The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-12 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

On Saturday the magistrates sitting in Petty
Sessions at Dursley, were occupied in hearing charges
arising out of the late election for West Gloucester-
shire. In the first place there were five prisoners
charged with riot and attacking Sir George Jen-
kiuson and the Hon. Grantley Berkeley after the
close of the proceedings ; and, secondly, Sir George
Jenkinson himself was charged with an assault
upon one of the yellow party.
The magistrates on the bench were—Mr. Purnell
(chairman), Capt. Moss, Col. Purnell, Mr. Ben-
gough, Mr. G. C. Hayward, and Mr. Forbes.
The first case was against four men, named
Andrew Kilmister, William Deane, Itichd. Lacey,
Rowland Hill (a boy), and Henry Woodward, who
were charged with having, with divers other evil
disposed persons to the number of ten and more,
unlawfully and riotously assembled together to the
disturbance of the peace, and with having riotously
assaulted Sir George Jenkinson and the Hon.
Grantley Berkeley.
members of
A great number of witnesses, chiefly
the police, were examined. They proved that after
the declaration of the poll, as Sir George Jenkinson
was leaving Duraley in a carriage or break, accom-
panied by the Hon. Grantley Berkeley and a num-'
ber of ladies, they were followed by a crowd throw-
ing at the carriages eggs, sticks, sheeps'-heads,
stones. and other offensive matters that. I,ntly
Jenkinson, other ladies, a little boy, and Sir G.
Jenkinson, were struck with these missiles; and
that the prisoners, except Deane, who was not
particularly identified, took an active part in these
proceedings. One important witness was
Captain Kennedy, who was visiting at Sir George
Jenkinson's, and accompanied him to the hustings.
He was near the Bell and Castle Inn when Sir G.
Jenkinson's carriage was brought out ; but Sir
George's party were intercepted by the crowd, and
ienggstll sticks, and rubbish were thrown
e carriage. He was the last of
atones,athe t partyh e people
bones,
that got into the carriage, and could see
what took place. Lacey was one of the most active
of the crowd, and witness got hold of him and
handed him over to the police, having taken from
him a paper bag full of eggs. He was himself
struck with eggs and other missiles. Lady Jenkin-
son had her face cut, and another lady had blood on
her face. When he got up to the carriage, a little boy
who was in it was crying bitterly. He had liven
struck in the eye. After he (witness) had given
Lacey into custody he was surrounded by a lot of
persons, and he had no doubt that, but for the timely
arrival of the police, he should have got a good
thrashing. At length the carriage drove off. At that
time be was standing on the hind step of the car-
riage. The crowd followed the carriage with various
lie considered the conduct of the mob
was calculated to excite terror. He was not a very
timid man, but he certainly did think that lives
would have been lost. He had been at elections
before in a military capacity, but never saw such
an excited mob. This was the first occasion on which
he had been an amateur assistant at an election.
Cross-examined—Did not see Sir George Jenkin-
son strike any person. Several broken mop and
broom handles were thrown into the carriage. One
but he avoided
it by stooping.
would have struck him on the head,
s
Police-constables Hawker and Gough identified
of the prisoners. All were recognised as
taking an active part in the riot except Deane.
Gough had seen a sheep's head " flying about " the
crowd, and saw Hill pick it up and pitch it into Sir
George Jenkinson's carriage. Another policeman
proved an admission by Hill, after his apprehen-
sion, that he had picked up the head and thrown it,
and that it fell in the carriage amongst the ladies.
For the defence it was alleged that this was no
riot, but only a common electioneering row, and
that justice would be fully done by calling upon
the defendants to enter into sureties to keep the
peace.
The bench considered there had been a disgraceful
and violent riot, and committed all prisoners
except Deane for trial at the assizes.
Bail was accepted.
Thomas Ward, labourer, and militia sergeant,
then charged Sir
G. Jenkinsou with an assault by
striking him with a whip.
The evidence taken in the case showed that on
the morning of the declaration of tho poll, a number
of yellows (Liberals) had assembled at King's Hill,
near Dursley, to meet the unsuccessful Liberal can-
didate, Mr. C. Berkeley, when Sir George Jenkin-
son drove up in a carriaffe. lie was hooted, and as
his witnesses alleged, a boy ran in front of the horses
with a bushel, to make them shy. Ile cut at the
boy with his whip, which struck complainant on the
head. Ward denied that any boy with a basket was
on the road, and said the blow was aimed at _
and that Sir George called them all a set of black
guards. Two policemen deposed that Ward ad
mitted to them that Sir George, though he had cu
at him, did not hit him with the whip.
The magistrates fined Sir G. Jenkinson 40s.

costs.

FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.--About one o'clock
yesterilay morning n tire broke out in the stables belong-
ing to the Hautboy and Fiddle public-house, at Ockham,
near Esher, Surrey. Two men were sl)cping in the stables
at the time, and before they could escape the place was
consumed. Thus they lost their lives. Two valuable
horses, the property of the postmaster at Esher railway
station, were also burnt. The origin of the calamity has
1120 t been aPCOrtained.

SUEZ, August 12.
The Benares, from Bombay, July 24, anchored

at one a.m. to-day.
The Orissa left for Bombay at five a.m. to-day.
Clears off all cargo.

PORTUGAL.

LissoN, August 12.

A decree has been issued appointing a royal com-
mission to examine the financial state of the
country, and devise the best means for its ameliora
tion

OPORTO, August 12.
Princ© Augustus, of Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha, and

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Princess Leopoldme, of Brazil, have arrived here.

FRANCE.
Queen Amelia, widow of Otho, ex-King of
Greece, has been attacked with small-pox ; but the
disease, it is hoped will not prove dangerous.
A letter from Sion of the 7th says :—" The in-
auguration of the resumption of the works for the
completion of the railway to Italy took place here
yesterday. The President of the Council of State
of the Valais laid the first rail."
Mr. Bancroft, the new Minister of the United
States at the Court of Prussia, has arrived in

Berlin.
Lord Lyons, late English Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, was received by the Sultan, when at
Pesth, in audience of leave, and left on the following
day for Vienna.
BOURSE, August 10, Two o'clock.—Great calm-
ness with but restricted transactions. Threes are
firm, with an advance of 5c., at 69f.
,37ic. Italian
Fives remain unvaried at 48f. 924 c. Credit Mobilier
and Spanish Mobilier shares have advanced if. 25c.,
at 322 f. 50c. and 213 f. 75c. Credit Foncier and
Immobiliere are quoted without change. Very little
doing in railway shares, which show no noticeable

variation.
Three o'clock.—The following were the closing
prices :--
4 Cents lOO 50
Do. end month —
3 per Conts. 69 40
Do. end month 69 42
Credit Mobilior 323 75
Do. end month 323 75
Credit Fonder 1375
Do. end month 1385

Bank Shares 3325
Italian Loan 4B 90
Do. end month 4B 90
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds llO
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred
(Mrs.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1152 50
Lyons and Mediterranean •• 890
Southern 552 50
Western 565
Eastern - -
Sardinian . ................... —
Austrian
Lombard..
North of Spain
Saragossa B6 25
Roman.

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