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

EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT THE

RYDE PETTY SESSIONS.
On Thursday Henry Bell Brown, minister of the
Wesleyan Chapel in Nelson-street, and Eliza, his wife,
were charged with brutally, cruelly, and inhumanly
treeting a poor serving maid in their employ, aged fobr-
teen. Eliza Cox (a little unprepossessing looking girl)
was sworn, and after relating the circumstance of her
being a servant in the employ of the defendant, pro-
ceeded to give an account of the treatment she had ex-
perienced elect) her residence in Ryde, the particulars of
which we have already stated. In relation, however, to
the last three months, and the assault committed on her
on the 26th, 28th, and 30th of April, she said, " They
beats me most every day. Missus beats me most. Last
Saturday she got up and came down and found fault with
me. She beat me with a whip-handle. I had no stock-
ings on. I never was allowed stockings in doors—only
an old pair of boots of master's. A little while after-
wards I was going up stairs and left my boots at the
bottom. I went up to work, and by and by missus came
up and beat me about the head with one of the boots
(produced), and I bad nothing but bread and water alt
that day. On Monday I was washing down stairs, and
my missus came down and took me by my hair and
dragged me about; the same day she cut a stick in
the shrubbery and beat me with it; she gave
me a piece of dry bread about nine, and another
piece about thre,e, ;and that was all I had
on that day. On Tuesday Mr. Brown threw three
buckets of water over me because I drank a little beer
that was left over night. Both then locked me up in the
back kitchen at nine in the morning till nine at night.
and I had nothing but a piece of bread and some cold
brocoli, and I stopped in my wet clothes all that time,
and the water kept dripping down to my legs. Oe
Wednesday I was called at five, and went down, and
was ordered to go a washing. I had nothing but cold
suds, 1 asked for some hot water, and missus said that
master should give me some more cold on my head di-
rectly he came down. I then ran away, and was spoken
to by Mrs. Scott, who told me not to cry, for the police-
man would take me up; she dried my clothes and gave
me some victuals, and then the policeman came down
and took me before a magistrate." Mrs. Scott was sworn
to prove she examined the child's back, which she saw
was covered with marks. The policeman also was cane,:
to testify to the kat() of the girl. The chairman, after
a short consultation with his brotber magistrate, ad-
dressed the defendants, and expressed his regret that
there was no fund to defray the costs of a prosecution,
or he would commit them for trial at the Quarter Session
at Winchester. "As it is, however (he said), we inflict.
the heaviest punishment on you the law allows, and Oaf
is a fine of 51. each." The fines were immediately paid.
—Portsmouth 'limes and Naval Gazette.

UNI VERSIT Y INTELLIGENCE.
WADHAM COLLEGE.

OXFORD MAT 3.—There will be an el9ction for a
scholarship on Monday, the 30th of June nest. Natives
of Great Britain under 19 years of age are eligible; and
the founder's kindred are entitled to some preference
Candidates are requested to call on the warden on Wed-
nesday, the 35th of June, at four o'clock, bringing with
them certificates of their parents' marriage, and of their
own ago and baptism, es well as testimonials of good
conduct.

The Regius Processor of Hebrew proposes to resume
his lectures on the Psalms on Wednesday, the 7th inst.,
at 2 o'clock, and to lecture on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays, and Fridays, in the present term. Two
elementary Hebrew classes will also be formed. Those
who wish to attend them are requested to call upon the
Rev. R. Gonne'', Magdaleu-hall, on Monday, the
sth, between the hours of 2 and 4.

The Margaret Professor of Divinity will begin a
course of lectures on Thursday, the 221 inst., at 12
o'clock. The lectures are intended fur those who have
raised their examination for the degree of B.A. Persons
cesirons of attending are requested to call on the Pio-
fessr.r at Christ Church. on Wednesday, the 21st. inst.,
te:vveen the hours of 12 and 2.

Dean Ireland's ProLssor of the Exegesis of Holy
Scripture proposes to begin a course of lectures intro-
ductory to biblical criticism at the Clarendon, on Tues-
day, the 13:h inst., at one o'clock, to be continued on
each succeeding Tuesday. Oa Thursday and Saturday
he proposes to read some of the epistles at his own
house. These lectures are open to members of the Uni-
versity who have passed the examination for the degree
of 8.A., and those who desire to attend them are re-
quested to leave their names at the professor's house, in
Oriel College, on Saturday or Monday, the 10th and
12th instant.

The Reader in Experimental Philosophy will com-
mence a course of lectures on electricity at the Claren-
don, on Wednesday, the 7:h instant, at one o'clock. The
lectures will be continued st the same hour every Mon-
day, Wednesday, and Friday until completed. Gentle
men desirous of attending are requested to put down
their names at the I,i:tuns-room iu the Clarendon on tht
day Feet:ding, between the hours of two and three, or
at the close of the first lecture.
The public exAminations commence on the 9th.

CAMBRIDGE, May 2.—The Vice-Chancellor has re-
ceived the toliow•ieg communication from the Provost
and Scholars of King's College, with the corporate and
common seal of that society affixed:—
" Whereas the undergraduate teliows of King's College
in the University of Cambridge have, in the exercise of
an ancient and acknowledged privilege, been accustomeo
to claim and receive the degree of Bachelor in Arts irt
the Senate House of the said University without having
pissed any of the previous examinations required from
the undergraduates of other colleges—we, the Provost
and Scholars of King's College aforesaid, having taken
into our consideration the objections that naturally at-
tach t' any such diversity of discipline, and being at
the same time desirous of establishing a more per
feet system of equality and unity of interest with
the said University, do by these presents, duly sealed
with our corporate and common seal, voluntarily sur
render and relinquish for ourselves and our successors
for ever all such peculiar privilege and claim as is here
inbelore mentioned. And we do hereby relinquish all
right and title whatsoever to be exempt from the ordi-
nary examinations ot. the University aforesaid, on. the
part of all such scholars as shall be admitted into thi:
cur college after the date of these presents. Provided
always, and it is hereby distinctly understood and de-
clared, that nothing hereinbofore ontaioed shall be con-
sidered, deemed, or taken in any way to surreader,
waive, compronsiv, or invalidate the composition exist-
ing between the University aforesaid and King's College
aforesaid approved by eur Royal founder King Henry
VI., in the year of our Lord one thousand four hundred
and fifty-seven, and thereby bearing equal validity with
any and all the statutes of this our college. In testi-
mony whereof we have hereby affixed our corporate and
common seal, confirmatory of this oar act, this first day
of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-one."

HARWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(Continued from The Sun of Saturday.)
Mi. PHINN addressed the Committee in support of
the petitions against the qualifications of the sitting
of the house near Hyde-
Member, in reference to the annuity,
lease-
hold
park.ileancdontotenthdeedtbatiMiaroa.Pxneenp was disqualified to sit as a Member of Par-
' ph y. :
..t the A,
. w al ce he did not possess property in this country
'ainennting to a clear yearly income of 3001., as required
Act of Parliament. The property in which Mr.
, L'u'D a qualification was stated to exist was a house
for spool, of Hyde-park, but that was mort-
gagedwhich Mr. Prince
in the neighbourhood
t
With regard to the annuity of 1,0001.
Point
entirely
Putterived from the East India Com-
pany, that
fell to the ground, as the East
Company could
against for it in any be made responsible, or be pro-
ceededthe payments not he continued. court in this country, should
ied on behalf of the sit-
Mr. Sergeant liiiictexErm
that had been a sub-
ling Member, anti contended
of4l. Parliament, for,
alantial compliance with the
Princep by the
although the annuity granted tot
ono that country,
East India Company, was for services
orui
equitably
eblfor it, and
vet it was payable to that gentleman
(r):::ylc.lui):orfonthe lease oyi
don, The corepany in London wrre lit.ta_lui in Lou
entitled
t
P was dull
sfiti°ilktrieiatolgiels;:Plntrelli°lanfeeebridle,o6s!'sn'i:tlef:':!ttlhiltlieh(s3 awn:lsa thirteenprt 3'
ofe ahri.s qualification,llhlitee
FIB, thettfoe, et,ntrtondtheed
ritrhotivti-siMotir;
ol;rtihnectact
ot
p,i.
qualifi A, accordincr
!lament, to sit as :Member of Parliament.
The room was cleared fur a division.
The Committee, after consulting together for nearly
an hour, came to the resolu:ion that Mr. Princep had not
the qualification to entitle him to sit for the borough of
Harwich.
A resolution to this effect will be presented to the
1:1°11" of Commons by
TV the Committee this day.

e understand that a marriage is on the tapis
between Sir John S. Pakington Bart., M.P.,
Colonel Davies, widow of the late 'Woe! Davies, formerly Member for the City of Worcester.and Mrs.

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