The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-07 00:00:00

THE RUSSIA TRADE.

Commercial advices were received from the Russian
capital yesterday to the 22d ult., which are of some im-
portance to the mercantile and shipping interests.
An official notice had been issued by order of the De-
parttnent of Trade, intimating to merchants and others that
the silver rouble for duties payable In 1834, would be
calm! ;red at the rate of 360 c ipiques (B. N.) at all the
custom houses and barriers of the empire.
The following statement is supplied of the number of
ships of different nations which arrived at St. Petersburgh
during the navigation in 1833 :—Of British vessels, 694 ;
Russian, 52 ; American, 62 ; Bremen, 17 ; Hamburg, 8 ;
Hanover, 28 ; Spanish 2 ; Dutch, 38 ; Danish, 49 ;
Kuyshausen, 3; Lubeck, 43; Mecklenburgh, 7; Nt.mpo-
litan, 2; Norwegian, 42 ; Oldenburg!), 8 ; Portuguese, 1;
Prussian, 77 ; Rolstock, 5 ; Sardinian, 1 ; French, 55 ;
and Swedish 44. The total number of ships which
arrived at Sr. Petersb irgb in the last year was 1,278.
The accounts further state that there remained wintering
at St. Petersburgh fourteen vessels, and at Cronst4dt eight.

At the date of the lateit letters the feint had been so
severe that the navigation had closed for the season. A
good deal of snow and rain had fallen, and the sledge-roads
in the interior were good. The Exchange on London at
the Ru,sian capital was 10i- 41-64.
The ice below the harbour at Cronstadt bad disappeared,
but towards St. Pete, sbui gh it was firmly fixed.

WILTS QUARTER SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. LocKE.)

William Harper, aged 26, was indicted for assaulting
Ann• Parsons, an old woman apparently 60 years of age,
in the parish of Caine, in the month of July last. The
prisoner wis committed for assaulting, with intent, &e.,
but indicted merely for a common assault.
It appeared, that between eight and nine o'clock in the
evening, in the month of July, as the prosecutrix was
walking between Sandy-lane and B3wood, the prisoner
overtook her, and laying hold of her unawares, threw her
down ; she struggled hard to get up, but without effect;
at list she requested to he allowed to get up to put on her
bonnet, which the prisoner granted. Immediately she was on
her legs, she ran away, and cried " Murder !" The prisoner
followed her, and on overtaking her, said he would soon
stop that cry ; he then dragged her into the plantations,
and was using ereat violence towards her, when a la•
bourer named Ford, who had been attracted to the spat by
the cries of " Murder," came up, and took him from her
person. The prosecutrix was at this time in the greatest
distress, and screaming for help. As soon as she was
released from 'he prisoner, she went on her road. The pri-
soner, not content with the brutality he had before exer-
cised, again fo lowed her, and beat her in a most barba-
rous manner. Upon this Ford secured him, and took him
to a con•t ible.

The Jury, without a moment's hesitation, found the
prisoner Guilty, and Mr. Locke, after commenting upon
the heinousness of the offence, told him that the punish-
ment he should inflict upon him would have been very
different, had be been indicted in the form that he de-
served. The prisoner was then sentenced to 12 months'
impiisanment in the County Gaol, and to pty a fine of ss.
Mr. Locke highly complimented the conduct of the
abourer Ford.—Salisbury Herald.