The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-25 00:00:00

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CRIMINAL COURT:_7(THIS DAY.:

OLD COURT.
TnE " SATIRIST" NEwsraPEß.—Martin Hansell, a
respectable looking young man, described as an attorney,
and who was the proprietor and editor of the Satirist,
surrendered to take his trial on the charge of harbouring
a female named Sarah Mills, who had endeavoured to
extort 101. from Mr. Bevan, a gentleman of property, re-
siding at No. 4, Hamilton-place, Piccadilly, and at
-uatnburgh House, Twickenham, she having thereby
committed felony.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Huddlestone appeared for the
Prosecution, which was instituted by Mr. Bevan; and
Mr. Parry and Mr. Thompson for the prisoner.
, The facts, as stated by Mr. BALLANTINE, will, no
doubt, be fresh in the recollection of our readers. Some
[tern ago Mr. Bevan received several letters from the
woman Mills, who is undergoing six months' imprison-
11cm with hard labour, for her part of the transaction,
demanding money w ith menaces. She threatened, un-
he complied with her IN quest, to apply to Mrs.
• "au, and to c xpose him in a '• Satirical" paper, hint-
-Ing lhat his visits to two married ladies at Hanover-gate
and Westbourne Park were well known to her. Mr. Bevan
refused to comply with her threats ; and at length she
.went further, and wrote to Mr. Bevan, to say, as he had
treated her letters with contempt, she would be glad to
if he would like to stand in the position of a
"fondant to an action for trim. con., and saying that she
should publish his amours in the Satirist, and send copies
.
Mrs. Bevan, his partners (erroneously believing that
/3° Was a partner in the banking-house of Barclay,
ey", and Co.), and to his private friends. At
the time several invidious notices to correspon •
dents. pointedly alluding to "Old B--, the'
rich banker," appeared in the Satirist. Feeling much
lihno red at these matters, his solicitors, Messrs. Finmore
and Co., opened communications with Miss Mills and
,the prisoner, with the view, as it was admitted by Mr.
rnora in his examination, to suppress the threatened
Publication, and to obtain possession of the documents,
for which, be also admitted, money would most likely
bare been paid by his client. It was alleged that the
Prisoner and Miss Mills were acting in conjunction.
Mr. PARRY addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
Boner.

Mr. Justice ERLE left the whole case to the jury, who
returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
BRUTAL ASSAULT William Cux and James Pinegar,
two labourers, were indicted for committing a brutal as-
sault upon Alexander Scott, a policeman, whilst in the
execution of his duty. •
It appeared that about hraf•past twelve o'clock on the
Morning of the 26th of May, the prisoners, who are both
"Yong and muscular-looking men, were engaged in some
kind of brawl or di,turbance with some other men and
NsTmea in the neighbourhood of Union-street, Green-
th
-41. The policeman, Scott, interfered. and desired
em to go home. They refused to comply with the
'equest, and some altercation took place between Scott
and the prisoners, which gave rise to a scuffle between
tthem. Whilst pursuing Cox for the purpose of taking
bta into custody, Pinegar knocked Scott down, and in
Course of their struggle together, bit Scott's fore-
r, ger on the right hand, and completely stripped off the
I'esh from the bone, and afterwards bit his nose corn-
3_lettely through. Scott having managed to spring his
4 tle, another policeman came up, and found him lying
°II the ground in an exhausted state, with his face
,?°l'e.red with blood. The finger was obliged to be
:_elPutated, and the injured man, though now convales-
cent, is still in a weak state.
r, The employer of -the two men; Mr. Miller, gave them
goods character for honesty and sobriety.
.Ite jury found them both Guilty.
thn,e VOISION SERGEANT said there could be no doubt
their-" this was' a very savage assault. If policemen did
gerc,,, thitY, which was at all times laborious and elan.
the
Y ought to be supported by the public autho-
ia autho-
iaby the law, on all occa-ions when it was neces-
thr'
e 3 to give them protection Here, in the present case,
di6. Peaceful inhabitants of the neighbourhood were
a (joilrb(d In the middle of the night by the rioting of half
quierria People ; the policeman told them to go home
do "Yu YlleY refused; he did not draw his staff or even
re
ue4tile act, which some policemen might have
after him-• to; cox pushed him down, and when be ran
of itthe struggle commenced. Cox was only guilty
terie:(l),Treou assault, and therefore he should only am-
the 0-
than to six months' imprisonment; but the case of
Lima er prisoner was very different, for he had proved
policedownright brute. Not satisfied with biting the
al,ita e
Sentence upon him was, that be be sentenced to
,r,°tltlis imprisonment in the House of Correction.
•lue prisoners were then removed.
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-OW-STREET.J(THIS DAY.)
...eorge
years Smith, who is deaf and dumb, about
.30
, age, was charged before Mr. Henry with being
15
uak and disorderly, and with assaulting his wife, who
also deaf and dumb.
The case occupied the Court some
examination
time,
from the
Peculiar condition of the parties, and
=cited much interest. The sister of thethe complainant
both young women of superior
gence) acted as interpreter; but asit became known
tilst Mr. and Mrs. Smith could both write well, the
taagistrate communicated with them through the medium
el written slips.
veThe prisoner, a man of fine personal appearance, and
ry respectably dressed, was stated to be of a most
/Tient and dangerous temper when drunk, although
Nv hen sober he was particularly mild and amiable, earning
a great deal of money, and displaying the greatest affec-
!lon for his wife, who also was said to be exceedingly
lend of bin,. She said, however, that bis violence was
beg eat in his drunken fits, that she was in danger of
„r lier disability being the same as his own, it
Znylts difficult for her to engage the protection of
person, or to inform the police; and when
(Inc interposed between them, his inart.icu-
Ate noises I
°11.3' made the quarrel the more unintelligible.
housete "Ys ago she was obliged to flee to her father's
Lastin the
~ ue Adelphi, to escape from the prisoner.
tr st
'Tung he followei her there, and when his en-
otzetttt-ies -railed to persuade her to return home, be broke
fur I.llto a most outrageous fit of violence, breaking the
rjaXture, throwing things out of the window, and
nest hideous noises. During examination he_
ilign'e
to tCI great emotion, and was continually appe.al-
Rest wife. by passionate and strongly expressive
but 4res, to return to him. She was much affected also,
niter erred resolved not to run the risk. At length,
Ileprt,heveral communications in writing between Mr.d
tar 4 "viand the parties, in which the prisoner supplicate
UPone II." for forgiveness, the wife consented to go home
11.18 promise to abstain from drink.
beat 'h."; 2NRY said that the first time he got drunk. and
Prison ;r aniain, he (Mr. Henry) would send him to
T, ,or three months.
frietinde, prisoner left the court with his wife
.and her
kt,he most affectionate manner, and in gre
°lnd. wm`ch be manifested with the simplicity of a

Ana FRANCE.
Arin Aeon
the on flits of the day it is said that the
g
tin ee Paul of Wurtemburg is negotiating a mar-
huse between the President of the Republic and a
‘Bjaa Princess.tt Letters from
; Itaba that Algeria," says the Toulonnais,
for the last two months the heat has been
bee"PPortable in that country. Persons who have
Patiosthere since the first moment of the occu-
do do not remember to have suffered as they have
for4eLthis year. This fact accounts to a certain extent
z,ist tue discouragement which has seized on the colo-
eh. 8 who have latel y arrived. A great number
lldren have died in the agricultural colonies: of

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
c .4ne Emperor of Austria, accompanied by the
e?lsrewitch Alexander, returned from Ishl to
leana on the 19th ; and it was expected that more
retailed accounts of the particulars of Georgey'si sur:
tiader would transpire. Twto io
anttevisetainnga proc. a
Kos-
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tail% were looked forward
resignation
favour of Georgey, and his
address to the Hungarians, in which he entreats them
t 5, lay down their arms, as it was useless to fight fur a
'l°n cause. It was asserted at Vienna that Madam
when had fallen into the hands of the Austrians
"tn in the act of crossing the Styrian frontier.
'the communication between Hungary, Moravia,
Gallicia is now open at Goding, Hrosinkau, and
abhinka.
qeohe Silesian papers have some details of General
in 'Refs surrender, which we give without vouch-
tee nf'r their correctness. These papers state that on
e muth instant the Hungarian General Poltenberbg,
laae-ke bete the head-quarters of Prince Paskewitc
"e'ng instructed by Georgey to treat about.
ce :ur,render. Paskiewitch, however, refused to re-
to to (iv- General Poltenberg, and sent him word to go
Yi 1 en:ral tlaynau. Nevertheless, Georgey preferred.
states halo
the Russians. The Allgemeine
,Zeitung
hasestthat a large pert of General Georgey 's corps
thou thoul2lit;t°,lLee enlisted in the Austrian army. I
efteren; that no less than 60,000 well-appointed and
troo
the
ps will be added to the Austrian army by
-I,l:rate events.
'°lrY
etfiltntclheityagain stated that M. Kossuth, with De-
-444 -""ros, and Dembinski, have passed Orshova,
are safe in Turkey.

The 71,u, ITALY.
eorre, 'Lan Gazette of the 19th inst. publishes af
Ven.'Pondence between M. Manin, Dictator o
opehice) and M. de Bruck, who had previously
titice4 With him a negotiation, which ended without
ina4t. resitllt. M. Manin's letter is dated the 11th
love , Ile announces to M. de Bruck that, being
e
Eel steel with full powers by a decree of t
tottieln!t_. to resume the negoti.ation!, he was ready to
totldi,° an understanding with him relative to the
honour calculated to guarantee to Venice its
repliedur and security. On the 14. h M. de Bruck
j,ot to I. Manin that the Assembly having re-
to eti the conditions previously offired, with a view
of avert the disasters and unavoidable consequences
ee„w, wart
sit Van absolute submission could alone be ac-
; that, nevertheless, Field-Marshal Radetzt-ky,
ing to sentiments of humanity, was willing to
"nfirn, +v.
kity concessions already made on the 4th
.of
those '849 ; and that if the Venetians acquiesced in
Coittliti°lls they might apply to the General of