The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-09 00:00:00

THE CASE OF CAPTAIN MADDEN.

The Daily Newsremarks that the trial of Captain Madden
for the outrageous and unprovoked assault upon Mr. J. R
Clarke and Mr. Brown, in Manchester, has had a curious
result in a verdict of guilty, and in a sentence of twelve
months' imprisonment. Evidence was again given
that the prisoner was labouring under mental delu-
sion, but it seems to have failed to convince the
jury ; and yet Mr. Justice Brett in passing sentence
has stated that the case will be taken into considera-
tion by the Secretary of State. But the evidence of the
prisoner's insanity has not prevented the magistrates from
committing him for trial, nor the jury from convicting
him, nor the judge from sentencing him, and it is difficult
to see with what justice the Secretary of State can inter-
fere. To do so is simply to remit the case from the
public tribunals to the most unsatisfactory tribunal any-
where in existence. Suppose the Home Secretary remits
the sentence, the public will ask why the evidence placed
before him could not have been put before the Manchester
magistrates and the Manchester jury? and if it was put
before them, and failed to satisfy them, but satisfies Mr.
Bruce, will not the populace ask, and ask with reason--
whether, had the prisoner been a poor man without
powerful friends, any such review of his case would either
b...ve been nst-a4 or crrant.7:l9_

The Foundation Stone of a Wesleyan chapel was
laid at Burslcm the other day, and it was announced that
portions of the coffin, the shroud, and the hair of John
Wesley had been deposited in a bottle to be fixed in a
crevice.

A petition has been forwarded to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer by the Manchester Home trade Associa-
tion asking the hon. gentleman if ho should have any sur-
plus to consider the claims of sugar and coffee for a further
reduction of duty.

The lion. Robert O'Brien, brother to Lord
Inchiquin, and also to the late William Smith O'Brien,
dropped dead last evening, at his own house, while dress-
ing for dinner. It has been ascertained that death resulted
from heart disease. The sudden demise of this lamented
gentleman plunges several noble Irish families in mourning.
Captain Elgard reports that the Ilroadstairs life-
boat, Samuel 3lorrisou Collins, of the National Lifeboat
Institution, went out to the assistance of the brig Volunteer,
of Shoreham, which went on the sands last night. Some of
the lifeboat men boarded the vessel, and succeeded in getting
her off and bringing her into Ramsgate harbour.

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The Telegraph announces that the differences on
the subject of foxhunting between Lord Curzon and Mr.
Nowdegate have boon satisfactorily adjusted. Mr. Nowdo-
gate having withdrawn the pamphlet which gave great
umbrage to Lord Curzon and his friends, it is to be hoped
that peace will once more reign in that portion of Leicester--
shire known among bunting men as "the Atherqutto
country."

THE PRINCE AND THE fORTEII.-I'llo London
correspondent of the North British Daily Mail relates the
following anecdote :—" A friend of mine found himself
at the Paddington Station a few days since, and, seeing a
commotion amongst the porters, he inquired the cause,
and heard that the Prince of Wales, who had shortly
before arrived from Windsor, and had perhaps been
timing the train or the mileage rate, left his watch on the
seat of the carriage. A porter, seeing the watch, hastened
after the Prince, who, on its betng presented to him, said
Keep it, my good fellow; keep it." The effect on the
fraternity may be imagined.

THE CITY OF BOSTON Tli:A3lSlill'.—TWO Gays
before the City of Boston left Halifax her Majesty's
troopship Orontes sailed from the same port for England,
arriving after a passage of twelve days, during which time
she encountered fearful weather. We' may estimate to
some extent what this weather was when we are told
that all the horses on board belonging to the
16th Regiment, perished. When this news was heard in
Halifax, a gloom AVM cast over the whole place, and
caused a despair of the safety of the City of Boston to set
in. There can be no doubt that this vessel met
with most violent galci, and from later news
we also know that large fields of ice are floating
in the track from the Canadian ports to Liverpool.
If the City of Boston, through a bad look-out, or an igno-
rance of the proximity of icebergs, struck some ice while
going at the rate of ten or twelve knots, there would
scarcely be the very smallest chance of any vestige of pas-
sengers, ship, or cargo existing to tell the tale. The time
is net yet come. to lose heart, however, as professional
men in Liverpool declare that if she has lost all steam
power, and is proceeding under sail, she cannot yet be
seasonably exrected May the re4Alt Fug the4e 00224 N
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