The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-15 00:00:00

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SALISBURY. Proposed Labourers' Encourage-
t la A aoociatiou.—Last, week a numerously attended
meeting of landowners, clergy, and agriculturists took
place at the Council House, to consider the pro.
priety of establishing a Labourers' Encouragement
Association for the district comprised within the
Alderbury Union. The chair was taken by the
Earl Nelson, who said that a suggestion had bean
thrown out by a friend of his, that it would be to the
advantage of the Union if it joined the Romsey
Labourers' Encouragement Association. There
seemed to be a more general feeling, however, to
form an independent sodety. and many of the local
landowners having expressed their approval of the
scheme, the present meeting had been called to
consider the advisability of carrying it into effect.
The subscriptions to the Itomisey Association
amounted to LI 10 or al I• 20 a year, and considering
that the Alderbury Union was larger, and probably
richer, than that at Bouisey, he thought there would
be no difficulty in raising the like amount. Land-
owners subscribed about s;Th per annum, and tenant
farmers from Ills. to XI. There was also an excel-
lent society at Btockbridge. On being asked to take
active steps to prinuote the fonnati ~,, of a society,
he consented to do so on the onnlition that there
should be no avowed difference between dissenters
and churchmen. The great point was to take care
that the moral character of the candidates for the
society's prizes should be really good. At llomsey,
the Bishop of Winchester—with the very best inten-
tions no doubt—offered a bible and prayer book to
the most regular attembuit at Church and to the
hest communicant, but this was a principle to which
he objected, and one which must militate against
the success of my society. Another principle to
which be objected was the offering of rewards for
length of servitude, combined with bringing ups
family without parochial relief. If a society were
formed here, the great object should be the encou-
ragement of skilled labour, no matter whether in
ploughing, thatching, hedging, or anything else. A
society once started at Breamore with this object
NMI productive of much good, and it would doubtless
have continued to prosper if an attempt had not
been made to establish a cattle show in connection

with it. He thought such a combination never
answered. Another point which should be kept in
raised the
resii"latedbstantialmmt7dl:g.ersobumilde
view wee the offering of prizes for clean and well
tfohris
otherwise, for an indust us would niake more
lof a mere hovel than ann"iellemoaneewould of more
in which tho
of lodgings. Another thing
; Again, if a landlord erected good C-:i"j r,ewith the
frustrated by the letting
' view of preventing demoralization, his' inteliorui were
ut
general address from the
thl'asulaannia: bhjuece.agigateldsheiniomuttelghith.tt
which he should like to sec avoid. l 'n on; society
with which he became conneeksl in
holding of
public dinners, for on those occasions speeches were
delivered delivered which often took a politic,' tura.lie
had
sue objection to a
President to the suceeasful competitors. The com-
mittee might dine with the labourers if they plowed
but let there be no public dinner. Variou, angges:
Huns were thrown out by gentlemen present, and it
was unanimously resolved that a society should lee
established. The noble Earl was elected president,
and a provincial committee V. 51 appointed to draw
up the necessary rules and regulations, which arc to
be submitted to a future fleeting. Mr. T. Pain was
elected Secretary pro. if 04., and a vote of thanks
having been to e noble Earl for his kind-
ness in presieritBri th
and to the Worshipful the Mayor
for the use of the room, the proceedings were brought
to a close.
1%1 A 131F-SRUR Y. Police Intelligence. —At the
Clerk's Office, Saturday, before T. Luce, Esq., M.P.
and ff, H. Pollen, Esq.—Arson.-ITholla Gale was
brought up in custody, and fully committed to take
her trial at the ensuing assizes, charged with having
on the 2nd inst., unlawfully, maliciously, and feloni-
ously set lire to the beds, bedding, and furniture of
two beds, the goods and chattles of Mrs. Mary Gar-
lick, of Thornhill, such goods and chattles being in
the dwelling-house of the said Mrs. I ; and
the said Mrs. Garlick being at the manic time in the
said dwelling-house. The prisoner was a female
domestic in Mrs. Garlick's establishment, mid it ap-
peared that about seven o'clock in the evening of
Wednesday week,
was diswvered tluit the bed furniture and curtains
an alarm of fire was given, audit
in one of the bedrooms were on fire. No male per-
son was in the house, but Mr. Jennings, a surgeon,
of blahnesbury, and Mr. Gibs, a farmer, were near
the spot at the time and succeeded in extinguishing
the fire before any further assistance came. Very
shortly afterwards it was found that the bed and
bedclothes in the adjoining room were on fire. This
was also extinguished. The principal evidence
against the prisoner consisted of proof that the lire
was not accidental, and that no one else but the pri-
soner could have been the cause of it. A wax match
was also found on the prisoner's person, and other
matches were discovered in a clothes hag belonging
to the prisoner. The magistrates thought there were
very suspicious circumstances in the case, and com-
mitted the prisoner for trial at the assizes.

NI A RLBOHOUIL) it. —As Mr. Pinniger, of Honey-street
Wharf, accompanied by a lady, was driving to
Marlborough, on Saturday week, in a phaeton,
recently purchased for new, the vehicle suddenly
broke in two, leaving its occupants at a standstill.
The horse, frightened at the crash, galloped madly
on with the front portion, and when passing the
new turnpike-house at Preshate, swerved, and
actually smashed in a portion of the building.

The cemetery question in St. Mary's parish is now
rapidly coining to a satisfactory termination. Tho
vicar, the Rev. E. B. Warren, has adopted the plan
so successfully pursued by the rector of St.
Peter's, and his call has been most handsomely
responded to. No less a sum than 45 has been
already subscribed by about NI of his pariahoners,
and this sum, with the £6 previously collected, will
leave but a small deficiency in the required amount.
Among the subscribers are :—The vicar, ,clO
Captain Manders, £10; Rev. F. H. Bond, £10;
Mr. Lawrence, £10; Miss Blindly, ; Major
Onslow, ES, /cc.

MARK•LAITE CORN EXCHANGE.

!MAT, MARCH 11.—Fresh up to-day very little
Engliah wheat came to hand either from Eases or Kent.
Although the show of samples yea limited, the demand
for all hinds ruled very inactive. at Monday's decline in
the quotations. A full average quantity of foreign
wheat was brought forward. Even the finest parcels
were very dull, and the value of other kind, was nomi•
nal. The few samples of barley on offer were disposed
of at full quotations. Fine malt moved off freely—other
kinds slowly, at late rates We had a fair, but by no
means active, inquiry for oats, at full prices. The sup-
ply was very moderate. Beans and peas changed hands
slowly, on Isomer terms. There was rather more doing
In dour, at fall prime.
OURIIIIINT FINIS or BOITISU GRAIN AND FLOUR.
ebillingsdver qr.
VlMlAT—liinsi, Kent, and Ruffolk, whit al
Ditto. Ins selected runs 43 441
PI Ditto, red „ 34 43
It Ditto. Talavera , . 4,3
Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and YorkshireM 43
BAMUT Malting .. 31 43
10 Grinding and distilling . 24 30
„ Chevalier
NALT-144es. Norfolk. and Suffolk .. 67 60
Kingston, Wars, and Towninade oo do
oAltil—lamex and Suffolk . 20 IS
~ Scotch and Linooinshlre, potato 24 NI
is Ditto, feed .. • • MI le
frith potato.. 27
1114.135--llasanan
71ek and Barrow • 37 41
N . eon . 41 44
VIM --Non•Bollar... • •
35 37
Zany. and Kant, boner, 38 42
Ditto, Fins 43 44
~ Maple 41 45
, Grey 37 40
FLOUR--Rest macho, delivered (V sack) 34 40
flissonds ditto and Country .. 23 32
_ FOREIGN GRAIN.

WilllAT—Dantale and Konigsberg - 41 to 48
Ditto, ditto, extra • - - 47 be
Roetock. Stettin, and Wolssat - 42 48
Belgium and Pummeranian - - 41 41.
; Danish and Silesian - - - 36 43
ii Dalian, or Marianople -
„ Odeesa - - - •
„ American and Canadian
BARIAT Malting - - • •
Grinding and distilling -
OAllti—Pol4nd and Brew -

ise7l
BIANII-4kaail

Pia-IFI!Ote Roilers•

- 20 27
• 26 20
- 20 26
- 37 40
34 30
- 37 ao

ditto - . VertO--er .'
--
-
Non-bonen
nOCE--Frenelt Rhenleh (per meek) - -AO SS
„ Candi= end AZDO11•3411 Sour - 19 21
•OS t• Sweet .30 24

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

THORSDAT, MARCH 10.—To-day's market was fairly
supplied with beasts, in middling condition. All breeds
met • slow inquiry, at Monday's currency. Sheep—the
supply of which was moderately good—changed hands
slowly; nevertheless, the quotations were supported.
We had • dull inquiry for lambs, at from ils. to 7s. per
Illbs. There was a steady sale for calves, at an advance
In prices of 2d. per Sib.. The supply was very limited.
Both pigs and mulch cows experienced • very slow
&masa, at late rates.
Per Silo. teeink the offal.

Ore !Intr. begat; 3 2toi 6 Pr. Smith. Downs 5 610 A
See. quality, dn. $ 8 4 Large eors. osimt 4 0 410
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 0 Prime small ditto 6 0 5 8
Ditto Scot*, &c. 4 8 4 PI Large hog* 3 0 3 6
Cr.. k ink 'sheep 3 10 4 2 Nest nni. porkers 3 4 4 2
See. quality do 4 4 4 8 Suck. rah,. (each) MK to 224.
Pr. erx. "footled )4 30 § , Qr. old More pip 184. to 224.
sheep

. DEMI ALL MARKETS.

• supplies of moat aro Soler.
le rotes heavy.
the carcase : . .

0. 11. ..d.
Inferior mutton 3 2 3 14
111.1.111 w ditto 3lO 4 2
Prime dill,. 4 4 4 tl
Veal
Small lark

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