The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-11 00:00:00

JUNE ll, 1851.

LAMBETIL

THE EGG•THROWING ON THE OAKS DAY.—Yester-
day being the day on which the warrants granted
against Jessrs henry and Thomas Dimsdale, the
sons of Baron Dimsdale, and Captain Williams, of the
Army and Navy Club, for the very aristocratic amuse-
ment ot egg-throwing, Mr. Jarman, Mr. Watson, and
others, who feet been seriously assaulted, and had their
clothes completely destroyed, attended to substantiate
the charge.
The defendants, however, did not think proper to
make their appearance, and
Saunders (the officer who held the warrants), upon
being sworn, stated that he had been to the Army and
Navy Club several times for the purpose of seeing Cap-
tain Williams, but was not suecessful. He had left
word, however, that if he (the captain) did not attend
before his Worship on that day, he should take the
consequence of being locked up when apprehended,
and preparatory to his b-ing taken before the ma-
gistrate at this court. He (Saunders) had also called at
NO. 10, Bury-street, St. James's, for the purpose of see-
ing the eiessrs. Dimsdale, but was told they were out of
town. He, however, l.ft a message at the club-house,
that unless they attended before his Worship on that
day, they too would have to submit to the consequences
of being taken up on the warrant. Saunders, the officer,
added, that agreeable to his Worship's instructions, he
had served a summons upon Mr. Pierce, the landlord of
the house, No. 10, Bury-street, to give evidence in the
matter, and that person was then in attendance.
Mr. ELLIOTT here directed Mr. Pierce to get into the
witness•box, and told Mr. Shields, the chief usher, to
administer the oath to him in the usual way.
This having been done, Mr. Pierce was examined as
to his knowledge of the egg-throwing on the return from
the Oaks, when he declared that he knew nothing what-
ever about it. In reply to the questions of the magis-
trate, he (Pierce) said, that on the Oaks day he had
lodging at his house Mr. Henry Dimsdale; Captain
I horntou, of the Ist Royal Dragoons; Lieutenant Little-
dale, of the same regiment; Lieutenant Sorters, of the
16th Lancers; the Hon. Mr. Anstey, of the 16th Lan-
cers; Mr. Ibbard, late of the Scotch Greys; and Messrs.
Dent and Humphry, private gentlemen. These gentle-
men did not start from his house, nor did he accompany
them to or from Epsom on the Oaks day, but went in a
brinks in company with Captain Foster, Mr. Hatton,
Mr. Barclay, and Mr. Goff, all officers belonging to the
16th Lancers, and returned rather early.
Mr. ELLlOTT—Witness, I would advise you to be a
little cautious in answering the questions. Now I ask
you again whether you were not present and saw the
parties in the four-wheel coach fling eggs at the com-
plainants and other parties? Pierce—l did not see it,
Sir. I came home some time before the four-horse
coach.
Mr. ELLIOTT—Have you told Saunders the officer
that you witnessed the egg-throwing? Witness—l did
not, Sir.
Mr. ELLIOTT—Did you say anything to the officer
about it beteg very foolish on the part of Mr. Peat
coating forward to give the information he had, and that
it would be the ruin of him, as he was a military sad-
dler and they were military officers? Witness—l do
not think I said that; bun I might have said I thought
it was foolish on tee part of Mr. Peat to give informa-
tion against officers.
Saunders was here sworn, and swore positively that
Mr. Peered disiinctly told him that he had witnessed a
part or the throwing of eggs Irian the four-wheel carriage
in which the Messrs. Du pedalo were, as he was in a
drag" immediately fallowing. Pearce had also said
that it was a very f;tolish thing ot Mr. Peat coming for-
weld as he d.d, as he was a military saddler, and that
it would be the ruin of him, as the gentlemen were all
military officers.
Mr. Collies, one of the parties assaulted, spoke posi-
tively as to the identification of Pearce as a person he
saw taking an active part in the affray at South Lam-
beth, when the complaining parties were stopped and
given into custody, but the police were not in sufficient
torce then to secure them.
Mr. Peat here came forward, and said that his inter-
ference in the matter was in the first instance perfectly
accidentsl. He did not witness any of the alleged egg-
throwing, but rode up just at the time when the four-
horse conch was stopped at South Lambeth, and know
log Mr. Jerman and Mr. Watson, two of the complain-
ants, and also recognising the gentlemen in the drag, he
undertook, in the confusion of giving addresses, to give
the former gentlemen the names of the latter. The
Messrs. Dimsdale particularly appraled to him, and asked
if he would not be answerable for them? and he replied
Certainly he ahould." When last in this court, he
(Mr. Peat) hat represented the Messrs. Dimsdale to be
the suns of the banker, but found since then that contra-
dictions to his assertions had appeared in the public
papers. The mistake, however, arose from his belief
that their father, Baron Dimsdale, was a partner in the
banking-house of that name. He (Mr. Peat) regretted
exceedingly that anything coming from him should have
given the Baron Dimsdale a moment's unhappiness, as
he believed him to be one of the kindest and best men
in existence. With regard to the anticipation of Mr.
Pearce as to the consequences of the information which
he had given, and which was not tendered voluntarily,
he (Mr. Peat) had little to fear while the army was offi-
cered by gentlemen; and in conclusion he wished to say,
that an intimation had reached him that it was the wish
of the accused party to make the most liberal compensa-
tion to the complainants for the injury they had sustained,
provided his Worship would permit of the matter being
settled in this way.

Mr. ELLIOTT replied that he could not listen to such a
course. Besides the number of persons wha had comp
forward publicly to complain he (Mr. Elliott) had re-
ceived numerous complaints of similar outrages by the
same parties, and one in particular from an aged gentle-
man, who, with his wife end two daughters, had been
shamefully treated while passing over Clapham-common
in an open carriage.

Mr. - ELLIOTT— has directed that the warrants, which
are in the hands of Saunders and Sergeant Goff, should
be executed without loss of time; and if the accused
wero put to any inconvenience by being locked up they
had only themselves to blAme.

MAME S.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.-- William Cowley, a re-
spectable-looking young man, 22 years of age, was finally
examined, charged with emb zzling various sums
amounting to about 31. the moneys of Mr. James Cantor,
proprietor of the Lord Nelson public-house, Bromley.
The prisoner entered the service of Mr. Cantor a
little more than a fortnight since. He boarded and
Lodged at the house, and his wages were a guinea a
m ,uth, and a halfpenny on every pot of boar he sold.
His business was to visit Messrs. Maudslay's (the engi-
wers) hulks and the other ships at Poplar, and supply
beer to the labourers, anti notwithstanding the liberality
of his master he absconded on Saturday week with the
Above amount. He was apprehended on Wednesday by
Westfi,l,l, 329 K, in the East India-road, when he coolly
said, " Oh, it's only a breach of trust; I sold the beer
and got the money.

Three cases were proved against the prisoner, and he
was fully eJoamitted for trial.

THE LATE BOILER EXPLOSION.
BRISTOL, JUNE 10.—Three more of the sufferers
from the late dreadful boiler explosion at the Starveall
Colliery. Kingswood, near this city, the particulars of
which were given in The Sue of Monday, have since
died, making altogether seven persons now lying dead.
John Burt fell, the engineer of the works, and two of
whose sons are amongst the killed, is also so seriously
injured that his death is hourly expected. The other
persons wounded are at present progressing favourably.
The following is the list of those now death—Joseph
Long, bailiff of the colliery; William Borchelt and John
Borchelt, jun , Francis Bryant, Daniel Mountain, James
Ricketts, and Samuel Bryant. Mountain has left be-
hind him a wit.- and eight children, and the others have
also left families to deplore their loss.
Five of the party having died in the county of Glou-
cester, an inquest on the bodies has been commenced
before Mr. W. Joyner Ellis, the coroner for the district,
at the Rose and Crown Tavern, St. George's.
The jury having been sworn,
The CORONER said they had a very painful investiga-
tion before them—indeed, he might say that during the
many years he had held the office of coroner he had
seldom had to deal with a more painful case. It de-
manded, and he had no doubt that it would receive at
their hands, a most patient and attentive investigation.
By the provisions of a recent Act of Parliament they
were prohibited from proceeding in inquests on the bodies
of persons killed in connexion with the working of coal-
mines until they had given two clear days' notice to
one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State,
in order to afford time for the attendance of a Govern-
ment Inspector. He had sent information of the acci-
dent as soon as ho heard of it to Sir George Grey, and
no doubt he would send down an inspector to watch the
inquiry, and pending that circumstance he would not
be warranted in receiving evidence; but he would
the
w?uld at
present confine the duties of the jury to viewing
bodies and making a careful examination of the scene
of the accident, the boiler, &c., which would materially
assist them in tho.investigation.
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&c., also exhibited a perfect mass. of ruins; anded sfroomme
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MAOCLATFIELD.— Wo regret to learn that Mr.
Williams, ode of the Members for this borough, is at present
sagoripg from 80yer0 illness.—Macclesfield Courier.

having set up a fictitious firm, " Merton and Co," at
No. 4, Pickard•street, St. Luke's, and obtaining ten gold
rings under false pretences.—Tho prisoners were fully
committed on the charge.
A second charge was made by Mr. John Swainsland,
of 5, Curtain-road, St. Luke's, for obtaining a work-box
and other articles, his property.—Committed for trial.
A third charge was preferred against them by Mr.
William Wickham and Co., stationers, No. 165, Strand,
for feloniously stealing a number of account• books, their
property.—Fully committed.
A fourth charge was preferred by Mr. Pierre Class
Sasse, of No. 7, Chapel attest, Pentonville, for obtaining
under false and fraudulent pretence ten card-cases and
other valuable property.
The prosecutor is a mother•o'-pearl fancy goods manu-
facturer, and he ideuttfitgl both prisoners.—They were
fully committed for trial on this charge.
Numerous other charges were male against them,
and in the course of the day they wore conveyed to
Newgate.

GOVERNMENT WATER SUPPLY BILL.
A meeting of the constituency of the borough of
Southwark was convened, in compliance with a rcoui-
sition numerously signed, and held at the Ton-hall,
Southwark, yesterday afternoon, to take into considera-
tion the Bill introduced by Government to consolidate
all the existing water companies without the power of
municipal or parochial control.
Mr. Pritchard, High Bailiff for Southwark, presided.
Excuses for non-attendance were read both from Sir
B. Hall and Mr. Wokley, and
Dr. CHALLICE moved the first resolution, which was
to the effect—that the meeting considered the uovern-
went Bill unfair in principle and subversive of saAtary
improvement, particularly as the water supplisd by the
companies supported by the Bill was unfit for human
consumption; and they were prepared by every legal
means, to prevent its passing into law. This was 80.
conded by Mr. Day, and carried undnimously.
Mr. A. PELLATT moved the second resolution, which
stated that the water service of Loudon could never be
pr,,T9rly accomplished until it was placed under the con-
trol of a representative body chosen by the ratepayers,
and they would support the principle of Mr. Mowatt's
Bill, which was designed to carry this oui.
Mr. Cou.rNsozr seconded the resolution, which was
put and carried.

- Mr. MovATT, M. P., said the Prime Minister did not
deny any of their statements. The fact was, they did
not want to trouble themselves with tne matter, and the
Bill w.4s really a water compan)'s Bid, In one word,
they made nu provision for the 700,000 who were wholly
without water. Did they propose to reduce the price?
They did so for the class who did not require it, and
threw the burden on the middle classes. In the schedule
of rates he found that, after combining the nine mono-
polies into one—and they must remember that, at pre-
sent, they had no legal tenure, but the Bill gave them a
legal existence through all time—they not only enabled
them to charge the present rate, although at present, for
very shame's sake, they only took 35., but they proposed
that they should have the maximum rate till they bad a
net dividend of 5 per cent. on a fictitious capital of
4,800,0004, and that then they should reduce their rate if
they had a greater dividend. He would now say a few
words on his own Bill. The great pinciple in it was
that the ratepayers who had to drink and pay for the
water should have the control over it. Ile had divided
London into 17 districts, all lying within six miles of
Charing-cross. The ratepayers in each district would
nominate four of their body, the city of London four,
and the Government four, to form a general
commission for the whole metropolis, in all
amounting to 76 persons. They should be unpaid, and
would nominate from their own body five members and
a secretary to form an executive committee, who would
be paid, and would have to devote their whole time to
the work. At the same time they would only be the
mouthpieces of the ratepayers; for the ratepayers would
choose the 76, and they would choose the acting com-
mittee. One of them would be nominated by Govern.
went. He did not fix any source of supply, as he thought
the commissioners should be left to judge and choose for
themselves. With regard to expense, he must premise
that none of the estimates by eminent engineers for
a constant supply of pure water exceeded by much
2,000,000/. In his opinion, the present companies
had no claim for compensation, but he provided
that the commissioners should have the power to buy
them out on terms not exceeding ten years' purchase.
It went against the grain with him to allow this, as he
thought half would be enough, but, as there were 70
members in the House who were interested in water
companies, it was perhaps better to give a little more,
than have a ruinous contest.

Mr. THWAITES moved, and Mr. SHAND seconded, a
resolution that a petition (which embodied Ulu funToing
resolutions) sh,utd be presented to Parliament by Mr.
Alderman Huwphery, and that Sir William Molesworth
be requested to bu pp ar t the same.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he had attended to hear the
opinions of his constituents, as he wished to act altoge-
ther in compliance with them. They coincided perfectly
with his own.

A committee was then nominat• d to net on the sub-
ject, and the thanks of the meeting b:-:rig given to Mr.
Mowatt, Sir W. Mulesworth, and the chairman, the
meeting separated.