The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-14 00:00:00

_MILITARY OUTRAGE AT A RAILWAY

STATION.

At the Guildhall, Rochester, on Tuesday, a case
came before the Mayor and the magistrates, which
was considered of so serious a character as to be sent
to the quarter sessions. It arose out of a fracas at
the North Kent Railway station, at Strood, through
a corporal and two soldiers, whilst in a state of intox-
ication, demanding tickets, and on being refused, un-
sheathing their bayonets and threatening violence to
the railway officials.
The three prisoners, Edward Dann, corporal of the
64th regiment, and Michael Rourk and John Daug-
when
herty, privates of the 18th, Were placed in the dock,

Major Kennedy, of the 18th regiment, addressing
the Court, said with regard to Daugherty, he had
been twenty-one years in the service, and had only
lately returned from India. He had been absent from
this country for fourteen years, and the three good-
conduct badges which he wore would speak of the
good character he bore in his regiment. The fact
was, on the day in question he came from Gravesend
in company with the corporal, and although he might
have taken part in the assault complained of, he had
not any bayonet. It would of course be for the ma•

,istrates to dispose of the case as they thought fit,
but as Daugherty had already been iu gaol four or
five days, and taking into consideration his good
character, they would perhaps dispose of his case
summarily.
Mr. Church, in reply, said the railway company
could of course have no feeling iu the matter as re•
garded the prisoners ; their object was the protection
of the public. It was a very grave offence, and he
would rather leave it in the hands of those gentlemen
who had a local knowledge of the place, more so than
those who lived away from it, and he had no doubt
they would deal with the case as they best deemed fit.
Major Kennedy—l say nothing with regard to the
men who drew their bayonets—that is an offence both
civil and military. I beg to hand in a certificate of
Daugherty's good character.
The Mayor, having consulted with his brother
Magistrates, directed Daugherty to stand aside for
the present, saying that their intention was, supposing
the exparte statement which had been made to be
borne out, to send the other two men for trial at the
session;

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The case was then proceeded with, the prisoners
Dann and Rourk being charged with riotous conduct,
and with using their bayonets to the danger of the
servants of the railway company.
Several witnesses were examined, from whose evi-
dence it appeared that on the evening of the 7th inst.
the prisoners arrived in a fly at the station, shortly
before eight o'clock, and demanded tickets for their
conveyance to Gravesend. The station-master, seeing
they were intoxicated, refused them, and after some
altercation they went away. About twenty minutes
to nine o'clock, at which time the station was filled
with passengers waiting to go by the nine o'clock
train, the prisoners returned, in a worse state of in-
toxication, and again demanded tickets, which were
again refused. The prisoners thereupon became very
violent, creating considerable alarm among those
waiting to go by the train, Dann placing himself in
a position to prevent them from getting their tickets.
Ile then called out " unsheath bayonets—if we can't
go by tickets, we will go at the point of the bayonet ;"
at the same time drawing his weapon, which
he held in a menacing attitude. Rourk fol-
lowed his example, and with his bayonet
made several lunges at William Ireland, one
of the company's constables, who had come to
quell the disturbance. Considering that his life was
in danger, he called to the station-master, who gave
him a loaded pistol to defend himself with, which he
presented at the prisoners, telling them to keep back
and give up their arms, instead of which they became
still more violent, and Rourk again approached him
with his drawn bayonet, which in each instance he
fortunately parried. Tomlin, the head porter at the
station, then came up with a constable's staff and
knocked one of them down, and after further resist-
ance they were ultimately overpowered, handcuffed,
and taken to the station-house at Rochester.

Tbe prisoners, who made no defence, were com-
mitted for trial at the quartersessions, the magistrates
expressing their willingness to accept bail.
Daugherty was then charged with an assault, to
which he pleaded guilty, and the Court, taking into
consideration the statement made by Major Kennedy
as to his long servitude, inflicted a mitigated penalty
of 2/. and 7s. costs, which was immediately paid, and
he was then liberated from custody.

informed the other d
We were day by a gentleman
from the western division of the county that the Duke of
Richmond is having all his farms revalued, with the inten-
tionhie rents on the basis of wheat at 101. a load.
f
adjusting t
is a very wise step on the part of his Grace,
this of abdejst
and it will go far to convince the farmers that their leaders
have abandolaCd 1111 hope of regaielilag protection—Brighton
Guardian,

REPRESENTATION OF GREENWICH.
A public dinner took place last night in honour of
Mr. Alderman Salomons ,at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern, Woolwich, Mr. Hoff in the chair.
,Aftier the vsual toasts, •
Mr.--Rora. proposed the health of Mr. Alderman
Salomons. He looped, that though they bad met for
the first time, they had not done so for the last, to
celebrate the return of their worthy repre:;entative.—
(Cheers.) .;,That Mr. Alderman Salomons had done
everything that in him lay as an Englishman, as a
gentleman, and as a man of pluck (Cheers) —to
establish the rights of the constituency, he was satis-
fied that those whom he addressed would coincide with
him in thinking. It was a question with him whether
Mr. Alderman Salomons was not a Member of the
House of Commons, having sat, voted, and spoken ;
and it would be seen that the point of law was a
nice one when the Attorney-General and the Soli-
citor-General went into different lobbies on the divi-
sions which had taken place on the subject.—
(Cheers.) With the health of Mr. Alderman Salo-
mons he wished to associate that of Mrs. Salomons,
expressing the hope that they would enjoy many
years of happiness.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Alderman SALOMANS was received with great
cheering. He said, if he entertained any doubt as to
the character in which he was expected to appear that
doubt was entirely removed by tae mode in which his
friend in the chair had proposed the toast, and asso-
ciated Mrs. Salomons with himself. Toe electors of
this town, so lately parties to an important election,
would hardly expect their Member, he believed, to
appear before them immediately after the close of the
session of Parliament; he bad not much, at least, to
answer for in regard to his political conduct in the
House of Commons during the session, and therefore
he had no old scores to rub ott—(Cheers and laughter.)
Believing their kindness to him was rather intended
to show their friendly feeling towards him, and the
satisfaction they felt at the course of conduct he had
pursued—(Hear)—•in asserting their rights as much
as his own in the House of Commons, believing that
he appeared rather as their guest in a hospitable
sense than as their member in a political cha-
racter, he should confine his observations to the
most limited compass, because he hoped, before the
commencement of next session, if it so pleased
God, to meet his constituents and have an opportu-
nity of communing and consulting with them as to
the best means of maintaining their constitutional
position.—(Loud cheers.) He found it difficult to
express all that he felt of the kindness he had received
—of the confidence they had been pleased to repose
in him ; a confidence which he hoped they would have
no reason to regret.—(Cheers.) That difficulty was
increased when he saw himself surrounded by so many
respectable gentlemen of that town who had done him
the honour to give him their suppert. His tongue
could not express what his heart felt. He would
venture to say that at no period in the modern history
of this country had any constituency been so deeply
engaged in a constitutional question as the electors of
that borough.—(Cheers.) They were much more
engaged in a highly constitutional question than they
were in one which partook of a religious character.—
(Hear.) He took his stand upon that portion of the
constitution which was thoroughly Protestant. He
appealed to those whom he addressed in the same
sense in which a Protestant would. lie appealed on
the ground of the right of private judgment.—
(Hear, hear.) There was a large constitutional
question which they ought to keep always before
them.—(Hear.) The common law of this country-
knew nothing but of the return of a Member of Parlia-
ment. It was the constituency who gave that Mem-
ber a title, and by the common law of this country no
other title was required of a Member of Parliament to
enable him to take his seat in the Commons' House but
the return of a constituency.—(Hear, hear.) Cir-
cumstances, political and religious, bad introduced
oaths utterly at variance with the present times, and
had imposed penalties in case of failure to take them
utterly barbarous and repugnant to the general feel-
ing. They were aware that he was now able to bring
the question forward where justice would be done.
He had sat, he had voted, he had spoken ; and, what-
ever might be the issue, whether he went to the Tower,
or was consigned to the cellar of the House of Com

mons, or was confined in Newgate as their representa-
tive, he would never give way. If he had their sup-
port ,he would never surrender, and they would
surely triumph.—(Cheers.) There were potent cir-
cumstances at work both here and abroad; what they
had done was thoroughly and essentially popular.
It quite entered into the feelings of the people of
this country that there should be nothing i❑ the
shape of religious exclusion.—(Cheers.) When
people met in company, as on the present occasion,
the question as to any one was, whether he was likely
to promote good fellowship ? With the House of
Commons the only question with respect to a Mem-
ber was, "Ishe a man of good character ? Can we
believe his promises ? Is he a man of intellect and
talent ? Is he likely to promote the benefit of the
constituent body ?" In the face of Sir R. Inglis and
others he contended that the constitution of this coun-
try was essentially founded on liberty, religious and
civil. At a time when the dynasty was in danger,
and when religion was also thought in danger, the
oaths were taken before the Lord Steward, and before
entering the House 20 years before the Reform Bill

that was repealed. What was the consequence ? A
man took his seat without the oaths and voted for a

Speaker. Could they doubt that the Member they
had returned was a Member of Parliament by their
return ? The House might be divided between two

rival Speakers; an Opposition or a Government Speaker
might be carried by a majority of one. It was their in-
terest and that of society at large to bring back the
constitution of Parliament, to bring back the privi-
leges of Parliament to those primitive principles
which were intelligible to everybody. He should
feel it to be his duty to inform the constituencies of

the country, through public meetings, on the ques-
tion at issue, but not for purposes of agitation,
or with the view of exciting religious discussion.
He held that he had a right to entertain any religious
opinions he thought proper, provided they were not
at variance with the public good ; but it was mon-
strous, in a country so free and civilized as this, that
when an individual was returned by the suffrages of
a large and enlightened constituency recourse should
be had to miserable quibbling for the purpose of in-
ducing his constituents to get rid of him and appoint
one less grateful to the majority, or less acceptable to
the borough.—(Hear, hear.) Supported by those
whom he addressed, he would not be got rid of. He
was as nothing in a contest which would have a place
in the history of England ; but all his powers and
energies should be devoted to the service of his con-
stituents ; and, confiding in their support, whatever
sufferings he might have to endure would be borne
with smiles.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman con-
cluded by again returning his thanks for the honour
conferred on him, and expressing his desire to respond
to the friendly feeling shown towards bim by offering
his hosts the hospitality of a man of Kent.—(Cheers.)
After several other toasts the meeting separated. It

only remains to add that the dinner was excellent.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
Accustomed as we are to note down the sayings of
men in arts, politics, and science, and fatiguing as
that duty is when " words, mere words," reward our
' careful ears, we cannot say that fatigue or ennui have
ever been our portion at this sterling establishment,
devoted to the promulgation of cheap knowledge.'
We have already recorded two of Mr. J. IL Pep-
pers interesting lectures on the jewels and crystals
of the Great Exhibition, and we find ourselves still
attending with pleasure a third discourse on the
same subject, viz., on the emerald, the beryl, the
amethyst, opal, onyx, cornelian, and agate, of which
sand, or what the chemists term silicic acid, is the
chief ingredient. We have seen the various domestic
uses of sand, we know that sand enters largely into
the composition of glass, but were not prepared to see
it tortured by chemical means into a transparent
liquid by a combination with excess of alkali, or to
appreciate it in the gaseous and invisible state by its
union with fluorine; but as change, incessant change,
seems to be a law in chemistry, and the retort and
alembic still work their wonders, surprise, of course,
is out of the question. And here justice compels us
to state that our present report is incomplete, because
we cannot create on paper those experiments which
take one so easily through a chemical lecture. Suf-
fice it to say, that we believed ourselves perfect savans
whilst Mr. Pepper proceeded with his delicate and
careful manipulations, and were convinced that these
lectures do infinite good, because their numerous ex-
periments (like pictures in a book), induce and force
the mind to read in order to understand them. We
observed that the audience retired, like ourselves,
pleased with the professor
s very interesting and con-
cluding lecture on the jewels.

1 VAUXHALL GARDENS.—The Royal Gardens at
Vauxhall presented a spectacle of unusual brilliancy and at-
traction yesterday evening, on the occasion of a benefit to
Mr. Wardell, the director of the establishment. No less
than three balloons ascended at once, which, on attaining a
certain height, joined in a sort of friendly race over the
chimney tops of the metropolis, the usual fear of danger to
the aeronauts on this occasion being increased by the fear of
a violent thunder storm, which indeed actually burst upon
them before a descent could be accomplished; but happily
dduapuognhte a scale daughter, and
without accident. The balloons descended, ;the first at Lee,
in Kent, and the others near Shooters-hill. The aeronauts
were Mr. Bell and party, Mrs. Graham an
Mr. Chambers. The displaY of fireworks
of more than ordinary magnitude. The extent of the illu-
minations was increased, aunol there was an entire change in
the equestrian and the usual performances at the gardens.
o
Everything passed offvery pleasantly, under the manage-
ment of Air. Barnett, and there was an immense
including many distinguished concourse
of persons,foreigners, in the
venerable old gardens.
PROPOSED MUSEUM OF THE WORRS
TRY.—It is the intention of the Royal Co OF INDUS-
form a museum, containing specimens and
drawingsmmissioners to
the objects of interest in the Crystal Palac of all
national record of the Exhibition. with this to remain as a
have issued circulars to the tatl.b.t
view they
1 1 oro
co-operate in the deoigu. P requesting them to

ATTEMPTED _MURDER A2' /PS 57CH.
On Tuesday evening last the inhebitants of the
towe.of Ipswich were much alarmed on hearing that
a young woman, nine;:een yeers of age, peeled Martha
l‘f Jyse, had been murdered by an old man named
James -Wailing, lately distni3sed from her 'Majesty's
navy.
The parties had for some time past been living to-
gether as man and wife, and the only motive assigned
for the attempt at the crime is alleged to have arisen
from jealousy on the part of the old man. The
wounds inflicted upon the wretched young woman turn
out to be not so serious as at first represented, and
hopes are entertained of her ultimate recovery. Wail-
ing destroyed himself shortly after.
On Wednesday an inquest was held on the body of
James Wailing at the Feathers Inn, St. Matthews,
before Mr. S. B. Jackaman, when lengthened evi-
dence was ailuced touching the cause of deceased's
death, and the attack by hini upon Martha Moyse.
'elle deceased, James Wailing, up to May last was
in her Majesty's navy, at which time he was discharged
with a pension of 9.5. per week. Having a maiden
sister residing in Ipswich, he had determined (being
nearly sixty years cle) to spend the remainder of his
life with her, and for that purpose he, on leaving the
service, in which he had been engaged for upwards of
thirty years, came to this town, with a purse containing
upwards of 60/. He and his sister lived in apparent
happiness and comfort together till within five or six
weeks ae°o,`.at which time: Wailing met with the young
woman, Martha Moyse, who was induced by the old
man, who had made her several handsome presents, to
live with him as his wife. The house of Wailing's
maiden sister was be no means a commodious one, for
it consisted of but two rooms—a bed-room, in which
were two beds, and a sitting-room.
The unfortunate girl had, up to Sunday flight last,
for five or six weeks past, shared one of these beds
with Wailing, his sister occupying the other. Be-
tween four and five o'clock on Tuesday Wailing said
to his sister, " Go and tell Martha I want to speak
to her." Martha Moyse being at the house of 1
neighbour the old woman went, and told her she was
wanted by her brother. Both of them went to Wail-
ing's house, where he was seated in an armchair. On
their entering he looked very angry, and said to his
sister, " Do you go out, and let Martha stay with
me." The old woman left as desired, but she had
not proceeded further than four yards from the
house when she heard Martha screaming frightfully.
She instantly retraced her steps to ascertain the
cause of her cries, and was met by Martha
Moyse at the doorway, who was running
away from the old man, her face, hands, and the
forepart of her dress being covered with blood.
Wailing was undoubtedly pursuing his intended
victim, for, as his sister entered the doorway,
she received a heavy blow on the face from the
hand of her brother, and an incised wound upon her
hand from some sharp instrument, while endeavouring
to parry the blow aimed at her. Wailing losing
sight of the girl, who had fled fur refuge in the house
of a neighbour, and his sister presenting herself at
the door, be run back into his own house. The poor
old woman, fearing him, also fled for protection into
the house adjoining. The cries of "Murder" raised
by the neighbours soon brought together several per-
sons, not one of whom durst enter the room in which
Wailing was, or even go near the house. At last a
butcher named Henry Treater went up to the door
and asked Wailing what he had been doing, at the
same time calling upon those assembled to go with
him into the house. Not one of them dared accom-
pany him, and at length he went up to the door,
opened it, and spoke to Wailing, who replied, " I
have done her business, and I will soon do mine." At
the very moment he made that assertion Trenter saw
him lift up both hands to his throat, and they as
quickly dropped down to the sides of his body.
Wailing was then seen to come to the front door
with blood spurting from a severe gash he had in-
flicted in his throat. It was afterwards discovered

that the :wound was eight inches long, extending
from ear to ear, dividing the jugular vein and the
common carotid artery. Wailing after throwing out
into the roadway twc razors, one of which was
covered with blood, cried out " Thank God, I have done
the business. Now you can take and hang me if
you like, or, if you choose, you can send for a po-
liceman. I have done what I meant to do, but I
want to do more to her and myself too." He then
walked towards the fireplace, in front of which her
down exhausted. Mr. G. Sampson, surgeon, and his
assistant, were soon on the spot, dividing their atten-
tion between the young woman and the old man.
But the wound inflicted on the old man's throat was
so effective that all human aid was useless, and\ he
died three hours after. The face of the miserable
girl, Martha Moyse, presented a frightful gash under-
neath the left lower jaw, but providentially no vital
parts had been touched. Her hands, in defending
the attacks of Wailing, were severely cut in several
parts ; three of her fingers were nearly severed from
her hand.

At the request of the jury an adjournment was
ordered to take place, in order that she might give
evidence, which it is expected she will be enabled to
do in the course of three or four days.
Notwithstanding that the deceased had been drink-
ing, all the witnesses examined agreed in opinion that
he knew perfectly well what he was about, and the
only cause assigned for the acts he had committed
was jealousy. It was stated that Martha Moyse,
after having obtained from the deceased a large sum
of money, absented herself from his house, and that
she was about leaving the town with another man.
Money amounting to 271. was found by the police in
deceased's house.

NEW BATTERSEA BRIDGE.
This bridge will open to the populous districts of
Clapham, Brixton, and the vicinity a much shorter
approach to the parks and to the whole west-end of
London than they possess at present, and will form a
very important part of the desirable project of em-
banking the Thames and enclosing a park for public
recreation at Battersea. The works of the proposed
bridge may appear to the uninitiated to have been
standing still for some time past, but now the piers
fairly show themselves above low water, and four
towering pile-engin6 mounted over each pier plainly
indicate the intention of rapid progress. The bridge
will occupy a nearly central position between Batter-
sea and Vauxhall bridges, and will cross the river
from near the entrance of the Grosvenor Canal, at the
eastern end of Chelsea Hospital grounds to the wes-
tern side of the Red House, Battersea. It is to be a
suspension bridge, with two piers so near low water
mark as not to obstruct the navigation, and one wide
bay or opening spanning nearly the full breadth of
the river. The width of the bridge from out to out is
to be 45 feet, with a carriage way of 30 feet, and a
footpath on each side. In connexion with the bridge, a
new piece of street is to be made to join Sloane-street, so
that the communication will then be perfect towards
Knightsbridge, Kensington, and all the surrounding
district. There is a peculiarity in the mode of con-
structing this bridge which deserves notice for the
boldness and novelty of the design, and which, if
successful, will confer great credit on the originator.
The piers, instead of being founded within a coffer.
dam, and built up of regular masonry, are composed
of concrete, surrounded and protected on all sides by'
a substantial casing of cast-iron. Thus no coffer-
dam is required, and the engineer calculates that be
will be able to carry up his piers to the height of
seven feet above high water for the same sum that)!
coffer-dam would have cost under the old system. ;11
this mode of founding works in tidal rivers shottLa
prove successful, it will be a highly important
_IgP I.::
hydraulic engineering. The mode of proceed'
driven
as follows :—After guide-piles have
epler, and
down all round the site of the proposeeabedk
water es-
a rough kind of temporary
tablished at each end, woodenwrildesenatribeorpd,
a stage is
to the firm clay all over the foundand
preparations
erected within the guide-piles,
made for driving the iron
driven
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piles Di e down
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wiavrnee
work. These piles are abouteach
piles
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feeththice h apart,
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pile having a groove
the ends of cast-iroet. :Pnl;iti:. sTidheese
driven down between b
driven under waters tby
be letter T reversed, the upper
means of a "dolly," which
underneath and resting on the
may be described. a
being the top of the upright part re-
part of the T
iron plate (.1-,
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ceives the 010vv fall th
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constructed
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the horizontal weighs one
,The'"l " dolly
about 7i- feet long, and 14
elm), the upright
inches square,part being 10 feet long.
as well as the
The plates, piles, are driven down 17 or
18 feet below the bed of the river, and the whole
casing or chest thus formed is filled up with concrete,
which is well known to unite in a remarkable manner
with either wrought or cast iron, and to form a union
so close that the line of separation can no longer be
traced. We have several examples of iron piling
backed by concrete and used in this country for wharf
and dock walls, where its success has been perfect;
but this is the first attempt at founding piers of this
kind in a tidal river with a depth of more than 20
able au-
feet
at high water. Only one engine at each pier is at
present at work, but the contractor is only waiting
the arrival of castings from. Scotland to go vigorously
e
to work with all the pile engines, when a
much more
rapid being
rapid progress will be the result. The bridge
,8
Woods
erected by the Commissioners of her hlsj t
e
and Forests, from the design and under tsZe
perintendence of their engineer, M r.Page.

- -
Moorts.—The note of preparation for the
" 12th" is new being audibly beard. Advance parties are
passing daily to the approaching campaign, which, we are glad
to state, this season promises to be more than usually good,
birds being both numerous and strong, and the weather, if it
continues us at present, delightful.— Montrose Review.
SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. - This morning,
early, Colonel Reid, Dr. Playfair, • and Messrs. Williata
Cubitt, Mike, and Cole paid a
le islandvisittoheriMaiest o co
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borne. The Fairy Milt WAS seat up from t
'Ty them thither.