The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-21 00:00:00

THE TOTNES ELECTION,

The election of a member to serve in Parliament for the
borough of Totnes resulted yesterday in the return of Mr.
Seymour, the Liberal candidate :
Eleven o'clock.

Dent (Conservative)
Seymour (Liberal) _ . .

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
JOHNSON V. JOHNSON AND HOTHUSOLL.

This was a part heard cause, and was adjourned in
Nova cber last for further evidence. The petitioner was a
chemist residing at Preston and Liverpool, and sued for a
divoroe on the ground of adultery.
The Court was satisfied with the evidence produced as
far as the allegations at Preston were concerned, and this
morning witnesses were examined to show the conduct of
the wife at Liverpool and the treatment she received from
her husband, which was invariably that of kindness.
The learned Judge granted a rule nisi, but without costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SAVAGE ASSAULTS.—AIice Goddard alias Taylor, a
well-known virago, living at 8, St. Ann's-court, Soho, was
charged with violently assaulting Agnes Hamilton, and
inflicting serious wounds about her face with a drinking
glass.
The complainant, whose face was sadly disfigured, said
that while in the Portland Arms, Great Portland-street,
that morning about one o'clock, the defendant came in and
asked her to have some brandy and water, at the same time
handing her the glass. She pretended to drink but did not,
and handed her back the glass, at the same time thanking
her. The defendant then began quarrelling with her about
a young man, and struck her two violent blows in the face
with the glass, breaking it and inflicting the wounds on
her face and covering her with blood. A constable arriv-
ing, she (complainant) was taken to the Middlesex Hos-
pital where the wounds were dressed, and the defendant
was taken into custody.
Frost, 16S E, said he was called to the Portland Arms
and saw the complainant bleeding from wounds on her
face. He took her to the Middlesex Hospital where her
face was dressed, and another constable took the defendant
to the same hospital, she having cut her hand badly with
the glass.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said the defendant was a little savage, and
committed her for two months with hard labour.
John Tobin, of 6, White Hart-court, Tcttenham-court-
road, was next charged with assaulting, with a hammer,
John Mahony, his next door neighbour.
Complainant said that, hearing a noise in the court, he
went down to see the cause, when a man, whom he had
given evidence against in a case of assault, struck him a
blow with his fist, and the prisoner then struck him a vio-
lent blow on the:top of his head with a large hammer. He
became insensible from the effects of the blow, and was
taken to the Middlesex Hospital, where his head was
dressed by the surgeon.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—You had not got a nice little stick in your
hand at the time, had you?

Complainant—Oh no.
Mr. Tyrwhitt— Had there not been a regular shindy
going on in the court ?
Complainant—There was a little disturbance.
A constable said he saw the prisoner strike the com-
plainant on the head with the hammer, but he did not see
the complainant strike any one.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was impossible to say what might
be the effect of the wound the complainant had received,
and he should therefore remand the prisoner for a week.

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY BY AN OLD THIEF ON TOWER-HILL.

—William Saville, alias Savage, a well-known and
desperate thief, about 20 years of age, was brought up on
remand before Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing a
silver watch from the person of Edward Pearce, a respect-
able youth, residing in King-street, Tower-hill.
On the afternoon of the 13th inst. the prosecutor was
standing among a cluster of people assembled on Tower-
hill around a " hankey pankey" man disposing of some
nostrum, when the prisoner seized his watch, twisted the
ring from it, and was about running away when the lad
seized him and called for help, which was at once rendered
by a man named Bilbrook, who had been watching the
operations of the prisoner, and his attempts to rob people
for half an hour. The prisoner was secured, and he
dropped the watch at the prosecutor's feet. It was re-
covered.

Police-constable, 132 H, 'said the prisoner had been
twice summarily convicted of felony, and on each occasion.
was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard
labour. On another occasion the prisoner was summarily
convicted at the Worship street Police-court, and sentenced
to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. A police-
man of the M division had informed witness he had a con-
viction against the prisoner.

The father of the prosecutor said he wished the magis-
trate to dispose of the case summarily, and he did not
wish his son to be wasting his time any longer. The lad's
employers wanted his services.
Mr. Woolrych—That is a secondary consideration where
the interests of justice and the public security is concerned.
It is no waste of time to prosecute a criminal in a court of
justice, and it is the duty of every good and loyal subject to
come forward and give evidence in cases of this description.
The prosecutor's father—This is the seoond day my son
has been here.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.

Mr. Woolrych—Once more you will be summarily con..
victed, but if brought here again you will be committed for
trial, and sentenced to a long term of penal servitude. I
now sentence you to six months imprisonment and hard
labour.