The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-12 00:00:00

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THR Mir.rown 01:111.101% We (Irish Time,) learn
that since the conviction of John 1%117..14 the edonan,
eircuinstaiims have transpired which plsce beyond
doubt the fast that he wo the;guilty tics-son. This
is satisfactory hotli to the jury and the public, and it is
only to be ro•grette.l that owing to A Vely grattc iThir, tile
wisonur 4111 110., receive Hoe pusoi-1i0,,,,t whin], the
law provided—niontely, verve years' ovisal terti tilde. It
appears that Suite sic ye,r; ago he we• at ato
aasize> tell for the comity of Kohlare, at Naas, for tie
forcible abduction of • young womau, with whom
diaaiiiseared the soon of about 13701. He was f ttttt oil
guilty, and sentenced to two years'iniprironnicut, which
he nuderwent. _

A MONTied INTEMPREANCI P 4 BEI.PAST.—It is the
reverse of agrecalde to itate that during the post month
now fewer than 515 persons were taken into enitsly in
Belfast by the local police cud conetabulary, for ',allelic
drunkenness and disorderly condect. A very small
proportion of these, when bringlit op at the pollee
court, esespeul without penalties The finca, which
varied from is. and cons to 44.1 a„ amounted, in the
aggregate, to upwards of i:100. Both prisoners wed
penalties show an Manse on the preceding month. 01
, the deliiimienta, about one-fifth were females ; and a
considerable share of the whole hail been previously
I fined or imprisoned—nine were often indeed. The
month which exhibits so deplorable a return WAS eel,
tainly the writ trying for the working noun since the
commencement of the year.
THE YRLVERTGY MARRIAGE C•ll7.—This remarkable
case will (says the Irish Tines) in • few day% he again
brought prominently before the public. The excep-
tions taken to the charge of Chief Justice Monahan will
be argued before the full Court of COl.lOOO Pleas next
week. Mr. Whiteside awl Mr. tiergeint Sullivan will
appear for Mrs. Yelverton, while the ssine counsel a.
before, will, we understand, represent Major Yelverton.
As regards the Sooteli can, we learn there is no proba-
bility of. decision being given in it for at least A year or
more. The e rid e n cc:taken last week by Major Yelverton's
communion at Manchester, was of inch a conflicting
nature that Mrs. Yelverton's advisers have decided on
what Scotch legal phraseology is termed " trailing a
counter proof." This will occupy conmiderable time,
awl will prevent any decision being given by the High
Court of Session for • long time.
DissoLteah CABE Or AllsON.—A ISublin letter has
the following :—"ln July lest Thomas Browne occupied
part of the bowie No. 36, Castle-street, in which lie bad
a eigar shop and • smoking oilcan. On the 23rd of that
month he insured his goods- of very triding value—in
the National Ineurancemffice for £3OO. 'This was
twelve days before the fire. On the night of the sth
of August there were no len than twenty-three persons
sleeping in that house and in the yard adjoining—on
the first door, five women and one man ; on the second,
six women ,on the third, iix women sail two men ; in
hock room, two women, and 006 in tho yard. 'The
' prisoner did not sleep on the premises. Ho left about
twelve o'clock, having locked the doors. In • short
time after the policeman on duty in the street detected
fire in the shop, and fortunately roused the inmates in
time. The doors were broken open, and the fire, which
baud not made much head, was extinguished. It was
found on examination that, though the fireplace was
empty and cold, four distinct fires had been kindled.
There were 2,000 boxes of matches in the shop ranged
between empty tiger boxes on the shelves, with the
combustible ends drawn out arid paper placed among
the boxes. Souse of the matches were also strewn
about the floor. One of the counts charged the prisoner
with the capital offence of an intent to burn the people
in the house, but the jury were permitted to dismiss
that °mint from their eessideration, and they confined
their attention to the one who charged him with an
intent to defraud the insurance company. The prisoner
was tried on Monday and found guilty, but sentence is
deferred.

VMS Or TB! Carer BILDIZTART Or 'ISLAND TO
CONNINAIA.—We understand that it is the intention
of the Chief Secretary and Lady Emily Peel, accom-
panied by Sir Henry J. Brownrigg, C. 8., to proceed on
a tour through Connemara. After haying seen as much
of the natural scenes of Connemara as the present
inclement weather will permit, it is the intention of Sir
Robert Peel to extend his lour to the adjacent county of
Mayo, doubtless with the object of observing with his
own eyes the condition to which the poor farmers and
inhabitanta of that county have been reduced by the
failure of the potato crop. It is understood that the
towns of Sligo and Belfast will also be honoured with •
visit from Sir Robert before his return to Dublin. Sir
Robert and Lady Peel are expected at Portumna Outdo
on Thursday, on • visit to the most noble the Marqnis
of Claiericarde.—Preeman's Journal.
Tax FAMINI.—The cry of alarm of approaching
famine in Ireland is brimming louder. So long as it
proceeded only from a few well known and not very
reliable persons it did not attract much attention, but
there now appears to be no doubt that considerable ills.
tress will be experienced in various parts of the country
during the winter. It is stated that chiefly along the
sea coast and in Mayo, the potato crop has been
almost • total failure, and that the supply of food is
not sufficient for more than a few weeks' consumption.
A Dublin contemporary, which is generally accurate in
its statements, says :—Along the sea-coast the proapecta
of the people already begin to assume the aspects of
distress; arid though there yet remains • small portion
of the potato crop, which may be available for some
week', there is no possibility of averting a local famine,
if prompt end decisive measures be not taken. From
one district the information amounts to an assurance
that three-fourths of the potato crop are gone, and that
the remaining fourth is so deteriorated in quality as to
be hardly fit for human food. In another the poor.
rates have already risen to 4s. in the pound, with a
prospect of their tinier still higher. The clergy of the
Deanery of Castlebar, which embraces • district far
removed from the coast, have placed on record their
testimony to the terrible extent and the sad reality of
the impending danger. The Government is corm-
quently implored to take measures for aiding the poor
law in the coining crisis, and if possible to proceed
with the public works which are still unfinished. It is
further stated that Sir Robert Peel has proceeded on •
tour in the west for the purpose of personally becoming
acquainted with the actual condition of the population.