The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-11 00:00:00

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Errrcrs Or THE HIAT. On Townley evening lad
named Turner' who works for Mr. Dizon, brushmaker,
High-strvet, etaliabory, was taktn into the Infirmary in
an insensible condition from the silents of the heat. He
is now recovering.

RAM LETTING- AND SALE AT Cifit.kegg. —Mr.
William Bennett's sale of raw and ram lambs of the
Improved Hampshire Down breed took plate on Tuesday,
by Ileum Ewer and Winstanlev. Eight rams let at
prima ranging from 14 guineas to 6 'milieu. The rant
lambs at from 23 guineas to 6 guise/a each. On the
whole. considering the dry state of the season, the
animals averaged very fair prices.
AN INFANT SCALDED TO DEATH AT WAILITTNEEIL
Mr. Whitmarsh, coroner, has held an inquest in this town
on George Francie, eged one year. The dammed was
sitting on the floor of the room, and a little girl was
standing by the table, on which was placed a hada con-
taining a quart of boiling hot starch. The mother left
the house for • minute, and the tie upset the basin, the
starch running over the chest of the deceased. scalding
it severely, and causing death the following dsy.
Verdict, "Accidental death, by being scalded by
boiling starch."

GUN ACCIDENT •T COELINGDOITINI KENCEETONS. —On
Friday afternoon two children named Martha Dickenson,
egad about fifteen yean, and Honore Matthews, a
younger girl, with others, were in the house of a woman
named Fisher, which adjoins the premises occupied by
the parents of the former. Daring the afternoon the
girl Dickenson went into her house, took a loaded gun,
which had been left there by her grandfather, and
following Honore Matthews, pointed the weapon at her,
and it went off, the whole charge entering the poor
girl's right thigh. Dr. Futeher carefully attended the
sufferer, and hopes are entertained of her recovery.
The STIIATIPORD RAM Sahs.-011 Wednesday Lit
the third annual sale and letting by auction of ram
lambs and rams, the property of Mr. Itclwanl Waters,
of Stratford anb-Castle, took phew under the seperiuteu.
dance of Mr. John Waters, auctioneer, of Salisbury.
The stock submitted consisted of 82 ram lambs and 8
rams of the Improved Hampshire Down breed. There
was • highly respectable company present, but not more
than ball the number as compared with last year. The
sale passed off with the same want of animation which
has characterised most of the recent sheep sales. The
gari•ra impression seemed to be that the lambs were
quite as good as those of last season, if not better, and
they were certainly greatly and generally admired, bat
the prices realised were not hilt the &vamp of 1867,
being only £7 3s. 10.1. each, besides 22 lambs mad four
rams passed and sent out of the ring without • bidding.

TAN HILL PAIL—The rain which fell on Wednesday
night produced a favourable effect upon the sheep trade
at Tan Hill on Thursday, but the prices were still
ruinously low--ewes being 21s. and lambs from 10*. to
124 per bead, it is oomputed, lower than they were at
this fair last year. The supply was scsreely an average
—not more than between 6000 and 7000 sheep and lambs.
Mr. Henry Hitchcock sold his best 300 ewes at 27a. •
bead; Mr. Joseph Parry made 25e. each for 200 ewes;
and Mr. T. Phinteer refused 21s. • head for 100 lambs—
the best in the fair. Cull lambs were sold as low es furs
3e. to 10a.; good useful lambs could be purchased at
its, a bead; the top price was fie. There was • good
show of cart oohs and • large string of Irish and Welsh
horses, the performances if which caused considerable
merriment. Out colts made from 120 to £35 each.

Fin CHURCH Or ESOLAND AT CAL.TI.—A lone
portion of the parishioners having seceded front
the pariah church In consequence of their dislike
of certain practises introduced by the present vicar, have
erected • very handsome church in the mar English
style, affording present accommodation for 430 persons,
which may be increased here•fter by the addition of •
transept and aisles. The building, which halt cost
£5OOO, and which was designed by Mr. W. J. Slant, of
Warminster, was opened for Divine service on Tuesday,
when there was • great attendance. The Liturgy dam
Church was used (as it will be henceforth), and the
Rev. Newman Hall preached two eloquent sermons after
each service. The collections amounted to upwards of
£lOO, and Mr. Samuel Morley forwarded • cheque for
£5O. The congregation have spectated this Rev. Mr.
Edwards. • conuegational minister. as their pastor.
They have also erected sebools,st which Mere is already
an atomism* of 150 children daily.

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favourable 2811•0111, the sale was regarded seen the whole
highly suecesaful. The souses of Mr. Canning, where.
over he bail exhibited Ids 'beep, brought together a
large company of agriculturists from all parts of the
country, anxious to improve their own flocks by the
introduction of some of theme choice Hampshire downs.
Luncheon over the sal* commuted with the ram Lambs,
which were sold in singles and pairs, there being
altogether 181 lots of these. The highest price realised
was 33 guineas, which was given by Mr. Compton for a
splendid lamb; Mr. Mills pre 20 guineas for one and
13 guineas for another; Mr. Simpkins paid 19 guineas
for on.; Mr. Brown 17 guinea.; Mr. '99oollev bought
three, one at 16, one at 15g, and the other et 14 guinea.;Mr. James Havasu, bought • pale at £97 ile. The
other prices realised varied from about 13 guineas down
to about four guineas emelt. The two-teeth rune were
next Of the., there were 32 lots, sod for ono of
them Kr. Lawrence gave 40 guineas. Others were sold
at 13ga., 12gs., 9g0., BEL, Us.. ho. Two
four-teeth and ooe six-teeth rams eanWeted the lots
offered for sale. The time occupied in the disposal of
the 216 lots wee only 46 hours. We would remind our
readers, that, as advertised in another minion, Mr.
Canning's second sale is 9xe4 for Wednesday, the 19th
August.