The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-13 00:00:00

THE LATE DISTURBANCES.

On Friday, at several police courts, a number of per-
sons presented themselves to be sworn in as special
constables. At Marlborough-street, noblemen, trades-
men, and mechanics presented themselves indiscrimi-
nately; and, with the exception of the working men,
whose labour is their subsistence, and who cannot afford
to lose the time required to discharge the gratuitous
duties of special constables, they have been accepted.
The Duke of Norfolk, Lord Arundel and Surrey, Lord
Edward Howard, the Marquis of Kildare, Colonel Knox,
and Mr. Owen Swift were, amongst other volunteers,
sworn in yesterday at this court.
At Bow-street, and also at the Thames Court, numbers
of the respectable inhabitants were sworn in, and such
a force is now formed that little danger need ba appre-
hended.
The following letter has been addressed by the home
Secretary to the magistrates of the police courts in those
districts of the metropolis where riots have arisen or are
apprehended:—
"Whitehall, March 9, 1848.
" Gentlemen—l am directed by Secretary Sir George
Grey to inform you that the parochial authorities and
several responsible individuals in the neighbouring
parishes have offered tho assistance of persons who are
willing to be sworn in, and to act as special constables,
for the preservation of the public peace ; and I have to
request that you will have the goodness to swear in
such respectable persons as present themselves to you
for this purpose ; and that you will arrange for the at-
tendance of one magistrate at the vestry-room, or other
place where a number of persons may find it convenient
to meet (and another magistrate has been provided) to
swear them in.
"I beg at the same time to mention to you, that such
special constables should be sworn under the Acts of the
Ist and 2d William IV., c. 41, and sth and Gth William
IV., c. 43, the former of which statutes requires that a
previous information, on oath, should be taken that dis-
turbances exist or are apprehended.
" I am, Gentlemen, your very obedient servant,
(Signed) " S. M. PHILLIPPS."
" To the Magistrates, Police Court --.”
The coalwhippers, nearly 2,000 strong, sent a deputa-
tion to the Home Secretary, expressing their earnest
wish to act as special constables, for the protection of
the public peace.
STREET RIOTS.—On Thursday night a public meeting
of the most influential inhabitants of the parish of St.
James, was held in the vestry-room of St. James's
Church, Piccadilly, presided over by Mr. Geesin, the
churchwarden of the parish. The meeting was ad•
dressed by the Earl of Eglinton, Earl de Grey, lion. F.
Byng, and Mr. D'Eyncourt, M.P., when the following
resolution was unanimously adopted :—" That they
should assemble on the first alarm, and act inconjunction
with the police in suppressing any disturbance against
the public peace."
During yesterday there was not the slightest attempt
at riot in any part of the metropolis.

THE INDIA AIL.
—The Peninsular and Oriental
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Company's steamer Euxine, Captain Wilson, put into
Falmouth on Friday, on her voyage to Southampton
(with the heavy portion of the East India mails) for a
supply of coals. The dates are Trebisond, Feb. 9; Sam-
aoun, 10; Sinope, 11; Constantinople, 17; Smyrna, 19;
Malta, 26; and Gibraltar, March 3. Passengers:—Cap-
lain Methuen, Colonel and Mrs. Goldchild and servants;
Mrs. Fletcher, four children, and servants; Captain and
Mrs. Wilby, two children, and servants; Mr. and Mrs.
Bennett, three children. and servants; Mr. Pierce, Major
Stanton, Lieutenant Usher, Mra. Anderson and three
children, Mr. Young,!Mr. and MrS. Shaw, two children,
and servants; Major waugh, Colonel Breton, Mr. Brown,
Mr. Hammond, Mr. Littlejohn, Mr. Thorn, Dr. Keith,
Mr. Tait, Mr. Rogers, Major Moore, Captain Manning,
Captain Wood, Major Matthew, Captain Vosa, two
Misses i3annatine, and Mr. Wilton. On the 18th of
February, off Cape 13add, passed the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Sultan. The Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamer Rippon sailed from
Gibraltar for Malta on the 2d inst.
Lord Northampton's first soiree, given on the 4th
inst., was, as usual, very numerously attended. The
generally received belief that the kind and accomplished
Marquis will not again be put in nomination for the
presidency of the Royal Society, is much regretted by
some of the best friends of the society.