The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE

ENSUING YEAR.

JAJIIIRRT ARD FLRILUARY.—Hoo your parsnips; that
1,, if your (ether's tailors bare been imprudent enough
to give you credit. You May plant setrl.t rennerr in
thi open now, if you like—only mind we don't Wylie you
to do so. Now is the time to roll the dower beds, if
you are anxious to do it.
MARCH RIM APRIL—Bark your shine sow, if you
'stead doing It at all. Later in ibe season, when the
nip begins to flow, each operations should be ses-iended.
Beware of the Teetotaller about this time, be is inclined
to sow.burni. Look oat for your grubs mow. Tbe best
plan Le hi go oarefally over the ground with a knife and
fork. Never porsh.se • roller without a triaL If you
gel nome one to ran it Over your toes ones or twit's, you
will be able io judge approximately of its weight. If
you wish to raise oelery, you might gee how • crane
flied at one of the top windows would answer. We
don't know.

MAT AND Rum—Always call • 'spade • spade—but
it won't come any the Kroner for that. If it continue.
inexorable, you Itsd bettor fetsh it yourself. to avoid
discomfort. Snails are a great nuisance, they do oo
much damsge, and are so difficult to ciatelt. W. should
think greyhounds might be trained to min thin down,
as trufille-dogs do Medlin. The canine instinct is so
remarkable, it need not necessarily stick at troMee.
Will sortie of our correspondent. try this and report?
Mustard and cress may be grown on flannel, but it is sa
well not to wear the flannel while the atop is optioning,
the root. tickle you as they grow. It le perfectly
useless to sow tattoos with • needle and thread—
eispeeielly Coe lettuce, 'sot it 1/912.6 stand it.

JOLT AND AtIOUNT. —IN the hot lISSIOD you should
either muzzle your dog-roses, or turn the Mayne on
them. We are acquainted with their bark, but have
never met with their bite. If you want to know when
your hotbed is fit to remise melons, you had better
sleep in it for one night If you get up with • fever it
La ready for the plant& If with an ages you bad better
put off the planting, or the fruit will he no great
&hakes. Never allow a rake in your garden, while It..
young vines are making eyes.
SzPTIMBInt nen COMBO. —lf you have negleeted to
get in your spring potatoes and early pees, you had
bet•er lose no time now in planting them. A sawing.
machine or two would he antra When peas are
planted as late m this it is as well to put them teat night,
and you should be very quiet, and wear imitelippers,
and this they wore trzwer. If yes have • tern for
ventriloquize.. and eau ingrate the quaking of young
dooki, try it—it owl tutees the peas to come up
quicker. Should you be Ott of swedes, • very good'
imitation of them may losehleved by cooking mangoid-
wertnel whole and &veering them in a gnaw-way.
Novrisitsn AJD DlCZnln..—Wben potatoes psniss
In being small and bad, It.. best to give them to the
pig.; for they must chart, have had a stye in their
eyes from the first. Now a the time to lay in annuals.
We shoald advise you to Forebear the annual which you
will see advertised below. twill be found rich in lame.,
very ornamental, and gaits's novelty, and the price is
absurdly low.

Sir Riehmd Mayne, Clef Commissioner of the
Metropolitan Polio', died on Saturday night last.
Sir Rioturd wag appointed &commissioner in lefl, and
for hie services in that cispalty he was created a C.B.
in 1847, and was made &08. in 1851.

A DOODLI Suicroit.—A double suicide boa juel been
onminitted by means 4 chicreoal at Bourse (Crouse).
M. Poumerol, tax rctor, and his wife were found
dead in their bed. 4 letter which be had left on this
table stela that he w led to put an end to his life by
the fear of being auop4ted to hive stolen three bags of
silver money recently nt to BOWIIIO by the Strasburg
mint, and which are ug; he protested his incommov,
which, however, was no way doubted, aa lie was
most highly esteemed his wife, be said, ref used to
survive him.

DIULADFUL 11131D111 T BALITSBURT.-021 Seturday
morning, between tweb. and one o'clock, a murder
was committed at 42, Ifredatreet, 13ernsbury, the
victim being a men aboij Z 3 yawls of age, of the name
of John Myer*, and the orderer, who icon upholsterer,
and resides in the tame ese, gave the name of George
Campbell. From what ld be ascertained, it appeared
that the parties had n merry-making, and in the
Detre@ of the evening quarrelled—jealousy being
stated as tip. cause.SThe areal wan, however, made tip,
all seemed to go right u I about eleven o'clock, when
the person in custody w into the yard, loaded • ride,
and returned, and blew the candle. At the same
moment he presented th ilia at decessed, and let it off.
The contents of the rid ntered the headed his victim.
and he was instantly kil , his brains dying ell over the
place. The prisoner w t once taken into custody,
end from inquiries that ve been made by Inspector
Odell, Y division, it is nfirmed that jealousy was
I
the motive. When the Der was told the charge
he made no reply. ;

SAVIISO Lire FROM lrwUca If 186& —The year
which is now closing r long be remembered RS One
of the stormiest on rec. I. It is, however, otisfutory
to find that the year also be well remembered for
the great exertions wall have been put forth to save
shipwrecked persons. It 'peters that deriog the past
twelve months the hose of tte Royal National Lifer
boat Insttution have been instrumental in owing,
during boieterores weeper, the crews of the following
distressed resole on the masts of the British Isles;—
Sloop Industry, of Whitby, 2; Schooner Mulgrave, at
Whitby, 2 ; Schooner Seven Brothers, of Wicklow 3,
Ship Clew, of Li rericel, 21 ; Behtioner Maria, of
Newport. Mouniostbabira 5 :Schooner Edward Stonard
of Lancaster. 5; Several Ribbing Boats belonging to Pit-
tenween and St. Morass Reentered assistance;
Schooner Misehi,f, of Co-namon 6 Schooner Douglas
Pennant, of Cornetron, 4; Swab Mincer, of Great
Yarmouth —Saved Yowl end crew, 5; 'Schooner Anne,
of Aberyetwith, 4; Bdg Ellen, of Sunderland
Ruidered wistaria ; Brig Britain's Pride, of Falmouth,
Saved vessel and crew. 8; Sehooner Denbigebire Los,
of Resemoris, 4; Baboon's Sarah Caroline, of Gizmo,
5; Smack Kate, of lowicl—Avehiced to save vessel and
crew, 4; Schooner Eat, of Liverpool Rendered
assislance ; Berries Kate Ague; of St. John's, N. 8.,
14; Smack Gloucester Packet of Cardigan 2 ; Ship
Omega, of Newt:testi 7; Schooner Gioey, of
Chepstow. 5; Pilot G belorging to St. Ives, 1;
Schooner March, of erpoo:, 3; Schooner Richard,
of Bangor, 3; brig P be, o. Scarborough —rendered
assistanoe ; schooner 4venie, of Nantes, 1; schooner
Exchange, of Goole, 1 ; tarps Sparkling Wave, of
Sunderland, 15; shipNictimx, of fit. John's, Nit.—
rendered assistance- ; brig Jobe; of Scarborough, 8'
schooner Selina, of twonsea. 2; schooner Wave, of
Boston—saved vesselond erew, 4; ship Conway Cutle,
of Liverpool—made/led sarisanse ; fishing-host belong-
ing to Looe —saved Scat and crew, 2; stoat* Cuuro, of
Almwch, 2- sloop tchard, of Goole, 3; two Withernees
fishing-boots, 9, bagantine Agenoria. of Lowestoft, 5;
schooner Athol, xf Ardressean—mndered assistance ;
brigantine Douglas, of Guernsey—assisted to save vessel
and crew, 7 ; brit Arran, of Irvin•—seved vessel and
erew, 5; soboocer Dasher, of klmircb—sseisted to save
tassel and crew. 4; Swedish barque Bolder--saved
vessel; sebooeur John C. Wade, of Newry, 5; vamoose
Margaret Cunsingbarn, of Whitby, 2; yacht FOUR, of
Iffisbeacb, 1; ship Empire Queen, of Dublin—sued
vessel and crew. 21; French smack Jules Josephine, 4 ;
brisantine Nameless, 7; *almoner Emily Ann, c 4
Cariarvon, I; brigantine Helen Anna, of Cork, 5 ; brig
Peregrine, of Cork 2; schooner Bush Priagle, of
Liverpool, 3 ; schooner Annie Jane, of Rtuicons,
1; ship Favourite, of Fleetwood—rendered mullet,
ano ; ship E. H. Tucker, of Wisconsin' U.S.'
27 ; schooner Vivid, of Wexford, 5; brig Oscar,
of Tambov, 8; Newbiggin fishing-host—seved
eseel and crew, 4; fishing treble Gentle Annie, of
I Redo, 3' pilot (obis Sybil, of Eadear, 2; kebob Oar-
side of Bridgwater, 2; schooner Airdrie, of !Braemar,
4; 'almoner Elisabeth Davy, of Goole--usiated to
. savivsesel and crew, 3 • several buckle fishingboats,
th 46 ,00ner Cernesw;ol Hayle, 4; sehooner Viotor,
of einsaby—assieted to save moot and crew, 5 ; amok
Hoer, of Antion, 1; fishing-boat Active, of Cedardyke
—Wilted to save vessel and crew, 4; government
Reber Devon. 1; 8. 8. Ganges, of Bull—remained
'liquids, and rendered assistance • S. S. Augusta,
of Bristol—rendered assiedsnos • ba:rque, Betty and
Led.., of Hamburgh. 9 ; brigantine Francis, of Shields,
. 4 ;Bak Williams, of Common- assisted to save weaned
and crew, 2; brigantine Theodora', of Liver Poo—
l— to rave vessel and crew 15; kir Rochdale, of
Lotion, 7 • ship Grand Bonny, of Liverpool
rosined eloped& ; Robert and Sorah. of Myth, 8-
meek Mary, of Hull. 5; seldwher Mary Jona, of
Pidatow, 3; sloop Emperor, of Griumby—ressained by
ousel ; Austrian barque Kea, 17 ; banjos, Anse Scott
of trbrostki, 9; bergs* Kends, Of LiVarPool--eave
'coil ; smack Cantos, of Scarborough,
used and crew, 4 ' • berque lionfieur, of Bon,-
ford Norway saved vessel and wow. I' ;
aehonser Williams Henry, of Belfest,6 • barque 'NOM
OHIO, of Greenock, 15; ship Oastillaii. of LoadoeB ;
schomer Attanta, of Kirk wail, 11 ; schooner voon,
of Dregheia,s ; barque North Britain, of Soutburteei
8 ; sceiooner Mail, of Alloa--sayed vessel and eA, 6;
logger Roger, of Yarmouth—saved unmet and ces, 11;
brigantine leo, of West Hartlepool, 6; rhooner
Prudence, of Aberystwith, 4; brigantine alle, of
Workiegten, 4; sloop. La Jenne Fanny,—ened vessel
and crew 3; sloop Le Jeun Emote, 5: cod deep
Augustine—iodated to save vessel and mew & Thh
long list makes a total of 558 lime rescued life-
boats of fie institution from the above- disasters.
In allitim to 23 vessels sued from destrs Durin4
the same period, the Lifeboat Instittion tree"
rewards hr saving= live% by fishing ore other boats.
making 'grand total of 817 lives saved roielf through
Its histranentality. In the same pno the crews of
the life-boats of the society, at a very ex""la
Use eitier assembled or put off In ir to signals
. datreas .42 times to ships not evenZely requiring their
services. It often happened that on too occasions the
his-boat crews had incurred latish risk and erpoure
' throughast stormy days and night. The numb" of
1 line saved either by the lifeboate of the Institution.
I or ly social exertions for which it Lae (rented rewards
I since its 'ormation, is 17,795, for *Bch lovieh 90 3°41
1, medals, 792 silver medals, and £213,905 hi of
__lt•
I have bete given as rewards. Ines we theeheer
that meaty every life saved by life-boate has been
resetukd tudu perilous 44reumstarises, it will at ones be
seen whatgreat benefit 'La bees costarred by the Life-
boat Instilation, not on on the poor moo themselves
and on Heir country, but also ini their wives and
children, Aso would otiererise be widows and orphans.
Since the Winning of die peewit you the Institution
I has spent 518.813 on Le 194 life-boat stations on the
I owed of &gland, Soolland, sad Ireland ; and since It.
I first establibment in R 24 it has expended £212, on
Its 51.-boat stations. We would strongly urge on all
okoreognies the samedness of human life, the duty, and
' seen the pridiegeto help forward the life-boat work—
s work which hal hitherto bees manifestly blood by
Providence, and furbish has brought relief to Inaey
ii thourade ef wee who, instead of bang this very der
valuable of the sosainunity, woad have boa
leaf effe le the mewl trams of the tempest,
swid, iw mow 7 widows sod orphans to offer
Doi only the. of bereavement. but the pangs of
dristitutiott We 1144, that sostaibetioes are
eeesiold for the • by ell the 14'eles
lad theater and by its &Nrrotory, Righted
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