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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1858-01-19 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

RIIDIO. Several arrests are being made from day to day. The proceed, ings before the Jugs d'lnatruction are kept secret.  WE are enabled this week to give a brief and connected narrative of recent events in India, of which only detached messages were available in our last issue. The full details which have come to hand, are some of them, indeed, of the most striking interest. General WINDHAM, it appears defeated on the 26th November, the troops of Koour Singh, whom the Gwalior Contingent had sent on as an advanced guard. On the following day he was surprised by the whole force of the Gwalior Contingent, 14,000 strong, with a numerous cavalry and 40 guns, and was driven back to his intrenchmenta, leaving his standing camp, stores, camp equipage, and the entire station of Cawnpore in the possession of the enemy. Her Majesty's 64th, one of General HA vsLocx's victorious regiments, charged and carried a battery in the centre of the enemy's line, but not being supported they were surrounded and almost cut up. Brigadier WILSON was killed, and several officers were tali en prisoners, three of whom are known to have been mutilated and murdered,—one having been beaten to death, another broken on a cart-wheel, and another hanged on the gallows erected by General NalLa for the punishment of the mutineers. Six Cour( CAMPBELL, who had succeeded by a night march in withdrawing the women and children, the sick and wounded, the garrison and the State prisoners from Lucknow without loss, arrived at Cawnpore on the 29th. He had heard the firing I at a distance, and pressed on his force with such rapidity that he marched 43 miles in 31 hours. Leaving all incumbrances on the Oude side of the river, he crossed, and after a brief but decisive engagement swept the enemy out of their position in front of our intrenchments, and kept them at bay with his heavy guns until he had sent the women and children to Allahabad. On the 6th December, his preparations having been completed, Sir COLIN gave the enemy battle. He commenced by shelling them out of the native town and then attacked them with the rifle. Their loss was fearful, and their whole army of 14,000 men fled in utter confusion. They were pursued by General HOPE GRANT, who caught them as they were beginning to cross the Ganges, and completely routed them with the loss of 15 guns, their wagons, stores, grain, baggage, bullocks, and munitions of war. SIR COLIN CAMPBELL has left General OUTRAN with a division at the Alumbagh, and is believed to be still at Cawnpore, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements. The 34th and 73d Native Infantry have mutinied at Challigatory and Dacca, and thus the Bombay army is extinguished with the exception of a few disarmed corps. In addition to these details of recent events, the Mail has brought General INGLis's Report of the Defence of Lucknow, of which it is sufficient to say, in the language of the
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1858-03-09 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

WILLES.) . .  Samuel Goddard was indicted for the manslaughter of John Rumney, at Yateley, and Joseph Goddard and John Gearing were indicted for having aided and abetted Samuel Goddard. Mr. H. T. Cole was oonnsel for the prosecution, and Mr. W. M. Cooke appeared for the prisoners. The three prisoners were young labourers, and on the 20th of February they and the deceased were drinking at a publichouse. They were very good friends. Joseph Goddard, who was no relation to Samuel Goddard, WAS courting Rumney's sister, who, it would seem, had the nickname of the "Black Heifer." About 10 o'clock they were all joking together, when Samuel asked Joseph how the black heifer was. This seems to have roused the ire of Joseph, who asked Ritinney whether he meant to stand that. Romney then challenged Samuel to fight, but Samuel refused. Joseph, however, insisted that he should fight, and pulled him off his seat. The men then went out of doors and stripped to fight. Joseph seconded Rumney, and Gearing did the same office for Samuel. They fought four rounds, and Rumney had time best of it. Samuel then asked for his clothes, which were given to him, and he appeared to be fumbling at his pocket. Romney came up and said he would shake hands with him and be as good friends as ever. Samuel said "I shan't shake hands with you, and will never be friends with you again." Joseph said, "Hit him again." They then had another round; Samuel was knocked down, and Ruinney staggered and fell down, apparently insensible. The lookers-on went to him, and in a few minutes he complained of his stomach. They undid his trouser, and found a wound in the lower part of his stomach. The blood was flowing. Rutnney said, "Oh ! my poor belly; Samuel Gedflard stabbed main the last round, I shall die." They fetched his father and mother. A surgeon was sent for and examined Rumney. There was • stab in the abdomen. He administered stimulants, but in • few hours Rummy sank, and he died. Samuel was in the habit of carrying • clasp-knife. The learned Judge said that persons who were present at a fight were not &memory to the offence of manslaughter caused by one of the oombatanta stabbing the other. Joseph Goddard and Gearing were only parties to a fight with fists. Mr. Cooke then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners. It was clear that Samuel Goddard had been compelled to fight, hut there was no evidence to show that Goddard had stabbed the demised. The wound might have arisen in other ways. Mr. Justice Willes summed up. The jury returned • verdict of Guilty against Samuel Goddard and acquitted the other prisoners. The learned judge observed that it was a case which bordered on murder. He WAS sorry to find that these dastardly acts were so oommom. He must endeavour to protect the public, and should therefore sentence the prisoner to 10 years' penal servitude.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1858-04-13 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ASSASSINATION 01 A TILADVSMAN AT PORTSMOUTH. —April B.—in reference to the eirerun,stances attending the death of Daniel Hart, alias Howard, a draper, carrying on badness here, it will be remembered that shortly before midnight on Saturday, the 13th of March, a man went to the house of a Mrs. Vick, in St. Thomas's-street, where the deceased lodged, and demanded to see him, and that on presenting himself st the hall door, the assassin shot him through the heart, with what appears to have been a air-gun. The murderer at the time escaped, and the Government offered s reward of £lOO for his apprehension. Information, however, has been received , by the police during the past week which has led to the arrest of the deceased's brother, Edwin Hart, a clerk in the employment of Mr. Swainann, the Admiralty coroner. The evidence of Mrs. Vick at the coroner's inquest was to the effect that the man who shot the deceased was dressed in a glased waterproof coat, and that he had on a slouched hat made of similar material. The person upon whose testimony the prisoner has been arrested is a beerhouse keeper.. carrying on business in Pennystreet, a retired thoroughfare in the borough, and her evidence has been taken by the magistrates privately to-day. She states that shortly after I? o'clock on the night in question a man dressed exactly in the manner described by Vick knocked at her door and asked to be supplied with some beer. She did not know his name, neither had she seen him before. Ocinbeiiel being taken to Mr. Swainson's office she at once re the prisoner as being the same MAIL She said that she had to procure a light to obtain change from the till for the 6d. which he tendered to her in payment of the beer, and that, therefore, she saw his face distinctly, and observed upon it a sear similar to one which is upon the face of the prisoner. Hart, on the other hand states positively that he was not in Portsmouth on the night referred to. It I said that the deceased and the prisoner (both illegitimate children by the same mother) were known to be at enmity, and that since the murder the latter has manifested considerable anxiety to obtain poesessica of the money now in the custody of the eupenntendent of polioe. The case was to be brought befoca the magistrates again on Saturday. The annual general meeting of the Southampton. Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday evening, when the directors' report of the business of the past year and the progress and prospects of the commerce of the port was reviewed. Lord Brougham's new Bankruptcy Bill, giving load jurisdiction in eases of bankruptcy, gre. to Southampton and all towns more than SO miles from London, was considered. Also Lord St. Leonard's Law of Property Amendment Bill. The seven directors who retired by rotation were malectett vis.—Mesars. Wilcox, M.P., J. R. tebbing, P. Colson J. Watkins, Thomas Hill, W. C. Westlake, nail DDavie. Several new membees were elected.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1860-01-17 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

GOVERNMENT PRENENT.—A very beautiful present is about to be made by the Government to N. Tchokar, a gentlemen of Bucharest, as an acknowledgement of the hospitality and courtesy exhibited by him towards Sir Henry Ilulwer, in the year 1857. N. Tchokar placed his house at the disposal of the English representative, and as he refused to accept of any recompense when Sir Henry left, it has been though right to make an acknowledgment. The present consiate of a magnificent and valuable silver inkstand. The centre is composed of a finely modelled representation of a Wallachian gentleman and his horse, the latter standing underneath a palm tree, the emblem iif peace. A more perfect piece of workmanship has never been executed by Mr. I'. F. Hancock, of Bruton-atreet, to whom the task was intrusted. It is worth while to pay • visit to Mr. Hancock's eatablid -lit, if only to inspect such a tasteful and beautiful specimen of art manufacture. Poisogist; A I long inviry was csncluded on Monday before the coroner at the Swan Hotel, Petworth, respecting the death of the illegitimate child of Harriet Moore, a girl of twenty, an inmate of the Petworth Union, who, it is alleged. gave the deceased white precipitate. It Wll4 proved that the prisoner bad purcha.ed precipitate at a chyinist's shop, and that the chill had suffered intense pain before its death. Dr. Taylor, of Guy's Hospital, who examined the contents of the stomach of the deceased infant, deposed that he f lan insoluble compound of mercury which bad all the 'amens of white precipitate. From the explanat. of Dr. Taylor it appeared that this was an extraordinary case, from the fact of white precipitate having been so rarely administered intenially ; lie knew of only one case, and that was at Chelmsford Assizes, 12 years ago, in which he was engaged. The patient had taken twenty-five grains and recovered. The whole point was this—whether the system possessed sufficient strength to throw it off by 'ling. The jury, after consulting about an hour, returned unanimously a verdict of •• Wilful Murder " against Harriet Moore, who was coolmined for trial at the next spring AlltiZeS, to be held at Lewes.  APPEASING A Gui.tv royaciEllett.—A young lady travelling f Doncaster to Halifax about eight years ago had the mifortune to have her pocket picked of a purse containing 12s. The young lady was not a little surprised a few days ago to receive the following letter :—" Madam, I believe you lost a purse some years ago in a railway carriage. I believe that I found it, and was leaving the country at the same time. hay• lug since returned and inquired, I have found your then address. I therefore enclose you a£3 Rank of England note (and send it to the clergyman of the place where you then resided), which I think will pay the contents of the purse with interest. I ion sorry I have kept it so long, but could not avoid it. 11--',  Tar
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1860-08-21 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

MYSTERIOUS MURDER.  On Friday afternoon last it was discovered that a murder had been committed at No. 9, Grove-road, Stepney, a short distance front the Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow-road. It appears that the deceased was a widow lady named Mary Emsley, aged about 70 years, who up to the time of her death was in possession of immense landed property, situated at Stratford, Bow, Bethnal-green, Victoria Park, and other parts fif the east end of the metropolis. She bad a number of agents and collectors, who were carrying her large 'unix of money weekly. arising front rents and other property which she held since the death of her husband, a large contractor and brickinaker, well known at that part of Loudon for his eccentric habits. The deceased had not. been seen ny the neighbours for some flaya, and • collector named Walter Elam, sent his son, as far back as Tuesday morning last, for two brass taps which he was to put on to two waterbutts at two of her houses. The boy called, and each flay since Emma had repeatedly sent and called, but after various visits, and knocking on each occasion loudly, no one answered the door. Emma accordingly communicated the fact to Mr. Rose, the deceased's solicitor, of Change. alley, Cornhill, who, with Mr. Whittaker and another gentleman named Faith,procetaled to the house, in company with • police-constable of the K division. They climbed the wall and made an entry at the back door. They searched the lower part of the house, which seemed in considerable confusion, and upon reaching one of tl.e rooms on the second floor they discovered the deceased lying dead, with the top part of her bead forced in. There was a large wound of the scalp. 1111,1 I blood had flowed copiously from the injury, which had been inflicted a flay or two by sonic hard sulistanee. The floor was besmeared with blood, and it is supposed that the deceased had been killed by some burglars who had entered the premises to get her cask The deceased kept large sums in the house, although she bad an account at one of the city banks. A nieraenger was immediately sent for Mr. Gill, a sur. geon of the flow-road, and other gentlemen, but they were unable to render any assistanne. Subsequently Inspectors Kerrisey and Haynes, of the K dieinion. proceeded to the house and made a minute search, and it is fully believed that the deceased had been murdered by some burglars, who hail taken away a large sum of money. The deceased's boxes and drawers had, no doubt, been ransacked by the thieves, and a great amount of property had been removed. The deceased lived alone and had no servants, but she was well known as of miserly habits, dirty, and intent. perate, although she was • woman who carried on exten• sire dealings with energy and acuteness. The deceased was in the receipt of an income fruits her property amounting to about }.:5,000 per annum.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1860-02-21 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

PROCURING A YUTURI SUPPLY.  As yours is the only Agricultural Journal in the West of England, and is necessarily extensively read, there will be no doubt a great number who may occasionally differ from me on perusing the letters which through your kindness I shall have the honour of laying before them; yet, as I only mention the result of experience, I trust my observations may not be quite worthless. The present season, although severe, is not an uncommon one in this country. It is not the Bret time that turnips have been rotten and the grass cut up by the frost, neither is it the worst that I have known, for this reason, hay is plentiful, and although sheep will not live on that alone it must be of great assistance. The farmer is always ready to say the weather is the cause of this and that, but lam quite sure, that bad management has had more to do with the perished turnips than the weather. It was the too free use of artificial manures, such as superphosphateu which forced the roots lOU much as to cause them to rot, suit as it is my wish to condemn what wont pay, I will here state that it is wrung to lay out much money iii manures for turnips intended for winter and spruig feed, it is batter to lay it out in cake or corn, and the sheep will do better for the same outlay, and I sin fully convinced the succeeding corn crop will be improved. The cruse of the mangold crop being in many cases quite spoiled was not through the weather, but owing to stacking them when they were not in a proper condition; the frost would not seriously injure them whilst growing, and a little patience sae all that was required, for had time been given the roots would have recovered before being pulled up. I think I have said enough about thu cause of the scarcity of sheep•food in this locality. I will now endeavour to point out the best way of getting out of the difficulty. It is quite clear that although the weather may change and cause a rapid growth, the fact of being obliged to stock certain fields earlier than usual, will prove that it will be a very long time before the scarcity will entirely cease to be felt, for supposing this field of grass, or that of vetches, has to be fed a fortnight before quite tit, the fact of being murdered in infancy will cause scarcity to continue. My advice is to keep up the condition of the sheep as much as possible, by placing them earlier than usual in any meadow or piece of tares that may have a little keep; and in order to provide a succession, loess no tone in sowing winter oats, and winter tares on the best piece of land available, and continue this till vou are sure that you will have keep enough. Nothing will be lust by this plan beyond the sued, and, perhaps, a little extra labour ; for by sowing the best laud, turnips may succeed, and by feeding the tam that are now on the land earlier than usual sweats may be sown after them instead of in their usual place,
The Slaithwaite Guardian and Colne Valley News. — 1903-05-15 (Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England)

ELLAND WOMAN DISCARDS CRUTCHES. GIVEN UP BY THE DOCTOR, BUT CURED BY MR. BOYES.  Particulars of one of the most remarkable and 1 speedy of Mr. G. A. Boyes' many startling cures were gleaned by a Press representative the other day. Happening to be in the neighbourhood of Elland tipper Edge, Fixby, near Huddersfield, he 1 called upon Mrs. James Dyson Walker, who resides there, having previously been informed by several neighbours that she had derived great beiiefit from Mr. Boyce' treatment. That gentleman's name was almost unknown in the district until a short time ago, but now, after what ho has ' succeeded in doing for Mrs. Walker, it is upon 1 everybody's lips, in fact, the newspaper reporter, being a complete stranger, was mistaken for one of his assistints, and, more than once, was requested to examine limbs affected with rheumatism. He had, of course, to acknowledge that it would not be the slightest use, as he had not made a study of the complaint. All the same he rather envied Mr. Boyce and his increasing popularity. Mrs. Walker readily acceded to the reporter's request to acquaint him with details of her case. She was, she said, seized with a severe attack of sciatica at the beginning of the present year. For seven long, weary weeks she was in the doctor's hands, and during that time consumed no fewer than twelve bottles of medicine. But relief came not. " The pain," said Mrs. Walker, "was almost more than I could boar. I could not help screaming out, and I was compelled to do so to such an extent that my husband said, 'had we le2n living on the roadside folks would have thought we wcre murdering you.'" "Were you able to perform your household duties? " queried the reporter. a' Oh. no," replied Mrs. Walker; "I could not do anything, and I had to be lifted in and out of bed. I could only get about the house with great difficulty, and with the aid of a couple of sticks." At the end of seven weeks the doctor gave her up, saying that her case would require time and better weather. For three weeks she did without any treatment, and got infinitely worse. Then she resolved to give Mr. Boyce a trial, seeing accounts of his cures in the Huddersfield Examiner. Mr. Boyes was induced to visit her by her brother, who hyl previously received great benefit horn the well-known specialists treatment. After Mr. Boyce had diagnosed the case, he said that Mrs. Walker would be able to step out within a fortnight, notwithstanding the doctor's assertion that time and better weather would be required. "And it was so," she remarked emphatically. 'Everything he has said has come true. He told me when I should be able to throw the sticks away, and I did it. I can now, after six weeks of his treatment, walk about unaided, and can also do mast of my duties." Suiting the action to the word, she walked across the floor with just a slight limp, saying meanwhile, "I shall always have to praise Mr. Boyce, lam sure I shall." Mr. Boyce will be in attendance at the Victoria Hall, Mudderstiold, to-day (Friday), from 2-30 to 8 p.m.
The Slaithwaite Guardian and Colne Valley News. — 1903-09-18 (Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England)

BUCKLEY BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. Late on Wednesday afternoon Buckley was brought before Colonel Greenwood, Messrs. J. A. Brooke and J. E. Willans, and charged on suspicion with being concerned in the wilful murder of the two gamekeepers, Uttley and Kenyon. Superintendent Pickard said he had to ask for a remand. The prisoner was apprehended only the previous night at Moorsids, Oldham. From the inquiries the police had made they found that the prisoner was seen on the moors by the elder Kenyon on the day of the murders. When he left his son the latter went in the direction of the prisoner, and he was never seen again alive. Mr. J. If. Sykes (the magistrates' clerk) : You have not your witnesses ready here to-day. Superintendent Pickard : No, only the father, James Kenyon. . .  Colonel Greenwood : We had batter hear what Kenyon says. Mr. Sykes: I suggest that Sergeant Leo should be heard first. Sergeant John Frederick Lee said that on Tuesday, the 15th of the present month, at seven p.m., I visited the house of the prisoner at Sholver Farm, Moorside, Oldham. I asked him to account for his movements on Wednesday, the 9th inst. Be said he was at home until 12 o'clock. He then left to go to the Buckstones Moor.. 'I said Friarniere Moor," protested the prisoner. "Don't interrupt now" said Mr. Sykes, " you will have an opportunity of speaking later." .4The prisoner further stated that he arrived on the moor at 2-20. About 3-20 he saw two men on the moors, neither of whom did he know. At 345 he shot a grouse. He killed it, but could not find it. He left the moors at five o'clock and reached his home at 5-30. I then cautioned him in the usual way, and charged him on suspicion of having caused the death of two gamekeepers, Robert Kenyon and William Utley. He replied, 'I am innocent. I admit being on the moors, but I never saw the gamekeepers.' That is all he said.'"  Prisoner: You say you apprehended me ?—Yes. Didn't you ask mo if I would come forward and try to clear up the matter.? You volunteered yourself. Mr. J. A. Brooke: Have you any objection to being remanded until Tuesday, the next Court day? Prisoner: lam at your disposal. If you think it worthy to remand me, of course you can do so. I say that I am innocent, and can find many a one who saw me that day. I never was on that moor, and I never saw the gamekeepers. I am not afraid of saying I NVELS on the moors, but there is many a one who was on that day who is. My wife fetched me back. She promised she would do 80, or I should not have been back as soon as I was.  Mr, J. A. Brooke (to the prisoner) : You are remanded until Tuesday. Prisoner: Is there any bail? Mr. Sykes : It is not usual in these cases. Prisoner: I shall be hero whether you grant it or not.  Directly he was taken away and lodged in the police station, and early yesterday morning conveyed to Wa,kefield Gaol.