The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-20 00:00:00

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A ROWITLE meeting has taken plane between two
general officers of the French army in Algeria—Lieut..
General Deligny and Major General Legrand—to decide
some affair of "honour.' The weapons were swords,
end General Deligny was mortally wounded.
WIFIC MIIIIDEB.—On Wednesday evening, a man,
named Samuel Dawaon, living at Isleworth, murdered
his wife by cutting her throat, and afterwards attempted
his own life in the same manner. He is reported to be
in • very precarious condition.

SINGULAR CABI 01/ POISONING.—An inqueet has been
held on the body of the man Newton, who poisoned
himself in Finsbury, on Monday. It appeared that he
some time ago had his fingers taken off in the course of
his trade, for which he received a sum of money by way
of compensation, but fancying he could obtain no other
employment he resolved to live upon the money as long
as it would last, and then to destroy himself. This
purpose he carried out with great deliberation. The
jury, however, returned a verdict of Insanity.

THE CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN AT WINDSOR.
—William Adolphus Roberta, of the Prince of Wa/es
Tavern, Windsor, has been brought up on remand, on
the charge of injuring Adelaide Dunton. Mr. Venice,
on behalf of the pris mer, applied for the release on
bail, and, after some deliberation, the magistrates
decided to accept Mrs. Roberts, mother of the prieoner,
as a surety for £2OO, and he himself was bound over 111
the same sum. The girl has been discharged from the
infirmary, and her mother was instructed by the Benoit
to take charge of her.
FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY IN CANADA.—The village of
Laprairie, situated about nine miles from Montreal, bag
been the scene of • frightful tragedy. On &Loden
while a farmer and his wife were at *Mirth, his house
wan entered by a miscreant, who euely drew a revolvef
from his breast, and fired upon two serVatit *OMNI and
a child, leaving them for dead. He then ptoemided id
the place where the money was kept, and hiving
abstracted 440 dollars in gold, set fire to the house td
made his escape. The younger servant, not beimg
mortally wounded, gave the alarm, and a number of
people collected together and extinguished the GCB,
fiagration. The murderer wail formerly a servant in the
establishment, but latterly an officer in the Pederast
army. His name is Harems. The volunteers of Laptalre
and Montreal police are making strenuous effort' to catch
the assassin, but without effect. He has been traced
as far as Nun's Island, and is believed to be taking
refuge in this city. While being pursued he dropped a
considerable portion of the stolen money. The elder
servant and the child are dead ; and at • coroner's
inquest • verdict of "Wilful Murder" has been returned
against Barest'.

FRAUDS ON INSURANCE COMPANIZE. —MY. Baron
Martin has been engaged at the Central Criminal Court
trying the brothers Barry, and three of their servants,
on the charge of having attempted to defraud the
insurance-offices, by representing that a quantity of
goods. stored in their warehouses at their wharf in
Rotherhithe, had been destroyed by a fire which took
place there, when in point of fact a large portion of
that property was preserved. At the close of the pro.
mention Baron Martin said he was at a loot to kno*
what case there WM against any of the defendants. Mn
Bovill adverted to some of the evidence, which he son.
sidered bore against them. Baron Martin said he had
only to deal with a matter of law, and wished to be
distinctly understood that he expressed no approbation
of the defendants' conduct, which he held to be, in
' many respects, dishonest. Be was of opinion that
there was no evidence to go to the jury. There was
some applause in court, on which Baron Martin said
that if any one indulging in such • manifestation were
brought before him he would send him to prison for
twelve months. The court then proceeded with other
indictments against the defendants which were likewise
thrown out and the prisoners di/mimed front the bar.
THE IeiIIRDER NEAR ROCHDALE.— Cones:salon Or
THE Psteoese.—On Thursday, at the Rochdale Police
Court, James Belly, the concertina player, who au
remanded from Monday on a charge of murdering his
wife, was brought before the magistrates again. Hel
looked very pale and nervous. Mr. Nowell, of BurnleY,
watched the case on behalf of the prisoner. The only
new evidence was that of Mr. Superintendent Pickering,
who stated that on Sunday evening the prisoner was in
custody at the police station. I was standing near the
desk, and he was seated, and without saying anything
to him he made this statement :—" It was not me, it
was the devil. I had half an hour's sleep, but I woke
when something came over me. I seized my poor wife
by the head, knocked it against the flags again and
again. I then went out. She was not dead, but I could
see nobody to whom I could report it. When I re-
turned she was not dead. I could not bear to see ber
suffering, so I took the carving knife. I was praying
before then beautifully to Jesus, and spoke to my wife
about Jesus. I had been dozing about half an hoar
when something came over me." Mr. Pickering said
that the prisoner was excited when he gave this state-
ment. The depositions were read over, and the clerk of
the court asked the prisoner if he had anything to say.
The magistrates committed the prisoner to the Man-
chester wires to take him trial.
THE .BUICIDI IN THE RAILWAY TUNNEL. —An
inquest-hoe been held on the body of Mr. S. W. White,
21, who shot himself in a tint-class railway carriage in
the Crystal Palates tunnel. Mr. and Mrs. Dean, of
Stratford, were in the carriage. Before arriving at the
tunnel the young man began to tear up letters very hastily,
throwing the pieces out of the window. 'When the train
entered the Crystal Palace tunnel there was a noise as
of a fog signal. On coming into the light, deceased was
seen sinking into a corner, with his mouth deluged with
blood, and bolding a pistol in one hand. Be died soon
after. Mr. Dean made this strange statement: "I think
it was a most providential circumstance that there
was not a light in the carriage, for, if I would not have
stopped him, my wife would, and the consequence would
have been most fearful." The Superintendent said there
was a light. Deceased, • grosser, was engaged to be
married to his neioe, but his partner refusing to go on
with the business; his uncle had pointed out to him the
folly of marrying without being settled in business, and
he seemed satisfied. But on Sunday he showed signs
of despondency. Inspector Bond band the following
letters in the pocket of deceased :
" To Wes Bagshaw, 475, New Cross-road.
" 28, Whiteohapel.
•' My sear Nellie,—Onr and my hopes have been all
blighted at last by aunt's talk to deer papa. I hope you
will be prepared for the dreadful conflict which you will
have shortly to enter upon. I feel I cannot go on.
"My clear Nellie ! MyGodi it grieves me to leave
you in this troublesome world„—Yours ever fond,
"f3TEPHEN.
"See me placed in a comfortable rpot —I am, my dear
Nellie, yonr fond "STEPHEN WEBBER WHITS
"This dreadful act is all attributable to aunt's talk to

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The next letter was written from his lodgings in
Harley-street, Kennington, to his mother, Mrs.
Christian :
" Dear Mother,—Great trouble I am bringing to you.
My lomat have been so great this last two years that
they have driven me to commit this rash act. I hope
there will be forgiveness above.
"Give all my things and money to dear Nellie.
Comfort her for ever. You will find my body in the
Maidstone train. It will no doubt be left at the New
Cross Station. Good bye--Your unfortunate son.
"STEPHEN W. WHITE.
"Mrs. Christian."
There was also an envelope, on which was written, in
a large bold band, the sentence—" Put my body down
on the New Cross platform." The Coroner left it to
the jury to say whether the ease was one of foto de se,
or otherwise. The jary, after an hour's deliberation,
returned a verdict of suicide while in a state of
temporary meatal derangement.
Ntoaossi Vorlso.—The New York Herald advisee
President Johnson to let the Regrows vote, is order to
spike the last gun of the abolisionists, and neutralise the
fire-eatins elements of the South. The New York
World also expresses the opinion that negro suffrage,
"guarded," is not "very objsetionable."