The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-03 00:00:00

VIOLENT ASSAULT.

MARLBOROUcH-STREET OFFICE.--(This Day

-A. young Lady of dashing and interesting al
'earance, who gave her name ANN JAMES, of the
Hampstead-road, appeared at this office to prefer
a charge against a young military-looking Gen.
tleman named WYNDHAM, for having assaulted
her violently.
The prosecutrix stated, that on Sunday last
the prisoner, whom she had never seen• before,
called at her house in the Hampstead•road, in
the company of another young matt; on the ser-
vant opening' the door, the former requested to
have an interview with witness, which was
granted, and on being ushered into the parlour,
he demanded a debt of a sovereign, which, he
said, she owed to a gentleman in the neighbour-
hood of Golden,square. Witness expressed
her intention of paying it to no one else but
the person to whom she was indebted, on which
the prisoner, in the most insulting manner,
said he would not leave the house until he
was paid the money, on vOlich she threatened
to call a constable ; but he became abusive, and
as she went to open ihe.,door,...the prisoner, on
walking through the passage, assaulted her vio.
lently, by striking her on the face with his fist,
which caused her face to swell very much. To
prove this she called her servant, who swore
positively that Mr. Wyndhatn struck her mis-
tress on the face violently, as he was leaving the
place.
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Mr.. Wyndham, in his defence, most positively
denied having used the violence alleged to his
charge. The fact was, he called at the house of
the Prosecutrix, having
been authorised to
do so by a gentleman of his acquaintance, for the
sovereign which she was indebted to him ; but,
on acquainting her with 'the nature o his
mission, she attacked him with the most violent
abuse, and said she did not owe it, and
applying epithets .to him (Mr. W.) which he
conceived to be most improper, especially as he
had given no provocation, and it was not until
then that he resented the insult in any thing like
violent language. The prosecutrix then told him
to be gone, and quit her house, and pointing to
the door, said, 44 That's the door, Sir." When
he was walking towards the door with his hat in

his hand, she came behind and gave him a push
over the thigh, either with her foot or hand, and
his hat fell off, and if he did strike her, it was
accidental, and not intentional.
Servant.—Oh ! faith, then, Sir, it was inten-
tional, and wouldn't I take 20 oaths of it now ?
The Magistrate thought it strange that one
gentleman should call after such a trifling debt
for another, and asked whether Miss James was
in the habit of carrying on business in her house ?
Miss James seemed to conceive the business
in exactly the same manner in which the Magi-

strata intended to convey it, and si►e answered,
Oh dear, no, Sir.—Mr. Wyndhani, why the fact
is, Sir, she is kept by the, lion. Captain ,
—Miss James, and now yon. are a nice man. I

don't thank you for mentioning his narne.—Mr.
Wyndham, you urged me to do It, Ma'am. He
was ordered to find bail. ,

MADAME BOURSIEit AND nosToLo.—The trial
of these persons at Paris was concluded on Sa-
turday last. The Jury, after deliberating dur-
ing one hour, declared both the prisoners
Not Guilty. When the first part of the verdict,
that in favour of the widow, Was delivered, part
of the crowd in the court applauded. The Presi-
dent checked their indecorum, and ordered the
arrest of any person who might attempt to re-
peat it. He informed Madame Boursier that
she was now at liberty ; and as the Jury
had acquitted her, he hoped she would experi-
encean absolution from her nwn conscience. To

most sacred ties, she might attribute the situa-
tion disgraceful conduct and the violation of t-he
in which she had been placed ; but he
trusted that her future conduct would make
amends for her past life. This wretched woman,
who was
in tears during the whole of the
last days of the trial, fainted on hearing the Pre-
sident's observations, and was carried out of the
Court by the attending gendarmes. liostolo
displayed his usual indifference and hardihood. J