The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-30 00:00:00

THE JEIVISK ABDUCTION CASE.

The famous Jewish abduction case was continues on
Wednesday, at Cardiff Assizes, when the public interest
seemed rather to have increased than diminished, hun-
dreds of persons being unable to obtain admittance to the
court. A large number of ministers of variou►
denominations were present, and a great many ladies.
The case for the prosecution was finished on Wednesday,
Mrs. Ly, ns, the mother of the converted Jewess, beinh•
examined. She was very much affected during her
examination, and totally denied having ever ill-used her
daughter in any way. She had slapped her as would be
done to a child, but had never threatened her, or beaten
her, or kept her without her food. On the case for the
defence being opened, Esther Lyons herself came
into court, and sat with the defendants, her father
and mother and their children sitting nearly
opposite. The mother was much affected and had to
be removed. Mr. Grove, for the defendants, protested
against the plaintiff's family sitting in that position, and
the children, on the suggestion of the Judge, left the
court. The first witness called for the defence was
Esther Lyons herself, whose appearance in the box pro-
duced great interest. She was accommodated n ith a chair.
and seemed to he very unwell, speaking so low as to
be scarcely audible. She said that her mother treated
her most cruelly, beating her with fireirons, a brush, or
anything she could. She. also called her names, pulled her
h air, and prevented her from having her meals. She had tried
to run away twelve months before. Before she left home
she bad no communication with Mr. or Mrs. Thomas ; it
was Sarah • Carver who proposed she should go to
them. Esther Lyons said she had often spoken
to Carver about getting a situation, and Carver
told Mrs. Thomas she had left home, in
consequence of her mother's ill-usage. While Miss
Lyons was giving her evidence she fainted, and had to be
carried out of court. The Judge directed that tho
governor of the gaol should take charge of her and give
her all she wanted, letting her see her friends, but not
permitting access to any of the witnesses.

THE CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST MR.
GREY VILLE MURRA E

The adjourned summons charging Mr. Grenville
Murray with having committed perjury while giving evi-
dence against Lord Carington, on the 7th inst., came on
for hearing before Mr. Knox, at the Marlborough-street
Police-court, on Thursday. As on previous occasions, the
court was crowded in every part. The Duke of Suther-
land and other noblemen and gentlemen were present.
Some preliminary cases having been disposed of, Mr.
Knox asked where Mr. Grenville Murray, the defendant,
was.

Mr. Gill : Mr. Murray is not here. It became necessary
after the evidence of Mr. Hughes on the last occasion that
Mr. Reginald Murray should be produced to give evidence
as to conversations which took place in his presence. On
Sunday night Mr. Grenville Murray hurriedly went to
Paris to fetch him. Mr. Reginald Murray is afflicted
with a complaint which obliges him to be placed under a
certain amount of restraint, and, according to the French
law, the person who put him there is the only person who
can take him away. Mr. Murray was about to come over
last night, in order to attend here to-day,but was taken ill,
and a telegram arrived this morning. He no doubt will
be here on the text occasion, and in the memitime if I
represent him, the case can go on.
Mr. Knox : It is utterly impossible. He must forfeit
his recognisance. I mu: t sign a warrant for his appre-
hension ; and his sureties will be forfeited.

Mr. Gill: That is rather hard measure, where a
gentleman is detained by accident.
Mr. Knox : No accident is possib7e.

Mr. Gill : When a gent'eman is attacked with dysentery,
and was ill when he left, and two doctors certify that he
was unable to travel at that moment, and he promises to
be here on the next occasion, or as soon as he can travel,
it is rather hard to fine him i'lsoo merely because he was
unable to put himself into tl.e train and travel at night.
Mr. Knox: Mr. Murray knew perfectly well what ho
was abcut. He was bound by the law ;so am I. His
recognisances and the sureties will be forfeited, and a
return made to the sessions in the usual way. I shall
sign a warrant for his apprehension, and there is an end
of the case. (To the Chief Clerk :) Take care that a
proper return is made.
Mr. Knox then directed that Mr. Murray should be
called formally outside.
Mr. Gill asked the magistrate to adjourn the case until
to-morrow.

Mr. Knox : Most distinctly and positively no. Mr.
Murray, the instant he sets foot on I.l7itish soil, will be
arrested under my warrant.
Mr. Gill: I must a.slc you to enter this telegram as
received on the notes.

Mr. Knox : I decline to enter anythinv of the sort.
Mr. Gill: Will you take a note that I presented it.
Mr. Knox : I shall he perfectly prepared to say, if I am
called upon, Mr. Gill, that you did hand me a telegram.
The officer returned saying that lie had called for Mr.
Murray outside and there was no answer.
It is said that the person who became surety for Mr.
Grenville Murray has shewn much anxiety since the case
against Lord Caringtcn was disposed of at the Sessions,
and lately called at the police-office seveial times to
express his fears that Mr. Murray intended to leave the
louu try.

THE DOG Ttx.—The dog licences are now issued
by the Post Office. In the first quarter of the year 18G9
381,47 G licences were issued by the Post-office in Great
Eritain-3-10,613 in England and Wales, and 40,863 in
Scotland.

A REPRIEVE. —We have authority for stating
that the sentence of death passed upon William Murray,
for the murder of Frederic Redniss, has been commuted
by the Home Secretary to one of penal servitude for life,
on the express recommendation of Lord Chief Justice
Bovill, who tried the prisoner.
How TO QUIET A NOISY MAN.—At the late
meeting of Presbytery in America, when the subject of
Scripture was under discussion, Brother Watson said early
in his ministry he and another brother were conducting a
meeting in which there was much religious interest. An
old man gave expression to his joy by shouting, and con-
tinued it until it began to interrupt the services. Brother
Hall said to Brother Watson, " Go, stop that old man's
noise." He went to him, and spoke a few words, and the
shouting man at once became quiet. Brother Hall asked
Brother Watson, "What did you say to the old man that
quieted him so prompt7y ?" Brother Watson replied, " I
asked him for a dollar for foreign missions."

DEpTFoRD EMIGRATION SOCIETY. —A party of
emigrants left Deptford Dockyard on Thursday, by
steamer, for the Victoria Docks. They were accompanied
by the chairman and several members of the Blackheath
and Deptford Committers, among whom We observed Dr.
Carr, Captain Wilkinson, Captain Liebenrood, Mr. J. L.
Pulling, Mr. Pembroke, &C. The screw steamer the
Medway, in which they proceed from the Victoria DOcke
to Quebec, is a very fine vessel, and remarkably well fitted
with everything requisite for the comfort of the emigrants.
Prince Arthur, who is about to go to Quebec, has sent
some of his luggage by this vessel. The men are mostly
of the labouring class, and express themselves quite pre-
pared for the rough work necessary in the colonies.
Before leaving, they were supplied with great coats, boots,
clothing, books, and other articles which had been kindly,
collected by Dr. Carr and others at Blackheath.
ACTION FOR LIBEL AGAINST A BISHOP.—Sono
excitement has been created in the Isle of Mar. in conse-
sequence of an action for libt.l which has been commenced
by Mr. A. N. Laughton, a barrister of Douglas., against
the Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. H. Powys, the Bishop of
the diocese. It appears ;hat some months since there was
a dispute between the Bishop and the Rev. W. Braddan as
to the right of presentation to the church, and in order
to put an end to all doubt upon the matter, the Bishop
caused a bill to be introduced into the Manx Legislature
fur dividing the parish of Braddan into several districts.
This would have given the Bishop the nomination to the
Church of St. Thomas, which has been closed for two
years. Mr. Langhton, who opposed the bill, spoke
strongly of the Bishop ; and the latter, in a charge just
delivered to the clergy, spoke of Mr. Laughton's "slan-
derous statements," uncharitable imputations," and
"calumnious assertions," adding that Mr. Laughton had
" borne false witness against his neighbour." The damages
are laid at £l,OOO.

ANECDOTE OF SIR WILLIAM lIAMILTON.—The
following anecdote, in an illustration of the extent of Sir
W. Hamilton's erudition, is given in Professor Veitch's
memoir of him :—Dr. Parr, when in Edinburgh some time
before 1820, met Sir William at the house of Dr. John
Thomson, the distinguished professor of pathology in the
university.- Sir William astonished the colossal philolo-
gist by evincing a range and accuracy of scholarship no
inferior to his own. The erudite doctor, probably in
gracious condescension to the society in which he found
himself, bad at first discour sect of Creek philosophy,
his knowledge of which was certainly extensive ; but
finding he did not achieve any decided superiority in this
chosen walk, betook himself to an obscUrer field of learning
where he naturally expected to reign alone. Ire led the
conversation towards the later and lessknown Latin poets,
with their imitators at the revival of letters, and in still
more recent times, but he soon discovered that even here
his companion was at home, until at length finding that,
turn where he would, the young advocate before him could
not only follow step by step, but was actually able to con-
tinue his quotations and correct his references, his imper-
turbable superiority gave way, and he was startled int•
the sudden inquiry, " Why, who are you, sir?" The
doctor, as afterwards appeared, did not forget Sir William
Hamilton, nor lose the impression hits cxqls_cliAary
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