The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-09 00:00:00

act of aggression upon British interests in Japan
would be repelled by him with all the force now at
his disposal.

" This unmistakeable reply to their invitation
will doubtless damp the ardour of the Gorogio for
discussing with Colonel Neale the important matter
of closing the port of Kanagawa ; and taken in
connection with the firm and indignant refusal of
the representatives of America and Holland to dis-
cuss or entertain for one moment the proposition of
the Japanese Government, the latter may, upon
reflection, cancel that as they did the sweeping
announcement of Ogasawarra for the exclusion of
foreigners altogether from Japan."
" From the foregoing," says the China Mail, " it
will be seen that the persistent course of repression,
which closed Gana and put us out of Yedo, is now
being brought to bear upon Yokohama. It is, there-
fore, evident that nothing but immediate and
vigorous measures of hostility will avail us if we
wish to open Japan."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

NORTH-EASTERN.

An influential meeting, convened by the Mayor in com.
pliance with a requisition, was held in the Leeds Town-hall
on Thursday, " to consider and express their opinion upon
the projected schemes of the North-Eastern Railway Com-

pang, and especially upon those portions by which it is
proposed to cross the principal streets of the town of

Leeds,"

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Jan, 8.

John and Daniel Buckley, brothers, were indicted for as-
saulting James Blake.
Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted. Mr. Warton appeared for
the prisoner,
This was one of the most scandalous outrages that, per-
haps, ever came before the court. From the evidence it ap-
peared that the prosecutor was the landlord of the Railway
Arms beer shop, at Kensington, and that on the 11th of
December, the prisoners, who were masons, were there
drinking in the tap. He had occasion to go to Hammer-
smith, at mid-day, and oz hie return home he found the
prisoners and two men wrangling and making a noise, they
being drunk at the time. A chair and the table was knocked
over the oven door, which were picked up by one of the pri-
soners. They asked the prosecutor to drink with them,and
he did so, A man, who had been lying on the seat, made a
grumble about it, The prisoner John got up from his seat,
and leant over the table to hit the man, prosecutor tried to
prevent him, and told them not to make such a piece of
work in his house. The four men set upon him, got him
down;, and kicked him unmercifully. He then went into the
bar, and, whilst standing there, the prisoner John struck
him a fearful blow on the head with a chisel, inflicting a
wound 2 inches and a half long and a quarter of an inch
deep. He was knocked down and kicked and beaten about
the head and face, and John again used the chisel. The land-
lady went to her husband's assistance, when they assaulted
and dragged her to the staks,where they struck at her with the
chisel. A person who was there went for• assistance, which
having procured, he pointed the prisoners out, but the two
others had got away. He received two very severe black
eyes, besides other injuries, and was laid up. When
eharged each of the prisoners said it was the other.
Mr. Warton submittel that the evidence opened the way
to a doubt, of whieh, if trey entertained one, the jury would
give the prisoners the benefit.
The Assistant Judgesummed up.
The jury found both prisoners guilty.
The Assistant Judge then sentenced them to six months'
hard labour, observing that a more scandalous case he had
never heard, and the public must be protected from such
outrages.