The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-01 00:00:00

nem, to the alloys details of the Jedirial narrative. in
watery were seen tba BLr C. II ordaunt, god
tb
the t-reaponclents, BFrallrftiMstone. The Judge oro ,
addr.:sed the fury from notes, only the cinw .1 h,„, , r
being soitton out. Ha began at eleven odock,and did nf.
conclude till nearly Wilmot two °clock, an interim
quarter of an hour being allowed for lunch. The iutilinit
RI/ of a level and simple chstrecter, rising into
emphasis, but destitute of say eloqtrent pawers
times occur in the Judge Ordinary's mbdremes. Ille
to the Itublielty siren to the cede, and doubted if it tn.' L,n4
been for the heat, as the cause had been on the
nearly s year, and there were many runanur,
If Lady Mortlauot in MO, two, or env
years, homme mute, her husband would lute o
right to odi her to account for what he
In his statement of the e. Ideate*, be maini)
chninologiiul ampiance of events. The 001) point. ot.,`.
there was any decided exhibition of feeling nn the tun,"
audience were when be refernd to Ihe eiteuipat nn i
el Wale., and the absence of Lady LOUI,III linntredlt
respondont's mother. from the witriees-bOl. Ti.O to
was 4
pointed out, and the Jury were told that the que•hei.
never been argued whether, even if Lady linniannt
Sound insane, her husband would be prevented
ftitther procesdinge. After pointing out that if,
general concurrence in the medkal evidence, the Judo.
to the Jury to my whether Lady Mordatint on. In
final ol mind to arnwer the particulars .4 O.
inotruct her I..tkitor
1 The Jury retired and returned in less than ten minute..
The (lurk 14 the Court then aeked " ter.
ono with of April In such a condition Ipf mental th-iir..•
be unfit and unable to answer the paltictilarx ant i.• ,
Mir attorney for her defence r
liar
The Foreman ithe was utterly unfit.
The J udged kdinan :I be otter question i.qteib. ,nnonfr
De. Deane : I aheil be glad, my lord. to hate tt,,,
the Jury upon the secuid point.
The Foreman: n• arC «pally of opinion that at. t.
unfit cyst since.
Thindoled the prcceedinite. the dosetstm ono„
for arrangement between rxtunl. ng
Loo no quit this sad story with a feeling of pity f_
ou parties eonaircied ; for the wife, so young and
fortunate ; for the husband, not at first j00k,,„
at length driven to believe that there was proof of
dishonour ; end for the poor little child, about lab._
tegitituagy each painful debate has been matte.
saddening chapter in our social history, w. "
thankful it is sot also an (wino& in our nations/ au:

THE KB-CONSTRUCTED IRISH
The " Irish Church" is beginning to ratan* a.
shape. On Monday the greater part of the
in the Convention had relation to clause I and
What is called the Preamble and acharation,
the belief and discipline of the Church- 'at •
clause ran in tbe draft thus:—
The Chump of Ireland doth, as
unfeignedly believe all the cannnkal eipc,reu 4 !!.
and New Testament, sa given by inapiratfie,
contenting all thine, neciamery to saltation, anti d
to proles; the faith of Chrlat as proteseed b lb •
Church.
Several amendmenti were proposed to tl is Wail,
of which failed. and it was adopted as it
stood. Clause 2 was Uses phrased :
Theyburrii of Ireland will owitinu..to minkter
and 'crane:en, and the dbuipUne of Cheju. a. t •
C.1113113•1/4.4 ; and will maintain Inviolate the thr., •
Metope, priests, and deacons In the emcee minim r:.
An amendment to insert the words "or
after priest mu proposed, and 30 voted to ,idrcii-.;
the term " presbyter, iutd 142 against. Ttt
slaws (3) read thus:
• .

The Church of Eugland, s• • reformed and
Church, doth re-affirm If.. constant teitnoei
Innovation* in doctrine aria omit*, whereM the
bath been defaced or orerhtid from time to time,
the lieformation, it did disown and reject.

Th;. coleuses was finally adopted without els he..
The next section of the Preamble and Isethrato:
wee then taken up, approving the Book of the Artie.,
of Religion and the Boil of Common Prayer,
I After a discussion, the clause wee adopted.
On Tuesday the principal subject of dcu•sin..
the question of a "separate house" of bishop, • Lea
after a long debate was decided in the afffirmativ, I
show of hands. It was arranged that the rtleei
should sit conjointly with the other house, excent wis
they considered it expedient to retire.
On Wedneeday a committee was appointed to ne-.4
the draft Constitution, so as to restore it to allept ate
the many amendments made in its phrased, gy.
On Thursday Mr. Bloomfield wished to aspect that if
the bishops by • two-thuds veto of their order rejem4
any measure supported by a two-thirds veto of glens
and laymen, the same proposition might be again pre.
sa,-ited to them under like circumstances after the late
of a year, in wbinh event their refusal to comply tho,!
not 11E04 to cawiel it. This the meeting refused
adopt, and the " lay party" thus have unstained a
'arising defeat. air ut which there is much comae*
and ai.me dissatisfaction. At the conclusion of tbe
debate on Mr. Illoordield's amendment, • vote by Grim
was callod for by ten laymen, in accordance with :LI
standing order', and tho result was declared to be—Fe
the amenement, 43 clerical and 172 lay delegates
spinet it, 146 clerical and 15.5 lay delegates. fir.
Bloomfield's • mendment was consequently log by a
majority of 103 r'erical votes, against which there es
a majority of 17 laymen in favour of tie weasurt—
leaving an entire ma ‘jority of 86 against the proem.'
restrictions on the aka °lute veto of the bishop.. lota
Aberooro's ameadnum," still remains to be dealt with.
It limits the powers of t`ishoris thus:-
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Provided atways, that if • qiivitloil difinidd l'Y a IfdforitY d
the House of Representative.. voting vlfior •tI ..r
order., but rejected by • in ajority .4 the tn.hot.. at one
General hyt.eid. atmll he ohm, I at the tint General Sjiwwl by
not le',e than two-thirds ot the Ut maw kepnwidati.......4
conjointly or by order., ft shall b ,srte.l,'al-
io. it he negatived by not tem th an ta.ellti,ol• f the whole
order of bishop., the laid two-thinia "4 Idvddt&td "U. C