The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-17 00:00:00

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

ENTHUNIANTIC LOYALTY (IF A PAPISH JOrRNALINT.
—The hirtli-day of Alfonso, Prince of the Aeturiaa,
Wee celebrated in Madrid on the 29th ult. The young
prince is four years old. He must, however, have a
countenance singularly endowed with the power of ex-
pression ; for in oite of the Madrid journals, Sill Welled
to enjoy Ministerial favour, (noun; the following fervid
passage —"On: the hoc of this young prioce we ;lee
already beaming those emiiient virtues and qualities
which shunt- in Alfonso " The Catholic ;" in Alfonso
11., 'The Chaste; in Alfonso 11., 'The Great' in
Alfonso VI.. 'The Connie...net' in Alfonso Vii., ' The
Pious" in Ahronao Tim Noble;' in Alfonso X.,i
• The Wm. ;' m Kans.., I. Tiie Avenger.'" Itivene
Tidies peer indeed : We should much like to possess his
photograph.
JrALoPillY AND ATTENPTI.D MeltDulL—A deliberate
atkmipt at murder, caused by the " pangs of despised
love," occurred in the Cafe Charlemagne, No. 370,
Hue de St. Denis. A discharged soldier, now 29 years
of age, who hut a leg in the Crimea, and is decorated
with the Cross of the Legion of Honour, hod been for
some time greatly enamoured of Marleguirieelle Adele,
aged 22, the presiding god,' or dame de romptoir, of
that somewhat obscure cstahlialiment. Whether on
account of "Ills one foot in the grave," or some other
reason, the dainiel turned • deaf ear to the mutilatml
hero's suit ; but once lately she •ppesred a.i far to yield
to munch importunity as to promise to meet him in the
evening after business hours When he Mlle, with
beating heart and scrupulous punctuality, to the tryst-
tog place, he was met by another young lady, whom in-
tervention is not explained. Whether slie was a friend I
or • rival of Made 'selle Adele or merely a busy tardy,
does not appear; but, according to the legal journal,
the Omit, the thinl ',arty told the lover that Adele was
only laughing at him, and never had the least intention
of cooling to the rendezvous. The nest day the
Crimean soldier—who, it should be mentioned, is now
a merchant's clerk, and in easy circumstances—went to
the cafe as usual. and after taking colne refreshment
presented himself at the counter. and put down a piece
of min,-7 a* payment. While Mademoiselle Adele Was
stretching out her hand to take up the money lie
pulled • loaded pistol from his pocket mid pointed it
at her. She fortunately saw the movement, and seized
the barrel of the pistol in time to divert the aim. The
charge merely grazed her arm, but at,.. fell backward
from fright, at the same moment that the
would-be murderer, losing the balance preys-
rioualy maintained by his natural and hit
wooden leg, fell backwards also, under a bible.
In this way it happened that the euatomeni in
the cafe, alarmed by the report of • pistol, gazed on
vacancy when the smoke had cleared aw.iy, and were
lost in adonishment. In • few moments the tip of the
wooden leg, pointing above one of the cafe tables indi-
cated the position of the discomfited asseassin. Made.
nmiselle Adele, lialfamothered ill reversed crinoline, was
picked up behind her counter neaey unhurt. The
unhappy lIIAU, who was at once arrested, confessed his
intention to kill her.— isrpress.
ATTINPTED Ml:emeit Fon TUN FRANCIL—The Court
of Assizes of the Seine-et-Marne, two ilays since tried a
Percent girl, named Marot, for attempting to murder
• poor idiot named Tholes., who had teen for some
years charitably maintained by her master,ll. Armand,
an inkeeper at La Ferte-Gaucher. The poor man, not-
withstanding his weak intellect, was alwayt ready to
do any mid job about this biome, and the girl often
asked him to assist in her work, to which lie always
consented. Having arcertained that Thomas had saved
I'll., she asked him to lend her the money, which he
did. Some time after she repaid lihn :if., but when he
wanted the remaindct, she determined to get rid of hie
Importunity by tnunlering him. With this view she
one night in Angust hint told him that she was tired of
life, and had resolved to drown herself, if ho would
Laccompany her and dio with her. The poor fellow,
amely knowing whst she meant, went with her to the
river. On arriving at the bank she pushed hint in, but
au the water was scarcely three feet deep at the spot, hue
was roota on his legs Again. Si,. then struck him
several heavy blows on tbe head with • thick stake.
Meanwhile, the poor idiot's cries for help bad been
heard b 7 • gendarme, who came to his iuoiatance, ac-
companied by • man from • neighbouring null. They
soon got bin, out of the water, and Ile then informed
them of what hail happened. The gendarme at once
went to the inn, and found the woman in bed with all
her clothes on, and pretending to be fast asleep. She
at first denied her guilt, but afterwards owned that
the poor idiot's statement was quite true. The jury
having brought in a verdict of guilty, the Court WU-
twuceJ the prisoner to ten years hard labour.