The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-05 00:00:00

RAFE.

Henry Rudledge, described as a clerk, aged 40, remanded
from last session, was indicted for a rape on a young
woman, named Ellen Saltmarsh.
Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Ribton de-
fended the prisoner.

The prisoner is tho man who was tried before Mr.
Baron Martin, last session, on a charge of rape on his
own daughter, snd after a long trial was acquitted.
Mr. Sleigh stated that he thought the facts would not be
sufficient to convict the prisoner, therefore ho should offer
no evidence.

The jury then, under the direction of the Recorder, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was ordered
to be discharged out of custody.

THIS DAI'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Jan. 4.—Wind this day at noon, N.B. ;
ight breeze and hazy.

SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 4.—Arrived—Para (screw steamer),
from Alexandria, with loss of propeller, &c. ; Report
(steamer), from Gibraltar. Sailed—Celt (screw steamer),
for Cape of Good Hope.
TOUrAY, Jan. 4.—Wind N. to N.E.=—Sailed—Courser,
for Valencia.

DARTMOUTH, Jan. 4.—N.N.E.—Sailed—Liffey, for St.
Michael's.

PLYMOUTH, ,Tan. 4.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed—Prince of
Wales, for Melbourne ; Alice Thompson, for Suez.
OFF HURST CASTLE, Jan. 4.—Arrived—Tagus (screw
steamer), from Gibraltar, &c.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.
Wind N.E. ; hazy.
Arrived —Artisan, steamer, from Cardiff ; Pera, and
Ripon, steamers, from Gibraltar; Ceres, steamer, from
Dublin; Henry, from Goole;-La Poule, from Cherbourg;
Charlotte, from Jersey ; Princess Royal, and Harmony,
from Shields ; Thomas Powell, steamer.
Sailed—Celt, steamer, for Cape of Good Hope ; La Poule,
for Cherbourg; Ceres, steamer, for London.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.N.W.
Arrived, Jan. 4.—Flower, from Denia ; Progress, screw
steamer, from St. Nazairs.

Sailed, Jan. 4.—Medallion, and Nietaux, for Charleston;
Delphin Elise, for Bordeaux ; N. Larrabee, for New
Orleans ; Laurence, for Havannah ; Petronella, for Bar-
celona.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Wind N.E. ; tide, one hour's flood ; cloudy.
Arrived, Jan. 4.—Fantasy, from Christiana ; Ocean
Gem, from Gothenburg ; Izian, from St. Petersburg.
Sailed, Jan. s.—Albion, steamer, for Boulogne ; Hollen-
side, for Sydney; Astarte, for Rangoon.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Wind N.E. by N., moderate.
Passed.—Glance, for Canaries ; Paris and London,
steamer, for Paris; Pillar, for Teneriffe ; Justine, for
Rouen—all from London.
Sailed.—Weasel, for Falmouth. •

THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY. —The
steamship Celt left this afternoon for Plymouth, where she
will take in the mails for the Cape of Good Hope, for which
port she leaves on the 6th. The Sultan, with the heavy
portion of the Bombay mail ; and the Tyne, with the Brazil
and River Plate mails, will be here on Thursday. The
Ceylon is preparing to take out the next East India and
China mails on the 6th, being delayed to that date by per-
mission of the Post-office authorities. The Tamar will take
out the Brazilian mail of the 10th. The Thames takes out
the Australian mail of the 12th.

MAILS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRA-
LT A.—The screw steamer City of Washington will sail to-day
("Wednesday) from Liverpool to New York. The Liverpool
Post-office will close at 9 a.m., but letters with late fees will
be received until 10, and on the landing-stage until about
10.30. The Black Ball clipper Lightning sails also to-day
for Melbourne. The Liverpool Post-office will be open for
the reception of letters and papers until 2.15 p.m., and with
late fees until 2.30.

THE LATE ACCIDENT AT THE ROYAL POLY-
TECNIC.—The following. is an official account of the acci-
dent as laid before the directors yesterday by the nianager,
Mr. Longbottom :—" The manager begs to report that last
night, January 3, at half-past ten, most providentially after
nearly the whole of the audience had retired, a very serious
accident occurred by the falling in of a portion of the south
side of the spiral staircase leading from the entrance to the
upper theatre. The manager is deeply distressed to state
that about 20 persons who were des6ending the staircase at
the time were more or less seriously injured, all of whom who
were willing to be removed to the hospital were promptly
conveyed thither. The manager much regrets to add. that
one little girl has since died. Six are remaining in the
hospital, three of whom are reported to be not out of
danger, though progressing favourably. The manager
expressed at the hospital the board's wish - that any extra
attention or comfort required by the sufferers should be in-
stantly rendered them at the charge of the Royal Poly-
technic Institution, and anxiously awaits the direction of
the board as to any further steps to be adopted on the suf-
ferers' behalf. The manager further reports that every
means were immediately employed on the occurrence of the
accident for the relief of the sufferers, the police under Mr.
Superintendent Hughes being instantly called in to make
a rigid search beneath the dilapidations to ascertain that
there were no more victims by any possibility lost sight of
in this deplorable catastrophe,'