The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-01 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Oct. 31.

The sittings of the court for the October adjourned
Quarter Session were resumed at the Guildhall, West-
minster, by adjournment from Clerkenwell, before Mr.
Sergeant Adams, assistant-judge, Mr. Witham, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Turuley. There were 67 prisoners for
trial, 69 for felony, and S for misdemeanour.
Henry Janes, a gentlemanly young man, was in-
dicted for stealing a Bank note for the payment of 101.,
the property of Sir Samuel Scott, Bart., and another,
his employers. He pleaded guilty.
The facts of the case were these :—The prisoner was
a clerk in the banking house of Scott and Co., No. 1,
Cavendish-square, and it was part of his duty to make
entries in the waste-book of the various sums of money
paid in by customers. A sum in bank notes was paid in
on the 31st of August, by Mr. Johnson, hosier, of Ox-
ford-street, and one of them was the note with stealing,
which the prisoner stood charged, and which he ab-
stracted from the parcel. He was discharged on the
sth of September, and on the 15th he went to No. 9,
Thanet-place, Burton-crescent, to see a young woman
named Helen Morrell, whom he was in the habit of
visiting, and after being there some time he asked the
landlady to get him change for a 101. note, which she
did, the name of Lewis, 56, Harley-street, being en-
dorsed upon it. He sent for a bottle of wine and a
dozen cigars, and after remaining some time he went
away, but returned at nine o'clock at night, when he
took Miss Morrell out. After remaining out some time
they returned, and he stopped all night. The landlady
got the not changed at a butcher's shop, and it was
traced, through the hands of Lord Calthorpe's house-
keeper, to a milliner at Knight'sbridge. The prisoner
was apprehended by Daniel Forrester, at his father's
house in Bulstrode-street, on the 29th September ; and,
on being confronted with the lanelady of the house in
Thanet-place, and asked if she had not got change for a
101. note for him, he denied that she had done so, but
he afterwards admitted to the officer that she had.
Mr. Huddlestone appeared for the prisoner, who he
said had borne a very good character up to the present
time. He had been tempted to make free with a 101.
note, the property of Messrs. Scott, his employers, but
he had since given them information which might prove
of service.
Mr. Bodkin, who was instructed for the prosecution,
confirmed this.
The Assistant-Judge said this was a very serious case,
a robbery by a banker's clerk ; but, after what had been
stated, the Court would pass a very merciful sentence.
He then sentenced the prisoner to six months' hard
labour.

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bound o relieve you, and search after husband
If lam applied to I will grant a warn and if brongh /„/
before me I can deal with the case.
The poor woman then left the court in grief with her
children in order to repeat her application at the work-
house.
THAMES.—ferentiak M'Carthy, aged 22, and
Timothy Burke, aged 21, Irish labourers, were charged
with committing a violent assault on Eliza Dungey, a
servant of No. 25, John-street, Pentonville, and the
other with attempting to rescue M'Carthy from the cus-
tody of a police constable.
The complainant, a slender female, who had received
a severe wound on her nose, said she was passing along
the Back road, St. George-in-the East, on Sunday even-
ing, soon after eight o'clock, when she was met by the
prisoners, and M'Carthy, without saying a word, and
without receiving the least provocation whatever, struck
her a tremendous blow on the bridge of the nose with his
clenched fist, and at the same time tripped her up with his
leg. She fell heavily on the ground and became insen-
sible, in which condition she remained some time. The
back of her head and elbow were injured, and there was
a swelling on both. She bled for some time from the
nose, and had been under medical treatment.
Mary Adams, a respectable married woman, was
with-the last witness, awl confirmed her statement, in
every respect. Directly her friend was struck she went
up to 111Tarthy and attempted to catch
when he struck her on the cheek, and
her a 7ain, when a policeman came up
William Cockerel], a police constabl,
was talking to a gentleman and saw tb
another man coming down the Back-r
all rather tipsy. The women were
the most quiet manner, when lti‘Carth
them. •She fell as if she had been hit
a gun, and bled profusely. The oth,
stood laughing at her, and M'Carthy
He seized him and was leading him a
came up and laid hold of him, and
away. A scuffle ensued and all three
knocked off, and a gentleman picked
him. He then secured M'Carthy, and
away, when a person called to him,
has got a stone,' and he saw Burke ELI%
him with a large stone in his hand. Fortunately at
that moment a police sergeant and constable made their
appearance, and Burke was taken into custody. He
afterwards ascertained that M'Carthy had previously
knocked down one or' two other women in the street.
The assault on the complainant Dungey was the most
cowardly and wicked thing he ever saw in his life.
The prisoners made a long rambling defence, and said
they were very tipsy, and if the women were struck
they did not know the reason why, and then said the
women were not struck at all.
Mr. Ingham said if the prisoner M'Carthy had com-
mitted such a violent assault on the young woman in
his sober senses, he should have concluded that he did
it from malicious motives, and should have passed a very
severe sentence upon hire. As it was he should not
pass a light punishment. He was astonished how any
one could have committed such a brutal assault even
when drunk. He sentenced M'Carthy to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for one month for the assault
upon the complainant Dungey, and that Burke should
pay a fine of 10s. for the attempted rescue.

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LAMBETH.—PhiIip Grinney, a wheelwright, who
stood remanded on a charge of cutting and wounding'
with intent to murder Elizabeth Grinney, his wife, at
their residence, 35, Park-street, Kennington, on Mon-
day the 24th ult., was placed at the bar before Mr.
Elliott, for further examination. It being intimated to
the magistrate that the wife of the prisoner had not
sufficiently recovered from the effects of the wounds in-
flicted by the prisoner to enable her to leave Guy's Hos-
pital, and attend at this court to give evidence, the
prisoner was formally remanded till to-morrow week,

TUE WAGES' MOVEMENT.

PRESTON, OCT. 31.

Notwithstanding the closing of mills in the districts
from which pecuniary, assistance has hitherto been de-
rived, the amount received by the Weavers' Committee
yesterday was about the same as last week, viz., 1,7501.
Although the number of unemployed has been increased
by 1,000 since the last pay day, it was resolved to dis-
tribute 4s. per head, as before, the week's expenditure
under other heads being curtailed to the extent of about
1301. This morning from 10,000 to 12,000 operatives
assembled in the Orchard, when Mr. Walton was called
upon to preside.

Mr. COWELL spoke chiefly on the municipal elections,
urging his hearers to exert themselves to oust every
cotton lord from the council-chamber. Referring to the
Wigan riot, the speaker said he was very sorry the
Wigan people had no more sense than to resort to a
system of wholesale levelling. There was no sense in
working people collecting together and destroying the
property they had produced. The property never did
them any injury ; it was the men who held the property
that were the tyrants. Let them respect property and
life, and by proceeding in a peaceable, orderly, and
quiet manner, they might rely upon the struggle termi•
nating in their favour.

Mr. GRIMSHAW argued that the operatives were jus-
tified in their present struggle, because the manufac-
turers promised that when trade revived (and when we
had lately had every evidence of prosperity) they would
restore the 10 per cent, taken off the wages of their
hands in 1847.

Mr. NlTAurtm challenged the manufacturers to meet
one or more members of the operatives' committee to
discuss the question at issue ; and if the former could
prove that the demands of the hands were unreasonable
and exorbitant, and that the state of trade would not
admit of their giving the required advance, he had 'no
doubt the leaders of this movement would retreat until
a more favourable opportunity.
Mr. GRIMSHAW moved the following resolution :
" That this meeting pledges itself to use all the legal
and peaceable means in its power to return to the Town
Council to-morrow the friends of the working classes."
Mr. BROWN seconded the resolution, and it was car-
ried unanimously ; as also was the annexed :—" That
this meeting pledges itself at all times to support the au-
thorities of Preston in maintaining peace and order."

After several rounds of cheering- for Blackburn and
its allies, for their liberal contributions, the vast mul.
titude dispersed.

THE WIGAN RIOT.

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The town was perfectly quiet up to last evening, A.
good many people were present at the pleasure fair,
which yesterday succeeded the cattle fair, but the pur-
chasers were mostly country people, a great portion of
the townsfolk being too much impoverished by the strike
to lavish their money as they always do on such occa-
sions. There is an uneasy feeling prevalent lest the
peace should again be disturbed, some of the colliers
having been heard to threaten more serious disturbances
than have yet taken place. There are people who point
to the soldiers as a source of security, " but," said a
collier, who was talking to one of these, " the colliers
as a body are too ignorant and uninformed to calculate
the risks of such a collision ; a thousand strong able-
bodied men might be chosen from them who would do
much mischief before they could be stopped, and that is
all at present they think of."
The prisoners taken on Friday night were brought
before the magistrates at the Town-hall, at 11 o'clock,
but the only evidence taken had reference to the riotin
generally, and no special evidence was given implicating
them. The witnesses examined were Edwardßircriy
ltdaalf,
police-officer in charge of the police officeo
on
Friday
night, and Mr. Part, the clerk to the magistrates. The
accounts
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bearr ocuhta allu gave
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minutely the details of demonstrations made by the mob
at the commencement of the riot,
in
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Town-
hall and of the Royal Hotel, whereiyoe Peys, before they
pears that many
.r of the Town-
stones were thrown at the police, mob.
were driven from the front of the mob.
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feelings should they be successful.

WIGAN, MONDAY NIGHT.
There has been an attack on the sawmills where the
Wplsh colliers were lodged, at the colliery Of Earl Bal.
:.,arres, to-night. The people in charge fired, and a man
Ls upposed to be wounded, or killed ; he was carrird off
by; the mob. The soldiers were called out from Wigan,
bolt the mob had dispersed immediately after the shot,

IWARNING TO BOYS USING PISTOLS.—Last week seve-
rs youths were amusing themselves near the Welsh-
bridge, in this town. by firing a pistol which they had
/Tinted on a rude stock. On one occasion it was very
h vily loaded with powder and shot, when a boy named
the
endst while another fired it.
John Evans, son of Mr. Edward Evans, accountant,
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which were merely protected I
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f life, but with the care be.
convalescent.—Shropshire Conservative.
that another
ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—We understand
daring " cavalier" has been pursuing his
perilous calling in the neighbourhood of Brockley ; for
on Saturday evening last
as Mrs. Ford, of Nailsea,ws
returning with some other women from market in her
cart, when on this side of Brockley Combe, a fellow rode
up and stopped the vehicle, by calling out to the women,
and as a means of enforcing his mandate, firing a ball
into the tilt of the cart. He then demanded their mo-
-1 ney, but the women began shouting, so the fellow,
scared by the noise, took to his scrapers. It is conjec-
tured to be the same fellow who robbed Mr. Hamlin on
Thursday night.—Bristol Times.
DISMISSAL OF PROFESSOR MAURICE BY THE COUN-
CIL KING'S COLLEGE.—A painful sensation was created
at King's College on Saturday morning, by an announce-
ment on the part of Dr. Jelf, the principal, that Pro-
fessor F. D. Maurice's lectures on ecclesisastical history
would be discontinued. It is understood that Mr.
Maurice has been definitively removed from his chair by
the council of the college, in consequence of the doubts
respecting his orthodoxy suggested by a volume of
"Theological Essays," recently published. by. the rev.
and learned ex-professor. The students of all depart.
meets, however, have taken up the matter very warmly,
and will no doubt make a strong demonstration in
favour of Mr. Maurice. The greatest excitement pre-
vails in the college, and expressions o indignation and
regret are heard on all sides.

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was about to hit
and seized „ilia).
able, No. 266 K,
the prisOners and
-road, They were
walking along in
thy struck one of
with a shot from
her two Irishmen
tried to get away.
away, when Burke
tried to drag him
fell. His hat was
it up and gave it
d was leading him
" Look out, he
advancing towards

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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 1853.

State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.

SOUTHAMPTON— S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
TUNBRIDGZ—S.E., calm—partially cloudy.
GREENWICH—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
Sruoorr—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
SWINDON—S.W., fresh breeze—partially cloudy.
CAMBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—cloudless.
FARRINGTON—S.E., light breeze—bright sunshine.
The returns from the following places indicate the state
of the weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock
BIRMINGHAM—S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
YARMOUTH—S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
LANCASTER—W. calm—partially cloudy.
HOLYHEAD—N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
WHITEY—N.W., gentle breeze—principally clear.
DARLINGTON—W., gentle breeze—cloudless.
SNAP—N.W.,

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
This DAY —Morning 27 min.after 1 Evening 45 rain.aft. 1
10-M•aaow Morning 5 min.after 2' Evening 23 min.aft. 2

THE WEATHER.—SUN OPFICE, Nov. 1.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
59—highest since noon yesterday.
50—lowest this morning and during the night.
58—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 29'95.
WIND, Southerly—Fin• and dry.

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LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1853.

The intelligence to which we alluded in our
impression of yesterday, as to the armistice, or
temporary truce between the Turkish and Russian
troops, has since received additional confirmation,
and may now be regarded as authentic. It
appears that the reply of Prince GORTSCHAKOFF
to the demand of OMER PACHA for the immediate
withdrawal of the Russian forces from the Prin-
cipalities, had been received and considered by
the Divan, and of course deemed equivalent to
a peremptory and funconditional refusal. A
further respite from active hostilities until the
Ist of
November had, however, been conceded,
at the special
instance of the representatives of the
other Powers, Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE
having been
Particularly urgent in pressing for
the postponement. The hypothetical
arguments
which we put forward
on the assumption of its
authenticity may, therefore, now be
considered as
founded on unquestionable facts, and their vali-
dity tested in the ordinary manner. We confess
that they seem conclusive as to the prospect of a
speedy patching-up of the dispute, of at least
temporary arrangement of the impending difficult;
As to the permanency of the settlement, we
are, of course, unable to say anything until
fully acquainted with its details, and made aware
of the guarantees taken against any further aggres-
sion by, or on the part of, the CZAR or his imme-
diate successors. Unless ample securities be taken
on these points, Lord STRATFORD, and the other
diplomatists engaged in the renewed negotiations,
will have incurred a grave responsibility in put-
ting forward an irresistible demand for delay at a
time when decisive and energetic action was of
such paramount importance to the Turkish inte-
rests.

We doubt that there will be a peace, but
we are entitled to ask, and the British people