The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-16 00:00:00

THE CONGRESS.

The prooesdinp of the Barba Cragreee were brought to
• aloe* on Saturday, having lasted erectly • to,inth. The
Dew Treaty for the One time in the hiatory of diplomacy
has been printed on parchment and bound la velvet, end
a copy of it, eigned by all the tnetabere of the C ingress,
will be in the poseession of each nation repreeentsd at
this memorable gatherink. The formal business of
Saturday's ueembly having been concluded Prince
Sietuarck delivered &closing address, in which Ise declared
that the Congress had deserved yrell of Sarope, and
history would do justice to their Intentions and their
work.

SHAM FIGHT AT ALDICRSHOT.
To-de Monday) the Prince and Price.. of Wales
visited A4.nbnt. socompanied by a brilliant amerablage,
'sanding the HOTIO Goer& ate, and trimmed • AMR
lest, terminated by • march-pest on the Fox Hills. The
Royal ears, wised at North temp Station, on the South.
Western Railway, at 10 o'clock and thence were conducted
to tb• battle field night, whirls lasted about two Won
KM men, I 500 home, and IS guns were engaged.

TEI LANCASHIRE RIOTERS.
The Lord Chief Justice has mimed the following
sentences on tbe nine prisoners who were found guilty st
lb. Milli Lancashire maim of being ormearasd fa lb.
burning of Cdonel Jackson's house --Brideet Burna
wren years' penal servitude: IMOD Smalley and John
Watson. fifteen years' penal servitude each : Solomon
Walsh ten year. penal servitude; William Lovell and
John Serra, seven years each: Thomm Topping, tg
months' bard labour; sad Jobs Giichriat, 11 ...tbs.
On Saturday morning iii tbie iron nail maker.. number.
ins several thousand& of the districted Sudsier, Gonad.
Comier, and Wimborna refused to take out iron at the
rids on recent lista enforced br the employer; Um
aggrepte reduction being from 11 111 per cant

AN OCEAN ROMANCE.

Among the applicants at the Thames Police Court,
eel Friday, was Captain Batch, of the ship Strathton,
belonging to the With. Star Line, plying between
Lou ion and Australie He was accompanied by.
girl of about 18 or 19, who possessed considerable
personal attractions. It appeared from the statement
made by the captain that the girl joined his vessel at
Sydney es an apprentice. She was then dreamed In
nisermliee attire and represented herself to be • rune-
from another vessel. She stated she
to get back to London, and for that purpose
coffered herself to Captain Batch's veseaL Wenth.
AID hit Byogy the new hard did duty.. well as could
he &thed-and became rather • favourite with the ship's
sompany. When the semi had been out about 40
eye a communiaaticm was made to the captain which
roused his suspicions, and he accordingly taxed the
ID.pplied apprentice with being of a different eel to
• Wl'at he had represented himself to be The would-he
a
, Oerefore confessed that she was • girl. 80010
was procured, and she was placed in
;Iwo clothing
„, more suitable than the forecasda—
troZo°l4,2, now stated that, to put himself right
witio-iio °whom, beLwish,....2d...._to,__knnw whether the girl
amid make a stsc.'w.mY ww.ww-....0r et to bow she
am. bowl ah. 413. Mr. Loalthigtoo said that
if
be did think that."
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Captain Bald) "" totbscs
wail° thanked His
It would be rigbt.— Tbe •
Worship and withdrew. It is sta:•d that the lid I
the daughter roPertaal Pm/6W *II" raids is the
meth et bawd. It hat Dot tissitarl L'ir she oa•
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