The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-08-25 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.
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REVIEW OF TIIE CORN TRADE.
oojoi to the brilliant weather and no eatisfactery
reports respecting the nrogress of harvest work during the
week. the erain Ueda its been very quiet at Mart-Lane
to-clay. blew English wheat Ilse been with difficulty sale-
able even at a redurtion of lb. to its., whilst old samples
imt foreign have fallen two to four shillings per quarter.
It Is a question whether the downward movement will not
a.giune, so favourable have the report been of late.
Flour bee been dull, the top price of town-made hag
been reduced three shillings, or to forty.eeven shillings
per sect. Country and Foreign aorta have been one
ghillies lower.
8.A., has been quiet, but firm.
thao, owing to the plentiful show of Foreign, have been
quieter. and sixpence easier.
Maine has been inactive.
Beans and Peas quiet, but steady.

MARK LANE, Tins DAY.
whesc dived heavily. New English declined two to
"is 'billings ; old and foreign two to four ahillinal
cheaper. Oat., sixpence lees rueney. Barley. Maize, Beans,
and yens unaltered. Top price of town-made Flour
reduced three shilling% or to 47L; country and foreign
aorta, one shilling lower.

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METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—Ting DAY.
About 4,700 beasts, including 2.500 foreign. Trade
quiet. Inienor, lc to TN. 141; prime. 7., &IL
About M.,000 P4beep. Demand quiet. Inferior 48.10 d. to
; Co. a to 52. gd. Cable sold at le. to
ta

MONEY MARKET.—Tiiim DAY.
Discount demand very quiet. Three months' bills
charged 31. Consols unidtered.

REFUSAL OF RUSSIA TO REfTiGNISE THE
MADRID GOVERNMENT.
A Pail Mall Gazfite telegram states that Russia has
Informed the Berlin Government that its refusal to
recomiise Serrano's Government implies no breach of
diplomatic understanding between Ruasia and Germany.

DESTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSIVE OIL-CLOTH
FACTORY NEAR TOTTENHAM.
The extensive oil-cloth factory of Mears. Ridley,
Whiteley, and Co ,at Ponders End, near Tottenham, was
totally destroyed by are this (Monday) morning.

EXPLOSION AT I'MBERLEIGII
COLLIERY.—EIGHT LIVES LOST.
An explosion occurred at i'mberleigh (olliery, near
Hanley. this (Monday) morning, by which eight men
were killed. It ls stated that naked lights were used by
the colliers. Only nine men were in the pit, the
remainder haring taken holiday.

THE ST. MELLON'S MURDEREB
Gild* the man sentenred to death for the murder of
his wife at St. Mellon's, waa executed at IJlk this (Mon-
day) morning. He died without confessing.

FIRE AT SOUTHAMPTON DOCX.4.
Surly this (Monday) looming • fire broke out in the
stores of the Royal Nail Steam Packet Company at
Southampton Docks, and was not extinguish ed until
buildinp covering half an acre wera destroyed.

DEATH OF A POET.
Sydney Dote% the poet, died at Nailsworth. (Howes-
tershire, on Saturday night Ile wee born at Peckham
t
Rye, London, In
Railer," ' England tn 'tilts of weeAruti"ccand, eonjunC-
tion with Alexander Smith, of "Sonnets of the War."

ARRIVAL OF GERMAN GUNBOATS OFF THE
COAST OF SPAIN.
A Pall Nall Gazette telegram states that the German
sunboata Nautihni and Albstrou have arrived at
'Santander.

SANDOWN RWATTA.
A Model Yacht Regatta took place at Randown this
(Monday) morning, at the clown( which the (..,Yovra Prince
and Primer of Germany and Prince Waldemar of Russia
diatribetel the prizes.

WRECK OF A NTF.AMSHIP OFF THE NORTH OF
IRELAND—LOSS OF LIFE.
The steamship, Falrhata of Glasgow, struck on Tory
Mead, north of Ireland. last Sunday night and sank.
The master, mste, two engineers. sad stoker were drowned.
Nix of the crew were saved.

CONISECKATION Or A BISHOP LT
WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
Dr. Disvid Jones was consecrated as Bishop of SR David's
in plare of Dr. Thirerall. at Westminster Abbey tkla
<Mendayi moniinz. The Archbishop of Canterbury
siflieiated, and a sermon nes afterwards preached by the
Rev. 4anon Merck'.