The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LOINDOINT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1860.

needful to the sustainment of that high and proud
Iposition."

TIIE ROMAN CATHOLIC LAITY.

The Wexford pro-Papal demonstration, which
came off on. Sunday, was attended by a fair sprinkling
of the respectable Roman Catholics. Among the
speakers wore Mr. Redmond, the borough member,
and a supporter of the Derby Government ; Mr.
Anthony Cliffe, justice of the 'peace and deputy-
lieutenant ; and Sir James Power.
DUBLIN STOCK EXCHANGE.

The funds are somewhat better to-day. Consols
were not dealt in for money, but for the next
account were done at 95, an advance of -§t—buyers.
New Three per Cent. Stock, 951 for money and
account equal to the high rate obtained on Satur-
day—sellers. Railway shares were rather inactive,
and the business done was limited. Dublin and
Belfast Junction realised 441-, an improvement of I,
with buyers at the close 4 Dublin and Wicklow
were firm at 51 I, the former value. Midland Great
Western half shares brought 271, and left off sellers
—no alteration. Waterford and Limerick were
done for account at 261, a decline ofi—buyers. In
preference shares the dealings were—Dublin and
Drogheda 5 per Cents. (No. 3), at 27, the last price
—sellers ; and Great Southern and Western 4 per
Cent. Stock, 9911 the higher quotations being
1 in advance of the preceding rate—buyers. Bank
stock 6 and shares were languid; nothing was done,
eveept in National, which changed hands at 61,
the previous value—sellers.

of men. In domestic and social life she found the
English very admirable and praiseworthy. The
love of money, however, was great. The Scotchman
would love his bonnie lassie, because she was bon-
nie. The Irishman would love his lass for her
beauty and accomplishments. But John Bull would
rather love her if she had gold in her purse and
lands for her dower. Observation had shown her
everywhere that money inspired affection. The
gentry and nobility of England for the most part
practised the most refined and the most wicked arts
of gallantry. To win the affections of a young
and artless girl and leave her to misery, was a
matter of boasting at their clubs. At some watering
place the villain would begin his campaign. The
poor girl would be flattered by what my lord would
say. She has read in novels of condescension on the
part of the high-born to love such as herself, and
she expected to become a great lady. In this way
she became an easy victim. These things were the
fashionable amusements of the wealthy in England.
In fact it was a common pastime with them. She
had seen in New York papers advertisements for
wives, which she regarded as nets only set to catch
some foolish girl. To see the reign of the mighty
god Cupid in all his greatness and glory, they should
visit a winter watering place in England, where
liver-diseased people, as yellow as their guineas,
went to recruit their health. Here daughters, espe-
cially suck as were somewhat passee, were bargained
off to the old gents who had returned from the
Indies with gold and disease. John Bull at home in
England, and Brother Jonathan at home in New
England, were the same beings modified by local
changes. The only difference was in the external
drapery of character. The fondness of the people
here for nicknacks existed also in England. The
woman's rights agitation was also prodigiously
English. It had existed in England more than 50
years ago, and many men had figured in the move-
ment then, as that smart old lady, Wendell Phillips,
was ambitious of figuring now. John Bull at home
was a pretty clever fellow, in the Yankee sense of
the term, fond of beef and sherry, and very agree-
able when he was disposed to be so. The people of
England were generally free from that prejudice
concerning this country which the writings of
Dickens and others like him would be supposed to
convey. While she had been in England she was
not unjustly accused of abusing Americans, because
she said that states were permitted to interfere with
the rights of cities. (Applause.) Such a thing was
not known in Europe. The Lord Mayor of London
was as important in his city as the Queen. The
stories of ignorance in the rural districts of Eng-
land were as false as the tear•starting tales of the
harras of slavery in the South of the United
States. England and America, she thought, were fast
becoming more and more united. If Americans
would visit England, and Englishmen America•
more frequently, less discontent and rivalry and
greater harmony would exist.
The lecture was concluded at about half-past 9
o'clock, and the audience departed seemingly well
pleased with their entertainment.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Ian. 3.

MANSION-HOUSE. Michael Loftus, a tall,
stalwart young fellow, whose features were well
bronzed from exposure to an Indian sun, and who
was described as a discharged soldier from the Ben-
gal Artillery, was charged with being drunk and
damaging a gas branch at the Vine Inn, Minories.
Mr. Ogle, landlord of the Vine, said the prisoner
went there the night before, accompanied by two
other men and a woman, the former being, as he
said, his friends, and the latter his sister. The
others were sober, but the prisoner was not so,
and, after staying a little while, he became obstre-
perous, and created a great disturbance, upon which
his friends and sister went away and left him there.
Witness followed, and asked them to take the pri-
soner away with them, but they would not go back
to the house, and when witness returned he found
the prisoner still acting with great violence, and
consequently requested him to leave. This he re-
fused to do, and, catching hold of a gas branch
over the t bar, he swung himself upon it till he
pulled it down, after which he attempted to wrest
the beer engine from its fastenings, and, finally,
leaning on the bar, he clutched witness by the col-
lar and attempted to drag him over, at the same
time swearing that he would murder him.

The Lord .Slayor—Well, he must pay is. for the
damage or go to prison for seven days, and I hope
he is the last discharged Indian soldier I shall have
before me.

The prisoner paid the money (which Mr. Ogle
handed over to the poor-box) and was discharged.

GU 11,1111 ALL.—Mr.. Riley and his son Charles
were charged under the following circumstances:—
The evidence in this case went to show that Mrs.
Cole, the complainant, whose husband kept the
Rose Inn, in the Old Bailey, was in the bar parlour
when the defendants came in with a couple of
labouring men, and by direction of the elder defen-
dant, the two labourers, with considerable violence,
turned her out of the house, while the younger
fondant thrust her daughter out at the back door
with such force that _ she full and dislocated her
shoulder.

Sir It W. Carden said it was quite clear an as-
sault had been committed, but it was under such
circumstances that he should be obliged to send it
to the sessions to be disposed of. He therefore re-
commended an amicable arrangement, and ad-
journed the case for that purpose.
John Mitchell was charged with assaulting seve-
ral women with a hammer.

Police-constable 219 said he saw the prisoner
rushing out of Fann-street about 11 o'clock at night,
crying
" Murder." and several persons in pursuit,
calling out " Stop him." He took the prisoner back
to No. 7,. Fann-street, where he found a woman
bleeding very much from a severe wound on the
head, which he was informed had been inflicted by
the prisoner with a hammer, which one of the per-
sons who followed the prisoner gave up to witness.
The wounded woman, whose name was Mary Ann
Rogers, was then taken to the hospital, and it was
not likely she would be able to leave for some time.
Sir It. W. Carden said it was a very serious as-
sault, and he therefore remanded the prisoner.

BOW-STREET.—Mr. Jardine has received the
following letter, which he handed to the reporter in
the hope that it might afford a timely caution to
working men out of employment, who, in their na-
tural and laudable desiro to get into work, are apt
to become the dupes of designing persons, and thus
to bc deprived of what slender resources they may
have. The writer gives his address :

" Clapham Jan. 3.
"Worshipful Sir —Bein out of regular employment, I
answered an advertisement o. ln the Daily Telegraph of Thurs-
day last for 'industrious young men,' who were directed
'to apply by letter to Messrs. Brown and Co., Newsrooms,
76, Strand. You may judge my surprise on receiving the
enclosed letter in answer, requiring 2s. in postage stamps,
to be remitted before any information is given as to who are
the parties, or what is the nature of the situation offered. I
believe it to be nothing more than an attempt at swindling
small sums of money from the unfortunate poor who are Out
of employ. This consideration induces me to trouble you,
believing thzt if publicity is given ts the matter, through
the press, it will be the means of putting many a young
man upon his guard.—l remain, worshipful sir, your obe-
dient servant. " W. J. \VERB."
The enclosure above alluded to, was addressed to.
" Mr. William James Webb," at the address stated
in the letter. It was as follows
76, Strand, Dcc. 31, 1851,
" Sir,—l shall exact for the advice and information which
I shall give, which is founded upon experience, the remit-
tance of 2s. in postage stamps. Reply to Messrs. Brown
and co., 7G, Strand."

Mr. Jardine observed that the only way of meet-
ing such systems of impoiturc was that suggested
by the writer—publicity. It was vain to think
of criminal proceedings unless there was either a
false pretence or a conspiracy. There was clearly
nothing; in the letter that amounted to an assertion
of fact, consequently no false pretence 'could be
alleged. If several persons were engaged in it, then
it would be a conspiracy to defraud ; but most fre-
quently these things were carried on by one person
alone, which was probably the case in this instance,
and if so there could be »o conspiracy. But pro,
bably the publication of the letter and enclosure
might induce many a poor man who was eager to
get employment to hesitate before he handed over
his last 2s. to a correspondent, of whose real name,
address, and occupation he was kept in profound
ignorance,

WESTMINSTER.—WiIIiam Burdett and Wm.
Perry, described as well known "cracksmen," were
finally examined, charged with entering the dwell-
ing-house of Mr. G. Langley, 38, Halsey-street,
Chelsea, and stealing a quantity of miscellaneous
property.
The prisoners were committed for trial.
A communication was received yesterday morn-
ing from Mr. Punter, stating that he was much
better, and hoped to be well enough in a day or two
to resume his usual magisterial duties. It is there-
fore probable that th.: Hon. Hugh Rowley's case
will be brought on without delay.

WORSIIIP-STREET.—Emma Laing, a neatly•
dressed young woman, of about 18, was charged
v%ith wilfully uttering a forgery.
Samuel Rubinson, Carman at a tavern in High-
street, ShorAitch, said—The prisoner entered our
wholesale department at eight o'clock last night,
and presented me a note, stating—
" Sir,—Please to lot the bearer have half a gallon of the
best old brown brandy.—Yours, It. BROOKE.
71, Downham-road, Kingsland "
I knew nothing of the prisoner, but served her with
what the letter specified, and asked her if she would
have the bottle scaled; she said that was of no con-
sequence, and, opening a purse, handed me a 410

Ba3kof.England note, No. 70,389, and dated Oct.
3, 1859. I did'not particularly notice the note, but
took it to, Mr. Griffin, my employer, who at once
said it was a false note, and I then saw that it was
so myself. I returned to the prisoner and told her
so, and she replied that a gentleman had met her at
the Eastern Counties Railway, who asked her to
get it changed for him, promising to give her a
fourth (If the note and the brandy for her trouble,
and that she was to meet the gentleman again at
10 o'clock. She did not advert to the order for the
spirits when she said this, and, though the name
" R. Brooke" is endorsed on the note, she did not
write that or anything else in my preknce. I then
went out to procure a constable to give her into
custody, and the prisoner remained quietly stand-
ing at the counter till I returned with one,
Mr. Bumsted, inspector of notes at the Bank--
The note produced was shown to me by the last
witness and by my order it was stamped " Forged,'
and so returned to him. It is a counterfeit note,
and a very badly executed counterfeit.
The prisoner had no statement to make in addi-
tion to that she had before given, and she was re-
manded for a week.

THAMES.—Capt. Thomas Anderson, master of
the American ship Devonshire, one of the regular
packets trading between London and New York,
who was accompanied by Mr, Massey, agent for
American shipping and outfitter, of Upper East
Smithfield, opposite the St. Katharine Dock, came
before Mr. Yardley fcr the purpose of refuting the
statement made on the previous day by a Mr.
Cole, of York-street, Illackfriars-road, that his re-
lative, James Matthew. Humphreys, a seaman, had
been ill-used by the second mate of the Devonshire,
and cast off the riggings by him and drowned.
Mr. Yardley said there was a statement made that
a man named Humphreys had been ill-used and
cruelly murdered on board the Devonshire. That
statement affected the second mate of the vessel.
Capt. Anderson said that he was also accused of
kicking the man on the first day he came on board
the ship at New York; and that was not true, and
he wished to make a full explanation.
Mr. Yardley said, as an ex parte statement had
gone forth to the prejudice of Capt. Anderson and
one of his officers, he felt bound to hear all he had
to say.

Ca-pt. Anderson said the deceased, Humphreys,
worked his way out to New York as cook of the
American ship Southampton, of which he (Captain
Anderson) was chief officer. He was afterwards
appointed to the command of the Devonshire, and
upon mustering the crew on the day he sailed from
New York he was very much surprised to find
Humphreys among them, and was still more
astounded on hearing from the chief officer that
Humphreys had been shipped as an able seaman.
He said to Humphreys, " You know you are riot a
seaman at all," and he admitted he was not, and
that he had imposed upon the agent who shipped
the crew. There was no alternative but to take
the man to London, because the ship was under
way, but he gave particular directions that Hum-
phreys should not be allowed to go aloft, or do
anything that would expose him to danger.
Nothing particular occurred until the Bth of Decem-
ber, when it was blowing very hard, and the men
were reefing sails. Notwithstanding he had forbid-
den Humphreys going aloft, he got upon the top-
sailyards, went over the backstays, fell overboard,
and was drowned.
Mr. Yardley—You mean to say that owing to his
want of skill he tumbled overboard accidentally
and was drowned.

Captain Anderson—That is so, sir. It is not true
that he was cast-overboard from the rigging, and
that no attempts were made to save him from a
watery grave, as stated yesterday. A life buoy was
thrown over to him by the chief mate, the ship was
brought to, and everything possible done to save
him, but the wind was blowing a gale at the time,
and the ship had great weigh on her, and it was
impossible to save him. He had been before the
American consul, and satisfied him no blame at-
tached to any one as regarded the man's death, and
that he went aloft against express orders to the con-
trary. . .