The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-19 00:00:00

MR.
.4LADST.ON

The Liberti of Saturday morning (says the Pall Mall
Oatale) publishus the following despatch, dated Constan-
tinople, October 14 —"It: is confirmed that the Porte has
made overtures to Ur. Gladstone. the former chief of the
English Cabinet, to take in hand the direction of the
Ottoman finances, on condition of being provided with a
palace on the Bosphorus, and an annual indemnity during
his stay at Constantinople f £50,0110, to he clutroll on the
Sultan s privy purse. Mr. Gladstone is said to have
accepted the task for & penal of fir* years as a maximum
on the express condition of having the sole and absolute
initiative in all combinations which may appear to him
desirable to re-establish the equilibrium of the Turkish
Budget He also demands the dismissal of most of the
functionaries of the Ministry of Finance, who have been
, the accou.plir.sa ol nefarious specula/ore."

TILE WIIITECRAPEL MURDER NEARLY
DISCOVERED BY A DuG..

A very sinitu—l;;;-;.froU.n.i-stlice—in-Coli-ti-eition with this
tragedy be. just been mentioned by Mr. lingers, the
former manager to the primmer Henry Wainwright. Mr.
Rogers states that shortly after the disappearance of
Harriet Lane his dog became restle.a awl strange in his
itemesnour, and was constantly found endeavouring to
tear up the boards beneath which the mutilated reinaito
lay. It was thought that the animal was scratching to get
at mune rats which were known to be in the cellars, and
little notice was therefore paid to the circumstance.
wainwright, however, tried on more than one occasion to
get the dog from the spot when it was noire than usually
denion.trative. One night Mr. and Mrs. Hower' Were out
walking, haying the dog with them, when they suddoily
met Henry Wainwrightl who, after chatting for a few
r.li„ute. " Good-bye, and left them, the dog following
him. Ir. liogers states thnt since that night the pour
animal as nailer Leon aan, •

TIIE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH'S TRIENNIAL
VISITATION.
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The Bishop of Petsrhorough commenced his triennial
visitation on Friday at Peterborough. If is lordship sir,ke
with anxiety of the growing tendency in some quarters.
and espocially among U 2. younger clergy, to depreciate
pastoral visiting in favour .1 more frequent services in
church. Referring to the Education Act, ha amid it had
had one good result in the powerful stimulus which it had
given to Church eaucation ; so that many .4 their schools
hid berme° what they certainly were not before—efficient
and sufficient. Dr. Magee, in conclusion, declared that
the hearty, loving. earnest work a the clergy in their
parishes was Wm true secret of (lurch defenct, of Church
ettensiod, and even uktinistely cf Church reform
ALLEGED MURDER OP A WIFE.

At about eleven ockock on Saturday night the police I
were called in at No. 30, queen-street, Webber-row, '
Blackfriarrroad, London. They were told by • joung
girl Rallied Lydia Ilaker that • mem had killed hid wife,
and that the wiea lying dead in the front room of the first
floor. The constables found dace:wed fully dressed : her
feet were near the !Ire-grate, her head being towards the
bed. She hail a severe contused wound over her right
temple. Her husband, who is 54 years of age, was spore-
hosted, and charged, on suspicion, with having caused the
death of his wife, Awn Marotni YouelL About half-past
eight o'clock on Saturday evening the 4laughter of the
landlord, Lydia Baker, heard a great disturbance going
on between the prisoner and his wife. She went upstaira.
and heard the accused say to the deceased, "I will
do for you before you get between the sheeta to-night."
Immediately after she heard • scream, and something
fell heavily to the ground. Miss Baker ran downstairs,
awl told her father that the feared the accused had done
some injury to his wife. While Mr. Baker was going up
stairs he heard a renewal of the quarrel, and suddenly all
was quiet A few minutes elapse' when when the prisoner
opened his bedroom door and steppe.' on to the landing,
I meeting Isis landlord and his daughter, who were standing
lon the staircase. He told them that lie feared his wits
was teal. on entering the room a shocking Right pre-
sented itself, and the room betokened that a frightful
struggle had been going on. Dr. Smith, of the Black-
friars-road, was soon in attendance, but the woman died
ligfcre hr- arrival.

lin ilatunlay morning the hoadicea, a corvette of 4,000
c.n.ying maims, was successfully launched from the
Dockyard. Portsmouth.
The Alberta has received • new cutwater, and most of
the injury which she sustained in the collision with the
MisUctoo has been repaired •. but there are no signs that
the suggestions made at the inquest with respect to the
position of the wheel and the deck•houso on the bridge
will be carried out.
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The Pandora, Arctic Expedition yacht, has returned
somewhat unexpectedly to Portsmouth. She had got up
Peers Semi to within twenty miles of King William's
Lund. and found some interesting mhos of the Franklin
xp dition. At the Carey Waii despatches were
they had arrives' there on Ito 27th July, 'ma liftrenewed In" the AlLert and the Discovery, showing that
morning for Smith Sound.
The Archbishop ofCanterbury has received a reply to
the address presented to the Prince of Wales by the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Part..
His Royal Highnesd, through General Knollys, expresses
his admiration for the missionaries, and assures the Arch-
bishop that there will be no omission of any o nity
that may present itself during his visit to taia to give
saccnininulant to those sernest man.

Printed and Published at B. High-eireet Wel4 Danialiera
by Mosso Antra. In the peril& at Holy TARO). S.
self and co-proprietor.
Tuesday, October 19.