The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-10 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A FEMALE.—EIiza Boweds,
whose countenance was far from prepossessing, was charged
before Mr. Selfe with a most violent and murderous assault
on George Goffing, a costormonger, by striking him on the
head with a brickbat. _ _ _

The complainant, whose head presented a shocking ap-
pearance, in consequence of being covered with blood, said
that in the course of the previous afternoon he was in
Orchard-street with his wife, when a few words pas- ed be-
tween them. The prisoner, after a short time, interfered,
and when he left his wife prisoner followed him. She called
out to him. Upon looking back he saw that she had a
brick bat in her hand. Before he could get away she
rushed at him, and gave him a tremendous blow on his head
with it. He was knot ked down by the force of it, and when
on the ground she gave him several blows upon his head.
Complainant called for assistance, which was soon rendered
to him, and she was taken oft. Complainant gave her into
the custody of a policeman.
The prisoner denied the assault, and stated that she was
struck by the complainant, who alluded to her being on
one occasion transported.
Policeman 315 B proved that when the prisoner was
given in his custody, the complainant was bleeding pro-
fusely.
Mr. SelCe asked if the prisoner was known ?
Dennis, the gaoler, observed that she had been repeatedly
in custody, and fined £5 for assaults.
Prison—Yes, but I paid them.
Dennis —She lived with a coiner, who has been trail"
sported.
She was sent to prison for six weeks.

CONFEDERATE CRUISERS.—NEW YORK, June 24.
—Tire Julliette (fishing schooner), which arrived at
Chatham, Massachusetts, Testerday, reports having spoken
in the morning (40 miles south-east of Chatham Heights)
the Florence (schooner), of Glocester, which had on board
150 prisoners, from the Confederate bark Tacony. The latter
had captured the Florence, but sent her here with the pri-
soners. The Tacony had burnt on the 22d six schooners
belonging to Glocester, and three ships, two of which were
the Saratoga and the Paraguay, in lat, 41, long. 69. The
Lawrence (schooner), which arrived at Gloccster yesterday,
reported that on the afternoon of the 22d she saw the
Marengo (fishing schooner) on fire 40 miles east-south-east
of Chatham, and soon afterwards saw a bark running fora fleet
of 30 fishing vessels, and say., three of them set on fire. The
L. A. Macomber (fishing smack), of Noauk, Connecticut,
was burnt by the Tacony on the 20th June. On the 21d
the latter destroyed more than 12 sail of fishing vessels at
the back of Martha's Vineyard, and at 8 a.m. yesterday she
was at work on the fishing craft of No Man's Land.
CENSOR OF THE TELEGRAPH.—We learned ten
days ago that the name of the " acting telegraphic
supervisor" at Washington, to whom we are indebted for so
many sensations, and misbeliefs was "Mr Lynch." We now
learn from the Washington correspondent of the Commer-
cial Advertiser that the censor (Lynch) is a " very young
man." The same correspondent makes sumo nice remarks
as to the indefinitely young man's occupation prior to being
installed as censor, but as he was employed in rather an
humble sphere of duty, we do not think it proper to tell
what it was. This is excellent, as far as it goes, but we
should iike to know precisely his age, and also whether he
parts his hair in the middle. It may be considered quite
a neat thing to intrust the sensations of the nation and its
knowledge of the war to a very young man, whose sphere
of labour has heretofore been humble and confined to coun-
try districts; but we should tnink it was rather a grave
business.—. New York, Times.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.—
Übe annual election of officers of this institution
took place yesterday, on which occasion Mr. Frederick C.
Skey, F.R.S , surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, was
T sleetedhom a President.slv orm a
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Messrs.
ojfotsheellh surgeonsiidgs
tno, F.R.S., and
St. Bartho-
lomew's Hospital, were re-elected Vice-Presidents of the
College for the ensuing year. At this meeting of the
Council, Messrs. S. A. Lane, of St Mary's Hospital,
George Busk, of the Seamen's Hospital, and Henry Han-
' councillors, wed scorn in and took the chairs lately occu
' cock, of the Charing-cross Hospital, the recently elects
• pied by Messrs. C. H. Hawkins, Sergeant Surgeon to th,
Qotn, Thomas Tatum, and William Coulson.