The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-07-21 00:00:00

DO narr cut Wi'Y FaX PRESS
I)96CHKSTEK. TURADA Y. JULY 21, 1263

NOTES OP ME WEEK.

The intelligence received from America dttrinu
the past week arpeantat first right, to le greatly
in favour of the Federal.. Confederate Genera;
Lologstreet--adivisioonalcommaioder hardly seoond
to Stonewall Jackson—is said to have he.,,,
killed ; and the correspondent of the ew York
Tribute., aft. r deseribing the three days fighting
near Gettysburg, says that "the fighting oil the
third day was the most awful of all." and that
the "loos on both sides SAM tremendous;" adding.
that the Felerals had the best of the fight," and
that General Mamie deelered that "if Crouch
arrived during the night, victory would he theirs
term,' doubt. The Confederates bail evidentis.
&mottling to the statements which have reached
lus, tie best of the fight on the first day ; boot we
must not think nisch of that, as th &Moir seems
to have been • weak advanced corps of the
Ntorthents, and a strong advance force of the
Southertua The brittle of the next day, fought
on the Washington side of Gettysburg, appears
1., have been a triter trial of strength ; tint the
Federal., who claim the rictory, State only that
they repneed the en my. which is no great ex-
ploit nu their own soil. The last Federal account
says—it was resolved iii • Council of War on the
lid, "to hod the ground at ail hazards, and to die
to the last titan in the defence " ulcers is
far limn, of desperation than hope in such a de-
terwinetion. Men do not talk of dying to the
last mast till they have lost all teisotuttale ex-
pectation of Ming to the last man. Nor is the
language of the Trib..ee's correspooodent the
tango; ge of assured slimes& It is certain that
the victory vras not won, as it was Geotitigent
upon the "coming up of Crouch." When. too.
a legeoful N. rtherio Amer can claims no more
than the "lest of the fight," we may be pretty
sure that his share is •-tnething lee. Taking
the it.telligence as • whole. and temelutering that
the whole is derived front Nort here entree there
la, we thio,k. RH no.mistakeable indication of the
waning fortunes of the North. Here is • great
lo.ottle fought within 60 miles of Wiehiegtoti ;
thee we see the result thus far of this war of
three years' duration has been—instead of Kolb-
lining the South—to bring the enemy almost up
too the gates of the capital. The North, now
driven to bey, must fight with ad its might aunt
main, but not mem an equality with the eroemY,
so for RN the efinototien is concerned. Should
the North be defeated. such defeat taking Ilhat
within two days' march of Washington. would he
decisive. and mato•l laity tend to hasten the ter-
miolvion of this wicked war, injeori-ns alike to
America and the whole world ; • hole the defeat
of the Coteederate* wood oily he the failure of
a very &rifle atmke--cansiug them to retreat to
aced leaving matters very much as they
were before. While, however, the inane remains
to us uncertain it would he rash to speculate on
probabilities A few hours at most will /Wing
formation of the issue of the Peionsylvauistio
ociodiet.
NIIIOU the shove was in type we have received
further iutelligence brought by the Canada, from
which we learn that Lee's army had retreated.
having heel' worsted at Gettysburg. and that
Vickshnrg heel soirrendered. With regard to the
battle of Gettysburg, it is said that the loss is
51 000 betaveu the two sides—twenty for the
Umoiliats and thirty for their opponents : hut.
as 'usual, tool the @lightest credit can he placed
in these withal's. No doubt that blood has been
abed upon a seas never exceeded in a fratioidel
war; but it is quite evident that the struggle
has beam attended with decisive result—only an
abatement of the ad 'ante. es received by General
Lee. That it was not actually decisive is maid-
feet fmno the dingle fact, that when Lee with-
drew, there was no pursuit! and the ew Fmk
Hera/d says. "a great deal delved' npon whether
Lee (might with he stole force.or had any coma-
derail. reaerve Lee hie fallen back on the Inoue-
tains of Cumberland Valley. He holds the
lame* of these mountains, and it may he that
'hey will he suffice. t to cover lois retreat to the
P. toinac. If lee's lowa are exaggerated. aool
if he had. as reported 126,000 he will still
be iP a positinn to make a formidable oesistenee,
loot if his army was not so strong, and his losses
arm as reported. it will he ioupteeible for hion to
maiotein hionself ii. Pennsylvania or Maryland
anti he will entleavnoir to retreat to Virginia.
Ito that case, the destruction oof the pontoons at
Williatuspoint, and the present rapid rime of the
Potomac, together with General Crouch's Honer-
moods, may prevent Lee's retreat." The Herald
however. thinks "La-e's army still large en mull
tor utirchiet and not to be deepised. The
Government, by reiooforcing Meade may now
head if destroy, and capture Lee's army ; but
if now inactive they may prolong the struggle
into ,nother year " The reports of tin - -ter

tionalitv and of the native king. His object wa•
to smooth, gener.illy. by personal conciliating in-
tftrun'r". "•.Ik.nlatils of feeding between the Ohio
''"^" awl tno British Governin,ut, but moo
immediately to •xplein to them himself. lat.',
hand, the natnre f the gnome he meant ti
pursue at Taranaki, in misdating the firms or
the settlers on the Tadaramaika block of land
Sir George Grey was received with lunch persona •
erarlialira hy the Waikato... and so great ar
effect dfd his appeal seem to bare upon them
lint they e•uuselled the Taranaki natives. t
rive tip, eitbont any divide. the Wick oft nd
ile question. Having thus, as for as poesibb
orered the risk of • wide-spread resiatauce Bi,
fienrge tetunied to New Plymouth with a view
the immediate execution of his purpose
With • force of 200 of the 57th. and 100 artillery
men acting as cavalry, and with two gnus
Ida Excellency went himself to tbe Tataramaike
and found himself rcoeived with white amps and
idioms of welcoink. The next work of t. e
governor was to mead and improve, by a military
rued party. the European road le
from New Plymouth to the newly recovered
block. 1 his operation was watched with especial
jealousy ; and when the road-makers took for
their purpose stones from the bed of • stream
that flows over a strip albe native land into the
sea, hostility broke tionods. and native ambushee
were formed by the side of the road to cat off
the first Europeans that should paskaiong it it
was known on the 27th April that there had
been three such ambushes and on the 4th May.
pne of the two escorts that were upon the road
was fired upon by natives in ambush, and vin-
dictively massacred. The party consisted of
Soiff-Assistaist•Surgeon W. A. Hope, M R..
Lieutenant T. H Tragett. the only son
.r the 11.- v. T Tragett, of llonrree Fixnta
*sergeant and six privates, all (the 57th Reel-
mint ; two of the privates made their escane.
the rest of the party were shot, hacked with
tomahawks and speared Their arms and ammo
nition.and the carte or pmvisioise they conveyed,
were seised by the natives. The Governor
anxious to avert war, treated the affair not as an
sot of war but as wirier. and an iliquest was
held on the victims; lad as the mail left news
came that Ile Weikatnea had been breaking the
• . •• teat 4
irinertedy of them was marching down to
Taranaki.

The history of the negotiations between the
Kingof Prussic and the Crown Prince. hes trent
mot thmugh the columns of the S'td Deutsch*
Zeitumi It will be remembered that park
June the King, before retiring to Karishad, put
forth an ordonirmice. subjecting newspapers to
atippression after teo warnings; and even dis-
pensing with the necessity of warnin s alto.
gather. ' if in the discretion of Oovernment the
eircouregement ..f tendencies dangerous to the
State seems siifficientls. urgent." On the 31st
Mae the Prince writes to the King. that
wards dropped "regarding the possibility of
forcing your measure on the country," oblige
him to sneak nut He had promised, on the
dismissal of the former Government. not
to play the part In commonly pissed by the
heir to the Crown, of leader to the Opposition.
4,01 he cannot, lie says to the King. see him
" Mewling the law 1,, the way you hinted." with.
.111 a warm protest. On tlw 3rd June, the
Prim* lodges a formal protest against the decree
on the press. muscling himself. as a member of
the eonricil of State, against env sort of implied
sanction to it. He says: I I deem the proceed-
ings of the Cabinet to be both illegal It rirl in-
jurious to the State and the dynasty I declare
the iiie-isnre to have bee. taken withont my wish
or knowledge." After his address at Danteic
on the sth J•ine, the King wrote • letter of
severe °macre to him, prohibiting any snob
course in future, and threat. in him with de-
privation of his command To this the Prince
re:ilied that his. feels was the result of mature
purpose : that he owed it to his ontumlence to
protest against a step "imperilling my flatus.
and that of my children." He offers to resign
his commission asks to he relieved from all
share in political duties and to he assigned
residence either within or outside of Prioreirs
where he may live •ilhont any es Potion with
the political world. To this the King replied
more sultrily enermnsving him to speak oneule
to himself, but forbidding him disclosing therm
matters ith others. and claiming as sensitive a
omniscience as the Primal, though it had taken a
different direction. Finally, we have a claim
put in by the ‘tinister, Yon Biemarck, in
a letter to the Prince. to as sensitive a con-
sciences as either the King or the Prince, and
with this final claim on the ;Art of each
~f the three astOres of authority—King
Prince. and Ministry—to the possession of
• scrimulons conscience, the correspondence
seems to have COMO to a conclusion. leaving the
three consciences in severely virtnons and
vigilant. but hostile attitudes—the King's, •
narrow inartioet conscience, very much on the
qui give ; the Minister's, a somewhat Ph .risusic
0.1.1160110 P, rather doubtful shone its own sin-
cerity ; the Prince's a statism snlike conscience.
somewhat stimulated he dynastic terrors. It is
how. err. egoeledingly fortunate Pr Prussia that
her Prince has taken np the position he has in
defence of the Constitution and the Press; and
if as we cannot doubt, the Princess Royal of
England had au important shire in the manly
and sagacious course taken by her husband in the
present niifortnnate political crisis the Prussian
alliance may be already said to have produced
the hest fruits.

DORPRFAITER —PircHro Cu li.narY, Ben,
'a July I& •Very .ina I ol.bpra. ~,s,i„h
ci I tirr.. Grinding hilflol/ ful' ujn,rt.l preinica.
pricy... Oak • slowk, .ithebat altirraticiin in gout..
lion.

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rui LATE WiLl.lAm MANFIrLIL FEEI —T .P 1.4
'rialto of r. sprat iissi rotes., shish can by shooed by
lb.. 11. ma to the .1.64 a ”It.erverl ft., Fri ay, obeli
the rsissin. of the 1164 William M vf 11. Iraq. Ism
io their I .•1 meting lists in the C na-t-ry.
Th. .otennent way thistly i•riv is. b ior in odoorft.ntte
with the floPeomeel tenth owe+ expreowel
.1•11. h the NI .vor awl Cr -iirstion hsu intimated
• w ••• .ln f.. 0 •-.11 enrleve,
SALE OF MILTTART How—On Yat-rday but Mr.
Foot dimmed of by auction, in the market plans. 10
.orplos hoses. bdo,ging to the It Pottery of Royal
Horse Artillery, now stationed at ilorebester barracks,
under the command of CApt L 0 Paget. Attendant*
tolerably sacsi and for some of the animals • lively
oumnetition ensued. The total amotint of the We was
LIM 10s —average nil TL
INK We %rut it. —Tin netting of tho shrrromessi.r
o Dorchester C., thew.' week loam Nlowa:—

Direction Rtata of
of Wind. Weather.
NS
NW k N
k 8
SW k NW
NB
NW

SW k 8
W
8W

Gloomy.
Fins
Fins.
Gloomy, en..
(lloomy hoc
Gloomy fin.
Gloomy fine.
LOT TZAR.

Fine
Cloudy, fine
Fs
Cloudy.
qtormy.
Pius.
I irladkng rain.

Jtivaxiik T gar --Throat* the en Nikes of Mr.
Robert Hasel and Mr John 41or. a large number of
children were entertained to • days recreation on
Thursday. About eleven o'clock in th morning throe
plos.ure eats, laden with lunettes, left the town, and
after a most interesting drive arrived at "althea Castle-
Here dinner was provided. which wa- fully appreciated,
the ramblio z shoat oa the hills haring mused sheen appe
tile out hall-past two the children's parents, ammo.
pa led by their friends. arrived at the ace e of reaming
making • party of about 100 Various sports such as
dancing, donkey rucing. sliding down the hills. &a
were kept up with omudtlerable spirit, and entered into
both by the jureniles and "children of larger growth,"
and it is gratifying to be able to state that not a single
aoci kit soca red torn r the pleasures of the day ihe
party returned to Dorchester 00011 after nine o'clock,
beestily pleased with their day's rejoicing
SUMO •I•D V..11110+ Itii,, SuC•2ll —Tie 4511
nei.tin-r-ar• of the D•re. wet hnmei. .1 till's .0.4..ty
hell rt the Towohrll on griday oral, rrie-•
tier. C C. Le,serl. ityteiiikeet of at. J..he's. W. Inkier.
8 t•wr• Md ii•sx, • illtittroti as deputation front the
P•ritot igratety.
THIt 3iu D R V.—W. ire pieced it, reared the
3rdtem.t 0 nese H. mi.. of this Offtre. $6.11 in fore-
n•te 14. Win • WIPP v.lee £ll .1 'be or.
cent Wiluhl-.1,e1 isete.int, in the Imath eerie, t'd
ewers Ti,. C.11.•••j,.ff in th. s,.wa ma le be &Meet
Hover and the alive other bight,* at 000 lud".
7 moods rack :

Tnt. Ties.

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Private Q mem • 4433 4 3 4 24
Servant. Horner 4433 2 4 2 22 3
Itraeorir ti •rris • 444.334 22 2331
Pisl.C'rs - 334 3 3 3 22
It MI hi. new fens the oleos NIL R. Wl' sense is
row I owl. two °thong olor 01ai... the same moo`v, hal I.
vle.ohng .41 the tie b. tarty osatra. the oth•••
01163, only. Re real 1.• lii as.v aside ri ti•• •"1"•Of
en sod we God he o'ortvo • Inooti b.... HO. of thus
wage, whist. -ea onervote4 In him. nft. Maoris, after
-
wore, by H H. H. tho Holm at tAmbride as Sb. CIP44
Palate. .

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CORMrT K train—Tao “401111 malt* .1111., Plard
ty-stws B klsttst. 11.yld A riai-Ty ism. row
kl.s.os Park Cob se ohs yronad nt the hast.r. this
dsy (Tessday). 0.. Pdy the .n..& match .U)1 k.•
Zgasna Use Num irrors.t th. unisons ssloss
_the *lns sod. Os Lapses liaik OM& •

TOWN COUNcIL MEETING.

On Monday a eting of the oemben of the body
,r &a held at the Council Chamber. for !he Pitrpose of
-lecting en aldermen lc the rosin of the late Mr
William Stanfield. deemied Present : The Mayor,
..nd Councillor, Devenish, Lock, Aldridge, Hodges
Froud, Bevnett, Davis. and bishop
The MAY,,R, in opening the busioes, of the meeting
mid he dreumstanee under which the Council were
net to-day would cal for some degree of serious re•
dection when they considered that it was not three
weeks sine they held their last meeting at which unt
d their bretbien who was then pnment, and whose
eesenoe would he greatly mMee amongst them, being
ro, of those who *Mended tide It strd Uhl took an
,mive part -wan no MOTO •In he hole of It. Stan-
iehts career in the public proceedings in the borough
'm (the Mayor) felt, and not only himself but many
dher !ponces, would miss Mr vlandeld's presence
from amongst them Ever since be bad kiwi n him—
which was from bin boyhood—Mr. Ming Id ' ad been a
prominent character in all public matters in thia
borough, and for himself and for the whole of the
Council. be believed they would desire to express their
sympathy with his family for the loss they bad its-
mined. The Mayor then said it now remained for the
nil to supply the vacancy occasioned by Mr.
Manfield's ath
Voting papers having been handed round, the Town
Clerk announced that the choice of the Council had
fallen upo Mr. Councillor John Foam
This was the truly business a.-d the Council then
separated.

HOLY TRIXITT I Scoot out. —On Sus 'ay thrwo
ner ..... ns pryaohyd at TI it. Chow+ in aid of tip
0•f,,0t nahonli in 11.4 1.6. h In ti*asorning tits maw
mot ably advonakyl by the rector, ths Roy.
Fi•hYr. M.A.. who point.l oat Lg. neirwri 7
of no iscoatiog tho mind of thy pang that t.l.ey
osinht be enabled to fight the good light of faith. Tin-
itowli.'w W lou 4.YY Yr. Inyited to isport ha i
for it..d4rsl thn troabir of oiol loso in II • I,•tb• '4
lowly and virtue ti ty, aeh rie.blin design. mi.' if
thys rand tb. ;. .Ilb-ranee in .pit C vi.ti•noty
.t ...Ohl hie 0.1. The Nebo 4 for Moe.
b. alas& • nubs.' 240 shildryn. a' whom
•rre moiler .even ~or. 14 le, trot thorn
✓emninyd a limv• &he iiimn thy be lima find •hifh
•be .141411:11,11 W.f. want gnjb.gli to iqselmf.. oa'
WWII by aou'll Indp, year nftyr yam% they 1..4 hwy.
able to ..loon. Tlw rev. pee Loma .W 41044 • Wu,
hoop mite discos,* hy palseslly asking for maiPlamy
on behalf of 6..0* for which h. I. clod I. the
.ftetoe.iu the Rys. I. A. B•IP.r. M 1 .0 •Inn ',tom%
pryschel oh b. h.ll .4 the same oblent, nnd is Ow
rveeihe 'lt • R... JO. Dik,4l. Mt. nim. I e•nrer,
moat eloynentle the mam. and the 6.41.*•.m•
'Waxer kTil —A menet. woe' oath. room,
at 'he Hinintos. P lb Oricket Cob. bytwoi• eleinto
ce.10.0..nt • ik. naisohor .4 on limry insativaaso• T•••
W nth.* *.• or.h sdnotyd f r thy rum. sad croend in
Yieyllant oos.litio Mr Ti arils*, of Um Anshow
H t1,.4. in stmsdnisath *IA dispense.' " sresdam
mint lie" Id hi. Canal admirable otyle. 11.. tleillan•
won the Mak and sari 1., lb. sb.ss.i My• Yr-. 1. p ...A
H.anina to tits bowling of Liyut StsWart and 1,. Threat p
lend then 1., Cs..tain 1121 and the inning. br
thy mmliann obmising OS molt Tb. army "it took
thy willow. and sfmr yorny yarsll at baton' on lb. part
.4 Mr. II whom admirable playing wan gr•-..tli
•41u.red and •ppl.ntleti. hie anynm for 41 nine.
Th•• eraidhefor. r I and to.tint of Onnu.e
4.*lni, who otintlawd 21 raw woe also the therm of oom-
,n. T o 4.7 HI the realest...ler WSm met
• etly good lel CA fofili a., fro . rits, and
tbe limingo chased for 132 ram thus. as will he amyl
from Om Dam+, tho •rasy he.ting the civilise- he a
eon.. lb* inatvb b-ing deviled in oue innings. To.
Ilehling on hooh ai.le. no. rather loom and sr• balm
seya mash latter Do I:nylons ontealon.. The following
i• Mtn non. :