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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

POOL'.

THANKSGIVING SZKVICEN for the successful ingathaing
of the harvest were held in the Unitarian Church, Ili
street, on Sunday. The pretty little eddicn was profusely
and nicely decorated, the rostrum and CommunionXable
especially so, and at the rear of the latter "Rejoice in
every good gift which the Lord thy God giveth thee" and
" Thine, U Lord, is the fulness.' were displayed. Sermons
were preached morning and evening be th• Rev. W. Agar,
and collections were made at the close in aid of the
Bournemouth Dispensary.
Borneo liarcit—A rowing match came off in the
Harbour, on Saturday evening, fore silver cup, presented
by Lieut. Budge, for competition by members of the
4th D.R.V. and members of the Poole Rowing Club.
It was originally intended that the contest should take
place during the encampment of the Dorset Volunteers
at Salterns, but from some cause or another it wee
postponed till now. Both galleys belonged to the Rowing
ilub, and they were manned as follows :—Cerrierie,-1,
Sergeant !mbar '2. Corporal Reel; 3, Corporal G. Brown;
stroke, Pioneer J. Brown; cox, Laisce-Cuporsl C. Gains.
Conted,—l, A. K.,; 2, J. Charlton •' 3, W. Curtis; stroke,
C. Newlind ceS, T. Trotneux Yr. F. IL White, secretary
of the Rowmg Club, acted as starter, and Private C. Gent
as umpire The course was from the Hamworthy ferry
steps, round Half-way Diver Buoy, and back to the steps
A good start was effected, and the crew of the Cumbria
took the lead near Stake's Buoy and maintained it through-
out, doing the distance in the remarkably short time.. 6
minutes. The crew of the Cutest did the course in ID
minutes. or half-a-minute leas than the time taken at
previous 'anted,' in connection with the Rowiog Qab.
The cup was, of mune, won by the riffemen.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

BOROUGH MAGISTRATES.
To de Mao,

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8&i, —I quite agree with my Brother "Lai that an
appointment of new magistrates would be balled with
satisfaction, and be a great convenience, What do my
fellow-towneross think of the names of Colonel Oldfield.
CliPt•in J. F. Hodges, Mr. W. P. Cockeram, Mr. T.
Newman, and Mr. T. S. Bug,? Death has removed from
us five, if I mistake not, Ls , Messrs. W. L. Henning, W.
D. Tapp, H. Williams, J. &tear, and J. Bishop, and we
have only seven left, • number certiOnly inadequate
considering this is • county town, and referring to
Weymouth. Poole, kr. By not keeping up the requisite
number of ton Justin's at lead, we lose some of our
Privilege; and must resort to end can in the Lid of the
County Justices to have • confirming body its to new
alehouse Bowes But one ward in conclusion—whatever
is done do not let us, if we can help it, lump from the shop
counter to the Bench.
Obediently yet"
LEK SECIIIMUL
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

TA UNTILN. (%!1TT14.: MA IcK ET:

Suppites were .sruall fur time .4 year. A moderate traria
were dbne. .;uotit. :—Fat steers. ~0.1 to L2O ; fat
heifers. Lit to z2l; grazing steer... 136 to Ili.; rows and
calve... 112 to CV: horn:nem gin to £l4. Fat wethera,
fiss. to tilt. ;fat ewes, :10s. to l'irat ; grazing wethera, 40e. to

Loxpos WOOL SALER,
There seat a fair attendance nf buyers, and prima
eutained without material alteration.

CORK JtUITER *Apprr.

Ordimery Firet.. ; Seconds, :Cs ; Thirds. 775. ;
Fourths, els. ; Fifth— s • Sixths. Ms. Mild Cured :
Superfine, 1:10s. ; ; Seconds, 1061.; Thirds, Mu
Number of &lane Ha the market, WV.

EASTERN QUESTION.

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The Auetrian occupation of the Turkish pmvincee
is proceeding without touch hindrance. A Vienna
telegram atate, that the Duke 1 4 Wurtemburg, at the
bead of the I:3th Corps, occupied Liven° after its
capitulation. The Austrian losses are said to he
sli ht. Klobelic, Ileseribed in Marshal Jovanovitch's
deapatch as the laat refuge f the Hartegosinian
insurgents, was captured on Saturday morning, attar
a desperate resistance. SUMO guns and ammunition
were taken.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

MR. GLADSTONA AND HIS AUSTRALIAN

SYMPATHISERB.

Mr. Gladstone has written the following letter to
Mr. Rowland Rees, J.P., of foyer, In response to
information conveyed to 31r. Gladstone, through Mr.
Rees, by his son, Mr It. Rees, • member of the
Legislature in one of the Australian colonies, and
referring to a meeting recently held in Adelaide in
support of Mr. Melst me u Eastern policy :
" liawarden, September 23, 1378, Dear Sir,—l thank
you for your note of the 17th neilbr the Australian
paper. I had already seen soffikjournals from the
quarter. I shall be obliged to yon if you will become
the medium of conveying to the gentlemew who have
promoted and signed- the whines the expression of
my sincere thanks and my cordial satisfaction at this
expression of their sentiments. I do not speak of it
merely as • vote of personal c nfidence. Their view of
the Eastern question Is infinitely more important as a
test of the state of their own minds with regard to
thole principles of justice and freedom which lie at
the rout of all sound politica At the same time lam
grestle surprised if the majority of those who could
be collected at the public meeting in the town of
Adelaide, may have followed the natural impulse to
rely upon the Government of the day at a period of
difficulty. For I apprehend that such • majority
must mainly depend for information upon what they
learn from thellsondon newspapers as to the facts of the
cam and the disposition of the people of this country.
According to the great mak irity of those papers, the
policy f the Government has had the general and
warm support of the people ever since the autumn of
1876. 'the Australian public is neither aware of the
testimony 11 the national press at large, nor is it pro-
bably coy,misant of the fact that while Europe, as well ,
as the colmies, have been fed with these assurances,
the cnnatittienclea of the country, when an opportunity
has chanced tosouro and the question has been tried,
have retuf ne,l is large majority thee who disapprove
of the onoluet of the Ministry. —I om, sir, your faith•
ful servant, (Signed) W. E. GLADSTOKL"
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

Dpllord
s,OOO

no fair to-day was one of the beet ever seen. There
won nearly 10,000 head of sheep penned, and every-
thing was sold Horns contributed the bulk of time
'beep, awl the finest lots brought the high price of
rt.., at which figure the ewes of Mrs. Hawkins. of
Whaddon, were Noll Mr. Mayo's born ewes were
sold under the hammer by Mr. Moor at 75e., and Mr.
John Mayo, of Whaddon, sol I 300 sheep at 725.,
which figure we. also reached by Mr. Wm. Bradford,
of Moweebury Farm, therefrom the range was down
to 62+. There were two pen. ..f horn couples, which
made Kam and 75.. Mr. Symonds sold some born
c.bilver lamb, at 50a. Culled horn lambs made 425. to
45.., awl Mr. Humor mold born wetbers at 53e. Downs
sold, ewes at 60s. (at which figure a lot of some 500
were *obi, to go beyond London), 53a, 48e. and 45e.
Some Down wethers made 6.3 m., and lambs (only a few)
454. to 27+. It was a quick selling fair, and gave great
satisfaction.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

A Simla telegrams announces the arrival at that
place of Sir Neville Chamberlain, the leadeeof the
abortive Cabal minion. The concluxion to which the
"MOOG war organs have jumped, that Russia prompted
Shere All to insult England, is emphatically denied in
a St. Petersburg tilegram, which states that when
brat the news .1 the stoppage of the mission reached
that capital the Russian I 'abinet knew no more about
P.. matter than the rest of the public. A bitter feeling
05h berm aroused in St. Petersburg by the reckless
language of the London prom
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

ON READING.

The art of reading need not here be either defined
or recommended, but it may be useful to throw out a
few very brief hints upon the subject. The first is
that readers should raid with a motive. It has been
said that readers are of three classes; those who
simply retain all they read, without either selecting
or digesting it; those v. ho retain nothing that they
read; those who retain what Noire their taate or what
they can turn to account. Be this as it may, it should
be borne in mind by those who would profit by what
they read that they should not prooeed too rapidly, but
should realise the ideas which c-dne in succession
before them, should pay continued attention, and
should mentally judge of what they read, in regard to
style as well as matter. Reading aloud is an accom.
plishment, success in acquiring which depends partly
upon natural gifts and partly upon study and practice.
Skill in this ia most desirable; and the young should
be carefully trained to it, They should moderate the
voice according to the size ot the room or building and
the number of hearers. The t onee, emphasis, speed,
and other details, vary with the subject and claw of
composition. A novel should not be read like •
sermon, nor a sermon like a novel; poetry should not
be read like prose, nor prase like poetry. The intona-
tions in dialogues should be carefully attended to' so
In speeches, descriptions, narratives, kr. Every effort
should be made to master an author's ideas and to
express them suitably, forcibly, and naturally. The
more complex the composition, the greater the
difficulty, but the greater the honour of success. The
student should begin with the more simple and easy,
and graduallyiproceed to what is more complicated and
difficult. A conversational style has been pronounced
the best, but this rule must be modified in the call of
orations, dramatic writing and the grander forms of
poetry. It Is • great thing to place the emphasie
properly, to avoid • sing-song manner, to pronoueoe
distinctly' and to observe the natural dirlsions
indicated by punctuation. Let it be remembr.,red that
in reading aloud the reader should be himt.elf : that is
should be natural. However varied thr, inflections of
the voice, which should be those of tte reader's natural
voice and not of a voice wLich is feigned and
artifiCal. The defect is eroecially common with
preachers, who read their sermons, and who do so in
tones to which they namer accustom themselves in con.
variation or when speakin,g unofficially. A similar
remark applies to public prayers; but wherever the
habit is tonna, it ia a vicious one, and greatly detracts
Irons the merit of the reader and the effect of what he
reads. Of the need for correct pronunciationtof every
word nothing used be said.—From "Cassell's Dormittle
Didionary" for October.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

Agricultural items.

EXTRACTED 1:1011 " 81.7TT0N.8 AMATErRie GUIDE IN
_ HORTICULTURE," OCTOBER, 1878.

Weeda and falling leave* are the plague. of the
season. It may seem that they do no harm, but
assuredly they are directly injurious to every crop
upon the ground, for they encourage damp and dirt,
and prevent a free circulation of air amongst the crops,
and prevent the Amer of aunahine to the land. Keep
all clean and tidy, even to the removal of the lower
leaves of all the Cabbage worta where they lie ball
decayed upon the ground. If in want of work, ply
the hoe among.t all kinds of crops, taking care not to
break or bridge healthy leaves or loosen the roots ad
anything. Dig vacant plots, and lay the land up in
ridge. in the roughest manner possible. Heavy land
may be manured now with advantage, but it is well
not to put manure on light land until spring.
CABBAGE to be planted out as advised last
month.

CA-I-MOONS to be tied round and earthed up.
CARROTS to be taken up and 4 'red in sand.
Late-sown crone VI be thinned and weeded.
CAULIFLOWERS to be planted out ail we before
advised.

CELERY t, be earthed up, and protecting material
got ready. t assure its safety during frost.
ENDIVE to be blanched for use as it acquires Its
full size, but not bef, au, as the blanching makes an
end of growth.
GARLIC and POTATO ONIONS may be planted
on dry, warm soils, but on cold, damp soils to plant
now is to throe rots and labour away.
LET fllCE.—CoLtinue to plant am before advised
POTATOES to be taken up and stored with all
passible speed. In times when work is slack, the
eeed potatoes for next season's planting may be got
ready, and put in baskets and boxes, preparat wy to
being spread out in the daylight in lefts and sheds
when the New Year lute turned,
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

DORCHF.STER SATURDAY'S CORN
MARKET.

At the Corn exchange there was but a thin attend-
ance, in consequence ,A the approaching fair at
Poundbury. V. heat was in smaller supply than last
week, the bs•,t qualities selling more freely at late
prices. Melting barley less saleable, many maltsters
refusing t d.,Aim.. at the present high figure&
Dry wheat fetched from 42e. to 465. per qr., and
malting barley from 40.. to 435. Last week the official
morago of 441 I int. of wheat was 43e. Csi, while 1,319
qrs. of barley averaged 425. 2}d.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

IN FANCY DRESSES

Many new and beautifully soft FABRICS will be
shown at wonderfully low prices.
Good HOMESPUN SERG ES from 64d. to 11/41. per
Yard.
Fins SCOTCH DITTO at Ind. per yard.
The "CONGRESS" DITTO at Mid. per
yard—ons of the cheapest ever offered.
New Fancy TWEEDS Is. lidjand upwards.
A^ • ' "

40-inch All-wool essamEitis at ii. Sid. per yard-
French MERINOS Ix 4141. and
22. 6d. per yard, In all the New Shades.
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A great variety Of FiCENCH NOVELTIES in the
best dam ot goods.
Our well-known WEST OF ENGLAND SERGES
from la. lid. to Sts. 9d. In Black and Blue—these are
being offered at the lowest prices they have ever
been, and in some cases 6d. to 9d. per yard las than
old quotations.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01

THE SHOW ROOMS

Will be OPENED on the same day with • large
selection of
REAL SEAL JACKETS

Out in the New Shapes and at specially low prices, •
good quality being offered-33 inches long, from U
guinea.; also a variety of New Diagonal and Fancy
Cloth Ditto.
Felt, Seal, and Beaver HATS and BONNETS.
A _great variety of the ready-made Striped Fancy
SKIRTS, made with the new bandit

In consequence of the still existing depression in the
manufacturing districts, X. B. & Co. have made some
very large purchases in all kinds of MANCHESTER
GOODS, and will offer the same at such low picas m
have never before been offered. They would call
special attention to their Large Stock of American
Washed LONG CLOTHS: prices from Md. to Md.
per yard, which are sow commending themselves to
all clams, of the public as being far superior and
cheaper than any of our English manufacture.
A Large Stock of all the New and Leadintdas,oods
In HOSIERY, GLOVES, RIBBONS, CO
SCARVES, LACES, &c., &c., wonderfully cheap.
Patterns of Dress Materials wet oappinntion.

11, HIGH WEST-STRZET,

DOZOZZIITZZ.

MR. ALPS= B. viniusa,
DENTIST, _p.
PARK HOUSE, LIDOK
SL loan• CHUBCI3.)
'TERRIER may b• fIONSULTID
LVI DyDEK DAY at bin emider• as gam

THlnt=l:l
itte:LidttedfiewingipLa?!
immure value is known, and it isanlo:ked upon ais a
hadispeolable obits in Families, and an aheoluate
neosesity in the fr.ctcry, to aupereede Had-liewing.
Ira HISTORT, Hite that of the Stem Engine, has
been marked by rapid progression in improv
a° that thy tak 'flaying musical llttle InstruMmicairtol
the present y WWI the clumsy complicated
maw of Spew sed,ielsot ten or twelve years ago;
still, many Maththes that have be= introduced
within the last few years are far from thultiesi—ettlisr
the extreme heaviness of some, or the complication of
others, and their limited range of work, have militated
much against their soccess.
Tux MOST WORM= QUALMS to be desired he
Machin* are, simplicity of construction, rapidity and
sees of motion, great variety and range of work, and
durability of stitch; these qualities combined make a
perfect Sewing Machine.
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07 TIN VLIIIOOIISTITCHSII made by Sewing Machismo,
than beet adapted to the ordinary yorPout of &wing
ant known au the " Lock-Stitch, aad the " Loop.
Stitch."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

BRIDPOILT

ERTZETAINIIMIT AT VII TWIPLAZ BALL JAM.. C.
Lake, of London, gave on exrallent entertainment, con.
tiding of some of his popular recitals, on Thursday last,
September leth. There wee but a spoor attendance. Mr.
Lake is undoubtedly on elocutionists, and to judge from
the applause which followed each piece he must have
left favourable irnpreations upon the minds of the
audience. Mr. William Stone. organist of St. Mart's.
Bridport, gave some extellent pionaforte solos during the
evening. Subjoined to the programme:—" Brave John
Maynard," Jewephive ,• "Molly Carew." & Lover ; " Mow I
live," 0.1. Banks; "lit. Bumble and Mrs. Costley," C.
Dickens •, "The Gottingen Berber," Carpenter; "The
Stron and the Gael," Sir W. Scott " Sykes and Nancy,"
C. Dickens' "11l never forget that therm," & Lower
"Charge of the Light Brigade," Tennyson ; "Enoch
krden," (selection) Tennyson.
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FATAL ACOIDLIT NUR BILIDPORT.—Au accident under
very painful circumstances occurred to Kr. John Dare
shoemaker, of Nettlernmbe. Deceased had been to the
fair at Beaminstar on Thursday on business, and wee re-
turning home in a waggon belonging to Ky. Chart.
Heather, of the Red Lion Inn, Milton, when near
Mappertun a jerk was felt by deceased's wife, and a man
named Nortbover, who was in the waggon at the time,
and on turning round they missed Dare, who had been
driving The horse immediately bolted, end reached
Milton in safety, with Mrs- Dare. In the meantime
Northover had Jumped out to look for Dare, whom he
diacovered lying on the road quite dea.), having sustained
tearful injuries to the head, there was also a deep cut
above the eyes. It is supposed that the wheels of the
waggon must have passed over the head, but as it was
quite dark at the time, and no one saw him fall, that is
not positively known. The body was eventually thought
to the Red IAOI2 Inn, where as inquest was held on the
following day (Friday) before Kr. N. K. Loggin, coroner,
and the following jury :—Feekiel Len Brown (foremen),
Richard Gale, H. A. Stevens. John Rau, George Bugler,
Henry Allen, Lot Read, David Lea, Albert Crabb,
Wesley Hine, 'Charles Crawford, and J. W. Dswthey.
After bearing the evidence of the wife ef deceased, and
the man
. Northover, the jury had no hesitetlon in return-
ing a verdict of • AceldraW death."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

SHIP INN, LANGTON, NEAR BWANAGE.
TO 31 SOLD BY AUCTION, BY
MESSRS. 01JRTIS AND SON, ou FaIDAT,
flicrrnego, 27th, 1878, the FURNITURE
and EFFECTS of Mr. John Ball, whotz.ittionlii
lim.,c-m4r6o,7=led and rased
t, and otlurr chairs, mahogany
callarett, dinner ware, coroer cupboard, mahogany
frame couch in hair cloth, tapestry carpet, ten urn,
glass front book case, pictures, mahogany tray, small
settle, books, k.c., four poet, French, and other bed-
steads, palliasses, feather beds, bolsters, and pill Ara,
painted dressing tables and waabstands, mahogany
chests of drawars, towel rails, bad/taps, painted linen
toilet glasses, toilet wire, (sit carpet, kr.. •
Kitchen and Cooking Utensils, also 40 Eton Pigs:
Grey Pony, about 11 hands high, quiet to ride ordrire.
Bay Pony Colt, rng two years old; 40 head of
Poultrpicantity of Firewood, Water Botta, Pig
Tubs, Stool, Too/a, Buckets, Bost Cass, Jars,
inagcno to commmos at Two o'clock Prompt.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

THZ SUPPOSED APPOINTMENT Or NEW
MAGISTRATES.
To tila Editor.

Sir,—Haring otrerved several letters in the lona papers
on this subject and as there appeared to be tome misappre-
hension relative to the number of Justice, on the Corn.
mission of tbe Pesos, I should like officially to nen, for
the benefit of those interested, that there are at the present
time Id gentlemen on the Commission, whose names
follow according to seniority, vl&: —T. ffiadn W. Pence,
W. L C. Adey, G. Belben, G. R. Penney, F. T. Rows,
C. J. Stone, Y. Kemp-Welch, T. Belton, A. Banton, H.
D. $ll4, T. Blade, jun., G. H. Hutch, W. D. Dugdals, J.
B. Dwell, and C. Hill The bitter gentleman, appointed
with the last bank has never qualified. Messrs. F. T.
Rosen and H. D. Bilk may at at any time return and
claim qualification, but cannot be removed without
entailing oensidsrable expense, and then only by their
written consent. As the Commission hes been returned
to me from the Crown Office without any fresh Raines
being inserted, the above therefore constitute the whole
of the Juniata for the Town and County of Poole.-4 am,
sir, your obedient servant, S
G. urrom
Clerk of the Peso.
Poole, September 90tb, 1078.
MENTIRNIII.

At Minterne House, Tuesday.—Bef ore Lord Dishy. A
trarap who said his name was Charge Washington, and
that he wee born at Calcutta and had served in the
American Army, had been • antler but had now no fixed
residence, was charged with sleeping in the open air at
lCome and having no risible means of subeistence P.C.
Jame, stated he found prisoner at midnight on Tneeday
steepens under • straw rick and took him into custody.
He bad seen hint In the town earlier in the evening.
followed by • lot of children evidently under the inane's.*
of drink and ordered him away. Prisoner who bad taken
to sail the highways, stated that he came from uorcheeter
and we. anxious to get to Plymouth, where he had a wife
and two children. He was, however, ordered to be taken
back to Dorchester amen for seven days at Her Msjeety
for which establishment it afterwards transpired
prison, for
only left the day previous after completing 14
days.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

GREAT BALE OF SHORTHORNS

The Duke of Devonattire's annual ode of Shorthorns
took place at llolkar on Wsdamday. His grace's stock
hare nearly all sprung from • cow named Oxford XV.
which was bought for KO guineas at Tortworth twenty.
floe years age. Thor* we. a great attendance at the Isle,
and the ring permuted • sight rldom esen. The first cow
although remarkably good, being old and of the Lily, nut
a very fashionable tribe, realimfl only 61 goliass
nunhood by Colonel Klogenote ; bat a Barrington sex(
appended, which was pureed at 1.56 guineas. Theo
Game the ant of the Grand Duchesses of Oxford, which
was put up at MO. Major Chadey took her at LSS6 and
was termed by the auctioueer, • great bargain. After
an Oxford Rue had been booked to Lord Dunmore; Lady
Bright gym Third, put up at £lOO, made nu, bought by
Lord Sitelna•radale than another Grand DUCII6III Of
Oxford appeared. Doing owl sister to a cow which had
been sold for gum bidding rose rapidly from £5OO to
MAO. not slackening much until £1.560 was ritaMed.
Lord Pentlyn 'OW the purchmer. Grand Duchess of
Oxford Twenty-Second took general fancy; £5,000 waa
mew in no time, sad Kr. KcCullock bought her for
Audralia at £3,110. Counter Barrington Seventh,
remarkably well bred and baying grand character. went
to Lord Dunmore at £6llO, and modem°, the Oxford Rose
family, which le not 40 lashionabl• am the genuine Orford,
prax bought by him at CMO. Next came the animal whioh
the sale in price, Bemuse. Oxford /I(th, not
origiasily In do catalogue Kr. McCulloch pluckily bid
.00000 at onox but she was run up to &KO more, at which
Kr. ll'lntosh bought her. The Countess Barrington
Nip* mad. ask and Winsome Twentieth, esemingll
pretty enough for may price, trent to Lord Bective for
.0116. Then caw the Grand Duchess of Oxford Thirty.
eight and Fortieth the former sold to Sir John Swinbura
for £1,650, th• latter to Kr. Poster for £1,600. lightens
cows were sold, and they made the gylendid average of
laW 6a The bulls sold at variable Sunnis Filth Duke
of Weth•rby moo* VOS, to Lord Lessdale Duke of
Oxford XLIV. made £1,650, to Kr. Bramey Duke of
Oxford XLV. to Lord Fosharding for £1.5130 Duke of
Oxford XLVI. maimed Gel, to Lord Klsemare. The rest
were chiefly Berringtoes, and they fetched much lower
ammo ; stall the aeseame for the II bull& forming the total
number, amounted to gee 7.. kL The total amount
aselieed for 30 anicoak woo .L 19,9111
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

A NAM BRILLIANT, AND ECONOMICAL LIGHT. EN
zs• CONTRAST to the summons •nd Wad accidonte which
arise from the um of Petroleum; YOUNG'S PARA MN OIL
to. been e‘senalve y banned IN ALL CLIMATES kr TWMIITT-
EIGHT TZAR without • SINGLY ACCIDENT. ITS FLAME
POINT it h,v.rtotty 110 DEGREES Fahrenheit ABOVE the
13•Itieli Government &soder lof 11.fety, whareby all CONE,
TROUBLE, sod DANGER in regard to a Lkeese tor Me
storage or male are sabre', avoided. Being richer In Carbon
Quo any ether description of burning OIL, it Is tmogualled, eS
an ILLUMINANT, giving both a VIGOKOUS sod a RR\
FUL FLAME. Gamble-lug It. PRICE, awl 'but It BURNS
LONGER by THIRTEEN PER CENT. than Awls,.
Petroleum, It to aurpmeWmahly tit* most econoreloal HOS
known.

16-airs PARAFFIN OIL is thus distinguished Ist
SLIITYY, BRILLIANCY and ECONOMY.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

" ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO."

Maloontente are fond of quoting the "good old
times" when they happed to hays • grievance.
Uncisobteelly there was a great deal in those days
that was highly objectionable, but it cannot be gain-
said that there was alao much that perhaps the world
now-a-days would be all the better for. Take for
Instance the following transcript of an old document
Wouldn't the plan therein adopted for the cure of
scolds be far more effectual than the present magis-
terial lecture and fine of se. :
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

DEATH Of MR. BENJAMIN PHARR= GIINDRY.

We have to record the death of Mr. Benjamin Narks'
Oundry, of West-street. Bridport a justice of Um pesos
for the county, and a put provincial grand warden of the
Order of limions, which occurred 71nktlfda7 morning
(Sunday) at six o'clock.
Mr. Gmsdry was of a most genial temperament, and in
U.. discharge of his duties in public and private life won
the goodwill aod esteem of all
Hs has been ill about six months, mind we believe the
complaint which led to his death ultimately developed
Into dropsy.
Ma age, we an told, we. about
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

BYMMEDBBURY.

1111t.14T THANKraGIVIN4I.-00 Tum.lay Divine Service
was held in the parish church of Symunilsbury, which was
beautifully decorated for the occasion. A large cross over
the altar was erected, composed of dahlias of various
PAWL with • mixture of ferns, awl at the foot of the
cross an illuminated text with violet border with the
words—" From Me is thy fruit found." The lodges of the
windows were covered with moo; upon which in various
designs were placed apples, tomatoes, plumbs, awl gourds.
At the foot of the altar were two immense sheave* of
wheat, it the lose of which lay some splendid purple
grapes. The font was indeed • limat design, a cows
being tixel ii the top covered with amber roses and choice
exotic, awl on the southern window were arranged choice
flower* in tuts, including geraniums, fuchsias, Coleus, am
at. The pulpit and lectern was also prettily decorated
with hue and dahlias. The prayers were read by the
Rev. Charles Rawlinsou ; the lewons were read by the
Rev. 11. D. Colt, curate of Loder*. and Rev. E. W. May,
vicar Alli neon. The Harvest Hymn was then nun—
We plough the Bolds and scatter the good aiml on the
land." The Rev. H. D. Colt preached from Exodus
x 21-11 e (the preacher) impreeicd upon his hearers
the necessity of returning thanks to the Lord of Hosts for
the goodly harvest, and to relieve the poor and needy, as
our lend did whilst on earth. He concluded with an
earne.t appeal on baud( of the Foreign Missionary
hociety, ins for the glorious work which that Society wee
dom,t, for which a collection was made at the close,
amounting to CI fa 2.1. —The decorations were the work
of Mrs. and Miss Rawlinson, Mr. Angel, Mrs. Harris.
Misses Kellaway, Sainways, and Richards.—The belle rang
moms merry peels &whim the day.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

THE SHAKERS.

Mrs. Gilding dates that although grateful to Mr.
Warner for his generous offer, she has not yet decided
to acc.pt it. Since the correspondence was published
she has received several letters asking her, on religions
crowds, not to do so. The condition of the community
is not much improved by their exchange from the
highway to the field, se they are still living in tempor-
ary shelter, their only covering being pieces of carpet,
canvas, kc.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

VILLA KLYNE.

lEarrest Holm A feast in connection with the
ingathering of ths harvest at Friar Mayne took place on
Tuesday evening last. whim the labourers aroording t th.•
annual custom was invit-d to • sumptuous foists provided
by Mr. H. J. J. Cockerani. The good old English fare of
boot mutton, puddings, tr. was supplied. and Itaartll7
partaken off by Mbourvra visit us. and friends, who, with
mass and toast. beguiled away the evening till the small
hours M the morning. when the party broke up all
declaring that they spent a happy evening.

NNTE:11111 °mum
We are indebted for the followipg graphic and beset-
rendering history of the principal pert loos below) of •
day's proceeding, to our contemporary the Chronicle :
Brightly and lovely indeed wail the morniis of Septem-
ber the 11th. Torrents of rain and a murky day 11117 be
expreesive of the "mingled feelings- of the good folk on
the other side of the hill, but tire us, and • bride, the
glorious sunshine, with an unclouded aky, as enjoyable at
the present and ILI prophetic uf the future. Nether
Cern. has been described by • Dorset cdebrity as " a
pleaeant little piece to live and die in." but from what was
to be observed on thhi particular Wednesday every one
seemed to regard it a• by no means an unpleasant place to
be married in—at all events all went as happily se the
bells which proclaimed the approaching manage of the
youngest daughter of Mr. S. Sines with Mr. D. G. Jebb,
Long before the appointed time the newly restored and
chaatelv decorated little church was tilled by an expectant
..mbly, and punctually, aye even to a minute, the
Vicar's voice proclaimed the object of the gathering
eleerly are the "I wills" pronounced, and soon the belle
deekre the departure from the church of Mr. and Mrs.
followed by the four bridesmaids (Mime. M. F. and
11. Byrnes, Miss Bootie STrnes, and Mime Brain), the
groomsmen (Mr. Martin it Kirwan, Rev. W. H. Beach,
Mr. Fred Phil t, and Mr. 11. Symonds), and a tarps
number of relatives and guests. The bride was attired in
a Princese robe of white satin draped with tulle, and
trimmed with orange Sowers a wreath of the same
flowers and a tulle veil. She also wore a splendhl necklaee.
marines, and bracelet of pearls. the gift of the bridegrisita
The dresses of the bridesmaids were of white Cashmere,
heavily laced with jp,lilbraid, bee'-eater hats to correspond,
and each wore a handsome gold locket and chain, the gift
of Mr. Jebh. At one o'clock there was a summons to the
breakfast, of which it is enough. and not too much, to lay
that, if good fare and excellent wines CAD make clad the
heart no iine could Ire mad. The Lei. keake. • moat successful
work of time and art, wax pros-idea by Mrs. Howe, of
Dorchester. At half-past three the carriage and greys
appeared, then came the usual shower of rice. Ix., and
with the departune of Mr. and Mrs Jobb fir I lifton ended
the principal part of a most delightful and propitious day.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

DILIDPOZT.

D%RVEiT TIIANICSUIVISita—On Sunday afternoon
EVersheint, Viear of Lkro, preached at the Bradpula
Pariah rhumb to a n tttttttttttt congregation, from
oily., I—" The earth hi the Loril awl the 'ulna. thereof.
—The altar, pulpit, rant, and eui,lowe were prettily
deem-1,4%1 with wail ferns. The offertories
of the wevjeee. 1.11 marning and evening were devoted'
to the Itradpole Sunday hcboolt The Rev. Canon Bradley
conducted the services.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

lIVERSZOT

Og Wednesday, • man named Simnel Tuck. in the em-
ploy of Mr. Boatswain, eat working on • wheat rick. when
his foot got entangled in the straw, throwing him off the
rick. and causing internal injuries. Dr. Butler, of liter-
shot, attended him at once, but from the first his cafe
amazed hovel... The poor fellow lingered until about
11 o'clock on Thursday night. He was about 02 years of
an. He leaves a widow and • grown up family. The
Coroner was communicated with, but an inquest wee
thought unnecessary.

FLOWER Snow. —The annual Cottager,' Horticultural
Show was, through the kindness of the Eon f ilchester,
held in Ifelbury Park, on Friday. The day was v•ry
and a good number of persons attended the show. The
band of the 20th Regiment (stationed at Portland) was
present, and played a capital selection of music during the
afternoon and evening, under the conductorship of Ile H.
Dimmer, bezed.master. On the tables seven the middle
of the tent were some choice plants from If elbsuy House.
Among the exhibits by the cottagera in the vegetable
clan, the scarlet runners and vegetable marrows
were about the best. Several baskets of fine
dahlias, and also some large fuchsias were
shown. The following is the prize list .—Three
cabbages-Ist, William Groves; ited. C. Thew ; 3rd,
J. Sertin. Twelve round aotatoes—let, Sally Dubbin;
tad, Jobs Rartin ; 3rd, K Railer. Twelve kidney pots-
toes—let, Samuel Joesop ; 2nd, Miss Fuclivet ; 3rd, John
Dubbin. Six carrots-Ist, William Groves; Iked,,Wns.
Chubb. Six turnips—let, J. Sartin ; lad, J. Groves Six
onions—lit, Edith Thomas; 2nd, John Jerson; 3rd,
Samuel Groves. Six parsnips-2nd, Ellen Groves. Broca
of cucumbers—lat. Haskins; 2nd, W. Groves. Three
lettuces-Ist, R. Groves ;2nd, Rutfey. Dish of peop—
les R. pulzaan ; Stsdr, Wm. Chubb. Dish of scarlet
runners—let, Ellen Groves; 2nd, William Groves Dish
of apples-Ist, J. Bragg*, 2nd, Jane Gals; 3rd.
Chubb. TWO vegetable marrows—Edith Thomas. 'Basket
of flowers-3rd, R. Groves. Bread—Maria Groves. Four
kinds of potatoos—fiamusi Jaseop. Six hunches of
flowers—Jane Childs. Three pot plants—Robert Pulman.
Beaks* of flowers Big school children only)—lst, Kate
Mikis; bad. Eva Childs. Hooey Palmaa.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

Kt.motiprjowx PAIR.

This important fair, which. sowing so doss alter Wilton
is looked upon as haying a great influence in settling this
autumnal prices of sheep, took plane on Wednesday on the
fair ground it Kingsdown. near Box_ The attendance of
agriculturists was exceedingly large, whist that of dealers
was very numensis and Influential, some of the hest
knoan 4eep factoni in the country hying present. The
fair was shire the average both in quantity and quality.
Between thirty and forty thousand sheep were penned,
and hiiainess we, brisk at prices rather above the average.
Mr. William Brown, Ilaalebury, Boa. sold 100 lambs at £3
each, and 100 superior ewes at close upon ca 10a Shear
14i.:* fetched from Llo to £l4. and some went as high ma
gln. whilst rain loreilw sold at from £1 In. to £4, and the
best went • good deal further in shillings. The general
run of ordinary Minim was from tils. to SO. me, Ma to
Mk The home fair was not no well filled as former fairs.
Primo were high, and grind animals, especially in the
draught hone department, sold readily at good rates, if
§hey were of really working age and could be warranted.

woßcesrpt Hoy MARKKT:—saTuaimr,

There was a ao .1 a, 'cadence at our hop market today,
1...,14 the got 8 iturday alter the opening fair, although
mit ee many people se on Thursday. There IVY also a
leers number of pocket. of new hope brought in—orey
1600 pockete its the last two das s —and while the number
weighed up to Thursday Meat -.only OH pockets. to-day
1076 pamed the puhlic male*, making Mt weighed since
the opening of the season. Priem from 03s. to 100 a. per
Cwt. Mr. T. M. Hopkins reports that there sem snore
disposition on the part of planter, to accept marchants
prices to-day than on Thursday. and Maslow improved
accordingly.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

BROADWZY.

Trite 45th anniversary oP the Upwey and Broadwey
Association of the British and Foreign Bible Society
was held in the echoolroorn on Wednesday evening
last the Rev. 1). B. It. Benham in the chair. The
chairman opened the meeting with a hymn. reading
of scripture, and prayer, and after a few remarks am to
the object of the society, called on the secretery to
reed the report b.r the past year, which showed en
advance on former years. ILL ft. ff. Eliot, the Rev.
J. Fox (as deputation), the Item B. Butcher and J.
Burt addressed the meeting, which was well attended.
The collection amounted to £4 14.

08XIBIBT011f.
OPENING OF THE WitiiLEYAN CHAPEL
The opening service' of this new dispel we.. cosanieneed
on Wednesday afternoon, when a goodly number of Wey-
mouth and Dorchester friend. attended, in order to hear
Um Rev. R. Allen's sermon. The chapel, which is built
to bold about 1* was so full that some were unable to
set in, but managed to pass the time pleasantly in walking
about the pretty village, the weather being delightfully
Bne. At live o'clock they re-amembeed for tea, when both
old end new chapels were crowded_ The public meeting
was also a very sucomeful ono ; Mr. Symonds, of Buckland,
wan chairman, and he delivered an address, (snowed by •
number of friend& Mr. Foots read the report, and we
learn the total expenditure ia to be about MN, of which
about £l4O had already been raised. About SAP more wan
promised at the meeting, the friends agreeing either to
collect it Of give it by Christmas, and the Wesleyan
Building Fund will contribute £lO when • Gamin amount
ham been contributed,
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

DORSET 00UNTY HOSPITAL.

rtDEES are INVITED for SUPPLYING
. Donn C,ourrry Hamra. with COALS
foe Three or Six Months, and with MEAT, BREAD,
FLOUR, MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE,
POTATOES, ALE, and other ARTICLES for Six
months, from the 26th instant.
The Tenders mart be deliserid at the Hospital on
Of before WIDNISDAT, the 2541 instant.
Forme of Tender may be obtained on application at
lb. HORPTTAL, or to Mr. JONI BROWN, Dorchester,
Clink to the Committee. . . .

—Milk. it—tilt-er—, end -Cheese may be tendered for in
aI tender or mparstely.
Na—The committee do not bind themselves to
swept the lowest or any tender.
Dusted 11th September, las.

SOUTH WF,STERN RAILWAY.

CREAP EXCITRSIONS for 6 or 13 DAYS
to LONDON from Weymouth, Dorchester.
Ac., every MONDAY until further notice, at the
following times and fares

Imam Portland
„ Weymouth „
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Moreton • • ~
Wool .. • • „
„ Wareham „
„ Haroworthe „
„ liameortby Joc4. ,
„ Bournemouth Weil
Parketone • • „
„ Poole
„ P•ole Junction „
„ Winiborne
„ Bournemouth East,,
Chnstchurch .
LTA.° London (WatMloo
Brides) .. about

The Return Excursion leaves Waterloo Station,
London, at 12.10 p.m. on the Saturday or Saturday
Week following the date ol the WOO of the Dickman.

INDKPINDINT OOLLEGE, TAUNTON.

PIUNCIPM. : ReT. W. A. GRIFFITH, La.,
(Load. U.)

8100 E, MASTER : T. POWELL, Esq., m.a., (Oxon).

AND SEVIN ABAISTANT MANTI/111.
Pupils prepared for the Cambridge, Local, and
London University Examinations, and also for Com-
mercial life. Separate study rooms for pupils pre-
wing for Examinations. Exhibitions from £l5 to
KO Per annum. The Elilaygrounil, in tins midst of an
&We of `27 acres, supplied with Gymnastic
Apparatus and spacious Swimming Bath. A detached
building for Invalids.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

BOROITOH MAGLETTRATIS.
To Use Edam.

Sir,—l me by correspondence In your paper that Poole
Li suffering from an egnearrese de Admen In the shape of
ungistratm May Ibe &Lewd to eugglnt that it would
not be an objection if we suffered from 'ad their mm
plaint." Often affairs at our Pollee-court sre at a stand-
still for want of a magistrate. (MA ttions who pall the
wires give the Chancellor " a quiet tip," and let no hays
added to our lid the names of one or two gsotl.o
whom the claims of business will not prevent discharging
the duties of the dace I

Obediently yeerniaL
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

ZYPIL

- -
HAMIST Thsjiggorvlso figantm—The annual theak6
giving service was held at the Church of Bt. Peter, Hype.
O n Friday. the service commenced at three o'clock. The
Rey. R. Rawlineon and the Rey. C. It. Rawlinisam con-
ducted the service., assisted by the Rey. & Davis, curate
of St Andrews, Bradpole, the 'salmis being read by the
Rev. Canon Broadley, vicar of Bradoola and the Rev. F.
WHIMS, of Bettiscombe The Rev. Canon Dodd, of
Bestninater, preached from PaalialCOrd, ant four verses
At the conclusion of the service a thank-offering was
collected towards the expenses of neroofing the church.
The church was prettily decorated for the occa Mon. The
rails of the altar were (geranuim dahlias mom, he-, while
O cross on the eastern window was waived of yew,
cypress, and various coloured dahlias. The front was
adorned with f usich Ma, ci nersita,hops and ger =toms A. cross
composed of fern and amber roses, with clematis at the
base, rose from the basin, the splays of the windows also
held designs in apples, plums, tomatose. hr. The whole of
the decorations ware chaste sad elective. Then was but
• •P•M ••••1••••i013, owing to the inclement weather.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

A SHORT ESSAY ON TATURS.

"'Tatars ic 'Was now-a-days," remarked " one of
the olden time" to Mil the other evening, with perhaps
a stricter regard to veracity than numbers. We were
having • little o.nfidential chat upon things in general
over • pot of Deveniah'. " nut brown" in a village inn
not . hundred miles, as the saying is, from our county
town. lie was a venerable but veil-preserved spec.
men of man, as he ought to be ; nearer 90 than 80, but
able to do a day's work "wi ar man Filo." Scarcely
a bend in his broad shoulders, and with legs that even
now carry him easily the four miles an hour.
Not a teetotaller. My teetotialling friends may remain
quiet. And fond of his pipe, therefore pact anti-
tobacconists. But still • moderate man, to which
probably he owes his promise of centenarianienn.
Not to digress, I responded "You're right." "So
they it put in a comb man, and forthwith we had •
Mlle lector* upon 'taturs, which for the benefit of my
readers I will endeavour to give as nearly as possible
In the words of my old friend, the purity of whoa
Dorset dialect would delight the poet Barnes
" Ea taws is taturs now. Liz massy 'pon us why
I der accolek when a sack of taws that I'd git
17. SI. far now oorin't vetch more nor Is. 6d. Many
and many a slck I've odd at thick price. You'd hardly
think t'wd 1,9, to take ton up would a But there we
dd do it. Ah I and I've seed taturs billed up for the
pig. t'd bwate any you'd see on • gainua. table now-
a-day. You know thick there field saver be Varmer
Well there we Jigged up 108 sacks to
the acre—blue rocks. That were fifty year ago°.
Now if we d' get 40 sacks to the acre lie
somethie w le.ful. la my time the early
Douglas were the testa. ltut we never see 'em now.
Were be email gone to ? r.t gie any man six shillons
for • peck o' the seed. Fatty seas to de acre lied
didn't, 1? Ah 30's IlloTll like in the long run. Tether
day Passim came to I and he says, say. he Host come
and see my magnum bonums. Well I'd eerd o
magnum bonum pens and magnum bonum plums but
I nine teed of magnum boo= taw. so when I gets
Into the gardin I looks all round the walla and I says
'where be 'an'. Paastm larghs and says I means these
ere taturs. I looks at him Mod of doberous and then
I up wi • stalk. lissoly 'pen us there they was.
Splendid I Never seed each • thing for years and years
•'sasdred sacks to the acre If. bushel.
Well I asked and what sort were they?
The answer was " Ihuswes Magnum Boma."

Puna..
P.S.—Talking or rather writing of potatoes I mar
mentiou that an old lady of my acquaintance celebrated
her Ilith birthday • few days ego by going op in her
allotment and digging and picking up • good sack full,
accomplishing the task in a little over 24 bourn. Even
my venerable friend was obliged to admit this wite
good work and that " gala now ii-daye thought more
o' the piaany than tature."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24

sazasoaira

Tim lion. Alexander K Bethell ham been appointed
lieutenant to tli*

-;111014 0. itie—v-e;iele of- -the Royal Navy muter orders
for home is the Sappho, Commaacier N. S. Digby,
from Australia.

Tel lollo= note, sopecded to the medical officer's
bak, wee at the Guardians weekly meeting :—" I
believe there is lees inning In Sheaborne and the district
than there has been for =Ay 11811/11.—N. K Dame."
An accident happened to Mr. T. Weisman. baker, of this
town, on Thursday. He was (In company with another
man earned Stevens) doing scene repairs to the roof of his
bakehouse, when the top floor, which wee in a very
dilapidated elate suddenly gave way, and he fell with it
Ito the ground. s wee found that he had broken his leg
In two places below the knee. Mr. Wideman I, progres-
sing favourably.
SHIRBOR/11 seems scarcely "the place in which to
spend a happy day." It quarrelled with its organist
about twelve months ago because hi bought his
groceries out of the town; and now the Surveyor is
attacked because he doesn't choose to live in the
place. Such Rallow-Chandlering pettiness might well
be divensed with in a town that dictatonly seta
itself up se an example to the county. Then, again,
there • a row because someone hss chosen to start a
slispenaary. Why on earth Mundt there be a squabble
sib .ut that? If a dispensary is needed it will succeed,
if it is not required it will very soon be "dispensed"
with.

Ito Royal! Poucz, Mooday.—Before Mr. E Bentlull
sa.i.W. o.lto.

Rh Onll4, a Silver Lek., was brought up in custody
charged with being drunk on Saturday. The prisoner wu
found asleep on West. 11•11; he was drunk, and said he
belongs 4 to Salisbury.—S,spsnut ndent Floircu,e said he
had over .CI In his pocket, and some clnthee and vegetables
in his piesennow ant it was fortunate the police found
hitn.—Prisoner pleuleti guilty. but said he had never been
like it before—Fined Sa. and 3a. costa.