The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-11-16 00:00:00

LONDON MA R KIM.

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81 :EPEES'S e ELECTRIC TELEORAPII.
MARK LANE, MOXDATt_Novinsu 15.
Supply of English wheat small, and trade dull at •
DECLINE OF ONE MILLING per quarter. Limited
demand for foreipi wheat, at • reducuion of from one
to two shillings. Balms and Yeas unaltered. Rather
better inquiry for Oats at an advance of from Sispeowe
to ()D :amnia& Nouilnally the price of Flour ems
reduced Four Shillings per sack. Laborious Soar
Slipenoe per barrel cheaper.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, NOV. 15-
Trade for beat beagle steady at full rate' inferior
„.d•••
eriptiona eerier to purchase. Choi°i sheep met • _ _"7.
ande ; inferior difficult to move. The low calved offered
were readily disposed of. Pork easter.
Beef, :t..66. to ss. ; mutton. M. la 40 rm. PM.:
veal, 3e. 61. to 64.; pork, 56
Beasts, 4,683 ; sheep and lambs. 10.900
; ealves
PIP. 90. Poreign—fleseto. 1,929 ; whoop iula
3,070; calves, 47; plp, all. Scotch brseta, 44; Irish
bowl+. 705; Eoglieh Iveast‘,
svri Oral-K-114—aprrra—Pareaml4,: ITheat,44. t 124.
5%. ra,.. 41, 0.1 , , Va.awarage_t74. Bad. :
Wbeat tiukl, awl veleta much a• k. TiMirrelo“ te
And aika .11111. tilt at lattt trial • prieoe,_
tvi,‘ wet, at bandy late rataa

TOR COLSTON ANNIVERSARY AT BRISTOL
For gerwratioas the citizens of Bristol have annually
celebrated the princely muniflenos of their great
local
philanthropist, Edward Colston, who founded schools
sod endowed charities, which now flourish. On Betty.
day the tastiest was laid as usual, when the several
eoties tech oontributed handsome sums towards the
charitable and useful piaposes to which their fund' are
devoted. The following will show the oollections for
for the day in.oomparison with those for the two
previo us years :-
1867. 1367. 1200
a. 4. 1 e.d. A .4.
Auch.4, (Libural) ..... 676 0 0 1000 0 0 1526 0 0
11.100 (Comarrallvt) .... 640 17 0 627 7 6 001 18 6
Cr.4..l,ll(lirutrl/) ........ 610 0 0 900 1 6 70610 8
It may interest some carious persons to compare the
collections with those of twenty years and a quarter of
• century ago. In 16411 they were—Anchor, £450 flu •
Dolphin, East 19..; Grateful, £560: In 1813 the
j
were—Anchor, £383 16.. 64. ; Dolphin, £370 ; Grateful,
E 521.

QUEER MANNER OP CONDUCTING BUSINESS
AT BURTON BBADSTOCK.
On Tuesday laet, Charles Hoare, of Barton Brad-
stock, twine and yarn manufacturer appeared before I
Acting-Commissioner Roar, at Eider Bank=
Court. His liabilities ire E 3,510, end units es 1
at £1 ,425.
Mr. Petherick, for bankrupt, said the bankrupt was r
In a very bed state of health, and perhaps hi. Honour
would allow him to sit down.
Mr. Hirtzel, for the &magnet : When we were told
before he was not able to attend here, I am instructed
that. he was trsvelling to Briciport.
Mr. Potheriek : There is no doubt about his illness ;
be has hal a paralytic stroke and lost the sight of one
eye.
Mr. Hirtzel : We had a celebrated bankrupt hoe
ODLD audits got subject to epileptic fits when convenient.
Edwin ILannel, servant to the creditor's assignee,
Mr. W. Henritoe, of Bridport, said in October he went
with his employer to bankrupt's premier" when Mr.
Bowden valued the machinery. In • flue in the
chimney he found, covered with mete, • large oncntity
of twine in parcels and bap, and some • mop cord."
There was manure put on the trap door to bide it.
Under the floor he found two DOW cog-wheels, a string
of new iron nate, and three or four ban of iron. Thine
were valued at 125.
Mr. HirUel said this was • prelimirmry inquiry to
asking for a criminal proseention.
Bankrupt deposal that be hat ) when he coin.
minced buainess, and L2OO be borrowed from Mr. W.
Hounsell, his former emplover, whisk was worked out.
In INik; and IsaT borrowed 13.600 of Mr. Densiloa Paid
ten p.r cent tor it. Lost by his business after the
frit year.
Mr. Hirt,el then culled bankrupt's attention to his
book of receipts.
Bankrupt's son : It is not oorrcd.
Mr. Hirtsel : Not correct?
A.--No, the spinning Is carried out at too high a
per,.
Rankropt : I always said it WAD i"O high.
I:.ii:lrapt's am: Thy hook was only made up about
once a month.
-Are these figures acital in only fancied receipts!
Issakrupt : Well they were not actual receipts, as
tht.e yarn aithe be emumeneed to take 25 per cent, off
his goods. Did not nnocnther showing that book to
Mr. thread*, or Mr. Lc gin when he borrowed the

410fleY.
l)—You continued to kerp this book month ater
month, and knew it was wrong!
2s.—Ves, it was wrong, but I always told toy son so.
When be contracted Sebts in 1869 he hoped trade
would improve, and that i.e should be able to pay his
creditors in
Q.—When did rats begin to sell rimier cost price
" ' when