The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-06-30 00:00:00

SINGULAR ADVENTURE OF A POLISH
cOUNT.
. . .

hi the lourt ssf Queen's Bench the case of "Bardsinski
r. lloyd " w., tried before the Lord Chief Justice and a
special jury.
This was in A,tloll to recover 5C2,500, under peculiar
circumstances Mr. Powell, Q.C., and Mr. Pocock were
counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Pnee. Q.C., and Mr.
romptssi were counsel for the defendant
The plaintiff Us this case was a Polish count, and the de-
fendant was a gentleman. a native of Wales, but residing
nt Weymouth, and a member of the Rotnan Catholic
Church. The plassitiffs case was that the defendant
agreed to give Inns .1.:2000 to nerves' his substitute for two
years in the Roman Noble Guard but on his getting to
Rome lies fonsul that the defendant was not an officer of
that regiment, as he represented, but that he was a Papal
Zonate, serving in the ranks ; that the plaintiff had to
take his place in that regiment, and that during his
service he had to submit to indignities and sleprivations.
The defendant had paid the plantiff CIPi in all, and the
action was Isrosight to recover the balance.
The Plaintiff, in cross-esamination, said—l fought in 12
battles, awl have been twice wounded—once behind
(laughter) —and once in the ands. I killed a I 'ireasaian
chief when in the Polish service, and took away his sword.
I was taken prisoner four tissues by the Russians, but I
managed to esraPcs I was not running away each time I
was taken Primilivr. I wa:, twice confines! in Warsaw
prison. For 11 dats I had only a salt herring—no water
or bread. I killed two rata with me hands, and sucked
their Isboal for drink —fiaughtert For eight days I could
not catch any. I was to have been shot the day after I
escaped I was robbed in Rome. Every time I slept in
barracks I lost something. The Zouares were a strange
lot (laughter). I received in Route, from Father O'Keefe,
several s.unls..^l , mon.'ts I do not know that the defendant
arrangen watt t'l jay use a stipulated emu monthly. ,
The defendant told me to refuse Promotion : that I was
to keep a servant, and be the representative of Wales
(laughter).
Mr. Price: And eat a Icek—(langhter).
Plaintiff: I could only he promoted to corporal. I was
a lieutenant in the Russian ilfantry. I was in two en-
gagements with the brigands.
The Lord Chief Justices Were they youu friends the
Garilablians

Munn!: I. had • better opinion of them than the
Zona, cr but when they began to tight they ran away
(laughter).
Mr. Price : And did the Zolutles run away 1
Plaintiff Yes, certainly- Raughterl. I conridered that
the defendant WSll going to pay the £2,500 I.lt of hi• own
pocket. lie was., fond of his Church and the Pope that
he would have dote anything for him them. Ile did work
in Home that I mould not have done.
Majority ag
Mr. Price read letter-, written by the Plaintiff th
to e The Rill was therefore ainst
thrown t ,
the.. 3
ult WS
defendant, asking bras totimer% but there was no alluaion with loud cheer., by its suptaTters.'
ts them to his claim of ARM- 71111 001.0 CWIT.
Mr. 1.10V.1.1, diviner tothe claim wits 6point-blank denial : TIICIUIDAT.• -The principal businees in the Rouse was &debater
of th • plwititn, ‘torr. Far front having required a 011 (told Gout affairs
mibatitute, Mr. Lloyd served ria ',math. in the yen.
Mr. Lowriisa nee to move a vote of £35,000 on account of
regiment with the count lie had not even recruited hin,
akriVingnit.ii3ollatdditei w
to th sch,clue of Government on the Gold
for when the count was sent to him by his tailor he in- , -
traduced him to racrech. tanni,e,..wrye the hr.wihw pal Defence
nineFeen'in t_tvatCa__,.pt.
pruntratuu. had Lit'nfiottinatinbdo, ofAirernHouse
or PIL ines..l4y-
Captain Conlon. lemons cat a at 000 a year • that king
were entireiv out of charity. Defee'lent• sail -I wee the J.C„r;elwi
WWI • in the regiment, and I wished to ICTIS for had iohl an additional .um .4 ion nun eof gold on
on e When coo.' upon the pu,„t•R "x*unt of the Indemnity ; and that Ills Majest.y had agreed to
the honair.if Wake- aend his son •tver to England "(II be educated.
In London he was ill of the Roman fever. lie shohwed n,e .
HANIII'IIf delivered an elaborate argument against the
a apientlally illualinated Parchment ileetneect• which he weletenance of a protectorate on the Gold oast, and created
said lair Relines.' had given to him for
110 relation at all of King Ins aervic:, and wane ....Lim in • House that was slowly filling by
am' that a gold cross WAo to he sent to him.
. I the KA,. Mg that perhaps this .on all
Osgood-
him NZ, and ordered a suit of clothes for him. I intended h0rh.....
but I had to pav JAI for
_••••••,ir wive's Lairset, in s sparkling speech which rapidly
tho milt ahould Cern. to Cri hh•
the clothes he selected. I afterwards told hire mild do 1.111,al the House and kept it imitioually amused, ale, opposed
nothing more for him, and advised him to enlist ina Th.;,nlmvernitimit scheme. which he thought was " neither
neceory cenehnent, hut he said he WWI tired of fighting benevolence." There...et wu a good opportui&
(Laughter.) on one occasion when I called on him I gave n'__, „ t it
wre.chod
butti.“
1:4, and as it Was ChrI.LMS. turn. I gave Mel CI te (nil Sir Wilfrid) had described the friendly
gn Noe the tuntomitue and have a pleasant Christina& nnti-L; th.ty" eeTg_Marc.
tub
forward with ',re., diekuity. end he
(Laughter ) when he aritah officer ruined his umbrella-flaugbter).
The jury having intimated that they were all
to
u.00rp.W.41th.r.r..) ht....71t;,er
felt
Fateful reception .4th.
In favour of the defendant, verdict was given Byron - t pained to exclaim with
cif L
0 for • forty•parson power
Th
T
- ey were toid o chant th •
) Praise. hYliocrier
emu,. He n....n•T,tl,,,moukinewbegovernor WM to be a man of
he deo honed • teetotaller-(laughter)--and
person won't,' he tOO ho not be a clever man, am such
of the nnus.vn, fresh trouble. As to the drinks
tmatt iment wished 43 civil= them, let
the Japanese ambulovvem ehnntnagno -(laughter). When
invited to a chanipagne in thie °eh!'" they were
thee, sighed, and said .• too lite swil,,,enie..,_,Uter e7endlitew wwe
A fur more important nom, laughter).
nurturing and maintouunt, conauwasson was the
Cofosiol isdelligeseer, slnvonv "'evert for, according to the
the RrMsh eettlementw. it tn.": now bought and sokl within
and he did not believe nay were-
_there were net crumbed
within a few years, and that wwr eontt be another
war
natives armed with .ww.thiea better maa"--" 110ve."n7aindsrapiny"y
Birmingham gum-Raalthter),
Mr. HOUMA generally approved the uoa
After further debate, tha Hone, erninent scheme.
agreed to by RR votes aping, a , and the vote Mut
Mr nanburY walked out of the
ho voted House bel the di
was taken. Mr. Fawcett en ono of tha er n e'n
the Government During the dieenng.
(4.
nephew of
King of hbysidna occupied cleat la the whey i
this
ehortly after releNled. ". the °Mere through=
sd=rned st twenty miuutai part one e-einen.
nee.
_There was • discussion on the of et
the operations of the Cantaiffaue lamina Ameeto Atittij
the recommendation of last year's select committee to ireinno,
but nothing came of it.

Fur the eccond reathe,
Agattirt ,

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--
ELECTION PETITION DECISION APPLICABLE
TO THE POOLE CASK
The Peteridield Election Petition special case was deci-
ded in the common Pleas on Tuesday. Lard ealendae
ruled that leing'on the Register is conclusive evidence aa
to a penanis right to vote, in spite of receipt of alms, non-
residence, or huitifficient qualification : and that voters
can only afterwards be objected to who from . some
inherent Or for the time irremediable disqualification in
themselves have not by statute or by the common law the
Mates of Parlianientuy electors. such as peers, women.
infanta, and persons who hail been convicted of cniues
which would disqualify them. (This I liipoom of several of
the allegations in the Poole petition.)

A • THRILLING SPICTWLE.
, In the neighbourhood of the Falls of Nisurars a ''''ene of
great excitement mewed on the morning of the lit June,
"wing to • painter who was employed in painting the
.bridge leading from Goat Island to the Three SWAT*
mining fallen into the llatiiiis below. He drifted to • point
within 40 feet of the Falls, where be found anchorage by
coming in contact with a rock, to which he clung. In the
meantime news of the accident bad spread through the
village, and an immense crowd of spectators, attracted,
probably, by the prospect of seeing a man carried over time
nil.. assembled to gaze at him. It 'seamed quite impossible
~.e".re'env the unhappy Painter from his mellow' position.
Hu krini and body were fast becoming benumbed, and
h 'mini their hold on the slippery rock, when • vast shout
I Grew from the spectators, to tell him help was nigh, as •
ide m naed Tom Conroy jumped into the Rapids from
I 'eve of Winds, and holding a rope in his left hand
with the current until he reached the exhausted
r, when be tied the rope round him, and the two
were (bagged ashore amid the frantic •PPlatula of all
L

" Warn Don.—'A perk of March dust is worth se
FArl's ransom," "A bushel of March dust is worth a King's
ransom," are common sayings enough; but until thisve..
I never heard
.the sequel phrase, "when do
thornen leaves, ' -meaning, I suppose, that the Mardi
dust is valuable at the close of the month, when the then
bifna to unfold it leaves, rather than at an earllzred.
K., &minder, Dmet. in Notes and,a