The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-11-24 00:00:00

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Tee BLICIIOIIII. —There was • coated at Andover,
but the old ;member won easily. The votes recorded
were :--Fortescue (Liberal), 377; Weßasely (Oonserys-
tire), 307. The former was declared duly elected. At.
Cbristahursh the late Admiral Wahsott bas been sue-
seeded by a Liberal, and Sir Henry Drummond Wolff,.
who mods a good many friends when he contested.
Dorehester, has again been beaten. The poll closed an
follows :—Surke (Liberal). 578; Wolff (Couservative).
648. The former warn dely returned. The election at
Southampton was a 11017 exciting affair. The result
was :—Gurner (Conservative). 2398; Hut» (Conserve.
tire. 2178; Moffat (Liberal), 2181; Mates (Liberal),
1947. The two former were duly returned.-
Shortly after the elope of the poll Mr. Moffitt and Cant.
Marie addressed an imam* assembler@ from th•
Royal Hotel, and were enthusiastically cheered. It wag
plainly intimated tint the return would meat probably
be petitioned against on the seore of illegal practices.
The town wai for some time in a state of greet excite-
ment, and the windows of the Dolphin Hotel were
broken by stones end other missiles hurled at them by
an angry crowd. At Portsmouth Serrault awoke Ilse
been muted. The poll closed thus Elphineton• (Con-
servative) 5300 : htoo• (Liberal) 3757; Guides (Liberal)
3819. At Limingtou Lord Z. Gordon Lennox wee
re-elected. The noll eloged—Lsonox (Cooservidive)
330, Pratt (Liber.l) 199. Mr. Solater-Booth and Xs.
W. B. Beach were re-elected for North Hata.

AGRICULTURAL RRPORT FOB HANIIRTILL —The see/
time for wheat hitherto has been highly favourable, in
consequence of which, and the Niers of root crops, a.
large acreage will again be sown to wheat. IS is notice-
able that a less cputatity of seed and wider drilling is
being advocated every year, as time rind experience
prove the advantages, especially on the best soils.
Genera/ opinion bee hem antis foiled by the unoxpoiml
Pepe, to the pries of store Peep this it.., of from.
32. to is. per bead on ewes and Los, is, however,
Intelligible, when we consider that in saticipation of a
short winter's provision a ree7 large number of ewes
, had been sold away to the biter instead of being hpt
on to breed lambs and again II was evident that the
short 'apply at Weyhill lair was the natural remelt of •
contest between seller sod buyer as to whether it would
pay beet to make outlay and keep the stook rather than
sell at the previous low prime, although no doubt the
somewhat improved preened for root food has had some
little sleet. In refineries to the pries of sore, it seems
at present that good wheat, and the beet samples of
malting barley, are selling at the seam prise per quarter;
how long this can last it I. difficult to passive. Wheat
can now be mad* the cheapest food for either mac at
beast, and san no doubt be need in admixture with
adeptly= for =thing and distilling purposes' llis.
therefore, to be expiated that the pries of barley Übli
pulse, with cattle food generally, most recede in prise,
or the downward tendency la the pries of wheat musk
be arrested. The importation of French settle at the
port of douthaniplon, although not large, his proved of
erlsellent quality, and far superior in every resumes to.
our home supply. The animals are not only younger.
than former importations, but show • great improvement
in the breed, the shorthorn cross with the native breed
being the most prevalent, and no doubt in future years
further improvements will prove of immense importance
to the consumers of this country. Any further reduetion
is the price of hay and fodder has been arrested (by
the high prim of all other feeding materials), and wiU
no doubt maintain a good price through tb• winter.
The potato crop is rather disappolistieg, it being
found that the second growth, Put( unripe, are not
likely to keep in the pits, and although there is but
little disease yet, the tubers where grown out injures
the quality to the consumer, and large gemmed's are
now being used for feeding bullocks and pigs, rattier
than risk than In ItOf• for the winter. The late sown
turnips 11,19 progressing favourably, and in good had
may prove • fair mop should the memos patinae vela
and mild.. at pressot The swedes have never =Wed,
end are a great failure. Mantels sad Kohl Itabi are
nearly an average stop where sown early, but the smell
acreage of mangels planted this year is vary unfortunate
for tbe growers, and it is quieemleuiablog how so much
prejudice remains against the growth of this root, it
being invaluable not ooly as regards weight and feeding
valve per sore, but as an alternation for other root
crops particularly when It is now well kap= that the
chief difficulty of growing turnip arises in a groat
mem= from a too constant repetition of the erop. It
1., however, tabs noticed that in some instances farrows
hare this year grown large brePttie of espied, and
have, during the pest two mouths continued es fold
them of with sheep in the open deld, and sheep 01 .11
ageo fed In this manner have been found to thrive
remarkably well, getting a cheap on the stubble, or hay
and straw chaff in conjunction. Grower", therefore,
who have hitherto entertained any doebt concerning
the advantage of mantel *alters, may now feel assured
that for wooer early sowing and liberal umwering are
the ohtot point, to to .b..reed. and In the use of the
mop redeemed quantities of the root, in admieture with
setkaent dry food, ere the weentlela, the lime of year
being a matter ot smondary Importance, --It is gratifying
to report a healthy mid numerous fall of lambs trout
the horned ewes more particularly ea the number at
ewes both of the Dorset and Somerset breeds kept this
Year any very limited compared with fanner 11611001114
The whole of the green fodder mope —rye, tares.
=lioness ko.--toust be reported as going on well, and,
where the clover-seeds have takes, tbie quantity of
autumn feed is immense, never 'mein been exceeded
in any former meson, end the same may be said of
sters lands of goad quality and In good condition.
Winter beans have been drilled with the land In
excellent condition; the breadth grown however, has
not incresesd much in this 'minty, it being found that
our *Waste is more favourable forth. growth of peas
JOSH% BLUNDILL, Seuthamptom

EiTIAOPJTILIT
RODIMIT tit FtABCS Cettrh
of. names of Loire-et.Cber bas jut been engaged in the
tnal of aro penmen the brothers Adolphe and Laois
Miami% • man mused Duriesen. and the irivtoof the
former, for an artrsordinarr robbery of • "'• of
000.,000fr., in plats, sash, and securities, from the
residence of 11r. Beard of ROOlOlllll6ll. The property
was °Detained in an iron sae weighing over three
handred weight, and which was carried off from the
pramerator's house on the night tel the With Plank
daring his temporary abeam. The premises bed bait
left le charge of two female marmots who, however,
heard no notes doting the night in question. although
the ale had been tarried away from • room ea the Gra
Aar. Two days dem, • bundle of the ssearities stoles
was found ill • street of the lows, ad at about the
same time the kora chest was discovered, empty, in the
river Saeldre, about • mile off. Adolphe Tbithau
altimately coulfsseed his culpability, end declared that
he had been aided by his brother Loa, and that
Darivap had remind • small suns to pantheon hie
ileum as he was privy to the str.ir. The property had
been divided in MIMIC* of the two women. Tbe
brothers Thiamin had effected an entrees, into M.
Bisard's room, bad thrown the sae out of the window,
tad hei then removed It on a barrow, and coarialed it
hearth • dungbeap, until they had an aleerthnitr of
sZepee. Adolph* Thai..Thai..was °oedemata to
it
hut labor; Ina to 10 years' townsman/sit ;
the wife of the former to two years a tie same
posiamlet. no two ether pampers welts acquitted.

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