The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-05-21 00:00:00

MURDER AT RICHMOND.

Francesco Pierotti, 40 years of age, a native of
ri/C01,14 ( Italy), an organ-grinder, was brought up on
Saturday week before Sir Thoinu Reeve and a fell bench
of magistrates, sitting in petty sessions at Richmond,
for final examination, on the charge of having fele-
niously slain John Lynch. • private of the Surrey
Militia, billeted in Richmond.
It appeared from time evidence adduced on the
previous examination, that on Saturday. May 4, be-
tween nine and ten o'clock at night, Francesco
Pierotti was in a publichoure situated in Brewer's•lane,
Richmond, where be had heed lodging for some time,
and where • great many militiamen were billeted, same
of them being, on the present occasion, rather the
worse for liquor. The deceased, John Lynch, wu
amongst them, who addressed some unbecoming
language to the house-servant whilst ordering her to
serve him with some hoer. He was remonstrated with
by the prisoner, which remonstrance gave the de-
ceased and his companions occasion to ridicule
and tax him jealously, deceased adding the action to the
words by pulling prisoner's beard, which action was
followed by • blow from the old Italian organ-grinder.
A fight ensued, which was put • stop to by the landlord's
turning the riotous parties out of the house. The
fight, however, was resumed in the street, whore it
appeared that Pierotti bad been cruelly ill-treated by
the militiamen, when in the excitement of the moment
he drew a knife from bis pocket and stabbed John
Lynch, one of those who had attacked him, and who
unfortunately was nearest to Lim at the moment, and
caught him in the right side of his body, about one
inch above the groin, winch wound proved fatal to
the unfortunate young man, who expired after three
days lingering in the hospital where he had been comm.
veyed. The prisoner, having been duly cautioned to
reserve his defence, was commited to take his trial at
the Central L'riuninal Court on the charge of wilful
murder.

SoIREE TO Ha. HARPER TWRI,VRTREER.—.k public
r,iree teas given last week to Mr. Harper Twelvetrres
one of the late liberal candidates for blarylebone, at the
Princess's Concert•room, Castle-street, Oxford-street.
About 300 persons sat down to tea at *ix o'clock, after
which Colonel Raines took the chair and opened the
bovines* by paying • high compliment to Mr. Twelvetrees,
expressing his regret that circiiin,tanees prevented
taking his seat as member for Marylebone. Mr.
Hattersley then moved the first resolution :—" That
this meeting hereby records its high appreciation of the
patriotic motives that induced Harper Twelvetn.•ev, Esq.,
to offer himself as a candidate for Marylebone at the
late election, and believing him to he in every respect
eminently qualified to occupy • seat in parliament,
expresses ite earnest hope that are long lie tufty be
returned to the HOUlle of Commons." Mr. Dolby
seconded the resolution, which was supported by Mr.
Conquest, and carried unanimously. Mr. Twelyetrees,
who was received with cheers,. then addressed the
assembly at some length, entenng into the motives
which had induced him to come before the electors of
Marylebone, from which petition he only retired when
lie found that by persevering he ahould endanger the re•
turn of a liberal candidate. He concluded by expressing
his gratifiettion at the high honour done him by the
, gentlemen who had got up the pn-iceerlings of the
evening. Mr. George Thompson moved the second
resolution, " That by the election of representatives
to parliament, bolding views similar to those expm•ed
by Mr. Harper Twelvetrees during the recent contest,
the people may best hope to secure • just and corn-
preheu•ive measure of relono." The speaker having
enforced his resolution in his usual eloquent npinner,
It was seconded by Mr. Washington Wilk. and earned.
! The Rev. Kilsby Jones, Mr. R. Pope, Mr. Rapti.,
and other gentlemen then addressed the meeting, whirl.
separated at a late hour. An excellent band enlivened
the proceedings of the evening with some well-executed
pieces of While.

General Miramon, the es-President of the Relimn
Republic, has just arrived in Paris, scoompaued by his
wife and L.luldren and several relations.