The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-06-19 00:00:00

THE BRADLAUGH TRIAL.

The Bradlaugh Trill commenced at Westminster
to-day. Bradlaugh moved to quash the indictment
for defection on the face of it. The Lord Chief
Justice reserved the point. The Solicitor General
having addressed the jury, evidence of the sale of the
book was given, and the case for the prosecuting
closed. Mrs. Beata then raddremed the jury is a
clear voice. She argued that the book wee a great
boon to the public, especially to the poor. arNo were
totally unable to support large families. Such
dry physiological details as the book contained, would
never arouse any mall or woman's

A boat capsized on the river Tare, last night Three
men were drowned.
Lord Penzance granted a faculty to-day, for the
restoration of the compartment of the reredos, in St.
Mary's Church, Denbigh, which represented the
crucifi lion, it is said fresh appreciation will be necessary
as regards the Dad&
The French Clericals are importuning the Pope to
live in France, and that in this they have the
support of the French Government Hitherto Pius
IX. has resisted these appeals, and they are now
being renewed. Friday Pius IX. received the
Canadian pilgrims, who presented him with a
magnificent mitre abluded with precious stones, a
silver vase, and • present of 100,000 francs (£4,000)
Pius IX. blessed Canada, and expressed the best
• wishes for its prosperity.
In the presence of an assembly comprising the
Chancellor of the Itechequer, two ea-Cabinet Ministers,
and many members of the House of Commons, the
honorary freedom of the of London was on Friday
presented to General Grant for the eminent services
he had rendered to the cause of civilisation by main
tabling amicable relations with foreign nations." In
reply, General Grant expressed his deep sense of the
cordial reception which he had met with in England.
The ceremony was followed by a dejeCiner in the
Guildhall, at which the health of General Grant
was proposed by the Lord Mayor in highly com-
plimentary terms.

Corrospontience.
To the Editor.
Si.—My attention has been pilled to a paragraph
in ymter&y's Telegram reflecting on the renpeeted
judge. Mr. T. E. P. Lefroy, because he now cornea to
the Court at the early commencetnent of the business
instead of at the middle, and no relieves the Registrar
from the great reoponnibility f taking tnt adjusting
the terms of orders made in those rases (the majority)
in which no Mem* is offered. The true and only
reason for His Honour it log thin is the fact that by a
late alteration ,d trains from Itnuruemoutb, he can
new con) eniently reach here at ,ten .'click or coin
after, and no get away earlier. Iliave always found
Mr. Lefroy most courteous and careful in the diacharge
of his important functions, and trust for some years
yet to have the honour of sitting under him. Your
paper is a good iteal read by those whom our court
affects, and so I trouble you with this lettnr.
F. FILLITER, Registrar.
County Coma Office, Wareham, 16th June, 1877.
P.S.—The late much valued judge, Mr. Everett,
who appointed me about thirty years ago, eat from
beginning to end of the court.
THE LATE WRECK OF THE SARAH.
Ti the Editor.

Sfit,—l beg leave to correct a few of the statementa,
which appeared in your last week's issue, respecting the
wreck of the " Karah," brigantine, of Weymouth, in our
Cove. The wind was sou-west and sou-,nu-west, when she
went 'ohm, and not sou-east, as reported. There was hut
about :10 tons of coal reinaining on board at the time of
the accident, and not 50 tons as stated. The fishermen
belonging here, launched a small tinat and proceeded to
the help of the vessel, long before the coastimardsnien
offered to launch their whale gig, and they afterwards ran
a rope on board of her from the traeh, fully a quarter-of-
an-hour before the coasteuardsmen came to their assist-
ance with their life lines (they did not bring their
Life belts at all, which they used, not to help the
sailors to the shore with, but for their own silety
some of them standing Leek up the duff and calling out to
the ether., to run Into the sea and brine nut the men.
Apparently the whale gig and ltd. grew liked the beach
bettor than the see, us she returned to land almost im-
mediately after launching, and never attempted to lie by
the vessel 40 us to render her any assistance if !squired.
The vessel went ashore under the " new founder, and not
on the black rocks, as reported. The cabin lay jumped
overboard jest an she struck, and ,ess picked up by the
fishermen in the small punt which laid by her until all the
crew were safely landed on the beach.
I am, sir, yours faithfully,
A LeLISORTM Fisitclase.
Lulworth, June 11, 187.