The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-13 00:00:00

MR. SPURGEON AT BRISTOL.

Mr. Spurgeon was on Wednesday last announced
to preach at the opening of the City-road Baptist
Chapel, Bristol, and for several days previous there
was an immense demand for tickets of admission.
The tickets were distributed gratuitously, to the
full extent of the limits of the chapel, and in the
evening the Circus was engaged as a more commo-
dious place of meeting.
The opening sermon was announced to begin at
2.30, but crowds began to assemble an hour earlier,
and when the doors were opened there was a tre-
mendous rush of eager and anxious ticket-holders.
In a few minutes every seat was occupied, and
afterwards the passages were blocked up by a crowd
that occasionally showed itself noisy and restless.
The congregation, as usual in such circumstances,
was highly excited, and when Mr. Bosworth (King-
street Chapel) gave out the first hymn his voice
could scarcely be heard. The singing, however,
brought composure, and the service was in due
course proceeded with.
The evening service commenced in the Circus at
half-past six. Mr. Spurgeon arrived at a few
minutes before that time, and was warmly greeted
by the friends who partially blocked up the pas-
sages to the platform from which he was to deliver
his discourse. F

Divine service commenced by Mr. Spurgeon
giving out the hymn beginning with—
" Come let us join our cheerful soup
With angels round the round,'
_

and after it had been sung by the audience, the rev.
gentleman urged them to remain as quiet as pos-
sible. He then read the 32d Psalm, commenting
upon each verse as he proceeded. Before he had
concluded the Psalm a loud knocking was heard on
the outside, and it was stated that although the
avenues were crammed with anxious listeners, there
were still thousands outside desirous of being ad-
mitted. This caused a little commotion, and Mr.
Spurgeon expressed an opinion that the services of
the police should be secured to restore quietness, and
prevent any further disturbance. The confusion,
however, continuing, Mr. Spurgeon called upon the
Rev. E. Probert to engage in prayer. Mr. Probert
accordingly offered up a fervent prayer, during
which the knocking at the doors and the wooden
sides of the building was continued with unabated
vigour; and the heads of men who had climbed up
the " stays" were seen peering through the venti-
lators at the base of the roof.
Mr. Spurgeon, finding it impossible to proceed,
said he should be glad to preach outside if he could,
but the state of his health would not allow him to
do so.

A person in the centre of the arena, who had
evidently not heard the rev. gentleman's remark,
said there were thousands of persons outside, and it
would be better if Mr. Spurgeon could preach to
them.
Mr. Spurgeon repeated that he could not preach
out of doors. He was in the predicament of a
man who had too many to hear him, and wished
that some other man would come forward to take
one-half of them to himself. His nerves were
thoroughly shattered by a late accident. He
hoped that some person would go to the police sta-
tion for assistance. He would endeavour to preach
as well as he could, and summon all the courage he
had to do so. (Hear, hear.) He wished, however,
he had the strength he possessed a few years ago,
bat he had preached ten times a-week ; was
thoroughly knocked up, and was getting old before
he was yiung. The rev, gentleman then selected
for his text the 14th verse of the Bth chapter of
Job :—" Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose
trust shall be a spider's web."
The rev. gentleman was proceeding with his
address, when a voice from the entrance shouted,
" Here is no police here." (Order, order.)
Mr Spurgeon—Sonae of you strong men will have
to go and battle with the crowd. (A slight con-
fusion.)
Mr. Probert—Retain your seats, please.
A Voice—Could not Mr. Spurgeon speak briefly
to them ?
Mr. Spurgeon—lf there was a possibility of
preaching to the same congregation at another
time, I would do so. Have you all tickets ?
A Voice—Preach out of doors to-morrow.
Mr. Spurgeon—l will come again in any rea-
sonable distance of time to preach. I will do any-
thing if I have the opportunity to preach, but I
cannot control myself now ; therefore I cannot
preach to you to-night. (Signs of disappoint-
ment and regret.)
The rev. gentlemen on the platform held a con-
sultation together for some moments. It was in-
terrupted by
A Voice—l propose that we sit still for half
an hour. I think the mob will disperse by that
time.

The Rev. J. D tvis, however, instantly gave out
a hymn, which was sung by the congregation,
Mr. Spurgeon—lf there's any possibility of
preaching at all—
A Voice—There's only one remedy. I will under-
take to go down from the building by a rope and
vetch the police. (Hear, hear.)
Another Voice—Don't be afraid. There's an
inspector of police outside; and Mr. Spurgeon might
consider himself safe.

Mr. Spurgeon (to the gentleman who had volun-
teered to be let down by a rope)—Will you kindly
do it ?

Another Voice—P:l go with you. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Probert—You can't go ; if you go out they
will rush in.

A Voice—We can drop ourselves down.
Another Voice—We have an inspector of police
outside, who has made the necessary arrangement
for keeping order. If we are now quiet Mr. Spur-
geon might preach for half an hour ; but it would
be well 1 hat he should not continue too long.
Mr. Spurgeon—(who seemed to be labouring
under illness, and frequently had recourse to salts)
—Preaching is not like plying a pump handle—
merely moving it, and out it flows. (Hear, hear.)
Whatever I say will be rambling ; and I almost
feel I shall not be able to preach. I feel I can
hardly stand upright (expressions of sympathy).
A Voice—Dismiss us. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Spurgeon (after a little rest)—l will try
again. (Hear, hear.) I will commence again—
and
oh! that the Lord may be pleased to strengthen
me, so that I may be able to address you. (" Amen"
from many of his hearers.) The rev. gentleman
then proceeded with his discourse. After a brief
sermon on the text, Mr. Spurgeon begged his
hearers to excuse his short address. He had done
all he could, and he would be glad to come down

,again if there could be means found of his preaching
quietly to the people.
One of the ministers on the platform made some
observation to him in a low tone of voice.

Mr. Spurgeon—lt's impossible I can do it (then
turning to his audience): our friends want me to
preach to the people outside—(no, no)—but I can-
not do it. I think you had better sing a verse or
two and then be quietly dismissed.
A collection was then made, and the proceedings
terminated with singing and prayer.
Mr. Spurgeon left the building before the mass
had attempted to move, and thereby escaped any
inconvenience which he might otherwise have ex-
perienced in threading his way through the crowd
outside. The greatest order was observed by the
audience in making their exit, and the outsiders
finding that Mr. Spurgeon had gone, gradually
dispersed.
The net proceeds of the day's services amounted to
£l4O.

IRON-CLAD STEAMSHIPS.—We understand that
Messrs. Laird, Sons, and Co., of Birkenhead, have received
a commission from the Lords of the Admiralty to build one
of the three new iron-clad ships which it has been resolved
to construct. It is said to be the intention of 'Messrs. Laird
to build this powerful and stupendous vessel in one of their
large graving docks, which it is stated will be covered with
a glass roof, to protect tha ship ano the workmen from the
effects of the weather;

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Sept. 12.

CLERK ENWELL.—Charles Foster, a respec-
tably-attired man, who is known to the police
under the aliases of Bannister, Elsom, Vickers,
Weston, Church, Sharp, Clothier, Smith, Jacobs,
Clarke, French, Stacey, and Williams, was charged
with having conspired with another man, not in
custody, to defraud Alfred John Head and another,
of the possession of the house No. 12, Calthorpe-
street, St. Pancras.
Several tradesmen id` attendance said they had
charges against the prisoner and his companion, and
Mr. D'Eyncourt remanded him until Monday
next

Bridget Hoolahan, a respectably attired woman,
dressed as a dorneoic servant, was placed at the
bar before Mr. D'Eyncourt, chtaged with stealing
a number of articles of the value of from her late
employer, Miss Sarah Moore, of 30, Barton-cres-
cent, St. Pancras. There were also a number of
other charges against her of robbing her previous
employers.

Pro-m the evidence of Miss Moore, it appeared
that for some time the prisoner was employed by
her as her servant, but she left her situation in
May last. As she was going to America the com-
plainant said she might stay in her house until she
was to leave town for Liverpool. On the day on
which she was to depart her former mistress gave
her some few articles, and while the prisoner was
absent, she went to the prisoner's bag for the pur-
pose of putting in it a bottle of wine, when she
was surprised to find some articles of clothing
belonging to her. Her curiosity being aroused she
looked further into the bag, and finding numer-
ous articles belonging to her she sent for Police
constable Ball, 64 E, who in a box found more
articles belonging to Miss Moore. When the pri-
soner returned she was taken into custody, and
on her person she had other property belonging to
the complainant. From inquiries the constable
made he ascertained that the prisoner had rubbed
several of her former mistresses, and the property
was found in her boxes.

The prisoner said that her mistress had given
her all the things that were found in her posses-
sion.

Miss Moore denied this, and said she had missed
other property besides that found in the prisoner's
possession. _ _ _

- The prisoner said, with reference to the property
belonging to her other mistresses that was dis-
covered in her box, that she had found it.

Mr. D'Eyncourt fully committed the prisoner to
the sessions for trial.

MARYLEBONE.—Robert Morrison, a travel-
ler, was charged with being drunk and assaulting
Mrs. Anne Hodson, of 30, Grove-street, Camden-
town ; also with damaging certain property.
Prosecutrix stated that the prisoner was a rela-
tive, and called about 4 yesterday afternoon to see
her husband; he was then sober, She told him
that he had gone to the City, where he went after
him, but returned the worse for drink, without
finding him, and entered the parlour. He wished
to get her child out of the room, but sha declined
to let her go. He then said if she stirred that she
was a dead woman. Sbe told him that he was
breaking ber arms, both of which he had hold of.
He said, "Never mind, I will pay for that," and
struck her on the head a severe blow. Witness
then told the child t) call a lodger who was in the
house.

Rosa Morris said she heard very high words, and
ran downstairs. Prisoner took the child up by its
clothes and threw it with great violence into the
other room. He followed and picked the child up,
and was about to throw it again, when, after a
struggle, she got it from him. He then got Mrs.
Hodgson down on an easy chair, where he held her
by her two arms and said he would murder her.
Witness opened the street doer, and called
" police," and at this moment Mr. Hodson drove up
in a cab. Prisoner, as he went out, broke all the
chimney ornaments and a fanlight over the door.
Fryer, an officer of the Mendicity, Society, deposed
that he lived close by, and hearing a disturbance he
went out and saw the prisoner with a stick, ex-
claiming that he would kill every man that came in
his way. When he saw Mr. Hodson he said, "That's
the - I will have a turn at, and I will go and
give Mrs. Hodson a good hiding." He then turned
on witness, and said he would break his head, and
struck him a blow with his stick.

Police-constable 128 S said the prisoner was very
violent all the way to the station.

Mr. Hodson also gave evidence that he was nearly
throttled by prisoner.
Prisoner, who said he had no recollection of the
circumstances, as he was drunk, was ordered by Mr.
Mansfield to pay 405., or be imprisoned for one
month, for the assault on the lady, and 205., or one
month, for the damage, and 10s. costs.

WESTMINSTER. —Wm. Judkins and Edward
Emmett, two decent-looking young men, were
charged with inciting a prisoner to escape from the
custody of the police, and Judkins was further
charged with an assault.
Waterman, 274 A, said that at 11 o'clock last
night he was on duty in the High-road, Knights-
bridge, when a soldier was turned out of the Trevor
Arms for riotous and disorderly conduct, and as-
saulting the waiter there. Refusing to go away
witness took him into custody, when he became
very violent, assaulting him by kicking him, and it
was very difficult to get him along. A crowd, in
which were a large number of soldiers, immediately
surrounded them, and pressing very closely it be-
came necessary to call several other police to his
assistance. Foremost in the crowd were the two
prisoners, whom he could distinct►y swear to, as
they followed him all the way, and they repeatedly
called out, "Don't let the -- blues take you; let
them have it with your belts." In consequence of
this several men took their belts off, and there was
a complete riot.
Several constables corroborated the above wit-
ness, in the course of which it appeared one of them
had been assaulted very severely on the head with
a soldier's belt, and that the prisoner Judkins had
assaulted one of them by throwing stones nt him.
The accused denied the charge in toto, and made a
counter-charge of great violence against the police.
Mr. Arnold remanded them to Wednesday, taking
sureties for their appearance.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Geo. Chester, driver of a
cab, badge 8,443, was charged with having caused
the death of Elizabeth Julia Seirie, aged 8 years.
Charles Vincent, a shoemaker i❑ Willow-walk,
Tabernacle-square, said—Shortly after 8 o'clock last
night I saw prisoner driving a cab down the walk ;
there was a second cab, both going at a moat furi-
ous rate; prisoner suddenly drove so close to the
kerb that the wheel grated against the stone; at
that instant the child was on the pavement, the rear
wheel caught her left shoulder, knocked her down
and passed over her. Prisoner looked round, but
continued his speed. I followed and stopped him.
He was sober, and declared that he was until then
ignorant of what had occurred.
Prisoner was remanded—bail refused.

SOUTHWARK.—Elizabeth Field and Elizabeth
Reeves, two well-dressed young women, were
charged with being on the platform of the South-
Eastern Railway, at London-bridge, for the pur-
pose of committing a felony.
Scammell, a detective officer, said that in conse-
quence of numerous robberies having been lately
committed at the terminus of the South Eastern
Railway at London-bridge, he was appointed to
watch about in private clothes, for the purpose, if
possible, of detecting the thieves. The previous
evening, about 7 o'clock, he saw the prisoners on
the platform of the North Kent line just as a train
was coming in, and having some suspicion about
then he asked them what they were doing there.
Field said she was waiting for her brother from
Woolwich, but no such person making his appear-
ance he took them to the station-master, who told
that they had been seen loitering about for
several days, and he believed for an improper pur-
pose. Both of them refusing to give any other ac-
count of themselves, he took them into custody as
suspected persons.
Mr. Burcham—Do you know anything about
them ?

Witness—No, sir. I don't think I ever saw them

before.

Mr. Bureham—Did you see either of them do
anything ?
Witness—No, sir; all they did was to walk among
the crowds.

Mr. Burehani—What did you take them' into
custody for ?
Witness—Because they were suspected persons
loitering about the railway station, and they refused
to give their address. So many robberies had lately
been committed there, that he believed their inten-
tion was to commit a robbery.
Mr. Burcham told him there was no evidence of
that, neither was there anything to show that they
were bad characters; therefore he should discharge
them.

The driver of one of the Kingsland omnibuses was
charged with carrying more passengers than autho-
rised by his license. There were two passengers on
the steps, and two other passengers beyond the
number.

The defendant said he could not help it, the people
forced themselves into his vehicle.
Mr. Burchana replied that be was not bound to
carry more than the omnibus was licensed for. lie
must fine him ss. and costs.
The money was immediately paid.

LAMBETH,- Mr, Richard Evans, a perm who

is said to be the owner of considerable property,
and who has for some ye-trs carried on the business
of blacksmith and farrier at Dulwich, and Liliy-
white, his workman, were charged with stealing a
quantity of Staffordshire and other bricks, the pro-
perty of Messrs. Lee and Bowles, the contractors
for building the high level sewers in the county of
Surrey.

Some five weeks ago a large stack of bricks,
10,000 or 12,000 in number, close to the residence
of Mr. Evans, disappeared in a very mysterious way,
and it came to the knowledge of Sergeant Shep
herd that Lillywhite had been seen to wheel
barrowfuls of Staffordshire bt icks from the house of
his master and shoot them through a hole in
the hedge. Shepherd, therefore, charged Lilly-
white with taking the bricks from his master's
house, but this he denied. The officer
next spoke to Mr. Evans himself, and told
him that the bricks he had used for paving his shop
belonged to Messrs. Lee and Bowles, and he admit-
ted the fact, but said they had been lent to him by a
person who had been in the employment of Messrs.
Lee and Bowles. Shepherd then told him he must
take him into custody, and his reply was, " I ex-
pected it, but it's not a hanging matter." O❑ making
a further inspection of the premises the officer found
that an outhouse had recently been built, and a fur-
ther charge was made against Mr. Evans of using
the bricks and mortar of the contractors for that
erection.

At the termination of the last examination it was
agreed to by all parties that the building should be
taen down, to ascertain if any and what quantity
of the contractors' bricks there were used in it.
Yesterday, on the prisoners being put to the bar,
there were present for the prosecution Mr. Tibbetts,
solicitor, of Gray's-inn ; and for the defence Mr.
Metcalfe, the barrister, instructed fbr Mr Beard.
Mr. Tibbetts informed the magistrate that the
prisoner would not allow them to take down the
building.
In explanation Mr. Metcalfe said the objection
came from the governors of Dulwich College, who
were the landlords, and who would hold Mr. Evans
responsible for the removal of the building.
Mr. Norton observed he felt quite satisfied that
the governors would not lend themselves to an ob-
struction of public justice, and that there must be
some misrepresentation in the matter. Ultimately
he ordered the committal of both prisoners.

WANDSWORTIL—Louisa Goff, a young woman
fashionably attired, was brought up on remand
charged with stealing several articles of jewellery
and wearing apparel, belonging to Mr. Robert
M‘Christie, civil engineer, of No. 4, Albert-square,
Clapham.

The prisoner had been in the service of the pro-
secutor for about three months, and on the 10th of
June he was absent in the evening with his wife,
and on returning found that the wardrobe in
his bedroom had been forced open with some
instrument, and property to the value of £6O
carried. The prisoner made a statement that she
saw a man run out of one of the bedrooms and make
his escape. She was not suspected, and as she had
given notice to quit, she left on the 15th of the
same month. Nothing more transpired until the
2d instant, when a great portion of the stolen pro-
perty was discovered at the prisoner's lodgings, 4,
Mary-street, South Lambeth.
Mary Elizabeth Tragg, the landlady of 4, Mary-
street, stated that about the beginning of June last
a room was taken in her house for the prisoner.
She brought with her two boxes, and on the even-
ing of the 2d instant she brought a portmanteau.
Afttr she was in custody witness found an o. era
cloak tied up in a handkerchief between the bed.
Eliza Ann Powell, the wife of 'a butcher living
in Buxton-road, said she had known the prisoner
since February, when she arranged with her to take
charge of her child. The prisoner came occasionally
to see the child, and on a day in June she brought a
portmanteau, and said she had had a present from
the child's father. On Thursday week the prisoner
came again, and she opened the portmanteau and
took it away.

The prosecutor identified the portmanteau, and
said it was taken from a lumber cupboard. The
opera cloak belonged to his wife.
Mrs. Lucy Portal, of Daventry House, Upper
Tooting, said the prisoner was in her service be-
tween 15 and 16 months up to November last year.
She identified one of the prisoner's boxes as her
property, and also a white muslin dress, two books,
several trinkets, and a quantity of lace trimming,
the whole of which had been found by the officer
in the boxes he took possession of at the prisoner's
lodgings.
The prisoner made no defence, and Mr. Dayman
committed her for trial on both cases.