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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-03-12

lILRNEIULL

DISCOVirt or Hmtax Botraa.—For some time past
workmen hare been employed exesvating Mose It a
&Inn this perish, the orooretr 01 Kr J. Hamer, for
the purpose el Ilate-baraing, sad In the sours@ of their
verb they discovered, a foot or 18 inches nadir the
oarless of the earth, a number of Imam bona', appa-
rently deposited there meat eentaries beak. A. large
quality of boom hare bent climouired from time
ti U.. in the neighbourhood, bat no eige al say metal
Is toned nom them, sod It la the °pluton of gnarly that
tbey are the remains at sal lien buried there daring
former oirilvers.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-03-12

NWITOL WOOL TALII;

There was a isrp atteutlease of deplore al the tar oa
Thursday. ituartes guseralty Ins not brisk, buyer evidently
stralalog from parehaelag le the aatitapaLloa cd rebated prles
Short wools she well, but deep wools were Santa to
except et Mooed rata Prices ell routed were slightly =the
redaction mew tram Id to Id par lb. Deep %MUM Alas
wore worth from la Id to Is ; hall-bred sr. le Pod
skins, combing. bora lid to 141 ; head skis. hos le to
I. Oid doe beads, 17d to lid. The stooks at eller were
rather ;WA.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-03-12

nmumar AND (MANUAL PRODUCL

LONDON. Paisar.—A fair Wieners bee Wee dace la eiveral
important articles at produce, but remrslly quiet Mitilog
wail/tutu to prevail. The low rates accepted to aver appear
to have brought the trade late the market, and • Wm bad-
man has been oransieted than ler s long Yale past, and pilau
tee oonsequence have rallied id to di per cwt. —Cave be. sold
&oily, but the qoaritity oltertlig being =all no altered= to
price ems be noted.—Dieee is steady, with rather
inure epulry tor white liongaL—la gloss the feature
week ha. be... the reduction at id to .1 hi the value et white
pepper. and same decline la bleak.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-03-12

BILUITOL LUSHER FAIL

Thle beGyvedy fair wee head on Tuesday and Wedneeday,
and sem amen nossonely Maenad than Ghee been kr seer
yearn peek Tbire wee sr ouseusily email stock ell leather.
Gerry etre leather her been owes, end light descriptions
particularly sot Good &ming Wes are mush wanted and
madame hare been the eddy descriptions for 101i0111 then hie
been a Milted inquiry. Mal. have are been very warm •
mach Wier borers would hare been done had there been
more leather on oar, mid prior colleague:llly entre very fine.
niabnosi we can \artily quoin no advaaan on any darripLlAN
Irish the exception of dressing hides, for which a ilule mare
money see obtaienble.

Her Majesty's ahlp Vigilant has gelled for Vigo, with
orders for the kliootatir and Hercules to return to
Portsmouth, the Nosthumberiand end Bellerophon to
go to Lisbon; the Vigilant also proceeds to Lisbon.
An Lucid's* in most mem of an interest waned to
the family concerned woe the subj ot of universal con.
gr.4,lstion in the House of Lords on Monday night.
At the sitting of thou lordships, it became known that
Lsdy Glranvillo had given birth to • son and heir, and
Oh. Peers of all parties joined in oorigratuthtioas sad
good wishes to the leader of the Hones, who.,
popolaity la by no moons limited to the side width ha
leads._

A JOILT OP MATOOIIII Iturrauxu.—Rashel Busby,
who was sentearad to death for the murder of her
&lid, tit the lest munnier &adzes at Oxford, mod who
pleaded being maiden* 14 • stay to examUon, has just
aiven bit th ti • still-born 'Cid at the Oxford meaty
geol. It will be remembered that • Jury of matrons
wrae isupaunalled at the trial, who found that there was
sOOO4 for • May of tumefies, sad but for the timely
exertions of moms philantkropie modem= at Oxford,
the onfortusats woman would have been executed.
Tee Wirral' sari Itanhomm mr sus Our=
Russia—The New York papers received by the latest
aoal publish reports which show • winter of almost
anpreoedented severity in the Rocky If Quadra, sad
an almost incredible amount of sufferksg I. Nebreake
and on the llne of the Union Facia' Railway. The
trains which reached flea Framieso on the 19th ult.
had been 34 cisys on the routs, of 'blob 30 days were
consumed la the journey westward from Omaha. The
pasaangers suffered intensely from odd end banger,
and several deaths occurred, the survivors uniting la •
card condemnatory of the management of the Mama
p.sig. Road, Apart from questisiu of maaagermat
h,,aaeor, poblio aitenklaa at Washington aag in ow
Atiastie alike hal bean drawn, by the experience of the
last two mouths, to the obstacles whisk the Claim sod
Central Pacific Route mast be expected to enmenter
from snow, and to the Ander advantages la this
pest of the Northern Panic Route. Tnia mu!.
se ked the New York Herald of Feb. 18, fr;.
f deep snows, and hag • line dry ellinaM, with aa
a rich sod. It miters on the west lite pm-
daisies seeps el the Clolambla riser, and tessejaiktb
nubs m so seems lip.. and Wm worthies
Ama.. Famehro la the taithe Ithe
we
whoa ms. bosom the mew valuable 'dm el ther
miss hie
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

ANOTEUIIt GIPSY BRIDE.

LATINT TUCK OT TALDM AT WITYOUTII.
• dodge hem bleu tried es wasseadolly with MM.
Weparatit tredelasea by trevelliag brash &ad raat
ofdlerm, la ardor t• depose of teak yam. Os Satur-
day lark lone of ; ken people same to the liOdwell
Tersely where: bizaseppeartel to be pretty sash 04,
litolbeT, sad one of wawa said they were going to
lave • weddiag sod • ohrateatag ia ths Wady. se
oho ordered • quart of the best brow& brusay, a visit
of pale ditto, two cleat of ram, • quart of gin, eine
gidlosa of boor. aid* of Gloat, Lou of sonnies Ade, &ad
two of elder, ha &Tidied, • joiLlioetioa wea ia view,
bat she weeds of toseateders were dot foraotaa, foe
miry dams if Wiwi% NM& valor, NA &we

•
i
to.,
brought up to @sestet to £6 On the elvength
of sash a liberal order gl Falai wawa Ir.. Neel,
to deal with di. •o to the atammt of 111 a, whith had to
be pald for In I,,ady money to the gimes brother, while
she pr,rolsed to sail for the goods had ordered ; sad
declined to make a deposit. At Er. Trim's, pantry
000 k. thee plered a similar Wok, the woman reload Is
between 11 and 12, and said they were gels t, r y
daughter, and she ordered tee woad* cakes, fee,
pounds of biscuits. three " tipsy" sakes, sad variotia
poetry and sweets, altogether to the of fa 4a. W.
she do,played so..
MOW is hoe bAimeand ; hot lerfore
imould doish the bergain, is rams a mai whom she sailed
her brother' who said "Hew mush mosey do yam
want Y. sod he then gave her three sevegoicee.
"kid her to '•isettle with she goad lady," ash. armed
to go on with the van. Still the wane' 000tInued to
talk inattad of paying, and the " brother" brought fa
some otrPtts, maid. dia, sad asked Ere. Trim to deal
with him as they bed dealt with her. Of *mime. Mrs.
Trim could not best down intelt good martomrre, ree,
said, the man "if you are not bard with m,
shan't be hard with you," and Mrs. Trim pure ,e,4
about 12i. worth. fiaid the woman, " yea pay my
brother, Woman be has nothing to do with me, and 1
will pay for my own goods myself before I leave the
shop." The 124. was paid, and the woman 'toyed
shootopeiliced barthe order,op
and w ae account, n
nearly
nan hour
and half
c sit
meantime. the • brother" bad driven off with the
and the 12.., and when Mr. and Um Trim had easily
arranged with the woman, and *Jimmied to herald, me
said she wanted to show the bill to her husband first
"Are you not going to pay, as you said f" exelaimed
Kr. Trim, in astonlabment ; but with the talkstivemoes
of her rasa the woman merle out that 'she end her
husband must look over the bill. She was next asked
for a deposit, before the "lip., sakes" mould be made ;
but she inanaged to get sway, declaring that she would
return for the goods oo Idanday miming at 10 o'elook.
Of course, she haa not put in an appessranee. and we
hear the same Irish haa been played at the Edinburgh
hotel and sucther publielcoase.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

ML LIVINGSTON&

At • meeting of the anal Chograptileal Society, to-
day (liondes) Sir Henry Riwlinson expressed his
belief in the newa of toe meeting betweea Dr. Living-
stone and Kr. Steully. A latter was reed from Lieut.
Dawson, oonimander of the march expedition stating
that it would be necessary to make a davar to avoid
the territory where the war is now raging. Nothing
had been beard from Llvingstone or Stanley to April
19.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

CORPS HILLS.

Smiodr, Crisper. —A new sthu-nli, or, rather, a
ached shis,rl, which has moistly been built at the
Lupines of Sr Ivor B. Guest, hart., hu been opened
for divine 'orrice by the Ser. L D. W. Dam,r, visor
Cenford, the district bung wittuo fist psristi Tee
beading 0. ia the Ginnie style of arehimeturs,
from • plan designed by Sir Ivor Ousel. Tug large
room, whieh will be need for divine serMos on Smilay,
and forth, ;osmoses of a school daring the week, is
30 feet wide by 45 lest Wog, exslusive of the apse. It
is well lighted. there being four windows on one oils,
• arp window at the sod, and a Iripli window at the
apse. The roof is of open timber, varnished, the
prlnelpas springing (rein stone osrbels. Toe mats are
made so alto answer a t eble purpose, gamily, es *bomb
seats, sehool desks, or tables. Bea room is heated
with hot air by • very simple yet iagenious contrivanoe;
the cold air passes Into • atisinber, where It is ticiiiaal,
and is then distributed around the floor by means of
pipes. Adjoining the school there is a house for the
sehoolutistress, containing a sitting-room, tine bed.
rooms. pantry. and Milt.. Toe Mulling is of white
brick, with Bath stone drowsing.. The isibels of the
door and window head, are of Jennings', terra mita.
In front of the building is • monogram, with It. briar
c.l Sir Ivor Guist. The work of o sasiructios has
been well ex,entrd by 11-. Siarlani of Carte Hills,
under the sawarintautisnes of Mr. Lug. Tae imitating
I. not eollsearsted, but lisaosel (or dirale serried as is
usual in such cuss.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODFKLLOWS.

The moveable committee( thiaonler held the annual
meetiag last week et Lane•star, and on Friday passed
two resolutions of special interest to Dorset aa well as
the Odfellows themielv.s. Mt. Garrard of Chester,
worn unanirnoutly eleoted Grand Master for the ensuing
year, and ter the (Aloe of Deputy-Grand Master there
were firs eanditatea, when Bro. Western, of Poole, wee
sleeted by VA Tots., the nest highest being Bro.
Goeves (Leeds), 40; tiro. IL Watson (Nottingham), 25.
By another resolntiou Weymouth was selected as the
town In whisk to hold the Annual !loveable Coalmines
of 1873.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

WOOL

We hero had • very flat market for English wool during the
last week, owing to the holiday., but the last day or two the
Inquiry has somewhat revived, aid more Wines hal been
done at about prerlow ratan Until prime are more or less
flied by the large fain early next month, we do not, however,
anticipate any marked improvement.
BRADFORD. —Vary little business doing. Spinners
purchase cautinualy, and appear to be holding aloof till they
ran are the course of price. with the new clip. The tendency
of prima Is in favour of the buyer.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.

Lem Hewitt, aged eilty two years, died la the Tara-
worth workham this (liooday) morals' ofthydrophobla,
sensed by the bite of a dog oa December 28th

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDL
At Framlingham, Btl.on Wednesday, a Labourer
named Janes ruler, while in estate of great excitement,
owed by extreme poverty, male a merderous onalausht
upon hla wile while she was asleep, inflicting several
wounds upon her hied, and thou rushing out, perfectly
crazy, &venal htuiself in a pond close to We °otiose.
An laqueet wa, lid,l on th• holy on Thursday The
unfortunate wile stilling' in a pnetarions eondition,
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

rktit.iroN.

DOUBT FILIINDLT SJCISIT.—The tonmbers of the
Oemtucton branch alibi. valuable Society bell • festival on
WhitTueeday. In the morning they met at Bro. Talnot
Baker's, the hon. steward of the branch. litre a procession
WU formed, heeded by the Weyur•oin rifle ir.... local, ab,l
they walked to Sutton. and to returiiiiix wont to Prwitues
church fur divine *avg.% the vertu., bcui,i by the
Vicar. Afterwards they proceeded to the 2.14.10 ii al aciond.r.ons
for dinner. which tree foliowel t.y a few speeches. TI.. mem-
bers and their friends then repaire I to • del I Lie hy, weer,
the band played and there was dancinz, and the uluai game.
till 9 o'cluct. when " Clud mare the queen" I..yaily brought the
proceedings to a elm.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

SUTTON W A LDRON.

Fiaa.—On Handsy afternoon tlke 19th lust., • lire
broke out on the Hill-farm of 111;. H. J. Youog, of the
above Wage, when • 1 taws. straw shod, a thra.hing
machine, • reaper, end numerous other agricultural
impliusteets, sod two straw Maks were burnt. The fro
war mused through the carelessness of one of tbe
oottesters puttmg hot settee too nom tits straw-yerd.
Mr. Young fortunately was insured.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

II A HVk:sT PROS PEAJTS.

Harvest proopeets have been oonsiderably changed
during the last fortuight of cold winos, holstering,
II ode of rain, both before and after the severe frost o:
Svturelay hi„tht, which partivlly rained fruit prospects,
blackened the Peter..., p.anta, and so nipped the leaves
of the Wheat plant that they have withered and
bottoms yellow, giving to the crops • more sickly
appearance than the reality. Oloutny people say that
thisto "a settler" for the Wheat amp, espuiaily on
the heavy undrained clays or tile earths, and no doubt
the (larger is great, for the continuance of wet and a
low temperature may, by 'mordant wrculatien end
evaporation in the Wheat plat, Lanett it. Wahl to rot,
out the plait te beciowe laid Of roo.elalleo, Very
touch will depetiel Upon the weather of the next fort-
hig vt, for, 'as May leaves the crops. to hatvest Buds
them," hi, hereabout. en aceepted agricultural maxim.
Drying winds and bright sunshine might still he in
time to diminish damage but at pi event, with • steady
ilo•si.poar and a colt uertipeaaterly wind, things elo
not look prornisarg. It is true that this weather is
vet), favourable to perlitalleat pasture, artificisl greases,
Berms, Tares, Clovers, Oat& nod other food for animals,
eomprisaug 1584 area of about 30,000,000 of mires ; Out
don, it not eppear most extrieuroin•ry and •nom•liius
thee, Chile 42,0t1U,0110 of our urea are given to the
making ut Ute.t, butter, milk, etietwe, beer, and horse
food, only 4.,00.1•10 of acres sus spared fur tie first
etoessary of tile, our daily bread' There Ciao be ao
justific•trou or native for to., tlslept that we have
folguteen that we were once • prtunuse, pastoral, and
sparse population, uuu Inhabitant to each 10 sores,
while now the proportion is Gouged to use for 1) sore.
$o that we Lave eutrrely neglected to readjust the
acres aed tUir produetive powers to the altered
numbers and condition of our present population.
Ibis must and eat be profitably doers, for In my own
cue nod several otuers more than 40 per amt., instead
of may 9 per cent, of Same are ti. 4 lot the produation
of aburiu.nt Wheat crops. Our 42,000,000 of acres
foot producing Woo•i) do it,. yield trete enough of
turat, bUtter, chic., or beer for our popalstioa or food
for their bonus, so that we pull taut year to foregoer*
lox o.ou) fur t nese articles .td E 42 000,01t1 for 0r...d-
-otal. Surely our pour woody pastures stilt soon be
eunverted tuto ar.ble. It is worthy of note that
beuded Rivets Wheat is luxunaut, and has suffered
nutting from frost alai rain.—./. J. Mardi, Tiptrec
Hut!, star Kcfrulust, Ruts.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

THE CORN AND CATTLE TRADE.

At Saturday. markets the aura trede wait pnerelly
ribber slack. though without any radastion In prices.
At Dorchester, to. demand for wheat tolerably /owl.
sad prime ranged from Mt to 62.. pit Itenertal
Slower sale of btrley than that of last week at low
rates. No alteration to Osu; slight adventse in beans,
which sold •t frodi 40.. to 46.. In the cattle market
about 130 cattle and near 1003 sheep dispoeed of. rat
beef 14t. per aeo e ; heifer...l sod calves from £l5 to
10.. per head; balls £lB t 1:10; cals.' 25.. to dit.;
Zwes 58.. to 68.. each; vett,. it . to 70..; lugib, (let)
4:31. to 66a. 63. Horses (otrt) 2.e. to 43ga. each.

LAVES' CHEMICAL MANURE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
The Shares of lAWel' Chemical Manure Com-
pany, Limited, were quoted If to I}, business
done at 1 to IR premium.

THE EX•EDPEKOR NAPOLEJN-AND M.
ROU HER.

It is stated that the Ea.Enperor Napoleon has
addressed • s.nadratolatory letter to M. Rosh it on his
mint speech.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

MILBORNE Sr. ANDREW.

Tai Aultioumeat Laeouesite.—" A Laver of
Junes" appeeled to tise readers of toe &üie.o. to that
paper for slay 18. for help for the "down-trodden"
labanrers of ifiloorns. and asked that eumoriptiono
should be sent to Alfred Martin. We hem thet at)
hews bete contributed. from which the moo situ" oat"
wet] paid. The majority who etre At were obliged to
return to work on the old terms. and it le said some
were compelled to sign a paper that they would can-
tina* in the serviee tin lot September. It is said an
Amissltaral Union is aboot to be formed at Janitorial.
sad. " gentleman from Warwickshire" is expiated to
advise with them oe the subject.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

DRINK AGAIN.

"Drink, drink win; it is drink that barn done this"
—were th• tut word, of a cotton wsrp dreamer named
Wilkinaoo, of Ketbrook, near Colne, who died at Brad.
ford • day or two ago from the afoot,' of burning, by
the ignition of route =vibes in Ms posket. Nomad
bad 1•41 • dissolute life.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

FARYERS AND LABOURKM IN lIIJNTI \G•
L)ONAHIRE.

A meeting of agriculturel labourers, at whit& about
1,000 were pre•ons, hal on Tuesday it Ynxlq, a
inhere in Huotioddunshire, elided in • serious riot.
11, WWI the chairman was speaking a number of farmers,
their eons, end friends, marched on the green, having
In each hand bird-clapper., end dro•ned the • doe of
It, epeehef . The disturbassee waa patiently borne for
some time, but at loseth • intsetap was Hint to the
disinherit that they had better lesve the men alone. or
It wauld fare badly with them. The 111144W0T to this was •
renewal of the clapper din. As soon es @piggish would
hesrd, • Itbourer shouted, '•NoUs, we ma steed this
no logger," and the "Nolls" then made • furious
charge on the farmers, who stood the attack stoutly
for sorts time, but were it length compelled to give
way, &di were oilseed, thumped. and knocked down,
from tbegreate into the town, where another hand-t
hand figh took pi tee until the landlords of the poc.io
houses aid the tradesmen same to their rescue. The
fight belt.; over, the meeting was ritsam,d. and the
contest agoeeze 1 to Lave made the men deterruto.ll not
to acc:pi toe otfr .nsd• by many muter. of 14, •
wees, bats° go in for more. Some women who were
engaged lathe slimy, it is stated, gave their hesitated.
some 'midis to The% them sod prevent • bather
',nook on ttit farmers billhook homesteads.

MURDER (F A CONVICT AT SPIKE ISLAND.
Au inquest sae held at Spike Woad on Wsidoewley
on the body d Patrick O'Neill, who died from the
effects of • bloc of • hammer given him by a fellow
03..101 hhined Atka Maboay. Both men were it work
In • quarry at klatbowline. The prisoner, who appears
to be • sullen eutlquisk•tompered men, fat annoyed it
some lineage sod by doomed towsrds him • short
time preVIOUSI,, sid taking isivantsse of deceased
while he was in • stooping position adjusting • chain
round • atone, errak him twice on the head with a
sledge hammer, kid Cie'• dreodful wound. It tran-
spired Vitt the prisoore had hien cunfined in Duodena
Criminsl Lueitio Asylrai The jury riturned avordlot
of " Wilful Murder."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

WYKE.

WISILITAX ASITVICISAIT. —The annual tab meeting
In conneetdon wise the Wesleyan chapel, in this village,
woo wag, &Dowding t 3 what may now be oonsidered as
a deed custom, on Whit. Monday, May 20:1i, at half.
paw five p.m. The attendetioe was large. though it
would doubtless have been larger still bat for the
ealumas appearanee of sundry stunts and showers
about mid-day. whloh however, entirely disappeared as
Lb. day wore on. After tea, a public meeting was held
ta the &lapel, at 7 p.m., whim Mr. Saerree, of Wey-
mouth, orienpled the elualr. The Trustee.' Treasurer,
Captain Pitt, reported that the trust was at present la •
fair position, though there was a Wanting debt of EN,
for whieh Intermt bat to be paid yearly. Addressee
were then delivered by Mr. Masters, the Be,. J.
!tenderise, Mr. Otter, Rev. R. Walker, Mr. Hobbs,
&ad Rev. H. Nalah. A oollsetion follows!. amounting
to El la, after whleli rotas of thanks were given Co the
friends who had kindly provided thetas and deooratlons
(the shawl being very tastefully adorned with cower,),
and to the chairman; and the meeting closed with the
Doxology and Benedletion.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

ISOURNMILIJII rii.

LINOS'? ON TIM BOOT OP AN !SLUM —Oa Thursday
ea inquest trim bald before J. I)nt, jun., Esq.,
Deputy-ooroner, 4 the Latino nottl, under the follow•
ing eirennistansim : —Two points .1110 playing in the
meadow near toe bridge on Wedoeslip afternoon, found
• bundle in the water oontaining the body of • female
infant. Apparently it bad not beta Lung in the water.
The 'Mild wen wrapped in linen aul a sunel.
listener said the shad wan propurly dressed in night
clothieg. Dr. Noboru Thomson made a posl minters
examination of tke body. Torre ware no marks of
external riolenoe. The 000 tents of the etcsameh were
quite beano,. The child was some weeks old—buy many
Ii was dilatant) say—ani there WY strong prianmp•
ties erilence teat it had bean placed is the "rata' mire.
By the jury : The shild mop have been euffooetud by
the tigut wrapping of the 'howl, but general appear-
anceso lead me to the opinion that it was drowned. It
bat been dead from 36 w4s holm. The jury retn.med
a verdict of "Will 1 murtior •44itut aim° person
unknown."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

BLiND 1,0 BD.

LOCAL TAX/MON.—At a foly attended meeting of
the Baarii of lloardians o SaturJey Lott, the following
resolotion was adopted :—" 'rues the thanks of this
Board be &worded to Sir Niamey L3pes for the able
and devoted manner in wiagth he has fought the battle
of the ratepayers, and to all those mimbere coupon.]
with thin c Ault, who supporte him la the late division
of the 113ose of C N 1102004. —Signed , liobert Farquhar-
son, Chairman."
Itlll.ll 00a25.—0n Tuesday there wat small master
of the Sti Dorset Itidi Yoh& Wart, to oaosider the
desirability of taking pert in the autumn manomres.
The who.. of the members present ex oreiest their
widingness to be present, 13 p-outielog to attend the
whole Cme 01 the enesiopment. There is no doubt the
Bth Darset will master 'Wooer on the 0 30a ti lope.
@tally as there ii. probability ttiat the Dam' Battalion
will be attached to the division Si be stationed near
this town.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

THE WIMBLEDON COMPETITION.

The oompetitiogi amongst the corps of the owanty for
selection to represent the bait Ilion at Wimbledon prig.)
meeting is °lncluded, and the 26 first on the following
list IWO those who will oompete lot the 8.. Ilia orgo'•
Vue, and the whole will shoot for Ito Q ion's Phu
There were W./ oompetilions :
Order
of Merit. Nuns and Corp. Al oloi.
Private R. Curtis, 12th . 140
Corporal 0. Hacker, oth
Sergeant B. Drew, 12th .. 133
quartermaelerdiergoant Edgar, 11141.. .. 131
Private C. Kendall 1211 .. 102
Privet,' Green, Ilth 117
Private Thomas Rotten, drat 163
Corporal Montan" 7th..
• Ber4oallt Roberts, 6th
I Lieut. Bisanoti, 9111lOt
I Private Dibben, 3rd .. 11l
I Corpotal Warren, Ist .. • 180
I Sergeant Terry, Ist 111
I Coral Mott, 6th 110
I senlcnB4oee.ith 118
1 Lieut. Lieter-Kay, 6th 118
I lAeut. Dodges, ird .. 114
1 Colour-Sergeant Curtis, 111 A ..
I Sergeant T. baba, 114
SO Captain lizard, bib 117
111 Private Dixon, 4th . . .. 117
21 Colour-Sergeant Meerut, 7th .. 117
23 C..lour-Sergeent Char:us, 5tb......i1l
24 Prlvnte T. W. 11,,ansell. 14 .. ... lIT
23 81ncra1 Meech. Ist .. .. 116
26 Seucant Patton. Ist 11,1
17 Ltsut. Kansa, 'Ha 115
hi Sergeant Woodrow 14th 11
29 Private Omitted, Sid 114
The highest sone now ts 140 markt as ageintt 134 last
year under the same coalitions, sod the numner of
mu who have this yew snooeeded in making the re-
paired minimum to qualify for repeuen tins the battalion
1114 mark., raided Ulla year from 105) Id 29 agtiumt 23
last 3rear. As there are ten vacancies In the number of
repreuratatives permitted to 'boot for the If men's
Prise, soy wishing ti compete and willing to pey their
own expenses. should sommunleate with Lima.
Hodges, Ddrehester.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

flgritulturt.

AatUgneglUtt Orrna, 1. en_ fkind.hire : m.y 20.
t rimy nr..inieg • it oet ern. ft s*
' crie . dates... to the @oily plant..l P. t toes and it to
I really • pitslt!o pi,gltt It. see $o many !ware breatlflis
!tett I look itta @brindle., to the grouted. ...id
itorron with • porvaPing north wind, and now and tben
• fine der has not been the kind of weather to alter
the richly appeararies of the Wheat plat. Caring
out manor., tinobing Batt., eowiog, and prep.ring
Inc root., bite been the orineitial work done daring
the but fortnieht. There will Ise bear, crops of grass
...I clover, P.ll C.

Yiw PiitlioNtitYB TO CATTLE.—I have read with
inmost wlet h.* bern eaid about the demnietmeneys
,of V. w. When Lorl Curzon, now Itsrl lir •e,
married my friend Illes Start, I gave them,aa a wedding
present, not • " sizteeoth" Inkstand or est of ormolu
candlestisks, but a pair of ALlerney heifers. They
lived at that time at Peon in Buckinghamshire. A Yew
L. Ise was clipped, and the clippings were thrown Into
the eoryard ; they both gorged it sod died. I do not
hr li. we they died from poison, but from gorging icore
than they mill digeit. Perhaps it was dried, or semi.
dri,d, before they bad access t 3 it ; a little green Yew
from the trees will riot kill: other things. when gorged,
though Lot poisonous, will kill. If salves gorge too
much rape cake it will bind up in the stomach, and kill
the selves. A farmer near hornless several in thio way.
The bast recipe in anch armee Woutor.oll or linated-ull
I as. 30 fine 'hely lying dead close to my rtudehoe
from gorging broad Clover. Cover and Rope are not
ao likely to blast sheep when they are dewy or wet as
when they are dry; shepherds should not let them stay
above 10 minutes in either ; they should be then turned
out Cy. • few minutes, till the appetite is ab•ting, they
will not then Mai.% themselves. Sheep shoul I not be
allowed to race from the downs into snob suosulent
victual., Vey should be kept out till th. y bare recovered
tht r hr oh, especially if the wind is in the east.— W.
F. RaJciere.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

MURDER AT SOUTHIBA.

Jamas Salim, who was shot oa Wednesday afternoon
at Southaea, by James WQ um, • military pensiooer.
lies slime died. The prisoner. it may be remembered,
waylaid the deceased, who is • bnilbir, and shot him,
&Mg se • reasoa that he wished to stop him vine
out with prisoner's wile, The deceased remained an.
eons:loos from toe time be rec.ived his woald until his
death. *QUA le eoramitted for trial for wilful
mauler.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28

BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY.

The preparations for this society's plat show in the
(pewit, town of Davit ere eadvansiag day by day to-
wards sompletion. Doting the past week the sands
aud sheds in the VIAOill &pertinent' have been flied,
under the superintendents of Mr. Janie, on behalf of
the satiety. The entire space ocioupied is about thirty
acres. The sheds for the impleaiecti, varying in length
from 90 to 300 feet, are canowly situated, while lb*
cattle,Asap, and pigs are to be located to the right
from the main entranee, and the arts wile/non at lb.
higher pert of the field. There will be a eoplous supply
of water from the town reservoir. The Mild is jest
beyond the first turupike-gateou the London•rciail ; but
during the show week Otero will be no tolls. The postal
authorities have fixed • branch ofilee In the centre of
the ironed, by whist* the public convenimme will be
materially advanced. Tbe Sauth Western Railway
Company have novae erected • bran& office, and
there will also be • parcels officio. The Local Commlitse
have raised nearly the whole of the jsarant..d sum to
meet the expeeses of the rid,, The streets will be
handsomely decorated for the oimasion, and the sanity
all receive a right cordial welcome in the county lowa
of Dorset.