The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-04-01 00:00:00

Bat DPORT.

GUAILDILNIL —The retiring virile/we—Moors. J.
Roper, J. Petty's, J. It Symes, end il. Bridle, hive
be ri-entolnated.

Tan CZUSCIL —The Llheratioo Sooiety haul • hriulah
it Bridport, and a counter broach of the Church Ga-
lena* lostltation is sug,pistori.
The I aid Bishop of Salisbury, on the 24th Inst.,
licensed the Rev. idwerd William May, clerk,
carets of Allington, near Bridport, to the stowage of
that pariah, .we Rev. Hour, Poe, deceased, on the
nomination of the Rev. Hoary For, rector of Roitifird,
Essex, the patron.
Estialtatiou awn Mtcataittog.—Dutiag the past
month more then 100 persons have kft the town, either
to rotigrete to °made.. Anstrella, New inland, or the
United Mates, or to emigrate to Bristol. Oldham,
Cardiff, ito., Some whole families have left, in other
eases the father, shildres haws eon. "on their own
blob,!' and several young Dewly.o.arried 000OleS.
BiIDrODT RAILWAY OCINTANY. —The half.yearly
yearly meeting woo held on Wednesday, Mr. W.
fisratridgo presiding. The retwirt showed the b demon
of be £1,220 3s. 41., and reounmerided •
divideori on the pref....mos shares at the rate of 6 per
mint. per annum. and in GI. per share on the culinary
shares. The long-stsoding dlfferenoe an to the .mounts
wittithe Great Western be. been arranged, £482 4s. 7d.
being received is settlement. The trellis receipts for
the half•yosr to December last were £1713 ISt. 41. hs
erases of those for the euereepooding half',..' In 1871.
In moving the adoption of the report the Chairman
said the Directors proposed to distribute the sum
reeeived from the Great Weeteru nest half amongst
the ordinary nhareholders. The report and divalends
were adopted. Mr. W. Ssratridge use re-eleated
director, and Mr. W. Swain also chosen. Mr. Good
wee re-appointed auditor. A. vote of thanks to the
cheinnso,direct amend escrstos7 Noised the procreates*
ERIGILAIING TO ElltaiLL.—The following letter has
been received it, Mts. 11. Pomeroy, of Pymore, near
Btidport, front bar stator, Barak Follett. in Bradt.
&WI, Feb. la. 1873.
Dear hider,— I drop these few lines hoping to led you quite
well. Thank God we sae well In health at ibis 1/014 ; but, I
am Reny to my that we lave lost our dear baby; she died to
the Ph of January. I had on milk for her, and could not set
soy ; she was leaned to death. Little Tom he. been so IS, we
did not think that be would live ; we had nothing that be
could at; he is much better now, thank God! Annie and
Herby la pretty -cell now. Dear Sister, the man that lent tut
here told in anything but the truth; he °neat to be shot.
He old It was a hoe healthy country, and everything chap;
if • nun was needs and induattiona. In four or lb& year., he
would be as well ohs 00001 of PO farmer, in England. Ile
also told us that we could /Merge by pinking them up—they
are Is 34 the dollen, and very scarce ; and he said that we
could get beef 24 to SI &pound—lt Ic gd the pound ; tea Is
Od Iles ; sad Sour gd the pound. We never at breed in
the Coloey. He told us such II..; he took people out bore
last Jun.; be maw what country it us.; he said that be would
go look to Fogland. and got them sent heck &gal it; but innead
of that he wen& and spoke well of the country, and hut rot
hundreds out sines. They bad to lies on block beans sad rice,
with salt ; but no breal. The children do cry fir bruit. Dear
81sa r, we landed at Hie de Jenerio on the 23rd of Do. We
stayed at the flotnede days ; Bien th-y sent us three days' sail
further on; we had to stop sit. place called elect; it le like a
stable in Ragland. There cm nothing but dirt floor to lay on ;
no bed or bedstead; en had to lay no dirt like pig& Some
oould lay In their bed sod tomb the pia se
there we. ooly a few boards to part them. I
laid In bed an the dirt Soar. We stayed In that
plan It day.; we had doe, beans, aad no braid. We had no
rot day or night, by furl. was .0 warm we could mute hear
It. We had to cook in the boding use. Tom was obliged to
do It. I could not bear the boat, and when be had done It, be
did not know bow to eat it, be wee so spent with the beat. If
we had stayed there mach lo=re should have all died.
The turn went to the colony they wa• building the
houses for ; they me the temmeter be hatred thew to go
back to the fort, sod be would esod them back as mon as
pouible. We had to vralk three traul miles up to our knees
I, mud. We crossed the river la • eases, thee we took chip,
and went to Rio de Janerlo. They sent us CO inlleet7 country
by rail, sa the fever wan so bad these, they were og 60 a
day. Thank God we are well now. Tom nor any the men
troll Dot work In thi• countcy, it in so ware ; It makes than.
Intl so weak. Dear Sister —When we left Liverpool we we.
163, we hare had SO death& aod many more dying every day,
and many more Wk. They treat no very well now ; but we
have Con" to no toren yet. We than go to no colony, as we
bane Soo* through ~nib. We have bad nothing is was
loutuleol no The scamp ought to be hung for •ending
people out hem breaking up their bc.roos, sod dertroy og their
. health. We do not know what they mean to do with us. We
all stick together that came out together; and Mina to do
to. Thu bate got to keep us. I none they will soon mead no
beck to .ftgband Dear Mahr—do not write Ton can show
this letter to soya.; rim my love to all. See Kra Turner
and give our respects to her. Tom give. hu love to you. He
hove. been you orate If if..., God. Hind and take ewe of
youreett. Give our love to Ur. ana ars. white. 11011 keep
spiny spline. Aetna sod Herby, and Tommy, mod their
love to their aunty 'So no more at present, fe.m your loving
deter and brother. Stun and Thomas !attar?.