The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-05 00:00:00

TRB MYSTE.

THAMES.

THE RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS IN ST. GEORGE'S-IN-
THE-EAST.-Mr. Robert Rosier, a clothier, in St. George.
street, better known as Ratcliffe lEghway, appeared before
Mr. Yardley, on his recognisances, to answer a charge of
being disorderly, and inciting a mob to commit a breach of
the peace as Wellelose-square, opposite the Rev. Bryan
King's mission church, on the evening of Sunday the 25th
ultimo. •

The defendant in this case prosecuted Captain Savage

all, of Carlisle-street, Suho, a few weeks since for assaul

ing him in the parish church of St. George's-in-the-East
after the termination of one of the rector's tractarian ser-
vices. That prosecution was instituted by the churchwar-
dens, and Mr. Howell, the vestry clerk of St. George's,
instructed Mr. Sleigh, the barrister, to support it. In the
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discussion that ensued upon the case it turned out that

Captain Hall was a private friend of the rector's, and it
was urged on his behalf that he only struck out with his
umbrella to save the officiating clergyman and choristers
from being injured by a disorderly mob in the church.
Mr. Yardley advised an apology which had been ten-
dered, but not accepted at the station-house on the even-
ing of the disturbance.

Mr. Joseph. Smith, on the part of Captain Hall, tendered
rather an equivocal apology, .and there it is believed the
matter would have ended, but Captain Hall afterwards'
wrote a letter to the editor of a morning paper, denying
that he had apologised or meant to make an apology. The
present charge against 111. Rosier arose out of the disturb-
ance which occurred opposite the rector's mission church of
St. Saviour and St. Cross after the termination of divine
service on the evening of the 25th ult.

A police sorg,eLnt, named Barnes, 10 11, swore Mr. Rosier
was in the midst of a disorderly mob, hissing the Puseyite
clergyman and choristers on their way from the church to
the mission-house.

Mr. Yardley was disposed to.treat the mob as an unlaw-
ful assemblage collected for an illegal purpose, in which
every one was liable to be indicted and put on his trial
whether committing any overt act or not ; and eventually
said it would depend very much on the state of the parish
on the forthcoming Sunday as to the course he should take
in this case.

Since the first hearing Mr. Rosier has addressed a
letter to contemporary journals denying all participation in
the disturbances in Wellclose-square, and imputing the
prosecution to a conspiracy on the part of the Puseyites,
who were determined to be revenged because he had prose-
cuted a leader of the rector's party for assaulting him in St.
George's Church.

While Mr. Yardley was disposing of the night charges, the
court rapidly filled with people interested in the religious
discussions of St. George's-in-the-East. After the last
night charge was disposed of, Mr. Rosier surrendered at
one o'clock.

Mr. Joseph Smith appeared for the prosecution.
Mr. Charles Young said he appeared for the defence, and
that ho was not acquainted with the evidence given on a
former occasion.

Mr. Yardley—Are things more quiet in the parish of St
Georges?

Mr. Young—They are, sir.
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Mr. Smith was glad to say that people were settling down
into quietude in St. George's.
Mr. Yardley—Will it be necessary to pursue this ease ?
Mr. Smith—l will leave it to you, sir.

Mr. Yardley—l would rather it would be at your sug

gestion,

Mr. Smith—There is a case of spitting at a curate in the
course of this disturbance.

Mr. Yardley—The great object is to restore peace and
quietude. We must do all we can in those cases to bring
people to reason on one side and on the other. Ho hoped
people knew the danger of going into crowds.

Mr. Smith said his client would acquiesce in the augges-
ion to withdraw the charge on Mr. Rosier consenting to be
ound over to keep the peace.

Mr. Yardley—A pure and simple withdrawal would be
much bettor.

After some discussion this was agreed upon, and
Mr. 'Yardley said that if there was any more riot-
ing he should commit the offenders for trial if they
were brought before him. Ho alluded to the Gor-
don riots of 1780, and said those times must not
be revived in 1859, and that mob 'law must be put
down and could not be tolerated in this country. He hoped
this would be the last case of the kind ho should hear of.
Mr. Rosier was then discharged.

NEW LIGHTHOUSE. A new lighthouse is in
course of erection near the India Arms, in Northfleet
Hope, by the conservators of the Thames for the purpose
of assisting the passage of the river at night.
DIMITHERIA.—This disease has appeared in
Canterbury in a virulent form. A family of children have
been swept away within the last few days, one child dying
on Friday, one on Saturday, and the third on Sunday
morning.

THEPEIIIa—The Manitear de la Elate gives
the following details relative to the branches of the Peiho :
—" The province of the Pe-tchi-li, situated on the exten-
sive bay of that name, to the south of the great wall, has
been increased during the last few years by a portion of
Mandchourie. Its length is now about 500 kilo. (1 ths of a mile
each), and its breadth 350. The name it bears may be
translated by the words Province of the Northern Court.'
It is divided into 11 departments, subdivided into arrondis-
sements and districts. The reads, the fortifications, and
the defences in this province arc kept in good condition,
which is explained by the fact that it contains Pekin,
the capital or the empire. The province is traversed by
a large navigable river, the now celebrated Peiho.
This river rises in the Khingtan mountains, crosses Mon-
golia, enters the province of Pe-tchi-li, where it divides
itself into branches, which fall into tha gulf above-named
at about 80 kilometres one from the other. The principal
branch is the Peiho ; the other arm is little known, and
only stands in the charts of the Chinese pilots. The
Peiho passes within twenty-four kilometres of Pekin,
and at the part of it nearest to the capital is built the
fort Toting. From that fort to the town of Tien-Sing, a
distance of 36 kilometres, the communication is by a canal
having only a depth of about five fret. Long flat-bot-
tomed junks are used on it, which are drawn by oxen along
a towing path, similar to to the mode adopted in Europe.
From Tien-Sing to the mouth of the river the Pci-
ho becomes deeper, and it may be remembered
that at tha time of the expedition under the com-
mand of Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, first class gun-
boats were able to ascend as far as that town, but cor-
vettes and even steam advice boats were compelled to remain
outside the point of Take, in the Bay of Pe-tchi li. The other
Arm, called Ki-Tcheou-yun-he, is situated more to the north.
Corvettes and steat advice boats can ascend it as far
as the town of Nin-ho-fou, but after that place the
river becomes wider, but shallower, and can only be
navigated on a kind of raft. This route for arriving at the
capital is less direct and more difficult than by Tien-Sing
on the Peiho branch, but the latter is considered by the
Court of Pekin as a strategical road, which is interdicted
to foreigners."