The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

Correspontance.

THE PORTLAND CORPS AT BHERBORNE

To the Editors.

I noticed in your last impression that some one
had made • mistake in giving you our numbers at
Bberborne. You gave us as 45 and • captain,
total, 46 ; whereas we had • captain, 2 lieutenants,
• sergeant-major, 3 sergeants, 56 rank and file, 10
fife and drum band, and • trumpeter, making 74.
These with our dnit•instructor make our number on
the field 75. If you will be good enough to put
this right in your next, you will oblige,
()NE OF THE 4rH D.V.A.
Portland, Oct. Bth, 1868.

P. 9.—1 wish also to inform the good people of
Sherhorne bow well our men were pleased with
their visit to their town; in fact, I think everybody
enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and would be glad
are long to see them again. Everything seemed
done "decently and in order."

nit surrender of tbsi fortresses sod war material in
Venetia bast eownwneed, and in • few days Italy will be
in poweesion.

Os Tuesday afternoon • dookey engin* exploded on
board • .hip looding in Liverpool docks, killing Ave
persons on deck and blowing two others overboard.
Tea meeting of the Social Science Congress. on Tues-
day, wee princip•lly devoted to the reeling of voluntary
papers, the special cpseetdoce beviug been illweeed of.
Tex Ave Fenians who were recently apprehended In
Liverpool on • abets of ttedoli are% the erverty of
the Government of this country, have been committed
fag triaL

THE mental affliCtion of the Empress of Metrics is
said to haws greatly subsided, and the Pope has haii her
removed to the Vatican and placed in an apartment
ow his cum

Ti. English volunteers who have accepted the in.
citation to attend the forthcoming fates at Bearish left
London on Wednesday for Dover, whence they will be
conveyed by •peeial packets, free of charge, by the
Belgian Government.
TRADRII OUTIAGL - The boom of • sawirloder at
Sheffield, who was not a member of the &maunders'
Union, warn blown up early on Monday mornini_ by a
amp of gunpowder with a fuse atteehed. Wag throws
info the trellar. The ilemalllB 'seeped uninjured.

Tim Oznarai Oman* st YOE* WWI OrMed de
Tuesday, Jost as the 10.0111 of maid sesisuss wen fluids-
lug at Ilanobestsr. Th. A:tablehop of York dawned ti
Mammal address, sad If his Grass's advise is followed
we may expect a elm sad thoughtful truism' of the
mug important questions vita will aria

Ten ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVIIL —The Moraine Herold
is ea to be able to annormes that the Goveramen•
have resolved on !Bahia( • new effort to resene the
enfortmoite llngliekems who are Mill held I. captivity
by King Theodore in Abyminia. In • few days Me.
Inad will leave for the Court of that Sovereign, the
blister of a conciliatory end dignified letter from the
=urging the nitres of our countrymen. Colonel
1;
wether will follow Mr. Fla& with rideable proossW
for the hbyesian Mooaroh, es far es Mamoweb, which
be will await the result of Mr. Plad'e whim before be
proceeds further. We sineerely treat this eur effort
Mill be scovessful, but it is Obvious tluit oar assetrynien
are aompletely .6 the mercy of King Theodore.
Loup Sn IpymuolT ON 00-ONSIATION.-0. Ifemday
night Lord Shaftesbury sod several other reembem of the
&rat &deem associatioo, now in Manchester, attended
▪ large meeting of working peopLo in the Corporation
Hall of that city, his lordship prmidiag. The
read the report, which suited the*, beginning wSrth 47;
! members, the number was now 4000; aphid at oom•
mencement, £l5O now 126.734 Vie 7ear.B 8114
L 2,724., now they were £56,000; there were 21 shops,
bmrineing with two;' and the sales up to this time.
£412,e25, yielding • pelt of 4:30,434. In the course
of the subsequent &Urges, his lordship expressed his
approval a st• principles of co-operation. He was
saddled the objects were safe, that the prioalples epos
which they were banded together were true and sound;
and we ought to rejoice to see them coolies fri-werd to
live and let live, to advance themselves in their social
poultice', sad everyone having in this country the ad-
✓anoement of the mine great and glorious labour.
noble lord in tonolttaion, said he heartily prayed their
merest, and that they might improve their mutual trail
and eon Aden*. in each other: and be implored Aholg'hty
God to seed down upon them His blessing, and that they
might 6 lid, in obedience to His Word, soda meordeees
with His laws, their tree happiness and their everlasting
pesos.
NEWMARKET EACEA. luosy.

Tbe CI:MAW/ITCH RT•Clak • Fro* flooffrog of 212 Dore
eeelt, 12 ft, with 2100 added. WIRDer of Um at Leger
or Dosimeter Cep to terry elem. Orme eriteb Coarse
(two miles two (wimp 96 yamils). Seesofg-eigbt
sale.

Mr. H. Windmills's Lactarer, 7st 31b, 3 re 1
&roil RomigWs Lotbario, 10111. 3rs 2
Mr. F. BwrindelYs Prosorpipe, 3181, 71b, 3 Yrs 3
Woo by half o Length. Twenty-Ave ram.

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