The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-03-17 00:00:00

A PUGNAOIOIJd CLERGYAILN.

The 1t... John Howard, wear of Onehan, out an
awkward figure, on Monday, in the Douglas pollee
noting. Having been summoned to stow why be should
not be bound over to keep the peace towards Mr.
Henry Cadman, • gentleman whom be had assaulted on
the previous Wednesday at a meeting of the Oaehaa
School Board, this worthy proceeded to demonstrate
before the whole Coart the urgent necessity of putting
him under some form of restraint. The Bev. Mr.
Howard, who appears always to awry a weapon of
some description about with him, appeared In court
with a heavy riding.whip in his hand, which attracted
so much attention that he thought it prudent to hand
it over to the chief constable It was brought out In
eividenoe that the reverend gentlemen had struck Mr.
Caduaaa • severe blow on th• back with a stout knotted
stick, and knocked a the bat of another member of
the School Board Committee with • side blow from
the same weapon. Ou dundey the vicar intimated
from the pulpit that he would aesault Mr. Cadman
again—only more severely—if be got the same provoca-
tion. By way of defence, the d gentleman said
he bad conducted himself on the Sunday, "in the
sight of God, ea became an ambasiador of Christ;" and
asked whether, because Mr. Cadman " was • little man,
the vicar of the parish was to be blamed, because for •
moment he forgot be was the vicar, and flogged him ae
he deserved." Alter remarking that the vicar's chi-
cinch at the church, at the sobool board, and in the
oourt, could not be allowed in a oiviiised eomiunalty,
the magistrate bound the rev:rend gentlemen to ihatoe
440 A bond for fLO, and to find two 11111•11118 in £2.3
each, to keep the cream It was only after two bourn
In gaol that the required securities were entered Into.

AN IRISH BRBACH OF PROMISZ CASK.
An saluting mum of breseh of promise—Keys
O'Brien— war tried at the Limerick amities, before itr.
Justice fiery. The defeadmit, Mr. 'Timothy O'Brien,
is a moo apparently about 50 you. of age, hiving .001.
house property in Limerick. The plsinuff is an eldcrly
spinster, also redoing the city. Tee damage. were
laid at X5OO. The &lease was that the day had not
arrived for the marrirge in sooordruios with lb. rer.e-
meet, and that plaintiff had not soffielont fortune.
Mite Ks'., th• plaintiff, was oramMed by Mr. Waters,
Qw..C...liti.o.eaterid.: I
aamfruaoq.au.hogiupt:Bdadwittmurthe
sdioodetioncifromt.
proposal he made to me, and recreated several times,
that we were to be married. We aged the boiler:Roos
for Lahinoh, and he asked me to speak to the priests is
Oork to aeo•rtsui what they 'mill charge for ouirryiag
u__(isughter). I heard nothing from him until got
thle letter, dated 28;la May, Is73:—" My dear Miss
Kitys,-1 have seen aim Cooper. rifle was surprised at
my looking fur money,.. atm thought I had
and that I ought to be well pleared at getting a print/
wile. My reply wee that I ought to get what was men-
tioned to pay my outgoing ai:ALLOS, ider reply woo;
' I regret, and let there be no more about it. I left
my ring on the dressing-table. You will oblige me by
sending It by post. With best regards to yourself and
sister, I mega, yours riotierely, Timothy O'Breo."—
Oross-examised by Mr. fieroo : I could not say irk" he referred to in that letter—whether it wee £2OO at
not. I have not spoken to Mr. O'Brien demi the MUM-
VirtW at the moat I got uo more letters from Mt&
That le the tole letter. I fell in love with him on the
day he proposed for ine—(laughter). I don't think he
might be old enough to be me fatimr—lieuekter). UI
spoke about the £2OO On several oceasioos, and I lIMBIA
there was not mom probability of retain way mere
the/ISW°. I understood the% he Wal senneed with
£lOO. I met him in Limerick after °malt= from 8•11-
hill. I bowed, and he out me dead—(laugbter). I wee
swamis to bring the mateh on spin. H. bowed to me
very soolly.—Corrobarative *video*, haring been given.
Mr. Heron addressed the Jury for the defendant, aid
said that love had no.'aing to do with the ease, that it
was Intended to be a frugal, oommon-sense m&
and that his client would have married UM Kirysrif:"Z
had agreed to the conditions, namely a forma. of X 2014
Mr. Timothy O'Brien, the doloodaisr, wee examined,
and his spree:ono° evoked roars of litoghter.—
Croseexarrined by Mr. Murphy: Whet took you to
Cork • second time' Only to wer my imuals, John
Bradshaw. I keep, ,tbe way from the to Miss Keys'
very well. I went to the hones Intending to ask
Keys to pastry me. I did ask he, to marry me, and
_poke of the glom I said to her 'I wish you were
'Mrs. O'Brien"—(laughter.) Slas said sbe bad no obis*.
Lion ; end I said if she got the X2OO It would be ail nett..
and I would not extract my werd--(Laoghtee.) I ma
worth about X2OO • year. My house east me £1,101).
The Court: When wore you lint on.rried In 17411
(room of laughter.) I moan 1848:—Mr. Murphy Did
you kiss 11.1.4 Keys ? Well, I did—(ianghteg),—sse she
kissed me—(laughter.) When I kneed her I said I hops
b„, no my wife--(laughter.) But I hired h 0.,.
000dition of gettiog the S2oo (laughter.) The day shoo
the moos, when I kissed her, I arid I wool& go. She
oommanded me to stay, and I mid I would be teitemea-
clad by her—(laughter),—as she wort to be mg wife.
Next moraine she threw herself Into my arms and kissed
me—(laughter.)—Weren't you smiled
-- i " Deled Tim ?"sughter.) I don't know. It isn't everyone I'd
ask to lean on me—(renewed laughter).—Did you soh " Lams on me, you have £2OO T' Oh, ao—lliteghteo-/
I never would have broken off the match It I had Let
the £2OO. I obi regret that the motel' was broken oft.
I became indignant, and I determined to break is oft,..
I felt insulted at Father la Kennedy saying I fedi °luta
the mousy. I would have forgive= he. Mgr niter that
,
Is! wee still fond of her. The wee* tielk° £l9O tie insult muted me to brook off the matett.-014 yet soar hear that the lee. of mow, Is the root in evil?
—Yes.—Where dote it ewtar dust knew—(lead
laughter.) Well, in the Spittle that Peal armee te
your liarnnaake. Timothy—(laughter.) Defeedeet Yes,
and he says that there ere people going into heves Lad-
ing imptiM: All, MOMMI--(rMIM of laeghter.) Mg.
Murphy: That's what you dadteTtnaoa.
mothy—flitagater.).—
The jury, after • short deli fogad fed the
plait& for £3OO.

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mit GLADSTONE AND THZ DISSO-
LUTION.

A !violation of oonfidence in Mr. Gladstone bavtng
bus C.a"4 by the Tunstell Liberals and forwarded to
right hon. gentleman replied ea follows :—I
ban to thank you for your obliging note and forth.
inclosed resolution which speaks of me in terms much
beyond my &mute. I do not disguise from myself the
Importance of the verdict given at the late elution
rather u regards myself personally or in other and
more importentrespocts, butt neither.= repent having
confided in the people nor cease to confide in them mind=
lady with reference to the contingenciesof the future.