The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-28 00:00:00

RE SWANNELL.

This bankrupt—Arthur Swannell of Blackman-street,
Borough; Oxendon-street, Piccadilly ; and Ponsonby-ter.
race, Pimlico, commission agent—also applied for his re-
lease; it was his third appearance in court. Debts, £3lO.
Release granted.

RE FORSTER.
This bankrupt was an oil and colourman at Brantford.
Debts about £3,000; assets not stated. Release granted.

RE BROOKER.

This bankrupt was described
,as of Branton-street, Wal-
worth, general shopkeeper. Debts, £l6B. Release granted.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day.

(Before Mr. Sergeant Gazelee.)
THE CHARGE AGAINST A WRITING-MASTER.
John Charles Marter, writing-master, 485, New Oxford-
street, surrendered to his bail to answer an indictment
charging him with indecently assaulting one of his pupils,
Ann Shirgold.

The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Met-
calf defended.

Mr. Sleigh said the prisoner kept a writing school in New
Oxford-street, and the present charge against him was that
he, during the time a young girl named Ann Shirgold
was taking lessons from him, conducted himself in a
highly improper manner by kissing her and using other
familiarities, which would be detailed to them in evidence.
It was of the highest importance to all parties concerned
that the charge should be thoroughly investigated. With
respect to the young woman it 4ras not to be endured that
young persons attending educational establishments should
bn e.nposed to if:unlit, and as to tho defendant It was of the
greatest importance to him that the truth or falsehood of
the charge should be clearly substantiated.
Ann Shirgold said—ln July last she was living at 8,
Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy-square, as domestic servant in the
establishment of Dr. Ellis. In June last I agreed with the
prisoner to pay him 245. to instruct me in writing. I paid
10s. in advance; but on that occasion he merely told me to
bring on my next visit 2s. 6d. for stationery. I then took
a lesson. I went on two other occasions; on the last of
which, the Bth of July, he set me a copy, and left
the room. There was another pupil in the next
room, and I got up and went and spoke to her. The
prisoner then returned
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was going to answer it for her. He then told me that he
had taught a young girl to ride on horseback, that she was
in the service of an old man, but that at his death she
married a young man. He afterwards put his hand on my
neck and pressed it very hard. I removed it, and
looked very black at him. In a few minutes
after he kissed me three times, and used other
familiarities. I repelled his insults as well as I
could, but he told me he took great interest in me,
and although he had another pupil in the next room, she
was an old maid, and that he could do nothing with her,
I took up my bonnet and shawl to leave the house ; he held
me round the waist again, but I broke away, and ran out
of the house. He followed, and after I had left the street-
door, I saw him looking after me. On getting home I told
my mistress, Mrs. Ellis, a portion of the conduct of Mr.
Marter, when she told me to communicate with my friends.
I did so, and the result was a summons was taken out
against him.
Cross-examined by Mr. Metcalf—l had been four times
to Mr. Marter before he kissed me. He was in and out the
room once or twice during the time I was there. There
was another young woman in the adjoining room, but I
could not see her. After Mr. Marter had insulted me I was
so frightened that I could not call for assistance, but as I
left the room in which the other pupil was writing I said
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indignantly. I never spoke to Miss Johnson about getting
my money back. Lord Raynham and the Society for the
Protection of Women are the prosecutors in this case. I
never went to Lord Raynham about the present proceed-
ings. He was at Bow-street when I went in company
with my brother to make the complaint against the prisoner.
Thomas Shirgold, brother of the last witness, said my
sister came to me and told me she had been grossly insulted.
She was very much agitated. I went with her to obtain
this summons.

This was the case for the prosecution.
The case was not concluded when we went to press.

[ln the report yesterday of a watch robbery, by a mis-
take of our reporter, one of the witnesses (Mr. H. Everest)
was represented as having said—" On the evening of the
6th of
August, at 6 o'clock in the morning," &c. It should
have read—" On the morning of the 6th of August," &a.]

GREAVES' BLUE LIAS LlME.—Amongst the vari-
ous articles of utility that have come into almost
general use since the closing of the International Exhibi•
tion of 1862 is Greaves' blue liar lime. The circumstances
that have led to its adoption in building operations are that
in all the works entirely built of it, such as the Great
Western Railway station, Great Northern Railway station,
London and North-Western extension of North London,
Metropolitan Railway, main drainage works, Blackfriars
railway bridge and works, sea wall at Ramsgate for South
Coast Railway, &c., it has been found to excell all similar
preparations in strength and durability. The increasing
demand has induced Mr. Greaves to make arrangements
for the delivery of the liar in London direct from the kilns
in Warwickshire, and thus an article of the greatest value
to the builder sill be ready for immediate use.
CARBOROUGEE.—A shocking and fatal accident
occurred on Wednesday evening to a gentleman
named Robinson, a solicitor of Ripon, while visiting Scar-
borough. From the information obtained it appears that
the deceased had gone into the Castle-yard to witness the
conclusion of a cricket match in which 11 of the famous
All England were engaged. While walking about his
attention appeared to be attracted by some object in the
cliff, and, stepping over the rails, the treacherous ground
gave way under his feet, and thus he was precipitated to
the bottom of the cliff. His fall was witnessed by some
boys, who informed boatmen Rowbotham and Clark of the
accident. The inanimate body was taken from the rocks
into the boat, and brought to the harbour. Mr. Robinson
was perfectly unconscious when found, and so he remained
throughout the evening. He died about one o'clock on
Thursday morning from the injuries he had received. Sin-
gular to say, this is the third fatal accident by falling to
visitors at Scarborough within a few weeks. The deceased
was visiting this place for the benefit of his health, which
was very delicate.

Mr. G. A SALA, is thus estimated by a discerning
Saturday Reviewer:--All that cleverness Without
thought, or culture, or imagination, can do may be found in
his novels, which, if not always unreadable, still will never
stand higher than fourth-rate in the ranks of fiction.
Minute observation of things rather than of men and cha-
racter, a largo command of that easy and superficial satire
which assails everything under the sun, and the copious
enunciation of paradoxes which are smart to the car but
meaningless to the understanding—all this may for a time
captivate a certain class of readers, but must always be dis-
tinctly preferable to the weary pi ocer-human trash which
fills most of the three volume novels.

Aa extraordinary poisoning case is being inves-
tigated by the Hull stipendiary magistrate. A surgeon and
an innkeeper are in custody on a charge of administering,
or attempting to administer, poison to an illegitimate child;
and the evidence of the principal witness for the prosecu-
tion details conversations between herself and the prisoners,
in which that diabolieal object is alleged to have been avowed
in the clearest terms.
LETTERS FOR IIAiTi,---On the Ist September
next, and thenceforward, the postage upon letters
for. Hayti will be increased from 6d. to ls. the single rate
(half an ounce), the scale of progression being simultane-
ously modified by substituting for the existing scale a scale
of weight having half an ounce as a unit throughout, with
the postage advancing by single rates.
THE DANGERS OF ALPINE CLIMBING.—A letter
from Viege, in the canton of Valais (Switzerland),
states that as two English gentlemen (whose names are not
given) were last week crossing a dangerous pass of the
Simplon by the glacier of Fletsehhorn, accompanied by two
guides, one of the latter fell into a deep crevice. The
gentleman immediately sent the other guide to Sass, a dis-
tance of about three leagues, to fetch ropes for the purpose
of extricating the poor fellow, who recovered sufficiently
from the effect of his fall to speak to the Englishman several
times during the other guide's absence. Owing to the depth
of the erevice and the darkness of the night, nine hours
elapsed before the man was drawn to the surface, and he
expired from exhaustion a few minutes afterwards.--
Galiyoaani' s Messenger.

RUMOURED DESTRUCTION OF THE FEDERAL
STEAMSHIP VANDERBILT.—Upon the departure of
the Royal Mail steamship Shannon from St. Thomas, a
rumour had reached that place that the Alabama had en-
gaged and sunk the Federal war steamer Vanderbilt off
klavannah. The report, however, required confirmation.
EXHIBITION MEDALS.—By an Act passed on the
day of the prorogation it is made an offence for a trader
falsely to represent that he has obtained a medal or certifi-
cate trom the Exhibition Cotutnitgioners of 1.851 or 1852.