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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

THZ FIRST LORD OV THE ADMIRALTY ON THZ

ZULU WAR.
The First Lord of the Admiralty on Thursday night
presided
ie at a meeting held at Pimlico, London, to bear a
by the it.,. C. Bette° we (who for nineteen years
needed in South Africa) upon the gums sad results of
the Zulu war. Is proposing • vote of thanks to the
lecturer, Mr. Smith remarked that although the ZOlO war
had been undertaken against the slab of the Government
end on the ralnMaibilitY of officials residing let that
distant region, and although valualde lives had been lost
and treasure expended la awry int on the conflict, the
Government 000 M not now regret, seeing the mutts, the
course taken. By the arrangements made Zulnkad would
be gOVertled by Zulu people, and although, wham it
would have been an • 'vantage for Ragland to sane: the
territory, this country could not be continually adding
to its empire As to the point of allowing missionaries to
reside in the country, he believed that had been satiate&
wetly settled, and he happened to know that at the Oriellat
time some had already returned, or we about to return,
to their stations. Re could not disguise from himself the
(act that the time had corns when the colonists should be
prepared to defend themselves from the petty steseks of
neighbouring tribes. The mother country would always
be prepared to protect them from outward Israelis. but,
as in the owe of New Zealand, the colonists et &Mut
Africa would ere long have to arrange for their own
dultaa" without collide we Zoilsed to do the work toe
ties.

FROM VICEROY, December 12, 1879.
As I entered Calcutta this evening a drunk en East
Indian fired two shots at my =liege and one at
carriage following. No one hurt. The man was
apprehended by my staff.
The man who fired upon Lord Lytton was a
Eurasian, belonging to a respec able family, and
was formerly in the Government employ. As
the Viceroy was driving in his carriage from the
Hooghly bridge, the man fired twice at his Excel-
lency. The shots were apparently unnoticed by all
but Colonel Colley, the private secretary to Lord
Lytton, who WU in the next carriage to the
Viceroy. Hearing the sound of the @hots, Colonel
Colley looked round and saw the would-be asseesin
take deliberate aim and fire at him. He and Captain
Roes immediately jumped down and followed the man,
who had In his hand a revolver with three of the
chambers 'till loaded. On their seising him he offered
no resistance. It is stated that the prisoner had been
recently discharged from the Allahabad Lunatic
Asylum, and when arrested was in a state of intoxica-
tion.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

WINBORDTB.

AXATION Concciv.—An excellent amateur con3ert
(ander distinguished patronage) wee given at the Corn
Exchange on Friday evening last. The night wee
intensely cold, but there was a very fair audience. The
following is the programme:—
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

WRITCHIIZON.

A &lawn " Cerce."—Ons day last week &person
set a trap for the purp ee of catching a rabbit. The
next day the person limited ON trap, when, instead
of • rabbit, there were a weamel and • large adder in
the trap. It I. supposed t .at the weasel and adder
must have hal a fi,ht, and both rolled down the bank
into the trap. The adder, it was evident, had bitten
the weasel, which was dead. The adder was alive.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

FAT STOCK SALE AT WIMBORNE.

Mr. T. &woes impo,taat sale of fat stock for
Christmas woe bell at Lb. %%shorn* Repository on
Thursday, and was amorously attended. Titers was
a very large supply of fat beasts and sheep of superior
quality, and the former sold, in morns cases, for am
much as 17s per icor... The prises offered for stock
soot for salo were awaraed as follows :
Fat or or steer tslat hie nerar won a prize—lit, £3 34,
Mr. Jobs Ford, of Tarrant Rushton , tad, CI Is, Kr. J.
()road, of Bridgwater:
. . _ _

FA i(r Or COWtb th.sD.ver won prige.—lst, 30.
ogivn by \1.e... B.). ir.g .ni Co., Poole Brewery, Mr. R.
B. %Vern:a, of Ithi:bog•t no ;Sod. Cl IL ditto.
Ton let ,retber..—C3 31. given by Mr. K. Tapper,
.y Hotel, Al,. Cutputan Saunders, of Waterc mane.
Ten fat ewes —L3 i. Mr. G. W. Homer, of Athelliamp.
bon.

Va a 14 gb..ep. ha on BAII cake.—A silver cap,
vsloo .C 5. riven I,y Ates•rs. Bliclost,:triglit.l Co., in con.
junctinn with tbrir age it, Kr. won by Mr.
W. Moons.

Mr. P ol4ock, of Blaodfoni.
Ft ca I 1.. Mr. J Gorload. o( Worohom.

The fat sheep were brought to the hammer by Mr.
F. I.:neor, who ti,vt offered 24 pens belonging to Mr.
Crow', aud for the most pest they made from 511 to
62s 61; whil.t. 8 I its of prime sheep, the property of
Mr. blacker 11, nails"' ifolll 734 to 83s each. The
sheep of Mr. arum, of Lattiford, also sold well,
fetching from 661 to 73, 6,1 with • couple of exceptions,
and four lota of wethers from Mr. Dowden, of It .ke
Farm, were knocked down at from 66$ to 664. Lord
Aliugnin scat eight pens of sheep, and they ranged
from 57. to 66. 61. Mr Homer's "show" withers
sold for 71.61. 60, 61. 80s, 79s 6.1, and his " miss"
ewes for 102, 6!, 100., and 98s, whilst Mr. Saunders's
" pHs, " wei hers fetched 915, 105 s, 101 e, 994, 102., 975,
109., and 100'. The lit beasts were sold by Mr. T.
linlar. and the first and second prize steers realised
£lO 10. and £ll 10. respectively. The prize heifers
were knocked down for 139 104 and Ea 154, and •
heifer belonging to Mr. Warren, of L•tt‘ford, which
t ,uk 6.t prizo at Caatle Cary, wai sold for £3B 10s.
Mr. Warren, 'I Shillingstone, g.t £l3 for a steer
which had taken sever,' prises. Twmty-seven steers
sent by Mr. Cron4 realised from £29 154 to £39 each,
and ten heifers fetched from 1321 154 to £33 ss. Tea
heifers, the property of Mr. Baverstock, of Child
Okeford, mail* from 1..-23 15s to £33 10is, and about •
score of heifers, the :•roperty of Mr. Warren, of
Llttiford. realised from i:"Z 10s to ESL A number of
other fat bouts sold at about the same prices and
the result of the sale innrt have been most satisfactory
to the vendors.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

THE SMITHFIELD CLUB (Arm siluvr.

The great annual congress of breeders, feeders, and
exhibitors of live stock was opened on Monday morning.
1 he Prince and Printer of Wales visited the show during
the day, and the attendance for • first day was unusually
large. It may thus be said that the meeting of KV has
begun under the most favourable aurpices, and promise
eminently satisfactory results. on Sunday some alarm
waa felt, from the prevalence of fog, lest there should be
smother ouch a viaitation as that which marred the show
of ISql But though sufficiently dense, it never became
dangerous to the stock, and Monday it hail given place to
cold, clear weather, eminently favourable to the comfort
of the animals which are on exhibition In the cattle
classes the entries are more numerous than for the last
two pearl, reaching almost the large total of 111711, the
admission of animals that have recently been exhibited
elsewhere tellins beneficially both on the numbers and
quality of the exhibits. The sheep classes are six pens
abort of the number shown last year and twenty-two short
of 1877, the mot notable falling off being in the Leicester.,
though this is to some extent counterbalanced by
Increases in the Cotswold. and Oxfordshire., which
are year by year becoming more popular. Souldidowns
are comparatively few, but show no deterioration in the
high character for the thrift and excellence which they
hail so long maintaine,t l'igs also are short in numbers,
but by no means deficient in merit, and the evenness o
qualitf
ai inootrethdsi getultesttraivaa usual, e the task of
the dtudgingensotm:i
seeds, root., implements, and machinery, there are new
names as exhibitors, in addition to those which have long
, since become " household words" at these shows. All the
arrangements, having bees tested by long experience, are
admirably adapted for their purpose, and the work ot the
Club goes on without any apparent friction.
I Speaking of the sheep, Brles rutty Moswogfor says
"In the Ilampeliirea Mr. Morrison has • pen of lambs
that are simply wonderful We were informed that they
were estimated at home to leverage 3111 e. per quarter at
nine 41 MULS and one week of age, and that they are of the
same weight as the lit prise pen of &starling Shropshire."
It will Ise remembered that Mr. Chapman Saundera's
great sale of Hampshire down rams furnished a very
splendid and high-priced animal to the celebrated Wilt-
shire breeder.
The list of prises contained the following :
DISON BREW,. _ .

—•
Clams I.—Devon Steers. not exceeding 24 vears—let,C9s.
Colonel Buller VC., DOMINUS. Craditon ; 2nd, £1.5, J. U.
[tidos'. Waaldord, Taunton.
-•- • •

Claull.—l)evo Steers, not exceeding 31 years-14,
L. IL Fryer, Lyle-belt Minster, Poole ; 2nd, ALS,
Colonel Buller, N.C. ; 3rd, LW, H.R.H. the Prince of
Wales, Sandringham.
Class IV.—Devon Heifers, not exceeding 4 years—end,
Liz, Mr. W. Arnold, Salisbury-street, Blaadford.
Claes V.—Devon Cows about 4 year. —lst, Lle, Hr. W.
IL Fryer; 2nd, £lO.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

A RIDE TO KHIVA.

OAPTIIN IBID BITEXAMIT.

Royal Rom Gouda

Page 13 says :—" Two pairs of boats lined with far were
I a, token; and for physic—vrith which it le well le be
s ipplied when travelling in out-of-the-way plena —ems
q //nine, and Cockles pills, the latter • mod invaluable
medicine, sod one which 1 hare mod es the maces el
Cmitral Africa with the greatest possible remora lo
Pre marvelions effects produced upon the Wed and beily
o' so Arab Sheik, who was haperviewe to ell sides
medicines, when I administered to Wm Ivy
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

OHLEXERSTML

A BODY Exnunim.—Mr. H. Lock, deputy-coroner,
on Thursday held an inquest at the Three Compares
I. it, on the two ly f an illegitimate child of Elizabeth
White, 27. Acc-rding ti the evidence the chill wee
buried with .ut cerifiute, but exhumed. Mr. Good,
surgeon, hdng called in examined the body, and found
the birth was premlture, and that there were no
marks of violence about the body. The girl's mother,
who bad acted a. midwife in the occasion, was
severely censurxl by the coroner, IA warn also the
sexton for allowing the interment of the body without
a certificate. The verdict wee in accordance with the
medical testimony.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

SERIOUS VIRE AT WYK&

Thursday

_____ _ .• _
A serious Ant which, but for Its timely discovery, might
have resulted in kos of life nod great destruction of pro-
perty, broke out in tin perish of Wyke on Monday morn-
ing early, about two o'cb-dt As it wa,. two horses were
burst to death, two elderly pergola named Russell had •
very narrow escaraliand a 'table and cottage were totally
destroyed. The nof the Are Is not at wawa known,
but it is 'apposed tit was caught by a spark from •
candle, Scourge, the lease of the staMe, having been
attending his horses late on Sunday night The tre was
first dieoovered by a martguardentan In the parish, nomad
Bolan; who saw flames Issuing from the stable. He
promptly gave tho alarm. RC. Roper and the pollee in
the immediate neighbourhood were soon on the spot, mul
proceeded at once to do all they could to stay the proven
of the ere. The stable Wag composed of very Inflammable
materials, and being thatched, moon consumed, the
um Ba having spread so rapid thst it arm found abso-
lutely tmpoodble t aztricate two hones from the
burning seas, and the poor brutes met with a fearful
death. The fire having spread to the adjoining dwelling-
house, the police and villagers, who had been aroused horn
' their slumbers, proceeded to moue the inmates. Unfor-
tunately both Hr. and Mtn Russell are somewhat deaf,
and they had notes vet been awakened iverytiing was
done to arouse them; but all aorta woo* fakile diodes,
had to Ess broken_ open, and, almost ff:s7, is=
Mr. and Yrs. Russell, the latter ha to be
downstairs, were rescued from their itnallea.
Water was thrown out and everytkings was dens
by the polio, and the ishabilaats to tbefismes.
but all to no and nothing Is now blt ef Aber the
stable or the the bare walla A conskisesbie
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la woe a
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wea=iges
Hene
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

DOSCRISTIA.
BraLuiro • PIM BUZ.-601,911 DIN* • BUIS 12,
aimed with. haviag stolen a penny bell from .
Harrington's shop, Corahill, but was discharged on
tits conditics that his father should give him a good
whiPPinli•

Eraionurno Bgavicea are being held the first half
of this week at Alin‘ton Hall, the first being a
midday prayer wasting on Monday, presided over by
1t.,. T. Nears, and at which Dr. Corm', Mr. Sonndy,
and others took part.

A Prriasth Casg.—An owner of property in
Dorestahlre hes turned the prevailing agricultural
distress to his own advantage, and he. requested his
tenants to be good enough to pay him their rents one
month in airtime., as, without till, aid, he feels that
it will be impossible for him to order his Christmas
dhow.
Tits HAY Ca/L —lt will be reoollected that some
Utile time duos we stated that Mr. John Hayward, •
hay dealer. of Loudon, well known here, had been
held to bail on a charge of attempted fraud with
reference to NOUN property in his occupation which
the School Board requked to take. The trial has now
taken place at the Central Criminal Court, and
resulted in Mr. ilaywari—who has probably ex-
psaienced by this time that honesty is the best policy
being seuteured to a term of imprieortmeot for four
mmatie.

&LUNG MOIZT.—On Monday, at the Borogb
Poliosaourt, before the Mayor (W. Garden. got • ),
Charms. G. J. G. Gregory, Esq., and it. Davie, Esq.—
Jolts Coombs, a ten-gatherer of P wee charged
with having sto'en 3.. 33., the monies of Henry Wilt-
'Mrs—Hairy Wilt.hire. who keepe the Q oren'a 011
Inn, on Tuesday morning, in pr.-sena of prisoner,
said to his son that be wanted • box of bloaters. Pri
Goner said "What, I=odlord, do you want • box of
bloater.? I saw lame beauties yesterday at Mr
Bishop's for 38. 31. • box." Ile (witness) asked
prisoner if be would get them, and prisoner said he
would. 11, then let him have the 34. It to get them,
and prisoner hit with the money, but never returned.
—Prisoner we. •..ntence 1 VI a week'. imprisonment,
with mini .
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

CHRISTMAS RAILWAY FACILITIES.

It has been a subject of complaint at holiday times in
recent years, and especially at Chriatenae, that the
facilities efforded by the railway companies for obtaining
tkkete are of too limited • character. The travellag
public will, therefore, be gratified to learn that as rie•rds
one railway (the Great Western), arrangements have been
made for the forthcoming holiday season, whin eby pas-
sengers may obtain tickete at their leieure, and thus avoid
the crash and confusion inseparable from • bookinx-office
at a metropolitan terminus On • day like Christmas-eve.
Ticket offioss have been opened by the Great Western
Railway Company at no km than eight places in the
metropolis. via ;-351, Oxford-street; 4i. New Oxford-
street ;38, Charing Cross; 5, Arthur-street, London-bridge;
82, Queen Victoria-street; 43 and 44, Crutehedfriara ; 87,
Greshauictreet ; and & Cheapside ; at either of which
places ticket' can be obtained on and after Thursday,
December 180. The booking-Afloe at Paddington-station
will also be open for the issue of tickets the whole of the
day on the Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
before Christmas Day. Tickets obtained in London on
any day from December 90tlit to 24th will be available for
use on either of those dal 5. By permission of the Poet.
manter-Gaseeal, the limited mail train from Paddington
to the West of England and South Wales on CJristma--
eve will carry secondalaas pea/Arum ; and in ocesequenom
of the difficulty which the Poi taffies authority in former
years have expend nod in getting the mails off to time,
the train will leave at 9.46 p.m. instead of 9 o'clock, and
will he correepondingly later at all picas to which it
carries the mails. Alai 00 Christmaaore the 5.0 p.m. fiat
train from Paddington to Plymouth will run on tea
Penzance, and a epsal fast train to the West of England
will follow the nail, leaving at 10 o'clock, and carrying
thirdalaes peamogere at a special low faro. The news-
paper train leaving Paddington at 5.30 am. will run on
Christmas Day the same as an other days to Oxford,
Bristol. Exeter, Plymouth, Gloucester, and Swansea, and
the usual intermediate stations, so that residents in thoee
districts will be able to obtain their papers on that day
as usual.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

W&YNOUTH.

Cititringien tautagrus —At the Borough Poliog.
court, on Friday, before Mr. W. Talbot, Dr. Drew,
and Mr. B. Hopkine,sophiss Paul WM *marooned for an
assault on a little girl aimed Bolan Pavey.—The
complainant said on Monday last, while she was in the
class-room in St. litaiy's school, Mrs Paul'. little girl
knocked her mouth against the hat pegs and made her
mouth bleed. She at once went home and told her
mother thst oomplain int had hit her in the mouth.
Mrs. Paul then came ti the school, threw her down
on the gallery and thumped her head wish her
Ing " nest's .or bitting my child." Complainant ha i
never struck her.—Lydia Widtehead spoke in corro-
boration of this, but another echoolgirl said that Mrs.
Paul only bit her with her open hanrl.—There was
also a arnes-summens against Mr. Parley for an assault
on Mrs. Pail.— Me evidence went to show that the
defendant went to Mrs. Paul's house, threateued her,
and used very bed language. There was no direct
evidence, however, of an assault, and this chaj de was
dismissed—ln the former case, Mrs. Paul admitted
striking ths girl with her open hand, and she was lined
la and costa.

_
Licroos sr Tags RIV. J. triaccus.—A lecture on
"Mgypt" was delivered on Friday evening last, in St.
Mary's schoolroom, by the Key. J. Mullane, in con-
nection with St. Mary'. and Christchurch branch of
the Church of F.ngla I Temprrance Society. There
was • fair attendan e. The whole of the lecture was
devoted to a derenpt on of the Pyramids and other
ancient tombs, with their inscriptions and hierogly-
phim They tended in a vast degree, he statsd, to
confirm the authenticity of the a.iptures and So
silence empties. The subject was ably (halt with and
the lecture was attentl sly listened to.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

WELLINGTON.

DRILADTUL ACCIDIAT.—A. shocking accident happened
on To.aday atom, ol to Yr. William Joyce, the respected
manager of the Po•do BT irllt Works, near Wellington. Yr.
Joyce wee ',wily at work near some mashinery which he
had himsel invinteil kr breaking up the clay, and was so
preoccepl,d wlth oh tt he wee doing that he forgot that
the revolving whnels were totally unprotected. The frost
hut made the clay diflicult to work, and, putting his hand
amongst the meta of material for the purpose of freeing it,
his cut sleeve became entangled in the machinery, and
lin was drawn into the mill and killed instantaneously.
The engine wee immediately stopped, but too late to save
the deceased, who MN dreadfully crushed and mutilated.
An inquest was held on Wednesday, wham evidence to the
iiivitj
above eftwct was given. A j man elicited the feet that
the cog machinery was gen protected, but the guard
had been sent Si be repaired the deceased himself.
The jury retu-n,d a v.rlict of Accidental death."

lIIIITOL.
BOY firmuno 'swat-mgr.—On Thursday at the Bristol
Politic-goad a boy minted Demirel] wee charged with
stealing +rivets.. rings, din, _valued at £llO, from
Ms employer, a j moiler earnedilieeeb. When appr*
headed the wearing two of the watches and
a sit uf Ain sn Int ...r es of the stolen jewellery
orre found .bincitisi in the chimneys at hi. °bother's house.
He wab .nt t siiii months. to be followed by
five year. in Kiortouti &Amatory.

FACTS AND FANCIES.
(From Puma.)

FLUMIZIA,A.--.. Hullo, Napkin'! Surely, you CAA
sweep away the snow f rem the door step without hiring
those three boys "—"I! take the remuneration on myself,
sir. I should lose my chance of another place if I was
seen doing parochial ' work"

Qugar.--Ilere is an oddly.worded ab.ertammotit from
the Guardian .7—A priest is desirous to obtain • situation
as nursery governess or a companion for • young lady. Is
this merely bad grammar, or worse ritualism

- -
Tsui:so lisssuag—Tador (to stoat Customer). Have
the kindness to put your finger on tkis bit of tam air.—
just here ! Iliberoundiniiuinute."

" WAROPITI AND OUR SAILOR Bors."—Such is the head.
log of an appeal on behalf of the Marine Society, which,
from the day it placed its first training-ship on the
Themes, has rescued fifty thousand lads from the street.,
and homes only more hospitable than the streata. Think
of the thousands of youngsters thus "set afloat" in every
sense lime which, but for this chance, had been
hopelessly condemned to the wreck of the slum, the gin.
shop, and the gaol, and own that peace's sweetness has
brought forth few fruits so good as war's mite turned to
such purpose ! The Marine Society with its floating
homes and schools, and the Sailor's Hospital at Green.
vrich, are two of the charities most deserving in the
eyes of Britannia and the "sweat little cherub who sits
up aloft to keep watch for the life and soul of poor
Jack " among the many good works for which all our
had" may. with much comfort, be Put in our Pockets, in
them hard tams end at this Christmas mason.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

OWILN•GIN.

PriLIC Ti*. —On Tuesday, a public tea meeting, in
,4 the Wth'elan Circnit Fund, was held in the
roagregaihmal Schoolroom (which was kindly lent fur
the ..c,..thion). In the evening at seven o'clock a
üblic meeting wee Ipld in the Weeleyan Chapel, at
which the 11,v. W. Allen Philipe (preeident minister)
presided, awl the Her. .1. Warmington (Congrega-
tinall, and Nletsr.. Denney, •thith, and lloynes
delivered stirring awl effective addreseee.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

°sawn 1111/I.S.

biAGISTIAIAL —Satur.l.L: Before Cae.Ziount-
Batten, &UN Cleat. of Utalydling, was
charged with being drunk oath. highway at Can 4, on
the night .4 the 12th inst.—P.C. Edmund James
prmeal float .g the pr.a.mer, on the night in question,
lying flown on the the road leading from Came to
hlinterna, in a helpless s:ste and perfectly lassasibli.
—Fined le., and 31. owls.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

PORTL &ND.

AMILLUY YOLUITLIZa. —By direct:on of the
Secretary of State for War, a series of instructions
and regulations bays just been issued to the volunteer
force from the War-office. The various clauses data,
among other matters, that the UM of spherical projec-
tiles by volunteer artillery fur practice with the 80-
pounder and 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifled guns
will be discontinued in future. and the number of
rounds of cartridge have also been reduced.

Tun CHA4If6L FLIET.—The officers awl seamen of
the Channel fleet have been much Lrstified at finding
that they are not to spend thsir Christmas in foreign
wets',, the.Lorls'of the Admiralty having decided that
the shipping shall not leave until after that day.—
Recently t'le 1.-rds a the Adini.alt prnbibited the
wearing flannel jerseys by naval $04,01r1 htne,tu the
outer garments, on the groan I that by the regulation
uniform throe's awl dude were left hare. 'lle outc7
against this during the cavern weather is endorsed by
the naval surgeons, who point to increas,l skit lista.
The Lord* of the Adtnir altv have in consequence
iseued permission for the wt a log of jaseys daring the
winter months, on • pattern to be approved by the
Admiralty.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16

EX TR ACTED FROM " HUTTON'S ANATEU RE*
ill' IDE IN HORTICU LTURC:*

DSC/Lill

The beet advice we can give now is, that all•look-out
should be kept for heavy rain ant sharp (rest, that the
lieees they entail may be reduced to the least possible.
Let the work be ordered with reference to the weather.
th it there may be no " poaching on wet ground. or
almird conflict with hoot for doing what should have
been done 011 halcyon days. In tine weather and during
hod frost wheel out manure ; and so long as the ground
can he dug without waste of labour, proceed to open
trenches, make drains, and mend walks, for these are the
times for improving. and the place must be very perfect
which afford* no work for winter weather. It is • good
plan now to dispose of all muck by the simple process of
putting it in trenches when preparing plots for early seeds.
In sheds and outhouses many jobs may be found to keep
the hands eilip•oyel. such as making large substantial
tallies for outolr use. the little paltry things commonly
usel being simply delusive, for they are invariably miss-
ing when wanted, from their liability to he trodden Into
the ground or kicked anywhere by • heedless foot. Make
ready pea-sticks, stakes of sizes, and at odd time. gather
up all the rubbish that is adapted for • grand '' smother."
DEANS to be earthed up for protection and support
CELERY to be earthed up for the last time. In case
of severe weather, have protecting material at hand in
the shape of dry litter or mate. We find pea-sticks a
capital foundation on which to throw long litter, mats,
ie., for quickly covering celery, the protection being as
quickly removed when the frost is over, and costing neat
to nothing.
ENDIVE will be valued now, and must be blanched is
rt....spired. limit a tew in frame, and other protected
places ; even if in the unused corners of dusts and
outhouses, they may be safer than out of doors, and can
lam blanched ea inay be needful.
I'ARSLEV.—In all cold districts it is a good plan to
secure a led of parsley in • frame or pit, or, if • few
plants are pilled in Septetuber, they may be wintered in
any place where they Can have light and air freely. It
is so important to have parsley at eommmiand as wanted,
that it limy be worth while now to pot • (nine over • few
row, as they slamt in the open ground, rather than risk
the lo.“ of all in the event of severe weather.

WARM IliillDhlt to be prepanel for early work by
dig4iim ant manuring. All Um refuse turf and
mould from the potting shed and stuff knocked out of
pots may l u dully disposed of by adding it to this
border, which rsimot be to.. light or iOO rich. nod • good
dressing of manure will give it strength to perform its
dutiea