The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1862-12-04 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

LAW AND POLICE.  TRIAL Fos litnocrion.—A &arbor trial for ceded,' ties was began in the Coast of &chequer on Wednes' day, and brought to a odeee, for the present at least, on Thursday. A girl, named Emma Leig.h, swore positively that the girl lied been seduced by the ddeadasit, Major Thorp, wire on kis part swore as positively tbat in had never taken any liberty with the girl, and never was alone with her but once, when she came to his ledOngs to sak about a natation. In the face of this direst collides uf testiineay the jury were tumble to agree, and were &Whew& A policeman named Brown was nearly killed on Tooday evening at the Lyceum Theatre. A young men named Graham, who it seems, is Wane, and had been under the treatment of Dr. Forbes Wins/ow, was mast reprehensibly allowed by his Mends to go to the theatre by himself. While there be appears to have drunk brandy and water till he became completely maddened, when he attacked a poliesnoan on duty in the pit and stabbed him. The primmer was brought up at Bow-street police-court on Wednesday, and remanded. The policeman is lilted, to recover. Henry Sing was tried on Wednesday at the Central Criminal Court,for the murder of Barak Ann Day. The prisoner and the deceased bid lived together, but for some cause or other had 'separated. Oa the day when the alleged 111111141 K was couteritted Xing went to the Loam where Day wm living, and asked her to come back to him. She refused, and • struggle took place, in which abe received • wound is the abdomen from a chisel carried by tbe prisoner. Counsel in his behalf contended that the wound ems accidentally inflicted, and the jury, taking that view el the CUP, acquitted the primmer.  Tai lINIVIRRITY or OXFORD AND in, BANKRUPTCY Law. —The question, Will the University of Oxford confer degrees on bankrupts? which Lap arisen through some recent proceedings in the Viee-Clianeellor's Court, when Mr. C. H. Joberns, of St. John's, iniocciaully pleaded bankruptcy, was on Wednesday solved refusal of the authorities to confer on him the of Bachelor of Arts. It appears the peelleslusdee been gone through by Mr. Joberns, at the Canwesaillon House and he would have been dilly preesired and honoured with the B.A. degree but for the late:femme of an independent member of Convocation who the grace. Thia occurrence has caused retail= interest in university circles.  The Court of Versailles has Just beard and decided the civil claim arising out of the late duel in Paris. Mrs. Dillon, mother of the victim of the duel, and who was dependent upon him for her support, sought to recover from the Duo de Grammont-Caderoune an annuity of 4,000 francs, as compensation for the loss of her son. An effort was made on behalf of the defendant to reduce the damages, on the ground that the deceased had contributed mainly to bring about the event which led to his death. The cunt, however, did not enrolleesably mitigate the damages. It awarded to Mrs. Dillon an annuity, to be paid by the Duke, of 3,600 francs, with reversion to her two surviving lona, so long as they shall continue (as they are at present) In a slate of mental alienation.