The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-18 00:00:00

reading, nearly, till Oh. Y.M. on the 10th ; decreased to 29.36
in. by 911. A.M. on the 11th; and increased to 29.61 in. by
the end of the week.

SHOCKING CASE OF VIOLATION.

GATESHEAD, TUESDAY. -This morning, at the
county police court, Gateshead, seven men were
brought up before a fell bench of magistrates, charged
with having, in company with two other men not yet
in custody, committed a rape upon the person of
Anne Begg, under circumstances of the most revolting
description. The names of the men are William
Miller, a quarryman; Edward Brown, a pitman; Richard
Stephenson, a quarryman; Stephen Cooper, a hawker;
William Bell, a pitman; Thomas Harrison, a quarry-
man; and John Brown, a pitman. Their victim was a
married woman, about 40 years of age, who being
separated from her husband, recently took lodgings with
a woman at a place called Waggonman's• row, which lies
between the villages of Usworth and Washington, and
at a distance of about five miles from Newcastle. It
appears that this woman had been at Newcastle on
Saturday, the sth instant, which place she left to
proceed home at four o'clock on the following
(Sunday) morning. On reaching the Blue Quarries,
which is about a mile from Gateshead, she passed a
number of men who were standing together; and one of
them, the prisoner Miller, stepped forward, and offered
to accompany her. They walked on together until they
arrived at a village called Windy Nook, when Miller
called at a public- house, and during his absence Mrs.
gg entered into conversation with a woman
who was drawing water, by whom she was
told that Miller " was a decent sort of man." Mrs.
Begg then proceeded on her journey, but was speedily
overtaken by Miller, and a minute or two after-
wards she turned round, and saw a number of other men
rapidly making their way towards her. As soon as these
men overtook her, Miller suddenly threw her with great
violence upon the ground,where she was violated by nine
men in succession. She at first resisted to the utmost,
and shouted " Murder" several times, but was completely
overpowered
thatredby barbarians, who held her in such
a
resistancethse was impossible. When they
had all effected their purpose the poor woman got up
almost in a state of insensibility, and heard the
prisoner Cooper said to his companions, " If we do not
make away with her she will do for us." This propo-
sition to murder her was objected to by the prisoners
, and the latter was heard to say
treated her again as badly as they
Bell
would tell the police himself. "
that
a ta
done, ndif
they
ye s o n
Whilst the men were quarrelling amongst them-
selves, the woman walked on, but she had not
got more than one hundred yards when she was again
overtaken by Miller and Stephenson, who threw her
down in the same brutal manner as before, and both
again violated her; after which they returned to their
companions, who had remained at a distance. The
poor creature contrived again to raise herself
from the ground, and with great difficulty walked
home, about a mile distant, where she arrived
at seven o'clock. Although, as may be imagined,
she was in the most deplorable condition, no medical
man was called in, but her landlady ministered as
well as she was able to her necessities, and for
several days she was confined to her bed. No informa-
tion was given to the police until the following Thursday,
and on the next day (Friday) Miller and Stephenson
were apprehended and examined before J. F. Crow, Esq.,
one of the county magistrates. The complainant was then
present, and after she hadnarrated the facts above stated,
and positively sworn to these two men having committed
a rape upon her, they were remanded until Tues-
day. On the seven men being brought up this morn-
ing, Mr. Superintendent Thompson informed the bench
that the woman was no where to be found, and had been
missing since yesterday morning. Under these suspi-
cious circumstances, the prisoners were all remanded
for a week. The two men who have at present escaped
the vigilance of the police are well known, and no effort
will be left untried to bring. them to justice. Whether
the woman has been murdered or bribed is at present a
mystery, which it is to be hoped will speedily be un-
ravelled.

CAPITAL CONVICTIONS IN EDINBURGH.

In the High Courtry at Edinburgh on Mon-
day of Justiciary
two labourers (brothers) of the name of Michael and
Peter Scanlan, Irish labourers, were tried for the murder
of an old, woman at Hilton-on-Forthar, in the parish of
Kettle, in Fifeshire. The evidence given at the begin-
ning of the trial was circumstantial, but was afterwards con-
firmed by the testimony of an Irishman of the name of
Thos. M`Manus, who had turned informer upon the pri-
soners. The name of the old woman who was murdered
was liargaret Maxwell, who kept a small huckster's shop
at the place mentioned. The prisoners were labourers at
limewotks in the neighbourhood, and dealt with the old
woman, against whom they were proved to have taken
umbrage for refusing to credit them with any more
bread and meal. On Monday, the 15th of February,
the old woman was found murdered in her own
house, her skull having been dreadfully beaten in by
a three-legged stool. A watch and money to the value
of 3/. were stolen from the premises. The prisoners
were examined on suspicion, and various marks about
their clothes were found to confirm the impres-
sion which prevailed as to their guilt. Their shirts,
which the woman with whom they lodged proved were
put on clean on the Saturday evening, had some marks
of blood on them; and one of them was stained with a
white substance, like milk, which tallied with a dis-
covery previously made in the old woman's house, of
a basin of milk having been spilt in some way or
another during the struggle. Their stockings
were also covered with clay and dirt, showing
that they had :gone into the old woman's house with
their stockings on only, not to alarm any of the
neighbours by the noise of their shoes. They were
also heard to leave their lodgings for a time in the
course of tho Sunday night. The approver, Thomas
M‘Manus, deposed that he and the prisoners had
arranged to rob the old woman of her money and go
to America ; that they met on a Sunday evening,
agreeably to appointment, to commit the robbery;
that the two prisoners went into the house, by
breaking open a back window; that when they were
in he stood watch outside; that ho heard the noise
of a struggle inside, and the old woman cry out,
" Oh, my God;" that, on the prisoners coming out,
Michael Scanlan, is explanation of the noise, said
he had given the old woman a knock or two.
A witness, who had been imprisoned in the same cell in
Cupar prison with Michael Scanlan, stated that Scanlan
had confessed to having taken part in the robbery,
but said that it was neither ho nor his brother that had
caused the death of the old woman; that it was
M‘Manus who got into "grips" with her, and did
the deed. The evidence was followed by a long speech
against the prisoners by the Solicitor-General, who was
replied to by Mr. Craufurd, the counsel for the pri-
soners. The Lord Justice General then summed up,
after which the jury retired, and returned shortly
afterwards with a verdict of Guilty against both the
prisoners. They were then sentenced, in an impressive
speech, to be executed at Cupar on Monday, the sth of
July. The prisoners exhibited the utmost indifference
during the trial, and at its close they said the judge and
jury were a set of - asses, and they hoped that they
would all be dead and - before the day of execution.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signincs that the mails are sent from the General Post-eCes
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in! From what When
PLACZ3. General Post-office port dig" due.
London. patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)NJune 18 .. Liverpool .. June 23
America (by U.S. pkt.) NlJune 15 .. Liverpool June 24
America (by U.S. pkt.) AffJune 23 .. Southampt. June 30
Australia (via South-
ampton) .. • • •• M Southampt.
Ditto (via Marseilles) N Dover ..
Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N 2d of the month.. Plymouth..
Africa (West coast) • • N 14th of the month Plymouth June 29
Alexandria* N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. June 18
Belgium .• .. •• N Daily .. .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil •
Buenos Ayres • • M 9th of the month Southampt. June 16
M 9th of the month Southampt. Jane 16
California(viaCkagres)Mi2d & 17th of month Sonthampt. June 20
Cape of Good Hope .. Plymouth.. June 29
Cape de Verds Nl2d of the month .. Plymouth.. June 29
Constantinople* ••• • N; 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. June 20
Central America .. M,2d & 17th of mon. Sonthampt. June 20
Channel Igoe • • .. Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th• Sat
Chill Mll7th of the month Sonthampt. June 20
France .. & N Twice daily .. Dover Twicedaily
Greece* .. - • •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Jane 20
Hamburgh .. .. IsT, Tuesday & Friday London .. Taos. Sat.
Holland •• •• Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mou.Thur
Honduras • •• N 17th of the month Southampt. June 20
Ireland
.. & N'; Twice daily .. Holyhead.. Twicedally
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. June 28
India(viaMaraailles) N Bth& 24th efmonth Dover • • June 17
India, via C. of G. Hope N 15th of month Plymouth..
Mauritius .. „
Nlsth of month Plymouth..
Mediterranean (via
Mediterrane B°ntharrPt`sn) (via••• bif,2oth of the month Southampt. Jun* 25
an
Marseilles) • • • • NBth& 24th of month Dover . • June 17
Madeira
Mexico ..
•• Ml2d of the month.. Southampt. July 5
•• M 9th of the month Southampt. June 16
Malta* .. 1 Ith•l7th•l9tll•27th
t &30th of month 3 Dover June 18
Naples* • .•
• N sth 15th 25th ofme, Dover • • June 22
Papal States* .. •• N sth 15th 25th °fru° Dover .. June 22
prAernilinsalar • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. June 26
• • •• •• M 17th of the month Southampt. June 20
Tuscany* .. •
N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. June 22
West Indies (ex
West Indies •• •• M 17th of the month Southampt. Jane 20
cept
Havanna & Nassau) AI 2d of the month Southampt.
* The
French pac k mails to thM ose c ountries thus marked (0) are conveyed by
et via arseilles.
The India mail, via Southampton, will be made up on the evening
of the 19th instant, in consequence of the 20th falling on a Sunday.
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company has been formed for the construction of
a railway in the presidency of Madras. The capital is to be
500,0001., in shares of 201. each, with a guaranteed interest
from the East India Rouse of 4i per cent., and the line
Passing through
is to proceed from the city of Madras into the interior,
lore, and ultimately reaching Bangalore. The facilities
for the
work, as regards the nature of the country,
un-
dertaking, wholly Conjeverana, Wallajanuggur. and Vel-
are stated to be unquestionable, and the existence of a large
population throughout the route, and the absence of all com-
petition from water carriage, are likewise referred to as cir-
cumstances that would give a certainty of success to the
guarantee.un-
be lid
In the first instance only a single line of rails is to
the
down, so as to enable the road to be carried as far as
return of
capital will permit, and to insure the earliest .
the East
apart from the security of the a
profit. The general conditions of the contract with
of with regard to the railways already in course
that in
construc-
tion in Bombay and Bengal, with the exception
he lands are to be
India Company are precisely the same as thosew
entered into
those cases the guarantee is 5 per cent. 1:
On the opening of
granted for 99 years free of charge.
the line one-half of any surplus beyond
nd House for the
is to be applied to reimburse the I
which the railway
interest they may have already paid,
after
to the right reserved
company will take the whole, subjectduction of fares when-
re 44 per cent.
by the Government of requiring a
the other hand, the Com Pant;,, %., purchasing the line at the
House are also to have the power of
rico equal to the averaze
end either of 25 or 50 years at a
preeeding • ‘-
years , and, on
value of the shares for the three.
ever the dividend shall exceed 10 per cent. The India
v after it shall have been opened
a surregder it ttitogetti
three months, may at any ..'—.7 • el.; Uld a
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