The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-31 00:00:00

THE RIOT AT KIDDERMINSTER.

KIDDERMINSTER, MONDAY EVENING.
We are' glad to state that, although the injuries
sustained by Mr. "Owe in the brutal and disgrace-
ful attack. made upon him on Saturday are serious,
he is progressing satisfactorily towards recovery.
To-day four of the rioters, captured by the police
after the Riot Act •was read on Saturday night,
were brought befole the Mayor and magistrates at
the Town-hall. Their names are John Hayes,
John Cook, James Frank, and James Slater. The
two former were charged with assaulting the police
in the discharge of their duty, and the two latter '
with refiising to disperse after the Riot Act had
been read. Mr. Best appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. Crowther for the defence. The magistrates
met at 11 o'clock, and were in consult-iton for an
hour and a half as to the best mode of procedure.
Evidence was then taken as to the four accused,
and it was stated that one of the policemen injured
had had his nese broken, and received other in-
juries which it was feared would end in lockjaw or
erysipelas, and probably death. It appearing that
Frank and Slater had not offered any violent re-
sistance to the officers, they were ordered to be dis-
charger], the two others being remanded till Friday,
by which day it is fully expected that some of the
ringleaders will be in custody. The police also ex-
pect to be enabled .by that time to ascertain who
were the few respectable tradesmen of the town by
whom the rioters are said to have been urged on to
the outrage.
The authorities have apprehensions of renewed
disturbance, and the Hussars, telegraphed for on
Saturday, and who arrived in the course of the
night, are to remain here. A portion of the force
left this evening, but others are to replace them
te-morrow.

The town remains in a state of considerable fer-
ment, and the principal streets are still occupied
with loiterers. Rumours giving very different and
varied complexions of the events of Saturday are
afloat, which it would not be
.desirable to repeat
here ; but it is quite certain that had not Mr. Lowq
and his friends made good their retreat into the
lion% in •Bewdley-street, they would, 'in All proba-
bility, have been murdered by the infuriated mob.

DISMISSAL OF THE CAPTAIN OF T.

MADRID.

Captain Bradshaw, the commander of the Mad-
rid, which was lost on the coast of Spain, has been
dismissed from the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany' service. The following is the report to the
Board of Trade of the magistrates who inquired
into the loss of the Madrid :

"Town-hall, Southampton, March 20.
"My Lords,—We have the honour to report to your
lordships that, in pursuance of your lordships' directions,
we have, under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping
Act, 1854, and with the able assistance of Capt. Robert-
son, RN., your 1 Tdships' assessor, proceeded to inquire
into the circumstances attending the loss of the steam-
ship Madrid, commanded by Captain George Jones
Bradshaw, which took place on the 20th of February
last.

"The Madrid was an iron steamship of 315 tons re-
gister, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany. She left Southampton on the 17th of February,
and proceeded on a voyage to Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon,
Cadiz, and Gibraltar, with the usual mails, 11 first-class
passengers, eight second-class passengers, and a general
cargo. She made Point Hombre at the entrance of the
inlet of Vigo at 2.15 p.m. on the 20th of Feb., and be-
ing about 150 yards from the mainland, the vessel struck
upon a sucken and invisible rock not laid down on the
Admiralty chart. The weather was fine at the time,
the sea perfectly calm, and the vessel going at full speed,
or about 10 knots. She immediately began to fill fa,t,
whereupon the captain ordered the boats to be lowered,
and, after getting out the mails and passengers, the ver-
sed was beached in a sandy bay, nearly half a mile
distant, and sank the same night on the the bulk heads
giving way. _

" From the depositions annexed to this report, it ap-
pears that Captain Bradshaw had been in the constant
habit of passing over the Viame ground, not being aware
of any danger, a minimum depth of nine fathoms being
marked on the Admiralty chart, and no rock or shoal
being indicated thereon off Cape Hombre. It appears
also that the numerous captains of ships who were ex-
amined before us have invariably passed equally close to
the same headland, relying upon the correctness of the
Admiralty charts.

" Under these circumstances we are of opinion that
the loss of the Madrid cannot he attributed to the wrong-
ful act or default of Captain Bradshaw. We, therefore,
returned him his certificate in open court ; but, at the
same time, we must express our opinion that, as a gene-
ral rule, 150 yards is nom a sufficiently wide berth to
allow on passing any headlands, which opinion we made
known in Court.

" We cannot conclude our report without calling the
attention of your lordship to the incorrectness of the
chart published by the Admiralty, in which the rocks
whereon which the Madrid struck are omitted, and to
the fact that the same rocks are laid down in the accom-
panying Spanish chart of the Inlet of Vigo, published
in 1787, and re-published by the Admiralty in 1812,
which chart the Company's Nautical Inspector, Mr.
Guthrie, has not been able to obtain from the authorised
agents of the Admiralty, though he has applied fur it
within a week.

" We have the honour t 3 be, my lords,
" Your lordships' obedient servants,
(Signed)
Justices of the Peace for the
J. BERNARD,
" JOSEPH LOBB Town and County of the Town
,
of Southampton."