The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-07-13 00:00:00

THE DUEL

Dr. Doria, an Italian, era, inaulted by an Austrian °lacer, at
ticaia theatre. Milan, a hick ruultod In • challen"4. I)oria
the maw night went with a friend to has old lencing-snataer iii
Pratt, to tell a bat had .x.wurrsal.
The lace wore a Itak f concern.
•' The Austrian" laid he, "will lieha on the duel ii outrance I
fear".
gir My unalterable determination" replied Dora. "It that it
4.11 be ow I have a week to gat up my fencing ; you take
me In lundr
Why 001114, k. Me? ear challenger bat already killed two
.4 In) IVA 1.11141, o.ilLrought ditwrtalit on any whool. Ton
shouW rather inArtactlou freak nay rival, Ile Llancourt, hia
teacher." .

'• I prefer to ame to you.
" I will teach no more pulite who throw away their lives by
disregarding my council."
•• I promise:, on uly lemur, teeth,* them implieity."
o Conic then you will have to fight with broadswords. Tut
on mast and bre-mtplate, and let me see what you can do."
Master and puil being properly attired, commenced to play.
My fries' exhibited an mount of agility and skill I was on-
I.e. The toaster watchel bin play closely. contenting
himself with parrying blows and thrusts delivered with much
spirit and attest:le chit
The bout was et.
"Woll, prole or, two your old pupil .11. grace your
" Your play has Mane pretty thing'. fur tin feneing.nchool ;
1.01 they mud all Ise diwanled with such an ,lip.nient oothe
Austrian. Attend. First discharge from your eyes all that
passion. which enables an adversary to U4/44r your intentions ;
now. take to this guanl. and keep to IL"
The professor throw himself into an attitude, onne a favourite
among Scottish gentlemen .4th. sword, but now neglected by
kneel-sof the modern sch.+4. I believe it is tenon' the hang.
guard.
Mliforis.,;:luituitatejulthe„rolemor. ;
your
,o.ory,
mud
uiewr
than your head, with sloping point ; your left brnught In front.
nasty to parry. Good !..o have now the sured moan' you
can : you make a strong coma .4, your oppommt's swoni,
mild your parade Is more certain. You have a week Well, I
-halt exercise you only in this guard and the paneled that flow
irons It.
Am lout to aerultr
nut on it will depend the Issue of the fighL I will
the no sle the last thing. Sr.. you adversary is pre.-
lead and : but he knows .iolly what be has been taught
In hi...taster. one or two tricks science he especially relies
up.. I know how to counteract them. and had me
heu challenged, attend.' to my instructions, they might have
alive now to credit their Instructor."
o goo shall nese( ba‘e t.. make complaint of mt."
"lb Vln I, your oppcnent Ism greet bodily strength,
atoll.. '• .4 (noon-; but fonsal in Isis favourite passes, he
1..-w'. temp-r. in that lion your mkt.. Having playel out he
trick+. In takes to his lama and usaMily fatal move. By Aver
strength .4 wrist he premiss his opponent's 'neon" firmly wide
MO a+ to make an open, then by a relot and tore of the wrist he
Mt.,. • thrust which. II It goes home, MI his over You
muct wait 'saliently lor nil.; when the thrust is given parry
with you left, and then am rispnele—thus delivering the
stab not upwards for in that ease the Ismes and muscles of the
ehmt way weaken it, Intl downward+, where the point will
meet with the softer parte It is un the play from the roamer/
that your life depend."
I have, I fear, Imperfectly Mated the particulars of the lemon,
and the tmhoical term. Male Ike of. no experience In fencing
being confine' to a turn two with I.IUIO. at Angelo's rooms.
111 course, this am to be a duel in downright earnest,
any atteutiou Wut 10010 than commonly riveted to all that
meurnal.
" And now for your Weapon," mid the profess,,opening a
closet wild I.r...hieing a mord. " I have the measun: .4 the
A...irtin's : thin..,,, is the exact length."
The sword at a curiouu glance looked a very unpromisint
w. apou with which to dsfiend • man'a lik. My friend
, es bluntly thought so, for he examined It with a dismayed
look.
•• Why," ...hi he, •. it's hardly more than a ; the
Austrimi Ikea a K.llllgAcrg Male, double the width and weight
.4 los toy."
• ••

" I keine, it: hut this tny an suit term," i.rve, ing twrapiinhe
',nits Irian hus-I *. Ins qualiti, that in iiniper
• at pr•or, lIIV than • match hir the tor.% .ronl user forgot in
ik.nintllf • it I. a ru.il Ms ilk. Nagle twilling hotter in the wort I
...Phrin. 11. r.thain; in hi. iln.ltr. Iso admirably it j.
; nutisv the hilt, el.-. 'tarred and ensusi..l in, fear 11
04.111101. 00 the minus' hand then It. temper." weerllnr a
!no 01.0. 111111 g. "
nri —inn Ow inint wan.% 1161.. not until it sot the hilt, • Iwo
' teks4nt: the *unpin. the Idade indantly tu it. normal
" And this hut," 44-Wittig tin lank Sat 1011 011 000
0,” oil hi. f.lrlo ; there, that aline Ix • twit which I
the Wised Kontsetwrig 1.01/1,1 E 0046.
for 1 hl. night. Oene early to-nturrnw Lir yin., law."
Win,,, we quitted the podearte, the dinter • promier
fruit nte Oat I wiinkl not lease Milan until the raiult it
use wan determined, and Utat I would ittlx•nnany him 4.
lb
,o
fi•
01 no friend except in We evening—he was
eugnruil nlitewlivre - I illd nut ink In what direction. I sur-
mises' correctlyha, woo with hi. Sowing owner. MI never
alluds.l to the anpnewhine duel -his ennsenstion wee
oil and sOt general ; lb. itiin U tb• theiatn.,
hat. hinseter, 'writ Invited ahoUt the eity.,-)er.eiry.....r..rt7
„.
th. hohut nu .41t: 440
h.
IN. wrist shoutrust• molt, Anti tall quhsily.

To-morrow morning at ere o'clock, two carriairm will be at
the minparte, one for mywtf sod weed, the other for the
eur,rein and my muter Di Pratt You will pare master WI
Let mc cotrtat you to make no objection; the
detail. have already lawn finally arrainnat y onnonciat I.
pros delis a quilter cay. lie MO lab 4.11 e carea,:e.
due Lianeourt, his teecher, and • real surgeon In the ther.
Ile iiinetua/."
At ere outlook limed myeell In the carriage with Prolueor
Di heti.

Th. pLaro of combat na. to he near Monica-- Jug bc)oini the
Milan territory--thcrc were rowans.. for Oa' which ntaal nut be
laaticularlw4.
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Thu monitnst a.* cold and cheerle., and when we alighted,
101101 Mao in about tao hiellY. the day had not brightened.
All path...got out of the iwrrisireft, the t,ne saluted each other
briefly. I noticed the inunlerou* look In the Austrian* etas,
and I irate op my friAol for lost.. Without a wont being
spoken we walked ii, mail we iwine to all iqws. sine, smooth
but slippery with the morphs: dew. This ow. Vno m.t
selecttml liy the two %month. who, apparently, quite accustotnod
to such scenes, went about their Judi.* in a steady, busing..
like manner.

Di Prati, wh . had hrtught the ...wont with him a.
he banded It i, n. friend. •• Remember—when I
drop oty handkerchief -Lo
The Atoarian officer Ibienctsanhertri bin...M.41114 cloak, and
dietated hinted( .4 all hi. upper clothing. leaving hi. bit.t un-
co. cre.l. I never .aer NO fine a fonn. Perfectly provetuen..l
on the lann."4 scale, he .4..4 upward. .4 de feet high; thc.t,
aria., and h•clt l.ltlow with onewle ; .111. a• lair aa that .4 the
fairext lady.
Illy friend laving the lighting oolume adopted by the officer,
threw off hi. Mark silk vert. 11.. if rredving that he woul.l not
even have a que4ionalolc ad. aflta.re 1.. size hal...lke-I a mere
dwarf P. hi. athletic opponent : hung. thin, wiry en.% 01e4
narrow, ..k in almond a...ark ao. • mulatto'.., and with a greyl.ll
tinge, cithee the Cffll:t lof odd or fear. that. t.. toy eye,
appeal...o the forerun..., .4 doom.

'Wm anneal. having laid down the awordn, with the hilts to
each, omhatank, retired, and ;rave the Atrial.
The dtivllist.tileked op the .wonl., In friend at once be-
taking Isinewlf to the new guard.
The ollieer for • moment looked • ith an air .4 nurpriv at the
attitude. hut omly torn moment. With • grim milk. in which
noniething •4 contened mind. he nude hi, advance, and
er....1 *wont, with a chub My fermi had profited by hi.
lennon ; hi. face wee impsenve. 'thieve. tranittil, hi. punt an
firm an • rock. The othver made • teen which wan divreirarded
—a threat which we. tarried with the kW- A weond feint and
• Innen] threat were foiled In the name w.). Another feint,
converted into a real attack, wan ode City Indfted. The otlicer'.
colour ewe the eye. of the two profneore %ere on him the
reputation runt that of hi. teacher were at wake. Ile changed
hie tactint dinengaging neddenly, he rninni hi* Mord meldi.-
<haunt a blow at the head with an:mingle irre.l4lble toren.
My little friend teel.l only alert the amault by revel, ing the
sword on the forte "(hi. weapon and drooping AR low AM pondble.
far the tun, Ww, nee.11.4.11. hot. the downward blow, which
In reality, Waa only the AMA/ emtrier, balm: followed he a
(bend ender oar.l, we. only parried In the Ile! .4 the ieft
hand, tit'. time not a ithout mineblef, for lob.' was wen to flow
from th, hand called Into requiaillon. The officer. in makinu
thi. hot timed, owing to the slippery ground, had given an
opnow, which my Wien:. 'a npitni of the preen.t.e natation. of
itednwtor. Kellam! to take witantage id. Tile elretlAl-
- %ma n. 4 ke.l by In frown.' andl
nettle-el, beneath his breath," If he tweak mianl, he I. lon
halt ! in,,,. bravo r The Wont, of Alpe., al Were awn
leen him by nothing 'that had happental. The lad thrust,
I hare veld brought the olllcer Just barely within range. By a
dcztenet. tem./emit .4 thy wrist, the point of nty friend's
nword we. drawn ads-1111y wenn the olneer'. chtut. The temper
and keen,. of the Illoori.h weapon n an here clearly proved. for
the tomb, .tight aa it appnire,l, laid open fle.l, and 11Wewle
to the lame front the left aleoulder ahtnraerow lite bunt, mining
• deluge N.anl hp flow.

The oMeer, finding eevoroly wounded, bonnie erinew.n
.Ith Mr," : eurbin.4 iceseion. he prepared to execute the
favourite mavortivre. which hitherto bad proved fatal t.. his
opponent,. Ile advanced on my friend, and, taking a strong
ernsrof hie wool, !net forth hi, wonderful drenght I 4 wrist.
MY attention awe called olf for a moment to In NMI, who
drew not his handkerehid, held it for a moment, and suddenly
dropped K.
S.,t moment too soon. The officer had made hi, ope.t.
and delivered a *sift threa4 full at the body of my friend. who
having K.., the handkerchief drop, lenoight his left hand again
Into play. TIM, Ume tao anon. ion to the ground. The nest
bodant .terrific yell aanord me that eomething fatal had
ooeurrered. to rispnatt had been given; my friend, swool
was hurried deeply In the lower part .4th. Mike?. body. The
Mincer Instheet/rely feeling ehat the wound was mortaf, wiled
the sword with .me hand, and. ohortmeing ho own, made •
desperate lunge. only to he warded by my friend quitting hold
of his sword and cusping hack Imt of our die:tame. The force
.4 the thrust carried the ..Meerforssol ; he fell prone, toning
his opponent's wool into hie body up to the very hilt.

The °Meer rut one look of mlnzled rare and hate at my
friend. the last I.lok on earth. awl.. he turned convulsively on
hi s back. his Cy elosod tu death.

The wh.4e party rtt.ltml ("near& The mirgeron drew Inrth
the ,or on', lifted the do:adman, tolsend hint ith bb. hack a,gaitut
• true.

It Inv, sight of i.e: that fortn, only •kr minutes before
so instinct trith onthful life, health, and *hal trivozy. nowt •
1,1, with a (kasha ga•h across the hod), and a *.anal
t.. let "id half loon noes.

An we •stoo4l gluing at thy !mini lqwx.lacle. the two prolumoni
appnewhol asch

"The ru.e 14-14 del Crl). 111.111.1140 a," Said tk IJaha.tsrt,
th, you 11.1011 e

r• 1 ceII It the ena I re- Gareth..." rtplied 1H Prati.

The •IltVf went home.

friend had In the meantime made him toilet. IlaAin;
wiped the profile...ex .w.onl, ma picked up the a v.irett
which he wrapped carefully WM: profeemor'm liandkurehiel, be
held out hi. wounded hand to the mune.% who Immediately
dreamed Item! put the ermine oiling.
Advancinq to Di Pr.U. my friend maid, .• Itemume your maonl.
and take my t.arniait thankm. ltam the pupil mathilled Ma
master r

" Entirely." replledlili PrMi he hita eased his own Ilk, and
re.torwl the reputation of hI, maater."
Then f.erwell Ig. no mom to Milan. U Othowed mvwlf
there I sleuth' hare to fight every "Meer In the gamin..., at.ld
ita.nl my Ille awaln•t rt. sahry In hi. troop. Arlie..
I rletul." .halitur hand,. with roe. my future conunnuimtlow.
b• dated from Tutin."--thwe Week

Dna. serwerx WOYZN. —Julia Gibbs and El'el
Woo.4iu. both coloured. fought • duel with club.,
seconds being present. at Richmond, Virginia, on
Sutler. June t7th. The woman Ellen was so badly
injured that she died on the field. Jealousy wu the
cause.

Furls-MUM AT A WEDDING —At some rtjelcing• at
Brandon Colliery, consequent on the marriage of •
daughter of Mr. Faisal Ford, meter blacksmith of
that phew, a Serious secident has oecurrest Mr. Isaac
Parish. master sinker at the colliery, and other% had
intended to honour the event with firing " Dynmights."
• substances of nitrogrlyeesine enl other explosive eons.
poonde, us. d instend of rowder in blasting, and which
causes • loud report when fired. Mr. Pariah attemptei
to explode the "Dyntuight" at first with an ordinary
fuse and perenardon rap, hot did not snowed, as it leing
tire. lie tnek It to the lilackonits's fire, and had just
remarked that he wondered it did not "go off." when
It euddenly explAed, shattering his hand in • dreelful
manner. He was at one,, conveyed to the Derlinm
County Hospital, where his hand was amputated at the
wrist.—NerfAern Erprw.
FATAL KTABIIIVri Cann.— On Wednesday two boys,
named Parr and lackhien, the former fourteen years of
age, the latter only twelve, were in the employ of Mr.
Barnes, • fishmonger. at A.:bridge. Parr picked up a
clew of • crab in Mr. Barnes's shop, and Jackham told
him to leave it alone, when Parr came and struck
Jackham, who thereupon seized • knife that was 'rimy
en the counter end threw it at him. Unfortunately it
struck Parr in the beak, along the blp-boo', anal die
boy died from loss of blood in the course of an hour.
During the inquest it came nut that the two boys had
always been very fond of each other, and Jackham now
wept bitterly over what be had done. The jury were
of npinion that the knife was only thrown with the In
tention of frightening the deceased ; yet, after • long
deliberation, they retinues' a verdict of "Manslaughter
tinder great provocation." In the afternoon the boy
Jackleun was brought before the bench of magistrates,
whn committed him for trial on the charge of man-
slaughter, but admitted him to bail.
GotnewlTHEl. Wome—The progress of fine art
manufacture in this branch of trade is strikingly
exemplified In a little work published by J. W. Benson,
of 25, 01.1 Bond Street. anal of the City Steam Factory,
58 and (10, Ludgate Hill. It is enriched and embellished
with designs (by Italian, French, and English artistes
of Brooches, Bracelets, Earrings, and other articles,
suiteble for personal wear, or Wedding, Birthday, or
other presents, with their priers. Mr. Henson (who
holds the appeintment to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales)
has also published • very Interesting pamphlet on the
Rise and Progress of Watch and Clock-making. These
pamphlets are sent port free for two stamps each, and
they cannot be too strongly recommended to those
oontenplating a pueliase, especially to residents in the
oountry or abroad, whi are that enabled to select any
article they may require, and have it forwarded with
perfect safety.
BREACH Or PRolllgg OF YASHIRO& —As inquiry
was held at London Guildhall on Wednesday, before
Mr. Secondary Potter and • special jury, to Ruses the
amuuut of damages in an action brought in in, of the
superior courts for • breach of promise of marriage;
the defendant haeine allowed judgment to pass by
default. The plaintiff, bliss Louisa A Vomllley, was the
eldest daughter of an English merchant and vice
°onset at Patrss, in Greece; and the defendant, bit.
G. Piekhurn, was a surgeon, and had ',stoutly held the
appointment of assietant-phyaician at Fullerton Asylum,
io Wilts, and was thy ehlest son of the proprietor of
the Clerleasall Now. The plaintiff was said to be •
young lady of gnat personal atruactions, and very
aeoomplished. In the summer of ISSR the defendant
paid • visit to Metres for the benefit of his health, sod
was introduced to the plaintiff 's family. She was then
labor 17th year, and the defendant was between 19 an
20. It seemed that he was much charmed with the
society of the plaintiff, and eventually he made an offer
of marriage to her, which was socepted with the consent
of her father. He stated to the family that he was
then • medical student at ewe of the hospitals Is
London, and in a little more than • year he hoped to
be both • physican and surgeon, and that in three Vara
he should be in • position to keep the plaietiff. lathe
wane of 12 mouths he went out again to Nitres, and was;
received as the future Limb and of the plaintiff. They
walked and drove out together, and he showed her the
greatest attention. After • stay of a month he
returned to England. In January, 1867, he informed
her that he had towed an examination, and wee •
member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England :
sad in another letter be elated that hid bad an offer of
1:1,00° to go to Bombay, whichbe had refused, and in •
later epistle that he was the expiates/4 home ;surgeon at
St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Subsequently it was stated
that his sionsmunications become somewhat more cool,
soil towards the clue of March be spoke of his prospect
of settling down being far off, and added—" I cannot
help thinking sometimes that it way a very selfith thing
for me to hied you to an engagement with me, for ,
there are so many dieedvantages ;" end ;melee of an
Income of 1:300, which did not keep hen out of debt.
At length, on the 22th of Septenber, he wrote her •
letter breaking off tho engagement ; first, because be
should not be in • position to keep a wife for some
years,
. &ea secondly, that he hail known long that his
looliogs towards her warn only tau,e of friendship suit
remeest. It was stated in evidence that the plaintiff
bsyl ooffenel conch in health in nonoupionee of the
brooking off ot the instals. Mr. Kiniber addremed the
mitigation of dressage', sad used it was clear that
Orrln
the Prom was made in the heat of youth, and should
not be made the subject of an action. A small amount
of dornagoe would be sufficient to meet the justice of
tho Mr. pjahern, the father of the defendant, Way
coned, and be gave some evidence ss to the prospects of
bm' His income at Fishertnn.hnuee was Ma a
pad that appointment, and in cross,
year, but he rester
idneftehnedantphatbergeis
wthietopersusysitsouited.._t,llat the defendant had
taken
elfwexfamt
sidaninageoti.iey..natelhtie,
appeared
that the
h. deem as B. g. in Scotland. The learned Secondary
baviqmintested up, the sure ameand the sismaget; at
EtSll.

'tlgriculturc.

! A MILD of oats, b longing to Mr. Riau, of Rurrew-
Pas h. iu the prririb of Kialelirou, was Cut on Leaden
perfectly ripe.— Weaken News.
ITea MARCO:stem Saow.—The great event of the
rigiCultural will just now I. the Manchester Show,
which ler excee.'s any exhibition of the kind yet held
in this eouniry, am' will loot for • fortnight. To-day
(Mumla)'i the proem ding. open wir.h Ilse trial* of
mi‘ghinee and implements. the eneineera an judges
bolos allowed the whole of the week for making their
cap rinienta, and deril,ng upon the ale ittla. Steam
ploughs will be showu in work, and there will be an
Winterise erillection of (eve tools and mechanism in tbe
show-yard; but by the Royal Agneultreal Seciety's
arraugement of the maehin. ry. ii grilles of periodic's),
instead of annual trial, Else principal inventions brought
to the test this year are niachines and implements for
the harvesting ot crops. It is impoc,ible to exaggerate
the importance of developing and perfecting u achieery
for dueling with such • variable and, apparently, ale
must unmanageable pro luct as a heavy, storm-broken,
laid, an 4 weeedbound crop of corn : and toe society bas
done well in offering pried!, to the amount of 13115, for
reaping and mowing machines, and for implements to
be used In making and collecting hay, out gathering
Corn. Another handsome prize Is also offered lir the
novelty of sheaf-binding machine It 110,1 eppear
almost impracticable for • piece of meehaniaru to
gather up a tough swath° of touzled wheat into bunchea,
std peevy end securely tie them; or to pick up I rem
aheaf-bumhes aud to them ; or te catch the corn es it
falls over the eiders of thr reaping.machine, end
bench it and tie it before it reaches the ground. But
We have seen clever contrivances for abed-binding; and
if they eon be made suocea-fal in work, they will 'clic,/
labourers of a heavy drudgery, and greatly expedite the
process of harmating. Airotner nevelt, will appear,
an apparatus for drying corn and hey in wet Wecilier ;
for which class of inVontin; a told multi will ire
awarded. Other ingelluales will probsbly be drawn cut
by the Manchester local committeee prize for •
machine fer taking up potatoes. That committee, whoa
about it, might very well have offered • prize for •
potato-planting machine, and another prise for a
potato-sorting apparatus-6,th of which would save
expensive labour.
The character of the mouth has tooled the fate of
the wheat Crop in the forward districts as eonsiderably
below an aversge ; but the weather of the remainiog
part of Jnly and of the early pert of August may yet
bring the later crops up to an . As to quality of
the Kral°, we cannot look for samples comparable to
those of last harvest ; and the proportion of inferior
corn must be large, from the circumstance thetas many ,
weedr-straiir Crop. aro etorin•brultou —that i; apparently
upstanding wheats are found, upon examination, to be
deceptive, because a considerable proportion of the
elsainsare beaten down, and, as the farming say," kicked"
at the bottom.

PRESENT APPEARANCE OF rHE CROPS.

BEDIFORDWITIL-The mops here present the follow-
ing feature.: -Wheat barely average, barley average,
oats average, peas and beans good, mange's, swedes,
and turnips very promising,-Jao.a Ross, The 11.0
Park Par*, Llaoll, July 5.
BCCILII.-Wheat : Taking the corps as • whole I must
fix them at quite an averege, and I am of opinion that
the aeresge is over an average.- Wiiiian Sesta, Wools-
toe, Bletekley Station, Ducks, July 2.
Wamwei.c.-Wbeet: It is the exception to see a
really good field of wheat. Barley, where town early,
looks promising, but the late sown is patchy and hollow.
- flurry Sinuous, Kill irsansort, Truro, July 2.
EAST KENT.-Hruve.t must be a month later than
last year, but at the present time I see no mown to
despond. The yield of barley and wheat yet depends
very leech on the weather we may have during the
Dent six wet:Ca.-Ease Heal, July 5.
&art.-Our wheats have run to a good deal of
strew; Boole have gone down, which will take off the
yield of the crop; those that stand look well. and are
out in full ear, and If they set well will Dome to an
average erom-CA. C. Harvey, Foulseu, July 2.
OLoccasetanniaL -The crop of wheat in this neigh-
bourhood has a healthy and promising appearance, but
Is rather thin of plant, and therefore 11•1100 yield so
abundantly as last year.-Jeka Cagoule, WAiefiefd,
Berkeley, July 2.
HArre.-I think the wheat and barley will scarciely
be an average: oats may be; the root crop le, so far,
very peomisuzg. I have just returned home, travelling
400 miles by rail; from what I could wee and hear Irons
others, it Is doubtful if we get an average yield of corn.
Jos. Lawrashire, Miclrelderer, July 1.
Hiart.-1 think under the most favourable circum-
stance, wheat remit be considerably under an awn rage
crop.-George We 11.., Beaumont Hall, lkdburu, July L
HUSTs.-1 fear we shall toil • deficiency both is the
produce and the quality of the wheat crop.-W. A.
Baffle, Paterthall,lJuly 2.
Kr.irr.-On all heavy soils, especially in the Isle of
Bbeppy, wheat is • lull average crop; on many welt.
formed land of this description above an average; on
mixed soils, although on some farms& little patchy, there
will be • fair average ; on light Lands, eepecially on
chalk soilm, there are promising crops; on the gravelly
lands in the higher district it is exceedingly natality, and
will scarcely be equal to an average crop. All kinds of
wheat this season on wet, undraiued lands, ore oat un-
equal crop, and will not yield • large return.
faunae, July 3,
Wivre.-Our wheat crops are late and middling-
certainly below an average, unless the weather between
this and harvest be very favourable indeed. -Beduin'
StrOgiOß, Burderop, Swindon, July 3.
WORCIMTCRISHIHr. —I incline to believe that the
wheat on all strong land will be an average crop.- -C.
Cheedhsrs, neor reshast. Jul., 2.