The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-01 00:00:00

DOICIEIBSTOR.

DIOITISTIT.—WO are requested to state that Mr.
Webb, surgeon dentist, will in future Wend Dorckes- ,
ter every alternate Wednesday instead of n Saturday
as hitherto. —A tivr.
An Unroarusers 0000RIENOR—Oo Weinesleav
last two children of Mr. J. Vora. Durngate-street, '
were playing, when the elder, a girl aged four, took a
chopper and with it cut off two fingers from the other '
child's right hated.
Ti. Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Salisbury on the
21st lost licensed the Rev. Thomas Law-Monteliore,
M.A., to the Parochial Chapel of Chirleock, Dorset.
NIGHT ..?.011001. SOPTIM.—Tbis annual festivity will
take plain next Friday at the Buys' Schoolroom. After
the supper there will be the usual singing and
speeches. We regret to hear Colonel OldtelJ, who
takes inch • deep interest in the achool, is still con.
fined to hie house through illness, and will not be able
to attend.
Foirnoosteci MAtaitellii.—A. marriage will shortly
tale place between Mr. H. E. Monne, eldest sou of
Hector Monne, Req., of Edmondeliane, Dorset, and
Mlne Geraldine Fort; also between the Rev. A. W.
Parke, rector of Up Lem., third son of Charlie Parke,
Eel.. of Heabury House, Dorset, and Mies R.
Winifred Fort, damhbers of the late Richard Fort,
Req., of Reed hail, Lancashire.
urn TOMPLIASCL—A "grand blue ribbon
field day" will take place at Dorchester on Busk
Holiday, 14th May, by all the united forces of Gospel
Temperance and members of the Blue Ribbon Army.
Teetotalers of every rank, kind, ter description are
bolted. Those who walk in the procession will enter
the field free. None but tot.l abstainers will march
In the procession, and all will wear the ribbon. The
Blue Ribbon brigs band will be in &landau*.
TINTEZAJOI ENTIOTAIIIMIOrT.—On Mtnisy even-
ing • tea in connection with the Primitive Methodist
Rand of Hope took place at the chapel—the members
et the BMW of Hope being first entertained, after
which there wan ate& for the adults. The attenianoe
was rather limited. Afterward. Or re was an enter-
tainment by members of the Band of Hope, Mr. A.
Danielle presiding. Satre-en the pieces approp-bete
addresses were gives by the ch drama and the ltev.
PortnalL A a-Iles:Um was made towards defraying
the ex of the entertainment, about 124. hang
Ti. Levu,—By commend of the Queen, a Lev/ a
was held on Towle, afternoon, at Bt. James's
Palace, by hie Royal Highness the Prin* of Wales on
behalf of her Ms enty. The following prmentations
to the Prince of ales win male, the names having
been previously left at the L ard Chamberlain's offios
end submitted for bar Majesty's approval :—Major
°Medan Egerton, let D arestabire Regiment, by the
Adjutant-General; Captain A. Le Merchant, Dorm'.
shire Regiment, Adjutant, Ist Dore* S. V., by the
Adjatent.Geneed, Ac.; Lieutenant 11. B. Mansel-
Pleydell, Royal Fusilier., on return from active
turvieut by Major-O•neriel Sir R. Wilbraham, K.C.8.,
and Mr. A. H. S. Stanoleotteri-Vigor, on his appoint-
newt to the Recordership of Southampton, by the
Secretary of State.
N•nnow FACAPL-0a Saturday af ter:loon sear the
a woman named Harvey, of Upwey, was
by a cow that was beteg driven from the
. Mrs. Harvey bad just arrived by train,
=urtrirwoorceding towards the town when the cow
*tasked her, hundred her down, and tried to trample
on and tom htr with her horn% Some bystanders
ero- y drove off the infuriate] beset, when it wee
feenO the injuries suet dated by the woman were not
very serious, and she was enabled to return to her
berme the mine evening.
Ti. Same OF LAN* —A writer in the Doily Ness
says :—"Sir,—Tke recent publication of Her Majesty's
command not to admit any lamb for consumption in
the Royal establishments induces me to request th
insertion of this letter respecting it. Influence and
malt. I entertain no doubt of the patriotic motive
of Her Majesty as advised under the depressing lose
of the *ode of sheep in the United Kingdom; bet!
ana desirous to point out the fallacy of this movement
en a means either of restoring its number. or increas-
ing the supply of the &pima' food. A certain amount
of early lambs for Rester market have been reared
from time immemorial from Doc* ewes; but such
has been the diminution of that description of stook
that the ewes of late years have advanced to a
!shalom peke. Mow, the present supply of lambs of
that kind an very few hi number, but generally of
imporlor quality, especially when fed with malt,
Ma imoot ammo Lambs of this olom from Ate to

eaves @toss, are now a drug Is London markets, in
consequence of the Royal duseourearesnent. sure 0 be
follows Iby fashionable society. The result is dealers
from Mar cheater cm. and scour the o ,untry up to
Dorchester for the.' reject gl lambs, to supply the
miners and mechanics of lanesehire with the finest
qnality of meat in the world. leaving, as they say, the
cobra beef and mutton imported for the consumption
of tb• metrop tile. Let it he considered that these few
Easter lambs have been fed at • great expense (in my
own cnoo with malt. &c.), and cannot be kept on for
stock except at a very greed sacrifice, and are of the
very first quality of meat. Fin line no env ket foe such
lambs in the metropolk I have sold several truck meets
for the Manchert.r markets. On Friday last I sold 100
lambs to • Msn‘heeter dealer at • consequent loss of
I irty pounds from the preoedieg week. I protest
against these sudden untoward movements. which
tend t a paralyse the trade, anl to perplex the
butchers, salesmen, graziers, and all parties connected
with the sappy of meat to the community. If the
object is to Increase the future supply of sheep, I
should recommend that every encouragement be given
to preserve the ewe limber of this Demon, which are now
In their natural state and have nos been artificially fed,
and no loge will be entailed on the graiCer by any
Royal or Parliamentary request or pstrktio suggest' as
to promote the veld of the country by such mean.. Is
the last annual report Mr. Giffin e•timates the toes in
sheep stock at newly six Insides ; end an the report
of the It yal Commission on Agriculture two causes
are avigned for this great ,ficienCy—t at, the diens.
Irons serous of 1878 to 1881, during which large
numbers were ri.tted ; secondly. they attribute • great
part to the p tverty and straiteoed resources of the
tenant farmer', who have parted with their stook from
,heer ne-eesity, to meet the heavy and continuous
demeurls for rent, increased tithes, rites and taxes of
various kinds, and the enhaneed payments for Isbour,
/sc. I believe their estimate to be o rect. and the
greater part of the loss Is have arisen from the last-
named cruel."