The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-09 00:00:00

THE WEYMOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

To the Editors.

Now that the °ticketing season of 1866 is nearly
over, will you allow me, through the medium of your
columns, to call attention to the great want under
which the votaries of the game In this town labour
—that of a suitable ground for its practice. True,
we have Binoleavee, in respect to which we have to
contend against greet difficulties, having to wait for
the hay harvest--nearly two months in the early
part of the season—before we can have fulUsoope for
our batting, and then the ground is in such a state
from the depasturing of cattle that it is not a very
pleasant place—to say the least—to play in. The
very uneven surface, and the length of the grass, are
quits unfitted for thew's", and render almost melees
the skill of even the most practised bowler or bate-
man. In consequenoe of these difficulties, I would
respectfully suggest an appeal to the wealthy trades-
men of the town for assistance in obtaining throe or
four three to be levelled for a cricket ground. It
would not cost very much, and would confer a great
boon on, and earn the thanks of, many of tbe young
men of the town who delight in the noble game. Of
course, a reasonable rent being paid, oricketing
visitors would be allowed the use of the ground.

A CRICKETER.

THE New York T Min considers the President's policy
to be a tenure.

TIM United States frigate Colorado left Southampton
yesterday morning for Cherbourg.

THI Glowworm uaderstand, that Lord Lyme will
summed Lord Cowley as ambassador at Park

A BIRTHDAY PLITT OM West Coker the other day
assembled together three si•ters, bale and hearty, whose
united ages amounted to 225, one being 79, another 74,
and the youngest 72.
THOMAS Ptairr, the meteorologist, writing to
the Bina*haat Daily Gaunt, itatee that the average
rainfall for September is about two inches, but that
this year the enormous depth of 5177 was measured. It
has been the wettest year so far from 1816.

In the Admiralty Court, on Tuesday, in the cam of
the seven slimed Confederate ship. detained at Liver-
poopli;:sphostion was made for their Mame, which waa
on behalf of the United Stake Government
opposed
case will be fully hoard on an early day.

Tag Pall Mall Gouda makes the startling assertion
that a strong agitation, in which there is some trios of
the band of France, is now going oa In 81e117, with the
object of separating the island from tb• kingdom of
Italy, and converting it into a separate kingdom under
the Murat dynasty.

TES Eyre testimonial and defence fund is progress-
ing at a very rapid rate. The committee have already
received in cash and promises nearly 112.000, and they
have Lad under serious consideration the coarse to be
adopted and Abe counsel retained in the event of the
threatened criminal prosecution being carried out.
EXPLOSION AT WOOLWICH ANARNAL.—Stiortly before
six o'clock on Monday evening there was a fearful
explosion in Woolwich Arsenal. By some means, se
yet unknown, • quantity of gunmottoo stored in one of
the'arsenal buildings became ignited, and exploded. The
building was levelled to the ground, and bricks and
other materials were burled a considerable distance.
1 It is believed that no person has been killed.

Tai Liverpool Chamber of Commerce gave a banquet
on Monday night to the gentlemen who have so success-
fully laid the Atlantic Cable. Sir Stafford Northoote
presided, and Lord Stanley delivered a speech on the
occasion. In the worse of the evening Sir Stafford
Northaote read a manage from Her Majesty bestowing
honours upon some of those who have been foremost in
the great work.

FRANCS has shown signs Of not being particularly
inclined to become entangled is the new Madero
question. In reply to a Greek deputation, who were
entrusted with the presentation of an address expressing
the thank, of the Greeks for Ito protection of France,
the Marquis de Mourner is reported to have said that
France had the moral and intellectual developmant of
Greece at beam, but that the general state of political
affairs did not permit her to support any revolutionary
movement against Turkey.
Mg. O'Doget., the pollee magistrate in Dublin, who
eommitted to prison a child between three and four
years of age, has written to a Dublin paper making
pine explanation in reference to the case. The child
was, says Mr. O'Douel. in a frightft.l oondition, and it
was solely with a view to his physical welfare that the
order for his committal was made. The addition to the
order of the weeds" with hard labour" was. Mr. O'Donel
explains, not made by him The words are printed in
the order in accordance with the sot of Parliament, and
the magistrate has no discretion in reference to the
natter.

A ROYAL FAVOUR. -La France, in its obituary
notice of Count Buiocohi, who died in Paris on Sunday
night ist the age of 63, says that the Empress, by whom
he wan much beloved, paid him a visit before her de-
parture for Biarritz., and on the morrow of that visit—
sent to him, as an sot of unexampled favour, to keep
In his room so long as his illness should last, as she had
kept it in hers at the moment of the birth of the Prince
Imperial. a jewel which is assuredly the most precious
of the crown of France. This is a reliquary, the skilful
work of Froment kleurioe, in which is seen a shred of
the swaddling clothes of Jesus Christ • bit of the
Virgin's veil, a strip of St John the Baptist's winding
sheet, and in the middle. suspended in the manner of a
pendulum, Charlemagne's talisman—given by the magi.-
trates of Aix In Chapelle to the first Napoleon—about
the dimensions of a crown piece, and formed of an aqua
marina, within which is wen, creamed, two fragments of
the true cross. This rare medley of powerful relics is
reinforced by a splinter of the bone of Charlemagne's
own right arm.

Tug Caorg.—The Mark Lase E.rpress saps unless we
have • fine October we shall not oily have a bad conclu-
sion to the crops of 1866, but a bad commencement for
next year, so far as winter wheat is conoerned. The
potato disease Is largely od the increale in England, and
growers who have been accustomed to realise a value of
£3O to £4O per acre. can now only look for £l2, and the
yield of the wheat is turning out most unsatirimeory.
Aden:ice from most parts of the continent continue to
show advancing prima At New York, also, prices have
taken a further start. Mr. J. Turner, of Behniond,
Yorkshire, has communicated another letter to the
Times containing a later ultimate of the crops, lie
comes to the conclusion that the grain over one-half of
the kingdom woe exposed to the heavy awl nearly
continuous rains of the bet month, and that one-
fifth of the crops so exposed bag been rendered useg
leas for human food. It thercfore follows that
one-tenth of the wheat crop over the entire king-
dom has been lost. Much of the wheat crop will
not be fit to grind !adore spring. Barley sad oats
have suffered much in colour and quality. but sprout.
ing is not so general as might hare been expected. The
root crops generally are good, bat the humid mason is
in some districts producing • great deal oldiogaie amass
potatoes

Trig ADVASTACIVI Or 001110 BARIPOOT.— A letter
has been addressed to tlp. committee of the Sanitary
Association, 8 Pont-street, S.W., by the Canteens. de
If/Wiles, on the benefit of going barefoot. There Is •
great deal to be said in favour of this plan, whether we
regard development, teinpenibere, or cleanliness. took
tatthiLti. magn
play a very n.
fioent geait ama.
abaref. and co
barefoot Highland h
girl and
he efeet
with those of girls who have been tortured in boots, too
short or too narrow at the toes, the object of which
seems to be to compress the foot into one unshaven and
inelastic mass like a bootmsher's " last." As to warmth,
It is pretty certain that boots u they are, quite as often
make the feet :old as warm. If people have good stout
boots to walk out in, and change them when they MOS
in and sit still, it livery well. But safer the poor thin,
leaky, half-worn boot' of poor women and children, and
they are but a sham; they do not keep cut sold and
wet; and it is needless to say that people who hare no
loots at all cannot " catch their death" by sitting in.
doors with wet boots. As for cleanliness, the thing
speaks for itgelf reel freely sisposed to All sir are

sot sands% sad tt soiled trf a vs& would be waded
iarthe= a matt d foam. "TM iodiria.• dad
" rye Madame de Nana, "al se sway
usweelbed feet, aareldlyeaudred Wal Misr
sad sissa,k seri unwholesome," wharsseao as=
d knob/ ea ths Was laTtp *ma fsgaal Italie& proud
°Ohm" lips lila is so rstioas7l that it tidy wale
be at pin& sad UN hawaolakt waitatas
but anaconda fallow easitarhas that they
by allow*tssaa 1111
Att task: 00bniblIO .0 SO
ab:rsiosezalttls• park. Pratody a Wads sole, wad au
modal. would Waist* wee (Manlike. it swell
allow of foe aeration lad flu plaTif
urtl:e ausdan
SkPlul7icill
would twoweltate aleadhdd ;it Ibe
so, after the antiquo, would
tbSiofi d.
foot from inkusal flow dividing dirt.—
Tiwa mid

Hart Mout WASS. —This Is a beautiful palmed
hair woe, which is seven er UP days reelores way bat
a its pristine hoe renasassily. The bead Boa eels
sprinkled wftli daily foe ibee Use, bp elss
rttliVita orgiaary hair brisk II is sail &SIN. Gin emil
is Ma tor post oleo order by ibe well-kisoirs podium.
Aux. Boss, 248, High Bskall, Ueda& lir. Mg"
of Yerrril, rus supply It.

' -
A Rion AND limorisanini Bum ros l Ma:
—Among the muneroascrrstioas amid to lb.
public for health sad san°LOUDON'S BALK
OF COLUMBIA is prwembsent, having withstood WI
opposition and Imitation for upwards of WV yenta
and by the
.inemesing decomid for this Bused Bela ntiky
be estimated its calms sod efficacy for aw
vidonstillii. gaff /Wag the Hair, either from
off or turning grey. It Imparts to tho Hair
sod &my .opearanos, trots It eatlrelj °Mu =f sag
will pot son Owl most dada* WAS worn so 'drew
as borne "or in prosnenaile. Is the " Misnary"
is invalsablo, as it forms In Infos, the bmis
=thy and latiuiant hoed of Mir. Sold lir IS
Fertilisers and Chemists, at 80 61., IL. and Ila. sub.
Wholesale and Retail by this Proprietor'. C. sag A.
OLDRIDas, 22, Woilingtordotot, London W.C.

To Passers wahful to a:taw' their trade, or isessa..
their income, tbe greatly issromed demised for Tea
that is likely to bellow the bat rednelke ofdaisy.
renders the present a !avowable oppocksaitY for 'persons
with spare time at their amosmad, to end=
posy tor the solo of tbie inspeeiant oracle of
ase. Camen's Teas, 'swill sa Coles& hove kw ham
lold in bet class repute by bathes in ell parte ot the
ktnpdom, sad to most ths viewing &wad, Chenell,
Smith sod Co, aro new seedy to appoint spate is
away town and village et ',problem eat ot lerollet
ftdly roommate& Tonne of awry Ms 11 peek at
apparition to Coral, Smith aad Ca, 80, Yea arse
street, Lembo;
Suaa? C'otz," 0001111 L—Flow ass swam el the
impottaaos at 'Leaking a sough Of " Slight Cekr In he
first stags that which is the bariasing weeld yield he
• mild r""dY, if nollostod, moan attacks the limp.
"Brown's Bronehial 'Treas.' sive sere sod absent
immediate raid. "The Trashes" have proved their
efficacy by s test of many years, end have tessaved
tastiatosials from stautaut mia who bays used thees.-.
Sold by all Chemists, at la. 1/d. per bou.—&ss
ddvewasomast to aaother cam&

Irromarr TO farannei—Yes. Wlnglow's floolidne
Syrup for children teething, is perfectly harmless. It
produces maws' quiet sleep by relieving the Mild
from pain. sad the little cherub awakes "as brit=
button." It cures wind, sidle, and regulates the
gives red to the mother, and health to the Ilba4. It
hes been thirty years in us in Animism, end ig Now
sold in this Country by all the prinignal mediebse &dem
at Is. lid. per bottle. - Nee Advertisement in mother
whims

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS WM tits llama medicine in the
world for debilitod oonatitatkm, disordered livor,
and indigestion. The woodecial 'Messy of this salutary
medicine, mid the good awns proclaimed oa palmate
Buffering from the above oomplainta, would appear
incredible were they not onallnood by the ianamalais
CUM effected by them, and the permsamat besdi
derived from their use. Thaw inwaittoblo pais goodie
and strarigthan airvous padfile2lll.4.ol.
=As asorstions, rod iavigoraho fho
dies before the... They aro *composed *nib* of
of vegetable extract, nninlild with a grain of any
mineral or notions substance. They may, Windom be
riven with the utmost oonfldsnos, and with ported
safety to delicate females and young children.

Con or roes nuts' Oooon min Cann Dumas
PT Da. Loooox's PULIIOIIIO WAnao.—Frosu Mr.
Walled., Aisle, nem Yarmouth, April 2, ISM "for
upwards of four years I suffered front a Tory boll
cough, mooing so mush irritation, pain, and soreness el
the *best, that I was frequently unable to barn my-
self in bed; and after trying ansuoseadally many so-
called remedies, I fortunately heard of Dr. Leconte,
Warm, and in every attack of this bronchial albedo'
they have never failed in affording almost instant relit
Dr. Losceles Palmist ie Wafers give Mittsnt tells( tositham
consumption, cough% and all disorders of the
and limp. AU throat affections are bionsdintelt
by allowing one occasionally to dissolve in the mos*.
To Singer, and Pahlie lipsokiire they are invaluable for
clearing and strengthening the voiae, and have a pleasant
taste. him ls. I. 94., 4x sad per
box. Bold by all Druggists. Cautios.—FmarY box of
the genuine medicine am the words "Dr. Looosk's
Wider? in whit* letters on a red ground in the
Government stamp, without which words all are
oonatetfeits and an imposition.