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

WORSHIP S IREET.

David Hufton, a you'll: man describt.d as a painter's
colour inak,r, was chgrged with the followtng aggra-
vated outrage upon two young women, natmd Sarah
Kingston and Mary Anne Hin4band, the daughters of a
plumber at Bethnal-grew'', and one of whom had been
confined ever since to her bed from the injuries she had
sustained.

The complainrint, Sarah Kingston, a respectable.
looking woman, stated that an intimacy had fer some
time subsisted between her sister Mary Anne Husband
and the prisoner, and which the former bad resolved to
break off about two mouths since, but consented, at his
earnest solicitation, to giant the prisoner a parting in-
terview in the neighbourhood or her own residence.
She accordingly left her mother's house for that purpose
oa the evening of Saturday, the 15h inst., but nad 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 hcr si-ter struggling vio-
lently with the prisoner, who was grasping her tightly
by the throat with both hands, and exclaiming, " that
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 drath from strangulanon, she seized the pri-
soner by the collar and made him rAax his hold, upon
which the prisoner threatened that he would do fur 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 in the side. Her
sister raised hers,..lt up, and attempted to 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 deciined to take the prisoner into custody,
as he had not witness, d the assault, alihough he ex-
pressed his willingness to att, nd afterward, and give evi-
dence of what he hail seen, it) warrant were taken out.
Her sister was screaming. in the greatest pain, unable to
stand, and witness the ref .re ran fur the assistance of her
father, but on returning with him found that her sister
had already been lifted up by a gentleman who hail been
attracted by her cries, and who carried her fithee, where
medical assistance was instantly procured, but she had
been confined ever since, and un,bte even to raise herself
into a sitting posture.

Mr. ARNOLD inquired whether the policeman rt.ferred
to was in attendauee, but was unswcred in the negative,
and one of the warratit-offi,'ern exOtined that, from in-
qtrries he bud made, it did not appear that the constable
had witnessed any part of the assault.
Mr. Huristone, the second cleik, having spoken to the
severity of the contusiAlS exhibited by the complainant
Sarah Kingston upon giving her information for the
warrant, a medical certificate was put in 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 iiint. and that although he
had been in constant attendance upon her horn the 15th
inst to the present rimy, the natuYe of the injuries was
such as to pre, ule h r leaving h r bed.
When called upom for his defence the prisoner, who
displayed 2yeat emotion, stated that up,in meeting the
young woman Mary Ann Husband at the time of appoint-
ment, she exhibited such a carelessness and indiff rence
towards him, that he could not help upbraiding her with
her deception and cruelty ; rip m which she tauntingly
told him that she knew others who would treat her much
better than be did; and this observation so worked upon
his teelings that he p-rh,ps might have struck her as
her sister had described, but he had nut the slightest re-
collection of having done so, he was so thoroughly dis-
tracted; he could declare positively, however, that he
had not kicked her, and that she hail broken her leg ac-
cidentally herself from a tall she received white turning
away jeeringly from nim on his retnonst,ating with her,
when he placed his hands upon her shoulders at the back
of her neck to endeavour to detain her. He entri wed
the magistrate to be merciful, as he was in very humble
circumstances, and not in constant employment.
Hr. ARNOLD said, that the charge as far 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 impris;anment in the House
of Correction, and issue-a-warrant to the governor of the
prison :or his iurther detention to answer the first
chirp at the sessions when the woman was sufficiently
recovered to appear against him.
LAMB E TH.

John Boyd, a powerful looking young man, in the
garb of WAS played at the bar on the charge of
desperately assaulting and attempting to violate the
pers,in 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 bcfore, 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 upi.n the opposite si le of the river ;
and on passing over the bridge to the Surrey side she
rn t the pri over and a keel hurt her way to Clapham-
common. •Ile replied that he was going that way, and
shoal be glad to accompany her there. She told him
she did not revire 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. He then walked with her some considerable dis-
tanc.-., 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; aad
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 the con-
duct of the prisoner appeared to have been of a brutal
character.
Charles Cattle, 323 V, said, that while on duty on
that morning he beard loud screams and cries of " t
S Lam Mur-
der" ar.d whil
going quickly towards the p
e
in Fentiman's-tields,
lace from whenc ,e
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 was some moments before she
could answer him. By this time the prisoner came up
to where they were. and she gave him in charge for the
assault described. The prisoner did not deny the charge,
but, appealing to the prosecutrix, expressed a hope she
would not give him into custody.
The prisoner, who declined saying anything in de-
fence, was fully committed for trial.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MAI- 25.

STOCK EXCTIANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 2 dis.—Chester and Birken-
head, 4234—East Lancashire, New, 134 dis.—Edinburgh and
Glaigow, Halves, 6% p.—Great Northern, 1:54 ais.—Leeds
and Dewsbury, dis.—London and North-Western, 169%
—Ditto, New Quarters, 9% p —Ditto, Fiths, 13 p.—Ditto,
Quarters (G. J.), 1514 p.—Manchester and Birmingham,
651,2—Ditto, Quarters (C), 543 p.—Manchester and Leeds,
(late Hud. and Sheff.), par—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 134 p.—Midland, 114%—Ditto
Consolidated (Birmingham and Derby), 89—Newcastle and
Berwick, New, 1% p. —North British, Thirds (scrip), 235.
9d. p.—Ncrth- Staffordshire, 1 p.—Shrewsbury and Here-
ford, 1% dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N.W.M.), 33/4
p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (13), 1 dis.—South-Eastern
and Dover, 33%—Ditto, New, No. 4, Bs. 9d. dis.—York
and Newcastle, Preference, 8 p.—Dublin and Belfast Junc-
tion, 12% dis.
GLASGOW, MAY 24.

STOCK EICIIATZGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 23/. 45.
—Ditto, New, 37s.—Dundee and Perth, 34.11,4 —East Lothian
Central, 325. 6d.—Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.). 30s.—
Glasgow. Dumfries, and Carlisle,.4l. 18s.—Great Northern,
398.—Kilmarnock and Ayr_ Direct, 12s. 9d.--Mancllester
and Southampton, 9s. 9d.

We are gratified to learn, that in several instances
the wages of the labourers have been increased in pro-
portion to the increased prices of bread and potatoes.
We have heard of an instance in the neighbourhood of
Sandwich where 20s. per week is given ; and another in
the same district 18s. ; and also near St. Stephen's, Care
teauryl is very doczteudablee—Xe geraid.

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