The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-10-01 00:00:00

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THE AREASEIN WC A person acemainted
with the history of this young wretch, who awaits his
trial for the double murder of Lieutenant-V.lonel
Crofton sad Adjutant Hanhain of the 32nd Regiment
(Lueknow heroes), at Fulwood Barracks, states that he
not, as represented in the newspapers, a native of
Preston, although it is probable he is so entered on the
regimental books having enliated in that town. Our
informant says Hilt he was born in the neighbourhood
of Aughnaoloy, county Tyrone, whence his parents can,,
to Iktfut, where they resided for two or three years,
his fattier working as a dock labourer, and then wont
to England. He has still relatives in Belfast employed
se mill-workers. M'Cafferay is a ROIIIAU Catholic.
Belfast News Letter.
ROT AL YEMEN T.—The Queen has forwarded,
through Messrs. Fishbourne, railway agents, • large
use containing • valuable present from her Majesty to
Lord Cutlerosse, to evince her Royal appreciation of
his lordship's princely hospitality dunng her recent
visit to Kennure house, Killarney.

FICARITL MURDNR IN LOUTII.—A very well-con-
ducted young man, named Patrick Casey, • workman
In the mill of Mr. Stephen Brown, of Phillipatown,
situatel about three miles from Dundalk, was bar-
barously murdered on Saturday night, and his body
thrown over • bridge into the river. The unfortunate
young wan, it is reporte.l, wan warned for having got •
situation in the mill, which caused some jealously, of
which lie took no notice. On the evening of the night
the murder took place, he was drinking with some
persons inc public Ileum not far from where his body
was found next morning, dreadfully mutilated, Lis legs
aril arms being broken, and seine of his teeth knocked
out. BuTlolon bag fallen on certain mimes, aii.l a
most rigid inquiry will he instituted by the authorities
forthwith, and hopes are entertained that the guilty
parties will be discovered.

ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE CHANNEL FLIET.—One
of the vessels belonging to the Channel fleet, the
Trafalgar, 01, Captaiu Dickson, period from the fleet
in a gale of wind, off Lough Swilly, and anchored off
Duncrana on Saturday to repair various damages re-
ceived ; port waist hammock netting washed away, a
quantity of water on lower deck, and two men killed.
This ship was one of the vessels anchored off Kingstown
during her Ilajesty's viist.
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RAV'AGES OF TH.R POTATO BLIGHT.--Itis to be very
much feared that the potato blight has not made such
headway in this country since its commencement., some
14 years ago, as it has within the last fortnight or three
weeks. Its ravages, in fact, arc alarming ; and the Poor
Lew Goiumiasioners have deemed it their duty to
require, by ci mule r, apeei flo and reliable info nil at lel ou the
subject from all the poor law boards throughout the
country, with • view to take steps to mitigate in coins
measure the extent of the evil consequent upon the has
of the crop. It is said that most of the replica already
received by the comusisaioners are of • gloomy character,
especially those returned from the western districts, and
this sea coast on all sides, and that people in Galway,
Mayo, and Leitrim are calculating upon a loss of the
esculent of 50 to 80 per cent of the entire crop. It is
apprehended that in some or the onions the rates will
have to he doubled or tabled, sinless those whose duty
it is to act with vigour sod forethought in dealing
with such an emergency, set to work to provide employ-
ment for the labouring classes, whom the failure of the
potato crops will leave almost quite destitute.