The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-04-06 00:00:00

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EXTINNIVII EMITTALII4IIIII BY A Crux. —A
young man named Fredrick Chapman, a confidential
clerk-in the employ of Messrs, ()Anson, Tweeddals,
and Co., shipping spats, at Southampton, absconded
hat week ; and upon examination of the books of the
firm it has been dlsoovered that he had appropriated
to his own use, on various 000sedons, sums amounting
In the aggregate to £3OO. Chapman wee martin&
and resided at Bittune. He wee, it is said, about
to become a partner in the firm.
LYMlNOTOL—Oonioaration of SoulA Baddivisy
Church.—The Bishop of Winohoeter consecrated this
church on Wednesday, whioh has been built and
endowed At the sole expo= of W. P. Williams Free.
man, Esq., of Pilowelf Manor.
Rotuiv.—Nice Practioc—On Thursday evening
tut, a strange young man &sued in a Scotch cap,
dark out, and plaid trowsers, went to the Falcon
inn, kept by Mr. J. Cribb, where he slept that night,
and the next day ma joined by a young female,
The landlord, who went to Southampton that day,
returned about 7 p.m., and sat down in the kitchen
With the male prisoner, who made himself very ague.
able, shook the worthy host by the hand, priced
himself by his side and said how glad he was -to see
him beck in safety, and made a great fuse with him
for about ten minutes, when both strangers suddenly
disappeared, and the worthy landlord soon found
himself minus of his puree and It. contents (about
£l3 lfin ), as well al his gold ring from his finger.
Both the parties are in custody at Winoheater for at.
tempting to steal a watch from a soldier in that
town.

Honig Textgo.—bir. Reny, the celebrated American
horse•tamer, on Wednesday entertained a large number
of faehionable visitors in the Duke of Wellington's pri-
vete rtding.sehool, Knightsbridge. The Duane' of Suth-
erland and the Marchioness of Stafford attended early,
and received special instruction in his method of sob-
jupting the horse. Mr. Rarey afterwards gave inatruo-
tion to his third public ohm. Among the noblemen and
gentlemen present were :—Ths Duke of Leeds, the Mar-
quis of Stafford, the Earl Grosvenor, the Earl of Derby,
Lord Keane, Lord Palmy, Sir E. Kerrison' Sir H.
Hoare, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Sir W. Wallace,
General the Hon. Henry Murray, Colonel Spence,
Major Fitr.prald, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr. A. M. Drum-
mond, Mr. R. M. Milnes, M.P., Mr. H. D. Barclay,
Mr. F. Travers Colonel F. M. Martyn, Captain Batman,
Mr. Archibald' Travers, Mr. G. F. Bates, Mr. Edward
Higgins, Captain Steward, and Captain Lowe.

" ENTIRTAINING BURGLARS UNAWARES. "—The
other day. in the neighbourhood of Stroud, in (Amager-
shire, a very respectably-dressed man called on the wife
of a wealthy cheesemonger in the neighbourhood, a lead-
ing man among the Quakers, particularly wanting to see
him. His wife being uncertain when her husband
would return, asked the stranger to take some refresh-
ment, and it being late in the evening, and the husband
not returning, even proffered • spare bed, which was
readily accepted. There were three female servants in
the house, one of whom had a misgiving about this
mysterious stranger, not liking his looks; she managed
to secrete herself, after all had gone to bed, in a side
parlour. In the middle of the night the stranger came
downstairs, put on his boots, which he had taken off in
the hall, leaving a carpet*, on the hall chair, opened
the door, and gave • loud whistle. The girl, with great
presence of mind, immediately bolted the door, and,
seeing even` fairtentn4 safe, proceeded to examine the
eenteneg of the carpetbag, which was found to contain •
revolver pistol, daggers, and every appliance used by
experienced burglars; course the respectable stranger
' did not make his re-appearanoe,