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

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, 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. Caseley, 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.