The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-11-28 00:00:00

Lain anb Crimr.

NORDIR OF A GAMEXERPER. —There was an affray
with poachers near Norwood Hill on Wednee&ry even-
ing. Humphrey Haylor, gamekeeper to Mr. Roadie,
came npon some men who were ia seareh of genie and
seized one of them. Another fellow-threaoened to shoot
the gamekeeper if he did not release hie priboner, and
as be refused to do an shot him dead.

MRS. YELVEBTON.—Mrs. YelVertOn'a Catie against
the Saturday Review is to be tried on the &firth of
December, before Lord Jerviewood and a jury. The
issue sent to the jury is whether the article complained
of represents the pursuer to be an immodest and disrepu-
table person, to her loss, injury, and damage. The
defence is not that the artiele is true, but that it was
within the limits of fair criticism.

THE CORDENNE" CHUM MORD ERESB.—On Friday islet,
in the Court of Queen's Bench, (Sittings in Banco,
before the Lord Chief Justice, and Juatices Mellor,
Shee, and Lush.) The Queen v. Charotte Winsor :
The prisoner Charlotte Winsor, who was convicted and
left for execution at the last Summer Assizes of Devon-
shire, for the murder at Torquay, of the illegitimate
child of a person named Devi, but respitecl until Mon-
day (yesterday) to enable this court to consider the point
raised at her trial, was this morning brought up on
habeas corpus, in the custody of Mr. Bose, the governor
of Exeter gaol, in order to assign errors on the record.
The convict when brought Into court appeared perfectly
cool and collected, and did not betray any emotion or
feeling at the critical position in which she is placed
Even when Mr. Norton the Queen's attorney and
Coroner) read the return which set forth her .rime and
sentence, and that she was to be hanged by the neck till
she was dead, and her body buried, within the precincts
of the gaol. she had perfect control over her feelings,
and stood firm and nun:loved, and with an expression of
indifference on her face. The S -ilicitor.General appeared
for the Crown, and Mr. Folkard for the convict It was
arranged that the case stand over until nest term and
the convict was removed in custoly and lodged in
Ne w gate .

MADAM& VALENTIN.—Thin complicated owe, which
bids fair to rival even the renowned one of "Jamdice v.
Jarnd ice, "appears to be otopping up at ever step in •
some new phase or another, but the most recent and
certainly the most novel proceeding haajnst been &mom-
plished by the indefatigable solicitor for Madame Valen-
tin. It well be remembered that upon the examination
of Madame Vale•in on the charge of perjury at Guild-
hall, of which that lady was subsequently convicted
and immediately afterwards pardoned by her Majeety,
that a warrant was applied for and granted against a
person named Coulane, who it was alleged, had commit-
ted perjury on previous proceedings against Lafouroade.
Coulame, however, not deeming it prudent to stand his
trial on such a charge, quitted the country and entered
the army of France, and hie evidence being now
material for the prosecution against Flail and others for
conspiracy, Mr. Leverson applied to the Foreign
Office for an ..ssurance that the Attorney-Gene& should
be instructed to quash all proceedings against r'oulane
upon hie appearing at the trial and turning Queen's
evidence, A. communination was at ones addressed,
through Lord Clarendon to our charge d'affaires at Perla,
requesting him to endeavour to obtain the consent of
the French government to the appearance of Conlane at
the fourthooming trial. That request was complied
with by the French Minister of War upon the faith of
hie lordship's assurance that Coulene ri not to be sub-
jected to any criminal proceedings or detention in this
country and a semi-official intimation has also been
conveyed to Coulane, that he shall give his evidence in
a truthful and straightforward manner her Majesty will
be advised to grant him a free pardon in respect of the
matter charged on the warrant now out against him.