The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-02 00:00:00

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Tits IRISH LAW APPOFITIII3I7II.-11r. Brewster barn
been appointed Lord Chancellor; Mr. Justice Christian,
Chief Justice of Appeal ; Mr. Morris, N. r., Jostles of
Common Pleas; Mr. Chatterton, NP., Attorney-
General; and Mr. Warren, Bolioitor-GeneraL
LIFE SALOUM—The Owner of tbe steam-tug Rover
applied at the Liverpool police-eoert, on Thursday for •
judgment for 000, a. his salvage, for hating eared
eeverel person, from the Wreck of the bait Coquimbo.
Mr. Raffle., the magistrate, raid that it was the arst
ease of the kind he had heard, and he would take time
to consider his judyntent.
AThPrID WIT/1 Muinii AM) 801131DL —A loan
named Henry Wilson, an eating house-keeper, in Milk-
market, Neweastle-on-Tyne, on Tuesday morning eat
his own throat and afterwards sot his wife's. The
unfortunate woman entered the room after be bad
loan:led lb* wound eine himself. The woman still
survives, but the man is deed. The souse of dile doable
crime appean to have bees some family quarreL
ComairrrAL son Lim —On Wednesday, at Wake'
Gold, Mr. Hall, of the Walryteld Free Pros.Wa, com-
mitted for trial on the ohary of publishing • libel on
the mayor (Mr. W. Shim barrister). The libel coo.
misted of a line in the eontents bill, "Disgraceful con-
duce of the mayor," which had reference to the coarse
he penned when chairman of • *harsh and state dim.
ousion, mently held In Wakellnld,

FoßainT.—At the Liverpool police-mart. on Wad
assay, • yoatb, named lilliston, te the employ of Kr
E. Jones, a Cestom.honse agent, waa charged with
forging his employer's name cod unsling two checks,
ooe for £261 111., and the other for £1177 11m Rs
sus found cohabiting with • girl, and it appeared that
he was then musing urangemenn, to go to Aumslea.
The bulk of the money wee toned hpon hint. He was
committed for trial at the suites.

ROBBING • PONT-OMC Seem& RIN/L—At the
Kinpton amass on Tuesday, John lienwell was oon-
victed of embersling several sums of money paid to bim
while acting es sub-postmaster at Woking, by investors
in the Poet-office Savings' Bank. Judge Bramwell
although the lepositors would be repaid by the
oountry under the provisions of the Pnet.ofeca &clap'
Bank Act, the prisoner had committed a very 'ennui,
offence, and sentenced him to five years penal
servitude.

ACTSON roa SIIDOCTION. —AI the Surrey anises, on
Wednesday, the daughter of • taihr named Hewett,
residing in Kennington, sought to recover damages for
breach of promise to marry from • hairdresser, at Scar-
borough, named Howls. In the summer of lent year
both the parties were in the employment of Mr. Clark-
son, • theatrical wigmaker, in London, and while there
the defendant was introduced to the plaintiff's friends
as her intended husband. In November defendant
went to Scarborough, where he met a young woman
possessed of considerable property, whom be shortly
afterwards married, while still corresponding with the
plaintiff, whom be had seduced. The jury gave her
ElOO.

A VEST COMM. ACTION against the Gionsestershire
Banking Company wee tried on Thursday at Kingston
amiss. It appeared that • cheque drawn on the 12th of
September by • cattle dealer haring an &remit at the
establishment at Gloecester wee dithononred. He celled
and eomplained, was told it was • mistake, and &scooted
an &piny. Some transactions followed, but on the 2nd
December a sewed cheque was dishonoured, the result
being that his credit wee @Grimily injured and he wee
put to great incionvenienee. After the cage was partly
heard, Mr. Hawkins. ti 0., who appeared for the defen-
dants, cemented to a wordier* for the plaintiff with FlOO
damages, and gave scan explanation on the part of the
bank that the affair wee the remelt of the misconduct of
two clerks, who bad been dismissed in eossequitoe.
CRAIG! 011 PorgOlnion • CHILD.—On Wedneaday,
at the York Anima, a woman named Mary Gardham
was indicted ter the manslaughter of Alias Jujus, at
Hall, on February 27. The prisoner kept • druggist's
shop at Hull, and the father of the deaseped went to
primme for a worm powder for hie little girl, between
three and boar years old. This worm powder the
prisoner took from a bottle or jar in the shop, eintiining
• quantity of powder, and, withoet weighing or measur-
ing it, gave it to the father. The deceased in the amuse
of a few hours after taking the powder Immune vary ill,
end died on the IA ink. Ural • poet-siorton examine.

lieu befog mode, eerteln appeeresses Were observed,
sod it was presumed that death readied from au et.
modes dose of oclomel. although la wee admitted that
death might have resulted from natural causes. His
lordship directed Um jury Is retena verdict of "Not
Guilty," which was doom

WiouggALi IAB& —On Wedowlay, at
Lambeth, George Crossley and flarah Croftley, his wife,
were °barged on remand with (*nib, and with haring
four bores, weighing 1351 b., of counterfeit ooin in their
residence, at Edwiud-nrset, Peckham. James Brennen,
the Mint officer, haring received Inforination, proceeded
with other °Moors to the house of the prisoners. He
knew the priaooer George ergo.ley, tad discovered •
number of implements used for sololog and four boxes
full of counterfeit con. They were eeised. The
female prisoner ELM it wee no ass Ening the oMenv
any trouble, and told Brennan he would fiod upstain
what he came after. It appeared that the prisoners
had lived at Crystal-plaoe, Rotherhithe, where some
broken moulds were found. Brrnnan said he had
counted the pieces, which represented money to the
amount of £724 45., and (*Deleted of 6,314 pieces,
croons, half-crowns, florins, and shillings. The male
prisoner, who had nothing to say, ou committed to
the Old Bailey. The woman was liberated on hail.

A MITILDIR of a moat revolting character has been
perpetrated at Norwich. Two old people, named Winter,
lived together in a single room, and for some time past
a grand•daughter, about fourteen yews of age, has keen
in the habit of asaliting in the bouw•work, as the old
wcnnen was paralysed. On the morning in question
the old men turned the girl out of doors, and she im•
mediately ran home and told her elJer sister what had
occurred, and the latter at ones proooeded to the house
of the aged oonOlk Finding the door was locked, she
looked through the window, and saw her grandfather in
the sat of cutting the old lady's throat with • rasor.
Awistanoe was procured, bet before the room could be
entered the old man had cut his own throat. He was
removed to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. From
the first he was greatly enfeebled from low of blood, and
was able to speak very little. He we. attended by two
or three clergymen, and one of them asked him whether
he WWI not sorry for what he had done. The old man
is understood to have replied in the &fans...tie.. On '
Sunday he grew weaker, and at last be pawed away
without • struggle.
EXTLORDMART esell OP RWTIIDIXWO AND
ito. Mrs. Waiters, a lady reeding in Bretton,
whose hitabwid died lately, advertised for lodgers. In
a few days two well-dressed men, who gave their names
salLinten and Spike, engaged the apartments. Hrs.
Walter's husband had insured his life for f6OO, and the
new lodgers offered to obtain the insurance money.
Mrs. Walters accepted the proffered kindness, and asked
Linton to write to Mr. Parry, in Shrewsbury, who had
rewired the £5OO for Yr" Walters. Linton weal to
iffirewsbury. and Mr. Parry believing that was all right,
gave him £6OO, deducting the customary fere. On
receiving the money, Linton telegraphed to Hrs.
Walters, wilting her to come to Shrewsbury by the train
on Thursday. Hrs, Walters went, but Linton did not
meet her at the station according to prowl.",
and she proceeded to her solicitor's, who informed her
that Linton had rewired the money. She at once
returned to Liverpool to And her home plundered.
The seroundel Unton, during Hrs. Walter's absence,
bad telegraphed to Spike, who, while the metres, of
the house we, away, sold the furniture to • broker, and
decamped. The police are on their track.

A &ken IN COURT.-At Kinrton assize on Wednes-
day, William James Burton, 21, and John Hey, 20,
were convicted of burglary at Peoge, and several pre.
Mous couvietione having been proved against them, Mr.
Baron Bramwell sentenced Hay to ten, and Burton to
seven yam penal servitude. The moment the sentence
was pronouneed, both the prisoners commenced a moat
feeds] volley of abase sg.inst the learned judge, the
language they used being of the most horrible deserip-
tion. The warders who were in attendant.e interfered,
and endeavoured to force the prisoners away, bat they
were unable to do no, end several policemen who were
present jumped into the dock, and it required the rim-
tions of nearly a dosen constables to brae the prisoner.
to the cello. Baron Bramwell ordered them to be
brought back, and addressing them as incorrigible
ruffians, he observed that he had already pared .severe
sentence upon them, but be found it was insofficient,
and he should therefore add an additional period of five
year.' penal servitude upon each. The prisoners upon
this renewed their violence, and another most desperate
struggle task place before they could be removed, and
even after they had been placed in the cells below their
fearful oaths and imprecations resounded throughout
the court.

Til WALIIINGISK Mfferin.—At Kingston aallaa on
Wednesday, John Vieary, • "navvy," was charged with
the manslaughter of his wife Mary at Wabdugham.
The grand jury threw out the bill for murder. It
appeared that the prisoner had been beeriest his wife on
more than one occasion most 'really, and she wee Mel
with bruises on her face, her eyes blackened, and bleed-
ing from her nom and eyes. She took refuge with •
neighbour in a prostrate condition, bruised and Isla d-
ing, and was carried home upon a shatter. She shortly
afterwards died, and her body was found to be covered
with marks of the most savage violence. The surgeon
stated it as his opinion that her death was calmed by
the shook to the nervous system. and • general eollapee,
the result of the whole of the violence indicted. The
prisoner, in his statement before the magistrates,
admitted that he had been beating his wife; but he
accused her of drinking and spending his money, and
the defence in substance was that he was provoked and
in a passion. On the one hand, these *as no evidence
of the truths of the complaints againet his wife; and
on the other "and It tarrearial that he wee a hard work-
ing noin.--The jury without any difficulty found the
prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to Inerey.—Mr;
Baron Bramwell Gentletnee, I have never yst dh•
regarded etch a recommendation from • jury but this
time I really met. The learned Judge pared sentence
In these terms —Prisoner—ln one sense I am really
sorry fur you, because it appears that you have been an
honest, hardworking Me. Bet it I. that
people in your class should be taught—what fear they'
don't understood—that they have no right to beat their
wive. If under any temporary provocation you had
merely struck a blow which caused death, there might
have been some excuse. But you did not merely strike
• single blow against the poor woman. It is manifest
that you must have beaten and kicked her again and
again, and in fare, you best and kieted her until you
took away her life. How any man could thus Mast •
woman and that woman his wife, and the mother of his
children, I cannot imagine. It is really necessary to
pass &severe sentence. lam sorry for you, but I must
pass upon you • sentence of five years' penal servitude,
CHILD POISONING IN NOIFOLC—On Wednesday,
before Mr. Justice Wi11,., &matt Grief, • married
women, was charged with the wilful murder of Alfred
Grief, at Sherobourne, on the 6th November last. The
prisoner and her husband resided in • throproomed
enttage with tau of their children and the deceased,
who was the Illegitimate son of Mary Grief, one of the
prisoner's daughters. The dmeased we, lye years old,
and up to the day preceding his death, be had been an
exceedingly healthy child. On that day, the sth
November, Mrs. Pilcher, a neighbour, saw him in the
garden vomiting and in a state of great misery, and
exhibiting all the signs of having been poironed by
weenie. On the following cley the pritiotter called Mrs.
Pitcher and paid, "J'ene, Jfee, for God's sake make
haste ot the AU will be deed before you come." Mrs.
Pitcher went into the primeer's hones tad found the
shad on the lap of Its mother, Mary Grief. He was
dead when she got into the house and his fingers were
getting quite dark, Ms ems purple, and his stomach hot
and distended. Mary Grief was In great dieters's' sod
fainted shortly after the 46114 died, upon which the
prisoner shook her and add, " Come, come, you are
not all that bad." The hotter, was subsequently searched,
and on the top of the prisoner's bed was found • paper
containing arsenic, and it wee proved that the prisoner
had vent one of her daughters to purchase some arsenic.
bat she did not seamed in getting any. The prisoner,
on being shown the anemic, said that she did not bus.
bow It got there, and It appeared that her husband,
who was a shepherd, ocessionally used weenie mixed
with tar for the purpose of drawing sheep. On the
22nd of November a coroner's inquest was held, and
the prisoner then asked aim Heber what she was
going to say about the job. Mrs. Pilch., mid that she
should my then as ;he said at lint, that it was •
poisoned child, MI she asked the prisoner bow she
'odd be tech an old fool as not to take the arsenic off
the bed. The prisoner said. "Oh ii forgot it, but I
hope God will carry me through it." The prisoner also
said to • a poliesman before any charge had been mate
that she knew be sweated her of poisoning the child,
and when taken into sestody she said that she had had
twelve Andrea, and they had heap a great trouble in
her. The result of the pkteimies4ne emunination was
that three grand of *bite arsenic were found adhering
to the itomach of the And, and nine reins were found
Ila a Jimaelved stale. Two grata. womb. Lave lama
enough to cause death, and this, with the other appear-
ances, showed alertly that the child had died from the
effeste cf taking amnia Tour members of the family
were taken into custody at different times on thls
charge, and only two of those who Heed in the prisoner's
house were called as Transmit' for the proseeution.—
Mr. Cooper, in addressing the jury, contended that
them was nothing to show that the prisoner had
administered the arsenic—The jury returned a verdict
of Not Guilty.—The prisoner warn then charged with
the wilful murder of Anna Maria Grief, who was the
illegitimate daughter of another of the prisoneee
daughters. This child had died when • few months
old, some time previously to the death of Alfred Grief.
—By the direction of the tweed judge, the jury returned
• verdict of Not Guilty, and the primmer MIN
share.