The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-15 00:00:00

MARKET, BUT. 14.
Consols ere j lower, being 93j to 94 for the aosoant.

MONEY

TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKES IN PERU AND
ECUADOR

Fearful earthquakes happened mi Peru and Ecuador
on the 15th of August. Twenty-elute thirty thousand
lives were lost, and property destroyed to the sm.ount
of 00,000.000. Many cities were destroyed. The
huge tidal wares which followed wrecked many
vessels. There was great suffering among the
eurrirors.

POITLUID FEIST BILIDOL—The toll. derived from
this bridge were submitted to public auction on Friday
by Mr. J. Mindse at the Guildhall. after a very
spirited competition the hammer fell to Mr. Jesty's
bidding of t. 540, the amount realised Lest year being
• Itmtatucance Te•g.—Mr. J. Edward', of the
Avalonian Brewery. Glartonbtl7,lmo an apple is..
growing in his garden which has blossomed twice this
you., arid is now producing the sewed orop of apples,
which are jest formed; but whether they will some to
maturity is • different matter. The first crop was a
very good one The apples are welled "seek Vile:"
Ilonatio AT ILTOll.—Tbe usually (mist of
Ilion has been the scene of great disturbenees erihr
the put few nights, occasioned by what is termed
ski m merton riding." The ado* of the dentocuOutions
I. to punish, in a rough sad ready way, two offenders
against social order. Effigies, representing the
offenders, are placed on pal..; tie betels', iron bombe*
ar,4l trays are beat, and there le generally great
tumult.
_ . _ _ . .

A Bor Brut Stowe Orr.—A terrible casualty
occurred at Instow, Ninth Devon. on Friday evening.
A little boy, non of a fisherman called Fisherleigh, wee
in the habit of taking the mail begs amnia the river,
from Appledore, to meet the mail train at Instow.
He came across in a boat with two gentlemen. One of
them had a gun at the bottom of the boat. On getting
out at Instow the gentleman took up the wan, which
esplooloL The boy was close by, end his head same
cleanly off the body.
Tee Homes AND THE HOICIDL—A man, who was
In the habit of constantly frequenting a eshatet in the
Versailles.road, was a few days ago observed by the
mistiess to be sitting with his glass empty before him.
"What will you taker said the woman. "Oh, nothing
more," was the reply. "I have but forty sou, end I
must buy some charcoal to stile myself with." "Oh,
that's eery foolish," rejoined the landlady, who thought
he was joking; "with two pennyworth of cord you
could hang yourself, and by that arrangement you
would have some more to spend in drink." "Upon my
word you're right," said the man; and he Besot thirty-
eight of his remaining ions in drink. On Saturday
morning he was discovered hanging to a tree.
" A Loans AND Riarrce•nut Mirruch"—A OAT)
Is told in Chicago as • sample of the way In which in
some parts of the Union a smart man can make himself
a power, though personally he may be as insignificant
as one of the Tooley-street tailors. Two gentlemon—one
stout and shining, the other little and dapper—wished
to get up a political demonstration in a certain village.
The thing WSJ duly announced, but the two promoters
were the only pavans who seeembled at the pines of
meeting. Nothing daunted, the twain proceeded to
business. The little man moved the stout one into the
chair. The stout man made the little one secretary of
the meeting. Resolutions were passed with astonishing
unanimity, and the meeting adjourned. The resolutions
were duly advertised with a preamble, affirming them
to have been passed .lat • large and respectable meeting
of citizens." This rather staggered the chairman afore-
said, and he ventured to remonstrate with the secretary
upon his heroic audacity, but was met with the cool
reply. The announcement is perfectly correct sir. You
are large. lam quite sure I an. respectable."
Rerun* OF Toe Quats Final fiwirtracrien.—Ber
. . . .

Majesty the Queen and the royal family left Lucerne
on Wednesday, and arrived in Paris on Thursday
morning at 20, minutes past 10. Her Majesty was
received at the Eastern Railway Station by Lord
Lyons, and conducted by his lordship to the British
Embassy. At 10p.m. the royal party left for Cherbourg
and embarked on Friday morning, and after • smooth
passage across the Channel arrived at Gosport in the
afternoon. A special train wee there waiting for the
royal travellers, who reached Windsor about six o'clock.
The royal party have been absent from England rather
over five week., having left on August sth. Her
Miijesty appeared to have derived much benefit by her
continental trip. The Queen and royal family left for
Balmoral last (Monday) evening.
A LINZ GUARDSMAN CILARGICD MTH MU IDER. —On
Monday morning a private in the lit Life Guards,
named Richard Robins. on furlough was charged, before
the borough magistrates at Northampton, with being
eoneerood in the death of a you., erolllllll. awned
Elisabeth Shields, who was found in the River Nene
early on Sunday morning. The mau was remanded. On
the same afternoon the inquest was held by Mr. John
Beebe, the borough coroner. It appeared from the
evidcaes that Robin. bad for some time past been keep-
ing company with the deceased, and was frequently out
erithihsr lane at night. On Saturday night the deceased
and Robin. were together at • liable-house al about
eleven o'clock. A policeman afterwards saw Robins
and • female together 'at twenty minutes past one
o'clock, and also at a quarter past two on Sunday
morning, but he failed to identify the body of tke
deceased. Shortly afterwards screams and a plunge
Into the water were beard, and the deceased was then
moan in the water by a man and • boy; the latter ran
for • police officer, the man apparently making no effort
to slave the girL When the body was got out life was
found to be extinct. Robins was subsequently arrested,
and stated that he had parted from the deceased at On
minutes past one. No marks of violence were dis-
covered on the body, but, from • poet mortem exami-
nation, it appeared that the demised wee two months
advanced In pregnancy. The coroner, in ramming up,
commented severely on the conduct cf the man who
saw the deceased struggling in the water, and who
made no effort to save her. The jury returned •
verdict of wilful murder 'against some person unknown,
Robins, however, remaining in gusto

PUBLIC APPOINTMILYTIS.
Tuesday, l&—Salisbury great market.
Wednesday, 16.—New moon 1.20 afternoon.
hiolmouth f sir.
Thursday U.—Bruton and Bishopstoke (chase) fairs.
Friday, l& Yeovil great market.
Saturday, 19.—Beminater and Glastonbury fairs.
&Imlay, 20.-15th Sunday alter Trinity. Sun rises
5.45 a.m., seta 6.1 p m.
Monday Z.—Woodbury Hill Fair.
Limp Excursions to London by Great Western
and South Western Railways.