The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-17 00:00:00

iSOROUGH POTATO MARKET.

The 'applies of potatnes on sale here are tolerably ell
tonsil'', but the show of fine samples is limited. The
trade. generally, rules inactive, yet very little cliang..,
bas taken place in prices, compared with our prevional
report. Sootcdi Regent*, 110 i to 140 s per ton; .1
Rocks, 100 to 120. ditto. Flukes, 120 s to 140. per too ; Kent
and Rases Regents. 100 s to 130 s per ton ;Lincolnshire
Regents, 96s to to 130 s per ton; and Foreign, 96. to I'.'"

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DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT.

The great calamity which has fallen upon
the Royal Household and the nation is s. ,
deeply affecting to every English heart, and
so overwehning in its suddenness, that at the
present moment, there is but one feeling
pervading all ranks and orders of men—
great sorrow for the loss of a Prince whi,t has
made his life here so illustrious by deeds of
beneficence, and profound sympathy with
ler Majesty, in the sore trial with which it
has pleased God to visit her. The event has
come upon the nation so suddenly and so
unexpectedly, that it is difficult to realise its
occurrence. A fortnight since, the Prince
Consort was in the enjoyment of the health
and strength of early manhood, rejoicing in
the midst of a noble family, whose circle was
. undimmed by even the faintest cloudi—to-day
he sleeps the final sleep which sooner or later
must overcome us all. His Royal Highness. '
:It the early part of last week, was affected
ith what appeared. at first, to be only a
slight indisposition, and it was (only on Friday
that we knew his illness was any-
thing more serious than a temporary con-
!lament to his room. On that day the first
bulletin of a really unarming character was '
published. The Prince of Wales was called
to Widnsor by telegraph, and left Cambridge
by special train between 1 and 2 o'clock on
Saturday morning. Tue Duke of Cambridge
hail also been summoned to Wim6ur at an
early hour, and as the day advanced, the hopes
iif improvement were doomed to disappoint-
ment. At half-past flair o'clock, the public
were startled by the brief announcement
that the Prince Consort "is in a most critical
state." The greatest excitement prevailed
at Windsor; a special service was held at St.
John's Church, and at 8 o'clock in the
evening, it was stated "that the hopes of a
favourable reaction have not yet been
realised, and there is the deepest anxiety."
At 10 p.m it was announced "the
anxiety has increased, and most serious
fears are now entertained." Fifty
minutes later the Prince Consort had ceased
to live, and at the solemn hour of midnight
the great bell of St. Paul's announced to On
myriad population of London that DEITII
was once more a guest at one of the royal
palaces of England. For more than twenty
years Prince Albert lived amongst us, thi
honoured husband of the noblest Queen
England over had, and during that period In
had become a thorough Englishman, and had
'endeared himself to all classes. To his grea
;learning, matured practical judgment, elegant
hind refined taste, influence and perseverance,
lEugland may trace not a little of the progres
Ishe has made in art and industry during the
gaga twenty years. There were traits in the
!character of the Prince such as we find only
!amongst those lofty, philanthropic natures,
:which are indeed the salt of the earth, and

who. whether their lives be long or short.
have the world better than they found it.
lAs the guide and counsellor of his august
'Consort, he on all occasions showed a full

1 appreciation of the English mind, and. under
his advice, the course Her 3lajesty pursued
resulted in the annihilation of juditical tits-.
oord, and in popularising the throne ot '
England ; hut it was in the sJeitil and
tnestic character of the Printe that made In
•ot much beloved in the royal circle, and earactl
fur him the affectionate regard of the peoplo ot
tins country. It is this which causes his death
to he felt in all our homes as a verso:Ad ltss.
tind wide!' v.ill make us cherish hi.; mettlor.t
•Is one of the best of princes. At Vie pre.. •ot
time when turbulent passions are being st irreti
up, and every day we eifpect the dread stud-
mous which shall call us to war, the sudden
death of Prince Albert comes upon us with a
shock which reminds us of the feebleness ot
poor human nature, and of the transitory
eharaeter of our tenure upon earth. God
chastens our hearts by sorrow, and to Ws
will we would bow in humkile submission.