The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

TH.& SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENTING, OCrOBER 31, Ha

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

BOW-STREET.

Denis Mehan was placed before Mr. Corrie, on remand,
charged with violently assaulting John Whiting, a police-
constable in the F division.

The constable stated a few evenings ago the prisoner and
a man named Wiley were quarrelling in Drury-lane. He
went up to them, and desired them to go away, when
Wiley struck him a violent blow. He (witness) then
collared Wiley, when a struggle commenced, and both
fell to the ground. While they were down the prisoner
Mehan came up and kicked him on the head, and as he
(witness) saw ho was about to repeat the kick, he put up
his hand to protect his head, and in consequence he re-
ceived a blow on the back of the hand. He still kept his
hold of Wiley, and calla for assistance, during which
time Mehan kept on kicking him in various
portions of the body, and Wiley endeavoured
to escape. Fortunately, anather constable came
to his assistance, and both prisoners were secured and
taken to the station-house. On the first examination Wiley
was fined 40s. for the part he had taken in the transaction,
but as the constable's hand was much injured the prisoner
(Mahon) was remanded, in order that the nature of the
injury might be ascertained. The constable is still in-
capacitated from duty, and this morning he appeared before
Ms. Corrie, and informed him that the divisional surgeon
was of opinion that it would be a long time before he would
be fit for duty.
Mr. Corrie said it was a most cowardly assault, and he
should commit the prisoner to the sessions.
Mehan, on hearing this, said he never struck the police-
man at all, but some one else might have done to, because
he had taken his (Mehan's) wife into custody for doing
nothing.
Mr. Corrie said he should send the case for trial, and for
that purpose it would be necessary for the surgeon to attend
and state the nature of the injury. He would, therefore,
reaiand the prisoner till Tuesday, but he had made up his
mind what he would do on that occasion—viz., fully com-
mit the prisoner for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY BY A MESSENGER.—ASSAULT.—Robert Wal-
lace, messenger to Miss Taylor, the keeper of a periodical
office at 18, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, was charged
before Mr. Knox with stealing £ll3 in money, a post-office
order for £2, and ss. worth of postage stamps.
Miss Taylor said that she left her office yesterday morn-
ing at half-past eleven o'clock—the prisoner being there
and on her return at half-past one she found all the doors
locked, and was therefore obliged to send for a locksmith
to force the locks. The money in the drawers, a post-office
order, and some postage stamps were taken away, and the
prisoner did not return.
Binstead Webb, a plain-clothes officer of the E division,
said that yesterday afternoon he went to 32, James-street,
Oxford-street, and saw the prisoner and his wife both in-
toxicated. Prisoner said that all the money he had was
61d, but on being searched 3s 6d more was found upon him.
On attempting to take the prisoner into custody he became
very violent, and he (Webb) was obliged to get the assist-
ance of three constables before he could get the prisoner out
of the house.

Mr. Knox, on being asked for a remand by Inspector
Draper, remanded the prisoner till Thursday next.
Sarah Wallace, the wife of the prisoner, was charged
with assaulting a constable who assisted Webb; but Mr.
Knox, making some allowance for the woman, her husband
having been taken into custody, and the assault not being
a serious one, fined her ss.
STEALING ROAD DRIFT IN HYDE. PARK.—Two men,
named Linwood and Buckingham, were charged with steal.
ing a cart-load of road drift from Hyde-park, the property
of the Commissioners of Woods and Works.

The case was proved by Browning, a park constable,
who saw the prisoners fill the cart and then take and shoot
the road drift outside a smith's shop in Single•lane, Lesson-
grove. He then asked the prisoners whether they had
permission to take it, and on their stating they had not, he
took them into custody.

Mr. Knox remanded the prisoners that it may be seen
whether the Commissioners of Woods and Works wish to
prosecute.

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A BROTHER.--ThOM9B
Gilbert Redman, an extremely respectable looking lad of 18,
was charged with stealing a meerschaum pipe, value £3, and
a number of other articles,

Pauline Davis, the wife of Thomas, a stationer, 17, Lower
Eaton-street, Pimlico, said that the prisoner having been
out of employment some time, she and her husband had
been very kind to him, and he was frequently there helping
in the shop. Yesterday afternoon he came there as usual
accompanied by another lad (her brother), and stayed there
two hours and a half, when they left together. While he
was there she saw him at a glass case, and thinking he was
only dusting it, paid no attention, but after he was gone
she went to the case and missed two pearl-handled pen
holders mounted with silver, and some pencils, which were
safe a short time before he came. In the morning he came
again, and denied all knowledge of the robbery, but her
brother informed her that he had also taken a pipe, a num-
ber of books, and various other articles, and they then gave
prisoner into custody.

James Bryan, the prosecutrix's brother, was then called,
and said he lived in Lichfield-street, Soho, and was ap-
prenticed to the sea. Prisoner, who had been in the navy,
but discharged, lived with him. Yesterday he accom-
panied him to his sister's, and while tkere, prisoner took
down the pipe and concealed it under the sofa. He thought
nothing mere of it till he got out in the street, when pri-
soner asked him to go to a coffee shop with him. They
accordingly went into one in St. Martin's-lane, where pri-
soner showed him the pipe he had taken, six books, a church
service, the penholders spoken of, and some pencils which
he said he had taken from Davis's. Witness asked him
what he meant to do with them, when he said, " Pawn
them ;" and the things were pawned in Hanover-court.
Mr. Selfe—Did you go with him to pawn them ?
Witness—l did.
Mr. Selfe—Who had the tickets ?
Witness—They were torn up.
Mr. Selfe--How old are you?
Witness--Sixteen, sir.
Mr. Selfe—Did you not stop him pawning them? Did
you not know that you were making yourself as bad as if
you had stolen them ?

Witness—He said he wanted money.
Mr. Selfe—Then you consented to them being pawned ?
Witness--I did.
Mr. Selfe—You had half the money of course ?
Witness—l had ss. of it.
Mr. Selfe—What did you do with the money ?
Witn,se—l spent it.
Mr. Selfe—Went to the theatre, I suppose, or some worse
place. You're a bad fellow to rob your sister like this.
Prisoner—l assure your worship he was the instigator of
this rol•bery. He it was who first hinted at it, and planned it
on board a steamboat. I would not accede to his request
at first, but he said he must have money, as he wanted to
go to sea, and I then consented to do it, and we were to
share the money. Ido assure your worship I would never
have robbed Mrs. Davis but for him, and Mrs. Davis will
tell you that I never robbed her until I became his compa-
nion, while he has been turned out of doors by his step-
father for robbing his own mother. His very indentures
had been cancelled.

Prosecutrix—That is not true, for he is going to sail in
six weeks.

Mr. Selfe—lt is to be hoped his indentures will be can-
celled.

Police-constable 295 B proved apprehending the prisoner,
who told him of Bryan's complictty in the robbery. Ha was
then sent by the Inspector, with prosecutrix's husband, to
find the other, but they failed to discover any trace of him.
This morning, when he hurried up, the sister refused to
charge him, as she said he would give evidence against the
prisoner.

Mr. Selfe—Would the sister's husband have charged
him ?

Policeman—Oh, yea ; we walked about till three o'clock
dila morning trying to find him.

Mr. Selfe—Well, if I had known what he was going to
say, I should have had him before me in the dock instead
of in the witness box, for he is certainly as bad, it not
worse, than the prisoner. I shall not let him go without
good bail. It is certainly hard for a sister to charge her
brother, but he ought to be in custody. I shall not let him
go without good bail, as I don't know exactly what to do
about this. Lock them both up, jailor, in separate cells.
They were locked up.

THAMES.
A BRACE OP RUFFIANS --Daniel Shea, aged 28, and
Joseph Early, 19, two powerful fellows, were brought
before Mr.Partridga, charged with being drunk, disorderly
and violently assaulting Mr. William Henry Mills, a
licensed victualler, in High-street, Shad well, Robert Wass,
his potman, and James Hayward, a seaman of the brig
Ryhop.

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preceded came
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who asked for a pot of beer. The •
prisoners knew he had
forbidden them to come to the house on any pretence. and
chat he would not servo them. Directly they entered the
house they abused, swore at, and insulted every person in
the house, and without any provocation beat an old man
who could not defend himself. Early struck
another man, and cut his cheek. Another man
received a blow on the eye, which was blackened.
Ho went into the tap room in the middle of the
disturbance and ordered the prisoner to leave the house.
Shea immediately seized him by the throat, while Early
beat his potman. - He sent out for the police, and others
called out murder. He never saw two such ruffians in his
life, They fought desperately.
Wass, the potman, confirmed his master's statement.
When he requested the prisoners not to make a disturbance,
they threatened to murder him, and Early knocked him
down. He got up, and Shea hit him on the eye.
Mr. Mills was recalled, and said his reason for not serving
the prisoners, and forbidding them the house was, they
had often made a disturbance there. One night Shea hit a
man, as he was sitting down, in a cowardly manner, The
sailor, Hayward, whose name was on the charge-sheet, was
seriously injured, and could not leave his ship.
Roche, the jailor of the court, said the prisoners wore too

well known to him. They were a peat to the publicans and
shopkeepers in Ratcliff-highway, High-street, Shadwell,
and Broad-street, Ratcliff. They were walwhippers, and
worked one day and were idle six more. They had been in
the practice of going into public-houses demanding beer of
the customers, and, if they did not give it them, they used
their fists.

Mr. Partridge said the prisoners were lazy and savage
ruffians, and had been guilty of several violent assaults. He
sentenced them to be imprisoned for six weeks for the as-
sault on Mr. Mills and six weeks for the assault on the pot-
man, with hard labour in both cases, the second sentence to
commence on the expiration of the first. If they were ever
brought before him again for a similar outrage, he would
commit them for trial.

European Impressions of the Japanese
Ambassadors.

Every one remembers, says our Paris contem-
porary La Patrie, the Japanese Ambassadors who
last year visited France and England. We have
not forgotten their inquisitive curiosity. Truly these
impasigionate personages should not have forgotten
a single incident of the entirely new spectacle which
presented itself to their eyes. It was everywhere
remarked with what avidity they listened to and
took notes of the explanations of their interpreter.
On their return home they hastened to arrange
these notes, which have just been printed at Jeddo.
A Frenchman who has lived there foz some time,
on seeing this book, immediately translated and
sent us the introduction, which we give word for
word, persuaded that it will be interesting to our
readers :

HISTORY OP THE TRAVELS OP THE JAPANESE COMMIS-
SIONERS IN EUROPE. Published at Jeddo, March 28,
1863. By Fou-yah.
INTRODUCTION.
The races of the West all closely resemble each other.
They all clothe themselves in the same manner, eat with
the same ceremonies, &e. They differ little in the dark-
ness of their complexion and colour of their hair. Their
arms are the same. The French appear to value them
more than their neighbours, and we were told that they
are more skilled in their use. In truth, the movements of
the French soldiers do appear more lively and active than
r those of the so:diens of the other nations. Their sabres are
much inferior to ours. but they do not appear to attach
much importance to them, and prefer firearms. We never
saw.sword or spear exercise; to thake up for this they
attach a sort of sabre to the end of their guns, and use it
where we use the spear.
The rit, s or ceremonies appear very light, although it
would be very wrong to say there are none ; but the most
striking thing about them is that these ceremonies are
almost the same for personages of range as for ordinary men.
They lift their hat and make a slight movement of the head,
such is the salutation for every one. It would appear that
there is but little respect for, or distinction of class. Thus,
in our aadience with the Emperor of France and other
Sovereigns, their Majesties were not separated from us by
any veil. The consort of the Sovereign was even there,
neither veiled nor concealed, seated on a seat as high as
that of her husband. Notwithstanding this, the nobles
were extremely polite in France ; even too much so some-
times, especially at dinner, where, in order to please them,
it was necessary to eat and drink more than was agreeable.
As to the other men, they are less polite. The greater
number stared at and touched u 9, and passed remarks on us
in our hearing ; nor did they conceal that they thought us
very ugly.

Of the women, some are very handsome—for example,
the Empress. They are, however, in general less so than
in America. Their noses are sometimes higher than those
of the men—they walk like men, taking long steps; look
men in the face, and laugh a great deal, sometimes very
loud. In order to make themselves look taller, they make
their bonnets stick above their heads. Even the modest
women dance a great deal. They hook on to the arms of
the men; and there are days when every man has a woman
hanging on to his arm. Are they their own wives ? We
think so. In general the women enjoy great liberty. What
we say of the women of France applies to those of all
Europe. The latter, 'with the exception of the Dutch, are
inferior to the French. We will not speak of their costume ;
it is impossible to understand it. In the evenings it is not
always decent.

The men are stiff and a little proud or rough. However
the respectable as well as the lower classes carry no arms.
A. respectable man seldom carries about him any marks
of his rank. It would seem that all classes—even the
upper ones—frequent cafes. Even the superior officers go
to the theatre, for which they have a great passion. We
have regretted more than once not having understood what
was said there. Almost every one was armed with opera-
glasses, which were often directed at us--doubtless through
absence of mind.

The shopkeepers are haughty, and saluted us only in a
very middling degree. They did not like us to derange the
articles in their shop much, and doubtless reckoned on our
buying a great deal from them. We were able to see that
the mechanicians and useful tradesmen were more respected
than the mere shopkeepers.
The articles of diet are almost the same as with us ; how-
ever, they eat but little rice and fish, but, on the other
hand, much meat and pastry. We were extremely dis-
gusted at Paris and elsewhere to see beef and mutton still
bloody exposed in the most public shops. To eat beef is
often medicinally useful, bus why present it to the eyes of
all the world. Is it not sinful thus to despise so useful an
animal ? It was truly shocking to several of our party.
However, the cookery of the French is good, and their
wine excellent. The wine is the best thing they have, and
does not yield in anything to our " saki" (a drink made
from fermented rice).

The dress of the men appears at first ridiculous and cur-
tailed, however, it must be convenient and economical.
. .

'n'ln Paris as in Lmdon, every one walks very fast, as with
us when there is a fire. Their houses are so high that they
must fall on the first earthquake—they appear, neverthe-
less, to be proof against fire. We will speak of the marvel-
lous things we saw in the order in which we saw them.

THE TURKISH BATH AS A CURE FOR HYDRO-
PHOBIA.—Dr, Buisson has addressed the following
communication to the "Beale lifedicale. We give it ver-
batim :—" A single vapour bath is sufficient to prevent
hydrophobia by eliminating the virus, nevertheless, for
the sake of greater security, I caused seven to be taken in
as many days, at a temperature of from 42 to 48 deg.
Reaumur (127 to 140 Fahrenheit). Care should be taken
to press the wound well while in the bath, in order to pro-
mote the expulsion. Immediately after the bite has been
inflicted, wash the wound with a piece of linen dipped in
liquid ammonia, and leave it on, in a moist state, for at
least an hour, to neutralize the virus. My treatment does
not prevent cauterization—a very uncertain process, since
all those labouring under the disease whom I have treated
had been cauterized. If the disorder has declared itself, I
only prescribe a single bath, and leave the patient in it till
the cure is effected, taking care to raise the temperature
gradually. Hydrophobia may last three days ; experience
has proved to me that the cure is certain on the first day of
the outbreak; on the second it is uncertain, and on the
third impossible, from the difficulty and danger there would
be in conveying the patient to the bath, and•keeping him
in. Who would wait for the third day, knowing my
treatment ? Nor should one wait for the outbreak ;it
ought always to be prevented. Hydrophobia never breaks
out before the seventh day, so that there is time to per-
form a long journey to obtain what is called a Russian
vapour bath."—Galignani' Messenger.—[The original in-
troduc,r of the Turkish Bath once said,—" I should not
mind my own child being bitten by a mad dog, so certain
am I that the Bath would cure him." At the first public
meeting hold at Cork on the subject of the Bath, in
Am4ust, 1356, Mr. Urquhart spoke as follows :—" Some
time since I asked a medical roan to find me a case of
hydrophobia, as I was convinced that disorder must yield
to the Bath, He told me that my idea had been antici-
pated, only one case of cure being known. It was the
case of a French physician, who, having been bitten by a
mad dog, and suffering from. the first symptoms of the
disorder, knowing that medicine was of no avail, and
thinking only how he could die most easily, had himself
carried into a vapour bath, there to remain till death, He
remained until life. He was carried out cured."

THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S QUARTERLY RE-
TURN.—This return,
comprising the births and
deaths in the quarter ended Sept. 30, and the marriages in
the quarter ending June 30, shows some impOrtant changes.
" After a season of depression which extended over two
years, the marriage-rate rallied in the quarter of the cur-
rent year, and rose decidedly above the average in the sub •
sequent quarter. The improvement indicates increased con-
fidence in the minds of the people in respect to their ability
to earn a sufficient and comfortable subsistence. The births
were more numerous than they had ever been in the summer
quarter before ; and the proportion they bore to the popula-
tion in which they occurred was higher than usual. But while
the aspect of the returns is favourable as regards marriages
and births, a tale of deaths, which is heavier than thatuf any
surnmerquarter since the year of epidemic cholera,lBs4,shows
that the public h alth was far from being in a satisfactory
state. The death rate was considerably higher (ban it had
been in any of the corresponding quarters that have inter-
vened since 1854. Epidemic diseases spread with destruc-
tive force amongst the young; and apparently the season
was less salubrious than it usually is to older persons. The
number of persons married in the June quarter was 88.116 ;
they were married at an annual rate of P 72 to a hundred
persons in the population. The average rate for the same
quarter is 1,69 per cent. In the two corresponding quarters
of 1861-2 the rates were 1.68 and I'6l. A certain number
of the prospective alliances of those two years, deferred in
expectation of better times, would doubtless attain their
consummation in the present year."
Captain Summers, the commander of the Lady of
the Lake was brought up yesterday again before
the magistrates at Southampton on a charge of man-
slaughter, through running down a boat in Southampton
Water, by which a fisherman was drowned. The magis-
trates, after hearing further evidence, adjourned the Cat,
Wednesday next.

LITERATURE.

Miss Kavanagh's New Novel.

Queen .21fab. By Julia Kavanagh, author of "Na

thalie." Three Vols. Hurst and Blackett.

Miss Kavanagh chiefly excels in the portrayal of
strong emotions. Her stories do not lack incident,
on the contrary, they abound with vicissitudes, but
however interesting the adventures related in her
narratives, that interest is subordinate. It is not
the outward actions, it is rather the minor feelings
of the hero or heroine that here chiefly enlist our
sympathy and enthrall our attention. Mab—
,, Queen Mab"—the very charming heroine of this
tale is, like "Nathalie," endowed with very ardent
sensibilities. With her, as with the former heroine'
love is not an illusion of fancy or a temperate affec-
tion, but the master passion of a life. As Shak-
spere's Joliet, the ideal incarnation of that senti-
ment, when excusing her own ingenuousness, ex-
claims—
But, trust me, gentlemen, I'll prove more true
Than those who have more cunning to seem strange."
So does Mab attest her heart's fidelity by a life's,
apparently hopeless, devotion. If Nathalie chained
us by her coquetry, while she moved our sympathy
by her emotions, Queen Mab has higher charms.

Hers is a far superior character, and we are inclined
to regard her history as the most successful of Miss
Kavanagh's literary achievements—always perhaps
excepting " Madelaine," that short, simple, touch-
ing, " tale of Auvergne" which, now some years
back, revealed to us the true story of the marvellous
patience and memorable triumph of the peasant
maiden of Auvergne who, penniless herself, begged
for alms from village to village, and town to town,
until alone she procured funds sufficient to erect a
hospital in her native dwelling-place. We cannot
forget the simple pathos with which Miss Kava-
nagh charmed us in that narrative. Since Made-

laine, we have liked none of her heroines so well as
that charming, fresh, original, and most loveable
creation. The story is divided into four parts; the
two later " Mbb's Faith" and " the cost of the vic-

tory" occupy the end of the second volume, and the
whole of the third, and reveal the stormy history
of poor MA's loving heart in the furnace of great
tribulation, but tender and truthful through good
and evil. The two earlier divisions are entitled
Mr. Ford" and " Mr. Ford's son." The opening
chapters, although full of interest, are most impro-
bable. In deference, perhaps unconsciously, to the
sensational predilections of the day, Miss Kavanagh
has enveloped Mab'd history in a cloud of mys-
tery. The " secret" (so all-essential now-
adays) is very adroitly guarded, and we are pro-
perly mystified until the right moment. Mr.
Ford, whole weak, wayward, impressionable cha-
racter exerts a powerful influence over Mab's des-

tiny, is well described, and his errors and his good-
ness alternately enlist our sympathy and excite our
contempt. Mr. Ford's family residence is a gloomy
mansion in Queen-square. The house and its in-
habitants are going to rack and ruin. Mr. Ford,
living in the neglected parlour, habitually endea-
vours to solace himself for the decay of his business
by an extra glass of grog. His three boys would be
growing up in unmanageable idleness were it not
for the
eldest
disci
spline maintained over them by Robert,
the
brother--" Mr. Ford's son," the hero
of h
rest
portion of the narrative. While
the
ist
oend
the house is in this pitiable condition,
the
under the superintendence of the devoted but slat-
ternly
Susan, absolute calm and abiding order reign
e edisturbed in the lonely drawing-rooms, where
Mrs. Ford, the victim of some nervous indisposi-
tion, has been a prisoner for seven years. Devoted
to hiwife, who, unhappily, has learned to despise
his :
weakness of character, Mr. Ford, abetted by
Susan, keeps all domestic troubles from the know-
ledge of the useless but arbitrary mistress' of the
mansion. Here is a specimen of this marvellous
state of things:—