The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-02-18 00:00:00

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PROM OUR OWN REPORTER.

MAEZ•LANE, MONDAY, FIaWAIT 17. I
Very moe'erates supply of English wheat, in bet
middling condition. Good and fine samples, from their
seariety. were held firmly, at an ADVANCE in the
quotadoes of Is. PER QUARTER. Low and damp
quel.ties moved off slowly, yet prim were well
supported. A good inquiry for Ane Australian
and Californian whom* at la. per quarter .nore
money compared with Monday last. All other kinds
quite sides, Si last week. Demand, however, by no
means astir*. The great East of reseals lade. with
grain has at leagth commenced to arrive. Mom Friday.
40 vessels. chiefly laden with wheat, have been reported
elf tbe west. As yet the transactions have been only
moderate. Barley moved of steadily at fall quotations.
In malt ally a limited bareness was doing. Prime,
hosraver, were supported. The supply being very
moderate. We moved of freely, and the beet qualities
were rather dearer. Beans supported last week's
Gerreney. with a moderate inquiry. The sale for peas
wee irsetive, at late rates. No change in the value of
any kind of dour. Seeds and oaks. wets dull, but not
simper.

METROPOLITAN CATTUI MARKET, Fii. 17.
fleanty supply of foreign stook, but demand quiet at
last week's rates. Short arrivals of English beasts, in-
quiry dull, but quotable change in prim Shoop
Karoo and demand steady, at prime frilly equal to lad
Monday. Veer superior Downs and hall•breds made
6.. 9d. per 81b. Lomb. slow at 325. to 36a. each.
Calves to fair demand it 4.. 54. to sa. ad. per 81b. Pigs
Pinged from 3.5. 44. to 4.34. per Mb.

MONEY MARIEET, FuotokoT 17.
Consols for gamey sad sooottnt 921 to 93, bolog i
lower.

TSB Prillaman of Walaa Is getting strong &gala, and con
now walk oithout slim aid of a stick.

IT ii said that a Roman Githolic hierarchy is about
to be established in Scotland.

A Wallas died at Bishop Atiekland on Sunday from
aa overdoes of intoziesting liquor.
Al eaplosion occurred at s Leeds mateh mannfeetosy,
on Thursday, end one man use killed.
Tell distress in the mining diateiete of Cornwall Ii un-
abated. A relief fund of Derr £4,000 has been raised.
NITIARLY £5.000 hove been received towards the enlarge-
of Selisbury infirmary. Double that 51310001 13
Ma. Sraca's DI LANCL the strong con-
vietion of the most experienced members of the polies
foree that no murder has been committed.
Tin green and Royal family continue at Osborne.
Trines Leopold is better, but will through if, have to
abstain from violent ere -tion.
Ma Saxon 51011.1! is to come forward am the
Liberal candidate for Bristol, when Sir Morton
Pito retiree.
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AN oyster stuck in the throat of Mr. Marshall, a
turner, of Mysall, nom Nottingham, on Saturday night,
and choked him.
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It is stated that the Ritual Commissioners have an
yet In id. no progress towards i decision on the points
ander discussion.

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As advance of Is. per week in the wages of ferns
Isbooren in Norfolk is beeoming poen!. The amended
waits are 131. par week.
If is believed that Sir Robert Pl:Minion will five
indrinent in the St. Albens and East Teignmouth cases
about the end of the month.

Aw Order in Coulson has revoked a previous order of
October 4th, relating to the introduction of cattle into
England from Ireland or Sootland.
A RRRRR wr girl at Shmigton Lodge, Leicestershire.
has confrseed having given birth to a child and thrown
it to the pip. She says they quickly devoured it.
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Tug Mancheater magistrates have fined a pestrasa £2O
far being drank when on duty. He had 100 lettas to
deliver, and returad an hour and • half after time,
bringing beck 73 of them.
Tug Reconstruction Committee have refused, by six
against three Total, to recommend the impeachment of
President Johnson for opposing the Tenure of Office

Ir is rumoured that the Empsrrr of the French hes
made lie his mind to theirs the obstructive portion of
hi. Cabinet, and form • new "ritsponaible" Ministry,
with M. Rouher as chief.
Ir is certed that the man Needell, who fired a
revolver at Thomas Chatterton, near the Clerkeowell
Rouse of Detention. • week since, appears to be labours
ing under mental delusion.
A Tolima fell in on Wednesday on the Central Wales
bras.ch of the Nortli•Weetern Railway. A train had
juat passed through. The traffic has bass resumed, the
passengars walking over the tunnel.
A train, on the Both Leicestershire railway, oe
Saturday morning, posed over a drunken navvy, who
ar•s celery between the rails, and did not hurt him. He
&baud the men who awoke him.

All alnrrn.ng eonfkgration is ri.ported from Antwerp.
vewel ltAen wtth two hutglre4 barrels of petroleum
oil cauoht fire. the dam v ext.ndet to two other ships,
and at the latest account. three others were in danger.
THR oonttpt betwenn Mr. Clessby and Mr. Bereeford
Pope for the •reant teat in the reprttootttioa of
Cambridge University is likely to be very close. The
election takes place to-morrow (Wednesday).

Lotto Drawee health continue, to be decidedly ini•
proved. The noble earl sees the official papers, which
Sr. wont to him in regular course; and they are duly
returned, nut without having received his personal
attention.

Mn. HAStT received on Tuesday the address of the
loyal Irishmen in London to the Queen. It wait a very
bulky document, was signed by 22.603 persons, and •as
tied with green ribbon. Xt. Digby &amour introduced
the deputation.
tie. TOSTICI Snit —On Saturday the Tines,
Standard. and Morning eldrartiarr snnouneed, some-
what ca-comatnntially, the death of Mr. Justice Shoe.
It is not true. The learned judge is ill. but no danger is
apprehended by his family or medical advisen.

BABY l'UttllW3.—An inqumt was held, on Thursday,
at Poirtmbery, Shropshire, on the body of a child three
months old, the illegitimate son of a domestio servant.
The child had been fumed out to a woman by the
mother, at the rate of 2s. per week, and it vu proved
that it had been much neglected, and that death had
been pertly caused by the want of proper food and
nourishment A verdict of eranidstr ht er was returned
against the nurse, and she waa ormmittiiii for trial.

B &MIRO rra.—Hughes,William,Haselbury Brian. Dor-
chester, tomtit, Feb. 25, at 12, Bankrupts Court,
Exeter.—Fryer, neorre, late of Romeev, Southampton,
farmer, March 16, at 11, County Court, Romney.—
Gardner, Charles, Stow-ou.the-Wold, Glouciederabire,
late 11‘.141 manager, Feb. 28, at 11, Bankrupt'. Court,
BrietoL Willi•m, Bridgwater, Sumerestabire,
innkeeper, Feb. 29, at 12 Bankrupts' Court, Exeter.
Losims LCD 801:1111•WWITCRS RULWAY.—AI the
meeting of the London and Bootb-Western Railway
Compsny on Thursday the report -al adopted, and a
dividend at the rate of 5 per ant. declared. The
ebairmaa, captain Wangles, in his opening speech,
obssrved that the dividend waa an honest one, and had
been silted with more than usual este, the accounts
having b•-en clearly kept, and the distinction between
capita and revenue (dowdy adhere,' to.

Tut Hon. Jansen Henry Gordon, undergraduate of
Trio ty College. Cambridge, was killed at his lodginp
on Wednesday night by a rifle shot. Fle was in the
habit of experiturnting with rill's, and most incautious
In handling them. By his side was found a Whitworth
rifle, which bad so line a pall that it would euplode on
the slightest jar, and it ses.na oertitin that was how he
met his di stb. The bullet wens through his heat The
Jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
TURNING TO TIN Ens? IN CHURCIL—k aims-
pendent of the Rode mays it is worthy to remark, in
reference to the practice of turning to the Past in divine
worship, that those who object to it do so in what the
Ritualists at least must allow lo be good compeer, comely,
that of Pope Leo. 1., surnamed the Great. The custom
(according to kloshieui) was introduced in the second
century after Christ. Leo sim d to suppress it, alleging
as sss ressols against it, that it was a wicked profana-
tion of the worship of the tree God to use the same
eirearonie• in worshipping Him that are used by the
Pagans when they worship their idols.

RECIVINION NION air ANGLICAN NISTINNOOD.—The
metier superior and seven of the sisters of St. leary'a
Priery, at Hackney, have gone over to the Homan
Stoic. They expreased a Moire to depart in the dram
of their order, that they night be " received" in that
attire. Thia was promptly atnpped by • clergyman who
lisPerned to be preeent. The Standard km been
requeated to state that the work of the mistrials:el
ban not been Mopped, or In any way interfered with,
by this meemion. The remaining sisters at ones elected
• new np. rinr , and prone...led with their work ea if the
elbt,eming event had not occurred.

IT was to promote health thtt the Parliamenrary
Committee on food adulterations was appointed; there
Is, however, one hurtful custom of an especially
objectionable character still in form, for English mer-
chants conti• us to allow the Chinese to cover tea
with mineral colour, pu,posely to inmates the profit as
it enablse the inferior brown leaves to be mooed at
high rates a with the be•t. Oman tee when htiporeid
pert ctly pure has • dark ohm lee. and the pure
black is never intensely dark. Horniman &Co's imports
command un;versel preference, being vei7 strong,
mph...lissom* and cheep i 4 An imitations abound, me that
H.iman Co.. nd„; original importers of the
pu• • tea," is on each_ imbakit. Agents—chemists. con.
fectinners and books-lien-- are in every town see the
list in these columns.

THE AIMISINIAI SEPIDIIIO7.—Iii is reported that
King Theo lore has reached iggidala, has defeated
Ilenclek, the native Aid who marelted to oppose him,
and has now possession of the captives. This DOW .!el,
*ant from Anom
ie, hay or the 2ad instant, at which
dote Sic Robert Napier was about to advance from
Renate to Antal°. We also bear that the Egyptian
troop, are poabing forward without the cancarvemis of
the British authorities. Os the 29th all. Aline'ley
BaY was full of transpotte. which were !yip, idle, the
had
sweather rend, ring towage imporrible. A great
seareity .4 eater still prevailed at Anne.ley, and the
daily allowance had been reduced to three quart° The
Crowe fr Alexaa4ria on the 12th, reports that the
Main holy of the Abyssinian expedition cannot edemas
uatol the 4. pot. bay. beat formed at 8.1106, which will
esquire ranaiderahle time, se *ash mule's burden •Pr'D
pg.aling its destination is reduced to an average arLbt
of Mb% 19.milee of piping for the conveyense of
water was passing through Egypt for Abysidnia. The
ooncapoodent roils the folicivisg telegram to
that journal under date Benale. February 1 : —The British
hoops yesterday oftrupia A‘digraht. 21te Decal sad
Talents pgAisstry ace reported to hois ousidoisd to
Theodore.

abecidas warkbasse story coma troth Birthinshani.
Prtashard. aded mity Mr% awl but dasdhin't
,6,"7 hoc Pritchard, aged twenty-three years, wart
inmates at the Ashton -Union wackier* and Let
week the mule, by 01"4"' took fma tbe dir•in •
bolls of earbolis acid, and alied it to be poor
creatures as a remedy for the llck, The mother died in
three hours, and the daughter the next day, having
selfrred dreadfully. Anotbar woman who wee ilmUazly
treated lies in a very dangerous

BIRTHS.
February 7, at Leven feria, the wife of Mr. Osle, of •
ema.
February 9, at Preston, near Weymouth, the wife of
Mr. Henry pope, yeomen. of • son.
February 19, at Mileton Rectory, the wife of the
Rev. Frederick A. Radcliffe, of • son.
February 11, at Kirtle.bridge, Ecriefichao, Scotland,
the wife olt Mr. A. Currie, of • eon.
February 12, at 3, Terminus street, Weymouth, the
wife of Kr. Denbeny, builder, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.
February 10, at Blendfcnd church, by the Rev. C. G.
, Nichohy, mete, Mr. Edwin fadeout to Miss Elise
Strickland, both of Iflandford.
February 11. at St. John's Church, Ryde, Isle of
Wight, by the Rev. J. J. Spear, George James
Gould, Hamilton-terrace, Commercial.roed, South-
ampton, vete,intu7 surgeoo Vienna Henrietta
Georgur Wilhelmum, only daughter of Mr. Chaise
Pratt. The Peeeneueoel,"S IlYde. Isle of Wight.
February 11, at Fareoem, Haute, by the Rev. J.
Barney, motor of Rattleeden. Suffolk, brother of the
bridegroom, assisted hy the 1t.,. W. Dumergne, vicar
of Fareham. Stephen Barney, Rao., of Lyme@ House,
Fareham, to Sarah Rennin oetavia, youngest daughter
of the late Rev. William Harrison, amend Winchester
and vicar of Rayehain.

----ist;ntari-1-17i-ti—H—olt, by the Rev. H. Good, Hugh
Ratty, of Mottiafont, Hampshire, to Jane, second
daughter of Mr. William Munckton, of Petersham
Farm, Wimborne Minster.
February 13, at St. Mary's Church, Kintbury, by the
Rev. C. Scale, Thomas Gustavus, son of Mr. J.
Habgood, of inkpene, Beritahi,e, to Clementina
Geolrina, daughter of Mr. Silas Vincent, of Tarrant
hlonkton.

At Upney, near Weymouth, by the Vert Archdeacon
Buckle, Mr. S. Kingman, second son of the late Mr.
Thomas Kingman, of Monkwood.hill, to Hannah Sarah
Notley. second daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Bugg,
of Statbridge.
DEATHS.

January 19, at London, Ontario, .pd 27, Junes
Anthony Huasey, Lieutenant HAL 63rd Regiment,
eldest son of thlllel Hussey, Esq., of the Close, Salis-
bury.
February 6, at Bing of Prussia-lame, Bridport,
Thomas Pomeroy, aged 88 years.
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--Fe.cur-iry-1,--al. a-et-street, Bridport, Adelaide, wife
of Nathaniel Robert Hallett, aged 35 years.
February 9, at 37, Bt. Thomas-street, Weymouth,
Margaret, wife of Mr. Elan Banger, aged 66.
February 11, at Witcharapton, Yrs. Catherine Bond,
aged 64 years.
February 11, at Park-street, Groevenorsquare,
Henrietta Franoes, widow of the late Rae. George
Fredvick st. John, rector of Mauston.
February 12, at Folly-lane, Brulport, Martha Biddle
combe. aged 93 yea's.
February 12, at 2, Victoria Villas, Ferclington, Dor-
chester, M Erevan. oh, aged 68.
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Febtuary 13, Minia-11-aild, tbe infant child of W. H.
Manley. hag., Bridport, aged 10 weeks.
February 13, at Bournemouth, suddenly, Jane, wife
of the Key. Richard Payne, vicar of Bowater', aged
51 years.
February 14. after a lingering Mama,ly, the
beloved wife of Mr. William Henry Keene, of the
Star Inn, Salisbury, in the 41st year of her age.

February 16, a-Glyde Ftb HUI, Dorchester, after
a prot,acted illness, Mr. Charles Hodges, stone.
cteter, second son of Yr. Isaac Hodges, in his 33rd
•

At Portawood, near Southampton. after a long
illness, John Coupland, E.-t, for manyloars Pro-
prietor of The Hampshire Adre,riser, aged 6
At Gillingham, H.. William Laseetter, for many
years drill-sergeant of the Vale of Blackmoor troop of
At Marshwood, Pradenee Rawlins, aged 96; bed-
ridden for six yearn, blind for three years.. Two month'
before she died she received her sight.
At South-street, Sri iport, Ana, wife of William
Prows° Ackerman, aged 66 years.