The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-07 00:00:00

of them were moneys paid to his wife while he was
in prison. He had no doubt most of the money was
paid for outrages. The meeting on Wednesday
lasted about half an hour, and it was agreed to draw
£5 among them for their expenses, &c.
By Mr. Chance—The books were open to any of
the members. The entry of £3O was very like John
Jackson's handwriting. It was in 1862. He had
seen that and the item of 10 guineas since his im-
prisonment, but never before. Could never hear
what they were for. On his oath, had never heard
Joseph Brown or any one else say what the £lO
was for.

By Mr. Pickering—llis wife received 12s. 6d. a
week while he was in gaol, and Cheetham's wife
7s. G.I. The difference was because he had two
children.

Joseph Brown recalled—lie was secretary in
1864. Was not present at the meeting on Wed-
nesday. The entries in the cash-book produced, up
to the sth of June, were in his handwriting, and
again on June 2G, and all through August and Sep-
tember. He entered at the direction of the trea-
surer. If £l5 was paid for an outrage it would
appear in that book in a lump sum. He supposed
if money was paid and not entered there it would
be managed by false entries. There was an entry
in the bank book of £5O drawn out, but he did not
know what it was for. No doubt part was paid for
these outrages. There was an entry of £5O on the
17th of August, 1867. That would be paid away for
various purposes. They separated the money under
different heads, such as "sundries," that it might
not be known what the money was taken for.
(Laughter.) The law expenses of the society were
joined with the money paid for outrages under the
head of " sundry expenses," so that nobody would
know. An entry in the cash book "to A. A. A.,
£30," was in John Jackson's hand, and no doubt
that money was for outrages ; also the entry of 10
guineas to " a certain party." Witness adopted a
different plan ; instead of entering it in that way, he
concealed the payment otherwise. Witness had
written the following to James Kay at Manchester :
—" There is a man named Schofield and his two
sons working near the Stockport Railway station, at
a place where is a strike of our bricklayers, on ac-
count of the amalgamation between them and our
society. lam informed there is an execution out
against Schofield. Please to inquire, and if so, give
information. It will be the means of taking him
away." Schofield was out of the way for debt, and
the letter was written because he was using Simpson's
bricks. The masters were continually upon them to
see what means could be used to compel Simpson to
pay as much for his bricks as they did ; and the
object of the letter was to prevent Simpson getting
labour. Witness wrote it according to instructions.
Remembered outrages upon a brickmaker named
Brimelow, at Portwood, eight or nine years ago ;
upon the property of Thomas Clayton, at Gatley,
four or five years ago ; and on the property of
Samuel Wilkinson and others at Bradbury, seven
or eight years ago. Believed they were all committed
by members of the Stockport Union. There is a
rule at Manchester that bricks made out of the
Manchester district are not to be sold at Manchester,
but there is no such rule at Stockport, so that Man-
chester-made bricks may be sold at Stockport.
Compensation was paid for the outrage at Levens-
hulme, because it was believed to have been done
by Manchester men in consequence of the dispute
with the Stockport society. When any outrage is
done under such circumstances the Stockport society
guarantees a payment of two-thirds of the damage.
Remembered an outrage committed on the property
of a brickmaker named Thornley—he believed more
than ten years ago—at Bramhall.

The Court then adjourned till next morning.

Miscellaneous Foreign News.

(From Correspondents of the Anylo-Ameri.an Times.)
PARIS, September 5, 1867.
The two subjects which occupy Paris principally
at the present moment are the opening of the chase
and the miracles of the Zouave, Jacob. On Satur-
day last the various railway stations were literally
crowded with sportsmen leaving Paris for those
departments in which game of all kinds is to be
found in the greatest abundance, the howling of in-
numerable dogs forming a most unmelodious con-
cert with the occasional scream or whistle of the
railway engine. On Sunday (the inevitable firsc)
oue met in every direction, from daybreak down-
wards, a second class of the disciples of Saint Hubert
setting out on foot for the less abundantly supplied
game districts in the immediate vicinity of the city.
Each and every one got up in the most approved
fashion, which consists here of a complete suit of blue
or reddish brown toile, the blouse being generally
preferred to the jacket garnished with pockets of
every size and description, a game-bag almost in-
variably new, suspended over the right shoulder,
and one or two dogs, the actual breed of which it
would give a dog-fancier some trouble to describe
with any degree of accuracy. The costume is very
pretty to look at, and in fact closely resembles that
worn the other day by the Free Riflemen of the
Vosges, but my personal reminiscences as a sports-
man both in England and Ireland, where a fit out of
strong velveteen or fustian, with heavily nailed
boots and leather leggings, hardly suffice for pro-
tection against the wear and tear of a day over
heavy country, lead me to believe that either the
shooting ground in the neighbourhood of Paris
must consist almost entirely of open country,
when, without the assistance of good setters or
pointers, the sportsmen, how enthusiastic soever,
may as well stay at home, and save himself the
trouble and expense of a useless armament, or that,
by the close of the day's sport, the shine must be
considerably taken out of the light calico which
looked so picturesque in the morning. I have not
yet had the pleasure of a day's shooting in France,
but I retain the souvenir of many a pleasant First
of September in the West of England, when,
accompanied by a couple of steady old spaniels and
one or two good setters or pointers, the former tied
up from time to time to prevent their interference
with the action of the latter, we used to bag some
twelve brace and a half of birds, with a few hares,
and other odd game included, to our three
guns, and get back in good time to the resi-
dence of our bachelor friend, warming our-
selves and the wine together before a❑ old
fashioned wood fire, preparatory to a quiet little
dinner, of which a shoulder of well-hung Southdown
mutton generally formed the pice de resistance. It
would have been extravagant to have wasted a
haunch upon sportsmen, and an equally quiet rub-
ber after, some neighbour generally dropping i❑ to
enable us to escape the unpleasantness of taking the
dummy. After which we got home in the best way
we could, having, of course, paid due honour to
what in Ireland is termed the groceries.
"But the days are gone when beauty bright
My heart's chain wore."
That is to say, I find myself on the other side of
forty, and do not expect to meet in France a repe-
tition of the old shooting days of the wild west. A
quantity of game has come in at the Central llalls,
though not from the immediate neighbourhood of
Paris. Partridges sell from 2f. 50e. to 3f. 50c., red
partridges, lf. 50c. ; quails, 2f. ; hares are as yet
scarce.

In perhaps one of the most unbelieving cities
in the world the question of modern miracles
has arisen, and is being discussed with the greatest
excitement, even by the various journals. A Zouave
of the 3d Itegitnent, named Jacob, has come at once
into the most sudden and greatest notoriety from the
power which, it is said, he possesses of curing at
once, and by a look and word, the paralytic and
impotent of every description. At all events the
large number of cures made from day to (1:13, come
as prima facie evidence in his behalf. From a
portrait given of Jacob by one of the French jour-
nals, he is a small man, with a deeply embrowned
countenance, having the eyessunk deep into the head,
and such a general appearance as one would attri-
bute to a dancing Dervish. The manner i❑ which
the Zouave performs his cures is equally singular.
He has obtained a Cong 6 from the camp at Chalons
for 30 days, and a mere interview with the number-
less patients who attend his levees is sufficient (with
the exception of very few instances) to cure them.
He receives no remuneration of any kind, makes no
distinction between the rich and the poor, and
whether he be a charlatan or mesmerist of a very