The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-21 00:00:00

(Great disgust was here manifested by all present, and
it was with difficulty that order was ultim:ltely restored.)
Alderman HUMIXIIREY said—l wish to know, Lefore
proceeding any further, if this girl, Miss Devanx, is pre-
sent? Mr. Philips said—She is not present, as I was
given to understand, on the last examination, that Mr.
Sloane was to be committed to day, and that the case
was only remanded for that purpose. lie was not pre-
pLred to meet another examination at such a short no-
tice; but he did not complain, as Mr. Sloane was willing
and anxious to court the fullest investigation.
Mr. Huddlestone said, under these circumstances, I
would ask the Alderman to remand the case to meet the
convenience of defendant's counsel, as Iby no means
wish to take an undue advantage, particularly considering
the position in which the defendant is at present placed;
but I shall certainly consider it my duty to continue the
examination before sending the care to the Old naile),
the more especially as there is now no danger to be ap-
prehended frcm the state of the girl's health i❑ pursuing
such a course. If the case is remanded for a short time
I shall then take that opportunity of entering into the
whole of the evidence, and I cannot help thinking that
if Mr. Sloane is well advised he will have Mrs. Sloane
Lete to answer this charge on the next examination. If
she does net appear then, I shell deem it my duty to
ask you, Sir, not to accept bail for Mr. Sloane's appear-
ance at the January sessions, but to commit him to New.
gate to await his trial.

Mr. Philips said—l must prutest against such a
principle being adopted with regsrd to my client, who
has always been most anxious that every icquiry should
be made, and has given every assistance to such kquir3
in his power.
Mr. Huddlestone suggested that the amount, of bail
should be increired.

Alderman HUMPHREY said—l think it will be expe-
dient to increase the bail, as, in the ab.ence of Mrs.
Sloane, it was but natural that the Court should come to
the conclusion that the defendant, having screened his
wife, would be quite as unwilling to go through the or-
dca► himeelf.

Mr. Philips—l object to the principle of increasing
the bail, although there would be no difficulty in doing
so; still, I cannot see the necessity for such a proceed•
ing, as the defendant has already appeared twice to the
same amount. With regard to the threat held out by
the Learned Counsel for the prosecution, I beg to assure
the worthy Alderman that he cannot refuse to accept
bail if offered, as it is a bailable offence. At all event?,
if justice is not allowed my client here in that respect, I
know where to seek it.

Mr. Huddiestone—Perhaps, Mr. Philips, you will re-
collect the words of Mr. Sloane when the officer went to
his house. There can be no other construction put upon
them but that he was instrumental in keeping a witness
out of the way.

Alderman 1113211PHREY—Will you, Mr. Philips, give
bail for Mrs. Sloane's appearance ?—(Laughter.)
Mr. Philips—ls it reasonable to ask me, sir? Would
any man in his right senses give bail for "any woman"
as to what she would do?—(Laughter.) I would not.
Alderman HUMPHREY—Then I shall increase the
amount of bail, and shall require Mr. Sloane to find two
sureties of 2501. each, and himself to be bound over in
the sum of 5004 to appear and answer the charge on the
next examination.—(Great applause followed this an-
nouncement, but was instantly suppressed.)
Some discussion ensued upon this point, when a gentle-
man on the bench rose and said—" As one of the
guardians of the West Loudon Union, I object to the
present amount of bail."
The amount of bail as above mentioned was then
agreed upon.
Mr. Sloane, during some slight confusion that fol-
lowed, made his escape into an adjoining room, and there
waited until the required bail was forthcoming.
In the interim, Mr. Alderman HIIMPIIERY handed our
repor►er the following letter, dated—

" Hastings, Dec. 19.
" Dear Sir,—lf I knew the address of Mr. Pentifex
I would not trouble you with this; but, as you heard the
case, I thought it better to mention the circumstances to
you, so that, if you think it necessary, he may be made
acquainted with it.

" A young woman callEd on me yesterday and stated
that she had heard of the Sloanes being charged with
great cruelty to a servant girl, and that as she had livid
with them some time since, and had also been treated
very cruelly by them, she wishcd to know if her evi-
dence would be of any use in furthering the ends of
justice.

"I am aware that in this particular case she will be of
no service, tut et the ale!, as come proof of the general
tree, went of their servants, perhaps her evidence might
be of some importance.
" I trust ou will excuse the trouble lam giving you,
even to read this, but, trusting that the gross nature of
the case of those people will be a sufficient apology,
"I am, dear Sir, yours very truly,
"F. TIERHURST, Surgeon.
" The girl's name is Mary A. Stokes, 14, Bourne-
stret t, Hastings."
In the course of the afternoon Mr. Sloane,having pro-
cured the requisite amount of bail, requested permission
to leave by one of the private entrances to the court;
and having first sent out tho gaoler, to ascertain if the
coast was quite clear in Church-passage, he peeped
round the corner of the door in every direction, and,
feeling satisfied that no one saw him, made a sudden
ru.h, and at the top of his speed made the best of his
way into Gresham-street, where ho was recognized by a
person who had seen him in court during the proceed-
ings. It was soon passed from one to another, until a
mob collected round biro so dense that he was quit unable
to escape. Mud was heaped upon him from all sides,
and his ears were greeted with various shouts : "Down
with the wretch who starved the girl!" "Death to the
cruel monster!" " Give it to him; show him no mercy,
he had 130140 for Jane Wilbred!" and suchlike phrases.
In order the more effectually to prevent his escap-
ing, one of the mob knocked his hat over his eyes,
and it was not until he was dragged and pulled about
in a very rough manner that he was able to get away
from them, when ho ran towards the Post-office, with
the mob in full chase after him, yelling and hooting at
his heels at every step, until he fortunately met a po-
liceman, who took him under his protection, and hurried
him into a public-house in Gresham-street, where he
remained until a cab was called, and he was got into it
with great difficulty and conveyed to his chambers in
the Temple. On arriving:there, however, a fresh sur-
prise awaited him, for there were from 500 to 600 per-
sons collected round the house in Pump-court, anxi-
ously waiting for Mr. Sloane. The officer who had
accompanied him in the cab then directed the cabman to
drive along the Strand, but the mob who had followed
the vehicle from Gresham-street so annoyed him by mud
and other missiles, that Mr. Sleane expressed a wish
that the cabman should cross Waterloo-bridge and
put him down at the railway station. It was only by
that plan, and driving at a furious rate, that he ulti-
mately escaped wi.hout any serious injury.

Loss OF THE BARQUE SIR RODERT PEEL.—The news
of this disaster was brought by the Peninenlar mail
st( amer Iberia. In fact, the captain of the barque, his
mate, and carpenter arrived home in that packet as
distressed seamen. Captain M'Etvcri stated that he
left Liverpool in August last, bound for Bombay,
and arrived off the Cape de Verds on the
2d of September. On the 3d, at noon, he was under
royals, all sail set, when a hurricane came on, and
at midnight be was dismantled, his decks swept
of everything, and his ship a complete wreck. 11. re-
mained by the ship, using every exertion to keep her
afloat, assisted nobly by his crew for two days, when all
being worn out by incessant toil at the pumps, with no
hope of saving the vessel, he, with his crew, twenty-nine
in number, abandoned her, and they all took refuge in a
small four-oared gig, the only boat they had left. They
took with them a small quantity of water and biscuit, all
they could save from the wreck, and after two days,
during which they experienced great sufferings, they
succeeded in reaching St. Vine' nt, one of the Verds, a
distance of 120 miles from the wreck. The British consul
hero took charge of them. The crew were sent to Sierra
Leone in a steamer. The captain, bis mate, and carpen-
ter were sent to Lisbon in a Portuguese brig, which was
twenty- three days on her passage, and they arrived there
a few da3 s before the Iberia sailed. The Sir Robert Peel
had a valuable cargo on board. The hurricane in which
the barque was lost was experienced most severely at the
Cape de Verds; in fact, such a one had never b, en
known there before. The island of St. Vincent suffered
greatly from it. The York Town, American corvette,
was totally wrecked also in the hurricane on the island
of St. Jago, one of the Cape de Verds; two of the crew
were drowned. This happened just previous to the loss
of the Sir Robert Peel.—Liverpool Mercury.
THE CITIZENS' DINNER TO THE MAYOR OF BATH.
Ever since the occasion on which our fellow-citizens par-
took of the splendid and hearty hospitality of F. Dowding,
Esq., the universally-esteemed mayor (now twice elected)
of Bath, it has been in contemplation to invite him to a
return dinner. The only question has been on the subject
of the time when the festivity should take place; and
finally it was fixed for yesterday, the 18th inst., the anni-
versary of his worship's dinner to the citizens. G. W.
Blathwayt, Esq., presided; and it is quite superfluous for us
to say that the hearty good-will, judgment, and ability with
which he :.charged his important duties contributed in a
very high degree to the success of the entertainment. Mr.
Plathwavt was supported on his right by the Mayor, Mr.
Miles, the Mayor of Bristol, Sir R. Preston, Bart.,
the Rev. Dr. Stamer, Mr. W. T. Blair, Mr. Long, and Mr.
Kitson ; and on the left by Lord Ashley, M.P., Mr. Pinney,
M.P., Mr. Sutcliffe, Major-General Daubeney, K.H., the
Rev. S. H. Widdrington, Major Daubeney, Mr. Norman,
and Mr. Hunt. At the president's table also were the
Town-clerk of Bath, the Town-clerk of Bristol, M. Ediidge,
Mr. V. Jenkins, Mr. Markland, Mr. Moger, Mr. Sheppard,
Mr. Batchellor, Mr. W. Brown. the Rev. A. Stainer, and
Mr. E. D. Bailey. Invitations were also Lent to the following
noblememen a: d gentlemen, but, from various causes, they
were nnable to be present: - His Grace the Puke of Beaufort,
the Marquis of Worcester, the lord-lieutenant of the county,
Lord Portman, Viscount Duncan, M.P., the Right Worshipful
the Recorder, and D. Jardine, Esq.—Bath Cluonicle.

A NEW TITLE FOR THE BISHOP OF EXETER.—A
letter passed through the Torquay Post-office this week,
addressed " The Archbishop of Westminster, Bishopstowe,
Torquay," which being delivered at the place above men-
tioned, was returned by the Bishop, endorsed " Not known
in this house—H. Exeter," and sent back to the dead-letter
office.

STRIKE OF MECHANICS AT LEEDS.--The whole of
the workmen (nearly 1,100 in number) in the employment
of Messrs. E. B. Wilson and Co., of the Leeds Railway
Foundry, are now out on strike, and for the last two or
three days there have been frequent public meetings upon
Hunslet Moor of the workmen and their sympathisers, to
which place the parties have marched to the strains of a
military band, and w here they have been addressed in for-
cible but generally temperate harangues by scale or other of
the mechanics engaged in the strike. The hands turned
out on Monday morning last, on a question, as we are in-
formed, arising out of the discharge harge of the smiths' foreman,
and from a feeling of general dissatisfaction at the conduct of
the manager. The workmen up to yesterday (Friday) had
not resumed their employment. They solicited an inter •
view with Mr. E. B. Wilson, but unfortunately that gentle-
man was at the time in London. He returned on Thursday,
but no steps have yet been taken for the adjustment of the
difference