The Tamworth Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1875-01-09 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

WITO HC RAFT IN THE DARDANELLES. mean by hag-riding 7—Defendant : A person that A trial which has just takenplace in the Criminal comes and terrifies others by night—The Bench: nave you been troubled by her since you drew her Court of the Dardanelles shows that the belief in il blood ?_Defendant: Not so much, but my hush. nd witchcraft still exists very geuerally in the East. Ike and I'll draw it again for her if she does not Five individuals of Ayios-Strati, singled out from amongst the primates of the island, have been , j leave me alone.—The Bench: We shall stop 3ou from doing that for winie time to come.—Defendtried for cruelty to " witches," aria the case was ant: Complainant said she wished she had a clearly proved. The defence set up was that the ; good stick for me.—The Bench: Which would j people of Ayios-Strati had beon worked up to a pitch of uncontrollable fury by the preaching of have served you right. —Defendant : I have been obliged to leave Lympsham because she terra fanatical caloyer, and that they would fled me so —The Bench: But what does she do infallibly have killed the woman whom the priest to you ?—Defei.dart : Why, I cannot stand some. had denounced as having caused the destruction of th-ir crops. The accused pleaded times, or do anything.—The Bench: Do you see her when she terrifies you 7—Defendant: Yes, I that, as the island contains neither a military nor a police force, they, in conjunction with the Turkish base sees her many times at night, but she does not come bodily.—The Bench: How then 7—De. mudir, interfered to save the lives of the supposed fendant : Why, spiritually. Langhter.)—The witches. This could only be done , y promising toi Bench: It is a sad state of things to believe in such inflict severe puni hment on the objects of the superstition, as you do, in the nineteenth century. public indignation. The above explanation was —The Clerk: How does the counp4inant app way, ear to ace pted as an extenuating plea, and the primates on 7—Defendant: In a nasty, evi spirituid were sentenced to only six mouths' imprisonment. niakin g a nasty ncit•e.—The Bench imposed a fine yt; The Turki-h mudir, who was equally culpable, has of le. for the assault, and bound defendant over to not even been called before the court, and the fines be of good conduct for one month, for using the imposed on the husbands of the "witches '' have threat she had in court not been refunded. With the provincial administration it is a traditional rule that money which has, rightfully or wrongfully, entered its coffers cannot be returned.  --..- THE DUKE OF NOINFoIIi AND THE PRlESTnoon.—The London *respondent of the Leeds Mercury writes • "Some-few days ago some of the morning papers announced that the Duke of Norfolk was about to hand over his property to his ' brother and devote the rest of his life to officiating las a Roman Cathol.c priest I have the best 1 authority for contradicting this highly p,cturesque statement' and I do so more the more willingly that 1 ' , r believe the Duke is of opinion that such rumours should be allowed to die a natural death. A natural death, however, does not always supervene. I con eider it better to give the report a happy despatch." THE NATIONAL AGRIeULTURAL LA BOUREBS' ITsinrir.—Mr. 'Henry Taylor, the general secretary, on Saturday arrived at the Central Offices, Leamington, from Isis official visit to Canada, where he has sp, nt three months inspecting various parts of the Dominion, and obtaining information as to their suitableness as fields of emigration for agricultural labourers. Mr Taylor will shortly prepare lan official report, which will be submitted for the ' consideration of the Executive Committee. Mr. Taylor, during his voyage home in Jhe Dominion Steamship, was hurled across the deck by a violent larch of the vess,l during rough weather, and injured his left side. He is recovering from the effects, and is otherwise in excellent health. Mona RUFFIANISM AT LIVERPoOL. At the Liverpool Police Court, on Monday, two roughs, tamed Martin Killhorn and Joseph Kennedy, were charged with committing a highway robbery on a young man named Smith, and robbing 1 him of his cap. It appears the prosecutor was passing r.long Fontenoy street, near the scene of 1 the recent Tithebarn street murder, when the prisoners accosted him, and demanded some money. IL-loon his refusing, they knocked him down and kicked him severely. They were both sent for trial at the assizes.  AN TJNKNOWN MAN FOr'ND