The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-09 00:00:00

THE BANK ROBBERY AT DOUGLAS.

On Wednesday Mr. Leighton concluded tits speech for
the defence by a powerful finish, in which be dwelt upon
the fact of the youth of the prisoner and the fact that he
wee entrusted with the impel:me responsibility of the sole
control of the rash of a great banking establishment.
He maintained the prisoner's innocency, and contended
that be was the victim of a conspiracy of those who knew
that he carried his bank key& He contended that after
obtaining the bank keys, the robbery would have ample
time to get Dom the scene of the attack on the prisoner
and obtain admiesion to the hank premises before the
manager went to bed and shot the night bolt—Sir James
Dell, attorney general, replied ii • speech of four hours'
durati ro, in which he contended that the robbery of the
bank keys from the preoper and the subsequent robbery
of the bank would not account for the falsification of the
hank books, which showed that the prisoner had prior to
the robbery taken tow fraudulently. The prisoner's
story of the robbery of the hank keys front him and the
subsequent robbery of gold from the bank wag an
impudent fabrication to cover his defalcations.—Sir
William Drinkwater. Brat Judge of the island, summed
opine speech of nearly five hours duration very much
against the prisoner, showing that, having defrauded the
bank, he bad a motive for getting up the story of the
attack on him—the jury retired at twenty-eve minutes
put nine, and after an absence of an hour and • half
returned with a verdict of guilty. genuine. of ten years'
transportation was pueed. The prlsouer declared before
God and man that he was innocent The declaration
caused • groat sensatiaa.

PRINCE BISMARCK ON THE SITUATION.
One of the correspondents of the Tour at Berlin
has had an interview with Prince Bismsrck. '' Eng-
land," said the President of the Confrere' has
"achieved a m qrnificent success. She haa made
Bulgaria end at the font of the Balkans; she has
restored to Turkey the /Ego= Sea; she has covered
Constantinople by the Balkans; and 'he question of
the Straits will be settled to her satisfaction." "Eng-
land," he adds. "bas doubtless proved by the prepara-
tions she has already made that she might become a
military Power, that she might sustain a war lasting
several years. But herein consists our sole interest,
which is that of peace, and which guides our efforts.
A war between two great powers like England and
Russia would grievously affect the whole of Europe.
ralyse all interests, and menace every one. The
danger is that despite all off it. the conflict would
become general, for no one knows the incidents which
might arise during a prolonged struggle, not to men-
tion that universal commerce would be harassed and
the paths of the ocean become uncertain. I say this
because I am now convinced that we shall sign peace."
The Prince thinks that "neither the English nor the
Russians have rendered justice to the brave and
patriotic efforts of their representative.. The English
ought not to forget that they have attained a great
MCCOY, without war and without spending the blood
and money which a great war would have cost them."
In conclusion the Prince observed As to the
Turks they always imagine that they would be able
to derive profit from a war between Russia and Eng-
land. They forget that it I. always at their own cost
that the question between these two nations must be
finally settled. If, when we have done all that is
possible to secure peace, Russia and England will not
recognise the important results they have obtained, if
they ratae to come to an understanding am to the
solution of secondary questions, if it should unhappily
prove, after all, that they should go to war, Europe
will know that we have done all that we could to
prevent them, and we shall be able to remain outside
the struggle, keeping good guard around us."
A MILITARY. DIVORCE SUIT.
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farliamatam frocebings.

In the House of Lards on Iloodav night. girl Granville
asked for some rartieulars r ..peetinc the employment of
the clerk at the Foreign Odl, who is suspected of having
illegally copied the Atatelticsian agreement recently
published in the GLIM. and the Doke ..I' Richmond and
()orlon, in reply, so that, a. Vie m•tter was before the
tgistr.te at the Row-street Police court. he could not,
without Inconvenience to the public aervice. give the
deaire4 inforination. and he boned the noble Bud would
not, therefore, press his question further at the present
time.
On Tuesday, the Intermediate Elucation (Ireland) Bill
pa...eed through Ginintittee..
On Thursday the Dental Practitioners' Bill WU pamed
through r.onmite.e, the General Police and improvement
(Scotland) Act (MID Amendment Bill was read a second
time, and the Prison Authorities Act (1104) Amendment
Bill and the Sills of Sale Bill were read a third time.
Oa Friday the Telegraphs and other bills were advanced
a stage.
In the Hones of CO.llOOllll. on Mandate, the adjourned
debate on Mr. W. g Forster's amendment to the second
rea ling of the contagious Diseases (Animals) Bill was
resumed and continued during the evening. A division
on the amendment was taken, when the numbers were:
For the isinendinent, PE; against, 319 ; majority for the
Government, 19.
On Tuesday, at the morning sitting. the Roads and
Bridges (Scotland) Bill as amended was considered. In
the °venter. Mr. Downing called attention to the cruel
and literal manner in which destitute poor are deported
from England and Scotland to Ireland. and moved •
resolution calling for an amendment of the laws, which
was agreed tn. The subject oopoied most of the sitting.
On Wednesday Dr. Cameron Habitual Drunkards' Bill
was read a second time without oppoei floe.
On Thursday the Epping Forest Bill was read a third
time, and the House went into Committee of Supply.
At the morning sitting on Friday the Highways Bills
was considered in committee. In the evening Mr. E.
Jenkins moved the adoption of an address to her Maiesty
for the appointment of • Royal Commission to inquire se
to the teaching and practice by clergy of the Church of
England of doctrines and ceremonies not authorised by
law, or contrary to the laws and usages of the Church as
by law established. An interesting debate followed and
the motion warn withdrawn.
(Latest.)
Mr. Cross, in the absence of Sir Stafford Nortlacote,
states that on June 4th • convention wits made between
England and Turkey airing England protectorate of
Asiatic Turkey against RusMa, Turkey agreeing to make
the necessary reforms decided upon by the two :overt,-
menta Cyprus is to be occupied and administered by
England. A firman from the Sultan has been incised
tiring up Cyprus. Sir Garnet Wol•eley is to be its flint
(iovernar.