The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-06-17 00:00:00

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or brother, whose heart *ill not be S lled with
the most inveterate hatred against the Northern
soldiery, and firm determination by any and ,
every means in their power to exterminate their
thee, when they see these outrages perpetrated
on their wives, their daughters, and their sisters?
Talk of Austrian oppression in Italy! The tyranny
exercised at New Orleans. ten times worse than
that at Milan, even in the worst days of Austrian
misrule. And may we not expect to see a repe-
tition of the New Orleans prod' .mation in every
garrison town in the South where the people
are kept down by Northern bayoneta 1 It
reminds one of the atrocities perpetrated on
our own counlrymen during the Indian rebel-
lion, and"yet the Northern papere, under the
sanction of the Federal editor-in-chief, com-
mends the-eon:se that has been taken! From
what is now going on, may we not expect, when
rage and wrong have reached the height to which
they are fast approaching—with tempers so
stubborn, with pride so fierce, with antecedents
so free and imperious—that there will be no
limit to what one party will inflict, and the other
bear and retaliate. But it this the proper time
for mediation 1 Our Government, who have far
better means than we pollinate of forming a judg-
ment from the temper of the people in general,
and of the authorities in particular, believe it is
not. Comhatanta so determined and exasperated
as both the North and the South are, do not
readily listen to terms of accommodation, or to
exhortations from without. The South would
feel most painfully the necessity of surrendering
to the North any portion of the slate territory,
which they look upon as their own, and the
North would probably altogether decline, if not
resent, the offer of mediation. The terrible losses
by disease and on the battle field already
incurred; the further and greater ones in pros-
pect; the tremendous burden of debt actual and
in store; the mourning and impoverishment
brought home to every family; the impossibility
of the entire sumer' they once hoped for, and
the comparative worthleutters of success if im-
perfect—all these have net had the effect of
bringing the North to rationality. It is
only when hostilities can, scarcely be carried
farther—when there shall be a pause in action,
that reflection will step in. Till then there does
not seem any probability that they will be in-
clined to listen to the voice of reason, or to
allow neutral powers to interfere.

DORCHESTER. PITCHED CORN MARKET,
Saturday, June 16.—The attendance at the Coin
Exchange was only limited, and miller. acted
with extreme caution. The small amount of
business transacted RSA at an ADVANCE OP ONE
SHILLING per quarter. All spring core a dell trade.
MESSES BAKER AND ERROR'S kISPOSITORT SALE,
Saturday, June 16.—The quantity of fat beast on
offer was very large and the quality prime; the
competition was spirited, and • slight advance upon
late mates was obtained, a general clearance being
effected. Fat sheep were plentiful, and sold readily
at late rates. Heifers and calves fetched long
prices. A large quantity of beef and mutton was
purchased for the London markets, which shows
the benefit farmers derive from these sales, and if
they would but leave their stock entirely in the
hands of the Auctioneer, without private disposal on
the sale ground, we have no hesitation in saying
that this would, u regards the farmers, be the best
mart.

VALII6 OP LAND IN DORCHPBI2II. On the 166 h
inst. Mr. Tapp's field (abont an acre), realized £6O, and
was purchased or Messrs. Baker and Bailor.
At the North Hants Agrienltuml Society's first
annual show held at Basingstoke on Thursday last,
W. Manneld, jun., Esq., obtained the tint prize for
his improved White Dorset Geese; second prize for
turkey.; and his Hamburg Fowls were highly cum-
mendwL

It gives as much pleasure to record the honour-
able distinction to which Mr. Handley C. 0. Monle,
eon of the respected rector of Fordington, has
attained, and which reflects as much credit to the
admirable instruction this young gentleman has
received at home, as to himself. no has lately been
elected to • Foundation Scholarship (lint year) at
Trinity College. Cambridge.
Rats Buournos.— On Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday of last week, several of the "crack shots" of
the Dorchester Oxpe assembled at the Butte,
Maiden Castle, for the purpose of deciding as to
who should be the competitor at Wimbledon this
year, the ranges being 200, 500, and 600 yards, total
rounds 45-15 rounds each day. On all three days
some very good scores were made, though the wind
blew a hurricane. At the sad of the first day's
competition Sergeant Flower and Private Hodges
were ties, being three paints more than Private
T. Rogue., who was third. In the course of the
second day's rortieg Private Hodges sneeeeded in
diskuming Sergeant timer by one point, Priest&
Rogers being still third. The litst day's competition
awed some little excitement, owing to the cleaner*
of the shooting; Private Rogers, however, began to
pull up, and by the end of the shooting he succeeded
in beating his opponents by four points.
DORCHISTILR HORTICULTURAL 80CIJITY. - The
annual exhibition of this society was held at the
Townhall on Thursday last, and but from the extreme
wetness of the weather, would have been a most
brilliant •ffair. It might &meet be said to have
rained "eats and doge," for it poured in torrents
during the whole day, so as to entirely prevent thole
not immediately connected with the show from
attending. The entries for flowers, fruita, and
vegetables were not so numerous as last year, hut
the quality of the specimens was far superior to what
we have seen here on former occasions. We were
glad to find Mrs. Patties's, who won the Dorset
County Express cap last year for taking the largest
number of first-clam prises, fully maintaining her
former celebrity this yairalso, although we regretted
to learn that her well 'known superiority threw a
damper over • few of the other exhibitors, and even
prevented some of the gentlemen in the neighbonr-
hood from putting in an appearance altogether. As
will be seen, Mrs. Pattimin carried off 23 prises,
Captain Foster 14, Mr. Frampton 3, and Mr. W.
Manfield, jeer., 12. The omnpetition, although in
many classes small, was exceedingly clime. Mr.
Pypee. gardener to Lord Digby. of Minterne, and
Mr. Elliot gardener to the Earl of Ilchester,
Melbury, were the judges on the occasion.