The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-20 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE,

The defendant, John Alexander 117i11,nott, a man of
about 60 years of age, describing himself as a solicitor,
was, on the 14th ult., summoned for assaulting Mrs. Mary
Ann Stamp, but he did not appear, and a warrant was
subsequently obtained against him by Mr. Johnstone, a
medical student, for a violent assault upon him. The
defendant is the father of Willmott, tried at Rochester
some time ago for bigamy.
Mrs. Stamp, on being sworn, said she was a wilow,
and about two years ago the defendant took apartments
at her house, and in a fortnight after he came to the pre-
mises he made her an offer of marriage, saying he was a
roan of property, and should come into 15,000/. He
wrote an agreement to marry her, and on the next day
they went out as if going to church for the ceremony,
but returned to their friends, who were invited to break-
fast, without having been married, a step he had been de-
sired to take for the purpose of not burthening her pro-
perty with any responsibility, regarding a sum cf 5001.
which he had made himself liable to on the part of his
son. The promise of marriage was this—" When-
ever my circumstances will enable me to marry
Mrs. Stamp without endangering the loss of her pro-
perty, I engage, at her request, to marry her without de-
lay.' On the 7th of March last he absconded from Mrs.
Stamp. She then discovered that all his representations
as to his property were false. She had a child by him
twelve months old, and had been left without any assist-
ance. On Thursday week defendant, disguised in a
cap and mustachios, and having the appearance of a man
in distress, stepped up to her, saying, " Take pity on a
poor man." She said she knew nothing of him. " What!
don't you know the father of your child ?" said he, and
then struck her two or three times, and had since that
assaulted her again.
Mr. Johnstone, the medical student, proved having
been twice assaulted by defendant.
The defendant made a long, rambling defence, in
which he denied nearly all alleged against him.
Mr. LONG convicted him in two penalties of 40s. each.
He was then locked up.

THE WEATHER.—NOON, SEPTEMBER 18.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELATnE-STREET
Barometer
Thermometer...:67 I Highest 67 1 Lowest ... 42
Wind W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.
CANTERBURX.—Picking is very general. Many complain
of the lightness of the crop, and the increase of mould, but
the prevailing opinion is, that the growth will be a good one.
MAlnsToNE.—There is a general complaint of the extreme
lightness of the hops. One cause of this lightness is 'said to be
the rava'es of a small beetle or " flea," as it is called, in the
heart of the hop, where it has been found to do much damage,
completely eating its way through the hop. In many places
the duty is now estimated at 25,0011• less than a fortnight since.

PICTORIAL WAISTCOATS.-Abcut that time
waistcoats were absolutely pictures. At first their pat-
terns consisted of flowers or animals, laniscapes, and
historical events. • At length portraits of eminent men
were introduced, and nothing was s 6 fashionable as a
waistcoat exhibiting the portrait of Destaing, Broglie;
Conde, or La Fayette.—Theodore Hook's French Stage.
We regret to learn that Mr. Thomas Dibdin,
the author of " The Cabinet," and other well known
works, died yesterday morning at two o'clo2k.—Evcning
paper.
A MATHEMATICIAN.—" 0 dear," blubbered
out an urchin, who had just been suffering from a e ap-
plication of the birch—'. 0 my ; they tell me abcnt forty
rods n liking a furlong, but I can tell a bigger sto! y t uin
tint. Let 'em get such a plagny lickin' as I've had and
they'll find out that one rod makes an acher.—New York
American.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.--On Wed•
nesday afternoon, as a merchant-vessel was coming up
the Thames. she suddenly struck on a sunken shoal,
which caused such a concussion that the mzster, who was
at the helm, was struck suddenly by the tiller, wh c
hid him senseless on the deck. It was found that his
itw-bone was broken, and also several of his ribs. No
time was lost by the mate and the crew in getting him
Dreadnought hospital-ship, where every assistance was
afforded him by the surgeon, but he expired an hQu
afterwards.

COWFS, Isi,E OF WIGHT. 1
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.'
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
• ARRIVALS.
SEPTEMBER 10.—Brilliant schooner, G. H. Ac7cenz,
Esq., from Torquay and Falmouth ; Arrow cutter, Lord
Godolphin, from Cherbourg.
12.—Talisman cutter, Robert Meiklam, Esq., from
Falmouth.
14.—Rein Deer cutter, John Moore, Esq., from Ply-
mouth.
15.—Gita.na schooner, Sir B. R. Graham, Bart., from
Havre de Grace ; Sapphire cutter, Lord Henry Cholmon-
deley, from Southampton.
16.—Witch cutter, Henry Ogiandas, Esq., from the
eastward.