The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-21 00:00:00

AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.

By the Cuba, which brings intelligence from New
York to the Bth inst., we have surope interesting par.
ticulars of the Peace Conference. The negariations, as
before stated, proved fruitless, owing to the North re-
frtsing to acknowledge the independence of the
Son' hero Statrs, which the hilt ,r firmly demanded.
Some of the mars think that the wty it now opened to
a further and p,rliaret ,reare successful conference; but
the organ of the Government, the Tribune, says there
is nothing left but a vigorous prosecution of the war,
and that, with full ranks and a full treasniy, silty days
will suffice to kill the rebellion I General Grant had
made a movement on his left in the direction of Rquils
Station, which led to some slight fighting, but a serious
battle is expected. General Sherman wa: stPl moving,
though very slowly, on Branchville and Charlestor.
The Richmond rapers semis, him of burning goods and
houses along his whole line of march. There were
vague repoos that the Confederates had evacutted
Mobile. Gold was ot 210 i.

The BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT Or SHKEY.—A
few monthe alone, Mr. Henry Wools, agent to the
Right Hon. Lord Ws'singham, delivered a lecture
before the Wayland (Norfolk) Agricsiltaral Association
on this important subject. That lecture has sinoe
been published by request, and can now he obtained in
a cheap pamphlet form of Mews. Uay, Son and Hewett,
Dorset-street, 13..keratreet, London. Every farmer,
and indeed every wie interested in the breeling and
management of s'ieep, should he in p e•esston of this
valuable lecture, as it c interns much u 4i,ul information,
and ii one of the best addresses that has s,ver been
delivered or. this Imbj-ct. Mr. Wool has been a most
successful breeder of sheep, and his advice, if followed
out, will prove of the greatest utility t sheet. breeders.
At the Westminster Police Court, on Friday, • well
dressed young man applied for "• summons or • war-
rant" against • smarting man, who "had gone £2 on a
pedestrian," and induced him to" btand iii" to the extent
of ss. Mr. Arnold, after this slang was interpreted, re-
commended him to carry his grievance to the County
Court.
PARLIAMENTARY MOVE:MEN/R.—Mr. John Cheatham
has been elected for Salford without opposition. The
election for Trnro has terminated in the return of Mr. F.
M. Williams, the Conservative candidate, by a majority of
28 over the Hon. Captain Vivian the numbers being
249 to 221. Mr. Murphy has been elected for Cork
without opposition. The election for Tralee has ter-
minated in the return of the O'Donoghue by • majority
of 34 over Mr. McKenna, the numbers being 114 to 80.
Captain Otway, R.N., and Mr. Charles Moore are can-
didates for the Nest vacated by the O'Donnoghne at
Tipperary. Captain the Hon. Richard Wellesley Gros-
venor, eldest son of Lord nary, has offered himself for
Westminster in the Liberal interest, in the room of Sir
De Lacy Evans.
FEATHER v. THE QUEIN.—Mr. Festhey brought an
action against the Government to recover compensation
for the Infringement of his patent. Of course he lost
his cause. In the scales of Justine what could • Feather
expect to weigh pipit the Crum; !—Pwodt.