The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-17 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

Stephen Bacon, corn merchant, Old Kent-road, Surrey,
to surrender, Sept. 27, at twelve, and Oct. 28, at half-past
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
'William Green, carman, Blackfriars'-road, Surrey, Sept.
28, at twelve, andi Oct. 28, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
John Platt, furniture dealer, Oldham, Oct. 1 and 29, at
twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Aaron Fielding, grocer, Glossop, Oct. 1 and 29, at twelve,
at the Manchester District Court.

John Massey, grocer, Newcastle-under-Lyre, Sept. 30
and Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Alfred Blow, mill band maker, Birmingham, Sept. 27
and Oct. 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
John Mills Hassan, cloth finisher, Hudderfield, Sept. 27,
and Nov, 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
William Farbon, miller, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Oct
2 and 30, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court.
George Penton, malster, Basingstoke, Sept. 27, at half-
past two, and Nov. 1, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
David Ramsay, merchant;Forest-hill, Kent, Sept. 27, at
one, and Nov. 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John Banfield, organ builder, Handaworth, Stafford-
shire, Sept. 27 and Oct. 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham
District Court.
larpley John Mayes, cattle dealer, Stoke Ferry, Nor-

FILLY STAKES.—Red Eagle, Sweet Jesamine, Abbess,
Barbatus f, Coppall, Phoenix, and Doglia.
GLASGOW STAKES.—Carisbrook.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDlCAP.—Gamester and Alan
Rufus.
REVIVAL PLATE,—Miss Julia, Little Captain, and
Weapon.

Police-constable 299, James Norton, said he ac-
companied last witness to Mr. West's shop and she
gave him into custody. Witness told him of the
charge, when he said the girl came into his shop and
asked to be examined as she thought she was in the
family-way. The mother Old Mr. West he had no
right to do so without her consent. At the station..
house Mr. West said he had examined the girl at
her request, and had done it in a professional way.
Mr. Sleigh now aLdressed the jury at some length,
stating that the defendant who now stood upon his
trial was a gentleman by birth and education, and
a properly qualified practitioner, and the charge
brought against him was cruel in the extreme, and a
conspiracy formed by evil-minded persons to ruin him
in his prospects for life. He had honourably served
in her Majesty's navy as a surgeon, and it was not
likely he would be guilty of any such filthy
act in his profession. No gentleman connected with
that profession would be safe if a conviction should
follow in this case, as it would be easy for any one
to make such a charge when a vindictive motive
existed. He was instructed to say that it did so
here, and a more cruel prosecution never took place
in that court. His answer was that the girl came
into his shop, and after asking for the pills requested
him to examine her, as she believed herself to be in
the family-way. He did so, and nothing more or
less than any other professional man would have
done. The learned counsel concluded by saying he
should call several gentlemen of the medical profes-
sion, who could speak in high terms of his charac-
ter, and that he would not be guilty of the indecent
conduct imputed to him.
Mr. Alexander, a surgeon, of the Dover-road,
spoke in favour of Mr. West as a properly-qualified
medical practitioner, and as a man of honour and
integrity.
Mr. Jarvis, rag merchant, Dover-road, also testi-
fied to the defendant's respectability and his profes-
sional ability.
Several married ladies also gave evidence of a
similar nature. A number of tradesmen residing
in the vicinity of the Dover-road spoke highly of
his conduct.

The Chairman then summed up the whole of the
evidence with great clearness, commenting upon the
most important points, leaving it to the jury to
consider whether it was likely that a gentleman of
such high character as the defendant committed the
act as specified by the girl. There was no other
witness to the fact but her; and it would be for
them to consider whether it was true or not.
The Jury consulted a few minutes and returned
a verdict of acquittal.
The verdict was received with clapping of hands,
which was immediately repressed by the officers
of the court.

VHS DAYS SBIPPING.

LONDON, Sept. 17.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.

PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 16.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed—
Her Majesty's ship Supply, for Malta; Wolverine, for
Berbice.
FALMOUTH, Sept. 16.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Gar-
land, from Monte Video; Ellen and Catherine, from
Larache.
COWES, Sept. 16.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—Jacobs
Cornelia, from Akyab, and sailed for Bremen.
OFF PLYMOUTH, Sept. 16.—Arrived—Carnatic, from
London for Quebec.
DUBLIN, Sept. 16.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Hobart,
from Eastfort, U.S.
DUNDEE, Sept. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hero of
Kars, from Montreal.
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sails, &C.

HOLYHEAD, Sept. 15.—Arrived-setsy (of Peterhead),
from Liverpool fur Antwerp, with loss of boat and bul-
warks and slings of foreyard ; had to slip her chains and
run into the old harbour.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived—Alliance, steamer, from Havre; Spies Nora,
from Stathelle.
Sailed—La Poule, for Cherbourg; Woodlands, :for Car-
diff; Cruiser and Jolly, for Jersey.

(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Sept. 16.-1 ixen, from Saffi ; Condor, from
Husum ; Hermor, from Nickerie ; Posthumous, from Ske-
leftea •' Swan, Jessie, India, and Lana, from Dantsic ;
Orsund and Hendrick, from Hudickswalci; Irene and Stad
Emden, from Archangel; Swanley, from Jamania ; Leopold,
from Sederham ; North of Scotland, from Wyborg ; Lee,
from Gothenburg ; Arnen, from Aalborg ; Isabella, from
Riga; Hilma Fredcrika, from Stockholm; Violet, from
Cronstadt.
Arrived, Sept. 17—Skien, from Holmstmd ; Pawas, from
Hamburg.
Sailed, Sept. 17—Gankam, for Sydney; Moldavian,
for
Planet,
Algoa Bay ; Edward Thompson, for Corfu ;
Sydney.
Passed—Jane Ewing, frompAsi:ridliTsw,dfareosr_dday
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Pa,-becc screw steamer, from the
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for London.

,s WATCII.—The Marchioness of
LORD NELSON -
ted to the Commisssioners of
gold watch
•ch Hospital the worn by Lord Nelson
aat the battle of Trafalgar, and which relic has been placed
6'ex:2:its:ern in the Painted-hall, in a case, containing the
presented
forW
coat and waistcoat worn by the deceased hero in the same
memorable engagement, and which were presented to the
commissioners by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort.
Among other recent additions to the Painted-hall is an
excellent pc/trait, in oil painting, of the late Captain W.
Peel, R.N., presented by the officers and other friends of
the lamented deceased,