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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-03-29

WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT.

To the Editor.
It woo to me most desirable to make known the pm.
Visions of the "wt Birds Protection Act." passed in the
last Softies of Parliament, not only for the sake of the
birds themselves. but also of those who may unwittingly
offend aesinst it. Briefly, it provides that any person,
who, bet seen March lit and Austad Ist, shoots or attempts
la shook or to trap or snare. *c.. any wild bird, or, after
March 15th baa in his control or posseesion soy wild
birds reciently killed or taken, he shall be liable to ono
the sum of .C 1 for every such bird if its name appears in
the Hat appended to the Art, awl in the Ohba of every
other wild bird, to be reprimand and pay the ciets for
the first offence. and 5.. and the costa for every subsequent
uffenc.. In the list there am not many birds commonly
seen ry known amongst us, and a large proportion of them
are tea birds, which rarely appear inland; but it contains
the cuckoo, the goldfinch, the gull. the kingfisher. the
nightingale. the owl, the peewit and the woodpecker.
and, as to U. birds contained in this list, not even the
owner or occupier of any land is permit'ed to kill or take
them, or to authorise thirr being killed or taken within
the close UMW. It is earnestly to be hoped that this Act
may be the means of preserving some of our moat favourite
birds, which. alas! are fast disappearing. During the
whole of lest summer. for example. I Dever ash My oyes°,
a single goldfinch. except in cruel captivity.
C. W. BINGHAM.
Klllooolba, Dorchester. March 18th, 1881.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-03-29

BURNING! OF AN OPERA ROUSE AT
NIOL

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

On Thursday evening, during the performance of "Lucia
di Lammermoor " at the Opera-house. Nice, the gas at
the back of he stage suddenly exploded, setting fire to the
menery. The flames spread with alarming rapidity, and,
attack', g the meter, the house w.,s soon plunged in dark•
nes, thus adding to the confusion among the crowd, who
were pressi,4 midi.' towards the limi e,l means of exit.
The audience was • lar,,e one, and the crush proporti,nately
great. In the panic which pravai;ed, hundreds were thrown
down and trodden ,nder foot, and those who endeavoured
to extricate th p ople he plessly jammed in the doorways
and passe es, dieeribe the scene as something fearf ul—tba
shrieks of the wounded mingling with the cries of those in
the upper ira leries, where even means of escape was cut
off. Madame Donelin, th, prima donne, was sate I, but
' the tenor. inses, and baritone, with a number f the chorus
singers, are among the victims. A man, who escaped
f out th. upper is lery by ju ',ping over into the space
below, declares that, with perhap. a dozen exceptions, all
thaw in his part of the house must have been burnt t
death. Some sat ots from the Fleet and several Mulish
residents r mdered signal service in saving We The
sensation caused in the town is indescribable. One lady,
whose husband wets burnt, committed suicide, and peop e
were to be met wandering about the s.reets crying, wring.
iug their hands and tearing their hair. The usual noln.
via nts are being made reepecting alleipsi defective means
of exit and inadequate water soup'', The persons who
had taken the , r-heetra stalm and the boxes on the grand
tier hat not generally arrived when he fire broke out.
Many of the victims of the catastrophe belong to the
working claw, and • subeeription has been opened for the
',lief of their families. One whole family of five persons
&IA another of three persons nerialied.
The totAi 14 dead brslies found is 73. Seven sailors are
misang, and a Gorman doctor, Herr von Constadt. In
very many CASES identification of the bodies is impoosible.
Many foreigners are also missing. but among them
Eng,ish names haven't leen so far returned. Immediate
bunal was found necessary, owing to the decomposing
Betio of the heat on the corpses that were not charred
completely. Amongst the victims were a young married
couple, who Wei left two infant chi dren at home asleep.
Whoa the little things awoke thec were orphan.. An
o d decorated gentleman was found in the lobby as if
ehelteri g • little gir. from the flames. His back was
scorched, but the face MSS recognisable. The child
dro_pped to pieces when • sailor took boll of her.
The Nice oera HOWIO was built by Vi, tor Eunnanuel's
father.
The last betties extricated from the rtf ne of the Orera
House are so terribly burnt as to be completely unrecog•
'usable.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-03-29

THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

ACCETTANCE OF THE BRUISE{ TERMS BY THE

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BOERS.
HYLDQOARTRILS, FORT MUM" Tuesday. The Boers have
accepted all the terms of peace.
The English Government have made great concessions
and modifications of the original pace terms.
DURBAN. Tuesday, 11.35 a.m. lust night the troops at
Newcastle were in readiness to march. The oxen were in
Yokes, and everything was prepared for a moment's
notice. This morning oxen were out-spanned, and the
troops were ordered not to advance.
NIMCASTLI, March, EL At the conference held yester-
day between Sir E. Vs 000 d, President Brand, and the Boer
leaden the negotiations proceeded satisfactorily until
about six o'clock in the evening, when differences arose
regarding a point on which the Boers offered very
determined opposition. The matter in dispute is dined to
relate to the march of certain troops to Heidelberg. A
prolongation of the armistice for forty eight hours was
subsequentl agreed to, in order to enable General Wood
to communicate w .th the Home Government.
The armistice will probably be formai/ Prolonged for
two months pending the anal settlement of affairs in the
Transvaal.
A Anal interview is to be held to-morrow between Sir
Evelyn Wood and the Boer leaders in order to clear up
certain points that arose daring the negotiations. A
peaceful settlement by the acceptance of the British terms
is however assured.
It is stand that the Royal Commistion will meet at
Heidelberg, end it is expected that Sir Evelyn Wood will
shortly thither through Transvaal territory.
p t Brand is at the Boer camp.
In the House of Commons on Tuesday, Mr. Gladstone
stated, in reply to a question of Sir 8. Nortuoote, that the
ma n propositans of the g rmixement with the Boers
were as follows :--L The suzerainty of the Quo= over
the Trammel is acknowledged. Z. A complete malt-
government is promised to the Boers. 3. Toe control of
toreign relations is reserved. 4. There is to be a
nt at the future eapitaL & The Eoial Commission
will consist of Sir Hercules Robinson. Sir Evelyn Wood,
and Chef Justice Vidiers, Chief Justice of the Gape. O.
The Commisson will consider thd provisions for the
protection of native inter its and the RITRIIR•Mente as to
I .ontior affair. 7. The Commission wits also consider
the question whether any and what portion of the
Transvaal territory eastward, within certain limits,
shourd be amend from the Transvaal. & The Boers
withdraw from the Nick, and disperse to their homes. 9.
The British garrisons remain in the Trausnal till the
Anal settlement. 10. The Boers having engaged as above,
Sir Evelyn Wood promises them not to advance, not to
send wac.ike stores into the TrIMITIMI.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-03-29

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

BRIDPORT.

A BROLLY L20.-71;hir: n Bt4trabridge, coal
an i potato merchant, of South street, was wetching
the operations of his lanourerly who were harvesting
potatoes in one of his plots on Thursday morning last,
he fell under the influence of a sudden attack of
rhumatism. Chie of hie legs, the right one, was
doubled up beneath his body as he fell, thereby
must aniug a compound fracture of the main bone of
the thigh. He was at ones taken home in • conveyance
and attended by Dr. Evans and Dr. Ray, who on
Fr,clay set the injured limb. Such a serious aocideut
will no doubt prevent Mr. Stembridge attending
tu business fur several months.

THE CUSTOMS.-PETITIONS TO THE LORDS

LA'

EXPLOSION 07 .4 POWDER MAGAZINE Ar
MEXICO.

Nowa moulted et Plymouth last ulght rePorta the
tarol a powder maepudoe at idamtlan, in
aeo, by whit* seven pumas were Wed end
Waxed.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

ORNABOII.7II.

Oiroao LOCAL SAMOA EXAMINATION.—Amongst
the Darnel of the successful can lidates in this exam-
ination, who &Amin the title of Associate in Arts, we
see that of Miss F. A. Hughes, daughter of Mr. S.
Hughes, of this town. We note that Miss Hughes
passed in all the preliminaries, in scripture, in lan.
guages, music, and in the find division English .ection.
The total number of senior girls examined wee 17,
of whom only five passed, but of the juiliors 10 passed
out of 16.

Ar • meeting of the members of the Fire Brigade,
on Monday, it was decided to accept an invitation for
representatives to attend the Lord Mayor's show on
the 9th of November. The ruemb-rs selects I to accom-
pany raptsin Davies are Engineer Moors, Second-
engineer 'Parsons, Fireman Warr, and the H n Sec.
A sub-committee was appointed f .1. the purpose of
arranging some tb-atilcals r entertainments to be
given during th 4 coming winter.
Ott Saturday last the Workhouse chirdren had their
annual outing at Compt .n Hou-e. On their arrival
a substantial dinner awaited them, after which swing-
ing and various grmes were engager& in till tea time,
when • very bountiful supply of cake, &c., was
thoroughly enjoyed by the youngsters. Amuaements,
I distributing sweets. &c., followed until dusk, when two
I balloons were sent up by Captain Goodden, thus
bringing a most enjoyable day to a cl we. The
children had toys given them to bring home, and
were, as usual, kindly sent back In a waggon by Mr.
Goodden.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

CHILD OZICIPOILD.

Accmswy.—As Mr. Robert Holdway, of this
parish, was picking simples, the bough against which
the ladder was placed broke and precipitated him to
the ground. In hie fall be drank against a young tree
near. At first it was thought that no bone was broken,
but upon further examination it wee found that two
ribs and the collar bone were fractured. He is
under the care of Mr. Decimus Chums, in of
this village, ad considering his great age ( be is
progressing as well ea can be expected.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

THE SCOTTISH FARMERS.

It is stated that in deference to the demands of the
Scottish farmers for • reform of the land laws, the
Scottish Chamber of Agriculture has prepared the
draft of • Land Bill, which will shortly be discussed
at • meeting to be held in Edinburgh for that purpose.
The measure, which cionsists of thirty-seven clauses,
has been framed with • desire to conciliate the land-
lords, se far 111 is deemed consistent with the fair and
legitimate demands of tenant farmem It is suggested
that the Bill should become law by November, ISM
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

ILIS:

gram DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL.
IMCNDSItB aro invVed for SUPPLYING
I. the DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL with
COALS for Three or SU Months, and with MEAT,
BREAD. FLOUR, MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE,
POTATOES, GROCERIES, ALE, and other Arti-
cles for Six Months, from the toth instant.
Milk, Satter, and Chew may bo Tendered for in
one Tender or separately.
The Tenders must be delivered at the HosprraL on
or before WIIIDNIKDAY, the 28th instant.
Forms of Tender can only be obtained on application
at tbe Hospital any day between the hours of 10 A.Il.
soda r.w.

N.B.:Lilts Committee do not bind themselves to
accept the lowest or nos Tender.
Order of Committee,
WALTER EDWIN GROVES,
Cis&
Os tad, 31st Septembor, 1881.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

BTI4LIIO C/LIAM.

ERie Mozom was eh/wired wtb stealing • plot ef
cream, the property of Mr. Howard, dairyman, of
Bhometock—Tbe prosecutor said he bad been missing
things for some time, and on the 12th be caaght the
defendant ooming out of the dairyhouse. Shit had •
pint of cream. fibs cried and asked to be forgiven,
but he saki he could not, IA it had been going on for so
long. She had no business in the dalryhouse.—Mr.
Howard did not wish to prow the charge; he only
wished the thane mopped. —Fined 10e.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

THE EIBIOADINABY ABDUCTION OF A
CLERGYMAN.

The motive which led tl the late daring and extraordi-
nary abduction of the Rev. Mr. Kennard was, it is now
state]. a desire on the pert of some of his relations to
frustrate the marriage in the view ot • possible bequest.
It was believed that Vie rev. gentleman would make •
settlement of • large sum on his wife, and the plot wee
then laid 13 ioveigle him away and place hiss in confine-
ment. The design, however, was frustrated by Kr.
Kennard's loud calla for help at various points along the
route after he had been instated to enter the carriage. It
now appears that the party on reaching Hunter-street
pulled op at the wrong house, where a mob sollected.
When Kr. Kennard was taken to No. 41 the crowd in-
Looressed. and though he clung to the rails and shouted, no
one, @teapots may, alt. spt.f to interfere. It is thought
eery probable that Kr. Kennard might not have regained
his liberty so easily and might have been placed in a posi-
tion of great daager had not his shouter on the bee of
route end hia struggles, when taken from the carriage,
mimed his captors to feu that detention writ Wow his
detention.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

wunozzin.

Tionmatecni.—A public meeting wee held In Bt. John's Mi 115100.1.0003 on Monday evening in °Donau°,
vrith the " Sher of Wimborm " Lodi. a Good
Ternplam Mr. Blazing presided. and. after • few
introdsctory remarks of an sporoma°
celled on Mr. Paddingtoo, a dspointio; i7-007-7Q
United Kingdom Alliance, who spoke at souse length cs the ptisoicles of the Order of Geod Teatplars.
whim, be said, dui* the thlethea yews of its
existenos could boon of having enrolled DONN hundreds
of thousands of members, many 01 whom had, however,
slace left it for the purpose of beaming oonsected
with other teloPsszloot annalist 'rt.society had done
may charitable week% meths whkh were the es/elag
of £1,600 ke the fund of the London Temoperthoe
Hospital, several hundreds in support of the Good
T.:Dolor,' °Ashman. 66d tits purcessiag of an
annuity of gee for jolts Bing, at Preston, • well
known zealous worker in the teenperanoe cense. The
Order was one which was rapidi increasing, and at
prompt, including the juvenile braná.e, numbered
some 150,000 ressnisers. The Bor. J. Waists), Mr.
Kerridge, and others addressed the meeting. la the
early part of the mem evening a very sumessful meet.
log was held In connection with the Hs.. J. Wateon'e
Bead of HMsdbeare known ea Bt. John's Band of
Hope. On
temperance neeed:;lll/1 snow TewPbdat% at which
Gimersi Diadem Divided.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

SHILLINGBTONE, DOLYETSHIRS.

The Valuable Furniture and Effects, in consequence of
the Disposal of the Freehold.

AsiESSEE CURTIS AND HENSON (who
bows disgosed. *die Freehold) are invalided
*Oh istehnetteas to SELL by AUCTION, on So
premises, Kai WARD LOD4I, finautnorronn, on
Tonens2 and Wn08,11142, Corollas 11 and 12,1881,
at 12 for 1 o'clock precisely each day, the Very Superior
CONTENTS of the RESIDENCE, including
Mahogany Winged Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers,
Washing and Drawing Tables, Cholla Glass, Toilet
Glasses, the Japanned Furniture of Servants' Booms,
Mahogany and Iron Bedsteads and Bedding, Blankets,
and other Bedchamber Items, Elegant Drawing Boom
Snits in Carved Walnut-tree, Upholstered in lesbian-
able Blank and Gold Tapestry, a Handsome Walnut-
tree Cisellonier, Oval Centre, Card and Ocataional
Table', Canterbury Whatnot, Chimney and Console
Glasses, in Gilt Frames, Loo, Pembroke, and Hall
Tables, Mahogany Bookcases of various dimensions,
fhiperior Dining-room Appointments in Mahogany,
Including Sideboard, Dining Table, Dinner Waggon,
Chairs dm. Nearly-row Brussels and other Carpets,
Curtains, • Few Engravings, Lawn Mower, Garden
Boller, and other Outdoor F.ffecte, Engraved Glass,
Electro-plate, Ornamental Items, liendaume China
Lamps, the tonal appointment/ of Kitchen and other
Dotuestic °Wee, a Jew FitTts,.and General Effect&

May be Viewed Monday, Oct. 104.
Catalogues may be obtained ou the Premises i at the
Principal Hotels in the Neighbourhood; or forwarded
on application to Mr. W. B. Return, 278, Hollovey-
rued, N.; or to
MESSRS. CURTIS AND HENSON,
7, Monet-street, Groevenor.equare,.London, W.
THA DORCHESTER
(Old Established)
BLRVILNTS REGISTRY OFFICE.
Uncles the Patronage of the Nubility,
Clergy, and Gentry.
SERV•NTE WANTED.— 29 Cooks,
wages from tie to 06. 10 Experienced House-
nialds, age over 26, 314 to tie. 12 Mouse and Parlour-
maids, LH to tie. 2 Parlourmaids, gin to gig. 1 Useful
.aily's Maid, age owe r 26, must be a good Needlowomen
and plain Dressmaker. 3 Experienced Nurses, age
..ver 25, Ell. U General Servants, IM to gl2.
Kitcheamaid sod 1 Sculleryniaid, who have lived in
Gentlemen's Families. 1 Single-handed Laundrymaid
for • Gentleman's family, I:20 and all found. 1 under
ChAinhernisid for a first-clam Hotel, £l2.
Aprly to Mr. Taomas Pourtcr, Saddler and Ser-
vants Registry Ofitce, 8, Domini', Dorchester.
Registry Fee One Shilling charged to Lady and
Servant; if by letter, 12 stamps, and • stamped
envelope fur reply.
No names given until the fee is paid, and no letters
answered unless • stamped envelope is enclosed.

AGENT WAN TED to Push first-clue
LUBRICATING OIL. Commission 10 to 1°
per mut —Box 201, Port-01100, LiverpooL

ADVERTISER (experienced and Efficient
BOOK-KEEPER, also well up among all kinds
if Stock and Estate Managemeut) is desirous of meet-
ing with a CLERKSHIP; would engage with a view
to PARTNERSHIP, if requirecL—lieferences, address
Vomits," Reure. RAT* 169, Picadiliy, Loudon.
()OLIN TY CABINET WORKS,
I, CORNHILL, DORCHESTER.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

frelant.

___.......,_.--.
Mr. Parnell arrived in Dublin on Sunday night from
his redden°e in county Wicklow, and met with aa
enthusiastic reception.
On Saturday morning, Constable Joseph Dat who
was so barbarously attacked in Moore-street, blin,
about a week ego, disod in Jervis-street Hospital from
the wounds be received.
Mr. Jame, Marini._ ,s
...chairman of the Mitch°hrtown
b eh of the Lund Laagne, was discharged from
Lrlamaarkir Viol on 8441417, He was arrested in Juno
as a suspect.
Fos-hunting will possibly be stopped throughout
Ireland this year, as ail the local branches of the bind
League ha'e passed resolutions not to jpermit it on their
holdings. Mr. Parnell has publicly expreased
approval of this course.
A fearful murder was early on Saturday morning
cWru ommitted in the South Dublin workhouse. Two
fought, and one cut the other's throat with a
mot ibeostssistinif the bead from Cho body.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

BURTON 88/MISTOOK.

RONAN CATHOLIC FORILAL.—The first interment
under the provisions of the recent Act entitling Roman
Catholios to burial in consecrated ground of the Church of
England, in this district took place in the churchyard
on Tuesday afternoon before a number of spectators.
The deceased was a Mrs. Wheeler, late of Bridport
Harbour, which is within the parish of Burtco. The
Roman Catholic rites of burial were fully observed,
the spot beingspectally consecrated by the Bev. Father
Debandt, of Bridport, who officiated.

loralxaAKPTol:
ANNUAL SCHOOL TlZAT.—Through the kindness of
Mrs. T. P. F. Gundry of Sydling Court, and the
, Bridport, the *choler' attending the ab,eve
school,ttl9 had their annual treat and outing.
Accompeined by their much respected mistress, hfl-s
Parsons, the children were conveyed last Saturday to
the Harbour, in vehicles pla.wd at their disposal by
Mr. Denzilos. Mm Foss, of the Harbour reel,-
ment Rooms, provided them with an excellent tea,
under the superintendence of Mrs. Gundry, and her
sons, who strive heartily to please the juveniles
during the day. Some sports were indulged in during
the evening wh .n Mrs. Gundry distributed a qua Itoty
of useful articles as pit s to then• hulars.

MESSRS. MOODY AND SANKEY.
These evangelist' are organising their tour though
Great Britian and Ireland. Mr. Sankey reached
Liverpool ozi Tuesday in the sa. City of Berlin for the
purpose of sating as plasm. Hs is to be Vllowsd at
012011 by Mr. Moody. who sails from the United States
on Saturday next. One of the northern English towns,
probably Leeds will be selected in which to hold the
first =Wag, after which Scotland and then Ireland
will, it is expiated, be visited.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.
To Oa Elam%

Bfa,—Ther• hag beim • rumour am..nget the young
follows of the town that dope were jsg to be takes to
try and get op a torchlight prooooll m. he., here on the
Ylith of November. Could hey of the readers of your
papa Inform me whether there ia any losadotiss for each
• report. U More Li low sure it Is quite lilsolllolls
been work. U begun, I feel coarload AIN It email
meet with the support of the inhabitants, se it would
keep • groat many people from gulag to Dorchester, sad
also bring large numbers It from ne,ghbooring villages on
that night. Saeogrely Itoptng that 'he movement will be
etertod an& broelpht te • weesees,-1 am, tours truly
J. B.
13, Trinity-eine; Weymouth, September NM, 1881.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

4 COMPLAINT.
To As Editor.

Bl.—Osinnot something be done to allay the stench
that emstantly pervades the antra:too of Belletreet
lithe Inspector of Nagano*, were to have passed
the said street on Monday afternoon Lest, he
through the
have been Induced to do as I did then
nod is several occasions. via., place my fingers to my
anus in order to relieve my•sli of the offensive
efflevimo, which was most Nicks:using, and be might
possibly have pity on those who live near and get the
indethoe asstd.—Yours, &o.
Pao Bozo Pusuco.
Dorchester, September 21st,
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

SZAPTIIIBIEBT.

Thitga.—On Friday, at the County Court, lair.
da=Tindal beard the eases of W. Vane
e. Samuel Jamas, of Sutton Ilinedevfile.—Mr.
R. A. Wilson, of &Rebury, appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. M'Oaethy, °aroma. for defendant. Mr. Wilson
said this wee a ewe where the out-going tenant bad
left a sum dee for tithes. A scam of distress having
been served on the becoming tenant the plaintiff, who
wee owner of the property, paid the sum of rff 10s. Bd.
the 'mount so due, and no* seed the out-going tenant
for it.—His Honour asked whether the plaintiff had
paid at the defendant's rogue* but Mr. Wilson
showed that the statue 14 and 15 Vic. c. 25, s. 8. had
reneistid this unneoeseary under the circumstances of
the ems. liVarthy said the defence was that
ininsdiately after entering on the land the defendant
gsid • year's tithe, and having paid for the whole time
be occupied, it would be a hardship on him to have to
peg this sum.—After some further discussion his
Honour said if the chstendent had pahi • charge on tbs
land It should be allowed, and be was entitled in
quity.—Tha ease was gradually referred to Mr. John
Waters, land agent, Salisbury.

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

THE BATTLE OF MARBH FARM.

At the aoudad= of the ease it was decided by the
prosecution to attempt to take by force the crops
removed from Man& Yarn to lira. Trent's land. Fur
this purpose • small army of labouring utea (25 in
Limber --Washroom Sherbets% seven front dhaftssbury,
ti‘ e from Yeovil, and four or fire front Unborn' Port)
was secured, wader the oommand of Mr. Webb, of
fihaftesbury, eed the dherborne men lift coyly the
next morning with two wsou., lent by Mr. H.
Willis, and four by Mr. OoLlar, of Itnah farm,
and proceeded to Templecootbe, where theY were
tq be reinforced by their " catoradse in war." Before
tha battlefield was reached, dinner time had owns
and gone, and the attacking party arrived an time
to receive • " warm reception from about 200
men, women, and children. 'The oppning party
allowed their antagonists to ent ft. the field where two
wheat mows had been erected awl also part of • rick
of b-ans aad even to pull them vast sad load In. sal
wa.:gons, but as soon as this wee done the command
wee' Tens far and no further." The opposing party
then loo`ted the gate, standing in fall muster at it
whilst in front of it, a loaied waggon was drawn up
en
1 the wheels locked by a chain. Beer was plant.-
ou.ly supplied to the " &feeders of thespoil, and their
swag enon tunneled to suchen 13 X Gell MSS the " beet
man" of the attacking party was challenged and the
such army threatened that blood would be drawn U
any attempt were made to remove the crop' from the
fieid. Thinking oiscretion the better part of valour,
the attacking party eventually took their horses out
sod Isf t the loaded waggons on the ground. Oa thew
way home the retiring party came is view of numer-
ous reinforcements to the battle field, and
the jeers and hooting which net the conquered ou
going through the town most have few especially
galling to the " defseders of right."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

BLAND! 0111 D.
THE FR 4CID ON LORD WOLVERTON.

Hadley Jonas, • journalist, was again brought up in
custody, ou Toursday, at the B ,w-street Polio. °Moe,
charged with endeavourin,k to procure charitable osn-
tributions by false pratenoes.—Lord Wolverton stated
that he received a letter about the 19th of May saking
for the loan of ao, and signed " William Kignold."
Re forwarded that amount by cheque payable to Me.
William Riga°ld. He received four letters from
prisoner, and he forwarded £l2 to him, in onasequenoe
of the representations made in those letters, and the £2O
was sent in the belief that Mr. William Kignold the
actor was to be the recipient —The private sec. of
Lord Spencer proved the recsipt of a letter signed
Wlldecultignoti, applying t ibislorduhip for aasistanoe.
but Earl Spencer did not send any money.—Evidence
was given to show that the prisoner had received
letters addressed to Mr. W. Kignold, at 294, Pent ,11.
ville-road. Letters were rocs ived for persons at this
address, and the prisoner was known there as Mr.
Rignald.—Formal evidenoe tracing the proceeds of
Lord Wolverton s cheque to the prisoner was given,
and Km W. Rignold was milled to prove that the
letters produced were not in her husband'. hand-
writing. At the present time he was fulfilling an
engagement in Americ • Since the first occasion •
letter had been addressed to Lord Wolverton, lipoid
"William Rignold," stating that he had received the
money, and that he did not wish the prisoner to
suffer. Mrs. Rigooki proved that this lettrr was not
in her husband's handwriting.—The prisoner was then
committed for trial at the Old Bailey.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27

BLANDPORD.

RIMMING 0/7101111. Mr. EitiCkiiiDd having
reigned his appointment am relieving allow of the
mood Blandlord die rict, on his election for the
Holborn division, an election took plane on Saturday
last. There was 88 candidates, five being selected by
the guardians to attend the meeting of the Board, and
the numbers were :—Turner (eon of the Union- Master),
18 votes ; Whitfield, 9; Bustace, 3; Jackson, 1 ;Ford, 1.
Town Counou.—A melting of the t mined was held
on Tuesday in the Town I. There were present—
the Mayor (Mr. d. Darden), Aldermen A. S. Hodges,
and F. T. Johns; Councillors T. 11. Bennett, 11,
Byers, E. B. Smith, J. Bali, O. Pond, J. J. Ball, S.
Abbott, and the Town Clark (Mr. R. A. Smith). The
Town Clerk presented the report of the county and
borough analyst, Dr. °myna Leach, which was to the
effect that no cases had been brought before him for
the past quarter. A plan to entioes a small Own a
ground (about 25 feet). with ka fa. ao the
left hand side of the per.). us we Old House was pre-
sented, and it was resolved to allow the owner of the
Old Hones t. ....L.—. by means of iron riling up to
gatillooll to Mr. Paddock's yard by payments of
2s. ed. per year quit rent.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

EXECUTION AT MAIDSTONE

Ti sent.. ice of death passed on Alfred MOOT*, •
young ...Idle., for the wilful murder d an old woman,
named Ma-vh, at Grave toqud, .41 the 16th of February,
waa carried out on Tivad.y m ,ruing, inside Maidatons
prison, by Marwood, 11l the presto.* of a few officials
and repr -.entailers .1 the prma. The ondemmd
man, who re revel great penitence after his conviction,
wallvd 6 mly to the w aff M. He was allowed a drop
of eight feet, and atrui.gled slightly after falling.

MUBDEROUs ATTACK ON A SISTKR AT
BATH.

On Tuesday afternoon, at between one and two
o'clock, a youn man named Thomas Amos, a
labourer, Ii ing with his mother in Calton-road, Bath,
made a murderous attack on his sister, and was after-
wards taken into custody, suspected of being a lunatic
at large. Amos, it appears, suffers to some extent from
mental aberration, and when under the influence of
drink he imagines that his relatives are intent upon
poisoning him. In Tuesday morning Amos picked a
quarrel with his mother, and . fter bra king every.
thing he could lay his hands upon he rushed from the
house with a hatchet concealed on his person, and
meeting his sister. wh . was returning through
Holloway from the city, where she is employed as a
dressmaker, he attacked her desperately, dealing her
with the weapon a blow on the back of the head,
which but for falling upon the hat would doubtless
have told fatally. The wound caused was about an
inch in length, and Miss Amos, bleed.og profusely,
ran i to a greengrocer's shop while a second blow was
aimed at her, but the door b Inc instantly cl Red by
the shopkeeper's wife, the hatchet descended on the
outside panel. Three men assisted to take Am 's into
custod,, but he was not s cured u..til he had been
struck down by a blow from a heavy piece of timber.
Although weak from loos of blood, the young woman
is not dangerously wounded, and Is progressing
favourably unthr the care of the surgeon. When
taken to the station, .Iniois reply to the charge was
that his mother had been attempting to poison him.
This is one of the delusions under which the un-
fortunate man labours.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

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BRAGG'S IIH ARCO AL VP ISCIIITS
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BRAGG'S riHARCOAL 1 OEENGES 1
I.—) Sold in Tins 14
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

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As this mixture is pleasant to the taste, and
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

A RIDE TO KHIVA

CAPTAIN MID BURNABY.
Royal Hone Guard&

Pao 13 says :—" Two pairs of boots lined with lox wore
▪ taken ; and or physic—with which it is well to her
„pow whim in,elliug in out-of-the-way places—some
quinine, and Cockle's pills, the latter a most invaluable
medicine, and one which I hare used on the natives of
Central Africa with the greatest possible suoceso In fact.
he marvellous eves produced uPon the mind and body
of an Aral. Muhl. who was impervioua to all native
inedicinea. whoa I administered to him Ave

000KLE'S PILLS
will fads from my memory ; and g inead ol .z..
who paned through the tame district many month. alter
wards', informed me that my fame an 'medicine man
had not died out, but that the iduirwelions cur• was am)
tam a thecae of conversation in the bazaar."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

WYILE.

PROTIUM BOUBLI BIRTH.—A young wAnan at
Wyke on SatordAy I+4 was c 'ldiot)/ of a son, and on
Monday of another. Th mother is in a very prec.ari•
one state.

Wvicc CHURCH.— kt the vestri, meeting on Thurs-
day the churchward-n's accounts showed the receipt.
were just over £lOO. an I the exp.n More .07 6.. 41. ;
but the latter iuclu led £lO for organist's sal try,
which will be repaid from another source. £lO is to he
placed in a reserve fund. The repair. of the church
are eetimated by Mr. Crickmay at 000, not including
the heatini,. When the specifications are prepared,
another meeting of ratepayers will be called.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

MICT!.:OPOLIT. i N ( ATTLE.

MOXINT.

Ab.:.at 2,500 boasts, ine'u ling about MO
'aide hatter, from 4,. to 54. 21. Alsont 9,010 1141 P
and limbs; tra 1. 'Wailer. from 4s. 6d. to ; 'Leah%
Sa. to 81. 6A. ; e.alve., 61. t'6.. 4 J.; Om t 4
Si. 2d. per 8 I,..—At Uptiord there were at, .ut 400
boosts, and 1,300 sheep.

DORCURITRR CORN, Saturday. - There was a
moderate attendance at the Corn Exchange to.day.
Foreign whew. average NU. to 510 , and English 425.
to Ilk, per qr. Foreign barley in good demand at
last week's rate.. Rouni an 4 IA malts 63. per .Ir.
decline. thaw, 31. deartr. Beane and peal fully as
dear. Flour, 31s. to Ms.
DaRCH =TER CATTLE, Sattarday.—There WWI as
active trade for store stork. Heifers and calve., yr.
to EN it..; Iserreners, et 2 10s. to £l4 per pair. Fm
beef, 124. 61. to 13.. 61 per ..'ore; fat ewes ishorn).
Cid. per lb. ; +ethers. 1. to 954. ; fat lambs, 355. t
37a. 61. L.rze ettendancs, and everything sold.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

RZOKIrT'S PARIS BLI7R

The marked superiority of thie Laundry Blue over
all others, and the quick appreciation of its merits by
the Public, has been attended by the clonal result
viz., a flood of imitation.; the merit of the latter
meOnly consist, in the ingenuity exerted, not simply in
Imitating the square shape, but making the genera
appearance of th. wrappen resemble that of the
genuine article. The Marrdscturers beg therefore te
caution all buret, to see " Reckitt's PAris Blue" on
each packet. Sold in Penny Squares at all respectable
Groner'. Oilmen. and Druggists.

"WHEN YOU ASK FOR"
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"BEE TIIAT YOU GET IT."

RECKITTS PARIS BLUE.
Used to the PRINCE of WALES LAUNDRY.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

A NOME FOR INEBRIATES.

A meeting a it. Is, Id under ts.e presidency of the Lord
ll.yor f L 'noon at the Macialen How.% Leaden, on
Tueaday aft re..on, t. congtder the el vlrehillty of este
a howe f. r inehriat. s nod-, the H .14 tuel Drunkarts
Ac,, a d ws. ad.l,si.l by tee E ,r 1 04 Sh.lheobury, Dr.
Cameron, M.P., C ition D tcwor h. and when. R
were pawed approving the p,oject. The Institution
is to be called the Dalrymple Home for Inebriates.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

BLANDPOILD.

Nlverrtutious Casr..—Some few days ago aa two men
were emptying a closet vault at a place millet " Burt's
Cise" (which lies between Thorneoembe Bottom and
Charlton Marshall), they discovered mmething
wrapped in a cloth, which, upon rmuninatioes, was
declared by them to be the remains of an infant!
Information was at once given to the nearest police.
man, who, as in duty bound, communicated with his
superintendent and the coroner. W. H. .I.tkine en.
Keel , who directed hint to take possession .4 the
suspected ()ercel and its contents, and take tlwen to
the coroner's hones This having been done, the
remains were shortly alterwards examined Mt Dr E.
-
M. Spnonar. and the coroner in person, who discovered
leg and thigh, side and other bones, including a very
oe merry-thought bone, clearly showing the) wsre
the remains of what wowed to be an ancient
rooster of the Cochin China, Drained) Poutra, or o her
large breed. We are informed the ooroner decline,
to put the county to the expense of an inquest.
consegneutly to whom poor chanticleer belonged, or
how he Caine to his final resting place must remain a
matter of coniecture.

BIRTHS,
hay 11, at Chelm.ford House, Tarlatan, the will
the Rey. S. K Pontifez, prematurely of & daughter-
surviving bar birth only a law hours leowstanc•
Maui}
May 13, at No. 4, B. QOM field-terrace. WeYeauth•
Gut wiledt A. G. Helaine. of a daughter.
may Li.at the "Three Cups' Coon Myer; the wife
Kr. George Scott, of a daMn
May 4, at Wintborna Si. tilea, by the Rev. R. liarnme.
rector, John Rowe, of London, to Kate Florence, gser.h
daughter oF I:llsnrY It. Sboanrd, Wunb;4" St"
Giles.

DK ATHS.
May 7, at M•ndham House, Wiraborset Ann Nosy,
late of Sturminstee Nevrteo, aged 91.
May 11, at Coveetraet, Wegraouth, Kr, R chard
Attwooll, aged 88.
May 11, at Blandford, Me Richard *.,,,,calny. ait‘i
db.
May IL at Came Abbas, Miss Marl' Ate punnet, lo
her 814 year.
May 12, at rioetaBll4lll_, 1")."08, J'Ain Slade, fonotelf
of Gonkr. Barton, Crew...woe.
May 13, at 22. Thuriow-rese Runpstesg, the BAT'
=Fajoillk•rtOtl, 110110117 usei, sma.bury
Of Langton Long, Bler,Oorti.
May 16' at fibm", atthe residence of her brother,
T. B. Couch, Jane Hunt NM

LU
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

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REGIBTHE A?;I) OTHER STOVES,

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CAGES, BUILDERS lionns.

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24

THE REVISION OF THE SCRIPTURES.

The two Houses of Convocation of the province of
Canterbury met . n Tuesday. The Archbishop of
erbury, on taking his seat as the president of the
Upper House, read a message which he directed to be
sent to the Lower House, desiring the attendance of
the Prolocutor and such members of the bower
House who could conveniently attend to be present
when the first report of the joint committee for the
revision of the authorised version of the Hely
Scriptures was to be presented.—ln obedience to this
message the Prolocutor and a large number of the
members of the Lower House attended and the Bishop
of Gloucester then read the report, which stated that
the joint committee of the two Houses of Convocation
appointed on May 5, 1870, for the revision of the
authorised vend°x of the Holy Scriptures, with the
weistance ..f the scholars and divines whose co-opera-
tion they were authorised to invite, had ooinpleted one
portion of their labours, namely, the New ant,
and he now presented the volume containing the
same to his grace in Convocation.—The Archbishop
said he was sure he might express the thanks of both
Houses to the committee for the labours they had
be-towed.—The Prolocutor and Lb, other members of
the Lower House then retired, after which the Bishop
of Gloucester addressed their lordships at considerable
length, givinza hiAt wical r slew of former transis•
tions of thu 1111,10, and the rensorts which led to the
matter being taken nj. by Convocation in 1870. when
two companies wore formed, one for the revision of
thu New and the other for the revision of the OM
Testament. The text, he said, had gone through
seven incisions, and while carefully carrying on the
revis;on their desire had been to make the new work
and the old so blend together thst the venerable
aspect of the authorised version might never be lest
and its proportions sacrificed to the rigidity of a
merely pedantic aocurary. Wherever differences of
opinion had existed, these being very few, the text
had the reading adopted by majority, while the
marginal readings were those of the minority. The
Archbishop expressed the thanks of their lordships to
the 13(syhttop of Gloucester for the able and r state-
Incur, fah hp had made, and the Bid] pof London
espresseg the h.'Te that the issue of the revised
retain,. ,f the Vey/ Testament. *mid not 00 Mill'
1114decdt04d. At present it W" ritsW9re Ohurch
ft.r its consideration, sad idles e • parr of it might is
some years it might by some authority, he scarcely
knew what, be recognised as the authorised version:
but in the meantinte it would be a great misfortune if
any clergyman used any portions of it as the authorised
version. -Th.. Archbishop said he should communicate
to the senior member of the Prostestant Episcopal
Church in the United States the thanks of Goivoca-
' the assistance which they had rendered.
"f