The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-30 00:00:00

En iltsbirt.

Ductaxaz or Clain xi( WILTSHIRL —We learn
with much pleasure that at the Salisbury and
Wilts arises, held on Saturday, there were only
eight prisoners fur trial, of whom four were acquitted.
MI presents a very favourable state of circumstances
compared with what occurred at the Lent mixes
in 1826, when the calendar contained the names of
no fewer that 136 prisoners for trial, and the number
of witnesses was 600, while on the last occultist
only 30 witnesses were in attendance.
The Bishop of Salisbury has instituted the Bev.
William Duncan Mackenzie Bathurst, M.A., fellow
of New College, Oxford, to the rectory of Abbotstoke,
Dorset, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev.
William I'me Richards, D.C.L., on the nomination
of the Warden and Fellows of New College, Oxford.

A MELASCUOLT OCCURIPJUICL—A sad affair occurred
in Parliament-adds, Torteth Park, Liverpool, on
Friday. Two boys, named Henry Fitzsimmons and
Joseph Roberts, were at play, thl. former taking the
part of • highwayman, tDO Maier & traveller. In the
Gonne of the play Fitasimmons demanded from Roberts
"his money or his life;" the latter refused. Fitz-
simmons then exclaiming, "now fur the awful deed,"
struck Roberta in the breast with an old oyster knife.
indicting • desperate wound, from which the blood
Sowed copiously. The wounded lad was carried as seen
posible to the Southern Hospital, where the doctors
pronounced the ease hopeless. Fitininunons was taken
before the police court on Saturday, but discharged, the
dying lad in his deposition acquitted Fitzsimmons of any
intent to injure. him, saying, "I am sure he was not in
earnest.'

A PROKISING Lovis.—At the Bristol Poliee-eoart a
young man named John Jacobson has been charged with
assaulting Martin Christopher, his wife, and daughter.
The prisoner, it appears, had paid his addresses to Mary
Christopher, the daughter, who lives with her parents
on the Brood Plain, and about toelve o'clock at night,
whilst standing at bee door, be assaulted her without
any apparent reason. On being struck she cried out,
" hither, father, do come down and save me." Her
father (Martha (hristopher), hearing her cries, went
down stairs and seeing the prisoner pulling his daughter
by Um dress, remonstrated with him, but the prisoner
knocked him down and severely struck and kicked him.
Martin's wife thereupon came to her husband's assis-
tance, and the prisoner treated her in • similar manner:
At the suggestion of the Bench the parties retired, and
effected • settlement of the case.

Thu NORIHOIII/2LAND-BTREITT TIM:MDT. The
coroner's inquiry into the estraordinary en.
counter in Northeinherland-strvel, wee concluded on
Thursday. Anne Marla Moody, the lady known as Mrs.
Murray, and Major Murray were both examined at great
length. From the statements of the lady it appeared
that her acquaintance with Mr. Roberts commenced by
her borrowing from him the sum et Cl 5 ; and that he
had made overtures to her which the had repelled. His
letters to her, which were produced in evidence, are
couched in the language of infatuated passion. Elhe
stated positively that Major Marra, had no knowledge
of her acquaintance with Roberts. The major repeated
in detail the facia which have already bete published,
that he was seceded by Mr. Roberts is Hungeitird
Market, and induced to go to his Mice in Northumber-
land-street to converse with him on the subject of a
loan to an hotel company. Further, that without any
quarrel or warning, Mr. shot him with • pistol,
wherespon he, purely in self-defence, attacked his
assailant and indicted upon him the injuries of which
Is. tiled. Tke jury unanimously returned a verdict of
" Justifiable homicide."

A VOLUSTUR KILL= AT A PARAD/L—A fatal
accident occurred to • member of the Dundee Volunteer
Artillery Corps during • parade in the Barrack Park on
Tneedap evening. The accident happened upon the
king ell the first or mound volley of blank cartridge,
end it ii believed, was ocamioned by the accidental
" of the earbine in the hands of the rear rank
mll7l;eparations had been made for firing the volley,
and it is suppoeed that the man had neglected to raise
the muzzle of his pleas, and prematurely touched the
trigger, which mast lave been at full cock at the time.
The blank cartridge lodge.l in the left side of deceased's
bead, and, carrying away a part of the skull, left the
brain protruding. The poor man, who was named
David Toting, mimed a very restless night in the jar-
wary, and died oa Wednesday afternoon. The deceased
leaves a widow and two children.

AD ATTIMPTILD DIORDIIR.—On Wednesday
evening, a married woman, named Berrington, whose
husband had sometime left bar, bat who cohabited with
a young man named Robinson, committed self-destruc-
tion at J. 4., by taking laudanum. Robinson had com-
plained of a pain in his bowels, sod she pre him some,
the same time, telling him it would do him good. He
however, fortunately recovered

Mum=iv CANIIIIDOISHILL—At no Cambridge
sedan on Monday, Augustus Nilson was tried before
Mr. Justice Wightinan forth. wilful murder of his wife.
Tbe Grins* was committed in the month of March
and arose out of some petty inarrel about housett
affairs. The prisoner, in the dispute, losing his temper
which he would seem to have allowed at all times to
go ungoverned, attacked the unfortunate woman with •
ream end cut her throat. Both were young and but
two years married, living at Parson Drove, a village
neer Wisbeselt. in very comfortable worldly circum-
stances. On being placed at the bar the prisoner
refused to offer any plea but Guilty, wad sentence of
death was passed upon him.
Aneoe.—A rather out-of-dale chugs was preferred
on Nudity at the Lewes anises, against a young iesp
sawed Ake Newadent. Nearly two years ago two
stacks of wheat bad been set on Ire at Hooded Lynse
sad it was now sagged that the primmer was the Wean-
diary. The principel wittier was the priemer's uncle
whose testimony bad so little weight with the jury that
they unhesitatingly returned • verdict of acquittal
FATAL 41.001 DINT 0111 vu. LANCASIIIIM AND YOl/1-
ILAILWAT.-0o Tuesdays goods train, which was
ing op the line to Liverpool, on its arrival at
maddamly left the line and dashed against the
stoles bridge. The guard was smashed to atoms, the
engine-driver end stoker much injured, and the rails
were torn up for above 100 yards. The traffic on the
line was temporarily suspended.
Ammar= CSILD 111:11DT1L—At the Central
Criminal Court on Wednesday, Harriet Swan was
charged with attempting to murder her newly born
child on the 17th April last. The prisoner was • young
woman in service. and it appeared that on the day in
owed= she was taken ill, sad there could be no doubt
a. was delivered of • child in an outbuilding. A cry
was heard coming from an mak-pit, near which the
prisoner was seen, and, on search being made, • newly-
born infant was fonnd partially covered with ashmend
some bricks. There were BOCA slight braless on the
body and • slight eat upon the head, which it was
suggested had been wiffsßy iollieted by the prisoner.
She WY put to bed, and has nursed the child up to the
pretest time, and, happily, though the infant vomited
oboe for two or titres days, it has now recovered, and
wee alive and well. She was watestoed to 12 mouths'
hopeiwwwwwat with bard labour