The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-10 00:00:00

WILTON SPRING FAIR.

This fair was held yesterday (Wednesday). The
supply of sheep was the smallest seen for years, and
principally consisted of chilver tags, of which Messrs.
Parry, of Fishertonlamere, offered one of the finest
lots ever seen in the fair--sevcral offers of 3 guineas
per head were refused. Mr. J. Jeffreys asked 655.
per bead for shorn tags, but they were held in reserve
for a future fair. The general run of prices was 465..
485., up to Ms. Mr. Rawlins refused an offer of LI a
head. Mr. Sargent sold 100 at 59., per head. Two
silver cups were offered by the Corporation of Wilton,
the first going to Messrs. Parry, and the second to
Mr. Rawlins, the judges being Mr. J. Read, of
Homington, and Mr. 13urbidge. Generally speaking,
it may be said that there was an upper tendency in
prices hardly quotable. The general opinion was that
trade was better than at Downton. Of horses there
was a very lam, supply. Cart horses fetcicid from
£4O to £OO, and in one or two instances rather more.
Nags fetched from £45 to £6O; very few, however,
were sold.

COLLIERY ACCIDENT—LOSS OF SIX LIVES.
HANDLEI. TUESDAY NIGHT.
An alarming explosion took place at the Lardsle
Colliery, Budeknall, the property of Mr. hiloch
Perrins, about eleven o'. look th • morning, resulting
in the death of at least sis men. It appeared tat 13
men descended the pit, and at the time of the explo-
sion were engaged in the Cockshead roam, driving in
north of the south dip. As it was believed there
were some old work ngs in the neighbourhood of the
seam, precautions were taken to prevent an accident
which might follow au unexpected breaking into the
old workings, The precautions cousiited of a ism°.
bole nine feet long and one inch in diameter. In spite
of this, however, the water in the old w rki gs was
tappe , and it is irobable that it (treed gas on to the
naked lights carried b the men, an exphsi on being
ths result. ke speedily as possible a smal body of
MOU descended t e pit in search ,d the men in the
workings. They found th pit had not been much
damaged, but the water was forcing its way in at a
tremendous pace. As the results of the efforts of the
exploring party, the knowing men were brought to the
surface befo o two o'clock ; }Award Clulow, was dead
Thomas Plant, Anthooy Barlow, William Taverna,
and GeorgelPhillipe t lulow was dead when brought
to the surface ; the other men wee found to be more
or loos aerioualy burnt. The manager Joseph Barlow,
was injured by the afterrlanip. Another had to be
taken home. The water p .uresi into the world gat
such a r te that the exploring party cone mind to gise
u all hope of recovering the whole of the men. Tuclati
now in t e pit whose lives are despaired of are Alfred
Wood, Enock Barlow, Samuel Biddulph, Elijah
Gratton, and William ~aton A youth named Harry
Jackson, whe went to work at the pit for the first
line this 111 rning, was ales broil ht to the surface
• S .ch is the immense quantity of water which
has broken into he mine that two or three weeks'
con tant p .mping will he requirA to reduce it to a
leve, tha will enable the bodies to be rac .vered.

THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TRANSVAAL
COMMISSION.

•
A Parliamentary Payer coot iins the instructions to the
P. tyal C ninr.eion for the smiting ..Ir elm.. in the Trans-
vaal. After bro.,/ rvc pttul .to3s the iernas or settlement
eyrie Ito b t worn Sir Evelyn Wood pod tie Bier ingd.,rg,
sod toseirch the C ounioti. a I. direttvd in the first
iostance to add', it elf. Lord Kimbol p ton on to deal
more baby with the matte . lie defire, the word
" miser ditty" as de.cribing eitheriirity river a Sete po-s-ea-
log Independent r gbta o G methanol j .rt to reserva-
tion. with reference to c-rt.in SPOCItiO I meters. The
wet material of these reserved rights was the control of
ezternal rela,ions, which wid tm vested in the British
Govertimenkincludiog the making of trestles and conduct
01 relations with foreign Pow. en It will probably be
found no ut cotivenient that as regwels comuinnications
with for. lin 0 eternmett. t3e Tranevas Goveremett
.hould corrtspond in soch matters with the British
Goverolavnt through b. R midget an.i High C .mmissioner
Ti,. general su pvrin en lee,e of relations with ,n %pendent
not's,. trines would fail within the functions of ill:
tinder the High C. morisehmer. As roger%
natives residing in the Treas.& .1, Lord Kicut.eriey sere
Ii should be remerolered the gevir.noe of di.tricte
principal, itthabited by naive. would lemen the 0.n.0.
sit, tor Interference for their protecth n. and might,
therefore. recommend itself to the Boers. Such inter-
ference should be confined to the fewest posible points,
but among those might Le stipllatems that natives should
be allowed to hold land and move ath•ot freely. The
Sand River Gintrention against slavery must be rewlarmed.
It will be the duty of the Counnimioners t 3 secure
freedom and protection of property for all loyal lobate.
taste, and to bring to justice the murderers of Captain
Elliot and jjr. Bober. The Commission will have to
consider airadgeromata to be made for the assumption by
' the Transvaal Stare of the debt incurred in connection
with the adminiatration of the cocy44l. Full minority
for continued enjoyment of their rights moat begoarmitoad
tool' holders of property after lb* establishment tt • new
Government, together with provisicem securing to British
subjects 4:ardent of trade on the same %citing the the
Tranevaal sitiserm. With nerd to the name of the
country. it is roomomem.led tint it thould 'be styled
" Tranwasi State.* In • fort El despritob dealing with
the Ansonia! question' Lord Kimberley says the British
Government will be disposed to coosider whether the
repayments of all outlay arising pet of the ahhekation
should not be foregone.

At ths Manchester Assize. on Tuesday. Mr. Justice
Williams sentenced William Townson to twenty years'
penal servikstie for the murder of his wife.
At court held on Retarder at Inverness, an applics•
tion by Mr. Walter Bendy or.f theatrioal license was
opposed by the Rev. John Kactevisb, who said that Usk-
spores plays were objectionable 050c3001 of their pro.
lenity. He added " I earnestly pay that, looking at the
motor in the light of eternity, the justices will coutribute
to the glory of God by refnaing the application." The
Beene* was granted by 19 votes to &
I,l4.dondon theatre the other night the audience were
th
• for the moment by e appearance of • well-
Iwo og g. .Lon in her box, apparently robed in
he nightgown. It was woe c44-ovout, however, that,
/Gun..., the popular desire tee i. Onindflred o-1,-c, the
lady had enveloped herself in a wh.te satin Wider with
ends and collar of white velvet. Doubtless whits satin
niters will now be quite the rage at our theairer.
Areneements have been definitely completed for the
Tint a an Australian foo• bail team to Ragland during
next duvet...arriving at tlpt end of Octob •i . They will
play in e series of matab
Th es the 1` oiled Kingdom under
Rugby Union Rates. ey commeece a lonia! tour
ocxt ...k end will I. awe Adelaide &bout the and of
August. lite Rushy Union bee undertaken to in-et them
who Northern se well ea Sonibisin fifteen.. besid.is armog.
hog a grand match between Kigland and Australia ; and
neentietions are tut foot for eogsgements with Manchester
sad L ancsabire early in Novemlwr.
At the Choose Assize, on Monday, before Mr. Justice
C aye, Henry John Ll*. gays with aeyeral slimes, who
wee pie aching at Tipton to elical audiences 111 & con-
verted clown in Joy loot, was brought up ii receive
rentenos for big tiny, of which he was found guilty on
iturday. The Judas said hat 'he prisoner appeared to
..
hone trowel the second wile well ;,iut hha i married her
only three years after the merrisee nil hie lint wife,
whom he beg dagerted. Under thee* cocumetapose he
would be seixtenced to font calendar tn.inthi imprison,
men,.
The election t the ehalr of the Gingtegiational flies for
the year 1883 'ekes plea* on Mondial sy. plc to snuggle
*goal are being mate to avoid +hes is gunning as
the ng..gdnl of root ...,.d Meet, .n, bet hitherto wi boot
success. Both Dr. Pak. ren I Mr. If weed,u ~a,.ea by
'belt. &tat mina!ian to got' poll.
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Toe et • r Medal girl LIII) -fferei by Nelms'
Fisheries Kxhibition for or.-mm tin, the pollution of rivers
has teen awarded to the Native &cum Gnaws, fur thou,
A B C process for t. o purdicat,on .1 wawage. their
effluent haring been adjudged to be the best for nismtsin-
jai healthy ash life
A cumnon is bluff to Kim, it &plumes, between
jlegland and *pain's' to the lagaltty df receut promedirms
by & Ipanish ittlards costs, which took Worsen= of •
British merchset ship at 'Gibraltar. /lie bosta of her
Majesty's gueboat Express went to ihe assistance of
the merchant ship, and 'misused bey from the cnetody of
t ie Stoutish a ithorities„ on the ples that the capture gram
weak], the ,tip being in waters under British jurisdic•
Ono.
/t is i.op• anivivil of old time. to lee the fruit trees
he., Thoes shit are thinly d carotid base bloom
eu msh : those that ere !ip•vily god the 1,,
.t,s
dewription of them u Ingutie h.uothilt• or inod4.ater of
slow. There at thi• tmea pe ode. 4. fruit crop
Ivor* than ay, reps morn ttria, ea I should it pia It .;
ty it exterminate it—a thing oread ul y pose Ve—the
di *pp Outgo, nt will be disastrous. Lst us in the prereot
induhte •be serf able hope '6.4 the ruddy fruit will in
.100 time replace Vie mow, hioe-om, ant mete hspny all
who are concern d in this sow'. ftu.t crop. At the
pr,sent moment this Is s most the only definite promi.•
afforded us, for the grass has seemly begun to grow,
seeds sprout relitctantlY. the orate are beckward, mot, In
sot, svorythlas Is httet.—The Gardener' s lot in hoe.