The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1869-04-27 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SPANISH °INST. —A Spanish ipey woman, named Soler, has just been triad at Bordeaux for extorting • sum of 1400 f. from the wife of a farmer named Dentist, in the neighbourhood of that town. The cue through** light a strange state of ignorance among the rural populations; an obstacle having arisen to the marriage of • daughter of the woman Darriet, the mother unsuited the moused, who pretended that the impediment would not be removed until a death had taken place, and which might be that of the girl's father, if the gipsy's Instructions were not implicitly followed; these, of course, consisted Is paying the , prisoner different IRMA of money for +arms ; the woman Darriet was compelled to borrow right and left to satisfy the rapacity of Soler, until, being at the sod of her resources, she disclosed the imposition to her husband, who had the prisoner arrested. Among the articles produced in court, and with which the &ceased pretended to work her miracles, were cards with sahallatie Beans, philtres containing powder of oaths. rides, bones, pulverised glass, and • book entitled, " Drub) de lus gloriously melte" San Cypriey Santa Jastinia." The daughter of Mdote. Darriet had also ivied • paper to memo the death of the father of the young man to whom she was to be married, as ho had refused to give his consent. This docurneut, written in red leak, wee found ea Soler, who wee now 000dstazied to 15 Tomtits' imprisonment.  010101 8. Twrroggix, a notorious criminal, who was to have been banged in Philedelphia on the Bth inst., for the =ardor of lin. Hill, his mother-in-law, (simulated suicide in his sell the previous night by taking a solution of cyanide of poteesium. A bottle containing this preparation was found in • boot in the prisoner's cell, but by what means it came into the prisoner's possession does not appear. HORRIBLE &mamma ay Bge.—A peculiarly touching narrative of the foundering of • sloop suid the loss of the captain's wife and live children, near Belfast Lough, is reported, Captain Watson, who vu *WOW of the sloop Nally, of Belfast, sailed from Ayr, with kis wife and whole household on board, depending only upon his two FOOS fit and 19 years of( respectively) to assiet him in working the vessel. On Friday their unpretentious craft was overtaken by • heavy storm, she sprang • leak, and in • short time foundered, the master's wife and four of the children going down with her. The captain himself =waged to get into a small punt that was onboard, and after great diflioulty he suroseded in getting his youngest son into the boat with him; but they loot their oars, and drifted about from ten at night till the afternoon of the next day. From the exposure to which they were subjected the boy became delirious by morming, and died just about two boars before • vessel was &Wonted by the signal of distress, end picked up the solitary and sadly bereaved survivor. The unfortunate man was brought to Greenook sad taken to the poorhouse, where he now remains in • very destitute oondition.  A BRUTaL Burnett. —A man named John Roberts, generally known as "Sheffield Jack," and who wog said to be "the bead master of all the dash thieves in Liverpool," was charged at the Liverpool police-court on Thursday, with haying committed • violent sagas& on • come named Janet A Abuts. It appeased from the evidence, that about 12 weeks ago the prisoner became acquainted with the prosecutnx, who was working in some bleach fields in Glasgow. Five weeks ago he persuaded her to come to Liverpool, and to par her expenses the young woman had to pledge some of her clothe'. On arriving here the prisoner took her to an improper house, described as "one of the worst dens in the town." When they had been in town two as 7% the prisoner sent the prosecutor ou to the streets Users money for his support. Two or three days ago he beat her beanie she was not able to go oat, and on Tuesday she was suffering from the effects of his violence, when he went home, at ball-past ten o'clock. and found her making hie tea. He got hold of her by the hair of her head, pulled her down, and then kicked her about the I sides and face. The poor woman got upon her kneed, and begged for mercy, but the primmer replied, " give you mercy," end again knocked her down. A woman who was in the house, then bathed the blood front the proseseutrix's hue, and while she we. doing so the prisoner again struck the proseentrix on the fore, knocking her down. He then took bold of bee and threw her out of the door, but she was fortunately caught by a policenonstable, who was posing the door. The constable took the woman to the dispensary, whore her injuries, which were of • dangerous nature, were dressed. Sbe was in • very bad state, and while uoder examination fainted twice. The prisoner was afterwards taken into custody. In answer to the charge, he said he was very sorry for what be bad done; but he did not remember anythinx of what had taken place, as be was drunk at the time. He was remanded for • week. The prosecutrix was ordered to be taken bath to the infirmary. CslllinD Orr ST