The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-17 00:00:00

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Wn hair that the Bon. Mrs. Woodsbrume Cords has
become a Roman Cathelte.—ZeAses from the Clubs.
A roam Art model of Baker. the Alton murderer,
has jest been added to the Chamber of Horton at
Madame Tuseand'a

BIIICIDR OF • BOLIMTOII.-0a Tuesday morning,
Mr. Charlie Bridges, imitator, Birmingham, laid
him& across the rails at Ntekthford, and was cut to
pieces by an (agrees train. He was seen watching the
approach of the mane, and then deliberatel7 throw
himself taut. way, His Laid Cu eat off, and his trunk
was carded some distance by the fire-box. Domestic
affliction is said to have been the cause of his suicide.
U. Muse a wife, bat no faintly.
Buggy DUTROTID HT A WHINLISTSD.—TweIge
sheep belonging to Mr. Robert tsunami, farmer, Combs,
Glenshee, were found on Tuesday niorniog dead, and
apparently in a siollected heap, with their bones broker,
and some of their horns literally torn out from their
heads. This happened on the open bill side, where
there was no probability of the sheep beine driven over
rooks, or otherwise duhed against anything save the
hill &le. Many were the conjectures put forth respect-
ing the Sense of the sheep's death, but the only con-
clusion that could be arrived at was that they bad been
caught up by a whirlwind, raised to a unsiderable
height, and aftewards dropped to the ground, thus
literally dashing them to pieces. To thou acquainted
with the natural formation of our glen these accidents
may not seem strange.—Dimidee Courier.

LIIII IninnthaoL —A statement made in the South-
wark police-court, on Tuesday, by a medical gentleman,
ought to direct attention to what, if encouraged, might
soon become a serioos evil. A child of one of the
dootor's Weenie died, and it was subsequently
dimovered that e woman, who was not in auy way
related to the deceased, bad insured It. life In the Royal
Liver Friendly Society, and had actually got the money.
At the time the insumnee was effected the child wee
so ill that there was not the least hope of its recovery.
On oommunicating with the °Sloe in London the parsinte
of the child were Entwined that it did not matter whom
life they insured, "ss any one might some and insure
the Queen's life with them if they liked."

THE CONSCIZNOII CLAUS/to—Some oorrespondence
haa taken place between Rad Granville and dm
President of the Council on the subject of the onnecience
clause. FAri Granville, having being prevented attend.
lug in the House of Lords when Karl Remell's resolu-
tions were dimmed, writes to the Delis af Marlborough
to direct attention to • statement that be made that
the conscience clause allowed the parent every possible
latitude in oltiadrawlem bin abaci from Sim led•MISOO of
any religious teaching to which he may object; but
that it ought also to provide that the echools should not
be obliged to loos their &dandies character, and that
denominational teaching in thorn should not be interfered
with. The Duke of Marlborough, in reply, explains
that hie fear of the conscience dunes has been that.
parent might, under it. operation, interfere so far as
practically to do away with religions tesehing in the
school to other children; but he Ii glad to bear from so
good an authority as the noble earl that such appre-
hension is unfoanded.

A LADY Samuel on the Bristol and Exeter Railway
bee been introduced to the publie by • onotamPorsq.
who stone that • young lady, accompanied by a lady
somewhat older than herself, was at her request shown
Into the smoking carriage of a down train at the Bristol
station, sad that immediately upon taking her mat the
younger " pence," to quote John Stuart Mill, lighted
a cigarette which she had taken from her ow, and
puffed it with manifest enjoyment. Our entemporary
adds that "at the several stations intervening between
Bristol and Weetsn, to which the ladies were booked,
anyone passing the earriage would have seen a small
neatly-gloved band every now and thm removing a
cigarette for the purpose of emitting tiny circles of
smoke from lips that would have gone far to convert
even Yr. Reynolds and the Anti-Tobacco Society
ikeelf."

FOUIFDLINGS. —At the weekly meeting of the guardians
of Paddington held on Wednesday, • singialaz ease of
child desertion was brought to the notice of the bated
by Mr. Cormack, the master of the workhouse. Herald
that • male child was found wrapped up on • door atop
in Chester-place, Hyde-park, and brought to ths work.
house by a policeman. A letter was found attached to
the child's clothing, of which the following are extract.:
—" Horace Straoey, born Nov. 17. Prey take pity on
my poor little one; don't think I am au unkind mothey
to thus cast him off, but I cannot bear to see hint want.
These are home* and institutions supported by the bene-
volent where he Gen be well oared for, I know, but I
have not the power to get him in. You eau, good
frienis, do something for him, and God will reward
you, but oh, don't send him to the union." "Be sure
it is hard for roe to do this, bat who would see her
babe want? God has bleared so many with plenty.
ihy I beg of you again to do something for him, and
God will bless you. I cannot tell how it will gladden
the heart of a fellow-creature." The writer asks •
farther favour of the find. r, "to ease the mind of an
anxious and broken-hearted mother" by advertising in
one of the London daily papers "on the 24th teat—
first, to let me know if my little one is safe, as to bear
that would make a happy Christmas for me indeed."
Tbs letter is signed. "One who will be ever thankful."
It is a singular circumstance that a child was found a
short time since in the same neighbourhood, to which
was also attached • letter couched in similsr terms to
the above. On • recent aocsaion a child was found (also
in Paddington) with a sovereign and slitter fastened to
it. clothes. The note informed the finder that the
sovereign wa.s for the murices of paying for the burial,
"In ease the child should be dead when found," which
was the case. The child first referred to is alive and
well.

ALLEN'. Fattawri.t. TO nis Swirrnaawr.—The ,
lfalidager Exam titer publishes the annexed communi-
sation of what were probably the lent written words of
the convict Win. P. A 11... As the molt of personal
inquirien, our oontempormy has " • satimhatory user-
anoe" that the composition is anthentia. The name of
Miss has been suppressed :—" To the Editor of the
Examiner avid Sir,—l beg most rempeethilly to
forward to you the following composition from the pen
of Allen, am:wooed on the night before his elocution.
I coops them from the original. They are dedicated to
Miss Mary to whom he would have been married
in • short time if lamentable circumstances had not pre-
rented at. She had not been able to see him while under
his oondemnatioe, it being an infringement of the prison
regulations to allow her to do no. To this he alludes in
oae of the grerses. They claim the attention of the
public, as showing the tendency of the mind of one who
was bung for murder, whose thoughts were centred on
eternity, and whose boor when be *imposed them was
nigh. —Trusting most humbly for • publication I
remain, sir, yours obediently, R. IL, Salford, Deem:beg
7, 1867." _ _ _

TO MISS MART

Oh, my love, lam pouting from you ; pray thst mot tn
HPILIVIL May God, In Me mercy, protect you. I cannot
write much today. Nary dear. We must think of {be other
world.

Hay Henn be your bed, Mary.
May the Holy Crow be your golds,
Oh, remember your dear William,
And don't throw him Mid..
Oh, Mary dear, we ban to port,
No noon 111 walk on grin's Mom
BUB let me red In your fond heart
For now and nennore.
I did not me you, Mary,
Sinn I was condemned to die.
Oh! youll not fawn me, Mary
But for me you will not dab.
Oh? Nary, If I had your been,
I would chop it to ray bind,
And from M 4 it would not,part
LIMB I was laid to red.
When mm dead and gone,
Think that I am all alone;
Reammber, dill, My Man WY won
By you, when we ware tar from home.

Goodbye tor eeeeneore, may Ood protect gel. 71hre en
the dy Leg wither of your tree lover,

EITILLOIDDIAIT BCIPZIBTITTON in 800TH DtVOIL
A ease of superstitious credulity, which one would
usweely think possible in those enlightened days, muse
before the magistrates sitting at the Plymouth Guild-
hall on Monday. A reepsetable-looking middle-aged
woman, named Mary Catherine Money, was brought
Up under • warrant charged with ruing subtle means cad
devices to obtain the nun of tt 10.- from Thomas
Randle. The prisoner, on being charged, replied that
It wan false usemation. The prosecutor, a farm
labourer of Modboxy, was celled, and he deposed that
about five romiths since his wife became ill, and he was
told and thought thet abe was ill-wished. By the advice
of his nephew be came to Plymouth OD the 7th of
August, and saw the prisoner, who resided at 18,
William-street He told her that people said his wife
was ill-wished. She then asked him the ages of him-
self and wife, which be told her were 69 and 61 years
My, upon which ahe opened a large book and
said la wife was ill-wished, and that sbe could cure
her in two or three weeks. He then asked her if he
bad anything to pay, and she replied a guises to begin
with, sash. would have toss. the planet and go into
•ehurehyard and gather herbs for 21 nights, at the rate
of Is, per night. He left on her promising to egad the
medie, and in the course of • week or two the
medicine was sent in bottles, with orders that it wee to
be taken morning and evening. The prosecutor's speech
was so Indistinct that it appeared as though he was
afraid of the primmer, and the Mayor ordered that
some wine should be given him, and on his being
supplied with it be coodnued his evidence. He said
that then were some teekets of powder sent by the
prisoner, which were tole burnt in the fire morons and
evening ey the persons in the house; but it had no good
effect on his wife, who got worse instead of better.
About two months after be went to the prisoner, and
she came to Modbury to au his wife. She took • glass
of eater, and on looking into it she said she saw the
shadows of the evd.wishers, a man and • woman, the
latter being worse. His son was then directed to break
the glass with a poker, sodas his doing so she said the
evil spirits bad disappeared, • piece of parehment was
sent in • letter, and his wile waa to wear it. The letter
requested that £3 9a. should be sent to the prisoner,
and it was accordingly done. The prisoner, on being
asked if she wished to ask the prosecutor any questions,
replied that be had spoken the truth, and that she had
sent his wife thirty-one bottles of herbal militant, at
3e. per bottle. She thoroughly believed in the superisti-
tion, and that the prosecutor's wife would have been
cured if she had tam the roeslieine. Elisabeth Rendle,
the prosietuner's daughler.in-law, said she want with
her father-in-law to the prisoner's house on the 7th
August last. Some little time afterwards she took the
Orr £3 Os., which was brought by the wrier from
b:ry. The prisoner gave Withal& some powders to 1
barn in her own room when her mother-in-law was very '
ill, and said it would do her good, and that her mother-
in-law was in-wished and bewitched. The prisoner told
her that when her inothor-in-law took the last powder
• Psalm—she thought it we. the Slit—was to be reed.
She did not think the prisoner sent as many as thirty-
one bottles of medicine, although two were emit at a
time. The ensuer was remanded until Thursday
next. The parehmeet which was sent to the
prosecutor's wile to he worn by her was produced in
court It is about eight inches in circumference, and
on it pieces of paper containing words which appear to
be printed in the Hindostanee language. There are
also several muteness written on it purporting to keep
the possessor from evil spirits, sudden death, ruiside,
ase. The letter whish she seat stated that die was in
want of the money to the artielee asomory
for pappados she

8120MANT KllLY.—Sergrant Lay hat almost it.
covered from the wound which nearly proved fatal, and
111. expected he will be able to leave the hospital in a
few &vs.—Dublin ffonsing Mad.
Zr an article of low quality, that cannot he judged of
by it+ outward appearance, is passed off es • good
marketable commodity, it is a mere deception. Tea is
• Dotaqle instance of this, as the Chhiese—to hide the
brownness of tasteless withered leaves—have long
coloured the surface of the leaf, expressly to mislead the
English consumer ; consequently the tea without any
mineral powder on the leaf, imported by Headman
and Co., London, has, from its reliable good quality,
become • general favourite; it is extensively sold
throughout the kingdom, by some 2.930 sputa The
flavour of these teas is exquieite ; the leaf of the green
is the natural dark olive, being quite free from the ,
usual injurious mineral powder; this green. with
I ilorniman's strong pare black, makes a most delicious
mixture, its flavour, strength and eheapnam, is perfectly
astonishing; the price is reduced eight pence per pound.
The popularity these teas have so long enjoyed, has
induced many to imitate the packets, labels, k.;
purchasers should moths@ that each genuine packets is
signed, Ilorniman and Co., London, original importers
of the pure tea.
Dienesetenh CONDUCT OF A SOLDIER : EXTRAOR-
DINARY Sc.'.— Late on Saturday night two privates
of the 9th Lancers, fully armed, rode into the Parade,
Cork, on their way from Ballinoollig to the military
barracks, where the main body of the regiment is
stationed. At the corner of Patrick-street one of them,
who was very drunk, halted, and called a female from
the footpath to come over to him. The woman went
out into the street, bat seeing the condition in which
the man was, she turned and ran bask to where two
gentleman, Ur. Jones and Ile Ahearn, were standing
bidding each other good night. The Lancer rod*
furiously after bee and dashed between the gentlemen,
who bad a very narrow escape of being knocked down.
Mr. Jones said to the fellow, " What do you mean,"
astonished at his oatrageoua demeanour. Without
replying the soldier turned sharp round, whipped his
lance out of its rest, and pointing Mat Mr. Jones marred
his horse. Fortanately the horse stumbled on the
smooth flags, and Mr. loam, before the soldier could
bring the animal to the charge, had time to run acmes
the street and take shelter behind • lamp-poet, around
which he Gould dodge his assailant. Ur. Ahearn and
the woman escaped an another direction. The Lancer
remained on the fingway shouting, and wheeling his
horse, which apparently he was too drunk to manage,
and endeavouring to return to the Marge. The con-
stables thou attempted to noun Me lanes, but wet*
unable to do so, and in the effort two of them ve-y
narrowly escaped being wounded. The second soldier
then rode op. and deprived the fellow of the lance. On
losing this weapon be at mos drew his sword, ac.l
flourishing it wildly about in • few seconds cleared •
wide circle around him by a aeries of frantic ohergen
This lasted some ten minutes longer, when at lailgth
the remonstrances of his companion had some effect in
calming the excited soldier ; and be was prevailed on to
ride away, on which condition his lance was restored to
him. At the barracks both soldiers were put under
erred, and the matter will be investigated.

BLIT-FAIIMING.—On Tuesday evening an inquest I
was held by Mr. Richards, dsputy-eorousr for East
Middlesex, at the Oxford Arms tavern, Bt. Peter's.
street, Flacknoy-road, on the body of a child nek flown,"
which had been found dead in the house of. man mimed
Cooper, who, with bin wife, residee at 10, Nelson-street,
Haokney-road, a poor house in a poor neighbourhood.
The body wu viewed by the jury, who all expressed
their admiration for the extreme beauty of the feature.
and form. The first witness examined wu William
James Cooper, who acid: I live at No. 10, Nelsouureet,
Bethnal-green. I am foreman at Mr. Bute. brush
manufactory, at No. 10, Bethnalsreen. -Deputy-
Coroner : How did you burrow possessed of the de-
ceased ?—Witness: We adopted ft through an adver-
tisemeet—Deputy.Coroner : Then Toil advertised. In
what paper did you insert the advertisement I—Witness :1
We advertised in the Clerkenwell New, I think, on '
March 20. We simply said we wanted a child to bring
up as our own, at our own residence. We put in the
advertisement in our own name.—Deputy-Coroner: Did
you name the sex of the child you wished to adopt, and
did you say anything about the age T—Witness : No,
sir, we left that optionaL We said nothing about money.
The fact is that my wile was very unfortunate about
her children, and her friends said that sho would be
better If there was a little child in the house. A male
child of fourteen month, old was then brought to her.
—Deputy-Coroner: From whom did you receive that
childl Witness : I don't know—Deputy-Coroner:
Do you suppose that twelve reasonab'e in.. sitting here
will believe you when you any that /—Witnem : I do
not know where it came from. I got letters from the
lady— Deputy-Coroner: Letters? Then give them
to me.—Witneas : I have not got them here they are
at home.—The witness wan 'sent for the letters, and at
the request of the jury the officer of the court accom-
panied him. He brought back two letters without
envelopes. Being sent for the envelopes he brough back
two which did not corrupond with the letters he had
brought first. It was clew that a third letter remained
behind. This, after considerable delay, was at length
produced, in obedience to the somewhat peremptory
demands of the coroner. It proved to be the first of the
correspondence, and was as follows
. .

bitiolon, March 11, 1867.
Mn. Cooper, 10, Nelson-street, St. Peter's-equate, Hackney.

Madam.Lln answer to your advertisement In the Ckeixe.
well A. nr, n sporting the adoldhoi f a child, I heir to say I
I have a little for, fourtoen month old that I wiab to
have adopted. I ahouhl fcel obliged by your letting ine know
what premium you require. and wish full particular. as moon
ca poesibla—l ant, ilodsun, yours truly. J. C. L.
Address oare of Post-ofike. 11, Yonchurch.etreet, City,
The Coroner acid that the jury had no• got at the in..
tenant fact that • premien. mast have been paid for
the deceased child. They had aso got some alight clue
to the parente of the shad in the initials "J. C. L.,"
and the fast that whoever the party was, be or she
culled at the Fenobutob-street Post-office for Seifert.
It would be therefore advisable for Mr. Cooper not to
keep anything back, bat to stater all be kne..—The
following stony of Mrs. Cooper's reply to she foregoing
letter was then reed—

Sir or liadarn,—ln answer tn your letter of the lath. I
heir to state that our decision in reference to the adoplauu
se follow.:

Iloy preferred.
t Age of no nouserntener, an long es he hi perfectly healthy.
3. Premium to he Aden oate to the poeitlon of the
parents, but ere hare decldul Zl3 U under ale month., or
15 If over.

4. The child to be entirely giveni, and on no condition art I
either parents to recognise the TOo to the child in any
manner whatever at any future ti It la to all intents :and
[sumo...* our child.
5. The drieted iscrety will be observed if neosmary. I
may Isere observe that I have a good, kind boniest I, and
holding &comfortable podnon, and, baring ne children of our
own, sincerely desire to adopt one. It will be well taken care
of and respectably brought up. I think I need say nothing
further than that I shall feel obliged by your communicating
with me directly, as we have several reepondeista.—.l ant, your.
truly, M. A. Coona.
The next letter was written just before the child was
brought to the Coopers :
London, Hari* 19, ISIIT.
Mrs. M. A. Cooper, ke. —Madam—l have only just received
your letter, and, In answer, beg to my I quite agree with all
you my. I iun sorry to my I amulet afford so much as 415,
as the child is now over fourteen month, old, and of coo,.
getting very dement. I could give £lO premium and a eery
✓ind outfit el clothes which he has got. He i.e very heeMy
as • • very good child, and of good birth. 01 course I ahould
reo Ore the strictest secrecy, and would give him entirely ,ip.
W..ng you. rely to know whether the £lO premium would
, do, betkve me, y, are truly, J. C. L.
The two letters signed "J. C. L" were written Inc
very good hand, but the style was somewhat too bold
for that of • lady. They were apparently writtee by a
gentiensan.—Depnty-Lloroner (to witness) : Did you get
£lO and a valuable outfit of clothes when the child was
brought to you ?—Witnem : Yes ; the child was brought
to my wife by a young lady, who gave her £lO and the
clothes. She was • young lady of about twenty.three
years of tr. She said, 'This is my illegitimate child.
It has not been baptised, and it has no name." She
also said that the child Was fourteen months old. My
wife would know the young lady meths.—Deputy-
Coroner : When was the child found dead ?--Witnees :
On Saturday morning, between three and four o'clock.
—Deputy -roper : Were you in bed ? Witness:
Ye.; and the *bad wise lying on a little bed on some
chairs alongside me.—Deptity•Corocer : Was the child
healthy when it went to bed?—Witnem : Nothing was
the matter with it but its teeth and • little sough.
—Deputy-Coroner How did you and the child
lying? Witness: On his back. Coroner: On
his back? Are you sure that you wife did
not turn the child in the bed ?—Witness: Yea.
The child was not lying on He facia I am pertain that
my wile did not get oat of bed to the add. At three
o'clock I gave him some spoonfuls of groaL At four
o'closk my wife said, "1 do not bear Freddy." The
pillow was not over his face, nor was the blanket or
counterpane over his nom and mouth.—The Coroner:
That is orange, for the child has died from suffocation.
I wall not, however, take the medical evidence upon the
point at this stage of the pr It was ultimately
decided to adjourn the case so as to give time for
inquiries to be instituted in order to discover the
parents of the child. It is hoped that the cabman who
carried the lady and the child and the large bundle of
clothes on the Zed March, to Nelson-street, Hackney.
road. may be found. Suliesquent inquiries have resulted
In the dimovery if • alight clue to the child's previous
history. It appears that the child wee, from the time
It was • fortnight old, almost to the day when it was
taken for " adoption" to Mrs. Cooper, in the care of
Mrs. —, residing in Islington. While there, it was
visited once • month by a ladylike young woman of
not more than twenty years or age, and who was
supposed to be the mother, and that the fad of its
existence bad been kept from the knowledge of all her
friends. She added that it had been intended both by
the child's father and by herself to keep it at name
until they could meet with some young couple who
would adopt it. "We intended," she continued,
"to get married then and to go to Australia."
After giving up the child and paying the
the £lO, she said " I have one last favour to stk. Will
you let me call once more and see the child before I go
to Australia? The papa may sell. I may bring him
with me, but it will only be for once." The permission
asked for appears to have been granted on the oonditioe
that the visit would be made only onoe, and would not
be repeated. The mother, however, bad not since
sidled to see the child. The outfit brought with the
child was composed of • bundle of clothing of a very
expeteive kind. The materials were of the finest
description, and the embroidery was unusually rich.
The principal outdoor suit was composed of • sioarlet
dress and Scotch cap with a white feather. The '
Nystrom of getting rid of the embarraament of
welcome children by "adoption" appears to be well
organised and to be in prods+ of devolopement into an
extensive branch of trade. It I said by medical men who
have opportunities of becoming acquainted with such
seaters, that children are "adopted" out by worm.'
When the premium is paid to the adopting parants the
child is registered in their mime (at lout, this is the
general practice), and then, if the child dies either from
disease, and such children are peculiarly liable to fatal
loons of mesenteric disease, or from sodded, such as
overlying, Ice., resulting from suffocation, disagreeable,
and, no doubt, in mazy cams, very unjust suspicions, I
are obviated. There is, of course, aseverybody knows.,
• fine of 1:50 provided for the offence of malting false
representations to the registrar. But as all the parties
to the transastion sre deeply interested in keeping It
a oleos secret, it need hardly be said that the penalty is
nova enforced in such OW& What is really wanted
to meet the exigent:ids of the system, which it is
manifestly necessary to @patrol, it is to provide for the
registratica of all persons who take dildren to sans or
to adopt, as well sa tar the dos nagnation of the
feats atomising.

An Nmen bad • permsl laterriew with Bishop
Selwyn to induce him to sooept the biehoprio oi
Liebilehl. —Schou frost Ms Chas.

Armorer To Moan- ra.—On Wednesday, at the Teen.
ton WIWI; Frederick Hunt was indiated for drawing •
trigger and attempting to died:ergs • pistol at John
Chamberlain, a pelmet:um, with intent to murder him,
at Nailer, on the 20th of October. Chambriain had •
man named Pullen in custody on enspieion of felony,
when the prisoner attempted • rescue, and drew sterol
from him pocket, which he attempted to discharge at the
officer's head. Fortunately the cap snapped without
igniting the powder, or the prisoner's threat to blow out
Chamberlain's brains would have been folly realised.
The jury found the prisoner guilty of intending to do
grievous bodily harm. A former conviction for felony
wan proved against him, and he was sentenced to 12
years' penal servitude.
A WORIIIOIIBI NUIIBII.-118 St. Pancras Guardian'
get strange people as nurses, notwithstanding that the
Poor Law Board investigate their character previous to
approving of them. On Thursday Dr. Gibson, medical
officer of the workhouse, reported to the guardiru that
he had put • pill into the hand of a nurse named
Chamberlin to give to • certain patient, instead of
which skis gave him two sympositories intended for
another patient, and gave the pill to • different person.
The two sympositories, it was stated, contained opium
sufficient to poison two persons not accustomed to
take that dreg. Dr. Gibson, in answer to • question,
rid he thought the nurse was imbecile. A guardian
remarked, Why, we got her from Colney Hatch;
she had better go back." The nures was then
summarily dismissed. The guardians pay their names
six shillings • week wages for the first six months, and
after that seven shillings a week; but to get a better
der they are now considering about raising the sage of
wqres.
010811 SOPILIITITION.—On Saturday morning Isabella
Briggs was summoned before the Durham county magis-
trates, charged with Reuniting her sister-in-law, Sarah
Clark. The parties in this come are both married women,
and it appeared from the statement of complainant and
her husband that on the 28th alt, the defendant
entered her brother's house and asked for a bill
they had belonging to her. Mrs. Clark was in the act
of learchieg for the bill required when the defendant
drew from her psrket • darning needle, with which she
indicted • wound on the complainant's arm, drawing
blood. She then harried out of the hoar, remarking
as die did so, "There, I am satisfied now; I have
drawn the blood of her, and she will bewitch me so
more." In defense, the defendant denied the state-
ment pat forth on the other aide, but the magistrates
believing the evident* of the complainant and her
husband, imposed • fine of 15a. and costa.

WHAT HIGH CHURCHMIN THINK Or THE ARCHBISHOP
OF CANTSSBURT. —The Anglican HciaoopMe, by the
month of it. chief, haa made another step in the direc-
tion of re-anion, in sending a formal address of greeting
to the Holy Eastern Church, wherein the title of
"orthodox," which that great sommunioe claims as its
own, ia fully recognised, and wherein also • determina-
tion is avowed 'to keep pure and undefiled the primi-
tive order and worship as we have received it from our
Lord Jews Christ, ard from his holy Appellee." The
significence of these expressions cannot be overrated.
The Holy Eastern Church consistently holds the same
doctrine of the Blessed Ruebarist as the Roan Church •
it acknowledge. seven Saerament., it devoutly invoke;
our redly and other Saints, and it prays for the dead.
These sots Archbishop Longley hes now admitted to be
orthodox. And in the isened place he has formally
pledged himself to uphold Ritualism to the uttermost.
The Elevation of the Hoot, the Mixed Chalk*, the sign
of the Crow the eastward posture of the priest, ale
"splendid robe," and the like, amend to primitive days,
and the Eastern Church knows. not of any Christian
time when they were not. We congratulate the Primate
on his conversion, and can only regret that death has
taken away the venerable sad holy champion of r.-
union, Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow, before he
eould have the satisfaction of perusing such a document.
—C9terat nate&

FATAL POACHING A . A Mel enoounter
between gamekeepers and poachers Goo" place on
Wednesday night on the estate of Lord Wharnaliffe, at
Kiley, • few miles from Sheffield. Two of his lord-
ship'. gamekeeper', while out watehing, discovered Ave
pastier" busily *agape] setting their nets. The
posehera were armed, not only with guns, but with
bladgeons. and they were also accompanied by • dog.
The watchers, convinced that they were unable to Dope
with so foemidable.looking • gang, sent, before dia-
-1 severing themselves, for his lordship's bead-keeper,
Mr. Thizkell. As soon as Mr Thkrtl arrived the
keeper' showed themselves. They were instantly
attacked by the poachers, and a short but murderous
encounter followed. Kr. Tbirkell attempted to seise
one of the poachers, and while struggling with him
another of the gang seized a gun, and at a distance of
shout four yards took aim and fired at him. The
charge entered his abdomen, and he fell and died almost
I immediately. With the murder of Thirkell the affray
terminated. and the poachers. abandoning their nets,
hastily made off. A melancholy incident is mentioned
In connection with the murder. Tbirkell was •
widower, with • large family, and one of his daughters
wes at the time lyiag at home dead.

DEATH OF A WOMAN IN THB SHOW.— At BaHater
a woman named Barbera M'Donald lost her life on
llonday night through the inelemenay of the weather.
Bbe had left Corgorff on Sunday to visit an aunt who
resided at Aboyne. When returning borne on Monday
she met a lad named Joseph Downie at Mater, and an
he was going near her father's house they left this
village in company—the distance they had to travel
being about twelve wilco. When ,within about two
and a half miles of horns the woman had become so
fatigued by forcing her way through the severe storm
that she eould ezercely proceed further. Downs rendered
an the aid he opal& and they proceeded together
for some distance farther, the lad supporting his
weaker companion as well as he was able. At
last the strength of both failed, bat after • brief rest
Downie resolved to rush on to the nearest house—about
a mile distant—to obtain help for the woman, who wxo
now quite exhausted, and whom he left ratting on •
stone by the roadside. The Inmates of the house whom
he &rotteed promptly went to her rescue, but when they
resehed the spot where Barbara had been left by her
fellow traveller, it was found that she had gone off the
road at • point nearly 100 yards in advance of where
she had been resting. The driving drift, however, had
obliterated the traces of her footsteje, and search for
the poor woman waa made that night in vain. Her
body was found about ten o'clock on Tuesday morning,
the face being covered with congealed snow, whlth the
I wind had blown over it.

Tall ALTON YONDER AND MOTILATION.-11 the NUN
of Baker, the Alton murderer, were weighed again.t
that of Bordier. and the explanation of criminal insanity
offered in either, there can be no doubt in which it would
,be more readily admitted. The man Baker, besides in.
berlting a strong taint of insanity from his tether, who,
within the last few years, has been the inmate of an
asylum, and whose fsmily history has been marked by
instances of homicidal mania, bad himaelf been remark-
able for a weak intellect, and had frequently &Wasted
the attention of persona with whom be came in contact
by his strange behaviour and gloomy manner. The
policeman of the district used to Ireton him home for
fear he should commit suicide, and Baker himself bail
cenlessed to suicidal tendencies. Here certainly is seise
which, taken together with the extraordinary character
of the crime and the unparalleled circumstance of
the entry in the journal, might prised facie suggest
doubt, not perhaps niflicient to permit an acquittal on
the ground of insanity, but at least enough to sagged
the propriatory of some further Inquiry into the
culprit's mental condition. No mere medical reason-
ing, apart from an examination of the president
condition of the prisoner by a competent medical com-
mission, should be allowed to have any weight in the
matter. The Home BecretarY, were he advised alter
careful examination by a commission consisting of each
men, for instance, as Dm, Ilaudsley, Blandford, and
Wood, that Baker was an irreeponrible agent, would
doubtless be justified in recommending that his life
should not be forfeited to the law. But nothing short
of an unanimous expression of professional opinion.
founded on careful examinations, and given by several
men who have made mental pathology the study of their
lives, would satisfy this public or meet the requirements
of the caw—Medical Times and Gazette.

EXTh•OItnINSIY CHASGin AGAINST • CLIMOTWAX.
—A special commission, appointed by the Lord Bishop
of Worcester, has been held at Henley-ins Arden. to
Investigate certain charges made against the Bev.
Thome Josses, ineumbect of Henley, namely, indecency
of cinclnat, demeanour, and lamps's, of an Improper
intimacy with • Mn. Appleby, and with being guilty of
conduit unbecoming his chancier and position se •
clergyman, with habitual neglect of the aged, the sick,
aid the poor of hit pariah. The assistant pariah clerk,
named Godfrey, a saddler, deposed to Mr. Jones coming
to his shop, and remaining while indecent conversation
took place among those employed there. A coach.
man, named Neville, said he bad heard Mr. Josses engaged
In indecent conversation about females. Mr. Emma
Bendel!, who had lived in Mr. Jones's home, said he
wits in the habit of swearing. He made himself • great
deal too free In meaner with his servants. He lived very
unhappily with his wife. Mr. Jones wss very familiar
with Mrs. Appleby. Mr. Appleby once interfered with
Me. mid Mon. Jomse when they ware quarrelling, and
Mr. Jones said that Appleby was a liar, and should
mind his own wife, and leave his (Jones's) alone. Mr.
Appleby's language was habitually very had. It was of
• very indecent character, not it for alergynten to bear,
or for anyone else. The subject of the quarrels of Mr.
and Mrs. Jones was the intimacy of Mr. Jones with Mrs.
Appleby. Witco's depend to gross remarks mad* by
Mr. Jonas about his wife. The house was not a At house
for • respectable woman to live in. Martha Hughes, who
had been • servant at Mr. Jones's, confirmed the
evidence of the preview; witness., and added that Mr.
loose was in the habit of telling tales to the servant'
about indecent matters. Appleby had made game of
religion in his prepense and bed not been rebuked.
I Mr. George Dolma, the father of Mns. Jones, said he
had frequently been called to Mra Jones's bolus after
I the scenes between Mr. Jones and his wife. He
I believed it was only Mrs. Jones herself who knew what
sls. suffered. One* she said to witness in her husband's
presence, "H. is • bad and wicked man. And what
can you expect of a clergyman who never said his
prayers?" Mr. Joseph Smith, one of the petitioners,
and a guardian of the poor, denoted to the great neglect
of the poor by Mr. Joins. No one ever sent for bhu,
because it was well known that he would not attend. I
This concluded the case for the petitioners. On furs-
day the commission monied its sittings. The PP,
eeedinp commenced by the commissioners Galling upon
him for his defence. Mr. Hawke', his solicitor, made
an address on his behalf, and then proposed is examine
Mr. loose in denial of the charges; but the chancellor
declined to take his evidence, on the ground that the
court had no power under their commission eci do so.
Hobert Heating, saddler, was called, and said he was
prurient when the indecent ooriversation took place in
Godfrey's shop. The filthy language was used by • man
named Seville, and Mr. Sops. told him he ought to be
ashamed of himself Neville replied, " Don't be shy,
Jones ; you "now all about it." Witness said be had
been in the habit of smoking and drinking with the de-
fendant at the parsonage, but bad never heard him
swear or make use of an improper expression. Three
other withdrew were called, who gave the defendant en
steeliest cheroots,. After the court bad deliberated
for *bold five minutes, the Chancellor said they were of
opinion that all the shames had been proved except
that Mating to the Wok and poor. In due course the
esentsiesioners would forward a report to that effect to
the bishop of the diocese, and his lordship would then,
no deal* adopt mech further niesissise as be might deem
to be motswary. The proceedings thaw dosed.