The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-02-01 00:00:00

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THIS LA4lll.olln EKTINii. --Thu projected meeting
of the Irish landlords is Oland 1. A deputation to
tlw Lord-Lieutenant is substituted for the much-spoken-
of demonstration.
Ervouse oy 14.1tT1',W..—The undoubted nephew of
the great John Philjait Curran is at present and has
been for *nue time nit initiate of a workhouse in Inn
native county of Cork. A ~,,, vement k tin foot with a
millecting • aunt of motley aufßcient to keep I
independent if public charity for the rust of his life, and
thus save tip cutlery from a stigma %thick must other
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a ha. ramt Upon all elas,es of Irishmen.
AilAl7l.—A gentle-
luau named Walker, receiver over the Karl of Porter-
lington's estates in this comity, in which situation he
succeeded John is engaged in ',earthing through
the accwinta .4 the years during which the latter held
'Hips. For the pitrisme of assisting the investigation.
Mr. Walker asked *lel obtained trout (ha hoard ol
Auartlium a loan of two hundred and eleven book* of
rate cone, tors' warrants for the divisions of tiltronill.
Eitiley, and other parts of the Tipperary Union,
s here the Portarlingtou eatnte is rim:sled. Rumour
liint• that in one division. *here the poorrake. were
but Co, Mr. Receiver Kolleir took crolit for Clll4. If
hipn and similar tales prove true. the result of the peon-tit
close investigation will form another Chapter ill the giant
swindle. Serious 110111/td are ent,ttionetl whether John
rkulleir di 1 not aetnally pocket the largo slim gives" AA
cunt en+ it by the Ilrt t Southern awl Western Ilail•
way C patty for traversing a portion of this estate
while under kis in tiia,e,ileot.
Tor.. (INEAT Pa ritoNma. 441:F.NTInN. —Upon the
nothority of an ant. itt support. r of the Derliyitett the
lace ex peel a a are informed that, in consequence of
smite strong representations by the ineinherA of tile lea
mph oilier*. Mr. .11torlicy-flen. •• is Atoll
to interfere relative to the distribution of Government
pstronage in the matter of col 1111 l appointinents.'"fhe
Belfast News Lettrr feelingly reaku-ks :—" The vaat
majority of the colonial legal appoilltinents are be-
stowed on the members of the Eieglidi mid Scotch hare,
awl very few crumbs indeed- :Ind time+, of the need un-
wholemmie kind --have fallen to the share of the Irish
bar. Tin stone exclude., anti anti-lrisk rule lota
a! t inesrialtly been exhibited in the appointulents to
all mlier and -legal colonial posts. Since the pre-
Goverininlit cone into power not a ..ingle legal
...lonial ottlee has been bestowed On a lIIVOIIIer Of the
Irish bar. The :inkjet t has been Warmly Liken up, atol
the rensonstrants Wee done well in placing the matter
in Ruch vigorous and patriotic hands KA those of our ilia-
linguishe.l countryman, Mr. Whiteside ; and we may
be assurred that he will not rest until Ireland luta re•
wives! Per full 'need of justice. and we shall no longer
See onel, legal appointment+ an those to the Gold Coast,
the Gambia. and other equally pestilential regions, in-
solently thrown to the Irisli bar after being refused hy
the most junior of the denizen+ of W+stminsteoldall and
Parliament-liouse, Ediuburgli."

SERICW POACH! N 4: A evit.tv.—A poaching affray of
a most violent character took place early Mie morning
last week at Slielforl, in the preserves of Lord Chester-
field, «even miles from Nottingham. It appears that
about I o'clock be gamekeepers were on the watch,
when they discovered a numlwr of nets, near to which
were about 20 poachers. The keepers courageously
attempted to capture some of the men, when • regular '
narliT took place. Life preservers, loaded sticks, and
other ilangerou* weapons were used by tile poachers;
the keepers let loose their logo, when some of the
poachers shouted out "Stab them," and three dogs were
shortly afterwards dangerously wounded. The scuffle
between the poachers and keepers Wll4 terrible, 11311.1 one
of the latter, named Woodward. WILA fearfully wounded.
Sinn of the poachers also received dangerion wounda.
One of them named Ward, • native of Nottingham,
received some severe blows on the head, and wan cap-
tured. The keepers also sueoeeded in taking another of
the poachers named Woolaston, illioaCursons, shortly
, after which the poachers ran away. The keepen state
that the wounded poacher, Ward. received the injuriee
I lie sustained from the bands of his own party ; the
blow having bent intended for one of time keeper*, who
eluded it, and the weapon descending with terrific vio-
lean upon the head of the captured poacher, who it nut
expected to ourvive, not having been able to speak educe
hi* aspt ure.