The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-24 00:00:00

friends she had meditated self destruction for the last
two months.
In reply to the Magistrate, the prisoner, sobbing,
said,—"l have bean keeping company with a soldier
belonging to the Foot Guards ; it is against the wish
of my friends, but I cannot forbid him."
The mother here stepped for ward and admitted that
she did not approve of the connexion of her daughter
with the soldier, considering that it would be better
for her not to think of marriage for a year or two
longer, and that she ought to look out for some one in
a better sphere of life.
She was remanded to Saturday.
Mr. BROITGUTON requested our reporter to give
publicity to the following letter received by him :
"Sir,—Being of opinion that the example of Mr.
Charles Elliott in transmitting something at this season
for the relief of the poor should not be lost upon others,
I beg to enclose a cheque for 51., which I request you to
apply as you think fit.
"I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
" C. E. WALKER."
CLERKENWELL.

A man named Kent was on Saturday brought be-
fore Mr. Combe on a warrant, charged with having
assaulted Miss Elizabeth Langley, a delicate-looking
young lady, and also with threatening to do her some
bodily injury.
Mr. Wakeling, solicitor, said that the parties were
most respectably connected, and regretted that the
defendant had, from some unaccountable cause, so
far forgotten himself as to commit a cowardly as-
sault on his client. Neither Miss Langley nor her
relatives had any vindictive feeling towards Mr. Kent,
whose apology for the offence committed would be
deemed sufficient.
Mr. Colman asked the defendant if he was willing to
do that suggested by Mr. Wakeling?
He hesitated, and said he would not do so unless it
was in qualified terms.
Mr. Wakeling declined to have a conditional apo-
logy, and called on the complainant to give evidence.
She said that a few evenings ago she was on a visit to
two ladies, to one of whom the defendant was paying
his addresses. The conversation had reference to the
atrocious murder alleged to have been committed by
Manning and his wife, and on witness expressing her
abhorrence of the dreadful deed, and saying there
existed no moral doubt in her mind of the guilt of
the prisoners, the defendant became very much ex-
cited, observing that he was acquainted with Manning
and his family, and he was satisfied of his innocence.
The witness reiterated her opinion, whereupon he
seized her with considerable violence, and struck her,
at the same time threatening to serve her out on an-
other occasion.
Mr. COMM asked her if she went in any fear of
the defendant?—She said she did.
Other evidence having been given, the Magistrate
asked the defendant if he wished to make any reply to
the charge ?---He said that Miss Langley•made use of
observations in which she was not justified, and he
certainly pushed her aside and rebuked her for her
uncalled-for interference, and he called his " sweet-
heart" and her sister as his witnesses. They, how-
ever, did not serve him, and Mr. Combe ordered him
to find one security to keep the peace. While being
led into the clerk's office to get the required bail he
behaved very violently, and threatened one of the
complainant's friends. A communication of his con-
duct was forthwith made to Mr. Combe, who had him
brought back, and ordered him to find two re-
sponsible housekeepers to become answerable for him
to keep the peace to all her Majesty's subjects during
the next six months, and, in default, he was locked up.
THAMES.

On Saturday Dr. Allison, of Lemon-street dii-
Tict, medical officer of the \Vhitechapel Union,

appeared before Mr. Ingham, and said that in
his capacity as medical officer of the cholera hos-
pital in Dock-street, Whitechapel, he wished to know
if it was in his Worship's power to interfere with a
nuisance, the removal of which from such a site
wai of the utmost importance to persons in an ad-
vanced stage of cholera. Entire quietude was indis-
pensably requisite, but unfortunately at the present
juncture a sort of continuous fair was held in the
neighbourhood, noisy crowds assembled, the cries of
persons proclaiming various articles with sound of
drum and trumpet issued from every direction, and it
was impossible tor the person having medical superinten-
dence to answer for the issue of his treatment under
such circumstances.
Mr. Izintram said there could be no doubt that
patients labouring under such a disease must be
seriously injured by being in such a vicinity, and
wished to know why such a spot was selected for an
hospital.

Dr. Allison replied that it was the most eligible
place in the neighbourhood for such an institution,
provided those noisy affairs could by any of the
provisions of the Police Act be removed to a greater
distance.