The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-27 00:00:00

LA* INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) THS BANK CHARTBR ACT.

COURT OF OMEN'S BENOIT.

(Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before Lord

Campbell and a Common Jnrv.)
WILLIAMS V. BOODLE.—FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

This was an action 'Drought by the plaintiff, a respect-
able tradesman of Cheltenham, against the defendant, a
solicitor of the same place, for false imprisonment. The
hearing of the cause occupied the Court a consider-
able period, but the facts were purely of a local character.
It appeared ithat at an election last year for commis-
sioners under the Local Management Act, great excite-
ment prevailed, and the defendant had indicted the
plaintiff, Mr. Shirer, another tradesman, and a number
of persons for an assault and riot. The plaintiff and
others were tried at the last Gloucester Assizes, before
Mr. Justice Williams, and acquitted. The prosecutor,
it was alleged, was actuated by malice in what he had
done.

The case commenced yesterday afternoon, and ia
expected to occupy the whole of the day.
There were no cases of interest in the other Courts at
the time our despatch left.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CHARGE OF RAPE.—Armand Rennant, a French
tailor, residing in King-street, Soho, was brought before
Mr. Bingham, charged with violating the person of
Charlotte Prendergast, a girl 16 years of age, living at
No. 22, Windmill-street. The prosecutrix, a well-look-
ing- girl, stated that she was living at No. 22, Wind-
mill-street, with an old lady who went out ironing.
About ten o'clock on the previous night she was going
fur some beer "for her mistress, and met the prisoner, of
whom she bad no previous knowledge, and who asked
'her where she was going. She told him, when be re.
quested her to go with him to a house round the corner,
where a woman was waiting to see her. She said she
`would not go then. He replied if she did not go at once
she would loses good situation. He then took bertoa house
in King-street, the door of which he opened with a latch
key and tolk her upstairs to a room at the top of the house,
into which he thrust her, and threatened to choke her
if she made the least noise. She was very much
.Irightened, tsnd did not call out. He then pulled off
his coat, threw her upon the bed, and, in-spite of her
struggles and screams, effected her min-it He then ran
out of the house, followed by prosecutrix,. who came up
with him in Cambridge-street, and gave him into custody.
Police-constable 184 C proved apprehending the pri-
goner on the present charge, and conveyed him to the
station-house. The girl was subsequently taken to a
surgeon, wk. gave his opinion that a capital .assault
had been committed.

The prisoner in defence said the girl was a consenting
psrty.
Mr. Bingham remanded the prisoner for the attend-
ance of the surgeon.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR, —At this critical juncture it may be hoped
that the following dialogue will be of sufficient in-
terest to your readers to induce them to give their
attention to the consideration of the main difficulty
of the curroncy question—the true nature of money.
The.discussion is intended to show the practicabi-
lity of keeping the Bank rate of discount moderate
and steady, so as never to exceed 5 per cent. in its
oscillations ; and of maintaining the convertibility
of the note without contracting our domestic cur-
rency, and producing the fearful results entailed
on the country by the Bank Charter Act of 1844.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
HAMER STANSFELD.
The Grange, Burley, near Otley,
3 Nov. 25, 1857.