The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-30 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED MURDER.

At an early hour yesterday morning, in the neighbour-
hood of Worship-street, an attempt at murder was made.
Mr. Frederick Stone, an elderly man, who resided at
9, Worship-street, a few doors from the City-road, a
short time since became acquainted with John Robinson,
a waiter out of place, and of no home, Mr. Stone,
finding this man was destitute, took him to his house
and permitted him to sleep there, although
advised not to do so. About three o'clock yegter.
day morning a great disturbance, followed by shrieks
•f " Murder !" and " Police !" was heard in the house.
The windows of Mr. Stone's room were open, and a light
was seen inside. Suddenly the cries ceased, but the police
procured admission and went upstairs. On going into
the room they found Mr. Stone lying on the floor in-
sensible. He was bleeding profusely from wounds in the,
head and face, and Robinson was standing over him and
raving like a madman.
Robinson, who is powerfully-built and aged about 30,
was brought before Mr. Ellison, at the Worship-street
Police-court, yesterday afternoon, and charged with having
committed a violent assault. Mr. George Eugene
Yarrow, the divisional surgeon of police, said that about
half-past three o'clock yesterday morning he 'was called
to the Old-street police-station to see the prosecutor. The
latter was suffering from severe contusions of the right
eye ; his upper lip was cut through, several of his teeth
had been knocked out, and all the muscles of his face
were bruised and swollen. He was also bleeding from
the mouth, nose, and ears. The prisoner, who was in a
state of delirium, made a horrible accusation against the
prosecutor. Witness thought that he had been drinking.
The prisoner, who said nothing in way of defence, was
remanded for a week.

THE NEW LEGAL APPOINTMENTS.---ThO Lord
Justiceship of Appeal in Chancery, which was declined
by Lord Westbury as far back as September last, has at
length been filled up. This distinguished position, which
carries with it a seat in the Privy Council, and a
salary of £6,000 a year, has been given to Vice-
Chancellor Sir William Milbourne James. The
learned judge is a son of the late Mr. Christopher James,
of Swansea, and is 63 years of age. He was called to the
bar at Lincoln's.inn, June, 1831, and was made a Queen's
Counsel in 1853. Mr. J. Bacon, chief judge in bank-
ruptcy, will, it is stated, succeed Sir W. M. James as
Vice-Chancellor, unitinehowever, with the functions of
Vice-Chancellor his present bankruptcy jurisdiction.
The Crown Princess of Prussia is progressing
satisfactorily. The recovery of her Royal Highness is so
far advanced that Dr. Gream has left the new Palace at
Potsdam for London.
The Archdeacon of London has passed a restless
night, and remains in the same critical condition. The
Pall Mall Gazette says heart complaint is the cause of the
Archdeacon's illness.
So severe have been the effects of the drought in
the Home and Bushey Parks that branches of the trees
are being cut down for the deer to browse upon, and
brewers' grains are obtained for the cattle, in default of
grass.
Mr. Harry Lemon, the son of the lamented editor
of Punch, has written a farce of an unusual character for
the Olympic, where it is in active preparation. Mr. Bel-
more will have the principal part.

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The Eastern Budget announces that the construc-
tion of the Bosnian Railway is to commence in six weeks.
It will be connected with the Austrian railways at Novi,
on the Save.

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By the will of the late Mr. George Ilounsfield, of
Sheffield, the sum of £7OO is to be devoted to the purpose
of building a lifeboat, which is, at the widow's request, to
be called the George Hounsfield.

The Irish T2nzes announces . that the Board of
Trinity College, Dublin, have carried out their intention,
formed some months ago, of appointing a Professor of
Latin in the University.

According to the Rock the subject of a revised
translation of the authorised version will be brought
before the coming Protestant Council in America by an
influential member.

The New York papers of the 18th of June contain an
official report of the great Sa,quenay fire. The destruc-
tion was very great, seventy-five miles being devastated,
and not a house, crop, farm, forest, or animal being left
in the district.

The Duke of Somerset purposes to bring under
the notice of the House of Lords, on the 11th July, the
questions in dispute between flag officers and the Admi-
ralty, relating to the last scheme of retirement.

The movement to construct a canal across the
Isthmus of Panama has not yet proved very successful
By the steamship Shannon, which arrived yesterday, we
learn that the United States exploring expedition was
about to terminate its labours ; no feasible canal route
having been discovered.

Major-General R.Wardlaw, C. 8., commanding th•
Cavalry Brigade in Ireland, will at once take over com-
mand of the troops stationed at Curragh Camp and
Newbridge from Major-General Borton, the latter being
about to proceed to India to take up his new appointment
at Bangalore.

THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN ON THE VATICAN
COUNCIL. The Guardian publishes a letter addressed by
the Bishop of Lincoln to the Bishop of Ely as President
of the Anglo-Continental Society. A question has, he
says, arisen whether it is desirable the Church of England
should remain a passive spectator of what is going
on at Rome, or should avail itself of this oppor-
tunity of publicly declaring its own sentiments.
The Bishop of Lincoln inclines to the latter course.
The Fathers of the Reformation set us an example how
to act in the present crisis. The Church of England did
not remain a passive spectator of the Council of Trent.
Bishop Jewell put forth his celebrated "Apologia," which
was translated into most European languages, and the
Thirty-nine Articles themselves were, in fact, produced
, by the Council of Trent. The Bishop thinks that the
English Church ought now to follow this precedent, and
fulfil her mission on the Continent by shewing how a
Christian Church may be at once scriptural and Catholic.
He commends the question to the Synod of Canterbury.
STRAUSS AND THE RUSSIAN OFFICERS.—The
Austrian press has been greatly excited by an assault
which has been made on the composer Strauss by some
Russian officers. Some days since the Russian officers of
the garrison of Warsaw went, after midnight to a restau-
rant, which was closed by order of the police. They
forced an entrance and insisted that the owner of the
establishment should send for Strauss, who was in the
habit of performing with his orchestra in the gardens.
Being afraid to refuse them, the restaurateur sum-
moned Strauss, who explained that he could
not possibly perform at that hour because the
members of his orchestra were scattered over
the town. After some discussion had taken place the
officers became indignant, and struck Strauss repeatedly
and injured him so much that he has since been confined
to bed. The Vienna Press has deeply resented the insult
offered to one of the most popular artists of the Austrian
capital, and all the journals, without distinction of party,
demand that his wrongs be promptly redressed.