The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-15 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

THE EXTENSIVE CHARGES OF FRAUD AND SWIND-
LING.—The court was densely crowded this morning by
persons anxious to hear the examination of a fashionably-
dressed person, who is stated to have passed by the names
of George Turner, Hartley Morris, Captain Mitchell,
Major James Chapman, Mr. Livington, Mr. Hamilton,
Mr. Alexander, Lords Henley, Cowley, Iffley, Macdonald,
Charlevillo, and Captain Charles Stanley,
Mr. Metcalfe attended to prosecute the prisoner on the
part of the Rev. John Cox, from whom he was charged
with having received, under fraudulent pretences, the sum
of £3OO. Mr. Ribton defended.

The first witness called was the Rev. John Cox, who
said—l am a clergyman of the Church of England offi-
ciating at Wickersly, in Yorkshire. In November last, I
was staying at Woodchutch, near Birkenhead. I saw in
the Times an advertisement for the sale of an advowson, and
sent a letter to the address given on the 22d of November.
The advertisement was read.

Mr. Cox continued—l wrote the letter produced in
reply, and received a letter dated the 22d of November,
from prisoner stating the particulars (that was also
read). I saw the prisoner afterwards at Welling-
boro'. Acting upon that letter, I wrote to him
again on the 24th Nov. I received an answer respecting the
price of the advowson. I again wrote telling him I should
go to Hardwick, near Wellingboro', Northamptonshire (the
advowson in question). I received in reply a letter dated
Nov. 20, which referred to the place and its accommodation,
and arranged a meeting at Wellingboro.' I wrote on the 24th
to arrange meeting prisoner, and he wrote in reply. It was
subsequently arranged that we should meet on Wednesday,
and the meeting accordingly took place on the 3d De-
'cember. I met prisoner at Wellingboro' station, and we
went together to Hardwick. He showed me the church,
and the place, &c., and gave me a memorandum, describing
the pasture land, rent, taxes, &c., of the advowson. I re-
ceived a letter on the sth, referring to the accommodation
to be had at Hardwick (there being no houses), and wrote
in reply to state I would purchase the advowson for £2,600,
and appointed Mr. Bowring, in connection with my solici-
tor, to treat with the prisoner, and a letter passed between
Mr. Bowring and prisoner, ho going with me to Welling-
boro'. Prisoner wrote to Mr. Bowring, and the same
day I received a letter from the prisoner, referring to the
sum to be paid as deposit, and Mr. Bowring, on Doc. 8,
wrote to the prisoner.

The court was adjourned, and tho examination proceeded
with in the afternoon,

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Elizabeth Legatt, an elderly
woman, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with
committing a violent and dangerous assault on Mr. Wm.
Strudgwick, a master butcher, carrying on business in
Grundy-street, Poplar.
The complainant, who was in a state of great suffering,
said he lived in a low neighbourhood, where quarrels were
frequent, and there was a low beerahop next door to him.
Last night the prisoner was in the street opposite his shop
holding an altercation with some boys, whom she accused of
throwing peas-pudding in her face. He begged them to go
away and not make a noise. The prisoner immediately
gave utterance to foul language, and applied some beastly
epithets to him. He took no notice, and she struck him a
tremendous blow on the eyo with a street door key, which
knocked him backwards and stunned him. His eye was
fearfully cut, and had been bleeding nearly all night. He
was afraid the sight was affected. He said or did nothing
to provoke the woman.
James Ponsford, a police-constable, 260 K, said the pri-
soner was a very bad woman—the oldest prostitute in
Poplar.
The prisoner said the complainant threw pease pudding
in her face, which he solemnly denied.
Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner had committed a savage
and unprovoked assault on the c ,mplainant. He sentenced
the prisoner to two months' imprisonment, and hard
labour.

MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKZTS.

STIITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s; clover,
£4 Ose
ettoeet6y.os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
Irad
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CUMBERIAND..—MeaIOW hay, £3 Os to ; clover,
£4 Os to £6Oa ; and straw, £1 8a to £1 16s per load.
A fair demand.
WHITECHAPEL —Meadow. hay, £3 Os to £4 10s ; clover,
£4 Os to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
Trade firm.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—Business has been very dull, operations having
been suspended until the public sales, which commence to-
day, when about 30,000 packages will be offered for public
competition.
siramt —The inquiries for home consumption have been
very limited for all descriptions, and prices have slightly
given way. In the refined market there is no material
alteration to report.
COFFEE.—There has been a fair inquiry for colonial de-
scriptions, which have fully maintained previous prices.
IticE.--The demand for inferior qualities has been good,
chiefly for distillation purposes, and lull prices have been
current.
TA.LLOW.—Business has been dull consequent upon the
late advance in prices. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted
42s ; new ditto, 43s ; and last three months, 43s to 43s 6d
per cwt.

The King of Portugal, who is now at Amsterdam,
is shortly expected at Brussels, whence he will Ileceed to
Ostend, and embark there for Lisbon,