The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-17 00:00:00

A TRIAL IN FRANCE.

An cid invalid was on Saturday taken before the court-
martial, to answer the charge of having stabbed a ser-
geant of the Hotel des Invalides with a shoemaker's awl.
The President asked him his name. "I am Louis XVII.,
King of Franco and Navarre," said he. " But," said the
President, "you must have some family name, in addi-
tion to that quality." " I bear the name of my father,
the unfortunate Louis XVI., King of France and Na-
varre." The President said, " Speak with good sense, if
it be possible." He replied. " I have said, write Louis
XVII." It being impossible to get any other answer
from him, was stated to the Court that the accused was
named Persat, that he was formerly in a light dragoon
regiment, and that he was a corporal at the Hotel des In-
valides. The offence having been proved, the prisoner
rose, and in his kingly quality protested against the
court-martial trying a person of his rank. He also
announced that he had communicated the following docu-
ment to the President of the Republic:—
" Having an indisputable right to the crown of France
I order—

" Art. 1. There shall be paid to me by the public
Treasury twelve years' pay in my quality of Prince
Royal.
" Art. 2. I abdicate all my rights in favour of Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte, in the persuasion that it is an act
necessary for the good of my country.
" Art. 3. A passport shall be delivered to me, to
enable me to go to Austria, to reside with my Royal
Family and my Austrian relatives, and to join my dear
sister Marie Tb‘rese Charlotte de Bourbon, Duchess
d'Angouleme.
" Done and given at Paris, 12th February, 1851.
" Lours XVIII.,
" King of France and Navarre.
" P.S. The letters which I have had the honour to
write to you, as well as to the Minister of Finance, will
give you the proof of my royal person. In friendship,
Prince, I am yours truly, Louis XVII., King of F. and N."
This important document he confided with his owa
royal hands to the porter of the Elysee with the direc-
tion that it should be forthwith handed to the President.
Witnesses stated that the prisoner acted with perfect in-
telligence in all matters, except what regarded his fan-
cied rights to the throne as Louis XVII., or except after
drinking. The accused, however, indignantly protested
against the idea of his mind being affected, and repea-
tedly declared that he was Louis XVII. He also again
demanded that as a Royal Prince he should be sent be-
fore a higher tribunal. The Court acquitted him on
the ground of insanity, but ordered him to be given up
to the General commanding the first military division,
in order to be taken care of.

at St. Thomas's Hospital to re-
ceiveBANQUET AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.--The Lord
Mayor attended on Tuesday . .
office he was unanimously elected upon the death of the late
" the charge," as President of that institution, to which
Sir John Pirie, Bart. His Lordship afterwards received at
dinner, at the Mansion-house, the Treasurer and his lady,
with the almoners, and several of the governors, also the
medical stair of the hospital, as well as a number of his Lord-
ship's private friends, to meet them. Covers were laid in
the Egyptian. hall for 150; and among the guests we noticed
—The treasurer of the Royal Hospital; Charles Barclay,
Esq., president of Guy's Hospital ; Alderman Copeland, M.P.,
treasurer of King's-cross Hospital ; C. B. Stutfield, Esq.,
treasurer of the London Hospital, and Mrs. Stutfield ; Bo-
namy Dobree, Esq., treasurer of Guy's Hospital ; the Right
Hon. Stephen Lushington, D.C.L. John Masterman, Esq.,
M.P., Sir James Duke, M.P., Bar't, ; the Hon. J. Melville,
Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq.
M.P., Mr. Baldock, M.P., 'M.P. .'
Alderman Humpher,y,
Alderman Sidney, M.P., Alderman
Wilson, Alderman Farncomb, Alderman Moon, Alderman
Hodgkinson, Mr. Tite, F.R.S.,
Finnis, Alderman Salomons, Alderman Carter, Mr. Sheriff
J. W. Freshtielci isq. Dr.
Aotihnre,. acilt.er.vs..anjd. Butler,lll ,leress.tohnJe.,
Barker, M.D., Dr. Leeson, M.D., Dr. Bennet, ' M.D., Dr.
rlearunsr,cdicos ,oGmMaprr
Company,
onSrydi
,m,
blaster of
0, At?'
the
hri:). ti.aC' nldlio tArhi Irvsho.irkl'
Mr. and Mrs. H. IL Briggs, Mr. Henry Kemble, Mr.
Heath, Mr. Josiah Wilson, Mr. Barker, Mr. J.
B.
and Mrs. J.
`Wood, and a number of other gentlemen.
REPRESENTATION OF CORK CITY.—The Cork
Examiner of Monday announces the resignation of Mr. W.
Fagan, one of the representatives of that city. The same
journal contains an address to the electors from Mr. Sergeant
Murphy, offering himself as a candidate, in which he says—
‘i 'Whatever opinions I (int common with others of your
community) mayhanvaeveecnonesritrrl as to the question of
'protection,' events
attempts to re-enacty modified
it them. lam
of opinion that any now might, in
districts of England, lead
manufacturingto serious con-
sequences;niantifac however, Ido not shut my eyes to the
but, fact
heavy burdens which
are many press on the
that there
agricultural interest of Ireland, and I will readily join in any
plan that may b
e devised for affording that interest relief. I
have seen with deep
disgust the introduction into Parliament
of the `Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill.' I need not
say that that Bill 'll 11 have my most strenuous opposition."
There is a rumour that 3 Mr. Butt, Q.C., will be in the field
on the Conservative interest.
imouGri THE STREETS.—
DRIVING OF CATTLE T
On Tuesday a cl a •
, DEpuTATio TIER HOME SECRETARY,—
' Sir James
1 Imtation, coN Tig°t. gof Mr. Masterman, M.l ~
Markets
Duke, M.P.n,sMri.n-11. L. Taylor (chairman theof_n.s.,
Hicks
Improvement Committee), Messrs. H Etc 10r, •
attended b
(Deputy), T, IL Hall, John Dixon, and Dakin, . d.
Mr. Tyrrell, the
City • Remembrances, waited upon Str.
Grey, Bart., Di ,p,, The City Bill, with
• •, at the Home-office.
reference to Smithfield a ket being lost for the present
session of P -mr
Parliament the object of the deputation was to
ascertain whether the Government would aid in effecting one
of the objects embraced in. that Bill, by repealing, during the
present session, a statute which keeps the market open until
three o'clock in the afternoon, thus mitigating the inconve-
nience of cattle driving in the City When during the h 941'4
the greets are crovded,

Second Masters—Samuel Braddon (1844), of the
Trafalgar, 1820, at Sheerness, to the Caradoc, steam-
packet, at Woolwich ' • Edward M'Kenzie (1845), to the
Trafalgar. Assistant Surgeon Dr. John Barclay (1846),
to the ,screw-tender.
Clerk in harge—R. J. B. Tucker (1848), late of
the Flamer, to the Caradoc.

THE BRAZILS.—A letter from Rear-Admiral Roy-
nolds'a squadron, dated March 15, says there is nothing
stirring. The Southampton, 50, Captain Cory, with the flag
of Rear 'Admiral Reynolds, C. 8., had had a cruise to sea
on account of a few cases of fever on board this ship, one
only of which terminated fatally. Captrin Scornbery,
late of the Cormorant, goes home in the Tay, the first
lieutenant of her being made acting-commander till the
arrival of Commander Chamberlain in the Amphitrite,
expected in a few days. The Thetis, 38, Captain
Kuper, C. 8., and Tweed, 18, Commander Lord F.
Russell, are at Bahia, with Conflict, screw-
sloop, Commander Drake, and Sharpshooter. screw-gun
vessel, Lieut.-Commander Dalby, are at Rio. The
Geyser, steam-sloop, Commander Tatham, is cruising
to the southward, and really, from her forlorn appear-
ar ce when she arrived after having been on shore, she
looks very well, better even than before. The cold
weather will soon set in here—" bono for the fevers,"
as the Portuguese tell us; .so after a short cruise or two
the Southampton will stop here for our relief.
The Locust steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Curtis,
arrived at Rio on the 19th February.
The admiral intends a short trip to the mountain
while the Southampton is away cruising.
PRIZE-MONEY TO THE CYCLOPS STEAM-PRIGATE.—
Burnett and Wynne has given notice to the late officers
and crew of her Majesty's steam-vessel Cyclops, the
Honourable George Fowler Hastings, captain, that an
account of bounties, &c., received for the under-men-
tioned captures, will be forthwith deposited in the re-
gistry of the High Court of Admiralty—viz, Bom Sue-
cesso, captured Dec. 25, „1848; Eaperanca, captured
May 10, 1849..
The Penelope, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Lyster, went
out of Portsmouth harbour on Monday morning. Com-
modore Bruce hoisted his red burgee yesterday morning
on board her; she will be paid advance to-day. The
Sprightly steam-tender, took out to her yesterday morn-
ing the corporal and six privates of the Royal Marine
Artillery, for a passage to the coast to fill up vacancies
in the squadron.
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, is all atannt. She
is rattling down her rigging and landing her old defec-
tive chain cables; she will probably go out of the basin
at Portsmouth on Friday.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 16.—The Penelope, 22, Captain
Lyster, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Bruce,
weighed from Spithead this morning at 10 14, and
sailed eastward to teat her engines. It is said her en-
gines will not give a back turn quick enough. The
Teazer (her tender) went out yesterday to ascertain
what water she made, as she is reported leaky.
The Stromboli steam-sloop is having her old boilers
removed, being ordered new ones.

The SimooM iron steam-frigate has been taken into
the steamer basin to-day.

The Coldstream, Indiaman, sailed yesterday morning
for Madras and Calcutta.

The Hastings, 72, Captain Austen, flag of Rear-Ad•
miral Austen, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief of the East
India and China station,-was in Saugur-roads, Calcutta,
on the 7th of March, and would sail for Trincomalee
about the 15th.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Her Majesty's steam-troop
ship Birkenhead, Master-Commander Robert Salmond,
sailed yesterday with four companies of artillery for
Quebec.
The steam-vessel Vulture went alongside the Royal
William Victualling-yard yesterday, and embarked a de-
tachment of the 77th Regiment, with which she sailed
to-day for Pendennis Castle, to relieve a detachment of
the 4th, King's Own.
The General Screw Steam Navigation Company's ship
Bosphorus, Captain Hall, sailed yesterday, at half-pass
12 o'clock, with mails for Sierra Leone and the Cape of
Good Hope. She has in all 29 passengers, and takes to
the Cape 50,0091. in specie and a full and valuable cargo
of British manufactured goods.
The Propontis, Captain Glover, is hourly expected
with the Cape mails.
WOOLWICH, APRIL H.—The Rattler steam-sloop
was paid off at Woolwich yesterday, and 1 sergeant, 15
gunners, and 1 drummer of the Royal Marine Artillery
landed from her, and proceeded by the North Kent
Railway en route to
join head-quarters at Portsmouth.

APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants—John Ward (b) (1850), to the Fisgard,
flag-ship at Woolwich; W.C. S. Sulivan, to the Excel-
lent, gunnery-ship at Portsmouth.
Naval Instraetor—George Foster (1842), to the Belle-
rophon, 78, at Devonport.
_ Second Master—Benjamin B. Stuart (1846), to the
Tyne, 22. store-ship at Deptford.
Master's Assistant—Thomas A. Mansell, to the Fis-
gard.

The Cyclops steam frigate was taken out of the basin
to-day; and the Greenock, 10, iron screw frigate, taken
in to hare her engines of less horse power substituted
for her old ones.
The Furious, 16, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, was taken
down to Woolwich to-day from the City Canal, having
had her engines put on board by Messrs. Seaward
and Co.
The Vivid Dover mail steam-packet, Captain Smithett,
will hare her repairs completed by the end of the present
month, and will return to Dover to resume her duties on
that station.

7.-,The Govern°lo, Sardinian war-steamer.—Count Di
Person°, the Captain of the Sardinian steamer Gover-
nolo, now lying at Woolwich, has returned to Genoa, on
family aff.iirs. He has been suceeded in the command
by Baron Di nolosano, The latter officer has been

awATiiit.W°ll3l_oounodt..
:01. ialos4.l.
Id. Price.
5515:1
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per ifs.
Annum. Share.
-------
S 5. d. A a. d.
East London...• ••• • •• SI. per cent. 100 0 0 -
Grand Junction ••• • • • 41. per cit. 50 0 0 - 70
Kent................ 41. per cut. 100 0 0 - 80
Lambeth - 97
New Rivr Lndn Brdge 41. Os. - - 67%
Vauxha11'............ 51. per ant. 100 0 0 - 97
West Middlesex • . • i 61. Oa. pr ant. - - 109
D 0017.11.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---------- ..........I =.. g ft................ ............
A s. d. A a. d.
Commercial ••••.. • • .. 41. pr sent. sunk. , - 84
East and West Ind. a ... Si. pr cent. Stook; - 144
East Country ... 20s. per eh. 100 0 0 ~.. -
London .. 5/. pr cent. Stock. - n 3
Ditto Bonds" .. .. 41. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine .• •-• •• 3% per cent. Stock. - 76
-
Southampton Bpotnonds .... ............ 42341D.11p.vepilrdriec.oneenintt..,
i:Axaci. - -
BRIDGE*
Name of Company. per •f Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
10700.__r10093
i7DO
'Dividend
Charing-cross .• .... •• - - - 15
Southwrk .......... - 100 0 0 - 334
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. be 0 0 -
Waterloo .....• • • •• z, -
DUO Old Ann. mat. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 25
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od.Names-ot
Vauxhall .... ... Av.
CANALIII3.
HAMS of 2 Dividend Price.
Companies. I per Companies. 1,, Per Price.
Annum. . Annum.
- -.---. -
A X
Ashtn & Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield • 100 21. 10s. SO
Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 180 Neath ..- •• • leo 161. -
ItrknkisAbrg 150 Si. a 5 Oxford.. •. • • 100 201. 160
Birmingham 40 41. 91 Peak Forest. 73 31. 18s. 70
Coventry.... 100 251. 200 Regent's ...• 33 11. 85. 18%
Derby ••• •• 1001 61. 63 Rochdale.... 351 41. 42
Ellsrare&Chs 133, 355. 26% Somrset Coal 153171.105. -
GrandJunctn 100 41. pr. ct. Si Do.Llard St 12161. p. c. -
Do., 6 pr. Ct. 734 , - 8 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 406
Grand Surrey 100; 21. Os. 3334 Shrewsbury.. 125 - ' -
(.rand Union 100 11. 105. 24 Stourbridge.. ,45 201. 290
Kennt /6 Avn 39ve 4e. Id. 4 Se and ' ~ .
Lancaster . 100 41. - Wye Ball. t 1 26 a" .I. 24
Leeds&Livrp 100 241. 400 Warwick&
Leicester ..•• 100 Si. 66 Rirming. 3 100 41. 46
Lei cstr &Nth 83i 41. 44% WarwickBsl
Loughborogh 142. 701. 510 Napton.. j 100 " Si)
hionmouthsh 100 81. - Worcetr /51
11Intgemrysh 100 - - Birming.j 73 3/. 4034
Sfeltnlfwbry 100 - - Wilts k Brke - 11$. 6%

Gl's-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price,
Annum. Share.
____---- -----
Z. s. d. A. a. d.
British •• •• ••••••• .• ll. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13
Ditto Provincial.• •• 11. 85. 20 9 0 20 0 0 15%
-
Brighton •••••• • • • • • • 61. 20 0 0 _
City of London .. . • 6l. 180 0 0 150 e 0
ContinentalConsolidat 92e. 75 0 0 31 6 0
Equitable.• ••••• • • • .• 501. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27
Imperial .•--• • •• • • 3/. 50 0 0 SO 0 0 71
Independent ....... • • IL 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
London - 50 0 0 50 0 0 .-
- 50 0 0 50 0 # -
Do.. Par!. Preference Cl. 25 0 0 7
_lO 0
45%
Phconix . • • ..• •• • ••
•• 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28%
Ratcliff •••••_ • • • • • • 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
United General .•• • • • 11. 60 0 0 50 0 0 15
Weatminster Ckartered 31. 60 0 0
Ditto, Now .• .• -• •• 125. 50 0 0 10 I 0 1 6%
LIST OP SCOTTISR COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Pries.
Annum. Share.
----
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 139%
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
6% percent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13%
71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 173%
61. percent. 25 0 0 10 0 21. 4s.
61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 4%
c.:aci:nt.:k :.
41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 15%
CCEEK lo.daymi
nsedthmeeb.
nsnfeds
crgacGßleteiaßaaßl
nn,
Bakgk noa.
okw.nf.-kgi.
National Bank 6% percent. SO 0 0 10 0 0 15
Northof Scotland Bank 51.pereent. 20 0 0 210 0 21.175.
Royalßank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 131
Union Bank of Scotland 8 /.per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 20
Western Bank•• •• •• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 I 50 I I 70%
Alliance Firs and Life 3%1.pr cent. II 0 0 le 0 0 21
British Guarantee ... • 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 IBs 6d
Caledonian Fire Incur. 'lol.per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 85
Colonial Life .. _• • _ _ 50 0 0 1 11 0 21. Os,
Edinburgh Life Incur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. percent. 50 0 0 217 6 2%
Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/, per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 31. Os
National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 245.0 d
North British Incur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 28
BcottishUnionlnsrnce O3l. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 9 241.6 d
Standard Life ...... - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 1 11%
United Dep.Assaranee 51,p0r cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17s 6d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- -
A. s. d. A. e. d.
Assam Tea .•..- •• •• - 20 0 0 20 0 0 5
kucti,n Mart .... .... 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 28
Australian Alricultnrl 11. 100 0 0 30 O 0 16
Australian Trust .... 6/. per cent. - 35 0 0 20
2 10 0 6
-- 38 10 0 14%
British American Land -
1 per cent.lloo 0 0'32 10 0 47
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20%
Ditto, Half Shares .. - -
Canada ... • • -.... •• G .
Uppr Canada Bonds 61. per tent. - - -
Ditto ditto _ 6t. percent. - - 107%
..
City Navigation Bonds ai per cent. - - 96
Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 p.c.kbs,2/ 100 # 0 100 0 0 9
Equitable Reversionry 5 p.c.& bs. Stloo 0 0100 0 01 0
I 2149
Ditto New .._ • • - 50 0 0 210 0
Gen. Steam Navigation 10 p. ct.S5 bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 28
k,
Hudson's 8ay........ - Stook. - 205
Hungerford ........ _ 21. 50. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution • _ - - 78 15 0 7
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New .•- - . • -- 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 -
Peninslr&Orient•Stm. 81. per cent.
50 0 0 50 0 0 67
Reversionary Int. Soc. 1%1.
pr cant. 100 0 0 100 0 0 100
Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 76
South Australian ....• ti. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24
Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 ' 29 0 0 2

VESSEL BURNT AT SEA.—On the night of the
30th ult., the crew of the True Blue, fishing smack, of
Ramsgate, while off the Spurnhead, observed a strong light
in the E.N.E. quarter. 'They immediately hauled up their
nets, and standing towards the burning ship, were hailed by
a boat containing the master and seven seamen belonging
to the vessel, whom they took on board. They then bore
up for the wreck, which was off Flamborough-head, bearing
W.N.W. about 25 miles, and remained alongside until 7
A.m. the following day, when it went down stern foremost.
The vessel was the Anna Maria, of Exeter, a brig of 300
tons burden, bound in ballast to the North for a cargo of
coals, and the fire is supposed to have been occasioned by
some cinders falling out of the fire-place in the cabin, through
the heavy rolling of the vessel, while the men were engaged
in reefing the topsail.

A PILL FOR A DUELLIST.—An apothecary had re-
fused to resign his seat at a theatre to an officer, who, feeling
himself much insulted, sent him a challenge. The apothecary
was punctual at the meeting, but observed he bad to propose
a new way of settling the dispute. He then drew from his
pocket a pill-box, and taking from thence two pills, thus
addressed his antagonist : " As a man of honour, Sir, you
would not wish to fight me on unequal terms; here are,
therefore, two pills, one composed of the most deadly poison,
the other perfectly harmless; we are, therefore, on equal
ground if we each swallow one. You shall take your choice,
and I will promise faithfully to take that which you leave,'"
It is needless to add that the affair was settled by a hearty
laugh.

Lamb, the gate porter, said the master arrived at
the workhouse with the girl about half-past eight.
Mr. Prendergast (a guardian) said that he had in-
quired at the Hampstead workhouse where the master
had been on the day named, and also inquired of Mr.
Elliott, the overseer of Hampstead, whom the master
visited that day, respecting the time of the master's
departure from Hampstead, and that the inquiries
fully bore out the master's statement.
Mr. Eaton made a very able defence, in which he
unequivocally denied the charge.
Messrs. Billett and Waller declared that, in their
opinion, there was no ground for the charge.
Mr. Cooke, vestry-clerk, gave it as his opinion that
the charge could not be sustained.

After; very warm discussion, kr. Turner moved,
and Mr. Godden seconded, " That the charge made
against the master by Eliza Smith be referred to the
magistrates for their investigation."
Mr. Barnes moved, and Mr. Roe seconded an
amendment, " that the vestry be requested to dismiss
the master."

The amendment was lost, and the original motion
was carried. After which the vestry-clerk received
instructions to draw up a case, and employ counsel
to prosecute the charge preferred against the master.

ALLEGED OUTRAGE at LEYTONSTONE.
Henry Young, George Wood, W. Swan, and
Charles Pavitt, four persons in the employ of Mr.
Smith, proprietor of the Plough and Harrow, Ley-
tonstone, Essex, were finally examined before Messrs.
Cotton, Davis, and Fry, yesterday, at Rokeby-hall,
Stratford. The three former were charged with vio-
lating the person of a young woman named Eliza
Moore, and Pavitt with being an accessory to the
fact. The case was an exceedingly singular and re-
volting one. On Saturday, the sth instant, the pro •
secutrix, a rather good looking young woman, was
brought to the Theme Police-court before Mr. Yard-
ley, charged with attempting to drown herself in the
waters near Harrow-bridge, Stratford, and as a mo-
tive for the rash act said that she had that morning
been disgraced by finding herself in the bed of the
ostler at the Plough and Harrow, where she had
been dreadfully abused, but could not possibly tell
how she came into such a position. Mr. Yardley
gave her father, who said they had been living on
bread and water, 55., and allowed his daughter to
go home with him, on promising not to renew the
attempt. On the ensuing Monday, the four prisoners
were charged with having violated the young woman's
person ; but as her statement was dim and confused, and
as there was no corroborative evidence, Mr. Yardley dis •
charged them. Other facts, however, coming to the
ears of the local magistrates, they were again arrested,
and brought before the bench at Ilford on Saturday.
Mr. Griffin, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. Pelham for the prisoners. From the volu-
minous depositions taken then and yesterday we col-
lect the following statement :—On Friday evening,
the 4th inst., the prisoner Swan, who is the prosecu-
trix's cousin, asked her to have a drop of beer, to
which she replied that she had no objection, and they
proceeded towards the Plough and Harrow, when in-
Stead of beer he brought out some gin and water,
which she must, he said, take instead. She said
those who were treated must not be choosers, and
drank some of the liquor; but had no sooner done so
than she found herself quite stupified, and had no dis-
tinct recollection of what occurred afterwards, though
she had a sort of dreamy remembrance of having
been shamefully abused. About four o'clock in the
morning she found herself sitting in the ostler's
(Young's) bed, at the Harrow, in much pain, and
with a full sense of her degradation. The prisoner
Pavitt then came up with a light, and said, " How
are you, old girl ? Young has had you, Wood has
had you, and Swan has had you, so I must have you
now ;" but she repulsed him, saying she would not
submit on any account. She then made her way
home as best she could, and told her father what had
occurred, but she felt so stupid that she remembered
nothing more till she was taken out of the water.
When she became conscious at the Plough and
Harrow, Swan was in one of the beds in the room,
and Young and Wood were going down stairs
laughing.
After the proceedings had advanced some stages
yesterday it was agreed that Pavitt, who took no part
in the violation, should be admitted a witness for the
Crown, when he made a statement to a considerable
extent confirmatory of that of the prosecutrix. He
said he was under-ostler at the Plough and Harrow,
and he and the three prisoners occupied one apart-
ment, which contained two beds. He saw the prose-
cutrix in the tap-room about eleven o'clock on the
night of the 4th. Wood was there, but Young was
in bed, and his master turned the prosecutrix out.
Witness, who had to stay up all night in the perform-
ance of his duty, went about half-past four in the
morning to the ostler's room to call the pot-boy, when
he found the prosecutrix sitting on the foot of the bed
crying. Swan and Young were in bed at the time,
and Wood was down in the lap-room. Witness asked
her how she came there, to which she 17/plied that she
did not know. 'Witness soon after saw the three pri-
soners in the tap-room, and they told him that they
had all been with her, asking him why be did not go
too. She was then leaning against a pump outside,
and he went and proposed it to her, but she rejected
him. It will ha remembered that, aceording to the
prosecutrix's statement, this proposal tees made Whilq I
she was sitting on the bed:
The evidence of two constables went to show that
when Pavitt was taken into custody he made a similar
statement, observing at the same time that he was
not going to suffer for the misconduct of others.
Valligioe, surgeon, of Stratford, Iyho examined