The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-14 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A FRENCHMAN.—Pierre Mai-
son, a Frenchman, living at 4, Francis-street, was eharged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stabbing with a knife a French-
woman named Marie de Lille, with intent to do her bodily
harm, in Sherrard-street,
Mr. F. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared fur
the prisoner, who is a tall, stout, middle-aged man, of re-
spectable at pearance.
From the evidence of the prosecutrix, which was given
at some length, it appeared that about one o'clock that morn-
ing a quarrel took place between them, owing to the pri-
soner expressing his intention of leaving the prosecutrix for
the society of an English or Scotch female, and that on her
trying to get him to go home with her, they having been
living together, he struck her a blow on the side jag above
the heart, causing her great pain, and on her putting her
hand to the part she found all her clothes penetrated, and
her hand full of blood. She then felt faint and fell. The
knife, it was stated by the surgeon, was prevented going
farther by the ribs of the injured woman. Previous to
this the prisoner had allowed the Scotch girl to assault her.
Waterson, 144 C, said that hearing the cries of a female
he went up, and the prisoner said " The knife from the
female," but he found the knife in the prisoner's right
hand. The female said " Oh," and then fell into his arms.
He then noticed that her clothes were covered with blood.
He had turned on his light, and saw that the blood was
issuing from the side of her dress. He then told the pri-
soner that he must come with him, and he refused for some
time but he ultimately compelled him to do so. The prose-
cutrix slid she did not wish to give him in charge, but that
three months' imprisonment would do him good, as if he
did not do it this time he would another. With the assist-
ance of another constable he got the prisoner to the station.
The prosecutrix, in answer to Mr. E. Lewis, said she did
not take the knife out of the house herself, and did not
threaten to kill herself by taking poison, as she was so
unhappy with him, and many times wished for poison to
drink for the purpose.

Mr. Lewis said he supposed it was useless for him to
address the magistrate, and Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had
made up his mind to send the prisoner for trial.
Theprosecutriareluctantly signed the depositions, having
stated several times in the course of the case that she "loved
the prisoner."
The depositions—all but that of Dr. Tothill, who was
not in attendance—being read over, the prisoner was cum-
witted for trial.

The prisoner has already undergone twelve months' im-
prisonment for throwing snuff in the oyes of a person, a
jeweller, with the object of committing a robbery.
Mr, Albert, the interpreter, read over the' evidence to the
prisoner.

MIS DAPS .MARE STS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Our market to-day was very scantily supplied with
English wheat, chiefly in poor condition. The few fine
samples on offer changed hands freely, at fully Monday's
currency ; whilst other kinds were firm in price, and a
good clearance was effected.

There was a large quantity of foreign wheat on offer.
Importers, however, were very firm in their demands, and
some of them refused to sell except on higher terms. The
transactions were not to say extensive ; nevertheless, ex-
treme rates were paid.

Floating cargoes of grain were in some what improved
request, at full currencies.
We had a good consumptive demand for all kinds of
barley, at quite Monday's quotations.
There was a fair average business doing in malt, both
old and new, at very full prices.

Oats were very firm, and sales progressed steadily.
Beans and peas ruled steady, and the demand for flour
was tolerably active.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Eng1i5h........ 1,750 970 710 110 1 1,140
Irish
F0reign........ 24,030 5,710 32,990 1 223 sacks
14,870 brig.