The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-11-02 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

REvrzw OF THE CORN TRADE.
ThA grata trade has remained much in the same ,
Position. The hardening tendency which might have been
especAed to result from the wintry weather of the past
few days, has been altogether counterarted by the
liberality of 3ur foreign importations ; PO much o. indeed.
that some Russian and American descriptions have been
selling at prices slightly below those recently current.
At present there are on plumage to us shout 1.310•90°
pmelc" of wheatifainst about 9{0,000 pliirtell at this
last year. e stocks in London era very heavy, ,
being perhaps about double those of last year ; but the
supptles in farmers' hands are understood to be consider-
ably 11110.
Practirally the condition of the trade remains unaltered,
and apparently it will be the setting in of winter reducing
oar supplies from abroad, before any appreciable alteration
will be made in prices. Berley has been firm, and malt-
ing and grinding produce the turn dearer. Oats have
been in demand, and have ruled sixpence to one shilling
dearer on the week. Maize, beans, and peas have been
illm Flour inactive. country sorts weaker.
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MARK LANE.—THIS DAY.
Wheat closed quietly, but without alteration for fine
samples. Barley firm and quite as dear. Oista sixpence
to one gams higher on tlie week. Maize hardening.
Beans and pees firm. Flour inactive; country rather
dearer.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—Tuts DAY.
About 8.300 beasta, including 3,000 foreign. Trade
2vet, iit ls. to 6s. About 14,500 sheep. Market dull, at
61. to 7s. ad. Calves sold at ts. eal. to 6s. Bd. Pigs
made le dd. to di.

THE CORN AND CATTLE TRADE.
The extreme rates of the previous week, and in some 1
instances Is. more money, were obtained for wheat on
Saturday, and other grain was finu.—At Dorchester corn
exchange there was a small supply of wheat, the best dry
eampke being Is. dearer than last week, when the official
price was 435. Ild. per imperial quarter. A larger supply
of malting barley, samples of the best dry quality making
late rates, while secondary qualities were 2a. per imperial
quarter cheaper. Last week 2,205 quarters 4 bushels made
£4,516 14a. ed., or an average of 40s. 11.1. per quarter.—
At Mr. Razor's repository sale there was a wad supply of
beef, fat beasts making from 14.5. lid. to 15e. per score;
harreners, £l2 to £l6 per head. A short supply of sheep,
ewe mutton selling at kid. per lb., and wether mutton at
9d.—M Reading there was • better supply of grain than
usual; but, in waseqiience of the floods, trade was very
dull.—At Gloucester English wheat best samples the turn
favoured sellers; foreign neglected, and to effect sales •
reduction must hare been submitted to. Grinding barley
fully is dear. Oats unaltered in value.—At Taunton, fair
bneass in wheat, at the extreme prices of last week.
Foreign aorta obtained Is. more. Malting barley remained
firm at last week's rate.; grinding aorta &l. dearer. Oats.
maize, and beans without change. Flour. Ma. to Sel. the
sack.—At Bath, a very quiet trade for wheat, many of the
local mills being still unable to work owing to the floods.
Prices for all kinds about the same as last week. Barley
a quick sale, at an advance of Is. per quarter. Beans and
peas fully as dear. Flour a good sale, at extreme prices.
—At Warminster, an improved demand for both wheat
and barley, and the extreme rates of last week were fully
maintained ; in fact, best lairleys were a turn dearer.

THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH.
This morning's bulletin states "The Duchess of
Edinburgh has passed a good night and is going on quite
wall. The infant Princess Is also quite well."

ARMAGH ELECTION.
A petition hart been prepared and la to be lodged against
the return of Captain Bereaford. for Armagh city.

PREVENTION OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
Sir A. Haderigg presided at • meeting of the members
of the Leicestershire Chamber of Agriculture on Saturday,
to consider what legislation is required with the view of
preventing contagious diseases amongst live stock. A
resolution was passed, declaring that the Contagious
Diseases (Animals) Act had signally felled, and it was
resolved to recommend the slaughter of all fat stock at the
wit of debarkation, and the detention at the port of
landing of all other stock for at least fourteen days. The
Chamber further were of opinion that from the 20th De-
cember nest to the lit March, lire, no cattle should he
removed off the farm unless for the purpose of sale,
except by license and under the supervision of the
authorities.

AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER:
A icz.leman of eccentric character has just died at
Doug Isle of Man. His name was Pierre Henri Bourne.
He was French by birth, but after • somewhat eventful
career abroad he came to London &trout the year Pal or
1816, and commenced a weer there so extraordinary that
he was frequently brought into public notice. At one
time he was a preacher, holding peculiar ideao en
theological questions. Then he became manager of •
theatrical company ; and subsequently a curator in con-
nectiou with a scheme he gut up fir the establishment of
model gardens. lie toA • lively interest in various
charitable institutiono. an.l he became governor of several
which then existed in the metropolis. From is very early
pmial he evinced a strong desire to accumulate • great
fortune, with the ohject, as he averred, of eventually en-
dowing or estaldishing an institution, on plans arid princi-
ples which he had himself drawn up, for the education
and benefit of youth of the poorer C 111868.1. By industry,
and subjecting him. self ablesit to privation 83 far as fond and
dommtic comfort were concerned, he at last succeoxlwl
in
amusing sufficient nioney to enable him to make a com-
mencement with his project. In the year PG2 he
purchased a property at f'olney Hatch, immediately
adjoining the site .1 the precut Alexandra Palace. His
peculiar appearance caused a good deal of notice to be
token of him, and he became popularly known as "The
Old Frenehnian." Soon after getting leemaxeloo of the
Colney Hatch property he purchased a small notate
called Clifont, v Dilsien Hill, in Ituckinghatimhire.
He likewise inveote.l a good deal of ttttt ney in rail-
way stock and in public companies. Several obstacles
arose to the carrying out of his propct for the estaldishs
meat of the peculiar educational institution to which we
hors alluded ; and he was ultimately induced to abandon
the kle• A great change appeared to have come over him
about this time. After spending ahout a quarter of a
century in London, he went to Manchester. and engaged
vivirolialy in a ~,,, vement which had for its object the
establishment of " puldiclouses without the drink." Ile
also instituted a movement for the establislinient
if
Sunday afternoon lectures to working-nien. Those lectures
were carried on with varying success for seven yearn. In
the year lag he paid a short visit h. Liverpool, mid was
attracted by an an tttttt ncement of (I.linnOn to the isle
of Man. The extreme cheapness of the passiage induced
him to go to the Island, 81111 he has residea there ever
since. Soon after he arrived in the Island he purchaohl
portion of the estate of Dollish-1 ashen. in the parish of
Patrick; a part of the estate of Knockimaine : and some
dwelling-houses on the South Ipiay. Ihniglac Up the
place called the Archway. Douglas, he fitted up an odd
kind of residence, the entrance to which Lou made almoet
inaccessible, and WlllO,BOll to which could only be
obtained by those whom he had initiated Into the peculiar
kind of knock. to he given. A certain number of blows on
• certain portion of the door formed the "open sesame"
to the little den 18 which he lived like a hermit, sleeping
on • hammock slung from the roof, simply because the
room was so crowded with dusty books that there was
so apace left for a bedstead or even for a table on which
to take his fond. Ile stated that Iliu object in living in
this condition, and depriving hisuoelf of all comfort.,
was to enable him to leaves, much money as poosible for
charitable and educational purposea. Ile resided in this
miserable place for years ; but, his health failing him, he
was induced about twelve month. sopi to allow himself to
be removed to • steal! Cottage In the neighbourhood of
the Union Mills. Ile refused to remain after July but and
in that month he was removed to the boost° of • tradesman
in Duke-street, Douglas, where he received every ;ideation
and comfort. About a fortnight Ago he again requested to
be removed, and he WB./ taken to the house on the Lawn.
Douglas, in which he died on Thurolay morning last.
Public attention was directed to Mr. 11:1111118.4 affairs in
London four or five years age, in consequence of the
proceedings which lie found it necessary to Lake to evict •
timber of squatters who had located them.elves on his
Colney Hatch property, which was propularly known as
" The Frenchmul'o. Farm." His London solicitor, Mr.
James Mason, of Maddox-street. succeeding in ousting all
the squatters except one. This property is no leo than 711
acres in extent, and from its pooation must ultunatele
become of great value. It was in.the year ISH that he
finally determined on taking up his residence permanently
in the British dominions, and in that year he took out
lettere of naturalization and denization. which enabled
him to enjoy the rights and privileges of an Englichman,
and to (Impale of his property as he thought best. He
frequently asserted that be had not a child living either
or illegal," and that ha had not a relative in the
world. Ile has left the whole of his real and personal
y for charitable purposes in the lobo of Man, and
property
trustees to carry out the objects lie bad in
Mew. His property Ls valued altogether at ahout CoLUOU.
--via., the Colney Hatch estate. 130,000 ; the Iluckinghain-
shire estate. 1:4,1100 ; and his real and peroonal property in
the Isle of - 1311,101,

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Snow has fallen heavily oath. OrampLuis awl other
ralitr.T. Cave, M.P., rontralicta the rumour that he
intends contesting Mid Surrey in the Liberal interest.
Lord Derby has accept." an invitation to dine with the I
Lord Mayor of London on the 9th of November.
The death is announced of the Archbishop of Sins and
Timm.
A telegram from Archangel states that the Dwina is
(roses over.
Ma. IHEILARLI'S Cabinet mate on Thursday next, for
tke first time after the recent.
An old man mimed Hall, who was lately sentence' to
tea years' penal servitude for the manslaughter of • woman
In Dublin, has committal suicide in Kilmainhaw Gaol.
Mr. Robertson Gladstone's personalty is sworn under
LUID,UOCI. A sum of .000 is Issiueathel to local charities
and schools.
On Saturday afternoon the premises of Mr. Thomas
Turner, Manchester, st ,red with furniture and other
mailable goods, were totally destroyed by lire. The
damage is estimated at .ttikouff.
The Duke of Iledfonl, in granting Permission for the
erection of a Wesleyan chapel on his estato at Willington.
near Redford, has offer...l to defray the entire cost of the
building—upwards of Cod
Friday night's (levete officially notifies the appointment
of the Attairneydloneral as an ordinary judge of the
Court of Appeal. under the provisions of the Judicature
Act. A vacancy is thus create.l in the representation of
Miff-Surrey.
The Weather Forecast and storm Warning Association
seem determined to make everybody nue ))))) furta),lc. They
✓ipest their annoulaccoactifs of approaching lad weather,
and assert that the approaching winter will be me of
unusual severity.
Ron.srr TO Ingsrff.--On Friday morning, at Sheerness, a
woman, the wife of a messenger at the Admiralty House,
was burnt to death. Deceased was trimmins an oil lamp
In front of the fire, and some drippings of ~it that Lad
taloa on the mat took lire. In attempting to throw the
mat outside the door, the woman's drew wa.s set on tire,
and before assistance could anise she was fearfully burnt.
Ominous signs are visible in the coal trade of South
Wales. It is stated that several collieries are about to he
dosed, and those belonging to Sir Geol..= Elliot and Co.,
trading under the name of Powells Duff ryn Company, are
to suspend operations almost immediately. The collieries
of this firtu are the largest in the mining distrixt of South
Wales, and their output Is considerable.
FOCI POISONS KILLItn DT A PARAFFIN LAP.—At trim,
In the west of the County Cork, a Mrs. Sullivan was
lighting a paraffin lamp, when the oil exploded, and the
house was set on fire. Two risen named Farr. living in
the keine, were suffocated, two others diet shortly from
injuries received, and nine others'am seriously burnt.
HunniNo Or • FaILSCII IRONCILAD.—EnrIy on Sunday
morning a tire was discovered on hasrd the Itfasenta, a
French Ironclad, lying in Toulon harbour. An attempt
mede to get rid of the powder, but lecture this could
(sodas,. the vessel litew up. There was no loss of life,
but a few men were injured, and two other war ships
were set on fief] by the burning splinters. The cause of
the disaster is unknown.
Costattuta Caguas. —The Grocer states that cheese
'manufactured in Cheshire is undergving great alteration.
Model faros are being introduced into the country and the
Duke of Westminster, who tikes great interest in the
subject, ham introduced the factory system of cheese
there now being three cheese factories in the
asighbourhousi of Chester. They are managoa on the
osaperative principle, by a C ~,,, mates of the Duke's
Ibmaata and so far are 011,141 to have heen imeceseful.
LIGITTUKe A Town WITH Conn Gss. —The llonitter ties
Ifalsrsts Mewriefs states that at ltne,loaoa experiments
with -aviewto fist Illuminnting gm from cork have been
guided to • succesrful is. The gas produced Is so good
end cheap that the town of Nerac is to be lighted %frith it.
oink waste, efaUnm, kc., are distilled in • closet vessel,
and a gas is obtained whiter and brighter than thatof coal.
Its blue suns ls Uss. and Its density treater, than that ar
sottlige lighting —ff aoliat Nsekswie.