The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-09-13 00:00:00

Sgriculturc

BAER ET CATTLE FAIR. —On Monday' the geese
annual fair at Barnet was opened t or the aisle ofcattle.
There was a very large assemble ge of persons, and
nearly all counties were repment. 'id by the principal
stock breeders and dealers. The co• mt.'s' of Hereford
and Devon contributed some of their 1 et t gnoing beast.,
and were the principal suppliers of 0 tile to the de-
Yorkshire was fully repreeen %et by ate!'! of
excellent and choice-bred math cows. 1 es. and imported
sums large droves of well-bred stock to th. fair; Scot-
land gave an additional importance to hue great inert
by its production of choice polled Scots are I well bred
steers; Wales sent some large herds of b. 'eck cattle
which occupied a large portion of the fair. There I &ea good
deemed fur the beet description of grazing stet
notwithstanding the high prices salted, anacti ve bun-
. nese commenced early and continued through° it the
day, so that money to a very large amount ch milted
bands. Stock prices were as follows :—Hereford acts.
Well.bred bullocks for stall-feeding, £l6 to Lit; tee-
fill grazing steers, Ell to £l4; stock heifers, £lO to
ell. Devon steera—Well-grazed beasts, £l5 to Lib;
plain ditto, £l2 to Elb ; and erode-bred ditto, £9 to Ell.
Durham beads wade £l5 to £l7 ; ditto cows, £l3 te
£l5; Liecolna and half-breds varied in price from El/
to £l6, and well-grazed steers, £2O. Summit beasts.
Well conditioned steers for stall feeding, £l4 to 1:15,•
aged beasts accustomed to the yoke and agricultural
work, £.lB to £2O each. Irish i cattle.—Well-grown
steers, 4:11 to £l3; ChniCe selections, £l5 ; end useful
heifers, CS to E 10; yearling, £4 to £5. Scotch cattle.
—This description of stock met buyers very quickly;
best quality of lolled Scots in high condition made £2O
to £2.2 • head; ditto for feeding up, £l5 to £l7; and
small steers, 4:13 to £l4. Itunts.—Tliese lalliputien
beasts, fresh from the Highlands, were in active request;
those fresh from grating quarters wade £5 to £9, did
well conditioned ditto, £lO to £l2. Welsh cattle.—
Many large herds of black stock sold off at £7 to £9 a
twat! ; three-year-eld bullocks fetched £9 to £l3 ;
heifers, £7 ; and Welsh cows in full milk, £l4 to Ell.
llileh ows. —This claes of stock was in high demand, in
coneemence of the eagerness of London milkmen to
secuie them ; choice-bred awn-horned cows in full
milk and a calf by the;r side made from £l7 to £2O;
large framed Yorkshire cows in full profit. Eal to £23;
and ,elections of choice beads. £25; cows down calv-
ing, 1:14 to EIS ; country bred cows for dairying pur-
poses, Ell to £l5 ; Alderney cotes in full milk, £18;
half-bred and aged ditto, L'S' to £10; well-bred and
shorthorn heifers (in calf), ES to £l2; stock ditto, £7 to
£lO. Bathe—Well-bred young bulls, York or short-
horn, £l5 to £18; ditto for home purposee, £ll to £l4;
ditto, steers, 1:16 to £lB.
Sexes D DAT.—OR Tuesday this groat fai, re-opened.
The extensive btudnese trensacted the preoediel day had
very censiderably reduced the stock; in tee Welsh
cattle field .laree droves yet reniained on ban ; and
vim° herds of Hereford and Devon steers were on offer.
In the field muigned exclusively for Scotch cattle a I.
number were again on sale, and dealers having made,
some concession to buyers in the prices asked, miter
head of cattle were sold. As we have previously dated.
the prices of neat stock, • repetition is unnecessery.
The Horse Fair—There was a good show of horses,
comprising some useful cart hones and machined. Ire-
land contributed some exceedingly wall-bred colts,
which met a good demand at remunerating prices.
Welsh ponies were eagerly sought after. The usual
custom of Welsh hors•-dealen of cheering on the com-
pletion of a sale was adhered to on this occasion, and if
the unanimous shouts of the Welshmen were • criterion
• very large business must have been transacted. Fried
were as undermentioned : Light horses, suitable for
riding and driving, fetched from 16 to 24 pow;
bred young hones, of high class, 30 to 45 guineas;
young horses for double harness, 40 to 50 guineas; cart
bones, young cattle, well made, were bought up for
London purposes at from 38 to 45 guineas; seasoned
horses for farming work, 25 to 32 guineas; light-legged,
awful horses, for machine and van use*. 78 to 35
genteel. French cart hones made from 25 to 35 guineas.
Home-bred cart colts, of three years old, made 28 to 35
guineas; two-year-old ditto, 16 to 20 guineas; Irish
colts, well-bred and suitable for harness, were selected at
from 33 to 30 guineas; ditto, two-year-old, unbroken,
16 to 1$ guineas. Welsh Ponies.—Tbree year old colts;
made 12 to 16 guineas; two year old ponies, 8 to 12
guineas; and yearlings, sto 7 guineas. Matched pairs
of well-built young foresters realized 32 guineas. Old
horses and London screws were without sale. Wednes.
day was devoted to the stock fair, and the annual hone
races took place in the afternoon.

river.
robbery, which iu its daring locals the exploits of Turpin
DARING ATTEMPT TO ROB A MAIL.-An attempt at
and the olden race of higliwaymen. was made on Satur-
day morning between Cowbridge and Bridgend. The
mail cart, with the letters, was being driven along the
highway road for the purpose of meeting the up train to
London, when at a point which is locally known as "the
golden male." the driver observed three in-looking fel-
!owe at a short distance beyond him. Their appearance
and manners at once excited his attention, and he deter-
mined to be prepsued for them. As he ueared them lie
observed that they Lad divided, and 1,1 placed themselves
that two would be on one side of him and one on the
other; and he also observed that one of the two took a
position a little in advance of his companions, and that
they all three were preparing for simultaneous action.
The driver carried a heavily loaded whip, and twisted
the thong of it tightly round his left arm, for be was
left-handed. This latter circumstance, no doubt, greatly
favoured his powers of defence, for, as the foremost fel-
low made a spring at his right arm, he dealt him a heavy
blow on the forehead with the looted end of his whip.
The blow was so well aimed that the robber reeled and
fell before his companions could succeed in their attempt
to grasp the horse's head. The driver urged on his horse
and the animal sprang forward and broke from the fel-
lows the shaft knocking one of them over. The driver
galloped on and made for Bridgend, where a gentleman
named Saddler was waiting his arrival. Mr. Saddler
having been informed of whet had occurred, procured
the assistance of two police constables, and they pro-
ceeded on horseback in the direction of the "golden
mile." The highwaymen in the meantime had attacked
Mr. Evan Jones, • butcher, of Lisworney, and were in
the act of robbing him when their pursuers came up with
and captured them. The villains will be sent for trial
at the wires.
AN ADVINTERL IN THE ALPH.-A letter from Inter-
lacken contains the following :-On Monday evening,
the 29th of August, this little town was in the greatest
state of excitement, the news having reached it that
there were three gentlemen lost on the Harder Moun-
tain. a spot which had already beeu the micelle of many
fatal catastrophes. It would appear that the Prince
Reon Deolet-Kildeeo (a Russian), Mr. Donald Spence,
and Mr. Lancelet Spence (two Englishmen) bad set out
in the evening about half-lest five o'clock, with the in-
tention of merely taking a short walk on the mountain,
bpt that when they had ascended for about half an hour
they left the path and struck out one for themselves
which seemed to lead more directly to the summit. On
reaching, an awkward looking precipice, the Rus-
sian Prince and Mr. Lancelot Spence determined to cross ,rips, sm. 6.-There
was modems.
asses
,dsuss
it, with a view of descending to Interlacken in a quicker I
of b ears in the cloth-balls this morning and • bar bulk
found that all descent was impracticable. while at the
manner; once on the other side of the precipice they
ri &in. The manufacturers, both in the tows skid
time they were unable to retrace their steps: Noth- P
; cloth changed hands. The trade continues steady, and
their only hope of safety, while Mr. Donald Spence, who ny orders continue to be given out, there is Doe as
surrounding district, are all well employed. Le
Mg then wasleft them but to ascend, for in ascension was the
much cloth brought to the public markets as under other
stan Id be the case Wools are steady in
eircum ces WOU •
wool fair on Seturds- last
ed
and in about two or three hours lie managed to overtake Price
the town taoortncrcwafor the
iPicerac. hweassuccatedtedhinar"obtahalkint4g.
but
at the
declension 'w the • of Torimbire
his brother and the prince, who, having by that time I there eas a slight ensoni in e
given up all hope of getting out of thedifficulty unaided
and Lumoushire fleeces. Linoolusture -hop fetched
had lit their3Bs. to 395. per toil, and Yorkshire, 41s. to 425. 6d.
imight of it. Ictigawrsuaitlidenmpeadde
maANCHESTER, SEPT. 6.-We have an improvement to
lightning raging, au • perfect deluge of rain falling, so .
tnhdutn to have av
an e
d a
‘ff
report both in yarns and cloths. There has been a very
ecuptltyhei drark, 1m
that the predicament was anything but pleasant. A good demand for yarns, and prices miry be quoted Id.
party of guides, with lanterns, despatched from the town per lb. dearer than they were on Tuesday week. The
discovered them, however, so that they did not have to demand is principally, 110 far as the export trails goes,
oey for the whole night on their comfortless perch. On for Germany, Bombay, and the Mediterranean, and lb.
arriving at the entrance id thetown, nearly at ulidnieht, advance applies to all thieve descriptions of twist. The
an enormous crowd awaited their coming with greetings home trade are also buyers to a moderate extest, and
if the most enthusiastic kind-all hope having been given the prices of suitable yams are a little firmer. As
up of the safety of the Prince Deolot-Kileedo and of Mr. regards cloths for India, there is more activity than
Lancelot Spence. The entrance into Interlacken was a on this day week for all kinds. The demands der
pereot triumph ; tl.o road VOUI lined; all the windows printers ountinues good, and other kinds, including,
at the various hotels were filled. shirtings, are about 10. per piece dearer. The ordere •
THE I'IttELTIEN ON BOARD AMERICAN SHIPS.-The given out during the last ii or 10 days have placed masy
abuse of their "little brief authority' by the masters of oranufacturers under contracts of mime duration. (It
our American mercantile marine 11101 now fairly earned this business a fair amount is doing for Calcutta, but the
the rank of a greet national calamity and disgrace. Of great bulk of it is for Bombay and China. Of course,.
ccurse, there are multitudes of American captains who so far as Calcutta is concerned, the business doing is
treat their beRMOU honestly and humanely, recognize not lamed upon advice' of the last mail, the letters of
them as fellow creatures, and so command their vessels the 2.5 th of July not having come to hand, and the only
as to combine perfect discipline with a decent regard letter which has arrived being one which by sense
for the rights and feelings of their subordinates. This no unaccountable means saved the mail, though dated the
rational man will attempt to question, any more than lffith of July. This letter which is only supplementary
the converse propoeitiou that multitudes of foreign cap- to one from the seine writer on the 25th (which has not
tains are guilty. whenever chance and position favour arrived), merely states that theme was an improved tone
them, of brutalities as revolting as any recorded of the in the market at Calcutta on that date, and that pans
old buccaneer or the modem slaver. let these things were higher in price. Lung-cloths and T-cloths continue
pass for granted. It remains not the less erne that the in good request, and the home trade houses are active
merchant navy of the United States is especially fruit- buyers. Messrs. John Stagg and Co. report :-" The
ful in cases of tyranny at sea. The records of every I improved demand for India and China goods reported on
foreign port with which our men that "go down to the Tuesday week has continued throughout the week, at
sea al ships" have dealings teem with the damning evi- the extreme rates of that day ; but the amount of
deuces of this discreditable fact. It was but the other blueness in ellen' has been much restricted by the large
day that we copied into these whims • carefully dater engagements of manufacturers. There is again •
rated pamphlet, written by an honourable merchant of moderate business doing in long-cloths and in Toloths at
Liverpool, in which it was set forth beyond denial or last week's prices. Printing cloths, maddapolsem, and
even cavil, that the marine hospitals of that city are con- narrow shirtings are still in active demand, arid the
tinually crowded with the victiins of outrageous cruel- tendency of prices is still in favour of the manatee-
ties inflicted by American officers under the shelter of terve." Messrs. George Fraser, Son, and Co. say :-
the American flag. The perpetrators of these iniquities "There has again been a steady and firm market to-day,
shameleedy avail themselves of the national leaner as without further change in prices."
their " altar of refuge," and laugh at law and humanity
alike from their polluted decks. What Alsatia was to TUADU weriasree.-The following is an extract from
the niurderero and bellies of London in the "good old a letter dated Nagasaki, Japan Juno 6 :-" Here we are
days" of sanctuary, that the republican quarter-deck so far. My first impressions
has now become for murderers and bullies of republican I Nothing can surpass the lovely and fresh scenery. There
origin in all foreign waters. On our own side of the is everything to gladden the eye, from the edge of the
ocean we have been over.inclifferent to the disgrace of maids to the h. peek-profuse • red less'
this state of things. Our English cousins who are riant growth. ',ins is theap-a bullock for $7, fish,
forced to be the daily spectators of the actual misery and eggs, and vegetables for nothing. House rent moderate.
wrong which it brings with it have at last began to move At present they rent temples and priests' houses to all
for its abolition. The method of prevention can be con- Europeans. The authorities are very gentlemanly, and
sidered, fortunately, without the trouble of a reference appear most anxious to meet our wishes. We establish
to foreign Powers. Our merchant navy needs remodel- a consulate here, and proceed to Jeddo to exchange
ling at home. The sudden expansion which it received treaties, when the Sampson takes the others to Hako-
upon the opening of • really new world to commerce 10 dadi. The great difficulty will be the exchange question-
years ago has brought evil with good in its train. It It is absurd to think we can trade with paper exchanged
has given us more ships and more seamen, but it has for our specie as at present, and this is the only sore
given us also seamen of a more heterogeneous class and point in the treaty for the Jaeanese. Bilk (1,000 bales
captains of • more irresponsible character. The remedy of which have already left this port) can be, if encore
for these things lies largely in the hands of the owners raged, produced to any amount, of strong and excellent
of vessels and of the mercantile community. If our quality. This will make Chinamen reduce their prices.
chambers of commerce and boards of trade and under- Tee also, will, if encouraged, equal our China friends'
writers would set at once about establishing a system of best; and then, if we can open the mines, why, they
marine examinations for the probation of our merchant se/plen is J is a composition of all that most valuable.
officers, we should attack the evil which Mr. Milnes, N i, of course, is the leading port for some time.
M.P., has so honestly and so stoutly denounced at its but will have to yield to the rth 00 ern ones before bong.
very fountain heads. Considerations of the highest and Hakodadi and /Cartagena will eventually be the marts.
lowed character unite in urging this duty upon thee. The port contains some seventeen ships of all nations,
responsible clause and we trust they will not be slow and three Russian men-of-war. We want the coast see
in the work that cries so loudly for their action.-New veyed. The people seem desirous to conciliate, anti sr
York Times. pear great observers of rank and ceremonies. The Same-
son will proceed to Jeddo on the 9th, I hope, if al w
well arranged."
PROSPECT/I OF TRADE.-The great complaint of the
day seems to be that there is no activity in Meioses,
that its daily operations, although by no amens oo •
small scale, are Invested with a degree of deletes that
cannot be shaken off, and depresses with • lo•den
weight. Yet in all this there is nothing contras/ to
precedent, for commercial panics, such as the let_itdr
end of 1857 produced, leave behind them marl •°""'
one of which is the inability to uro.ecute trade and cos'
meree with the liveliness ars activity that proodsi
them, and to which, in fact, times panics are mere
_Le
, less attributable. When the panics pem away ue
real and ostensible wealth peaces with them, w"'"
requires time to reproduce it in those peeti'"-;,
departments of basemen where its existence
essential for the restoration of commercial enterPr'S
and the active extension of trade. This period. "'
transition is the one through which we are now WV'
hence the dulness. That trade in Its real, EsbEts2
bond Pk character has diminished is opposed to tin
evidence around us. The Board of Trade returns AO
not only a rapid recovery from the depression of 1855.
but • favourable comparison, both in our impernLA•l4
exporta, with the most active period of 1867. whes, —tun"-
the foreign and home trade of this country hail attater,
a height never before reached: and even if it dew"
thus have recovered itself with concomitant debio•
that is no reason for deeponding, but, on the eecirsre
gives every ground for encouragement. Money, Id tb`
present moment, is not only cheap, but unusual)" ,„s
Australia and California still continue supp Y I ing
world, month after month, with large productimO
;old; and though they do not add to the amount of r'
in the Bank of England, it is doing duty e:sewk•l
and fostering trade in other countries, which
eventnelly act favourably upon this. The coneiod"
diminution of gold in the Bank of England has
prejedical effect upon the business mind as it sbo"
that e have large sum to pay to foreign countli6
wbich the extensive increase in the export of our was°
facturee is unable to meet' and this adverse
seems to be alone the effect of trade, for foreign
are quite incapable of accounting for it. We have
secured an abundant harvest, and have a considerow'....,
stock of foreign as well as of old English grain!
cur imports will not be regulated by any Pr=
necessities of our own, but by the wants of for
growers to turn their grain into cash. ruder such clr
cumstanoes, it must, of necessity, be imported at 0
prime, and from a diminished area el supply. '-
lower the price theism omega ler balinelstopropia ass
countries of its growth. Cities, the orbleVell
imperious to pain. tirestitos • Itorger_iirta
re ii
but we have to se Ansi fee all we em•
the Yieldbe larger w• eased *spoil le eleela it at these
Pgisse, when the New WWI warket goo la I*
per pound foe middies quality.