The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-16 00:00:00

LAW AND FOLICE.

ABDUCTION.—J. P. Read, 27, described as a clerk, has
been ''corrimitted for trial at the Central Criminal Court,
for taking a girl under 16 years of age out of the possession,
and against the permission and will, of her father and
mother.-

MANSLAUGHTER BY A POLICEMAN.—A. coroner's jury
has returned a verdict of manslaughter against Police-
constable Kerridge, of the Metropolitan Police, who caused
the death of Henry Frogmore, by throwing him on the
pavement. The verdict was accompanied with an expres-
sion of opinion that he was greatly irritated by the language
of the deceased. He was committed for trial at the Old
Bailey.'

TIIE DUDLEY FORGERY.—The charges against the
prisoners Farrar and Hullett for forging the acceptance
of Lbrd --Dudley to a bill of exchange for £3OO have
been•• again. heard at great length before the Lord
Mayor. It will be remembered that the bill was alleged
to have been given to Hullett for composing the
music to a 'new opera. The bill was discounted by
Dublin bankers, who had taken the precautidn to write to
Lord Dudley, and having no reply thought the transaction
genuine. Mr. Leivis, the solicitor for the prosecution,
said he had two other charges of forgery to prefer against
the prisoneri; but, owing to .the gentleman whose name
had been forged being abroad, he must ask for a remand.
After further
.evidence on the original charge this was
done, and bail refused._ .
FORGING AT GRIMSBY.—A case of wholesale forgery has
occurred at Grimsby. Mr. Waterland, an accountant,
moving in respectable society, is the accused, and it is
alleged that he has forged a composition deed, and the
names of nearly all the signatures, two or three only out
of thirty being genuine. He was taken before the magis-
trates on Monday and committed for trial. The bench
declined to admit the prisoner to bail.

THE BISHOP OP CAPETOWN.—The departure of
Bishop Gray with the Rev. W. K. Macrorie, the proposed
new bishop for Natal, is' again postponed, and the farewell
service at St. Lawrence Jewry will not take place before
the 7th or Bth of October. It is not said whetherarrangc-
ments babe been made for the consccrationof Dr. Macrorie
in,England.

Tss Inisu OYSTER CULTURE.—IIer Majcisty's
.Goverpment, on the representation and urgent request of
intend issuing an unpaid royal commission,
with a view to the encouraging•and promoting of the Irish
oystei interests and of extending their growth and improv-
ingtheir culture. Evidence 3,1,11 be taken in various
plaCes in Ireland,. England, and France by the commis-
sioners. Mr. Blake-will 'be the chairman, and amongst
the other commissioners Will be Mr. Francis Francis,
and Mr. Hart, manager of the Hayling Island" Oyster
Fishery.—lrish Time&

SINGULAR DEATH OF A TRADESMAN.--On
Monday an inquest was held at Greenwich, respecting the
death of Mr. Kreekeler, a saddler and harness-maker in
that town, who was found dead under the following cir-
cumstances. The deceased, who was 53 years of age, was
a remarkably tall man. It was his custom of an afternoOn
to lie down, in his bedroom, in which is a, tent bedstead,
the posts of which at the foot were only Aft. I.oin. high.
It was shOWn that tho deceased was accustomed to wear a
neckerchief - particularly loose, and the suppOsition put
forth by the friends of the deceased was; that in leaning
against this- post -to• divest himself of his clothing, the
deceased, who-was known to be affected in his head, had
slipped, and the neekeiebief catching a.picce of iron of the
bedstea,d; )10:lad:thus become strangled. The jury return( d
a verdict of death frotn strangulation.

A . CHILD . KILLED. BY AN EAGrAE.—A Tippah
County. (Niss.) school; teacher writes • to the. Winoan
Democrat :—‘7 A sad.-casualty occurred at my school a
few days ego. The eagles have been, very toublesome
in the neighbourhood for some time . past, carrying oft
pigs, lambs, &c. No one thought:that they would
attempt to prey upon children ; but on -Thursday, at
recess, the little boys were out some distance from the
house playing marbles, when their sport was disturbed
by a large eagle swooping down and picking up little
Jemmie Kenny, a boy of 8 years, and flying away with
nn. The children cried out, and when I got out of the
house the eag'e was E 0 high that I could just hear the chihi
creaming. The alarm was given, and from screaming atu
shoutrg ia_the air, &c., the eagle was induced to drop his
vic':im ; but his talons had been buried in him so deeply,
and the fall was 'EC) great, that he- was killed i or eltb 3
Wal 1 have been fatal.l!--