The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-04 00:00:00

FRANCE.

I
' PARIS, TELURSD.A.Y EVENING.
The wdl known M. Proudtion, yesterday ap-
peared before the Tribunal of Correctional Police
to answer the charge of having, in his recently-
published work in three volumes, " De is Justic3
dans la Revolution et dans l'Eglise, " outraged
public morality, religion, and family ties, defended
acts qualified as crimes or offences by the law, at-
tacked the respect due to the law, endeavoured to
disturb public peace by exciting citizens to hatred
of each other, and lastly for having, with bad
faith, published false news." Ile was further ac-
cused " of having in a petition to the Senate, on
the subject of the seizure of his book, committed
the additional offences of having outraged public
and religious morality, and turned into derision
the Roman Catholic religion, legally established in
France." The tribunal, after hearing the public
prosecutor in support of the accusation, and M.
Chauley as counsel for the defendant, declared the
charges proved, and condemned Proudhon to three
years' imprisonment and 4,000 fr. fine. The tri-
bunal further condemned M. Gamier, publisher,
to a month's imprisonment and I,ooofr. fine for
complicity in the offences of publishing the book ;
and MM. Bourdier and Bry, for complicity in
printing it, and also for not having deposited it, to
a fortnight's imprisonment each, and the former
to 1.,0001r. fine, and the latter to 2001 r. fine. We
can only record the condemnation, the law not
allowing detailed reports of trials for offences of the
press.
An accident, which might have been attended
with very serious consequences, occurred the even-
ing before last to Mme. Cerito, the danseuse. The
horses of her carriage having suddenly run off in
the Avenue she was thrown with great
vilennnou Dauphine,
out
ofthevehicle
and
taken up in a sense-
less state and conveyed into a house opposite, where
she received every attention. She soon after re-
covered her sense,, and it was found that she had
not sustained any serious injury.
BOURSE, June 3.—The following were the last
quotations :

per Cents 93 50
Do. end month 93 50
3 per Cent. ..... 69 45,
Do, end month 69 53
Bank Shares .

Credit Foncier -
Belgian 4g
98g
Piedmontese (5) 9lg
Roman —
A.ustrian ..,..... —
Spanish Threes
Home- Debt 383
--FoR CASH.
Midi
Western 565
Strasburg
Grand Central
S3.rdinian
Austrian

Credit Mobilior :.. 6t 2 50

Do. Account 612 50

RAILWAYS.
1210

Orleans
Northern ... 905

New Ditto...

730

Lyon and Mediteran 735
New Ditto

Geneva

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN BELGIUM.
An accident, attended with great loss of life,
has occurred on the railway between Mons and
Manage.
The Journal de Mons, of the 2d inst., gives the
following account of the accident
"Two coke waggans were detached from a goods
train at the Louviere Station. When the goods
train moved on they began to move backwards down
an incline. One of the officials in vain endeavoured
to put 'on a break. There is a curve in the line
at this point, and an excursion train from Mons
coming up did not perceive the obstacle on the line
till wittin 200 yard=. The man on the coke wag-
gnns jumped off, and a fearful collision took place
immediately afterwards. The first two carriages
were smashed atoms, and the third much
damaged. Seven persons were killed on the spA,
and a great number wounded."

The Journal de Charleroi says—
" The number of killed by the recent railway
accident now amounts to 21, including the seven
who were killed on the spot. The number of
wounded is 22. The wounded are in the hospitals
of Mona and Menage. The wounds of some were
dressed on the scene of the accident. Two medical
men in the train rendered all the service in their
power;
" The greatest consternation has been caused by
this terrible accident.'

With the exception e f the fulloceing members of the
Government, very few C3nservatives voted on.Wetlnes.
day afternoon fur proceeding with the Property Qualifi-
cation 8.11 :—Sir Blush Cairns, Right Hons. T. li. S.
Eitcourt, Lord J‘ lin Manners, and H. S. Walpole.
The " noes" include Mr. Henley, Sir Jno. Trol!opi,
Co!. Taylca:, &c.'
CASE' OF-CHILD NIURDEIL —Yesterday morning,at an
early hour, 'at' pOlice constable John Howe, S 13, was
going his rounds past Morningtou•terrace, Hampstead-
road, he discovered a large bundle outside the ra.l, of
one of the houses. He took it under a gas lamp, and •n
examination of 'the bundle found it to contain the body
of a fine male child, apparently abiut a month old. The
consiable took it to St. Pancras Wthlthouse, where. Mr.
Coster, the house surgeon, discovered that almost every
bone of the unfortunate infant was broken. On a pox;
'Torten?, examination he found that death had resulted
from the external injuries. He had no doubt the child
had lived several days—possibly wee ks—and bad been
destroyed by the mother or some other party. Informa-
tion.has been forwarded to Mr. Wakley, the coroner,

.
1 April 10, May 8,
-- 1858. 1858. Increase. Decrease
--__ —_—.—_ -____
A:, £ .£ X
Bank of England ...• 19,653,499 20,496,079 842,560
Private Banks
Joint-stock Banks
- ----
Total in England .... 25,612,456 26,758,633 1,146,177 . Scotland 3,611,392
3,712,673 101,286
Ireland ...... •• •
-- ---- -- ---
United Kingdom .. • • 35,158,626 33,734,' 38 1,275,412

And as compared with the month
May, 1857, the abovo returns shi
94,2111. in the circulation of notes
decrease of 1,018,4021. in the circulai
Kingdom.

ending the 9.h of
)W an increase of
in England, and a
;ion of the United

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

;Sittingst❑ Banco---Befate Lard Campbell, Mr. Justice
Cokridge, Mr. Jubtice Erle, and Mr. Justice
Crompton.)
LEWIS v LEVY-IMPORTANT DECISION.

This was an action for libel brought by the plain-
tiff to recover damages against the defendant pro-
prietor of the Daily Telegraph, for reporting proceed-
ings before Mr. Alderman Wire, at Guildhall, relative
to a charge against him for perjury. On the trial it
was contended that the reports were fair and bona
and that the proceedings were privileged the
same as the superior courts. The jury, after hearing
evidence, returned a verdict for the defendant. A.
rule was subsequently obtained to enter the verdict
on certain counts for the plaintiff, wh!ch came on
for argument last term, and in consequence of the
importance of the question the Court took time to
consider its judgment.

Lord Campbell this morning delivered a lengthened
and elaborate judgment, in the course of which his lord-
ship said the question on trial was whether the reports
in question, which had reference to a criminal charge,
and adjourned from time to time, were impartial ard
kona fide, and were privileged. The plaintiff's counsel
contended that the privilege of reporting legal proceed.
ings was confined to the superior courts, but in such
case he (Lord Campbell) considered the dignity of the
Court was not concerned, and they must look only to
the nature of the alleged judicial proceedings reported,
and for that purpose no distinction was to be made between
epic paudre court and the House of Lords sitting as a court
of justice, but when magistrates in the judicial capacity
heard slanderous complaints over which they had no
jurisdiction, the reporting such was as little privileged as
the remarks of illiterate mechanics assembled in an ale-
house. The court by no means assented to the principle
that proceedings before magistrates were not privileged.
U❑der the summary jurisdiction act where all parties
appeared and were heard, and a decision was arrived at,
a fair and bona fide report of the proceedings might be
published, but in the proceedings, the subject of this ac.
tion, several adjournments to ,k place which were reported
before the final decision by their dismissal of the com-
plaint. After the verdict of the jury it was to be taken
that the reports were impartial and correct and that they
were given without malice, In this case the examination
terminated in the dismissal of the summons. No action
was commenced until after the summons was dismissed,
and although the plaintiff alleged special damages by
pecuniary loss in business, none was proved. The Court
;was not prepared to lay down as law the principle that
the publication of preliminary inquiries was universally
lawful or unlawful. In this case there was a prelimi
nary inquiry before a magistrate, which turned out to
be unfounded, and was dismissed ; and if the whole of
the iuquiryjhad taken place before one hearing, the Court
thought the proprietor of the newspaper publishing it
the next morning would be liable for an action, and for
the same reason a fair and impartial report of the
various adjourned meetings would have been pri•
vileged if published simultaneously with the hear.
ings. The Court saw no distinction whatever in
this case from the daily reports of ctiminal trials which
took place in the Court of Queen's Bench, the Central
Criminal Court, and at Assizes. The Court had the
authority of making an order against the publication of
any part of the trial till the whole was concluded ; but,
nevertheless, when no such order was made, the practice
existed of daily publication without meeting with the
disapprobation of the Court ; and in several instances
the practice, which in reality extended the area of the
Court, had been found highly beneficial in discovering
material evidence. The Court gave no opinion on the
general legality of publishing preliminary proceedings
losfore magistrates where a party was committed or held
to bad for an indictable offence, but they could not join
in a sweeping denunciation of the publication of police re-
ports. Such reports they believed often led to the detection
and punishment of crimes, and sometimes assisted in the
vindication of character. They thought they ought to
hold, in this case, that the publication of a correct and
impartial report was lawful. On the pleadings in this
case the judgment of the court was, that the verdict for
the defendant, on the second plea, was no bar to the
action, and they directed a verdict to be entered for the
plaintiff for one shilling damages, on plea of not guilty
to the second count in the declaration, and that the
verdict entered for the defendant on the plea of not
guilty on the first and third counts in the declaration
should stand. Judgment accordingly.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)

IN RE THE LONDON AND EASTERN SANICING COMPANY.

To-day was appointed for a choice of assignees under
this estate, which is also being wound up under the
Chancery process. The official assignee was formally
served with an order of injunction restraining him inter-
fering with the assets which might come to his hands.
Debts to the amount of about 70,0001. were admitted,
amongst whom were the North West Bank of India,
28,0001. ; and the Agra and United Service Bank,
59,882/.

Mr. Bagley, who appeared for a great number of the
creditors, said that Mr. Thompson, of Marlbro Hill, bad
been chosen assi2nee to watch the interest of the cre-
ditors, and his Honour confirmed the office.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

GROSS CRUELTY AND PROPER SENTENCE.—A cab-
man, badge 2,214, in the employ of Catherine Fowkes,
a cab proprietress of Upper George-street, Edgeware.
road, was charged by Mr. Wm. Love, chief officer of the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
under the following circumstances :
Rutherford, one of the society's officers, said he saw
the defendant outside of a public-house in the Hay-
market, in charge of a horse and four wheel cab. The
horse's fore legs were so thoroughly bent that it could
scarcely stand, and it was trembling excessively. There
was a large wound on the top of the withers into which
the collar was cutting. The defendant himself admitted
it was not i❑ a fit condition for work.
Mr. Love said the horse was one of those used by cab
proprietors for night work, a 3 they were ashamed to be
see❑ out with them in the day time. The horse was
totally unfit for anything but the slaughterer's yard, and
he had ordered it to be brought there for the magis-
trates inspection.
Mr. Bingham animadverted in strong terms on the
cruelty of using horses in such a condition, and ordered
the owner to be sent for.

On the owner making her appearance, Mr. Bingham
said he should have thought a female would have had a
little more humanity tha❑ to let a horse go about in such
a condition.

The owner said she did not think it was very bad—it
ate and drank well.

Mr. Bingham said, unless she would consent to have
it slaughtered, she would have to suff-r the consequences,
for he would not tolerate suc cruelty.

The owner having consented, the- horse was slaugh,
tered in the presence of the society's officers.

THAMES.

I A LAMENTABLE AFFAIR.—A woman, calling herself
Rebecca Hill, was brought bef. re Mr. Yardley, charged
with assaulting John Hill, an engineer.
It appeared that the parties had cohabited together as
man and wife for 16 years, and the woman had given
birth to several children, two of whom were in court, and
were astonished on the fact being revealed in evidence
that their parents were not married. The woman and
her paramour had quarrelled and parted, and he allo wed
her 244. per week for her maintenance. It seemed,
however, she wished for a restitution of conjugal
rights, and on his refusing to take her to his dwel-
ling again, she annoyed him and struck bin'.
The so❑ and daughter of the parties were
examined, and deposed to repeated quarrels between
their unhappy parent 4. The son uttered maledictions on
his father far not marrying his mother.
Hill said he would have married the mother of his
children 16 years ago if she had been a person of good
temper.
The defendant, in a long and impaysioned harangue,
accused Hill of cruelty and neglect, and also accused
him of amours with other women.
Mr. Yardley said this was a very sad affair, and the
sort cf guilty intercourse in which the parties had in-
dulged generally terminated badly He held the woman
to bail in her own recognisance to keep the peace, in-
flicted a nominal fire, and alter she was locked up a
short time, ordered her to be discharged.

THE OVER-WORKED DRESSMAKERS.—A public meet-
ing, to which there will be free admission, takes place
this afternoon, at the Hanover-square Rooms, in aid of
the above body of young persons, tithe, especially during
the present busy season c f the year, have to undergo
an amount of labour eshich is almost incredible, and is
attended with the most disastrous consequences. It
to be hoped that the friends of humanity will be preset t
i❑ large numbers on the occasion. The chair will be
occupied by the Earl of Shaftesbury.
CRYSTAL PALACE.-111ndarne Viardot Garcia and
Herr Pischek will appear for the first time at the con-
cert to-day, and the Vocal As elation will make their
first appearance this season. Their success last year,
and the i❑crease] efficiency a hich they have acquired
since, cause expectation of a great treat in the part-songs
which are advertised.

PONTEFRACT RACES.—This meeting is fixed to fake
place on Thursday and Friday, the 14 and 2d r f July,
under the stewardship of the Right Hon. Lord Loud a-
borough, the Right Hon. Lord Hawke, Colonel Smyth,
M.P., and Godfrey Wentworth, Eq. Great alteratiuus
and improvements are being made in the course and
grand stand; and from the fact of their b dug nearly 200
horses for the stakes a hich have already c!oad, a firs -
r4te meeting may be expected.
STEAM FERRY FROM EAST TO WEST COWES.—This
project, which has been so long talked of, is likely now
to be carried into effect. It is very much wanted, and
will be highly beneficial to both towns.