The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-17 00:00:00

THE SUN LONDOI4, MONDAY EVE.NIK AtTGUST 17, 1868.

188E8.

100
too
100
all
100
100

10u
1.100
2
100
100

107 f
In

1071

11 i

!TIES.

ICI
99,

CRIMINAL COURT.—Ths Day.

The August Sessions of the Central Criminal
Court commenced this morning at the Old Bailey.
There were on the bench the Right lion. the Re-
corder (Mr. Russell Gurney, Q.C.), Alderman
Challis, Alderman Sir F. Graham Moon, Alderman
Finnic, Alderman Dakin, Alderman Lusk, Alder-
man Cotton, Alderman Causton, Alderman and
Sheriff Stone, Under-Sheriff Davidson, &c.

The first edition of the calendar contains the
names of 121 prisoners, whose offences are thus
classified :—Arson, 1 ; assault, with intent to rob,
2 ; unlawful bankruptcy, 2 ; burglary, 25 ; uttering
counterfeit coint, 12 ; embezzlement, 4 ; casting
corrosive fluid, 1 ; sending threatening letter, 1 ;
forgery, 7 ; larceny, 17 ; stealing post letters, 1 ;
libel, 1 ; manslaughter, 9 ; murder, and attempt to
murder, 2 ; misdemeanour, 15 ; assaults wi 11 vio-
lence, &c., 9 ; feloniously wounding, 2 ; &c.
The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, stated
that in consequence of the abgaice of the learned
judges on their respective circuits, there had been
a longer interval than usual since the last session,
and the number of prisoners standing for trial
was, therefore, very large. Unhappily; a great
many of the cases involve I the loss of human
life, there being one charge of wilful murder,
and he thought no less than fourteen charges of
manslaughter. The person charged with murder
was a lad named Mackay, and it appeared that he
was left at home with his mistress, and that shortly
afterwards some of the neighbours heard her crying,
"Oh don't; you will murder me." They went
to see what was the matter, and the prisoner
opened the door to them. On going into the house
they found his mistress, a woman named Emma
Grossmith, lying in a pool of blood. The prisoner
was asked where his master was, and he went
out for the purpose of looking for him, but did
not return, and he was only apprehended on the
charge a short time ago. Some of the charges of
manslaughter were of a rather peculiar character.
In one case the attention of the parish authorities
was 3alled to the children of a man and his wife
named Brooks. The children, aged respectively
four and a half, two and a half, and one year, were
found in a dreadful state, and after being taken
to the workhouse the youngest one died,
its death being at any rate hastened
by the want of proper care and attention. There
was evidence to show that the husband was at work
at the time, and if he had not had the means of
supporting his children he ought to have taken them
to the workhouse. The jury would liave to con-
sider whether there had bean wilful neglect, and
in the event of their being of that opinion
it would be their duty to return a true bill. In
another case a woman was charged with caus-
ing the death of a child of which she had
undertaken the care for a sum of money weekly. It
did not appear that the money had bean paid re-
gularly, but the prisoner, although not the parent,
was bound to take care of the child, she having
undertaken to do so. There was a charge against
a husband of causing the death of his wife by
neglect. It appeared that the deceased was per-
fectly helpless and confined to bed by disease, and
that.she was left to the care of an imbecile daughter
who could not attend her. The attention of the autho-
rities was called to her, and she was found to be ut-
terly neglected, and shortly afterwards died. Tha
Recorder next referred to several manslaughter
cases of a more ordinary character, and the jury I
thereafter retired to their room.

(Before the Recorler.)
THE CASE OF MADAME RACHAEL.
The name of Maclaine Rachael, otherwise Lever

son, was on the list among the cases to be disposed
of this morning, and the case appeared to excite a
great deal of interest.

It appears that it is not intended to proceed with
the original charge against the defendant, which,
as the public are aware, charges her with unlawfully
obtaining a large sum of money from a widow lady
named Borrodaile by false pretences, at least in its
present form, as some difficulties appear to stand in
the way of a conviction upon technical ground.. It
is, therefore, the intention of the prosecution to prefer
an entirely fresh indictment against the defendant,
which will go before the grand jury to-day.
Sergeant Parry, who appeared for the defendant,
addressed the court, and having alluded to the
above facts, he said that the case was one of a very
peculiar character. If the fresh bill should be
found a true one by the grand jury the charge
would require a great deal of consideration,
on the part of the legal advisers of the defendant
and he, therefore, asked that the case might be
fixed for Thursday.
Mr. Montagu Williams, who appeared for the
prosecution, said he had no objection to this course
being taken, and the case therefore stands adjourned
to Thursday.

ELECTION _INTELLIGENCE.

BosToN.—Mr. M. Staniland has issued an ;d-
-dress of great length to the electors of this borough.
He stands in the Liberal interest in connection with
Mr. T. Parry. Captain Sherard Osborn, R.N., in
an address dated from the Reform Club, announces
his retirement, as he does not wish to divide the
Liberal party of the town. Mr. J. W. Malcolm,
the sitting Conservative member, will offer hinasJf
for re-election.

CANTERBUitY.--A meeting of the Liberal party
was held in the Music flail, on Thursday night,
when a resolution, inviting Captain Brinckman to
give them an exposition of his political sentiments
was passed. The electors were warned to be care-
ful how they promised their votes for Mr. Butler-
Johnstone, the independent candidate, lest they
should render the return of their own candidate
doubtful.

CRICKLADE.—The present Conservative member,
Mr. Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard, offers himself
for re-election. He will vcte for the maintenance
of the Irish Church and support the present Go-
vernment.

Thursday night Mr. Clay, M.P.,
and Mr. Norwood, M.P., addressed a crowded
meeting of electors in the Rifle Barracks. Both
gentlemen spoke at length upon the Irish Church
question, and stated that they were prepared to
support Mr. Gladstone. A resolution pledging the
meeting to secure the re-election of the two sitting
members was unanimously adopted.
Ipswica.—The number of electors in this
borough, according to the overseers' lists, is 5,270,
and there are besides about 350 freemen, making
in all 5,620. From this amount may deducted a
certain number who are probably on the
lists of more than one parish, or registered
both as householders and freemen, and likewise
a few paupers whose rates are paid by their
landlords. Reckoning these persons at about 170,
the number on the register leaving the revising bar-
rister's hands may be estimated at about 5,450.
The constituency at the election in 1865 amounted
to 2,090, made up of 1,725 £lO householders and
365 freemen. Of these 46 had died since the regis-
tration, and 205 did not poll, leaving 1,839 who
voted. The candidates at that election were--11.
E. Adair, Esq., Liberal, who obtained 990 votes ;
J. C. Cobbold, Esq., Conservative, 913 ; H. W.
West, Esq. (Recorder of Manchester), Liberal, 905;
and W. Tidmas, Esq., of Nottingham, Conservative,
776. The two first named gentlemen, who are the
present members, will no doubt again offer them-
selves, and Mr. West also comes forward again to
wrest the representation of the borough from the
hands of Mr. Cobbold, a gentleman of great local
influence among pub!icans, &c., but who must not
expect to appeal with much success to the new con-
stituency. The old freemen, who will now form
only about six instead of 18 per cent. of the total
number of electors, were the means of returning Mr.
Cobbold in 1835 by the bare majority of eight
above Mr. West, as, if the votes of householders
only had been counted, they would have stood thus :
Adair 856, West 775, Cobbold 731, and Tidmas
605. Mr. West has addressed meetings, and been
received with the greatest enthusiasm by the work-
ing classes. Mr. A lair will undoubtedly be re-
turned with Mr. West by a triumphant majority at
the head of the poll.

KIDDERMINSTER.—Au open air meeting of the
supporters of Mr. Thomas Lea, one of the Liberal
candidates, was held on Wednesday evening at
Kidderminster. There seems to be a difficulty
about deciding which candidate of three the Libe-
rals shall, as a body, support. At the close of the
meeting a resolution in favour of Mr. Lea's candi-
thture was passed, but not without opposition.

MONMOUTHSHIRE.—CoIoneI Clifford has issued
an address to the electors of this county in the
Liberal interest. lie advozates the disestablishment
of the Church as a measure of ju3tice to Ireland;
is in favour of having county boards basJd upon
the principle of representation, and he pledges him-
self to give a general support to the leader of the
Liberal party. There is no doubt entertained that
with the large addition to the number on the register
under the new Reform Act there will be no difficulty
in returning one Liberal candidate.

NEWARK.—Mr. Grosvenor ll)dgkins)n, senior
member for Newark, has just issued as address to
the electors, in which he states " that having been
now one of their representatives iu Parliament
during ten sessions, he must submit to be judged
by his past conduct rather than by any professions
as regards the future. He remains an advocate
of protected voting, and is in favour of Mr. Glad-
stone's proposals with respect to the Irish Church,
they being intended to effect a simple act of justice."
No Conservative is yet in the field. There is a
rumour that Mr. Philip Handley is to be invited
by the Liberals to offer himself in conjunction with
Mr. llodgkinson, but nothing definite is yet
known. Lord Arthur Clinton has not yet issued
an address.

OXFORD (Car).—Mr. C. Neate has issued a
farewell address to the electors. Mr. IV. V. Har-
court has canvassed a great portion of the consti-
tuency, and his friends speak confidently of his
chances of success.

POOLE.—Mr Charles Waring has issued an ad-
dress, in which he solicits re-election. lie says he
shall heartily concur in those measures offecting the
Irish Church Establishment which Mr. Gladstone
has initiated.

PORTSMOUTH.—Mr. Stour and Mr. Gaselee have
just issued their addresses, and, like the whole of
the Liberal addresses, the hon. gentlemen speak in
no uncertain terms of their support to Mr. Glad-
stone and a hearty endorsement of his policy for
the disestablishment of the Irish Church.
WEST3IINSTER.—Last night a crowded meeting
of the inhabitants of St. James's and St. Ann's,
Soho, was held in Willis's-rooms, Brewer-street,
Golden-square, to consider the lodger franchise,
with reference to the approaching election for the
city of Westminster. Dr. Brewer occupied the
chair, and was supported by many influential
electors. The chairman explained the pro-
visions of the act relating to lodgers, and said
that the local committee were prepared to afford
all information necessary for lodgers claim-
ing the franchise The Secretary would
supply forms and appear before the revising
barrister on behalf of lodgers. He believed, if the
lodgers did not take up the matter, John Stuart Mill
would go to the wall ; but it was in their power to
prevent that. The election of Capt. Grosvenor was
secure, but what he wanted was to prevent West-
minster becoming nullified in Parliament. If John
Stuart Mill were not elected, the voice of the city
of IN estminster would be inoperative in the House
of Commons. (Cheers.) On the motion of Mr.
Miles, seconded by Mr. Laskey, the following re-
solution was carried :—" That this meeting is of
opinion that it is the duty of every lodger to avail
himself of the right to vote conferred by the 4th
clause of the Representation of the People Act ;
and that the present members, Captain the Hon.
R. W. Grosvenor and Mr. J. S. Mill, fully deserve
the support of the Liberal electors of Westminster
at the ensuing election.

Ile Prince and Princess of Wales, after a short
sojourn in Scotland, will proceed to Denmark on a visit
to the parents of the Princess ; thence their Royal High-
nesses will go to Sweden, and it is believed before return-
ing to England that the Prince and Princess will pay a
visit to the King and Queen of Greece at Athens.—court
Journal.

BPLAnt:N, M.P.—The latest intelligence as
to the health of Mr M'Laren that ho is recovering
from his recent attack of dysentery ; but it is stated that
he purposes remaining a few weeks in the North of Eng-
land before returning to Edinburgh.—Scotsman.
We believer that Field-Marshal Sir Hew Ross
will be the now lieutenant-governor of Chelsea Hospital,
in the room of Field-Marshal Sir Alexander Woodford,
who, as we stated last week, succeeds Sir Edward Blake
ney in the governorship.—Army and Navy Gazette.

LIGHTNING. —Thirty-three sheep, which had taken
refugo from a thunderstorm under an oak tree on the
estate of Mr. Heath, of Bickley, near Tenbury, Worcester-
shire, were killed by the lightning en Tuesday.

WRECK.—The schooner Catherine, Davies, mas-
ter, of and from Swansea, has been wrecked off the Lizard
lighthouse. She struck on some rocks on Thursday
night during a strong wind. Crew rescued by coastguard
lifeboat.