The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-09-07 00:00:00

THE OOltsET COUNTY i4APRE4S AND AGRICULTIRAL GAZETTP TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 7, 1880

WWI regard to the live stock in the schoolroom. the I
red& y was deficient 111 L1.11:11140. hot better in rFal.ity
than lard year, an tug Vs be t loWng the white tkwlituge. ,
..--.-- . grey Horkings. I,:evis Spanish, and ducks. Mr. H. S.
To the Sdiisr. Hansiofd, of Bridpirt, was tie Julie for the poultry and
otter birds. Mr. Hoot ford kindly exhibits:l some if his
Big Why donut% Mr. Joseph Fowler, of Whit. prim plgessi ; but, acting in t'us caplets of judge on the ,
shut* road his local paper attentively? He would re :asion, did not exhibit for competition. Mr. O. W.
then bay* no necessity to ask why the county rate is
Felstrn3 won first and ascend in pigeons with come grand
Antwerp., awl was also fortunate in securing Ant for
this quarter largely increased. It was fully stated at
„ fantails Prime were .illev d for cats, and • surprisin4ll
the last Dorset Quarter Sessions that the unusually ',rite number of the feline family was shown. Smola to
heavy expenditure of the quarter was due to the cost ray, however. the best eat in the show was market not
of the main rode. It was found impossible to for consp:titien." The Judging of Mr. H. S. Hansford. the
appropriate the cost to each quarter, and the large well-known exhibitor, gave general satisfaction. The
sums just requisitioned mty be regarded m the cost of
a considerable portion of the year, and :. • net likely to cages and pens were provide] by Messrs. Bales and 8 os,
I B°Tlittbesj"rd.g°e"; in the hull:nitwit] department wore Kr'
Ve""emacires in any °mill° quarter egele•— ! Prelims'. of flherb one Perk, sad Mr. Monroe, of Cloro-
x ours obediently, lands, Lynne R•gis. rho BOIT. J. I'. eamilchsel (curate)
anted aa hon. sec. The show was entirely • success. there
being a larger number of visitors than on pretious
occadona. Lsrse numbers arrived on the ground toward,
evening from Ottarmouth, which at this season is crowded
with visitor,. Many or the ladies visited the batiste%
where during the evening a brisk sale was kept up; boat
the quantity of articles was so street that a deal remains
over unsold. The band of the 14 D.R.V., under Bugle-
Major Foster. plays I a selection of dance and other music
on the ground till dark.

PIILHAIE.
Icquirer.—An inquest wee held at the Halsey
Arms on Saturday afternoon last, before Mr. U.
Symonds, coroner, and • respectable jury, of whom
Mr. Ford was foreman, on the lyxly of Emily Shep-
pard, aged 46, the wife of John Sheppard, of Fulham
Lake, labourer, who died on Thursday afternoon teat.
The jury met at the deceased's house at Fulham Lake,
and after viewing the body adjourned to the Halsey
Arms. It a anted from the evidence of John Shep-
p‘r I, the husband of the deceased, and also from the
evidence of Rosanna Sheppard and Kate Sheppard.
daughters of the deceased, that she had been in
health for some two years and upwards, that she went
to the Sberborne Hospital two months as an in.patient,
and was then suffering fr .m dropsy. On her return
from the Sherburne Hospital she seemed better, but
on Monday la t was t don ill again, and complained
of pains in the stomach and was very sick, an 1 on
Tuesday • letter was written asking 1)r. Skardon to
wine and see her. This letter was taken to the
Auckland Newton Dispensary, John Sheppard and
his family being members of that institution.
Dr. Skardon sent back a bottle of medicine, with •
verbal direction that the medicine should be taken
every four hours, and • m-saage that he could not come
to see her. The deceased's husband went to his work
as usual on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and
did not seem to have troubled any further about •
doctor. On Thursday morning the Rev. F. T. Drake,
rector of Fulham, was communicated with, and he at
once wrote • letter to Dr. McEnery, salting him to
come and see the woman, and mat the letter to Mr.
Holford's, at Castle Hill, Auckland Newton, as be
(Dr. Mclinery) was espeoted there. - This letter did
not get into Dr. hicEnery's hands until Friday. The
woman died on Thursday afternoon. Dr. Good, of
Dorchester, attended the inquest. The jury returned
• verdict of death from natural causes; but censured
Dr. Skardon for not visiting the deceased; for sending
medicine without first visiting her; and for sending
medicine without proper written directions. Dr.
Skardon was called in, and the coroner stated the
opinion of the jury. Dr. Skardon replied that he told
the messenger that if the woman was not better be
would come and see her, and that he sent the medicine
as the woman had been treated at the Auckland Dis-
pensary for five years, and had had a great quantity of
medicine. The jury gave their fees to the daughter of
the deceased.

TS WORLD SAY:4,
thletui.smarpirutateit,t.hme
oppaitaciLyounshrtert.stytitamhisd
uir,,monye.. pod
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ever, to steer clear of ausbigums teala.ge. The church is
at preent an attractive opening. The pry* are within
the reach of all. It is possible to find useful and popular
occupation re bailiff on the f.imity, or • stranseo4, estate.
unhappily this profession to leads into dung. rout ;with..
An 'authority on bore, II tab, the younger SJO tr tins on his
own aocount Beginning often with love in • cottage, be
ends with an execution in it. Still, when all is slid, the
yonnger son has but les difeets de sea quelitu. His
ambitions are ,f,sin as aristocilltlC Ile his tads ; and niers
tastes will not curdle into • profession. He is t. e 'LAW'
of his we versatility, and hie only emu', is the event.
The qoart.r-d.ck or the ine-s of a marching regiment
wont.; have consolidated a charsicter which di.iutogrates
under thy dissolving influence of shifty •nateurishorea,
His blue LI nod boils iat the thought of a c•ruruouplace pro-
fession. if he does not sin with a carbrope it is only
because his lethargic indiffsrenoe on all mittens affects
even his morals. He does not redeem the time ;he only
studies how to squander it; tits lesson is learnt when it is
too late. In the future the race is to be to the swift, and
the battle hi the Crane ; his education, aa at present
devised, will make him neither the one nor the other. It
is not the new:Aida, but the low sun, that brings out the
colour. If content to become as other men are, he will
find that, on the lower scale of honest commonplace
occupations, life has Interests and variety which are want-
ing 0 it altogether in the glitter and glare which suit only
the twilt tray.
Homburg has been this year, snore than ever, the resort
of the Iteglish in search of plealure and health. Amongst
others the newly-created II ul of Lattiom with his charm-
jog Countess, L'tri and Lady Barrington, and Colonel and
Kra. Napier Stunt, made an agreeable coterie, mall have
Lianaged to pools pleasant tim Tbe Hutto of Bt. Albans
mammas the most rocent arrivals at Homburg.

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AFGHANISTAN.
ogicgium ROUSTS AT OAnDAHAIL
"l'he forte under my command arrived here this
(Tuesday) morning vrithout opposition. Enemy are
said to be in considerable strength at Magra, but the
ridge of hills which divides Candahar from the
Amanda') completely covers their position, and at
present I have only been able to ascertain that the
B ,ba Wale Kotal and one or two other points on this
ridge are held in great strength, and that the enemy
are busily engaged in defensive works. Reorinnals-
lances are now being conducted, and I shall moon hope
to be sufficiently acquainted with affairs generally to ena-
ble me to arrange foranattack. The Candahar garrison
are in good health. The horses and transport animals
I appear to be in good condition. Major lirandeleiu• has
I died of his wounds. The remainder of the wounded,
Iboth offioeri and men, are generally doing well. The
troops from Cabul are hi famous health and spirit.
The assurance of the safety of this garrison enabled
oomparatively short marches to be made from
Khelat-i Ghilsai, which much benefitted both men and
animals. The cavalry horses and artillery mules are
In excellent °scallion, and the transport, as a rule, in
fair order. General Primrose has arranged for the
sick of the force from Cebul being accommodated
inside the city. Many of the canteen sore feet. None
are anxious. To-morrow the telegraph line towards
India will commence to be re-constructed, and as
General Phayre is probablr on this side of the Kojak
to-day thorough communication will soon be re-
established."
Major Vandeleur of the 7th Regiment, who was
wounded in the sortie, has since died.
To-day General Roberts arrived here with the rest
of the force.
General Primrose heliographs that Musa Khan and
other Cabul fugitives had reached Ayoub's camp, the
Glissis re-joining him, and swearing to fight the
British. Ayoub himself wrote to Colonel St. John
to-day desiring to come to terms.
We halt here to day, making preparations to attack
Ayoub.
Roberts will attack with four brigades within three
' days.

Last week, far the first time his summer, the Kink's-
road at Brighton VIM clean; for a moment Hope told a
flattering twle—the Corporation were mending their Wan
Ii another manner than in throwing down sharp-edged
flints, to be trodden down by valuabl , horses and rolled
by, carriagr:-wlieels ; but strident), the remembrance came
of the terrain storm and the deluges of rain of the previcus
; the clerk of the weather must hare the credit for
the clean toad. The Corporation ere c intent with throa•
log down an uncertain quantity of water, which cominnes
with the ddrt to make a thick mud, *blob the carriage-
wheels cast about in all directions, to the mantleit diacom-
, fort of well-dressed pedestrians.

_
GENERAL ROBERTS' VICTORY.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF 10,000
PRISONERS.

One Of the gravest prirhamentary events of the WO k has
been the resignation of Mr. Nichol!, who hie for some
years been cetern to the &Ate-room and refreshment bsr
of the House 01 Commons. This event was brought about
by • question rell,cting on the quality of the refreshment,.
and which was very properly put by Mr. Montague Guest,
of hall-mark notoriety. Mr. Adam, as First Commissioner
of Works, replied that he wee powerless; and the nutter
was retuned to the Kitchen Cknuittes, who bays as yet
not announced the decision they have arrived at. For •
long time past honourable members have complained, not
only of the cuisine, but greater fault has been found wi'h
both the quality and quantity of the waiting. Mr.
Nicholrs splenetic resignation of his post. in consequence
! of one honourable member making a complaint, was not
wise, unless he can count on the support of the Serjeant-
at-Arms and the Kitchen Committ xi. In the meanwhile,
whatever may be the issue of this domestic revolution, Mr.
Montague Goma deserves the thanks of his colleagues for
having had the courage to draw attention to a state of
things which has long been, in the lobbies, • cause of
onions and constant complaint.

Full details of the viotory are given in the following
telegram from General Roberti, received at the India
Office late on Saturday night

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CANDAHAH7 September 2 (through Chemin).
The report of General Hugh Gough and Colonel
Chapman on Slat August afforded me all n
information ring enemy's position. IZhlrstrrt
was quite practicable to turn his right, and thus place
myself to the rear of the Baba Wad range, where
Ayoob Khan's main camp was. I decided on doing so,
and commenced to attack shortly after nine on Setur-
day morning. At the same time the Cavalry Brigade,
under Brigadier Hugh Gough, advanced upon our left,
and without difficulty reached Argandah, where it was
well-placed for pursuit, should the enemy break either
towards Girishk or &Limey.
An elevated village, within 1,200 yards of our
position, was strongly held by the enemy, and had
first to be taken; this was done In the most gallant
manner by the 92nd Highlanders and the 2nd Goorkhas,
covered by the fire of the C 2 R.A. and the new screw
gun battery. The two brigades then advanced through
orchards and enclosures, fighting steadily; the left of
the Second Brigade being brought gradually round
until the village Pir-paimal was reached. At this
point the enemy were in great force, and fought most
resolutely, but nothing could resist the determined
advance of the British troops.
By twelve noon the camp was in our possession,
with 27 pieces of ordance, which include our own guns,
lost on the 27th July.
The casualties, in addition to those yesterday
reported, include three officers of cavalry, slightly
wounded, namely Major Willock, grd
Cavalry; Lieut. Baker, 3rd P. 0.; Lieut. Pi:Etl
e
Chamberlain, Central India Horse. The 92nd High-
landers had 51 wounded, three of whom have since
died. The 72nd had 71 wounded, one of whom has
since died. Among the natives, 11 killed, 72 wounded.
Total number of casualties about 210.

" Meg. " knew very well that the peers might be trusted
to do their duty. As they have performed it in the past,
so will they in the future: and whenever any measure
comes before it which offends against the principles of
high Toryism or strong drink, " Kegs" will grateful'y
exclaim—" Thank God we have a Mouse of Lords I' We
hays said that we do not hold "Maga" personally respon•
sible for the utterance of this belated nonsense. his the
real old tap which must exist on the premises, so as to be
ready when wanted by those who know what such potent
liquor mean.; and those whose heads and stomachs are
not equal to it may easily find • lighter fluid. None the
less, one is tempted to ask whether anything can be gained
by these robust exhibitions of feudal 'rioting. Krell
rational human being is, of course, aware that there is
no reality whatever about them. The whisky and tho
wine may be the genuine articles, but ever)thing else Is
as substantial as the property banquet/ of the stage. And
the odd thing is, that there are hundreds end thousands of
moderately intelligent people who believe in these veneered
delusions ; who, every time the House of Lords sets
itself in opposition to the popular chamber, thank God
for its existence; who bold that, when the peers mutilate
and delay important measures, they are helping the work
of legishstion ; and who not so much ignore, as they are
honestly ignorant of, the hitt that those who are rapidly
becoming the governing classes in this country do not
know what the feudal sentiment means, have absolutely
no sympathy with the historic past, no kind of respact for
privilege, no reverence for titles, but only feel that the
future is with them, and are bent upon its speedy realise-
tion.—The World on Blackwood.

THE GREAT VICTORY IN AFGHANISTAN.
The Viceroy has received a telegram from Candahar,
dated 3rd, stating the whole of Ayoob's guns have
been found and br, n4ht. into the citadel. Ayoob Bed
to Khakis without stopping, wit bout bmgage or troop.,
except the Heratei horse. He is reported to have
announced his intention of going straight to Herat.
Phayre's and Abdul Rahman's wounded's are doing
well.
[FROM TAR "ZVUiXO STANDARD.")
ICURRACRIZ, SATURDAY, TARIM O'CLOCK --Official
news hae just been received here to the effect that
Ayoob Khan has been attacked and defeated by
General lieketts, an 1 that 10,000 men and 27 guns
have been captured.