The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-03 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

AN EVENING PARTY.-Mr. BENETT and Mr. BROUGH-
TON were yesterday occupied a considerable time in hear-
ing a charge of assault, preferred against a Mr. W. Brace,
of Windmill-street, St. Luke's, by an upholsterer, named
J. Alexander, of Blackfriars-road.
The prosecutor, who appeared with his head bound up,
said that he spent the evening before at the house of a lady
named Carter, in Providence-row, near the residence of
the prisoner. There were present several other persons,
among whom was the prisoner himself. A conversation
between him and the latter took place about borrowing
money. The prisoner asked him to lend him 3001. upon
five per cent. interest. Witness said no person would
lend money at that rate, and asked him what security he
could give? He said his own security. Witness told him
that his security was not worth a straw. Scarcely had the
words eacaped his lips than the prisoner gave him a knock
down blow which sent him reeling into the passage adjoin-
ing the parlour, where he fell, and where, while lying on
the ground, the prisoner kicked him repeatedly in his face,
and dislocated one of his fingers.
A number of witnesses were called, amongst whom
was Mrs. Carter, at whose house the renew-tire bad taken

place.
Mrs. Carter said that the prosecutor and the prisoner,
with some other friends, had spent the evening at her house,
and she believed they were both strangers to each other.
Prosecutor—That's true.
Mrs. Carter—l did not see the beginning of the assault.
A friend of mine was playing the pianoforte at the time,
but I afterwards saw the prosecutor lying on the fluor, and
the prisoner over him.
Mr. Ilitouoirrorr informed Mrs. Carter that during her
absence some insinuations ha ,1 been tbrown out that her
house was not very respectably conducted. Pray (said
the Magistrate), who are you ? Mrs. Carter—An inde-
pendent woman. The prisoner is a suitor of mine.
Mr. BROUGHTON-And Mr. Alexander? Mrs. Carter
—Another suitor ; but I don't like either of them—they
only come alter my property.
It appearing to the Magistrates that the prisoner was
the aggressor, they ordered him to find bail to answer the
charge at the Sessions.

FURTIIER MANIFESTATIONS OF TUE
SPIRIT.—After the recent proceedings at the meet-
ings of Presbytery, it might have been supposed that
the religions extravagances which have of late been
qtt,ntly exhibited in the College Church would
ceased ; but so far from this being the case,
htoiove fit'
they were yesterday repeated with all their usual
fervour, and in a strain of fanatical excitement as incon-
sistent with decency as with the spirit of true piety.
understand that, both yesterday and the Sunday
preceding, in the interval between the forenoon
and afternoon services, during a prayer meeting,
Mr. CARLYLE screamed and uttered incoherent son •
tenses in a state of great excitement. Several women
who were present were so alarmed that they ran out of
the church
In , and one or two fainted when they got to the
the afternoon a new actor appeared on the
street.
scene. A young gentleman, of the name of ANDER.-
sox, as Mr. TAIT was about to conclude his discourse,
rose, up in his seat and exclaimed, in a loud, but cer-
tainly not a supernatural tone of voice, " I came not to
send peace on earth, but a sword." During this ebullition,
Mr. TAIT paused, and, at the conclusion, distinctly avowed
his belief that this was the Spirit of God. Most of the
congregation rose from their seats on this occasion, but
instances of this kind have unfortunately been too frequent
there of late to cause any farther disorder.—Edinbmvh
Courant.