The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-12 00:00:00

THE WAR CRISIS.

It is etsted from Vienna alit, while submitting to the
Diet the d,finiiire solution of the question of the
Duchies Auitrie re.erveii to herself the right of oosupy•
log Holeein eaclo•ively until the Diet conies to •
decision on 'het quiti .n, and that she 1•111 therefore
con.ider it • roma ?xi/ if Prussia does not recall the
tr..ps which hare rutcred Holstein.

EXPECTED ABDICATION OF MA_XIMILIAN.
The Emperor of Mello° has demanded an advance of
money from Franco, stating that this is indispenoable to
enable him to maintain his position, and that if the
whence ts r, fused, he would be obliged to lay down bin
crown and withdraw from Meaioo. A Council of
if meters was bell at Paris, at which it was resolved to
refue this dransnd. It an also Troubled that when
Afaximilion leaves Mexico. Marshal litzaine oball takes
plebieiste to ascertain the wishes of the population.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT ON THY GREAT

NORTHERN RAILWAY.
An extraordinary accident happened on Sunday, In
the Welwyn Tunnel on the Great Northern Runway.
Shortly after midoiglt. an engine drawing a train of
empty truck. from King's-cross Station to Witobin,
broke down in the tunnel. The guard. • man named
Best, ought to Lave gone hank to warn other approach•
lag trains, but be apparently failed to don,., and Ass
paid • fearful penalty for his rashn-.g. Shortly after.
ward. • beavtly-laden Midland good, train datthed into
that which was stopped, and the guard of the first train
and a man whom he 1,0. l with hint in his van were
killed. By thia riollieion the trucks were thrown across
the line and medical up. Bat mane was to come.
The Scotch Gowla train, bringing meat for Monday's
market, dashed into the two disabled trains, • faerful
scene was presented. Fortunately the drivers of the
train• escaped with little or no injuries. The are from
the engines isntted the goods and trucks, and for some
hours the tunnel watt • hogs fel-nage. The repeatti
explosions not only rendered any attempt, even if the
heat and smoke had not prevented it, to enter the
tunnel abortive. From the air-shaft, smote, and at
intervals flame, although some fifty or aisty feet in
height from the roadway to the summit of the shaft,
together with Poundn like the roaring of a mighty
cataract or river, indicated the character of the
connagraiion that Ira, raging underneath. It
was deemed ad•isable to let it expend itself. The
lire contiuuell to rage through the whole of the dew.
•oil it any not until six p. 131. that it had become surn•
cienris reduced to enable any one to enter the tunnel.
At this tone • body of men with tho Hatfield engine,
and a good supply of water bet to work, and it was
hoped during the night to get the line clear. In the
meantime the whole of the traffic has had to be carried
along the Great Emden:, Railway.

SELECTIONS FROM SATURDAY'S MARKET?,

THE COIN TRADE.

Ittro,stitar..—There was • fel; inquiry for wheat at
the Exeter Corn-Exchange at the full rate. of this day
ee'on.ght and in some clots an advance of Is. per qr.
was obtained. The ("flowing were the quotations:
White wheat, 6.. 4.1. to 6.. 7.1. ; red, 5. 10d. to
ter 611 b, ; malting turley, 4s. 6.1. to 49.91. ; grinding,
3.• 01 to 4.. 31. ; beat oats, 3... 8.1. to 4,.; interor.
3s. .1.1. to ds 61. per bu.l el. Flour—superfine, 38, to
one, Mu, to 375. ; and aeoonds, 345. to Xoe.
Leon.

HAIIIPPIIIRL-With but a moderate attendance of
dealer. at the ticutharnpton corn-eathange wheat woe
in ',quiet at la. to 2a. per or. above the rates of the
prr•ion. week, &ad in ell other descriptions of grain •
much firmer feeling preceded holden.. Ham. were very
'came, and commaoded long figura, buyers only taking
for immediate c.iiisuruption. Prim, may be plseed as
follow:—Cood out and new wheate. 46e. to 54.. per qr.;
not :line and inferior, 42a to 401..; barley, grinning.
:la. to 36..; mt. heavy white and bleak, which ore
scare., 28.. to 32k; dirt*, middling and inferior, 24e
to 2k; beans 49.. 10t2..; old, 63.. to 555.; peat, white
and ;any, 4.6. to 48e.; malt, 66e. to 68a.

W ‘RIIINhTRIL —There wan scarcely an average
•ttendance at market au t we hisdleely • small Impel,' of
wl.eat. At the uutoet farmers asked priees 3s. and 4..
the ,;r. in advsnee of the rates of last week, but no large
a loin Noss rot wss not made. There was, homey. t,
an active demand, and a fair cleorance wan Made
Si price. 2s the qr. higher t last week,
The hest (polities must he quoted .1,.• !o 544.; and
io condors, 44.. to The supply of hart, y woo vety
small. there is • demand Fr 6r tiding purpcues, and the
pio,at:on to-day was :18, to 40.. In oats and other
feedi g stuffs there is not touch doing, hut Eris.. were
anpurted. The full...nears the quotations:—Blu k oats
2re, to 2A, ; white, 3la. to 325.; beans, 30s. to 54i; Peak
4r.s. to 501. per qr.