The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-28 00:00:00

ME7ROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The first meeting of the members of this Board,
after their adjournment for the holidays, was held
yesterday at their offices in Spring-2,ardeus, Sir
John Thwaites in the chair. The cash statements
showed the following sums in the hands of the trea-
surer on the 24th of September, 1867:—In the
London and Westminster Bank to sundry accounts,
£317,180 17s. 7d. ; in the Bank of England to main
drainage account, £44,625 9s. 3d. ; Thames Em-
bankment North, £23,783 3s. 9d. ; Southern Em-
bankment, £54,647 2s. 6d. ; and Mansiou-house-st.,
£59,211 10s. 61—total in Bank of England,
£182,267 6s. 01; grand t0ta1,£499,44835. 7d. Checks
not presented £23,920 10s. 9d., and Mortgage Debt
Sinking fund, £35,609 2s. 7d. New Three per Cent.
Annuities. The finance committee brought up their
report recommending the following, which were
agreed to :—" That the sums specified in the state-
ment submitted to the committee, amounting in the
whole to £23,975 19s. 4d., be paid. That the Go-
vernor and Company of the Bank of England be
requested to give directions for a further advance to
the Board of £50,000, for the purposes of the main
drainage, agreeably to thJ provisions of the agree-
ment between the Board and the Bank. That the
sum of £3,000 be transferred from the general ac-
count to the fire brigade account. That the Board
approve the transfer of £5OO from the Kensington
improvement account to the Holborn improvement
account, and £2,000 from the general account to
the Finsbury-park account, made during the recess.
That the sum of £llO,OOO to be received from the
National Debt Commissioners, being the balance of
the loan of £680,000, agreed to be advanced for the
purpose of the Thames Embankments and Mansion-
house new street, be placed to the credit of the
Mansion-house-street account. Reporting that the
sum of £50,000, being the balance of the sum of
£150,000 agreed to be advanced by the Bank of
England for the purpose of the Kensington improve-
ment., is now payable. That the necessary steps be
taken for issuing the main drainage precepts to the
city of London, and the several parishes, &c., in
the county of Middlesex, and that the issuing of
those precepts affecting the parishes, &c., in Surrey
and Kent be postponed until the new county rate
basis for Surrey has been confirmed. That the
application of the Limehouse District Board for the
sanction of the Board to a loan of £5,500, required
for carrying out an improvement in New Crane,
Shad well, be granted, the principal to be repaid by
equal annual instalments within a period of 25 years,
and the rate of interest not to exceed 5 per cent. per
annum." Mr. Collinson, according to notice on Aug.
9, called the attention of the Board to the officers'
attendance book, and moved " that the clerk do re-
port to the Board monthly the names of all those
officers who had been absent from or late in their at-
tendance to their duties." He said ho would not
name any of the officers who came late, as he under-
stood that with two of them it arose through illness,
but there were others whose names appeared in the
attendance book as coming late as often as six and
ten times a month. In order to put a stop to suzh
a laxity of duty he thought it necessary to bring
the subject before the Board, which ho was in hopes
would have the desired effect. There was less ex-
cuse for this laxity in their duties, as they all had a
certain part of the year ou which holidays were
granted them, and they could not be considered as
overworked. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Bigood suggested
that a mark should be placed sgaiust every officer's
name who Cann late, and that ti. certain number of

marks should be a bar to their promotion at the end
of the year. Mr. H. Lowman Taylor said that the
clerk ought to make a report to the Board monthly
of the attendance of the officers, and then proper
steps would be taken to put an end to it. The
chairman said his attention had been called to the
subject, and he had spoken privately, but officially,
to those immediately concerned, but unfortunately
without the desired effect, as the . late attendance
still continued with many of the officers ; under
those circumstances he communicated with the
Works and General Purposes Committee, and
called their attention to it. Mr. Collinson then
moved that the subject lie referred to the Works
and General Purposei Committee, which was agreed
to unanimously. After the transaction of some
other business, of no public interest, the Board
adjourned.

11EUtIND.

DUBLIN, Sept. 27.

The half-yearly meeting of the Midland Great
Western Rad way was held yesterday, at the Broad-
stone terminus; Mr. Ralph Cusack in the chair.
The report showed an increase of £5,560 in the re-
ceipts for the half year, and a dividend of 5 per
cent- on the preference stock and 2} on the original
was declared. The chairman spoke in congratulatory
terms of the improved condition of the company,
and explained that the directors had r►ot been able
to recommend a larger dividend, because the work-
ing expenses had increased as well as the traffic;
coals were dearer, Lord Lucan's line had not paid
its contribution for the last half year, an outlay
upon the docks at the north wall had become neces-
sary, and they had to pay for land on the Sligo line.
The chairman also noticed a subject which is of in-
terest at this time, when the project of railway pur-
chase by the Government is engaging public atten-
tion. It may be observed that the directors have
been anticipating by voluntary arrangements the
experiment of cheap fares, which is one of the chief
objects sought to be effected by the State. The line
is the second in extent and importance in Ireland,
and it traverses a comparatively poor district of
country. It was therefore a bold policy to adopt a
scale of fares unsually low, to establish a system of
excursion trains every week to and from distant
points, and to hold out special inducements to the
very humblest classes to avail themselves of the faci-
lities of railway travelling. It is a policy strongly
disapproved by the magnates of other boards as
wholly unsuited to the circumstances of Ireland, even
where the population is numerous and tolerably pros-
perous. It is the opposite of the policy pursued on
this same line under former managempt. In the
face of peculiar difficulties, however, arising from the
embarrassed circumstances in which they found the
railway, they persevered in this liberal course, and
the result, as stated by the chairman yesterday, is
that the experiment has been successful, and is
likely to be still more so, although a different result
had been predicted. He observed that the people
require to be educated in travelling, and that could
only be done by the issue of cheap tickets. After
the termination of the ordinary meeting, a special
meeting was held, at which authority was given to
the board to issue £50,000 preference shares.
The arrangements for the reception of his Excel-
lency the Lord Lieutenant in Belfast are now stated
to be completed. His Excellency will arrive from
Baronscourt on Tuesday afternoon, and be escorted
by the Mayor and Corporation to Belvoir-park, the
residence of Sir Thos. Bateson. On Wednesday his
Excellency will open the new docks, and be enter-
tained by the Harbour Commissioners in the even-
ing. On Thursday he will visit the town, and be
entertained at a dejeuner by the Corporation. He
will return to Baronscourt on Friday.
The Earl and Countess Russell have been enjoy-
ing a pleasant tour in the south of Ireland, and
have everywhere been received with the courtesy
and kindness which the Irish peasantry in even their
rudest state accord to visitors, especially if they
have rank and reputation to bespeak a grateful wel-
come. They have been staying chiefly during the
last week at Bessborougli Park, county of Kilkenny.
On Wednesday they went to I'ortlaw, county of
Waterford, to examine the extensive cotton and
linen factory of Messrs. nalcoinson, and the build-
ings erected in connection with them for the intel
lectual and moral improvement of the workers.
They were accompanied by the Earl and Countess
of Bessboroagh, Col. Tighe, and Lady Louisa Tighe.
'They also visited the Mayfield National Schools,
and tested the amount of knowledge acquired by the
children. The factory, which occupies a picturesque
site, was erected in 1825 by the late Mr. David
Malcomson. The vast proportions which it has now
assumed, and the air of contentment and comfort
which pervades the surrounding district, show what
can be done by persevering energy to surmount the
disadvantages under which Ireland labours with re-
spect to manufactures, and to improve the condition
of the lower classes.
A singular instance of popular superstition oc-
curred a few days since at Meyross, in the west of
the county of Cork, and had wellnigh been attended
with serious consequences. The body of an American
captain, whose vessel had been wrecked on the coast,
was recently washed ashore and buried in the Mey-
ross churchyard. His friends, however, desired to
remove the remains to the United States, and pro-
ceeded to disinter them for that purpose. The
peasantry have a traditional belief that the removal
of a body which has been for some time buried
causes extraordinary mortality in the locality for the
next 12 months, and they therefore regard such a
proceeding with horror. When the party came to
exhume the remains they found an unexpected op-
position, which every effort failed to overcome. The
people, filled with excitement, rushed to the grave-
yard armed with every weapon upon which they
could lay hands, and drove the strangers forcibly
away. The parish priest interfered and attempted to
persuade them that their alarm was groundless, but
they would not listen to him, and they persisted in
refusing to let the grave be disturbed. So bent arc
they upon preventing it that they have sentinels
watching day and night lest the object should be
effected by surprise. On the other hand, the friends
of the deceased have not abandoned their intention,
but threaten to call in the aid of the military to
enforce their right.
On Wednesday evening a dinner was given by the
Ulster Medical Association to Sir J. Simpson and
other professional brethren attending the Social
Science Congress in Belfast. Dr. Seaton occupied
the chair.
A dejeuner was given yesterday on board the new
steamer France, belonging to the National Steam
Navigation Company of Liverpool, which arrived on
her trial trip from Liverpool. She is a fine vessel of
3,571 tons register, and is intended for Transatlan-

tic service.
The first show of the Strokestown Agricultural
Society was held yesterday. It was highly satis-
factory as a first attempt to extend in this district
some of the advantages which other localities have
long since derived from the establishment of such
societies. One of its chief objects is to encourage
the growth of flax, which has already made some
progress. In this respect Strokestown is in advance
of other places iu the west, having two or three
flax mills in is vicinity.

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.—Yesterday an inquest
was he'id at the London Hospital touching the death of
Elizabeth R. King, aged 16 years. Joseph Hinds, Leaden-
hall-street, said the deceased was a domestic servant in the
employment of his mother. Last Monday ho heard loud
'screams and a crash of glass; and, on going to the back
premises, he found the deceased lying underneath a sky-
light. She had fallen through. Blood was coming from
her. She had "kept conversation" with a young man next
door, and would have to get on to the roof to carry on the
conversation. The coroner said the deceased.was evidently
carrying on the flirtation with the young man when she
was killed. The verdict was accidental death.

SUNDAY LABOUR IN POST OFFICES.—A return has
just been published from which it appears that the persons
employed on Sunday throughout the United Kingdon con-
sist of 31 inspectors, 758 postmasters, 1,054 clerks, 817
stampers and sorters, 3,762 letter carriers, 2,911 rural
messengers, 8,852 sub-postmasters or receivers, and 2,716
"other persons," chiefly mail guards, mail cart drivers,
and assistants at the smaller country offices. There are
551 head dikes and 6,172 sub-offices open to the public on
Sunday iu England; 1,582 are not open. In Scotland 133
head offices and 1,032 sub-offices are open, and 159 are
closed. In Ireland 133 head offices and 1,482 sub offices
are open, and 0 aro doped,

TIIIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK.

THE FENIAN OUTRAGE IN

BLOOMSBURY.

LATEST PARTICULARS.

The unfortunate man M'Donald, up to six
o'clock this evening, was still alive; but such
was the extreme danger that Superintendent
Sear!e, of the E division of police, thought it neces-
sary to proceed to Bow-street to lay the facts before
the presiding magistrate, in order that his dying
depoEition might be taken.
Accordingly, Idr. Flower attended at the Uni-
versity hospital, where a narrative of the whole
transaction was repeated by M.Donald, and com-
tnitted to writing by the magistrate's clerk.
the bullet has been delivered over to the charge
of Superintendent Searle, and it is hoped the pecu-
liarity of its form may lead to the detection of the
perpetrators of the diabolical outrage.

The detective police from Scotland-yard, acting
under the direction of Inspector Thompson, are
taking the most active steps in the matter.
It is expected that the Government will offer a
large reward for the discovery of the person who
fired the shot.

ITALY.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
FLORENCE, Sept. 28.

A letter written by Garibaldi, dated 24th Sep-
tember, and addressed to the newspapers whilst in
prison, has been published. He says :—" The
Romans possess the right of all slaves, namely, to
rise in insurrection. It is the duty of the Italians
to help them. I hope they will do so, and there-
fore say—March on ! The whole world looks on
you!"

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

LATEST WEST-END BETTING.

CESAREWITCH.
sto 1 agst Honesty (offered)
10 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (taken)
11 to 1 agst Armourer (taken)
16 to 1 agst Thalia (taken)
25 to 1 agst Romping Girl (offered)

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
16 to 1 agst Gardevisure (taken)
25 to 1 agst Valorous (taken freely)
Very little betting.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAT.

A good muster present, and plenty of speculation took
place. Tho main feature was the rapid advance in the
quotations, for the Cesarewitch, of Montgoubert, who was
backed to win several thousands down to 10 to 1. Honesty,
however, remained unshaken as favourite, 5 and 4 to 1
being accepted in hundreds, though ultimately 6 to 1 was
asked for. Blinkhoolie and Armourer were each in good
request, and others as below met with support.

CESAREWITCIt.
11 to 2 agst Honesty (offered—take 6 to 1)
10 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (taken and wanted)
10 to 1 agst Montgoubert (taken freely)
10 to 1 aget Armourer (offered—take 11 to 1)
100 to 6 agst Thalia (taken and offered)
1000 to 60 aget Lothario (taken)
20 to 1 agst Maid of Masham (freely taken and off.)
20 to 1 aget Sealskin (offered)
200 to 7 agst Romping Girl (taken)
25 to 1 agst Owain Glyndwr (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Julius (taken)
40 to 1 agst Kings Cross (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Tormentor (offered—take 66 to 1)
40 to 1 agst Wroughton (taken)
50 to 1 agst Duke of York (offered)
50 to 1 agst Harpenden (taken)
50 to 1 agst (guy of Warwick (offered)
1000 to 20 agst King of the Fairies (taken)
1000 to 15 agst La,ly Vane (taken)
66 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (offered)
100 to 1 agst Dalby (offered)
100 to 1 agst D.desman (offered)
200 to 1 agst Duchess (offered)
200 to 1 agst Mail Train (offered)
ciattuttootsntßE.
15 to 1 agst Gardevilure (taken)
20 to 1 apt Valorous (taken)
20 to 1 agst Bliukoolie (taken)
`25 to 1 agst Armourer (taken)
40 to 1 agst Thalia (taken)
40 to 1 agst Ammunition (taken)
40 to 1 agst Satyr (taken)
66 to 1 agst Scarborough (offered)

GRAVESEND AND MEOPHAM RACES.
Through the indefatigable exertions of the principal
licensed victuallers, Gravesend will still hold its prestige
for the attraction of visitors. The above mooting, which
came off with entire success, was originated by Messrs. T.
R. Elt, jun., C. 13. Bennett, and C. Barrett. The place
selected was a picturesque little spot named Coverston
Green, near Meopham, which is approached by the Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover Raiway. The weather was de-
lightful and the sport good. About 5,000 persons availed
themselves of the opportunity of enjoying a capital day's
sport, and returned home thoroughly satisfied with the
arrangements which were so ally carried out by the
committee, and it was suggested that the gathering should
be entitled " The Gravesend and Meopham Licensed Vic-
tuallers' Races." The course was admirably formed, and
many well known horses ran in the several races. The
mooting will be held annually, and doubtless will prove a
favourite one with the sporting community, in consequence
of its short distance from the metropolis and easy access
by the several lines of railway, and we have no doubt that
it will next year be more extensively patronised by the
sporting fraternity. We wish the painstaking promoters
of this successful little gathering good speed. Mr. A. Rutt
officiated as hon. sec., and Mr. C. Hornsby was clerk of the
course.

JORN STIRK,
25, WELLINGTON-STREET, STRAND,
Executes Commissions on all tho racos to any amount.
_ _

Tho full market odds laid.
Price list daily.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 27.
The royal mail steamship Persia, from New York,
on the 18th inst., arrived here at 12.20 p.m. to-day
with 32 cabin passengers and 5,040 dollars in
specie. She landed 10 passengers and 84 sacks of
mails, carrying on those for Liverpool and Scot-
land, and proceeded at 12.30 p.m. All Well.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Morning.)

General Griffin. commanding the fifth military
district until the arrival of General Hancock,
died at Galveston on Sunday, of yellow fever.
General Mower, who has assumed the temporary
command of the district, has ordered the discon-
tinuance of all armed military meetings. General
Hancock will probably go immediately to New
Orleans. General Griffin's order removing seve-
ral judges froni the Supreme Court of Texas has
been revoked by orders from Washington. Gene-
ral Canby has issued an order declaring that all
registered tax-paying voters are eligible as jurors.
The election of delegates to the Virginia Conven-
tion has been ordered to be held on the 22d October.
General Ord has issued an order forbidding the
assemblies of armed citizens, and requiring all
rebels returning from exile to render their paroles.
General Pope has appointed General Swaine to the
command of Alabama. President Johnson and

the members of the Cabinet, accompanied by the
British, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and
Mexican Ministers, were presented yesterday at the
consecration of the National Soldiers' Cemetery

n Antietam, in Maryland. At New Orleans the
ellow fever confirmed unabated, and was raging

with great severity at Houston, in Texas. It is
reported that only one-third of the cotton crop in
Texas would be realised. Advices received here
from Vera Cruz, to the 13th instant, announce

that Admiral Tegethoff had arrived at Mexico,
and had been well received by J uarez, who it is
said will deliver to him the body of Maximilian on
his production of documentary powers to receive
the same on behalf of the late Emperor's relatives.
Juarez, Escobedo, and Porfirio Diaz were an-
nounced as candidates for the Presidency. At
Hayti the revolt against Salnave continues. The
insurrection at Porto Rico still continues, but the
flight of the Governor-General is denied.

Tin AGRICULTURAL HALL—Yesterday, at tide
Chancery Chambeis, in the case of " The Agriculture].
Hall v. Def ries," in which an application was made to
extend the time to file the interrogatories, a consent was
g iv= to 0.19 §i,u4am,

THE FENIAN OUTRAGE.

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EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS.
MANCHESTER, Friday.
After our report had been despatched yesterday
the following additional evidence was taken :
George Pickup, brickmaker, of West Gorton, was
re-examined. He remembered the 18th ; was on a
brow near Heywood's works, between the wall and
the cart road. Was there about a quarter past 3.
He saw a few men knocking about, and there was
going to be a fight. Some were lying by the little
hill, some " chucking" stones. Witness waited about
till near 1 o'clock. He saw the prison van come
through the archway. He ran into a barber's shop
before the van came up, and came out just before
the van came up. He was in the centre of the arch.
As soon as the van got through there was a great
many men near, about 26. He saw three with
pistols, who fired at the van, at the horses, and at
the men on the box. They came from the field and
adjoining beerhouses. One of these is in an arch-
way, kept by a woman named Pennington, the
other beerhouse is close by, on the Manchester side
of the arch. After that he saw about a dozen pistols.
lie saw a man with a white slop and greasy trousers.
He had a cap on, and was close to the abutment.
He was at the front of the van. He fired at the
men at the back of the van. He only saw him fire
once. When the shots were fired the men on the
box tumbled off as fast as they could. A man with
a light suit got on the van. He had not seen him.
They began firing at the inside, and got stones, and
were breaking it. The man on the top had a large
stone, which another lifted up to the top. There
was a place where there is ventilation, and a
man fired in ; and a man then got a hammer
and began " wiring in." The man who fired was
Allen. (He pointed him out in court.) Allen shot
at witness twice. Ile sprung from under the arch,
and went back to the van and fired, and caught a
man in the foot. That was one of the two shots.
Witness was running up with stones to " chuck at
'em." The man with the hammer was Larkin. He
did not see where he got the hammer from. After
Allen fired and bit Sprossen, he fired half a dozen
times through the ventilator into the van. He saw
the door of the van open, and then Brett tumbled
out, and then three women came out. Allen then
went in the van, and brought out two men with
handcuffs on. Ile beard him say, " Kelly, did I not
say I would die for you, and lose'the last drop of
blood I have for you ?" The men with handcuffs
then went towards the fields in the direction of the
Sheffield line. Witness followed, and Allen told him
if he did not go back he would shoot him. He saw
Larkin caught in the Midland yard. He saw him
doing nothing but use the hammer at the door. He
was asked to identify any of those present, and he
identified Coffey as throwing stones. (Coffey here
said, " I have never been there.") He also saw
Gleeson throwing stones at the people. Ile could
not speak to any more.
By Mr. Cottingham—l am as certain about
Gleeson and Coffey as lam about Larkin. I am
equally certain about them all. There were three
of us going up with stones to chuck at them. We
got them off the road ou the Belle Vue side of the
arch. They were the stones that had been thrown
at us. I saw the whole transaction from the left
hand side of the arch going towards Manchester. I
stood on the Manchester side of the arch. There was
a shot fired at the door of the van before they began
hammering at it. I was 16 yards from the van with
stones in my hand. The hammer was used at the
door of the van before it was opened. There were
about 26 or 28 people under the arch at the time.
By Mr. Roberts—l have been taken to Albert-
street about five times, and once to Belle Vue. I
identified Gleeson the first day I went down. I was
not certain of him the first time. I bad no beer
either at Belle Vue or at Albert-street. I do not
know that Gleeson passed by me three successive
times before I identified him. I think I picked him
out the first day. I was most certain of him the
fourth time I saw him. I told the policeman the
first time at Albert-street that I " owned" him.

The prisoners Allen, Shore, and Wilson declined
to ask any questions ; and Gould said, " I will have
no part in it."
By Mr. Roberts—l went into an hotel where
Coffey was, and said I knew him in a minute, and
sent fir a policeman. I had never seen him before
that day.
Mr. Higgin then said that with respect to Gleeson
the last witness was the only witness he could call
before the Bench to give evidence of Gleeson's being
present at the time, and he felt it would not be right
on his part to press the Bench to commit Gleeson on
the unsupported evidence of one witness. There-
fore, he proposed to place Gleeson in the same list
with the others, and when this case was over he
would be prepared to say what course he would take
with regard to him.
Mr. Fowler—With regard to the other prisoners,
I quite understand that at the end of this case you
will decide what course you will pursue ; but with
regard to Gleeson, you say there is no evidence
beyond what you have already had to connect him
in any way with this charge. I feel that it is only
right that you should at once withdraw so far as he
is concerned. We shall be obliged to discharge
him. He must be discharged to-day. _ _

Gleeson rose in the dock, and giving Mr. Fowler
a military salute, said—Thank your worship.
The other prisoners were then remanded till this
(Friday) morning.
This morning the Court resumed proceedings at
10 o'clock.

_
The men arraigned on the charge of murder were
placed in the dock. They were brought up as be-
fore in couples, handcuffed. Their names are—
William O'Meara Allen, William Gould, Edward
Shore, and Henry Wilson (undefended—Mr. Er-
nest Jones having thrown up his brief) ; Michael
Larkin, Patrick Kelly (from Galway), Thomas
Maguire, John Brennan, John Bacon, William
Martin, and John Martin (defended by Mr. Cot-
tingham) ; John Francis Nugent and James Sherry
(defended by Mr. Ward) ; Robert M' Williams
(defended by Mr. Brenner) ; Michael Maguire,
Michael Morris, Michael Bryan, Michael Corcoran,
and Thomas Ryan (defended by Mr. Bennet) ; and
John Carroll, Charles Moorbouse, Michael Ken-
nedy, John Morris, Patrick Kelly (from Leitrim),
Hugh Foley, Patrick Coffey, and Thomas Scalley
(defended by Mr. W. P. Roberts, instructed by the
subscribers to a defence fund).
The prisoner M'Auliffe was brought up by order
of the Bench, and at once remanded for a week.
M'Auliffe said, in a full, clear voice—Might I
speak, sir?
Mr. Fowler—Mr. Roberts defends you.
M'Auliffe—Oh
John Griffiths sworn—l am a hairdresser, and my
shop is near the railway arch on the Hyde-road,
about twenty yards on this side. On the afternoon
of the 18th I went out with George Pickup. I saw
the prisoner Nugent standing against the abutment
at the end of the arch, looking along the road towards
Manchester. The prison van bad not then come
up. Nugent had a revolver in his band. I next
saw eight or ten men on the bank near the arch, and
noticed that they all had revolvers. Directly after-
wards the prison van came up, and when it had
gone through the archway the men with revolvers
came forward and fired at the van. The van was
then brought to a standstill. I went back to my
shop and put up my shutters, and, having done
that, I looked at what was going on. I s:►w a man
come to the hick of the van and fire at Constables
Shaw and Truman. The man w ho tired the shot
was the prisoner Allen. I and others made towards
the van, and when Allen saw us coming he came
forward again, this time with two pistols, and fired
one of them at Constable Shaw, but he hit a man
named Sprosson in the foot. 1 then saw him fire a
pistol through the door of the van, and directly
afterwards the door flew open and Brett fell out.
Some women came out after Brett, and directly
afterwards a tall man, wearing a moustache, dressed
in dark clothes, and having handcuffs on, came out
of the van. I did not see any other man get out.
-When the tall man got out the others who bad
attacked the van closed round bim, and went off in
the direction of the Sheffield Railway. One of the
horses iu the van was shot. 1 saw Brett lying on
the ground. He was not then dead. lle was put
int() 4 Cab and taken to the- infirmary. Boylan,

Wm. Martin, and Thomas Maguire were among
the attacking party. Martin was on the bank, and
had a pistol ; Boylan also had a pistol. I did not
see Maguire do anything.
Cross-examined by Mr. T. Cottingbam—l first
communicated with the police the same night. A
policeman told me I was wanted in the beer-house
next door, and I went with him. I was asked to
give a description of the men I had seen, and I did
so. The attack lasted about 20 minutes. Pickup
did not remain with me during the fight, nor did I
see him after he left me.

Witness was examined at some length as to his
identification of the prisoners named by him, but
without any variation in his evidence.
George Mulholland, a lad about 12, was next
examined. He said—l was playing near the rail-
way arch on the Hyde-road on the afternoon of the
18th inst. I saw about a dozen men sitting about
on the bank near the arch. When the prison van
came through the arch a man came forward with a
pistol,
.and shouted to the driver, " Stop, or I'll
blow your brains out." That man was Allen. He
fired his pistol, and then others came forward. I
had seen Allen on the bank about ten minutes be-
fore. When the van came up a number of men
came running out of a beer house, loading their
pistols as they came. Then I saw Allen run to the
back of the van with a hammer, which he gave to
another man, who immediately began hammering
at the van door. Thomas Maguire got on the roof
of the van, and I saw Larkin hand him a large
stone, with which Maguire endeavoured to break
the van open. There was a ventilator on each side
of the front of the van, and I saw Larkin fire

through one of them. Another man threw a
great stone at one of the ventilators in front of the
vau. I then saw Allen take the hammer from the
man at the back of the van and begin breaking the
door in himself. One side of the head of the hammer
was an axe. Allen had a revolver in his left hand.
I saw a big man, whom I do not see here, with a
saw in his hand, and I heard him say to Allen
" Shoot that --." Allen then broke the venti-
lator at the back of the van. Sergeant Brett was
inside holding his head against it to prevent it being
opened, and Allen put his revolver to the ventilator
and fired. At that moment a woman inside called
out, " He's killed ; he's killed." I then saw a hand
put a bunch of keys through the ventilator, and
Allen, taking the keys opened, the door. As the
door opened Brett fell out into the read. I saw
Sprosson there, and I think it was Larkin who shot
him in the foot; but I will not be certain, for both
he and Allen were together firing. Larkin had a
pistol in each hand. I saw two men come out of
the van with handcuffs on, and 10 or 12 men get
round them and guarded them across the fields.
The crowd cried shame on them. I identify Wm.
Martin, Scully, and Brennan as having been pre-
sent. Scully fired at a policeman as the women
were coming out of the van, and hit a policeman,
just grazing his back. I saw Brennan carrying big
stones to break the door open, and William Martin
I saw throwing stones at the police.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cottingham—l am 12
years old, and help my father, who is a brickmaker.
I heard the men whose names I have given call to
each other by name, and I knew their names. I
followed the men over the fields. I saw Martin
taken—l don't know who by. I first saw the pla-
card offering a reward on Monday last. I was
playing behind the bank where the men were stand-
ing about an hour before the affray. I was afraid
of the shots, but I could not get away. I was afraid
of running for fear of having stones thrown atme.
I could not run home because in that direction there
were men running about at the corner of the paper
mill, keeping people back with their revolvers. I
was hit by a stone behind the leg.
By Mr. Roberts —I heard Maguire's name at the
prison.

John Beck, a railway clerk, said he was present
directly after the police-van was stopped, and was
going past when a man pointed two revolvers at
him, and he turned back. That man was Allen.
Also saw Coffey, Ryan, Thomas Maguire, and
Larkin there. Witness and some others began to
throw bricks at those men. Wilson was one of the

men at whom they threw bricks. So was John
Martin, Gould, and Hugh Foley. The men threw
stones back wLen witness and others threw the

bricks. Larkin got on the top of the van, and tried
to break it open with a big stone. Allen fired into
the van. Witness heard a scream from the inside,
saw the door open, and Brett fall out. Allen then
ran round to the let-hand side of the arch, and pre-
sented two revolvers at witness and some others,

and fired several times. Sprosson, who stood near
witness, was shot in the foot by Allen. The men
who came out of the van and the others who had
got them out ran away towards the railway. Wit-
ness and others followed, and helped to catch Allen
and Larkin.

In cross-examination witness said he only saw
one man on the top of the van. _ . .

The prisoner Allen here rose and expressed a wish
to address the Court.

Mr. Fowler said he could not permit the prisoner
to make remarks. Anything he might wish to ask
should be communicated to his solicitor.

Allen—l am as entirely innocent of the whole case
as the child unborn.

William Trueman, police-constable, was next ex-
amined. lie said—l was in a cab, following the
prison van. When the van stopped I heard three
shots fired, and I got out of the cab and went to-
wards the van. I saw several men with pistols, and

ten or fifteen others with stones. Allen fired at us
when we went towards the van. He was close to
the van at the time. Afterwards I saw him shoot

into the van through the ventilator at the back. I
heard a woman's voice call out " He's shot." I saw
Allen get on the stepand look through the ventilator,
as if he was conversing with some one inside. We
made another rush towards the van, but were met
by men with pistols and stones, and had to retreat.
As we were retreating I received a stone on the back,
and a bullet cut a piece out of my coat near the left
shoulder. My flesh was grazed by the bullet, but
not penetrated. It was much inflamed and swollen.

Ido not know who fired that shot. There were four
or five of them with pistols, which they were firing.
I afterwards saw Brett lying partly on the step of
the van and partly on the ground. We made another

attempt to get at the van, but were again fired at,
and had to retreat. I then saw Brett lying in the
road, and saw some of the female prisoners get out.
I then saw Kelly, one of the rescued prisoners, going
away with the men who had attacked the ran. I
also saw Deasey get out of the van. I saw prisoners
Shore and Nugent among those who attacked us.
I do not know swear to any of the other prisoners.
Nugent and Shore threw stones every time we made
towards the van.
John Knowles sworn : I am a grocer. I witnessed
the attack on the van. I think the prisoner John
Carroll was one of the men who got on the roof of
the van. He had a large oblong stone, with which
he was pummelling the roof to break it in. I saw
Allen with a revolver take aim through the ventilator,
and fire into the van. He fired in about five times,
and in the last shot or two he seemed to take more
deliberate aim than before. I and some constables
made a charge, and Allen presented two revolvers
and stopped us. Larkin was there, and I fancy it was
he who fired the shot that wounded Sprosson. The
van door was opened and Brett fell out. I saw
some women get out, and I then went home for a
revolver. 'When I returned the attacking party were
retreating towards the railway, and I saw Allen
running along the top of a bank holding two pistols
towards the mob, and heard him threaten to
shoot any one who came near. I saw Larkin cap-
tured. During the affray I saw Thomas Maguire
and Nugent hand stones up to the roof of the van.
Nugent had a revolver. I think I saw Kennedy
and M‘Williams there, but am not sure. I saw
Gould with a revolver.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cottingham—l brought
my revolver back, and I fired one shot with it at a
man on the wall near the railway. The people said
that man was going to fire at us for taking Larkin.
I did not know the men I fired at, but I had been
fired at several times before that. lily house is only
about 200 yards from the scene of the affray.
The examination was proceeding at the timeof this
parcel being despatched.

[ANCHESTER, Friday Night.
The proceeding z had not elcgicd NI hell the coati

rose. After the remand of the prisoners to-day,
the thirteen men against whom a charge of riot is
reserved were brought up, when Mr. Higgin,
counsel for the prosecution, said he should pro-
duce no evidence against them. They were all
discharged, except Moore and Morris.