The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-31 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Yesterday Mr. George , of 9, Church-row,
Newington, a young fellow of " Gent" like appearance,
and who was said to hold a lucrative situation in the
public office, Doctors' Commons, was placed at the bar,
before the Hon. G. C. Norton, and charged with the fol-
lowing gross outrage.
Mrs. Mary Ann Thompson, a respectable married lady,
residing in Walcot-square, Lambeth, deposed that on
that morning herself, her daughter, her niece, ananda
gentleman, a friend of theirs, returned from a party in a
cab, and requested the driver to pat them down at the
Ship Tavern, in the Princes'-road, which is close to her
residence. The moment herself and her niece got out
of the vehicle, they were surrounded by three persons,
one of whom was the prisoner, and the. latter made use
of an offensive and disgusting expression, and her niece,
who was close to her, and to whom the expression was
addressed, raised her hand for
the purpose of pushing
him away, upon which the prisoner instantly knocked
her down. He also struck her three or four times in the
most violent manner, and with his clenched fist, while
she was on the ground. Witness, in endeavouring to
protect her niece received a violent blow on the nose,
which caused her to bleed a considerable quan-
tity, and her dress was completely destroyed. She was
struck by the prisoner and one of his friends, and if the
police had not come up so opportunely she did not know
what the consequence might have been. Her niece was
so ill from the effects of the injuries she had received,
that she was unable to attend. The first blow the pri-
soner gave her was on the face, and he subsequently
struck her repeatedly on the face, and cut her right eye.
Her niece, however, did not wish to press the charge,
and would be satisfied by the prisoner begging pardon
for his conduct.

On her cross-examination by Mr. Games, the witness
said she was quite certain the prisoner was the person
who had struck her niece in the manner she had de-
scribed.

Mr. NORTON desired that the prison©r might be de-
tained, and an officer sent for a medical certificate, as to
the state of the injured party.
In a short time after, the lady, Miss Elizabeth Couch-
man, entered the court, and said that, though very weak
from the brutal treatment she had experienced, and the
loss of blood, she was still enabled to give her evidence.
Her right eye was dreadfully swollen and black, and her
countenance bore evident proofs of the brutal treatment
she had experienced. After confirming the greater part
of the testimony of her aunt, she said the first blow
given to her by the prisoner knocked her down, and on
partially raising herself from the ground, he struck
her a violent blow on the eye, and laid her prostrate. He
also struck her several other blows, so that at one time
she became quite insensible. Her sufferings were very
severe from the effects of the injuries she received, but
still as she feared that the prisoner was a respectable
person, she did not wish to press the charge severely
against him.
In reply to a question from the Magistrate, Miie
Couchman said that the prisoner had attempted to strike
her with the hooked end of the can produced, and which
hook was composed of German silver.
Mrs. Thompson here informed the Magistrate that the
gentleman who had accompanied her and her niece the
night before was unfortunately compelled to go out of
town early that morning, or he would have attended as
a witness. She hoped, however, that this was not neces-
sary, as it was not her wish, nor that of her niece, to
press the charge.
Mr. Games begged to tender, on the part of his client,
his deep obligation for their kindness and mercy. He
also begged, be said, to express, on the part of his client,
his heartfelt regret at his conduct, and for which he could
not offer even the slightest extenuation.
Air. NORTON remarked that the outrage was of ao ee-

rions a character, that it was his intention to las lye sent
the prison, r for mat, and should do so still, utile se parti-
cularly called ~n by the ladies who had been so• grossly
injured not to do so.

Both Miss Couchrnan and Mrs. Thompson expressed
their unwillingness to press the matter further, and
Mr. NorToN convicted the prisoner in the penalty of
5/ , or two months, for the assault.
The penalty was at once paid, and Mr. Games under-
took that the ladies, who had behaved so kindly to his
client, should have the full value of the injuries their
apparel had sustained.

RAILWAY FRAFb'IC RETURNS.
LONDON ♦ND NORM-WESTERN RAILWAY.. -It'Ettllll of
Traffic for the week ending July 27 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. £45,556 13 8
Merchandise ... 16.681 0 3
Cattle „, ... 1,001 15 4

Total ... £63,239 9 3
Corresponding week last year 49,u22 10 9
Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of th•
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the
week ending July 27 ... £27,542 7 1
Corresponding week last year... 17,447 3 0

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.--ALROUIIt ;(11
Traffic for the week ending July 26:
Passengers ... £15,348 14 5
Goods ... 2,283 1) 3

Total ... ... ....£17,632 13 8
Corresponding week last year... 13,025 8 2

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSIIIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.)—Traffic for week ending July 27 ..£17,179 3 9
Corresponding week in last year, (2451
miles open) ....£16,402 14 11
THE GRZAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—(MiIes in work, 236.)
—Return of Traffic for the Week ending July *4O, 1851 ;
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ....£11,787 16 1
Merchandise and minerals ... 3,182 19 8
Cattle ... 278 811

Total .. .. ...£15,249 4 8
Corresponding week, July 21, 1850 (143 miles):
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £1,845 10 6
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 1,523 13 5

... £3,369 6 11
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles 0pe0,112.)
Return of traffic for the week ending July 20:—
Railway and canal . £5,054 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 5,027 0 0
Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD ItanwAY.—Trafflo for the
week ending July 27 :

Total ...

MAIN LINE.

Passengers ...
Parcels, H. C. and D.
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails ...

Total

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MOLD.

... £2,397 3 6

... 69 19 11
... 574 9 5
... 575 0 0

... £3,616 12 10

... .£54 7 8
1 0 6
81 9 11

Passengers ...
Parcels, H. C. and D.
Goods, cattle, &c.

Total

... £l3B 18 1

STEAM-BOATS.

Passengers •••
Parcels, H. C. and D.

... £504 5 3
... 23 11 2

Total ... ... ... £527 16 5
SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY.—(Open 29 miles.)—Trafgo
for the week ending July 27 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. ...
Goods and live stock

-.X426 4 7i
-. 195 3 9

Total .. ~. .. £621 8 4i
Corresponding week last year ... 469 10 Si
CALEDONIAN RAILWAT.—(I6O miles opened.)-Return of
traffic for the week ending July 20:—
Passengers, &c.
Goods, &c.

... £4,193 12 91
... 3,592 0 11

Total*
.. .. ... £7,688 13 81
Corresponding week last year ... 6.592 4 9i
• Including Wishaw and Coltness, now in charge of a
factor.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, JULY 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was rather better
to-day. Great Western, Original Shares, were done at 84%-
Midland Stock, 415,x.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —There has been a marked improve-
ment in our share market to-day, and a fair business Ivo
been done at better prices. The transactions were as follow
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 50 —London and North-Western,
124—Ditto, New Quarters, 4 p.—Midland, 425i—Ditto,
Halves, 2”g dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 224—York
and North Midland, 18%.

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MANCHESTER, JULY 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been Awl
to-day, with a fair amount of business doing. The transac-
tions were as follow: --Eastern Grunties, 64 n.—East Lan-
cashire, Quarters, I44—Lancashire and Yorkshire, O--
London and North-Western 124 Ditto, New Quarters,
p.—Midland 42—South-Eastern and Dover, 22%.
BIRMINGHAM, JULY 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—To-day being the fortnight account,
there was little going forward beyond the settlement, which
was not heavy, and passed off without the occurrence of all
circumstance worthy of remark. The share market is quiet,
but prices generally have an inclination towards improve-
ment. There was some little business done in private, and
yesterday's prices were understood to be fully maintained.

THE COUNTitv MARKETS.
LEEDS,JULY 29.—We were moderately supplied with wheat
to-day. The prices of Friday were barely maintained, and
but little business done. Barley nominal. Beans and peas
slow of sale. Other articles unaltered.
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, JULY 29.—There was no
change to notice in the market this morning, each article being
very dull of sale, without alteration in prices.
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, JULY 29.—The supply Of
beasts this morning comprised 651 head, being rather larger
than that of last week. Trade very dull, at a decline of 3d per
stone from the rates of last Tuesday, and part remained on'
sold. The number of sheep and lambs also large, being 709'
The trade for both descriptions of stock was firm at former
rates, and nearly all sold. Beef, 4s to 6s Od per atone ; mutton,
4d to sd; lamb, 5d to 6d per lb, sinking offal.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JULY 21—There were in
the meal market to-day 12 sacks oatmeal, ePch weighing 2801bt
imperial, which sold thus :-3 at 11 a3s Od, and 9 at
1/ 17s Od ; average price of the whole 11 17s 4d 0-Nth&
1 sack flour, which sold at 30s.
EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, JULY 29.•-•
Oat straw, from 8s Od to 103 Od per kemple of 16 stones trop
wheat ditto, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; barley ditto, 7s Od to Os Od'
Old hay, from 10d to Is per stone; new ditto, 8d to 10d.
DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, JULY 28.—There were 5'
bags oatmeal, and 6 of barleymeal at this day's market, each o,
which met a ready demand. Oatmeal up on the top and
second qualities is per bag; barleyroeal the same as last week
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second chird.
imperial .. 37a Od 36s 6d 36s 11.1
Barleymeal, per ditto ... 22s Od 21s 3d —8 Od
Peasemeal —a Od —s Od —a 0"
Flour ... ••• —s Od —s Od 0d
Pot barley ••• ••• —s Od —s Od Uu.

t_3OAL MARKET.— YESTIRDAY.
Bate's West Hartley.. 13s OdPensher
Hartlepcol W. Hartley 1;s 6d IStewart's
North Percy Hartley.. 13s Od Thornley
New Tanfield ...... 13s Od Whitworth .
Eavensworth'sW. Hart 13s 6d Backhouse
Tanfield Moor 13s Od Tees
faafield Moor Butes... 12a 6d Cowpon Hartley
Wall's End, &c. Hartley _.........
Hi1da..................... 13s 3d Nixon's Merthyr and na
Lumley .........
...... 139 6di Cardiff .......
Ships at market, 25. Sold, 23.

135 9d
15537
145
12s °I
133 au,
15c ,A°
o
133 ,
135 v`.

FADVERTISEMENT.]—A most remarkable Cure in
Hobart Town by Holloway's Pills and Ointment.--1410,
r
Wald', of Wellington-bridge, Hobart Town, write* that Hol-
loway's Pills and Ointment enjoy high reputation in Van pi"
men's Land. He speaks of one man who had been for y•!'.l
under the treatment of the medical practitioners, and was die
charged from the hospital as incurable, and had become so
miserably emaciated and weak that he could only move aboo
with the assistance of persons supporting him. In this coaditial
ke commenced using these medicines, which so completely re'
novated kis health that he is now become a stout and heoltki;
looking man, and his cure is solely attributable to the use O'
Holloway's Pills. -- Seld by all druggists, and at Professor
Holloway's Establishment, '244, Strand, Loudon.
CusToais.—The Customs authorities have err:ogee,
for inspectors of the gauging department to be stationed 111'
the several great dock establishments and quays for ahe.
ensuing twelve:months,:to inspect and supervise the gaugill
of all foreign wines and spirits imported into and delivere"
from those places, and on other matters immediately On;
netted with that department of trade—one for the /10'
and West India Docks; one for the London Docks, e-)t„.
cept for the Crescent, West, and South Quays, which 117
to be included in the duties of the inspector of the P"
Katharine's Docks;
and also one for the legal quays on the
river side.

BIRTHS.
OF A 80L
On the 23th inst., at the Priory, Ash-priors, Somerset, the
wife of John Winter, Esq., of an heir.
On the 28th inst., at Upper Phillimore-place, Kensington'
the wife of Henry Gilbert, Esq.

OF A. DiUGHTE7A.
On the 27th inst., at Babworth Rectory, the Lady Franca
Simpson.
On the 28th inst., at Gloucester-road, Old Brompton, the
wife of R. A. Fisher, Esq.
_....-

MARRIED.
On the 29th inst., at Battersea, the Rev. Henry Dearlet
,
vicar of Gillingham, Dorset, and prebendary, of Salisbury:, '"
Katharine Mary, youngest daughter of Ralph Smyth, L 844
of the Manor-house, Battersea.
On the 29th inst., at St. Mary's, Bryanston-square, James
Robert, second son of Clayton Freeling, Esq., of Har
street, to Elizabeth Annabella, eldest daughter of Walpole
Eyre, Esq., of Bryanston-square.

DIED. On the 29th inst., in the Savoy, Strand, Anne, the ivA-:( e to
the Rev. Dr. Steinkopff, aged 78.
On the 27th inst., at Finchley-road, St. John's-wood, ',A°nrf
Letts, the eldest son of J. H. Roberts, Esq. t
At the Rectory, Kentisbeare, Devon, on the 27th ins
aged 49, Frances Anne, the wife of tha Rev. R A. Roberttu
On the 26th inst., at St. George's-road, Notting-bill, aged
77, Emilia, widow of the late R. Sheil, Esq. ad
At Bilboa-pa'k, near Elkin, Aberdeenshire, on th°
ter
inst., aged 82, Margaret Auldjo, the last surviving dang"
of John Auldjo, Esq., of Portlethen, Kincardineshire. et,,
On the 27th inst., Mary Ann, wife of Montague GO"
Esq., of Broad-street-building, aged 58.
On the 28th in-t., Louisa, daughter of Mr. C. LinE4sll9 of
Goldington-street, Bedford New Town.

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