The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EvE NINO, OCTOBER 18, 1862.

tural mother were subsequently ascertained. She
was, extraordinary to say, found at her home, at
Batheaston, but, as may be imagined, was in a sad
state from the peril she had exposed herself to. As
she could not be removed, she has been placed un-
der the surveillance of a policeman's wife. It is
not a little extraordinary that both the women in
custody are married, and Nicholls has a large family.
The reason alleged for the attempt to get rid of the
child is that Nicholls's husband has been in Wales
at work for the last two years past, and the child
just born is the result of an illicit intercourse with
another man. Caselev, as we have said, was brought
up before the Bench on Wednesday, and, some evi-
dence having been gone into, she was remanded for
a week, to await the restoration of her companion
to convalescence.— Western Daily Press.

THE .RIO7S A 7 BIRKENHEAD.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

Notwithstanding the rumours prevalent yester-
day afternoon that there was to be a repetition of
the previous night's rioting, and that the mob in-
tended to attempt the rescue of their comrades in
custody, yet the peace of the town was not disturbed,
and the presence of 200 of the Liverpool constabu-
lary and the county and borough police, though
useful, were happily not required to suppress any
outrage on the part of the mob.
A statement has been promulgated to the effect
that on Wednesday night a Roman Catholic priest
was observed inciting the populace to attack the
police and the special constables. We must now,
however, state in justice to the rev. gentleman al-
luded to, that so far from encouraging the mob in the
lawless outrages he did his utmost to pacify the ex-
cited people. His good intentions, like those of many
other people,were misrepresented, owing to the con-
fusion and uproar ; and with a view of drawing off
the crowd and gaining their attention, he frequently
cried out, " Three cheers for the Queen," which
were heartily responed to. Yesterday the Rev.
Mr. Walsh and several other Roman Catholic cler-
gymen went over to Birkenhead, visited the dis-
turbed districts, and probably by their persuasions
and advice, the excitement of the people was re-
duced, and all intentions of another row abandoned.
The injured constables still continue in a state of
great prostration, but no fatal results are expected.
The great farce of locking the stable door after
the escape of the horse was yesterday repeated by
the Birkenhead magistrates in the course of the
afternoon, who decided by a considerable majority,
that in case of riot, the town should be placed in
the hands of Col. Adams and a detachment of the
49th Regt., the Colonel distinctly understanding
that in the event of his services being required his
men would not fix bayonets, but would ply the
rioters with ball until the disturbance should be
quelled, the orders from the War-office not mean-
ing much " wounding in the legs, but death." For-
tunately the people were quiet, and the butchery
of a second Peterloo was prevented.
As an instance, however, of the injudiciousness
of the police and the volunteers, we may state
that on Wednesday night a squad of policemen,
while passing some of the mob, cheered lustily for
Garibaldi ; while last night, as if to provoke a row,
when all was quiet, the volunteers under Lieut.-
King, gave three cheers for Garibaldi, as many for
each of the magistrates, Mr. Laird and Col. King,
followed by three deep groans for the Pope, and
three still deeper for the Emperor of the French.

THE LATE STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT ON

THE TYNE.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, OCT. 16.
Mr. Hoyle, the coroner for this borough, has just
concluded a three days' inquiry into the circum-
stances of the collision below Bill Point, on the
Tyne, on Tuesday night week, between the Tyne-
mouth and Forester, passenger steamers, by which
the latter was immediately sunk and four persons
drowned, and a fifth, a woman, subsequently died
from the effects of the shock upon her system, she
having lost a little boy, her son, who was washed
out of her arms, and whose body has not been re-
covered. The name of the poor woman was Eleanor
Wilkinson, belonging to Stella, who was returning
from visiting some friends down the water at the
time of the collision.

It will be remembered that the Tynemouth was
coming down from Newcastle between six and seven
o'clock on the night of Tuesday the 7th, to proceed
to Shields, and had got round Bill Point into Bill
Reach, above the Walker Ironworks, when she met
the Forester, and ran into her, and sunk her in
three minutes.

About 20 witnesses were examined by the coroner
and jury, and though the evidence of neither boat's
crew was taken, as is always the case in collisions,
the testimony of the witnesses was of the most con-
flicting character. The Tynemouth was coming
down on the ebb at the time of the collision, and
the rule of the road was, that she should have been
on the port or south side of the river, and the
Forester on the larboard side.

Several passengers, who were on board the
Forester when the occurrence took place,swore that
the Tynemouth was on the north, and, therefore,
on the wrong side of the river, and nearly drove the
Forester ashore; as the crew of the latter vessel
attempted to avoid coming into collision with her.
Whereas, all the passengers, who were on board
the Tynemouth when the collision took place,swore
that the Forester was on the south side of the chan-
nel of the river as she was meeting theTynemouth,
and caused the collision by putting her helm a-port
when it was too late; and by doing so, lying her-
self athwart the Tynemouth bows. The jury had
a long consultation before they came to a verdict;
but ultimately returned the following, "That the
deceased, David Sheriff, and others, were drowned
in the water of the River Tyne, in consequence of
a collision between the steamers Forester and Tyne-
mouth, and that such collision took place by reason
of the Tynemouth being out of her proper course."