The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-22 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—At the Middlesex Sessions, a
man named Cane was sentenced to eighteen months' im-
prisonment, and hard labour, for assaulting the police,
being drunk.
TEE NEW Worms!roP ACT.—An artificial flower maker
has been fined £3 and costs, at Southwark, for permitting
a number of young women to be employed in her work-
roorg after nine o'clock at night.

A SOLICITOR SENT TO PRISON FOR TWELVE MONTHS.—
Mr. Craig, a solicitor, of Braintree, in Essex, has been
charged, at the Essex Quarter Sessions, with fraudulently
approi riating moneys entrusted to him. The prosecutor
was a beerhousc-keeper of the town, and gave him a sum of
money to pay over to another person. It was afterwards
proved that he had not done so. The defendant's counsel
denied his criminality. He had, through negligence, got
the prosecutcr's money mixed up with his own, and should
only have been proceeded against in a civil court. The
jin y returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was
sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard
labour.

EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CASIIIER.—A man, named Smith,
lately employed at Swansea, as a cashier, by Messrs. Ind
Coope and Co., the brewers, has been brought before the
Liverpool magistrates charged with embezzlement. He
had been living beyond his means for some time and had been
tempted to appropriate his employers' money. At last he
absconded, but conscience induced him to confess his crime
end surrender himself to the Liverpool police. He was
remanded.

POACHING ArPRA-v.—Eight men have been charged with
•right poaching at Wakefield. The gamekeepers on the pre-
serves had received intimation; and were on the watch.
An affray ensued, but fortunately no serious injury was
done. Three of the men had been previously convicted,
and were sentenced to three months imprisonment, the
remainder to two months, all being ordered to find sureties
fur a year.

ANILINE DYES.—It is well known that aniline
dyes, sulphate or acetate of indigo, picric acid, &c., have
little affinity for cotton fabrics, while uniting very readily
with woollen. It has been found, however, that by first
impregnating the vegetable fibre with an animal substance,
such as the solution of the white of an egg, and drying it
these dyes will attach quite as readily as to wool, giving a
most satisfactory result.
AN IMPERIAL BATTUE.—At the battue which
took place at Compiegne, on Monday, tho Emperor killed
133 head of game of various kinds ; Prince de la Mos-
kowa, 98 ; Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, 74; Prince
Poniatoweki, 51; General Dupreuil, 49 ; Baron Dr. Corvi
sart, and Captain de Cr6cession, 44 each ; M. Piari, secre-
tary to his Majesty, 33; and M. Gressier, 35.—Post.

Mn. TENNYSON'S MOTTO.—Philadelphia has, it
hppears, a society which is named after the Poet Laureate,
and it has recently been gratified by the reception of the
following letter :—" Sept. 9, 1869.—Dear Sir,—You have
done me honour in associating my name with your institu-
tion, and you have my hearty good wishes for its success.
Will the following Welsh motto be of any service to you ?
I have it in encrusted tiles on the pavement of my entrance
hall : Y Gwyr yn erbyn y byd' (The truth against the
world). A very old British apothegm, and I think a noble
one, and which may serve your purpose either in Welsh or
English. Your letter arrived when I was away from Eng-
land, or would have been earlier answered.—Believe me,
yours truly, A. TENNYSON."

A. MISERABLE DEATH.—A widow lady of very
eccentric habits, who for some time had occupied two
rooms in Milton-street, Vassall-road, Brixton, has been
found dead in her apartments. The deceased, who
was above 70 years of age, was of singular habits. For
days together she was not seen by the other inmates of
the house, and would not converse with any person.
The landlady not having heard her for several days
gave information to an officer, and the door of the
room was broken open, when she was discovered dead in
bed. A few dried crusts of bread, tied up in a rag, were
01 the remains of food found in her apartment. Her
clothing was old and wretched. A large gold watch and
112 sovereigns were found sewn up tightly in her stays.
From some old letters found in her box her relations have
been communicated with. It is stated that she had a good
income arising from money in the Bank of England.
SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—AB accident of
!tn alarming description occurred to the Londonand North-
Western express at Longsight, near Manchester, on Thurs-
day morning. There was a thick fog at the time, and the
train, which fortunately was going at the moderate rate
of about twelve miles an hour, came into collision
with a luggage train which was being shunted upon the
main line,' close to the London-road Station. The
engine of tho express; the front van and three suc-
ceeding coaches were thrown off the line, and several of
the passengers wore bruised and hurt. The only serious
case was that of Mr. Lowe, of Alderley the treasurer to
the Manchester Exchange Company, who was severely
shaken. After receiving medical aid, however, Mr. Lows
was enabled to return home in the afternoon. The waggons
of the luggage train were very much damaged, some of
them being almost entirely destroyed; and bales of goods
and merchandise were scatterer; about on the line. A body
of men speedily set to work to cit:lr and mend the per
manent way, which was in a conditle4. for the resumption
ref traffic) early gte.N429_ll„