The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-20 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Thomas Bates, a powerful blackguard-looking fellow,
was brought up before Mralammill, charged with being
concerned with several men not in custody in the follow-
ing brutal attack upon Mr. Josiah Mason, a tradesman
in Goswell-street

The complainant, accompanied by a friend, entered a
public-house in the Kingsland-road to procure some re-
freshment, after a walk, on the preceding eveeing, and
there saw the prisoner and four or five other men drink-
ing at the bar. Two young women also entered a few
minutes afterwards, one of whom was showing her foot,
which had been injured, to the other, when the pri-
soner's wife interfered with them and made use of some
filthy expression, and upon the young woman expressing
her resentment, she struck her such a violent blow in
the face that her eye became swollen and black. The
complainant reproved the prisoner's wife for such an un-
provoked and cruel attack, and was immediately set upon
by the prisoner and his companions with such ferocity
that the landlord was obliged to interfere for his protec-
tion, and the whole gang were ejected from the house.
There they made such a disturbance and uttered such
vindictive threats, that the complainant, his friend, and
the two young women were afraid for a long time to leave
the house, and were at length let secretly out at the pri-
vate door; but they had no sooner got into the street
than they were discovered by the prisoner and the other
men, the former of whom rushed upon the prosecutor and
struck him down by a violent blow in the face, while
his wife and the four other men beat and kicked him
about the head and body as he lay upon the pavement
in such a brutal and savage manner that, as one of the
witnesses expressed it, "he was completely covered
with blood, and appeared to be perfectly emaciated."
Tne screams of the women, and cries,for the police from
several of the neighbours, ultimately brought up several
constables, who rescued the prosecutor from further in-
jury and took the prisoner into custody, but his com-
panions effected their escape.
When called upon for his defence the prisoner said
that he had been struck first by the complainant a blow
onithe mouth which knocked out one of his teeth, but
he acknowledged that ho had no witnesses to corrobo-
rate his statement; and this being positively contradicted
by the complainant and another witness, who declared
that if ho had sustained such. en injury he must have re-
ceived it in the course of his being ejected from the
house by the landlord and his assistants to protect the
plaintiff from his violence,

Mr. HAMinILL, after commenting severely upon the
prisoner's outrageous and wanton conduct, ultimately
consented, at th instance of the complainant, to adju-
dicate upon the case summarily, and sentenced the pri-
soner to pay the extreme penalty of 51., or, in default,
to be committed to the House of Correction for two
months.

The prisoner was not able to pay the penalty, and he
was therefore removed in the van.

CLERKENWELL.

Placid° Cornoti, an Italian, who was described in the
police sheet as a picture-frame maker, of 3, Summer-
street, Clerkenwell, was charged with having violently
assaulted and stabbed at police-constable Ward, N 0.141
G division; and Mary Slater and Mary Collins were
also charged with having assaulted the officer and at-
tempted to rescue the prisoner.
Ward, whose head was bound up and who was much
injured, deposed that yesterday morning, at about two
o'clock, he was on duty in Warner-street, Cold Bath-
fields, Clerkenwell, when his attention was attracted by
a noise, and on proceeding to the spot he found the pri-
soners, who were hootiLg and disturbing the whole
neighbourhood. Ho remonstrated with them, and urged
there to go home quietly, when the min turned upon
him and abused him. Witness took him into custody,
on which the female prisoner rushed at him and at-
tempted to rescue the male prisoner. Police constables
214 and 270 G came to his assistance, and they suc-
ceeded in apprehending the prisoners. The male pri-
soner was exceedingly outrageous, and fought and
kicked at witness and knocked him down. He then took
a knife from his pocket, swore he would rip him open,
and made a stab at witness, but mischief was prevented
in consequence of the point of the blade coining in con-
tact with his belt, which was cut.
Constable 244 G confirmed this evidence. When he
saw the prisoner take the knife from his pocket, deli-
berately open it, and make a stab at Ward, he (witness)
struck him on the arm with his staff, and he dropped
the knife.

270 G gave corroborative testimony.
The prisoners denied the charge. The male prisoner
affected ignorance of the Erig language, until the
woman Slater said she had known Mr. Cornoti for the
last four years. She met him on Sunday night, when
he asked her to have something to drink. Mrs. Collins
and herself accompanied him to a public-house, where
they drank together, and they were only anxious to get
him home.

Mr. COMBE—Did he invite you to drink in the Eng-
lish languag,? Prisoner—Yes, Sir,
Mr. COMBE—Then he understands English? Prisoner
—Oh dear, yes Sir, quite well.—(A laugh.)
Mr. COMBE said it would have no good effect upon
such a fellow as the prisoner to inflict a pecuniary fine.
He would therefore sentence him to one month's impri-
sonment, without fine, in the 11,-,use of Correction. The
women were sentenced to pay a fine of 20s.
Cornoti was tak.•n from the bar and locked up.

SEABORNE MAILS.
(X signifies that the mails are sent frore the General Post-office
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in From what When
PLACES. General Post-office port die- due.
London. i patched.
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America (by U.S. pkt.) NiMay 27 .. • • ,Liverpool May 22
America (by U.S. pkt.) Mlllay 21 .. Southampt.
Africa (West coast) .. Nil4th of the month 'Plymouth June 3
Alexandria* • • ...... Nll9th & 30th of mo.lDover .. May 18
Belgium .. .. •• Ni Daily . • I Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. • .. M 9th of the month ;Southampt. June 12
Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month ISonthampt. June 12
California(viaChagres)M 17th of month Southampt. May 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month ;Plymouth.. June 3
Constantinople* .. 17,7 th 17th 27th of mo , Dover .. May 20
Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. June 5
Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th. a
Chili .. .• . 3117th of the month Southampt. May 20
France M &NiTwice daily ;Dover • • Tvrlcedaily
Greece* .. • • NI 7th 17th 27th of mo 'Dover • • May 20
Hamburgh .• N.Tuesday & Friday London Tues. Sat.
Holland .. • • .. MlWednes. & Satan ILonden Most.Tha
Honduras Nll7th of the moathlSouthampt. May 20
Ireland .. •• M & 31-Twice daily .. —lllolyhead •• Twicedaily
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India (via Marseilles) N 7 th& 24th of month ;D over • • Arrived
I Mediterranean (via
Southampton) • • 341 20th of the monthlSonthampt. May 23
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) .. N 7th& 24th ofmonthlDover .. Arrived
Mexico • .. 312 d of the month.. ISouthampt. I June
Madeira .. • • .. M 9th of the month ISouthampt.
Malta* June! 12
N 7t.82,,tii ,19tia,27th,}
30th of month Dover May 20
Naples* .. • • • • 31,5 th 15th 25th of mo Dover .. May 22
Papal States* .. Nlsth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .• May 22
Peninsular_ •.. 31 7th 17th 27th of mo, Southampt, 'May 24
Nsth 15th 25th ofmo Dover •• May 22
Peru „•• • • Mllith of the month i Southampt. Ma 20
1117th of the month ;Southampt. May 20
NestTnsally:l ..
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) 111L2d of the month .. Southampt. June 5

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French packet via Marsei
CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to
are now despatched and d

2d of the month .
ountries thus marl
and from Callfornt

Southampt. June 5
Led (*) are conveyed by

We by every Ameri;

[a, via the 'United State
[can packet.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following
gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for
the diploma, were admitted members of the College at the
meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 16th inst. :
Messrs. William Tait Carr, Aberdeen; Frederic James
Caldecott, Dorking, Surrey; John Wilde, Islington;
William Warwick, Belfast ; Henry Simpson, Chester;
Henry Power, London ; Ebenezer Moore, Islington ; Edwin
Wilson, Hyde, Cheshire; Richard Wellings, Ravenstone,
Leicestershire; Albert William Hanford, Nottingham;
Francis Trevelyan Buckland, Deanery, Westminster; Ed-
ward George Wake, Hull; Henry Cornelius Thomas, Vaux-
hall-road; John Fountain, Cowley, Middlesex; and Alfred
Carpenter, Rothwell, Northampton. Admitted on the 16th
inst : Messrs. Thomas White, Chester ; Edward Long,
Dublin ; Frederick William Wilders, Chesterton, Hunting-
donshire ; George Brennan, Cork ; Nevill Jackson, Stam-
ford, Lincolnshire ; Edward Rails' Tunbridge, Kent ;
Thomas Britton, York; John Davis, Sunderland; Jacobus
Silverman, Middlesex place, Paddington ; and Lancelot
Armstrong, Camberwell.
SIQUESTERED BENEFICES.--A Bill has been
return weillircall
broughtsequestration
into Parliament to amend the law relating to the
tchqautesset:aetraioincaosfesboefn:fices for debt. If a benefice is seques-
teredpassing of the Act of'
not under the existing law, the bishop of the diocese has
mentpoolfver to set apart more than 200/. a year for the pay-
es to discharge the ministerial duties. From a
provides that in allc
_ was made to Parliament last year it appears
sequestration have taken place since the
400/. a year in va
are of considerable Parliament, and some of these livings
value with several churches. The Bill
tion for the debts of an
astaeasll'where a benefice which exceeds
hereafter be put under sequestra-
may, if he thinks propeyr,
payment of a curate or curuactte
parish
incumbent,de the bishop of the diocese
one-half the income for the
to discharge the spiritual
duties connected with the