The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-07-23 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ALDERHOLT.  Airizes'  ---- ----On Friday the children of St. James's wheel were kindly treated to • day's festivity by the hcepitable owner of Alderholt Park—G. Churchill, Esq. About 70 or Si) walked in procession to the Park, where they were met by the Squire, his lady, and family, who appeared highly pleased with their clean and healthy appearance. Various youthful games were then indulged in, and afterwards • bountiful supply of tea and plum cake was given them, to which they did full justice, and again resorted to enjoy the sports of cricket, singing, &c. Before separating each child had • glass of wine. A large party of the clergy and gentry of the neighbourhood were present, and all appeared highly delighted with the day's proceedings.  TRIAL FOR IdURDZIL—At the Anises, held on Friday last at Chehusford, before Mr. Justice Wightman, .Vartha Speacer Wearer was charged with the wilful murder of • child, named John Leibson, at Danbury, by strangling him with a shawl. The particulars et the ease have already appeared. The jury, after being absent two hours, returned a verdict of Gully, and the learned judge passed sentence of death upon the unhappy woman in the usual manner. EXTRAORDINARY CARE or lione-5:4 Arent NO. —On Tuesday last considerable sensation was created in Wrexham, by a report that four persons were in custody upon a charge of attempting to remove a body from • grave in the church burial ground. On inquiry the report proved correct, sad as the following particulars will show, the charge (as far at least as three of the prisoners are concerned) was one of the most disgraceful that has ever been brought before the borough bench. The names of the prisoners were, Mary Barry, Cornelius Quin, Hobert Manning, and William Manning. The first named prisoner, from her behaviour in the box, and from the statement of those who knew her, wes apparently suffering from some mental derangement. Tie poor woman (a widow) was under the delusion that her deceased son could not rest in an English burial ground, and wished to remove him to one in Ireland, to lay him, as she expressed it, "by his father's ride." The Dime men, for some pecuniary remuneration, had undertaken to assist her, and had it not been that they were disturbed by a person passing the ground at the time, there is no doubt but that they would have been successful in completing their disgraceful engagement. Ou Wednesday last the four prisoner's were brought before the Mayor (John Clark, Eaq.), when • witness stated that he was passing the grave-yard about 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning, when he heard • oohs within. Shortly after he saw some men come over the wall, and walk in direction of the town. He was suspicious of their movements, and informed the police. On returning to the burial ground a grave was found about half open. The coffin was not removed. When the female prisoner was taken into custody, • rope, an iron chisel, and a lair box were found in her possession. The prisoners, with the exception of Quin, admitted the charge, and as Quin had been sworn to by a witness, they wets fully convicted. Mary Harry was committed for three months, Quin for two, and the Manning' for one niontli.—Maxchester Examiaer.