The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-05 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

TATTERSALL'S.—T HIS EVENING.
six o'cLocK.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
12 to 1 agst La Gazza Ladra
20 to 1 agst Chieftain
20 to 1 agst Cogia
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
15 to 1 asst Hesse Homburg
20 to 1 agst Miss Ann

CHESTER CIIP.
18 to 1 agst Nancy
20 to 1 agst High Sheriff
20 to 1 apt Confessor—taken
33 to 1 egst Grand Duke
40 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg
40 to 1 agst Hippolytus—taken
50 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn

DERBY.

12 to 1 agst Augur
13 to 1 agst Orelio
17 to 1 agst Lapidist
20 to 1 :get Alfred the Great

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. W. BURCHELL.)
EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT.—BULL v. ROLT.
This was an action to recover damages for trespass
and assault. The defendant suffered judgment to go by
default.
The plaintiff is a widow lady, keeping a house in
Albion-street, Hyde-park-square, and the defendant is
the son of a gentleman residing in Hyde-park-gardens.
In May last the defendant went to plaintiff, and stated
that he had been secretly married, and wished to take
apartments in her house, and he and a lady took up
their abode; the lady conducted herself with the greatest
propriety, and if it had not been for the statement of the
defendant, plaintiff would not have known but it was
Mrs. Rolt. On the 13th of November a dispute arose
between the defendant and Mrs. Rolt, and the latter
went down into the kitchen in a state of great excite-
ment, and claimed plaintiff's protection, or she would be
murdered. Defendant afterwards went down stairs and
endeavoured to force Mrs. Rolt up. Plaintiff insisted on
his leaving the place, instead of which he became very
violent, and on a female, having a child in her arms,
begging Mrs. licit to go up stairs, defendant asked her
why she interfered, and attempted to strike her, when
plaintiff interfered, and defendant struck her and
injured her arm, which was bad for three weeks.
Plaintiff's daughter then interfered, and defendant threw
her down. The disturbance was so great that, on tha
servant-girl opening the door, the mob rushed into the
house.
Mrs. Bull, who is the wife of Major Bull, deposed to
the above facts, and Mr. Challis, a neighbour, proved
the general disturbance in the street.
Mr. O'BRIEN addressed the jury for the defendant,
and commented on the fact that plaintiff's daughter and
other witnesses were present. He urged that the de-
fendant, from a feeling of delicacy towards the young
female who was under his protection, offered to make
any reasonable compensation, which,' however, was
refused.

Emma Sims was called for the defendant, and denied
that on the day in question she went down to claim the
protection of Mrs. Ball, but went down to speak to her.
Defendant sent to her to go up stairs, when M'rs. and
Miss Bull said, "Do not go—do not be a fool." Wit-
ness did not go up immediately, and Mr. Rolt went
down and offered her his arm. Witness got up off her
chair, but Miss Bull pulled her down on her knees, and
held her. Mr. Rolt said, " Let her go," and plaintiff
went over to hold witness, and plaintiff laid hold of
Mr. Rolt. She denied that defendant had used any
threat to her on that evening, nor did she see any blow
struck in the kitchen.
Mr. SHAW, plaintiff's attorney, cross-examined the
witness, but did not shake her testimony.
The defendant was called, and stated that previously
to the last witness going he had gone down to see the
plaintiff, who had charged the defendant's valet with
getting fish, fee., from the fishmonger without his know-
ledge. This, however, was not true. When Mrs. Rolt
went down, he (defendant) sent for her, and as she did
not come up he went down. He denied that he struck
any blow. Mrs. Rolt was willing to come up, but plain-
tiff and her daughter held her down, and a scuffle took
place, but he did not strike a blow. Plaintiff ran out in
the area, and called " Murder."
Elizabeth Morgan, the plaintiff's servant, corrobo-
rated the evidence. She also proved plantiff had sent
her to the defendant to say that if he would give her
201. she would not proceed, but he was not at home.
Plaintiff said she hoped witness would be on her aide.
Witness said if she had to go up to court she must tell
the truth, and plaintiff replied, " Oh, you are conniving
with them." Plaintiff asked witness to say plaintiff was
knocked down. Witness fetched a policeman because
Mrs. Bull was knocking Mr. Rolt about.
Cross-examined----While Mr. and Mrs. Bull were
holding Mrs. Rolt down, defendant said, " Emma, come
out of this den of infamy." Defendant had never offered
her 201. to give evidence in his favour.
Robert Hales, dt fendant's valet, was called, but he
was not present at the time of the alleged assault.
Mr. SHAW, for the plaintiff, challenged the defendant
to show that there had been one bona fide offer of com-
pensation.
Mr. Martin, clerk to the defendant's attorney, proved
that an offer had been made of 501. by Mr. Ballantine,
defendant's attorney; that was, however, entirely to pre-
vent the case getting to the knowledge of defendant's
friends.
The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up, and said that
either the plaintiff had availed herself of a recent Act
of Parliament to give evidence in her own behalf, and
by falsehood to extort money, or the defendant's wit-
nesses were perjured, and the jury would by their ver-
dict decide on which side the truth had been told. He
then read over the evidence.
The jury consulted for twenty minutes, and ultimately
gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 20/, damages.
BULL P. ROLT.
This was another action arising out of the same trans-
action, and was brought by the daughter of the plaintiff
in the last case.
Mr. SRAW requested an adjournment for a short time,
as he said the case would last for a very long time, as he
would call all the witnesses, not only those he had
thought unnecessary in the last case, but also those
which the defendant might have called and had not
done so.
During the recess, defendant's counsel then asked the
jury
0 whether they had taken into account anything as
special damage for loss of letting lodging', &c.
1140 Jury said the damage was given for the assault only.

LONDoN ------
and COUNT k BANKING
The usual hf,if_v a
C°MP All Y.—(THI3 DAY.)
prietorA of this company general meeting of the pro-
ws, held to-day, at the London
cavern; J. Sadleir; vncY
M.P., in the chair.
After the usual pr—elicitni
The SECRETARY rettdmile'' report, which stated that
the net profit of the bank ferethEthalf-year ending 1851,
The
per
directorsanrtuni froerC OtMh
0. ii DI oaat e. d to 13,1011. 14e, gd.
mended a dividend 016 Per cent
half-year ending 31st December, 18
2,2301. la. 3d. to
Should be de-
thereit3o be carried to
1/, per cent., both free of income tax,
and a bonus of
(dared, which would leave
the guarantee fund, which would
to 38,487/. :21. 4d. During last aut ybe increased
"an the 0,,,,
had made an acquisition of the business of C--rany
Union Banking C _empany, and their respective branches,
Berks
from which considerable benefit might be antiehranches,
the establishment. The directors had been induced
to
the instance of many respect:Ado inhabitants cold, at
lccality, to establish a branch at Paddington, and the
they
had thought it judicious to close, six minor branches.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report
said that the statement, which the meeting had jaei
heard, proved that the institution was in a state of pro_
gressive prosperity. The bank at the close of the year
was in a sound and satisfactory state. He attributed the
success of the company to the probity and judgment of
the directors, as well as to the efficiency of the officers.
,i. G. GRIFFITH, Esq seconded the motion, which,
after some discussion "
v W 53 agreed to, end thanks being
voted to the Chairman, the meeting closed.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS:
Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from
Plymouth in favour of the enfranchisement of copy
holds.

RIBBONISM IN IRELAND.
The Earl of WESTMEATH wished to know from
some member of her Majesty's. Government whother
it was their intention to give increased powers to the
Lord-Lieutenant for putting down the system of rib-
bonism in Ireland, which now prevailed to an alarming
extent?'
Earl GREY said it was impossible to give anything
like a satisfactory answer to this question, as the result
of the Special Commission had only been known
that day.

CHANCERY COURTS. .
The LORD CHANCELLOR ancounvd that a Bill
would be laid before their Lordships on Friday next,
founded upon the re
port of the Equity Commissioners:
Lord BROUGHAM said he cordially concurred in
tho recommendation of the Commissioners.
REPLY TO THE ADDRESS.
The Tllrarquis of WESTMINSTER brought up the
reply of her Majesty to the Address voted by their
Lordships, in answer to the Speech from the Throne.
It was as follows: My Lord,;, I thank you for your
to-al and dutiful AddreQs. It will at all times be my
anxious desire to co-operate with yuu in promoting the
prosperity and happiness of my people:,
The reply was ordered to be entered upon the minutes
of th© House.

THE KAFIR, WEAR.
The Duke of WELLINGTON wished to take that
opportunity of expressing his hearty approval in the
proceedings of Sir Harry Smith at the Cape.—(Hear,
hear.) The ability and cuumge of that gallant general
were too well known and appreciated to need
any encomiums from him ; but, after what had
passed in their Lordships' House the other
:tight, he felt bound to come forward and bear

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his testimony to the able and efficient services which
Sir
in
Smith had rendered his country while
serving n a much less subordinate position than that
which he had recently occupied.—(Hear, hear.) In
the Peninsula and in India Sir Harry Smith di,played
abilities as a soldier of the highest order, and
though in this protracted Kafir war he and his army had
not yet succeeded in restoring tranquillity to the colony,
no one could say that either he or they had shown any
want of skill or courage during their disastrous campaign.
He had had some experience in wood warfare, and he
knew that opening roads in these countries was one of
the first steps to be taken; and the only fault he had to
find with Sir Harry Smith's operations was that he had
not taken this step. The war in the Cape had come
to that point, that unless such a measure were
adopted, there could be no peace in that
part of the world, nor enjoyment of social life. It
would take time to adopt it, and it would entail ex-
pense, but he was convinced that that expense, in itself
not one-tenth of the expense of a single campaign,
would secure peace.
Lord LYNDHURST inquired whether the papers on
the table contained an account of the proceedings of
the Legislative Council,
Earl GREY said that there were two sets of papers
one containing the warlike proceedings, and Lie
contained the proceedings of the Council.