The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-07-29 00:00:00

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WEYHILL FAIR, Fai DAL-TU=4i el aloe 6 ss.
about an average, but ill von Poet het. Vesi j.;
Sensors and dealers in eas..tod at pewee from is to as under Overton Tit
iii.d. fro. 4u. to 51...; land:4,lss .
eta 36s • vretler Mae. -
to 50e. Considerable number of sorted cattle, bat 6,i;if-:
few a them found purchasers
BRISTOL CORN, TN caabir.-A pedal*, et f 2 ' wheat Trade was quiet, and uy ~7tta
advance since last Th bail We s is,,
. en desr as last weak. wheat was fiti, ..1
I 7111/LF ;:erAllg.TTLE,,adaTv7uaan"dir ti::".....„: ea
1"1
there was. short supply ofbag, sad
~}....tstrkst
wanted, owing to the importsat a.. uesipments ot the. s,
and Portuguese cattle received her, this week, awl to*
which the butchers had mippliel theressims Trade sa
doll, bast qualities selling at Tie sod Wiener at ON to 71.
Large *ripply of mutton, at gid po lh for bust
sad hid told for ewes. Lamb in (air mpply at lad psr4,
1330 seen cattle from Ireland, sod they me, enti . 41 tale at last week's quotatioas
SILEPTON MALLET, FRAM). IV.heet., 41.
21. 02 156 ; Blank 42$ k, al ; Pea.• 3111 t. th ; rk,f736,
.. mr. , Bn.d. 54d per db. lost Ilea , lib to Ils pa sore;
;Like, hid to Ad per Iti.,
_•lmetb, Ilid to lid ; Fat Fun
~,, dd up 10. 3,1 war icons ; ewe /bitter, Its to 154 pa do, ;
whey ditto Lis ; Eggs 114 per does' ; Noe Yaw,
la 3d to Is 61 Per Peck-. . -
SOUTHAMPTON CORN, nu Di I-. —The,
attendance at today's market both English aet i wheat were firmly held at the tell er,.. ad lest won
Oats and barley steady trade at lid to Is *dames Fba,
slow sale, at our quotations Wlteet-re44111. Pt No ;
white ditto, .CII to £1.3; Pirating .Ed t• 3n;
malting ditto, Zs to 16e; oats. Ma te 24. beam, 45, I.
as . pas,. 40,
to us ; rasiae, tie to '
Z; auk As
to ila
SOUTHAMPTON CATTLE, Fiticar.-Thin ma s
good supply of beagle (partly Spanish/ at Oar Mini in
, but only those of the best (parity Iron add. Wigan
(stated 64 lid to is per Moue, and beasts 13s to lb pa
nem The inliOnr/An were offered-Sada M ; slogs
41ti ; calve., Al; Piga In: hones, A
LIVERPOOL CORN, FRIDAY. -With only a astalle
&stoma/toe, our market lua bees quiet tor alia. A .
dith.. al4 te gel per costal I;ablorsiaa, ts id to hit
Flour in isle request, without change a quilatiem
Indian corn, new mired American. 44 se to 44 fa sr
motel. Deana Eantisit, dt gd Id 64 3d- PO% Ondell,
ths Yd.
(X./RE nurrlia, Flimsy. _ owlis.r.,
seconds. OM ; ‘thitagfitittig ; NurthA Sit gdtalgla Et
Mild cured -Fasts. ; seconds, s ; thirds, Ms Kip,
/rein is over; ssoonds, 5s over; mikl ditto, int
eloonda, is over. Firkins in market, teal
WARMINSTER CORN. SATURDAY. -Meek itt to As
Oats. ihts to die; Beane, Ilia to Ha; Varlet re to 04-Ilia
market was very small, and there was • very abort yell
of grain 000 g•,, but trade was Arm, and laa WOW. Wee were realised.
BATH, Btruintr.-The wanly et Foglia nod Mae marital to_day was extremely mail, sad slums mei
Wen @eked for anything In good mdse. Other pa ales obtained more meow. Flour Aria.
GLOUCESTILR. Bonnet" -A t au narkil Sri Ins
Apia • very small supply of zfetiak wheat he mi Arm at last week's prima Fonsia woe la owed mem,
des deemed at crevice rake. HUM* Wet Is lea
dearer. mats. sail PM 64 per qr. kips%
TAUNTON, SatuiDA T. -Ta• mutates* d Its
weigher had a merited earn on the atirlaes el the coin a great many powers who led sot id
Wrtheir crop mammas at ham ts ile es The
efadthe market wee steady, sod timer ae ',Yea
reloctsace on the port of sellers to yield toms Media
Th. following were the prier nito :—wbar ma.
526 ; red wheat. OM Aprincling .13s; sem Its; Mos
414 ; flat maim, Ils 61 i round ionise. 121 di With: Asa.
365 to 365.

At daybreak on July 4th the massage of the river
commenced. No difficulties were experienced and
no opposition attempted. As the troops reached
the northern bank they were formed into a hollow
square, four deep, with the artillery and Galling' at
the corners, and the carte with ammunition and
other necessaries in the centre.
By half -past seven the whole force was in readi.
new to advance, arid consisted of four thousand
white troops, one thousand natives, eight guns
and two Oatlings. Buller with his cavalry led the
way, skirmishing ahead of us, but there was little
fear of surprise, SA the ground was flat and open.
The squadron of 17th Lancers covered the rear of
the square.
For nearly three miles, to our surprise—
for our movements could be all watched by Zul u
on the opposite hills,--we marched forward with-
out opposition, and then, as we mounted some
slightly rising ground which Buller had specially
selected ad a favourable position for fight, we
saw the Zulu impis advancing in admirable order
from their kraals Their force is estimated at from
eight to twelve thousand men.
Probably the effect of our shell upon their dose
columns upon previous occasions had taught them the
error of their formation, for as they came within shot
they broke up into loom skirmishing order, pushing
round upon both flanks with converging born+, accord-
ing to their tactics in former fights.
As they came within range they opened fire all
round, and the Martini-Henry Millets came thickly
over heed. We did not reply until they were we
within range, when we opened fire all round the square,
the gum opening with shrapnel and the Galling.
pouring in a telling fire.
For a short time the enemy pressed forward, but
soon paused under the storm of bullet& Some can,.
on until as near as a hundred yards, but the main body
did not follow them, but contented themselves with
keeping up • distant fire. Men dropped here and
there, the number killed being, however, very small.
The Zulus never really gathered for a rush, and
at no time did it look pee I. that they would come
to close quarters.
Those of Wood's column who were engaged in the
fight at Kambula agree that the natives fought with
none of the determination to-day that they then
showed, and that the action there was a far more
serious businem than that of to.day.
In half an hour from the first shot being fired the
affair MY over, and the Zulus in full retreat. Had
we had • large body of cavalry with us we could
have cut them up with great effect. Boilers Horse
and the Lancers sallied out from the square where
they had taken shelter upon the advance of the
kepis, and the native troops elm started in hot
pursuit.
The pursuit was not continued far. The number
of enemy killed by the cavalry is estimated at one
hundred, while five hundred or six hundred were
killed by the ertillery. and musketry fire.
The cavalry, ceasing from the pursuit, galloped
on among the kraals, all of which were
found deserted, the women, children, and old men
having been sent the day before back into the
umgaial bush where the fighting men have now
taken refuge. A few old women ware found, and
these say that Cetywayo was on the ground lrrsill
on at the beginning of the fight, but that be
when the Zulus began to fall back.
The kraabi, although larger than any we hare
hitherto seen, are, like the others, mere collections of
mud and wattle huts and the Royal kraal is no
exception to the rest. Two hours after the battle had
terminated all thew were in flames, and nothing now
remains but smoking ruins of the military capital,
which was not only • danger to our colonies, but
which warn • terror and a scourge to the whole of
Zalubmd.
There was no loot of any kind, except weapon.;
and shields, and some Martini-Henry rifle, and other
relics of Lendula were up.
Our logs is small. (=in Wyatt Edgell, of Use
Lancers, and some eight or ten men killed; and Major
Winslow, 21st Regiment; Major Bond, 58th.
phipm 14th ; LimitenantJenkins 17th InneersiOap.
tainCoUon and Lieutenant James, Scots Greys ;
Partial, 13th Regiment; lieutenant Milne, R.N., and
three officers of native corpa womided, and from forty
to fifty non-commissioned., and ivates [Capt.
W. Edgell had justpr
had • fortune left him.)
Another account Iry .--The artillery practice
was beautiful, but it failed to &mat the Zulua, who
rushed into the Nondjueno kraal which had not
been burnt, utilising the cover. Ththce isec with
white shields streamed with great daring against the
right and rear of the square, where were two
companies of the 21st, and two nine-pounders.
The Zulus dashed with great bravery into clone
quarters amidst the deadly hail of the Martini bullet,,
and volleys of canister, and stubbornly assailed ne on
all four facer of our square, which stood like • rock.
The whole affair was in a mail campus, whkh made
It seem more animated, The Zulus fired half
Martini, and half round and jagged bullets, which
rent the air above our waders, who observed a stern
purposeful silence. At the first shell fired, at
there rose a mighty cheer from the right flank and
rear, the enemy giving way. A responding cheer
came from the left; and then the front square OPellOrl
to emit the Lancers and Boiler's Horvernen, who
burst like a torrent upon the broken enemy.
The Lancers dashed toward.' the rear, caught a
number of men in the long grain and cut then, down with their sabres and lances. Several officers of the
Lancer* killed four Zulus each. Two received
wounds. Captain Wyatt Edgell was killed, and
officers were slightly wounded. The BrteiHsh cavalry
Iweffeectime: driven othvii."rzlisjutint.iwrePutat"..Thchad.eie deadArienlareyaenen:gthiekh:
all around the square, most of than facing the 21st.
halt, the cavalry moved bo Ulundi the front and burned
and the neighbouring kraals.
The whole ken advanced dose to muodt. iect
halted to eat.
I An ses met e*:
estimated thist about 10
About two o'clock the force marched back fm.laarfr tha"al ssadera
t,
The racoons of the day is unquestionable. Its
150, In Nested and Published 127 a. Man Weeseeree
Wl:tir. Wilftv". 12084
nn the concbothm of
,Mus were mimed, ow. the Ofiemiy3, Waned
loss was ten killed and about 50 wounded, exckeelve uf Trimit7'
nativce.
Today. Jela 29* 1111'

THE CAMP AT 'WIMBLEDON.
THY LOYD-LINIXIAT NULL
The Loyd• Lindsay and the 4lappin Prise We
hmtituted with the object of temtiN; what cavalry and
Infantry Volunteers could do under condition smile
In many respects to those that would hare to las
encountered on active service. In the ow, Vera
Mounted Riflemen, or Voluuteer Light Hone, haute
ride a distance of threeluarten of a mile, tag* tie
flighte of hurdles in then course, dimounting at two
point., and firing each man five rounds, and the
whole has to be done in ten minutes. In the other,
similar work ham to be performed, only the disuse
to be covered is only a quarter of a mile, and the nee
allowed five minute& At the Loyd• Lindsy
course on Friday afternse • considerable num*
of spectators ,st horieback, in carriages or draw.
end on foot, had gathered, and they evidently watad
the proceedings with much the same kind of interest
that would be taken by country folk in their local
ateeplechaws. For this competition 11 sections had
entered, and rarely indeed has the contest for the pile
been cheer or so diatinguemlied by higher proficiesey
on the part of the teams engaged. It commenced lOW
after three o'clock, and for two hours and a half the
spectators were delighted by • display of gond relies,
soldierly bearing, and Milt td marksmanship under
difficult circumstance& The Dorset section, data.
guished by the silver blamer braiding of their jacket&
and sitting their horses se hunting men from the
Blackmon. Vale should do. It was not the 1.1,4
d"octin,oaneVrtht "d
ere prewasvio:Awyan"tait Td martilfameaseatalcoWni. tbk. the
movements of the men which proclaimed Men
acquaintance with the requirements of suck a MO'
petition. Their time was 11 minutes and scads
and in the 40 rounds fired by the four men at SOO sal
600 Yards, they only scored 15 pdius altogether. Faso
this five points had to be deducted for each halfwes,
occupied over the time laid down. As the Der
section had exceeded the allowance by newly a wit 2„ta
and a half, their net number of markA 10,00 d der kw,
0. The lad to start, the Royal lit Devon Yee awy,
carried their abort Snider slung acres thee bade,
according to the fashion of the Indian II mats,
Smart and soldierly in their scarlet talk, rite
Royal blue facing., they proved worthy of the mow
tion that was won long ago by their come men of the
Devon Mounted Rifles. They cleared* e huglies wit
but, unaccustomed to the manse, %icy west too 114
and one horse having broken a • Ale 'carried hi rider
far beyond the first firing poi et, oder, he coal le
pulled up. At noo yards Ikae got re the tw46.4
once, and steadily kept the
.e.-•aaheet a iwle awe
At 000 Leda they did nor a; so well, het Mil tkel
finished with a more be' ditect mac thaa had'
made by any of the ofiaer oreepatitors—is lart
of tea' could bear a deductior, of l, pant, for mows a„4
and yet win. Adna!mable they Foch lack
darted, erect In Ikeaede end °
amid loud cheers 'ewe ree 4x,titorS,"l2o bad aar'
the ring of every hit 0%, the tarot with sa enknaal
shout of " 13,,ese, bee° !” Protest! nt" eirg,
rat thia 'seam, eat holee,l ea. of the riffis the Yb.
tha e proper!' beki I° the
grouw
accordarge with e.he elgtieea iead accediv,
that three men had dismounted to ke
tlmej inanon I'd only two. Both obiettklhead the
r°`•". and Lb Devon men were official
winner..

LATEST.
Sir 'Stafford Northcote dates that 10101
it own' shaken br the carrilne imidat
Night Hon. gentleman took riding surds,
". °ads') morning.
Scarlatina has broken tat Now Harm. „tat
Sayan deaths occurred al weak ma '7
National Schools closed.
The Home Ssa.tary has declined to recasmend
NolPite in the case or ecln. Webootr.
°meals unaltered.
Load= wheat quilt

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