The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-09 00:00:00

the Queen's prise. -
PLUME OF WALse's nun.

The prize given by the Prince of Wales, to be shot
for by volunteer prize holders, broaght together 290
competitors. This prize might be shot for with any
Government pattern rifle, at ranges of WO, 500, and
600 yards. The competitors fired their five rounds at
the shorted range on Friday. We give the resulted
shooting of the gentlemen from this district, omitting
all scores under eight points:
Sergeant Green ... ... 3rd Somerset . 331 2 1
Hill 2nd Berke ... 1 2 3 1 2
Captain Templar .. Ist Dorset . 212 1 2
Sergeant Homer . 3rd „ . . 122 2 2
Corporal Chignon... Ilth Hants . 321 1 1
Burt . . . sth Isle of Wight 122 2 2
Mr. Ross. the celebrated prize holder of last year.
made 3 centres and two bulls eyes. Mr. Ross, sen.,
the celebrated deeretalker, was on the ground the
whole day,and made some excellent practice at 500 yards
in pool. He is a hearty, good-humoured, gentleman,
He wears a volunteer uniform, and is never to be seen
without • rifle. In firing at the long-range pool target.
he invariably •hooses a sitting posture. Before the
firing for the Prince s pme enmmenced fine weather set
in, and the sun looked admiringly upon the many-
coloured groups of volunteers. The lathes came in
with the sunshine, and by three o'clock the smile on
Wimbledon-common made up for the cheerless of
the previous day.
TIM KINGSWOOD IMICRDER. —L4TEST PARTIMIL4IIII.--
Lord John Russell, as Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, has bad the jocular circumstances surrounding
this terrible murder officially communicated to him by
Sir Richard Mayne, and we understand his lordship has
expressed his anxious desire to amid the police autho-
rities in every way in his power to bring the guilty
parties to justice. With this object in view, the noble
lord has communicated with Lord Wodehease, the
Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the
result of the conference, we have every reams° to
believe, has been the despatch of minute instruetioas
to the British Consul at Dresden to make stringent in-
quiries of the authorities there, and also at Honing-
stein, in order to establish the identity of the OVilker
of the official book issued at the latter place to Johann
Carl Frans, supposed to be the man now under remand
in Horsemonger-lane Gael on the charge of being cos•
earned in the murder of Mrs. Halliday. The Priem*:
has no book in his possession, and, of course, it is
generally believed that that found in the room at the
rectory belongs to him; but the proof can only Ilbe
obtained on the oath of the official who made the
entries, and who can recognise the person to whom be
delivered it. There is likely to be little difficulty in
obtaining this evidence, because the entries in the book
are of recent date, and no change, it is believed, has
been made in the officers in either of the above-men-
tioned places. With regard to the accomplice. it I.
gratifying to be enabled to state that although the
undropolitian police authorities seemed fur the last few
days to bare' lost the scent," it has been followed up
with great semen by the City detective force, who
believe they are now in possession of most valuable
information both as regards the present whereabouts of
Krohn and his previous association with the man who
has been remanded by the Reigate magistrates.
300,000 prise writing cases have already been sold
the price, 21. (or free by post for 28 stamps), places this
article within the reads of all chimes. This
cam, which forms an appropriate preseet, is
fitted with writing paper, envelopes, metal pen case,
with reserve of pens, blotting book. ate., Ike., and
can only be bad of the makers, PARKINS and GOTTO.
21, Oxford-street, London, to whom the Society Of
Arts awarded the Prize of 20 Guineas and their Silver
Medal for its cheapness, durability, and neatness.

Printed end published for the Proprietor, by CRAM."
WHITBRICAD MILLARD, Of ICIRD Komi, Fordingtoo,
Dorchester, Printer, at the Office of The Pored
them, Rzpreas. Church-street, Dorchester, Taw
day, July 9, 1961.