The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-27 00:00:00

ten received in Dublin, Rtati ng that Kr.
Jucrice Keo4h, hay in considerably recoyczed from hia
nxent illuesx. is now on his way home.

F.XE!ITTION OF A WOMAN.

On Thursday there was enacted at Badman a scene that
i. a disgrace to Christian England. Selina Wedge was
hinged for the murder o,f her illegitimate child, notwith-
itanding the fact that the jury recommended her to
mercy awl the strong public appeal made on her behalf.
Ihe prison officials iiiesiar to have been thoroughly
iNharned of the tragedy Mr. Cross compelled them toenact,
for they rigidly excluded every one from the gaol, even
the representatives of the prelso were not allowed to be
prewint. Mr. Crisis seems ambitious of emulating the
example of Sir James :minim, who earned an uneuvious
tome-tidy through mercilessly consigning poor, belplem
wretches' to the oralfold. We know not who to fuel most
ashatiust of, the hard.hearted liome Secretary, who
refused to baton to the strongly urged plea for mercy, or
the nation, which makm no proteot against ouch • rerolt-
ing crime. Mr. Cross has only had the right of killing
fellow creatures for a little over four years, but he hie
evidently become m accuotomed to the work that the word
merry appears to be unknown to hini. The rapidity with
whieh exemitions now folbor each other is becoming quite
,danning—na hew than three times within the past nine
ths has the ocadold loam erected in Nottingham.; in
chelmsfoni rind Durham men were hanged a few dam
sinee, and now a Nolnall is strangled ; doubtless there will
Nom be other vietima What sloes the civilised world WI
of tido relentless butchery ! Does Mr. Croat ever think
of the disgrace he it bringing tipou out Capital punish-
ment bi revolting enough even when • martini Home
Seenitary like Mr. Bruce keeps the hangmen soniewhat in
check felt Mr. Cnse, seems deterinined to fled full
employment for Manumit mercy with him appears to be
re...anted as an inexcusable svimknem Atthebeginnieg of
the year :t1,610 persons pleaded for the life of •
Dian at Oxford; but he turned a deaf ear to all lb
entreaties. Not long einno he kept • woman in prison foe
set eral mouths with the intention of hanging her as soon
her chid was born, but the protest, of humanity
became at length to lona and strong that he was com-
pelled to let hio victim go. Then there were the three
youthc lie not to the gallows at Ltecester. 'the case, too,
of pour 11--, but there we can proceed no further :
it would till no with horror even to count up the number
hio vietims. We are eonorioU4, too, that we are wasting
"or time. Nothing that we can say is likely to have the
slightest influenee upon him who now holds what used to
be regarded al+ the prerogative of mercy. Ottr only
consolation is that Mr. l'ross in not likely to be Home
Secretary much longer. When the right of strangling his
fellow-creatures In the name of the law hi taken from him
1,.' will have time for reflection, and then may corns
inhaler moments. We Ito not envy him the retrospect of
hio yearo ,of office. Oh thou: horrid streaks of blood that
he will never be able to wipeout!

A STRANGE STORY.
' The Nno York Tints gives a lung narrative of an
atrocious crime deecribed as having been "com-
mitted some months since in the interior of this
State." A young married lady, residing at Boston,
(d superior social poeltion, having been on • visit to
some friends, left on the New York Central Raßway
for Albany, where her husbaotawas to meet her. She
was richly dressed, and wore diamonds. Towards
evening she had to change cars, and noticed that two
respectable-looking men, who got into the sane
drawing-room car with her, seated themselves near
h-r and directed their looks to her in a very marked
manner. On the conductor soon coming through the
car, she was about to pay him her extra fare, when
one of the two men Held' " That lady ia in our charge ;
we will pay her fare." They were entire strangers to
her, and she expressed her amazement, and indigna-
tion, which was not unmixed with fear. One of the
men whispered to the conductor, and the latter asked
the lady her name and address, and found them to be
the same as the man had just told him. The con-
doctor then maid to the lady, "You must pardon me,
=Om, but these eentlemen tell me you are insane
and that they have been engaged to take you to the
State Asylum at Utica. They have given in. your
name and edam& They must be what they assume.
lam wire they will do you no harm." The lady was
14u overwhelmed with terror and earth& that hes
excitement and confusion appeared to lend some con-
firmation to their story. She WM astounded to find
that they had in some way ascertained who she was.
She protested with the utmost vehemence and earnest-
ness, but she mow that the paasengere, while. pitying
I her, credited the men's statement. She wept =arty,
but at last sank into silent despair. The SOLO* I.
described in great detail. At Utica the two men
eporoachal to remove her from the train, and said,
" You must come with us; we will not harm you; we
are your friends, and are doing what your friends
desire." Again she expressed her horror of them,
I and appealed to the passengers to protect her,
declaring that she was perfectly sane; but by this
time all thought her out of her mind. She resisted
for a moment, gave a little shriek, and then seemed to
faint, and the two men bore her to • carriage which
hal been called, and the three were driven away.
When the train arrival at Albany, the lady's husband,
1 seeking and enquiring for her, soon learnt (rem the
conductor what had happened. A special engine was
forthwith obtained; and the hnoband, with the 01,11.
ductor. reached Utica about four in the morning. The
latter happene I to know the driver of the carriage In
' which the party left the station at Utica. This man
being found at once pointed out the house to which be
drive. It was not the asylum; it was a disreputable
house. The keeper of it said that the three persons
aomdit for were stranger, to him; on arriving they
were shown to a room, but the two men soon left,
only Raying that the lady being tired, and not very
well, would like to stay until morning. She was found
almost really insane. She had been drugged with
chlomform in the carriage, and was WS needy
insensible. Her jewellry was gone, and even her
dress. She had been brutally outraged, but the
primary object of the men is eupposed to have been
plunder. No trace of them could be found. The
shock to the lady's mines well-nigh unhinged her
reason for some time.

THE Medical Profession are now ordering Cadbury's
Cocoa Essence in thousands of cusp, became ft con-
tains more nutritious and flash-forming 11.10t11111114 than
any other bevera€e, and is preferable to the Nike
starchy Cocoa ordinarily sold. When you ask fee
Cadbury's Cocoa Essence be sure that you get It, se
shopkeepers often push imitations for the sake at
extra profit. Makers to the Queen. Path Dept
fiM). Panbourg St. Honore.
The 0144 is reeterodbls forth. following utopias
ion :—Th " e increasing popularltY of the We of W as
x a pleasure resort, and the fart that it is, for a
period in each year, the residence of the Uwe se greatly ancvnented the traffic between it end emin-
land tbst it is surprising( the idea of coustilea under the Solent or Spithead has not been
or even actually carried out. The listsess
mouth Harbour to Hyde Oa only five mhos, sett the sided width of the channel between the Island end the eserest
Point of the mainland near Gosport it somewhat Ira me
nature of the soil, which is mainly chalk. Is as. NU/. t•
offer say very great obstacle to the cardraelka a/ the
tunnel, winch would loot mut
er seintries=
musk dam" la tisee.s4=
Mums Tema

CLIRICAL ILO MUM.
A. young clergyman has eloped with en Wetly married
lady, under circumstances almost comical. Clseimi, aged
.bead 16. wae reepally appointed curate In • faahlotuible
suburb of London, and me of the church members, who
bolds an Important appointment in the city, and is shout
II years of age, took • fatherly interest ill the young
mete and made muck of him Li a viiitoe. The city
gsailmaan bad • wife, very handsome, turned 40, and the
mother of Paversl chit lien, who had all died early. she
took a very motherly interest in tdis young curate. The
City man went home the other day and blood a letter
from his bandeome wife explaining that ebe had gone of
with her curate, and hoping that her dear Henry would
not lams" 1.0 ebeollos, but try to make himself nenifort-
able alone. Toe bereaved City man ups he will punish
his erring wife by not seeking • divorce. The erring wife
has money settled separately on herself, and she may be
able with claw economy to maintain tier ioterrstius young
curate in some foreign land. 'rim romance would be com-
plete 11 some angry relative would intervene with a thick
stick.—Liseryuel Post.

THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH AND HER DOG.
The Duchess of Edinburgh returned to Coburg with her
children after several weeks otay in Ruske whither (he
had proceeded on the first news of the severe indisprieition
of her Imperial mother. On her pesees. through Brom-
berg, where luncheon was taken. th. Buchan'. favourite
doe, lago, of the Newfoundland breed, we. mparated
from Ito mistress. Its absence was not noticed until some
time after the departure from Broaiberg. Her Higtonem.
much grieved at the tom of the animal, sent one telegraph
message atilt the other to the authoritim, requeetine that
thorough researches might be made The mayor, ill ful-
filment of these eolicitations, called out the police, and at
the head of his force started on an expedition of discovery.
Their efforts were finally crowned with success. bow;
after leaving its owner, quietly sauntered over the bridge,
examined the environs .4 the town, and returned to the
station, taking on Its way • bath in the Vistula. A e.im.
missioner woo appointed to escort the dog to Coburg,
where great joy prevailed on its arrival.