The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-24 00:00:00

7:AJV AND POLICE.

THE-. NUISANCE OF 11A3ESIER-BEATING.—A singular
action has just been before Vice-Chancellor James. The
plaintiffs were clergymen and others connected with or
interested in a Roman Catholic Church in Granby-row,
• Manchester, and the defendant was Mr. Joseph Whit-
worth, the well-known gun manufacturer, whose works aro
within a few yards from the church. The plaintiffs alleged
that a large steam hammer at the works of the defendant has
occasioned great annoyance to the plaintiffs and the con-
gregation, and interfered with the church services and the
schools. Evidence was called on behalf of Mr.Whitworth
to show that there was no foundation for the complaint,
but ultimately it was arranged that the hours during
which the hammer is to work shall be limited, so as to
lessen the annoyance, if any, pending an action which has
Leen instituted for the abatement of the " nuisance."
THE BRITISH Horn FOR iNCURAELES.—In the Court
of Queen's Bench, on Wednesday, a case was tried in
which the plaintiff, who ivas lately an inmate of the
British Home for Incurables, charged the managers
with a libel upon her contained in a resolution
of dismissal. Miss Hoare, the plaintiff, is the
granddaughter of Sir George Rook, who took Gibraltar,
and is 68 years of years of age. She was admitted
an inmate of the Home in December 1865, her friends
having bought her into the institution. She was elected
by a majority of 100 over the other candidates. After
she had been in the hospital a few months she was suspended
for a month on a charge of speaking ill of the matron,
but was subsequently acquitted. She complained that
she was subjected to great annoyance and neglected by
the matron. She remained in the Home until December
1866, when she was dismissed without any explanation.
The Lord Chief Justice expressed some surprise at the
statement that the plaintiff had been bought into the
institution. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, for the defendant,
said there was no such thing as a sale of votes. The
plaintiff, in cross-examination, admitted that she had in
former years brought actions against the Royal Naval
Benevolent Society. against Captain Dickson, and against
the editor of a nautical newspaper. The Lord Chief
Justice left to the jury the question whether the defen-
dants had acted honestly, and the jury found a verdict for
them.

RAILWAY COMFENSATION.—III the Court of Exchequer,
on Wednesday, a mechaniz, named Burton, living at
Hacknall, near Nottingham, sued the Midland Railway
Company for compensation for damages sustained in a
collision near Mansfield, in December last. The plaintiff,
who had not shewn any serious symptoms of ill-health
until some time after the accident, Lad already received
£lO from the company, in the belief that his injuries were
of a temporary character. The jury returned a verdict
for 2750.

RECKLESS DRIVING.—In the Court of Queen's Bench
a case arising from reckless driving has been tried. The
plaintiff was the conductor of an omnibus, and was knocked
off the vehicle by a van vhich drove close by. He was
seriously injured. The Lord Chief Justice commented upon
the danger of riding in the London streets, owing to the
reckless driving of vans, and be also censured the practice
of putting omnibus possengers dawn in the middle of the
street. Damages were agreed upon.

THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT AT ALDER-
bROT.--PrivaLe 1 howas Katelcy, Gth (Inniskillinl4) Dra-
goons, who was so frightfully injured at the cavalry field-
day at Aldershot ou Monday, expired at half past seven
on 'rueiiclay evening. The body now awaits a coroner's
inquest.

THE DUKE OF GENOA.—The young Duke of
Genoa, who is an inmate of Mr. Matthew Arnold's house
at Harrow, has besides a house and a suite in London; he
comes up to London every Saturday afternoon, accompanied
by one of his suite, in order to attend to his religious
duties, and to attend mass at some Roman Catholic chapel,
on Sunday, returning to Harrow the same evening or early
on Monday morning. He is reported to be a fine, tall,
handsome youth, and he is beginning to speak English
fluently. lie much likes hia new school, and is very
popular among his companions.

SEItIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —On Wednesday
night, about half-past eleven, a very serious accident
occurred at the New•cross station of the London,
Brighton, and South Coast Railway. A train, full of
passengers, mostly licensed victuallers and their friends,
was returning from the Crystal Palace, where a
festival and dinner had been held in behalf of
their schools, and while the train was motionless, and
tickets were being collected, a goods train ran into it
with much violence. A great number of the passengers
were thrown down and against one another, and many
serious injuries were sustained ; but at present no
loss of life is reported. Some of the injured people
were left at New-cross, their injuries being too great to
allow of their removal, but the majority were
brought on to London Bridge'. • On their arrival it was
deemed necessary that three persons -Should be conveyed
to St. Thomas's Hospital, but the remainder having had
their weunds bound up were conveyed to their homes. The'
injuries were mostly on their heads and legs. About
twenty-five people in an injured condition were brought
on to Lonan Bridge.
A NOVEL FENIAN OATH:—A man named Hughes,
lately a porter in one of the large mercantile houses, was
arrested for having, while drunk, avowed himself a
Fenian, and threatened to blow up the house of his
landlord (a policeman). Wh.n he was searched at the
station-house, a collecting card for a memorial to a man
flamed Farrel, uho was shot at Tallaght, and a Fenian
oath of a novel character were found upon him. The
card, as a stimulant to liberality, Lore what purported to
be the last words of the slain hero, who was stated to have
fallen while exclaiming to his companions, "On, men ! On
to thin front!" The oath was intended for the niembersof
Fenian' Sisterhood, and pledged the recipient, in anypart
of the world, and even on the field of battle, to perform all
feminine offices for the soldiers of liberty ; to wash, mend,
make, and cook for them, and to dress their wounds if neces
sary. After the usual wishes for the prosperity of Ireland and
the success of the cause, and the peculiarly feminine aspira.
tion for a walk in the green fields with the Fenian boys, and
" time to talk," the precious document concluded with
the expression of a hope that the devil might pursue
" Nagle who betrayed them, and Judge Keogh who
hanged them, and that the hearthstone of hell might be
their tombstone." It was signed "Naunie Egan." Hughes
was brought vp on. Wednesday before one of the magi-
strates and remanded.

SINGULAR COLLOQUY _ WITH A MAYOR.--At the
Batley Petty V essions, on Wtdntalay, a man named
Joe llincheliffe, a publican's groom, was charged with
having partaken too freely of alcohol on the previous
Saturday. When the case bad been substantiated by a
West Riding police officer, the following friendly dialogue
took place between his Wm-ship and the ." horsey"
man : —The Mayor : Nab, Joe, tha'rt here agean. Joe :
Ha, I'm here agean.—The Mayor : What's to beau doin'
to get here agean ? What's ta bean gettin' druffen agean
for Joe? Joe : I wor partly fresh, at least that chap (point-.
ing to the policeman who had proved the charge) sez soa.—
Tho Mayor : Well, tha' out'ut ta get fresh, Joe. Joe : I
kno' I sudd-nt, but I canno' help it ; I'd lied nowt to ate,
and I'd to en a sup o' gin to keep me warm.—The Mayor:
Tha' owt to get more to ate an' less to drink, Joe. Joe :
I sud by reights.—The Mayor : What's ta fur a
Joe ? Joe : I's bean doin' a bit 0' groomin' fur Joe
Lister fur a bite o' summat to ate.—The Mayor: Thal
sud keep away fra them places, they've bean't ruin o' thee.
Joe: I sod ; I know they hee.---The Mayor : Well, Joe,
'spose I let thee off, will ta cum here onny moor? Joe:
Nut, John, I winuot. (Immense laughter, and loud cries
of " Silence" by Superintendent Airton and Inspector
Weatherbill).—The Mayor : Well, then, Fee dismiss.thee,
tut if ta corns here onny mcor I'se recollect thee. The
Waitllen CitiOCIP.

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