The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-11 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIOIVS; OCT. 10.

Elizateth Broiut arid Jane Bennett were indieted
for an assault On Lunel Winchip,.an 'Assistant Mes-
senger to the Commissioners of Bankrupts. It ap-
peared that a •Commission of Bankruptcy had beet)
issued against John Broad, the'husband of one of the
Defendants, and the Prosecutor went, accompanied
by the Solicitor, and a broker, to Broad's house, ill
ProspeCt-place, Lambeth, to take possession of the
effects, under the Commission. Mr. B. was not at
home, but on being introduced to Mrs. Broad, he
produced his warrant, and informed her what busi-
ness he came upon. She did not receive him as
may be imagined, with the greatest cordiality : ors
the contrary, she abused him roundly, and on his
proceeding up stairs to take an inventory, she pointed
to one particular drawer, and said, sire would lose
laer life before he should examine its contents. This
produced a struggle, in which the proiecutor was
ultimately successful, and the drawer was opened ;
but the Defendant contrived to seize a small parcel
in which something appeared to be wrapt up very
curiously ; the, combat was now renewed with re-
doubled fury, Mrs. Broad endeavouring to retain
possession of her prize, and the Prosecutor to force
it from her. Finding herself unequal to the,.
contest, she by repeated cries of " murder," sum-
thotied Mrs. Bennet, the other Defendant, who
was in the lower part of the house, to her assis-
tance. The unfortunate messenger now found
himself in danger of being overpowered, and called
loudly for aid which soon -.appea red in the shape of
the broker, and the Solicitor's son ; a battle-royal
then ensued, in which the Prosecutor was ultimately
successful, though with the loss of his thumb nail,.
which, unfortunately for hiM, during the scuffle had
fpund its way into the mouth of Mrs. Broad, and itt
the enersies of the combat received so severe a gripe
from her. ivory teeth, that it came off in a forunght
after, The prize, however, which Was the reward
of victory, pfoved to be cash and notes to the amount
of 691. which Mrs. Broad, considering as her o, tt
private property, thought
.sacred front the pollute('
touch of a Messenger of Commissioners of
,Bank-
rupts. -The Jury foundboth the Defendants-guilty,
and,the Court sentenced Elizabeth Broad to be ho-
plisoned one month,- and Jane Bennett One lortnig!it
in the House of. Correction.

'A Gentleman who came by the Heligoland paccet,
with many Officers of dist itio.tion.of the C,',l-p-s• of the
Duke of BRUNSWICK 01:LS, .intortus , us that before
he the iiand ,the reput t had been revived ?hat
hostilities had recommenced on the Danube. The
following is a letter Of,the' latest date obtained by
this conveyance •
FluLtoor..ANp, SEr-r.‘2B,—You expect: news,.
arid I have some of the most extraordinary, and if,
true, which I -.much doubt,•of a most satisfactorY
kind, Intelligence is said to have arrived.liete-frora
the opposite shore of the Elbe, that luorgAvAitalL
is afilk'ted with a violent fever at Sct;mnbeuttn,"
which has deranged his intellects. Some pt•o;fle as-,
sort that his del,rriurn is occasioned by disapo.ol'-
meta. in his a:Tati.4crizents, with Austria. Ido igit
state fins aVthe'fiict, but only as a report.. ,
• " To this report is added as a conWmati94,wh
is nettperl,aps so, rematkabie, /harm the tits p!T
ism of his madness BUONAPARTR struck one .1 bi -
favouriteGenerals, Tile liT‘er part of the account,:
I dare say, is as tree as the first, but we are s 6 often
imposed upon by take -ruinous, that we hardly
kpow what to believe and whorto discreitit. •
" The laSt news we had from the coast
the Emperor of AUSTRIA had rejected the degrA7
ing terms (tittered by 13,60NA2adt-ru and had. rec,,,tn-,'
meneed not the first title the
breaking of the Armistice has br en,-averted, a-nd
venture to say; that it will not ba-Celitst-thile Whet)
'it .will lid discovered to be-trnfohnded.
"..The,!.veat her has
,been; so • titetwit hat thttOrn-
muniction between us and the, stire has been tpucii,
interrupted; and 'the 'packet has b.,en deterred Irma .
sailing•by the violence of the svit U. 'YOu Must not_
look to. us for news."

To urge our friends.to buy speedily, most natu7-
rall'y appear interested in the persons WI-Rise official
business it is to recommend the...sante. Hoiti;..sirr
and Coon the present occasion, pre-nrnse it will not
be so conSid,:Ted, when the, toilowing tact is stalOt°
Ihe public !---On Saiurda'y list only [rive Thousadd
Tickets remained at the 'Bank•nt .k;rl.,;land to dis-
posed ot, which is scarcely: a supply for a day or
two before the Drawing; it is -therefore evident,
i should the demand continiie, that many thousand
persons, who usually post wine- purchasing until' ta
last day, will be disappointed. Ticf:ets and Share'
are selling at the ;owest prices by,HORNSBY and Co.
at their Old Established State LottOry Offices, 26,
Cornhiil, and St. Margaret's Hill, Borough.

SIII/'

GRAVESEND, OCronsg 9.
Sailed—the Sportsman, Moor, Cibraltar.