The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

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COMOOR ICHTHYOLOGICAL PHIGIONIZA haws been
noticed in Southampton Water this season. • abort
time sines the fishermen there were surprisod by the
appearance of each multitude' of small whitini. Within
the last few days myriads of mullet fry have a,cpeared.
They literally cover the surface of the water at some
places, and estend to some depth beneath. Th,y ure
about an inch long. On any object approaching them
they recede from it in • body, jut as if they form ed
cloud. Numbers of pipe fhb and large quantities of
other fish that frequent Southampton Water have be,..0
seen there. The fishermen anticipate extensive mitobeal
of whiting and mullet in the winter.

INAUGURATION OF rue PALMIER/MON lIIENORIALA.
On Tuesday the memorials erected in Romsey to the
memory of Lord Palmerston—a bronze statue by Noble,
and a stained glass window in the Abbey Church—were
inaugurated at half•piud one. The members of the
Corporation of Romsey, accompanied by the mayors of
Sonthamoton and Portsmouth, assembled in the Town-
ball and proceeded to Broadlands, where they met the
Right Hon. W. Cowper. M.P., and • distinguished
party of the late Lord Palmerstoa's Government, and
proceeded to the Abbey Church, where an appropriate
sermon was preached b 1 the Bishop of London. During
the service the memorial window was unveiled. After-
wards the party went to the Market-place, where Lord
Evenley, u chairman of the local committee, unveiled
the stettio amidst the loud applause of a numerous
assembly. An elegant address was deliverei by Earl
Granville, who was suer:toted by Mr. Lowe. in response
to a general call. The Right Hon. W. Cowper enter-
tained • numerous and select company in • marquee
near the Abbey Church, when several toasts were given
and responded to. Speeches were delivered by the
chairman (the Right Hon. W. Cowper), Earl Granville,
Duke of Argyle, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Mr. E.
Cardwell, )L.P., Mr. R. Lowe, M.P., the Mayor of
Portsmouth, Re. In the evening the window was
illuminated, which concluded the proceedings of the
day. Earl Russell and Mr. Gladstone, who were
announced, were unable to attend. Mr. Glad-
stone visited Rooney on Wednesday morning,
I for the purpose of receiviug ILO adiress to him thanking
him for his public services. The right hon. gentlemacs
spoke at considerable length. After paying an eloquent
tribute to the memory of Lord Palmerston ; oongneuist.
ing the meeting on the settlement of the Reform
question, and on the extent of political privileges,
which has been extended to all classes, of the possession
' of which he was quite confident they would prove tbeme
1 eaves worthy, he observed that the responsibilities of
I parliamentaryilife Ind rarely been greater than they were
! likely to be in the next Parliament. Mr. Glaehtone,
: then referring to the Irish questim, said a profound
impression bad stamped itself on the minds of all, that
Ireland MY ill, and that so long as Ireland was ill
England and Scotland could not be welL He was
prepared to try no other medians for the sister country
than the medicine of justice. It was the duty of Oates-
I men to examine carfully into bow the laws and institu.
clone of Ireland have been regulated. and to tire
Ireland and England to uoderetend that it was desirable
for them hereafter to lire in brotherly communion, and
on the footing of • perfect equality. It was most
desirable to remove tbe State church, and to prevent
the erection of any other State church.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR HAYPSHIB/L—Tile few
showers which havelallen lately, although very partisl,
have assisted some of the root crops, but they have come
too late to be of much benefit to the crops of Lent
corn, which are generally very light. except some few
fields of timely sownlbarley and oats, on the loamy soils,
where the crop is very fine. It is to be feared, however,
that but • small portion of the barley will prove of
malting quality; and, taking the produce of the county,
both barley and oats will fall considerably short of the
average produce. A short average of Lent corn was
sown this year, 1000 of whieh promised so badly, that
the crop had been folded off for sheep, still further
diminishing the area under spring corn. Peas way ho
considered an average mop, end the haulm will prove
very servieeeble as fodder in the absence of a second cut
of bay, of which titer. can be none under the influence of
such extremely dry weather. Winter beans are • good
average crop, but the spring sown are very bad and far
below an average produce. The wheat crop upon thin
soils in a poor state of cultivation, and partiouly the
Australian variety, is thin, light, and more or leers
blighted ; but the main crop on all welleultivated land,
more especially on strong soils, is a 03061 absuitent crop,
and we can recollect no crop sines 1844, at all to compare
with the present one, either In quantity or quality, and
It must far exoeed an average, not only by reason of the
heavy crop, but also on account of the large breadth
sown to wheat, arising from the favourable stalks of the
land during the whole of the winter months, aid the
high mugs of prime then prevailing. Sines the year
1844, it must also be borne in mind that the average
produce of wheat per acre in this county has been
raised from 22 bushels to 26 bushels, by reason of more
capital expended and the various improvements he
agriculture. Potatoes are sound and good, and will
prove an average crop, although the tubers ars rather
small on moat soils and are too far advanced to be mach
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are • great failure, although in some instances where
they were got in early the crop is doing much better
than could be expected ; there is, however, plenty of
time yet to grow a fair crop of hybrid turnips, and
other varieties, should we get • timely rain. This season
will no doubt induee part to turn their attention to
an extended growth of mantel another year, for not
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no doubt owing to non-appreciation of its value kir
general purposes in the feeding of sheep and cattle,
as there is an opinion prevailing (it
more properly may be called • prejudice) tLiibtlfe7
mangel crop is of but little value until the spring or
summer months, but the writer is prepared to say that
it is only question of manage.aent, and because it
cannot be used in that wholesale, wastoblie oarlike,
disuse with many, whereas, if pitied in the fields In
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last year's prices. The unusually dry weather prevail.
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well known that sheep on dry parched food will dc:
fairly if they can obtain plenty of water, indeed, water
is so great a necessity that it is important how to obtain
a supply at • moderate cost, and it may be well to
inquiet, what means are at hand to improve the supply.
I make no doubt that on all mixed soils water may be
found with little trouble and expense by oinking
"Norton's Tube Well,"an American invention, found so
valuable during the late Abysenian expedition, which
was in that ease sunk into the rocky soil of the
mountain,. The whole thing is simple in the extremes
and may be inserted in a few hours at • trifling expense
on all mixed soil', with a comparative certainty of
obtaining water at • muck less nod than is incurred by
long carriage, and it is well worth the attention of
farmers on the chalk hills, for it is highly probable
that water may be obtained at • moderate depth in the
valleys between the chalk hills, in which cam it would
, prove of immense ulna for cattle and all forming
I purposes, such as steam thrashing, steam cultivation,
preparing thatch fur ricks, ke., and where farms are
I situated some miles away from rivers and brooks this
, invention seems likely to offer advantages which are
! almost beyond calculation. Jaws Scummy
Southampton, July 20.

PRINT= and Published, at Cburshstreek Dorchester,
by Ammo ATKINS, of the Parish of Pordingtoo,
for Dell and co-4=4;r.
, July 28, LW,

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