his wife
of an infirm old man named Richards, who resided
at Middlezey, will be fresh in the recollection of our
readers, the trial having only taken place at the late
assizes; mince which the poor woman has remained
in Taunton Gaol, inconsequence of the Judge's order
that she should be retained in confinement au a lune.
tic during Her Majesty's pleasure. Soon after the
trial she was seized with fever, which terminated her
existence on Wednesday. An inquest has been held
upon the body, when a verdict of "Died by the
Visitation of God" wu returned.
Witecaarrox ihnox.—At the weekly meetirar
the board on Wednesday last, Charles Barton, ~
was unanimously re.eleoted chairman, and Captain
Phelps, vice.chairman for the current year.
The Visiting Committee at the Somerset County
Lunatic Asylum have made arrangements to receive
private patients, in addition to pauper lunatieu.
This will be a great benefit to ratepayers in the
county who are not paupers, but are without Krill.
Ment means to pay for their afflicted friends and re•
latives the heavy charges in a private licensed house.
We hope loopy of the rules under which such patients
will be received at Wells will be sent to the clerk of
every union to be made generally known throughout
the county, that no difficulty or delay may be
ooSisioned in sending such patients to the asylum.

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SALZ OF STOOK AT CANNINGTON.—Tbe sale of
stock on Gurnepstrest farm, Cannington, the
property of Mr. Murray, came off on Tuesday, being
conducted by Messrs. Maynard and Sons. The
superior class of stock commanded a very large at-
tendanoe, there being present about one thousand of
the most respectable agriculturist. of Somerset and
Devon. An excellent spread was provided by the
worthy owner of the stook, and at two o'clock the
auctioneer opened the sale, commenting upon the
very superior stock he had to dispose of, and the
great importance of possessing stock of such high
breed and quality. The biddings then commenced,
prices ranging from 88s. to 83s. per couple; dairy
cows from £2O to £27 10s. per heed; two year old
heifers £l4 to £lB per head • oxen from 450 to £5B
per pair; two year old steers from if 29 to £35;
heifer and steer yearlings from £5 to £l3 ; and.
(Alyce from £5 to £7.
The Rev Charles Merivale, rector of Lawford, has
been tined 40s. for giving an aged pauper a shilling to
induce her to go out of his parish, where her bus.
band had died, in consequence of which she became
chargeable to the parish of St. Margaret's, Ipswich.
The equalization of duties on spinta will relieve the
Custom•Fiouse officers of Bristol and other ports, be.
tween which and Ireland steamers ply, of the invidi•
ous task of searching the baggage of iximengers by
these vessels, for whiskey—a test which detained and
annoyed the public, without doing any good to the
revenue.

PROPERTY QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF PAR-
LIAMENT.—The laws which require English and Irish
members of the House of Commons toe seised and
possessed of a certain annual pecuniary qualification
(X3OO for boroughs and £6OO for counties) are sum-
marily repealed by a Bill just brought in by Mr.
Locke King, M.P., Mr. Gore Langton, M.P., and
Mr. Cobbett, M.P.

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THE PRINCE OF WALES AT BRISTOL.—On
day afternoon a telegraphic message was forwarded
to the Bristol Commercial-rooms, containing the =-
expected announcement that Her Majeety's steamer
Osborne, having on board the Prince of Wales and
his suite, bad anchored in Kingroad at 1.30 p.m.
The intelligence was immediately communicated to
the Mayor (Mr. J. A. Cooke), and under the impres-
sion that the Osborne was waiting for the tide, and
would come up the river in the course of the after-
noon, measures were being improvised forgiving the
heir apparent a hearty welcome on his arrival at the
old city. A second telegram, however, rendered
these preparations unnecessary, as it stated that the
gig of the Osborne had been lowered, and that the
Prince and his retinue were proceeding in it up Ih3
river. This intelligence hardly became known before
the boat arrived at Rownham, where his Royal
Highness and suite landed, and proceeded in
hackney carriages direct to the terminus of the Great
Western Railway to catch the up express train, which
leaves Bristol for Paddington at 2.50 p.m.. Here his
Royal Highness expressed to the deputy-stationmaster
(Mr. Gardner), through one of the gentlemen in wait-
ing, his desire to be regarded as strictly incognito,
and hence nothing like a public demonstration was
attempted. On the arrival of the train a separate
carriage was set apart for the Prince and his suite.
The Osborne sailed from Kingroad the same evening.
The Bath and Somerset county races will come off
on Tuesday and Wednesday, 11th and 12th of May.
Sit races are annonnced for each day, and from the
number and character of the horses entered, sport of
the highest character may be anticipated. Indeed
the meeting is expected to be one of the best that has
taken place for many years.

SOUTHAMPTON.
THE PENINSULAR Mazi,B.—The steamship Tagus,
belonging to the fleet of the Peninsular and Oriental
Company, Captain E. Christian, arrived at South-
ampton on Saturday afternoon, with the above
named mails, in charge of Lieutenant William Payne,
R.N., Admiralty agent. She left Gibraltar on the
16th inst. • Cadiz, the same day; Lisbon, the 19th;
Oporto, the 20th; and Vigo, the 21st. During the
outward passage the Tagus had strong headwinds and
sea; through the Straits a strong Levanter, which
continued on her return, and also along the coast aa
far as Cape St. Vincent; off Cape Finusterre strong
winds, with head sea; and the remainder of the
voyage a light easterly breeze and fine weather.
This steamer brought 12 passengers (7 first-class. 3
second, and 2 deck), 43 packages of specie, value
£25,873 sterling, 80 boxes of potatoes, 536 cheats of
oranges, 30 boxes of sugar, 11l boxes of egg's, and
53 packages of general merchandise.