The Sun. — 1869-09-18 (London, England)

VII., No. 74, contains, among many wonderfully interesting particulars, on pp. 264-268, an epitome of " The Wreck Register and Chart for 1868," that would be absolutely appalling to examine, only that it is filled, throughout its record of disasters, with incidents suggestive of profound consolation. A portion at least of this Register, we propose giving in another part of our columns at the earliest  Her  possible opportunity. it relates the old glorious story all over again, but one that Re are never tired of reading about or of commending to the consideration of the public at large. The journal is a periodical appeal of irresistible persuasiveness— commending eloquently to the generosity of the people of England the claims to popular support, preferred by one of the moat heroic and glorious among our national institutions.  SELDOM has a week been more full of tragedy than the one which closes this day. From sea and land we have had accounts of distress, danger, and destruction. The " act of God" has overwhelmed many of our bravest men, but we can add, as usual under similar circumstances, that it has called forth heroic deeds and made us more than ever proud of the brave British seamen who never hesitate to risk their lives  in attempting the rescue of their fellow-men. Thus it is that the "act of God" is always accompanied by compensations which enable us to recognise " the partial evil, universal good." But far otherwise is it with the evil which comes from the acts of man which we have had to record during the same period. Families murdered, and wives beaten within an inch of their lives, by their natural protectors, are not circumstances which afford any ground for congratulation except to the lovers of the horrible, who have had no cause to complain of late, for scarcely is one tragedy recorded before another appears to claim attention. The other day, at the Guildhall, Sir Robert Carden had to pronounce judgment on a man of an unusually vindictive disposition. CHARLOTTE JOYCE, the complainant, told a sad tale of ill-usage. Her husband was addicted to drinking, and he constantly beat her. On the last occasion he attacked her with unusual violence. He took off his  heavy boot and struck the unfortunate victim several times on the ribs, declaring that he would strike her on the side instead of the face because she could not then shew her wounds. The miserable state of the  home was depicted in the complainant's subsequent remarks, in which she said that she had to support the family by her own exertions, but this she did not mind if her husband would only let her alone. Another brutal assault is reported from Sheffield. It was the old,old story of a man coming home on Saturday night the worse for liquor. Of course, under these circumstances, it was easy to pick a quarrel, and accordingly he blamed his wife for not coming to meet him. He was so violent that the poor woman ran out of the house and took refuge with a neighbour. Some time after she returned to the house, when he immediately attacked her again. After throwing her on the ground he kicked her with his hob-nailed boots, inflicting most serious nu uries. It was not until some neighbours had courageously interposed that the unfortunate woman was rescued from her husband's violence. It was feared at first that she would not recover from the serious injuries she had received, but after a time she became better.  In East London, where a whole family was murdered, we find that JUDGE was often in a