The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-10-09 00:00:00

Orbonshirt.

ErEg.—On Thursday, while a county lady was
holding one of the collecting boxes for the Church
Societies, at the Exeter Cathedral, a thief skilfully
abstracted her purse, which contained a £5 note and
some silver. The note, which is endorsed and may
therefore be traced, was intended as the lady's dona-
tion. Three other ladies bad their pockets picked
whilst attending the service.
THE PRICE or NI KAT. —The present high price of
meat by retail leads one to look at prices by the ear'
case. At Leadeohall market, on Monday last, Sep-
tember 24. the following were the quotations, with
a dull inquiry t—Reef, :lid. to 6,d.; pork, 411. to
54. ; mutton, 40. to 641.; veal. aid. to 74. per
pound. One would suppose it would pay handsomely
to bring ionic of this intAt to Exeter, even if it were
to be sold a penny a pound under the prices chaqed
here. It is curious fact connected with this matter,
014 on Friday last, is contract was entered into
with the St. Thomas Union, to supply "best beef
and mutton at less than 54.1. per pound, but the
private family is charged at K.l. and 9.1. per pound
for "best beef and mutton."

In Devonnbire, an ohl woman who pretended to be
powerful in the art of divination, leui been driving a
most successful trade hy selling a portion of Homer's
" Iliad" in Greek, which she asnured her dupes
contained the cabalistic characters whence she read
their prospects and fates.
HONITON..-- Tli, Borough Election. —Mr. moFratt
has adddrassed a large body of electors and completed
a personal canvass ot the borough, from the success
of which there can bis nsaowtiiillil_ohubebbneetshi
nemogl of
ihmi s ultimateor a i.about
return. Mr. Moffatt leaves the borough with a
satisfactory assurance that in all human probability he
will be elected as the success ir of his late lamented
friend in the course of about a fortnight. The law
which provides for an election during the recess
requires that notice shall be sent to the. Speaker of
the vacancy—a certificate of the death in this case
signed by two members of Parliament. After that
stlipeeastk•reirt issueshapi. inne,fio eon ecb: ita lays.
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I„iip,eiletsaitio.litretlhasci7i,iit. flaearTviifieir:grite,hBetitn.ren
the 1 I tiii or 12th of October it is expected. --Mr.
John Trevillian Jenkin. the Tory cendidate, turned
up eerily in the week. Ile was intniduced by Mr.
John James Melhuish, a J. P., of Sidenouth, Mr.
Jenkin in a solicitor at Swansea, a fluent speaker, and
his address would do for either side of the House.
He says, " My principles are those of Liberal Con-
servatism." Mr. Jenkin found his primp-eta of
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JESKIN. Hilnitoit,
Mr. Moffatt's canvass has been all that he could
desire, and no doubt exists of his being returned
without opposition. lta,:ilinsisNess.bleirle:i

Tux GRAND RIFLR etitIPETITIoN AT NLWTON
A EDW.—The spot fixed on for the friendly contest, on
Tuesday, the 9th, is a piece of furze land, called " the
decoy," the propertyof the Eat I of lieton, awl is situated
eland half-a-mile from Newton and the Railway
B:ation. It is appristched by good roads, and from the
I adjacent elevations the public will be able to enjoy a
view of tlw ftriui. The ground, at the first sigld,
I appears well united for the purpose of the meetimz, atal
I is.iell it was accepted by the Colwell of the A...admit.
illii•t INVI,OIis who had seen it, were under the impression
I that there could lit for 12 targets ; but the ground
heen e.reful'v aieji,.i hz t'apt..in flandyn, of the
st Aelati.l, Lieut, Young. Lieut.
Stlifaut, Lieut. Wel sdn, Mt. Hall (secretary; an.! other
! gentlemen, who have au active intere:4 iie the matter,
and the utmost number .4 tagets that can be fixed is,
we believe, Nil greater however, than Call
be at present fixed in any other prsetice gniund in the
I county. The ground rises towanls the south, and the
tiring will Is. in that &recline. The shalrt ranges will '
be rather up hill, and a little awkwaiil this will prove to
such of the CiiillisrlitOrSlllll are only ac.custouied to level
shouting, Tns tenger ranges are on a level with the
twgets, as the point of fire in those cases will
be from the epposne knoll,. The 490 yards range
is from a spot bear the plantation, which com-
mands a good vies, of the whole ground. The
public will probably be accounieslated there. The WO ;
yards and :10.1 yard. ranges are from a field adjoinim; the I
road from the station. The work if clearing the furze,
iuc 11:1. 18 • :1,1.1 11t1. lents 1.1. the markers, and
i•ii• litiliii••• is rut, i ti, Mr. rmht.
and art .•!y ••••• Wats are featleta
construe: mils, met Cie Ni•ilitoll Vol ameer: bate ;
iv 11 blezing twin' at tiii.llll to test tiltir
trait it.-,it e.hieil they are Four markers j
will mt in each butt. S.:,uribly was the last day tor en- I
tries to he made to shoot. It is expected that the attam-
dance of competitors will be very numerous, carve:ally I
for the 1:11K/ prize, opeu to all ; and should the :
weather lie line the public will doubtless largely patro-
nage the Western Wimblvdon incethig. Got out is few
of both the volunteers fool the public think that to ex-
tend the shouting, over four days, is a mistake - mid that
the gathering ougl.t not to he prohnigeil b. yowl the
Church day, since, with eitoeslition. the work might surely
be grit through ni that ti ...... The whole arrangenimas
are, hop, v.,. in the hands of lorst livid 111,11, ulici will
d....'ele s act jeilwiteisly. .11r. dolin %Vidal...mils., we
tinterstand, has onseuted to act as Dirr eter of (lie
iii which capacity lie Will be of int:stun:ado use
I" tile Assaciation.