The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-25 00:00:00

grain aub Pt ommtrcr.

Losoox Braur Magri.—Rum 6 in fair request
on tonnes terms. In the value of brandy and grain
spirits no change has taken place.
TEA.—For aU kinds the desuand has become much
lees active ; nevertheless very little change has taken
place in prioes. COUSILLUZI sound congou is selling at lid.
to 111 d. per lb.
SUGAN.—Good and fine raw qualities have moved off
freely, at full quotations; but all other kinds are a dull
sale, and lower to purchase. Helloed goods are steady,
at Ms. to 5.35. per cwt. fur brown lumps. The stock of
raw sugar, in London, is 53,UUU tons, against rii,ltUU tuns
in 1858.

It appears that negotiations are about to be eomeneed
inunodiately for an Austrian loan of about 1:6,UU0,010
In the London market, Baron Brentano, who vitited
England on a similar misaion about six years ago, having
been despatched hither for the purpose.

. .
A satisfactory report is in circulation that the Go-
vernment have at length resolved to take sufficient
measures for the protection of liritith interests in
Mexico.

A meeting of the proprietors of the London Joint-
stock Hank was held Friday morning, Ilr. W. Blount in
the chair, when • dividend and bonus were declared
for the past half-year at the rate of li4 per cent., making
a total distribution for the year 18:ei of va per cent.

A meeting of the Bank of London also took place on
Friday, Sir J. V. Shelley, Ml'., presiding, when the
report was adopted, and a distribution ordered at the
rate of 5 per cent, per annum. This establishment, as
well as other banks, has experienced a withdrawal of
deposits in consequence of the low rate of interest, but
the current sea ts, which form the most profitable
portion of the business of a bank, have increased con-
siderably.

A meeting of the Unity Bank took place on Fri Jay
morning, Alderman Mechi in the chair. During the
past lialf-year the puaition of the bank Las greatly
unproved, the accounts allowing a profit of £915,
whereas at the dud meeting the loss was 4:r400. The
expenses have been reduced from over £10,01.10 in the
first eight months of the existence of the bank ru.1:2,5446
in the last six. A further diminution of 4:1,1101.• a year
in also anticipated from the letting of the unoccupied
portion of the preuiiaes in L'annonutreet of which there
is • fair prospeet.
THE MEMIET.—On Thursday three of the finest vess -
eels ever built un the bank of the Mersey were lauucheol
into the river. thie was the Sir John Lawr MIA% • 1110.
dium clipper built by Memos. Thomas Boyden and Son
for Meyers. Earnwurth and Jardine, of Liverpool. She
I, 1,140 tuns builders' measurement, and classed A 1 at
Lloyd's for 13 year', and is intended for the Calcutta
Wide. Messrs. Thomas N'enson mid SOH launched the
Mere Domini from their yard. This vessel, of 1,410
tuns burden, classed A I fur 12 yeses, and built for
Messrs. W. Sinclair and Son, of Belfast, is the largest
iron cannel ever built at Liverpool. She is also in•
tended for the East India trade. At Birkenhead Messrs.
Clover and Hoyle launched from their yanl, adjoining
the Woodside-ferry, the Joule Ilear.ley, of WO tons, ono
of the handsomest clippers ever built oti the aliores of
the Mersey. This being the first-launch in the locvlity
it was 'Mummies' by a vast crowd uf spectators The
Jmuie licazely, which is owned by Mr. dames Beasely,
of Liverpool, is also intended for the East India tiatie,
lii spite of a strong south east breeze all the launches
were perfectly 'successful.
New drsAmsits.—Meurs. Martin Samuelson and l'o.,
iron ship-builders of this town, have commenced the
construction of two large steamers for the Atlantic
Royal Mail Company, which, from their dimension'
alone will far surpass any vessels of the kind o
ever cu.
strucied in Hull. They are of espial nice, the length
being 31k feet, beam 3$ feet, depth 21 feet, awl of A
nominal-horse-power of 60U. They will be constructed
un the paddle principle, and no labour will be spared to
make them modela of perfect workimuiship. Slessra.
Samuelson guarantees speed ut wales per hour in still
water. We may also add that Messrs. Earle are build-
ing • *crew atemner of I,olel tons burden for the Baltic
trade, and two small steamtuga for the ddverisoul and
Leeds Steam Navigation Couitow . —Hall Herald.

Luta ir Itaccirre.—The traffic returns of railways
in the United Kingdom published for the week ending
January It; amounted to 1:416,1210, and for the ourres•
punding week in GCS to 051,950, showing an increase
of £31,230. The growl receipts of the eight railways
lowing their termini in the usetrowlis fur the week
ending as above amounted to £.172,M2, and for the cor-
responding period of 1668 to £162,445, showing an
increase of £11,537. The increase in the receipts of the
Eastern Counties Railway amounted to Mt; on the
Great Western to £4lO ; on the London and North.
Western to £6,647; on the Loudon and Blackwell to
£3); on the London, Brighton, and South Coast to
LUZ ; on the London and South• Western to £1,652;
total, £10,221. But from this must be deducted £416,
the decrease on the Great Northern, and £268 on the
South-Eastern; leaving the increase as above, £1,537.
The receipts on the other lines in the United Kingdom
amounted to £143,708, and for tho correapunding week
of last year to £222,106, showing an increase of
1,21,693, which, added to the increase on the inetropo-
bun lines, makes the total increase £74= as compared
with the corresponding week of 1858,

On Wednesday Professor Owen and three brother
naturaliata sat down to a joint of eland, the first of that
fine species of antelopes which has been fattened and
killed for the table. The learned gentlemen appears to
have enjoyed it exceedingly, and in a letter to a Cod-
temporary the Professor enters with enthusiasm into
• statement of the exact reaulta. It will suffice to say
that on the whole, the connnittee rose with the crinviction
that a new and superior kind of animal food had been
added to the restricted choice from the inanunalian elan
at pre.ent available in Europe.

LONDON MARKETS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

MARK-LANE, MONDAY, JAN. 24.

[We rc;,tret to say that from some undiscovered
mige, our usual telegram, giving the state of
flu, corn trade at Mark Lane this day, has
faikcl to reach us.]

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

MONDAY. JANUARY 24.

Our market was supplied to-day with three
thousand four hundred beasts, and fourteen
thousand sheep.
Trade improved.
Did, best quality •5
0
Mutton. ditto