The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-01 00:00:00

rip stairs the defendant. was serving, in the bar. She had
nothen in bed long-perhaps an hour or three-qn irters,
When she was awoke, by some one leaping over her. It was
the defendant. He was dresse'd, with the exception of his
coat.. Hp dig not say anything to her at 'first, but after she
had' heen awake a few moments he asked her if she would
allOw Mtn` tbisleep with her?: She replied, '4' certainly not."
lie then ,endeavoured to. pull dawn the bed-clothing, ;and
cortimitted'aii act of indecent hsiault upon her, which' she
describ,gl.- . -Silo tried to keep him away as well as she could.
He endeavoured to place his hands in the bed, and did so
once: lie then 'went to the deer, and returned. 'when he Said
Mrs. Wheeleil was belqw stairs and; it was all; right, or words
to that effect; He tallied about coming into her room( on
the following bitht ; and to get rid of him Uteri she consented
that he slionld do so; She was not about to leave, but she
thought she would promise her . consent for the following
night, havtme, Ken he had so insulted her, made up her
mind to toll her mistress and leave on the following morning.
Whey she gave•this promise be went altay. About I o,cloek
next day she left the house and went home, to her father.
`'Mr. Itibton said he had no other witness.
1. 31r,;;Ballaritiue, in his address fOr the defence, said juries
were too apt,- perhaps, to be led away by.a story of thi4ind,
told 6i h pretty, modest-looking girl ; but these were cases
Which juries should divest of All sentiment, and. investigate
them to see if there might not be some reason to think, that
perseas whb were• charged with this sort of offence had ;not
acted entirely without encouragement. He,,commentfd on•
the eVidencirof the prosecutrix; and asked if the jury couti
sa-v; thatthe defendant's conduct had been entirely unpro•
yoked ? The girl had been a barmaid. at RoshervilleGa.rdens,
she had I.4eii t barmaid in town, and` must therefore have-
Auld some experience ; 'yet She pretended that she did not
know what to do when kcr master used her is the way she
had stated. ; The defendant's conduct, it could not be denied,
W 43 improper—grossly so—but he (Mr. Ballautine) trusted,
that the Airy would not rely upon the sole evidence of the
prosecutrix, nor come to the conclusion sought for by the
proSeoution. He did not impute direct perjury to her, but
she bad told the best tale she could for herself. She said she
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her mind to leave next day, and gave an evasive promise to
get rid of the defendant. Why did she not call her mistress
, at. once I Under, all the circumstances, he submitted that
the caso was .Fo clear as to there having been enceurag,ement.
that the jury should acquit the defendant.
Mr. Creasy then summed up the case in, a very clear and
lucid manner; Re told the jury the real point for them to
consider was whether the prosecutaix assented in any direct
or implied manner, or whether the defendant had acted
against her will.

The jury found the defendant guilty.
Mr, Creasy said the defendant ought to have been the
girl's protector, as she was his servant and lived in his house.
He sentenced him to four months' hard labour.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From. the Report of the Registrar. General.)
The deaths of 1,048 persons, namely, 533 males and 515
females, were registered in London in the week that ended
on Saturday. The number is almost the same as that of the
preceding week. In the corresponding we ki of the ten
years, 1846-55, the average number was 1,029. But the
deaths of last week occurred in an increased population ;
and, if the average now stated is raised proportionally, it be-
comes 1,132. The present state of the public health ap-
pears, from a comparison of results, to be not unfavourable.
A reduced rate of mortality from diseases of the zymotic
class aff,rds another satisfactory indication ; for the deaths
arising from these were last week 194, while the corrected
average of corresponding weeks is 231. Typhus is the most
fatal in this class at the present time, that disease with com-
mon fever numbering 58 cases. Hooping-cough was fatal to
34 children, croup to 14, scarlatina to 21, measles to 26; also
small-pox to 9 persons, diarrhoea to 12.

The- mortality from pulmonary diseases is very near the
usual amount at this season, the deaths from them last week
having been 196, while the corrected average is 192. Of the
196 deaths, 169 were caused by bronchitis and pneumonia in
equal proportions, the former chiefly amongst the old, the
latter chiefly amongst the young. Phthisis (or consumption)
carried off 139 persons, the average being 159.
Last week the births of 915 boys and 916 girls, in all 1,861
children, were registered in London. In the ten eorres-
poniing weeks of the years 1816.55 the average number was
1,541.

The mean height of the barometer in the week was
29.i75 in. Ott Sunday and Monday the mean reading was
above 30 in., but from the former of these days it continued
to fall throughout the week. The highest reading was
30.17 in., on Sunday. The mean temperature of the week
was 48.5 deg., which is 0.6 deg. -above the average of the
same week in 38 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The mean daily temperature was below the average till Fri-
day, when it rose 7.5 deg. above it, and it continued nearly
as high on the following day. The highest reading of the
thermometer in the week occurred on Friday, and was 73
deg ; the highest in the sun on that day was 93 5 deg. The
lowest in the shade in the week was 30'6 deg., on Monday
the reading was nearly as low on Wednesday ; the range in
the week was 42'4 deg. The mean dew-point temperature
was 38'3 deg., and the difference between this and the mean
temperature of the air was 9.9 deg. The tem erature of the
water of the Thames rose to 54'2 deg. on Saturday ; the mean
of the week was 60.9 deg. The wind blew genefally from
the south-east and east till Saturday, when it was .in the
south-west. There was -no rain till the end of the week, and
0'27 inches fell,

sporting Intelligence.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.

WEDNESDAY.

Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds—colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, 83t 21b; certain winners extra. D. 7
furlongs 201 yards. 5 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Tyre, by Tadmor, Bst 71b (S. Rogers),
walked over ; and Mr. Combo's Pitapat, by Alarm, re-
ceived half the forfeits.

Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds—colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; those by stallions or out of mares
that never bred a winner allowed 31b; only one allow-
ance. D.M., 7 furlongs 201 yards. 4 subs.

Mr. J. 31. Stanley's Porto Rico, by Orlando, Bst 71b (Bar-
tholomew), walked over.

Match. Y.C., 2 furlongs 52 yards. 7st 101 b each. 25.
Duke of Bedford's Petrm received forfeit from Mr. Gra-
ville's br f, by Orlando, out of Barcelona.
Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds - colts, Bst
71b; fillies, Bst 31b; those by stallions or out of mares
that never bred a winner allowed 31b only ono allow-
ance. D. 11., 7 furlongs 201 yards. 4 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Walmer, by Chatham, Bst 41b (S.
Rogers), walked over; and Mr. J. Robinson's The Long
Rifle saved his stake.

Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for three-
year-olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for 20)
sous, if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M., 3 furlongs
215 yards. 9 subs.
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Lord -Anglesey's Flying Duchess, by the Flying Dutch-
man, 3 yrs, 7st 21b
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Oltenitza, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (J. Steggles) 2
Mr. Adkin's Titormus, 4 yrs, Sat 41b (Yates) 3
The folloWing also ran :—Pharos, Rudstone, Glissade,
Hart Royal, and Looey.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Flying Duchess, 6to 1 agst Looey;
7 to f each agst Titormus, Rudstone, and Oltenitza ; and
Bto 1 agst Hart Royal. Won by four lengths ; two
lengths between the second and third; Pharos was a bad
fourth ; Rudstone was fifth.
Match. Y.C., 2 fur. 52 yds. Tat 101 b each. 25.
Duke of Bedford's Palm (Pettit) 1
Mr. Greville's colt by Pyrrhus the First
Betting-4 to lon Palm, who won by three-quarters of
a length..

Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, with 100 added; for two-yr-
olds—colts Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 4:b ; certain winners ex-
tra. T.Y.b., 5 fur. 140 yds. 26 subs.
Mr. Barber's Virago colt (J. Forster) 1
Baron Rothschild's The Western Power, Bst 71b (Charlton) 2
Lord Anglesey's Tricolour, Bst 91b, includ. 51b extra (Sly) 3
The following also ran :—Arethusa f, Perfume, Fie,
M.D., and Wild Thyme.
Betting-7 to 4 agat Tricolour, 2to 1 agst Virago c, sto
1 offered agst any other. Won easily by a length ; a length
and a half between the second and third ; M.D. and Fie,
close together, were next, some lengths behind Tricolour;
the Arethusa f was last, beaten off.

Handicap Plate, of 50 ;ems, for three-year olds and up-
wards. R.M., one mile 17 yards.
Mr. Barne's Anemone, by Tadmor, 3 yrs, 6st 51b

(Fordham) 1
Lord Glasgow's colt, by Birdcateher, out of Maid of
Masham, 3 yrs, Est 6113. (J. Rogers) 2
The following also ran :—Cranbourne, Falcon, Alcyone,
Commodore Charley, Sneer colt, Georgium Sidus, Noisette,
and Mr. Huffam.

Betting-4 to 1 agst Maid of Masham colt, sto 1 agst
Anemone, 6to 1 agst Noiiette, 7to 1 agst Alcyone. Won
cleverly. Georgium Sirius was a good third, not placed.
Alcyone, Cranbom ne, Falcon, and Mr. Huffam, formed
the next lot.

Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, for four-year olds—colts, Bst
101 b ' • fillies, Bst 51b ; certain penalties and allowances.
Last 3 miles of 8.C., 3 miles 74 yards.
Lord Zetland's Fandango, by Balaton, 2st 21b, including

61b extra (AE;haall) walked over.
The settling commenced this morning, and many ac-
counts were balanced and paid, but the general settling
will take place on Saturday next, at Tattersall's.
The weather was favourable, but the heath presented' a
striking contrast to the exciting scenes which were ex-
hibited there on the former day. There was, however, a
good attendance of company, and some of the racing ex-
cited a very lively interest.

BETTING UP TO SIX O'CLOCK.
THE ONE THOUSAND.
to 5 agst Mincepie
7to 4 agst Manganese
100 to 15 agst Mr. Stanley's lot.
THE DERBY.
9to 4 agst Wentworth (taken)
sto 1 agst Cannobie (offered)
12 to 1 agst Fly-by-night (taken)
12 to 1 agst Fazzoletto (taken)

THE HEALTH OE MR. BRIGHT, M.P.—We learn,
with regret, that the hopes lately held out of Mr.
Bright's speedy restoration to health were not well
foneded, and that it is now certain a lengthened period
of repose and abstinence from business of any kind will
be necessary before the hon. member will be able to re-
sume his Parliamentary duties.
fiIDEATH or MR. R. M. Fox, M.P.—Mr; Richard
Maxwell Fox, M.P. for the county of Longford, died at
St. Leonard's-on-the-Sea on Saturday, the 26th ult., in
his 41st year. He was educated at Winchester and
University College, Oxford, and married in 1835 Susan
Amelia, daughter of the late Admiral Sir L. Halsted,
G.C.B. He was a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for
Longford, which he had represented in the Liberal in-
terest in the present and late Parliaments, having been
first elected in 1847. He was a Liberal of a somewhat
advanced school, but never took a prominent part in
Parliament.