The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-02-01 00:00:00

Wiltshire.

Dsvizzs.—tiorah Earhilry.—Some few years ago
a poor woci•striken man, named John Bartlett, hay.
ing tried hard to procure I self wife in his own
parish, IA ithOlit Pt prttfelitAit himself at the door
of the Devizes Uiiioii, and taniestly entreated the
mistress to get him one from among the inmates of
the house. The mistress took compassion upon him,
A3lll assembled all the young women together, awl
plainly put the quest* "11ho is for a husband and
Australia?" telling them a man at the door awaited
their answer. "lam !" immediately exclaimed
Sarah Karl. Bey, " and, first speak first chance." she
and, mid what she said was law to the • tot, awl
she had power to enforce her law : —she was 6 feet
high, hml six toes upon one foot, and was possessed
of eormsponding strength. --Sarah was at the door in
a twinkle; and haVille: uioinentarily surveyed her
man—" lam your match !" said she. " Then pick
up your traps!" said he ; and within ten minutes
Sarah Earldley was walking through Deviate; "Traps
in hand," an affianced bride. They were married,
but did not, as at first intended proceed to Australia.
She led John a sorry time of it, anal has played many
a part on the stage of life. She has occaS II)' re
turned to her old quarters in the Union, and has
headed a storming party against the master's win-
dows, has wreaked vengeance upon the porter by
stripping his heal of its hair, besides divers other
matters. She is, now, however. safely lodged in the
New Prison on a charge of burglary, which it is
alleged she mitted in company with A relative,
named Ann Earldley. It appears that as Mr. Noad,
of Potterne, was returning home about half past 12
on Nlonday night, he saw two women standing at his
!minefield gate, who, on his, approach, ran off in dif-
ferent directions. He soon overtook Ann, and
identified her, she having left her service alsiut a
week ago. Leaving Ann be pursued Sarah, hut Sarah
was too nimble for 1 , and escaped. Proceeding to his
house, he found the Istek door and a window open,
and two cheeses, a txtir of boots, and other articles
were missing. He gave information to the police,
and Sarah was apprehended before daybreak at her
own house at Lavington ; and Ann shortly after-
wards, at the railway station at Trowbridge, on her
road to Bath, where she obtained a situation. They
were brought before the magistrates, and committed
for trial.

A FIRHT NIGHT IN ENGLAND.—AN. ASTONISHIM
FGHISIGNER.—Mary Connor anti Bridget &WI, two Of
the worst charactets ill the purlieus of ripitalfield, were
charged with stealing A trunk containing wearing
apparel to the value of £4, the property of a Gerimin
named "done Ltocr."—The prosecutor, who appeared
quite astonished and bewildered, wan ace pained by
au interpreter, through whom lie stated —" At one
o'clock on the lfigh inst., I arrived in England per
steam Irons Hotkplsin I iIIIVO no friends here, and
ran about the streets, taking any turning, ill queat of
a lodging. About two o'clock I met thou ladle+, and
made them understand that I wanted to go to eleep,
no they pitied me, and fondly took tue to a house where
I laid on a bed, wills this Inside, couta g all uIT
clothes, close by my aide. Some time afterwarils
awoke, and foetid that it was open and filled with
rubbish, it 4 original contents having been extracted. In
extreme oonaternation, I rushed, out of the place, and
was stopped by a man in a large coat who carried a
' (lantern). I made him understand that I had
ben robbed, and lie, after a long time, introduced me
to this gentleman (the Interpreter)."—Police Countable,
100 H said—l saw this gentleman at 5 o'clock this
1110111i141 running along W'llitechapel-road, like a used
luau. I stopped him, but could not un.lenitand a word
he uttered, au took him to an interpreter, and then
hearing the whole facts, with x description of the girls,
I proceeded to a house in Flower and Dean-street,
ripitslfields, where the prisoners were found. They
denied all knowledge of the matter, hut "cent" pieced
and a paper sworn to by the pniseeubor were discovered
in the room.—ln reply to a question front Mr. Haul-
mill, prosecutor expressed his astonishinent at being
so treated the very first night Lf his arrival in "gout
England, mad an opinion that he was safer in his own
country. The prisoners were owlered for trial.