The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-08-31 00:00:00

GENERAL ITEMS.

Sir Hercules Robinson has heen wetted suommor to
Sir Bartle Frere.
A bile of Sax spontaneously took fire in a Leith wire-
house, the latter was burnt dew n , •nd an adjcining church
tartly so. Damage, about £50,003.
Tinplate works in South Wales are to be sold in order
to realise assets for the creditors of the old West of
England Bark.
Telegraphic communication between Jersey and
Gust asey, which had been suspended since 8"a
night owing to • breakags of the sea cable, was restorZ
on Monday. An investigation showed that the line had
been injured near the shore at both ends.
The report of Mr. Read and Mr. Pell co American
farming, which will shortly be published, gives details
sustaining the conclusion that as soon., Amin .ca can show
a clean bill of health a large trade in store cnttle will
probably be developed; there are also figures showing that
wheat can be imported for 445. per quarter.
Turkey haring allowed the time to pass without ceding
Dulcigno, the Powers have resolved on a naval demonstra-
tion, and in order to take part therein, • Road= admiral
Is ordered to proceed to an Adriatic port. It is believed
at C3nstantinople that the Sultan will have • holy war
preclsimed sgainst England, and France, should
they attack Turkey. 'The Sultan is, however, very
unpopular among his own people
'Two Irishmen were sentenced on Monday to ten
months' hard labour each at the Runcorn Petty Sessions
for solsnt assaults on tulisteelioe. One of the
lectured the prisoners, saying that with the brutality and
lawlessness usual in r countrymen, they were now
endeavouring to terrorise the police as they did in their
own land.
Tux Winetsoom SCANDAL—At tilt Court Martial at
Portsmouth, on Monday. on Sergeant Maraham, on
charges of fraudulent marking at Wimbledon. Captain
Dupree, of the 3rd Hants, said he thought the cheating
was more likely at the firing point than at the targets,
as the register-keeper could call out the value of • shot
signalled, and put • higher number on the card.
A Win KICZED TO DNATIL—A labourer, named Lyons,
kicked his wife fatally in the street, at Blackburn, on
Monday night, Their girl made • purchase of • small
article without the knowledge of her parents, whereopen
the prisoner took off his strap, with • buckle at the end,
to beat the girl with. The mother interfered t, save the
child, when the prisoner kicked her in such a violent
manner as to cause her instant death.
FAMILIA Niummairm • don —The inquest on the body
of the young men who was killed by his father at
Has''ngden, was had on Monday, and it appeared from
the eselence adduced that about two o'clock onj2bibt
aftom If oon Dennis olloe, moil maker. aged 46,
his son James, aged 21, in the left breast during • quarrel.
and inflicted • wound is the region of the heart din. deep.
The eon staggered in the street, fell, and expired
im father was the worse for drink as the
limn:Zit& son was sober. A verditt of witfri murder
was returred.
Intim IC Hz su A KAN is L rearom. —A young man
named Thomas Cassidl. ("Act from injtu:es received in a
disturbance While he was proceed' m along Hew-stmt.
he was set upon by three men. Leyden struck the
deceased a mew on the mouth, at seizing bim by
the collar or the mat. Cui.-an then b't the deceased two
blows e vase the head and shoulders with the bookie end
of • belt A man held him by the collar with one hand
while beating hies with a belt with the other. Egerton
came up with • knife in b's hand, and cared out,zrEssii
him down. Now's your time to do for him." rton
then drew the knife across Cassidy', noes, and ou
Cassidy caNd out "Oh. my Gaul" and Egeries Kan
used the knife, ',tabbing him in both lien, end also made a
stab at his head. CamlA Oro got a cui in the breast, and
then some one shouter' to Egatton, to run swat
Witness tried to miss Keeton, but some one eine&
him (witness) cm the back of the Mad with the buckle of
a belt, and lipw bon ran after him with an Open knife in
his hand. The, was • Urge Crowd, many haring kblvos
and belts M their hen& Verdi*of " tat "
POWS gado' sad UMW.