The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-07-31 00:00:00

THE WAR.

lull I: ,TTLF o 1 elf:vs%
Was. the ninst eie "miter that haw taken plert
during the pre-etit ar. The Ruswian. ent.fewt to
basinT-illtaineel a hew in kille.l ant wninwlel tisnre
Man IWltt torn, a tntal that ni.ty he fairly in.-reap-4 by
at leant wne-fwarth, to rewit the truth. Nw nffieMl
a•atenietit .4 the Kt. man IneAeg ha. been i-me 4 lett
a rebate telegram frnm Shnnila plareog the number •4
kilk.han I wonode4 aloch pntltaNy al..
of the comet tntaL 'The tnewate a•hla that the
Roraima were intrigued as far am Viiia, ten mike
tamt.
ANOTHER. I/EFEAT oF THE RI'SNIANS.

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A severe tattle has taken place nt Lottecba. or
Lovas, out .4 which the Russians hare been driven
with great loos t 4 arms and ammunition. Nicol..lis
ha, been occupied by the fourth division of the Roa-
m taiga armr. Some more fiAting IA reported from
110nklitar racka having endeavonred to mob.
a revonnaissame in Dossier territory the Russiazu
attacked hint and a battle followed, but without
tt,sult. as the comliatants were separate.] by a storot.
Abdul Kerim and Relit Pears bare returned to their
own hon., in l'onstaritinople. and klahmood Damsel
is endeavouring to prevent them being bronght to trial.
The appointment .4 Mehemet Ali to the chief com-
IMAM' has raised a feeling of discontent amongst the ,
Turkish generals on account t 4 his German origin.
Milhat Pacha is in Vienna, bet there 'ts nothing
definite known about his totem movement.. He
declines to make any statement. to his -litres, and
his return to Conataritinople to moss rt•g.r.oted as only a
poreibility. According to one telegram he is coming
Istedon. whore be thinks be can render the Porte
greater Resistance than be could at home. Some
members of both the Hungarian and Austrian
Ministries have been summoned to Vienna to confer
with Count Arelrsetty and others on the aubject of
the attitude to he reserved by the Empire and a
partial mobilisation di the army.
[LAMM, IT TELIGRAPH.I
LANDING OF MARINES.

A Constantinotde telegram states that a f•ere
salchers and marines lamled at Knstund. aml denre
tiesßai. from their position. The mariner
helhased splendidly. storming the Itriedan batteries,
sad %Akin tear gam.

THE BRITISH FLEET.

T. Chelsealor of the Krithenth-r atatinl in the
Home of Common* this (Monday) afters...l that it le
sot true that the British Meet has left Baas Hay for
a Isoctity perioil The fleet .imply tworeeded for •
tew • eserriee, and hae by this time already

A TAUNTON BRILACH OF PROMISE CASE.
At the Wells Amino me Wednesday, before Lord
CaWise, Perna r. Weed. was heard, the plaintiff
woe about ID year. of ago ned was the eldegaswhter
of a publican bring at TemoseeL and the dikedsot,
who was a widower with two 4WD, kepi the Race
Home Ima, am obi and mil mdmidiebni bones at
Taunton. II s. Med eles dellorint biome a
visitor at the pidedirsigheeirhemee " TheB
and after a time as asepohelione spume up=l,e'n
them, and at het ozpossi Lbluke to the plain-
tiff to make bar hie wife. He toil her be bad ample
Breams. could give her a ounfortable home, anal a-ould
make her a rettlement, he having a hors, in Silver-
street, and MOM She P 4.1 him to emisrilt her
pumas, and be called for that purpose one ....aim,
and ear her mother who expreesed bereelf not at all
aatioasto hoe her dan4htcr as they were notch attached
to each other, hut advised him to .me her father. He
did no, and the result was that it was arranged for
them to be summed. Matters went on all right, there
bring no reason for them not to be married, hot the
young lady thought as the first wife had not been dead
very long it waa heat to postpone the marriage for
a little time, and it was arranged fir it to take place
in June. His sister, brother-in-law, and a little boy
were introduced to her as his 'ntended. This state of
things continued until the plaintiff heard it rumoured
that he warn paying his attentione to a MI. Crabtree,
of the Turk's Reid, end after this be began to grow
rather cold, and did not viait her no often, making
excuses that he was engaged to brewing, and woe
taking dancing lamas ; but at last it war. diecovered
he was married. Meows. Reed and Cook. of Bridge-
water, trete eoneolted, sad wrote to the defendant,
him that as be had promised to marry the
she had trepared herself for it, and if be did
ealastsatial damage, for breaking, hi.
a ion would be brought against him. The
a eat or wax that he never promismt her
ag sl if he did it Will 'hien he was intoxiA.
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gave a verdict for plaintiff -damages

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