The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-09 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)
THE STRATFORD MDRDER.-I`bis morning John draw.
ley was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife.
Tne facts of the case have so rect:ntly appeared in 2'M
Sun, that a recapitu!ation of them to-day is unnecessarf.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
Toe prisoner was then sentenced to death. The lodge
holding out no hope of mercy.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
VIOLENT ASSAULT BY A POLICE-CONSTABLE ON WI
SERGEANT.—Jaines Kennard, late a pollee-constable Of
toe division N, 76, was charged before Mr, Bingham
with the following desperate assault upon Sergeant 01,
Police C 21.
The complainant, who appeared in a very weak tonal'
tion, staied that on the sth lust. he missed the prisoner
from his beat in Sr. James's-street. Th'.B was about 1/
o'clock. Ha missed the prisoner from that time till
neatly 2 o'clock, when he found him in a closet in Pe'
lace-yard, St. James's. Complainant, observing that b 6
was sleeping, waked him. He then saw that he was je,
liquor. Complainant asked him why he hail neglected
his duty so long as he had, when the prisoner remarked
that ha had only been there a minute. Complainant
said he had been much longer, and directed him to cora°
with hint. Complainant called on C7O to take the
prisoner's duty. Prisoner then observed, •‘ I suppose you
are going' to take me to the station-house. Prisoner re'
marked that he would not go there. He then gave bid
(complainant) three violent blows, by which he wad
knocked down, and when down the prisoner kicked Wes
violently. C7O and C 76 came to the assistance
of complainant, when he threatened to stab then"
Complainant then took a knife front the pocket of the
pasaner, who was eventually conveyed to the statioa•
house.

The prisoner was sent for one month to the House of
Correction.

AFFRAY IN BERKELEY SQUARE.—Four men, named
Penn, Gay, Drum, and Miller, were charged with
causing a disturbance at Lady Jersey's party last night.
The evidence went to show that there was a part"
at her ladyship's, and that the prisoners were active La
obstructing the police in the execution of their duty.
Penn and Drum were sent for 10 days each to the
House of Correction ; Gay was fined 405., and miller
20s.

CONVICTION OF A SONTHAMES
FOR ROBBING 818 PARENTS.—'
George Frederick Lye, a morose looking youtb, aged
18, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing
a black silk (tress, a handkerchief, and other articles,
value 41., the property of his parents, residing at No.
1, Adelaide-place, West-ferry, Mill-wall.
The magistrate sentenced the prisoner to be iniprim,
soned and kept to bard labour for four months.

SOUTHWARK.
WIFE BEATING.—Junn Smith, a dissipated-looking
man, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with com-
mitting an assault on Eden Smith, his wife.
Mrs. Smith, a middle-aged female, residing in Chapel..
couit, Suff,ilk-street, with great reluctance, stated that
on the previous day the prisoner had been out drinking
all day, and in the evening he came home and coin-.
menced abusing her. She endeavoured to get away
from him, when he struck her and knocked her down,
making her face bleed. A constable came up then and
took him into custody. She, however, had no wish to
do so, and hoped his worship would not punish him.
Mr. Corabe sentenced him to six months' hard labour.

TEE IRON TRADE.—The quarterly meeting of the iron-
masters of South Staffordshire, held at Wolverhampton
yesterday, was numerously attended, and the prices of
last quarter firmly maintained. There was a considerable
attendance of principals and agents from Liverpool and
London, and the fi,reign demand was described as im-
proving. The great assemblage of the trade will be in
Birmingham to-day, a hen the present position and future
prospects of the South Staffordshire iron manufacture
can be spoken of with greater certainty; but so far ap•
pearances are encouraging.
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The steamer Vanderbilt,
Captain 1,. L. Willcox, sailed from Havre and Cowes
to day for New York, with passengers and a large cargo.
The European and American Company's steamship In-
diana, Captain J. Baker, sailed hence this evening for
New Yot!ir, with 300 passengers and 500 tons of freight,
The Golden Fleece, belonging to the same company,
Captain J. V. Hall, also sailed to-day form Hamburg.
The Australian Company's steamship Jura, Captain
Moodie, arrived in the river this morning from Liver-
pool, and leaves o❑ Sunday next for Altsan.iria, with
the Austlalian and New Zealand mails. The screw
ste flier Teutonic, Captain Malehin, wilt pail hence on
the 24th inst. for the Brazils.