The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-25 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

An elderly person, of respectable appearance, named
Reuben Baldthorp, who was described as a coach-spring
maker, living in Bateman's-row, Shoreditch, was brought
before Mr. Bingham, upon an adjourned warrant, in
which he was charged with having committed a gross
assault upon Mrs. Maria Doncaster, a respectable looking
young woman.

The complainant stated that her husband was in the
same business as the defendant, whom he formerly
worked under, but having been for some time out of em-
ployment, he desired her to wait upon the defendant, and
inquire if he could employ him again. She accordingly
called at the defendant's shop on the evening of the 13th
inst., and on communicating her business, the defendant
requested her to sit down, and said that he would attend
to her immediately. She had in her arms her infant
child, four months old, on seeing whom defendant ob-
served that " she ought to have left that little dragon at
home, and have come alone." He then closed and locked
the shop door ; after which he advanced towards her,
and took a seat by her side. She felt greatly alarmed at
his conduct, and begged him to answer her application,
as she was anxious to return home to her husband, but,
without noticing her request„ he pulled her from the
chair on which she was sitting, and placed her on
his knee.

[The subsequent conduct of the defendant,' as detailed
by the witness, is Unfit for publication.]
Upon being asked if he wished to say anything, the de-
fendant declared that the charge against him was entire ly
without foundation, and although he was unable to bring
direct evidence to rebut it, there having been no one pre-
sent at the interview but himself and the prosecutrix,
he had witnesses in attendance who were at work close
by at the time, who must have heard the alleged outcry,
if it had really been made.
_ _

After the witnesses had been heard,
Mr. BINGHAM said that the defendant's evidence was
quite of a negative character, and as he positively denied
the charge, he should leave the case for the decision of
a Jury.
The defendant was committed for trial, but the Ma
gistrate consented to take bail for his appearance.

ADELAIDE GALLERY.-LECTURE

ON MNEMONICS.

Last evening we attended a lecture upon the art of Arti
andproofs
of wtehare
efficacybound
ot of sayhis that
cpracticaliallem andor y by
s-
tem were presented, which went far to remove the
instantaneous Major
Beni
psricolo'
scepticism which experience of other systems of nmemo-
nical contrivance had confirmed in our mind. We had
already stated, that in a previous lecture the Learned and
Gallant Pole had convinced us that he himself possessed a
memory wonderfully retentive, and a vast extent of knowledge
in many departments of physical, moral, and mathematical
science. But we had also expressed our doubt that it was in
his power to communicate an expertness in the memorial pro-
cess to others. He took occasion to refer to that objection.
and undertook to remove it by at once enabling the
member, of his present audience to apply his principles in a
series of mnemonical experiments, by the aid only of the
alphabet of his system. It would be impossible, without the
help of diagrams, and a more detailed description than our
space would allow, to give any adequate idea of the mechani-
cal process. Chronological, mathematical, and moral pro-
positions were stated in varied order, and when the auditors (or,
we ought rather say, the delighted pupils) were examined
afterwards it was found, without a single exception, that they
had so far acquired a nev memory, analogous, if not equal to
that, by which the Lecturer himself of the table of logarithms
and the 5,000 dates in the chronology of the Encyclopedia.
He went out of his way to vindicate the reputation of Von
Feinagle from our charge, that his efforts had failed, and that
his system was useless. But the simplicity of Beniowski's
plan, and the indubitable proofs with which he
furnished us of its efficacy, did more to confirm us in our
contempt of the Feinaglian mnemonics than all our past dis-
appointment in a laborious and fruitless application of them.
We derived more advantage from an hour's attendance at Be-
niowski's lecture last evening, in the Adelaide Gallery, than
from many months of industrious study of Luxembourg phre-
notypics.

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ROYAL ADELAIDE GAL LERY.---The new
management of this praiseworthy institution have come to a
wise determination for giving evening amusements. On
Thursday night a sort of rehearsal was
.given, in the presence of
a-number of individuals who were invited on the occasion. In
order to diversify the more scientific portion of the entertain-
ments, a concert was given, one of the chief attractions of
which was the " Infant Sappho." This surprising and highly
gifted child sung several pieces of music, of considerable diffi-
culty, with an ease and correctness of ear perfectly astonishing.
In the course of the evening her father, a clever pianist,
touched a variety of keys, to which the child, with almost mira-
culous aptitude, truly responded. She was loudly and justly
applauded.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 22.—The average price of
Wheat last week was 2)f. 92c., and that of Rye, llf. 13c.