The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

James Tracy, a commercial traveller in the employ of
Mr. Robert Wild, of Hounsditch, was charged with a
scandalous outrage on a lady.
Mrs. Wallis said she had been spending the previous
evening with some friends, in Stationers' Hall-c6urt, and
was returning home with her daughter at a late hour.
She stopped at the end of a court on Ludgate-hill, and
directed her daughter to fasten her boot-lace, which had
come undone ; and while she was so engaged, the de-
fendant came up to her and pulled up witness's dress.
She immediately pushed him from her, and told him to
go away, upon which he struck her a violent blow in
the face, and she then gave him into custody. He was
was not tipsy, although he had evidently been drinking ;
but there was a gentleman with him who was very
drunk indeed, and used very bad language to complain-
ant. Her eye was bloodshot, and she was very ill during
the night in consequence. On leaving the witness-box,
the complainant fainted away, and was carried out of
court.

The defendant said he never touched the lady's dress ;
but that he was very drunk, and when she slapped his
face, he certainly did strike, for which he had offered
an apology.
The complainant said she offered at the station to
accept an apology, but the defendant refused to make
any apology for his insulting conduct.
Sir John Musgrove said this was a serious case. The
defendanE's being in a state of intoxication was no ex-
cuse, and his refusal of an apology was an aggravation
of the offence. It was not because ladies were some-
times compelled to go home at a late hour and alone
that they should therefore be assaulted or interfered
with. Under all the circumstances he considered that
a proper apology should be made to the lady, against
whose character there was not the slightest imputation,
in addition to which the defendant must be fined 40s.
or in default one month's impnsonment.
The fine was immediately paid.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Timothy Warren was charged
with having been concerned with three other men not in
custody, in assaulting and robbing Mr. Edward Wil-
liams, a clock-manufacturer, in Wentworth-street,
Whitechapel.
The prosecutor, an elderly man, stated that between
8 and 9 o'clock he was looking in a shop-window in
Kent-street, Spitalfields, when he was suddenly sur-
rounded by the prisoner and three other men. Feeling
satisfied that they intended to rob him, he walked has-
tily on, but he was instantly seized by the prisoner, who
clasped him round the neck and almost strangled him.
While he was struggling to extricate himself one of the
other men made a snatch at his silver watch guard,
which snapped asunder and jerked his watch out of his
waistcoat-pocket. The prisoner then flung him back
into the road with such violence that he was partially
stunned, and on recovering he found that his assailants
had effected their escape. He immediately furnished
tke police with a description of the prisoner, who was
soon afterwards traced out and taken into custody.
The prisoner, who positively denied all participation
in the robbery, was remanded for the completion of th
depositions.

CLERKENWELL.—Captain William Martin was
charged by Miss Sarah Macklin, of Clarendon-street,
Somers-town, with bigamy.
The particulars have been already fully detailed in the
newspapers.
Miss Macklin, in reply to Mr. Cprrie, stated that she
had not been injured in any way by the prisoner. She
had communicated with his wife, who did not deem him
to be in his right senses, and said she always found him
a kind and affectionate husband and father. She (Miss
Macklin) therefore would not pres.l the charge against
him in consideration of his wife and family.
The prisoner, who was much affected, said he had been
drinking freely, and didn't know what he was about at
the time.
Mr. Corrie said it was a shame that the ordinances of
the church should be made a joke ,of, but, at the solici-
tation of Miss Macklin, he would discharge the prisoner.

SOUTHWARK.— Bli:a Murdctt, a fine-looking
young woman, dressed up as Jack Sheppard, in full
dress, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with
being drank and incapable of taking care of herself.
Delany, 33 M, said that about 10 o'clock last night
he saw the prisoner rolling aboitt the London-road,
dressed as she noiv appeared, in 1 beastly state of in-
toxication. She was so insensible that he was compelled
to carry her to the station-house.
Mr. Combe asked how she camean such a dress ?
The prisoner replied that she vas going to a mas-
querade in Holborn, and that unfortunately she fell in
with some friends on her way frotn the Borough, who
induced her to drink a little brandy and water, which
overpowered her all at once. She' was extremely sorry
to be in such a disgraceful positicn, but she had been
'severely punished for her folly, bes des losing all the fun
she anticipated at the masquerade.
Mr. Combo told her to bo more careful in future when

LAMBETH. John Burnett was charged with
swindling.
The prosecutor (Mr. Pile) was playing at skittles with
hi 3 two brother!; when three men of whom one was the
prisoner, entered the ground and joined the party.
After playing for'some time the prisoner prevailed on
the prosecutor to borisci4o/5/;fro m lito brother, and bet
his brother's partner that he (the prosecutor) and his
partner would have the best of three games. Prosecu-
tor's companion played so very badly that they immedi-
ately lost two of the games, and having no doubt that
the whole thing was a ruse, he (the prosecutor) charged
them with being " sharps and swindlers." The pri-
soner, who was the stakeholder, at once banded the 101.
to his companion, and with both his confederates ran off
in different directions. They were followed, but the
prisoner was the only one of the three captured.
In his cross-examination the prosecutor admitted that
his brother was aware that he had borrowed the money
for the purpose of betting it against himself and his
partner, and therefore it was his (the brother's) object
to play badly.
A solicitor, who attended for the defence, described
the affair as merely the "biter bit," mil contended that
his client should be discharged.
Mr. Elliott thought differently, and remanded the
prisoner to a future day.

THAMES.—JuIia Mallony was charged with as-
saulting Ellen Downey, and biting off the end of her
nose.

Both women, who are prostitutes of the lowest class,
bad been living for some time at No. 7, Bluegate-fields,
Shadwell. On Monday night, after they had been
drinking and quarreling, they became reconciled ; and
soon afterwards the prisoner entered Downey's apart-
ment and asked her for the loan of a shawl. This being
refused, the prisoher said she had an old grudge to
settle. She then fell upon Downey, and seizing her
nose between her teeth, bit off the end of it. The pro-
secutrix's screams brought in a policeman, who caused
her to be conveyed to the hospital.
Mr. Ingham said this was a very repulsive affair, and
committed the prisoner for trial.

HAMMERSMITH.— Mr. George Reid Feuillade' the
proprietor of the Colonnade Hotel, adjoining her Ma-
jesty's Theatre, was again summoned to answer six in-
formations for having unlawfully used gas at Rose Cot-
tage, North-end, Fulham, the property of the London
Gas Light Company, and also with having unlawfully
used a burner other than had been provided and ap-
proved of by the undertakers of the company.
The defendant had been summoned a short time since
to answer six other complaints at the instance of Mr.
Walpole, one of the collectors of the London Gas Light
Company, relating to the same transaction, but they had
been subsequently withdrawn to allow the matter to be
amicably arranged. Such a settlement of the differences
had not been made, and hence the present proceedings.
Mr. Humphrey, the solicitor for the defendant, sug-
gested
that the matter should be placed befOre Mr. Bea-
don
not as a magistrate, but as a gentleman, and that
both sides should abide by his award.
Mr. Martin, on the part of the company, declined to
accede to the proposal, and opened the case at some
length. He said in 1835 the defendant entered into a
'ontract with Mr. Andrew Spottiswoode, who was then
chairman of the company, for six lights, at his laundry
in North-end, and it afterwards transpired that a seventh
burner had been added without the knowledge of the
company. This light in question had been in use for
some years for the purpose of heating a kettle of water
for preparing ?Well:

Mr. Walpole having produced the contract,
Mr. Beadon discovered that it was not signed by Mr.
Spottiswoode, and that he considered would be fatal to
the document.
After some discussion,
Mr. Humphrey said that notwithstanding his friend
had no case, he was willing to make the same offer that
he had mentioned in the first instance.

Mr. Martin now accepted it, and Mr. Beadon con-
sented to act as arbitrator. The summonses were
therefore withdrawn.

TIIE RECENT DUELS AT MADRID.

The recent duel at Madrid appears to have caused
no small consternation in that capital, especially
the one in which M. de Turgot was engaged. The
Messager de Bayonne publishes a long account of
them, and although it is written in language and
with an object which would excuse us for not publish-
ing it, as it appears to be the Duke of Alba's own
account of the affair, we give it.
" A month ago our letters from Madrid brought us
accounts of a regretable incident, on which we consider
it our duty to be silent. We did not wish, by the pub-
licity which we should have given to it, to aggravate a
case without importance in its origin, or to render more
difficult a reconciliation which a frank and loyal expla-
nation ought necessarily to produce. The reserve which
we imposed upon ourselves, by a sentiment of propriety
and tact, has not been imitated by others, for whom,
nevertheless, it was commanded more imperiously. The
English press has produced the facts on which we were
silent ; they have done so, at the same time misrepre-
senting the truth, and giving a false account, which was
insulting to the Duke of Alba and all the Spanish no-
bility, which it was attempted to hit, in order to arrive
at a majesty too high placed for any such insolence to
rebound upon him. We wish to re-establish in the
truth the facts which have been caricatured. We will
tell what has passed, without passion, without prejudice,
and taking care to reject all the vivacity that our cor-
respondents may have brought into what they write on
facts in which they-play a part. On the 15th of No-
vember the Marquis de Turgot, our ambassador at
Madrid, gave a splendid ball on the occasion of the
fete of the Empress. Mr. Souls, the United States Mi-
nister, was present on the occasion, accompanied by his
wife, and his son, aged 23 years. During the fete the
Duke
of Alba and our ambassador while talking alone,
made some remarks and exchanged sonic jokes on the toi-
lette of Madame Soule, whose dress, of an eccentric taste,
had been remarked by the whole party. Without being
observed by the gentleman, Mr. Soule, fits, overheard the
conversation. On the following day Mr. Perry, secretary
of the United States Legation, and Colonel Milans de
Bosch, waited on the Duke of Alba. These gentlemen
presented him with a letter from Mr. Soule, the younger
telling him that they were sent by him to obtain
satisfaction for the jokes of the night before. Ex-
tremely surprised, the Duke of Alba threw the letter
which had been delivered to him on the desk, without
opening it, and explained to the seconds of his young
adversary what had passed at the ball. It was a
simple joke, exchanged in a conversation au tete a tete ;
he protested the regret he. felt that a son could have
thought his mother offended, when the wholly innocent
criticism which he had made could only apply to
Madame Soule's dressmaker ; and yielding to a good
feeling, the Duke of Alba wrote to Mr. Soule, fits, a
very kind letter, in order to disabuse him. The seconds
of Mr. Soule, fils, retired satisfied. On the following
day the Duke of Alba found on his desk "the letter
which had been sent to him on the previous day,
andr
which he had not opened ; he read it, and foundit
written in such violent, such insulting terms, that he
thought himself obliged to send in his turn two of his
friends to Mr. Soule fits, to demand a retractation of what
he had read, and to obtain the return of the explanatory
letter which he had written. Mr. Soule, fits, disavowed
the offensive expressions which he had used, and asked
to be allowed to keep the letter which he had received
fhreo m the
shouldDnuekvee
never
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ngyiviiins use hoifs wit,ortdheotf hhoenour that
was too
happy to keep it, and the result of the affair satisfied
him completely. Several days afterwards the English
journals told the facts which we have just related, but
caricatured them in an offensive mapner to the Duke of
Alba. Irritated to the last degree by these attacks, the
Duke of Alba sent General Do* JosZ... de la Concha to
Mr. Soule, fits, and demanded satisfaction. The latter
consented, and accepted the sabre, which was proposed
to him. The day of meeting was fixed for the 12th
December, Afterwards Mr. Soule fits, requested that the
duel should be with small swords, and his adversary con-
sented ; he afterwards asked a delay of 48 hours, which
was also granted to him. On the day fixed for the
meetine, which took place on the Pardo, Mr. Soule,tii/s,
after having made the party wait for him a very long
time, pretending that be had to write numerous de-
spatches to his Government, arrived at last, followed
by six carriages full of his countrymen who live at
Madrid. Although surprised to see this sufficiently in-
discreet curiosity, which made a duel resemble a cock-
fight, the seconds of the Duke of Alba consented, never-
theless, to allow the Americans to be present at the
duel. The two adversaries take their ground ; the
swords are crossed ; Mr. Soule, fits, breaks continually ;
he several times demands truces, which are granted to
him. But at length the seconds declare the duel must
terminate, and that they will only grant five minutes
more to arrive at the denournent. By that time Mr.