The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-19 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Since yesl-erday morning pressure has continued to increase at
almost all stations, the change being more rapid in the west than
elsewhere. In the SW. of France (at Biarritz) a decrease has
occurred. Readings are very uniform. Temperature has decreased.
generally in Great Britain and France, but has iisen slightly in Ireland
Winds this morning are light and variable. They are south-westerly
in the east, but have veered to N.W. and N. at western stations ; and
easterly winds have appeared in the west of Prance, producing a
thick fog in the Channel. A little rain has fallen in places, and hail
at Greencastle. The sky this morning is partially cloudy, with fog on
ecoast.

VAGRANCY AND CRIME.-DEPUTATION
TO THE HOME SECNETARY.

The Home Secretary yesterday received a deputa-
tion from the county magistrates of Surrey, who presented
to him a memorial agreed upon by the justices at
Epiphany Sessions on the subject of vagrancy and the
relief of the casual poor. The memorial complained that
the present system of indiscriminate relief tended to in.
crease the number of paupers, and to give encouragement
to vagrancy.
The deputation was introduced by Mr. C. Buxton,
M.P., and amongst others present were the Hon. F. Scott,
the Hon. W. Brodrick, M.P., and Mr. George Cubitt,
M. P.

The HOME SECRETARY, in reply, assured the deputation
that he felt with them the importance of the subject,
and that it was one that ought to be dealt with.
He and Mr. Goschen had had the matter under their
consideration, and had been considering how best the evil,
which was admitted to be a great one, could be remedied.
More than this he could not say; They saw the difficulty,
they felt it must be grappled with, and would do what was
possible in the matter.
The Hon. F. SCOTT complained that that was the
usual reply. The late Government bad given the same
assurance, but had not fulfilled its promises.
Mr. BRUCE hoped what he had said would he sufficient,
for further he could not go. At the same time he hoped
at the end of the sessions there would be no cause for
complaint.

Lord Hartington will be returned without difficulty
for the Radnor boroughs. lie has agreed to purchase, says
a contemporary, the residence of the vacating member, Mr.
Green Price, wLo was elected last time without a contest
for this greatest of rural political retreats.

Judgment s given yesterday by the Judicial Corn-
mate° of the Privy Council in the case of the Rev. J. C.
Edwards v. Moss. This Ns as an appeal against a
sentence of fivo years' suspension inflicted on Mr.
I Edwards by the Court of Arches. Lord 'Westbury
gave the judgment of their lordships, and after de-
ciding that two legal points raised were untenable, ho
proceeded to consider the facts of the case as to Darnel Martin,
and after a careful view of evidence, held that a criminal
nnection had taken place between them. As to his con-
duct with the other young woman Hyam, it was open to
great scandal. But on the other case tho judgment would
proceed. It was a case of great enormity and aggravation,
and their lordships would recommend that the sentence of
the Dean of Arches be confirmed. Tho Appeal woulci bo
dismissed with cots.

POLICE .1.:A1 .TELLIGENCE—Y7tis Pay.

MARL BOROUGH-S TREE T.
Morris Cowan and William Fiber, the former giving
his address at Whitechapel and the latter in Marylebone,
were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a watch and
having another in their possession.
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoners.

WESTMINSTER.
ORVEL ROBBERY.—Mary Jackson, an elderly- woman,
was placed at the bar charged with robbing Maria Cock"
rell, 3G, George_street, Chelsea.
Prisoner was remanded.

THAMES.
ATTEMPT TO 3/11;RDER A POLlCEMAN.—Frederick Rote' a
stout, powerful man, employed by the Great Northern
Railway Company at Poplar, was brought before
Paget charged with assaulting and wounding a policeman
named Alfred Sturgeon, 90 K.
The constable stated that he was on special duty this
morning at two o'clock in Reeve-street, Poplar. The pri-
soner passed him in company with two men and a wenia'
and said to Lim, " There's a - stop ; are you watching.
me ?" He requested the prisoner to move on, and not
interfere with him or the duty he was upon. The prisonoL.
immediately struck him on the eye and knocked him tlevvoi
He got up and stopped the prisoner, who made US° of
throats, and flung him on the ground. A struggle t°°,l
place, they rolled over each other in the mud and dirt, an
the prisoner took a clasp knife from his pocket and
tempted to stab him. The struggle continued, and the
prisoner cut his finger. By a violent effort he got the knife
from the prisoner, and assistance being rendered the pry
soner was taken into custody. The constable then e,;*
hibited his clothes, which was covered with blood an'
filth. He lost a good deal of blood, his rattlo was broliell,
and he was much hurt.

Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week.

THE DOUBLE MURDER AT POPLAR•

It is believed that the police are on the track of ill
man Cooper supposed to be the murderer of his wife and
an old man named Pearson. On Sunday afternoon
man answering to his description, went to the rackrset-
office at Dover, and tried to obtain a cheap passage to "1,,a-
Nis, but was told he could get a ticket on board.
did not, however, apply on board, the police being in
waiting for him. He is believed to be the same On
who applied to a steamer from Rotterdam bound t) -Afriny
eti for a berth as engineer, but his services wore declined. lA°
had come from Folkestone, as he was seen there on ill.
Thursday, and had a conversation with a man who noticed
that the thumb of his left hand was gone. Tho police, coast
guard, railway stations, and shipping offices in Essex, Mints'
Kent, and Sussex have had information sent to them of the
supposed whereabouts of the murderer