The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-15 00:00:00

10,131 DISGRACEFUL 0
LYNCE LAW

P.RINOE'S PA
VERPOOL LADIES.

2,781

Country Markets.

MANCHESTER—JAs. 14.

A case came on for hearing before Mr. Mane-
field and Mr. Alder man liolme, at our polict -court,
on Tuesday, which on the one side exhibited
a persistent and systematic outrage on female
delicacy by the defendant, and on the part of the
ladies thus wantonly insulted, a simple and sum-
mary mode of punishment which must at once re-
commend itself to imitation in like cases. The facts
are these :—On several days during the past week,
and continued up to Sunday and Monday last, a
well-dressed man was observed to be most constant
in his visits to a particular locality in Prince's Park.
A house in W— street, occupied by two young
ladies, a female servant, and a brother-, absent dur-
ing the greater-part of the day, seemed to be the
special object of his care and attention. Ordinary
passers-by noticed no more than this, but the in-
mates had to complain of conduct on the part of
the " gentleman" not fit for description in print.
By indecent gesture and behaviour he rendered his
presence particularly unpleasant. At first the sisters
" kept never minding." They were indignant,
most, certainly ; but, without a sacrifice of maiden
modesty, they could hardly have made formal
complaint. At length the blackguardism became
too demonstrative to permit of further toleration,
and the ladies resolved to take the law into their
own hands. A messenger was despatched to the
" youthful gallant" appointing a meeting within
the house which be had so honoured with bis polite
attentions ; and, nought suspecting he, with
" wreathed smiles," approached and entered, trad-
ing softly on tip-toe, as if conscious of clandestine
admission. Received by the elder of the two ladies,
he was asked—" Pray sir, what do you want I"
" What, but you sweet 'I" replied he, proceeding
to take liberties as if with a certainty that they
would be acceptable ; when a blow oh the head from
a life-preserver afforded striking proof of the return'
of his affection. The younger sister and the servant
were not slow in following up the advantage ; and
at length, well-belaboured, and with head stream•
ing blood, crying out " Murder" lustily, and may-
hap mentally ejaculating—

" Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love,
But why did you kick me down stairs I"
he rushed from the Louse which he bad entered in
such anticipatory triumph an humbled and de.
graded dastard ! But the distard is ever a fool, and
the folly of the Lothario did not stop here. He
proceeded to the police-station, and complained to
Inspector Dodd of the murderous assault com•
raided on by the ladies in W— street. Now
Inspector Dodd being a vigilant officer as
weli as a sensicle man, and knowing that the, fair
ladies named were most respectable, thought there
must have been more in the case than the party
represented ; so, after attending to the man
wounded head before thinking of his wounded
feelings, and getting his cuts dressed at the dispen
sary before applying the remedies of the law at the
police-office, the inspector deemed a little inquiry
necessary. Inquiry, of course, revealed the true
facts ; and, in the exercise of a wise disoretion, the
inspector turned the complainant into the com-
plained of, and arrested him for indecent behaviour/
At the police court, on Tuesday, as we have said;
the case was heard. The name of the offending
party was found to be Mr. Graham Gibson. The
ladies appeared to prosecute. They stated the
foregoing facts in evidence, and did not deny the
castigation inflicted ; and the magistrates, after
expressing an opinion that the blackguard had been
served right," supplemented the Lynch law of
the ladies by a sentence of three months' impri-
; sonment and hard labour.—Liverpool Daily Post.

There was about an average attendance to-day, and the
best qualities of English and American wheat met a fair
demand at a decline of is to 2s per qr, and 2d per
701ba, but in other sorts no improvement. Flour in some
instances offered at a decline of ls, but found no buyers.
Oats and oatmeal moved of at a slow sale, at the turn
lower. English and Egyptian beans firm. Indian corn
under the rates of last week.