The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-06 00:00:00

No. 16,706. LONDON, MON DAY E E N G

OFFICE of the GOVERNOR and COMPANY
of COPPER MINERS in ENGLAND, Old Broad-street,
London, March 18, 1846.
The Court of Assistants of the Governor and Company of Copper
Miners in England hereby give notice that the Annual General Court
for the Election of Governor, Deputy Governor, and Assistants for
the ensuing year will, pursuant to the Charter, be held at the Office
of the Company, No. 57%, Old Broad-street, on WaDNBSDAY, the 81.11
of April next, at Twelve o'clock precisely.
They further give notice, that such General Co •rt will likewise be
on Special Affairs.
By order of the Court of AssistNGLants,
W. lIS, Secretary.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
96, CORNIIII,L, LONDOK.
Capital X 600.000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This Institution oe'ers important and sukstantial advan-
tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
The assured has, on all occasions, the power to berme, without ex-
pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion
of ki3 interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances
,or terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION OF PEOFIT2.
The success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled
he Directors, at the last annual investigation, to deeltke a third
Oonus, varying from lii to 71 per cent. on the premiums paid on
:itch Policy effected on the Profit scale.
EXAMPLhS.

M
ACHED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER-
C", HALL.
On WEDNESDAY EVENING Next, Aran sth, 1846, will be
performed HANDEL'S MESSIAH.

- Principal Vocal Performers, Bliss Birch, Miss M. B. Hawes, Mr.
Braham, and Mr. Phillips.
The Band and Chorus will consist of above Five Hundred Per.
formers.

Tickets 3s. each; Reserved Seats, In the Gallery, ss. ; In the
Area, 10s. 6d. ; may be obtained of the principal Musicsellers ; of
Mr. Rowley, 53, Charing-cross ; Mr. Ries, 102, Strand ; or of Mr.
Mitchell, 39, Charing-cross.

THOS. BREWER, Hon. Sec.
N.B. This performance will not be repeated.

triHE CAMPAIGN on the SUTL.grereating
JL immense interest at the present moment, there is exhibiting
at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION Portraits of the
most Distinguished Men both in the SIKH ARMY and GOVERN-
MENT of LAHORE, taken by a lady of rank, distinguished in the
Fine Arts, during her residence in India. Also, Portraits of Sir Henry
Hardinge, Sir Robert and Lady-Sale, &c. By means of the OPAQUE
MICROSCOPE these interesting Portraits are on a magnifiet nt
scale. Mornings, at Half-past Four o'clock ; Evenings at a Quarter
to Ten. The LECTURES include those on ASTRONOMY, during
Passion Week daily, at a Quarter to Three and Eight in the Evening.
COLEMAN'S WORKING MODEL ascending and descending In-
clined Planes, &c.

which might afterwards be followed by a temporary revival.
The case for the prosecution having been concluded,
Mr. PIaDEAUX, in a forcible address to the jury, com-
mented upon the improbability of the girl having taken
down the child herself without awakening either of the
Francises ; and further contended that even if they were
satisfied that she had done this, she ought to be acquitted,
as the fair presumption was that the injury. had been pro-
duced accidentally, and that the extravasation of blood had
caused a temporary suspension of the animal power, which
had led the poor girl to believe that the body was really dead.
Mr. Baron ROLFP: then summed up the case to the jury,
and told them that they must not trifle with their con-
sciences, but that if they thought all the circumstances of
the case fairly consistent with innocence, they ought to ac-
quit the prisoner of the murder. He was then proceeding
to tell the jury that they might, nevertheless, if they
thought proper, convict her of concealing the birth of the
child, when

Mr. PRIDEAUX reminded the Learned Judge that the sta-
tute which authorised this applied only to the concealment
of the dead body of an infant.
Mr. Baron ROLFE then said, that that was certainly so,
and told the jury that as the body in this case was found
alive, they must convict her of the murder, or acquit her
altogether.
The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Not
Guilty.
ASSAULT FROM JEALOUSY.—CaIeb Emery was indicted for
malicisusly wounding John Townsend West, with intent to
murder him. There was also a count charging an intent to
maim, and a third count charging an intent to do grievous
bodily harm.
Mr. Stone and Mr. Edwards conducted the prosecution ;
Mr. Prideaux appeared for the defence.
It appeared from the evidence, that on the night of the
10th of February last a most outrageous assault had been
committed by the prisoner on the prosecutor, a surgeon, re-
siding in Shepton Mallett. He had been knocked down and
most violently beaten about the head, where he had received
five severe wounds of a very serious character. The prisoner
had subsequently stated that he had given the little doctor
such a pill that he would not want another in a hurry ; but
that he should not have done it if it had not been for Sal
Fownell. This Sal Fownell had pointed out the doctor to
him upon their meeting him accidentally, when they were
walking together, and it was shortly after this that the as-
sault was committed. There with evidence to show that the
prisoner suspected the prosecutor of having been too intimate
with his wife.

Mr. PRIDEAUX addressed the jury for the prisoners, and
contended that the evidence showed that the attack could
not have been premeditated ; and that they ought, therefore,
to find the prisoner guilty of a common assault only.
The jury, however, returned a verdict upon the third count
of Guilty of an intent to do grievous bodily harm.
There are two other indictments against the prisoner for
felonious assaults upon his wife—the one with intent to
murder her, and the other with intent to do her grievous
bodily harm ; but as these have not been inquired into, the
Learned Judge deferred passing sentence on the present
conviction.