The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-10 00:00:00

him. I went, but the man had. gone. When I
came back, Montague again asked me to drink. I
told him I did not care about it, but he pressed me
to go back, and said he would pay for what I had.
I had some beer and gin. After that I had some
ale, went on with my coals, and when at the Rose-
mary branch, Montague again asked us to have
something to drink, said we should have what we
liked, and when we had had some rum, he gave me
6d. to spend on the road. Montague spat upon
the sixpence for luck, and I put it in my mouth.
(A laugh.) When near the Unicorn, I said the
sixpence burnt in my mouth, and I spat it out. I
then delivered the coals, and at the request of the
prisoner, I went to the Ship public-house. I had
more drink, arid, at the request of the prisoner, lent
him the company's money. When I asked him to
return it, he refused.

Ransley, one of the company's police, said he
called upon Montague, who admitted that he had
had the money, and that he had had a spree with it.
The prisoner said he should reserve his defence.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fully committed the prisoner to
the sessions for trial.

GREENWICH.—GROSS OUTRAGE ON A FEMALE
SERVANT.—Wm. Elliott, 42, a married man, re-
siding at Mary Ann's-buildings, Deptford, was
charged before Mr. Seeker with an indecent assault
on Jane Caroline Ballard, a girl under 14 years of
age.
The complainant, an intelligent, respectable-
looking child, deposed that she was engaged as ser-
vant in the family of Mr. Jessop, baker, of High'
street, Deptford, and the prisoner had been in Mr.
Jessop's employ as journeyman, she understood,
between seven and eight years. On the previous
afternoon, while engaged making the bed in the
room in which the prisoner was in the habit of
sleeping, he entered, and stood still some time. He
then told her not to be particular as to the manner
in which she laid the clothes, and immediately,
seized her by the dress and acted in an improper
manner towards her. (The complainant here de-
tailed the nature of the assault.) She immediately
called out to her mistress, but was not heard by
her. After some struggling she succeeded in get:
ting away from him, and told her mistress what
had occurred, and subsequently her mother, when
the prisoner was taken into custody.
Police-constable 292 R. deposed that shortly be'
fore five o'clock on the previous afternoon he was
called to the house of the complainant's master to
take the prisoner into custody. The mistress wa.a
present when the charge was made against the pil*
soner, who appeared slightly under the influence of
liquor, when he replied, " it was quite right, he had
acted as described."
Mr. Seeker said he considered it his duty, in an
cases like the present, in which the complaining,
party appeared to have been placed out in the world
at very tender years to gain her own living, t°
afford the greatest amount of protection to others
placed in the same position, and who were liable to
the like gross outrages. He should therefore sell-
i tense the prisoner to six months' imprisonment n
Maidstone gaol, with hard labour.
The prisoner was then removed.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWARK-FEB. 9.

At the market this morning there was a moderate sup"
ply of English wheat, for which the trade was active, at
last week's extreme currencies. Barley in fair supply, and
all superior qualities realised high prices. Oats only talcerl
in retail, with no change in value. Beans were a limited
show, and extremely dear.
White wheat, new, 44s to 50s Barley, grinding.. 28s to 3011
Red do. 4os to 448 Oats, 01d... —s to --8
Old white 4os to 49s New do ' 28s to 324
Red do 37s to 42s Beans.. 44s to 503
Barley, malting 38s to 44s I Peas .„„—s to ,--11