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

THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 31. 1851.

ULcomn.—We cannot report any improvement this
last week; the bine continues very foul, and much of it
too sickly to make any Effort for fruit.
ORANBROOK.—The plantations have not made any
very porcep-ible progress during the week. There has ,
been a complete saturation of the grounds, and a few
days' fine warm weather will no doubt work wonders
and decide the fate of the growth.
OTFORD AND SHOREHAM.—There is a decided im-
provement in some few of the hop gardens; but at least
in two-thirds of the plantation the prospect of growing
any hops is entirely gone for this year.
)li7Rorsam (TOWN DISTRICT).—We are decidedly
worse than last week, the vermin following every shoot;
the weather during the past week has been most favour-
able for their increase; and as one generation of them
die a fresh one succeeds them in much larger numbers.
CANTERBURY.—We have nothing favourable to re-
port this week of the hop plant. Our accounts, for the
most part, represent tho country grounds in a bad con-
dition. The attack of vermin, combined with slackness
of bine, render the chance of a good crop very critical.
Some of the well-cultivated plantations in this neigh-
bourhood have certainly improved a little, the hop look-
ing a good colour, and promising a fair yield; but this is
far from general. Warm, still weather is now required
to bring them to maturity. Duty estimated at 75,5001.
to 80,0001.
TICEIIURST.—The hop plantations are not doing so
well as they were a fortnight ago; many gardens have
gone the wrong way, and the others are at present quite
at a stand.
SUSSEX.—Our reports from Rye and its neighbour-
: hood state that the lice have increased in most gar-
, dens since the rains, yet, so sanguine are the hop-
growers of that district that the plantations will go
through the blight, that they calculate upon growing
- from 10 cwt. to two tons per acre.

ATROCIOUS MURDER IN PARIS.
The police arrested on Sunday the young man who
murdered a girl named Juliette Flame in a public-
house in the Rue du Cherche-Midi. His name is
Joseph Huusblot, his age 19, and his occupation
that of a waiter in a coffee-house. The arrest was
effected at 110, Rue St. Honors, in the residence of
a concthrge, who is a friend of his mother. He
readily answered the questions put to him, and made
this statement:—" I know," he said, " that I have com-
mitted a horrible murder, and I know the fate that awaits
me. But lam not a monster—l was distracted—l had
an attack of brain fever. During eight months," he
continued, " I had intimate relations with Juliette;
I loved her passionately, but at last I fancied I
perceived she deceived me. Ido not know whether
I was right or wrong, but a violent jealousy took
possession of me, and I resolved to kill her
first, and myself afterwards. I was under the
influence of these ideas when I met her on Wednesday.
We went into the public-house, and ascended to a bed-
room. A bottle of wine was brought us, and Juliette
seated herself on the bed. It was nearly nine o'clock,
and vertigo seized me. I passed my hand over her
throat, which appeared to surprise her; but be-
fore she bad time to make any observation I seized a
razor which I had for some time carried in my poc-
ket, and, in one cut, made a severe wound in the throat.
Poor wretch! She had only time to cry Mother!
mother!' when she fell dead. I was troubled, and for a
few moments knew not what I did. But at last I reco-
vered my self-possession. I washed the blood
from my hands and face. I opened the door, but
when half-way down the staircase the idea of seeing
her again recurred to me, and I went and kissed
her for the last time. I hurried away. I went to
the river and washed my trousers. Afterwards I went
home, and said to my father and mother, Kiss me, for
you will see me no more; I am a great criminal, and
deserve the scaffold! ' In their stupor they did not think
of stopping me. I went out of Paris and slept in a
lodging-house at one of the barriers. In the morning I
was agitated, and did not know where to go. So I re-
solved to commit suicide. But before dying I deter-
mined to try to see Juliette once again. I went to the
Morgue, where I thought her body would be taken; but
I arrived too late—she bad been recognised by her
mother, and the body had been removed. I listened
to what was said in the crowd. A young girl has
been murdered,' they said, and the murderer after-
wards threw the body into the river.' I shrugged
my shoulders and went away. I went to a church,
with the intention of confessing to a priest, but not
finding one, I wandered about the streets for some
time, and at last left Paris. I only returned this
morning. And uow I have only to request that
I may be condemned to death. My repentance and my
chastisement will open to me the gates of heaven, and it
is there alone that I can hope to see Juliette again."
This statement was made with the greatest calmness.
The prisoner had on a shirt stained with the blood of his
victim. Tho expression of his features is remarkably
mild. He had procured himself a passport for a foreign
country.

FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
The following are the last returns of the gross re-
ceipts of the principal French Railways :
NORTHERN.—From July 16 to July 22: Passengers,
349,248 t.; goods, 192,006 f.; total, 541,254 f.
ROUEN.—From July 13 to July 19 : Passengers,
114,4421.; goods, 79,702 f.; total, 194,144 f.
1-livßE.—From July 13 to July 19 : Passengers,
40,482 f.; goods, 34,635 f. ; total 75,117 f.
ORLEANS.—From July 14 to July 20 : Passengers,
91,7721. ; goods, 102,2781.; total, 197,0501.
BORDEAUX.—From July 14 to July 20: Passengers.
49,3291.; goods, 42.5391.; total, 91,8681.
VIERZON —From July 14 to July 20 : Passengers,
38 680 f.; goods, 37,422 E; total, 76,1021.
13ouLooNE.—From July 14 to July 20 : Passengers,
39,4771.; goods, 16,759 f.; total, 56,236 f.
NANTES.-.-Froth July 12 to July 18 : Passengers,
22,4341.; goods, 15,8321.; total, 38,286 f.
STRASBURG —From July 16 to July 22: Passengers.
111,646; goods, 68,8451.; total, 180,491 f.
BALE.—From July 1 to July 7 : Passengers,
30,7321.; goods, 31,0431.; total, 61,775 f.
MONTEREAU.—From uly 9 to July 15: Passengers
10,310 f.; goods, 14,7211.•' total, 25,0311.
MARSEILLES.—FrOM July 9 to July 15: Passengers,
48 6231.; goods, 22,190 f.; total, 70,8301.
L/oNs.—From July 6 to July 12 : Passengers,
226,152 f.; goods, 76,4741.; total, 302,6261.
CRARTRES.—From July 7 to July 13: Passenger
32,9071.; goods, 13,0551.; total, 45,962 E

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WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT, July 30.
(Before Fnateas BAYLEY, Esq., Judge.)
MANAGERS AND ACTORS.—LEE V. FARREN.
The plaintiff in this acsion is Mr. H. Lee, the light
comedian, who sought to recover from the defendant,
Mr. W. Farren, the respected lessee of the Olympic
Theatre, the sum of 10/, under the following circum-
stances.
Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Herring, of Lisson-grove, for the defendant.
The case occupied some hours, but a condensed ac-
count will suffice.
The plaintiff stated that on Easter Monday last he
was engaged by the defendant to perform " characters,"
at a salary of 2/. per week. The first part he took was
that of Sir Roger do Coverley, then the Bottle Imp, Ro-
chester, in Charles the Second, the Marquis, in Faint
Heart Never Won Fair Lady, &o. Ho went on very
well, and with apparent satisfaction to the management,
till Wednesday, the 2d instant, when, being requested
to take the subordinate part of Captain Gervais, toe first
officer of Sir E. Bulwer
.Lytton's play of the Lady of
Lyons, he indignantly refused, and was immediately dis-
missed, 1/. being offered him for three nights' services
from the Saturday, on which night an engagement com-
mences from, and which he would not accept, as he
thought he was entitled to his 21. for the current week,
and 81., a month's salary, in lieu of a month's notice.
For these amounts he now had instituted the present
proceedings.
Mr. John Richard Smith, an actor of 59 years' stand-
ing, said he was the original Bottle Imp, and from his
experience, thought the man who played such a part
would lower himself by acting as Captain Gervais, which
ought only to be appointed to what were termed "utility
men," or men who did anything.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Attwood, who styled himself an " Old Aotor,"
coincided with the last witness. What was termed a
" utility man" was not even on a footing with a walking
gentleman.—(Laughter.)
JUDGE—W hat is a walking gentleman? Mr. Smith
—Perhaps, from my long experience, I can tell your
Honour, if Mr. Attwood will allow me. It is a distinct
line of character frequently performed by the plaintiff,
and represents a devout lover and a well-dressed young
man.—(Laughter.)
His HoNoutt here observed that no evidence was
brought forward of any specific arrangement between
the plaintiff and defendant, and he could not even give
judgment for the 11. alleged to have been offered. With-
out, therefore, calling upon Mr. Herring to reply, he
should give judgment in favour of his client, with an
order upon the plaintiff for the costs of his attorney.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HONE ClRCUlT.—Maidstone, July 30.
CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
Edward Wood, 27, was indicted under the new statute
of Lord Campbell, for being found at night with
skeleton keys and other housebreaking instruments in
his possession, with intent to commit felony.
Mr. Deedes prosecuted.
It appeared that a police-constable, who was acquainted
with the prisoner, took him into custody at Bearshead
under suspicious circumstances, and a quantity of skele-
ton keys and a crowbar were found in his possession,
there being very little doubt that he was out upon some
housebreaking expedition.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and a previous
conviction for felony being proved against him, he was
sentenced to be transported for ten years.
John Bowden, 22, pleaded guilty to a charge of feloni-
ously setting fire to a stack of wheat, value 1701., and
he was sentenced to be transported for ten years.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Chief Justice JERVIS and a
Common Jury.)
KINGSFORD V. DYE.

This was an action to recover damages from the de.
Aendant, for the breach of his promise to marry the
plaintiff.
Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Needham, were
counsel for the plaintiff; Sergeant Shee was for the de-
fendant.
Mr. CHAMBERS, in opening the case, said that the
plaintiff, Mrs. Sophia Kingsford, had been compelled to
bring the present action against the defendant in order
to recover damages from him for very serious miscon-
duct, in having deliberately broken a solemn engage-
ment he had made to marry her. It was his duty to inform
the jury that neither of the parties in the cause were
young—on the contrary, they were both at a somewhat
advanced period of lift, the defendant being the older
of the two; but it appeared to him that this was rather
in aggravation of the defendant's misconduct than other-
wise. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state the
facts of the case. It appeared that the plaintiff was a
person in humble circumstances. She was a widow,
living with her daughter, who ket,t a chandler's shop at
Deptford, and the defendant lived near her at the house
of his brother. He paid her attention during the
year 1850, and at length made ber a formal
written promise of marriage ; but as he was at that
time dependent on his brother, it was considered pru-
dent by both parties that the marriage should not take
place until the death of the defendant's brother, from
whom he had the expectation of receiving some con-
siderable property. The brother died in the month of
October, 1850, and, as the defendant anticipated upon
that event taking place, he came into possession of all
the property that belonged to him, and be still continued
his attentions to the plaintiff, and repeated his promise
to marry her • but on account of the death of his brother,
and also the death of a sister of the defendant, it was
considered right to postpone the ceremony for a certain
time. The defendant, however, still continued his at-
tentions to the plaintiff, and in March of the present year
be expressed his intention to go to Norwich for a short
time, and said that at his return the marriage should
take place. He went away accordingly, and, to the as-
tonishment of the plaintiff, it appeared that on the 13th
of that month he married a Miss Mary Nicholls, and
shortly afterwards brought her home to Deptford, where
he took up his residence with his wife, close to the
plaintiff. The Learned Counsel, in conclusion, said that
it was under these circumstances the present action was
brought. He did not put the case as one of blighted
affections or disappointed hopes, but he did say that
the defendant had grossly misconducted himself towards
the plaintiff, and that she was entitled to compensation
for the injury she had sustained by the defendant failing
to perform the promise he had made to her.
Witnesses were then examined, who made out the case
as stated by the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff. It
appeared upon the cross-examination of some of the
witnesses that the plaintiff was at least fifty-five years
old, and the defendant was sixty, and that when the
parties first became acquainted he was living with his
brother as servant of all work, and was in very humble
circumstances, and it was evident that both parties con-
sidered the marriage ought not to take place until the
condition of the defendant should be improved by the
death of his brother.
Sergeant SHEE made a most humourous speech to the
jury on behalf of the defendant. He said it was a very
rare occurrence for parties of the respective ages of
fifty-five and sixty to come into a court of justice and ask
for damages fur a breach of promise of this description,
and if juries were to sanction such actions by giving
damages, ho was afraid that the time of the courts would
be wholly taken up with them. He must confess that
the present case put him in mind of a story he had read
of a gentleman who, having fixed his marriage day,
made arrangements to have all the proceedings of the
marriage carried on in the guise of a funeral.—(A laugh.)
There was a hearse, mourning coaches, and mutes, and
when the bridal party left the church after the ceremony
the first thing that met their eyes was a newly made
grave. It was clear that in the present instance the
plaintiff was not to be " made happy," as the defendant
expressed it, in one of his letters, until the death of his
brother, and the marriage was only to succeed the fune-
ral; and in all the love whisperings that took place be-
tween this old boy of 60 and the young lady of 55, the
consent to marry was only given, " when brother should
be dead."—(Laughter.) ile did not deny that there had
been a promise to marry made by the defendant, but
what injury had the defendant really sustained by the
breach of this promise? To talk of affection bet we-n
the parties under these circumstances was perfectly ridi-
culous, and as to the loss of any benefit that would arise
to the plaintiff from the property that came into the pea
session of the defendant at the death of his brother,
they should not forget that if she was to have the money
she must have had the old man as well.—(A laugh.)
The CHIEF JUSTICE—Don't use too hard terms, bro-
ther Shee. He is only sixty.—(Renewed laughter.)
Sergeant SHEE proceeded—He was not aware of any
peculiar advantages appertaining to the age of sixty, al-
though ho hoped be should in time attain that knowledge.
—(A laugh.) It was said that a young man married ter
a mistress, a middle-aged one for a companion, and an
old man for a nurse; and it appeared to him that all this
hearty old widow of fifty-five, with five young children
and a chandler's shop, could have expected from an union
with the defendant, was to have to nurse him after the
expiration of a very short period of time.
The CHIEF JUSTICE briefly summed up, and the jury
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returned a verdict for the plaintiff.—Demages, 401.
1,

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Durham, July 29
NISI BRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS
and a Special Jury.)
SHEPHERD 7. THE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY.
This was an action of replevin brought to try the right
to the tithes of the rectory of St. Giles's, Durham, which
were claimed by the defendant in right of his wife, as
the lay rector. The plaintiff complained that his cattle
had been seized for a tithe-rent charge, not payable to
the defendant and not in arrear, he being tenant to a
Mr. Ovington, to whom ho alleged the tithes of his land
belonged.
Mr. Knowles, Q.C., Mr. Atherton. Q.C., and Mr.
Jones appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Watson, Q.C.,
and Mr. Manisty for the defendant.
It appeared from the opening of the Learned Counsel
for the defendant, who had the right to begin, that the
rectories of St. Giles and St. Nicholas, formerly part of
the monastery of Kepier, at Durham, at the Reformation
were leased for twenty one years by Henry VIII. to
one John Franklin; that afterwards, in the sixth year of
the reign of Edward VI, they were granted by the
Crown to John Lord Ormeston and his heirs, and by
him granted, in 1554, to one John Heath, the ancestor
of the present Marchioness of Londonderry. By a
subsequent marriage settlement in 1642, made in
contemplation of marriage between John Tempest,
the son of Sir Thomas Tempest. Attorney-General for
Ireland, and Elizabeth Heath, the granddaughter of that
John Heath, the rectories and all the tithes were settled
on them and their issue, and were again settled on the
marriage of a descendant of that John Tempest with
Elizabeth Sudbury, niece of the Dean of Durham, in
1677. In 1706 another settlement in contemplation of
marriage was made, but the lease only was put in (the
release being lost), by which the rectories and tithes
were given to persons named White and Nicholson, who,
the defendant contended, were trustees of the settlement.
A descendant of these Tempests was married to a Dr.
Henry Vane, and his descendant Sir Harry Vane mar-
ried, in 1794, Ann Catherine Countess of Antrim, and
on their daughter, the present Marchioness of London-
derry (married to the defendant in 1819), descended
these rectories and the right to the tithes. In 1816 a
private inclosure Act was passed, enabling Gillygate
Moor to be enclosed, and the burgage tenants of Gilly-
gate, or St. Giles, in Durham, in respect of their rights
of common, became entitled to allotments of the moor
under that Act, which became liable to tithes in the
sane right as the tenements in respect of which they
were claimed. Mr. Robert Ovington, one of these.
tenants, had allotted to him eight acres and two roods of
this moor, and it was in respect of the tithe of this allot-
ment, seized from his tenant, that the present action was
brought.
For the plaintiff it was objected that the right to the
tithes was shown to be in White and Nicholson, and
was never after traced to the ancestors of the Marchioness
of Londonderry, and that the identity of the Tempests
as descendants of the first Tempest entitled to the tithes
was not satisfactorily established.
These objections having been overruled,
Mr. KNOWLES contended that the deed of 1706 being
in
the last deed that showed title the tithes, and all sub-
sequent deeds having been silent about them, and none
having been received till 1829, aad then only extorted
under throats of a Chancery suit, a tithe composition
must be presumed, and the Heaths, or some of their
descendants, must be presumed to have conveyed away
their right to the tithes. In support of this view he put
in a conveyance of the tithes of four of the burgage tene-
ments to the owners thereof by-one of the Heaths.
Mr. WATSON having replied,
His LonpsurP directed the jury that they must have
some positive evidence other than mere non-reception of
tithes to enable them to presume the tithes to have been
conveyed away.
The jury, after a few minutes' consideration, found a
verdict for the defendant.
Leave was then given to move the Court above on
some points reserved.
In the Crown Court a number of ordinary sessions
cases of scarcely local interest were disposed of in the
course of the day. The criminal business is expected to
be got through to-morrow.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Stafford, July 28.
CROWN COURT.
Chap les Beardmore and Edward Bloor were indicted
for a highway robbery on James Brothers, at Hanley.
Mr. Kenealy prosecuted.
This was a case of the new favourite mode f robbing
in the dark, which seems to have passed from London
into Staffordshire. The prosecutor on his way home-
ward on the night of the 23d inst., when about half way
on the high road from Buralem to Hanley, observed three

men, whom he passed. Scarcely had he got 15 paces
from them, when he felt a sudden pressure on his throat,
which was tquin zed tie,htly by the arm of a man from
behind; another man stood in front of him, and as the
strangling immediately disabled him he was lifted from
th© ground and flung down with some violence, the man
in front robbing him of his watch and guard at the same
instant. Oa recovering his senses he rose, and shouted,
" Stop thief." The parties took to flight, but were
both pursued by two other young men who chanced
to be on the road at the time. Neither of them
overtook the parties, but all three seem to have kept
one of them (Beardmore) in view during the whole of
the flight. A policeman named Cherry, attracted by the
shouting, caught Beardmore, who was immediately re-
cognized by the prosecutor as one of the men whom he
had passed just before he was robbed. The other pri-
soner escaped, but two witnesses (Germans), one of whom
met him with Beardmore on the road a few minutes be-
fore the robbery, and the other, a musician, who was
Beardmore's mistress, who deposed to his having made
anxious inquiries after " her chap" about twelve o'clock
on that night, and to having expressed a fear that he was
apprehended, satisfied the jury that the parties really
engaged were the prisoners. Bloor on the next day
changed his clothes, and made some false statements to
the police•superintendent at Hanky, which on cross-
examination of the superintendent he (Blom') now at-
tempted to deny.
HIS LORDSUIP briefly addressed the jury, who found
the prisoners Guilty.
A policeman and a woman having given the prisoners
a good character,
The JUDGE said that but for their character be would
have imposed a very severe sentence on them. He now
ordered them to be imprisoned for twelve calendar
months, with hard labour.
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POLICE INTELLIG-ENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Robert Johnson, a Scotch lad, was brought before Mr,
Hardwick, charged with attempting to pick pockets at
the Great Exhibition in Hyde-park.
Police-constable Capping, H 379, said he was on duty
at the Exhibition yesterday afternoon about five o'clock,
when he saw the prisoner, in the south gallery, put his
hand to a lady's pocket. The prisoner soon afterwards
went and stood by a gentleman and put his hand into the
gentleman's pocket and drew his handkerchief nearly
out. Witness went forward and took the prisoner into
custody.
The prisoner protested his innocence. He had only
come from Scotland with his father, who was a baker,
about a week ago. He was looking at the artielee in
the Exhibition when he saw a gentleman's handkerchief
partly hanging out of his pocket, and he touched the
gentleman for the purpose of drawing his attention to the
circumstance, when the constable came to him and took
him into custody.
The constable was positive that he saw the prisoner
attempt to steal the handkerchief. He had seen
the prisoner about the Exhibition, on the outside, a day
or two previously.
Mr. HARDWICK sent him to prison for three months.
After the prisoner was removed to the lock-up cells
information was given to the gaoler, Parkin, that the
prisoner was attempting suicide. On entering the cell
the prisoner was discovered in a sta'e of strangulation.
He had tied ono end of his handkerchief to his toot and
the other round his neck, and had drawn the noose so
tight that he must have died had not the gaoler made
his appearance. The handkerchief was taken away and
the prisoner, after being brought to, was left. In a
short time afterwards an alarm was given that the
prisoner was a second time attempting to destroy him-
self. On entering the cell the prisoner was found
with his braces round his throat, nearly strangled. The
• gaoler was informed that the prisoner had offered a lad
who was in the cell with him 4d. for a clasp knife to cut
his throat with.
Parkin reported the circumstance of these repeated
attempts at self-destruction to Mr. Hardwick, who, atter
sending for a medical gentleman, decided upon requiring
the attendance of the lad's father, in order to ascertain
his previous character and conduct. The prisoner was
remanded for that purpose.
• W 01?8 HIP-STREET.
Edward Jones, a tall, powerful man, described as a
hawker, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold,
charged with cutting and wounding James Bates, with
intent to murder him.
The prosecutor, who appeared to be greatly debilitated
from loss of blood, stated that the prisoner hail for some
time past entertained the most hostile feelings towards
him, in consequence of some previous transaction con-
nected with his wife. On Sunday last he accidently met
him, and was then warned by the prisoner that he had
better prepare himself, as he had resolved to murder him
before two days had passed over. He took no heed of
the threat at the time, but while seated that morning in
front of one of the houses in Red Lion-court. Kingslasid-
road, the prisoner suddenly rushed upon him with the
observation, " Now you are my victim," and raising his
hand, in which he held some bright instrument, made
a violent stab at his right breast. He succeeded by a
rapid movement in partially evading the blow,
but was instantly seized by the prisoner,
who dragged him along the ground by the hair of his
head, and repeatedly stabbed nim in the back, declaring,
with au oath, that be would kill him on the spot. lie
was at length rescued by some of the bystanders and
conveyed to the residence of a medical gentleman, where
it was ascertained that he had fortunately escaped /with
only one wound, although his clothing had been com-
pletely cut terough in several places.
Invector Puscoe, of the N division, stated that the
prisoner was given into his custody, and upon acquaint--
tog him with the nature of the charge he observed thn
the prosecutor bad occasi, ned him constant misery for
the last three years, aid that he regretted the weapon
had not gone through his heart. The inspector pro.
duced a large pair of pointed shears, used by tailors in
heir t.ade, which he re-eised from a person in the
crowd, who had picked them up near the a p t, and stated
then to he the instrument with which the injury had
been inflicted.
Mr. George Coward, the divisional police surgeon,
stated, that upon examining the prosecutor he found that,
in addition to an abrasion upon the left breast, he hail
received a triangular punctured wound beneath the left
shoulder blade, trout which he must have lost a consi-
derable quantity of blood, and that he considered the
points of the shears now produced were celculated to
produc3 such an injury.
The prisoner declined offering anything in answer to
the charge, and was ordered to be remeuded until the
ultimate result of his violence could be ascertained.
A middle • aged man named George Edwards was
charged with au assault of an aggravated and indelicate
description, in Victoria-park, upon a girl named Martha
Davis, 13 years of age.
The case was conclusively established by the evidence
of the prosecutrix and two other witnesses, but the facts
were of too gross a nature to admit of publication; and
the prisoner, who pleaded intoxication as an excuse for
his conduct, was ordered to pay a penalty of 51., or to
be cumulated in default for two months to the House of
Correction; in addition to which he was ordered to pro-
vide substantial bail for his good behaviour for the suc-
ceeding four months.
The prisoner could not procure the penalty by the
close of the court, and was therefore transferred to prison
n the van.

LAMBETH.
Yesterday Mr. George Clements, 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, Lamoeth, deposed that on
that morning herself, her daughter, her niece, and a
gentleman, a friend of theirs, returned from a party in a
cab, and requested the driver to put 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 persona,
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 Opprutundy 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 preys the charge,
and would be satisfied by the prisoner begging pirdon
for his conduct.
On her crust'-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 prisoner 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 Elizebeth Couch-
man, entered the court, and said that, though very weak
from the brutal treatment she had experienced, and the
less 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,
Couchinau 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 end 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 cot neces-
sary, as it was not her wish, nor that of her niece, to
press the charge.
Mr. Games begged to tender, or the part of his client,
his deep obligation for their kindness and mercy. He
also begged, he said, to express, on the part of his client,
1 his heartfelt regret at his conduct, and for which he could
not offer even the slightest extenuation.
, Mr. NORTON remarked that the outrage 1955 of so 50-