The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-13 00:00:00

WILTON GREAT SHEEP PAIR.

FRIDAY, tiser. 12.

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This vastly important fair for the sale of abeep,
bones, die., was held to-day, when the supply of sheep and
lands+ was exceedingly small compared with former years,
there being about 65,0‘..3 to 70,000 penned, which was about
4.l,iviOless than last year: but this ileficieo7 in the supply
tmght be mainly attributed to the existence of the disease of
snall.pos amongst sheep in this county, together with the
abnislant supply of feed. The county of Dorset being at
present free from this disease amongst their sheep,
tl.e leading agriculturists of that county, previous
tgthe hdding of this fair, took a precaution requeatiog
shvkholdens not to send their sheep to this mart,
tut to sell them at the fairs in their own county,
or dispose of them at home, a request, it ap-
t:Vent, being generally responded to. The quality of the
'beep and lambs on offer was good, and the attendance of
Limier. and dealers from adjoining and distant counties
vs, very large ; and from the insufficient supply for the re-
quirement of purchasers, the trade was very brisk, and •
elesiance may be considered to be effected. Prices ranged
from, ewes, :its. to 425. ; wethers, 325. to 465. ; and lambs
hos, '301.. to 355. There were several prime lots which sold at
much higher prices. The competition fur prizes amongst the
eitremt claws of sheep wax very strong, and being the pick
of the county, attracted much attention. The show of rams
va, more limited than usual, but the quality fully com-
pensated for the falling off, and • good selling and letting
tends WAndolle. In the horns fair there was • gyms' sprink-
of fine useful animal., the best trade being done amongst
art cults, fine ones selling at higher prices. The show
of lvvo cattle was not very extensive, and there not being
nolvla demand, and high prices being asked, the trado alto-
getl...r was very dull. In the agricultural department there
Wax A very large show of almost every de.cription of modern
iirss,..enieat, and which attracted • deal of attention.

Ter, SNALLPOIE IN SHZEP. —We (Yorlshire
''l"'• t fiTI much grieved to dote that the disease amongst
Sheen, now prevailing in Dorsetshire, Wilts, Hants, ke.,
11.4 reached Lincolnshire, to the dismay of flockmasters.
The yetennaries are busily engaged in the Deepings and
th,-ir vicinity with but faint hope of exterminating this
dreadful calamity.
During the past week the weather has been re-
am. ncelay ie the lake district, and Keswick is at this
vi se full 01 vi,itors, more so than at any previous part of
the seßmt.

A Tit, %NT BALLOON.—Mr. George Birch, of
nate nate Fol, near Farnham, wrote on Thursday to
the ataboz that • balloon had descended on his
Property with wattage in the car, beating the name of
t;",well. The well-known teronaut explains that the said
balloon is one of his, and that it started from Maidenhead
r'i'l•Y alone, as he was prevented from being in
attmiLore. lain; that day six miles high, in company
with Mr. GI "The scientific ascent from Weiser-
Itropton was arranged to take place on Thursday, but
ovine to onfatmirable weather it was postponed until the
following morning. I fully expected to have made my
public helm% from Maidenhead the same evening, hut in
nee of delay bad sent on an assistant to commence the
inflAtion, and had telegraphed to an experienced aerial
meager to visit Maidenhead and ascend in case of my non-
atriV4l. This gentleman, unavoidably perhaps, disappointed
n.e, awl my fellow° Evening Star' was permitted to ascend
alone. I regret much that I could not attend, but 1 have
yet to learn whether my balloon was sent adrift accidentally
or by de,ign. At any rate, it was more tenderly handled
wb.n it landled ?ier 8, than before it quitted tiara nta
among professed friends."
The largest artificial reservoir of water in the
world was completed last month to supply the city of New
Yorls with water. It in situated in the central park in that
city- The purchase of the land cost 100,000/., and the for-
nation of the reservoir cost 300,0001. ; 96 acres are covered
with water. The depth of the reservoir is 30 feet, and it
will bold 1.,100,000,000 gallons of water.