The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-15 00:00:00

she had recently come up from Brighton, and was a
stranger to London. She was now staying at No. 5,
Clifton-street, Shepherd's Bush. For two or three weeks
she had been living as servant at No. 4, Church-street, Ken-
sington, but had left there on Saturday last. On Monday
morning last Mrs. Harris, at whose house she was
staying, asked the prisoner if he would call with
his cart for her (witness's) boxes, at the house
in Church-street, which he agreed to do if she (wit-
ness) would meet him there between five and six o'clock that
evening, in case her late master should wish to examine the
boxes before they were removed. She did so, and when the
boxes were placed in the cart he asked her to get in also,
saying he was going straight home. On doing so she, how-
ever, found he turned his horse's head towards London. She
asked him if that was the way home, when he said he was
going to leave some bread in Kensington, which he did. He
then still went on towards London, upon which she again
said that was not the way home, when he said he was going
to call at Knightsbridge. He, however, still went on, and
on her asking him which was Sloane-street, Knightsbridge,
he told her they were then at the Regent-circus, Piccadilly,
and he inquired of a man the way to Holborn, where he told
her he had a little law business to settle. On reaching
Holborn the prisoner drove under a gateway into a square
with a garden, where she got out of the cart and walked
about by the horse until he returned. She then again got
into the cart, thinking the prisoner was going to drive
home, but he stopped at a public-house in Holborn, where
lie induced her to go in and partake of some gin and water.
On coining out the prisoner said he was going to call
on a young man close by, and he drove to a street just out of
Holborn, where he gave the horse and cart to a man to take
care of. She said she would stop until he came out, but lie
said she might as well go with him, which she eventually
did. He then took her past two or three houses, when he
turned back, saying he had passed where he was to see the
young man, and took her into a house, the door of which was
open, and going straight upstairs into a room where there
was a bed and sofa. On looking round the room, she told the
prisoner she had never before been taken into such a room as
that, and she would not stop there. The prisoner, however,
insisted that she should, and told her.to take off her bonnet
or he would, which lie did. (The witness then related the
particulars of the prisoner's conduct, which left no doubt that
he had completed his purpose.) She helloed out, but no one
came to her assistance, although she heard persons going up
and down stairs. Prisoner called her a d—d fool for making
such a noise ; but she told him she was not, as he had ruined
her for life. He said he had not, and that she was a fool.
The witness was then subjected to a most strict and search-
ing cross-examination by Mr. Duncombe, who endeavoured
to show that she was a consenting party. She, however,
most strongly denied that she had in any way consented,
although she acknowledged; that he had attempted to take
liberties with her before she got into the cart in Gray's Inn-
square ; that lie had put his arms round her waist in the
cart, though she told him not,: before they got to Holborn,
and that she had been to two public-houses with the pri-
soner instead of one. It was also elicted from her that she
went home with him afterwards in the cart (as she did not
know her way), and that she told no person of the outrage
until the next morning. She tried to get out of the room
and away from the prisoner, but he had locked the door.
Did not get home with him until half-past nine or ten
o'clock, although they left Church-street between five and
six o'clock.

By Mr. PAYNTER—Was not the worse for liquor. Told the
defendant she would tell Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Nash (his
wife) what he had done; to which he replied, that he did
not care a for either.

Mr. Brown, surgeon, of Hope House, King-street, Ham-
mersmith, deposed to having examined Mary Horn on Tues-
day evening, and stated that he had no doubt but that the
capital offence had been completed, and that more violence
than usual had been used. The complainant's manners were
those of a modest woman.

Mrs. Priscilla Harris confirmed the complainant's state-
ment as to acquainting her next morning of the prisoner's
conduct. Complainant said the reason she did not tell wit-
ness over night was, because witness's husband was in bed
and would have heard it.

By Mr. Duncombe—Complainant did not tell her own fa-
ther, although he lived only a few doors off.
Mr. PAYNTER said he did not see there was any occasion to
remand the case. The evidence for the ends of justice was
complete, and the case must go to trial.
Mr. Duncombe then applied for the prisoner to be admitted
to bail; as the case was one in which it would be impossible
to get up the evidence to disprove the charge, unless the pri-
soner was at large to do so.
Mr. PAYNTER consented very reluctantly to the applica-
tion, saying lie did so not on any ground of doubt in his mind
as to the prisoner's guilt. No such thing, he had no doubt ;
and be should, therefore, require very high bail—viz., two
sureties in 400/. each, and the prisoner in 800/.
The bail was immediately tendered and accepted, and the
prisoner was directed to attend at this Court on ➢londay next,
when the depositions will be taken, and he will be formally
committed to take his trial at the next sessions of the Cen-
tral Criminal Court.

THE HAGUE, FEB. 11.—The sections of the
Second Chamber of the States-General will begin their
examination of the project of law relative to an extraordinary
tax on property, and it is expected that the further discus-
sion of the financial law, now before the Chamber, will not
take place till after the termination of the examination iu
the sections. It is reported that General List will retire
from the office of Minister of War, and that he will be suc-
ceeded by General Nepven, and likewise that M. Van Hall
will be definitively appointed Minister of Finance. On Fri-
day last the Chevalier de Mize had an audience of his Ma-
jesty, in which he had the honour to present his credentials
as resident Minister of her Majesty the Queen of Spain at
the Court of the Netherlands.