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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1869,

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expressions into which politicians on both sides suf-
ered themselves to be hurried during the late con-
test of parties is also much to be regretted. Men
forgot they were not dealing with figures and sta-
tistics, with blue books and legal enactments
only, but with quick-witted, eager, excitable
and headstrong human beings. The triumph of the
partisan, the silencing of the adversary, was the ob-
ject in view in the stately chambers of St. Stephen's,
or on the busy English hustings, and it was difficult
to remember how the words spoken in the temporary
excitement of an assembly where loyalty and order
were matters of course, might be pondered and
accepted by an inflamed and disaffected po-
pulation so many miles away. But what-
ever the prevailing cause or causes of
a state of affairs which is becoming an eager subject
of interest on the Continent and a source of the most
painful anxiety to ourselves, it is quite plain that
some prompt and vigorous steps must be taken to re-
dress the evil. Murmurs are beginning to be heard
at the inaction of the Government. The English
people, tolerant to a fault of ordinary offences,
and inclined to show unusual lenity to a
people they believe to have been misgoverned,
and misunderstood, will not consent to the open de-
fiance of law and order in any part of the kingdom.
Popular rights and individual liberties must be re-
spected, no doubt, but we have yet to learn under
what privilege a man may shoot his neighbour in open
day. Punch's satire on GLADSTONE, A 1, who
looks in at the door while the highwaymen are buy-
ing their revolvers inside, represents a phase of the
public mind, which augurs ill for the prospects of her
MAJESTY'S Ministers.

Rumours of an approaching Christmas session are
beginning to make themselves heard, and undoubtedly
the Government would do wisely to share their pain-
ful and weighty responsibilities with the representa-
tives of the people. The return of a convict to Par-
liament, the open ingratitude displayed by a consi-
derable section of Irish speakers and leaders,
for the exertions and sacrifices made for
them, above all, the constant recurrence of
agrarian assassinations, afford amply sufficient
justification:for any unusual step.3lMr. GLADSTONE
has done wisely in refu3ing to carry his concessions
further ; but the refusal has irritated, without im-
pressing the men who believed they could trade on
his fears. None have more need to regret the state
of things than the real friends and well-wishers of
that troubled country, in which Englishmen have
so deep an interest, while they are so unfortunate
in dealing with it. The Irish are throwing
away an opportunity such as seldom comes to a
nation. The English, impressed by a sense of duty
and animated by a spirit of kindness, were ready
almost to overdo the part of concession and forbear-
ance. There is reason to fear that the reckless
wickedness of the few and the headstrong folly of the
many will drive Englishmen to remember that justice
comes before generosity in ruling a nation, and that
until the maintenance of law and order be assure], it
is idle to dream :of further developing civil liberty
and religious equality.

POLICE IN7I4.:LLIGENCE.—Hits Day.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.

A WILFUL LADY.—lirs, Elizabeth Morrison, describ-
ing herself as " a lady," and residing in Stanley-street,
Pimlico, was charged before Mr. Knox with behaving in a
most disorderly manner, and also with breaking a pane
of glass of the value of £3, at the house of Mr. A. Taylor,
the Marlborough Head, Great Marlborough-street.
From the evidence of Mr. Alfred Taylor, son of the
prosecutor, it appeared that the prisoner went into the
house the previous evening with her sister, and grossly
insulted Mr. Taylor. She was requested to leave and
refused, and took up an iron spittoon and threatened to
knock Mr. Taylor's brains out. Mr. Taylor turned
the prisoner's sister out of the house, and the prisoner
after making an unsuccessful attempt to seize Mr Taylor's
whiskers went outside, and on the door being closed to
prevent her returning to the house she smashed a pane of
glass in the door with her fist, and was then given into
custody.
Police-constable 108 (1, who took the prisoner into cus-
tody, said she was very disorderly, and admitted doing
the damage.
Mr. Knox ordered the prisoner to pay the d Linage,
and a fide of 20s. or a month.

THE PROSECUTION OF THE .REV. MR.

BENNETT.

The case of " Sheppard v. Bennett" also came before the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Thursday, in
the shapo of an appeal from the decision of the Dean
of Arches, who had refused to admit an article
which charged the defendant with contravening the teach-
ing of the Church of England in reference to the reception of
the Eucharist by the wicked, in consequence of its having
been preferred too late. After argument on the part of
Mr. Stephens, who appeared with Dr. Tristram and Mr. Shaw,
for the promoters, their lordships decided that the rules
of the Privy Council did not admit of an appeal in which
the defendant did not appear being heard until after four
months had elapsed from the time of the original judg-
ment being given.

ACTION AGAINST A NEWSPAPER

PUBLISHER.

An action was heard on Thursday in the Court of Queen's
Bench, `• Marriott v. Poole." The defendant is the pro-
prietor of the Coventry Standard, and the plaintiff had
been Mayor of Coventry, and was a Liberal partizan.
A petition was heard in the recent election, and
the two Conservative members retained their seats.
The libel complained of was that the plaintiff had bribed a
deaf and dumb man, and, on complaint by the plaintiff, an
apology was inserted in the Coventry Standard, withdraw-
ing the imputation, and fully apologising. Sir John Cole-
ridge, for the defendant, fully admitted the libel, but
contended that after the apology had been made, which
redounded greatly to the credit cf the defendant,
the jury would mark their sense of the en-
deavour to get their verdict merely as a political
triumph. Mr. Keene, Q.C., replied, arguing that the
apology was not made until after legal proceedings had
been threatened, and that it was a case for substantial
damages.—The Lord Chief Justice said that which the
jury had to consider was the value of the retractation.—
After retiring for an hour, the jury returned a verdict for
the plaintiff; damages, £4O.

THREATENING TO SHOOT A PROSECUTOR.

At tho Mansion House, on Thursday, before Alderman
Sir Thomas Gabriel, Robert Haswell, of the Lord Napier
Tavern, Fenchurch-street, was brought up on remand,
charged with embezzling £14,000 belonging to a trust
fund.

Mr. Straight, barrister, who appeared for the prosecution,
stated the circumstances of the case, and said that defendant
had executed a deed conveying all his property to three
trustees, in order that the money embezzled might be
refunded. So short a time, however, had elapsed since the
last examination that the solicitor for the prosecution had
not been able to satisfy himself as to the value of property
mentioned in the deed, and he asked for a short delay in
order that enquiries might be made.
Sir Thomas Gabriel said the application made by the
learned counsel was practically taking the matter out of
the magistrate's hands. He did not think that was a
proper thing. What he had to do was to consider the evi-
dence, and deal with the case accordingly. If it were a
case of arbitration the matter would be different; but he
was sitting there as a magistrate.

Mr. Beard, for the defendant, said there was not suffi-
cient evidence to enable the magistrate to act adversely to
the prisoner.

After some consultation, Mr. Straight withdrew the
charge of misappropriation, but asked that the defendant
might be bound over to keep the peace, as he
had threatened to shoot anybody who took proceedings
against him with a revolver.

Mr. Macdonald, the prosecutor, was then put into the
witness-box, and deposed to the threats made use of by
the prisoner. On one occasion the prisoner assaulted him,
and was fined at the Guildhall for the offence. When ap-
prehended on the present charge, he had in his possession
a revolver loaded in five chambers.
Mr. Beard said that defendant had no intention of
carrying his threats into execution.
Sir Thomas Gabriel said the defendant must find two
sureties for £l5O each, and enter into his own recog-
nisances for £3OO to keep the peace for six months.
The necessary bail was provided, and the defendant was
discharged.