The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-09-26 00:00:00

WOODBURY HILL.

Tim SHIM, FAIR took plam on Thursday, and
was numerously attended. From 9,000 to 10,000
sheep were offered for sale, and most of them found
purchasers at high prices. Few, if any, of even the
poorest lambs were sold for leas than ao,T., whilst
pried generally ranged from 38s. to 485., and in one
or two instances it was said even m mach as 50s.
had been obtained. Some capital ewes were sold
by Mr. higram, of Mapperton ; Mr. Cave, of
Abner; Mr. Redact, of Kingston; and Mr.
Dowden, of lick.; and the prices for these ranged
from 60.. to 655. Mr. Martin offered a very fine lot
of lambs, which left the pens early in the day.
About one o'clock, Mr. Henry Richards offered by
auction a choice lot of 100 pure-bred Sussex ewes,
the property of Mr. .1. J. Faroinharsmi, of Langton.
Them were a very fine flock from the folds of the
Duke of Richmond and Mr. Jonas Webb, and were
all very greatly admired. They were sold in lota of
five or ten, and the prices ranged at from 465. to
73.. per head. Two lota were knocked down at
46a. ; three at 475. ; four at 495. ; two at 50s. ; two
at 525. ; two at 53e. ; one at 545. ; one at 58s. ; and
one (a lot of 10) at 735. The ewes were not all sold ;
those disposed of made an average cf Lea each.
There was also a very good show of horses, and
many of the young colts for faros work realised good
prices.

BLA.NDFORD.
THE FORTHCOWING VOLUNTEER REVIEW. —A 00M-
mitt.t.e has been formed to take steps for honouring the
visit of the Dorset battalion, on the 2nd October, in a
worthy manner, end the inhabitants are invited to
decorate their streets A ball in the Corn 13:change
and a grand display of fireworks are also contemplated:
sußcrros FAlL—This fair was attended by •
number of dealers and pleasure Deckers. The fair largee
was nearly filled; rather more than 5,000 sheep being I
penned. Business eat hull, at about the same prices as
at Bla.ndford fair. To effort sales farmers submitted to
• decline of from 4a. to Ba for calls; bat the best
sorts reah.ed former prima: Them was • larger show
of fat stock than ISA year4iats wattequeam of the
prevailing diellais, wit/MN Await, has not, however,
made its apromeweadaalwaliatriet, only a few mileh
sows were ollkellth Pallatesic maid at from 10+. to 12a.
per Wife. i'hareakellair was veil anpplied with some
very tukful
Tan Lire Mae. ABWCITHNOT. A I......eepondent of
a contemporary, writing from Interlaken, after deserib-
ins • visit be had paid to the 'pot where Mrs, Arbuthnot
was struck it lightning says :—Only nig days ago, on
the 13th of 1, the Rev. W. Dillon came up
from Berne men, bearers of a marble error,
which nut tint rude mom of white Sr wood '
with whichl ' Kerma bid merited
the ea,- , new marble

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inte•dad rui a lastlng monument, ._ erected.. at
Lb. distance of aboot eight feet from the spot on whioh
airliuthuot Wig bond dead; on the r- 'ltself •
bilis Stolle Is, laid with • heap of smaller r it,
geritierbst alter the fashion of i cairn.