The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-02 00:00:00

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CHARGE OF VIOLATION. Yesterday Mr. David
Wilson, a respectable-looking elderly person, of large
property, owner, it was said, of nearly 600 houses in
the district, was charged with committing a criminal
assault upon a pretty-looking little girl, under eleven
years of age, named Sarah Ann Serle, daughter of a
coal dealer, occupying part of one of the defendant's
houses in Gloucester-street, Ilaggerstone.
From the evidence of the child it appeared that she
was usually sent to the defendant to pay hire tho weekly
rent, and on Thursday se'linight (last Thursday she
called it) went to him at his counting-house, near the
Vinegar-ground, to pay him 7s. She had to wait, she
said, till a lady was gone who was paying re nt, and he
then gave the defendant the 7s. and the rent book, upon
which he kissed her two or three times, an i gave her
6d., telling her to go and spend that, and that when sho
came back ho would give her something nicer. She ac-
cordingly went and laid out the 6d. for fruit and sweet-
meats, and returned in about ten minutes. 'I he defendant
then shut the outer door and locked the counting-house,
door, and she described what then took place, fully
making out the charge against the defendant. When
he began his misconduct she said she told him she would
tell her mother, but he frightened her by saying that he
would call a policAnan to her. He afterwards took a
bottle from his cupboard and gave her three little glasses
,of gin mixed with water, and he drank 4 glass himself,

after which he opened the door and let .her out, but
what she had drank so affected her that she could, hardly

gethome, vowrbeing then q,
related what had occurred.

The mother confirmed the latter part of the statement, •
and said she examined the chlld'S person, and afterwards ,
took her to a medicargentlendin. She afterwards ssw
the defendant passing near the;honse, and called him in
and reproached him with his misconduct, upon which he '
became very much excited, and. went away, saying that
ho wbuld see about it.
Mr.'Vaun cross-examined the mother,who said they were .
somel weeks in arrear with rent, and when the defendant •
called at the house, after this alleged occurrence, to ask:
if they had not got any money for him, she asked him.
how he could look her in the face and ask her for any—
thing. The husband (not now present) then followed:
defendant, and she went after them, but did not hear•
passed between them. They next went into a.
,c- house, and were together about half an hour, an&
unbend became drunk.. She also went in and sate,-.
ig that time, and was treated with drink by the de--

be child herself was subjected to a long and search-
n.oss-examination, which, however, only tended the
b strongly to confirm her first evidence.
;r. HAmstiLL, after a very long inquiry, remanded
r rase,
the circumstances, he required sureties to a large
pint, two for 2501. each, and the defendant's recog-
nizances for double that amount.
The bail not being ready, the defendant was in the k
evening conveyed with the other prisoners in the polices.
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RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Nov. 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was rather brisk, ant
the sales were:—Great Western, 414 dis.—Ditto, 17/. Shares,
3 dis.— North Staffordshire, 6 dis.—Birmingham and Derby
Stock, 54,
LIVERPOOL, Nov 1 • _ _

STOCK EXCHANGEL—We have hardly so good a demand
for shares to-day, and several of the trading stock prices have
receided, so that London and North-Western is now quoted
at 117, Midlands 80 for cash. The transactions were limited,
and the market closed tamely at the following prices :
Caledonian, Preference. 5 c. dis.—Great Northern (A.
Shares;, Deferred, 41/9—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late
Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters, 7c. dia.—Ditto,
Fifths, 4% c.—Ditto, 101. Preference, i 4 p.—London and
North- Western, Quarters, 1 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 10 c.—Ditto (late Great
Grimsby and Sheffield), 29 dis.—Midland Stock, 81 c.—
Ditto, New Halves, 10% dis.-:—North British, 15 th—N orth
Staffordshire, 57,8—Scottish Central, 24,4—Shrewsbury and
Chester (late N. W. M.), 5 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover,
Ne. 4, Thirds, 6% c.—York, Nevkastle, and Berwick (O.
N. E. Purchase), 1% dis.
MANCHESTER, Nov. 1.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer-
ence, 1 dis.—Newcastle, Preference, 43 dis.—Leeds, PrefeN
ence, 14 p.—HudderAield, Thirds, 71,x—South-Eastern and
Dover, No. 4, 6 9-16--North Staffordshire, 64 dis.—
West Riding Union, 5 15-16 dis.—Great Northern (A), 4
Sheffield, No. 2, 10.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 1. _ _

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market was still less animated,
and prices dropped. The sales are—North Staffordshire,
61,E ois.—Shropshire Union, 314 dis.—Great Northern,
3% dia.