The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-09 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Lay.

Market is quiet. Sales probably 6,000 or 7,000
bales.

THE FOG.—This morning the metropolis to-day
was enveloped in a dense fog—a "regular London parti-
cular." The greatest density appeared to be in the west,
The whole of the business operations had to be carried on
by gas light, and constables were placed at the crossings
of the principal roads to prevent, if possible, accidents to
pedestrians.

GREAT FIRE NEAR FITZROY-SQUARE.--This morn-
ing a fire of a serious character broke out in the
premises belonging to Messrs. Schuct and Co., pianoforte
manufacturers, 4, Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square. Groat
damage was done, and the fire could not be extinguished
until the factory was burnt out and the roof destroyed.

LONGEVITY.—PIed on Sunday last, at the Fish-
mongers' and Poulterers' Asylum, Wood-green, W.
Davey, in his 100th year, his 99th birthday being on the
2d October last. He was admitted an inmate in 1852
through the generosity of several tradesmen in Leadenhall
market, where ho carried on business many years beyond
the recollection of the oldest inhabitant.—City Press.
The Slemig-Holstein Gazette states that a mes-
senger of the Prince of Augustsnburg has just been dis-
missed in consequence of a discovery that he was receiving
money fox making a report of everything that was going
on at the prince's residence. Papers were found proving
his guilt as a spy, and likewise of his being guilty of pur-
loining letters.

THE FRENCH TROOPS IN 111Exrco.--The Wash-
ington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says the
proposed removal of the French troops from Mexico is
based on the condition that our Government will guaran-
tee that Maximilian shall not be disturbed in his present
position, but that ho will be left to carry out his plans for
the establishment of the empire on a durable basis.

The annual competitive examination of the can-
didates for promotion at Chatham dockyard com-
menced at their establishment yesterday, and will
be continued to-day.

MURDEROUS AssAuvr.--,George Archer, 42, a bloated,
dissipated ruffian, of singularly repulsive appearance, was
brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with committing
an aggravated assault on Mary Ann Tegg.
The parties are hawkers of fish and vegetables in the
streets, and live at No. 1, Everard-street, St. George-in-
the-East. The prisoner was a drunken and violent ruffian,
who had often beaten the poor woman, with whom he co-
habited, in a very savage. manner. Ho had actually broken
her ribs three times and not been punished for it. He
came home in a state described as " mad drunk"
last night. He beat and kicked the woman, whose
screams and cries of murder aroused her neighbours, and
they protected her, and gave her paramour into custody, and
taken to the Leman-street Station-house of the H Division
in Whitechapel. She refused to charge him, and he was
released. Directly they reached home he resumed his ill-
treatment of the woman, and took up a heavy hair broom
for sweeping rooms, and struck her on the head with it.
She fell and was insensible for some time. Her head was
fearfully contused. She did not want to punish him, she
only wished him bound over to keep the peace.
Mr. Partridge said the case must proceed. He should
be unworthy of the station he held if this ease was not
fully investigated.
James Stroud, a police constable, No. 656 K, said—l
entered the prisoner's room. The complainant was on the
floor insensible, and covered with blood. The room was
like a slaughter house. I took him to the station-house
and the neighbours helped the woman there. She refused
to charge him, and ho was released. I heard cries in the
house a second time. The woman was bleeding profusely
from a wound on the head. She said the prisoner had
struck her with the broom. There was blood on the
handle of it. Stroud then produced some of the woman's
clothes. 'They were saturated with gore.
The prisoner said his " wife," as he termed her, was a
bad woman, who drank heavily. _ _

Mr. Partridge—l wonder she could have lived for a
day with a brute like you. _ . .

Mary Ann Smith, wife of a labourer, here stepped for-
ward and said—l can assure you, sir, that the conduct of
the complainant is that of a right and proper woman.
Mr. Partridge was surprised that the woman could have
lived with a fellow who was a perfect monster. The pri-
soner ought to have been, detained the first time he was
taken to the station house, and not set at liberty while he
was drunk to commit another and more flagrant outrage.
Mr. Partridge then recapitulated the whole of the evidence,
and said, "'Phis is a most gross ease of cruelty, and the
second assault committed on the woman with the broom
was a very cruel one. I sentence the prisoner to 6 months'
imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction.