The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-27 00:00:00

etritral Ntb3s.

Two SIDZII TO • QOXIITIOn.—A fanny ineidsat le
related as having occurred in Brighton during the roes
week. A party of gentlemen connected with the turf
were staying at one of the hotels, and were smooths
themselves in the balcony of their satting-reom, wises
it suddenly pee way, aid foie of the party, to hie
intense astonishment, found himself demending In ill
into the street. Very fortunately be reached the
ground unhurt, and coolly walked upetairs to Hs am-
' /onions, who congratulated him upon his sorrow
I mope, and were not slow to blame the proprietor for
his neglect in having his balcouy in such a rotten state
as to endanger life. The proprietor, however, took
quite • different view of the matter, and when the hill
was sent in it contained an item, "To injury done Is
balcony, £13." Toe money was nut paid
•Nti THEIR CuST.—Acoonling to the iw
Tessa the debt incurred by the factory operativesri
Bury at the lodt•tiot in the winter of 1853-4 has only
just been lignidated. It will be remembered that at
U, period referred to the great strike at Presto° was
uneettled, and it was at the urgent solicitation of the
Preston coons:lime that the Bury operatives borrowed
money for their support from the various bendl
societies, who kindly advanced the money without any
cheep For interest, cn the promise of the Premiss
delegates that they would media in refendlogthe mosey
when their itr:ke teroduated. This precedes Wet,
however, never fulfillei. The amount borrowed WY
£l3Ol. In 185.5 the Bury operatives made an t ffort, mid
ru abl £lll2. raving a balance of £4BO, which stood over
until June last year, when at a public meeting ith the
Albion Am tobly-room it was resolved that another
attempt should be made to clear off the debt. Attar •
single of 16 months' duration the wok has been
aocumplithed, the societies having received back their
loans, and • small balance of El 12a. 61. has been
handed over to the Public Baths Committee.
ISTRICTID BIL•VeRT 011 • Foos Max.—A few days
since, while several boys were playing on the tat nivel'
course on the west side of Blackfriars Bridge the swell
caused by one of the Woolwich steamier', embed away
a lad about nine yeara of age. An outcry was lime-
diately raised. The tide, which was running straits at
the time, carried sway the poor little fellow under the
arch. He 1. ~l sunk trios when a eourageows young
fellow ruched into the water without waiting to throw
off his coat, and swimming to the lad ai he was sink-
ing for the third time, seised him just as be was
drifting under the amain-boat pier at the twirl" sod
bore him to the shore, amid warm cheering From toe
populace gathered there.
A LIIIIMAL Orrit.—A gentivoon who had taken
honours at Osfurd was lately invited to met his let
and stake his whole existence in the service of the crown
on the following oonaltions;-11 he would learn several
languagra hitherto unknown to Europe, go to • seep
unhealthy spot on the other side of the work', where
everything is exceedingly deer, with the certainty of
bad society, and the greatest probability of being
aomasiiiated in • twelvemonth, be might enjoy the
' dignity of being a third interpreter, and the pay a
£lBO a year, rising £lO • year for tea years. It would
' be interesting to know who did take such • plies, and

bow hu fame
MAJICHISTIS UNITY Or ODD FELLOWS AND TES
A IiCINAT °Sprit or FORIXTEIB.—ToteII Danilnef•
England, Odd Fellows 257.384 Foresten, 151).232 ;
Wales. Odd Fellows 23,011, Foreethve ken .
Odd Fellow. 3177, Foresters 825 • Irelardu.th
Fellows 1,013, Foresters 164; abroad, Odd Fellow,
10,666, /foresters 2.088; total. 1860, Odd Fellows
105.261, Foresters 164.576; 1661, Odd yeitom gigia
Foresters 188,584. Famines in 'intimate essalles
E...z. odd yellows 2.260. Foresters %OM ; Kook ON
Fllows, 5,358, Forester's 5.437; Middlesex, Odd renews
9.752. Fore.tera 18,319, ; Surrey. aid Fellows 4,000.
Fares•ers 5.506; London (Vostalithe eight mile Motel
Odd Fellows 11,186, Foresters 18,614.
EITOPPAGC Or Maontreal.th Burrs ma AT NIIIKIVIT,
MONWOUTUSIIIItg.—For souse years past these courts of
law have hem ovenided with the came of the inegielott•••
clerk, Mr. C. B. Fox, who, being a mother with Mr.
Pralines, the Clerk-of the Peace, it was costended
was diapttlited by Sea 102 of the original Ministerial
Corporation Act. By a grammatical defect in the
dames, Mr. Fox was enabled to hold his allot until the
oaring, on the 6th inst., of the Municipal CoT9OIIO4TNI
tat Amendment Act, which put an end to the I.4eilote
hneat codera penalty of £lOO, embattle to both nation
.od Mr. Fox. A AGA tin.. ago, on siesta of Asa.
Om Mayor coevened • meeting of the Janine and
before them several copies of the dot, Pointing to ohtieth
5.. disqualifying Mr. Fog, li. to am the words
.4 the Act, 'The paten of the Oath at the Peen.'
Th. jaw.s who hod almys supported Mr. Fox weald
not acquiesce in this view or cement to a temporary
of • clerk, me or two expressing their
leterinisation to brave all coonquhroms, and sit es tie
bench with Mr. Foxes their clerk. They moordingll
en on two oconieue, but on Monday, wino that. me •
'wavy beeinem to dispose of, not a magistrate mold teat
dthosigh there were (so in dose progiis*l2.6.l.lllTol.lo
'sig. and Mr. Fox sat for an hoer. and • hoff
bis glary. The Mayor with a desks le pot So
this gaseentele elate it Wags, bes novened a
ee the Imam la order le rams • Waal descTilidTa
illadjusa

LONDON MARKETS.

(BY ELBOTAW TIMIGRAPIL)

(nom GILDS, SON, AND BASKIIII'S HAMM )
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MARY-LANE, MONDAY, AUGUST 96.

There was a fair aapply— of itaidirh wheat. Nearly
• all of the new asp at with a ready aide at
set week's priori. In Foreign not much pausing
at preeest, but trade very dna. All wing 00111
• almost the sane as lost week.
Wise', N.W.—Dal.

AILIIITALS :
% beat (Br(tish) 7,728 Barley (Foreign) 1,183
Barley , , , $7l Oats ~ 36,172
Malt II . 2.732 near 21,318 barrels
Osta ~ 2,22‘ 580 sacks
Pour 8.558 Barley (Se.tob)
Oats (Irish) 1,310 Oats „
Malt „ Malt „
15 beat (Fonsign) 15,1881Whaat ~ _