The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-01 00:00:00

THE ELECTION RIOTS.

George Clarke was on Monday brought before the
borough magistrates of Cambridge charged with having
thrown a stone on the day of the election at Cambridge, by
which William Lofts, porter at Christ's College, was killed.
Several heads of colleges were on the bench. The facts
elicited may be shortly summarised as follows:—Shortly
"after four o'clock on the afternoon of the polling day at Cam-
bridge borough election, a crowd of persons assembled on
the market hill. They overturned a cab in Market-street,
and seeing there was likely to be a disturbance, Police.
constable Kirbyshire tcok possession of the cab and drove
away with it. The crowd followed along Sidney-street
until they came close to Christ's College, when some twenty
university men were set upon by the crowd. A free fight
ensued; some of the gownsmen took shelter in Christ
College gates ; gravel and water were thrown at them, and
to protect themselves they partly closed the college gates.
The deceased came out of his lodge and asking the under
porter why the gates had been closed, proceeded to open
them, and waved his hand to keep the crowd quiet.
At that moment he was struck over the eye by a stone
(produced), and which the prisoner had confessed to
Detective Danby he believed he threw, but not with any
malicious intent. The stone, prisoner said, was intended
for a university man who had thrown it at him and hit
his hat. Had deceased been a healthy man the surgeon
believed he might have recovered from the effects of
the blow, as there were no indications of his brain
having sustained any injury. Prisoner declined to say
anything at present, and was committed for trial at the
assizes, being allowed bail. The adjourned inquest on the
body of the deceased was held in the Aldermen's
Parlour, Guildhall, before Mr. Gotobed, coroner. The
jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against
the accused, who was committed for trial on the
coroner's warrant.

At the Bradford Borough Court, on the same
day, a tall Irishman, named Michael Brennan,
was brought up on the charge of having, on the
17th November, committed a murderous assault upon
Mr. J. W. Ince, a clerk in the service of Messrs. W.
Peel and Co., stuff merchants, Bradford. On the after-
noon of the 17th ult., during the titre of the poll in
Bradford, a disturbance was created by some Irish
roughs in Silsbridge-lane, an Irish quarter of the town,
and an attack made upon the windows of four or five
Ripleyite beerhouses, considerable destruction of pro-
perty being the result. A number of special constables,
under the direction of Adjutant Page, of the Bradford
Artillery Volunteers, went to the place to quell the riot,
and in the encounter with the mob Mr. Ince, who was one
of the special constables, fell to the ground, and when he
was in the act of rising the prisoner was seen by Adjutant
Page to go behind him and administer two or three heavy
blows with a bludgeon on the head. Mr. Ince is lying
dangerously ill. The prisoner was remanded.

THE GOVERNMENT ACQUISITION OF THE TELE-
onArns.—The arrangements for the purchase of the tele-
graphs by the Government are being rapidly carried on,
and a commission, appointed by the Accountant-General,
has nearly concluded the inquiry into what the net profits
of the companies really are. A complete collection of the
instruments used has been arranged in the library of St.
Martin's-le•Grand. It is said to be a most interesting
display, and one which shows in a remarkable manner the
vast progress which has been made since the first applica-
tion of electricity to the purposes of telegraphy.
SCENE IN A CANADIAN THEATRE.- -A ludicrous
incident occurred at the theatre on Saturday night. A
soldier, on whom the good intentions of the Saturday
night liquor law had evidently been thrown away, became
excited during the rendition of the play, " The Lancashire
Lass," and made several times for the stage, where he
wanted to collar the representative of Robert Redburn,
whom he evidently considered the greatest villain unhung.
He was several times pulled down into the pit from
between the footlights ; but eventually, to restore the
tranquillity of the audience, had to be carried out of the
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