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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

cArrLE.

BRISTOL, TllrItSll,AY.—An average supply of
beef, but trade WAS rather quiet. Hest sample; fetched
from Sus to 82. per cwt., and middling sorts from yos
yjs. Mutton was not so plentiful, but there WAS
amply sufficient to meet the requirements of buyers.
Ilcsd wethers changed hands at from gd to 9Nd per
lb., and heavy ewes were Id per lb. lighter. 'the
lamb semou is getting advanced, and there was but
little on offer, and a very limited inquiry after it.
Prices were much the same as for mutton, the best
samples fetching gNd per lb. There was a good
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

BEILTON ABBEY.
Tug Baron and Sarum.= Hombre have leftlton
Abbey for the South of France, for the winter.

STICIELAND.
An inquest was held on ThumLay, the 7th inst. by Mr.
W. TI. Atkinson, and the following jury, Measm Barnett
((oreman). itallaiii, Burden. Crane, OiSingh=
Oxford. Phillips, It. Stuckless, M oolrid.fe, and Thomas
White. t.oo'hrs. the death of Mary Rieketts, who corn-
mitt.' ;Mehl.; by hanging on Tue-itlay, the sth inst.
Fium the evidence it appears that the deceased has beeq
low-spirited and nervous t.stely, awl being near het
confinement a little upmt her. On Tuesday evening
alrntt eitht u'ilock her hushand went home from work and
had spo en to her of money affairs. She turned away,
and went as he thought tc 1101110 of the neighlsiur's hien.*
lint when nine o'clock Came and she did not return, then
be searched everywhere, even going to his sou's at
Clenstoue ; but could not find her until at $ :lU, the father
and son found her huddled in a corner of a small elit4
with a rope round her neck and fastened to a small pole
above ; she was gnite dent The jury, who gave then fern
to the sorrowing husband, returne,l a verdict of "f'orn-
mitted suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity."
' The neighbours bad noticed her manner bitely, that it was
altered, getting very low.spirited. and her expected eon-
finement made her worse, and very nervous, she hot 'aid
even that ehe abonld not get over it. She is the seetlat
of eleven children, six of whom ere not able to work.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

ji Cottittg

TUESDAY. OLTTODIIR 111. 11475.

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NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Her Majesty the Queen, before returning to '
Balmoral from Inverary Castle, left with the
Princess Louise the sum of MO for distrilm-
t: ,in amounts varying from 22 to CO, among
workpeople in the Duke of Argyll's employ,
upon whom additional labour had been imposed
by Her Majesty's visit. The Queen also left a
handsome donation to the local poor.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

li:;mestie Servants.

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No undertaking for repayment of cost of passage
required.
Aminted Pasnagen granted to Mechanics and other
eligible isTsman.
There in a great demand for labor in the Colony at
g 0..! WAgen.
A Svroon•Superintendent, and Permanent Matron
atxvanpany each s'.•ip.
Bach family has a separate sleeping compartment.
On arriving in the Colony passengers are received
Into the Goveniment Home.
MO bend Order Warrants per Adult issued to persons
paying their mon full passage.
Appointed Agent for Bridport, Mrs. HANNAH
PRINCE ; Shaftesbury, Hr. JOHN BLENETR ; BIE1111101`11;
Mr. HENRY AIATOR.
Queensland Government Office,
32, Charing Cross. Lundell..
FREE EMIGRATION TO NEW
ZEALAND.
FREE PASS•SES
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

norsttobirt.

Tan Right itev. the Lord Bishop of &Rebury on the 7th
iltoL Boanaoff the Rev. Stowell Webb Mackenzie Sorb,
clerk, M.A., to the Vicarage of East Ho!me, void hy the
resignation of the Rev. E. H. Goratein, on the nomination
of Mr. Nathaniel Bond, of Holum Pnory • and the Rev.
Richard Meade Hohaon, clerk, 8.A., to the Curacy of 11,re
Ro.is with Wintorborne Kin.:ston.
Four AND MDVIN NAVAS& —The returns for last week
, show an inrTease of 1,45 animals affected. There ore
2 704 beasts dereased, helm:ii desline of 564, but thero Is:
an increare in the sheer the numbers now heiog
14,1;11 against 12,711 last week. of pigs OM are alfeeted
akiinst 503 at the last returns. liorchester has 971 beasts,
5.P.5; awl 171 pigs with Lk: malady; Winihorocs
zff 2,.±t2 she-p. an-11l swine.
D05A13 COUNTT POULTIIT AND I'IGRON SOCIETV.—The
next exhibition u ill he hold in the Corn Exchange., Dor-
chester, on the 19th and t)ith of January m.xt. r. IL
Gerard Mturt, M.P. is Pn,ident of the society, and Mr.
W. E. Bryincr, M. 11., Vice-President A now feature in
the schedule will be • series of prises restricted to
residenta in the County of Dorset, the genera list, being,
as before, open ta the world.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

Corrtsponbence.

DORCHESTER HOLY TRINITY CIIURCII

BAZAAR.

To (As Ifitifor.
I have no wish to occupy much of your valuable space,
but I really feel compelled to ask for • little room in your
paper, that I may try and shield the Building Committee
of Holy Trinity Church from any accusation. or even sus-
picion, of ingratitude. We do desire to express our most
sincere, earnest, and hearty thanks to those numerous
friends, some old and tried, others new and unknown, who
came forward so readily and spent their money si freely
in order to make our late bazaar a decided success. We
should like to exproui our gratitude Individually to every
one of those friends who came to the Town Hall to help us.
and also to every one of those ladies who for months past
have worked so hard in the geed cause. This, of course,
is impound., for gifts great and small, and good wishes,
and words of encouragement in our undertaking, have
come fr all quarters. They have reached in from
persons in whom we never expected to meet with theni.
They have readiest us from persons who would naturally
have been indifferent to us. They have reached us from
those from whom we might have expected opposition.
They have come to us from such unhoped for quarters,
and under such a variety of circunistances, that we most
be a miserable, colillearted lot did we not feel and endeu
your to express unbounded thankfulness. It is manifest
that a wide spread interest is taken In the rebuilding of
this parish church, and doubtless a feeling of affectiun
for the old county town, and ninny en old association
perhaps connected with it, has led many people resident
In the county, in whom we have no sort of claim, to give
us • helping hand. We are grateful, and we hope our
friends will allow on thus publicly to thank them. And
u tree gratitude is not only acknowledgment of pest
favours, hut also an anticipation of future ones, we take
this opportunity of asking them to come once more— only
once mere—and hank us up at Nur next great attenipt to
replenish the exhausted exchequer ; to cane in the Same
kind way In which they came ti the concert and the
bazaar, and we hereby promise them (a. we consider we
linie done before), hi give them something honestly worth
their tuoney. It may interest oar friends to know that
since the bazaar •01110 considerate persons who were unable
to lie present hare sent us contributions, and others have
purchased seine of the articles still left 441 hand : so that
we may safely calculate, after all expenses are paid, Litie
will be added to the Building Fund,
U. EvKagrr,
Chairman of Building Committee.
Rectory, Dorchester, October 6th. 15.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

FATAL COLLIERY EXPLUS.ION.

A serious explosion occurred on Thursday morning at
the South Liberty pit, Ashton Vale, Bristol. Two of the
night shift men were working eight yards from the maia
air way oil ft 111.1 M vein, when an explosion oururrisl, cud
on the uranium and others iming to the spot they found
four men already killed or dying awl five inure severely
injured.

CAPTAIN BUTTON ON TIIE RHINE.
The Straslboure papers bring wine slettds of CnPlain
Boyton's fresh exploit. floating down the 'thine from Bale
to Strasbourg. Hu was greatly distressesl by the violent
back currents, and said be found the river worse than thu
the Ohio, or the Missouri. He !vomits that
hailing a boatman to know where he was. the man, seeing
in the water an inexplicable floating black mass, rowed
away exclaiming, "The devil On arriving at Kehl,
(*plain Boykin was carries! violently by the rapid current
!f &lust the bridge of boats, and sank for a few maenads.
He came out of the water much exhausted, having taken
many more hours than hi) had calculated to perform the
distance.

DOIJIILE MURDER AND ARSON IN IRELAND
Within about a mile of Lixcaw, there lived Ins thatched
house a small former named Quitter. Ile was living with
the widow of his deceased brother, and the connection
gave rise to local scandal. Mrs. Quitter's son recently
returned front America, and relented this Pieta of affairs
so strongly, that his mother and uncle had him hound over
to keep the peace about a month ago. On Thursday morn-
ing the LOUPU was discovered to Ist on flre. After much
difliculty Quitter was rescued from the burning pile, hut
he died before the arrival of thu police front thu next
village of Crotty. On examination the marks of b1.,W4
wore found upon his skull, and it is alleged that the..
were indicted before the housu was set on Are. Search
was madu fur the body of Mrs. Quitter, and her charred
remains were discovered. Young Quitter was arrested on
suspicion.

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ANOTHER DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS.
Scx houses at the llolborn cud of Chancery Lane,
Loudon, have been closed for some time, °whit; to expiry
of lease. They belong to St. liartholoniew s Hospital.
The corner house, which was a confectioner's, is to la
pulled down for the purpose of widening the thorough-
fare, and the remaining live are to be rebuilt, when their
leases will be renewed. On Tuesday the materials be-
longing to the whole of these houses were sold off by
auction, and on the men going into the cellar of 31/7,
lately occupied by Mows. Crawford and Co., umbrella
manufacturers, they discovered the skeleton of a human
being in a wicker basket, enclosed in a wooden box, hut
not buried. It was found that the bones were perfectly
dry, that the joints had been affixed in • 'Menthe manner
with wire, and that portion of the spine had been
cemented with plaster. There were also • large nutubet
cit other bones, Landes a donkey's hoof. It is said that
el the exhibition of the remains before • medical gentle-
man he at once declared theta to have been the property
of • surgeon.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

NA.RTINEITOVIRf.

MANIMITING Sitaioss fur the late harvest were
preached in this church on Sunday, the Vltli of September.
by the Rev. E. Ludlow, vicar, and collections made on
behalf of the County Hospital, amounting to .C 6 If3s. 24.

BROADXAYNE.

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Snouts Amoy-vv.—A very serious accident happened
on Satnrday evening to Mr. Joseph ("rocker, dairyman. of
Fryer Mayne. It seems he was returning home from
a,rellester with his horse and waggon, awl had passed
through Broadmayne all right, hut about three-gnarters
of-an-hour afterwards he was discovered by a man in the
employ of Mr. Chilcott, of Warmwen Mills, lying in a
pool of blood, In the road, within 100 yards of his house.
How he came in the road seems to be a niysterr, as the
horse was a quiet animal, and had not started, neither had
the waggon been in collision with anything. The horse
seems not to bare missed its driver, as it walked on
towards Mr. Crocker's Loose awl was found standing
quietly at the yard gate. On discovering the accident
the man (who had passed the sense way only three-quartets
of an-boar before) Immediately obtained assistance end
Mr. Crocker was conveyed home. Dr. Good, of 15.ft-
eliester. was fetched, and was soon In attendance on the
injured man. Tie discovered that one of the a heels had
armed the right side of Mr. °rocker's heal, and had
broken his jaws, from which Injuries he had bled pro-
fusely. Everything was done which medical skill could
mucest, lint we are very sorry to he-sr that Mr. (corker's
life is despaired of. On Thsrolmv mornitm coo lelrut
that Mr. (rockers jaw has been set, and it to lioi 0.1 that
he will recover.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

DOZ01111:8TIN.

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D.R.V.-The annual supper of the ride corps takes
place next Thursday e‘ ening, at the Kinttcrilans hotel.
FoornaLL.-The opening gone of the ter Foot-
ball Club will be played on the Dorset GountY School
ground. on Wednesday next, at 3 p.m
Ltintsta Cui:xtv lioserraL -The annual sermons on
behalf of the ltoset County Hospital were preached ,m
Sunday, at All Saints' Church, by the Ractor (the Rev. H.
F. J .....). and the collection' amounted to £7 id. 7d.
EN. otssitee Or llot ma. -At the Petty Seoieto, on
Monday, an extra hour woo granted to the Juio•tion hotel
lir the 121 h inst., on the 001.4 i ~,, of the " Excelsior •
Cricket Club supper ; and a similar ext.,liihni of time to
the Georgs lun, on the MA inst., for the anniversary of
the ForeNters Court.
CLosoe l'cuLicmouse. -At midnight last Saturday
the "queen's Own- pitblic.house in Durngate-street.
cease) to be a licensed house. Wei into tenant a shout
time since left the town, awl at the last transfer day could
net be found to pro lime the licenee, and thus it lapses by
efflux of time. The premises are the property of Messrs.
Eldridge, Pope, awl CO.
DIM Isuaqma Lisr. -Monday morning last was appeinted
for the revision of the burgess list, but a court could not
be constituted owing to the absence of one of the assessors.
The Mayor and Mr. .1. Foster duly appeared, hut Mr.
Cecil Cox, the other awessor, had gone on lei/loess to
Bridport fair, neglecting his inueicipal duty. This being
the ease the court was ieljourned until Thursday morning.
ETENINti CONCEST.—We be to remind our readers of
Mr. boleti Smith's concert to-morrow (Wednesday) even.
iug at the Townhall. Of late Idirchester has had, it is
true, many opportuuities of coucert-going, lout, in the
majority of cases the atdendlances have been thin, so that
we imagine there is a large reserve of support remaining,
and we hope it will IV extended to Mr. hoyton Smith on
Weduesday evening, for. apart from the intrinsic merits
of his concert party, he deserves well of the Inhabitants of
this town and neighbourhood.
Connougo TO TOE DORSKY COUNTT Paisox.--flard
Labour Robert Miles. leaving family chargeable at
Sherborne, 2 calendar months.; Lavuiiia Edwards, 111 14-
bdiaviour in Wimlerne union, 6 weeks; George Dunlen
and Richard Sytuns stealing clethee at Weymouth.
1 calendar month each; Henry Cox, drunkenness at Lyme
Regis, 21 days; Jesse Sprankling, assaulting police at
Weymouth, 14 days • Sarah Hoare, stealing clothes at
ljridport, 7 days. -imprisonment : David Mead, wilful
damage ot Weymouth, 14 daya
Tot Wairuza- -The following is our meteorological
report :-

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Lomat .
Date. NeolL Pond at Wind. 1 St* eof Wardle:.
i NighL
1
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pd.. • • 1
I 66 0 1 W I Rain
s so :: , WeW Nuenly
G a Vib V Fine
7 5.1 49 W , Cloedy, Ina, e109d7
8 53 39 3 1 841n,009,13,
9 43 1 3 NW t liale
10 44 1 43 W I flue, Nile
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

CHARXINSTEP.

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TUE Contrr AvsLvms. —Harvest thankwiving services
have just been held at the Asybrin chapds. The iervice
at I,"raten, on Thursday, the 30th ult., WWI conducted by
the Rev. W. J. Pope. rector of Godmansteno, who preached
• very appropriate and impressive sermon. The chaplain
(the Rev. IC Ewan.) presided at the harmonium. At
Charminster„ on Wednesday last, the service was read by
the chaplain, proper less in. for the occasion wore read by
Dr. time., 101.1 ii very suitable and intcrestint werouou
was delivered by the Rev. W. M. Barnes, ol Winterborue
Munkten. The patieut+, as usual, were 'isn't attentive to
, the .tllViCell. in which they jeincd heartily by sintinit the
harvest hymns and saying the response+. The chapels
I were neatly decorated with Scripture texts, corn, Ike.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

CKIDXAMBTO2III.

II sterwcr Vaatt—rrr —47-u—d—us—ans—to--n-ereuns-Nother Owns
Harvest. Festival was held on Wednesday. October IL and
fortunate it rm. that day hod been selected, as (rein early
inorainr until evening, the sky woo unclouded. At a
gnat-bit-past three, the " ThankstOvinit Service" com-
m. rieol, the prsaacher being tlm war of Certie Abbas,
who drew birth niany practical lessons and declared theta
in Wain and forcible language. A collection was after-
ward, made for the Dorset County Hospital, and Et Es.
was the amount of contributions. To say that the church
was well decorated is not enough, fie it vcas most artisti-
cally, ean•fiilly, and appropriately ornamente 1 • in fart, it
Ii prubahle that no church in the neiglibourhoOd has been
In a position to display better taste or more awe then were
muntfcst on Wednesday' in Godinanstone. (treat credit
Is due to everyone who lent a hand in this undertaking.
After the service the female inhabitants of the two
parkshm, assembled at the Ite:tory to partake of a "meat
tea, where a large party soon formed. as, in addition to
the parishioners, 111314 friends and neighbours had arrived.
And 1.1, though truliably last I be held, but certainly not
least in its attractions and satisfactory results, ended the
" Harvest Thanksgiving Day" of 1675.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

BLANDBORD.

Q.O.R.V.C.—On Monday there was-a
shooting competi.
bon between 10 members of the Blandford and 10 of the
Vale troops, on the Down, and the local yeomen won by
Ile points, the totals being gier and l.
DRUM AND FIFE ILL/ID.--Soule of the youths of the town
have formed • dram and Me band, and ma le a first public)
di.play on Wednesday evening, on Milldown. I,r the
peace of the inhabitants it ii to be hoped that they will
de, ote their attention to tunefulness rather than—as is too
commonly the awe —to noise.
Jergettg Onuexmows branch formed in cornice.
thin with the Blandfurd Lodge, six years ago, continues
to pnwpar. The gain In membership during the year
ending the 110th Mt. is 11, making • total of 50. Besides
thir increase five members have boon transferred to the
parent lodge. The branch began the pew with a balance
of fillo de. 111. in On favour, and now shows the sum of
SCA si. tild. standing to its credit. During the year the
society diseoritinned holding their meetings at a public:
been, and the present place of meeting is the Working
M. 11.8 Club-house.
ESTIRTAINSIENT.—MeaIra Bruce and Verne gave a find,
class musical and ventriloquial entertainment, in the Core
Exchange, on Thursday night lad. The room, however,
was only about three parts filled. The first part was a
piece entitled " Apartnients to Let," introducing several
characters and song,. The second part Wass ventriloquial
sketch by Mr. Verne, Woo as a ventriloquist, was exerted-
intly coo I. The concludimr part was a liuui,orous cantata°
recital entitled " imestic Felicity, or return fr the
Bat Masque," in which Mr. Verne took the place of "Sir
Wrangle," and Mr. Bruce as " Lady Wrangle."
The audience were well pleased with the entertainment
several encores being asked for.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12

K.INSON.

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ISQVKIT.-0a Thursday morning an Jounced wan hell at
the Shoulder of Mutton Inn, Kllll.lll. before Mr. T. B.
Itawlins, deputy coroner, on the body of Elisabeth lbw,
aged IX, wife of Thomas ROW, of West Howe, in the
of Klemm It appeared from the evidence thit
the deceased on the previous afternoon, whibit nurAine a
child complained of being ill, and shortly afterward.
After bearing the evidence the jury returned a verdict a
death front natural OWNS.

ORAMBORNE.
Re-ore:me° OF TIM acu.—The now chance 1,
recently built at the cost of the Marquis of Salisbury.
haring been completed, the church W.a, ru opened on
Saturday, the amnion buing preached 1,1 the Lord IliAlav
of Salisbury. The Her. J. U. Carntgie preached uu Sunday
morning and evening.