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London, England, 1847-07-10 00:00:00

THE QUEEN V. DENT,--PROSECUTION FOR LIBEL.

In this case the defendant's recognizances were
estreated last session, he not having surrendered to
abide his trial for publishing a libel upon Mr. Geo►ge
Truwhitt, a solicitor. At that time a writ of certiorari
had been granted by the Court of Queen's Bench for the
removal of the indictment thither; but it was not lodged
with the clerk of this court until afterwards.

Under these circumstances, Mr. WALKER now applied
to the Court on behalf of the defendant's bail to remove
the estreat.

The fact relative to the certiorari being deposed to on
affidavit, and the application being unopposed,
Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK granted the application.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a

Bench of Magistrates.)\
William Davies was indicted for an assault committed
upon Frances Lloyd, the wife of George J. Lloyd, a so-
licitor, residing at 49, Doughty-street, Mecklenburgh-
tquare.
The defendant, by the advice of his counsel, Mr.
Payne, pleaded Guilty.
Mr. PAYNE said that the conduct of the prisoner had
certainly been most extraordinarv. He must have been
either mad or drunk on the occasion. He was instructed
that the defendant had been sent by his father, who sup
piied Mr. Lloyds family with milk, to request payment
of a bill, and committed the assault upon Mrs. Lloyd
when in a state of intoxication. it was not a case In

which the defendant could offer any reparation; all he
could do was to offer an apology, and throw himself upon
the mercy of the Court.
Mr. Coox EVANS' who appeared to prosecute, said
the statement which the defendant had instructed his
counsel to make was untrue. He was not the son, but
the brother of the milkman, and had not been sent to
Mr. Lloyd's as stated, but he had gone there and ob-
tained money from Mrs. Lloyd, without the knowledge
or authority of his brother, from whose services he had
been for some time discharged; nor was there any
ground for the statement that he was intoxicated at the
time he committed the outrage upon Mrs. Lloyd. That
respectable lady did not wish to aggravate the charge
against the defendant, but she had come forward to pro-
pecute, with great pain to herself, and entirely on public
grounds, for the protection of her sex from insult. He
trusted that his Lordship would read over the depositions
before passing sentence. He would then see that an
assault of a most extraordinary nature had been com-
mitted upon a lady in her own drawing-room, at a time
when, unfOrtunately, she was unprotected. Jut for the
circumstance that her screams were heard by her mother,
who was in the nursery upon the third floor, and by two
gentlemen who were passing under the window at the
time, it was impossible to say what might have been the

result.
His LORDSHIP then read over the depositions, from
which it appeared that about eight o'clock on Saturday
evening, the 19th of Juno last, the defendant obtained
admission to Mrs. Lloyd's drawing•room, under pretence
of being the milkman, who had come to ask payment of
a bill. The servant having left the room with the door
open, almost immediately went out upon an errand; and
about the same time Mrs. Lloyd's little girl, being called
by her grandmother, went up stairs to her. The de-
fendant then shut the drawing-room door, and threw his
arms round Mrs. Lloyd's neck, and on being thrust away
and commanded instantly to leave the house, he threw
his arms round her body, endeavouring to kiss her. A
violent struggle then took place, and Mrs. Lloyd
screamed out for assistance to her mother, who happened
at the moment to be in the nursery upon the third floor.
Mrs. Lloyd succeeded in liberating herself from the de-
fendant, and got to the window, which was open, and
called for assistance to two gentlemen who were passing
at the time. The defendant continued his attack upon
Mrs. Lloyd until her mother, alarmed by her screams.
came down stairs and let in the two gentlemen. The
defendant then made his escape from the drawing-room,
'and met the gentlemen in the passage, who having as-
certained from Mrs. Lloyd that the man was, as she then
supposed, the milkman, and that she could identify him,
turned him into the streets.

The depositions of Mr. Pott, 'a proctor of Doctors
Commons, and of Mr. Simpson, of Great Ormond-
street, confirmed several parts of Mrs. Lloyd's state-
ment. They added that Mrs. Lloyd came to the drawiug-
room window in a most agitated manner, and called to
them for assistance. They stopped, end heard her
several times command some one to leave her, and to
leave the room, and calling out to her mother fur help.
She came to the window several times, in a most excited
state, trembling with alarm, and requested the wit-
nesses to get into the house over the area rails and
through the kitchen, and continued screaming out to
her mother, until that lady, alarmed by her daughter's
cries, came down stairs and let them in. Just at that
time the defendant looked out of the drawing-room win-
dow, and when the-street door was opened the witnesses
met him at the door. They then took him up stairs,
when Mrs. Lloyd having stated in the presence of the
defendant that she had been most grossly insulted by
him, related to the witnesses the particulars of the
assault. On learning from Mrs. Lloyd that he was the
milkman, and that she could identify him, Mr. Pott
walked the defendant down stairs, when he said, " Ah,
you had better go and look to the lady." Mr. Putt then
took him by the collar and shoved him out.
Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Bishop, her mother, and the other
witnesses were in attendance.
Mr. Pott, the proctor, was then called, and, in answer
to a question put by the Learned Judge, said that the
defendant smelt of rum, but he certainly was not in-
toxicated.
The Learned JUDGE then sentenced the defendant to
be imprisoned for 14 days.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
William Simeon Oppenheim, of Great Synagogue
House, was summoned by the churchwardens and over-
seers of the parish of St. James's, Duke's-place, for two
poors'-rates, to the amount of 201. Bs. 4d.
Mr. Blatchford, the vestry-clerk, appeared to support
the rate ; Mr. Atkinson, of the bar, attended for the de-
fendant.
The vestry- clerk said it must not be supposed that he
appeared with any hostile feeling- in the case. If the
Lord Mayor entertained the opinion that the whole of
buildings rated were used solely for religious purposes,
the exemption from the pours'-rate and the church-rate
would be immediately and most willingly recognised. If,
however, the whole, or part of one of the buildings
were appropriated to other purposes, in fairness to the
other parishioners, it became the duty of the authorities
to rate the inhabitants in proportion. To esta-
blish his claim to exemption, it would be necessary
that the buildings should be entirely appropriated to
ecclesiastical purposes, and that they should be certi-
ficated. The buildings consisted of the great synagogue,
which he believed was certificated, and another build-
ing of inferior dimensions, but whether such process was
extended to the latter he was not prepared to state, and
he submitted that the onus probandi lay upon the de-
fendant, in answer to the claim to show that there was
no appropriation of the buildings to any other than re-
ligious purposes.
Mr. Atkinson contended that the onus probandi lay
upon the parochial authorities.
The LORD MAYOR decided upon that point in favour
of the latter.
All the preliminary matters connected with the ques-
tion were then ivaived, and that of liability was the
only one in which his Lordship's decision was called for.
Mr. Atkinson then proceeded to argue that the se-
cond building had unquestionable claims to exemption
from the rates, and described the several rooms as it
was afterwards stated in writing, to be used upon occa-
sions connected with the religious observances of the
Jews. On one of the floors, however, he admitted that
a person resided, but he merely kept the keys, and was
allowed upon the premises by sufferance, and without
having any clerical connexion with the great synagogue
which the Learned Counsel contended embraced every
part of, the two buildings in its designation. He ob-
jected to the attempt to make Mr. Oppenheim, who
merely attended to superintend the distribution of the
charities, liable.
Mr. Blatchford said the summons bad been served
upon Mr. Oppenheim, as secretary to the very respect-
able body, who presided, in order to prevent unneces-
sary trouble.
Mr. Atkinson then proposed to call Mr. Oppenheim
to give evidence, but
The LORD MAYOR said he was willing to hear that
gentleman's testimony, but could not allow him to be
sworn, as he was the only defendant before the Court.
Mr. Atkinson said he should call other evidence.
Mr. Lewis Jacobs, a member of the great synagogue,
St. James's, Duke's-place, deposed that the great syna-
gogue was a building by itself and used only for reli-
ous worship. There was another building attached to it;
the ground floor was used for keeping the sacerdotal
robes and distributing alms to the poor. The first
floor was partly used as a vestry, and in it once
a month charity was dispensed to the respectable poor
of the Jews, and Mr. Oppenheim sometimes sat there.
The third floor was used as a synagogue, with all the
paraphernalia kept there, in the manner of the great
synagogue, and would contain 200 to 250 persons. On
the left hand side of that synagogue were two or three
rooms occupied by Mr. Barnet, who was there merely
upon sufferance, without charge and having nothing to
do with the great synagogue. Mr. Barnett kept the
keys of the great synagogue. The whole building was
called the great synagogue, and there was a covered
communication between the two parts.
The LORD MAYOR, after having consulted Mr. Good-
man, the chief clerk, said he considered that the parts
of the building which were used for the distribution ?f
charity, as well as those used for the purposes of reli-
gion, were exempt from the rate.
Mr. Atkinson submitted that, as the whole and every
part of the two buildings came under the name and
meaning of the great synagogue, there was no room in
the second building upon which any claim could be made.
Mr. Blatchford said, that until he heard evidence
which distinctly showed residence upon the part of Mr.
Barnett, in certain rooms in the second building, he did
not know the strength of the case, which he now con-
sidered to be irrestible.
The LORD MAYOR, in order to set the question at rest,
went to the synagogue to examine all parts of it, and
then decided in favour of the rate to the extent of 501.
per annum, which his Lordship directed should be as-
sessed upon the apartments occupied by Mr. Barnett.

THE IRON TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.
—The usual quarterly meetings of the ironmasters of
South Staffordshire commenced on Tuesday, at Wal-
sall ; and another meeting took place yesterday at
Wolverhampton. These meetings, however, were
merely preliminary to the general assembly of the
trade which took place here to-day. The trade gene
rally was stated to be in a most satisfactory condition.
The demand is good ; heavy contracts for rail-
way purposes are still on hand; and large orders from
the Continent have been receircd. It is gratifying also
to state, that for manufacturing purposes the demand is
OH the increase. During the quarter the prices agreed
to were, with few exceptions, fully maintained, and the
prospects of the trade at present are such as to justify
a resolution that no reduction should take place. Prices
at present are much firmer than three months ago. For
Staffordshire bars of the best quality the price at the
works is 101,, and we believe that none will be supplied
under that quotation. For pigs the average price is 51.
A resolution to maintain the present quotations was
agreed to.
THE HON. CHARLES lIARpINGE S INDIAN DRAW-
INGS.—The following are amongst the most distinguished
persons who have visited the collections of drawings of
India, Cashmir, the Punjaub, &c., by the Honourable
Charles Hardinge, now exhibiting at Mr. M.Lean's
Gallery, 26, Haymarket.—His Royal Highness Prince
Waldemar of Prussia, his Grace the Duke of
Wellington, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of
Winchester, the Earl and Countess Grey, the Earl of
Jersey, the Earl and Countess Eldon, the Earl of Ellen-
borough, Lord Newport, Lord Northland, Lord Colville,
the Lord Bishop of Rochester, Lady Murray and party,
Lady Paul, Lady Charlotte Copley, Si' Charles Lein,,n,
Bart.; Sir James Hogg, Bart.; Sir John Hensler, Lady
Augustus Poulett, Lady Frederick Bentinek, Sir John
Cathcart, Sir John l:haw, Sir Wm. Keil- Grant, Lady
Charlotte Dennis. 0, Lady Eizabeth Clements, the Hon.
'lent") LiC,t"Part-Gcnerrtl Sir Alexander
Woodford, Colonel Patrickson, Colonel Harding, Colonel
Guuthorpe, Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P.,

AN IMPORTUNATE LOVER.
Yesterday Mr. George Crock Grey, a young gentle-
man residing with his father, in Windmill-place, Cam
berwell-road, appeared before Mr. Norton, at Lambeth
Police-court, to answer to a summons taken out under
the Police Act, charging him with being guilty of beha"
viour whereby a breach of the peace might have been
occasioned.

Mr. Humphreys attended on the part of the com-
pla,inant, and Mr. Woodward, of Bourerie•street, for
the defendant.

From the statement of Mr. Humphreys, which was
borne out by evidence, it appeared that about four years,
ago, Mr. Thomas Martin, a gentleman of property aill"
high respectability, went to reside at No. 6, Windmill"
place, Camberwell-road, next door to the dwelling of the
defendant's father, and shortly after an intimacy sprung
up between both families, so that they ultimately be'
came on friendly and visiting terms. Soon after the 46'
fendant commenced paying attentions to Miss Jane OW
tin, and though his advances had been by no means en;
couraged, he persisted, and ultimately made her a foram,
offer of marriage. This the young lady, with the perfect
concurrence of her family, declined, and from that time
to the present Miss Martin and her family had bees
subjected to continual annoyance, and was ultimately
compelled to seek the protection of the law. The de'
fendant, it seemed, had continued, notwithstanding
Miss Martin's refusal of his offer, a most loving ePis:
tolary correspondence, and was also in the frequent
practice of throwing bouquets, with loving little billets
attached, and addressed to his dear Jane, over the wall
into the premises. These were as often returned to bin?'
but the tact did not seem to check the ardour of 13'5
affection, for he still kept repeating. the same ents•
Finding that sending back the letters and bouquets had
not the effect of checking the annoyance, Mr. Martial
determined upon trying what effect the detention of such
favours would have on Mr. Grey, and accordingly care'
fully kept both. This circumstance Mr. Grey construed
as most favourable to his suit, and on Thursday 1141
Miss Martin received a lengthened epistle from him, to
which Mr. Grey expressed a hope that a favourable
change had taken place in her mind with respect to bi'
and that he might some day or other, and not at a v.ger.'
distant period, call her his. This letter determined -ear'
Martin on adopting some decided course, and on Friday
morning he, accompanied by Mr. Nevin, a friend of his:
called at the house of Mr. Grey for the purpose of re•
monstrating with him on his conduct, and also reprr
stinting to his father the excessive annoyance bis
son had caused to his family. At that inter'
view the conduct and demeanour of the defend'
ant was anything but what it ought to have been'
and instead of expressing any regret for the past'
he talked of what might be expected for the future'
On the same day (Friday) Mrs. and Miss Martin went
out for a walk, but were so annoyed by the importunities
of the defendant that they were obliged to return. gr'
Martin, upon being informed of this, took out 1315
daughter with him. They had not gone far when the.
defendant approached, and, addressing the young 104'
said, " how are you, Jenny; are you going a walking,
Jenny?" Mr. Martin then told him he was going °II'
far in the matter, and that he must see and put a stop t°
such conduct. They then turned back, and the defendant
;
coming up with them a second time in Stepney, address!:
Miss Martin, but they took no notice of him. On retie°
ing the gate leading to their residence, the defende2.7
who stood at his father's gate, exclaimed, " Good nig".';
Jenny, good night!" and Mr. Martin, after putting Into
daughter into the forecourt, approached the defendant t'
expostulate with him on the impropriety of his condnt;
when the manner of Mr. Grey was very offensive, o'o
frequently invited Mr. Martin to strike him; theo
WI
however, declined doing so, but appealed to the law WI
this Court for protection. ft.
These facts were deposed to at some length by
Martin and Mr. Jewin; and in the cross-examination
both these gentlemen by Mr. Woodward, he elicited 0'
thing favourable to his client. net
Mr. Woodward observed that though he could
justify the folly of his client, yet he could not see t 4,0
he bad any case to answer, and hoped that Mr. Marla
would be satisfied with Mr. Grey's promise that he shell
not offer any future annoyance.
Mr. Humphreys observed that he only knew of one
other case of similar v,nnoyance, and the person Pill
of it in the case to which he referred had found hirasb,
in several prisons. In the present case he had tie °
jection to the defendant's being bound over in his Oa
recognisance to be of good behaviour to Mr. Martial an
his family.
The defendant here rose, and said he had no objectthi°llo
to pledge himself not to speak to Miss Martin in he
presence of her father or mother, but beyond this
would not promise.
Mr. Humphreys, on hearing this, pressed the par
went of the Court in the case. 08
--
Mr. NORTON remarked that if the young lady be
slightest feeling towards the defendant he was goingi4
the right way to remove it, and convicted him in the "
penalty of 40s. and costs. the
The defendant at once paid the money and left
Court.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Clitbsel
&c., Preferentials, 21A p. ex int.—Chester and flolYue7,o
51% dis.—East Lancashire, New, dis. ex int.—Glask,,,
and Dumfries, % p.—Great Northern, dis. ex
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1 p.—London
North-Western, 1801/2—Manchester and Leeds' 321. ShSreut";
I,' p.—Ditto, Halves (late Hud. and Sheff.), 314 P. late
—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 14 p.—Ditto
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury), 21 p.—Matlock, and AZI.,
land, 1% dis.—Midland, New, 414 p.—Newcastle and Pilo
wick, New, 2% p.—North Staffordshire, 3 p.—North U
„t
(A), 213—South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4, IA
int.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, par--o'd
and Newcastle, Preference, 41% p.—York and North
land (East and West Riding Extension), 123/ P.
MANCHESTER, JULY 9. 4
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting'
ham, and Boston, 1 5-16 dis.—Blackburn 4c,
ferentials, 2:y4 p.— Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters,
g?tesi
Great Northern, 1% dis.—Ditto, London and York
sion Scrip, 7-16 dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Bat
and
and Canal, 1 15-la p.—Ditto, Thirds, % p.—Leeds asi3d
Thirsk Preferentials, 11-16 c. dis.—Leeds, Dewsburit her
Manchester, 33/4 p.—Ely and Huntingdon, 14 dis.-31,8gchsres
ter and Leeds, Halves (H. and S.), 2% p.—Ditto,•
(late Extensions), 1,4 p.—Ditto, Fifths (late West .1°
Union), 3-16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and LincolnslLF,
(Grimsby and Sheffield), 121. 10s. Shares, 13i —Ditto (
field and Lincolnshire), 3 1-16 dis.—North Staffords„36
2 13-16 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 41 :
dis.

LEE 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —TheDS, saIesJULY
are—Eastern C°---got
York Extension, 10s. dis.—East Lancashire, 10s.
and West Yorkshire, 265. dis.—Great Northern, Extansi" p,
12s. 6d. dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester, Thirds,
—Leeds and Dewsbury, 4 p.—Leeds and Thirsk,
rw,,'"id.*
Ditto, New, 4',7i dis.—Ditto, Preference, 13s. 6d. dis.---Ptocii
Wakefield, and Midland, 235. 6d. dis.—London, Brie;-ss.
and South Coast, 551,4—Malton and Driffield JunctiolVitto
dis.—,Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares, 2s. 6d. p.--Yitigito
( West Riding Union), 3s. 6d. p.—Manchester, Buxton.," ""."
lock, and Midland, ss.—Newcastle and Berwick, 8'74 p•
Ditto, New, 21. 18s. 6d. p.—North British, Quarters. 1 n
p.—Ditto, Extensions, 3s. p.—North Staffordshire, 2krierf
North-Western, 28s. 6d. dis.—South Yorkshire, Denc`""
and Goole, par—York and Newcastle, Preference, 4% P'

SHEFFIELD, 9,11;ur
A LW
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Manchester and -ltd.
coin Union, 31s. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, (Nest lire
ing Union), 4s. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lillo,lllol'
(Sheffield and Lincoln), 31/8 dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, an; / dl9.
land, 1 ,tdis.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 3
GLASGOW, JULT 8.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, NA'
and Galloway, 47s.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, oh
6d.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 665. 6cl.—East !Ivo'
ss. 3d.—East Lothian Central, 39s.—Edinburgh an".l-2V,
gow, Halves, 223%—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr,
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, s%—Great Southall
Madras, `2s.—Manchester and Southampton, New,
Monkland and Kirkintillock, 241.—Scottish Central, .41
York and Newcastle, Preference, 121/.

THE GREAT BRITAIN.—DOWNPATRICK, tTV,- ,00
Since my last communication, written at Tyrella, I l';01
now to say that the officer sent by the Admiral'," the
Captain Williams, of the Royal Engineers. He left
ship on Friday evening. There is but little to be au,"-cl
to my last communication. The work I then descriee,
has continued to progress. The fulcrum and levers t),,-
the outer or seaside of the ship were completed on Sattl';
day, and that at the stem is also in place and finished'
all except loading—the inshore side is about. Cap' °:.
Claxton has made a contract with the lot of active yoUVT,
men (farmers) who removed the fagots of the breakws'ej
at Ballykinler, or near there, for filling the boxes wit's
sand, which work they commenced this morning, and tier
they will probably hoist on board about 50 tons
pt}'
diem, if not more, and as all the boxes have a quen•los
already in, the whole will be filled ready for the coo"' le
spring tide. It is reported on board that another hfho
has ben discovered and stopped at the fore end of
ship, which must have been a work of great dillicubr e
we
as at present the water cannot leave her by two or ".tiiceit
feet. The wind is now fresh and from the south, Bio
is bad for the work going on. I shall visit the ship scior
in time for your paper either at the end of the wee, go
the first of next week. On Tuesday the ship W6noLl
beset by visitors the officer in charge was obliged I° r
the ladder up.—Newry Telegraph. f the
THE POST-OFFICE.—The gross total revenue ° d to
General Post-office, for the year 1846, arnounte ths
2,004,0071., and the net receipt, after deducting
00
charges of management, to 835,4191. The charrZai
amounted to 1,128,4371, and 40,1501. was deducted
the gross receipt for returned, refused, miss-sent,so7ntal
directed letters, over-charges ar,d returns. The meted
payment out of the Exchequer, !or xpense eollll—
the packet-service, amounted to 767,960/.

BIRTHS.
On the 7th inst., in Lowndes-street, the laly of J • Gi"."
ton Palmer, Esq., of a son. rge
On the Bth inst., at Wandsworth, he lady of Ge°
Tatham, Esq., of a daughter.
On the Sth inst., at Ware Vicarage, Herts, Mrs. Blakesle
of a
On son.
the 9th inst., at Stoke Newingt on, Mrs. Joh° Cr°
of a daughter.
On the 9th inst., in Whitehall-yard, the Hon. 111 rs. Gager
of a daughter.

MARRIED. 0
Da the 6th inA., at Prescot, Charles Edward Drllo
Prescet, solicitor, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the
Peter Millett, Esq., of I'rescot.

DIED.
On the Bth inst., at Goldings, Hertfordshire, the 0g135
Hon. Lord Reay. for
On the 3d ult., at Florence, Hugh Macdonell, Esq.'
many years British Consul-General at Algiers. oleg
On the 13th ult., at Laibach, in Illvria, Captain it'
Frederic Sorel!, 17th Regiment Bombay' Native Infinatnw•
On the 20th ult., in Allerton-street, Hoxtoo, Eu
Howe, aged 68

r..,),1 4er, • I`,•r•,ted. an;: Published by 1111L7RDO YOUNG. e'
,and, Primkr, at The Sun Office, Nu. i 12, strand, in the Jul, 1.
Cl' the Savoy, iq the County of Middlesex, *atur.o)s
1847,