The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-29 00:00:00

SUN,

BOW-STREET.--(THIS
Jane Watson was charged with assan
named May, and cutting her with a knife.
Tne prosecutrix stated that at about ten o'clock on
Saturday night she was in a public-house waiting for
her husband, when the prisoner, who was eating some
bread and cheese, suddenly asked her if she was talking
about her, and almost immediately commenced the assault
complained of by striking her in the face with the knife,
which she said had cut hor very much.
A woman who was in company with prosecutrix cor-
roborated this evidence, with the exception of the time,
which she said was about au hour later than stated by
the prosecutrix.
The policeman who took the charge said he heard a
cry of murder, and went into the public-house, where he
found complainant and defendant fighting. Complainant
had been drinking, but defendant was perfectly sober.
The prisoner denied having struck prosecutrix with a
knife, and said the quarrel arose out of some epithet the
prosecutrix had bestowed on her.
Mr. HALL said he believed the prisoner's statement,
as she appeared to have been sobs at the time; he
would therefore discharge her.
The prosecutrix lett the court highly indignant at tl•e
decision.

WEST3IINSTER.-(THIS DAY.)
Margaret Rafferty was brought up for final examina-
tion ou a charge of having deserted her illegitimate
female child, only one month old.
The circumstances of the case aro these:—The hus-
band of the prisoner is a sergeant in the Ist Regiment of
Foot, now lying at Winchester, having returned from
America on the Ist of August last. During the absence
of her husband the prisoner has been living in town
with another man, and the child in question was the re-
sult of their illicit intimacy. Iteppears that on the 9th inst.
the husband came to town to fetch the prisoner to Win-
chester, and she having intimation of the circumstance two
days previously, left the child at a door in James-street,
Buckingham-gate, to conceal the above circumstances
from her husband. The child was found and taken to
the workhouse, where it subsequently died, and a ver-
dict was recorded at the coroner's inquest, " Died from
natural causes." The matter was placed in the hands of
Sergeant Loome, of the B division, and he succeeded in
tracing the prisoner, who at mice admitted her guilt.
The prisoner had nothing to say in answer to the
charge.
D'EYNcourer said it was fortunate for her that the
result of the col iLquiry was to the (fleet that the
child had not died from rho offence here proved against
her; and, considering sho had already been locked up
one week, he would order her to be imprisoned for ele-
ven weeks longer, making her punishment in all three
months' imprisonment.

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.
(THIS DAY.)
The election of a Lord Mee or of London for the en-
suing year took place to-day, in the Guildhall, and was
accompanied by the ceremony, paraphernalia, and displsy
ehieh usually attend important civic events.
The Lord Mayor left the Mansion house in his state
carriage shortly before 12 o'clock, preceded by bugle-
men and footmen, and followed by the Sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs, who rode in their gay and glittering equipages.
On arriving at the Guildhall, his Lordship alighted end
proceeded in procession through the ball to the Cour
ca
Chamber, where a brief meeting was held. This having
concluded, the procession was re-formed, and went to
the Church of St. Lawrence Jewry, in the immediate
neighbourhood, where a sermon was preached by the
Lord Mayol'e Chaplain.
At one o'clock the procession again returned to the
had, and took up its position on the platform, which was
of a different construction to that ordinarily used t
these occasions, and was advanced a little further into
the centre of the building.
The hall was only about half full and little intertst
appeared to be taken in the proceedings.
After the usual proclamation had been made,
The RECORDER briefly addressed the livery on the
ancient and important privilege they were assembled to
exercise, viz., to assist in the election of a Lord Mayor
for the ensuing year.
The Coenneet SERGEANT then read the names of the
following gentlemen, who had been nominated to the
office:—William Hunter, Esq., Thomas Challis, Esq.,
Thomas Sidney, Esq., Francis Graham Moen, Esq.,
David Salomons, Esq., Thomas Q. Finnis, Esq., William
Lawrence, E.g., Sir Robert Walter Carden, Knt., Wil-
liam Cubitt, Esq.
The names were then put seriatim, and a show of
bands taken upon each—That of William Hunter, Esq.,
vras received with loud cheers and cries of Bravo
Hunter." That of Thomas Challis was also received
with considerable applause. The other names also gave
rise to some cheering, but the degree of applause gra
dually lessened until the lest two were announced, and
they were received in silence.
The COMMON SERGEANT intimated that the Sheriffs
were of opinion that the choice bad fallen on 'William
Hunter and Thomas Challis, Esqs.—(Loud cheers )
The Sheriffs then retired to inform the Court of Alder-
men, which is as sitting in an adjoining chamber, of their
selection.
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs returned to
the platform, after about twenty minutes' absence.
The RECORDER said—l hare to declare that the elec-
tion to the office of Lord Mayor to this ancient city, for
the ensuing year, has fallen on Wm. Hunter, Esq., al-
derman and upholder.—(Loud cheers.)
Alderman V.' er. HUNTER returned his cordial thanks
to the Court of dick rman fur the honour they had con-
ferred upon him, and also to the Livery, whose recom-
mendation the Court had ratified. He promised that if
attention to the duties of his office, high principle and
forbearance were the qualities required of him,
be should not be found wanting, and their
satisfaction would be the only favour he
should expect at their hands. He would act up-
rightly, and with integrity and honour, and exercise the
!Me judgment he possessed on all subjects which came
before him as first magistrate of so great a city. He
would endeavour, and be hoped to deserve their entire
confidence when the term of his office should have ex-
pired. lie did not intend to make any further professions.
If a kind Providence bestowed health upon him, he
would discharge all his important duties to the best of
his ability, and they might re st assured that he would
endeavour to maintain as far as he was able the rights and
liberties of the corporation, and to hand them down un-
impaired to his successors in that office, which, by their
kindness to-day, he was now called upon to fill.
A vote of the.eks was then passed to the two Sheriffs,
Sir Robert William Carden and Sir George Edmund
Hodgkinson, fur the exemplary manner in which they
had discharged their duties during the past year.
The SUERIFP's briefly acknowledged the compliment,
and the meeting diPPersed.