The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-18 00:00:00

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The latest and most nrel phase of "Boycotting "
has just been exemplified in • parish near hieliow,
county Cork. A young lady, daughter of • well-to-do
farmer, Vail engaged LO be married to a son of a neigh-
bour, also in comtortable circumstances but who had
the :nisfortune Cottle under the bar: of the Lind
League and was und_rgoing " Boycotting i. its
severert form. The night Lenore the day appointed
Lr the axiarrisge the br.de-elect was waited upon by •
number of wouabors of the lone' Land Letegue, who in-
formed her that should she marry the iotended bride-
groin both she amid .11 her family would be equelly
ustra-ised. So great was die pressure brought to bear
upon her that the pour gui bas Woken off, or at
least postponed, the match.

On-witarday 'night • young man, son of • respect.
able farmer named Lilian, was wiiyaiid and brutally
assaulted by three of hut neighbours. He was ki,ked
about the face, the woman rivall,ng the savagery of
the men. Alter leaving him senseless, one of the
party went into Ennis, and had him arrested on •
change of having a six-chambered revolver in his
possession. When assaulting him they took the
weapon, which was fully loaded, and thee handed it
over to the police. The Land League in this locality
has been broken up in consequence of differences among
the members, ethane of whom supported a landlord
who was obnoxious to toe rest. They are now at
" daggers drawn" towards each other. Tne burning
of hayricks is carried on in the country, and a few
nights ago a rick containing live tons, the property of
a man named H.ennedy, who is taking care of a " lioy-
cotted " farm, was destroyed.
tired alarm and excitement were caused in Kildare
on Tuesday night by a number of incendiary lima,
which broke out almost simultaneously in different
directions and made the whole i•Cf of the country
seem ablsza At midnight the church and chavel bells
were rung and the people were running to and fru to
LOS various places WU, the fire, were men. About
halt a wile from the town two), reached the burning
haagard of Ur. James Hogan, • respectabM farmer.
Tuere we, e four large vices of barley, a desk of oats,
and two carts laden WWI barley all enveloped in
dunes, without toe slightest chance of saving any
of the stock. A strung wind, blowing from the south,
caused the fire to roan in masses turough the
haggard, making awiit destruction of all that came
iu its way. The loss ha eatunated at X 4410. Shortly
afterwards the faimpird of Mrs. sareh L/uube. of
soutwgrceu, was set on lire, but here the walla ,ue
purpose AL Luc InLendiary WY foaled by the prompt
intervention of neignuouts, woo extinguished the
dunes betore they go: hold of the ricks. Tame other
lir.* were next LLAOIVed at the farmsteads of Mr.
Michael Logan, of Luamurray ; Mrs. Hughes, of
kiadull• ; and another farmer. Mr. Logan had • rick
ut scrim sousumed. NU LA wive can be assigned for
the outrages, as the sufferers are all respeumble and
popular. A police patrol left Klidare at one o'clock on
was and drove in the direction of the tires. A constable
concealed himself in the house of • man named Ripley,
who returned home in such a plight as justified
suspicion that he had been out for mischief. lie was
barefooted and covered with mud. lie made • violent
resistance to the constable, but was secured after a
desperate struggle.

FEARFUL EXPLOSION ON BOARD SHIP.

SIGHT LISSA LOST.

A fearful explosion suddenly occurred on the 4th oa
hoard the Aramaic. Ita:mu brigantin,, C .ptain Licata,
which e.d.t from B 6:crime. on 28u September. for
trwillek with petutleum. Toe in w:er, mate, sad *lgor..
man were blown overstsrd ; other five hands went does
with the wreckage. Tbe throe survivors bong on to a
fragment of the Ltremmt, end were picked up the follow.
ing day by the Chntellier. steamer, which landed them at
Marseilles.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A LUBLIN

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While Divine service was pr weeding in Bride-street
Ohurcb, D iblin, on Sunday night, the congregation were
greatly darnied by an old MUI and other persons talkie(
excitedly into ibe building, seeking refuge from two stout
roughs, wiry, however, pursued them riaht in, and, before
the °iterating minister" and worahippers, beat them
severely, exciting great uproar. One of the congregation
on going to the mime of the old Men waa alto roughly
treatA, and the ruttlsna had to be torcibly removed by
the police Iligy were chargel on Monday at the police-
c iurt, and sentenced to term/ of imprisdiment.

THE OLDEST POLICEMAN IN ENGLAND.
Prol ably the oldest policeman in thn kingdom his Just
died st LiverpooL This swat Joha M'C mitt. who joined
the old watch as tar hack as January, 1818, and remained
a member of the police tom up to tos time of his death-
-63 laws. He was in his 00k year, sod was lately utilised
as • 00111 i usher. He was tisk) married. sad the eldest
of his surviving children is a women nearly 70 years of
sgs, while his youngest daughter is 33 years of ads. The
old man was on full pay up to the last. The stipendiary
magistrate describes bias ass thoroughly faithful, efficient,
and trustworthy officer.

Mr. Eastlake, Solicitor and Deputy Judge Advocate
of the Fleet, died suddenly at Plymouth on
Wednesday.
he imparts and exports into the United Kingdom
&wing September amounted to £33,100,000 against
£34200000 in the same inon•h last year. The
exports amounted to 4/0,900,000 against £20,000.000.
Joseph Dale, aired 27, was on ruesday charged at
Clithrroe with the manslaughter of Thomas Pickup,
aged 45, on Sunday night. A dispute took place between
them respecting the ownership of some wood, sind it
was alleged that the prisoner struck Pickup with •
piece of wood on the head. Pickup died immediately
after receiving the blow.—The Bench discharged the
prisoner. but he has to stand his trial at the asidets for
manslaughter on the Coroner's inquisition.—Both are
machine printers at Barrow, near Clitheroe.
In a small agricultural village called Wrestling.
worth, in the county of Bedford, an extraordinary
wedding to ,k place in the parish church on Tuesday.
The bridegroom was in hi. 77th year, and the bride in
her Slit. His Christian name is Thomas and hers is
Mary. This is the third Mary that Thomas has
selected as his partner, and the third Thomas to whom
Mary has been united. Both receive pariah relief of
2s. and a loaf each per week.
The whaler Polynier weed Peterhead on Wednes-
day from Davies Straits, whale.fiehing, which the
captain reports is an entire failure, not a single fish
having been taken since the middle of August, and the
catch is only one-third of last year.
The Prince of Weiss, the Duke of Edinbargh,and a
distinguished party proceeded fr.an Loudon on
Wednesday for Foikestone and tiandgate, to inaugurate
• sea wall and deep sea harbour. Considerable
wisuaratious have been mats for thol . romption, and
Ewa piaomi are gaily decorated.