The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-03-17 00:00:00

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We amended a broad r —rather road, on rising
ground, with a few detsehed beams on either "Me, and
then, turning to the left, saw before us "spacious street.
But first we bad to pule • large tree. near which WWI an
enclosure filled with thicket and gram. This was the
execution place, and in that enclosure the dead bodies
of the saorifieed were i brown. The stench was abomi-
nable. I forgot to mention that near the town a dead
man lay across the road with the head recently severed
from the body. This was done to prevent the 42e1
Regiment from entering the town. A number of people
came up to the soldiers, shook hands with them, cad
afterward' brought them water to drink. At the further
end of the street will a dense black crowd, and above it
fioated an enormous red canopy, whioh with the chief
underneath it, soon (*.appeared round a isomer. I did
not ease any women. The people near us seemed to be
highly delighted at the spectacle of al hundred
white men, but when all the troops had assembled, and
Br Garnet rode along the line, and the men gave three
cheers, the Ashantares ran away In a sear", thinking It
was the prelude to attack. A number of people passed
the troops carrying boles and coffers; tiny were not
interfered with.

lii. sdmittel that thus far the appearance of the
growing eropi of all grain, both in this country and in
Francs, leaves little to be desired, and from no part of
the Continent do we beer soy complaints worth natiling•
Noce 1860 the mean Imports of Wheal and Flour into
the Coiled Kingdom in about 10.000.000 qrs., and this
year we are reosivlog at the rate of 12,000.000, no that
the extra bulk allows for the delleient Soglirph harvest.
The immediate present position of the Corn Trade, esti-
mating supply as equal but not beyond demand, is
satialsetory, yielding and primising to yield remunera-
tive raise to producer.. Any losses that may be coming
or that have been suffered this year must fall on lin.
porters, some of whom hare speoulateid for higher
prices.
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Ou Thursday, at Bristol, • moderate supply of
Boglish wheat, which sold freely, at an advances of la.
per qr. Foreign held for 24. per qr. Improvement,
whitth checked the sale, and only a retail business was
dons. Malts 61. to Is. per qr. higher, with better
ei.quiry. A good demand for barley. at an adroit.. of
61. per qr. White oats slow of sale. Black scarp*,
sod the torn higher. At Manahsater market quiet,
°eine to the advancie in Boglieh wheat of Is. per qr.
and in foreign cf 31. ta 41. per centaL Flour quiet,
at 61. per mak advance. Oats and be•ns firm. Millie
quiet and Z. to Z. higher. At Birmingham wheat
and ea/ley each Is. dearer. .

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On Friday, at Mask Lane, nothing of Importation
transpired in the grain trade. Supply of English wheat
moderate. Business not brisk, but values' well sup-
ported. Foreign whrat In fair supply. Bather more
Inquiry prevailed, and paired bade hardening tendency.
Malting barley continued to command fall rates with a
fair demand, selling at 42. to 50, per qr. Other wits
quiet. Malt sold on former terms. English oat'
searee. The trade firm, but not active. Per maize
Inquiry firm, and orbs« shout is. per quarter higher on
the week. Beans and peas quiet acid unaltered. Flour
quiet, but firm —AI Derby a slow demand for wheat,
sad prices slightly in favuur of the seller.— At Lincoln
trade quiet, and barely le. more money.—At Wakefield
there was not muoh life in the trade. Millers being
unwilling to give the prices asked, seise were made at
lasi week's rates.

hirlaut, Arsouuts.