The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

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LILICDS, Dec. 6.—A fair average amount of business
has been done in the cloth-lialls to-day, and the tone of
the market has been quite satisfactory. The supply of
new goods to the hall.. continues to be small, while the
direct deliveries from the manufacturer and the cloth-
ier to the merchant increases. Tbe finishers and dress-
ers, as well as the manufacturers, are well employed.
Wool is steady in price, without any change in quota-
tions since last week.

MANCHESTEtt. 6th.—We have had a good market for
yarns. A fair buoineas doing for India, and also for the
Mediterranean. The Germans are also picking up lots
where they are to be hail under axone ttlecircumstances,
and altogether the market closes very firm, and iii smile
cases higher prices have beett paid than could be obtained
last work. The lionic trade continues very buoy, and all
descriptions of yarn are in demand. Cloths for India
realise the full prices of last week, but there is not no
much doing, partly in consequence of the telegraphic ac-
counts in anticipation of the overland mail being due,
though not yet to hand, and partly in consequence of
the heavy engagements of manufacturers and the diffi-
culty of placing fresh orders. Sales can readily be ef-
fected fur delivery in January, but manufacturers are
unable to prounw them before February. The demand
continues the same for narrow-goods, T-cluths, long-
cloths, and printers. For domestics there is a slight Im-
provement. The tendency of prices is in favour of sell.
ers. Messrs. John Stagg and Co., report :—'There is
no change in the market to report since Tuesday last.
There is very little doing in India goods, owing to the
higher prices generally tusked ; but buyers WPM to be in.
dined to go on at the prices paid last week. Long-
cloths and T-cloths, especially the lighter qualities, and
printing cloths continue in good demand, and the ten-
It ncy of prices is still in favour of sellers." Messrs.
George Fraser, Son, and Co. report ;—" There is no
change in our market to day as respects prices, but the
demand continues to be comparatively inanimate."
ROCHDALE, TAlL—There haa been a good demand for
flannel to-day, considering the season of the year, and
many of the manufacturers are still engaged on orders.
%Visits are steady in price, but the sales to-day have not
hem, to any great extent. Manufacture, generally are
fairly supplied with wool, and till the usual stocktaking
at the close of the year is over it is probable that the
wool-market will remain quiet.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL BRNIVOLENT COLLRGE.—
Th c first public uleating in connection with this insti-
tution was held on Friday last in St. James's Hall.
Among those present were Lord Feversharn, Mr. Alder-
man Mechi, Mr. G. W. Maddison, Linculnaliire, Mr.
ThOlnati Hutson, Mr. TI aa Crisp, Major Parker, Mr.
Spencer Skelton, Mr. flalkett, Mr. Cressingliain, Mr.
Charles Lawson, LAinburgli, &c. Mr. Alderman
with whom the moveuient unginated of fun && && g such
an association, and who has been sealoualy and success-
fully labouring to carry it into practical operation, on
taking the chair, said he felt certain that their existed
nothing to prevent a thorough co-operation in securing
Gila important object, more especially now, through the
facilities of communication afforded throughout the
country by railways and the penny post. There were
500,000 farmers in the country, with :0,000,0110 acres
of land producing& rental of £r410,000,000, the landlords'
interest in which, at twenty-five years' purchase, is
/:1,250,000,000, while tenants' interest may be stated at
Elffio,ooo,ollo. There were, therefore, the most ample
lininllll, and there was also the greateAt need for co-
operation in a charity of the nature proposed. If, the
speaker continued, the letters that lie hail received were
laid before the meeting it would be discovered that
niany respectable fanners who had fanned 700 acres
and hail done so well. through some misfortune were
now in the union. There were also many destitute
widows of farmers. It Was proposed to have three
separate funds connected with the institution,—•
fund, an endowment and subscription fund, and a
fund for general purposes, and ala, that in the various
local districts fanners should Lie found to act itrittm-
titouNty and collect subscriptions, however small, and
remit thou to the head office. Mr. Thomas liatatin
i'mined the first resolution, which was seconded by Mr.
TilinlialiScott, and carried unanimously:—

That this isieetitaar, having heard Mr. Alderman Mochi
relially prose+ thelortajoct submitted by him for the found
ins a college fur the reoeption of unfortunate and distre.Lal
harmers, their widows, mad orphans, Innsidering that the
magnitude and importance of the aviculture' interads of this
eountry justify and 1iC11.11.1 the estalillshineld of such an
re.ylutai for the befriend:neul of those connected therewith.
..tme ha reapolablc mad sill seat iswitions, but by misfortune
reducad to comparatite puterty mad indigenew."

The second resolution was moved by Mr. Chandler, and
seconded by Mr. Skelton :

4"That, sill jert to the 11.1a1 rt.ment, the title of such Instl
lotion he • Thy Royal Aicricultural ltene‘olentHeim'
Charlee Laweon, of Edinbergh, Leered the third
rebolution

"That the privilegr.. and benefit. f auch college bc rextricted
cselii.itely to the honk fide farrier who ham followed that or
eincition in the United Kingdom a. &II excludtv nicana if
.upport for a minimum itrial of it lea than twenty coil-
NeentiVe car,, tu h..: holding, tither at tenant or prol.rietq.r
aid tenant, during that tern' luse it been le. than So erre, ;
awl that the like redrietion+ •ttach to the uhloum and or-
phan. of fernier. ch., during their lifetime load end fulfilled
the •bove condition,-

Several other reaolutions in support of the institution
were agreed to. The list of noblemen and gentleman
who have nub:cribs-a themselves promoters of the in-
stitution numbers about fioo, f about a third of
vrhoui donations and yearly aubocriptiona have been re-
ceived to the amount of £I,SOO, of which i about £3BO ia
yearly subacriptions. Among the larger SUMS are Mr.
Alderman Weill, incei donation, £lO lths. yearly sub-
acrittion ; Mr. S. Brooks, Walley-house, Manchester,
kaki donation, £2 2s. yearly subscription. ; Mr. Titus
Salt, M.P., Sletherley-park, Yorkahire, ERZ donation,
t 1 Fat, yearly subscription ; Lord Wharncliffe. 1:421
donation, E 5 yearly subscription ; Earl Howe, £4odona-
tion ; Lord Rayleigh, £3O donation, £2 yearly aubserip-
tion ; Mr. James Adams, 109, Fenclitirch-street,
LH 10s. donation, £lO 1& yearly subscription.

.48818 TED EMIGRATION-- To THS CANS OF GOOD
Ho.—The Tudor, of 1,1162 tons, Captain H. Arm-
strong. sailed from Flouthainpton on Saturday week for
Algoa Ray, having on board 318 emigrants, under charge
of Surgeon-Superintendent William Campbell. The
emigrants were selected by the Hon. Field, the
commissioner specially appointed by the Cape Colony,
and cumusted of 36 married couples, 114 single men,
74 single women, and 58 children.