The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

A " GALLANT " SOLDIER.—HefITy Murfen, a private of
the Coldstream Guards, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
at the Marlborough-street Police-court, with brutally
assaulting a young woman named Ann Slater. From the
evidence of the complainant, whose head was bandaged, it
appeared that on the previous night, while near St,
George's Barracks, she heard an altercation going on and
a female scream, and on going over to ascertain the cause
the prisoner struck her in the face, walked away,
and then afterwards returned, and gave her a vio-
lent blow in the mouth, cutting her lip, and causing
her to fall to the ground, in consequence of which
her head was so severely hurt that she vas rendered
insensible, and compelled to be taken to the Charing-
cross Hospital to have her head dressed. The prisoner,
who bore a bad character in the regiment, was sent to
prison for two months' with hard labour.
" A MAD AND WILD IRISHMAN."—DanieI Mulcahy, a
sun-dried and weather-beaten mariner, with a large and
bushy beard, was charged before Mr. Woolrych, at the
Thames Police-court, with being drunk and disorderly.
Richard Martin, police-constable, No. 46 K R, said that,
at an early hour this morning, the prisoner rolled against
him in High-street, Shadwell, and exclaimed, lam a
mad and wild Irishman, take me if you dare." He
begged of the prisoner to be quiet and go home, The
prisoner said it was not time to turn in, and again ex-
claimed, " I am a mad and wild Irishman," and acted
so noiSely and strangely tlat he took him into custody.
The prisoner said he had recently come to England, was
paid off two days ago, and being " three sheets in the
wind," and a little more, set his " jawing tackle " at work,
and he did sing out " I am a mad and wild Irishman."
Mr. Woolrych—You are not an Irishman? The prisoner
—My mother and my father are both Irishmen, and I
was born in Australia—that makes an Irishman of
me. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Woolrych —Very nearly so.
How came you to make so much noise this morning? The
prisoner—Well, it is the first time I have been in old
England, aLd I was on the spree. Mr. Woolrych-2-You
are not mad, but you were very wild this morning. You
must pay 9s. for being drunk and disorderly. The pri-
soner—That I will do with pleasure. There's luck in odd
numbers, says Rory O'More.

ANOTHER SHOCKING RAILWAY
ACCIDENT.

An alarming accident happened on Tuesday morning to
an excursion train containing about five hundred scholars
and their friends, belonging to Providence-place Church,
Cleckheaton. The train left that place for Blackpool, and had
proceeded to Pleasington, about two miles beyond Black-
burn, when the tire came off the wheel of a carriage in
the middle of the train. The carriage was dragged for
about 300 yards down an incline, when it was turned
completely over down an embankment, and landed into
a field below. The carriage was entirely demolished,
and it is difficult to understand how any of its occu-
pants—about twenty in number— escaped instant death.
Efforts were at once set about to rescue the in-
jured. Of twenty persons who were got out, it was
found that seven bad escaped almost unhurt, while
thirteen were more or less seriously injured. Those who
were the most injured were laid upon cushions in the
field, and medical men were sent for from Blackurn.
As soon as could be done, the injured people were
conveyed to that town in an express from Preston.
Those that could be removed farther were taken on to
Cleckheaton in a special train, Dr. Buswell, of Accring-
ton, and five other medical men accompanying them. Two
persons, husband and wife, were detained at the Black-
burn Infirmary. So far, however, no fatal result has
accrued from the accident.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR HUDDERS-
FIELD.

About half-past seven last night a goods train of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Company ran off the line at
Fieldhouse, Huddersfield. The engine passed over the
up line, and ran down the embankment. Both sets of
rails were ploughed up extensively, and the traffic was
suspended. The driver, the stoker, and the guard were
slightly injured.

A CHILD SHOT BY ITS BROTHER.
A distressing accident occurred at Macclesfield yester-
day afternoon, by which a child named William
Watkin aged two years, son of J. Watkin, lost its
life. The child had been playing with its brother
George, aged ten years, and another lad named Worth-
ington in their own yard in Derby-street. During
the absence of their parents, who had gone to the
cemetery to inter another child, the elder Watkin went
up-stairs, and took from a box in the bedroom an old
horse pistol, which he and the other lad commenced
playing with. A fter some time, not knowing it to be
loaded, Watkin got a lighted Lucifer, and put it to the
nipple of the pistol, when it immediately exploded. The
poor child, who happened to be standing just in front of
the muzzle, was killed instantly, the charge entering its
skull. The elder brother, who had been the cause of the
mischief, had his fingers cut, and was stunned by the ex-
plosion. It appears that the pistol had been borrowed by
a man named Goddard for a pigeon match, but he, after
loading it, found it useless, there being no nipple on it, and
returned it to the child's parents.

THE CHARGE OF SWINDLING BY A
LADY.

The inquiry into the charges against Mrs. Emily Mac-
gregor, the wife of Major Macgregor, an invalided officer
of the Indian army, was concluded yesterday afternoon at
the Marlborough-street police-court. The accusations
finally preferred were that the defendant had obtained,
by false pretence, the sum of £2O from a person in the
employ of Messrs. Lewis and Allenby, silk mercers,
Regent-street ; £l5 from a.person in the employ of _Messrs.
Howell and James, Regent street ; a sealskm jacket of
the value of £lO 10s., and £l4 10s. in cash, from a person
in the employ of Messrs. Hitchcock and Co., St. Paul's-
churchyard ; she was also charged with attempting to
obtain money and goods from Messrs. Marshal and Snel-
groe, of Oxford-street; Mr. Peter Robinson, Oxford-
street; and Messrs. Swann and Edgar and Mr. Jay, of
Regent-street. In all, three cases of fraud, four of at-
tempted fraud, and three of forgery.
Mr. Humphreys, after some discussion, said, on the
part of the prosecution, he would consent to bail being
taken.

Mr. Tyrwhitt observed that this course did credit to
the society and to Messrs. Lewis and Allenby, by whom
the prosecution was originated. As they had given their
consent, he would take bail in two sureties of £3,000
each, and the prisoner's own bail in £I,OOO.
Mr. Humphreys asked that Dr. Smiles, the medical
attendant at the house of Detention, who had Mrs. Mac-
gregor under his care, and who would be called at the
trial, should be bound over.
Dr. Smiles was bound over accordingly.

The 'Sportsman announce 6 the death of Mr. Charles
Fox, for several years past lessee of the West Drayton
Racecourse.