The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-17 00:00:00

HINT.S FOR THE POST-OFFICE.

S -cps aro b-ing taken by various countries to carry out
th., scheme for sending small parcels through the post,
which w..e agreed to at the International Cinventiun
r,cen tl v held in P.ris. The States, which ...unrepresented
at this C nviii lxi. including Austria, Belgium, Dent,;.ark,
France, Germany, Great Blinato, lioltand, Italy, Portage),
S wits ,rl.ll I, an‘i 'lackey, &peed teat in future all parcels
uotin iro lien nine cubic inches in bulk or two feet in
length, not containing any letter or explosive substance,
and not exceeding Nib. in weight, should be transmissible
through the Put-odices of any of the countries which
signed the emivention. Altmough this Convention wee
signed la-t year, the only countries which have NA yet put
it lot i force are lef•IICI, Germany, BelitLuin, Luxembourg.
and Switztriand, and sinze the beginning of this m.ntlt
parcels ty the character described above may be sent
between these runtimes at an average rate of a sbilling.
Nor is tole all. The French Put-odlioe is 4) ahltions tt
facilitate the ca-risg_! of, payoil witun the limits of the
Reputilil that the Ilinnitsr of Posta had made arrange-
ments with the principal railway companies by means of
which they will, when nit exceeding the weight of N.b.,
ho conveyed from any one station to another tor sixpence,
with an additional $ I. if they are deliveted at the cmt•
signeed residence. Pamela weighing from fig ti tub.
will be nailed for rather lies than • shilling. The rail-
ways will give • receipt ti the sender, who, in the event
of the pusel being lost or damaged, will be able to delta
an tdemnity of dl teen franca. The International Con-
vention limat hi brought into enacutha not later than
the lit of Ostober.
LIN 1

ICTIO-V AGA INST MR. BRADLA MIN.

Mr. II -*Manes. it is said, has yet another point io
reserve. whi.lh he le ex.,ected t suiunit to the cendldisr•-
Von of the House of Lards. The wii,t in "CArke e. Brad-
Isush" is, It aeons.. dated on t‘he elms day as tea: on
which the defercLut la charged with sitting and voting.
Mr TrAdAtighitilk been told of a legal maxim that the
Is. takes no account of fractions of • day; and. argues '
he, the rent must he taken to have tweed in the Bret
hour of the by, and, therefore, before the defendant sat
and voted. Untortunstely for this contention, the maxim
I. capable of bung ap,lied lx,t,b ways, so that lb. silting
sod voting may ho taken to have happened l. the very
flr,t hour of the day, whereas the —.IC, teotittinot illllllllll
until ten o'clock in the morning. Xuarillollime of the class
✓ 3ferred to are applied .1, the lerhhemhoe of justice; sad
Dot illjUitle ; atid, if juitum require it, frictions of a day
are c.sui.s.d • if Ur. arallaugh were right, • man, ho••
ewer greviouily injured, cold not issue hut writ on the
some day, although he knew that his adversary was
stot,ng tor America the Bret thing next morning. tat
course If a could be proved teat the writ wit, wiled blif4re
Mr. Bradisugh took his seat, the plaintiti, ,kuild not
sec ,ver tie penalty. Bit on Juli t leill—the day in
rioeetion —the H iuse of f„.,mons toe% at two o'clock ;
tt
▪ til".1.1:-..Vgwbsed1 the
t"liadd o e
ieibsiic l illanlikteken tirwo h . anal
ly .e
..f T. wkesioury writ. There was, therefore,
1 ample time f..• the writ in tie setlm to be issued, in the
situ toy, bonre the low odium closed. A motion fo,-
judgme,i? .s to he mob.' on Monday. on tiehliV or the
piemtiff in '' irks o. BradlauglV liso notices of ppeer
to the House of Liras has b,,lifica.—The LOU Journal.

- ?dr. Foote replied in the affirmative.
His itolLinhi , fad that tne two points tainfl,l WClild
&XIII over for further oil-iteration. Ti.. Ludy other
flotation remaining would be that of thejact —whether
thin Etat/ was a Rift.
Mr. Vnoto tail that he you'd not at this phsse of Vie
cane take upon himself the ro-wnsibility of placing the
defendant in the witness box.
The jury was thereupon discharged, and the matter
reserved for further cunsideration. ALLEGEL ATTEMPT TO POISON A
FAMILY.
201)20411111XTES.
What looki like an eNtraor.linary stampt to pniam •
w o'e illy has home, male ptOlic at S'One, North
THS Switntew l'alud, FAMILY are etijoKing theln- NtLal rd,t, re. Uri Wednesday • ini.hile.a.Ted noon rd
selves here, and it is 'mislead nry t . learn t e health of Joh., Imu,t , locally known an " gentleman Jain," who is
IC:ow OntlnC in improving. As a dmelety Journal hai I welt c ...foul. wan charged wits atienetmc to murder a
kindly advised the iuhshitants no% to he "so blind L. joiner nalosel James J,fferiaa. Fir ex pears post fi•nith
their own interests an to attempt to intrude on the has foto, lodging at Jelfreise*4 housedrut he t 'At his male
privacy of the di.tinguished lositors," they d,,,, ~t g.t at hs f ntt.o: s. Ftr some mouths pant the mu/Oxus of
Jeff glee • firoilly hove hart proxlicol at.'•lks . f sieknes.,
more stare I at than mobablv Cetewayo and bin
tut no on spirion of fool plat/ aas eat nuiu.d. A rued,c sl wives if they RICCI to visa this resort would be.
gcutisman was ceded in di to 1,., VOIR VIII CC '1 iii., Nei:mint ri.' .I:list:lL—At the Bournemouth Polic.c- y die it, lind any expianato 41 of Via ‘ seriou; sy u. hut he
.toont.
. .
*Nut on Thursday, &fora Messrs. W. Moore and L. Oa Tuesd ny morning In last week tis fernilv,afirrdrinkine
A. Way, Florence Hicks, an assistant in the employ a small ottant,ty of warm tea at irasbf it, nista aq•Cßni
of Mr. G. Cols. draper, of she Commercial-road, was by noose., Mrs. J•oleri.• belng emeolutuy stgeet 4 ('S
chimed with stealing a night-drew, valued at 24. 91, Sliali.l7 ,m"ling AT'. J. fkri". 'Pi .-4° 41441" e. wets
an a ...air of slam of the value of 3s. I'LL—The "'Z'-' ". 4 Chtli" ' 'airlaic. a'ter la, iyr• a Rule citrate
ddrandget, had bean ill the mph)y et the peteecileei, n.l rs,anasia. in the even bef of the su i.e ststp.meuseruel_
shoo a couple of months, and oh the Weldon!' MOrtling as being urotte (or Dlr. Jelfort..s, when Vilos.lto /0, , ~,!.
weot upstairs, and, like Gamy Gander, peuetratod.. by one of the family t 3 go t.! 1, .8 tau-ep in in w cu u9s.
Isa tee !• my hely', uharuhur "and there, II inc OR the rimed to easy lain whetlfer yysone was watching hllalr ta
I bed' ha
gruel was ',Moir cooked, lift ths id, end after •mkiag
found the niiiia.cicese in ritieetiata. Asked rislitioratoly p,ur • quaetity yf %thine glild from • o.oer
whore eh. had got it (nom, siefoodrant said her se, it lie are et 6ru.lsrlar • -.1 with lo,laZ
Isister at Bristol had seta it her; but when he pointed the illness ~.f toe lam it 'Tot !gruel 0' I all vzr,snoiaf
t out that it was his own make—or, at least, madis at his anlLY,lr„'l'„,,a°,,„,3 nell,fii,n.,4,.tot Cae,'ll.4,majlamtri tis3ror.. fYthe
the eaose of
I entablielusent—she admitted it was his, end soh. "1.7-7,„";,:iii7,;4',, h";,;',; :',:,.gr-,7.d'i'ma'a-,,i,Tiihni ,L5„,,,i,,,... Ile
; mognently also owned tbs stays shit wa• wearing were
likewise bin ProPertY.—Sits was finsd 30s. oc two snake :t Stone oa Friday, and reminded on • charge of
tinPrieotuuent, attempted poisoolng,
praalsoramanded. Smith was brauabt boron tb• ruacistratss