The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-05-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARK.ET, MAY IL
For the &moot 92 9-16 to 921.

Tee FENIAN CONVICT BARIZTT.—The Bowe
Secretary ham ordered a respite of the sentence of death
ps•erd ot. Michael Barrett, for piuticipation in the
Clerkenwell outrage, until the completion of the truth
d the alibi set up for the prisoner on his trial. The
respite estenda over seven days from to-day (Tuesday).
A PIIOJNCTID ROTAL MAIRIAOL The Copenhagen,
Daystelegrapita of May 7 lays: "It is stated on
reliable authority that the English Minister, Sir Charles
Wyke, will arrive here shortly with instructions relative
to the proposed marriage of the Crown Pence with the
Primes, L tunas of England." It has sines been denied.
by • Danish paper, but the Daily TejsyrapA pays it is
tree.

Bottum Wedneeday morning • young woman !
named Emily Volenworth, aged 30 years, WV MA at the
Sugar Loaf Tavern, Cannon-rtreat Week, London, threw
herself from the attic wiudow, and fell to the ground with
• foment crash. She was piekad up insensible, and con-
veyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where it warn
found that her legs and arms were broken, and her skull
(metered. She died soon after her removal to the
hospital. No mum is ansigned for the act.
A WOltAll Bum To Dnarn.—/La eklerly woman
named Bennett, residing at Booths',., he. been burnt to
death. She retired to rest early in tbe evening, leaving
• candle burning on ber bedroom table. A lady went
upstairs noise time afterwards, and found lira Bennett
enveloped in flamed, her feet resting on the landing, and
the upper part of her body in the bedroom which was
on Ste. The Sr. was wily extinguished, and the un-
fortunate woman removed to the hospital, where she
died in great argosy. It Is believed .the got oat of bed
end set Are to bar night dress widentally.
/WAGED PIUtIONATION y a DttutSJITING MarraTill.
—At Salford, before Mr. Strafford, stipendiary magis-
trate, the RAT. Joseph Whiteley, of Bradford, new
Manoheater, was shorted with hawing, on the Bth April
last, wilfully, fraeduleutly, and with intent to afford the
election of guardians for Bradford, pervonatiad ate
Joseph Monition, who ems dead at the time. Mr.
Trafford held the charge to be proved, and intimated
that he should oommit the defendant to gaol for • month.
Mr. Ambrose applied for a rams, which wee granted. !

Wire Mumma. -A shocking tragedy
haa
been
enacted at Compton, • areal ag• t pariah of
• South Petherton. The wife of a termer named
Heyward was on Thoroday morning sitting by the
ere, churning. when her husband stole behind her, and
dbeharging at her a gun loaded with ball The bullet
Mrthrough the heart, sod she w killed instantly.
wd as
ard was soon after taken into custody. He has
borne • resoceteble character, but it is said that of late
be has shown symptoms of insanity, and has be..
webbed by Ma friends.
To. RONSWARD MARCH OF THI ARTIIMPIAN MINIM
TlO.-Bir Robert Napier has reported, by telegraph, the
first stages of hia homeward march. He had retreated
the Bashilo, and on the 2lsl of April his head-quarters
were at Talents, mouth of Jidda. Behind him he bad
14dt Martel& a blackened ruin. Fire had wombed up
the babitatian+ within the Amba, end blasting powder
had demolished Reggaes. More than thirty mortars and
guns, greet and small, cherished pets of the late King,
bad been destroyed by the engineers; arid without one
co' those trophies so much coveted by soldiers, the army
set Rehm towards the north. Magdala was taken on
the 13th. on the 17th the rook wee merely • rock once
more, and the next day the last of the avengers had
quiMed the somas The concluding set forms • fitting
climax to the drama, and the memory of the expedition
will long remain fresh and green in the minds of the wild
tribes east and west of the Red Sea. Sir Robert Napier
fixes the 30th of May as the letest date of his arrive! at
Zelda.
Drleni 0? LORD BILOOGRLII.-We have to announce
the death of the venerable Lord Brougham, which took
plan at his mat at Cense', in the south of France, on
Thursday night. The distinguished nobleman would
have reached the age of ninety on his next birthday.
He we." in exoellent health," and up to the hour when
be died he was in the habit of "taking the air" daily
In the soft weather of the Mediterranean springtime
-chatting, thinking, eating and drinking, as if Death
had forgotten biol. On Thursday last he dined as
usual, and retired to rest, ai he was wont, about
nine o'clock. It was customary that one of his body
so resets should visit the chamber to see if the old
lord was well disposed for the night ; and assuredly be
w.s well dispo-ei, not for that night only, but forever;
the domestic found his mover phocidly dead. He had
passed away in his Seat don, tranquilly clambering out
of life iuto death, sick of no dimes* hut of old age. and
90 free from pain or perturbation that he" died in his
sleep."
Ore LITZIATUZZ.-Mr. Disraeli, in proposing the
"Itomal Literary Fund," at the dinner of that institution,
on Wednesday, s•id : 1 think line, eay , without ex masers-
tios, that Enal.nd may look with pride and sail-faction
on her vernecolar literature, which is the admiration of
the world-Wooers.) And it seems to me that our
literature has ono charatteriatie which distinguishes it
front all, or at least almost all other literature of
modern Strops-sod this is its exuberant reproductive-
esses-(ebeem) Other countries at particular epochs
have produced iodusirable •pecimens of thought *ha
expression, of poetry and science, hot they have rarely
repeated these modela. But in our vernacular tongue
there is a rep•oductiveness which is moat remarkable-
& feature, I think, that is not par aided in the history,
ancient or modern, of any other nation. Why, it is
only forty or fifty years ago that England produced •
constellation of pails that hardly any other nation
could probably be able to rival. And they were not
alone in their glory • for at that very time the develop.
meat of the critics power-supposed he be most con.
trary to the creative power-was equally remarkable ;
Indeed in every department of literature there was
eels Ilenee-(cheers.) They have all pawed away ;
bet they have not been succeeded by • period of long
sad sterile reaction. Quite the contrary-(ebeera.) It
would he invodions at tool, moment to name iestances ;
but! think I am speaking oily the truth when me;
that we live in an age when the voi e of tru • poets is
beard -(theers)--wben our language is workings vigour
and versatility which was
historical investigation has bees oondumed with an
*mate sagacity that very few periods of literary excell-
ence could rival, end when the revelatioos of mimes
have been emomuoicated to the multitude in a °lassie
tongue which certainly a century ago was wanting to
thou invaluable labours-(cheem) I say. therefore,
that we eua beast of our rornacular literature, not
merely that it he. produced classical authors at a parti-
cular epoch, but that with its exuberant reproductive.
nom there is a vigour and versatility, and • power of
axon...inn, that assures the commauding influence of
the English language-(cheem) I confess, for myself,
that lam not surprised at this result. We, as Eiogliah-
men, most be proud of it; but I think it may be
accounted for. I attribute it, in a great degree, to the
wide circle to which an English writer appeals-(cll6er' )
Ills no longer an spied only to the inhabitants of the
illortrioas circle in which he lives. If he is eapsble of
It be can affect the feelings and Influence the conduct of
the inhabitants of every Transatlantic city-(cheers.)
His production may moths the labours and mime the
lives of the dwellen, in the antipodes-(c6mm ) It I.
in this greet and expanding tribunal, to which the
English •tohor eau appeal, that I find the fiaart element
ot his inspiration -(cheers.)
A LOODoII TRAGLIDY.- Arthur Fomenter Smith, aged
14, and Hector Augustus, Smith, his brother, aged 1& who
had been arrested on Sunday on suspicion of hang
concerned in • murderous msault upon Mrs. Nunn,
their grandmother, housekeeper of the premises
No. 2, Catherine•court, Seething-lane, London, were
taken before the Lord Mayor, on Monday, for examin-
ation. Their extremely youthful appearance, even for
their years, and still more perhaps than very diminu-
tive size, the hoed of the younger of the two being
warmly visible above the bar, seemed to excite
eatouishosent in all present. They were respect-
ably dressed, and appeared to be very much ashamed.
They were formelly charged with feloniously assault-
ing May ADC Nuns, tis years of age, by atriking
several blown on her heed with • wooden mallet with
intent to kill and murder her. They were likewise
&canoed of stealing 1.1 Os. 13d., her money, from a box.
'The story told by the elder culprit seems ghastly and
revolting as any chapter in the Neweate Calendar ; and
though, at the precut stage we ere not called upon to
give implicit credence, it must be termed horribly like
truth. From this end other evidenc, it appears that
the young miscreants slipped into the house on the clue
01 business, before the outer door was shut, and they
enwoo.nevl ,lienvieloas is the omheeller. Here. while ooso •
palled p, donuts) indulge in tha t idleness wh Mb, according •
to Dr. Watts' is the fruitful stimulus of Moduli° '
mischief. they found • mallet which auggemad color-
Manias. to the cherished sod. They waited till t ey
heard Mn. Nuns go out, and then, having the house all
to themselves, went upetakirs to her room. The old
weman's box was aucemalully forced open, and some
money was taken out; but just then she returned
so the house, and, alarmed by the noise, proceeded
directly to where the thWeee were at work. When she
saw them she did what niaety•nine women out of •
hundred would have done, bet what under the
eircumatancee wail the worst thing poseihje._ehe
screamed. The young villains were alarmed by her
erieL As the elder one tsoofewer, "I thought I would
*top her. We bad not planned to murder her." He
seised the unfortunate creature, who turned to rue
downstairs, and kept his hold till they mashed the era
landing. Here a struggle took platy, and both fell several
times. Mean•hi'e the younger ruffian had fetched the
mallet, and aided his brother by stiikini the old wore.n
on the bead. Another blow, and yet others followed, toll
the victim lay almost insensible, moaning with pals. A
cheek was, however, given to the murderous work by
the arrival at the house of Mr.. Nouns smoin-laf.
whose repeated ringing at the door alarmed the assail-
ants They left ho r, went down to the miler, put on
their boots, returned in 01° top of the boom. fl°l 0" on
the roof, and, Udine down Me pipe, climbed over the
wall into en adjoining e art, and so for the timeesosped.
Meanwhile the victim, stunned at first, but not
quite moomeeious, raised bused( from the pool of
blood is which she bad been left weltering, and
young does the staircase, whose walls she dabbled
with aumgeicary trace, of the estatlik jest M•Da4°d to
open tn. front door, and then fell feinting on the stet,
Mere ehe esee bend about haif-an•hour afterwards by
her ...on-4m. meets eas then her edition thet she
seem. to have conloaeded hire with one of tne smi.ilants
for she hid I up her feeble bardaerith e. Matinetive effort
to mod off too. pt lew blows. rshunio furot.er invest. lo-
tion confirm the evidence adduced on Monde', men, goo.
dependent of the coolemion volunteered, there trill be
little dingulty In fixing the guilt ou the mew per.
pet:store.

&man Or Convicts. —Twelve conviots recently
eSped from Clinton Prime, United Rates. They were
al work in the iron mine, 600 feet underground. They
disarmed the keeper and gagged him, elt4 then "ulna
for the mouth of the mine. There they encountered a
guard, but with the gun inebeir poasession they disposed
of him, and, jumping over the stockade. fled for the
woods. The prima was closed as noon se the alarm was
given, and all hands started in ponnit of the fugitives.
Nine were recaptured : among those still at largo Ls
George E. Coro, convicted for murder, sad sontenood
to Priam for life.