The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1881-06-24 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE BRADLA UGH CASE.  The arguments in the case of Clarke v. Bradlaugh in the Queen's Bench Division were resumed ar d concluded on Tuesday. Mr. Bradlauch continued his contention that the issue of the writ was a judicial proceeding, and that no c use of action had arisen when it was issued. Sir Harding° Gifford, for plaintiff, having replied, Mr. Justice Denman was of opini m that the demurrer must be overruled. Mr. Justice Williams concurred. Judgmelit accordingly. Notice of appeal was given.  During a parade of Darnum's menagerie and circus in Salem, Massachussetts, a week or two ago, the six horses drawing the big glass cage that held 40 serpents of various sizes became unmanageable and ran away. The cage was smashed and the streets strewn with a medley of anacondas, boa-constrictors, and other reptiles. There was, an American paper says, "a general stampede of the the immense throng of spectators, even the unterriiied small boys seeking refuge up lamp-posts and trees. The keepers succeeded however, in recapturing the scaly monsters without injury or loss. Sir Majesty entered upon the 45th year of lir reign on Monday, having ascended the throne on the 20th Jury, 1837. Mr. Gladstone will next year celebrate hiq perils. mentary jubilee. Elected for Newark in December, 1832, he will have spent his 50 years next December twelvemonths. The West Indian mail steamer Haytein has run down to Nova Scotian barque at sea. No men were drowned, but the captain of the steamer died in an hour afterwards from excitement A boy, named John Baston, 13 years of age, at the Tyne Theatre, on Saturday night, was sitting on the outer rail of the gallery, when he overbalanced himself and fell with a crash into the pit, mewling one of the seats. The poor lad, who was tvribly injured, lingered until Sunday af tern& n, when he died. A numerously att-nded meeting of the engine drivers and firemen in the employ of the L nylon and South. Western 11. til way at Nine Elms was held at the Doke of Cambridge. Thorn-to id, S tuth Lambeth, last night, to .neider the unsati-factory manner in whhl th-y were being worked. C aupl ins wero made as to the payment of Sunday wok, of the had arrangemmti fr relieving men from dutv, of primot oo b •ing male by f avouri •i sm instead of by s •niority and meat, as the directors had decided, and of the log hours which had to be worked on some of the trips. It was unanimously resolved :—" That a metnorial embodying the complaints of the men and the remedies ri quired for the same he prepare I and forwarded to the B ard of Direc.ors through the Locomotive Soperintend. nt, Mr. Adams." At Wo il,wich, on Wednesday, Edward Cleverley, aged 29, was chtirged with violently aesaillt'ng his wife, whose face was covered with bruises. She said that he came home the previnu night and toll her to kneel down and pray, for that he meant to murder her. He searched for a knife without finding one, but again told her to say her prayers And prepare for eternity, and then bran to beat her with his fists in a most ferocious manner, nntil her sr em brought in the neighbours and enabled her to escape through a window. A constable said that the complainant, who was in her nig,it-dret•s, WAS covered with blood, and that the prisoner said he meant to "swing for her." He was not dtunk. In answer to the usual question, the prisoner in a sullen manner said "I have nothing to say." Mr. Balgny : Nothing to say for beating 90111' wifo nearly to death? Prisoner: I can hear you. Mr. Balguy : Then you will be aeuteneed to ix months' hard labour.