The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-25 00:00:00

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THE PROPHET Neoax.—John Francis Nugent. pub-
lisher of a seditious Irish alutanack, has been held to
hail to keep the peace—that is, to suspend the publica-
tion of the prophetic ahuanack for seven years.

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POSTAL CoMIIGNICITIoN lINTWIC6I IRELAND AND
ENGLARD.—The City of Dublin Steam Company held a
special meeting on Saturday week to receive the report
of the directors in reference to the contract for the mail
service. The report was adopted. There are to be two
departures from Dublin-7 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. ; and
two from London—at 7.30 a.m. and $.30 p.m. The
distance to be performed in 11 hours, or a penalty of 345.
a minute. Four boats, 600. horse power and 300 feet
long, to be built for the service, with a speed of 03 miles
an hour. The company must be ready to work in two
years.
STARTLING I NTELLIGENCZ. —A farmer named Quigley,
of Kilcommon, in the King's County, was married last
week. After returning to his house from the marriage
feast, at an early hour in the morning, accompanied by
his bride, he found his furniture smashed, and a notice
attsebed to his best four-poster, intimating that his
reoeit visitors" would be the death of him, married or
single Not • very pleasant welcome. It is said that
the bridegroom was about to be married to a young
woman in the neighbourhood, whom he deserted for •
larger fortune.
LINK AND PROPERTY PROTECTIOIT.—A meeting of
the nobility, gentry, and others interested in the peace
and prosperity of Ireland, is to be held at Dublin. on the
27th inst., under the presidency of the Marquis of Down.
shire. The object of the meeting is to consider the
propriety of forming • permanent association for obtain-
ing such amendments in the law u may appear from
time to time necessary for the better protection of life
and property. It is also intended to propose measures
for the encouragement of improving tenants and the
assistance of the labouring poor.
DKATH or TIIN E‘RL Or CH ARLI.VILLE.—We have
to announce the death of this nobleman, which tools
place on Thursday night at (harked'. Forest, Tellamore,
Ireland. Charles William George Bury, Earl of Cherie-
vine, Viscount Charleville, and Heron Tullemore. were
his full titles. The barony was created in 1707, the vis-
county in 1800, and the earldom in 1800. The earl just
deceased, however. only succeeded to them in 1851, and
they will now descend to Charles William Francis, born
on the 10th of May, 1852, who will he the fourth earl.
He has • brother, the Hon. George William Bury, and
two sisters, Ladies Catherine and Harriet Bury, the
, eldest a year older, and the youngest a year younger
than himielf.

RErKIMPINTATION OF ENNIMICILIAX. Mr. White-
side, the Attorney-General, retires from the representa-
tion of Enniskillen. having sat for the borough since
The learned gentleman is ts.r, be • candidate for
the University, in succession to Mr. George A. Hamilton,
and it is oonsidered probable that lie will be returned
without at least any serious opposition. The Hon.
John Cole, one of the Enniskillen family, was of course
applied to fill up the vacancy about to be created by the
retirement of Mr. Whiteside, but lie declined the
honour on the score of delicate health. Two gentlemen
connected with the Government then put in their
claims, but they found 110 favour in the eyes of the
constituency; in this emergency, Mr. Paul Dane, •
gentleman of great local influence, has been selected as
the choice of the Enniskillen Tories. A contest, how-
ever, looms in the distance.
THt IRIAN SISCRET 80e1tritt.—The Northers Whig
has published a copy f the "secret" examination of the
fifteen pereins arrested in Belfast. How the Whip
obtained the report is not known, and the publication
has, it is said. caused much " emptiest and annoyance" to
the Irish Government. The evidence of Hugh Garin',
one of the approvers, has some points of interest. After
stating that he was a member of the Knights of Si.
Patrick Threehers Society, and that he had heard it
called the " Ribbon Society," he said :—" We had sips
and passwords. I don't mind the signs of the 6g
quarter; but I remember some of the passwords, as
near as I can recollect, were, 'We expect • war between
England and France;' the reply to which was, 'Yes.
the Irish brigade is on the advance;' Let each man All
, his station ;" The navvies are making preparation.'
There were also passwords, called quarrelling passwords.
which were, 'Don't be ignorant;' the reply to which
I was, 'I am better bred. There is also • night pass-
word, which is, 'The clouds are dark;' the reply to
which was, ' Yes, they are dark as heresy." The
approver then named several of the prisoners who were
members of the society. He continued :—" I have
been • long time in this society. It is confined to one
religion only—the Roman Catholics. I know of my
own knowledge that all the prisoners now present
are Roman Catholics. I met them all at
chapel. The places where the meetings of the society
are always held are kept by Roman Catholic's." "Does
the Roman Catholic clergy know you to be a member of
the society r—" I suppose not." "If you were on your
death bed, would the Roman Catholic clergy go to you
if they knew you belonged to that society r—" They
would come, but would not give ine the rites of my
Church unlegi I dropped it." John Kelly, the other
approver, was examined. He said :—" I am a law
'clerk. I belong to the Ribbon Society in Belfast. I
was admitted into the society at Bernard Royle's public.
house in Mill Street, Belfast. I made the obligation to
Patrick M'Sharie, who desired me to go down on my
knees, and bless myself in' the name of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost—anion;' and after repeating
these words I repealed the words after, saying, 'l. John
Kelly, do solemnly declare that I will uphold this
society, and that I will take part in any quarrel where
• brother should be engaged, and that I will attend all
meetings, wherever they shall be appointed 'nth' town
of Belfast.' There were some other things in the oath
I don't remember. The moiety s entirely confined to

persons of the Romeo Catholic religion." The prisoners
were discharged on security to appear at the neat
assizes. Bail was given, themselves in £lOO, and two
owiaritios in £lO each.