The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-20 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

' BituTAL ASSAUr.,T:-Ify ATSoLDrE Harrison,
Private in the 2'd Battalion Coldstream Guards, upwards of
6ft. high, was charged- With: a violent assault on Caroline
Fujelow, a prostitute.

Prosecutrix, a Frenchwoman, who had a very severe
contusion on the faco, said in French that she met the pri-
soner at two o'clock that morning in Westminster. He
tried to rob her of 6d., when she followed him to give him
into custody. He struck her and injured her as her face
indicated.

A medical certificate was handed in from Westminster
Hospital.

There was no interpreter, and the case was put back.
Nicholls, 86 B, said at four that morning he saw priso-
ner and the woman in an archway in an indecent position,
and ordered them away. The prisoner afterwards called
to him, and wished to give the woman in charge for steal-
ing 6d., but ho refused to take the charge. They went
a Kay quarrelling, anfiho followed them to the end of his
beat, speaking to his brother constable whom ho met.
Frederick Roch, 312 B, said Nicholls, told him to watch
the prisoner and woman. They quarrelled, and he told
them to move away. Ile watched and saw the soldier de-
liberately strike the woman a fearful blow. She fell, and
he reeled and also fell, apparently from the force of the
blow. Both were sober. His sergeant witnessed the as-
sault and took prisoner into custody and the woman to the
hospital.
Mr. John Taylor having been sworn to interpret.
Prosecutrix—l live at Peter-street. I get my living
anyhow. Ile met me at 2 o'clock. I walked fast and ho
followed me. Ile gave me no money, and struck me with
some weapon. She then proceeded to give a further ac-
count of the transaction, but her evidence was involved in
mystery.
Mr. Arnold said it was evident the prisoner had com-
mitted the assault.
Prisoner said she robbed him, and he was aggravated by
the constable not taking her into custody, and struck her.
He was remanded till Tuesday,

TORY DODGE.--The Liverpool Mercury, writing
of the great meeting at the Amphitheatre on Tues-
day night says :—" The mere announcement that Mr.
Gladstone was to be present naturally excited the greatest
interest, and, though but one day's notice had been given
of the ;peeling, the immense building was densely crowded
in every part. Theadmission was only by ticket, and early
in the day the tickets were all taken, and were, in fact, at
a premium. So anxious were the Tories to hear the distin-
guished statesman that they actually resorted to the most
disreputable means of getting tickets. Hearing that the
Liberal committee were obtaining tickets in small quantities
from the printers as th 7 were printed, the Tories had the
dishonesty to send a written order, and by this means ob-
tained possession of 200 tickets. This may, of course, bo
regarded as ' a clever trick,' though most people will de-
nounce it as dishonest. But it is said that the Tories, not
content even with stealing the 200 tickets, actually had the
audacity to print others in imitation of those which were
stolen. A number of these forged tickets were detected at
the doors, and their holders, of course, refused admission."
THE ATLANTIC CABLE..—VALENTIA, Wednesday.
—The Great Eastern has reached this port quite
safely. The cable is in perfect condition.. When off Land's
End she fell in with the Caroline bearing that portion of
cable which is to be laid from the shore at Valentia to the
point of junction with the principal length that is on board
the great ship. She took the Caroline in tow, and brought
her on to Valentia. Since Sunday night the weather has
been very heavy, and toward the end of the passage con-
siderable motion was experienced. Her speed was only
six or seven knots an hour. It has been determined that
while the Caroline is laying the shore end of the cable
the Great Eastern shall cruise off and on, so that if the
weather be bad oho on rim into Berehaven.