The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-11-18 00:00:00

THE ASHANTEE WAR.
DEFEAT OF TEE ASHANTIES : FIVE

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TEli NATIVES IN RBTRIAT.

The Time has reason to boilers that the latest de-
apstebee from Sir Garnet Wokeley &anomie, that It
would be imposiable to lay down the proposed railway
oe lb. Oold Coast, in tionseqeserie of difficulties whieh
have orreurred to many of oar eerrespeadents whose
acquaintanos with the country entitled their °plaices
to oonsideration. No more rails or railway plant will,
literefee, be 'hipped for the Coast of Africa.
The third edition of the Stamford publishes oedema'
from Its epodel oorrepondent at the A Awls, war,
that the naval sad military force disembarked at
Ernie% sod, having marehed twenty mils. through tke
bash, delimited the Ashanti'ss aft./ a brisk skirmish,
sod band II re villages. ll'Hiell, Freemaatia, sail
twenty-sit othrars wore wouraled. Upon mows of the
&kat tbe Ambrosio's broke op tb• great camp. Kam.
pooa Ito fall retreat for th• Prob.
The troops ordered to be soot out from Paglead
were all day oh Saturday and Saida, Impatiently
awaiting the telegrams commanding thus to nova
leery man is to b• farniebed, in addition to his uniform,
with two woollen shirts and two @bolero buts, broad
belts of fiann•l fitting close round the body below the
waist. Th• °leers or*, at • rule, smalatiaa to lb.
matter f outfit tbie rump... of Sir Gargle Wetsidey,
whose luggage Is said to be Tory simplo, °meeting only
of the necorary olothirg, • pair of sermon, a pocket
mirror, a medie.l baudiag•, and 21b. of soap.
The Doily Am publishes tbe followias telegram
from Cape Coast Oestle, dated October 17th. The
vin harbouring Ashitotees bon beau distroyed. Oar
loasartwo killed Lod tweaty•four wounded. Amocgat
the lattor are Mae/fell, Freomantle, and Forbes.
aaothar telegram dated, 27th, says an attack as tb•
enemy', camp le In progress to-lay. The alma**
retraat lanai r ff.

THZ CAPTURE OF THE VIRGINITY&
SUMMARY EXECUTIONS.

Successive telegrams have pat as In full poseendon of
the hots relating to the rapture of the blockade runner
Virginias by the Spanish gunboat Tornado. The cap-
ture was effected on October 31. t on lb* high seas,
eight mile. from the coast of Jamaica ; the prise was
taken to Santiago, and the prisoners, about 170 in
samba., at noes put on their triel. A Taus telegram
from Philadelphia, dated November 6th, announced
that there was " great rejActing In Savannah." A die-
patch from Madrid of the same date announced that
the Insurgents captured on board the Virginias included
ewers' biding men, and among them General Ryan and
other natural Led Americans, and added, "The Govern.
meat &Mashes much importance to this seizure." On
November 7 h It was Innounoed that the exemitlose of
the insurgent. at Smithies had begun, and that General
Ryan had already been shot. The total number of
•xecations wee given on Thursday fie Mty•three.
Later we learn that 57 more were shot on Monday, and
eely,l6 remain. The Washingtou Cabinet has demanded
the Immodiate arrest and punishment of the perpetrators
of the executions, and, failing malefaction, will macros
it The American Navy is believed in official circles to
be ample to meet the greatest emergeoey that can
arise. The entire Navy is to b. placed on • e:footing.
Roar-Admiral Seott, commanding the West India
squadron, sidle with the fief/ship Worcester, from
Norfolk to Savannah, on Meads,. He will report
daily from Key Meet to Washington. diesardlng the
Havanash cable, which is under Spanish ecutrtl. The
Governmeat's determination is to have the Navy reedy
for war If Courses should declare war. The Army
also la preparing for action, troops being Galled from
ether points towards Fortress Monroe. A strong
genie/so bee been sent to Fort Jefferson, ale to ether
poste In Florida. Should • rapture occur, • strong
•1111116111111 Expedition will be landed immediately in
Cuba, ander the rarer of in. Ironclad& Tan thousand
men, it is thought, will be stiableol.
Nine Yong, Nov. 15, Evantso.-11 is reported that
16 of the violates are British subjects.

THE CORN AND CATTLE TRADE.
Al the luau' markets as Saturday, there wu ouly
• moderato trade at late prices. At DOTO11114•C In
unsequence of the continued MIA weather, tbe supply
el wheat wee rather larger than for Kau weeks
pee. The beat (frailties realised fully late rakes, while
Roe seundary deseriptioss in damp conditioe 1t.,. was
• turn spinet the seller. Q ;citations reagod from
£l4 10e. to £l6 las. per load, the previous week's
olledal average having been 60.. 2141. per imperial qr.
• good supply of barley, at late prices-4N. to 50e.
per qr. Oats 6d. per qnarter dearer. —A moderately
supply of stock at nue cattle market.
The highest prioes of fat beet may be tweed at
Its. and 16e. per 'core, while mutton saki et Et and
104, per lb. At Bath a mush smaller supply of wheat
coe offer at oar market to-do;; good qualities owe-
mended • quick sale, at prices in krone of the seller.
Beau sod peas le. per quarter dearer. At Norwich
Its atteorlues irm good. The wheat trade was a little
▪ and prices receded In some oasis ls. per quarter.
Barley, whisk wee In vie; large supply, brought about
Forbes rater. At Glououter • moderate supply of
lechsh wheat, whisk sold readily at last week's prices;
foreign In Hinited request, without cheap is value.
Grinding barley and mains Bi. per qr. dearer. Oats
dull, at purlieu rates.—At Tatusto• the corn tutting's
tel nee a strong attendeaue, but an hnproved tome of
bestows prevalfed.—At Reeding tha remarkably toe
weather for November led to a large etterodanee of
hewers at the market, and there was • good quantity
ef wheat Meurer for oafs- the Au and dry sorts of wheat
eoesmaoded • ready sale at late mummies ; Inferior
wools ware • little lower, There was a kaiak Inquiry
for best malting barley, and late rotes wen suppoeted I
other qualities le. lower. Trade firm for oats, beams
and pew —At Cardiff • quiet um salted demand °leering
of supplies, which, however, In the aggrogat., shows
much beUer retards than a more .pa.modl. and un-
derlain demand. There Is a better inquiry for fine
wheat& —AI Southampton the market was well
Mended. Not much on offer from growers. All good
qtalitles ruled sgainsi buyers, while Inferior panels had
a dull eels. Trier, may be quotoct ea follows r—Wheat,
middling and good, 604. to 68e.; malting barley, 40r. to
465. ; oats, heavy, Ide. to 56r., and others from 255.
upwarda —At Wannizatea • good 'apply of ewes, and
a large attendance of farmers and dealers. Trade
cierylly wee exceedingly tat. Best lot. of wheat and
maintained former rates, but Inferior qualities
were desidedly easier to pashas*. Other rain said at
tato rates. Wheat, file. to at per qr.; barley, 365. to
53.. ; sob, 21e. to 30e.
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THE TAUNTON EVICTION PITITION. —l7p to Saturday
the day of bearing of the Taunton electinn petition hid not
been fixed, and the Judge bad not beim appointed.
II& a tic .1 Minim mat A imuca.-411 • 'racial
council matting of Ito Reforme, 1-nion on Paturday ercning
J. C. Cox, J.P., in Its chsir—it was resolved to i,.‘ ite
Kr. Arch to meet the workingmen 0/ tendon nil public winos
on Ms return from Cilli4ll.

ACCIDeNT 01 Tilt ,n1:7711 WIENS'S!, HaILWAT.— At
an early hour I .11 Monday morning a collielon between two
goods trains ewes-ewe-slat Ether, on the South-Waneree Radway,
Ty which several truck. were demoinhod and serious
ellone the permanent say. It appeews that an ordloaryla;:=
train left Nine Elms at 1 30 on Thursday morning, and eras
hollowed st 2.15 by a coal train On rtsching Esher—• distance
of 15 mile. from london— the that train puled In the middle
by the breaking of one of the :couplings, and before any warning
Gould be given the eat train deuhed into the truant waggon'
with the result Wed. Tim brakeman of the front train is very
Meriously Injured; but, from the information that coukt be
ellri, it appease, that the driver and fireman of the latter
ortunatel, escaped. The greatest inconvenience and
a.n was csua,d to the residents In the aubewban
disntrtenc'of Hampton Court, hurbilon, Esher, ke having
Misfile's In London, as the regular train, to London were
nocemarily tuspended In consequence of the bleeke of the
we and It was not till about 10 o'clock that the line waa
sasewouy clew to permit the resumption of trunk.
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A itazwit HEAVILY Fa= —At the Teuritoo
urn* on &Armee', Mr. James Jo'lop Plount, a arge
brewer, of Morton, wu mnioted in the penalties (nriti
tted by the bench from L'2oo and £100) of £OO ad Z 25
r storing nod odes a half met of suiar in hie buel, as,
ellthost entering It in the prreenbed loans. Mr. C,ok
emodnerod the prossoutmo on behalf of the Cro en, a..el
Ns feels were preyed by Mr. J. G. Walker, supervisor.
TIBBOAT A7/110110R4 LIM II tailoring
fresa Irritaelon of the throat and boareeness will be
I=ly surprised at the almost immediate relief
ebdi by the nee of " Broun's &scolded Troohes."
Tho famous " lomoges " are now sold by most
requelable Amiss' Ls this osiatry, a* la lid. psi box.
people troubled with • " hashing contr." • ' slight
ottid, Of bronehlal affsetioos, comma try them too soon
as AWL, *oak" U allowed to Purses, remit in
serbusweloksoway sad mettuutie uffeetook. Bee saw "
Brown's Broashial Trotees "ad on tho
Owereamat Blimp amend oda box.—las4as Depot,
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