The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-03-26 00:00:00

CORN MiLKETS.

At the leading provinoial marksti on Seturday there
was • munt better feeling in the wheat trade, end to
many hastens's an advance of • 'Wiling per quarter wee
°Maine&
DOB.CHLSTELL, SATURDAY. —Moderits &Madame
of buyers. English wheat, In better oondition, end La.
par qr. advance on lest week's prim* obtained; foreign
samples from ls to 21 dearer. The trade in barley was
vary dell at lens prlses. 0.1. 64 dearer. Lost week's
official averages were—Wheat, 33. ; barley, 31s 2gd.
At Yr. Korae• fortnightly wale of cattle there was an
unusually large supply. Beef may be quoted at from
11.61 to Ire per some, ant mutton from 914 to 100
per lb. A large number of lambs have been lost from
imam.

WEY MOUTH.

COAL 11Z011 Ma. Hutu*. —C. J. T. liambro, Req.,
our Goaservative member, bas very geseronsly seat the
men of £7O. to be expended in Goal for the poor. R.
liars, Eaq., has written so follows to the Mayor
Wcrimostb, 14th March, 1872. Dear
Ramble wishes me to leak if, amongst you other ditties,
you own give a abort time to dispense for him some
seal to the poor of this borough. The late Mayor was
kind enough to eadertake this took la‘t year. end I
hope you will be Mae to make it oonealect to do to
this. I ant marry that coal is so dear. I beg to melees
you a cheque oct Mr. Ifambro's behalf for £7O, to be
expended for the purpose. —I am, dear Sir, yours truly,
Richard Hare.—The Worshipful the Mayor."
WITWoIYTE LSD DOUR? COCIWYT ROYAL RYE
bsantifal new building in Rig-street
is now open to reside, patients, and the old hosts out
to the Royal Baths has been bought as a place of hesi-
tates by Mr. Sparking, the furniture having bees
removed. The new institution of mares requires a
large quantity of furniture, and it is to be hoped that
voluntary eontribatioas will supply this need, as the
gmeronity of the town and county have already sup-
plied nearly all the other cost, including that of the
land. The building ham been done to emelleat
sad with first-edam workmanship, under Mel=
Madame of Mr. G. 11.. Crickmay, our moo
local ushitect. Amore other points, the earring by
Mr. Granby, of Dorchester, is ogesedingly good, end
adds mabnially to the appearance of the front.
Tag Rico °Rearm—On Friday morning the trade's
under the will of that eliaritable—
.• Good old laglish gentannem one or the olden Una,"
via, Sir 80A11/1111 Mica, Rat., met at the Guildhall to
diatribute the doles to decayed seamen end apprentices.
There were pressed : —The Mayor (James Robertson,
Seq.), R. Beply, Req., J. Ailing, Req.' W. Simonds,
Req., W. Talbot, Seq. Dr. Thud, and Mr. J. K.
Robes.. There 'email° eight old seeiv,ea oat of Ole
10, and 37 appreatlem The Mayor and Dr. Mud
had to attend the, polies noun; but the trustees, with
the old men sod spinsters, attended Metes service at
St. Marjo Cherub, where the Rev. T. A. Palliser
preached from the text "All things come from God,"
After the roarvice they returned to the Galldbiill, where
the recipleate of the charity drank to the memory of
Sir Samuel in age.. of wine, mid melee the usual
sovereign, with a hue.
Tan DILARA an raz 140 rel FOWL—The easeenated
battery of the Rothe Fort was on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings the eons of dramatis performances
by the amateurs of the Royal Artillery, and their
sivillaa frauds. They oommeneed with *Lever's Dis-
guises," • Mal side-splitting fareo, of which Sergeant
Congdon woo the life and soul, performing the Manner
of Splash beyond al expectation. Gannets Mikhail
and Perkins were first.r.ti as Lacy and Mandeville,
end the ma did well, so that the plow went off smartly,
amid roars of laaghter and !applause. Among the other
attraltions of Wednesday evening were—a cornet...
diet by Mow.. G. Jon.. and W. Jeffery, a
by S -event Congdon. and a double Irish Jig by
Messrs Hervey and Dovery, and the of napless was the
burimque " Bombartes Farioso," wherein the General
was played by Mr. W. IL P. Jeffery, and every thatit •
gear in Weymouth knows Low well he tan do it
liepsnt Congdon was cast for Distaffins, an excellent
and so everything conspired to make the
burlesque an lamellae gnomes. The following WM the
east :
Artaxonana. (King of Utopla).. Gunner W. T. Hoeciaga,klA
Foam (Illnator of State) (lacier J. Parkim, It A.
Gamma IlOinhaeam «'oommoder of the Form/
Mr. W. R. P. Jeffery.
ifibiaeriski . Gunner J. Mikhail, ILA.
to' unarm
Fano.. Tr. iff, O. Teeing, it A.
/der Corporal W. Peddle, R.A.
I,r,ollusw• • • • nemesia W. Kidd, HA.
".
I,lllh. ..• • ••• • Mont. J. W. Ooondou, RA.
The Wand Army .. By • band of distanrilshed harm.
The &edam°e wee small, probably from the affair not
partial been advertised, al it should.
PORTLAND.

ammo Duni. —On Friday morning, a man
mimed Charism David liania &jobbing gardener resid-
ing at Wakehatoorae at work in the naval cadets' play
ground at this phis& About is. irelook he eompbilned
to hie fellow workmen that he felt very iii,and
appeared to loose it. use of his arms. Dr iggrai.
was Nat for, sad neeommended his removal home at
ouce, and on his maiming there be wa. en by Ds.
ll.wkss, who gave blni medicine, but at Shies to Ase
sit moon be died. Et.ws sis.ut 4 I in of &OS, aid
leaves • wile sad Awe ehilaises. The feets we repotted
to tie moor, bell me Inflows TN scirldsed assioney.