The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

BEYTESBUBY.

A SPOSTING ÜBACH tattne Off On Wednesday week,
over the Croydon Steeple Chase Cap Course, S miles,
between two hon.'s, Scandal and Spitfire, the property
of gentlemen in the neighbourhood. The match was for
£5O each, bl ft. and will made whilst at a shooting party.
on &lichen Plain, some few weeks since, followed by
another match made later in this day by the same party, '
with the moue horses, of EN to M., half forfeit, the
owner of Scandal laying the odds. This match arm to
00M0 off on the Salisbury Hace-cenirse, within • fortnight
of the first race, but the owner of Spitfire dmilared for-
feit after the result no Wednesday, at Croydon. Odds
of £l5 to LIU and £ll to ES were laid on Sandal, who
led over the first fence, when the non-favourite came
to grief, but being soon righted, he caught scandal at
the post and rails, which both refiued the first time.
The brook came next, which Scandal cleared well, Spit-
fire only jest getting over, end fieendel was left to go on
by himself. He came to grief the first time round, but
being soon righted, easily cleared everything after,
especially the brook. The winner was ridden with
great judgment by J. Biskaby.

Tim action for libel preferred by Dr. Hunter against
the pall Mall Gazette hsa resulted in • verdict for tbe
plaintiff. damages one f•rthiag. The costa of both
µgm amount to about £2,000.

Tug Furtai&—Lrreete are daily made, and regiments
of soldiers have been dispatched to Ireland. Limerick
is proclaimed. Stephen Massy, • leading Fenian, was
captured, in Loudon on Saimaa: week. Ti is thought by
some that Mephitis will take up his residence in France,
but the ileothud-yard detectives feel oonfident that be is
not far frost London, and they aro 1111141Uille that he
is be arresied. A reward of C*ooo is offered for his
appreheadoa. Keecy wee 'barged with eonapiracy
at the head ogles Dahlia on Monday, end remsuded to
Monday neat.

01110 gliflllo 01 MU Onim llgnicesscs. A
great meeting of the magistrates of the county of Cork
was heiti on Monday week In Cock, to take into consider.
Mikan the IDI4IIB at their disposal for the preservation
, of the pram of the county in the cam of any Fenian
outbreak. Lord Feresol, lord lieutenant of the county,
pegaidad, sod no fewer than 940 noblemen and gentle-
men in the eommiadon of the pease were present.
After a long discusaioa It WM agreed to memorieliite
the gommunnst for an mucession to the military
strength of the district end additional ships if war to
potent the amok

IHI *.SicAN PIIBBIDENT'S Mr 1411•01, New York,
D. 3.....0aer.5es opened today. President Johnson
"h." to to former and urges its adoption by
Congress. Treasury receipt. for the year ending
Jun* will exceed the expenditure by 188 million dol-
lir.. Ram"s to foreign affairs, the Massage say,' that
...reign nations have shown a more just consideration for
the national ebaracter and righta. France hu intimated
to the United States Government her intention to post-
pone the withdrawal of the French troops from Mexico
until the spring. The United States have remonstrated
„ale" this postponement, and the President hope. that
France will reconsider the sithject, conforming as nearly
" prasticeble with existing engagements, and meeting
the just ecpeelalionsol America. Progress in the matter
of the adjastinest at the Alabama claims is aloe, partly
owing to the change of Ministry in England. The Pre
-
salami expects, however. that the claims will now be
considered in no becoming friendly spirit. The importance
of an early settlement of the question cannot be ex•
aggerated.--Seoretary McCulloch, in his Financial
Report to Congress, urges the resumption of specie
payinecits in 1968.