The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-22 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.

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91 ,89 20 Tel Con and Main (L) 22 221
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LAW AND POLICE.

, SINGULAR CHARGE OF SHOOTING A MAN.—Fredarkk
Charles Joyce, a young man, living at No. 62, Warren-
street, Fitzroy-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
at the Marlborough-street Police-court with wantonly
discharging a rifle, and causing bodily harm to Joseph
John Martin, living in Market-street, Fitzroy-square.
Louisa Martin, wife of the injured man, said that on the
' previous evening she was sitting with her husband oh the
flags outside their house when she heard the report of a
gun, having previously seen a flash upon the pavement.
She got up and told her husband to- get up, but he made
no reply, and she then found that he had been shot, and
he was taken to the University Hospital on a barrow. In
reply to Mr. Tyrwhitt the witness said the flash came
from under a door of the Feathers public-house yard.
John Carty, a lad living at No. 76, Warren-street, gave
similar evidence. Mr. James Henry Bedford, builder,
and proprietor of the Feathers Tavern, Warren-street,
said that on going home yesterday, after having had a case
at that Court, he found a large dog in the yard that had
been left there by some one, and directly after the dog
came into the bar, and flew at and bit him in several
places. He took his son to a chemist to have his wounds
dressed, and asked the chemist for some poison to kill the
dog. As the poison had no effect he said he wished he
could get some one to shoot it. The prisoner volunteered,
having a gun, to do so, and they all stood at a window
looking into the yard, and the dog was shot. The bullet passed
through the dog's skull, and came out at its hips and went
out under the door, and a few minutes after he heard that
a man had been shot, and the prisoner was taken into cus•
tody. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the witness said the
bullet bounced under the door, and that the man who was
shot, and who was one of his tenants, was sitting in front
of the door. He had seen the man at the hospital, and he
saw his hip was very sore, but he was likely soon to be
well. His (witness's) son's hand was badly bitten, and he
would show it to the magistrate if necessary. Mr. Tyr-
whitt said there was no occasion for that. The matter
appeared to be an accident, and he would take the pri-
soner's own bail to appear in a week.
WATCH ROBBERY.—Two women, named Mary Ann
Mahoney, aged 17 years, and Mary Ann Watkins, 18,
were brought before Mr. Lushington, at the Thames
Police-court, charged with being drunk and disorderly,
and robbing John Watson, a messenger, of 10, Commer-
cial-road, of his watch, value £5. The prosecutor met
with the prisoners near Gower's-walk, Whitechapel, and
treated them with liquor. He was ,intoxicated, and was
prevailed upon to go home with the prisoners. He was
soon relieved of his watch, and the first intimation he
had of his loss was seeing his chain hanging
down before him. A constable named Dedduould,
149 H, opportunely came up, on which the prisoners fled,
and after a smart chase were captured and taken to the
police-station. On the charge being read over at the
station Mahoney dropped the watch from her person, and
t was now produced and identified. The prisoners in
defente said the watch was given them by the prosecutor
in lieu of payment of money. The prosecutor stoutly
denied this, and the prisoners were committed for trial.
It was stated that Mahoney had been for five years in a
reformatory schools and came out of it unreformed.

EXTRAORDINARY BREACH OF PROMISI
CASE.

At the Northampton assizes on Wednesday, an action
for breach of promise of marriage was concluded before a
special jury. In it Sophia Dainty was plaintiff, and J.
M. Brown defendant. Plaintiff is the daughter of the
manager of a farm at Laddington, in Norfolk, and de-
fendant is a wealthy farmer at Rothwell, about
two miles from Laddington. Mr. O'Malley, Q.C.,
and Mr. Mellor, were for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Merewether and Mr. Jacques for the defendant.
Defendant is a bachelor of 60, and in 1868 had a niece
living with him as his housekeeper—a Miss Bates. Miss
Bates had been acquainted with Miss Dainty from her
childhood, and on her recovery from a severe illness sent
for her friend to take charge of her uncle's household
during her own temporary absence for change of air.
Plaintiff, a rather attractive girl pf 28, performed her
duties so well that defendant thought he could not do
better than make her an offer of marriage. At first she
declined, putting before her suitor the disparity of their
ages, and the probability that it might be distasteful
to his family, on the possibility that there might be a
family. Defendant, however, overruled these objections,
and she at length consented to become his wife. This
was in January, 1869. In April of that year plaintiff ad-
dressed to defendant a letter of considerable length, in
which she asked to be released from her engagement, on
the ground that defendant was not a religious man,
and that she felt it would be a sin to become his wife.
With the religious argument, however, was mixed up a
good deal of human affection, and the letter, upon the
whole, was more of an endeavour to win the defendant to
her religious views than to press the dissolution of her
engagement. Defendant, however, refused to release her
from her promise, and the engagement was continued. At
Christmas he gave an entertainment, at which he seems
to have slighted the plaintiff, though she was still
received as his affianced wife. Time, however, went on
and defendant did not perform his promise, and
the plaintiff began to entertain doubts of his in-
tention to perform it at all. She had an uncle living in
London who was very fond of her, aud, observing that
she was ill and depressed, he wrote to defendant to
inquire his intentions. Defendant did not reply, and
Mr.lAdams wrote again and again, at last intimating
an intention to refer the matter to his solicitor. De-
fendant in the meantime spoke to plaintiff expressing
his displeasure at the uncle's interference, and asking
for fourteen days to consider his final determination.
The, fourteen days' respite was granted, but before it ex-
pired defendant communicated with his solicitor, who
telegraphed to Mr. Adams his desire for an interview.
Upon this an action was commenced against him. After
it was commenced he met plaintiff, and in the course of
a conversation with her said he would rather give her
£l,OOO than have the case brought into court. There was
no imputation upon the character of the plaintiff, some
of whose letters were sensible, clear-headed, and clever.
Nor was the promise disputed, and the question was solely
the amount of damages. The jury retired to consider
their verdict, and on returning into court, after about a
quarter of an hour's deliberation, found for the plaintiff
—damages £2,000.

THE SUiN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 187 u

THE DENHAII TRAGEDY.

The commission before Baron Channel was opened on
Wednesday. The Grand Jury were sworn this morning,
after which

Baron Channell delivered his charge. He said the pre-
sent calendar was rather heavier than usual, there being
one crime of considerable magnitude, which would de-
mand their utmost attention. It was the case of John
Jones, charged with the wilful murder of Emmanuel
Marshall and six other persons. The superintendent of
police would tell them in what position he found the
bodies, leading to the inevitable conclusion that murder
had been committed for the object of plunder. It would be
unnecessary togo through the whole of the facts, but in the
first place it was shewn by the cleanliness of Emanuel
Marshall that he could not have walked across the
smithy. Jones is charged with having the boots of the
murdered man upon him ; he made an answer to that
which would demand their consideration. It would also
appear that when apprehended in the lodging house at
Reading he at once said " I never murdered man, woman,
or child." This was before one word had been said as to
the murder, but when charged with the crime he
denied it. It would be shewn that he had
Marshall's watch, trying to sell it, and that
he also tried to dispose of a key at Reading which had
been fround to fit the door of Marshall's house. If all
these circumstances were made out there would be no
difficulty on their part in returning a bill.
There was a charge against another man of attempting
to murder his wife, there were, also, two charges of arson,
and, he regretted to say, that scarcely an assize passed
over without this crime.

The jury were shortly afterwards dismissed to their
duties.

It is expected that the trial of the accused John Jones,
will commence at an early hour to-morrow (Friday), and
terminate during Saturday. Mr. O'Mally, Q.C., and
Mr. Metcalfe, have been retained for the prosecution,
which is under the conduct of Superintendent Dunham,
of the Bucks County Constabulary, stationed at Slough,
through whose instrumentality the chain of evidence has
been thoroughly completed, and the question entirely set
at rest as to the relationship of Owen, which is the pri-
soner's proper name. No less than twenty witnesses will
be called, among whom are several new to the police,
who will add much important evidence They include
Mrs. Bollen, the keeper of the lodging-house at
Uxbridge, where the important conversation occurred
between Owen and Coombes, prior to the murder, and to
which the prisoner returned wearing Marshall's clothes ;
Elizabeth Silwood, the girl with whom Owen passed the
night, in Chequer-yard, Uxbridge, after the murder;
Alderman, who first broke into the little cottage on the
Oxford Road, and discovered the hideous spectacle; and
a surveyor, who will produce a plan of the cottage and
smithy. The prisoner is undefended.
(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM.)

The man Jones, charged with the murders at Uxbridge,
was addressed by the judge at Aylesbury Assizes at 12
o'clock yesterday. The judge -said, "John Jones,
a verdict of wilful murder has been returned
against you on the coroner's bill, and ' the
grand jury are now considering your case. I have called
you to ascertain if you have any counsel to conduct your
case. Have you anyone ?—Prisoner : No, sir.—Judge
I wish to know whether you desire any professional
gentleman to act for you, as, if so, I will endeavour to
procure you one?—Prisoner : I do, sir.—Judge : Is there
anyone you would like to have called? Prisoner :
" No, sir." Then you leave it to the court to exercise their
discretion. Your case is fixed for to-morrow, and as it
will not do to leave it till the last moment, I will ask
some gentleman to act for you at once. You may stand
down now. Doctor Addy, Recorder of Bedforshire,
subsequently undertook to conduct the prisoner's de-
fence.

RETURN OF THE EARL OF DERBY WITH

HIS BilTlSEfoii‘TO

On Wednesday the Earl of Derby returned to his
patrimonial estate at Knowsley with his bride, and the
auspicious event was made the occasion of great rejoicing
by his tenants and the inhabitants in the neigh-
bourhood of the Knowsley estate. The distinguished
pair arrived from London at the Edge-hill Station, Liver-
pool, at half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, where
they entered their carriage, in waiting for them, and
drove to Knowsley, Soon after they entered the
.park the horses were removed from the vehicle, which
was then drawn by a number of stalwart labourers on the
estate to the hall. The principal carriage-way along
which they drove was spanned in several places by floral
arches, bearing mottoes expressive of welcome. On arriv.
ing at the hall the noble earl acknowledged the cordial
greetings which he and the countess had received in the
following terms :—" Ladies and gentlemen, friends and
neighbours all,—l did not come here with any intention
of making you a speech, nor do I now mean to do so ;
but I cannot leave you, I cannot cross the door
of that old hall, which I am about to enter
under a new and changed condition, without
saying one word to express to you each and
all, in my wife's name as well as my own—(three
cheers for Lady Derby)—our thanks for a reception
so kindly, so cordial, and one shewing so
eminently your attachment to us and to the family of
which we are the representatives. (Loud cheers.) This
reception has gone to our hearts ; to the last day of our
lives we shall not forget it, and it will be to us a recollec-
tion full of pride and pleasure. (Renewed cheers.) Nov,
my friends, I won't detain you, and the best return I can
make for your kindness. and the best wish I can express
for you, is that each and all of you may have as happy a
home as mine is this day." (Loud cheering). The noble
lord then, amidst loud cheering, entered the hall. After-
wards the large assemblage circulated about the park,
which had been thrown open, and a number of old Eng-
lish sports were indulged in.

WALL-STREET AND THE NEWS FROM
EUROPE.

One of the curious phases of the effect produced by the
prospect of a general war in Europe is the utter failure
of a movement among the speculators in Wall-street to
advance the price of gold. It is significant of the
strength of our national credit that there should be
only a trifling decline in Five-Twenties yesterday
on the London Stock Exchange. When the wel-
come news of such a war—welcome for the reason
that the flagging and declining speculation in the
precious metal needed a fresh stimulus—burst upon
the Gold Room the price at its highest touched
onlp 1121 From this figure it afterwards fell fully one
per cent. -The fact is, such a war would be of great benefit
to the United States. Our five twenties abroad would be
the only reliable security to hold when the different coun-
tries of Europe were increasing their national debts to
procure the means of carrying on hostile operations,
offensive and defensive. A few of the speculative bank-
ing houses in the large European cities might probably
send home their bonds in order to get gold; but the war
would, on the other hand, give us a market for every
available bushel of grain and barrel of provisions we could
spare from our domestic needs, and bring us a flood of
gold in return.— New York Herald of July the Bth.

It is intended shortly to considerably increase the
number of troops now on service at Malta and Gibraltar.
The precise number to be placed under orders for these
stations is reported, but nothing definite has as yet been
settled.

Another case of hydrophobia in the human sub-
ject. A man named Rowbotham. coachman to a
clergyman living near Stockport, was bitten by a mastiff
on thel9th ult., and died on Tuesday in great agony. On
Friday last it took four men to hold him. Strange to say,
the dog is believed to be still at large.

Some excitement bas been occasioned at Lurgan
by the liberation of a party of Protestant prisoners,
who were tried and acquitted at the assizes for
taking part in a riot. Their opponents in the fray
were convicted, and their friends, exulting in the ac-
quittal as a victory, celebrated it by drumming and
bonfires.

A. meeting of the General Committee of the
Derby Memorial Statute Fund was held on Wednesday,
at the Carlton Club, the Earl of Harrowby in the chair.
It was decided that Mr. Matthew Noble should be en-
trusted with the commission for executing a statue, and
that Sir John Pakington, chairman of the sub-committee,
should communicate with Mr. Ayrton, so as to secure a
suitable site.

ENGLISH V °EKING MEN AND THE WAR.—
Arrangements are being made for convening a great
public meeting of the London working classes, to elicit
their opinions on the present war between France and
Prussia. A proposal will also be made at the meeting for
opening a working men's subscription in aid of the fund
for the relief of the German soldiers who may be wounded
during the struggle, as the only practical mode by which
their sympathy may be publicly manifested.

FORBACIL—Forbach is described as a little village
in the Black Forest, situated at a point where the valley
of the Murg narrows to a ravine some twenty or twenty-
five miles from Baden. Forbach is not more than about
twice that distance from the nearest point of Fretnce,
but it is situated on the eastern slopes of a range of
hills. it is assumed that the French crossed the Rhine

near Lichtenau, hurried across the flat country near the
river, and encountered the Prussians on the west side of
the hills.

SCOTCH SALMON FISHERIES.—The recent heavy
rains have improved the condition of the rivers for fishing
and a marked increase in the capture of fish is reported at
the various salmon fishery stations throughout Scotland.
Salmon and grilse are running freely, and numbers of the
latter fish have been taken by both rods and nets in ex-
cellent condition. Messrs. Buckland and Young, the
commissioners appointed to inquire into the effects of
recent legislation on the salmon fisheries of Scotland
will commence their second tour of inspection next
month.

JOHN OIIINAMAN AND THE SPANISH QUESTION.

—John Chinaman bas experienced a decided sensation in
Paris. He has been actually frightened and slightly in
danger. The Parisians were deeply excited over the news
of the massacre of their countrymen in Pekin, and John
became decidedly unpopular. John did not run the
gauntlet of the public gaze, however, but remained quietly
within doors. He waited ; perhaps prayed. How long
he would have had to keep so was very doubtful, when up
F rings the Spanish throne question, and poor John, to
his immense relief, was forgotten. The "chucks and bal-
ances" system of nations is very curious.—iieto York
herald.