The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

LATEST PROVINCIAL MARKETS.

WARM/MM. giiil3l44V. April It —Wheat, Ms. to
44m. past week, 3686. to 424.); new what, —a. to —a.
(lad week, —a. to —a.) Barley. Mo. to 40a. float week,
Mc to 414.); Oils, 22a. to 264. Oast week. 22,6. to 26,6.)
Booms, 365. to 461. (last week, Mo. to 446.) Peas, —a.
to a. (last week. a. to a.) Rik lonf. 101.
—There wane good supply. Wheat odd quickly at an
advance of 24. per qr. Snainem in barley. though rather
more active than last week, was dune at a decline of la.
per ur.
1911•THAIIPTnN. Friday. Ohl wheat, CIO 06. to
LIO 104. ; new,l.9th. to Ell 04. per load. Malting her.
joy, Ma. id] 40s. : gritpling ditto. 264. to 306. Oats, 244.
to 28e. ; heans. We. to 411 s. ; Malt. 645. to 66a. per qr. ;
Floor '3oe. 61. to 214.01. per seek —There was rather
an increased Annum In this day's market, wheat being
held at an advance of Is. per qr. Harley. oats, and beans
were each In steady demand, at full prim. Flour la.
per seek higher.

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BNINTOL. Tharaliv.—Wheit, white, tis. Oil. to 5..
0.1.; red, 44.6 d. to rm. Oil. per bushel; new white 4+,
fid. to res. 3d. ; new red sa. Oil. to 0.. Od. ; Barley, malt.
log. 325. Od. to 38r. M. per qr. ; grinding, 225. to 26..;
()eta, white feed, 235. 04. to Vlis. Od. per qr. ; black,
21a. to na. (Id.; Ousts. Irish. white, Zia. Oil. to 25.. Od.,
black, 21s. Od. to 22a. ; Beans, Engliali, old, Pm. Od.
to 5.. Oil. per bushel: new Bs. Oil. to Os. Od. ; Pews, boil'
log, 42.15. Od. to nos. 0.1. • for pigs, 38s. o'l. to 40a. per
qr.; Flour, F,nglisli, bei.t seconds. 20.. Od. to 295. Od.
per sack—Owing to the excitement in Mark•lane on
Monday last, our farmers asked out•of-theway prices
for wheat to-day, but payers refusing to aubmit, only a
limited business resulted, at an advance of Is. per qr.
Malting barley remained very dull, at barely late rates.
Grinding parcels were held for some advance, but the
coma mptive demand being limited, few sales were
effected. Oat.' brought freely, the price, current last
week, but any attempt at an advance checked sales.
Beans in short supply, and fully as dear. Peas nominal.
Flour has sold more freely, at former prices.

At the principal provincial corn itiarketa on Saturday
last, business was of • more lively character, awl
the sellers held out for more money. llealmen were
certainly more free in their demands than • week ago,
and the sales were numerons at an advance of Is. upon
the quotations of our previous market. As much as 2,i.
snore was given id souse few instances, but there the
quality was remarkably one, so that the actual rise can-
not be reported mom than Is. With barley the market
was supplied on a limited scale, and there was extremely
little fine on offer, the demand for which has now con-
siderably diminished. There wash degree of slowness in
the sales both of the best and inferior qualities, hut,
nevertheless, holders would not give way, and the prices
were generally as good as last week. Oat, and e
about the same.

LIVERPOOL WOOL-MARKET, Ann, It

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The transactions in foreign wool have been mostly
of e retail nature, buyers preferring to wait for the
public sales, which are announced for the end of the
month; prices in the meantiule are without any change.
&eke ham been rather more inquired for, bo sale.
have not been to any extent.

Ix the House of Lords on Monday Lord MONT-
EAGLE called attention to the recent contract
for the acceleration of the Irish mails, contend-
ing that it was made in violation of the law, and
that it ought to have been submitted to public
competition. The Earl of DERBY defended the
legality of the contract, and stated that the
expenses were to be paid out of the funds of the
Poet Office. A desultory discussion followed in
which the Duke of ARGYLL, the Marquis of
CLaxiticaaus, and other peers condemned the
abuse of the contract system, and urged the
propriety of submitting them to general compe-
tition, if not to the immediate control of Parlia-
ment. On Thursday the Earl of DERBY moved
a vote of thanks to the Governor-General, the
Commander-in-Chief, and the other civil and
military authorities of India, describing the
services rendered by each in the pacification of
India, and enlarging upon the claims of all on
the gratitude of the country. Earl GRANVILLE
seconded the motion, which was supported by
the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, the Earl of ELLEN-
soaouott, Lord Guyon, and other peers, and
unanimously agreed to. The Earl of MALMER-
BURY postponed the statement he had contem-
plated making on that evening respecting the
affairs of Europe until Monday (last) night.
In the House of Commons on Monday Lord
Psimitsarom again called attention to the
prorogation and dissolution of Parliament,
and called upon the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER to state with more precision the
time when Parliament would be dissolved. The
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER in reply said
that the prorogation might take place on Tues-
day week ; but he declined to name a day for the
dissolution, insisting that no person in his
position ought to be called upon to fix a precise
day. The House then wont into committee on
the Railway Ticket Transfer Bill, when a strong
opposition was offered to some of its clauses.
After considerable discussion, Lord LOVAINE, on
the part of the Government, withdrew the Bill.
On Tuesday Sir 13. HALL called attention to the
recent changes in the Board of Admiralty,
and asked if it was true that Captain CAR-
NEGIE had been dismissed because Ile refused
to stand for Dover, and if Sir R. DUNDAS
and Admiral MARTIN had tendered their
resignations from the same cause. Sir J.
Psxixorox, in reply, said the Govenimeut
were anxious to have in the House of Commons
some naval members of the Board of Admiralty
capable of dealing with professional subjects.
He explained the reasons which had led to the
retirement of Captain CARNEGIE and the subse-
quent resignation of Admirals DUNDAR and
MARTIN, stating that circumstances had since
transpired which rendered it imperative that the
best naval advice should be retained at any cost
of personal inconvenience, and that at his
request Admirals DUNDAB and MARTIN had COD-
stinted to remain members of the Board. Mr.
H. BERKELEY then moved for leave to bring in a
Bill to cause the votes of the Parliamentary
electors of Great Britain and Ireland to be
taken by way of ballot. The motion was
opposed by Mr. ERTCOURT, Lord JOHN BURRELL,
and Lord PaLusiurros, and was negatived on a
division by a majority of 3 only, the numbers
being 102 to 99. On Thursday Lord STANLEY
moved the thanks of the House to the Governor-
General, the Commander-in-Chief, and the other
civil, military, and naval officers who have taken
part in the pacification of India. Lord PAL-
weßwroN seconded the motion, which was sup-
ported by Lord J. RUSSELL, and unanimously
agreed to. Mr. WALPOLE, in accordance with
the recommendation of the select committee on
the Jews Act, moved • resolution to be added
to the standing orders, to the effect that on the
meeting of a new Parliament no resolution for
admitting members professing the Jewish reli-
gion to be sworn at the table be taken into con-
sideration until after 12 o'clock on the fourth
day appointed for taking the oaths required by
law. The resolution was agreed to, and made a
standing order of the House. The ATTORNEY-
GENERAL obtained leave te bring in a Bill to
consolidate and amend the statute law of Eng-
land and Ireland relating to offences against the
person.

Tire chances of peace or war are still, it seems,
pretty evenly balanced; and the state of Italy,
with the attitude of France and Austria, still
C,rin an exciting topic of political discussion.
The construction of treaties and the real and
ostensible motives of the Powers immediately
concerned, have, of course, given a wide scope
alike to the apprehensions and the speculations of
the journals, many of which are undoubtedly
purely inventive, and put forth more in accord-
ance with individual predilections and secret
longings than with a desire either to elicit tl
truth or to give an honest support to the justice of
the case. Moreover, there are so ninny undoubted
complications involved in the dispute with
Austria, that the question has never yet been
fairly before the public. The explanation of the
state of our foreign relations promised to be given
to Parliament by the Government this evening
(Monday) has been looked for with very natural
anxiety; but that that information will dis-
appoint expectation we are much disposed to
believe, feeling, that where the preliminary
arrangements of a Congress are hedged in with so
many and apparently insuperable difficulties, the
maintenance of peace is a thing of which the
Government will hardly have it in their power to
give us an assurance. But what the country is
most concerned about is tho neutrality of Eng-
land in the midst of all these threatening
rumours, and still more threatening prepare
tions for war. From all that has yet appeared
there is nothing whatever to forbid the adoption
of this safe policy on the part of England; and
the responsibility of the Cabinet would be great
indeed in precipitating this country into the
horrors of war by giving any real support to
either France or Austria in what still appears to
be the coming struggle. That, as between
France and Austria, the arbitrement of the sword
is the only compromise of which circumstances
will admit appears, indeed, on all accounts,
likely enough. A London contemporary, claim-
ing to speak with moderation and a certain degree
of authenticity, informs us that "Austria insisted
upon the disarmament of Piedmont as a neoessary

preliminary to the Congress, but steadfastly
refusing to disarm herself; and when Piedmont
protested against the unfairness of this proposal,
the Austrian troops were marched to the
frontier, and general orders were issued by the
Austrian commander of a very exciting descrip-
tion. Austria has now 150.000 soldiers en-
camped behind the Ticino, with horses, artillery,
and military stores requisite for is great campaign ;
the Piedniontese are in force, prepared to resist
aggression; and the Emperor of the French, is
no doubt ready and willing to send an army to
beat back the Austrian invader. A very salutary
apprehension of consequences keeps the whole
of these great armed hosts in check ; and whilst
war is undeclared there is still a hope of peace,
but it is a very faint one, and at any moment
may disappear in the explosion of gunpowder
and the clash of arms."

Ws have very little to say about the election for
the borough of Dorchester. As yet, Mr. SU ER
D•X and Mr. Sroir have it all their own way ;
they have been actively engaged in their canvass,
and, we have reason to believe, with an amount
of success every way satisfactory to these gentle-
men. This is a state of things, no doubt, upon
which each of the sitting members feels much
cause for self-gratulation; but whether it is
such, upon the whole, as may justly satisfy the
political pride and ambition of the free and
independent electors of this ancient borough,
may perhaps be open to question. It might be
supposed in these piping times of Reform, when
the extension of electoral power is the one thing
needful, that Dorchester might desire to have, at
least, a voice that might be heard within the
walls of Parliament—that, if the franchise has
not yet been brought to the door of the £6
householder, the borough might yet make its
influence felt in the great council of the country
in virtue of its electoral privileges already extant.
This, however, is an honour which Dorchester
is unable to claim. ity returning two members
of opposite opinions, both equally stanch—one
voting with Lord Damn, the other against him
—this quiet, inoffensive little borough obviously
sacrifices its political power, with the most
charming complacency, to its desire to please
these happy gentlemen—who run so well
together in Dorchester, but have unfortunately
an inveterate habit of pulling in opposite
directions at St. Stephen's. If the electors of
the borough are satisfied with their own utter
harmlessness as an electoral body, and
acquiesce in the tranquil dignity of virtual dis-
franchisement—being content to stand clear of
the responsibility attaching to any sensible
weight in the expression of public opinion—we
have no great desire to disturb a source of happi-
ness as complete as it appears to be extraordinary;
—the only pity is that the iwe is probably not
far distant when this delightful concord will of
necessity be somewhat rudely broken—when this
borough, in spite of itself, must perforce become
something more than a non-entity, and will not
I. allowed on any account to commit political
suicide. The process to this salutary end will
certainly be a somewhat painful one—nothing
less than the lopping off of a member; —but the
political reputation of the electoral body, as a
thing endowed with vitality and power, will gain
immensely by the application of the pruning
knife, while the self-respect of the electors can-
not possibly lose by the operation.

DoRNIENTILR PITCHER CORN MARKET. Saturday.
—The supply of wheat at market to day being abort,
coupled with the firm tone of Mark-lane the early
part of the week, enabled fanners to obtain an
advance of from Is. to 2s. per quarter on choice
sample*, but inferior ones could not be placed upon
better terms than last week. Choice samples of
barley for seed realized full ratAX, inferior met a dull
sale ; oats nominal.

THE Dissotxrios.—lt is, we believe, intended
that Parliament shall lie prorogued on Tuesday.
(this day), awl dissolved MI l'hurs.lay next. In this
case, the writs would be proclaimed on the following
Saturday, and the Borough Elections would take
place on the Wednesday in Easter week, and those
for the Counties on the following Monday, Nifty 2.
On Friday night, however, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer said that a day or two more might be
needed to finish the business before the House.

TIIK DIVISION ON THK BALLOT.— in the division
which took place in the House of Commons on Tues-
day on Mr. 'Berkeley's motion for leave to bring in
a bill to cause votes to be taken by way of ballot,
the following members were in the minority of ayes :
Col. Freisitun, C. W. Grenfell, D. Nicoll, and Sir
A. H. Elton. Among the noes were: .1. W. Buller,
G. D. Glyn, S. T. Kekewich, G. Langton, A.
Mills, and If. G. Sturt. Mr. Weguelin paired for,
and Captain Napier Sturt against the motion.
During the present Holy week evening services
will he held at All Saints' Church, and sermons
preached by the Revs. .1. J. Reynolds, H. B.
F. Fisher, G. L. Nash, and J. P. F.
Davidson. Divine service will commence at
o'clock, but on Saturday evening at half-past seven.
THANKSGIVING DAV.—An official notice by Her
Majesty in Council, appears in the supplement to
the London Umette of the 12th inst., ordering that
his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury do prepare
a form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God
for the constant and signal successes obtained by the
troops of Her Majesty and by the whole of the
forces serving in India, whereby the late sanguinary
mutiny and rebellion which had broken out in that
country bath been effectually suppressed, and the
blessings of tranquillity, order, and peace are restored
to Her Majesty's subjects in the FAA ; and it is
ordered that such form of prayer and thanksgiving
he used in all churches and chapels in England and
Wales. and in the town of Berwick•upumTwoud, on
Sunday week, the lit day of May.

NALII4DURY DIOCESAN BUILDING SOCIETY.
—The second quarterly meeting of the (;ctieral
Coniniittee of the l)iileesan Church Building Awo.
elation wax holden at the hoard Room in the Close
on 'Tuesday last. The first MO in the list of
Applications for the consideration of the Conimittee
WWI 'orfe Castle, Dorset, and the Committee grantkil
the slim of .1:100. The re.building of East Orelutril
Church. in the same county, wax next cli•cusseil, and
a conditional grant of £7O was voted. The proposed
new church is to be boat on another site the land
for which has been kindly given by Sir R. P. (llyn,
Bart.

DoKell RIMER NATIONAL 84'11001A. - -By the fourth
annual report of the committee of these whim's it ap-
pears that they are at present in a nourishing con-
dition. The income for last year amounted to
1213 Ina. 6.1.' and the expenditure to XIV+ IS.. I Id.,
leaving a balitnee of A:24 11. 7.1. The average daily
uttenilance of boys was 96, and girls 113. Her
Majesty's Inspector. after • careful examination, has
npoken very favourably of both schools ; and the Sr
rangementa with the committee of the Holy Trinity
Infant School have worked satisfactorily.
It in said that the band and head quarters of the
[Nth Dragoons are shortly to take the place of the
detachment of the 15th Hwisars now occupying our
harrack•

F.:W[7IOOON TO LostioN.—On Thursday morning
next an excursion train will leave I/on:fiesta:r for the
metropolis, and return trom Paddington on the fol.
lowing Tuesday. Considering the low smile of fares
we doubt not ninny will avail themselves of the trip.
(In Good Friday the trains both of the Great
Western and South Western ltailway Companies
will run anon Sundays.
Some of the Soutli•Western and Salisbury and
Yeovil Railway Directors were taken over the new
line frnm Gillingham to Salisbury on Saturday week.
and on the arrival of the train quite an ovation awaited
the Chairman of the Salisbury and Yeovil, Johii
Chapman, Esq., who is a candidate for the represent-
ation of Salisbury. On account of the election,
which will take most of the leading men away -the
opening will not take place before the let proximo.

Tile Donsyr FRieNtn.y anniver•
sary of this useful and growing society is announced
to take place at Portland on Thursday week. The
procession will start from Mr. llogarth's schoolroom
at eleven in the forenoon. and. after going to church,
the party will dine in the schoolroom under the pre-
sidency of Mr. Ker
ITALY, PRILSRST AND FUTURE—Signor Gavazzi
delivered an address on this interesting theme, at
the Townhall, last night before it crowded and at-
tentive auditory. This was the Padre's first public
appearance in our town.
THIS CoSseRVATIvir LARD SocterY. —ln our
advertising columns will be found an announcement
by this society. Their last report contains
the following The committee have recently
directed their labours to the allotments for the
present year, and the first estate to be offered will
be the valuable piece of land adjoining the Great
Western and South-Western Railway Stations at
Weymouth. New arrangements have been made
by which the estate has been extended in quantity
in a alight degree, and has been materially improved
in the laying out of the plan and in the roads and
approaches. In May next, the firu.. division of the
land will go through the list of Rights; and a meet-
ingwill be held in Weymouth to explain to the
inhabitant, of that rapidly increasing town the mode
of obtaining pieta of land.,

poitio am POLICE COURT, Townhall, Saturday. April
the Mayor, Ilimry Lock. kap/ Wienun
&widen wan brought up in cu.torly of P.C. Perry,
charged with wantonly and cruelly beating • Wimp.
The °dicer said he law Scadden in the Iligli-atreet this
morning beat the pour sheep about the head till the
blood ran. Fine I LW., including nista.
BOROUGH PV.T I T Svamosa, Townhall, Monday, April
18.—(liefore that Ilnyor, H. Luck, ; J. Elliot and
John Davis. &vim)
Charles Dirkr, labourer, was imintnoned for introit.
ear en ass on the 19th inat., at Fonlington. P.C. Green.
am 'tatol that at 11..1f-lio.t two, on ssturday week, near
the White Ilan Inn, lie aaw the defendant in a cart
ii icing a small donkey. Tbil animal was galloping at a
furionn rate, and defendant continued, without ceasing,
ti belabour the pour bean on the aides with a stick
about the also of a broom handle. The donkey turned
at Grey's bridge nnil nearly capsized the cart into the
river. The defendant denied the charge, and produced
a small dick which lie averred wan the one used by him
on the day in queation. Fined in the mitigated penalty
of 10a, including costa, and a fortnight allowed to pay it
in ; or 14 days' impriaonment with hurl labour.
A tramp, who gave the vialllP of Ileurae Alexander
Painter, and said he came from London, brought up on
remand on a clone of stealing a coat and butter cloth,
was further reismniled, the police not having yet
obtained a certain chic in. to whence the property was
taken. Superintendent Pouncy Mated the steps he had
taken in the matter, and Raid he foul ascertained that
two coats have been stolen from Ringwood, but that
the owner at present is from !wine. The coat is &black
Chesterfield, lined with hair-tuized cloth.

CA)UNTY PETTY SEssioxis, Shirehall. Saturday, April
IC4-11efore H. Williams, H. N. Middleton, W. L.
Henning, and 11. C. Goodden, &qrs.
Jaw,' Kuiyht, labourer, was summoned for riding on
the shafts of • wagon on the high road at Pidilletown.
Superintendent Everitt lasted that on the 11th inst,
defenduit was riding with his legs hanging over the
wheels of a WOgon. near Druce farm. Fined la.
Rawl., Legg, late shepherd to Mr. W. Troy.
town, was summoned for ill-treating a horse. James
Reed said that on the 2Stla ult. he was planting pota•
toes at Troytown for his master, Mr. Newiinui, and
Inc maw defendant lead a horse and wagon past the
field. For full ten tea defendant then belalioured
tlic poor animal with a stout stick about the shoulders
Anil fore legs, after which the lionie went on again.
Mr. Duman maid that on the day following Ine AIM
one of his honors loose in one of his hells. The bask
and belly of the animal were in • very shorking condi-
tion, anil much swollen. Witness added that the her.
hail not worked since. Defendant said Inc went to
assist the groom in conaequence of the horse king
obstinate, and that the groom as well as himself struck
the poor beast. Fined 21A1., including costs.
John limn, until recently in the employ of Mr. W.
Dunning, of Friar Waddon, was summoned for an
&wink. Sarah Bamford said that on the 2nd 'nat. Abe
want going up Coryates, near Portisham, with Mrs.
Olive Peach to meet the latter's husband. They
Komi saw him, and shortly afterwards two 'lien, defetn
dant being one of them, came along. Defendant asked
with An OAAII who the ',arty were, adding that Inc would
beat Mrs. Peach's brains out. The two men then
walked on quickly homeward, it being midnight. When
complainant wax passing defendant'. 11000 C lie took off
his smock frock and. vowing that Inc would murder the
party, struck complainant on the shoulder •nil car,
threw her down and kneeled out lier. She became insen-
sible. Olive Peach corroborated complainant, and, in
AIIAWCO to the Bench, said that there had been no
quarrel between the parties. Defendant denied the
charge in tots, Mating that Peach on miming his (defen•
dant s) disir called out "Jack Green, I'll box 1,00, your
.11, or your Non•in.law." Defendant then doffed his
frock and sallied forth to answer the challenge, but lie
was intercepted by complainant, who seised hold of his
whiskers, and as soon as lie wss relieved of her, the Wan
In hail been walking with pulled him in dooni. Com•
plainaitt WAS then on the ground. John Legg said that
on the Saturday night in question lie accompanied the
defendant home f Portiahato and pawed two women
and a man at Coryates. After Green hail readied nolllo
lie went out as complainant's party was going by, where•
upon complainant jumped on Green's hack. Witness
pulled her hands off stud carried slefendstit into the
house. There Was 110 " tunic" between the two, but
witness asw the woman fall. He followed Green out of
doors, going immediately after bins. Complainant ilio
nied jumping on Green's back. The magistrates, after
consulting, dismissed the rase.
Mr. W. Manfield attended and informed the Bench
that the case of That-Jewell v. Tunis, wl3ieli stood
Adj,,urnea till to-day. hail been withdrawn by the omin
plainant, who was thereupon ordered to pay the costa,
El ss. lid.

John Galion, Dimmer, WU sumninned for being
drunk. P.S. Brown 4.ite4 that at De 411411 early on Sun-
day evening. the 20th ult., he now defendant opiawite the
chapel there quite drunk. Defendant ramie.' to go
home when reimmited. Fined 54., an.l emits remitted
un defendant nniminiug nut to repeat the offence.
. . . . . .

The 'salmi t;onstable; for the liorchester district were
AlllOl7l into oflee for the ensuing year.

0)1131117E1 To I).IIICFIFsTrIt (or..—T,, Senior's.
John Taylor, stealing a watch nt Portland ; George
Hurst, stealing brass tap, lac., at Weyinontli.—Furfher
.rrsiosittation.— George Alexander Psinter, stealing a
coat mad cheese cloth from some person unknown.
Hoed Iml.our. halt, vagrancy at Belbury
Abbas, 14 days ; Joseph Bailey, aasault at Cranborne,
2 calendar months.