The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

Dcbonsbirc.

EXETER. —Rumours were afloat in this city for
several days pest that a second Conservative candi-
date would come forward, and the names of several
gentJetuen were mentioned ; but it is now generally
believed that Sir It. S. Gard (Conservative) and Mr.
K Divott (Liberal), the present members, will be
returned without opposition.
Tivracros.—The Hon. George Denman, who is the
Liberal candidate for this borough, in the room of
Mr. J. litsthcoat, 1-aligned, has completed a satis-
factory canvass of the electors. Lord Palmerston
and the Hon. G. Denman will undoubtedly be the
members for Tiverton in the new Parliament.
BATH AND WEST Or ENGLAND AGRICULTVRAL
SOCIETY'S SLEETING AT BARNSTAPLE. —A meeting
of the Executive Committee of the Rath and West
of England Agricultural Society was held last week
at Barnstaple, when the Slayer (11. Breniridge, Esq.)
officiated as chairman. It was announced by Mr.
Smith, that four lectures would be delivered in the
society's pavilion during the week of the show—the
first lecture at the expense of the society, to be
delivered by Professor Hzunesley, of Manchester,
giving a description of the arts exhibition ; the
second lecture to be deliverad in the yard, "On the
Live Stock Exhibited. and its Etfeeta in the North
"(Devon ;" a third lecture " On Cottage Cookery
and Domestic Ecluomy :" the prize essay, to be
delivered in the Nlitsic Hall ; and the fourth lecture
on " Agricultural Mitehanaz." It was also suggested
that these lectures should be collected and published
after the meeting, so am to form a memento for every
subscriber.

Drvosrocr.—Mr. B. Ferrand has issued his
ad ram in which lie states that it ii" at theca!! id'
duty that he has stepped forth from the peaceful
comforts of private life." Re believes that the
Government of L'wd Derby "has jubtly won the
admiration and support of a vast majority of our
fellow-countrymon," and does not doubt "That
Lord Derby's Government will, as on as they have
leisure, introduce a Reform Rill which all moderate
men may support, expunging those objectionable
clauses which Lord J. Russell would not allow them
to amend in committee, especially the one dis-
qualifying future dockyard artisans, and which had
been toped from one of Lord John Russell's Reform
Bilk"

! CHEW SAVED room A SINKING Slur. her
Mojeaty's troop-ship I'Am:writ:we ran ibto the bark
Ara on Suailay off the Lizard Point, al, 1.3
slw was lath a Wilk coda, awl wooli
'to ilt, AIV I ill tell minutes siiiik eutierly, cam tug
down midi liL r the bowsprit of the steann•r, ii Lich,
ii.tv.ng got cit4n,.;!...1 b. her ii;:ging, w.is In •keei
sin.rt elf. The ,texiser too tunately e..rrie.l two of
so as to in. lowercd nod:wily ;
:uol by the rapidity with these were win keit,
, the captain and all hands, lifiAcii in number, were
unveil (rum going down with the ship.
Es,•A I.E or A ).1 irrmthnt A CollVlct
effected his escape froin the Dartmoor prison is few
days ago, but was hotly purialett over the Moor ley
the autheritim The fugitive was ultimately
captured at Iluckfastleigh, is distance uf 14 miles
from the prisons.