The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-12 00:00:00

7sIA.RLBOROUGH-STREET.

A GENTLEMAN AND MIS RING.-11r. J. M. Thompson,
gentleman, of 161, DrUmmond-street, Easton-square, was
charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Kate Walker, a
smartly-attired and good-looking young female.
Tho compainant said—l reside at 18, Oxford-terrace.
I lived with the defendant a short time, and left him be-
cause he wanted me to go on the streets. He last night
met me as I was coming out of the Alhambra, and he asked
me for a ring he had given me, and I gave him the dupli-
cate of it, and he then struck me in the mouth.
By defendant—You have known me about four mouths,
and I have kept you.
The defendant—l should like the case adjourned, as I
can prove she is speaking falsely.
Mr. Knox—The question is whether you struck her or
not.

Defendant—l admit it, but under groat provocation. It
was a back-handed blow, and not with the clenched fist.
Mr. Knox—l do not see why you should even give a
woman a back-handed blow.
Mr. Robert Jones, 16, Oxford-terrace—Sir, I took Miss
Walker to the Alhambra last night, and while putting her
into a cab, the defendant came up and said that she should
not get into the cab till he had spoken to her, and he
pushed her. I asked him to explain his conduct, and he'
then asked the complainant for a ring, and on her giving
him the ticket of it, ho struck her a violent blow with his
fist, in the mouth,. and but for his catching her she would
have fallen.

Mr. Enox—l do not see any injury on the complainant's
mouth.

Mr. Collins (the usher), after looking at the complain-
ant's mouth, said there was a slight scratch on it.
Mitchell, 311 A.—l was called to take the defendant into
custody for assaulting the complainant, and there was a
little blood on her mouth.
The Defendant—l met this young female last year at
a review, and took her to Wolverhampton races, and kept
her ever since. I also took her to the Liverpool Coursing
Meeting and elsewhere, and treated her very kindly, and
she; left me in a shameful manner. I last night asked her
for my ring, and we parted, and I certainly struck her, but
not with such violence as stated ; and I am extremely
sorry for doing so.
Mr. Knox—l think the violence of the blow has been
much exaggerated, or there would have been some appear-
ance of it ou the complainant's mouth, but I cannot coun-
tenance the defendant striking a female at all, and I shall
fine him 40s. or a month's imprisonment.

The complainant, taking Mr. James's arm, left the court.

MARKETS.—This day.

MARK-LANE.

Very little English wheat was received fresh up to our
market to-day, coastwise or by railway. The quality of
the samples, however, was tolerably good. Fine Bry
wheats were held for more money; but the demand was
far from active, at fully late rates.

We were fairly supplied with foreign wheat. The trans-
actions wore on a moderate scale, at extreme quotations.
Floating cargoes of grain were Erm in price.
Both English and foreign barley moved off slowly, at
late rates.
Malt moved off slowly; nevertheless, prices were sup-
ported. The supply was good.

There was a fair sale for oats—the arrivals of which
have been tolerably good—at previous currencies.

Beans commanded very little attention. Yeas,-however,
were steady.
The sale for flour was firm, at rate rates.
Seeds and cakes wore a slow inquiry.

ono ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 770 590 860 10 1,530
Irish
Foreign 11,850 300