The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-08 00:00:00

THAMES.

Wilhelm Balser, a German, employed i❑ a sugar
house in Whitechapel, was brought before Mr. Yard-
ley, charged with assaulting and beating Catherine
Diebel, aged 16 years.
This case was presented to the magistrate through
the interference of the Rev. Dr. Cappel, minister of
St. George's German Church, in Little Alie-street,
who said the girl had been most barbarously treated
by her taskmaster, who had brought her to this
country under false pretences, and that instead of
paying her wages, as he had promised her parents
before leaving Germany, he had never given her a
farthing, and did not supply her with a proper quan-
tity of food or clothing. The rev. gentleman also
stated that many others traded in German girls, and
after inducing them to leave their Fatherland, sent
them on the streets, either to sell brooms and solicit
alms, or for the purposes of prostitution, and if they
did not bring home a certain amount of money every
night, they were beaten by their masters and sent to
bed without any food.
Mr. YARDLEY made some very strong observations
on the nefarious traffic, and said the interference of
the Legislature was required to put a stop to it.
Mr. Strauss, a linguist, having been sworn as in-
terpreter,

Catherine Diebel stated, partly in German and
partly in English, that her father was a country la-
bourer at Weiper-felden, in the Duchy of Nassau,
near Frankfort-on the-Maine. The prisoner belonged
to the same place. About a year and a half ago the
prisoner brought her over to this country, and his wife
or woman, his daughter, and a baby accompanied
them. She remained with the prisoner and his
family up to the 4th of September, when no longer
able to endure the starvation and ill-treatment to
which she was subjected, she ran away. The pri-
soner sent her out every morning to sell brooms and
toy windmills, and he generally gave her eighteen of
one and six of the other, and expected her to sell them
all at a penny each, and bring home 2s. If she did
not do so, he flogged her. That happened very often.
On Tuesday, the 2d of September, she only brought
home 11d., and he then beat her in a most savage
manner with a large strap over her back and
shoulders. He beat her because sho had not brought
home 2s. He gave her no food that night, and next
morning she ran away from him.
In answer to questions by the magistrate, the girl
said she was sixteen years of age this month. Balser
made an agreement with her father to give her Si. for
eighteen months' service, and plenty of food and
clothing. She was seventeen months with him. The
prisoner received all the money she obtained. She
did not know how much he sent to her father.

Mr. YARDLEY—This is very pretty. This is the
way the pennies go which are given out of charity to
these people.
Mr. Strauss—The defendant says he sent her
father 3/. of the broom money.

The girl said she did not know how much the pri-
soner had sent to her father, who, she thought, was
to come to this country at the end of October to fetch
her.

Mr. YARDLEY—After you have finished your Eng-
lish education.

The prisoner in defence said he never beat the girl
at all ; he never knew what she brought home ; he
never had her money, and he did not beat her on the
Tuesday night.
Conrad Schimpf, a German, said he was a skin-
dresser, and that the parties lived in his house in Col-
chester-street. They rented one room, in which th€ y
all lived. The prisoner beat the girl fifty times or
more—he was always beating her. Sometimes her
body was black and blue all over. The prisoner beat
her with a strap, and at other times kicked her and
pinched her.
Mr. YARDLEY-Why did you not interfere to save
this poor girl trom such barbarous treatment ?—The
witness (with a peculiar grin)—Oh, it was nothing
to me. _ _ _

Mr. YARDLEY—I think it was a good deal to every-
body.
Schimpf—His room door was always shut, and he
was in his own room.

Mr. YARDLEY—Because he was in his own room
you considered you had no right to interfere ?
Schimpf—There were five or six lodgers, his coun-
trymen, in the front room, and they ought to have
interfered. I have said something to him. I heard
her scream very much, and heard him beat her, but I
did not see him beat her. She had nothing on but
rags all the time she was with the defendant.
Mr. YARDLEY—HOW is it you did not interfere the
last night she was so severely beaten, and was scream-
ing ? Schimpf—No, I did not.
Mr. YARDLEY—ou are an extraordinary man.
Schimpf went on to state that it was shocking to
hear the girl's cries and screams ; that she was now
living with him, and under the kind protection of the
Rev. Dr. Cappell. lie expected the girl's father over
soon. _ .

Margaret Scbimpf, aged 14, daughter of the last
witness, said—l have seen Balser beat the girl with a
strap a great many times because she did not bring
home money enough. Balser often kicked her.
The girl Diebel was recalled, and said the prisoner
first took her towards Russia, intending that she
should sell brooms there, but they could not get into
the country. They only got as far as llamburgh.
She got food in the streets from kind-hearted peoplr,
when she sang her " Buy a broom" song at the areas.
But for the gifts of the London people, she would
have starved.
Mr. YARDLEY said he would like to see the Rev.
Dr. Cappel, the ?minister of St. George's German
Church, who had so kindly interfered on the girl's
behalf, previous to his finally disposing of the case;
and on his being informed that the Rev. Gentleman
had been compelled to leave the court on business, he
adjourned the investigation until Thursday.
Willis Ford, a strange ill-looking man, about 38
years of age, was brought up on remand before Mr.
Yardley, charged with indecently assaulting several
little girls, under ten years of age. The case was one
of the most painful ever brought into a court of jus-
tice. The evidence is unfit fur publication. After a
lung inquiry,
Mr. YARDLEY committed the prisoner for trial on
four different charges.
WANDSWORTH.

James Buyani, aged 35, George Wise, aged 25,
and George Taylor, aged 18 years, described as
ostlers, were brought before Mr. Paynter for re-exa-
mination, on the charge of wilfully setting fire to
some premises at the Fox and Hounds public-house,
in the Upper Richmond-road, Putney, at which the
stables and piggeries were damaged and 14 pigs de-
stroyed, under very suspicious circumstances.
A good deal of evidence was given, without, how-
ever, any additional facts being proved beyond those
mentioned at the previous examination.
Mr. PAINTER said the prisoners appeared to have
some guilty knowledge of the fire, and it was most
extraordinary that they did not alarm the people in
the house when the flames were first discovered. In-
stead of doing so, they ran away from the premises.
There appeared to be some irregularities in the house,
as the prisoners had full licence to enter the stables,
although they seemed to be in no person's employ.
He could not dispose of the case at present, until he
had examined some other witnesses who were not in
attendance.

When made up in From what When
PLACES. General Post-office port dis-
London: patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Oct. 10 .. Liverpool Oct. 15
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Oct. 14 .. .. Liverpool .. Arrived
America (by U.S. pkt.) 31 Oct. 8 Southampt. Oct. 16
Attica (West coast).. N 14th of the month 'Plymouth Oct. 3
Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover Oct. 18
Belgium .. N Daily Dover .. Daily
Brazil 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
Califonda(viaChagres) M 2d & 17th of month Southampt. Oct. 5
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Oct. 3
Constantinople* .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Oct. 10
Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Oct. 5
Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Sat
Chili M 17th of the month Southampt. Oct. 5
France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover • • Twicedaily
Greece* .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover • • Oct. 10
Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Toes. bat.
Holland • • .. M Wednes. & Satur.,Londen Moa.Thur.
Honduras .. . N 17th of the mouthSouthampt. Oct. 20
Ireland .• M& N Twice daily .. !Holyhead .. Twicedaily
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Oct. 23
India (via Marseilles) N sth& 24th ofmonth 'Dover • • Nov. 2
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) M 20th of the month Southampt. Oct. 23
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) N Bth&24thofmonth Dover .. Nov. 2
.• M 2d of the month.. Southampt. Arrived
Madeira M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
Malta* •• •• 17t81,1107tthh,o1f9rattn27111
Dover Oct. 10
Naples* • • •• •• N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover Oct. 12
papal States* .. N ,sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Oct. 12
Peninsular.. •• M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. Oct. 16
Peru M,l7th of the month Southampt. Oct. 5
Tuscany* ......Nth 15th 25th afro° Dover • • Oct.l 12
West Indies .. M'l7th of the month Southampt. Oct. 20
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M2d of the month ,Southampt. /Arrived

Tuscany* • • .. • . Nisth 15th25lhofmoi
West Indies .. M!l7th of the month
West Indies (except
Havana & Nassau) M 2d of the month
* The mails to those countries thus marl
French packet vial Marseilles.
CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from Californl
are now despatched and due by every Amerii

ISonthanipt. !Arrived
ked (*) are conveyed by

la, via the United States
ican packet.

In consequence of the large number of passengers booked
for Egypt and India on the 20th of October, the day the
next India mail is dispatched from Southampton, two
steamers, the Sultan and Pottinger, will leave that port for
Alexandria on the above-named day instead of one. The
mails will be taken out by the Pottinger. This arrange-
ment will not interfere with the dispatch of an extra steamer
to Alexandria on the 3d of November.