The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-10 00:00:00

:TTE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1861.

AMERICAN

WAR CRISIi.

The people of the Northern States of America. if
they force on a war with England, will virtue:ly weave
the shroud for emit own ;pare. The feeling menifested
in commercial and financial circles :Iniesiais unaltered.
There is a calm deb:mite...Ma to have redress fir an
ontrage—to 'morale the 111C,..1111 of carrying on a
war, and vu; port Iler Maj.wty and licr GOV..
t I.e fullest extent. In view of the pro'oah:e suspension
et trade with the Northern States of America, iind
an ope gof the trade with the Southern States, every
premiution •nd arratigement is heiug made. It must,
however, lie o'rserved that there is a vest quantity of
many articles contraband of war being shipped for the
Federal Goes: that ought at once to ha prohi-
bited.—Morniao Chrunirle,
Mit, SaWalitie ANTI•ENGLIDDI " PIitOCLIVITfin."7-A
correspondent writes us fuhlov :—" Ou the Intli of Sep•
Winker, 1852, I chanced, during s tour in Canada, to be
at (Native, end was invited to an official dinner given
by the Speaker of the Canadian Howie. Many of the
membera of the provincial parliament, including, of
course, • considerable number of French Catiamans,
several Englialtinen, the Governor General's brother,
and Governor Seward, of the State of New York. were
among the guest. After dinner, and alter "McQueen'
and Lord Elgin's health had been drunk, ' T laPresi-
dent of America,' with a handsome coinpliment to the
dietinguislnd American then presentoves proposed. Mr.
Sewartra reply I shall never forget, not the feeling of
indignation it called forth. He said it wan clear that
the Auglu•Sason must he dominant throughout the
country (nearly half his hearers being French); that as
yet Canada was ' undrr the tutelage of England,' that
he hoped the younger dieter would follow the example
of the elder in shaking off that tutelage.' Finally he
I sat down, Kumagai( as a toast, 'May the glories of
England endure tall her institutions are replaced by
freer ones.' This was what Mr. Seward tliought it
decent and becoming to reply in acknowledgment of
the courtesy of the Canadian Speaker, in the presence
of Englielimen and of Lord Elgin • brother."
The Prime Minister of Nova Scotia eddreseed • meet-
iug at Aaliton-under-Lyne, on Tuesday night. Of
course he alluded to the American civil war, awl his
remarks were decidedly favourable to tile South. Eng-
land, her dug, and institutions, he declared, were in bed
odour iii America. The Treet UUtruge Was 60 gross
that he thought there might be a desire among public
men to grant reparation, hut he was afraid that the
democratic Influence of the mob would prevent Govern-
ment from yielding up the prisoners. The lion. Yr.
Howe declared that the colonists would light to a
for the British flag.
MOUE MIRAGE/3 ANTICIPATED.—" I have reason tO
think,"writes the New York correspondent of the Times,
that the Tema is not the last English vessel that way
be stopped and visited by the American melt-of-war in
those watens. A trade in arms and inanition" of war,
and in military supplies of various kinds, between
British subjects and the Confederates, baa been gong
OD for sonic time, in violation of Her Majesty's procla-
mation of neutrality, and in spite of the vigilance of the
United States' cruisers. The Government, in order to
prevent this in future. is fitting up steam vessels in
the port of New York, which are to be despatched on
the special service of breaking up this trade. The young
ahem who are to have the command ef these vessels
Live been authorised to exercise great latitude in the
execution of their instructions, and have received
assurances in advance of the upport of the Govern-
, 'tient?' _

ANOTIIIM ENG LIBII VESSILL BoARDED ST AN
AMKKICAN STEAMER.—TIie captain of the Rover, from
Barbados:2, which arrived in the Thames, on Thursday,
report* having been boarded on the sth of November,
in Int. 17.9 N., ion. 59.1 W , by an armed screw
steamer, showing the United States flog. The officer
who CAIIIC on board stated her name to be Montgomery,
four months from Havana.
Dirisiox IN Tilt lii6NCO CABINET ON TUE DWI-
Et Times ,ays : —There are two different
opinions on the Anglo-America affair, not so much iu
the Imperial Cabinet as in the political circle at CA'S,
and to whose suggeations and counsel the Emperor is
not always indifferent. One of these sections, in which
Prince Napoleon is foremost, oppuees the recognition
by France of the Confederate :hates, but is in favour
of French mediation between England and the Wash.
ington tlovernnient ; the other contends that France
should go with England in exacting satisfaction for the
late outrage, and in the immediate recognition of the
Southern State., for it is alleged that what has happened
to the Trent may happen to. row to • French
vessel, and that French iadustry also severely sutlers
from the blockade of the cottowgrowing States.
W.thAteg PREPARATIONS AT Tilt TuWEB —The
greatest activity has prevailed since Saturday last at
the Tower of London, where the whole of the workmen
and labourers employed in the various departments
Ihave been engaged from an early hour in the morning
until a lute hour at night in packing up fire-arms and
every kind of article necessary for active service
abroad. On Sunday the interior of the ancient
garrison presented an unusual and bustling appearance,
in consequence of an or.!er which had been recnved
Irons the officials of the War Office to prepare for
immediate transmission 25,000 stand of arms, which
were packed in boles, containing 30 rifles each, with
the usual adjuncts. The men worked throughout the
whole of Sunday in packing, and late the same night
eight barges were filled with boxes, which were con-
veyed to Woolwich for shipment to Canada, Quebec,
and other places. On Monday evening a similar
amount of firearms, Ac., was conveyed to Woolwich,
and on Wednesday preparations were being made for
the transiiii,sion 14 every kind of the munitions of war
down the river in barges and other craft, which were
conveyed by steam tugs to the several Government
depots, where orders had been received to forward
without delay every kind of defensive miasile. Ad-
ditional hands have been employed daily in the various
departments of the Tower, which has not assumed sash
a bustling appearance for many years.

Arrrorrgo limns or • MOTHIER.—At the St.
Helen's police-court, on Friday, a tall, desperate, and
ferocious-looking fellow of the name of Charles Lyon,
aged 45 years, was charged before Richard Pilkington,
Esq., a ith attempting to murder has aged mother, a
hard-working and reepectelde old woman, named Mary
Lyon, at Prescot. The poor old woman was brought to
the court in a cab, and appeared before the bench with
her right arm b:.n.laged. She was evidently in • weak
rind exhausted etrte. The prisoner was arraigned with
both hands handcuffed, and displayed a savage coun-
tenance. The mother was accommodated with a seat
near the bench, and then narrated the eircurnetauces as
follows :—My name is Mary Lyon, and I am 74 years
of age. I am lodging with Ann Rose, in Brown's-
square, iti Prescot. The prisoner, Charles Lyon, who
is about 45 years of age, is my son ; he returned from
transportation about eight months ego, having been
transported 15 years ago to Australia for shooting at
one of the Earl of Derby's gamekeepers, named %Vain-
wright. I sent him money to bring him back, and since
his return he has constantly abused me, and often
threatened to take my life. Last night, about seven
o'clock, he entered my lodgings with. knife open in his
hand, and swore he would have my life, brit I ran out
and down the street and took refuge in Mr. Atherton'e
shop, where I fainted and was carried honie again.
About ten o'clock, when I wax sitting by the fire,
talking to Elizabeth Rose and Ellen Wooky, he came
to the door, which was locked, and burst it open with a
kick, and ran at me, using dreadful language. I got
up end ran into the pantry. He followed sue and got
me down, and I pat my head into a whisket and held
my arms up to my neck to prevent his cutting my
throat. I felt a knife cut across my ann, and their was a
deep gull, which bled much. [Here the prisoner
exclaimed to hi, mother, "Oh, you old witch."]
Thinking he had killed me, (min what one of the women
said, lie went out, and a doctor was sent for. Whilst I
was down in the pantry he kicked ins very much about
the body, bench • cutting me with the knife. When he
fleet began he asked for two watches which he said were
his, and which I have not. (The prisoner here said,
" Ay, and I'll have akin to.") The witness continued—
lie has run inc out with a knife before, and some these
ago I took out • sun.moni from the magistrates for him,
lust he begged so hard, and cried, that I forgave him.
(Here the prisoner said, Oh, you old fornicator, you
will go k— as sure an you are born.") I sin afraid
of him, and have been a long time. and murder ice lie
will. The knife produced with blood on, is his.—
Elizabeth Rose, a widow, who lives next door, and
Ellen Woosey, both corroborated the old woman as to
his attempt to cut her throat; end when they got him
sway by crying out he had killed her, she fainted
and was very weak after. The prisoner, who refused
either to question the witnemos or to make any state-
ment in his defence, was then committed to take his
trial at the emitting aasizes for attempting to murder his
mother.—Lee.fs Mercury.
ANOTHER TRADE OUTRAGE AT SHEFEIELD.—AT-
TEMPT To IILoW Ur A MANDEACTORT.—WhiIe the
horrible details of the outrage in Acorn-street are still
fresh in the public mind anotherdeed °flawless violence
bas been committed, which will throw fresh disgrace
upon the town. The outrage we are about to record,
however, has not resulted in injury to life, but a
large amount of valuable property has been imperilled.
It apjears on Sunday morning, at breakfast time, a
man namml John Bohington, engine tenter at the
works of Mr. Harry Houldsworth, crinoline manufac-
turer. New George-street, Sheffield Moor, went to his
master's premises for the purpose of inspecting Alm
machinery. Very shortly after entenng the works
he found that an attempt had been made during the
night to blow up the place. On going into • room
which is let off to a man named Pattieon he fouud the
window shattered to Mewl., the hearth stone broken,
and the joists of the fluor lifted out of their places
and one or two of them broken. He went into the
machine room, and there Newt that the joists of the
floor had been lifted up, and the framework of the
door forced out of its place. It was evident that the
explosion had proceeded from the lower story, and on
going thither the man found his surmises confirmed.
The usual Mitt ument .4 destruction used in such cases,
too clearly showing thensturs and origin of the outrage,
was found. On the cellar floor was • large milk ean,
caoable .4 containing about • quart, which had been
r.onined full of gunpowder, and hai been thrown, with
• fusee attached, into the cellar. The explosion took
place about four o'clock. but from the gale .4 wind
which blew at the time it was scarcely heard by the
neighbour... It would have been much more destruc-
tive in its effects but for the open construction of the
premises, which gave 11,. explosion full vent. As it is,
however, the building hu bete very reriouely injored.
The outrage is. of *mese, 011 of those lawless crimes
which °mutate in the organis.toon of o,.uie of the trades
unions of Sheffield—crimee which ere constantly occur.
log, and with wl ich the pollee. owing to the nnpene-
tnible eecrecy which shroud these transactions, are
unable to deel. It appears thet a grinder, woo is •
sort of "little master," as the load term is, and who
generallv works at Mr. Houldsworth's has been ill for
some days. lie has been at venanee with the union on
several points, but has continued his salmeription.
Threatening letters have been sent to him. hut he dis-
regarded them. A few days ago lie was taken ill, and
in his place caine a man who is not a meniber of the
union. Hence the outrage we have described, The
two unfortunete women who were injured by the
explosion in .Aeorn•street are still lingering in very great
suffering, with small hope, in one case, of recovery,
whilst the other (Mrs. O'Rourke) has been given up as
almost hopeless.

POST•OFFICE SAVING'S SANILS.—Two hundred addi-
tional Post-Aloe Savings flanks were opened on the 9th
ult.; and about the same number will be opened on
the 16th, tand and the 30th el the present month.