The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-26 00:00:00

THE CURRENCY.

The following is a copy of a petition to the House of
Commons, from the Chamber of Commerce, Glasgow, oa
the subject of the currency:--
The petition, &c., humbly showeth, " That this Cham-
ber consider convertibility to be an essential element in
a sound paper currency; and while they protest against
the impolicy of legislative interference with the internal
management of banks of issue, they hold it to be indis-
pensable that the notes of such banks should be, by law,
payable in gold on demand.
" That the existing Acts provide no security for the
convertibility of bank-notes, and that convertibility can-
not be secured by any statutory reserve of gold, which
is insufficient to cover the whole obligations of the bank
to pay on demand.
" That deposits in banks of issue, and the notes of these
banks in the hands of the public, are equally payable on
demand; and that gold may be demanded for the one as
well as the other. _ _

" That a demand for gold for exportation must always
operate through deposits in the bank, because the notes
in active circulation, as currency, being only used for
daily expenditure in transactions between dealer and
consumer, and being held in small sums, in many hands.
are not employed as transfers of capital, and are never
presented for payment in gold, except when suspicions
arise of the solvency of. the bank.

" That a run for gold, cai;;;Clby suspicions of insol-
vency, must operate through deposits, as well as by notes
in the hands of the public ; and deposits being in fewer
hands and for large amounts, must exhaust any reserve
of gold, before a tithe of the notes circulating in the
country, and at a distance from the Bank, can be presented
for pl.yrrent.
"That the large capital and unlimited liability of part-
ners in the Scotch banks are not only a sufficient, but
the only security for the convertibility of their notes,
that this is perfectly well understood, and relied on by
the people of Scotland, who cannot believe that one
million three hundred thousand pounds of gold, held by
the banks under the existing Act, is any security for the
payment of three millions and a half of notes in circu-
lation, and about thirty millions of deposits payable on
demand. _ _

" That the existing Acts for regulating the currency
are inconvenient and expensive in their operation ; and,
while they do not secure the convertibility of notes,
neither can they check over-trading, the facilities for
which are improvident advances of capital, and not ex-
traordikary expansions of currency.
"That in the prevent crisis, when the country is
placed in unusual difficulties, from the diminution of
floating capital, available for purposes of commerce ; and
from a scarcity of food, and consequent demand for gold
to pay for extraordinary importations of corn ; when our
manufactures are suspended in consequence of a scarcity of
disposable capital, and a deficient supply and high price
of the raw material, and when thousands are daily added
to the tens of thousands of our manufacturing popula-
tion already thrown out of employment, no measure
ought to be left untried by which the present distress
may be alleviated, and the still greater calamities
with which the country appears to be threatened
averted.

" That the very large amount of gold circulating in
England, and uselessly held in reserve by the Scotch
and Irish banks, may most opportunely and safely be
made available to pay for our importations of foreign
corn, and to give necessary facilities for commerce; and
that for these purposes a very considerable portion of our
gold currency may be withdrawn, and replaced by Bank
of England notes of one pound, and the existing enact-
ments for regulating the issues of the Bauk of England
and joint-stock banks be repealed.
" May it therefore please y ur Honourable House, in
consideration of these premises, to sanction the issue of
one pound notes by the Bank of England, and to repeal
the existing laws for regulating the issue of notes by the
Bank of England and joint-stock banks.
" JAMES CAMPBELL, Chairman.
" JOHN G. KINNEAR, Secretary.
" Signed by order of the directors, and sealed with
the seal of the chamber.

" Glasgow, 15th May, 1847."
—Glasgow Argus.

THE LATE RIOTS IN DEVON-

SHIRE.

The following circular has issued by the Lord-
Lieutenant of Devon :
" TO THE MAGISTRATES OF THE DIVISION.
"Exeter, May 21, 1847.
" Gentlemen,—The exaggerated rumours which have
been circulated respecting food riots in Devonshire
prompt me to address you at this time, not with the
view of instructing you in your duty (for on that head
I am sure you need no instruction from any one), but
to remove from your minds any unfounded impression
of what has occurred in parts of the county at a dis-
tance from you.
" The reports which I have received satisfactorily
show that though attempts have been made in some of
the towns to disturb the public peace and interrupt the
free traffic of the markets, they have been speedily put
down by the civil power, with the aid of special con-
stables, sworn in for the occasion, and without the in-
tervention of any military force. It is also most gratify-
ing to know that the attempts in question have hardly
in any case originated with those who suffer most from
the present scarcity.
"On the contrary, the exemplary patience of the
poorer classes under their severe privations reflects the
highest credit upon them, and gives them the stronge,t
claim on the liberal sympathy of their richer neighbours.
"In this city some tumultuous proceedings, com-
menced in the absence of the mayor, were on his arrival
and through his exertions promptly suppressed by the
constabulary with the support of a small body of pen-
sioners. And whilst effectual measures have been taken
to enforce order and ensure tranquillity, the citizens of
Exeter have set a noble example to the rest of the
county, by the munificence of their contributions for the
aid of the distressed.

" The like I know has been done in various other
places, and the magistrates have been among the fore-
most in promoting the work of charity.
" The people will not be ungrateful for the kindness
shown them, but the handle afforded by the pressure of
the times to the designs of ill disposed persons demands
our most vigilant attention. I therefore confidently
rely on your judgment and discretion for frustrating
such :designs, wherever there is cause to apprehend
them, by the early formation of an efficient body of
special constables. In this I trust you will obtain the
co-operation of all the respectable inhabitants of your
district, who will not fail to agree with you and with
me that the supremacy of the law is always most satis-
factorily upheld by the civil power, and that military
force ought never to be called in except in cases of urgent
necessity.
"I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your most
obedient servant, " FORTESCUE."

WINDSOR, MONDAY EVENING.—HER MAJESTY'S
birthday was celebrated in Windsor to-day by the ring-
ing of bells, the firing of cannon, and a more than ordi-
nary consumption of "creature comforts." To write
by the card, the morning was ushered in by joyous peals
from the bells of St. John's Church,' well seconded by
those in the tower on the Castle walls called " Julius
Cmsar's Tower." and between them they continued
ringing nearly the whole day. At noon the corporation
ordnance thundered forth a royal salute in the Bache-
lor's-acre, answered by the royal guns on the Belvidere
battery in the Great park. At five o'clock, p.m., the
Mayor and Corporation, assisted by one of the borough
Members (Colonel Reid). and a large party of the prin-
cipal inhabitants and neighbouring gentry, did ample
justice to a splendid dinnersetbefore them by the artistes
de cuisine of the White Hart Inn, after which many
loyal toasts were given and heartily responded to. There
were many other dinners in hononr of the day. As the
evening set in all the inns and principal shops were
very brilliantly illuminated. Company still continues to
flock ir. to Windsor, notwithstanding the state apart-
ments have been closed, in order to prepare them for the
reception of the illustrious and distinguished persons ex-
pected to visit her Majesty and the Prince Consort
pending the races at Ascot; but the public generally,
however they may be disappointed at not seeing the in-
terior of the Castle, have had the unusual gratification of
being allowed free admission to the private parterre and
both terraces for the last three days, and the same pri-
vilege may also be enjoyed to-morrow. On Sunday
afternoon the parterre was so crowded with well-dressed
company that the band of the Ist Life Guards were
glad to retreat up the flight of steps leading to the
eastern terrace. To-morrow (Whit-Tuesday) is the natal
day of the infant Princess Helena Augusta Victoria, now
with the Court at Claremont, and it is possible, there-
fore, that the Court will remain at Claremont until the
following day, instead of returning to Buckingham
Palace, as stated.
THE FOLLY OF AVARICE.—A very strong proo
of the folly of farmers holding their corn in the expecta-
tion of realising enormous prices has just been commu-
nicated to us by a gentleman of this town, who is well
acquainted with the circumstances here represented. It
appears that recently a farmer, in the neighbourhood of
Beverley, commenced thrashing some wheat, for which,
nine years ago, he refused 705. per quarter, and after
labouring from seven o'clock till eleven in the morning
he succeeded in obtaining four quarters seven bushels of
corn, and the enormous quantity of 3,250 mice .f—Hull
Advertiser.
ELECTION FOR NORTH ESSEX.—A correspondent
writes as follows :—" It was announced in last Friday's
Chronicle that Captain Du Cane of Braxted Lodge, was
likely to oft r himself
for North Essex. in the room of
Charles Gray Round, Esquire, the present Member, who
has accepted the invitation to stand for Oxford. The
former gentleman has stated his disinclination to comply,
feeling that he was too far advanced in life now to com-
mence a public political career. We understand a requi-
sition is in course of signature to J. G. Rebow, Esq. of
Wivenhee Park, near Colchester, soliciting him to allow
himself to be put in nomination at the ensuing election.
—Essex Herald.
A strike for increased wages took place among the
slaters and plasterers of this town last week, owing, we
believe, to the present high price of provisions. Their
wages, when in regular employment, were 17s. per
week, but from the nature of their occupation—their
work being frequently
stopped for weeks at a time from
variations of the weather—their earnings did not ave-
rage on the whole year more than 13s. 6d. per week.
A meeting of the masters was held, when it was agreed
to assent to their demand for 20s. weekly, and to charge
the public 43. per day, instead of as. 6d. as formerly.—
Berwick Warder.
Foon.—On this suect a correspondent says--
" Bread might be economised greatly
in families by the
use of rice, plain boiled, at dinner, a pound of which, at
threepence, would be enough for nine persons. It is
not in much estimation, because it is generally not well
prepared, but nothing is more simple, viz.:—Have a
gallon of water boiling—throw in one pound of whole
rice, one ounce of salt ; let it boil twenty minutes, turn-
it into a sieve, let it drain for a few minutes, take a
couple of forks and toss it up to wake it light."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 25.
(Sittings in Banco.)

NEWSOM t 7 • EDWARDS AND ANOTHER.-FORGERY OF

RAILWAY SCRIP.

Mr. Watson and Mr. Greenwood appeared to show
cause against a rule granted in the last Hilary term in
this case, o❑ the ground that the forgery complained of
amounted only to a misdemeanour, and not to a felony.
Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Humphries appeared in
support of the rule.
Mr. WATsoN now contended, that as the scrip con-
tained a statement of money having been paid by order
of the provisional committee of the Buckinghamshire
Railway, and signed by their agent, Mr. Wyndham
Harding, the secretary of the company, it was there-
fore an acquittance or receipt, the forgery of which,
under the Stamp Act, was spade a felony.
Mr. GREENWOOD followed on the same side.
The COURT decided that there was no doubt whatever
that the forgery was an offence at common law, but that
it did not amount to a felony under the Stamp Act, and
their Lordships were of opinion that a new trial ought
to be granted in this case.—Rule absolute.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Baron PARKE and
Middlesex Common Juries.)
His LORDSHIP disposed of several undefended causes,
and afterwards proceeded to hear motions.

SHERIFFS' COURT (Surrey), May 25.
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff ABBOTT and a Special Jury.)

CRIM. CON.-CANTLEY V. COOPER.
This morning a special jury were empannelled at the
rns Tavern, Kennington. to assess the damages in this
case, which was an action by which it was sought to recover
compensation in damages for injury sustained by the al-
leged criminal conversation between the defendant and
the wife of the plaintiff.
The damages were laid at 10,0001., and there were a
large number of witnesses in attendance.
Sir F. THESIGER, with Mr. Peacock, appeared for
the plaintiff ; and Mr. Edwin James for the defen-
dant. The plaintiff and the defendant are both majors
in the army, and have, it was stated, seen much service
in India.

Sir F. THESIGER said that the present proceedings
had been taken for the recovery of damages by way of
compensation ; if, indeed, any compensation could be
given fur such a woeful injury, for an act of criminal
conversation which had been committed by the defen-
dant with the wife of the plaintiff, his client. But he
might at once state that as the object of the plaintiff
by these proceedings was, as the wife had dishonoured
her husband by the commission of a breach of the
marriage fidelity, simply to take the necessary steps
for the procurement of a divorce, he trusted his Learned
Friend who appeared on behalf of Major Cooper, the
the defendant, would not offer any opposition to the
course which he had already suggested—the more so
as the fact of the adultery had been admitted on the
record—namely, that the damages should be taken for
1,000/.

r. EDWIN JAMES, on behalf of the defendant, said
that in all these cases there were connexions of both
parties to whom an exposure of the circumstances of such
a transaction could not fail to cause unnecessary pain.
With a view, therefore, of avoiding that exposure and of
inflicting that unnecessary pain, and also of not offering
any impediment to the severance of an union which must
in future be attended with nothing else but misery and
remorse to the parties, he had advised his client to con-
to a verdict for the amount which had been named
by his Learned Friend Sir F. Thesiger. Most certainly
upon the record there was an admission of the guilt of
the defendant, his client. There might, nevertheless,
exist some circumstances which were calculated very
considerably to palliate and to mitigate that guilt, but
inasmuch as that pain could not but be inflicted upon
many innocent parties if the details of this unhappy ease
were gone into, he hoped he was advising hia client to
adopt a course which was not in any way inconsistent
with his honour as a soldier, or with his character as a
gentleman, nor contrary to the feelings which ought to
actuate him as a man.

A verdict was then taken by consent, or rather, the
damages were by consent assessed at 1,0001.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

A young man, dressed in a sort of sea-going attire,
who gave the name of Captain John Bowers Spence, of
the 89th Regiment, was brought before Mr. Alderman
Moon, charged with stealing four cigars, the property of.
Morris Lee.

Lewis Levy, in the service of Mr. Lee, a tobacconist,
in Holborn, stated that the prisoner came into the shop
about eight o'clock that morning, and asked for some
cigars. Pointing to a particular lot, he asked if they
were pretty good. Witness told him they were, and he
ordered 21. worth. He also selected some snuff and
tobacco, and catching up a few cigars in his hand, was
leaving with the vague direction to send the goods on,
and he would pay the man the money. Witness re
minded hirn that he had given no address yet, and as he
had not paid for anything. he could not allow him to
take any portion of the cigars. He was only a servant,
and it would be irregular to do business in that way.
The prisoner replied he would give his address, " Capt.
Spence, 89th, Dover; if not there, elsewhere." Witness
asked where he was stopping in town. He described
the Saracen's Head, Snow-hill, but appeared not to
know the name. Witness offered to accompamy him
there with the goods, but when they came to the inn
the prisoner refused to enter, but told him to go there
and wait for about an hour, and he would come to him.
Witness of course did not assent to that, and continued
' walking with the prisoner till he met a policeman, when
he gave him into custody. The four cigars witness saw
him take, and three others, were found in his possession.
The landlord of the Saracen's Head Hotel attended,
and stated that he knew nothing of the prisoner.
The ALDERMAN inquired if any thing was found on
him, to show that he had given a correct description of
himself ? The officer said he had neither money nor
papers.
Mr. Alderman MOON asked the prisoner if he had any
friends ?—He said he had, at Clifton.
The ALDERMAN asked him where he slept the night
last
.?-11e replied at Cheltenham.

The officer stated that the prisoner had paid Mr.
Lamplough, the chemist, on Holborn-bridge, a visit the
same morning, and ordered a quantity of Eau de Cologne
and lavender water.

The prisoner expressed some surprise that he could
not go into a shop and order goods, without being set
down for a thief.

Mr. Alderman MooN asked him if he had any expla-
nation to offer as to ordering these cigars to be sent to a
place where he was not known, and making it a pretext
to take four cigars ? The prisoner replied, " Upon my
soul I don't think they are worth talking about," and he
stopped out of the dock as if he thought he might so
finish the matter, but

The ALDERMAN remanded him till Saturday, to as-
certain the state of his mind, and if ho had any friends.

WESTMINSTER.

John Gorman, Dennis Gorman, James Coffer, and
John Gilbert, four powerful Irish labourers, were charged
with having, in connexion with several others not in
custody, committed the following desperate and murder-
ous assaults; and Ellen Gorman and Catherine Gorman
were also charged with assaulting the police, and at-
tempting to rescue the male prisoners.
Matthew Minter, a labourer employed on steam-boats,
whose face was dreadfully disfigured, and who was so
much injured otherwise as to be scarcely able to get into
the witness-box, said—l went to the Flask, in Ebury-
square, last evening, and sat down in the taproom for
about five minutes. On leaving I wished one of the
prisoners good night, but had no sooner done so than
the male prisoner Gorman jumped over the table and
kicked me dreadfully in the head and body. I contrived
to get out and returned with two policemen, when they
heat me again, and I crawled out, or I should have been
killed.
Mr. Gregory West, dairyman, York-street, Westmin-
ster, after describing the first part of the assault, said—
When the young man was down John Gorman and Gil-
bert kicked and jumped upon him. Mr. Brown, the
landlord, immediately sent for the police, but before they
came with his messenger the young man (Minter), who
had contrived to get away from the prisoners, returned
with two constables. On their entering the room the
prisoner Coffer flew at one of them in the most sava,ze
manner, grasped him violently, and seizing a quart pot
struck him on the head with it. A scene then ensued
which beggars description. They were all in such fierce
conflict that it is impossible to say what occurred. The
officers were so cut and wounded that it was impossible
for them to take the prisoners, but a great force having
at last arrived the prisoners were overpowered.
Mr. Brown, the proprietor of the Flask, proved that
finding the prisoner's party too strung for the police, he
immediately sent for more, and fifteen or sixteen came
down. The heads of the policemen were dreadfully cut,
and one, as he had since learned, was in a vary dangerous
condition.

James Hubbard, 122 B, said On arriving at the
Flask with Minter, who had marks of having been much
beaten, he pointed out Coffer as one of the men who
had ill-treated him, when Coffer immediately jumped
over the table and struck him very violently in my pre-
sence. I immediately laid hold of Coffer and told him
I should take him to the station, when he replied, " You
can't ; and now I'll give it to you." Dennis Gorman
then came behind me with a quart pot and wounded me
severely with it on the head. I turned round to defend
myself in the best way I could, when Coffer jumped on
the table and kicked me several times on the back part
of my head, and I also saw him kick another constable,
156 B. Coffer also struck me several times with hi,
fists, and Dennis Gorman struck me repeatedly with
quart pot, and I was also struck several blows with a
poker or iron bar.
The iron bar, which was square and of considerable
thickness, with sharp edges, was produced, and was
marked with blood. There were also several quart pots
exhibited, battered into various forms by the violence
with which they had been used.
Witness continued—John Gorman and Gilbert also
attacked and beat me. Catherine Gorman came behind
me and kicked me and tried to drag me away. My
hands and arms are much hurt with the blows I re-
ceived. I drew my truncheon and used it, but only as
little as I could help. F was knocked and kicked out of
the room with constable 156, and we were shut out.
There were several others in defendants' party, but they
made their escape out of the window. I went to Mr.
Churchill, who dressed my wounds, and after that I
went to the hospital.
Isaac Trevitt, 156 B, who accompanied the last con-
stable to the house, confirmed his statement, and added
—I saw Coffer strike constable 122 B three or four
blows. lie then jumped upon the table and kicked me
several times on the back of the head, and we had a tre-
mendous fight. Coffer and the Germans struck the
other constable with quart pots, and we were obliged
to leave the room. When more police arrived we
burst in the door, and then another dreadful fight
ensued, the prisoners and their party using the pots,
poker, and everything that was moveable in the room

against us, and we were obliged to use our truncheons.
After some time we succeeded in taking the four de-
fendants into custody. They had been drinking, but
were not drunk.

William
Dignan, 102 B, said—l went to tEe house
with 148 13, and seeing the two constables there ill-used
we went in. Coffer immediately struck me on the ha: e
head with a quart pot and wounded me. Dennis Gor-
man also struck me with a quart pot. I received blo‘N s
from others with quart pots.
Mr. BRODERI? (pointing to the battered quart pots
produced)—Were the pots bent in that way by inflicting
the wounds?

Witness—Yes, and in striking the constable.
Michael Cary, 161 B, said—John Gorman hit me
with a quart pot about the body ; he also kicked roe
several times.

Charles Chinn, 63 B, said—l saw Coffer strike 102,
and John Gorman 151 B, with pots. He (Gorman)
kicked me so severely that I was obliged to go to a
doctor, and am now disabled. (Witness had his arm in
a sling.) Ellen Gorman tried to rescue John Gorman
from me and incited the mob by using very violent
language outside the house.

Mr. Churchill, of Burton-street, Pimlico, proved hav
ing attended to Hubbard's wound on the bead, which
was not dangerous. It must have been a very heavy
blow that he had received, and a quart pot would cause
such a wound.

Mr. Taylor, an inspector of the B division, having put
in a certificate from St. George's Hospital, stating that a
constable was lying there with two scalp wounds,
Mr. BRODERIP asked the prisoners what they had to
say? when they mad( the following remarks:—
John Gorman—Half they have said is not right.
Dennis Gorman—l say just the same ; I never used a
pot.
Coffer—lt's no use talking.
Gilbert—Those that hit me I hit.
The women denied that they had taken any part in the
affray.

Mr, BRODERlP—Prisoners at the bar, it is my duty to
remand you for re-examination for the murderous attack
upon the police until Saturday. I will take bail for the
women; but the case is of by far too serious a nature for
me to take bail for the male prisoners.
The witnesses in attendance were then bound over to
prosecute the prisoners at the Central Criminal Court.
The object of the remand of the prisoners is, of course,
to give the wounded constable, now in St. Georga's Hos-
pital, an opportunity of making his statement.

WORSHIP S;TREET.
David Hutton, a younp man described as a painter's
colour mali.vr, was charged with the following_ aggra-
vated outrage upon two young women, named Sur2h
Kingston and Mary Anne Husband, the daughters of a
plumber at Bethnal-green, and one of whom had been
confined ever since to her bed from the injuries she had
sustained.

The complainant, Sarah Kingston, a respectable •
looking woman, stated that an intimacy had for some
time subsisted between her sister Mary Anne Husband
and the prisoner, and which the former had resolved to
break off about two months since, but consented, at his
earnest solicitation, to grant the prisoner a parting in-
terview in the neighbourhood of' her own residence.
She accordingly left her mother's house for that purpose
on the evening of Saturday, the 15th inst., but had not
been absent more than twenty minutes, when witness,
who was at home, heard loud screams of " Murder," in
her sister's voice, and on hastening to the spot from
which they proceeded, found her sister struggling vio-
lently with the prisoner, who was grasping her tightly
by the throat with both hands, and exclaiming, " thet
he was determined to do for her if he died upon the
gallows for it." Observing that her sister was per-
fectly black in the face, gasping her breath, and on the
point of death from strangulation, she seized the pi i-
soner by the collar and made him relax his hold, upon
which the prisoner threatened that he would do for her
also, and struck her two violent blows upon the face
and neck, which caused her to stagger back, when he
instantly renewed his attack upon her sister, :whom he
struck and kicked several times with all his force upon
various parts of her person, until-she fell to the ground,
when he kicked her again savagely.,; the side. her
sister raised herself up, and attempted t 6 run home, but
after tottering a few steps dropped in'the street, exclaim
ing, in terrible agony, that her leg was broken. A
policeman came up, and advised her sister's removal to a
surgeon's, but declined to take the prisoner into custody,
as he had not witnessed the assault, although he ex-
pressed his willingness to att• nd afterwards and give evi-
dence of what he had seen, if a warrant were taken out.
Her sister was screaming- in the greatest pain, unable to
stand, and witness theref e-e ran for the assistance of her
father, but on returning with hlin found that her sister
had alr. ady been lifted up by a gentleplin who had been
attracted by her cries, and who carried,her home, where
medical assistance was instantly procured, but she had
been confined ever since, and unable even to raise herself
into a sitting posture.
Mr. ARNOLD inquired whether the policeman referred
to was in attendance, but was answered in the negative,
and one of the warrant-officers explained that, from in •
quiries he had made, it did not appear that the constable
had witnessed any part of the assault.
Mr. Hutestone, the second clerk, having spoken to the
severity of the contusiaus exhibited hy the complainant
Sarah Kingston upon giving her information for the
warrant, a medical certificate was purgli'from Mr. Vale,
a surgeon, of Waterloo-town, stating. that the young
woman Mary Ann Husband, was suffering from severe
injury to the left knee and other parts of her person,
that there was great probability that she would never
again recover the use of the joint, and that although he
had been in constant attendance upon her from the 15th
inst. to the present time, the nature of the injuries was
such as to preclude her leaving her bed.
When called upon for bis defence the prisoner, who
displayed great emotion, stated that upon meeting the
young woman Mary Ann Husband at the time of appoint-
ment, she exhibited such a carelessness and indifference
towards him, that he could not help upbraiding her with
her deception and cruelty ; upon which she tauntingly
told him that she knew others who would treat her much
better than he did; and this observation so worked upon
his feelings that he perhans might have struck her as
her sister had described, hilt he had not the slightest re-
collection of having done so, he was so thoroughly din
trected; he could declare positively, however, that he
had not kicked her, and that she had broken her leg ac-
cidentally herself from a fall she received white turning
away jeeringly from him on his remonstrating with her,
when he placed his hands upon her shoulders at the back
of her neck to endeavour to detain her. He entreated
the magistrate to be merciful, as he was in very humble
circumstances, and not in constant employment.
51r. ARNOLD said, that the charge as tar as regarded
the young woman who was absent was of far too serious
a nature to be summarily disposed of, and he should
therefore confine himself for the present to the outrage
upon her sister, for which he should order him to pay a
penalty of 505., or a month's imprisonment in the House
of Correction, and issue a warrant to the governor of the
prison for his further detention to -answer the first
charge at the sessions when the woman was sufficiently
recovered to appear against him.
LAMBETH.
.John Boyd, a powerful looking young man, in the
garb of a sailor, was placed at the bar on the charge of
desperately assaulting and attempting to violate the
person of Elizabeth Clark.
The prosecutrix, a very good-looking young woman,
deposed that she was servant . in the family of Mr.
Newton, a grocer, at Clapham, and having a holiday
on the day before, she went to Wandsworth fair.
Having met with some friends she was induced to stop
there until a late hour, and then got into a steam-boat
to return to town. She got out at one of the
bridges, but she did not know which, being a stranger
in town, and upon the opposite side of the river ;
arid on passing over the bridge to the Surrey side she
met the prisoner and asked him her way to Clapham-
common. He replied that he was going that way, ar.d
should be glad to accompany her there. She told him
she did not require his company, and should be obliged
to him merely to point out the way, when he repeated
he was going to Clapham, and should accompany her
there. lie then walked with her some considerable dis-
tance, and took her into a field, which he said was the
shortest way to Clapham; and when they had got some
distance into it he threw her down on the ground, and
used the most violent efforts to accomplish his object.
She struggled with him as well as she was able, a,at
cried out " Murder" as loud as she could, and he at
length, after abusing her very much, allowed her to get
up. She still kept calling out for assistance, and a con-
stable coming up, she gave the prisoner into custody.
From the description of the young woman t
brutal
duct of the prisoner appeared to have been o a
character.
said, that while on duty on
Charles Cattle, 323 V,
that morning he heard loud screams and cries of " Mur-
der" in Fentiman's-fields, South Lambeth, and while
going quickly towards the place from whence they pro-
ceeded, he saw the last witness running towards him.
He asked her what was the matter, but she was in so
exhausted a state that it was some moments before she
could answer him.. By this time the prisoner came up
t
o where they were, and she gave him in charge for the
assault described. The prisoner did not deny the charge,
hut, appealing to the prosecutrix, expressed a hope she
would not give him into custody.
The prisoner, who declined saying anything in de-
tence, was fully committed for trial.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAT 25.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—Th.e sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire.,A,s3/ East Lancashire, New, lli dis.—Edinburgh and
and Cheshire Junction, 2 dis.—Chester and Birken-
head, p.—Great Northern, 1% ais.—Leeds
heau, 423n_-East
and North-Western, 1691!2
New Quarters, 91/2 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 1314 p.—DittO,
J. ) 1514 p.—Manchester and Birmingham,
Quarters (G. . ,
Glasgow,
anD(l
iDt
teos,vs blui ray' v,
e'743s '
651,4—Ditto, Quarters (C), 51X1 P.—Manchester and Leeds,
(late Hud. and Sheff.), par—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 134 p.—Midland, 1141/2—Ditto
Consolidatedßirmingliam and Derby), 89—Newcastle and
Berwck, New, 11/2 p.—North British, Thirds (scrip), 235.
9d. p.—Ncrth Staffordshire, I'3,i p.—Shrewsbury and Here-
ford, 117:2 dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N.W.M.), 334
p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 1 dis.—South-Eastern
and Dover, 351/2—Ditto, New, No. 4, 83. 9d. dis.—York
and Newcastle, Preference, 8 p.—Dublin and Belfast Junc-
tion, 12% dis.
~... . _

GLASGOW, MAY' 24.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 23/. 4s.
—Ditto, New, 37s.—Dundee and Pert!), 30,4—East Lothian
Central, 325. 6d.—Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 30s.—
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 4/. 185.—Great Northern,
39s.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 12s. 9d.—Manchester
and Southampton, 9s. 9d.

We are gratified to learn, that in several instances
the wages of tho labourers have been increased in pro-
portion to the increased prices of broad and potatoes.
We have heard of an instance in the -neighbourhood of
Sandwich where 20s. per week is given ; and anottrer in
the same district 18s. ; and also near St. Stephen's, Can-
terbury. This is very commendable.—Kent Herald.