The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-19 00:00:00

TIM RON, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1864.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE or ASSAULT.—Dr. Thomas
Napper, of the Bridge House Hotel, London-bridge, for-
merly in practice at Dorking, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr. Ferdinand Philip Fisher
Stronsberg, gentleman, of 126, Jermyn-street.
Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the prosecution;
and Mr. Smyth, of Rochester-terrace, for the defence.
Mr. Lewis having opened the case at some length, said
that if he satisfied his worship that the defendant had been
guilty of a violent assault with a weapon like that pro-
duced (a thick stick), he should ask that the defend° nt be
committed to a higher tribunal, as bail would not be suf-
ficient, the defendant having been wailing about the street
in which the complainant resided for several days for the
purpose of assaulting him.
Mr Ferdinand Philip Fisher Stroasberg said—l reside
at No. 126, Jermyn -street. Yesterday I went to the Vine-
street station, as I have been in the habit of doing daily, for
the assistance of a constable, as the defendant has been
daily waiting for me till 9 o'clock at night to take my lite.
I found the defendant waiting at my door when I walked
up, the constable following me. Directly he saw me he
struck at me with the thick stick produced, saying, "Now
I will kill you,." He was going to strike me again, when
the constable pounced upon him, and took him into custody.
I was struck on the arm. I then accompanied the defendant
and the constable to the station. At the station there was
great difficulty in keeping the defendant quiet, as he swore
he would have my life, that he would shoot me if I did not
make private terms with him. The inspector told the de-
fendant not to use such language. I knew the defendant
had been waiting for me, and I avoided him. It has been
going on for five or six days, and during that time I have
deemed it necessary to have the assistance of the police.

By Mr. Smyth—l live at 126, Jermyn•street. I slept
there last night. I decline say whether I am living with
the defendant's daughter—l refuse to say so. Am I
obliged to do so.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—You know what refusing to answer the
question leads one to infer—that you are doing so, and are
ashamed to answer. You do cot seem to perceive that, but
I do.

Cross-examination continued—l get my living by busi-
ness—by introductions—railways. At present I am a
bankrupt. The defendant's wife did not keep me out of her
income, and never did. His daughters have not both had
children by me—nor one of them either. I cannot answer
that the defendant has been endeavouring to trace his wife.
He tries to get money of me. I will swear he used the
words " private terms." I knovr nothing of the defendant's
inquiries. I shall not say whether I have been
tried and convicted. I have not been as many
as three times tried and convicted for fraud.
I was indicted for obtaining a lease by fraud, and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment. I was never indicted for
keeping a brothel. I have kept a house in the Waterloo-
road, The blow I received was not a severe one. My arm
was bruised. lam not aware the landlady of the house,
Mrs. Snow, promised to give the defendant his wife's ad-
dress. I did not touch the defendant and say to the con-
stable " This is the man." _

By Mr. Lewis—l believe the defendant intends to kill me.
Mr. Smyth—A warrant was issued against Dr. Napper,
and the complainant never appeared.
Mr. Lewis—And then a warrant was taken out against
Mr. Stronsberg for abduction, and after the matter had
been investigated by Mr. &lie he discharged Mr. Strons-
berg.
John Tippett, 96 C, after corroborating the complainant
in some particulars said, "I heard the defendant make use
of threatening language towards the complainant, both in
the street and at the station, and as the defendant
threatened to shoot the complainant and was violent, I
searched him, thinking he might have a pistol secreted about
him. _ _ _

By Mr Smyth—Complainant did not touch the defend.
ant. He said, "This is the man." When the defendant
struck the complainant he said, " This is the villain, and
I'll be hung for him."
Defendant said the complainant had taken his two
daughters away and seduced them, but did not say they
had had children by him. He said his daughters and wite
lived with the complainant.
Mr. Snow, butcher, of 126, Jermyn.street, landlord of
the house, also spoke of defendant's violence at different
times at his house, and said—On one occasion the defendant
said, "I will sacrifice my own life and murder the others,"
meaning the complainant for one of them.
By Mr. Smyth—Complainant has been with me for
years and sleeps in the house when he likes. lam not
aware that my wife has told Dr. Napper that she would get
him his wife's address.

Mr. Smyth said there could be no doubt an assault in
law had been committed, but the question was under what
provocation. The complainant, when asked whether the
defendant's wife and daughter were with him, declined to
answer the question. The complainant had been charged
with abduction, and on legal grounds dismissed. The
defendant, his client, was formerly in practice at Dorking,
and had had his peace of mind destroyed by the com-
plainant taking away his two daughters, and not only had
they left their father, but by some kind of infatuation
their mother had gone away too. The defendant had dons
all he could to obtain legal possession of his daughters, and
to find out where they were residing. As far as Mrs.
Mapper was concerned, he (Mr. Smyib) did not impute
anything wrong. Although he (Mr. Smyth) could not
deny that an assault had been committed, still there had
been great provocation given for it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l have no doubt the defence set up is
pretty true, and that the defendant has received deep and
bitter injuries from the complainant. It is not a case for
the sessions, but one in which I shall require the defendant
to enter into two sureties of £oo each for six months; and
in requiring the defendant to find sureties, I do so for his
own sake, as much as for that of the complainant,

MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s Od; clover,
£4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, Cl 3s to £1 lOs per load.
Trade dull.

CUMBERLAND..—MeaI.OW hay, £3 Os to £4lOB Od ; clove),
£4 Os to £5 105 Od ; and straw, £1 3s to £1 10s per load.
A slow demand.

WHITECHATEL,—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4los ; clover,
£1 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 33 to 41 lOs per load.
Trade inactive.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—A fair business has been done in most kinds, and
prices are well supported.
SUGAR.—The demand for raw sugar has been steady,
although the high rates demanded by holders have in some
measure checked operations. In the refined market full
prices are obtained for dried goods.
COFFEE —There has been a moderate inquiry for colo-
nial. Plantation Ceylon, however, has slightly given way.
Other descriptions are without change as regards values.
RICE.—A moderate amount of business has been trans-
acted in rice, at about previous quotations.
SALTPETRE. —The demand has been inactive, and quota-
tions have exhibited little change of importance.
TALLow.—Business has been dull, and prices have ex-
hibited less buoyancy, New P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted
40s 9d, and last three months' delivery 44a per cwt.

COAL M.
Prices of Coal per Ton at

ARKET.
: the close of the market.

s. d.
Cowpen Hartley 16 6
Hastings Hartley l6 6
fanfleld Moor., 14 6
Holywoll ..17 6

Walls End.

1. d.

Tunstall
South Hart1ep001.,....19 0
Kelloe
Riddell
'las well
Hatton 18 3
tiraddyll's Hetton 19 3
It, 24; sold, 23.

Walls End.

iletton 2O 6
East llartlepool 20 0 ,
Ships at markei

Horrible Murder near Edinburgh,

On Saturday morning a horrible murder was
pepretated at the village of Ratho, about eight
miles west of Edinburgh, The murderer was a
labourer named Bryce, and his victim was a young
woman named Seton, a domestic servant in the em-
ployment of Mr. Robert Tod, the well-known Leith
grain merchant, who resides in the outskirts el
Ratho. It seems that Bryce had been courting
another of Mr. Tod's servants, and that the mur-
dered woman had passed some disparagiug remarks
on him to his sweetheart, which, apparently,
exasperated him at her. On Saturday morn-
ing, about half-past seven o'clock, he called at.
Mr. Tod's house, and asked if Seton was in.
On finding that she was in the nursery he went to
her, threw her down, and attempted to strangle her.
Mrs. Tod heard the girl scream, and, seizing an
umbrella, she dealt the fellow a number of heavy
blows on the head and hands, and compelled him to
quit his hold. The girl sprang to her feet and fled
down the valley to the house of Mr. Bionic, a
joiner. She was closely pursued by her blond-
thirsty assailant, who overtook her at Binnie's door,
knocked her to the ground, and drawing a razor
from his pocket dashed it across her neck, cutting
her throat from ear to ear. The poor girl died
almost instantly. The murderer immediately made
off, but was pursued, and when ho saw that his cap-
ture was inevitable, he endeavoured to cut his own
'liroat, but only succeeded in making a slight
wound. He was taken into custody, and in the
Afternoon was lodged in Edinburgh gaol to await
his trial.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S.--Among the models in
Madame Tussaud's historical gallery is ono of General
Garibaldi, attired in military costume, similar to that worn
by him on the field of battle. The likeness is considered
to be most accurate, and we doubt not but that every ad-
mirer of the hero will pay an early visit to the popular
exhibition in B..ker-street,

SIIAKSPERE TERCENTENARY,

A meeting of the bankers and merchants of the City of
London was held yesterday in the long parlour of the Man.
sion House, for the purpose of hearing addresses from the
Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., and Mr. W. Tile,
relative to the proposed Shaksperian monument. The Lord
Mayor presided ; and amongst other's present were the Right
Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., Mr. W. Tite, M.P., Mr. Lovell
Reid (master of the Girdlers' Company', the Rev. J. M.
Jephson, the Rev. W. Kirby, Mr. Sheriff Nissen, Mr.
Alderman Bosley, Mr. Deputy Elliott. irofessor T. L.
Donaldson, Messrs. J. H. Couch, Fielgetee.', G. Cor-
nell, &o.
The LORD MAYOR, in opening the proceeding' said
that at the request of several influential gentlemen of the
City of London and others of the West-end connected witi,
the movement of the tercentenary of the immortal Shak-
spere be had called the present meeting at the Mansion
House in order that gentlemen connected with the City
might have an opportunity of f=urthering the efforts which
had already been made for the purpose of raising a suitable
memorial in commemoration of the great dramatist.
Mr. COWPER, M. P., having thanked the Lord Mayor
for convening the meeting, proceeded to say that recent
events made it patent to everybody's mind that one of the
great characteristics of the present age was to pay honour,
respect, and reverence to all those who had laboured to
benefit mankind and to elevate the general feeling of their
day. Although they had during the past few days paid
such an infinite amount of homage and respect to that great
Italian patriot who came amongst them as a great sample
of disinterested patriotism, they did not feel any the less
towards Englishmen who had done much for their nation.
The present was a most favourable opportunity of showing
the. degree of respect with which Shakspere was held in
their hearts, and the gratitude they felt for the great
services which he had done to this country ; and all
classes joined in expressing their opinion that this op-
portunity of showing their feeling to the greatest
of England's writers should not be allowed to pass. The
working men had, shown their desire in a remarkable
manner to join in this great movement, a certain society,
representing upwards of 90,000 of that class, having ex-
pressed their desire to show how strong they felt upon the
subject by holding a great open air demonstration. A great
deal of talk had been used in discussing various propositions,
and they had now come to the practical point of considering
what could be done with a view to erecting in the metropolis
a monument which should hand down to posterity the feel-
ing of gratitude which mankind now entertained for the
writings of Shakspere. He had been called upon rather
'late in the day, with a few friends, to endeavour to give a
practical turn to the subject, and to consider how they could
best erect a statue of Shakspere in the metropolis, with
such decorations as the art of the present day could supply,
which would be an honour both to the country and to the
name of the man they sought to celebrate. They knew
that around that centre of the metropolis there werenumber-
less persons who were always ready to respond to the call of
the chief magistrate of the City whenever he proposed to
them to join any good work, and to gave their support,
which the City of London was always ready to give to any
movement in honour of its country. (Hear, hear.) When
the matter was fairly brought before the wealthy citizens of
London he felt assured that it would be immediately taken
up by them, and that they would show themselves amongst
those who desired to cultivate intellectual works. The
scheme which had been proposed was one for placing a
statue in one of the chief thoroughfares of the metropolis,
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a handsome structure.
end after consider..2z; various sites they had come to the
conclusion that an open ePlee Piccadilly would afford
a very admirable position
It was proposed that the statue sht:uld be adorned with
all the art and skill which could be commanded, and
that it should be placed at the side of Piccadilly on the
borders of the Green Park, where it would be seen from
both the parks as well as from one of the great thorough-
fares. Funds had been raised sufficient to erect an ordinary
statue, but the question now was whether it should be
one worthy of the occasion, or one which all would after-
wards deplore. Ho was convinced that when the matter
was brought before the wealthy inhabitants of the City
they would find no difficulty in raising funds for the purpose
of raising a memorial worthy of the City and the man whom
they wished to commemorate. They gave their guarantee
that the design of the statute and the canopy under which
it was to stand would be open to competition, and that con-
sequently there would be no favouritism or partiality what-
ever. Judges would be appointed, and every effort made to
secure a work worthy of the occasion and of the presezi3
day, and ho hoped that by April 23 the committee would
have every arrangement made, and the work would be so
far advanced as to form a suitable and appropriate way of
celebrating the occasion. He might here state that the
executive committee had undertaken their duties with ex-
clusive reference to the statue, and all the money which
they had received would be devoted to the purpose of erect-
ing a memorial which should be a permanent honour and
an evidence of the feeling of the people of the present day
tow ards William Shakspere.
' "

Mr. TITS, M.P., expressed his obligation to the chair-
man for the manner in which he had received the sugges-
tions of the committee, remarking that there were various
suggestions as to the class of memorial which should be
erected, amongst which was one for erecting a monument
in the snape of a theatre, but it had been resolved that it
should consist of a bronze statue enshrined in a small
building, of which they had already excellent examples in
that of the Prince Consort in London and that of Sir
Walter Scott in Edinburgh. They had already received
between £2,000 and £3,000, but they wanted to increase
that amount to a considerable sum. It had been said that
a great deal was being done at Stratford-upon-Avon. With
that, however, they had nothing to do. Bat whilst wish-
ing that work every success he thought it would be be-
coming of the metropolis to have a monument in honour
of so great a man. It was unnecessary to ocoupy the time
of the meeting with declarations that a monument was
desirable, for that might be taken as conceded on all hands ;
and it was, therefore, only desirable that they should obtain
from the citizens of London all the assistance which they
could render towards forwarding that really national work.
He hoped some gentleman would move the appointment of
a committee for that purpose, and he had no doubt they
would soon have the means of erecting something which
would be both creditable to the metropolis and to the great
man they were about to honour.
Mr. DILLoN said it was needless for him to make any
remarks, but in moving the resolution which hid beed
placed in his hands ho would simply say of Shakspere—as
had been prophesied in his own time, " that he was not for
an age, but for all time." lie concluded by moving a reso-
lution to the effect that the following gentlemen, with power
to add to their number, be appointed a committee for the
purpose of akiing in raising subscripti,ns for erecting the
bro
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statue:—Sheriffs Nissen and Cave, Aldermen Besiey, De-
puty Elliott, Mr. W. Tite, M.P.,
the Rev. W. Kirby, Messrs. Brewer Cousins, Dillon, Hill,
E. H. Lawrence, and Dr. Reid. the Rev. Dr. Mortimer,
The motion was seconded by Mr. Sheriff Nissen, and
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