The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1881-05-13 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

FRENCH ROMAN CATHOLICS IN WA IE.  The growing number of French Roman Catholic monastic establishments in North Wales is caueing no little excitement in that portion of the Principality. It seems that within a radius of 20 mites from Wrexham there are no fewer than seven of these houses, and all on an exter .ive scale. The Flint county prison at Mold. which recently came int ) possession of the Jesuits, is being prppared to reedy° • large number of the French reingeee. It is close to a still larger e.tablishment, bel)Dging to the Fran-iscan (Capuchin) Order of Friars, at Palits,aph, which is a seminary for priests. There are neatly 100 acres id Laaul Wongmg to the latter monastery.  eoocnre et lime.  THE freehold mansion in flolland.park, Kensington, fonmerly the residence of the late Mr. herjeant Parry, htu been sold for 1:6,550. • THE number of persons sentenced to death in England and Wales for murder in 1879 was 34, of whom 16 were executed; and in 1880, 28, of whom 13 were executed.  • THE Russian Gobs of May 4th contains an announcement to the effect that it is intended to abolish public executions. Loup ROWTON, Sir Nathaniel de Rothschild, and Sir Philip Rose (the late Earl Beaconsfield's representatives) attended at Buckingham Palace, on Thursday, by the Queen's command, and had an audience of Hei Majesty. As enginemant aged 34, named Howlett, was convicted at the Central Criminal Court on Thursday of attempting to murder the Master of the Workhouse in which he had been an inmate. He assaulted him in his sleep with a chopper, inflicting frightful injuries. The convict YAO sentenced to penal servitude for life. THOMAS SHAW has died at Gurteen, Castlebar, from. alcoholic poisoning. He made a bet that he would drink a tin-eanful of " potheen," and after consuming 9 quantity of it he fell down speechless, and expired in ar hour. Two hundred and fifty-eight fine healthy young troll( have been taken out of the trout-rearing stream at Sunbury by the Thames Angling Preservation Society, and placed in different portions of the Thames betweer Kingston and ‘Thertsey. Some of the fish were 12in. in length, and were hatched at Chertsey-bridge over twc years ago, THE Legislature of Kansas has prohibited, under heavy penalties, the use of wine at the Holy Communion, and, as might have been expected, the episcopal clergy of tilt State have taken the lead in vehemently denouncing thi: questionable enactment. A TERRIBLE crime is reported from Saint Venant, in the Pas de Calais. Early in the morning the house of a small farmer was discovered on fire. The flames were soon put out, but on entering the dwelling the firemen were horrified to find the charred bodies of the farmer, his wife, and daughter. At first it was thought they had been suffocated by the smoke, but on closer examination it was found that they had been murdered. The thieves, after robbing the house and killing the inmates, had evidently set tire to the premises in the hope of destroying all trace of their crime. _  A DESTRUCTIVE accident oecurred on Thurslay at Mon sal Dale, on the Midland Railway. The accident appears to have been caused through either the tire or the axletree of a London and North Western waggon' laden with pigIran, breaking off while the 6.30 Midland goods train was running from Buxton to Derby. A number of waggons were thrown off the rails; about nine were , "doubled up" and broken, and the contents of others were strewn about the line. Over 400 sleepers were smashed, and 200 iron chairs broken. The line was much ploughed up. The driver and stoker received no injury. THE Royal Agricultural Society s show in 1882 will be held at Reading. MDLLE SARAH BERNHARDT has completed her toar in the United States, where she gave 162 perforwance, producing 470,278 dollars gross receipts. MR. CONINGSBY DISRAELI (nephew of the late Earl of Beaconsfield) had the honour of being presented to the Queen by Lord Rowton on Frisky. A FIRE occurred on Saturday in Winton Castle, Haddingtonshire, occupied by the Dowager Lady Ruthven. One half of an addition made to the castle in 19', was  tlestroyed. THOMAS GRIFFITHS, a fizrner, brought an action in the Crewe County Court against another farmer named Peter Carter, for £5O damages for assault. The parties were at rent audit dinner together, and plaintiff refused to pay Ed. for drink whieh was said to be a customary payment. The plaintiff was then thrown down and hurt, and medical witnesses said he would never completely recover from hie injuries. A sum of E. 30 and costs was awarded. A