The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-02-08 00:00:00

Zigriculturt.

this place it was neeesestay to us • ladder, whisk was
kept in the bedrooni ; and in the staircase wall, opposite
the landing, there is a strung nail, which was eery pro-
bably driven in to serve as a stay for the ladder as it Qt,AKTITT 'Or ftroett THAT LAND WILL rAllltT.—ln
stretched groom the stairs. I" this nail the nine. the case of fatting stuck we have been accustomed to
derer'a corpse was found swinging by a light but strong I calculate the daily eonsuniptiou of grien ft.' by a full
rope, the nail having yielded considerably from the grown sheep, having when ready fur the butcher, •
weight of the body, for Robinson wasastout broad-111'001- caramel weight of 28 lbs a quarter. at • quarter of •
de re.' limn The miserable creature, in all probability, I cwt—and this is a datum which chidden one to eetimate
while lie hail round his neck his relf-fixed halter, must the power of al t every sort of grei ii crop to main-
hove re •eil, adjusted, and mounted the ladder ; and tain live stock. Clover yielding 40 cwt. and meadow :11)
then, having cuilipicterl his preparations, lie Must have cwt. of hay per acre may hoe gUppomAl WIWI' Cut to yield
kicked away the holikr, which was found blocking I four tinies that weight if green fielder ; and the after.
the steiresw. Siirtpcsl assistance was in this case, also math may be nearly such another quaidity. Mangold
unsysiling. witrael and turnips yielding 2.5 and 15 tons per acre
The murdered IVOIMIIf, was found by the tarpons to I respectively should have at least 10 per cent. (often
have received at least four terrible wounds in the neck, very much tel deducted from them on account of
as though a slianepointed weaisin had been violently waste from disease and frost, Ae. A breeding stock
thrust or " jobbed' into that part. tine of those wounds I may he supposed to he maintained for two or three
just behind the line of the left ear, appeared to have I months in the year on straw alone, i. e., their partial
penetrated the vertebral column, and would cause in- I maintenance on straw during four or live months
stall death. In the fire in the back room, the police 1.4 winter may Ise considered equal to • whole main-
discovered a knife, ground off to a lung tapering point, I tenance during the shorter time. A cow will eat as
and apparently such as would be used by a shoemaker ; much as eight or ten sheep—varying o con*" according
the handle hail disappeared. This was in all probability to age, and breed, and size, and condition, Le. : and
the weapon used by the murderer. perhaps it may be accepted as • general rule, that an
Jciii„uwy of hip wife Appellirll to have led Robinson to animal will eat, if on green food alone, so ninth as •
the oo of this triple crime. Ile is described as quarter of its own carcass weight, supposing it be at the
having been of an exceedingly irritable Mid paasionate time in fair condition fur the butcher. Of course if
temper ; and he fremently quarrelled with his wife, grain, or cake, and hay, or dry fodder be given 111
charging her with the grossest immoralities. It appears addition to the green food or in substitution for it, the
that there was no ground whatever for these charges or consumption of the latter may he reduced to any
suspicions ; but they were violently urged on Monday extent ; and it is by thus utilising to the utmost
night during • quarrel, in the course of which Robinson extent all the dry food of the farm, and by purchasing
ssid he was going to a funeral the next morning—that artificial food in addition to the natural produce of the
his wife wouhl soon have to bury that then land, that the large stock now kept on highly farmed
she ought go on as she pleased. Although no actual lands is maintained, by which a corresponding quantity
threat of voileuce appears to have been recently used by of manure is made no as to
preserve the fertility of the
the murderer, the victim seems to have feared his pass land its high artificial pitch. On UM acres of arable
sMnate nature; for when, not long since, he insisted i and 2100 acres of pasture land, Mr. Bond has kept •
that the eldest daughter should go elsewhere to reside, lock of 500 ewes, rearing 660 lambs annually, and
the deceive I woman Asia subsequently, " Ellen, yo• fattening 200 sheep—lie has fattened 40 beasts—reared
never leave me ; for he'll kill me if you do." Nothing 30 young beasts, kept 15 cows, 15 colts, and 30 horses,
particular was ohaerveil in the conduct of the murderer I together with an average number of pip. Mr. Bond
while lie WOW aftelldilla the funeral on Tuesday morning. declares that there is nothing extraordinary in all this ;
The husband w. about 52 years old; the wife about 50. but we must not forget what the ordinary agricultural
eapei ience afar-niers is. Mr. Bond's statement indicates
• maintenance on the whole equal to nearly three sheep
per were, which is certainly extraordinary. How this
is dune is desrihed as followc—"The secret has been
large and increasing breadths of mend worlds, till
_ this year, upon the four-mune system, we have extended
The English Csiliolics arc about building a church of the breadth to 100 acres, which at an average of 30 tons
their own at Rome. per acre equsls 3,000 tons of good valuable food ;
and in our eastern counties exceeds by one-third the
Produce of swedes ; and the ',Angel wurzels hare
Ca Owl Ige University his proposed to Oxford Uuiver•
city to establish a mission in the regions lately discovered
anterior Nttening qualities.
by hr. Livingstone.
Tot: Ti. the ..r 18:18. —Another very produc-
The Ariel, French steamer, lately wired seven English
tire crop of whet ha, followed that of 1851, yet we
Balling boats thst were caught tishu g 111 the French
have had a larger i iivirtation of foieign grain than in
oyster beds nut far from Carteret.
any year except I ; and though the proportion of
A large quottity of a iltpetre was sold by a firm in I ;wring corn has been very large, even that of wheat has
London to the .tarlinian (I...vernimoit last week, and • exceeded any previous year except 1853. It is not
still larger supply was purchased for the French Govern- therefore surprising that, under these circumstances,
went, to be delivered in Piedmont. and with France, instead of being in want of supplies,
Madame Louise Rullsnde ile la flange, who lisa for exporting to a large extent, that our weekly average
more than twelve years filled the office of French prices have touched a point, namely 101. per
governess to the childndi of Her Majesty, has just , quarter, which is lower than any yearly average during
retired. ' the present century exespt 1835 and 1851. In the
former year, however, the weekly average was once at
Mr. Arthur Gordon. who accompanied Mr. Gladstone
in the capacity of secretary, has just vent in his resigns, I Id., and in the latter 325. 21. ; but in ItCil the
Hon, on the ground of a difference of opinion with Mr. I average was depressed by the quantity of injured and
Gladstone as to the course lie I.as pursued, sprouted grain. The imantity of foreign grain and
I wheat in warehouse is estimated at 1,160,000 quarters,
The workmen employed in the building trades in Lon.
an.
den are agitating fur • reduction in 6h. hours a labour. 1 &active that it is supismed, by souse our growers hare
With this view a large meeting—it is said 4,000 our Ass crop 01 wheat in 1111111 y cases proved so pro-
Pampa
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,nui,otndtlistin.counssunanliptii:nri.iimayonhialmweslita!
were present—was held last week at Exeter Hall. will The Russian Government in order to prevent any em' I and it is adinittA that the present prices are reuiunera-
barraasenent to the financial state of the country, is on tire upon the extraordinary yield of the hut crop in
the point or interdicting the creation of any latwluiat many districts. The low rates, however, greatly tend to
stock companies for souse time to cuing. increase the consumpti in of wheat, especially as it is
One of the kitchen boilers in the White Swan Inn, the must esanotnical in many parts of the kingdom to
Halifax, exploded with tremendous violence. The apply the secondary qualities to the feeding of cattle.
boiler was blown to pieces, the windows and furniture I From a retrospect f the last thirty years it would
much damaged, and three women were severely appear that there hiss been an alternate succession of
scalded, three or four years, falling and rising prices, which will
An *Meer belonging to the 110th Rides, stationed in be 'cull frOUI the averages on the other aide to • less
garrison, was on Ramsgate pier on !Sunday week, when degree previously. This we think may be accounted
fur independently of any fluctuation of seasons, as no
a sudden blast of wind blew him off the pier IMO the
doubt a :oacceaaion of high prices stimulateu the culti.
sea. Assistance was p ptly rendered, and he was
vation of wheat iii preference to other crops, while
rescued (rota his perilous position.
lower .nies have • reverse effect. The hut and dry
The Asir...tomes-Royal at the Cape, writing in summer so favourable to the crop of wheat in this
December, says: --" The comet is still observable by country proved detrimental in Germany, Poland, parts
means of a good telescope armed with suitable appliances; of Russia, the Italian Stake, Spain, and Portugal ; and,
and altogether a valuable series of data towardsiuveati.
-stioig the orbit will be fr -islied the as the Immolation the two latter C 011114113, a considers-
".. . . .

gating the um.. Junin— from Cape,-
The Court of Queen'. Bench lout decided that *
tenant can only be rated in respect of that which he
beneficially occupies, mid that, therefore, the value of
the land for spurting purputea must be excluded (ruin
the calculation.
Cardinal Wi4Plll3ll wan diAgracefully mobbed at Liver-
pool 'mit week, while proceeding in a carriage to the
residence id a friend. tine of the ruffian. WIWI captured
and Nentenced to pay a lbw of £2, with the alternative of
two month.' iiiipri.oninent, with hard labour.

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We quantity of wheaten bread, the iwiers have ranged
lately aufficiently high to encourage a few shipment+,
from lin4atol. In the Fiiitej State. the crop inured
under All average, both in .1431164 4,1.1 quality, and at
our pre.ent ratec the import, from.: thence will probably
be oniall. The ba to importer. for • time past Inuit
have been eotioiderable ; and it will be Well front one of
the •xeil tableo that the prices at all time foreign
shipping port* are not such as to encourage further
operation.. Mk 1111/Ai aff..ct our ouppliee during the
spring anil mummer ; hut if Fraiii.ie continue. to export,
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Dinners continue to be given at the Tuileries, and at
the instance of their Majesties dancing takes place every
evening. The wives asiddaughters of the high function-
aries of the stale are invited, but it id regarded 141 a
draitimck " that the youthful element is wanting
amongst the loco."
The exploit of William Tell has stimulated a w
at tipire to try his hand at ride practice on his young son
on whose head he placed a potato, and brought down
the tuber at lOU yards, but was had up before the police
and mut to jail for a week by the indignant inagistrate.
A 01160141 discovery has just been communicated to
the French Academy, viz., that a large kind of fresh
water mussel, frequently found in a stream called La
Vierte, which rise, in the department of the %%Ages, and
waters • portion of Belgium, pnwhices pearls equal in
quality to the Oriental ones. Soule of them are not
white, but uf a inshogany colour, as if they contained
iron, which, however, they do not.

lilste;4 of import, there will, however low the price, be
condi hirable aliniments from the Black &a, Danube,
anil .Isoff, which must Wine to this country. The
young wheats in the ground are generally reported to
have • favourable appearance. Though we see. little
iwuspect of much improvement in our prices, our
farmers, we think, will be disposed to hold their grain,
which most of thou are. well able to du, rsther than
submit to a further reduction. The crop of barley is
considered an average, though bet little of flue quality ;
and the quantity of lend applied to its growth so much
leas. on account of the increased cultivation of wheat,
that, but for our very large foreign imports, it would
not have been at all equal to the demand. That of
grinding quality has been unpreeedently great from the
Danube, Black &a, Re., where the growth was probably
greatly stimulated by the high pnee it brought in die
Crimea during the war; its cheapness has led to a large
use of it so a substitute for oats. The oat crop appears
to be a full average ; and of the unusually large import
from Russia last year, only • small fraction found its
way to Gloucester, moistly from Odessa, and generally
more or less heated. The crop Gf beans was deficient,
but like all others, proved better than anticipated. The
high relative price has greatly checked the conminption.
The growth of peas was so short, that the few offering
in the early part of the season realised more by weight
than wheat, and induced considerable shipments, prin•
cipally from Canada, which have met a limited demand
at a re luction of 40. to ss. per quarter.—Sturges A/11011ai
Circular.