Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1881-06-24 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

THE B.RADLAUGH CAS.  The argamente in the case of Clarke,. Bradlangh in the Queen's Bench Division were resumed and concluded on Tuesday. Mr. Bradlangh continued his contention that the issue of the writ was a judicial proceeding, and that no cause of action had arisen when it was issued. Sir Flardinge Gifford, for plaintiff, having replied, Mr. Justice Denman was of opinion that the demurrer must be overruled. Mr. Justice Williams concurred. Judgment accordingly. Notice of appeal was given.  During a parade of Barnutn's menagerie and circus in Salem, Massachugeotts, 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, " general stampede of the the immense throng of spectators, even the unterrified small boys seeking refuge up lamp-posts and trees, The keepers succeeded however, in recapturing the scaly monsters without Injury or loss."  Her Majesty entered upon the 45th year of h.r reign on Monday, having wended the throne on the 20th Jun, 1837. _ _  Mr. Gladstone will next year celebrate his Parliamentary jubilee. Elected for Newark in December, 18311, he will have spent his BO years next December twelvemonths.  —The irkrest ladian 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 e;citement, A. boy, named John Balton. 13 years of ago, at the TYpe 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, smashing one of the seats. The poor lad, who was terribly injured, lingered until Sunda/ afternoon, when he died. A numerously attended meeting of the engine driver* and firemen in the employ of the London and South. Western Itsilway at Nine elms was held at the Duke of Cambridge, Thorn-rosd, South Lambeth, last night, to consider the unsatisfactory manner in which they were being worked. Complaints were made as to the payment of Sunday work, of the bad arrangements for relieving men from duty, of promot on being made by favouritism instead of by seniority and merit, as the directors bad decided, and of the long hours which had to be worked on some of the trips. It was unanimously resolved :—" That a memorial embodying the complaints of the men and the remedies required for the same be prepared and forwarde4 to the 4ostil of Directors through the Looomotive Sim? inten&nt. Mr. Adams." Ab Woolwich, on Wednesday, gdward °leveller. g. 44 W. was charged with violently Resulting his wife, whose face was covered with bruises, She said that he (tame home the previous night and told 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 orAyers and prepare for eternity, and then began to beat ; —h his fists in a most fel ocious manner, until her ner —hi in the neighbours and enabled her be rams brouk... •.A constable said that the escape through a wio, r.e4ss, was oovered be meant to c;imoplabiluoaondt,, awadhothwaut the hperriso:n!:r es 4t-Oh, r to the uid "I have nothing to say." Mr. Balguy t Nothing to say for u" ssuwa ilng question.for her" theliprie ewonagernoint .claruenut.enlninaannns owre beating your wife nearly to dejith I Prisoner t 1 can hear you. Mr. Baloy : Then yOtt will be sentenced to ix months' bald Mow%