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

T.AW AND POLICE.

THE NUISANCE OF HAMMER-BEATING.—A singular
action bas 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 are
within a few yards from the church. The plaintiffs alleged
that a large steam hammer at the works of the defendanthas
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 shew 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
been instituted for the abatement of the " nuisance."
THE BRITISH lIOIE FOR INCURABLES.—In the Court
of Queen's Bench, on Wednesday, a case was tried in
which the plaintiff, who was lately an inmate of the
British Home for Incurable; 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 char ge 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
186 G, when she was dismissed without any explanation.
The Lord Chief Justice expressed some surprise at the
statement that the plaintiff bad 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. CO3IMSATION.—In the Court of Exchequer,
on Wednesday, a mechanic, named Burton, living at
llacknall, 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 DEIVING.—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 which 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 he also censured the practice
of putting omnibus possengers down in the middle of the
street. Damages were agreed upon.

TUE LATE EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT AT ALDER-
SUOT. Priv ate Thomas Kateley, Gth (Inniskilling) Dra-
goons, who was so frightfully injured at the cavalry field-
day at Aldershot on Monday, expired at half past seven
on Tuesday evening. The body now awaits a coroner's
inquest.

THE DL kE 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. He much likes his new school, and is very
popular among his companions.

SERIOUS 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 7-their removal, but the majority were
broughtt 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 wounds bound up were conveyed to their homes. The
injuries were mostly on their heads and legs. About
twenty-five people in au injured condition were brought
on to London Bridge.

A NOVEL FENIAN OATII:—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
slationliouse, a collecting card for a memorial to a man
named Farrel, who was shut at Tallaght, and a Fenian
oath of a novel character were found- upon him. The
card, as a stimulant to liberality, bore 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 the front !" The oath was intended for the members of
a 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 neees.
nary. After the usual wishes for the prosperity of Irelandand
. 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 tomlutone." It was signed "Natalie Egan." Hughes
was brought up on Wednesday before one of the magi-
strates and remanded.

SINGULAit COLLOQUY VIVI A II ..Y(..—At the
Batley Petty 'essions, on Wednesday, a man named
Joe Ilinchcliffe, a publican's groom, was charged with
having partaken too freely of alcohol on the previous
Sa,turilay. When the case had been stibstantiato,l by a
West Iti.iino police officer, the following friendly dialogue
took place between his Worship and the " horsey "
man :—The Mayor : Nab, Joe, tinirt here agean. Joe :
Ha, I'm here agean.—The Mayor: What's ta bean doin'
to get here agean? WLILL's ta bean gettin' druffen agcan
forJue ? Joe : I wor partly fresh, at least that chap (point-
ing to the policeman who had proved the charge) sez soa.—
The Mayor : Well, tha' out'nt ta get fresh, Joe. Joe : I
L.no' I sudd'nt, but I canna' help it ; I'd hed nowt to ate,
and I'd t: en a sop o' gin to keep me warm.—The Mayor :
Tha' owt to get more to ate an' less to drink, Joe :
I Frol by reights.—The Mayor : What's ta doite fur a
liv in', Joe ? Joe : I's Lean dein' a bit o' grootnin' fur Joe
Lister fur a bite o' summat to ate.—The Mayor: Tha'
cud keep away fra them places, they've bean't ruin o' thee.
.Toe : I sod ; I know they hev.—The Mayor : Well, Joe,
'spose I let thee off, will ta corn here onny moor? Joe:
Nou, John, I winnot. (Immense laughter, and loud cries
of " Silence" by Superintendent Airton and Inspector
Weatherbill).—The Mayor: Well, then, I'se dismisathee,
but if ta cums-here onny moor Ike recollect thee. The
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311SCELLANEOUS)VETVS.

PIGEON: SHOOTING.

We rejoice to see that the Pall Mall Gazette; has
taken up a subject to which we have repeatedly
called attention. In one of its most cleverly sar-
castic articles, our able contemporary describes this
" sport," which, once confined to a few sporting men
of the lowest class, is now adopted by the highest
class of the community, is spreading among all classes,
and has found its way amongthe jeuncsse doree of Paris.
The Pall Mall points out the meanness and the
cruelty of this sport. It is worse even than the
battue on the Ist of September, for the sportsman
does not even expose himself to the chance of getting
a wetting or wearying himself with a walk. Ile
drives down in a faultless turn out, is dressed in
faultless attire,
.and then slays to his heart's
content the birds who have been taken
froth the cots- where their young are left
to die for want of the parent bird. But the saddest
thing of all is that our high-born ladies.
fair, presumably tenderhearted, are now becoming
every week in larger numbers spectators' of the
slaughter. There is some excuse for the Spanish
ladies who assist at a bull fight., lie scene is, at
least, exciting, there is room fOr courage and
adroitness, and the loss of life is reduced to a mini-
mum. But here there is simple murder, murder of
innocent birds incapnble of defending themselves
against coronoted ex inisites in kid gloves.