The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-05-14 00:00:00

arneral Nene.

Tug National Rile Association he. decided on grant-
ing a stun equal to 5,000 francs in prises lob. shot for
by the Belgium volunteers at Wimbledon.

A GOODS maw broke down near Stafford on Friday
morning. Another whioh was following ran into it at
full .peed; the waggons were smashed and the stoker
wee hurt.

Mag. En; wife of the late Governor of Jamaica.
bait been presented with a magnidoent bracelet in cold
mid brilliants, by the ladies of the neighbourhood of
Market Drayton.
Tun BILGIAN VoLusrens.—The Prince of Wales
has accepted the honorary post of President of the
Haitian Reception Committee, and has also subscribed
100 guineas to the fend.
THI THIMATINIRD GOVIMIMIXT PIOSICIMOIIII. —We
(imperial Review) believe that the Home °Mee will not
practiced against Mama Beale., Bradlaugh, lA, for
trespass in connection with the meeting in Hyde Park
on Mondey last.

TEI Report of the Royal Commissioners on Railways
is ismed. It is unfavourable to the proposition for bilg-
ing the railways under the control of the State. The
chief summations refer to modifications in private bill
legislation, and in the management of the sompaniea

THIO MU KILL= DI • COAL WINE —TbrA4 men
employed at the Outwood Hingley. near Bury,
lost their lives on Wednesday. An explosion of foul
air succeeded a bleating operation, and the unfortunate
men ts.re suffocated by the after damp.
BILIOWION RAILWAY—k special general
meeting of sherehohlers of the London and Brighton
Railway was held on Thursday, when the chairman
announced that it had bean determined not to proceed
with the balls before Parliament in the present
ssimion.

'IDS FROMM,. —A meeting of delegates from
the Trades' Protection flogistim of the United Kingdom
hen been held in London. The principal topic of die-
.o the Bankruptcy Bill, upon which mtny
amendments Imre suggesbxl. The amount of debt
recovered by the eimieties for the year was 1300,030.

VALOR At LAID NLRB LONDON.—Th• residues
irsown es Brush-hill Lodge, at Hampstead, Kiddlupe,
and 13s. 2r. 37p of pasture and garden ground adjoin-
ing, has bun sold by auction to a city wine merchant
for his own emanation at 110,080. 'rb• late owner
and nosupler maimed the estate 15 yeare ago for
ClO,OOO.
Am
INELORWTIAL OnsvraT.—The Mar/borough Titus
eimerme the report that wh.let at Pule, some months
sines, Mr. George Brodeull Bran.joluid the Roman
Catholic communion. Mr. Bruce is eldest son of Lord
&Gest Bruits, NP. for Marlborough, who is hob,
presumptive to the titles of the Marquis of dilesbury
and Uri of Cardigan.
NILmAIIW RIPRIMANDID. —At the Taunton County
Court on Wednesday, rowers' militiamen wore their
ups in eourt. The lodge, C. Rounders, Seq., re-
primanded time., saying. "Take, off your eau. You
soidiers are not on duty now. When you hare your
gene and swords you are on duty, and then pro must
attend to them, end not your ups." The inditiamen
bluehed as scarlet u their wain and at once removed
thou head gear.
A WOMAN GORED TO DU= IT AN 01.-00
Thursday an imourrenia of • fatal character took place
in Coale and Bottle-laps, Bristol, when so elderly
woman, noised Hester James, wee goad to death by
an ox. 7be animal was rendered furious by some
children who made • noise near it. Mrs. James had
just left her dwelling when the ox ran at her, knocked
her down on her fans, and whilst she eas on the ground
it thrust one of its horns into her head, producing a
serious (rapture, sod anteing ooneuseicin of the brain.
She was taken to the Infirmary, but died • abort tint*
after. The deeessed was 57 years of ago

nit following translation of the Chinese latter
reseieed with the first omisigninest, per shin Cherokee,
of Horniman's Pars Tea use rendered by J. iiarnmens,
P• 0111111001. of °Meow, King's College, London.
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which the experienced educated merehant will take
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tinuonsly regard them. MINQCI4II Hone. To Loudon
Foreign Ifereimata Herniating."

CN•NPIONNEDP ON ma TYNZ AND THAW*. -
The great skiff match for moo aside sad the chmonn.
ship of the world took place on the Tyne on Monday
evening between Fleury Kelley, of Loudon, and Robert
()howbeit., of Newcastle. Both men were in splendid
eonditioo. Chambers won the choios of irides, bat the
betting was 2 to 1 in favour of K.llay, sad be led all
the way god woo by above 100 yards. About 50,000
people were present. The distance was over four mile.
and . bait. Shortly afterwerds by the giving sway of
U.. Ferry Company's landing stage, abmit 100 ponces
were thrown into the river, and &boot ix drowned.

Tau Earl sad Comities ot Portsmouth have been re-
ceived In ma satliasiestie mamma at Eanissortht, on the
Earl's eerie( • visit to his Irish ordeals. The dealealog
eheers were rueseeded by sash erelaatsitions as "Shure,
sad it's the beet landlord in Ould Inked ye are r "If
we had more sieh, 41.11 • bit of Feeiaaisio we'd see I"
The tease Weed, during the earl's it.,, to present
him with • loirstead, served with sheairocdis
and ivy leaves, sad bevies • silver handle. Oa either
side is • wolf dog. sad lath. centre the Irish hasp. A
bracelet for the Nantes. has also been seteoribed for,
with an Irish crews. harp ..t In Irish brillisats, sad
shamrocks in profusion.

TIIADI UNIONTIOI is by means confined to the
working cleinee--es we rn from the letter of a
"Solicitor" in the lforsiag Mar. The writer states
that the mike of trades anises in endeavourheg is
reside. the number al apprentiees takes by a master
has bees deliberately ethetiosed by the Legislature.
The 6th end 7th Vletotia, esp. 73. provides that so
ateartsey @hid] have mote than two &elated darks se one
time • "Solientor" elates that this province is
metsiessi in an AM of Perliameet introdeeed ley the
res=themselves, sad be what they madder a wise
to limit their members ; be therefore sake
= tie Imelda( -esof Sefilsed should be Wend for
She esaispie of the nod adide preediceirs
lath. wadi.

ff.i.gogtoa Rgirgana.- -The admitted impedes of the
candidates at she last election for East Suffolk, when
Mr. P. S. COMBO., .r. who .0 elected, and Col.
ghetto Adair, his unseen:add opposed, ..—for the
letter. I 311 sad Yr. Corrine. £2,268 The heaviest
gain on the side of Colonel Adair is "agency," 1330,
and the conveyance of voters appears to have ad The
galled colonel £226. Mr. Corrdce paid £304 for
coramittes.rooms end eandasers expenses, 1.1531 for
the seavevaaoe of voters. carrieges. cabs, and horse
Mr*, 1368 for printing, advertising, An., and £621 for
10051.

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Tee Rtroax LsAcon.—A meeting of the Council of
the Reform League wile held on Wednesday night.
Ur. Reels. med. • speech, In which be congratulated
lb* League upon the triumph they achieve,' on klovol.y.
and reprobated the want iif good faith exhibited by the
Government. Reenlutionn rejoicing in the wefts, of
the meeting, condemning Mr. Walpole's Royal Parks Bill
urging that clemency Amid be extended to the eon•
demned Fenian., reprobating Kr. Roebuck's conduct in
the Rouse of rommon., and thanking Mr. Reales for the
Ilfal ability nod undinehing courage which be bed
dixplayed In the canoe of the people, were onmituously
adopted.

BURNT TO DRAT!! THROUGH ENoITNO.—On Thursday
evening an old woman bellied Elisabeth Hanley. 83
years of age. wbo lodged at 18, Fairhurst-street, Liver.
pool, and got • livelihood by hawking fruit, wee Maly
burned under the following circumstances :—She wee
fond of smoking, and although frequently remonstrated
with would peniet in smoking in bed. On the night In
question the tobacco fell from her pipe on to the flock
bed, and soon afterwards the bed-olothes were on ere.
The poor woman screamed for htlp, and the landlady
going up extinguished the Mime.. The injured
woman was then taken to the workhouse, where she
died on Sunday afternoon. At the inquest a verdict
was returned of "Accidentally Burned."
EXTRAORDINARY BUTERSTITION.—AL poor woman
named Ball, living near Taunton, has lately had one of
her children suffering from what is known to medical
• o„B.4,•ymericae, and some of her poor neigh-
bours recommended her to apply to • "win man" who
lived near. This she did, and paid him half-a-crown
for his advice which was simple in the extreme. He
scribbled some nonsense on • small bit of paper, and
directed her to put it irto small calico bag upon the
child's breast. The poor woman did, and there it was
found • day or two ago by a Roman Catholic priest
when he visited the child, and that gentleman had to
use his utmost efforta to induce the mother to give it
up
and resort to more rational means for a cure.

FATAL OCCONIINCI IN WINCHNITIR BARIUM&
On Wednesday evening one of the sotdiers belonging to
the 3rd Battalion of 60th Riles. at Winchester, named
Peter Byrne, challenged • comrade named William
Brown to fight. Bro en, who only joined the regiment
on the lst of the present month, reftmad. His
aggresaor then went away for • Omit time, but on his
retain be renewed the ohallenee, and, going up to
Brown, dealt him a heavy blow under the left ear.
The Injured man exelaimed that he was dying. Mr
Paitarmon, the etaffaergeant of the Depot Battalion,
Immediately attended him, but found that the unfortu•
nate young man had ceased to exist. Byrne was put
under arrest, and next morning taken before the borough
magistrates and remanded to enshle the inedieal °Meer
to make • pormortem examination of the body.

Ma. Wacrocs's Suoccssoz.—The le.periol Review
is authorised to state that Mr. Gatborne Hardy bee ee•
*spied the post of deeretary of State for HOMO Affairs,
and that he will be succeeded in his present °Mosby the
Earl of Devon. It Is understood also that Sir Hobert
Peel hes been invited to join the Government. The
Imperial Review add.:—' Mr. Walpole's resignation
caused no surprise and little regret. After the incidents
of Monday last it wee a matter of impoesiblity for him
to Mein hie present office. Lord Derby, with his usual
generosity to hie aolleagues, bas taken part of the blame
noon himself ; but we have no hesitation in stating
that oat one of the Cabinet knew what the intentions of
Mr. Walpole were, and were as mush surprised as the
public when permission was given to the Lawns to
hold their meeting,."
ffsrisrouu.-4 fearful hailstorm paned over
Wakefield on Monday night, • little pest eight <Atha.
It wee preoseded by singularly vivid end beautiful
lightning and by rambling thunder. The downfall of
hail lasted only about ten minutes, but with such
impetuosity as has never before been remembered.
Hailstones the diameter of an ineb were far from no.
common, and after the storm was over the ground was
covered with others the Mil of marbles. There is
mareely • home in thn town with windows treeing the
west in which pane. of glue Were not largely destr.yed;
and on the West Parade, Walley and Zion (Indepen-
dent) Chapels, there is scarcely a single pane remaining
unbroken on their western side. The dial-plates of
the cloak in the tower of the parish chrireh were also
broken. At Porto Bello mills some floured' of penes
were broken, as well as other damage door; while
nearly all the cellar' in the lower pert of the town were
completely doodad. The fruit tress in the market and
other gardens have suffered to a very large extent.

TAR POLITICAL TAILORIL—This is the title of the
gartoon in the last Pima. There is good sense as well
sa mush fun in the sketch, which represents Mr.
Disraeli eating one tailor's board, mom-legged. end
stitching away at • piece of cloth, on which is inscribed
"Reform Bill," apparently going *bout his work in very
good humour. By his side, however, stands Mr. Glad-
stone, hat and coat on, with his hack easiest the
well, his hands in his breeches pockets, end
evidently in the most milky humour. Rim Disraeli
Mclnnes@ in these words, "Now then, Gladstone,
jump up You protnieed to lead a helping band, you
know." Gladstone answers in dogged tone, "No, I
am on MAKI, ; you may finish that job me you best can."
The humour is palpable mid the feet Main. To the
background, Bad Derby, in his shirt thieves, with the
large shears in his hand, is snipping away as the matter
tailor, nod turns hi. h•••ad round to catch Gladetone's
answer. The political situation, the working alacrity
of the Conservative Minister, and the dudgeon of the
Liberal Moder are admirably portrayed.
CIRIAT WARM* RAILWAT.—A rpm:Ml general
meeting of the proprietors of the G•eat Western Rail.
way Company was held on Thursday at Paddington,
for the consideration of several Bills now before Parlia-
ment Sir D. Gooch presided, and it appeared from
his statement that as regarded one Bill the company
had an agreement with the Bristol and North 'Somerset
Railway Company for the construction of a line from
Bristol to ItadeMek. No actual responsibility was
incurred under that agreement, esciept the making of
certain lies in the district. That condition had been
withdrawn with the congest of the Bristol and North
Somerset Company, and it was hoped that the lines
would not now have to be made, The construction
of any portion would, said the chairman, depend
no the moisten*e of the landowners who were interested.
It was believed that the company would not have to
impend more than ClO,OOO on the line to Haddock.
In another case, through an arrangement with the
Dowlais company, the Great Weeteni liability bad been
reduced from flOO,OOO to 1150,000. The coma pro-
posed by the dimmers was approved of, although some
of the ehareholdere protested spinet any new liability
being incurred.
ALARMISM AOCIDIRIT.—On Monday, at 1 o'clock, a
three-masted schooner was launched from the building
yard of Messrs. Stewart Brothers, in presence of a large
midcourse of spectators. Immediately on reaching the
water', edits, when the anchor was thrown out, she
began to heel over to the larboard tide, and in • few
seconds' time fairly upset on her beem-ends, all on
board, to the number of between 30 and 40, being '
soddenly either capsized into the water or forced to
cling to the rigging for safety. The excitement at this
nimeent among the spectators was most intense, a I
general rush being made to the water's edge, and all the
available boats put into requisition. The vowel lay •
slovenly unshapely WWI in the river, her masts totally
immerged, and the keel projecting goosideisbly above
the wet*, line, while among the accumulated fragments
and Ranting spare were boys and lade straggling for
their lives, some clinging to the rigging or standing on
the uppermost side of the ship, sad others valiantly
swimming for the shore. A few boats were speedily
round the repast and two or three men swam out
with tapir clothes on; their united efforts being secoese•
fel in rescuing all who were in • perilous poultice,
although at the time and for hours after it we.
extremely doubtful whether the catastrophe had not
resulted in the lost of a few lives. -inverses, Advertiser_

WoRRIRO MSII'S EXCURSION TO EARIL—An infittentiel
committee hos been formed in London to provide
facilities for Enghob workmen to visit Paris at • cheap
rate. The French Commiosion appointed to look after
the interest of the French workmen, have placed
at the disposal of the committee a large building I
well and comfortably fitted up, for the tue of
the eseursionieta, on the guarantee that not ler. than
200 per week should be brought over. Arrangementm
hove bean made with Mr. Cook, the well-knoen
excumion manager, for the tramdt to Paris, and
the first week In June next the oommittee
will be prepared to take over the first 200 excur-
sioni•ta, at the eget including railway fare to Part.
and be*, with lodging for the week, of 30s. A guide'
and interpreter will also be provided without any extra
chary. Arrangements have also been made for throw-
ing open the large industrial establishments of Paris
free to the English workmen. Allowing • sum of 30..
for living and the exhibition ticket, the poet of a work-
ing man's vioit to Ports for • week, under the utopian
.4 this committee, would not exceed in the whole £3.
For those working men who desire to take their wives
with them arrangements of a more private nature have
been made, which will bring the oast up WIZ 10.. each.

HUM PARK RllOlll DZ8O1111111•1101.—Ezeter
Hall meeting*, says the noses, have often been
more stormy than the Reform demonstratioe of
the fith Kay, alter all the dreadful antinostions formed
respecting it. After all the aseertious of the Govern
-
meet that they would prevent the bolding if the meet-
Mg and the sdoption of military and police pretentious
to that sad. at the last moment they announoed that
they did not intend to prevent it,
and more had not the legal Potrer From 40,000 to
60,000. says the leading journal, assembled in the park
hut of tbil“ probably not more than a tenth were
Reformers. Several platforms were ereeted, and the
speeches were fair sad moderate. The League, contest
with Its triumph over the Government, exalted We
than might be expected. and even denounced lees than
usual. It eves by the mouth of the
accepted as a compromise the Bill now before Partin.
remit, demanding only that It be made • fair end
honest tOMMlttre. The miiintseanos of order wee
urgently enjoined. Boon after eight ceelea the eeepht
There was not the diadem dieturben,e.
OtralLes deputation entered the perk with a band,
by a red fiat surmounted by ared cap of
1171:4141
.At ton o'clock the park was clear, and
the police and military were disraiseed. A number
a roach' readned until Kee hour, but no collision
took plate with the polies patrols Only gve persons
were taken into custody, two for picking pockets.

thraoiworic norsargars. —Ws in-ow of no
stronger Incident of elopement without romance than
tb• oil's are about to reveal. It bus to do with three
people who lived in Woreeetar, each about thirty yews
old—e men, bin wife. and • dissenting pleads.r, who..
watt it wee to hold forth in the chapel in ',Hob th,,,
in dimearied the humble °Moe of pew opener. m.
priaoher eloped with the pew opener's wile, • oman
al no partiettlar beauty. Ile wee kind enough to lake
with him also the three children of the pew opener, one
baby in iii! Th. POW OPOWW, liet Komi, mid by
Thursday dot had traced th• loving couple sad NW
sosadasasbe Ohruordar. Hs tauad tham oosapylag a

bedroom in otte of our bier and when he lad gained
admittance, forcibly we believe, he discovered the
Eirsimbr og
eo
lying Ii
ibiedsible n to
.lib bit biby, .dd riza
two children crouched in a corner of the room. He
' r=ld to remonstrate in the high moral tone balitt-
'ocarrion ; but finding be made no Jameson°a he
wooed the two elder children, and allowed his wife to
depart with her chosen one, lint, however, taking from
hers mantle she 6.d put no. At two o'clock yesterday
morning the preseher and the woman, he shouldering
• carrot bag, she car-ying bar infant, were seen Reenter-
ing towards Bertonctreet. An hour iater they were
walking slowly up the London.road, be shambling
Jong in &deans* of her, and both looking utterly
disconeolate and repentant; to complete the pieture, a
pnliomino dogging their step'. Oloworsteratirc
arowiele.

THE Lotroos Pooa. In a letter which Mr. Ruskin
boa addressed to • correspondent in the north, dated
April 27, we reed —'On: Thursday evening lest I wee
with Mr. Carlyle, and he we. crooking of the difflrenese
In good or evil between the coast of the Medikrouseen
in winter and the Thames shore in spring. And the one
greet differenoe which he felt bitterly was not in cloud
or cold, but in the different temper of the people around
him. For the peasantry of Menton. (where he lived
all this last winter) were gentle and modest and kind;
and he could walk alone, far among the bills, and meet
with nothing but quiet human courtesy, and rendering
of mob Pm* respect as to an old man is both rine and
comforting. Bet in the streets of Chelsea, and of the
whole district of London roond it, from the Park to the
outer country (some twelve or fifteen miles of dis-
organised, foul, sinful, sad most wretched life), he
now cannot walk without being insulted. Mildly bemuse
he is • grey old man, and also b-cones he is
cleanly dressed—these two conditions of him bring
wholly hostile, as the mob of the street feel, to their
own instioets, end so far as they appear to elaim some
kind of reverence aod recognition of betterness, to be
instrustly crushed and jeered out of their way. Aid
(hi. temper of the London populace has been, be said
steadily on the increase for these led twenty years, so
that now the street. have become nearly impusable to
him, riding or walking, and he must either get throat's
the quietest he can end to the park, or before to walk
his round. under the night when it cannot be manifest
to the public provocetion, either that be is old, or has a
whole coat on."

Mimeo OF THE COHSE's ATMS PARTY. —Two
hundred end twenty•fiv• enemker• of the House
of Commons assembled at Lord Derby's offices] residence,
Downing-street, oe Monday afternoon. The Dorset
member. present were—Mr. R. Brooks. Mr. J. Moyer.
Mr. H. G. Start, and Mr. J. Trreby. Lord Derby said
the plan adopted with regard to the Hyde Park meeting
arm the one first determined upon, and was the united
notion of the Cabinet and not of Mr. Walpole only. He
justified the prosiamation issued, and said the persons
who addressed the meeting were liable to civil edition at
law foe trespans ; and nook notions would be immediately
commenced spinet them. He was determined, whilst
maintaining the dignity of the Crown, not to
illegally endanger the liberties of the subject. His
lordship then alluded to the Reform Bill, and explained
at length the various hearten of the question of personal
p•yment of rates in full, ex pronging his opinion that there
milt be no jand.sficatism in • renipting theoom potted house-
holders from the rune liability that was rommon to all
other ratepayers, and that he considered the personal
payment of the full rate was • necessary barrier sgainat
household suffrage pure and simple. Holding this
opinion so strongly is he did, whatever the division of
the House was, he could not give way. He then alluded
to some DOW einem. which the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would introduce that evening. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer then explained the nature
of theee new clauses, by which he maintained the
inequalities which were complained of, and which hal
been reproachfully termed at,. upon compound honed
holders, would be entirely obviated. The meeting then
broke up, efter expressing with entire unanimity their
determination to support the Government and their
'die/action with the statements of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer.

INDIGNATION MINTING *atrium DVTICI7VIS.— A
public meeting took plate in the Temperance Hell,
Sheffield, on Tuesday evening, for the nurPoes of "con-
sidering the NM of Wu imprisonment recently tried at
the County Court, and to offer sympelby and help to
Samuel Clarke, who," said the placards, "has been
usable to work for nearly five months, in consequence
M berberons treatment from detective offieers, who
entered his dwelling ateleven o'clock at night—tore him
away from his wile—dragged him on the street—throat
him in a ceb—heat him on the heed—injured his an..
and %ride —locked him a dungeon—insulted him with
filthy and abusive language—and on finding hts we.
innocent, the wrong man, charged him 4n. 6.3. for the
cab fare before they would release him--and, after this
violent treatment, turned the man out to walk home at
one o'clock in the morning." The ball eras crowded.
Mr. Samos! Plimsoll. of Whitley Wood Hall. occupied
the chair, and gave C 5 to the defence fund, The man
I Clarke is s Methodist local preacher, and some time ago
entered a house that had been previously occupied bye
man named Thompson, against whom a warrant had
been issued. The detectives, on going to the place for
the purpose of epprehending Thompson, found Clark*
—whom they did not know—in bed. They asked him
his name, and he insularly answered "Peter Pricklebud;"
whereupon the oMoers ordered him to get up. After-
wards, on the mistake being found out, he was released
but wee made to pay the cab fare. An action for false
imprisonment was entered in the county court, but
failed on a teohnieality, the proper notice not having I
been given, though it was still open to the complainant
to bring a fresh action. Resolutions expressive of
indignation against the pollee, and pledging the meeting
to support Clarks in seeking redress, were passed.
Yorkei ire Pool.

artgrruiddsit Timm in Anooose.—The Loodoo
eorrespoodent of the Weelens Nonslip News gives
currency ton strange story, which is said to be going
the round of military Midst. An °Meer (so says the
story) of one of the regiments now, or lately. stationed
at Aldershot. • short time ago learnt that he had
unexpectedly become entitled to • valuable property.
Everything Nomad to promise fair, and he thought he
had only to take possession. when he found himself
checked by an unexpected obstacle. He had to prove
his identity, and to do that he must produce his
baptismal register. Bet he had not the remotest idea
wen, he was baptised, and thus he realised the foil
meaning of the proverb shout the slip 'tnixt the cup
and the lip. Brooding one day over his ill-fortune, he
heard one day of the wonderful deeds of the spiritual-
ists, and of one particular medium who lived in one of
the suburbs of London. Be determined to see whether
any help was to be had from that quarter. Jest uhe
was starting, a letter mu brought by post which he
nut into his pocket without lookieg at it. On reaching
the house of the medium be entered into conversation
and tried afew experiments, the result of which a good
' deal astonished him. The medium told him his name
and where be came from. Bethinking himself of his
letter, be asked what there was in his pocket. He
received a correct reply, with a description of the
monogram and the name of the writer, both of which
be found were truly reported. He then wilted more
questions, and at lest the question and in reply
was told that be was baptised eta certain church in the
West-Bed of London. He did not prolong the
interview niter that, but, having p•id his fee, made his
way to the church, found the baptisms] entry, and
soon after entered upon his inheritance. This is the
first practical account to which we have beard of spirit-
nabs= being turned.

REVOLTING ASSAULT ON A SWF.STINSAIIT.

A most revolting and cold-blooded aseatilt was
perpetrated in Dundee on Tuesday night by • young
man on the perms of his sweetheart. For some time
pot Frederiet Robertson, • mechanic, 21 years of age,
residing in Prinee's-street with respectable parents, has
been mine hie addresses to a power-loons worker,
named Elisabeth Laing, who resides in Dunhope-
crescent. The relatives of the latter wee very mush
opposed to the intimacy she kept with Robertson, and
It is mid that but for their interference the young
m so coiei
would have been married for me tints ago. Neale •
@tending the distils, hie sweetheart's parents ebe
towards him, Robsrston continued to call as tpual at
their house, but on Monday night he mu forcibly
ejected in oonsequenos of his having stayed too late.
At this proceeding he felt eaceedingly indignant, and,
it is said, left the house vowing that ho would avenge
himself for what had been done to him. He returned
to the locality on the following evening, but indeed of
going to his sweetheart's hour be went to the house of
another acquaintance, to which his sweetheart wee,
after he had sent to her father's house for her. Here
they remained together for some time, and seemed to
enjoy each other's company. Later in the evening they
left the house, and stood in the sloes leading to it for
some time before they intended to part. In the course
of their enovereation the yount woman told Roberta°r
that she could no longer continue to meet his owing to
her parente being so much dimatisfled, and that he was
no mere to think of her. On receiving this intimation,
Robertson got into a dreadful rage, and seisiog bold of
the girl threw her down on the ground, awl raising her
clothes, drew a knife from his pocket and stabbed her
in the lower part of her andowen, indicting a deep and
horrible wound. From the eaten of the wound it
would Beam as if, after Robinson had stabbed her, he
had drawn the knife towards him, putting the flesh for
several inehee. The poor women screamed piteously,
and after Robertson had made off she row) to her feet,
and ran to the house she bad lately left, crying that
she had been stabbed. Dr. Pine was immediately sent
for and dreamed the wounda, and hopes are entertained
that, though the poor woman is in a dangerous condition,
Bhe will recover. me pollee were duly informed of the
affair, and some hours after the assault they appre-
hended Robertson in his bed. H. waa on Wednesday
morning brought before the Polies Court, sod formally
remitted to the Proomator-FiataL--Giaepow Herald.