The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-28 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

WORKED TO DEATH.—William West, of No. 12, Bath-
street, City-road, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt at the
instance of Mr. William Love, of the Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to a horse
by working it while in a totally unfit state.
Chaye, officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, proved seeing the defendant driving a
horse attached to a van, in Oxford-street, and removing
the saddle ho found several shocking sores, and the horse
was in such a wretched condition that it was only fit for
the knacker.

Tho defendant said he had been ill himself, and did not
know the horse was so bad.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said if the defendant would consent to
have the horse put out of its misery, he would only impose
a line of ss.

The defendant agreed to have the horse killed, and left
with the officer for that purpose. _

CRUELTY TO A CAB HORSE.—Adam Smith, an ill-con-
ditioned looking fellow, a cab-driver, appeared on the com-
plaint of Mr. William Love, of the Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to answer the charge of
having cruelly ill-treated a horse._

The case was proved by Mr. Wm. Henry Case, cab pro-
prietor, of John's Mews, Bedford-row, who while in an
omnibus in Oxford-street saw the defendant, who was a
driver in his (witness's) employ, constantly whip the horse
he was driving, for three-quarters of a mile altogether, and
on the mare being brought home by the defendant at night
it was covered with wheales. The defendant at first de-
nied whipping the horse, but afterwards said he had done
so because it was obstinate.

John Stafford, horse-keeper to Mr Case, and George
Young, an officer of the Society, proved that the defendant
admitted flogging the mare.

The defendant admitted using the whip once or twice.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was aware there was a class of
the defendant's fraternity who amused themselves by con-
stantly whipping the horses the whole time they had them
out. He thought the horse the better animal of the two,
and should fine the defendant 20s.

ELECTION COMMITTEES —This Day.

The committee reassembled to-day at II o'clock.
__ _ _

Mr. Mundell, Q.C., said that on the part of the peti-
tioner, that all the evidence he proposed to call for some
time would be confined to acts and declarations imputed
to Sir Robert Clifton during the election, and when he in-
tended to alter the character of the evidence lid would in--
form the committee.

Robert Hancock stated that ho remembered on the even-
ing of the nomination day being outside Sir Robert
Clifton's committee-room in the South Parade. Sir R.
Clifton addressed the mob from the window, and towards
the end of his speech he heard him tell them to form them-
selves into bands of ten or twelve, and to appoint a cap-
tain or leader to each band. He then pointed different
ways, and told him to go into every part of the town.

The Chairman—You are sure he said all parts of the
town ?

The witnoss—Yos, Sir Robert told the mob not to go to
bed that night, and to follow the instructions that would
Do given teem trotu time to time. lie sate teat tt tney eta
so they wuuld win the day. He thought that was towards
the finish of his speech, and it was about ten o'clock at
night.

Tha Chairman—How near were you to Sir Robert ?
Witness—l cannot say the exact distance, but I was
very close to him.

The Chairman—Have you refreshed your memory since
the time you mention.

Witness—The matter impressed itself on my memory,
and he mentioned what he had heard not only that even-
ing at home, but the next day to several persona with
whom ho conversed on the subject. I knew only one of
Sir Robert's "lambs," whose name is Thompson, and whose
father or himself kept a fruiterer's shop at Nottingham.
He had seen him at Sir Robert Clifton's room, but ho
could not say that he saw him there on the evening of
which he was speaking. _ _ _

Mr. William Lawson said he was connected with the
woollen trade at Nottingham. On the day of nomination
he was near to Sir R. Clifton's committee-room in Byron-
street. It was about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and he
heard Sir Robert Clifton make a speech to a number of
persons outside, in the course of which he said he under-
stood that Morley and Paget would attempt to pack the
polling booths the next day. He proceeded to say that if
they attempted to do so they were to " butcher" them first
and " pepper" them afterwards. Sir Robert was cheered
while he was speaking. He expressed himself to the effect
that it was a scandalous shame, and he was assaulted be-
fore ho could get into his house by some of the mob. He
saw Sir Robert in the town next morning about 10 o'clock
followed by a mob of some 20 persons.

William Hamersall, a timber merchant, gave some cor-
roborative evidence, and in the course of cross-examination
said that he had been charged with throwing stones
during the riot on the election day, but it was unfounded.
He had said that the mayor was half drunk on the day of
polling, but he believed he was mistaken, and that ho was
under the influence of excitement. The mayor was satis-
fied with an apology he had made, and they were at pre-
sent good friends.

Mr. Richard Beckett, an alderman of Nottingham and a
magistrate of the town and county, said that he was with
Mr. Thackeray (a witness previously examined) on the
polling day. He went with him to Byron-street ward,
where ho found Sir Robert Clifton, who was very excited.
He complained to witness that his votes could not get up
to poll. Witness told Sir Robert that he was then in his
magisterial capacity, so that he would give every accom-
modation to all who wished to register their votes. Sir
Robert replied to him with an oath, and said, " I will hold
up my hand, and 1,000 of my police will appear, and the
town shall be pulled down if my voters are not allowed to
poll." Ho remonstrated with him, and told him ho would
be hold accountable for any breach of the peace if ho car-
ried out his threat.

Several other witnesses were' examined,who gave similar
evidence relating to Sir Robert Clifton personally rather
than to his agents during the election proceedings.
The inquiry will be resumed to-morrow.

APPEARANCE or THE RINDERPEST IN SHEEP IN
CAMBRIDGESIIIRE.—This county has been amongst those
that have sustained the severest losses from rinderpest
amongst horned cattle. Last week's returns showed that
Cheshire, Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire only exceeded it
in the baneful effects of the visit of the plague, all these
exceeding Cambridgeshire in area to an immense extent.
Consternation is the -only word that can express the effect
produced within the last few days by the promulgation of
the news that the rinderpest has undoubtedly attacked the
sheep in the flock of Mr. Free, of Moor Barns Farm, Ma-
dingley. Tho plague appeared among Mr. Free's horned
cattle about a month since. The whole (24) were attacked,
and either died of the disease or were slaughtered within
a fortnight. Since then some analogous appearances to
those resulting on an attack of rinderpest presented them-
selves amongst Mr. Free's sheep, and he was induced to
again call in the aid of Mr. Sparrow, of Cambridge, the
appointed inspector of cattle for the district, who pro-
nounced the disease from which the sheep were suffering
to bo undoubtedly rinderpest, and this seems to be borne
out, as up to Saturday, the 24th inst., twenty-three had
died, and a great many of the flock had boon seized with
the disorder. Moor Barns Farm, Madingley, is distnat
about two miles from Cambridge.

DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.—Died, at Thurso, on
Wednesday last, Margaret Wares, a native of Stroma,
at the extraordinary ago of nearly 105 years. She was born
in Stroma, parish of Canisbay, on the 21st of June, 1761,
and was consequently 104 years and nine months old.
When a girl she went to serve a farmer in the parish of
Bower, and singular to state, has ever since continued with
him and his descendants, having lived to see five genera-
tions of them. She retained all her faculties to the last,
and was able to walk about without any assistance. Two
years ago, in a case of parochial settlement between the
parishes of Olrig and Bower, she was examined as a wit-
and gave her evidence with great clearness and intelligence.
When about 100 years old Peggy travelled from Bower to
Thurso in a few hours. Her character was that of a quiet
and unostentatious Christian woman, and latterly she
passed a great deal of her time in prayer.—Northern 4:nsign.