The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

TB% SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVENIBER, 19, 1863.

MISCELLANEOUS.
An2lo-Mexican Mint, 20i a
British Indian Tea (lira.), 34
Discount Corporation, limited, :01
Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 4
Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of Lonaon, lim., 61 7
Hudson's Bay, 13&
International Financial Society, 1im.,:9/
Joint •stock Discount, 61
Ditto, new, 41
London Einanlial Association, Rm., 22i 3
Madras Irrigation and Canal, 3
Ditto (all), 221
National Dicount Company,'.lim.,
Oriental Inland Steam, Rm., 2
Rhymney Iron, 264
Royal Mail Steam, 76
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South Australian Land, 34

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MAR LB °ROUGH STREE T.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF BREAKING SIR CHARLES
EASTLAKE'S WINDOWS.—George Williams, a respectable
looking man, described as a sailinaker, of 14, Evans-street,
Poplar, was charged before Mr. Yardley with wilfully
breaking two panes of glass of the value of Ss, the property
of Sir Charles Eastlake, the president of the Royal Aca-
demy, residing at No. 7, Fitzroy-square.
Nicholas Tucker, butler to Sir Charles Eastlake, said—
I got this letter from Sir Charles, and by his desire when
prisoner came this morning I gave him into custody, Two
windows had been broken, and prisoner admitted he broke
them, and said he wished to be given into custody. I have
seen the prisoner before, He was at the house some years
ago. He then came to see a young person who he was
keeping company with, and who was then living in the
house. The value of the windows broken is about Ss.
Prisoner—l don't wish to put you to any trouble, sir. I
have received a deep injury from a relative of Sir Charles
Eastlake's.

Mr. Yardley—I will at once tell you that, although lam
disposed to allow you every latitude, I will hear nothing
irrelevant to the charge. You seem to me to have acted
like a madman.

Prisoner—l have had enough to make me mad.
Mr. Yardley (to the butler)—lks there been any com-
munication with the prisoner and any person in your house
during the last 10 years ?
The Butler—There has not; the person alluded to is the
prisoner's wife.

Mr. Yardley—I will not look at the letter.
Prisoner—Will you oblige me by looking at it. I admit
it is in my handwriting, and I should have thought that
any one would have answered the letter instead of putting
one to the trouble of doing this.
Mr. Yardley, having perused the letter, said—The letter
is a threat undeniably, and undoubtedly, and connected
with your act it is particularly so. It is a threat to do some
indefinite, undefined, unlawful act.
Prisoner—l can get no law on my side. I intend no
personal violence to any one.
Mr. Yardley—you hear from the butler that the person
you claim as your wife is not at Sir Charles Eastlake's.
For your act I could send you for hard labour ; but as you
seem a respectable person, and you may have, or suppose
you have, some ground for what you have done, I shall not
do that, but the sentence I shall pass is, that you be im-
prisoned for seven days ; and I do this with some regard
for yourself, and I hope you will by that time and on reflec-
tion be a wiser and better man; but if it occurs again I will
send you for hard labour, if not for trial.
Prisoner—When I come out will you give me some ad-
vice how to act
_ _

Mr. Yardley—Come to me and I will do so.
A BRUTAL SON.—George Jones, a young man, described
as a boot-closer, was charged with assaulting his mother,
and wilfully destroying a clock.
Mr. Elizabeth Clarke (the mother, she being married a
second time and being a widow), said—l wish for protec-
tion. My son came home last night drunk, and acted as if
ha was mad. He seized up a chair and smashed a clock.
Mr. Yardley—Did he assault you?
The Mother—No.
Mr. Yardley—Prisoner, what have you to say? It is
evident your foolish mother is suppressing the truth; and
if you did not assault her, she has caused the constable to
exceed his duty in taking you into custody.
Sergeant Harrison, acting inspector—The prosecutrix's
mouth was bleeding when the prisoner was charged, and
the prisoner has been charged with similar conduct before.
Mr. Yardley—Prisoner, I can understand your mother
not wishing to press the case. You are a moat brutal
fellow.

Oliver, 343 A—When I took the prisoner into custody
his mother's mouth was bleeding.
Mr. Yardley—Mrs. Clarke, was your mouth bleeding?
Mrs. Clarke—Yes.
Mr. Yardley—Now, on your oath, Mrs. Clarke, and
mind your answer, did your son strike you?
Mrs. Clarke—No.

Mr. Yardley—There, your mother has perjured herself
to save you, prisoner. you are a brutal fellow, and I shall
commit you for 7 days.

THE WINTER CIRCUITS,

The following are the names of the learned
judges appointed for holding the winter assize, and
days for opening thn commission in the respective
counties

Mr. Justice Wightman—Northumberland, Nov.
28; Durham, Dec. 2; York, Dec. 5.
Mr. Justice Crompton—Berks, Nov. 26 ; Oxford,
Nov. 28; Worcester, Dec. 2; Stafford, Dec. 5;
Salop, Dec. 14 ; Montgomery, Dec. 16 ; Glamorgan,
Dec. 21.

Mr. Baron Pigott—Rants, Nov. 33 ; DQvon, Dee.
7 ; Somerset, Dec. 11 ; Keut, Dee. 16; Sussex,
Dec. 21.

Mr. Baron 114rtin—Sussex, Nov. 22; Warwick,
Dec. 2; Leicester, Dec. 7; Derby, Dec. 9 ; Not-
tingham, Dec. 12; Cambridge, Dac. 15 ; Norfolk,
Dec. 18.

Mr. Justice Willes—Chester, Dec. 3.
Mr. Justice Williams—Herts, Dec. 5.
Both the latter learned judges will go to Liver•
pool on Dec. 9.

Human Sacrifices in the Goomsur District,
As DESCRIBED BY MAJOR-GEN. CAMPBELL IN HIS
LATE PUBLISHED ACCOUNT OF HIS TWELVE•
MONTHS' RESIDENCE IN KHONDISTAN.

In the Maliahs (hill tracts) of Goomsur the sacri-
fice is offered annually to Tado Pennor, the earth-
god, under the effigy of a peacock, with the view
of propitiating the deity to grant favourable crops.
The Zani, or priest, who may be of any caste,
officiates at the sacrifice, but he performs the
" Pooga" (offering of flowers, incense, &c.) to the
idol, through the medium of the Zoomba, who must
be a Knond boy under seven years of age, and who
is fed and clothed at the public expense, eats alone,
and is subjected to no act deemed impure. For a
month prior to the sacrifice, there is much feasting,
intoxication, and dancing round the Meriah (victim),
who is adorned with garlands, &c. Oa the day before
the performance of the barbarous rite, he is stupefied
with toddy, and is made to sit, or is bound at the
bottom of a post, bearing the effigy above described.
The assembled multitude then dance round to music,
and addressing the earth, say, " 0 God, we offer this
sacrifice to you ; give us good crops, seasons, and
health ;" after which they address the victim. " We
bought you with a price, and did not seize you ;
now we sacrifice you according to custom, and no
sin rests with us." On the following day, the Meriah
being again intoxicated, and anointed with oil, each
individual present touches the anointed part, and
wipes the oil on his own head. All then march in
procession round the village and its boundaries,
preceded by music, bearing the victim in their arms.
On returning to the post, Which is always placed
near the village idol, called Zacari Penoo, repre-
sented by three stones, a hog is killed in sacrifice,
and the blood being allowed to flow into a pit pre-
pared for the purpose, the Meriah, who has been
previously made senseless from intoxication, is
seized and thrown in, and his face pressed down
till he is suffocated in the bloody mire. The Zuni
then cuts a piece of flesh from the body, and buries
it near the village idol, as an off3ring to the earth.
All the people then follow his example, but carry
the bloody prize to their own villages, where part
of the flesh is buried near the village idol, and part
u n
on the boundaries of the village. The head of the
victim
sremains
ated, and with the bare
b
bloody
pit. Ater this horrid
ceremony has been completed, a buffalo calf is
brought to the post, and, his four feet having been
on i s buried
in
m the
cut off, is left there till the following day. Women,
dressed in male attire and armed as men, then
drink, dance, and sing round the spot; the calf is
killed and eaten, and the Zani dismissed with a
present of rice, and a hog or calf. Of the many
ways in which the unhappy victim is destroyed,
that just described is perhaps the least cruel, as in
some places the flesh is cut off while the unfortunate
creature is still alive.