The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-17 00:00:00

TV ESTMINS TER.

MURDEROUS As 3 r James L inch, a determined-
lookin., Irishman, was charged with the following mur-
derOus assault :
r Mary
.Drew, a mechanic's wife, was passing over the
Woorlen.bridge at Chelsea, late on the taievious night,
when hearing two men who were standing outside the
King's Head, using threatening language of a very
alarming 'character towards some person who appeared
to be inside, she determined to watch the result. Shortly
afterwards the men walked away down St. Georg,i's-
plaCe, but in a few minuies they returned, accompanied
by the prisarisr and another nvtn, and stationed them-
selves by the side of the public •house tiror. Almost im-
mediately after this a man named Edward Wright left
the house, when the prisoner advanced towards him with
a pair of tor gs'which she had observed him previously
ctmcenling under the tails of his coat, and struck him
repeatedly on "the head with them, when both the pri-
soner and the object of his attack fell on the ground. The
prisoner made a desperate attempt to escape, but the in-
jured man, although bleeding so profusely that his smock-
frock and other clothing were literally saturated with
blood, grasped him tightly by the leg until a policeman
came up, when he was taken tothe station. The wounded
man was carried to the hospital, where he remains in a
precari ,us sure, suffering from two scalp wounds. • The
constable visited him yesterday morning, when he was
informed by the surgeon that it would be difficult to say
until Friday what might be the result of the injuries re-
ceived.
The prisoner, in a sullen tone, said hn never touzihed
the man.

A pair of fire-tongs, which the accused had thrown
down on seeing the policeman approach were produced,
and were Much bent and partially cracked.
Mr. BOND remanded the prisoner until Stsnday.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Mr. John Caswell, a grocer and teadealer in Shore-
ditch, was charged before Mr. Broughton, with violently
assaulting policeman Pollard, 214 G.
The occurrence took place a week ago, but the defen-
dant, although taken into custody at the time, Could not
then be brought before the magistrate on account of the
serious injury he had himself sustained, and a medical
certificate was produced, stating that his jaw was frac-
tured.
attended for the defen-
dant.ir. Child, the solicitor, now

The hearing of the case occupied several hours, but
the facts may be briefly stated:—
Pollard, the policeman, deposed that about half past
one in the morning, he was endeavouring to clear his
beat in S!aerediteliof some prostitutes and other disor-
derlies, when the defendant, who was drunk, came un
to prevent his doing so, calling him vagabond and other
ill names, anti so molested him that he took the defen-
dant himself into custody. Policeman 40 G coming up,
the de.eodant said, " You know me, take me away from
this vagabond." 49 G replied, that he did not
know him, and must asii-t in taking him to the station
as he was in custody, and that he had better go quietly.
These and another constable then proeeeded towards the
station-house, and they all said that he was drunk and
very violent ; but on the way he suddenly sto sped, and,
thrusting; his head between Pollard's legs. threw him
over, and the constable falling heavily up,m his fore-
head on the stone=, was completely stunned anti uncon
scions of what foil owed, but the other conetablei said,
that while he lay in that state the defendant seized him
by the collar with one hand, and with the other beat
him about the bead and face. With great difficulty he
was dragged off the prostrate constable, and, after
most violent struggle, was *ens-eyed to the station, co-
vered with blood and filth, and was subsequently found
to have been injured in the jaw. He and his friends at-
tributed that injury to a blow from a policeman's trun-
cheon, but the constables all denied it, and alleged that
he must have received it in a fall.
On the part of the defendant, Mr. Robinson, a car
penter ; Mr. Hopwood, a clerk at the London-docks ;
and two theatrical performers, in whose company he
had been drinking gin-and-water at the Georg,- public-
house, in Shoreditch, were called, and they all state ti
that, on his leaving tint house, after one o'clock, he
appeared to be quite sober, and it was alleged that he
was merely waitme to get to his prvate door in a court.
where the constable was ordering a • prostitute away,
when he was himself laid hold of by the police.
Mr. Mather, a surgeon in Bunhill-row, said he was
sent for to the station-house to attend the defendant,
whom he found there literally covered with blood and
slush. The r?ofctid,nt, he 6ftid, was decidedly drunk,
and was quite theatrical in his manner, amid could net
be made to sit sell, so that the witness could not examine
him, and was not aware that his jaw was broken.
fondante
Arl.
his own drunken violence, but he had committed a
Bbnuozbuy'rsooleamfieearnsa,
rleoenegiveirdiqtibtieryi,oisuariyd
ttblareourgleh
serious assault upon the constable, for which he must
pay W., or be imprisoned for two months.
balliashsetigmint in Wapping,
The defendant paid the penalty.
THAMES.
BREAcu OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—On Wednes-
day. .hilm Andersen, a tall, well dressed Steitchinen, a
Veulars.
to answer a charge preferred by a little woman named
appeared before Mr. BrodPrip
Ann Gardner, who carried a child six weeks old in her
arms, and swore he was the father of it.
Andersen—l deny it all—l don't know her.
spi!kerizt:tliszgthaesnsceor polled to enter into par-
Tent in the family of Mr.
Duncan, a Scotch provision merchant, in Wapping. when
the defendant wooed her and promised her marriage.
She yielded te his wishes, and the truits of the intercourse
was the child, to which she gave birth six weeks ago.
Mr. 131tonente asked if there was any corrob irative
evidence, and the girl said her late master had been in
attendance several hours for the purpose of giving evi-
dence of the defendant's courtship and promises, but had
been compelled tei leave upon business.
Mr. Beoneete said he either dismiss the case,
Or Postpone it fur another week, for the attendance to
Mr. finc4n
Iltcpeetor llambro-.k, of the Thames Police, said he
could ;site
corroborative evidence. About four months
iilgo he saw the parties drinking together in a public•
"se in Warinnte. The n told the deeant s
ae'arswprtznant, and he saidwom liea would allower Oned shillinhe
g
Pl'he 1 ' and pay all the expenses of her confinement.
etendant also said he would
and white, and • -
t for a sheet of paper to draw up an
agreemen see
t.
The def - enfant here gravelysaid, he deny •
must it all.
The complainant mentioned h she was
in the habit or meetingt bedt,
feenvdaartil
to.o various
cesalthouYalst.
pretending to be a reliehin • rasa i constant
practice oftekine n •
timi it her to a broehel Rateliff-highwey.
A, a fere- time berere she &scoter, d the rea
c ',tract. r of the houee. AfmQr he had seduced her he
MUM. d mealier woman.
.The defendant—I must deny it all.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Pelham, jun., said he could throw some light on

" London, 14th, 1845.—1 promise to M,.rrie Ann
Gardner, as s,on as passable for wee to do, which I have
not mentioned the time at present, but as soon as I can.
Witness my hand—J. Anderson."
" London, 16th, 1845.—This is to certify, that I, John
Anderson, am to mary the Ann vvithin two years, or
sooner if posable, perhapps in six months, or perhapps
when I return. Vt uness my hand the slate, nth day of
July, 1845 lam yours truly and affeetioned lover,
John Anderson thy Jo."—(Loud laughter.)
"I, John Anderson, promise to married you, Ann
Gardner, as is posable for me to do."
Mr. BRODERIP a,ked the defendant if he denied tle
letters ? Thy defendant—Yes, they are not mine.
Mr. BRODERIP —You deny everything, what will you
deny next? I order you to pay 2s. Gd for the support of
thv caiid. and the expenses. Mr. Symons, the chief
clerk, n ill take charge of the letters.

CHARGE OF FORGING A WILL.
• WORCESTER, APRIL 14.-A very unusual charge was
brought for bearing to-day before the Mayor and Ma-
gistrates of this city. The accused parties are Richard
and Hannah Farley, husband and wife, in business at
Gloucester, who were charged with uttering a forged
will, with intent to defraud the heir-at-law of a certain
estate in the parish of Aston Ingham, in the county of
Hereford, of the property. The case excited a good
deal of interest. Mr. Daniell, solicitor of this city, ap-
peared as attorney for the prosecution ; and Mr. Lewis,
of London, for the accused. The facts may be thus
briefly stated:—
In the year 1841, William Welsh, died in the county
of Monmouth, being then possessed of the Aston Ingham
estate, and it is alleged by his eldest son William, that
lie died intestate. William Welsh, the son, accordingly
entered into possession of the farm and received tt e
rents, but the accused, Richard Farley, set up an ad-
verse claim to the property in behalf of his wife, who
was a daughter of the &ceased, and alleged that a will
had been made in her favour. The heir-at-law denied
the existeuce of such a will, and made repeated attempts.
to get a sight of it. hut without success. At length ihe
accused, insisting on the validity of their claim, effected
a sale of the property to a client of Mr. Lea is, who
thereupon set about investigating the title, and yesterday
was fixed for a Meeting at Worcester. for the purpose of
produeing the will for the inspe:•tien of the heir-at-law
and his attorney. Accordingly the document was then
aroduced. It purport( d to bear date in September,
1830, and to devise the estate in question to Mrs. Farley.
There were three attesting witnesses, of whom only one
is now living.
The first witness examined was William Welsh. the
eldest son of the testator, who deposed to his father's
death some five years ago, at which time he was pos-
sessed of the Aston Ingham farrn... Soon after his
father's death he entered into possession of the farm, and
the tenants ateorned to him ; but the accused, Richard
Farley, distrained up ,n some of the tenants (there were
three) for rent. on the ground that the old man had
made a will leaving it to his daughter Hannah, whom
Farley had married. Th-- original will set up by the
Farley's was then produced in Court., it having been
taken possession of by the police superintendent who
rook the accused into custody, and the witness swore •
positively that neither the body nor the signature to the
will were in his father's handwriting.
The will on inspection proved, as b fore stated, to bear
date in September, 1830, and the' water-mark on the
paper on which it was written was of the same year
(1830). Mr, Daniell said, he had been instructed that
the date of the will was anterior to the date on the paper
made by the paper-maker.
It appeared ovi Welsh's cross examination that prior
to the death of his father the Parleys had been in pus-
session of the property in question for some fifteen years.
The next witness was James Welsh, a brother of the
heir-at-law, and of Mrs. Farley, who bring examined as
to the signature to the will produced, said he did net
believe it to be in his father's handwriting. He also spoke
to a determination which he said his father had repeat-
edly expressed not to make a will, but to let the pro-
perty descend to the heir-at-law.
Cross-examined—He (witness) could neither read nor
write. He remembered attending at the office of Mr.
Jackson, solicitor, of Ross, some time ago, w;th Mr. and
Mrs. Farley, but he had not then seen the will, nor given
any opinion as to the signatures.

These were the.only witnesses who were examined for
the prosecution, tut Mr. Daniell intimated that he had.
others which he should produce if allowed time to an so.
Mr. Lewis then addressed the Bench, arid alleged that
the will was a butill.fide doeauent, and had been duly
executed by the testator, William Welsh. lle then pro-
ceeded to call witnesses to prove his statement.
Ann Jones was first put in the witness-box. She
stated herself to be the wife of Benjamin Jones, of
Newent, in. the county of Gloucester, and deposed' to
the execution of the will by the testator. The testator
then lived at Newent, and asked witnuss to " see him
sign something." Accordingly, she went with him to
Mrs. Parley's, where she found Benjamin Grubb and
Charlotte Farley. After the old man had signed the
piper, it was witnessed by herself, Grubb, and Charlotte
Farley, all of whom signed their names as witnesses.
The witness did not at that time know what was the
nature of the document which she signs-d. It was written
out by a carpenter named Nurden, who, betbre it was
signed, read it iover to th, deceased. It was about six-
teen years ago -when this was dune
Cross-examined by Mr. ainiell—She had never seen
the paper or will again until yesterday. She had been
examined at Cheltenham relative to this will by Mr.
Augustus Newt.4i, barriver ; and also by Mr. Wyse,
attorney ; but the will was not produced then.
Hannah Yend, sister. to the deceased, was also exa-
mined as to the handwriting to the will, and she believed
the signature was in her brother's handwriting. On hcr
cross-examination she admitted that she bad not seen
her brother for ten years before his death, nor had she
been in, the habit of receiving letters from him.
The possession of the will having been by the neces-
sary evidence traced from the accused by the wife of th.,
plideinspeetmr, to whom it was given up by Mrs. Far-
when she and her husband were taken inta custody,
the case was remanded fur a week, and the will tin
pounded in the meantime.
The prisoner's' attorney -intimated his intention of
takinit immediate proceertings in Chancery for proving
the validity of the will. The prisoners were liberated on
their personal undertaking to appear when called upon.

THE RECENT HORRIBLE DUEL
IN AMERICA.
(From the New York Commercial Adveltiser.)
The horrible affair at Richmond, of whicn we spoke on
Friday and Saturday, has terminated fatally to one of the
parties. Mr. Pleasants died of his wounds on Frit:av
morning. The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Patriot gives the following account of the combat :
The quarrel had gone on in their newspapers to such
an extent that Mr. Pleasants thought himself cared
upon to bring the matter to a crisis. He therefore sent
a request t!, tlr. Ritchie to meet .him at a specified place
and hour across the river from Richmond, with side
arms, Mr. Ravine sent word back that he could not con-
sent to settle the affair in that way. Mr. Pleasants then
sett him word that the matter' must oe settled, and in
that way.
r. Ritchie then prepared himself with a revolver of
six bArrels, two duelling pistols, and a horseman's short
sword, and repaired to the place designated at the time
ram. d.

Mr. Pleasants arrivA, with two (or four, there is a
doubt about this) common pist,lB and a sword cane. A
't-iend of Mr. Heasants' approached Mr.-Ritchie, and
said - to him that he thought the difficulty might be
settled if the latter would do one thing7—neknowledge
that he beLesei Mr. Pleasants. to be a brave man. Mr.
Ritchie repliA that, once he could have done this. but.
now, Mr. Pleasants having called him there, he could
not make such an acknowledgment.
Soon after this Mr. Pleasants approached Mr. Ritchie,
considerably in advance of the two friends who t,ad ac-
companied him to the spot. As he approached at
rapid pace Mr. Ritchie fired s Jeceis.vely his two duelling
pistols, resting each on his left at m, drawn up in an
an..le for that purpose. He then presented his revolver
and fired either four or five of its barrels. After he
had fired first !Ton Mr. Pleasants the latter drew and
fired thrL:e without effect, all the time -rushing up to
Air. Ritchie, and when near enough he struck him with
his sword cane, aheu the scabbard flew off, and Mr.
Ritchie struck up the blade or spear with his short
sword, in doing which he received ttse point in the cor-
ner of his mouth, cutting upward a slight gash.
Mr. Pleasants then lel hosing received the wounds
—one ball raked across the back of his left hand, carry-
ing away all the muscles and tendons Lading to the
fingers—another passed through the fleshy part of his
left arm, half way up from the dhow to the >boulder.
Another entered the left breast, and ranged round under
the arm. A fourth entercd the left groin, and proved
mortal. The fifth wound was In the right high—either
by a ball or thrust from the short. sword.
So has ended the earthly career of the gifted, the
high-minded, the generous, whole soul d John Hampden
Pleasants l His loss to the community in which he
moved, to the editorial fraternity of which he was ever
a sparkling, brilliant member, and to the thousands of
ev,rolefighted and instructed readers, will be most
deeply felt, as his sanguinary exit will he sadly mourned,
For many years he has been one of tile most vigorous,
Original, and brilliant political writers in the country.
He was a man strong impuls- s, and, in the excite-
ment of the moment, sometimes committed editorial
errors, or did- hint opponents injustice ; but that man
lived not who would more readily or amply atone for
indiscretions or injuries of this nature.

RENEWING THE SUGAR CANE FROM THE SEED.—The
Royal Agricultural Society of Jamaica have been making
inquiries on this important sulject ; Dr. Shier, the agricul-
tural chemist of British Guiana, having pressed it on their
attention. They sent to Mr. Trail', the superintendent of
the garden of Ibralmn Pasha, at Cairo ; but he reported
that the cane is propagated in Egypt by cuttings alone, and
is scarcely ever swn to produce flowers. Mr. Lambert, the
secretary of the Ceylon Agricultural Society, stated that•he
had-been unable to obtain cane seeds d :ring an employment
in cane cultivation in Spain for fillet n years, and in Ceylon
for four years. During his residence in Spain, he had only
seen three canes in flower. He had heard that cane seeds
did germinate in 25 degrees north latitude in India, but had
been unable to ascertain the fact. It was stated that we
must look for seeds of the plant front spontaneous vegetation
in India or Chin t. There i. 4 rett=on to believe that in many
parts ,f India the flowering of the cane is deemed untOrtu-
nste, and prevented as much us wt., The Jamaica So-
ciety de,irt to have an agricultural c'tpthi:d f 4. the colony.
They are about to send a Mr. Ci.urclid to study under Pro-
fessor Johnston, in Scotland. for six months, and probably
then to study under Dr. Shier, in Guiana, for a further
period. -

this case. His father bad been concerned for the young
woman, a ho charged Ander.on with aAsaulting her, and
subsequently she was accus,,d by him with annoying him
in the street. and going to his place of business. Mr.
Pelham. jun., then produced three letters in the de-
fendant's hand wri:int!, which he had written at various
times and given to the female he had seduced. They
were to the f.liowing effect