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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

HAY AND !THAW.

8111'111 I+ I ELD, THULA/41r. —Uood supplies hays ban
on J. ben la-4.i; trod. wt.. doll at the tollowisg
priors : —Primo old hay, 80. to 87a. 6d. ; inferior ditto,
40s. to 701.; prime Dew boy, 75.. to SQL; inferior ditto,
36. to 681. ; prime old *lover, 110, to 126, ; ir&rior
ditto, 365. to 801.; prim. now Glover, 805. to 97.. 6d.;
iambi' ditto, 365. to 70.; sod Wow, 406. to 44. per
loed.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

SEEDS.

The wed trod' continua in the quiet stale whisk
has characterised it for many weeks past. The two
articles most in request pat now are winter tares and
trifohas looarnatum, but the demand for theme is not
alive ; the small order* which come to hand are
aerated at late rata. New rye for *owing moves off
pretty freely. The sample; of ne• white caustard sad
which have appeared as market are for the roost part
very indifferent ; values are not yet filed. rine moo
wied aware, prune are aosaaviently tending upeer&
La yet there is no bailees poising in either clover or
trefoil seed. Bird weeds axe uohogsd. Of feeding
Liaised there la a short supply. New ?torah Italian
at, be bought as, low figure.—John Shaw sad Bone,
Beal klarchelite, 37, 'Lark Lase, London, La
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

cATTLL

I BlilifOL, TNl;a4DAT.—Tatare was a fair supply of
beef, hut trade was stow, oelug to butch-re being dim-
ioolined to give the high prioee asked. 11 et descrip-
tions sold at 81c, eud in oue or two cameo 821. pee ma,
whilst middling sample. Moiled from 755. to 78.. The
market was well stocked w.th sheep, there being penned
almost more than was suflidient to meet the demand,
but inset of them changed hands at mime hardly so Arra
he last week, snatier. realising 41, and ewes and
inferior mutton bi to 91. per lb. Lamb was In large
rapidly, and aokl readily it lid. per lb. About 2,000
store rattle were brought to market, sod a fair trade was
done at the high rates which have reciently prevailed.
The mild' cow trade wee rather 5e11.., at very high
prices, but the supply was short. There was a better
stocked pig market than last week, and prloes declined
somewhat. Else .n piss fetched 10s. 91. to 11.. per
score, and parker.; Its., sod in a few exseptional
instant*. Ila 31. per wore.
mtraoruLtrAN, THCIIIIDaY.—We have a very
short supply of besets, and, although trade is dull,
Monday's quotations for (Atoka qualities are rather
ezesedied. Toe number of sheep le ale very ;
they are readily disposal of at fully ilondaya rates. •
very few &Moe lambs were In demand. That. being
no foreign calves on offer, the &With are leaking high
prices. There are 50 mash 03114 on offa; they are
telling dearer. Our foreign supply ooneisu of 115
beasho and 2,780 sheep.

whilst

Per eone 01 alba.
Bent ficou end Ilaralords
Beat Short Boni. ..
Sowed Quality BONY

s: (1. i..
.. 6 Bto 6
.. 6 4 to 5
4 0 to 4 1
.. 6 8108
4 4 to 5

Brt.' D.:,sres. tr. .liall.hred .heep 6 8 to 7 0
Best Long-wools .. 6 oto 6 8
goes end second quakty • 5 4to 6 8
Lambs . . 6 4tol 8
B4Sita at market, be° ; sheep and lambs, 1500; calms, 188;
sod pip, 40.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

Tall POTATO TAMURA

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from different parts of the one*"
imbilate ea ail bat waiver's' prevalence of
he penal* Amur. In the few parts of Cambridgeshire
tII pototie everywhere eremitism with the &rem ;
they are very bad ; in Cornwall the rot hag
epreed Uesb atteueively, and ba'f an average crop will
be a liberal •.ttinate ; in Derbyshire to.. dimes is
;ti Doreetatdre the crop is reported to be full
in Durham sesos ate already bast Soiled
of ;la Leen the potatoe at. almost an entire failure,
Ute blight prowiing with dire effect ; in West Cl000es•
tarshirs the crop 4 badly diseased ; in Shropsiure and
Woreedemkire the disease pr, vads to an •larning
axiom' ; in East Herefordshire the rot to sormsdist .ith
•rapkllty 'Walt threshese the destruction of ibir greater
pert ci • la North Isoombire the disease In
•••• r lido district has mit in most virulently, and hos
armlet finished the potato, in the gardens; to Leices-
tershire the potato. are diseased in many
South Umeolnabire while crop are destroyed, anti
there will not be • fourth of se average from Whbesob
to Spalding, and from Boston to Deepirg ;in Nctiinli.
kambiro the potato. are putridly dmessed in roomy ,
parts of the trouoty, espearsLy to the north, in oAford.
sbire, as some of the deeper mills symptoms of disease
have shown than elves • in Sonicrutrblio the crop is
very much diseased ; In 'Sure: t be tl,ctt has appeared,
the diem baa set in severely ; in Csrmarthenabire the •
potato@ area dead failure.
•
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

COAL YINING IN DORM.

The paragraph on our third page stating that coal has
bees found at Beekhad Riga, mast be token "with •
grain of salt," • personal visit to the spot ommidetably
modifying the unquallitsi amertions which were current
in Dorchester it the beginniong of the week. Poe,
@Mont coal has been found in very thin layen, no
gam has yet beta reached, but the expense's of tie
praotieal miner superinteedlng ilie Inking of the shalt
leduose him ocalidently to say there is coal at the spot
where they are digging, though it is lower down.
Is MUNI that years ago an opinion prevailed that goal
existed at Boatlaad Ripen, nod escavations have bees
roads from this. to time to the depth of • few feet, and
then the "bleak diomondi not 0v,,,t uteathered, the
eaterprim had bog adandoned. Tat mineral turned
out was of • slaty character, bet the flakes seemed to
parses oily propertm, irmomeg that the tale rune at
one Urns there wee an attempt to mannfootare seep
from toe shaft. That, however, like the rest, same to
nothing.
The monism gorges in the price of of ooals during
the peat six mouths again directed to this " gel field,"
and operatioas have again Wen immolated to Nang
out what If disarmed would prove • " treasere" to
tide gouty. • daft is Wag musk Lu " Panes' eovesr% no esolosure of several &ores in extent, mimed with •
luxuriant growth of gram briars, fern and saplings.
The lead is the property of Mr. Churchill, and he is
the originator of this , ortepeottng." The shaft le
about In feet gene, sad four mg are employed at
the work—a maga miner sied Uwe* labourers. As
the result of • werg's labour, the men hoe sunk •
depth al from 15 It. to 20 ft. la their gorse
they have met wig gin Mai of coal
, doular to " magi," which has Must with • bright
flame, and the only shale exesvated ii said to burn
freely and predate great beak Numerous springs oi
water regard the seek, and although at so modems" a
depth • pump has to be kept pretty oeesimuy at work
to free the shaft from v • „
on going the,, first L..... • • Ike moi..iag Um 11.4
about live feet of water, eau that of nurse has to be
purezi out before they ma proceed. Puna 4ft. to OIL
I about the extent of gat „ad th.
sr
over they get the more will the water trouble
so that it seems it will soon be easectial to employ steam
power to Meat the working. The foreman is of °pinks
that .1 tee makiap the gall 40ft.,lit WA be necessary to
aphotroparforisyCenfeolliadumemore to
trur.""ist themi" 80 good "Ilfestiliatto
groat depth, and If goal which eau be profitably aga Is
then obtainable, this goavatioLdarawill rove of net Ms,
portag to e Deng o
and of profit to the
OwDie Of the Male.
Gael at Boatload, sad iron's", at AbbAdbuns would
moos make Durk • manufaollaffsd gusty. La as
bops ow be ao, asd. this we may Ml share be the
prosperity It weld Map.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

WOOL

BRADFORD, THONSDAY.—The market without im-
provement, fransaotams ase for immedlete require-
ments only. Prime, owing to the light stook held by
staplers, and to. difficolty of replecing them at profit-
able rates, only gradually decline, Batt the tendency Is
in buyers favour. Bolt and dowu wools are the most
saleabie, lustros being much negleotial.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

A THAUNDIC IN EDINBURGIL

A mysterious dal of suicide, the iacalorits of which
are not unlike those wham took pidgin Choleatooadrred
in Edinburgh on Tu•klay afternoon. At an dray 0001
in the morning • woman mud • yonag moo entered a
hoses of ill-fame is Clyde. trod, whore shay rimaired
until Ma forenoon. The youug man hiving no mosey.
deepatabed • women with to. vision to be "wood, iiod
on receiving the money he proposed to two inmate, to
take • drive, to which they rsouwiated, sad • cab we.
doodad. All three entered, bat th• youth untddiatelf
exelalinaljthat b• had forgdisto something, and tame.
dively re-eat-red the houa, dead, shortly Maw
wads, the women laird too report of a petal. Harrying
it, they found the dfortando youth died, having slid
imaged( through the heart. Bo bid appose/al, drat
destroyed .11 lanai and dear manna of tdentilleation,
but attached to • Amin we. • loam ocutalmog Sim
portrait of • lady. 110 was .11117 fashionahly dreamt
The body bee mod been idenuded ea that of Thom,. Joolreon, • dick la the implanted of lismith
and tiodi, publishers, Strand, LO.lOO. lie had god to
dootland for his holdlayit wthin were to tea two
months. About • domino:a ago be dm to span to see
• Mater who was then ill, did has moos died • sod on
Monday morning he strived in Eliimargli eitn'to• Mew
of roma to Port Hamilton, Portoiltua, ab„.., hi bad
resided previous to eating out for lipah, Liter his
snivel in the northern sepia' he wed to the Norsk
British Hotel, then called upon some tread, ecsoyooo
ntodinnme. beet.r,i u a poi.a,,wou
dte afrwardslei:t tel he hand
not c.wium,ngego4. loft
thiedia
hotel three attack Wiliiell 00 Ounclay, were dtiedecog„
Those lettere would seem to show that he promegoogsg
ealf-Jestruction. Clue of them was ado:tread to inn
mother; shoth,r was aidneed to Mum Laoglaithaigi
Loudoo, Sat ; sod the third was indeed
M. U. Valets, LJodou. Toe letter to Alta Lbaglas
dated that if the wntac had always noted as soi
wished him him to do" tad would never have omarred."
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

you mtlit take the motley at Blantlford past °Goa and eve
tb• order

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Cross 11111, July It. 1871.
Deer Frimd.—l have taken the pleasure of writing a..
linee to you h•.ping it ow find you In good health m it 1041,164
all of us at the present tlunk God. I suppose thst you have
been looking to hear from me • long time but I thniiiht that
I wonld not mud until I knew • little of Canada. I like
Canada very well. I work one farm for livir Heating, and he
is • nice man to work for. I get ehiliktift •
week at Ilay
making, and les for Wrest and all my keep the first master
I worked for would only give me 10. a week and my keep, but
I would not stay there for that. and when they knew that I
was coming array from him I had 5 orllmueternaltnr mer It
Is not the mme her,.. it Is in Koightnil for IC you cm. • way
from one the other wont hire you. but they ere all after you
out here. I net not going to tell you any Its... I Promised
you I would not before I esme away. 111, not no herd work
out here, for the Lupton farm is only about 200 acres and the
way we make hay out here Is lie thin we go to the neld
with 2 hormu and wagon, sitar • losd and we all come home
with the toed of hay and union) It. and then we go back after
another end Mao on all day like that, wither...um • machine
called • etre, currier we do not want to unload hay over
handed for they let horses unload it they will unload at 4
pitches up no high ae the roof of the barn. Now if you please
Mr. Dunn will you be so told m to mk any one think of
where you would amid nee out a plough I mesn • plough with
wheele on • bit of paper. I mean the draft of mic perhaps
alr. James [Duette.e ha. ono, and you could cut It out and
mead It In • letter to me for I want It for some UM uuL hare
for they have no ploughs out here with wheels to theta.
must tell you that I hate bought • house an) Renton about
half an acre for WO Dollan tlist is about 00 poem& In Kuglish
money and they gave me 3 tear. to pay it In, but I hope that I
skull be able to pay It before that. Will you be au kind out.,
let my father know that you have heard from ene and tell him
that we moot think how It,, that we have not heard from hint
se we sent hlm • letter for more than 3 month ego by the time
you get Ulla, so I have no more to tell you at the present.
I am very truly,
Roam Eh/01W,
Of Cross Will P. a Ontario Canada West America.

in kind love to all that oak for ina, toll Wjlltom
Maud that I atm quite well and bops h. la to. .amo. I
asp"( that ha la married by tots haw
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL PRODUCE.

LIVBRPOOL PRODUCE IihRKEP, Tamar.—
Little changer in sugar, anl shady pries' save been paid.
Nitrate el soda, 144. 31. to 14s. 61. Lord in good
demand, and firmer saes, at 41s. to 41s. 61. Palen :
Irregular £.1.3 to 1:35 15a, Bonny 1:35 151. to £36, and
Old Calabar 1.:.16 Is. 61. Tallow very steady, 01lve
oil: moderate buttons' poiag. Salm et oommow
American nein at 131. Rodasd petroleum 011, Is. 41d.
to la 541
LONOON PRODUOII MARKET, FILDAT.—Snor :
The market **annum dopressed, bath IR raw and
refined aorta, and prices are 61. to Is. cheaper on the
week. Coffee remains dull. Corms hamlets. Tea
ratter firmer, eseept broken Pekoe, which sold at some-
what easier rates. Rios quiet. Oreee fruit: Lemons
ohasper ;good Lisbon grape. realise high prises : Oporto
apples in demons ; onions dearer. Cotton q 0.1.1. Jute
steady. Tallow, new, about 45.. spot.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

BUCKLAND NEWTON.

Tatum= reservd..—Moordlag to previoas
anucianeement, Use Badisind NOWIOCI Temporenee
flocsiety's regard mad off oa Wedueeday. As mom
o'cilook • large gathering ot people bed membled in
the parish 'hand, the mown taken into soosededucin,
to hear • sermon presehed by the Bev. U. /Egan Pad,
posident of the Dorset county temps/rams 4100,311141011.
The prayers were read by the Bev Z. H. Roventuli,
sod Moons by Um Itim. lir. 111rtdok. The sermon wee
In *bander with the mee—of • practical guitars,
delivered with esrasetnem, and the argument weighty,
that it mold mot fill lo sorry eoevidios to tee mad of
the thoughttal hearer. tided:Lag hip text from Tom,
U 12 vex, "Hi met forth the Mims of Heaven
opus es Ite seamier all, lin for the world's good, and
meta the approval of God In our dotage." Al
o'oleek • preseedm we formed heeded by the litioklead
brass heed. After perambulating the village they
rowed to • Gold kindly leat for It. oodsion, Mere
they mitered late epode of various kinds with spirit.
About two hundred set down to the public tea at firs
o'oloek. • podia meeting at seven presided over by
At. Bose, one of the vote doodads of the Dorset
smoolittiso. • few excellent restacks having been
mad. by tie absinthe, Mr. J. Vanahon made • few
tailing remake on the form of example ; sad urged
the Tempotacis eidios oo all who would carry out
In spirit ths tssaildag 011 k. word so faithfully promised
I. our Marla' that day is the pariah Marsh. Hs was
followed by far. Odd, smut of the United Huagdoa
who gave • Isagthened address. Wm •
oonsiderable motet of wit and hummoar he he kept
up the interest of the people. The speech we veil
adapted for the dale premed. • vote of thmks
proposed by the Bev. J. Bauder., of Hosolleary Brion,
so Ute Rev. C. R. Paal, Bev. C. H. Masada, and
others, who sided daring the day, and emended by J.
Vaughao, was added unanimously. About eight
hundred wore on the ground daring the day. to the
evening the belle gave • merry peel, and all seemed
Poppy. Great kindness me opendested by all °lams
to the noddy doting the day—s day not soon to be
forgotten.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03

BIRK RIEGIB.

TZLEIRLPIIIT.—OU pod offtoo Ls now stolograph
station.

EITUDL&ND.

Giurirried Orrsaiso.—A very gratifying and
aocopuble offering has just beim made to Stadlend
()harsh by three of the panel* workmeo at the pot-
tery Irwin of Sr. Jennims,of Parketose—Merrs Dare,
Young, sad Koight. Them very taionted workmen In
tits amuse of lest summer paid a visit to 81udImid
Church, which was then to the progress of restoration,
when toe thought occurred to them that they oauld
replan the wearing of the font, which we. very old
and much decayed, being made of wood, by one more
appropriate in tur•-eottat. They moo:slimly prepared
mut chaste and appropriate design, in perfect keeping
with the awl:meeting of the church, whioh la pore
Norman, and ota very esrly date. And *boat a weak
Mau they promoted the work, which their own hands
had made, to the rector and charoliwardein, who were
sot only roost gratified by the work itself, but for the
perfectly spools/woos meaner in which L4O offering Wal
wads Toe foot to 01011 t pricoltive sod cadent, Dans
Amply • bum hollowed out of • hag* block of stone,
wallow ornament or inscription of any kind, and In all
probability is more ancient than the °baron Itself.