The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-07 00:00:00

ARREST OF A FENIAN.

An Irishman, who gave the name of John Leedom, has
been charged at the Thames Police-court, with firing a
revolver at three officers of the metropolitan police.
About one o'clock yesterday morning Sergeant Macdonald
was giving some instructions to constables Whetmore and
Franklin, at a junction of two streets in St. George's-
in-the-East, when, according to their statement, the
prisoner stepped out of a recess and fired a loaded re-
volver at them. Neither of the officers was hurt, and on
their seizing Leedom, they took from him a five-chambered
pistol and a dagger. From a document found upon the
prisoner, he•is suspected of having been concerned in the
Fenian conspiracy. He was remanded in order that the
bullet alleged to have been fired at the policemen might be
discovered.

THE CHARGE OF SHOOTING AT MR.

BUXTON, M.P.

On Monday at the Central Criminal Court, before the
Recorder, Alfred White, 27, clerk, was charged with felo-
niously shooting at Mr. Chas. Buxton with intent to murder
him. Mr. Besley, who was instructed for the prisoner,
suggested that he was of unsound mind, and in-
competent on that account to plead to the charge.
Mr. Gibson, the surgeon of Newgate, stated that
the prisoner had been under his charge since the
19th of May, and he had attentively observed
him, and was of opinion that he was of unsound mind,
and quite unable to understand the nature of the charge
that was made against them, or to plead to the indict-
ment.—The Recorder asked the witness if he believed the
prisoner was aware of his position or what he was charged
with?—Mr. Gibson : He is decidedly not.—The jury then
found that the prisoner was insane, and the Recorder
made the usual order, that he should be detained in safe
custody during her ajesty's pleasure.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE BY

A MOTHER IN POPLAR.

Yesterday Ellen Wallis, aged 27 years, of 6, Blackwall-
harbour, Poplar, was brought before Mr. Lushington, at
the Thames Police-court, charged with attempting to
drown herself and two illegitimate children named Jane
Wallis and John Christian Wallis, in the River Thames.
John Chapman had cohabited with the prisoner several
years, and a few weeks ago separated from her, when he
agreed to allow her 10s. per week for the maintenance of
herself and their two surviving children. On Sunday at
the Blackwall pier the prisoner took the two children in
her arm, and jumped into the water with both. Chapman,
who was standing by, called out " Murder ! Save them,
save my children !" and they were got out alive. The
youngest, a baby six months old, was insensible, and was
eventually with difficulty recDvered. Chapman denied
having goaded the prisoner to do such a desperate act as
to drown herself and children. The Prisoner—You did,
you did : ;you said several times "Do it, do it ; drown
yourself and the children." He wants to get rid of me
and the children. Mary Ann Webster, wife of an engi
neer, was on the Blackwall Pier, and heard the prisoner
a& 1 Chapman quarrelling. Chapman said, "Do it ; do it,"
several times, and goaded her to madness. The prisoner
took up the children, and was running towards the water,
when she fell down. She got up again, and then plunged
into the water. Mr. Lushington committed the prisoner
for trial at the July Sessions of the Central Criminal
Court for the attempt to murder her children.

The Bishop of Winchester has instituted the Rev.
S. L. Warren to the rectory of Esher, Surrey. The
Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has instituted the Rev.
G. G. Coventry to the vicarage of Oxenton, near Chelten-
ham. The Bishop of Norwich has instituted the Rev. W.
J. Kitching to the rural deanery of Stow. The Bishop
of Oxford has nominated the Rev. C. P Longland to the
rectory of Headington.
Pressure on the barometer was yesterday uniformly
high. Temperature also has risen everywhere except in
the South, where it fell several degrees in the morning.
Winds are light and variable at the British stations, but
easterly on the French coasts, blowing rather strongly in
the Bay of Biscay. The sky has now cleared generally,
and the weather is very fine in the United Kingdom. The
sea is calm..

Chinese pirates attacked the Prussian ship George,
which left Hong Kong on the 16th April, on the first
night of her voyage. I:'he pirates approached the ship in
two junks, almost without making a sound, surprised and
bound the sleeping crew, and then searched the vessel un-
disturbed. After they had secured a rich booty, they
bade farewell to the captain and the men, and shook
hands with them most cordially.

On Sunday afternoon the Right Rev. Dr. Wilkin-
son, the newly-consecrated Bishop of Zululand, preached
in Norwich Cathedral on behalf of his missionary diocese,
which he states is sadly in want of the help of devoted
men and women. As many as he can obtain he proposes
to take out with him when he leaves England in the
autumn.

It is rumoured that when Sir Richard Airey suc-
ceeds to the post of Adjutant-General at the Horse
Guards, Lieutenant-General Sir Fenwick Williams, of
Kars, will be appointed to the command of the fortress of
Gibraltar ; and that Lord Templetown will succeed Lieu-
tenant-General Sir George Buller in command of the
garrison of Portsmouth,