The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-15 00:00:00

After a short conversational discussion the motion
for the approval of the bill was unanimously
adopted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-July 14.

WESTMINSTER.—John Morrow, a big power-
ful "navvy," was charged with a desperate assault
upon Ann, his wife.
Sergeant Haward having intimated that the wife
was not in attendance,
John Gibbins, 266 B, said, at a quarter to one
that morning, he was on duty in Churton-street.
Pimlico, and heard cries of "Murder," and "Police,"
in Rochester-row. He proceeded to tho spot and
saw a female bleeding profusely from a blow-on
her forehead. She said defendant, her husband,
had assaulted her with a quart poi. Witness
assisted her to the station, and her husband having
decamped, he found him at home, and brought him
to the station, when his Wife charged him with the
assault: She had not been to the hospital, but the
divisional surgeon had dressed the wound at the
station. Witness saw the wife afterwards, and
asked her if she intended to prosecute, when she
replied in the negative. She said she had a large
family. Her husband was drunk' when he struck
her, and she did not intend to appear against him.
She added that her head was in very great pain.
Defendant was intoxicated when witiess took him.
The quart pot having been produced, with traces
of blood upon it.
Mr. Arnold said the case appeared to be a very
serious one, an asked defendant what he had to say ?
Defendant said he had quite forgotten it all.
Mr. Arnold remanded him for a week, and directed
the police to get additional evidence if it was to be
obtained..

WORSHIP-STREET.—Ccesar Francis, 34, a
native of the East Indies, was charged, before Mr.
Hammill, with the following violent
.outrage upon
his wife :

Mary Ann Francis, whose face presented a most
pitiable appearance, gave the following evidence
seated, and with extreme difficulty. I have been
married to the defendant t wo.years and a half; he
has frequently ill-used me during that time. About
four weeks since he beat me very terribly, and
swore to have my life. I feared- that he would do
so, and left his house. He is a shcemaker. I went
to my mother's home in Sidmouth-street, Gray's-
inn-road. On Wednesday I chanced to meet him
at my brother's house in Goldsmith's-row, Hackney,
and some words ensued at my refusing to return
honie. I rushed out of doors ; my husband foliowed
me, and I tried in vain to avoid him. I walked
about all night, he still behind me, using at inter-
vals threatening language. Afterwards, while
I again proceeding to my brother's, I met my own
mother, and while speaking to her he rushed upon
me again, swore to have my life, struck me re-
peatedly in the face, on the bosom, and throat.
Complainant at this point of the evidence became
overpowered, and was removed into the air.
Mrs. Noble said she was the mother of com-
plainant, who had married against the wish of her
family. The defendant was a most violent man.
She witnessed this attack, which was of a most
fiendish character.
Wykes, of the N division, stated that he was at-
tracted by shrieks proceeding from Union-street,
Hackney-road, and found the defendant striking a
woman, knocking her down with blows of his fiat,
dragging her up by the hair, and then rapidly re-
peating the assault. This he saw as he ran to-
wards them. After rescuing her defendant made a
desperate effort to reach her again, but the inmates
of a private house opened the street-door and got
her in.

Mr. Hammill—l perceive that both this" poor
woman's eyes are nearly closed. Was that done by
blows of the fist ?

Officer—Yes, sir. She is terribly cut about.
Defendant (in very good English)—She refussd
to return home. She is my wife. A man has a
right to his own wife.

Mr. Hammill—What do yon say to the assault ?
Defendant—She struck me first.
Mr. Hammill—You will go to prison for six
months, and at the expiration of that time find bail
for a like period.

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CLERKENWELL.—Ebenezer War 3, one of
the late collectors of the parish of Islington, who
stands charged with embezzling the sum of £7OO
oafndisuilpnwgiaornd:,agthaeinms
before Mr. Corrie on the above charge.
The case was before the court about six weeks
since, and has been remanded from time to time to
allow of a settlement being made, evidence suffi-
ounrrieesn
cient for a remand only havingbeen taken.
Mr. Layton, vestry clerk, attended,b
and said he
did not desire to go on any i urther with the case,
cuti
and should, therefore, wish to withdraw the prose-
on.
Mr. Corrie—You do not wish to offer any further
evidenee ?
Mr. Layton—N0, sir.
Mr. Corrie said as the. parish authorities did not
offer any, evidence, the prisoner would be discharged.

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The c nlArean ; was o
n —William Firman, a grey-headed
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burnt in
lizabet.h Powers, a middle-aged female.
various parts, deposed that about three
fire
weeks ago the prisonur had prevailed on her to leave
her situation as " servant of all work" at a public-
h( It 3e in Peckham-rye, to live with him as his wife.
At the end of a fortnight he seemed quite tired of
it, and assuming a jealoqsy of her took himself off.
On the evening before she went to where he was
employed, and told him as he had thought proper
to desert her, it was not her wish to trouble' him
farther; but the prisoner exacted from her a pro-
mise that whenever he met her she should act in a
friendly manner towards him. This she promised
and he then took her into a public-house, treated
her to some ale, and requested she would stop there
until his return from the house of a friend on whom
he had to call. She did so, and on the prisoner's
return he threw over her a quantity of vitriol which
set her dress on fire. Tire prosecutrix, however,
The prisoner wns rem?, ded.
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STATUE OF THE GRElf.li SLATE.—The original
statue of the Greek Slave, t be celebrated work by Hiram
Powers, executed in the purest Carrara marble, was on
Wednesday disposed of by public auction by Mr. Phillips,
at his great room, 73, NMI Bond-street. This beautiful
figure, representing an hiotorical fact—the exposure of a
young and beautiful Greek gal for sale in a Turkish bazaar
—was executed expressly for the bite owner, and was exhi-
bited at the Great Exhibition of IEISI, where it gained uni-
versal admiration. The fortun ate purchaser is the Duke of
Cleveland, for the sum of 1,800 g tunas.

SOUTH: WEST
The -adjourned Wharncliffe S
pany was held yesterday, at the Waterloo Station.
Captain Mangles was in the chair.' The advertise-
ment by which th; meeting had been convened
liaVing been read; -
The Chairman said the proprietors had been.
called together, to consider three bills which were
before parliament at the time; the advertisenient
viz., ,for leasing the
Stokes Bay Railway: and Pier to the South-Wes•
tern, and to amalgamate. the former and the• lele
of Wight Ferry Companies, would not be-sub-
mitted. The Stokes .jr?,,v. ('n parry had-not been
the clause for leasing and amalgamation head
hat
to present to them was that for Making a 'railWay
al:tnhe rl
their
South-Western*iwtcena heeew ;afisfrbillst u
approvinghpi n:: iatldlde
parish 'of Ringwood, to Christchurch, and an ap-
proachpla
or
clauses and provisions- by which poweis were pro-
posed to be conferred on the London and South-
Western Company. The line, in point of fact, was
a branch one from Christchurch, which would join
the. South-western near the Ringwood station.
The undertaking was promoted by an indepen-
dent company, and the South-Western claimed in
the bill the option of working it at a cost price
under the sanction of the Board of Trade. He
then formally moved the approval of the bill.
Mr. Uzielli seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously.
The Chairman next proposed the bill for en.
abling the West London Railway_ Company to
construct new lines of railway, dock, ma' other
works, in connection with their undertaking; to
convert and appropriate part of the Kensington
Canal, and for other purposes. The chairman ex-
plained at some length the connection which the
projected 'line will have in its extension wiross the
Thames with the South-Western, the Brighton,
the London and North-Western, and the Great
Western Companies, the details of which have
already been given in our columna. He stated the
London and North-Western would subscribe
£170,000 towards the contemplated works, the
guaranteed, X 4,000 per annum;
Brighton Company £75,000, and the South-
with the option of
Western £50,000, while the Great Western • had
therefore"
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subscribing £lOO,OOO within six months. If the
latter sum should be subscribed, the amount to
be paid by the London and 'North-Western
would be reduced to the extent of £75,000, and
that by the Brighton to the extent of £25,000. The
London and North Western and Great Western
would each send four members to the beard, and the
Brighton and South Western two members each.
Should the broad gauge be laid on the line the ex-
pany.
pense will be borne by the Great Western Com-
dvoe. :en been'
thet 9f
them,