The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-03 00:00:00

THAMES.

A NEW LAW WANTING FOR D.RUNICARDS.---ThOS.
Chouch, a well-dressed, corpulent man, was brought
before Mr. Paget charged with being drunk and
incapable of taking care of himself.
Police-constable Ayres, 96 11, stated that at five
minutes past ten o'clock on Saturday night he saw
a great number of disorderly people in Back Church-
lane, Whitechapel, following the prisoner, who was
very drunk and rolling about the streets. The mob
began to increase, and among the disorderly were
some thieves, who would have soon e tsed the pri-
soner of all he possessed. The prisoner was quite
helpless, and he to k him into custody.
The Prisonei—l am very sorry. I drank too
much, I know.
Mr. Paget said thp prioner was a coasting pilot,
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mand and direct others, to whom he ought to show
a better example. Common seamen were often
brought before him charged with being drunk, and
he had often fined them ss. He could do no more
with the prisoner. Ile often repelled, and he had
occasion to regret now that the law only empowered
him to inflict a fine of ss. for drunkenness, however
wealthy and respectable the person charged might
be. A new law for drunkards was very much
wanting. He was very sorry he could only fine
the prisoner 55., which ho must pay for being
drunk and incapable of taking care of himself.

The money was paid immediately.
There are 46 night charges, 8 remanded cases,
and about 20 summonses to be heard this day. In
addition there are 50 persons wanting to make
application for advice, summonses, and warrants.
DEATH OF MR. JOHN HARDMAN.--Last week,
at Bristol, there died Mr. John Hardman, the head of the
firm of Hardman and Co., of Birmingham, at the age of
fifty-five. The deceased gentleman is well known as tho
reviver of the art of metal-working and glass-painting, to
effect which object he spared neither time nor money. In
1815 Mr. Hardman gave an impetus to the trade of Bir-
mingham by improvements in stained glass, realising that
solemnity and harmony of colour, as well as peculiarity of
design, form, and expression which is the characteristic of
the best moditsval artists.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—FIVE „SHILLING DAY.—Sa-
turday, June I.—Admissions on payment, 5,251; ditto by
season tickets, 8,219: total visitors, 13,470.
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MR. CHAS. KEAN.—On inquiry at the Waterloo
Hotel, Liverpool, on Saturday night, a 'correspondent
was informed thgt Mr. C.. Kean, though very weak, was
progressing satisfactorily, and it was hoped that ho would
soon be strong enough to bear removal to Buxton.

SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS.—The president, vice-
president, several members of council, and a number of
members of the 'Society of Engineers, loft London for
Paris, by special train, on Saturday afternoon to visit the
Exhibition. During the week meetings of the members
will bo held in Paris.

FUNERAL OF MR. GEO. HuGGErr.--This gentle-
man, lately so well known to the Liberal party of West-
minster in all matters connected with the registration and
elections was interred on Saturday last at the Necropolis
Woking Cemetery.

FEARFUL DEATIL—A most fearful accident,
which resulted in the immediate death of 10 men and
lads, occurred at Washington Colliery, on the Wear, on
Friday evening. Through a fall 16 men and lads hal
been barred up in the Maudlin seam, and were prevented
getttng up with the shift of men who came out of the
pit in the afternoon. About'six o'clock the fall haiing
been cleared away the men and lads had been sent to
the foot of the shaft to go to bank, and ten of them
were in a cage of two decks between seven and eight
o'clock, and were drawn up the shaft by the engine.
Instead of stopping his engine when the cage got to bank,
Tudor, the engineman, had lot it go on, and the result was
the 10 poor creatures were run up to the pulleys in the
cage. Upon passing the bank the men shouted with all
their strength, but no notice was taken of them, and as
soon as the cage struck the chocks near the pulleys or
wheels, which it did with considerable force, the wire rope
broke, and the whole of the men in the cage were preci-
pitated with it down tho shaft, to the sump, a depth of 250
yards, and it is needless to say that they wore all killed on
the spot.

FRIGIITENED TO DEATIL—On Thursday a lady,
named Unthank, who had recently taken up her residence
at Hungerford for the benefit of her health, took a stroll
over the Downs, where there aro a number of cows
grazing. It seems that she supposed the animals were
following her, and accordingly ran as fast as she could to
get out of their way. After running for some distance
she sat down on the turf,having called a boy to her assist-
ance, and expired immediately. Dr. Mayo was called to.
her, but his services were of no avail, as the fright and the
excessive exertion through running brought on a fit of
apoplexy, which terminated fatally. The coroner for the
district subsequently held an inquest on the body at the
Three Swans Hotel, and a verdict in accordance with the
medical testimony was returned.
COMPOUND RATING.—A conference took place on
Saturday, at the Marylebone Court-house, relative to the
difficulty of collecting parochial rates created by the pass-
ing of Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment to the Reform 13i11.
The notice was issued by the vestry of St. Marylebone.
Dr. Bachhoffnor, of St. Marylebone, occupied the chair,
and the following members of Parliament, and a number of
representatives of vestries and district boards were present:
Mr. H. Lewis, M.P., Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., Mr. Alderman
Salomons, M.P., Mr. W. Ayrton, M.P. After a very long
discussion a committee was appointed to consider the mat-
ter and report to a futwo mooting.