The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-22 00:00:00

Rioting in Jersey.

It is many years since the Island of Jersey was the scent
of such tumult and rioting as on Wednesday and Thursday
nights last, ending in destruction of property and risk t
the lives of hundreds of the Queen's subjects. Mr T. G.
Owens, of London, had undertaken to deliver, in the Prince
of Wales Assembly-rooms, a course of three lectures on
" Bible Truths and Romish Errors." The first was delivered
on Tuesday evening, and efforts were then made by a num-
ber of Roman Catholics to seize the lecturer, whose life they
had threatened. In this they were foiled by a few friends
of Mr Owens, who secured his escape by a side entrance to
tho hall. On Wednesday night, however, the part which
was played by the mob proved of a most serious character.
Soon ef (er seven o'clock a large number of Roman Catholics,
many of them armed with bludgeons, collected at the door
of the lecture hall, end commenced yelling and hooting.
They were aided and urged on by between 90 and 30 women
of the low Irish class, Atter creating immense uproar out-
site they smashed the windows of the hall by throwing
stones through them, while some of the women yelleo
Fire : Fire l" The audience, many of whom were ladies,
now became greatly alarmed, and Mr Owens, who had been
lecturing upon " Indulgences," did all that lay in his power
to prevent a panic. He stood upon the plalf,rtn, and was in
the act of entreating all to keep their seats, when a large
stone came smash through the window opposite to him,
upon which he qu'ckly gathered up his books and papers
and took refuge in a small room at the end of the hall
whither he was followed by all who failed to make their
escape by the front entrance from the dangers of the falling
glass and missiles. The proprietor of the hall now extin-
guished the lights, and Mr 0 wens and between 30 and 40 of
the audience (some of the ladies in a fainting condition)
remained prisoners in this ante-room. As the most serious
consequences to life and property were now apprehended,
more policemen were ordered to the place. A large num-

bar of the inhabitants also came forward and watched the
ringleaders closely. Efforts were made to capture two
or three of the most active, but without success. The Ro-
man Catholics, seeing the dangers by which they wEra now
surrounded, ceased their yellings, and upon a signal being
given formed in procession and marched along the street
hooting and cheering. On Thursday morning Mr Owens
and other gentlemen waited upon the Lieut-Governor of the
island (Major-General Burke Cuppage) at Government
House, and stated the circumstances to his excellency. This

led to an interview with the bailiff (Mr G. Hammond), and
the constable or mayor of the town (Mr John Gibaut). The
whole of the honorary and paid police were now summoned,
and arrangements were now made for calling out the mili-
tary from Fort Regent. Shortly before 7 o'clock on Thurs-
day evening at least 500 persons collected in front of the
Assembly Rnoins, expecting admission to Mr Owens' third
lecture. That gentleman arrived at 7 o'clock, but the pro-
prietor of the rooms (Mr Moos) determinedly refused to
open the doors, and Mr Owens eventually left greatly dis-
satisfied, but not before he had addressed the assemblage
outside. A few minutes after he left the constable of the
parish, who was accompanied by a strong body of the
honorary and paid police,arrived and ordered that the lecture
hall should be thrown open. This was instantly done. lie
then asked for tho lecturer, and on being informed that he
had just left because he could not gain admission, directed
messengers to go in search of him and bring him as soon as
possible. In the interval the lecture hall became densely
crowded, and there were at least 1,500 persons outside un-
OA to gain admission, Mr Owens soon made his appear-
ance, On passing to the platform he was loudly cheered.
After condemning the disgraceful outrage which had been
perpetrated on the previous night, he said that, rather than
see the Protestant flag lowered one inch ha would lay his
head upon the block. (Cheers.) After cordially thanking
so many hundreds of the inhabitants for coming forward as
one man to maintain and defend the right of free discussion,
he proceeded with his lecture, the subject of which was
"Transubstantiation and the Sacrifice of the Mass." The
audience cheered him repeatedly, and as no improper inter-
ruption or violence was offered all ended in peace. At the
conclusion of the lecture the constable and his force escorted
Mr Owens through the principal streets, followed by an
immense crowd, who cheered lustily. No further rioting
took place, and long ere midnight arrived all excitement ,
hal died away. I

The Grand Duchess of Russia, accompanied by
Baron Brunnow, the Rdssian Ambassador, visited
this morning the Reading Room at the British Museum.
The Princess, who was attended during her visit by Mr
Panizzi, the head librarian, remained for a long time on

the building, and appeared to derive from her visit very
great gratification.

SALMON FISHING IN THE NESS.—The lower
part of the Ness has ceased to be so productive as

it was during last week, owing priucipally to the fall in the
volume of water, yet Mr. Maclean and Mr. Tait continue to
get a good haul occasionally. Farther up the anglers have
had excellent sport. Mr. Baillie, of Ley, caught a salmon
and three grilse, and on the Holm water Messrs. Dennison
and Reeve have been very successful, having killed 17 fish,
principally grilse, The Beauly fishings have turned out
remarkably well for the season, In February the export,
including boxes and ice, was 10 ewt ; March, 1 ton 13 cwt ;
April, 2 tons 2 cwt; May, 1 ton 14 cwt; June, 4 tons
12 cwt ; July, 26 tons 4 cwt. ; and in the first 10 days of
August, 3 tons 11 cwt 3 qrs—altogether more than 40 tons
of fish.—lnveeness Adrottser.

NUREMBERG'S PROMISED MONUMENT TO STONE=
WALL JACKSON.—The way in which Nuremberg has
came to promise it is rather curious. A young man from
Nuremberg, named Volk, emigrated to America as journey-
man cocper. After arriving there his early passion for art
grew stronger; he made ske'ehes for illustrated papers,
and gradually became a self-taught artist. The war found
him at Baltimore, whence he wandered south, and was en-
gaged as a draughtsman on the staff of one of the Southern
generals, Ho had made a bust of Stonewall Jackson from
a mask which he took from the dead face; and when the
monument was put up to competition by the Southern
Government the young German artist won the prize. But
even then be had to find means for executing his work, and
for this he ran a ship laden with cotton through the blockade
and brought it to Europe, where the sale of the cotton gave
him the funds required. He is now at work on the monu
ment, which represents the geheral on horseback, a flue
Arabian steed from Stuttgart serving as a model for the
horse; Jackson's left hand holding the reins, his right rest-
ing calmly On his hip, and his whole bearing characterises
by native boldness and energy.
MAIN DRAINAGE ANTIQUITIES,—Tho following
antiquities, fossil remains, &c., discovered in the
progress of the Main Drainage Works, have been presented
to the British Museum by the Metropolitan Board of Works
—Human cranium, of the brachye:Thatie type; and one of
full oval type, with frontal suture persistent, as in most
Frankish skulls ; portions of skull and horn-cores of boa
primigenius ; two crania of bes,longifros, or primeval marsh
ex ; scapula, portion of humerus) and astralgns of boa ;
portion of cranium, and of upper and lower jaws of a
horse; lower jaw, with cne molar tooth of elephas pri-
migenius ; articular head of femur tr.' ditto ; portions of
sutler of large rrindeer (taxandus prisons) ; left ramus of
lower jaw of bottle nose whale (hyperoodo3 bidens) ; por-
tions of right and left scapnlso of two differeut whales; six
fragments of ammonites multicostatus (lias); bellovacina
(Woolwich sands) ; mass of ostrea and cyrena cOneiformis
(pliocene) ; nautilus imperialis (London clay) ; a plain
Roman sarcophagus of Purbeck marble, three 11:1man
leaden coffins, and some fragments of pottery, all foune at
East Ham, in Essex. Two Roman horseshoes of peculiar
form, a flint celt, fragment of Samium, inscribed" Julius,"
as a number of miscellaneous fragments of Roman and
med'aaval pottery.—Ci'y Press.
SIR ANDREW AGNEW'S BROAD HINTS ! (A
PnovEnn A HUNDRED YEARS AGO).—The knight had
been troubled for some time by an impertinent intruder
before a friend was able to congratulate him on being rid of
his company. "Air," he replied, "I was obliged to give '
the loon a broad hint." "A broad hint 1" said the friend,
" why, I thought he was one of those who would never take
any hint." "By my faith," rejoined Sir Andrew, " but he
was forced to take it; for as the chiel would na gang out at
the door, I just threw him out at the window,"

A LITTLE LIFE OF ROBSON, the recetaly+
deceased comedian, is announced to appear from the pen o
Mr George Augustus Sala.

DIE ENCOURAGEMENT OF GENIUS.—The City
Press states that at the late treating of the Holborn
Union Board of Guardians—Mr Southee in tho chair—a
letter was received from Mr Leslie, secretary to the National
Collegaof Music, stating that " being anxious to assist de-
serving but pcor children who may possess great musical
so as to place them is a position to earn their own living,
thsy propose giving gratuitous instruction to snch children.
If therefore, you havd any such in your Union, and are
willing on their part to accept this offer, I shall be obliged
if you will favour me with a communication on the sub-
ject."—Mr Young said he thought they had bettu learn
them the use of the scrubbing-brush,—The Chairman
said the object appearel to be to invite and assist
genius. lie would like to see an institution to
assist boys of other kinds of genius. It was well known
that the genius of Chantrey was only discovered accident-
ally, while he was keeping cons and cutting a knobstick. A
gentleman saw what he was doing, and examined it, and
was so much pleased with it that he assisted him in his
studies, and the boy afterwards became the eminent Sir
Francis Chantrey.—The Clerk (Mr. James) said if ser-
vants were bad, it was not because they were educated, but
through other causes.—The Chairman said ignorance never
made a servant better than education, Inquiries were
ordered to be made:of the Schoolmaster as to any children
in the hence of a musical genius.
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SECOND EDITION.

6UN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLoc'A.

,SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,—This Day,

CITY BETTING—TIIIS DAY.
El3olt HANDICAP.
3 tl 1 agst East Lancashire (taken)
4to 1 agst Welcome (taken)
9to 2 agst Raglan (taken)
7to 1 agst Higeflyer colt (taken)
16 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken)
16 to 1 gat i'vloulsoy (tzktn)
20 to 1 agst The Clown. (,ff,ted)
20 to 1 asst Caller Ou (oflercd)
20 to 1 agst Alabama Offered)

Crime in France,

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The Court of Assizes of the Mainr-et-Loire last week
tried a female servant, narn ed Cordon, on a charge of
Laving poisoned her master, a farmer named Durtract, re-
siding at Juigne. cur-Loire. It appeared that the prisoner,
who was 25 years in Durand's service, had acquired a great
ascendancy over him, especially after he became infirm
through old age, and in May, 1863, she induced him to
make a will leaving her the whole of his property, amount
rag to about 5,000 fr. She effected this the more easily
that the old man had only distant relatives whom he seldom
saw. Oa the 13th July last Durand died, after a very
short illness, during which he complained that his food
often tasted of phosphorus. The authorities having
been informed of that fact, a post-mortem examine,.
lion was ordered, and a considerable quantity of phos-
phorus was found in the body of the deceased. It was also
ascertained that a Pig belonging. to Durand had died from
the same poison two days previously. Suspicion immediately
fell on the prisoner, who was the only persnn having an
interest in Durand's death, and if; was soon ascertained that
she had purchased at different times two pots of phosphoric
paste of a chemistin a neighbouring town, stating that it
was for a farmer named Vaunter, who wanted it to kill rats.
The latter, however, denied that he hEtd ever given her"any
such commission. It appears that the contents of the first
pot were given to the pig to test the ei%cpsetercicysooondfza and the poison,
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from poison, but the jury, deeming the evidence conclusive,
brought in a verdict of guilty, and the Court sentenced her
to hard labour for life.

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

GRAVESEND, Monday Morn'llg,
Arrived, August 22—Ellen and Alert, horn Gum
Ann Law, from Archangel—Lord Clarendon, trw.n Mar-
seilles—Strathspey, from Riga; Edward Thornhill,from
Invercargill—Spanish war vessel Marquis de la, Victoria,
steamer, from Cadiz,

DEAL, Monday 'Morning%
Anchored—Jane Anne, from Colombo—Pep,cock, of wey_
mouth, from the west—both for London—Emily, from the
west, for the north.

Passed—Mauro Cenoorano, brig, from Bahia, for Lon-
don—Rose, for Sydney—.Stratha Flor,.da, for Calcutta—
Eticar Mizenbro, for Montevideo—Augusta Aurora, ivr Rio
Jaueiro—all from London.

Course of Exchange,—This Day,

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 12 1 12 li-
Antwerp _.. 25 65 25 72/
Brussels — 25 65 25 72/
Hamburgh
Paris ... .
Ditto
Marseilles .. — 25 65 25 73
Frankfort on Maine —120 k
Vienna
Trieste
Petereburgh — 33 30/
Berlin —
Madrid
Cadiz — - 48 4B
Leghorn — 25 75 25 80
Milan — 25 SO 25 85
Genoa 25 75 2.5 82/
Naples
Palermo — 25 80 25 85
Messina — 25 80 25 85
Lisbon
••••••• 51,t 61k
Oporto
Foreign Gold in Bat s (Standard)......per oz., £3 17 9
Silver in Bars (Standard) ... 0 5 2