The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-27 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

The Norfolk Militia Artillery will complete their
period of training and exercise at Great Yarmouth
to-morrow (Tuesday). To-day the regiment was
inspected by Colonel Wodehouse.
The Essex Rifles, which have been undergoing
training and exercise during the last three weeks at
Colchester, were disembodied to-day (Monday). On
Friday they were inspected by Col. Douglas.
Col. Douglas has also inspected, at Chelmsford,
the West Essex Militia, which was disembodied
to-day (Monday). A few men have volunteered
from this regiment into the line. New colours were
presented to the regiment on Saturday.
The South Lincoln Militia have assembled at
Grantham for training and exercise. The regi-
ment is a very strong one, the nominal complentent
being 943 rank and file.
The 'Sherwood Foresters left Newcastle-on-Tyne
and Tynemouth on Friday morning for Glasgow.
This fine militia regiment has left the North of
England esteemed by all classes of the inhabitants.
A more orderly and respectable body of soldiers
have not been stationed in Newcastle and Tyne-
mouth for many years.
The Denbigh Militia assembled at Wrexham on
the 15th instant-387 of all ranks. 'They are to
be inspected on the 30th inst. The conduct of the
men has been most exemplary, and t'heir progress
in drill has been very satisfactory. The regiment
is on billets in the town, and with all the tempta-
tion offered to young and inexperienced soldiers,
not a single case of crime has as yet occurred.
The Inverness-shire Highland Light Infantry,
under the command of the Hon. Simon. Fraser, will
assemble on the Ist Oct.

DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF
PRUSSIC A CID.

On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Wakley, coroner for
West Middlesex, and a highly respectable, jury,
reassembled, by adjournment, at the late residence
of the deceased, 21, Hyde-park-gardens, Hy.de-park,
to inquire touching the death of Joseph Bainbridge,
Esq., aged 60, an extensive East India proprietor,
and a gentleman possessing considerable property.
The melancholy event took place under the
subjoined painful circumstances. It appeared
from the evidence taken at the opening of the
inquiry, which had been adjourned for an
analytical examination of the stomach and
its contents, as also for an analysis of a phial found
in the deceased's room, that on Sunday last the un-
fortunate gentleman was discovered by his butler,
James Tirkin, lying on the sofa in the dining-room
in apparently a lifeless condition. This was a little
after 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and- the butler
having called up the housekeeper, it was deemed
advisable to send off for medical aid. Accordingly
Mr. Forbes, the deceased's medical attendant, was
at once called in, but that gentleman, on his arri-
val, was only able to pronounce that the vital spark
had fled. A. phial containing prussic acid, which
the deceased himself had sent for to Messrs. Bell.
and Co., chemists, Oxford-street, on the Saturday,
was found in the apartment, and a portion of the
contents of the bottle had been taken. The post-
mortem examination made by Mr. Forbes revealed
a very diseased condition of the heart ; but, as it
was presumed that the fatal attack was brought on
by the deceased taking the prussic acid, an analysis
was deemed prudent to set the matter at rest ; and,
as it was generally believed, if death had arisen
under such circumstances, it had been occasioned
by the deceased prescribing medicinally for himself,
it was determined at the same time to call wit-
nesses from Messrs. Bell's establishment to speak
to the strength of the acid.
Mr. W. B. Matchwick, assistant at Messrs. Bell
and Co.'s, Oxford-street, was next examined, and
he deposed that on Saturday he supplied the acid
to the deceased according to a prescription he re-
ceived by the butler from the deceased. The pre-
scription was "Hydrocyanic acid 1 oz., in a stop-
pered bottle, and say on the label one or two minims
for a dose, and mark it poison.' J. 8., Sept. 18."
It was not usual to put the dose on the bottle when
it was for a medical man, which he supposed the de-
ceased to be. The deceased had had medicines
before from them, but he (witness) did not remem-
ber ever supplying him previously with prussic
acid. He gave the acid of the usual Pharmacopoeia
strength, and labelled the phial as directed by the
deceased.

Other evidence clearly proved that the deceased
had suffered from disease of the heart and general
physical debility for some years past, and that he
was a person of an exceedingly nervous tempera-
ment as regarded his health. His father, it was
also stated, had died suddenly.
Mr. Freshfield, solicitor, who attended on the
part of the deceased's relatives, explained that his
commercial and mercantile affairs were in the most
prosperous state, and the day before his death he
wrote to his agent in the City on business matters.
He was also, on the afternoon of hia.emise, going
to see his only daughter, a lady residing at Hamp-
stead.

The jury, after a brief deliberation, recorded that
death was caused by an over-dose of prussic acid
acting on a diseased heart, and this dose was taken
medicinally.

COLLIERS' STRIKE.-RIOT IN SOUTH
YORKSHIRE.

BARNSLEY, SATURDAY EVENING.

A riot of a rather extraordinary character oc-
curred at 8 o'clock last night, at the hamlet of
Hoyle-mill, near this town, which is principally in-
haliited by colliers employed at the Oake Colliery.
The colliery, which is one of the largest in the dis-
trict, has given employment to about 400 persons,
but, in consequence of a dispute, the men turned
out some 17 weeks ago, and all attempts at a set-
tlement between the masters and men having failed,
a number of colliers from the Midland and Northern
coal fields have been imported.. To make way for
these many of the old hands have been ejected from
the houses they held under the proprietors of the
colliery, but being determined not to leave - the
place they succeeded in geting some tents, in
which they have taken up their residence with
their families, each receiving, on an average,
about 10s. a week faom the Colliers' Asso-
ciation, The fact of residing in a field, under
canvas, has been the means, from its novelty, of
drawing together large numbers of visitors, and on
Sunday last there could not have been less than
3,000 persons present. On that occasion all went
on quietly, sermons being preached and religious
addresses given by several of the colliers' local
preachers. On Tuesday a tea party on a large
scale was given by the turnouts, and on the next
evening (Wednesday) from some cause not directly
known, the men at present working in the pit,
" blacksheep," marching backwards and forwards,
armed with sticks and other weapons, threatening
to attack the tents of the turnouts. No attack,
however, took place, and things resumed their
usual quiet until about eight o'clock last night,
when a great number of men and boys, many of
them colliers, but evidently strangers in the dis-
trict, suddenly made their appearance at the house
of Mrs. Leake, the Railway Inn, which is situate
outside the hamlet, and is used by the " black-
sheep" as a rendezvous. 'Several at once called for
ale, but before they could be served a row was got
up ; the intentions of the invaders became appa-
rent, and after one or two of the " blacksheep" had
been much injured, and others had made their
escape, -the mob, which consisted of 300 or 400 per-
sons, attacked the house, breaking the windows
and everything else that came in the way, and
caused the greatest terror to the inmates. The
mob then proceeded along the road breaking the
windows of several of the houses as they went'
along, until they came to about 60 houses belong-
ing to the colliery proprietors, and in which the
newly-engaged men were located. On these they
made a most furious assault, striking the greatest
terror to those inside, breaking the windows, win-
dow-frames, and everything else that came in their
way. In some of the houses 'nearly every square
of glass was broken, the frames sent in, and stones
of a large size strewn on the floor. The window
blinds in some instances hung in shreds. In one
house an unfortunate hen was struck by a stone
with such force, that the head was completely
severed, and sent for some distance. About six of
the West Riding Constabulary were soon on the
spot, but seeing the great numbers, and the folly- of
encountering them, they kept quiet, and did not in-
terfere. The greatest alarm prevailed, particularly
amongst the women, who uttered the most piercing
screams, and sought refuge in other parts of the
neighbourhood. • The long rows of houses present
a dilapidated appearance, the glass and framework
in many instances being almost entirely demo-
lished, in fact out of 60 houses, we should think at
least 500 squares of glass have been broken. We
are, however, happy to say that no person was
dangerously injured, although several more or less
hurt.
From the fact of the party attacking appearing
together so suddenly, there can be little doubtthat

the outrage was premeditated. The effect of the
attack is not likely to increase the sympathy for
the turn-outs, who have hithorto been well sup-
ported in the district, but it is only due to them to
state that the general belief of persons on the spot
—among whom we may include the police—that
the riot was not perpetrated by the turn-outs, but
by a lawless mob from the adjoining district.
Prompt measures will at once be taken no doubt
.by the authorities, with a view to prevent the oc-
currence of such proceedings—proceedings which
must seriously injure the cause of the men on strike.
The pit has been closed during the whole of the
day ; only three of the men presented them-
selves for work ire the morning. The greatest ex-
citement and fear prevails in the houses occupied
by the blacksheep, some of whom have expressed
their determination to return from whence they
came, unless a greater degree of protection could
be afforded them. Another attack, it is feared, will
take place this evening and preparations have been
taken accordingly, the police having been rein-
forced,