The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-05 00:00:00

IN RE CHARLES NASH.

This insolvent, a colonial and Parliamentary agent,
was heard some time since, and was remanded
for eight calendar months at the suit of a Mr.
Thwaites.

To-day an application was made on the insolvent's
behalf for an order of discharge to issue, notwithstand-
ing a detainer lodged since the adjudication by a cre-
ditor named Lewis.

The Learned COMMISBIONSIt thought that as the
remand was confined to the suit of one creditor, the
insolvent was entitled to his discharge against all the
rest.

A further application was then made for the in-
solvent's discharge forthwith, upon the ground that
the detaining creditor, Mr. Thwaites, had omitted to
pay to the insolvent the allowance, 3s. 6d. per week, or-
dered by the Court. The period of remand would
not expire until next month.
Mr. Ingpen, the registrar, discovered that the ser-
vice upon Mr. Thwaites was imperfect, and
Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS therefore refused to
make any order.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

After the night charges had been disposed of a re-
spectably-dressed and apparently well-educated lady
applied to the sitting Alderman for a little temporary
relief, under the following circumstances :
She stated that, in the latter part of 1850, in con-
sequence of her husband's ill health, he was advised
to ssek a change of climate, and accordingly started
for Australia, at the same time giving up a most lu-
crative situation as clerk to a highly-respectable firm
in Leadenhall-street, who furnished him with letters
of recommendation of a most flattering description.
The applicant accompanied her husband to Australia,
who died a week after he landed there, and four days
after she was delivered of the child she had in her
arms. Circumstances compelled her to remain a few
weeks in Australia, when, finding her means rapidly
diminishing, she returned to England, only to meet
with poverty and wretchedness, for the landlord of
the room she occupied had given her notice to leave
on Saturday next, because she had no money to pay
the rent. She had hoped to obtain a situation as go-
verness, but had failed in her exertions. She applied
to the magistrates at Worship-street, who recommen-
ded her to this court.
Alderman HooFER said, the case was not properly
within his district, as she lived out of the City, but
her case appeared to call for sympathy, and he would
order her five shillings from the poor-box. He was
very sorry he could do no more for her, and he ad-
vised her to apply to the workhouse, if she could get
no assistance from any other quarter.
She gave her name, but, on account of her previous
position and present decayed circumstances, we for-
bear to mention it. Her initials are, "E. H."
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Thomas Smith, clothier, of New Bond-street,
was summoned by Thomas Holt, cab-driver and cab-
owner, for an assault.
The complainant said he drove the defendant to
New Bond-street on Friday night, and when asked
his fare said 2s. The defendant called him a
liar, saying his fare was only ls. Bd. The defendant,
as he was going into the house, said, " I'll pay you,"
and instantly knocked him down. Complainant got
up, and was pitched into until defendant was out of
wind. Complainant called for the police. The de-
fendant seized him by the neckerchief, but his hand
slipped, and such was the force which the defendant
used that his boxcoat was damaged to the extent of
10s. Complainant declared he gave no provocation,
he used no bad language, and he only demanded his
legal fare. All he did was to put his hand on the
defendant's arm in the civilest way possible, saying to
him, " Sir, if you will not pay me my fare, perhaps
you will favour me with your card ?"
A witness who was passing at the time said he saw
the complainant knocked down. He heard the de-
fendant use threatening oaths towards him, and he
afterwards saw the defendant strike him about the
face and body repeatedly. The cabman did not at-
tempt to retort with either bad language or blows.
The professional adviser who attended for the de-
fendant said, his client was unfortunately without any
witnesses, and therefore he must ask the magistrate to
look at the probabilities of the case. His client was
in size and apparent strength greatly inferior to the
complainant. His client was a highly respectable
tradesman, carrying on business for years in Bond-
street, and also in Regent-street; his character was
that of mildness itself, and his language was always
regulated by the strictest propriety. All the de-
fendant's friends would, if necessary, depose to the
quiet character of his client, and his incapability of
using such language as that attributed to him. He
would beg the Court to recollect what was the usual
conduct of cabmen, and what would be the' ordinary
course of a respectable tradesman under the probable
circumstances of the case. _

Mr. BIN remarked that it often happened facts
were found to be stronger than fiction, and however
improbable it might appear for a cabman to have
acted in the civil and forbearing manner ascribed to
the complainant, and for a person in defendant's
station to have conducted himself without provocation
in the manner described, still, with the unoontradicted
statement of the complainant, supported by the testi-
mony of an independent witness, he could come to no
other conclusion than that the charge had been
proved, for which the defendant must pay 40s. and
costs.
The parties retired, but in a few minutes after-
wards the cabman entered the court and complained
of baying been grossly insulted by Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith was called into court again.
The cabman said Mr. Smith repeatedly called him
a " cur," and made a filthy noise at him with his
mouth.

Mr. Smith did not deny having applied the epithet
" cur" to the complainant.
Mr. BINGHAM said a person in Mr. Smith's position
in society ought to pay more respect to the laws of
his country, and especially to the decencies and deci-
sions of its courts of justice. He should order Mr.
Smith to enter into his own recognizance in 501. to
keep the peace for three months.

MAR YLEBONE.
Just before the usual period for the closing the
court, Mr. William Matthews, a man of very re-
spectable appearance, residing at IsTo. 10, John-street

North, New-road, was brought up by Dafter, 346 A,
and placed at the bar before the sitting magistrate,
Mr. Long, on the charge of having i❑termarried with
Mary Young, his first wife, Anne Matthews, being
at the time and now living.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Tichener,
solicitor, Chichester.

Sophia Beeres proved that nine years ago the pri-
soner married her sister at the parish church of St.
Peter, Chichester. She was still living, and, to the
best of witness's belief, was at the present time an
inmate of the Bethnal-green Lunatic Asylum. She
had seen her there within the last twelve months.

Prisoner—l was under an
,impression that she was
dead.

Mary Young, who had in her arms an infant, said
that she was married to prisoner on the 3d of Feb.,
1849, at St. Mary's, Mary leboue. He represented
himself to her as being a widower.
Dafter (the officer) stated that on the same after-
noon (yesterday) he took the prisoner in charge close
to the western entrance of the Great Exhibition ; my!,
on his being made acquainted with the nature of the
offence for which he was taken, he at once admitted
that he had married the two women.
The marriage certificate necessary to complete the
case was produced by Mr. Tichener ; and
The prisoner was committed for trial.
WESTMINSTER.
A young woman in very humble circumstances
complained that she was daily subjected to the most
brutal treatment by her husband, and solicited the
magistrate's immediate protection, as she was appre-
hensive, from the threats used by him, that if he dis-
covered she had been there he would murder her
upon her return home. The worthy magistrate having
heard her statement, and there being no doubt that
she went in bodily fear, granted a warrant, which
was immediately placed in the hands of Knowland,
one of the summoning officers of the court, who
promptly executed it, and brought the offender,
Thomas YarmBon, a brutal-looking fellow, before the
magistrate in less than half an hour.

The wife repeated that she was commonly treated
by the defendant in the most cruel manner. He re-
peatedly beat her so brutally that ehe was literally
covered with bruises. His language and threats were
most horrible, the latter being used to deter her from
complaining of his unmanly violence. She had, un-
fortunately, got a bad leg, which was at times most
painful, and when he had beaten her as long as he
could stand over her, he caused her the most excru-
ciating agony by kicking the affected limb. That
morning he took up a knife, and swore ci ith a dread-
ful oath that he would thrust it into her as far as it
would go if he found that she complained to a ma-
gistrate.

- Mr. BRODERIP inquired how long she had been
married.

The poor woman replied last Christmas, since
which she had scarcely known a day's happiness. Her
husband, besides beating her in the brutal manner
described, was an idle, worthless fellow, who did no
work and was supported by her industry.
The landlord of the house where they live and a
fellow-lodger were called, both of whom confirmed
complainant's account of her husband's brutality.
The defendant endeavoured to palliate his conduct
by alleging that his wife kept late hours, and was
given to drink.

Mr. BRODERIP recalled the witnesses, who pos:
tively denied it.

The fellow, finding his endeavours to blacken his
wife's character had failed, changed his tone, and in
a cringing voice " hoped she didn't mean to prosecute
him."

The poor woman replied she did.
Mr. BRODERIP observed that an immense deal of
brutality had been proved in this case, and he should
call upon the defendant to find good bail for six
months. It would be also as well to tell him that it
would be useless to expect any mitigation of his sen-
tence, for unless he found the required sureties he
should remain in gaol the full period.
He was committed in default.
W ORS HIP- S TRE E T.
John Logid, a ruffianly fellow, who has been
before in custody at this court for different of-
fences, and iifaria Logid, his wife, were brought up
before Mr. Hammill, charged with the following cow-
ardly and unprovoked attack upon a young woman
named Mary Julian, the daughter of a lamp-manu-
facturer in Goldsmith's-row, Hackney, and her bro-
ther, a lad 14 years of age; and the female prisoner
was also charged with assaulting and severely biting
the father of the complainants, who had interposed
for their protection.
It appeared from the evidence that the female com-
a plainant and her brother were proceeding home to
the house of their father at eleven o'clock on the pre-
ceding night, when they were encountered by the
male prisoner, to whom they were perfect strangers,
who assailed her with a disgusting observation, im-
puting that there was an improper intimacy between
her and her brother. After indignantly expostulating
with him upon such a gross insinuation, she was hur-
rying on to avoid further molestation, when the pri-
soner seized her by the arms, and, forcing her back
against a wall, commenced an unmerciful attack upon
her, and beat her about the chest and other parts of
her person till she was almost senseless. Her brother
interfered and endeavoured to rescue his sister from
further brutality, but was instantly seized by the male
prisoner, who struck him and flung him heavily upon
the pavement, while his wife rene% el the attack upun
the young woman, whom she continued beating until
their father, who had been apprised of the id-treatment
they were sustaining, ran up to their assistance, and
was attempting to rescue them, when the female pri-
soner rushed upon him and bit him with such severity
in the arm that he had suffered the most acute pain
all night from the injury. Both prisoners then ran
away, but were pursued by the witness and a con-
stable, and, after a sharp chase, were at length secured
and lodged in the station.

Mr. Julien corroborated the evidence of the other
witnesses, and exhibited his arm to the magistrate, in
which the prints of the female prisoner's teeth re-
mained deeply indented.

The prisoner, in general terms,denied the facts al-
leged against them, and called two persons who were
intimately connected with them, with the view of re-
butting the material portions of the evidence, but
their testimony was entirely nugatory ; and
Mr. HA➢IMILL, after very strongly animadverting
upon the wanton and brutal nature of the outrage,
sentenced the male prisoner to pay a penalty of 51.
for the assult upon the young women, or in default
to stand committed for two months to the House of
Correction, together with a second penalty of 2/. for
his attack upon her brother, or in default a third
month's imprisonment, to commence at the expiration
of the first, and ordered the female prisoner to pay a
penalty of 40s. for her attack upon Mr. Julien him-
self, or in default to also stand committed for one
month to the House of Correction.
Neither of the penalties was paid, and both the
prisoners were consequently removed in the van.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 4.—At Gloucester and Worces-
ter markets on the 30th, there was more inclination to
purchase wheat, but the turn was in favour cf the buyer.
Barley rather lower. Old oats scarce, and fully as dear;
new cheaper. Beans maintained their value. During
the present week, the weather having become fine,
transactions in wheat have again been on the most
limited scale, but prices are nominally the same. Barley
taken in retail, at previous rates. Old oats inquired
for, and rather more doing in new. Beans and peas
held for quite as much money. At this day's market
there was a fair supply of wheat, which was taken off at
rather under the currency of this day se'nnight. Barley
in fair demand, and firmly maintained its value. Old
oats inquired for, new neglected. Beans sold slowly, at
former rates. Peas fully as dear.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 4.—There was a good supply of new
English wheat of very fine quality, giving a larger re-
turn of flour, both English and Foreign about is per
quarter in favour of purchaser, but little disposition to
purchase, English wheat (new or old) sold at 35s to
39s per imperial quarter; Foreign white ditto, 38s to 42s
per 480 Ibs; ditto red superfine, 36s to 38s; ditto ditto,
fine, 34s to 365; ditto ordinary, 29s to 325; ditto hard,
30s to 32s per 480 lbs. Flour was a dull sale, and is to
Is 6d per sack cheaper. English flour, seconds, sold at
26s to 295 per sack; American ditto, sweet, 20s to 21s
per barrel. There was but little doing in oats, at 6d to
Is per quarter lower. Devon and Welsh oats, new, 17s
to 18s per imperial quarter; Irish white old ditto, 20s to
21s per 320 Ibs; ditto black ditto, new, 17s to 18s per
imperial quarter; Foreign ditto, tawney, 17s 6d to 18s
per 320 lbs. Fur barley there was no demand, at late
rates. English barley for malting, 26s to 28s per impe-
rial quarter; ditto and Foreign, grinding, 22s 6d to 24s
per 400 lbs. The averages are—Bristol wheat, 36s 10d;
Gloucester ditto, 37s 2d; Bristol oats, 193 ld; Glouces-
ter, ditto, Hs 2d; Bristol, beans, 26s SJ; Gloucester,
ditto, 26s 4d.
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, SEPT. 2.—The sup-
ply of beef to-day was not large, yet the number of
animals was sufficient to meet the immediate wants of
buyers without any alteration in the price. The quan-
tity of sheep was unusually small, for which high
prices were asked and a clearance was very easily
effected. Fat lambs were plentiful, and were readily
disposed of. Fat calves were scarce, for which a high
price was obtained. There was a good supply of tat
pigs, with a brisk sale. Beef, 41 to 6d; mutton, 5d to
sid; lamb, 6d; Veal, 5d to sid per lb; pigs, 7s per
score; rough fat, 33 3d per stone of 141bs; hides, 1 d to
lid per Ib; calf skins. 2d to 4d per lb.
LYNN, Sin. 2.—Wheat 32s to 365, fine 38s 40s to
425; barley OOs to OOs, fine O0s; oats COs to 00s, fine Oos
beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr.
UPPINGHAM, Ssrv. 3.—Wheat 32s to 38s; barley 23, to
26s Od ; oats, new 18s to 21s, old 26s to 00s ; beans 30s to 355
per quarter. Butter Ild to l per lb ; eggs '2O for IS.
BOSTON, SEPT. 3.—Wheat, red 30s to 38s Od, white 36s
to 40s, extra OCs to 003 ; barley OOs to OOs ; oats, 15s to 19s;
beans 28s to 32s ; peas On to Os per qr.
Lotrx, Sam 3.—Wheat 36s to 40s; barley 23s to 265;
oats 193 to 22s ; beans 28s to 33s per qr.
NEWARK, SErr. 3.—Wheat, old white 46s to 48s, new 40s to
445, old red 37s to 40s, new 38s to 42s ; barley, malting 26s
to 28s, grinding 24s to 25s ; oats, old 24s to 268, new 18s
to 20s Od; beans, 32s to 34s ; malt, L4s to 568 ; tares, 34s to
36s per qr.
11141,z0x NOWDA•IIS bal i 2.lwe'Wheat, old 37a to 40s,