The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-03-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

OUTWARD INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.— SOUTHAMPTON, March 20. —The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship, Indus. Captain .1. S. Field, sailed hence this morning with the mails for Gibraltar. Malta, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, and China. She takes out 110 passengers, 2.479 bozos of specie, jewelry, itc., value iC0.15,335 5a., and a full general cargo. Among the passengers are Lieutenant Hewitt, for Malta ; Major Hawley and Ensign King, for Ceylon ; Captain Lycester, the Rev. and Mrs. English, and the Rev. B. S. Clark, for Madras; Colonel Mathie, the Rev. R. Shows, the  Rev. J. Kuaresbon, Major Stapplton, Major and Mn,. sail, Captain Stewart, Ansistant•Sergeon Pearson, and I.:alonel Wardroper, for f...lllentra, de.  Arritannastox von Foncur IN tioirritamrroN —Mr. Roberta, commission agent in Southampton'. WAX apprehended there on Thursday by a Rimingham detective, on a charge of torgery. On being apprehended, be immediately left Southampton in ewitudy. It is stated that In has committed forgeries of aim extensive character.  NV itlit fair.—The attendance at this fair oil Nlonilay week was thinner than usual, which may be partially accounted for by the inclemency of the 'weather. At the Corn Exchange there was a good show of horses, but few of them exchanged hands except those brought by Mr. Rogers, of 'when, which sold readily from £35 to .t:5O each. There was but few pigs, and not a dozen cows and calves. There was a demand for saintfoin, but with all other seeds there was a dull sale. The quantity of seed pitched did not exceed two tons, and even that could not find purchasers. There were but few standings for the sale of garden seeds awl plants, and very little done at them. Cake standings less than usual, nor was the fair enlivened by a single show or '• t !heap Jack." -• •  ANno—vr.u.—Tl4c Tedirorth ant. —A meeting of the friends and subscribers of the Tetlworth Hunt was held at the Star Hotel, in this town, on Wednimbly last, the Marquis of Ailesbury in the chair. It ea" resolved to hunt the hounds by subscription, and that the Marquis of Ailesbury, Sir E Antrobus„ Bart., Sir J. Pollen, Bart., and H. Fowle, EN., be the committee The chairman informed the meeting that Mrs. A. Smith had kindly given the use of the kennels and houses for the servant', to the committee, together with a very liberal subscription. The meeting was well attended, and amongst others were the Right Hon Sydney Herbert, H.P. Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., Messrs. K Antrobus, M.P., T. Best, A. Hussey, G. Everett, H. Grove, A. Heath, 11. Fowle, J. Bowden, the Baron do Linen, Captain Walker, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Leecombe, and the Hon. Secretary. Subscriptions may be paid to the Misers. Heath, bankers, or to the Secretary, 4 Garlogs, Stockbridge. A Government proclamation has been issued, offering a reward of one hundred pounds, for the conviction of the m orderer or murderers of the late Mr. William Parsons. It also states that the Secretary of State for the Home Department will advise the grant of Her Majesty's gracious free pardon to any accomplice not the actual perpetrator of the deed. • • •  --