The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-03-04 00:00:00

mildli/ benevolence had not entirely ceased, for
within the last few days so much u 2200 to
£3OO mdril hAd been terelve.l. He had seen
an authonsed statement in a newepaper, emanating
from the local committee, of Whom the
Mayor of Newcastlempon-Tyne was at the head, to
the effect that, as the amount subacribed for, the relief
of the people at Hartley had exceeded ths.nerissities of
the ease, it was their intention to apply, whatever
surplus might remain in their hands to the formation of
a fund against future accidents of a similar kind in the
counties of Northumber'and and Durham, to which the
mining population were always more or less liable, He
had on this occasion received in that court alone a sum
amounting in the whole to within a trifle of £20,000, or
about as much as was originally conceived to be
necessary, after due consideration, to provide for the
exigencies incident to the terrible calamity at Hartley.
The probability was three times ea much had been con-
tributed through other channels, and therefore he hoped
that the piddle would now feel that enough had been
done to meet the emergency, but that if in their benevo-
knee they wore still disposed to contribute something
more he should be very glad to be authorised to apply
any stiell money as might be sent to him for another,
but still unhappily, a kindred purpose; be meant in
relation to the sad disaster which had recently occurred
in a colliery near Merthyr Tydyll, by which 40 lives
had been sacrificed, and many unhappy widows and
children left in a state of otter destitution.
ILLNESS Or THE Dogs Or NEWCASTLE.—We learn
with regret that the noble Secretary of State for the
Colonies is confined to his room at number from a
severe attack of bronehitia. The noble duke was an-
nounced to preside on Thursday at the distribution of
prism in Nottingham to the anmessful candidates at the
late Oxford and Society of Arts examinations, bat the
state of his health precluded his attendance, and a sub-
stitute had to be provided.
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THE TIMBER RESOURCES OF CANADA.—Ths principal
descriptions of timber found in the forests of Coned&
are—White, yellow, and red pine, white and black
spruce, tamarac, white, rim, and black ash; grey, red.
soft, and rock elm; bird's-eye, white, and red oak ;
bird's-eye, curly, and soft maple ; black and grey
Trident, smooth and rough bark Many, ironwood, red
wild cherry, bass wood, beech, red and white cedar,
hemlock, fir, poplar, chesnut, button wood, and white
wood. For furniture and ornamental purpose the
luxuriant beauties of our crotched, wavy, and 'nettled
black walnut are well known both here and in Europe;
also the beauties of our bird's-eyes and curly maples,
as well as of our curly birth, crotched white oak, and
red wild cherry. The superior qaaltities of our white,
red, and yellow pine are fully acknowledged in the
markets of Europe. Our oaks, elms, and Camara', rank
high for ship-building and general purposes. In faet,
all our woods are susceptible of being utilised in the
arts and manufactures. Canada exports annually about
30,000,000 cubic feet of timber in a rough state, and
about 400,000,000 feet, board measure, ofsawed lumber.
The revenue derived by the province during the year
1860 for timber cut in the puttEc forests amounted to
about 500,000 dohs. or £125,000 ourrency.—Canadian
Neva

We will venture to assert, that it has never entered
the mind of any of our fair reader" to imagine the deter.
mined resistance that would be made by the stronger
se: if their favourite Allaop or Base was for the future
to be brewed from malt which had been previously
covered with mineral powder; then why should Englieh
merchants, for the sake of the extra profit, allow China-
men to get rid of their inferior Tee by covering tim
green with a bluish powder and making Black kiwis
more intensely dark, knowing that the mineral xasiders
must necessarily be washed off and taken by our fur
countrywomen when the tea is made at table
man dc Co. are eonvinced thet sterling quality is pre-
ferred before mere appearanee, they therefore imperial!
their Tea without powdered colour on the surface.
These Pure Teas are to be had only of Agents, as adver-
tised.