The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-10 00:00:00

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United States of carrying British produce to India. Den-
mark complained recently of our not extending to the ships
of Denmark the same privileges as to these of the Zollverein•
They demanded of us the privilege of coming from certain
ports in Europe, between the Meuse and the Elbe, upon
the same, footing as if they came direct from Denmark.
The Hanse Towns complaints had been settled by extend-
ing to them the same privileges as to the Zollverein. The
United States complained that they might not touch at
Halifax and then proceed to this country. In fact, it was
the loss of the indirect trade that all these countries com-
plained of.
By ' Mr. Liddell—Was aware that British-traders and
merchants had made complaints against Russia on certain
points. They complained of the port charges, of the duties
levied on British ships. New Russian ships were exempted
from all duty until they were three years old. Did not
know that there was any hindrance to a British merchant,.
able to find the requisite security, taking the Prussian con-
tract for salt. The salt was generally carried in Prussian
ships. It might, he believed, be carried in a British ship.
He was not prepared to say that the reason why it was not
carried in British ships was that the Prussian ships could
underbid the British ships in the freight. The great griev-
ance of the United States was not being permitted to trade
between this country and the colonies. The colonial trade
was regarded by us as a coasting trade. The privilege
granted by England to the United States to trade between
England and British India was rendered nugatory almost
by the directors.of.the Eazt India. Company, who, in con-
formity with the powers entrusted to them, had imposed an
additional duty of WO per cent. on goods brought in American
ships.
By Mr. Mitchell—The effect of the repeal of the navigation
laws, so far as intercourse between Great Britain and foreign
countries was concerned, would be, he' believed. that instead
of a Dutch ship coining iroin the coast of Holland with the
produce of Holland, or with such articles as were allowed to
be imported frcm any port of Europe into thestlpited King-
dom,_ she might come, from any port in France, or Germany,
or Belgium, or the 'other work, without' any declaration
being required as to the origin of the cargo. Ships were con-
structed cheaper in Norway and Sweden than in England.
United States ships cost evidently more than British ships„
and so did Russian. The Norwegian and Swedish vessels
were also sailed cheaper than our own ; if, however, Norwegian
ships were constructed for hot climates in the same solid
manner as our own, they woald be dearer.—Adjourned to
Thursday uext.

DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT at RAPE.
Dpring the night between Saturday and Sunday last
an occurrence of the most atrocious character took place
close to the Bath Hotel, Lockwood, and which, but for
timely assistance, might have ended in murder. Between
the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock on the above night Mr.
John Ellam' landlord of the Bath Hotel, and his son,
John Oxley Ellam, were in their stables attending to a
horse which had been brought in late that night,. when
they_ were alarmed by loud shrieks of " Murder," and
cries for help, proceeding from the turnpike-road nearly
in front of the hotel. They instantly ran round to the
front, and, when within a few yards of the spot from
which the sounds proceeded, they saw three ruffians
forcibly holding a female up against the wall surround-
ing the quoit ground, and a fourth standing at a short
distance, apparently keeping a look-out or watch; there
were also two " navvies" standing by, but they did not
appear to touch the woman. The night being fine, and
the moon shining brightly, Mr. Ella& and his son had a
distinct view of the villains, and saiv one of them (who
was also holding the woman) kick her a most tremendous
blow on the abdomen, malting use at the same time of
the most violent threats against her for not suffering him
to effect his abominable purpose. One of the ruffians
also held her by the throat, and the imprints of his
finger nails were clearly visible for hours afterwards.
On perceiving succour at hand, the ruffians let go their
hold of their victim and fled, taking the road to Hu&
dersfield. The poor woman then sank down from sheer
exhaustion and fright, and was taken into the hotel more
dead than alive ; in fact, for some time after her life
was despaired of. More assistance arriving, the villains
were pursued, and young Ellam, outstripping the rest
by at least fifty yards, came up with the hindermost near
Spring-gardens, with whom he fearlessly grappled and
secured till the rest of the pursuers came up, when he
was given into the custody of Horsfall, the constable.
In the scuffle young Ellam was severely bit by the mis-
creant he had captured, but still kept hold of him with
the utmost tenacity. The fellow was conveyed to the
lock-up, and proved to be one James Wood, a noto-
riously bad character. Horsfall, with [the assistance of
the watchmen, succeeded in capturing the other two
fellows before four o'clock the same morning, and whose
names are James Parkinson and Booth Sugden, dicsi
" Raggy," both equally notorious bad characters, the
latter in particular, who has been several times in prison
at Wakefield, and all three were the most callous-looking
ruffians we ever beheld. The woman having been
carried into the hotel, had every attention paid to her
by Mr. and Mrs. Ellam. Mr. Dow, surgeon, was sent
for, who, on examining the patient, found she had received
a tremendous blow on the face, closing up and blacking an
eye—her neck and breasts severely bruised and scratched
by the fingers and nails of the desperadoes—her sides
much bruised and lacerated, and she was otherwise most
dreadfully injured. On Monday morning the prisoners;
were placed at the bar before 'Messrs. W. W. Bettye and
J. Sutcliffe, on the charge of violently assaulting with
intent, &c. The poor woman was too much injured and
too ill to walk, aed was, therefore, brought in a cab to.
the office to give her evidence. She stated her name to
be Eliza Mathews, the wife of a miner, and that she
came
to Huddersfield on the previous rednesday with
her husband, who was in search of work at the Lock-
wood tunnel. On Saturday afterncOn he went to Lock-
wood, but not returning at night, she set out to look for
hitn, and after searching most of the public-houses in the
town, she went on to Lockwood, about twelve o'clock,
and was followed by the prisoners, who ill used her as
before stated. The prisoners were committed to York
Cststle for trial at the assize;, bail being refused. Their
Worships were now somewhat at a loss how to dispose
of the woman; from this dilemma they Were, however,
relieved by Mr. Ellam off,rieg to provide for her at his
house for Is. a day, until the assizes, and, to prevent the
husband from going away, he would (being a surveyor)
employ him upon the roads. The magistrates thanked
Mr. Ellam for the kindness and humanity which he had
displayed throughout the entire case. Too much praise
cannot be given to yount, Ellam for the persevering
courage he displayed in the capture of Wood; and but
for the accident of he and his father being in the stables, .
and- their prompt assistance at the rescue, the poor
woman would, in all probability, been left dead on the
road.

DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN FROM POISON.—Last
evening Mr. William Carter held an inquest at the Prince
Regent Inn, Dulwich, respecting the death of Christopher
Graham, Esq., aged 82 years, who died at his mansion,
Dulwich, on Monday morning last. The deceased gentleman
was for many years chief partner in the firm of Graham,
Simpson, North, and Co., New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.,
Henry Keniance, the deceased's late footman, deposed that
his master had been very ill latterly with lumbago, for which
complaint he had been under the care of Mr. English, sur.
geon. On Monday morning last a female servant came, and
-said, " Master is very bad, and the stuff they have sent him.
to take almost choked him, as be was twenty minutes in
taking it." Witness then told her that she must have given
him the wrong medicine. Witness ran up to the bedrOom,
and found that she bad given the deceased embrocation in•
stead of the draught. Mrs. Graham was instantly made
acquainted with the fact, and ordered Mr. English to be sent
for. lie attended with the stomach pump, but the deceased
became insensible, and died in four hours afterwards. Thu
lotion was labelled with directions for use. The fethale who
administered the same was in the habit of being called into
their bed-chamber at all times of the night, and on the pre..
sent unfortunate occasion she had in haste taken up the
wrong bottle.—Arthur William English, of Foresthill,
Dulwich, surgeon, stated that he was called in on the morn-
ing in question to see the deceased. He found the deceased
gentleman lying in a partial state of coma. Witness easily
detected what he had taken, and deemed it necessary to
withdraw the contents of the stomach. He had swallowed
a large quantity of the embrocation or liniment, which con-
sisted of laudanum, camphor, and ammonia. NV itnees made
him acquainted with -the Melancholy fact, but he soon be-
came insensible after the use of the stomach pump. Irri-
tation came on, which was followed by inflammation of the
stomach, which resulted from the ammonia. He continued
to sink, and died about noon from the effects of poison.
Other evidence having been taken, the coroner remarked on
the deplorable nature of the affair, after which the jury-
agreed to a verdict of Accidental Death.
SUICIDE AT WATERLOO BRIDGE.—OR Wednesday
night Mr. Payne held an adjourned inquest at the Vestry-
hall, Horsleydown, on the body of Mary Ann Simmonds,
aged thirty-four„ who committed suicide, by throwing her-
self off Waterloo-bridge. Laura Jones said she had known
the deceased several years, by having been formerly under
the protection of Mr. Plummer, the late Mayor of Canter-
bury. The last time she saw the deceased alive was about
half-past one on Tuesday morning, Jan. 5, when she told
; witness that she had got a favourite bird and a writing-
desk belonging to Mr. Plummer, and she was very glad.
i She then seemed very much excited about it. Witness
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knowing that since the death of Mr. Plummer she was very
much reduced in circumstances, asked her if she would
come on the morrow and take tea, but she only smiled and
shook her head. She was not seen after that by any of her
relations alive. The deceased, who lived with Mr. Plummet
thirteen years, always passed as his wife, and on his deaths,
about a year and a-half back, she fretted very much. After
his death his family gave the deceased forty pounds, and'got
possession of all Mr. Plummer's papers. Eliza Russell, of
36, Crown-street, Soho, the deceased's sister, gave corrobo-
rative evidence; and, in addition, said the deceased, owing
to her altered circumstances, was much depressed in mind,
and had threatened to drown herself. On being missed
witness went to the station at Bow-street, and there ascer-
tained that a female, whom, from the description she gave
as to her clothing, she bad no doubt was her sister who was
seen on the morning she left Mrs. Jones's to jump off Water.
100-bridge. Efforts to save her were ineffectual. From other
evidence it appeared that the body was found in the river,off
Cotton's wharf, on the morning of the 2d Inst. In the absence
of positive proof of the deceased being the person who jutitped
off the bridge, the jury returned an open verdict of " Edund
drowned."

On Saturday night, an explosion, attended 'with
oefn .thore
a 'serious destruction of property, occurred in .R
buildings, Salamanca-row, Lambeth, by
eight persons narrowly escaped instant,detahteh.
which andalYs-
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that between ten and eleven o'clock
windows, shop front, doors, and stock in trade belonging oan:arg :Or
wtoertehehutorpledw,
asintoexithate.
housearleb,hreother, general dealer, dbeoatlteorm,
street. The
Some of the most courageous of the neigh-
bours ventured into the ruins,
when they found Mr. Fare-
brother lying on his back, in e
parlour, covered with rub-
bish, and almost speechless. A little further off, they found
his -wife, with an infant in her arms, lying amidst a mass of
brOlien chairs and tables. They were all got out, when it
was ascertained that the three were severely bruised. Two
children, sleeping in the upper floor, were forced out of be.d,
and were also injured, but not to any serious extent. "ate
party wall between No. 1 and No. 10 in the buildings wan
rent in twain, so that it became apparent the damage done
was not cooltined to one house. As soon as the last numbered
building was entered, Mr. Johnson, the occupier, was found
lying in the passage, he having been hurled from the top
landing by the shock down stairs. From a careful inspec-
'tion Since made, it has been ascertained that one of the gas
mains had become leaky, and tbe,vspour having escaped bad.
caused the disaster. r: Mt,
ST. Mi LEONARD'S, MARCH - • _Amnia
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rived at Hastings on Saturday evening, and iitAtelidraTedy
sent for Dr. Duke. The doctor does not think him in the
dangerous state which the papers represent, but, reduced by
influenza and very nervous and depressed.