The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING,-;.A.PAIL 13, 1857

EXAMINATION OF THE KIDDER.
MINSTER RIOTERS.

Liberal. Conservative.

MEMBERS RETURNED FOR THE
NEW PARLIAMENT.

SUFFOLK, EAST.
Lord Henniker
Sir F. Kelly
SURREY, EAST.
Mr. Locke King
Mr. Alcock
SURREY, WEST.
Mr. Briscoe
Mr. H. Drummond
Evelyn (C.)
SUSSEX, EAST.
Mr. Dodson
Lord Pevensey
Fuller (C.)
SUSSEX, WEST.
Earl of March
Capt. Wyndham
WARWICKSHIRE, NORTH.
Mr. Spooner
Mr. Newde,,ate
WARWICKSHIRE, SOUTH.
Mr. E. P. Shirley
Mr. B. King ...
Lord Guernsey (C.)
WESTMORELAND.
Earl of Bective
Col. Lowther
WIGHT, ISLE OF.
Mr. Clifford
Col. P. V. Harcourt (C.)
WILTS, NORTH.

On Saturday, between 20 and 30 persons—among
them several gentlemen of influence in the borough
and numerous tradesmen—were examined at Kid-
derminster on the charge of inciting and assisting
in the attack on Mr. Lowe. Three barristers of
the Oxford Circuit were engaged, viz., Mr. Kettle,
for the prosecution ; Mr. Byrne, for Mr. A. Tal-
bot; and Mr. Huddleston, for the other defen-
dants.

The following is a list of the members re-
turned by English and Welsh counties and Irish and
Scotch constituencies, arranged according to their gene-
ral political opinions. Radicals are included among
the Liberals, and the members of the " Irish Independent
party " are ranked as they usually vote—with the
Conservatives. The late members who have been de-
feated, or have not presented themselves for re-election,
ate marked in Italics.:—

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The names of the accused are—Mr. A. Talbot,
gentleman ; Mr. H. Chillingworth, gentleman ;
Mr. Pitt, butcher ; and W. Wollings, R. West-
wood, H. Westwood, J. Drury, Wm. Wood, John
Bushell, W. Biggs, G. Barker, A. Perrins, John
Cook, G. Parker, S. Everett, G. Smith, S. Payne;
B. Potter, Eliza Bentley, B. Jeavon, G. Bishop,
W. Ayres, R. Davis, E. Keysall, G. Chalk, andJ.
Williams. The accused Drury, Bushell, Biggs,
Smith, Eliza Bentley, and Chalk, had not surren-
dered.

ENGLISH AND WELSH COUNTIES.
Liberal. Conzerrative,

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ANGLESEY.
Sir R. Bnlkeley
BEDFORDSHIRE.
Mr. F. H.
Col. Gilpin
BERKSHIRE.
Mr. R. Palmer ...
Hon. E. P. Bonverie
Mr. G. H. Vansittart
Lord Barrington (C.)
BRECONSHIRE.
Sir J. Bailey ...
BUCKS.

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The court was crowded to suffocation. Mr.
Kettle having opened the case, called
Mr. Ebenezer Guest, bailiff to the county court,
who deposed that just after he arrived at the hust-
ings he saw Mr. Alfred Talbot in an elevated posi-
tion in front of the hustings on the platform raised
for the reporters. He was making motions to the
crowd, as if he wished them to be quiet that they
might hear him. tip to this time witness had seen
no stones thrown. Mr. Talbot, addressing the
mob, said—" Now, lads, don't throw stones."
Then there was a bit of a laugh, which drowned the
remainder of his observation. Almost immedi-
ately afterwards, when Mr. Talbot had descended
from his position, there came a volley of stones
into.the booth, (where witness was). The stones
appeared to be thrown at that part of the hustings
where Mr. Lowe and his friends were standing.
The volley broke the inkstands of the poll-
clerks, who were scattered in all directions, some of
them getting under the tables and screening them-
selves as well as they could.' Mr. A. Talbot then
came forward, and charged the mayor wish having
illegally closed the poll. He appeared in a very
excited state, and said, " I protest against it"—
" You have no business to close the poll," (tc., on
which the mayor said, " I have not closed the poll.
I am ready to receive any votes that may be ten-
dered." Mr. Alfred Talbot then left the booth.
As the stones appeared to be directed against Mr.
Lowe, they got him to change his position, and he
and several other persons stood up before 11;m to
screen him. After that witness saw Mr. William
Pitt, a butcher, and one of the accused, on the left
side of the booth, leaning on his arm. Witness
thought he appeared to be taking it very cool, and
looking at him saw him making motions to the mob
with his hands in front of his person, beckoning
them in a particular manner—(witness imitated
the motion)—and then with his thumb pointing
over his shoulder, but so that his shoulder con-
cealed the motion froin those in the booth. His
thumb was pointing in the direction where Mr.
Lowe was sitting. After that the stones came iu
the direction where Mr. 'Lowe was, be having
changed his place after the first volley. The stones
struck Mr. Joseph Stockall, who was standing by
Mr. Lowe. On this they again moved Mr. Lowe,
and called the attention of the town clerk to Mr.
Pitt, in consequence of which Mr. Pitt left the
place where he was standing. Mr. Lowe was again
moved to a bench close to the back entrance to the
booth, and Welliugs and the two Westwoods
pointed the crowd in that direction, waving to
them to go to the back of the hustings. A num-
ber of "roughs" then rushed in that direction.
Wellings attempted several times to foice his way
through the back door, and the bottom hinges of
the door were forced of. Wellings and the West-
woods very violent and excited, and said they
would have the return. After the authorities had
been called upon several times to read the Riot Act,
Mr. Lowe and his friends got out of the booth and
proceeded towards the town, having special con-
stables on each side of them. They went three and
three,. Mr. Lowe having Mr. James Parke on
one side and Mr. Joseph Hooman on the other.
No attempt was made to touch them by the
crowd except by missiles. The mob continued to
shout before they left the hustings, and afterwards—.
" Throw them out ;" " Kill the pink-eye" (a name
which had been given to Mr. Lowe) • ' Pitch out
the —." The most violent appeared to be brick-
layers, masons, and stone-getters, and not weavers
of Kidderminster. Saw Drury, Wood, Bushell,
and Biggs there. Wood was throwing stones at
the " procession," a 3 it was called • one man who
had hold of witness's arm was knocked down.
They bad to pass along the road where there were
rained banks, from which the people were throwing
stones upon them.
After the witness bad described the progress of
the procession, amidst pretty constant stoning, to
Mr. Sheppard's house, he was cross-examined. He
stated that at the nomination, on the previous day,
Mr. Lowe had addressed the people amidst much
noise, first as "gentlemen," then as "ladies and
gentlemen," and then as "children." The evi-
dence of this witness was corroborated by several
others.

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Right Hon. B. Disraeli
Mr. Caledon George du Pre ...
Hon. C. C. Cavendish
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
Hon. E. T. Yorke ...
Mr. E. Ball ...
Mr. Adeane
Lord G. Manners (C.)
CARDIGANSHIRE.
Lord Lisburne ...
CARMARTHENSHIRE.
Mr. D. Jones ...
Mr. D. S. Davies
CARNARVONSHIRE.
Hon. E. D. G. Pennant
CHESHIRE, NORTH.
Mr. W. T. Egerton
Mr. G. C. Legh
CHESHIRE, SOUTH.
Mr. Tollemache
Sir P. Egerton ...
OORNWALL. EAST.
Mr. Robartes
• Mr. Kendall
CORNWALL, WEST.
Mr. M. Williams
Mr. Davey
CUMBERLAND, EAST.
Hon. C. W. G. Howard
Mr. C. Marshall ~,
CUMBERLAND, WEST.
General Wyndham
Captain Lowther
Mr. Irton (C.)
DENBIGHSHIRE.
Colonel Biddulph
Sir W. W. Wynn
DERBYSHIRE, NORTH.
Mr. Thornhill
Hon. G. Cavendish
DERBYSHIRE, SOUTH.
Mr. Evans
Mr. Colville
Mr. Mundy (C.)
DEVONSHIRE, NORTH.
Mr. J. W. Buller
Hon. C. Trefusis
Sir T. Acland (C.)
Col. Buck (C.)
DEVONSHIRE, SOUTH.
Sir J. Y. Buller
Mr. Palk ...
DORSETSHIRE.
Mr. Portman
Mr. Ker Sumer
Mr. Start
Floyer (C.)
DURHAM, NORTH.
Lord A. V. Tempest ...
Mr. It. D. Shafto
DURHAM, SOUTH.
Mr. Pease
Lord H. Vane
Mr. Farrer (C.)
ESSEX, NORTH.
Hon. W. Beresford
Mr. Du Cane
Sir John Tyrrell (C.)
ESSEX, SOUTH.
Mr. Bramston
Mr. Wingfield ...
Sir W. B. Snajth (C.)
FLINTSHIRE.
Hon. T. E. L. Mostyn...
GLAMORGANSHIRE,
Mr. 0. H. Talbot ...
Mr. H. Vivian
Sir G. Tyler (C.) •
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, EAST.
Mr. Holford
Sir C W. •Codrington
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WEST.
Mr. Rolt . .
Colonel Kingscoie
Mr. R. B. Hall (C.)
HANTS, NORTH
Mr. Beach
Mr. Sclater
Mr. Portal (C.)
Viscount Eversley (L.)
HANTS, SOUTH.
Hon. R. Dutton
Sir J. Jervoise
Lord W. Clwlmond,eley (C.)
H. C Conipton (C.)
HEREFORDSHIRE.
Sir H. G. Cotterell
Mr. Elakemore...
Mr. K. King ...
Hon. C. Hanbury (C.)
HERTFORDSHIRE.
Sir H. Meru ...
Sir E. B. Lytton
Mr. C. Puller •
Mr. Abel Smith, jun. (C.)
HUNTINGDONSHIRE.
Mr. Rust . .
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Mr. J. M. Heathcote IDouble J
Mr. Fellowos return
KENT EAST.
Sir B. Bridges ...
Sir E. Dering
Mr. Deedes (C.)
KENT, WEST.
Mr. W. Martin...
Mr. Whatman
Smith (6.)
LANCASHIRE, NORTH.
Col. J. Patten ...
Lord Cavendish ...
Mr. J. Heywood (L.)
LANCASHIRE, SOUTH.
Mr. W. Brown ...
Mr. Cheetham
LEICESTERSHIRE, NORTH.
Lord J. Manners
Mr. Farnham . .
LEICESTERSHIRE, SOUTH.
Viscount Curzon ...
Mr. Packe
Sir H. Halford (C.)
LINCOLNSHIRE, NORTH.
Mr. J. B. Stanhope ..
Sir Montague Cholmelsy
R. H. Nisbet (C.)
LINCOLNSHIRE, SOUTH.
Sir J. Trollop)
Mr. Wilson ..
Lord Burghley (C.)
MERIONETHSHIRE.
Mr. W. W. E. Wynne...
MIDDLESEX.
MONMOUTHSHIRE.
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Mr. R,
R.
B.
Osborne
Grosvenor
Hanbury,
ore (t.
) jun.
Mr. C. 0. S. Morgan ...
Lient..Col. E. A. Somerset
MONTGOMERYSHIRE.
Lieut.-Col. H. W. W. Wynn
NORFOLK, EAST.
Sir E. N. Buxton ...
General Wyndham
Sir H. Stracey (C.)
H. N. Burroughes (C.)
NORFOLK, WEST.
Mr. H. Bentinck
Mr. B. Gurdon...
Mr. Bagge (C.)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NORTH.
Lord Burghley
Mr. A. Stafford ..„
Mr .Maunsell (C.)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, SOUTH.
Lord Althorp
Mr. Kuightley
• Col. Vyse (C.)
NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTH.
Lord Lovaine
Lord Ossulston..,
NORTHUMBERLAND, SMTH.
Mr. W. B. Beaumont..
Honl Liddell
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NORTH.
Lord R. Clinton
Mr. J. E. Denison
Lord IT. Bentinck (0) •
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, SOUTH.
Viscount Newark
Mr. W. H. Barrow
OXFORDSHIRE.
Right Hon. J. W. Henley
Mr. G. V. Harcourt
Colonel North
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PEMBROKESHIRE.
Viscount Emlyn
RADNORSHIRE.
Sir J. B. Walsh
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RUTLANDSHIRE.
Hon. G. J. Heatheote
Hon. G. J. Noel
SHROPSHIRE, NORTH.
Mr. J. W. Dod...
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Mr. Hill
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Mr. W. Gore (C.) •••
SHROPSHIRE, SOUTH,
Lord Newport „,
Hon. R W. Clive
SOMERSETSHIRE, EAST.
Mr. Miles
Col. Knatebbull
SOMERSETSHIRE, WEST,
Mr. Moody ~
Mr. H. Langton
STAFFORDSHIRE, NORTH:
Mr. Adderley „,
Mr. Child
STAFFORDSHIRE, SOUTH.
Mr. Foley
Mr. Forster
Hon. E. Littleton (C.)."
Earl of Uxbridge (L.)
SUFFOLK, 1% EST.
Capt. Bennet
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Mr. Waddington

Mr. Long
Mr. T. H. S. Esteourt
WILTS, SOUTH.
Mr. S. Herbert .
Mr. W. Wyndham ...
WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST).
Captain Hon. G. Rushout
Mr. J. H. Foley •••
WORCESTERSHIRE, WEST.
Lord Elmley ...
Mr. Knight
YORKSHIRE, EAST.
Lord Hotham
Hon. Capt., A. Duneombe
YORKSHIRE, NORTH.
Hen. 0. Duncombe
Mr. Cayley •• ••• •••
YORKSHIRE, WEST
Lord Goderich..,
Mr. B. Denison ... ..„
Mr. Cobden (L.)

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Joseph Brewer, ostler, added that when Mr.
Alfred Talbot descended into the crowd from the
booth, he heard some of the crowd say, "Mr. Tal-
bot for ever." Mr. Talbot then said, "Go it,
lada."

The Rev. J. G. Sheppard gave a lengthened ac-
count of what he saw from his house, which com-
manded a view of the hustings. When Mr. Lowe's
party came opposite to the house, being in a dan-
gerous position, he rushed to his front gate, which
he reached about the same time as Mr. Lowe.
bound the gate locked, and shouted, "Make for
the other gate," to which he ran, and got it open,
and dragged Mr. Lowe in, and opposed his own
person to the entrance of the mob, who were all
the time directing missiles at those at the gate, a
number of which struck him. Mr. Lowe's face
was covered with blood.

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Mr. Stratton, su"geon, stated that be found Mr.
Lowe suffering from a severe wound on the right
side of the head, with a fracture of the bone. There
were other severe contusions ou the face and ear,
and other injuries on other parts -of his person.
The wound on the side of the head was decidedly
of a dangerous character. Also examined a police-
man, who had received a severe fracture of the
nasal bone.

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The case for the prosecution having been con•
eluded, the magistrates adjouraed the further hear.
ing of all the cases till Friday next.

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ELECTION RIOTS AT COLE.RAINE..-i
FATAL CONFLICT.

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(From Saunders's News Letter.)
At the close of the poll on Friday houses were
smashed, public-houses were attacked, the proprie-
tors of which fired on the mob, wounding two dan-
gerously and one slightly—one dead.
(From Freeman's Journal.) "
A correspondence informs us that at the close of
the poll in Coleraine serious rioting occurred.
Several houses were, it appears, attacked by the
mob, who were fired upon by the owners, and no'
le than nine are said tohave been shot—two dan-
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THE NEW ROD OVER THE ISTBMUS

OF TEHUANTEPEC.

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This new interoceanic route is by the river Coat-
zacoalcos to Suchil, something over 100 miles from
the sea, all the windings included, thence overland
by stage to Ventosa, 130 to 140 miles, making it
altogether about 240 miles from the Atlantic to 'he
Pacific, to be accomplished in a day and a half from
the sea. The distance will be materially diminished
—the time still more so—on completion of a pro-
jected road from Minatitlan to Suchil, a'ready sur-
veyed. From the mouth of the river to Mina-
titian, 20 miles, the channel is excellent, capa-
cious enough for the largest ocean steamships.
The depth of water on the bar at low tide is 15
to 16 feet (Major Barnard says 13), And only
one obstruction, a large rock, has been discovered,
and that easily avoidable. From Minatitlan to
Suchil the liver becomes more difficult, and must
be traversed by river boats. The Leonora built
in New York, and placed on this portion of ri-
ver a short time since, is of too large draught. The
current is about two miles and a half an hour—
from Suchil to Minatitlan, 36 hours. These are the
termini of the projected railway by which, when
completed, a distance of 45 miles will be saved.
miles, the route is by the
From Suchil to Ventosa, on the Pacific, 130 to 140
newly-made stage road
over a rough and sometimes mountainous coun-
try. The heaviest work has been on this end
of the road, where also the river Puerta, fordable
i r
season, is to be spanned byaud marshy in the rainy
at times, but high
half ni length. Som a bridge a mile and a
r., compensation is made on
-mountain, however, by an old
r.i.moved available from Chivela
Pass to ihe Pacif.te plain. The time contracted for
road, which
otherwh iscihdeba of 9 the
on the stage Toad is 5 rages per hOur-26 to 28
bhiur te;a bine.tiwooat
will
be
from
Jen Minatitls.o and Stiehl]. the passage 1
6 to 8 hours, in all
hours;
about 35 hours, or a day and a-half from ocean to
o =ean• The harbour of Ventosa is good, but the
,
1-1-c'ealscaater will be necessary. As to the probable
a mount of travel and business on the Tehuantepec
r 34d, whey, in full operation, we have no further
itsformati,)n than is already in various speculations
EbOt'" t':11 public. Being the shortest route from
nglan
.d, New York, and New Orleans, to the
Pt
o
Are of 00t4.-se entertained respecting it.
C. 1.611 il tilt) Pacific, the most flattering expectations

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