The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-23 00:00:00

THAMES.

EXTRAORDINARY AND HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A HORSE.
—William Singer, a middle aged man, with a somewhat
forbidding countenance, was brought up on remand before
Mr. Paget on a charge made against him by Mr. Love, of
the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, for having unlawfully and maliciously wounding
a horse.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecu-
tion for the society.

The offence was committed on the 24th of February
last, and a few days afterwards a warrant was obtained by
Mr. Love for the prisoner's apprehension. He absconded,
and every endeavour was made to trace him, but without
success up to Wednesday the 17th instant, when he was
taken and brought up on a warrant, but it having been
ascertained that the magistrate's jurisdiction was ousted
in consequence of the time in which the conviction ought
to have been obtained having expired, the prisoner was
discharged, but was immediately given into custody again
by Mr. Love, and after a short investigation the fellow was
remanded. Mr. Gomm, from the office of Mr. Hodgson,
solicitor, appeared for the defence.
Mr. Charles Young, having alluded to the horrible nature
of the case, called a number of witnesses, from whose evi-
dence it appeared that in February last the prisoner was in
the service of Mr. Edward Abbott, cowkeeper and contrac-
tor, of Limehouse, in the capacity of foreman. On January
31 last Mr. Abbot bought a blind horse of Mr. Bowyer,
of Stepney-green, and found it was a " jibber or screw:,
The horse was left at work until the 24th of February,
whentho prisoner, enraged and out of temper at the horse
not drawing a van so readily as ho could wish, said to a
man named William Perkins, "I'll make the - draw,"
and directed Perkins to make a branding-iron rod-hot.
Perkins did so, and the prisoner 'took the red-hot iron from
him, pulled the horse's tail aside, and wickedly and deli-
berately thrust the iron into the animal's body, keeping it
there a minute. Perkins described this horrible and mali-
cious act to the horror and disgust of the whole court, and
said the horse " smoked and frizzled, and blood came
from it."

Mr. Paget indignantly asked him why he did not
prevent the prisoner committing such an atrocious act,
and lay hold of the prisoner, and he replied,
" Singer was my foreman, and he would have sacked me if
I had interfered with him."

Mr. Gomm—You made the branding-iron red hot.
Witness—Yes, I did. Singer told me to do it, sir.
Mr. Gomm—Are you sure he kept it in the animal's body
a minute ?

Witness—Yes, I am; full a minute.
Mr. Gomm—Would it not have been easy for you to have
laid hold of his right hand ?

Witness—lle would have sacked me if I had done so.
Mr. R. Sterne, veterinary surgeon and farrier, of Gun-
lane, Limehouse, examined Mr. Abbott's horse on the 2d of
March last. It was in a state of great suffering, and the
animal was immediately destroyed by his advice. The
witness described the fearful injuries sustained by the
horse.

Charles Abbott, a police constable, No. 322 K, said he
took the prisoner into custody on the 15th of the present
month in Camberwell. The prisoner said " Yea, I burnt
the horse. I did it through drink. I suppose I must put
myself down for two years' imprisonment."

llir. Gomm said the prisoner would reserve his defence,

Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial, and con-
demned the conduct of the witness Perkins who made no
effort to stop the prisoner from torturing the horse.
Mr. Charles Young and Mr. Love quite agreed with the
magistrate, and regretted they were obliged to make a
witness of the man instead of charging him as a partial's
criminis.

ANOTHER SACRIFICE TO CRINOLINE.—Miss Lucy
Cheesewright, who resided with her mother at
Elizabeth-terrace, Hackney-wick, and who was about to
be married, has fallen a sacrifice, to crinoline. Whilst in
the parlour of the house in Elizabeth-terrace, with Mrs.
Cheesewright and Mr. Tart, her intended husband, she
passed near the fireplace, and her crinoline apparently
caused her dress to come in contact with the bars of the
grate, and it at once blazed up. Mr. Tart instantly rushed
to her assistance, but the flames so enveloped her that he
had the utmost difficulty in mastering them. Mrs. Cheese-
wright was in some danger, and in all probability her life
would also have been sacrificed but for the exertions of Mr
Tart. Ultimately, by throwing the hearthrug and other
things over Miss Cheesewright, he succeeded in extin-
guishing the fire, but not before she had been fearfully
burnt over the body and limbs. All that was possible was
done to save the poor lady's life, but her injuries were so
severe that her case was hopeless from the first. She
lingered, however, for some days in great pain until death
released her from her sufferings. '
ENORMOUS CATCH OF HERRINGS.—The week
before last the Yarmouth fishing-boats alone caught
25,000,000;of herrings, valued at £30,000, but as the number
of boats belonging to that port is very large, no correct idea
can be formed of the success of any single boat ; but one
single Filey boat brought in 150,000 herrings. Connected
with this remarkable catch is the still more remarkable
circumstance that within a very short distance, almost
within a stone's throw, of this successful boat, another
fishing-boat of the same size, same number of nets, same
number of hands, and also fishing the same length of time,
only caught some 500 herrings, and another a very few more.
Perhaps there never was a year when herrings, as the fish-
ermen say, were so "lumpy"—that is, swim in such com-
pact shoals as they have done this season ; hence the im-
mense difference between the successful catch of ono boat
and the unsuccessful catch of another.
LORD PAL3IERSTON'S GRAVE.—The grave of Lord
Palmerston, in the Statesman's Corner of Westminster
Abbey, has been temporarily covered with pieces of stone
paving, pending the construction of a tablet and monu-
ment to be erected to his memory. The spot where the
late lamented Premier lies is now indicated by a piece of
card-board, on which is the simple inscription—" Lord
Palmerston's Grave."

COVER-SHOOTING IN PERTHSHIRE.— There has
recently been some excellent shooting in Perthshire, as
game of all descriptions is plentiful. On Friday, the 17th
inst., the Right Hon. Lord Ravensworth, Lord Dupplin,
the Hon. Colonel Liddell, the Hon. Capt. Drummond, and
Lieut. Crighton shot over the Drummond Castle covers,
near Orloff. The morning was wet, but the weather was
bright after mid-day. The number killed was 71 hares,
40 pheasants, 5 woodcocks, and 23 rabbits. The same
gentlemen were out on Saturday, which was an excellent
day. The number of game killed was 199 head—viz., 44
rabbits, 72 hares, 71 pheasants, 6 roe-door, 5 woodcocks
and 1 capercailzie.

Sir Richard Tuf ton has arrived at the Clarendon
Hotel.

The Earl and Countess of Uxbridge have left
town for their seat in Hampshire.
Sir Edmund and the Hon. Lady Filmer have left
Farranc&s Hotel for Worcestershire.