The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-13 00:00:00

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TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING.

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CHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 agst Rhesus
25 to 1 agst Wallflower
33 to 1 sgst Cossack
40 t) 1 agst Montague—taken
40 to 1 agst The Flying Gont—taken
50 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn—taken
50 to 1 agst Trouncer
50 to 1 sgst The Italian—taken
66 to 1 agst Harricot--taken

LIT ERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
12 to 1 agst Sir John
DERBY.

No change.

CRUELTY TO A SERVANT.

A case having something of the features of that of
the unfortunate Jane Wilbred has just been brought
before a bench of Worcestershire magistrates. In
this case the ill-used domestic was a young girl
named Hannah Hinton, aged 16 years, who at
Michaelmas last, was hired at a statute fair or
"mop," where men and women congregate together
at the fall of the year, on particular days, for the
purpose of being hired, chiefly as farm servants, day
labourers, waggoners, ploughmen, dairymaids, and
maids of all work. The person by whom she was
hired on this occasion was Mr. John Lee, a farmer,
of Kempsey, near Worcester, who engaged her as
nursemaid to his children at the wages of 2/. per
year. The girl was never healthy or strong, but
has become much emaciated since her entry upon
her new service. On her appearance before the
magistrate she appeared much emaciated, and her fea-
tures appeared pinched and careworn, her general ap-
peaxance being that of a person much older. She
deposed to frequent castigations inflicted by her mas-
ter and mistress, but especially the latter. Her mas-
ter had struck her over the head with a pair of leg-
gings, because she bad not got the fire lighted at
seven o'clock in the morning ; and just before Christ-
mas Mrs. Lee called her a "nasty hussy," and pick-
ing her up by the arms threw her down stairs.' She
added—" I was hurt badly all up my side, and my
arms were bruised and as sore as could be. My
master tind mistress were in the habit of crusing
and swearing at me." She also represented that
the food which was given to her was scanty,
and when she had meat or dripping upon her
bread, it was stale and offensive to the nose and pa-
late. Mrs. Powell, a neighbour to the Lees, deposed
to the ill-treatment of the girl. On a Sunday even-
ing witness heard a great noise as of something faliing
down stairs, and a great cursing and swearing from
Mr. and Mrs. Lee, and the girl Hinton was crying.
Next morning the girl told witness that her mistress
had pushed her down stairs from the top to the bot-
tom, and had hurt her thigh. Witness saw a
large bruise on her thigh, about the size of her hand.
Had often heard Mrs. Lee threaten to kill the girl,
knock her brains out, &c. She (the girl) looked
very bad six weeks ago, but looked worse now.
She had come to witness many times and begged
for a bit of victuals—" a bit of bread or a cup of
coffee." Last Sunday she sent witness's little
girl to her to ask her for a potato. The potatoes
were not quite cooked, and she sent her a bit of pud-
ding. The girl had told witness many times that she
had not half enough to eat. Matilda Munn, a dress-
maker, living in the same village of Kempsey, de-
posed to acts of cruelty exercised by Mrs. Lee towards
the girl, who had often complained to witness that she
was kept short of food, beaten, and ill used. Had
known Mrs. Lee beat her with a walking stick, and
heard the girl scream out. Had also heard threats
used towards her, both by Mr. and Mrs. Lee. The
girl had shown to witness the food that had been given
to her. It was bread, with something like lard upon
it, and which " smelt very bad." The magistrates,
after hearing the evidence, and receiving from the
superintendent of the county police a good character
of the male defendant's " humanity," came to the de-
termination to convict the defendants of a common
assault. They were accordingly fined 2/. each and
costs; and in delivering the judgment of the Court the
chairman characterised the case as one of " great and
unnecessary cruelly."

OFF WEYMOUTH—Pantaloon, Cape of Good Hope.
Pr.vmouTzr, JAN. 12.—Wind B.W.—Arrd. Sir John
Falstaff, Moulmein. Sld. John Line, Port Natal.

BANK OF FRANCE.
The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France on Jan. 9:—

ASSETS.

Cash in hand
Ditto in branch banks
Bills past due •••
Bills discounted, but not yet due, of
which 18,847,893 f. were received
from the Branch Banks ... 61,194,628 65
Bills in the branch banks 78,143,219 0
Advances on coins and ingots... ... 2,480,000 0
Ditto by the branch banks ... ... 1,510,412 0
Ditto on French public securities ... 8,773,096 10
Ditto by branch banks... ... 2,427,990 0
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0
Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 50,000,000 0
Rentes of the reserve fund 10,000,000 0
Rentes, disposable funds ... 42,212,238 13
Investments of the new branch banksin
the public funds
Hotel and furniture of the Bank
Real property of the branch banks ...
Interest in National Discount Bank ...
Ditto branch banks ...
Bills protested at Paris ••• •• 4.
Expenses of administration of the Bank
Miscellaneous

f. 348,529,019 95

... 127,322,602 0
••• 193,980 30

12,952,725 74
4,000,000 0

3,458,728 0
200,000 0
230,000 0
59,975 11

35,220 0
1,564,427 8

f. 815,288,262 6