The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-12 00:00:00

YAR3IOIITH-VIONDAY.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
This day application was made to the Mayor, Simon
Cobh. Esq , when in the Jnstice-room, for leave to allow
the Chartists to lecture in the Town-hall of this borough.
His WORSHIP—DO Sou personally know the persons
whom you wish to be allowed the use of the Town-hall ?
Applicants—No, we do not.
His WORSHIP—WiII you undertake to assure me and
my brother Magistrates, the persons for whom you apply
for leave to lecture will not advise the people to arm, and
to have recourse to physical force ?
Applicants—No, we cannot assure you anything of the
sort.

MAYOR—Then I can readily assure you the Town-hall
shall not be at your service.
The applicants then withdrew.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.— WORCESTBR, MIRO/ 7.
The Commission wig opened yesterday by Mr. Justice
PATTESON and Mr. Justice ERSKINE. There were nineteen
causes on the list, none of them possessing any great public
interest. In the calendar were forty-three county, and
eleven city prisoners. Among these are two prsons ac-
cused of murder—John Rexe, accused of the murder of
Joshua llollier ; and Maria Webster, of child murder. The
only case of any importance tried to day was the following :
Joseph Wright, John Evans, Joseph Round, and Jo-
seph Smith. were indicted for a burglary in the house of
Joseph Histon, on the 3d of November. at Dudley.
After evidence had been heard, the Jury found Joseph
Wright and Joseph Smith guilty, and acquitted the other
two.—Sentence, Transportation for life.

FATAL EFFECTS OF GAMBLING.—An in-
quest was held last week at the Queen's Head, Acton-
street, Gray's-inn-road, before Mr. Wakley, on the body
of George Chapman, aged 32, a footman, lately residing
at 11, King. street, Grosvenor-square. A police-constable
found deceased on Saturday forenoon last in Gray's-inn-
road. He was vomiting at the time, and his lips were
covered with frothy saliva. He was taken to Mr. M‘Don-
nell's, a surgeon, in whose shop he almost immediately
expired. A letter, addressed to his wife, was found on
deceased's person, in which he stated his determination to
destroy himself, and said that the last shilling she gave him
would be spent in the purchase of the fatal draught. Thos.
Thorpe, of 43, Mecklenburg-square, said deceased was
his brother-in-law, and that he had latterly appeared very
unhappy, which witness attributed to deceased's bad con-
duct, and to his having lost all his money by gambling.
Verdict—That deceased took poison whilst in a state of
nsanity.

On Monday last an accident of a very frightful
nature occurred to a girl, seven year of age. named Hayes,
at a quarry, near Cabbage hall, belonging to Mr. Christo-
pher Rawdon. It appears that she had been amusing
herself by running upon a piece of square timber, which
reached close to the edge of the stone quarry, and, having
lost her footing, she was precipitated into the abyss below.
On examination, it was found that her head was literally
bruised to a jelly, and a portion of the brain protruded
from a large opening, immediately above the right ear;
notwithstanding the apparent hopelessness of the case, the
little sufferer is still living.—Liverpool Chronicle.
THE CHALLENGER 07 THE WORLD" IN

TROUBLE.—On Thursday last, a person known here as
Jem Bailey, a pugilist, and who was ready to challenge
the whole world in feats of prowess, was brought before
Captain Money and N. Palmer, Esqrs., at the Sword
Room, and charged with an assault on Mrs. Walkley. The
Magistrates said they should sentence him to pay a fine of
20s. and costs, which were 10s. more, or in default of
payment to a month's imprisonment. He said he would
sooner go to prison than pay it ; but son altered his mind,
and sent one of the officers to a friend's for the money, but
who refused to send it, and not being quite so ready to
meet the wishes of the Magistrates as he expected, was re-
tained in custody. Bailey boasts of having beaten almost
the great fighters in the kingdom, and has offered to
-- - to walk 1,440 yards, run 1,440 do., push a
back if -an yards, wheel a barrow 1.440 yard,
pair of gig wheels
' ward 720 yards in an hour
hop 720 yards, and walk bet... • and he challenges
to wrestle with any man for 25/ or 50i., 1 that the
to fight all the world. He appeared surprise. .
Magistrates thought " the sooner such a man was out ..
the city the better."—Norfolk Chronicle.
THE LATE CASE OF STABBING AT
Sorritardreoe.—Sir John Milbank, Bart., was tried at
Winchester last week on a charge of having maliciously
stabbed Mr. George Powell, at a ball held in Southamp-
ton, under circumstances which were fully detailed at the
time of the occurrence, The jury without hesitation ac-
quitted the accused.
Mr. Maries, of Barford, has a ewe which has
yeaned twenty-nine lambs at nine times. She produced
them as follows':—Four times, four each—four times,
three each—and but one only once. One day last week
she yeaned four, and on the same day a theave of the same
ewe produced three. The mother of the twenty-nine has
hitherto reared all her young.— Warwick Advertiser.

Kotchetovsky-Aotchlovy-Doory is given by a re-
cent traveller as " the lovely little Russian name" of a
village.
THE WEATHER —THE PARKS.—The frost,
which set in on Tuesday night last, still continues, but
with abated severity. On Sunday morning many persons
ventured on the ice on the round pond and long water in
Kensington-gardens, the Serpentine, in Hyde Park, and
the ornamental waters in the Regent's and St. James's
Parks, but fortunately, owing to the attendance of the ice-
men belonging to the Royal Humane Society, although
several persons became immersed, no accident of a serious
nature occurred. After eleven o'clock the influence of
the sun had operated so strongly on the ice as to render it
quite unsafe for persons to venture on it. Towards even-
ing, however, it again froze, and yesterday morning a con-
siderable number of persons skated and slid thereon.
In the Regent's Park three persons became immersed, but
were happily extricated. In St James's Park a boy broke
through the ice, but was instantly extricated by Mr. Wil.
son, linendraper, of Tothill street, Westminster, without
sustaining any injury beyond a ducking. About three
o'clock in the afternoon a strong breeze from the east set
in, which soon broke up the ice on the Serpentine, which
had been rendered weak by the action of the sun. The
drive during the afternoon was very nearly deserted.
THE SUBLIME.—The Sherborne Mercury, in
describing a ball which took place last week in Dorsetshire,
says—' Dancing was kept up with great spirit until 5.1
doffed his nightcap and squinted through the sky!"
The Countess of Alhertsdorf, late Miss Graham,
who a few months ago publish:•d an interesting pamphlit
on the mysterious history of G, spard Hauser, is said, in a
fetter from Munich, to be preparing another for the press,
•a will expose some highly important fa 4 ts, and give a
'-every of the perpetrators of his atrocious
if.ssenger.

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