The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

Ida attb Crime.

DESPERATE ATTACK ON A WOMAN.—On TrMEW, I
night a most desperate attempt to murder a wife was
made by Edward 13anks, a bricklayer, residing at White. I
cross-street, St. Luke's, London. A lodger in the
house found the woman insensible and deluged in blood
She had eight severe wounds on her head, and it was
evident that they had been inflicted with a poker, as
the one in the room was broken and was covered with
blood. The husband, who is in cnstody, ad mite that he
assailed his wife with the poker, but says, "I could not
help it." On Thursday the woman's deposition was
taken. She stated that she had had a quarrel with her
husband on the night in question. She could not re.
member anything about the blows being inflicted, but
there was nobody present except herself and liar
husband, and she was quite sure she did not inflict the
wounds herself. The prisoner did not deny the crime.
It is not supposed the woman can recover.
STRANGLING A WlFlL—Catherine Costello, a dissi-
pated young woman, was strangled in London on
Tuesday. Her husband is in custody. When taken up
he said it was "all through the drink."
ATTEMPTED WIFE MORDICH AND SUICIDIL—On Tues-
day morning, a man named Moretti, a confectioner,
living in Hackney-road, London, attempted to murder
his wife and to commit suicide. The couple had lived
together unhappily, and once the wife left her husband,
but subsequently returned to him. On Tuesday morn-
ing she was seen by a neighbour in the cistern of the
house where she lived and on being rescued it was
found that her throat had been cut. She said her
husband had done it. Search was then made in the
house, and Moretti was found with his throat cut.
Both he and his wife wen, removed to the Hospital.
On Thursday the woman's deposition was taken. Both
she and Momtti were in a sinking state.
SUSPICIOUS DEATH.—Strange things are believed to
happen sometimes in the worst parts of London, and
the evidence given at an inquest which has just been
opened in Spitalfields seems to justify the belief. It
appears that in a room some six feet in length, in a
home in Brick-lane, there lived an old man named
Joseph Iticklesworth, who had been a gamekeeper, but
had exchanged that occupation for the employment of
a broker's assistant, and who wan reported to be rich.
Some time since he met with an accident, and was at-
tended by a quack in the neighbourhood, known as
Black Charlie, or the Black Doctor. The man died,
and shortly before his death he stated that Blaok
Charlie had poured a draught by force down his throat
on his resisting an attempt made by him and his
amistant to rob him of his money. It is certain that
the quack and his assistant have absconded, and the
coroner has adjourned the inquiry for further evidence.

Tin Gazette says the IPriase .ot Wales will bold a
levee, on behalf of Her Majesty., on June 9th.
DIaI,IITEs in the building trade have arisen at Ply-
mouth and Leeds.
TR& horse-shoemakers and smithies in Paris have
coalesced against any further supply of ehodding for
quadrupeds, and no small embarrassinent has ensued.
THE Rev. John Dymoke, rector oi Soriveleby, Ste.,
succeeded to the family estates and hereditary honours
of the late Sir. IT. Dyrnoke, the Queen's Champion,
and his son, Henry Lionel Dymoke, is the heir
apparent.
ON Friday evening the goods train which left Derry
it 12 o'clock ran off the rails about two and a balf miles
from Enniskillen. The engine driver (J. firCalie) and
stoker (C. Cravens) were killed, and the guard was
injured, Some bullocks in a waggon were also killed.
GREAT BRITAIN will be admitted to all the benefits
"of the new tariff of tbe Zollverein States on the let of
July next," and this tariff "will embrace all the reduc-
tions comemplated by the Franco-German treaty of
1862, including those for 1866."
A SAILOR named Jeffrey, a native of the Isle orifight,
on Wednesday leaped from the centre of Sunderland
.Bridge into the River Wear—a depth of one hundred
feet. There was a strong police force to prevent the
performance of the feat, but Jack outmienceuvred his
, watchers.
THE RENAME OF THE CZARBWlTCH.—lnstructibnie
have been received at Plymouth by'llfr. Luscombe, the
vice-consul for Rnssia, to prepare for the temporary
reception of the remains of the Csarewitch. On
arrival in the Sound the squadron will be received with
• flags hoisted half-mist high, and by royal salutes of 21
gnus, fired in slow time from the citadel at Plymouth
and from the Royal Adelaide, 26, Captain Frederick B.
Seymour, C. 8., in Hammuse. • '
A GIGANTIC hoax hem been playa& off on the people of
Boston by a man named Mortimer. He gave orders to
the principal publicans of the town to provide accommo-
dation for a large numb q• of officers and men of the
15th Hussars. The inn-keepers made great prepara-
tions to receive their expected and weloinne guests, and
the population horned out en stases to do them honour,
When the appointed time arrived it very soon becaine
meoifest that a practical joke had been perpetrated
upon the inhahitanM. Mortimer was therefore arrested,
but, as he does not appear to have benefited by his
folly, it is doubtful whether he can be convicted of any
specific charge.
A Nrw REFORMER. —The Rev. Dr. Temple, of
'nr, ban drawn oat the plea of a Reform Bill. The
features of his scheme, which be teas us occurred
ome time ago, are as follOW :—He would die-
all borough' with fewer than 10,000 inhabi-
Mnts, and would ,strike off one member in boroughs
with fewer than 300300 inhabitants which new return
trim members. Dag:would give according to his calcu-
lation, 161 seats. Haiwuniiinthen double the number
of countymembers, np4 wonkT ave these elected in the
following manner ila" the. present. county members
would be elected aoti prbsent," bit the new county
members would "balalaika& by, sik ratepayers whether
airesaly possessing votenor not. whether living in town
or scanitry, within the llmita of the county or division—
the parish rate-bin* bein mg. fact the register.'" This,
he contends, °'
rebid the weirkinghisti s large, yet
not a preponderating," representation;