The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

with a view to show that they were partners. There was
great confusion and contralietion in the statement of
the witnesses, but the result was that Myers was direct-
ed to stand in the dock together with the other two pri-
soners, being duly given in charge by the pro,iecutor.
The prisoners were then remanded, bail being accepted
for each of the prisoners in two sureties of 2501. and
their own recognisances irk 5001., with the (xc,,ption of
May, whose-hail _ was rejected, who was consequently
eonveyed back to Newgate in the prison van.
Taylor and Myers having put in the required sureties,
were liberated at once.

BOW-STREET.—Henry Harris Davis, a medical
student, was charged with violently assaulting Jane
Quinnell.

Complainant stated that the defeadant and one of his
companions had accompanied her and another girl to a
house in Eagle-court, at eleven o'clock on Thursday
evening. The defendant, after remaining -there some
time with complainant, endeavoured to leave the place
without giving her any money. She stood at the doer
to prevent his going out, upon which he seized the can-
dlestick and struck her a blow on the head, causing a
great effusion of blood. She followed him into the court,
where he again struck her twice.

The defendant admitted the assault, but said it was
only in self defence. She took the poker from the fire-
place to strike him first. With respect to the half-sove-
reign, which complainant said he bad promised her, no
such bargain was male. On the contrary, he told her
that he had got no money, and she said it did ❑ot mattt r.
Mr, Jardine said no doubt there had' been excess of
violence on the part of the defendant, in trying to t ffect
his escape from the house. But, on the other hand, the
complainant had cl ally no right to detain him there,
any more than a tradesman bad to detain a customer
who refused to pay for what be had purchased. It was
simply a debt or breach of faith. The assault, however,
seemed to have been unnecessarily severe, and therefore
defendant must pay a fine of 403.
The fine was paid.

CLERKENWELL.—rhomas Scott, a brass finisher,
residing at 11, North-terrace, Gray's-inn-road, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Tyr what, charged with committing
a murderous assault upon Matilda Hatton.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner and
the complainant had been living together, but last week
they parted, and on Sunday night, during the temporary
absence of the woman, the prisoner went and broke
several articles of furniture. On Thurs(ay night 'she
was going into a public-house to attend a concert when
the prisoner followed, took hold of her dress, and struck
her several times on the bead and body. When she got
outside he again struck her a violent Ll,-)vv on the face,
from the effects of which the whole side of her head was
very much swollen, and she had great difficulty in open-
ing her mouth or swallowing any food. She had co-
habited With him about a month, the home being her
own, but his tomper was so bad and his conduct so
violent that she was compelled to get rid of him.
The prisoner, in defence, denied striking the com-
plainant, but said he threatened to " warm" her for
leaving him.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a very unmanly assault, and
sentenced the prisoner to two months' bard labour in the
House of Correct.on.

Pris.ner—When I come out I'll let her know ; I wi'l
smash her, the --
_ _ _

Mr. Tyrwhitt said the speech of the prisoner just
showed what a beastly ftllow ho was. In addition to
the two months, he should order him to find good bail
for three months more, and in default of doing so, he
would be imprisoned for that period.
The prisoner, who seemed rather surprised at the de-
cision, was then I,,cked up.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

WAR-OFFICE, MAY 7.
The Quecn has been graciously pleased to give orders for
the appointment of the undermentioned Officer of the
Marine of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French
to be an Honorary lember of the Military Division of the
First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the Most Honour-
able Orier of the Bah, viz. :
M l'Amiral Hamelin (Ferdinand Alphonse), Senateur,
Ministre Secretairo d'Etat au Department de la Marine
et des Colonies.

LEGION OF HONOUR.
MEMORANDUM.—CoIoneI John Wm. Gordon, C. 8., of
the Royal Engineers, has received her Majesty's royal li-
cense and permission to accept and wear the Fourth Class
of the Order of the Legion of Honour, and not the Fifth
Class, as stated in the supplement to the London Gazette,
of Friday, the Est inst.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, 31.1 Y 7.
The Queen his been pleased to approve of Mr. M. W.
Pileher as Consul at Geelong for the Free Hanseatic city
of Hamburg.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 7.
The Right lionlurtbla the Lords of the Clnunittce of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris,
enclosing a decree, issued by the French Government,
opening the port of Rouen to the importation of spun
cotton