The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-11 00:00:00

THE CHESTERFIELD MU.RDER.

ANOTHER DISTURBANCE.
CHESTERFIELD, WEDNESDAY.
The murder of poor Cooper seems destined to pro •
duce permanent ill-feeling between the English and
Irish of this district. Yesterday the workmen em-
ployed at some pits at Sheepbridge, about two miles
north of this place, rose in a body and ordered all
the Irish from the works. The latter resisted, and
a desperate fight ensued. Ultimately the Hibernians
were vanquished, and forced to take refuge in flight.
Two of them were severely cut and hurt about the
head, and the whole body were pursued for nearly a
mile by the exasperated Saxons. The English then
returned to the works, collected the tools of the de-
feated Irish, and sent them after them in a cart
with the significant intimation as to what the Irish
might expect if they again showed themselves on
the works. This morning the Hibernians applied to
the magistrates for summonses against their assail-
ants, but being ignorant of their names were unable
to obtain them.

A similar affray also took place at Dronfield yes-
terday and at Clay Cross and Alfreton disturbances
have also taken place, it being the intention of the
Derbyshire colliers to drive the Irish to seek for
work in some other county. The exasperation felt
by those rough men at the cowardly murder of poor
Cooper is not easily described; but the feeling
against the Irish is rapidly spreading, and unless
the authorities interfere most serious results may
he anticipated.

The young woman bolt is very much better to-
day, and it is expected she will be able to appear
against the two men in custody on Friday.

The Diaro of Madrid publishes a letter from
the city of Mexico of the 29th of October,
which affirms that great anarchy exists in the
country. It says :
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" Colonel Buitron is making the Government
of Juarez pay dearly for his services. The
famous Rafael Cuellor does the same. Those
men pillage the country in such a manner as to
get themselves bought off by the Government
which frees itself from their hostility by loading
them with piastres. Colonel Bojas, who com-
mands a battalion, is notorious for his atrocious
crimes. The division of Comonfort is 5,100
strong ; he has three batteries of artillery. His
troops arrived at Azeapogollo in a deplorable state.
Comonfort and Juarez are still on bad terms with
each other. Juarez cannot forget that Comonfort
imprisoned him, and the latter has only one idea,
which is to get rid of Juarez in order to obtain the
presidency himself. The Government of Juarez is in
an extreme state of penury, and does not know what
to do to assure the service of the army of the East,
which is sensibly diminishing from desertion caused
by famine and misery."

RATHER SATIRICAL. Captain Swellington :
" What a beautiful muff, Miss Merriton—charming muff—
there's something very delightful in a muff." Miss Mer-
iiton: "Dear me, Captain Swellington, is your trumpeter
dead ?"—Punch.

A WORD ABOUT PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD.—The
docks—of which there are nine in the Portsmouth yard—
nearly all speak of the transition state of our marine affairs.
'With the exception of two, they aro all too short for the
long frigates, both iron and wood, which have superseded
our towering three-deckers. Like growing boys, these new
ships have outgrown their docks, and now the latter must
have their tucks let out, if we may be allowed to use a
tailor's image. On two of the docks this operation has been
performed, end we saw the famous transport Himalaya
high and dry in one of them, exposing in all her length the
beauty of her finely curved lines. The necessity for in-
creasing the dry dock accommodation in this yard is be-
coming day by day more apparent, as, since the introduc-
tion of the iron-plated frigates, it is found that the
bottom-cleaning process is required much more frequently
than with wooden ships. Both the Warrior and the Black
Prince have thus fouled in a very short space of time, and
no composition has yet been found effectual against the bar-
nacles and seaweeds which cling to them.--puce a Week.
Wednesday, Dec. 10,—Admissions on par
CRYSTAL PALACE.--ONE SHILLING DAY.--Grand
ditto by season tickets, 1,196; total flaitors,
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