The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-03 00:00:00

arntral Ifebni.

llfarglltteli. AliXtiTT. -AD intelligent looking boy.
13 yews of age. attetwlea et the Plymouth Guildhall
on Monday, and sought !rem the beivb protection from
hle mother, who, be said was 'oolong to get rid of
him. He gave a elreunistantisl account of attempts
merle by her to hang and poison him. After • lore Pre-
liminary inquiry it wat decided that proceedings should
be taken against the mother,

Tut Poll Mall aneue hi enabled to state that Lord
D.rhy wrote in the atfo=ns to ths Q•111111II of the
coon 'once ho fat in Mr. i, and of his convietion
'bat be .as the enli Pella& Premier at this juncture.
Lori St Anley's support 1e we hear, equally sincere and

nit Floard of Trade returns forth. month, and Pedro
anstath• ending 31s1 December last, have been issued.
Tee total exports of Pastufaetures for the month were
valued st C 13,252,583 .(uinst £14,914.563 for December,
1866; for the year the amount was nmt.153.971 against
14:198,917,536 in 11486, and E 165,835,725 in 1968.
TRAGIC END Or A PRZOOCIOUR YOUTIL—The Liver-
po-il coroner has held an inquest on the body of • lad
named Elkin, between 14 and 15 years of age, who, in
consequence of having been sharply reproved by his
father, bad committed suicide by banging. The youth's
habits were ft tartan,' immoral for one of his year', and
he hail several times suffered serioualy in hmlth in con-
requente of his abandoned propensities. 11e bad twits
!enlist.' for • soldier, and had been on both caXasioall
IT is announced by the Board of the Great Western
itailwny Comranv that the net balance, as shown by the I bought off by his P.rent.'
actonnts for dividend on ordinary 'nicks for the sin OUR RILATIOIIa WITH AXIIIICA.—MT Bright, M.P.,
months ending Jan. 31 last, is £143,670, which, if I presided at • meeting held at tit. Jamea'shall, London,
divided, wonld yield the following divA,nds : on Crest for the purpose of hearing • lecture from the Rev.
Welds rn (Vale of Nee% Stockl. at the rate of riper Newman 11.11, on America. The hon. gentleman, in
tent. ;sr •nnum : ditto Routh Wale,. ; ditto on. ' introducing the lecturer, descanted at st,sie length on
elnal, it. ditto Went Midland (Newport), 154.: ditto the relations between England and America, and con.
West Midland (Oxford). 12e 6,E—carrying forward • tended that their present psvesrious stitte was solely in
balsnoe of about £17,500. consequence of the part the aristocracy and • portion of
the English press took during the civil war, and the
TIIT AUNT EaTINATICA for 19614-9 show an ONCOOD of facilities that were afforded by tbis country for furnish.
£203,200 over the intimates of lad year, including the ing privitteers to pr upon American commerce.
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amount of the supplemt unity estimate, by which too-
A.liyisCasl3 AND H 0118•111 D.—A middle-aged
pence per day was added to the pay of the soldier. This
b.n.looking woman, addressing Mr. Arnold at
amount appears to be exclusive a any charge for the
W:stininster polio. oourt on Wednesday, ssid--I want
Abytainisn war, the additional cosh of which DO Prudent „ _
hll, to me. lam very much ill-used by •
man would verture to rredict. There is an excess of
omen who is my husband's wile and • man who is
charge on the vote for the militia in eonseonence another woman's buslund.—Mr Arnold, A woman who
the Secretary of State having directed the militia roil' to your husband's wife and 1. man who is another
mente to resume recruiting up o their fall quota under woman,. _
the Militia Rem rye Act of last session. Thirst. ale° A ..114cenn • Applicant : Yee that's it.—Mr.
Arnold don't very clearly understand It.- Applicant:
an increase in the vidont- cc grant, which is due to the Don't
o_ other .7_611.
_1 am my husband's wife, and he's
larger number of efficienta among the volunteers
wife. I want to take proceedings *rhino{
than last Tear, and the increase of the travelling "
way husband end his wife. They 'wad me • rare lit.,
sillowsnos of members of administrative bstallions from
Particularly my husband's other wile.—Mr. Arnold:
4.. to 5.. He can't have another wile.—Ap nowt • But be has

FATAL ATTICYTT TO RACAPII rams CorrooT.—On
Mon.lay evening Thomas' Croft, a county court bailiff,
sPisehenrled a men named Peter Lever. Ayer, Radcliffe.
under two commitment, for debt.. Lever no away,
and the officer closely punned him. When the nos
bad been continued about a pilaster of a mile. Lever,
who was closely tracked, finding that the officer was
gaining upon hini, jumped Into the river lrwell and
was drowned.

The Times and other of our London eon tempors rife, ans
teeming with a s'-called "new idea," though in fact it
In only "hiatory repeating itself " but rendered
unusualle interesting for its intimately concerning the
ladies. We refer to economy in tee, and other corn-
modiiios by "00-oPerstion ;" this mode of aupply has in
feet been long exempld by the well-known firm of
Florniman and Co., London. who as tee importers,
bane for thirty year. past, availed themselves of their
direct connection with the growers, to co-operate
through agents in all parts of the kingdnm, to supply
the poblie on more advantsigeoua terms than the
ordinary channel that rennin the tea to par thrnugb
many hands before reaching the pnblie. Fforniman's
pore tea is alwar• obtained by the consumer is the
Caine unaophisticated state as it I the IrrOWOZ. MB it
I. securely waled and the price printed on ench parked
it °inset ho clianged or sold at an increased rate. The,
great social importance of this mode of supply is
evident from the magnitude of Mauro. Heirnimans
connection, being unparalled in the annals of the tea
trade.

CARP BRARPTIIG. --The old trick we. played over
'gain on Tuesday. A former named Bevan, from the
neighbourhood of the Dunvant valley, went into
Hammes for the purpose of haying • home, and Jost as
he atenpal from the train he was accosted by a strargar,
who entered into conversation, and, saying be would
"'tend" • glass of ale, induced hint to enter • peddle.
holies. After being there clew minutes, two other men
joined them, and commenced playing cards. Produc-
ing three card., which they dexterously shuffled, they
ortereg to bet a sovereign that the farmer could not
piace a aevertign noon the winning or highest
card. The farmer dielined trying, but was iniluned to
lend his Aral companion • sovereign to "try his inch."
he promising to rnturn it immediately. Of °mugs, be
never got his money bick ; but not only so, be had such
confidence that he Gould himself "spot" the winning ;
card that he chanced two more sovereign., losing three I
altogether. Being now convinced that the whole of
the men were cardeharpers, he threatened to denounce I
them, •nil by this 'means succeeded in getting a
soi eyrie° rctorned. The following day the farmer .ho ,
had the, been bitten applied to the magi.trates for
advise, hut w•vs informed that.. he seemed to have
volimtarily joined in the game the bench could do ,
nothing snore than give him a little sound advice, vie., I
to be more careful when Le came to town again.

„
got be r. and I paid for H. —Mr. Arsold : You moan to say
that your husband hare eommitted bigamy ? —Applicant:
That I do; and I paid for It.— Mr. Arnold : You paid for
It 7 Applicant: I've got ii here (producing a certificate).
I paid 2e. ld. for it to the paraon's .if. at Hammer-
smith. Mr. Arnold (examining the certificate) :It
certainly is • moat extraordinary document, as it
altogether omit. thelyear In which the marriage it speaks
of took oleos, and it omits to certify that it lie oorreiit
espy of the register.- Applicant: Tb. person's wife
book 2.. 7,1. of me for it, and it ought to he right. Mr.
Arnold : Do you wish to prosecute your husband for
bigamy —Applicant:? Yes, if you like. He married we
kit —Mr. Arnold: I have no wish in the metier.—
Applicant I don't mind what Ido to him or to her.
I should like to get rid of them both. Pint be is with
me, and then halo with her, and thou they are both at
me together. I want to prosecute him for marrying the
two of us.—Mr. Arnold • lir fore you proceed you must
get the date of your husband's other marriage put into
that certificate.

Tnit Berms Mos.—The members of the National ,
Conaermjive Union recently waited as n deputation on
Mr. (lathorne Hardy at the Rome Office, to present a
congratulatory address on the passing of the Reform
Bill, and to express their entire confidence in her
Ilsjesty'a Ministers. A speech made by Mr. Smith
(Mr. Smith of Rotherbithe he is called), mems to have I
been designed to adv. rtim • journal called the British
Lire. Mr. Smith card: "The stronghold of Radicalism
has been the weekly cheap prom, but we, sir, have rate.
Washed the British Lion, which circulates in thousands, '
and I cell on you, sir. and all present, to rapport it in a 1
business way by giving it advertisements. In the
British Lion, air, we have given the Liberal.. what they
will not forget. They have libelled us in every way,
and called on everything, even wartime. They have
even gone CO for as to my that no one could know
then we had • head or a tail. What are those people
to whom we are opposed? Are they the people who
Liguria in last Saturday's paper m persecuting the
pres.? Are they not the people who get up an agita-
tion like wildfire ? I have been used to work all my life,
and I can tell you I don't want no mercenary agitators. '
What ea want tom, the Commeative Ministry- you 11
whom we have the highest respect for and confidence in I
—to do is, to immolate. with us, to come a little more I
arnonpt us. You did not come to the Crystal Palace.
But. certainly. Lord John Mermen did come. Well, '
sir, I wisli to present you with this paper (British Goa) '
to pent, over. I wrote to the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer about this 13 ii Sic Liow, butt aid not receive a I
reply, and I mho wrote to Lord Derby for support, hut
I did hot get any. It is a penny paper, sir—it is • new
paper, sir—as is doing an immense amount of good. If
there are any Conservative gentlemen here who have
advertisements to give away, let them not mind mendieg
them to the daily papas, but tons; because I may
tell you, air, that I am • part proprietor of the British
Lion, and of course I wish to do my property service.
In 0011C11.11100. sir, I have very great pleasure in meeting
Mr. Hardy, that great been of the metropolis." Mr.
Hardy bowed and put the British Lion in his pocket.
THE STORE or JER. Di L We
were last week enabled to ennoulloll the discovery of
the Rev. Benjamin Spoke, and that his shames bad
been voluntary. The particulars we have alum learned
Indicate that for • conaiderable period the ill-fated
gentleman had been the victim of a monomania of which,
It seem•, no one shout him bad the slightest suspicion.
A country clergyman of high character, an affectionate
eon, living with his went', • man of ample means and
good pi ogee* of shrewd sense and POIPOd judgment, be
yet nourished a delusion which made his existoom a
burden to him. Sines the death of the gallant gen-
tleman who discovered the mums of the Nile, Um
Rev. Mr. Spoke was heir to the Simko estates,
should no offspring be left by his elder brother,
who had been ;retried for many years, and was I
childless. The family were naturally anxious that
he should marry. In consequence of some unknown
cause, Mr. Speke entertained an invincible repugnance
to the idea of matrimony, and gradually became
possessed with the astounding hallucination that his
sole shame of escaping from the necessity of marriage
lay in severing himself from his family. He seems to
have dwelt upon this idea till it absorbed every other
oonsideration ; and, with an incoosiateney not lin-
enameled in the history of mania, he exerted all the
*aim judgment and deliberate foretboueht of • perfectly
sound intellect in order to carry out as irrational and
crsay a scheme as ever was planned within the walls of
Bedlam. The occasion of hi. visit to London appears
to have presented an opportunity for executing his
cherished design; and all his arrangement., front the
time of his quitting Chard to his visit to the hatter's
shop in Warwiekotrect, were carefully calculated to
produce the impression which the sucemded in crediting
that his shames was entirely unpremeditated.
On that night he went off to Bsaingstoke, and on the
day following be took the picturesque old road from that
town to Winchester, elms* he made another halt.
Thence he proceeded to Southampton. Gosport, and
Portsmouth, sal in that pleasant neighbourhood he
remained for a fortnight. On Sundays he went to
church, and when be had men enough of nee country
moved to another. His mixt trip was to Plymouth by
steamer, awl there he stayed for another fortnight.
This amounta for him up to the 17th of the present
month, when he moved from Devonshire to Cornwall,
and, rumbled from Fowey, Loetwithiel, and &Amin to
Pada*., where detection awaited him. He was
disguised as • drover, and, bearing tome resemblance to a
person for whom Ibis police where Inquiring, he warn taken
into custody on that presumption. Investigation showed
that he was not the culprit wanted, but be was the
miming Mr. Spoke. Thu. the mystery of the month
was happily elucidated. When interrogated be die-
'lased peculiar religious views, and said his great object
in leering home WA to get to some country where
nobody knee anything about him, no that he might
Or for his living end preach the gospel to his fellow
Melted obtained, he uld, much greater insight
than herstolore into the principles of the Bible by lib
lonely study of it on the rocks of the sea-shore. It is
obvious lb" b. might have satisfied his dears at home,
but the waving fee -
...arom of a world is no unknown
han '
r,_ actuallana On the other
cleve.. only rationally but
"w, to en
been roma to America, hut hs
Ism aware of the hue and ry that had
he reckoned that if he 'tried to e 117
immediately and
k
from any of the usual porta of deperr" ,
the lockout for him wnortioliodnglihmi.mtlinkl:.;
pvaerlimtheoinv
man. So he intended to
the ezcitement had scLsided, and uga4:l7
until
Liverpool by • pleasant route thmagb 'Aim" All
l to
MI6 time he read the Papers every day, nod sm. per-
fectly acquainted with the alarm which his pr
bad occasioned, but the feet, he says, had eerri.,„inca
his resolutiow Thus for amen weeks he wand in"
about the west of England as an ordinary traveller.
having plenty of money to pay his way, while there em
nothing in his manner t. attract attention, be 0.4"
weft» at a time when everybody was talking about hie
&appearance. Indeed, bat for the suspicion awakened
by the contrast between the rough dress which he wore
and the refined manners which he could not conceal, he
would probably by this time have finally got away. The
Dolly TelegropA announces, "on authority," that all
reports of he having been in pecuniary difficulties, or
having formed connections of • discreditable nature,
are utterly and entirely without foundation. What-
ever epinion the nubile may entertain as to the sound-
nem of his intellect, the Telegrapik maintains "OD
authority" that the reverend abs iwoder's moral character
remains unblemished. So be it. The Rey. B. Spells,
eines hia arrival in London, has placed himself under
the care of two physicians, Dr. Gull and Dr. Take, and
these 4entlemen have recommended that be should for
some time longer team entirely to perform his aerial
duty. Besides rest of mind and body, they also mom
mead • change of Mims* and it is tasted that Mr.
Spoke will proceed in a few days to the math of Frame,
and that be will probably b• sternmPanWd by Mr-
Murdoch, his brother-mike. The LS** says Use
mediate cause of Mr. Speke's Masse was probably the
meekl shock be experittised in the melancholy death
ed his maoh-lorri Wass, the 41.tingiiáihi4 Atzisis j
plow,

TIM STOAT OF • RlNG.—Rveryboy connected with
the Thames Police Court—the worthy magistrate, •
pawnbroker, • prisoner, and several polioemen —was
driven half distracted on Tuesday through one of the
most complicated ring cams that ever started up to
bewilder the students of the law relating to swum and
teem. One Mr. Phillips, foreman to Mr. Joseph
Hookey Torrent, pawnbroker, of Cable-street, White-
chapel, appeared to &newer a summons against his muter
for unlawfully detaining a diamond ring, said to be
worth twelve pound., and claimed by one Catherine
Dorovan. Thia poor woman, it seems , was employed
by Mr. Cohen, of Fieldgate-street, Whiteohapel, as •
rag-picker and sorter. One day, while sorting some
remnant, of cloth, she found a diamond ring, and she
stated that, the rule of the establiahment being that
"findings were keepings," she considered the article to
be her own property. She took it to Mr. Tarrant's
shop, and asked the foreman the value of the ring. He
detained jewel, and told hie to call again. On her
nest visit no bade her recline in three months,
! After repeated calls on her part he consented—
according to the complainant —to lend her 1
: three pounds on the ring, and made out duplicates for
I the amount; bet, instead of handing her over the *ash,
I asked her 'Whet she was going to stand r Hot
brandy.anitmater was suggested—we are still quoting
! Mrs. Donovan; Mr. Phillips refused to pay the three
pounds, and met the complainant's importunities for
the surrender of the ring itself by communicating with
the police. A description of the ornament was
published, and it, history was apparently traced. A
shop-boy, in the employ of Messrs. Early and Smith, of
Houodsditch, had plundered his masters to the extent
of ninety rounds, and is now under 'totem's for the
I crime. The boy, since he has been in gaol, has con-
fessed that with pert of the stolen sum he bought a
diamond ring—an accordion, a pistol, • barrel of
oystere, and a diamond ring are generally
, mane the first purchases of juvenile felons who
I have made a good haul—and that, after wearing it
I some days, he threw it among the rads in his
I employers' shoo. These rags were in due course
sold to Mr. Cohen, who, on his part, denied that
Mrs. Donovan was warranted in secreting the ring as
her perquisite. The ring had been indentified by young
Hopeful in gaol, and was found to fit his finger. Out
of this amazing series of compile alone Mr. Benson had
to deliver • calm judgment. Be pointed out that the
law in this respect had been roes ntly laid down in the
clearest manner in one of the superior courts. A gentle-
man found a valuable ring in • compartment of a train
on the Gnat Wrstern. The aenmany claimed the
ring, but the court decided that it belonged to the
finder. The pawubrokir was in wrongful possession of
it, and his foreman bad no right to detain it. Mr.
Cohen, again, according to the magistrate, had no title
to it. So Mr. Benson delivered the ring, not to Mrs.
Donovan, bat to a polioe-constable, for safe custody,
saying that oa Monday he would consider whether it
should be given to Catherine Donovan or not. We hope
• that the policeman has not lost the ring or dropped it
over London Bridge, because in that case it might be
claimed by Her Majesty the Queen by the right of
" treasure trove," or by the Lord Mayor, or the Board
of Admiralty, or the Themes Embankment.

THE SYsni.—At the annual dinaer for the Dramatis
Musical, and Equestrian Sick Fund, Mr. B. Webster, in
proposing the toast of the society, said how many youth-
ful and infatuated aspirin* for fame rush into the pro-
fession of acting, who, from having seen the acquired •
seen of aeoomplished artists, think they have nothing or
little to learn in order to earn honour and money I Some
few sensed, some few take their chance, and many
among them mistake their calling. A poor comedian,
who, after making his audience roar with laughter,
suddenly broke down and was hissed, stepped forward,
and, with tean coursing down his cheeks, simply said:
"By way of apology, I must lay I left my home with
my pet child dying, the only joy of my life and have
just beard that it is dead—pray pity nie2(applause).
Tbe story of this poor fellow is almost of daily occur-
rent*. Next comes the musical element. Many who
essay that art to gain eminence and renown, after years
of seal, perhaps dimover that the difficulties are too
great for them, and that their voice is wholly or partially
destroyed. Their destiny lithe lowest kind of musical
entertainment. They often sink into the bitterest
(Satre*. The next element is the equestrian, full of
vaulting ambition whisk o'erisaps itself —(laughter)—
where life and limb ia constantly imperilled with such
fearlessness and such wonderful agility and grace.
When we tee Leotard and Blondin and many other
gymnasts, it is marvellous that so few accident.
occur. /et accidents do occur among the., lees
expert, and many a man and woman are perhaps
'rippled for life; and what most be their end? I
almost fear to imagine what it will be. However. the
equestrians seem likely to be relieved from their cenatur-
like efforts by the hippochondrical eaters of horse-
flesh - (laughter). If we all tame to be hone-eaters we
shall shortly have no bare-backed steed for a rider to
risk his neck upon—Daughter). Then, indeed, the cry
of the clown, instead of "Here we an," will be
"Where ars we?" All artiste are mons or less prone
to the moral and wedded state. And who OM WOadOr
at that when we look around and seethe moral tempters
here ?—(hear, hear). Altar these marriages the con-
sequences are natural and generally numerous—(heer,
hear, and laughter). As Joe Ladle aays—(oheen)—
" That institution of a man and a woman is a very
serious tbing—(latighter)—and the sooner they are
married afterwards the better for all parties"—
(laughter). 'This latter alternative, aft* the first
bloom of effection and confidence, returns to the bump
of self-esteem, enlarged as it is by public approbation.
There sr* mazy who have talent, but some whoa, self-
esteem blinds them as to their capabilities are used into
utter despair. They may, at the same time, have a
dozen children round them looklnz to them for bread.
These aeon are of daily and frequent occurrence, and
such as these it Is the aint of this institution to relieve.

An ACTRIBI 011 Woman's Ittoirre.—At the twelfth
anniversary of the Dramotie Sick Fund Amosietan,
Ilia Stirling replied to the tout of " the ladles."
Giving doe dramatic effect to a most pointed
speech, she said : In acknowledging this toast,
I am going to be what you may think • lady
ought not to be, ate publis dinner or anywhere else
—personal. Don't be alarmed, though, lam not going
to quarrel with the ebainnan—we have enough to
do in that way se soirees and manager, and we are all
too well pleased to as. him again here to quarrel with
him at this board; nor am I going to tell unwelcome
troths to the secretary, to observe critically on the
gentlemen's talk or the ladies toilettes, or otherwise
make mmelf disagreeable ; I sin merely going to kilt as
"a person"--se one of " those persons," who, if victory
inclines, as it ought, in the cam of "the great
Westminster Mill, will take the saute place in
the House of Commons as you were the first
to give them at this dinner—side by side, on the
name benches—with the ex-lords of the creation.
I say ex-lords, for I Mire it for granted that, Om the
omennimation I have 'alluded to, that emissive title
will ham to be abandoned, or if we allow it to
ww•vive, it will only be in your character of
Panama with the "ladies of creation" whom
it will be our business to wake up in" the
Home," se usefully and effessmally as we have
hitherto bees imatest to do in "the hones
"
(whom). I wool attempt to put forth any flomPlwaw
rat:raceme of our personal polity at this moment.
os my minus! appearmiest here as "speaker" for
' lada'n may give me some claim to be chosen
"Sneaker" fm both ladies and gentlemen in another
place ; and then mind your eyes, ILP' a, if you want to
. each mum ! I may my that One of the first bills we
, wwwW to bring it; will be one for the abolition of all
present—se din , public) dinners at which ladies are not allowed to he
prop.voanot as guas
...ni:igromt
the
and all el" thwt Mould be the' role at pu list dinners,
. and is not. our toldvouely on the
°hamar" a these ewtvrtaimmento it ha. allowed MUM
. to get into the habit of
instead of us, or if they did :gcaktaaaahag g:i•da.7ll:
in the shape of one hugs aattim4 usit
dbowmits', repine' to,udiciously imildb•A
distribeZtheir butter
eli and jor
____end breadth
of the evening. Besides talimpt.„....t.
"40. I have "doubt will 14 subsorlp-
largely Warmest when
we are allowed, MO 7. to dip our heads into
your weeklies—id kindle you,bosevolenee with OW
Mika. sad draw year igrilligal ths loadMent et
oar as.

A DISHONEST POSTNAN.—On Thureday, at the
wipobe.ter ...isms, a Portsmouth postman named
Williams was charged with stealing a letter and postage
stamps. It appears that there were numerous loses of
letter. at Portsmouth, and the local authorities resorted
to the usual means of detection—a teat letter. That
letter, which contained %ag. stomp', ought to
have been delivered by the oer, but be failed to do
so. and an being searched the letter was found open in
his pocket. nod the stamps abstracted. He was found
guilty, and sentenced to penal servitude for five years.

SAD DEATH OP Two FIRAIONS.-- A. shocking incident
occurred at Ardcroom on Tuesday night—the death,
from exposure, of • poor man and his child about four
years of age, under circumstances of a very extra-
ordinary and paints! nature. The fatlwr was liable to
Ate of insanity. and wail, it anew*, afflicted this way
for the few days preceding his death. On Tuesday
night he, with his child, endeavoured to gain admittance
to the house of • poor woman in this neighbourhood,
whose husband was not at borne; but she, knewing him
to be jaaacc, and not having 611110Dit in the bonito with
her, refused him •dmittance. The next morning the
unfortunate man end his child were found dead in a
field adjoining the holies. They wore both quite naked,
and had evidently perished from exposure.— Cork Er.
manger.

RAILWAY COLLIIiinN.—On the Waverley routed the
North British Railway and a little to the north of
Clorehridge station, C oollbion took place about three
o'clock on Thumday morning, and three men were killed.
An engine with a break-van attached had been
despatched from Falabill under charge of four men, and
bad baited opposite Arnaton Colliery, when it wait
struck by a goods train from.Newewitle. Thai engine of
the stationary train was dnven forward several yard.,
and the driver and stoker wee* little hart. But one of
the guards in the van wale killed inetantaneously ; and.
such was the momentum of the waggons of the Rev-
aluate train that thee bounded on the top of the engine,
killing the driver and the fireman. The damage to the
rolling stock is eonsiJemble—soms twelve or fourteen
waggons having been smashed.

FOITUSI WITS • 1300[.—We hays already noticed
the almost fabulous weelth of this Welsh family (the
Cravrahay.), it may be intereeting( to many a our
readers to learn bow small beginnings may terminal*
in the annual income of the Sovereign of Great Brithin.
In the last century the original Craw/hay, thee a
farmer's soe, rode to London on his posy (his mole pro-
perty) to seek his fortane. He beim by sweeping out
the werehoues el an ironmonger, who wee of a di.-
cwizoinating mind, and an that Crawahay had good stuff
in him. The ironmonger had been smmccesofully worm-
lating in sending out iron pots to Arnitrice, and his
astute apprentice observed that if the Anieriethe used
so many pole, they must want hooks to bang them on.
Whereupon the master not only took the hint, but
kindly deterniined that Crewahly should send them
out, and that he would lend him the money for the
purpose. Upon this venture was realised flOO. and
from that time the farmer's son moved rapidly upwards,
being first taken into partnership by his master, and
ultimately becoming as iron king in South Wales,
whose descendant lately deceased, has left, it is com-
puted, about seven Imillion/sterling. It is *serious fact
that from this stock bare orison (in so short a time) two
baronetagee and ow* peerage—that of Llanover.—
Milford Haws TelegrapA.

Tut Loan CILUICTLLOVe DiettlanlL —Tim following
extraordinary statement appears in the 'foreleg Poet: -
"On Tuesday afternoon Lord Chelmdord, when be
took his seat upon the wooleack, had not been informed
that Lord Derby's resignation had been accepted by the
Queen. and Lord Maltnesbory, to wham lot it fell to
make the statement of the fad to the House, expreese.l
his surprise that the Lord Chancellor had not previously
been made acqmainted with it by Mr. Disraeli. Lord
Chelomford the same evening received a communication
from Mr. Disraeli, which, referring to the announcement
made of Lorl Derby's retirement, and of the writer
being entrusted with the formation of a new Administra-
tion, proceeded to state that with the view of strengthen.
ing the debating power of the Cabinet in the Hones
of Lords, which had been much impaired by the retire-
ment of Lord Derby, he amid not include Lord
Chelmsford in the list about to be submitted to Her
Majesty for re-appointment to the office of Lord
Chancellor. It was in this curt, not courteous, manner
that the new Premier marked his sense of the serviose
which Lord Clielrodord has rendered to the Gower.
votive party of which now Mr. Disraeli is the head.
no accuse offered in the communication above referrer!
to—that Lord Derby had, upon the formation of b
Government, =greeted some arrangement of this kind
—is simply inexact in point of fact, and is scarcely
worthy of more consideration than ths readiness with
which Mr. Distaeli proffered his willingness to submit
Lord Chelmsford's name for any other mark of Her
Majesty's favour."

A lisaysmr GIRL'S COMBAT wren Two BURGLARS.—
What shall be the reward of Elisabeth Storey, servant.
maid to Mr% blanghan, of Partside, near Hartwhistle?
Elisabeth Storey and her mistress, who is seventy yeses
of age, were, with a coney dog, the only inmates of a
sequestered fermhouse. One night, alarmed by the
barking of the faithful oolley, the two women got out of
bed, fearing that there were theirs.; about the place.
The old lady armed herself with • scythe-blade, to cut
the robbers' head, off, should they venture through the
window ; and Elisabeth Storey took up an old flint-end-
steel musket. Sure enough a ruffien, with • mask over
his face, attempted entrance through the ground door
window. Elisabeth tried to discharge her musket, but
there was no priming. and the weapon missed fire. The
thief struck the girl • blow which knocked out two of
her teeth. The brave lam misid • broom-stick and
returned the blow with interest, cutting his bead open.
A deadly struggle then ensued, an 1 the burglar threw
Elisabeth down, twisting his enget• in her hair; where-
upon she called to her mistress for a pair of scissors,
and actually cut away her tresses from the thief's
grip. A emend scoundrel had been, all this time,
maltreating Mrs. 11aughan ; but the candle was knocked
over, the combatants were left in darkness, and the
women managed to escape into an adjoining room and
fasten the door. The foiled and baffled bandits now
attempted to make their escape- but as one of them
leaped from the window Elisabeth Storey rushed at him
from the nest room, and gave him a parting blow with
a Poker, for luck. she then ran to a neighbouring
farmhouse for assistance. The two burglars contrived
to get away for the time, but they were soon afterwards
apprehended, and it Is satisfactory to know that one,
who was taken in Durham, was badly bruised about the
head. It is pleasanter even to learn that both black-
guards, being tried before Mr. Justice Leah, at New-
eastle. were on Tueeday sentenced to fifteen years'
penal servitude. As for Elisabeth Storey, who is
described as "a quiet, respectable, and rather good-
I looking person," giving her evidence " with much
simplicity and modesty," she was called back to the
witness-bog at the conolusiom of the trial, and greeted
with a burst of applause from the whole court. The
judge, after highly couplimenting her, ordered her to
reoeive a reward of ES. We should be glad to Nee this
recognition of her heroic conduct still further extended;
for if ever • Northern lass deserved • swingeing
marriage portion thet last is Elisabeth Storey.
A Rohahrlo Elrowr.—Mr. Bedford held an inquest
on Thursday evening, in the Tothill Fields Female
House of Correction, on the body of Mary Ann Day,
aged GI The deceased was at one time housekeeper to
• nobleman in Ireland, and ultimately cook and house
keeper to • gentleman at Hampton. She was impressed
with the idea that her master had fallen in love with
her and would make her his wife, but as the offer WU
not made she threw up her situation, and west to live
with her sister. She stole out at nights, and on her
return frequently said that her lover had been walking
about with her. Ultimately she was sent to a lunatic
asylam as Camel:amen, where having remained some
time she was discharged upon the usual sertideate of
her health haring been restored. Some short time
after she absented heraell from her sister's house,
and nothing more was heard of her until her
death in the prison. Deceased was given to
wandering about at nights. She was very quiet,
and could be dealt with as • child. Yr. Matheson,
chief clerk of the prison, produoed the commitment
paper of the deceased to three months' imprisonment,
with hard labour, as a rogue and vagabond, and not
giving a satisfactory amount of herself. Annie Maria
Payne, subwarder, said the deemed had been some
time under her obarge, and latterly had been employed
at needlework. She bad been under toadied tteatment.
Her task was to pick 22b of oakum dad but she never
did it. On Monday last the look her break-
fast, exercised, and went into her call, and than rang
her bell several times. About four o'olook in the after-
noon witneas went to give her some water, and having
tinloeked the cell door saw her standing by the waif
The witness went in and then saw that the deceased
was hanging by the prisou shoulder shawl round her
neck from the bell handle. Her knees were bent and
her feet under her. She leas placed oq the ground and
robbed, while • mustard poultice MU put on her. She
sighed once and died. IM-s. Cruffey, the ;thief warder,
said the deceased at times appeared childish, and was
never violent. Insanity was never imspooted. Verdict
"Suicide under temporary Insanity.'
A MORDZRZI'II Lerrn..—Tbe following rernarkshle
letter was on Tuesday morning received by Mrs.
Criehtoo, Longford% from her would-be murderer,
Robert Smith, who now lie' in Dumfries Prison awaiting
his trial at the new Circuit Court, on the Mono of
murder, rape, robbery, and attempted murder, com-
mitted near Annan on the lot of February last :
" County Prison, Euntfries. Feb. 24, 1868, Dear Jane
Craighton,-1 write you • Few lutes to let you know
Utah I am Well at present, hoping this will find you and
MI your famile Enjoying the good health ; thank God
for it. Dear Jane, I Was a Great Blagard when I could
have taken away the Toeing Girel's life so most
Wickedly, and then to come so Boldlie to your hoes,
Apia, and then to fire the Pistols at you, and then to
sets you by the throat for to Chock you and then to
take my knife and try to Cut your throat. If the Lord
had not been merciful to you and saved year Life—if it
had been the other way—it Would have been A noel
horrible Case for me to have Doe.. But I thank God
that he Was merciful to do so to yen. Dem Jane, you
and your friends may be mad At me for it. But you
Can tell them all that is against me that I Would let
any of them Do anything to me now inn I have sea
it • for the Lord's band is mightier than the Divers, for
Ma; Lard saved your Life that Day. Bat I beard that
year Were Getting Better, for I bone that When you
Bemire this you Will he all better, and going about
rin the same as usuell. Dear this., had many a
Ought of taking your Life away. I Wanted to Robb
your 130111111 and die not knew bow to Do it untill that
Day the young Girel mons in. I thought that if I hat
• Pistol I Could son have taken your Life away. I
thought it was Good Job Wben I Goat the 10 ski Iran
the Young Gina and Goot the Pistol. I thought it was
all right, for I thought that the Shot would have Ended
your days to, and then there would not have been any
Could have informed the Polioe bout me, and I would
have Coot Clear from Use hands of men in the mean
time. But the Lord proved merciful to me and you.
but the 7„...g Core'is redins in the grave and I Will
be there to soon and I Well deserve it and something
far „iv,. D., Jana. the Lord Was Great to save
sm. Life, the Ding is Groat but thanks be to God for
lee is plater than the Dive'. Dear Jana, I have no
more to say a present. Gith my kind Love to all the
ass Jsb,. sad all e
Vlttrl:7"`tha nt:Shies -T.;
nerels bob I trod in God that I will see yea and peers
amid them in beamm.—liourmr Smits. ify_addrues Is
U. Delving. Dumfries (Meaty Priem. WIMI dedas
Dario,. ad 160 taw how nu atm.!