The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-16 00:00:00

SUFFOCATED IN A SEWER.

Two men went into one of the street sewers at Staly-
bridge, in order to discover a leakage in a waterpipe. One
of the men ascended a man-hole for the purpose of getting
out, but the iron plate by which it was covered was so fast
that he could not remove it. Noxious gases had accumu-
lated in the man-hole, mid the man was overcome and fell
into the cellar in a state of insensibility. The
circumstance alarmed his comrade, who made his way out
of the sewer as quickly as he could. As he proceeded
the lighted candle ho held in his hand ignited gas which
had escaped from a pipe, and he was severely burnt by the
explosion that followed. As soon as possible he gave an
vui, wi.Lvii Maio uiuer man was leaulut,
to be quite dead. An inquest was held on the body on
Saturday. The jury recommended that the man-holes
should be covered with perforated plates, and pointed out
that one of the consequences of the present system was to
drive noxious gases into the cellars of dwellings.

A FIGHT WITH POACHERS IN DERBY-

SHIRE.

A fight between a considerable party of poachers and
three gamekeepers took place on the estate of Lord Vernon
near Sudbury, Derbyshire, early on Saturday morning, and
it is feared the result may ;prove fatal to one of the
keepers. About three o'clock, as James Ling, Edward
Kent, tnd Joshua Watkins, his lordship's game-
keepers, were on their rounds, they met with a gang of
poachers at a place called the " Gorse Cover," in the parish
of Sudbury. The nets of the poachers were set, and they
were in full work. The moment they found themselves
discovered they commenced a very violent attack upon the
keepers, and resolutely followedit up by conduct which was
alike brutal and cowardly. So sudden was the onslaught
that the keepers were taken by surprise, as no sooner were
they seen than Ling, the head keeper, was knocked down
by a large stone: While lying on the ground he was beaten
and kicked in an exceedingly brutal manner. One of his
arms was broken by either a blow from a bludgeon or a
kick, and he was seriously injured on other parts of the
body. Watkins was struck on the mouth by a large stone,
which cut his face very severely, and knocked out several
of his teeth. One cf his fingers was also broken, and he
was otherwise ill-used. Kent was also very badly beaten.
The poachers havenot been caught.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FRAUD.

At the Mansion House, Robert Haswell of the Lord
Napier Tavern, Fenchurch-street, was on Monday brought
before the Lord Mayor, in custody of Detective Serjeant
Spittle, charged with converting to his own use trust funds
to the amount of £10,600.
The complainant was Mr. John Macdonald, managing
clerk to a solicitor in Lincoln's-inn Fields, and the prose-
cution was authorised by a fiiat of the Attorney-
General. It appeared that the prosecutor married
the daughter of a Mrs. Markwick, who, until
about four months ago lived in the same house as the
defendant. Mrs. Markwick, it seemed, was a lady who was
separated from her husband, and she lived upon the
interest of a sum of £14,000 which was invested in Consols,
and, under a deed, the defendant and a Mrs. Baker were
trustees. The prosecutor's marriage with Mrs. Markwick's
daughter took place in March of the present year. He
had previously asked her consent, and she told him
she could not allow him to marry her daughter
until she told him that her daughter was entitled, upon
her (Mrs. Marwick's) decease to an eighth share of £14,000.
She also said that she would have wished to pay down
the share at once, but under the deed sho had not
power to do so, and even if she had the
power she could not do so, as that villain opposite (point-
ing to the defendant) had sold it all out. Prosecutor
asked for explanation, and witness said, " Never mind her,
sho is mad. Her money is all right." He afterwards
admitted that he had sold out part of the stock, but said
that he was perfectly able to replace it, and would do so.
Previously to this the defendant had advanced the prosecutor
£4,000 to purchase the lease of the Lord Napier Tavern,
and in consideration of the advance he held a mort-
gage of the premises. Ho was opposed to the prosecutor's
marriage, and while they were at church defendant took
possession of the tavern under the mortgage. In conse-
quence of that proceeding prosecutor became bankrupt,
and in the bankruptcy court defendant, in answer
to a question, said ho had given a bond
for £10,600 to settle a Chancery suit brought
against him. On one occasion ho shewed the de-
fendant a revolver, and said that if anybody took proceed-
ings against him he would blow their brains out.
On Saturday ho was arrested, and he then
had in his possession a revolver loaded in five
chambers with ball cartridge. In answer to the
charge, he said that the prosecution was only instituted to
annoy him. Mrs. Markwick died on the 2nd of November
last, and her property then reverted to her children, eight
in number.

On the application of Mr. Straight, the prisoner was
remanded for a week, and the Lord Mayor declined to
admit him to bail.
• :1

The keeper of a sporting lottery at Chipping
Norton, known as tho " Groat Oxon Spec," has been fined
£5O, with the alternative of threo months' imprisonment.

A Dublin correspondent mentions that a private
meeting of landed proprietors was held in that city, "for
the purpose of considering whether any and what steps
should be taken for exposing the fallacies now gene-
rally propounded in connection with the management
of landed property in Ireland, and the relations of land-
lords and tenants, to obtain the fullest information in
their power on the land question, and to report to a future
general meeting." Among the subscribers to a fund in sup-
port of the movement are understood to be the Marquis of
Ormonde, the Duko of Manchester, Lords de Vesci, Done-
raile, Clonbrock, Bandon, Erne, Bective, Meath, Oranmore,
and Dunsany.

MR. P. T. BARNUM ON RELIGIOUS TOPICS.—
The American Universalists lately held a centenary cele-
bration at New York. After speeches by Mr. Horace
Greeley and others, Mr. P. T. Barnum rose, amid loud
applause, and, in excusing himself for his appearance,
reminded them that often "fools rush in where angels fear
to tread." He paid a tribute to the greatness of this
generation, and said he thanked God that he was
born at this period of the world's history.
They had telegraphy, photography, steam engines,
and recently a groat civil war, which he considered to be
most uncivil. He was glad to live in this generation and
to find liberty triumph. When he looked back to forty
years ago he could not but recall when he, then a young
fellow attending Church service, heard from the preacher
a most horrid account of hell, built with brimstone, and
he prayed to God to save him from such a place. And as
he struggled on with the business of life, he asked what he
would have done if such a picture still remained before his
mind. But things had changed since then, thanks to their
religion; and he was happy to find ho could contribute a
word toward their great cause. In the first place the
supply in preaching was not equal to the demand. Forty
years ago it would have been easy to supply, for then the
only qualification for a preacher was a proper rendering of
that awful word " brimstone." At present, however, a
man was wanted who could think, and who could preach
to thinking people. A man who thought like Father
Hyacinthe would shake the whole theological position of
some Churches. Employment for 500 preachers could
be found in Now York State alone, and thousands
were wanted for the United States. To supply that
demand was to make appeals for money, and in his opinion
200,000 dollars was not the sum which should be men-
tioned for that purpose; it ought to bo 2,000,000 dollars,
an amount that could be easily collected. by energetic
clergymen, who declare it is better to give than to receive,
but who, in their own cases, prefer to receive than give.
As far as he was concerned, he would skolaro4 his intention
cf giviAg 7,000 dollutte, the fund, •

t. f4l "Zvez,
'Aty
' e%
arl `iyk
41111 r

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, NOY. 15.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Beatwe,
walked and drove out this morning.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians and ;ier
Royal Highness Princess Clotilde arrived at the
Castle this evening.

LATEST INTELL IGENCB

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)