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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

BIRTHS

August at Blandford, the wife of Mr. W. Guthrie,
of a daughter.
August 16, at Beaminster, the wife of Robert Leigh,
Iraq.. of • daughter.
august 17, at Blandford, the wife of Mr. John
Tatum, of
.a daughter.

Augu.st 17, at gticleand Mills, Blandford, the wife of
hr. J. 'I homas ('OX. of • d•ughter.
August 17, at Constltution.hill. Parkstone, the wife
of the key. J. Coombs, of • daughter.
August 17, the wife of Hr. Brinioombe, 8, Albert
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terrace. Portland, of • son.
Augu•t, 19. at alelroee Cottage. Bridport, the wild of
the Rev. Eugene E. P. Legge, 0.f.• son.
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Angulo 197.4 Royal Te, rice, Weymouth, the wife of
Charles Rhodes, Fag M.D.. at • son.
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august 20, -a7 iai:t. Novi, the wife of Mr. Edward
Bartlett, of a daughter.

MtRRIACES.
August if, it Wareham, by the Rev. H. M. expel.
one of H. 11.'s Inspectors of Schools, assid-te by the It ev.
R. W. Bush, head toaster of the lelington Prom ietary
echo brother viol uncle of the bride, the Rev. A. It.
Bartley, curate of Brlghttone, 1.W., only survv,ne son
of the lett Rev. J. Hart'ey, formerly British Chaplain
at Nice, to Catherine Elba, younger daughter of the
Bey. S. Ft Capel, rector of Wareham.
August 18, at the Registry Office, Bayswater,
Augustus Nevelt Aldridge, third son of Henry Booring
Aldridge, soicitor, Poole, to Hannah Williams, only
ebild of John Williams, of Bayswater.
August 19, nt Holy 'trimly Church, Dorchester, by
the Rev. J. Fisher, Mr. James Northover, of Cerise
Abbas. to Belinda, daughter of Mr. J. 8.. E. Curtis,
Dorchester.

August 19, it Wyke Church, by the Rev. Samuel
Ferguson, father of the brdegroom, assisted by the Rev.
Talbot Grooves, r. ctor of Melcombe Regis, Charles John
O'Neil, Cat Wu Royal Engineers. son of the Rev. Samuel
Ferguson. rector of kloyne. Templemore, Co. Tipperary,
to ttlienne Louisa, fourth daughter of the late Rev.
Charles t lifter', of Tymowr, and rector of Llnatygon and
Llordrynach, iu the county of Brecon.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

PUBLIC APPOINTIIF.NTS.

Tuesday, 23, and following day.—Weymouth Races.
Wednesday, 26.—Ilminster and Tarlington (Somerset)
Fairs.
Friday, 28 —Blagdon (Somerset) Fair.
Saturday, 28.—Mr. T. Ensor's Sepository Sale, Dor-
chester.
Ilfracombe and Sampford Peverel (Devon) Fairs.
Monday, 31.—Morhath (Devon) Fair.
Tuesday, September I.—Coal Yard. Fordingten, Dor.
cheater.—Auction of Memel and Swede
Timber, Walnut and Birch Plsnka, Flooring
Pine Board, Pitch Pine Planks, kc., by Mr.
Frederick Foot.
Westbury Hill (Wilts) and Bristol (Somerset)
Fairs.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

CATTLE MARKETS.

Urraorourap, Thureday.—Moderate supply of
beasts. For most breeds the demand ruled steady, at
Monday's advance. Prime sheep were scarce, and in
(sir request, et full prices; but inferior breeds were
dull, at barely late rates. Lambs moved off slowly.
Prime small calves quite so dear; otherwise, the veal
trade was somewhat heavy. Pigs and much cows were
very dull.
Pis Pate, to Wok the Offal.
a d. 2. d.
fid. coarse besets 21.3 4 iNtoselloutlidowo44 2to 6 4
Illemood quality... 3 6 to 3 10 1124. roam calve I 6to 4 4
Primo large caou 40to 6 0 !Mom 4oiall
Prim. beets. he. 6 2to 6 4 Large hogs 3 4 tc 3 8
Int coarse sheep 3 4 to I eaol porker 2 10 to 4
Illotood quality . 4 oto 4 4 calvecach 31 0t024 0
Mae seam wild 4 61.1 010.01 d et, Ol4Lalo n oto 260
LAWN. ea. Id. to 0..
701/1511 lIIIIITLI.
Sheep or Shorp'a," ' 380.
02Ivm. Ode. . 400

1113fTLY.

BeesAn 030 I Beasts
Sheep sad Labs s. and Lambs .
Calves
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

SFIAPWICK.

RAILWAY ACCIDIENT.—On Saturday teat the broad-
guage Roods train, whiih travels from Bristol to Well.,
got off the metals at Shapwick, on the Somerset and
Dorset line. The engine was completely sunk into the
earth. The late was blocked from 9.30 a in. till four
o'clock in the afternoon, which caused great delay to
the passenger traffic, and the train/ were 1%11% on single
line in consequence.

HASELBURY BRYAN.

A Correspondent writes :—A friend of mine, Mr.
B. Beet, garden. r to the Rev. R. Burdon, has grown
cabbages weighing 18 lbs. each, onions, measuring 19
inches in circumference, and cucumbers from 21 to 29
inches long.

BRIDPORT.

FREIOI4IIOXIT. —A Provinekl Grand Lodge for the
Province of Dorset, was held at the Drill Hall of the
let D.R.V.. at liridport, on Tuesday. There were
about 75 of the brethren present. The Lodge was
opened soon after 12. and, the business baying been
transacted, was closed at 2.30 p.m. The officers
appointed for the ensuing year were :—P.G.B.W., C.
C. Barrett, W. 11., No. 622. P.G.1.W., H. E.
Hounsell, W.M., No. 707. P. 0., Chaplain, Rev. R.
H. W. Digbv, W.IL, No. 1168. P. 0., Treascrer, Cam
Sykes, No. 147. P.O. Reg., G. H. Outeb, No. 137.
P.G. 644, Thomas Coomha, P.M., No. 417. P. 0.8.1).,
J. S. Webb, S.W., No. 707. r.0.5.r., W. S. GiHard,
J.W., No. 1,168. r.0.8.W., John Fowler, No. 665.
P.0.D.C., Joseph, Maunders, P. IL , No, 170.
P.G.A.D.C., FrAirlood, No. 707. P. 0.5.8., W. C.
1761.4 r. No. 6 G. Orgaartet, Edward Herbert,
No. 1168. P.O. rs, B. Polkiogborra, No. 170.
13telrerdi Charles Down*, No. 1,168, R. R.
Hawkins, No. 1168, Joseph whittle, No. 1168, Robert
Case, No. 417, Thomas B. Biog., No. 41711. Meader,
No. 437. P.O BtH., H. Good No. 707, and J. R.
Cole, No. 1,168. P.O. T
ler,John Lcvelace. No. 417.
At three o'clock about 60 of the brethren attended at
the Bull Hotel, and partook of the banquet. to which
the anl George Burt, Esq., hod
materially Contributed, the former in the shape of a
haunch of Tension, and the latter a splendid baron of
beet.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

LONDON ILiBIENTS.

ar EXPRESS A IaNCTRIC TELEGRAPH.

PROM OUR OWN REPORTER.

MARIE•LANK Amos! 24.

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enpply of English wheat ; demand sluggish
DECLINE OF ONE TO TWO SHILLINGS
PER QUARTER on last Monday's rates. Foreign •
beevy supply, and pikes gave gay fully Is p.r qr.
Floating tArgo.s of wheat dull and rather cheaper.
Barley seams and grzo. Melt steady. Oats 64 per qr.
Amps. Beans and peas quite am dean

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, Atom 24.
Average supply of foreign stock, sales steady on
rather higher terms. Moderate arrivals of brasts from
our own districts. All breeds rolvanced 2.1 For 81b
on last Monday's rates. Best analiUis 5. 44 to 5. 841
per 81b. Sheep showed a similar advance. lAmbe
heavy, at 4.6.1 to 5,161 per 81b. Prime small calves
the turn higher, inferior doll. Pip in must, at very
fall prices.

MONEY MARKET, AUGUST 24.
Comols tormoney ate 93; to 93j, account, 931 to 94.

EXPLOSION ON BOARD A MAIL STEAMER.
An explosion from fire-damp occurred this morning
ea board ths Union Steam Company's mail steamer
Briton. in Southampton water, which was to sail to-day
foe the Cape of Good Hope. The flames shot up
hat mast high. Two men only were Injured.

DEATH OF MR. COMMISSIONER GOHLBURN.
Mr. &delimit Edward Onolbex.; one of the Com-
missioners of the London Court of Bankruptcy, died
this inominn, in the 82nd year of his age.

'THE MURDER IN NORTON FOLOILTR
Thlt morning Alexander Arthur Mackay was informed
that be would be hung on Tuesday morning, Sept &
He was uni.onea,

WzLAToh,„ the eminent French surgeon, has been
mail • senator.'
Tel serviscl , . voincte.. A rtillary Corp*
for Slrmv m have been declined.
TIP Sv.bribishop of York has left England fore tour of
four wwlio fon the Continent.
Igur.eswititeh County Court, on Tuesday. • groom
reeentArd £4O for injuries received by the bite of •
dIAT PROM stliiseictA.—Fereral hundred truisms of
eionipmesed hay" hare recently ari ivied in the Mersey
from New York.
THE Empress Charlotte has now repented attaeks of
furious madness, followed by • state of prostration from
which her physicians find it moat difficult to revive her
failing strength.
Trig King of Prussia has nominated Mr. Charles
8.. Darwin, the eminent naturalist, Sir Charles Wiest-
stone, sod blonsiaer Victor Regnault, of Paris, members
of the Prussian Order of Merit.
ATTIMPTID WITZ 1101D111.—John Cummings, aged
49. a tailor, charged with attempting to murder his
wife by throwing her out of • window, was tried on
Wednesday at the Central Criminel Court, found guilty
and sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS.

MONDAY. Before J. Ayling, Esq. (in the chair), and
W. Talbot, E.
ROBBING AM EMPLOYS/I.—Frederick Balson.• youth,
late in the employ of Mr. B. Benson, news agentkof Bt.
Maryetrett, who was charred with iteating a Bible and
Prayer.book, value 17a. 61, belonging to his master,
pleaded guilty, and the magistrates senkneed him to
be further Imprisoned for 24 honn, and at the expire.
tiftn of the sentence to receive twelve strokes with the

TIIIIIDAY.—Before J. Ayling, and W. Talbot, &qrs.
011•1102 OF ASSAULT. —Johannaffiler was sum•
m sum oned by Mr.. FAiii Marsh for s ting her son,
aged eight years.—Mary Babb said she heed near the
defendant's house. On Friday whilst she was sitting
at her window at work, Mrs. Marsh's little boy was with
pools other obiliren when defendant rushed out and
struck him on the cheek.—The mother said her little
boy came home crime end his fee* was cowered with
finger marks.- —The defendant sate the little boy pushed
her child into ume water, and she struck him for doing
sc.—The Bench dismissed the summons on the defend-
ant paying costa. _ _

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Aisonira
MISAULT.—George Braunstein, a barber,
was summoned by William Canning for an assault. The
prosecutor said on Friday last defendant, who had been
drinking, came in front of his shoo end abused him.
He than went down to Mr. Lundie's shop but retereed
and made use of very bed lansuage, and struck him in
the face. —James Latty said be was present. The de-
fendant had been drinking, but was neither drank nor
sober. D•atoadaut did not strike Canning in the face,
but merely swung his arm round and then told Canning
to go on n.—Th.i Bench dismissed 1b......
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

CERNE ABBAS.

CRUNCH RAT L —The parishioners of Came, in vestry
assembled, the Rev. A. H. Bull in the chair, unani-
mously granted a church-rate of 20. in the pound.
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LIGHTING.—The estimate for lighting the parish
daring the ensuing winter is FM, ands lamp rate to
cover that sum ham been granted.

WAREHAM.

Ravostox or Taz KLlCrOitgl, Lirrrs.—T. W. R.
Saunders, Eaq., the recorder of Bath, and who has
occasionally acted u deputy county court judge of
circuit 58. Las bun appointed to revise the electoral
lies, for the lateough of Wareham. We understood
that hii will attend at the Townhall for that purpose
somewhere about the 2155 of September, but the time
is not yet definitely lied nor °facially notified. The
Important question of female voting is, we learn,
certain to omit before the Court of Common Plead.
MATCH.—On Monday a match took place
at the ranee of the Wareham corm between ten
members of that company, and • ten from the Dor.
cheater corps. The clay was foggy and wet. This first
stage of the match resulted in the victory of the
Dorchester rifles by 48 points, but there will be
another meeting between them about three weeks hence
at Maiden Galls. and the contest is to be decidtd by
1 the aggregate scone of the two meetings. The follow-
tog are the moue. Suva shots at each range.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

DolcazaTsz_ coßrs._

200 yds. 600 yds. 800 yds. Tot.
Lieut. Heaps l7 22 12 LI
Private Ilutford l9 19 11 49
Sergeant Creating
Colour-Sergennt 0r313017 l9 17 19 66
Corporal Case l3 10 15 38
Fri rate J. Rogers ...... ..
Corporal Chick
Private Parsons
T. Rogers 23 le 9 48
:, Jeffery
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

fliarittbs.

The wheat trade bee been in an undecided atate, but
there has been • slight decline on the week, occasioned.
probably, by the high estimates formed of the crops by
professional writers and c.rraspondenta in the news.
papers. la the meat inarketa good animals are scarce,
an I anything with • fair ouch about it is in brisk
deniaud. There is a large supply of poor lambs, and
they sell allow figures.

CURRENT PRICES .r" ENGLISH GRAIN.
Per Qr. ler Q,.
1,1“? O. • I
to@oz And Kent. red fed to

nay.

" Limo, new; 156 to 5a ' Gray ... 18 to 45
tit to.. 1.it0.... SA to 00 Maple... ... ... 46 to 48

" Ditto. nor, .2.5t0 62 Wgil• moo ... 421 n 46
Forugn, red 50 to 6! Polk, e , 42 ta 16
t hit.. GO to a Ir.reign, 664141... .- Otto 44
••111.11/.461.46
En 311.1. malung 34 10 13 WITS.
Cher.ll43 43 '044 11.2141143. rani r. 10
Ihrtlihne 36 1. 40 palate 20 to Si
0.,2,0112 20 to 40 Seoteh, feed ... —ta
-

.„ .„ to 74 Irish. 22 to 29
... 71 to 7:1 • Imo 72 JO
Al to 63 Forelgo, food to 24
Ticks 4.1 told I Town-made. YOU IL.s. 10 to 14

azalea.

Harrow• 45 to 48 Country ... ... 44 to de
Bto•Il St to 1541 Modulk and butrolk... 42 to 4!
Egyption 44 to 43 I
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

POTATO M ARK ETS.

808400011 AND SPITALTIILDR, Ptiday.—The markets
are well supplied with potatoes, for which there in
fair demand, at the annexed rates :—Enalish Regents,
61 to 10. •• sham., fe to 7. ; Jerseys, fie to 6.;
and French, 5e to 5s 6d pe; cwt.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

111100
. . llO

JO I Pigs

300
1800

_
BILIVOL, Thursday.— Short supply of beef, trade
mu quite brisk, at an advance on last week's priori,
best descriptions selling at from 68s to 70e, and inferior
from Ws to 66s per cwt. Bapplles of mutton and lamb
were also abort, and trod* brisk, good lamb selling at
&I per lb. inferior at 74, whale best mother mutton
radioed 614 and 74, and ewes and inferior samples ed.
A few store cattle left on band from previous markets,
together with one small isonsignment from Ireland, were
sold, and there is every evidence of trade improving with
Lb. prospect of a good supply of keep. Moderate show
of mileh *owls, with a dull sale, but prices showed a
slight improvement. Short supply of pip, with • brisk
trade and an .evano• in prices, from 115 dd to lii Sd
per score being obtained. A moderate show of borer,
and a study trade,
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NIWOATB A2ID LIADI3IIIIALL, Friday.—The fungus of
meat on sale at these markets are only moderate. The
trade, on the whole, is Sr, at nor quotations :
Per 81ba., by Lb. mow*.
d. 5. d ed. U.
Inferior beef .. 0 to 3 4 Inferior mutton 3 2to 3 10
Middling ditto 6,, 3 10 Miiidllng ditto.. 4 0,, 4 4
Prime large do. 0 „. 4 4 Prime ditto . . 4 6 ~ 4 11,
Prime mull ditto 6• 4 8 Bnut I pork .... 3le ~4 4
Vul 4
~ 4. 6.1.1,arge.dit.t?.... 3 0 3 3

Wadi, 116. 10.1 to 4. 6.1.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

The Tickets are not Transferable, are available only at
the Stations named upon them, and only by the &ear-
sion Trojan there and back.
Children under three years; free; three to twelve.
half-faree. Only one utile allowed manning, to sea
possager,
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

KINSON.

VIRI.-A fire brake out on the premises of William
We'steal, Kiiison,uo Wednesdsy last, and, before the
fMmes 00011 be extinguished, the home and its contents
became a imvp of ashes. It appew that the ininales
a one time before the fire broke out. Olueel come clothes
before the hearth toidryjnd left the bow, locking the
t. The clothes sank have ignited and hence the
catastrophe.
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H•Ralia? Hong.—The annual tea festival in celebra-
tion of the ingath ring of the harvest, was held here on
the 19th inst. Ab oil one o'clock the school children
and peamotry of the district wended their way to the
village church, which was beautifuly, and, we may aid.
arti.tieslly decorated, with various devices, composed
of the fruits of M.e earth. In reference thereto the
Ray. Percy Newell. of '3ournemouth, delivered • most
impremire and •mrapriate discourse from the epistle
of James, Ist chapel-, and 17. h verse, urging upon his
hearers to be thankful to their great Creator for too
benefits thus bestaweel neon them. They then pro-
seeded, beaded by the Ktnson brass band, to a field
kindly lent by the Rev. J. If. Austen, the entrance of
which was spanned with an arch ingeniously oomi.o.ed
of wheat ears and other h t emblems, It was
gladdening to gars on the bronzed countenances of the
stalwort peasantry as they sat b neath the foliate of the
trees, with their wives and little ones sipping the
exhilvrating beverage, and it was equally pleasing to
witness the kind attention bestowed upon them by
their esteemed pastor and originator of these (native
'Altering*, the Rev. E. F. Daniell, and by the neigh-
bourong Armen, who, like rural kings, administered to
their wants. In the COllll.O of the afternoon Sir Ivor
and Lady Cornelia Guest Immured the joyoue throng
with ttnir premium, b. r ladyship min ling and
chatting familiarly with the peasantry, whilst S r Ivor
Was no leas distinguished by his affability and demeanour
towards ti.arn—examples which many of our aristocracy
would do well to imitate. There were likewise present
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Ald.idge, Mien Clapoott, Mr.
and Mr. G. Belben, the Mill•IICS Austen, the Mimes
Fryer, Major Russell, Mrs. Way, Mr. and Miss Way,
Rev. E. Coombs. Mrs. Suet and family, the Rev. P.
Newell, Miss Newell, Miss Chester, Mr. T. Abbott,
Miss Abbott, Mr. E. Elliott, Mr. end Mrs. King,
brac. The weather WU unfortunately unfavourable,
notwithstanding which the blooming damsels with
their sweethearts joined in the merry dance between
the storm., whilst the old grey beards puffed the
fragrant weed and viewed with pleasure the agility of
I their offapring. Various rural eports were likewise
indulged in till the shades of evening compelled them to
depart for their respective homes, well pleased with the
enteitaintAinment they had experionsed at the " Kinson
I hornet home."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

Dorsttobtrt.

PArrialoni Ty DOUBT. —The following, mwording to
• return ordered by the House of Commons, and recently
publiebed, iG the number of indoor poor in the Geveial
workhousesin Dorset on the let of January. 1868 :
Dorehoeiter 37, Shaftesbury 77, Storminster 22, RlGndford
112, Wimborne.nd Cranborne 102, Poole 107, Wareham
nod Purbeck 107, Weymouth 166, (erne 64, Sherborne
106, Beaminster 117, Bridport 123; Total 1.1147. On
the Lit of July, 1867, the total number w 5.023, The
eases on the niedieel relief books, on the Isl January,
numbered 243; on the let of July, 1867, 214. in
England iind Wales (ezelusiee of London) there are
110,205 indoor poor.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

WOOL MARKET

BRADFORD, Thoreday.—There is no animatlon in the
wool tradr. The transactions, which are very meagre,
are to supply the demand of immediate consumption.
There le no disposition to operate beyond the satiafying
of pressing wants. Nevertheless priors are extremely
firm, and the better classes of wool have a hardening
tendency.

LoanoN, Fritay.—Auctions have not caviar!. Bid.
dings Cre quiet, and prices Id to lid per lb. under those
of previous series.

CURRENT TIUCLIS OF IMOLISII WOOL.

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d
nancle—s ,t)lhdogrn !toasts per lb. 1 to 1 4
hell-bred ditto . 1 —1 6
Kent Flown 1 —1 4
&mil...loan ewes and retbers .. 1 I 4
Leietzter ditto .. 1 1 4
1 I 6
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25

I am, your obedient servant,
A RATIMATIII or TR. PARISH Or BILOLDWIT.

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incredible were they not confirmed by the innumerstas
cures effected by them, and the permanent benefit
derived fram their use. Theme invaluable pills tooth.,
sad strew/then the nervous system, purify the blood.
regulate the secretions, sod invigorate the isonstitattou•
Dimas the. before them. They are eclasposed eettrelj
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