The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-24 00:00:00

THE DIBTRID3B IN LONDON.

Ths lersinsp serbard says :—The Bishop of London,
makes an weed appeal on behalf of the poor of the
metropolis. Trade loin • deplorable conciltion, with no
immediate prospect of improvement Thousands of
families have been throws out of employment, and have
been compelled to exhaust their series*, in those cease
whPre nylon have been effected. and in ether t ask for
support, either from We rates or from private benevolence.
In almost snap part of the kingdom much dietress Prevails.
ant this hes been intensified by the severe weather of the
past few days. In the poorer tuartere of the metropolis,
especially in the D.lghbourhood of the docks, the pressure
of poverty to beginning, as the Bishop of Losdoa
eccurately observes, to be heavily felt. The resources of
the local institutions intended to help the poor in times of
suffering and scarcity are being taxed to the utmort Is
semi instances, where the aid given has been of a most
useful and valuable nature, the funds have become
a:United, and the agencies have been forced to m
their charltabde work. Probably every word of ishit's!
true, and we trust that the Bisbee's appeal will be
gerseross4 responded W. It is year. since the ortagnaties el
trade has produced ouch wideepreaddistrens a. now exists.
and it is painful to think how many %meads of Wilder
UM. women, sad children there are who have to fine
Christmas and the New Year with no letter prospect
than that of narration.

TEL GINTLELLN AND THE POOR GIRL
On Thursday, at the Central Criminal ooura before the
Reoorder, • man named Frank Rabbis., who was mated
I to bejpossessed el oosidesable property, surrendered to
I take his trial upon • charge o( ateauldng a girl sassed
&rah Anne WitielL • sounter-clearge had bees preferred
I against the pros.cntotx of having stolen some nigh's
&rade' of clothing the property of the defeudant's mother,
but the Grand Jury ignored the —Mr. Straiett and
Mr Grain Calliadad the Promotion In Ow TfewwwV,
.
Yr. Dishy Reysioar, Q C., was specially retained, wi
Mr MAUI Faith, for the defenoe.—The defendant Ilvel
with his soother at fiL Kimilworth•reed. Bethnal=
and the peoseentrix, • mod=od-A=lght.
years of sa, was in their to kw evi-
dence, on the 13th of October eke and the oouwas, wire
alone In the house, when he sent hor out with • letter to
post, and on her return he made improper overtures to
her, and on hoc retinal he acted in • men indecent
manner. She ocenasendosted with her moiler lams.
distal,. and lett tlui home. The defendant was mutes
gum* taken into custody, examined at Wersi4etwat
Pollee-court, and rem. The proesoutris went to the
defendast's bun with hoe mother to pet hol box.. __The
bet was oPened, end maw neckties and other IMAM
articles were found in It, which the Moowstrix was
e with 'Magas, and she was given into custody by
ttrZendangs moth.n, The Grand Jury, however,
Ignored the bill against her and the allegation on the
pert of the prosecution was, that the charge of felons had
bun trutuPsd up by the triads of the dedendaist In artist
to prevent the proneestrix from proosedlug with tho
:I=of Indecent anmait —Mr. , his
to the jury for the defendant, bed blso as •
Pww°o who from his Previous character and the repots.
Sian woo utterly ineenshis of committing an Wiens of
thhi deleripticia--The Jury found the estdetni
and he was onateneed to four months imorteostreen wi
hard labour.

A PRILITY LOT OF SCHOOL BOY&
The Roman Catholic la4ostrtsl School at Oarriantoo,
Dew kirldswator, containing upward, of 80 lads of
notoriously bad charadAw, from various parts of the King.
dem, including the inetropotte. has been tcc the teat few
dale and night in • complete state of Insubordination
At the Bridgwater Petty Sessions on Tlmmtim it was
gated that the inhabit sate of the neighboarbssil bad been
greatly alarmed at the limestone Illogradalisai mid other
offences which the lads whe had abseissmisl Illsgsibem had
committed, and the ouperistookat of the embed seed
the Bench to send several of the worst olifenaem to •
reformatory. They had, he stated, brass sot at algid
through the w adows, sod ema ths roof. sad bad emerely
beat** and kicked younger bore is the imetieetien who
had retuned to go out sal steal for them Three boys had
been enraged in a highway robbery with vielsoos ; and as.
of them named Power had so badly Matsu another with •
Poker as ts all probability to cripple him for lila The
magistrate§ sentenced sir of the worst offenders to short
terms of imprisonment, and afterwards tobe oomisid fire
years in • reformatory. The case of Power was oossidered
of too serious • character be be so dealt with, and was
adjourned for the evidence of the medical MAIL

General Mscfhersou'. Bri=ls.h imported in • Pmhewer
telegram, dated Tuesday to have cemeeted
Jellslabad.
The arrivals al foreign wheat into thia country riositiam.
lerge; and the If ari-taam Marrao rays that=andendy
of possible political complications, any advance
In die price of wheat le not to be expected. Prkill ISM
week manifested • downward tendency.
After active communications between tha end
aussian Sivernments the bitter haws neolved togrmelly
and offletally recall their Kirke to Gabel. Roads has
farther pea an assurance that Am will ovecieste
Turkey within the time Iced by the Berlin
tie way back to nun= General Roberts marched
by • new and hitherto unknown route throat riao=.
1
terrible graadeur, watched by a tribe ogled
who oinotered the crap. But when tbe main —ore
WPalma attacked the bigots oterror that
owed. no Highlanders and 1114 litk Showing
made • eland. and muttered the Mongols with osmium-
tiedy little i.e. to the British =politica. Prom the
Bolan Pam we have news of the troop. advancing. sad
General Stewart haa seat down gnashed criers for ''"'" I. move forward as rapidly am pomade.
Owen op rue Cams Sam. —At km o'clock last
evening this year's Cattle Show. being the Mat of the Smititeld Club and the 17th held at the Agriggitund
Ball, closed. The groin number of *Mem to llde Mel show is about MISS, or mere than fewer time lad
year. Tine pripal features of this yier's show bine
bees the mars] inseams of to. lira *sok in petal it
'radiance, and the fair prime which kayo been realised
by the sales. although at the dyes there ere a geed man/
still an hand and nerved for the Oluishass machsl,e
Monday. The sales In the plg and sheep GLIM -12,,-7,
had previously bees unasnaßy dew, were wee WOO
rrintioithetwahe day, and eves late in the and S
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