The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-22 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON.

Tits OUTWARD INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.—
SOUTHAMPTON, March 20. —The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamship, Indus. Captain .1. S.
Field, sailed hence this morning with the mails for
Gibraltar. Malta, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, and
China. She takes out 110 passengers, 2.479 bozos of
specie, jewelry, itc., value iC0.15,335 5a., and a full
general cargo. Among the passengers are Lieutenant
Hewitt, for Malta ; Major Hawley and Ensign
King, for Ceylon ; Captain Lycester, the Rev.
and Mrs. English, and the Rev. B. S. Clark, for
Madras; Colonel Mathie, the Rev. R. Shows, the

Rev. J. Kuaresbon, Major Stapplton, Major and
Mn,. sail, Captain Stewart, Ansistant•Sergeon
Pearson, and I.:alonel Wardroper, for f...lllentra, de.

Arritannastox von Foncur IN tioirritamrroN
—Mr. Roberta, commission agent in Southampton'.
WAX apprehended there on Thursday by a Riming-
ham detective, on a charge of torgery. On being
apprehended, be immediately left Southampton in
ewitudy. It is stated that In has committed forgeries
of aim extensive character.

NV itlit fair.—The attendance at
this fair oil Nlonilay week was thinner than usual,
which may be partially accounted for by the incle-
mency of the 'weather. At the Corn Exchange
there was a good show of horses, but few of them
exchanged hands except those brought by Mr.
Rogers, of 'when, which sold readily from £35 to
.t:5O each. There was but few pigs, and not a dozen
cows and calves. There was a demand for saintfoin,
but with all other seeds there was a dull sale. The
quantity of seed pitched did not exceed two tons,
and even that could not find purchasers. There
were but few standings for the sale of garden seeds
awl plants, and very little done at them. Cake
standings less than usual, nor was the fair enlivened
by a single show or '• t !heap Jack."
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ANno—vr.u.—Tl4c Tedirorth ant. —A meeting of
the friends and subscribers of the Tetlworth Hunt
was held at the Star Hotel, in this town, on Wed-
nimbly last, the Marquis of Ailesbury in the chair.
It ea" resolved to hunt the hounds by subscription,
and that the Marquis of Ailesbury, Sir E Antrobus„
Bart., Sir J. Pollen, Bart., and H. Fowle, EN., be
the committee The chairman informed the meet-
ing that Mrs. A. Smith had kindly given the use of
the kennels and houses for the servant', to the com-
mittee, together with a very liberal subscription.
The meeting was well attended, and amongst others
were the Right Hon Sydney Herbert, H.P.
Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., Messrs. K Antrobus, M.P.,
T. Best, A. Hussey, G. Everett, H. Grove, A.
Heath, 11. Fowle, J. Bowden, the Baron do Linen,
Captain Walker, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Leecombe, and
the Hon. Secretary. Subscriptions may be paid to
the Misers. Heath, bankers, or to the Secretary, 4
Garlogs, Stockbridge.
A Government proclamation has been issued,
offering a reward of one hundred pounds, for the
conviction of the m orderer or murderers of the late
Mr. William Parsons. It also states that the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department will advise
the grant of Her Majesty's gracious free pardon to
any accomplice not the actual perpetrator of the
deed.
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SAD ACCIDENT.—OR Tuesday morning lad an
accident of a most alarming nature took piece in
Bridge-street, which although not terminating
fatally, caused serious injuries to four men, by the
falling of the parapet of the front of the White Hatt
Hotel. During the last month considerable altera-
tions and improvements have been going on, ender
the superintendence of Messrs. Hue and MOS,
builders of this town, and a new front to the house
has been carried up with the greatest rapidity, at the
top of which was a massive parapet, consisting of
bricks and Hag stones set in cement, and all was
thought socure. Unfortunately, however, on Tues-
day evening, a few minutes before six o'clock, and
whilst four wen were at work on the scaffolding, the
paripet fell with a dreadful crash. Very fortunatelr
at that time there were ouly four men ou the emit-
fold. at a height of 2.1 feet, three of whom were pre-
cipitated to the ground with part of the scaffolding,
the fourth man, who although bruised in the ankle,
saving himself from further injury by clinging to a
scaffold pole. The other three were immediately.
removed to the surgery of Mr. Elliott opposite,
when every attention was rendered by several moll-
cal gOntlemen, who immediately repaired to the
spot, and had them removed to their several homes.
We are happy to state that the injured men are pro-
gressing favourably, and we hope will soon resume
their usual employment.
1-v 'zeros. —The corn and tattle markets recent-
ly estalilishial in this town are proceeding very satis-
factorily, the attendants: being good from all parte
of the neighbourhood, and the businuss transacted
large and satisfactory.
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Rom4r.v.—Socinfp' Bunk. —A quarterly me=
of the Trintnn and Managers of On Savings'
was held last week, William Hans Sloane Stanley,
Esq., presiding, at which the accounts of the quarter
were presented. We are glad to report that the
business of the last quarter was reported as nearly
doubling that of the previous one, and that the ex-
0r this useful institution is much greater than,
its promoters at lint expected.
NICTUAL IMPROVEMZNT SOCirrY.—The last lec-
ture to this society was given by the Rev. H. Chan-
cellor, of Salisbury, on " Home Stephenson," a
popular subject, which secured the attention of •
large company.
litsi.woon.—Our market on Wednesday last was
well supplied with heel, mutton, and lamb, of Yen!
superior quality. Sales were not so readily effected
on account of the high prices asked, but ultimately
nearly the whole was cleared off at the following
quotations :—lnen. 12s. to 114. per score; heifers
:old cows, Ils. to 12s. ; mutton. 7!,d. to Sid. per
; lambs M. In the pig market there was more
activity. Corn trade extremely dull.