Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1883-04-27 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

WOODEN-LEGGED man of Sheffield was tried at Leeds on.T.linraday for being in possession of counterfeit coin. o,b his leg being removed about a dozen counterfeit shillings were found concealed ender the pad. He had to undergo ten years penal servitude. THE old dodge of offering goods and animals for sale, getting the money and omitting to send anything in return, has Viettlitisea Miss Guise, daughter of Sir William Guise, who has been taken in by a professional cricketer, Henry Gina. The man got 30s. from the lady fur a dog, which he never sent. He pleaded poverty, and was committed for trial.  A "COMMERCIAL," Ebenezer Payne, has been detected in n shabby fraud, lie toiik a return ticket from Leeds to Batley, went on ti Bradley, and paid too difference of • single fare. Of course this was enough to excite suspicion, and he was watched. He rode f atm Bradley to Batley without paying, gave up his return half at Leeds, and had to pay 40s. for his dense stupidity. BRADFORD has elected a lady to the efflee of Guardian —ono whose labors through life have been devoted to the service of the poor. A SECULARIST has left about £3OO after his wife's death for the promotion of Secularism or Repablicanistn, and has appointed Bradlaugh an executor, but he has renounced. THE Court has gone into mourning for a fortnight fele the late Grand Duke of Mecicienbourgh, her Majesty 'a second cousin. THE death is reported of Mr. Joseph Rayner, town clerk of Liverpool. The salary of the office is i 13,000 a year. IN the House of Lords, on Thursday, most of the ClDservative Peers wore primroses in their button-holes. Conspicuous exceptions were found in the persons of ithe Marquis of Salisbury, the Duke of Richmond, and the Duke of Abercorn. WE regret to learn that the Dean of Windsor is lying seriously ill, at the Deanery, Winds ir. IT is now whispered Lady Florence Dixie was herself the victim of a most unwarrantable iiOAX, the perpotratote being two young gentlemen well known in society for their love of practical joking. IT is said that Mr. Marriott, the mis-called Liberal member for Brighton, was unanimously refused admission to the New National Liberal Club. AT Leicester on Friday m, ruing a labourer, named James Bland, aged 22 years, murdered his wife, and subsequently attempted to nlulor a relative, named Samuel Jarman, and to collmit euicide on the London and NorthWestern Railway. The previous night Bland borrowed money from Jarman, and appeared very friendly, but on Friday morning lie suddenly pounced upon Jarman whiles at work on the Great Northern anti London and NorthWestern line to Leicester. He seized a drainage tool, knocked him down, inflicting terrible injuries, and would Live killed him on the spot had not assistauce been at Land. A goods train at this moment came round a curve, and Bland ran some distance and laid his head on the Line. The engine bad reached within a few yards him, when Bland, seeing he would be secured before he could i be decapitated, jumped up and ran away towards ^ Leicester. OfaraiNg, to Ws house it was found that his Wife 1.1a4 beiwzoithredllW the most brutal mmuits, . .  SELLING OFF! SELLING OFF ! !