The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-15 00:00:00

lab) anti enuu.

BURGLARS IN KID Gwyn.- -An extraordinary case
of housebreaking occurred on Sunday, at the residence
of Mr. John ilebden, cotton spinner, Bolton. Whilst
the family were at chapel an eutrance was effected by
forcing the eltting•room window open with • "jemmy."
The house was thoroughly ransacked, and three gala
watches and other jewellery and silver articles stolen.
It appeus that as the family left thi house, soon after
ten o'clock, three men were obeerved about the
prensiaes, and one of them entered by the front gate.
They were all young men, dressed as gentlemen, one
wearing kid gloves. It was thought, by their respect-
able exterior and their familiarity with the premises,
that they belonged to the family, and no ettepictions
were aroused. Neither thieves nor property have yet
been discovered.
A MOTHER ATTIDIPTISO TO lIITILIZR Rea CHILD.—
La Halifax, on Tuesday, Mary Stead, aged 24, • servant
at the Commercial inn, in that town, was committed to
take her trial at the &mixes for attempting to murder
iur child. The prisoner is • native of Honsforth. near
Leta,. Hones eight months ago she gave birth to an
illegitimate male child. She put it out to nurse with a
, Mrs. Middleton, Woodhouse, Leeds, at Se. • week. Five
weeks ago, the prisoner left Leeds and entered service
at the above inn, at Halifax. As she was considerably
in arrears intl.,: maintenance, the child was sent over to
her Sunday nignt, She declined to receive it, but it
was left with her. Soon after it was found by the land-
lady half euuk in the nighteoll of • privy in the pita.
Thu prison( r helped to clean the chill, and next day it
WSW discovered that she was the mother of it. She
almitted her guilt, saying she did not know what to do
with the child.

MODIRSI RseettliecTlONlSTlL —At the Need%am
Market Petty Sessions last week George Driverjortnerly
of lilaltenhaui, farmer, and Robert Cutting, of Ipswich,
marina, store dealer, were charged with having dug up,
or mimed to he dug up, portions of animals that had
been buried under the Cattle Plague Act. The remains
were those if two bulls which had been shot by order of
the cattle plague inspector, and burled In a meadow
which now belonged to Driver. Driver gave Cutting
leave to dig up the bodies, and there seemed to be no
ointsealineet about the affair.—The /tench fined Driver
£s.—George Fuller and Joseph Cutting (defendant
Cuttieg'n son and aon•in.law) then pleaded guilty to the
same offence. Defendants both admitted that they
were paid 2.. eel. each for doing the work. They all
sail they did it in ignorance of the cionseimeneee.—The
Bench decided upon fining the definite:Et Cutting in the
:sat ease 30e. and the two present defendants 15s. each.
ElAsramtat aaD lIOBBLUT. —A t Clt Hien well polies-
court on Thursday, William Harnaby Brigeoshaw, aged
27, of no fixed residense, • hackney carriage driver,
badge 525, was charged with stealing, at 2, Buckingham.
place, Yerkirmil, Islington, four dr ...co, One shirt, one
gold w .teh, two gold keys, one silk umbrella, and •
number of uncles, of the value of £2O, the property
of Mr. Thomas Hubbard, coffee-Loom keeper. —The
complainant atated that the prisoner had lodged in his
home, but on Saturday week he had gone away, and
bad eloped with his (witness's) wife. He went out to
market In the morning, sad on his return he found that
his wife hail gone, taking with her • °beet containing
the articles mentioned Is the charge-street. besides •
sum of money. The wife, in addition to leaving her
home, hail deserted five young children. Ile had made
inquiries:, mil was informal that the peewees: had
elevated the wife to remove the property, and the same
night they both slept at a coffee-bouae, peeling ita man
and wife.—The prisoner : Ise careful what you are
paying, and tell no lies about it. I did not sleep with
her the first night she left her home, but en the second.
—The prosecutor aintinued, and said he had traced his
wife and the prisoner to several ociffee-houaes, where
they had imaged together a. wall and wife, but had not
been able to recover any of the propery that had been
stolen from him. On Wednesday afternoon the
prisouer, in company with his (prosecutor's) wife drove
up to hie house in • cab, and the prisoner entered him
shim And said, "1 hear you have offered Cl reward for
; what do you want with me?" lie then sent for •
police-moat able and gave the eel...seer into custody for
steeling his goods. Ilia (prosecutor's) wife meow-
panied the prisoner to the polioe-etation, and was then
in the passage of the court, and if the prisoner was din'
charged lie said he should again go and live with his
(witness's) wife.—The prisoner said : How can you say
that I have been eohabiting with your wife? I are only
a cabby on strike, and have been sleeping at different
eoffee-houses by myself since I left your house.—
Samuel Georee Phillips, cab driver, said he lodged in
the Prosecutor's home, and did so at the time the
Waxiest' eloped with the prosecutor's wife. On
Saturday morning, the ?Jib ultimo, as he was
rooming down the stairs, the prisoner threw open
the parlour doer and said, " tiatn, just lend
nve • band up with this box for the mistress." He
helped the prisoner with the box into the beak of • cab,
end the elmeeutor's wife got in the cab, which was
d'7t44 aw.y, The prisoner returned to the house, and
said it •aa • ruin go, and that he had asked the mushs
bww.h`nt,„weenuotid.netnaltoshient,hrfailer,towldithhihnor
et: miinnda.hteorwton
the primmer, the vitae., stated that the cab was 'tend.
usa it the. street at the beck of the house, and that the
box eoebeelee the tbliga was telgen out the back way
rie.peg:hmerts:tel:rteitsmt:t.,almilspomet went
d
and 1,64. d. no the eels, whilst the mistress went
oat of the front door and round to the
t be brigadhlotherat
witnesses, but they would not attend without sum-
hxd_.rbskemul",„,thernbil°°hke souhoteldbelituld• the
m"thfienses.timie.ie—Herhhadthe
that his wife
bad been tee familiar with the prisoner, bat though he
prosecutor',
detect them.
to be called as hie (Peiaonee'a) witness, and she Gould
prove that he had none of the things which it was
alleged be had stolen.—The magistrates said It was a
cam he should remand end should grant summonses for
the witnesses. He would take Mil, two sureties in the
sum of /250, and the prisoner fem.), In £lOO for hi.
laidismadoe. The prisoner wee removed In custody.

Grural Nttns.

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MB. ()LAMM'S hi /laden attack of &Haigh cholera,
and his method advisers have prescribed entiro nit
from politioal excitement for as long • period as
possible.
In. Pall Mall Gazette surmises, from a sentence in
Sir John Pakington's election address. that Mr. Dim-sell
is preparing to throw over the Irish Church, and again
to "dish the Whigs."
Tug race for the St. Leger on Wednnoda, terminatedln an easy victory for Formosa, the winner of the Oaks,
Paul Jones, the winner of the Chester cup, besting
mercury for second place by three lengths. The •
recent soretching of the Earl and the mysterious lame-
nei• of King Alfred depnved the race of the interest
which usually attaches to it.
EIIcUTION AT lincOATE:—Alaxandor Arthur
Mackay, a lad of 16, was hung in private at Newpte,
on Tuesdry morning, for mardennit his mistress. He
was penitent. Ile prayed fervently when on the drop,
and his last words were, "Oh, Lord God, bare mercy
upon me." After • few convulsive struggle, he
ceased to exist.
Tug ABSROILZ RAILWAY ACCIDEST.—Tho charge of
manslaughter against Raton. the station unster, com-
menced on Thursday. There was no new evidence.
Owing to the dangerous state of Thompson (engine-
driver), the magistrates. Proceeded to his lodginp
to take his depoisition, in which there was nothing new
elicitedh,eoLlayldthhaavte rouhbadbosch both
the hthe guards applied their
lushbreaks mail to • stand in
61 yards. Sera, enginc-dnver of the goods train,
merely repeated his evidence taken before the coroner,
after which the wort was nliourtied, defendant being
admitted to bail, birmair in PIUiU and two suretirs in £6O
loch. On Friday the ease was adjourned for • week.
FoSSIDDING THE Bautie.--.At the old parish chinch
of Stranton, on Sunday morning, the banns were being
published for the third Senility, by the Rey. John Rudd,
the officiating clergyman, oil loung.ocitiple, both under
age—the one a blacksmith, living in Hartlepool, and
the other s young woman, formerly in service, and
living in Strsotou village. It appears that the marriage
contract about to be formed was devised without the
consent of the parents of tho young man; and, deter-
mining to uphold the authority belonging to the parent,
the mother attended church on &tacky last, when the
clergyman having made the usual announcement— " If
any of you know cause or just impediment why these
two persons should not be joined together in holy
matrimony, ye are to declare it"—en audible response
was made by the maternal guardian, which effectually
ntnuinsted the engagement- —Saadi Durham; Mercury,

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A FATAL MISTAKIL—A 1/0111A11, named Sarah Mills,
Nted 47, lately employed in picking hops for Mr.
Richard Sealy, of Crundals, went to her employer •
few days ago and aaked for genie laudanum. alleging
that she wanted to use it as • liniment, she being
evidently reluctant to admit her real purpose. Mr.
Sadly not having any lAttalLOUlll, Abe W4l supplied with
• small quantity of tincture of 'moult., and was at the
same time strongly cautioned as to its dangerous nature.
The deceased, who was in the habit of taking laudanum,
did not, it appears, fully appreciate the fatal strength of
the poison die had obtained as a substitute for bar
usual potion, and alio swallowed it, as she declared to
her daughter afterwards, In total ignorance as to what
It really was. Immediately on the mistake being dis-
covered medical help was obtained for the unfortunate
woman, but, notwithstanding every effort to save her,
she rapidly sank, and died in the course of • few hour'.
KesiiisA awzette.

THE AVVORNEY-OINIIIAL OS HIS CANVASS—At
rerent meeting held in Exeter to promote the election
of Mr. J. D. Coleridge, and Mr. Edgar Bowling, the
liberal candidates, the following remarks wore made by
Mr. Thomas, • hatter, in reference Su the canvassing of
the voters by the Attorney-General :—" In soliciting
their votes the tory candidates shook hands with their
wives, and even went so far as to kiss their babies. The
Attorney. General was moistly trying an old couple very
hard for the old gentleman's vote. The old lady said,
'My husband ha. prouseed to vote for the liberals.' The
Attsrney•Oeneral, however, would not be satisfied. and
used all his special eloquence on the occasion. While
he was trying to persuade the old man, his wife was
fumbling over a book, and presently asked the Attorney-
General if he would 'he kind enough to read this
chapter in the Bible I' Ho proceeded to do so, and
presently came to the words, ' And there came • certain
lawyer tempting bins.' When ado looked up the
A ttorney-General was gone."— Wigan Daily Pres&

Tug INCIIMISCD NATIONAL EXcINIOTVIIL—A state-
ment luta just been published in whirls Mr. Gladstone
replies to this allegations of the Chancellor of the
Eschequer with reepect to Use reauns for augmenting
national expenditure. 111...Gladatone shows that front
1862 to IS4J4i inclusive, the liberal government effected
a reduction of taxation at the rate of L'2,776.U00 • year.
The total surplus applied to the reduction of the national
debt storing that time was £12,850,000. The right hon.
gentleman contrasts this with the increased expert-
dituro of the past two years, pointing out in conclusion
that the policy of the liberal party h•• been
to reduce the public charges and to keep
the expenditere within thc estimates, and is •
result to diminish the taxation of the country and the
national debt; that the policy of the tory government,
since they took office in 1866, has teen to increase the
public charges and to allow the departments to spend
usure than their estimates ; and, as a result, to create
deficits, and to render the reduction of taxation Im-
possible. Which policy, inks Mr. Gladstone in eon-
illusion, will theoottntry prefer?
lltaxtrAnT : A SCCCESCFCLEXPIRINENT.—The Civil
Serniec Gnetic has the following:—' There are very few
simple articles of food which can boast so many valuable
end important dietary properties as ouois.. While acting
on the nerve, as. gentle stimulant, It provides the body
With wow of the pumei elwaietite of uuWition. and at
the same time correets and invigorates thus action of the
digestive organs. These beneficial effects depend in •
great measure upon the manner of its preparation,
but of late year, such close attention has been given to
the growth and treatment of coma that there is no
difficulty in securing it with every useful quality fully
developed. The singular aucoeu which Mr. Epps
attained by him boinwepathic preparation of emu has
never been surpasses' by any experimentalist. For and
wide the reputation of Epps's cocoa has spread by the
simple force of its own extraordinary merits. Medical
men of all shades of opinion have agreed in recommending
It u the safest and most beneficial article of diet for
persons of weak constitutions. This superiority of a
particular mode of preparation over all others is a
remarkable proof of the great result, to be obtained
from little Causes. By • thorough knowledge of the
natural laws which govern the operations of digestion
and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine
I Properties of well.aelected cocoa, /h. Epps has provided
our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured
beverage which nosy save us many heavy doctors bills.
It it by the judiciotis we of each articles of diet that
• constitution tiny be gradually built up until strong
enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds
of subtle maladies are Beating arottncl us ready to
attack wherever there is a weak point. We may
escape many • fatal shaft by keeping overeelves
well fortified with • pure blood and a properly
nourished frame.