The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-30 00:00:00

PROBPIX:79 OF THE DAY.

A London Or7;;Tr.po4.Oit ;reek we shall,
probably, be a little more lively than of late, but really
up to the present time it Ls geoerally admitted on all
,as that this is the dullest season we have had far=
and the Ulmer of the Prince of Wales, which, al
not serious, will very likely prevent him going to Epsom
on Wednesday next, will not tend to improve matters.
City men have been most dreadfully " bit " during the last
few months, and there are no lass than 500 houses la
fashionable localities without tenants—an almost unheard-
of thing at this time of the year. No end of people, too,
are, in consequence of the general stagnation of trade,
putting down their cordage., and I beer that I,OM coach.
ram are on Kern. Tatiana', list seeking employment
Broughams are at a discount I heard of • man who went
to Ittetertena,' the carriage builders, the other day, and
inpuired whether they wanted to buy one. " Oh, dear,
no, said the heed of the firm; " Why I know where to
pet my hand on fifty eenond-hand plar if we
relauired them—all of which could at about
one-teeth of the price we sold them a two years alto."
Straws show which way the wind blows, and this certainly
looks bed for business. Then, moreover, we are really in
rather a fright as to the future. I happen to know that at
the Admiralty they regard the present aspect of affairs
abroad with considerable uneneinesss and etratti ona are
being carried on as rapidly as peedble, so that in event
of war we may be in the best position possible to hold our
own on the ma. In another week or so everything will be
ready, and although, of course, every one hopes sincerely
that the wont will not come to the worst, still, should
matters tarn out badly, we shall certainly be able to keep
the combined Snits of the world at bay. Then are only
two ships from which we have anything to Par, and those
belong to the ham Government, and as Wiliam an
wretched sailors, and have not the slightest notion of
managing a Ironclad, we need not be much frightened. In
the army the present aide causes a coeelehle amount
of inecavesiesoe, for It is as mach as ever officers can do
to get any leave at alt Extensions of sick leave, too, in
the case of officers of the Indian army, are only granted if
absolutely nomesary ; in slunk things seem working up for
• row, and the event' of the next few weeks are looked
forward to in this part of the world with considerable
Interest At the same time, the prompt action of the
Government in reinforting the Mediterranean fleet has
acme much to restore fld.nce, as it proves, at any rate,
that we have an Administration which can act when MCl-
lion demands it

The Prince of Wales is suffering from inflammation in
the veins of one of his lea
On Saturday Is free library, erected ate cost of 5.6.000,
and fur abed with 7,000 volumes of books as an instal-
ment of 10,000 promised by the donor, was given by Yr.
Chadwick, 1L F., to the town of Mardesfiekl. '
On Friday evening, as Mrs. Peres Hamilton, of Wilton
Castle, Ran, wife of Mr. Pryce Hamilton. master of the
Ross harries, was driving a spirited pair of horses la the
neighbourhood of her rssldinos, they bated and dished the
carriage to olson, Mrs. Hamilton lad both legs and on.
arm beside receiving other injuries. She
now lies in • very precarious state.
HUIPITADI JANOS MINIMAL WATZIL —The best and
most agreeable natural aperient —" A convenialt and
sure purgative whose action it is easy to limit, such a
medicine may opine into play in the treatment of almost
any affection."—lnspector-General ?Amphorae, M.D.
Author of " Bathe end Wells of Europe." In original
bottles. price li. and Is. 6d., of all chemists.
A tier named Hodeo%7o yews of age, residing La Croy,-
lane, Denmark-ha di suddenly at the Denmark-Mil
railway station on Friday. She took a ticket for Ludgate
bill by the 11. d trpif saying to the booking-clerk. "1
have half killed m in hurrying to catch the train?
The clerk replied, there was no occasion for that ; you
have fin minutes to spars" Having gone half war down
the seem to the platt orm she stopped, end tben fell for-
ward. The porter, who had been watching her, ran to her
assistance, and called the stationmaster, by whoa direc-
tions • medical gentleman was secs in attendance, but
the poor woman was found to be deed.
Ni JULY Magestreege. —lt is announced that (tan
Sir William Codregton, G.C.8., will have command of the
Ind Army Corps, camps of
uarters sad=will be es follows :-
lAsrtok. elel and grains at BlackllsidannaSthe vietnit;
: tad Brigade, bid Divisou, near Petersfield ;
let Brigade, 3rd Division, nest forking; end BiVi3rd
Division, seer Horsham ; and the Cavalry as
Lewes. The sth Army Corps will be °amended Gm.
the Hon. Sir A. A. Spencer, G.C.8., with Heed -quarters
and lot Meson Including two Brigades, near Salisbury-
tad
Division and two Brigades In the vicinity of
Warminster; Ird Division and two Brigades close to
Gloucester ; and the Clandry Brigade as Yeovil.
to present arrangements, the various Regigotrerti
Corps, including the Rieman of Yeomanry and Militia
to form the two Army Corps will be moved direct to their
camping grounds. It is probable that the whole of the
of both Corps will be concentrated at Aldershot
and lisltsbury for three or four days at the end of July, for
the purpose of having • sham fight or two and • grand
march past.
A Puoui or Mom —Dr. D. G. F. Macdonald writes:
—"The plague of mire on the Scottish border has been
exceedingly disastrous to the pastoral farmers of I 'riot-
dais On many holdings needy half the grass has been
nibbled, and in souse plans not • mem of living hangs
Is to be seen. The mice swarm in such vast numbers that
tome superstitious people believe that they
.are a special
Judgment from Heaven. So absurd a notion needs no
refutation. They are amply the ordinary abort-tailed
tield-mice common over the country, known from time
immemorial, and their appearance now in millions is the
natural result of murpg raptorial birds end carnivore.
Al these are destroyed so vermin multiply. It is there-
fore exceedingly Impolitic to kill owls, hawks, crows,
maqice. wild onto,, stoats, and weasels. Ac,,,
In creature we have valuable auxiliaries
ing any invades el mice or other spoilers. and Milan It
is that when we interfere in the Divine orientation of '
nature and upset the balanowere saw tom
A N I'w WAIT& London papers have for '
gam time devoted much attention to the investigations
by which medical men leave been led to the conclusion
that Artificial aerated waters, which have been long in
favour, are liable to seams eontamiguitions and are
often the means of spendingn. Pail Neil
Gyzatd h.s glvenan. emplatio caution on this subject.
/3:144 an article needed " Death in the Soda-Water
emieriess • number of cases from the Brigid
iffedissi Jourtial and other medical sources, in which Dr. wallas% Dr. Waslam, and others have traced lead
poisoolog to the use of soda-water which was than
eo.tasjaatsd. Dr. Thurellekl, the Modkal Officer of
has trend an outbreak of V*ol4 (et,. to
Impure enla.wa4sr. Au err agreed that the defects in
arff acid waled waters are much more serious and
frequent than codd have been anticipated. kinatigne,
4.l4pure, natural, t wales 'primates from •
,- rocky soureser.Zenunsan Bantorste has been
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