The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-30 00:00:00

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.

Mr. James Jack, a marebant, of No. 44, Bedford-street,
Bedford-square, Stepney, who is the proprietor of ale, spirit,
and provision stores in Glasshouse-yard, Upper East Smith-
field, appeared before Mr. Broderip, at the Thames Police-
court, to answer a charge of violently assaulting John Salisbury
and William Kelly, also for assaulting police-constable Thomas
Harris, 212 H, in the execution of his duty.
The prisoner is a strong, portly man, about forty-five years of
age, and was labouring, under considerable excitement during
the proceedings, whi,ch caused the most lively interest. Mr.
Pelham, the solicitor, was in attendance for Mr. Jack towards
the close of the proceedings.
Mr. John Salisbury stated that he is a sail-maker, and lived
at King James's-stairs, Wapping-wall. He had been
slightly acquainted with the prisoner. On Thursday even-
ing he was passing along Glasshouse-yard, when the pri-
soner suddenly rushed upon him, and struck him a
heavy blow on the head which knocked him down, and be-
fore he could recover himself he was dragged into the pri-
soner's warehouse, the door of which was open, and as soon
as Mr. Jack had got him into the warehouse he banged the
door and fastened it, and then seized him by the cellar with
his left hand and made a most savage attack upon him. The
prisoner fell upon him, and forced his knees upon his stomach,
and beat hint with his right fist on the the face and head, and
said he would be the death 01 him. The prisoner kept him
down and continued beating him for some time, until his face
was contused, and the blood was streaming from his eyes, nose,
and moath.

Mr. leiroderip asked the witness, whose face was terribly dis-
figured, if the injuries were caused by the blows he received?
Mr. Salisbury replied in the affirmative. He was covered
with blood, and the floor of the warehouse was like that of a
slaughter-house. He thought the prisoner intended to kill
him, aid he called out " Murder" as loud as he was able, and
very fortunately Mr. Kelly, a neighbour, who was passing at
the time, looked through the window, and seeing him on the
ground with the prisoner over him, he called out " Mr. Jack,
you are murdering the man," and directed him to release him.
The prisoner paid no attention to Mr. Kelly, who ultimately
burst the door open, and with great exertion took the prisoner
away, and secured him till an officer came.
Tke prisoner cross-examined the witness in a very peremp-
tory and boisterous manner. Mr. Salisbury said he formerly
lined in Glasshouse-yard, and that he was taken to one of the
City station-houses on suspicion of being the person named in
a printed bill offering a reward for the discovery of a person
who had robbed Mr. Jack. The prisoner exhibited a copy of
the bill, and exclaimed loudly, ",'x hat's it, Sir.' Mr_ Antis-
bury added, that the police discharged him after a few hours'
detention.

Mr. William Kelly, a carman, of 106, Upper East Smith-
field, said his stable adjoined Mr. Jack's premises. He heard
the cries of murder about six o'clock in the evening, and raw
Mr. Jack dragging the last witness into his warehouse. The
cries of murder were continued, and upon looking through the
window he saw the prisoner with his knees en Mr. Salisbury's
stomach, and his hand under his stock, apparently snaking
an attempt to strangle him. He afterwards saw Mr.
Jack strike Mr. Salisbury in a downward direction,
and he expostulated with him, and asked him if
he was going to commit murder. Mr. Jack continued ham-
mering at the man, and he then burst the door open and found
Mr. Salisbury quite insensible, and he thought he was dead.
There was half a pailful of blood on the floor. He pulled Mr.
Jack away, and was about to remove him from the warehouse,
when he seized witness by the throat and tore his shirt; Find-
ing that mild measures would be of no use with such a despe-
rate man, he threw him on the ground, and kept him down
until a policeman came. The prisoner kicked him most
severely, and would have served him as he did Mr. Salisbury
if he had not overpowered him. About two hours after the
prisoner was taken to the station-house he was bailed by his
friends, and about nine o'clock he came into witness's stables,
and said, " You old --, 1 want you ; now I'll do for you,"
and caught hold of him by the throat. He struggled with the
prisoner, who made an attempt to drag Him out of the stable,
anti he was obliged to throw the prisoner again, and hold him
fast till a policemais came.
Thomas Harris, a policeman, who had been severely pu-
nished, said that he was sent for to Mr. Jack's premises.
On reaching the place he found Mr. Salisbury in a deplo-
rable condition, and bleeding profusely. Mr. Kelly a9d Mr.
Jack were both on the floor and struggling. He se-
parated them, and took Mr. Jack into custody. 111 r.
Jack refused to go until some person was engaged to look
after his premises. He left a constable in charge of them,
and conveyed the prisoner towards the station-house. He
had not proceeded far before Mr. Jack made his escape, and
rushed into a beer-shop, and caught hold of the beer ma-
chine, and exclaimed, with an oath, that he would not go
any further. He told him he was his prisoner,• and to the
station-house he must go, on which the landlord interfered,
and used the most opprobrious language. The prisoner
then struck him several times, and knocked one of the
buttons off his coat with his fist. Witness then drew his
staff in self-defence, and having procured assistance, he took
him to the station-house. After the prisoner had procured
bail, he came on witness's beat, and followed him and
annoyed him from eight till nine o'clock, and frequently
called him a thief. He put up with these insults without
notice, and get out of the prisoner's way. A few minutes
afterwards the prisoner brought the landlord of the beer-
shop to insult him, and stopped him on his beat. He de.
sired him to go away, but it was some time before be would do
so, and accused him of robbing him, and added that he would
have him taken into custody. He then left him again, and
after the lapse of a few minutes he was sent for to Mr. Kelly's
stables, and found the prisoner there conducting himself in a
most violent and disorderly manner, and he struck Mr. Kelly,
who threw him directly, and then gave him in charge. He
again conveyed him to the station-house, and the inspector ad-
vised Mr. Kelly to obtain an assault warrant from a magistrate,
as the prisoner was already bailed. Mr. Jack was then set at
liberty:
The prisoner, who alternately abused and cross-examined
the witness, asked him how he dared to take him out of his
house.

Air. Broderip advised the prisoner to be more temperate,
and said the law gave the police-constable authority to take
him into custody. He than asked the prisoner if he had any
defence to make, and said he should send the case before a
jury.
The prisoner said, ac he was to appear before another tri-
bunal, he should reserve his defence.
Several other parsons who had been assaulted by the prisoner,
were stated to be in attendance, but it was not thought nee.-
sarytct examine them.

Mr. Broderip said the prisoner was charged with committing
a Most unprovoked and murderous assault en Mr. Salisbury,
end he ordered him to find good bail, himself in 200/., and
two responsible housekeepers in 100/. each, to appear and take
his trial at the next Middlesex sessions. The prisoner also
stood accused of committing two other violent assaults, one
upon Mr. Kelly, and the other upon the police-constable in
the execution of his duty ; assd he further directed that he
should put in bail to a similar amount in Mr. Kelly's case, and
to enter into sureties, himself in 1001., and two housekeepers
in 50/. each, to answer the charge of assaulting the constable.
The prisoner, who was unable to find the bail, was com-
mitted to Clerkenwell prison. He was formerly an inmate of
a lunatic asylum for several months, and it is supposed that a
return of his old malady caused him to make the attempt on
Mr. Salisbury's life.

THE LATE CAPTAIN DOWLING.—We beg to
rectify a mistake of ours in the insertion of the sudden di ads of
Captain Dowling, late Barrack Master of St. James's—" That
he was brother of Mr. Dowling, of Liverpool," being in no way
related to the family, the deceased gentleman being the only
son of the late Rev. Dr. Dionysius Dowling. of Loughswilly,
County Derry, Ireland.
Au )OLD Cliuncu AT Ft:JIMA:U.—The venerable
tower of Fulham church, adjoining the palace of the Bishop
of London, has long called for restoration : brickwork capped
with Yorkshire paving formed the battlements, the turret was
ituntod, tile belfry windows, strings, and plinth, were tumbling
to pieces, and the great west window had disappeared altoge-
ther, and was bourded up. Partly by a rate, and partly by
subscription, funds have been raised, and the work is now
rapidly proceeding, under tLe dirostion of Mr. Godwin, the
architect. his Lordship the Bishop, the Rev. Mr. Baker, the
rector, John Gunter, Esq., and several other of the principal
inhabitants of the parish, have exerted themselves to effect this
restoration. Mr. Samuel Cundy, of Pimlico, is the con-
tractor. Mu n completed we shall give some account of the
church, which has several points of considerable interest.—
Builder.

LLYNIR IRON COMPANY.—The annual meeting of
this Company was held at their offices in Moorgate-street, on
Friday, the 29th inst., Dr. Bowring, M.P., in the chair. A
dividend of 10 per cent, on the capital was declared, arising out
of the profits, leaving an undivided rest of 2,4001. The present
condition and future prospects of the Company are of the most
satisfactory character.

- .LITERATURE.
LETTE RS OF MARY STUART, QUEEN OF.
SCO7LAND ; culler ted from the Recueil des Latres
de Marie Stuart; together with the Chronological :,utn-
?nary of Events during the Reign of the Queen of Scot-
land. By Prince Alexander Labanoff ; translated,
with Notes and an Introduaion, by William Turnbull,
Esq., Advocate.

The great exertions made by Prince Labanoff, in in-
vestigating the archives of almost every Court of Eu-
rope, for State papers connected with the life and times
and personal history of the ill-fated but illustrious
daughter of James V. of Scotland, are favourably known
to all European scholars, who are interested in the ex-
ten-ion of our biographical knowledge. Of the admira-
ble abstract which Mr. Turnbull has here made of the
Prince's voluminous " Collections," we cannot speak in
terms of two earnest praise. Suffice it to say, that on
the three momentous incidents connected with Mary, on
which, among modern writers, Hume and Robertson
have laid most stress, as impl.cating her in conduct of
the most guilty criminality, these papers, now for the
first time produced by Prince Labanoff, from the various
royal and ducal repositories of continental sovereigns
and princes, where they had remained unexamined
and unknown by all former historiographers, and cor-
roborated by various documents drawn from the
monuments and records of Noble Scottish fami-
lies, completely, in our opinion, establish her in-
nocence. We allude to the suspicion of a guilty inti •
macy between Mary and David Riccio,—the charge of
her having had a guilty pre-knowledge of, or other col-
lusive participation in the murder by gunpowder of het
husband, Darnley ; and the still darker story of her
subsequent union with the ferocious Both ell. We are
not ashamed to own that on each and every of these
points our own private judgment had long since passed
condemnation on the memory of this great, accom-
plisi,ed, but unhappy Queen. On all the evidence
which preceding hist Tians had collected, even of
that produced by Mary's ablest apologists, we had
remsined ia,pressed with this terrible conviction. We
rise from the perusal of these letters and papers with a
far different conviction—a clear and distinct perception
that they establish her absolute exoneration from theie,
and from a multiplicity of less grave imputations.
Riccio appears, in his capacity of secretary for foreign
correspondence, to have well merited her unbounded
confidence ; and it is certain that Murray, Argyll,
Glencairn, Rothes, Boyd, Ochiltree, and the other
parties who signed the bond, by which they cove-
nanted one with the other and each to all to effect
the murder of the Italian, were moved by no sort
of conviction of her gallantries, or resentment for Darn-
ley's supposed dishonour, but simply by the desire to rid
themselves of the man who was thoroughly cognisant of
all the facts of their past conspiracy with the Duke of
Chatelherault (Earl of Arran) to depose her, and place
the Regent, Murray, on her throne, supported as they
were by the powerful protection of Elizabeth, the as-
surances of which had been communicated to those
rebel Lords by Throckmorton. As to Darnley's death,
no reasonable man can doubt of Bothwell's fiend like
concern in the matter; but we have abundant evidence
of Mary's regret and unaffected sorrow for the
untimely fate of her worthless husband. All the
authenticated evidence, even that given by quarters most
hostile to her, now removes every suspicion from the
Queen of criminality "or knowledge or act" touching
the appalling fate of Darnley. Then, as to Bothwell,
whom it is certain she detested, we have in these collec-
tions irresistible testimony to the fact of his having
forcibly seized her near Almond bridge, sled after% ands
committed violence on her person. Her marriage with
that ruffian on the 15th of May, 1567, is theretore to be
explained on grounds that will suggest themselves
to every reader. She was married in mourning ;"
and an original letter of the French Ambas-
sador, M. du Croc, preserved in the Royal Li-
brary at Paris, Harlaye Collection, addressed to
Caqicrine de Medicis, three days after this ill-assorted
but compulsory marriage, at which Du Croc had refused
to be present, has this most remarkable passage :
" Thursday ( the very day of her marriage) her Majesty sent
for me, when I perceived a strange formality between het and
her husband, which she begged me to excuse, saying that
if I saw her sad, it was because she did not wish to be
happy, as she said she never could be, wishing only
for death. Yesterday bring all alone in a closet with
the Earl of 13othwell, she called aloud for them to
give her a knife to kill herself with. 'Those who were in the
room adjoining the closet heard her." Melvil, in his Memoirs,
gives the same details ; they may be found p. ltso of the Banns-
tyne Club edition : " The queen, wha was sa disdanfully hand-
lit, and with sic reprocheful langage, that Arthour Askin and I
being present, hard her ask a knyf to stik hirself, ' or ells,' said
sche, ' I sha:l drown myself.' "

It is difficult to say whether the narrative or auto-
biographical interest or historical importance of this
work be the more difficult sufficiently to appreciate.

ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY.
NEW ZEALAND.
An attractive and interesting novelty has been this
week added to the stores of this institution. The
novelty to which we have now to draw public attention
is that of a Zealand chief—a real chief—tattooed
in the most becoming and patrician fashion—lecturing in
good inteiligible English, to no small extent enriched
with a genuine brogue. Our lecturer, whose name is
Barnet Burns, was born in Ireland of Scotch parents,
and passed the first few years of his life in Manchester.
He engaged iu a sea'aring life, and had visited at an
early age most part's of the world, and now, besides a
perfect familiarity with the Polynesian dialects, he
speuks some of the civilized languages (amongst others,
trench) with greater facility than English. Ills simple
narrative of his adventures and sufferings is deeply
affecting, and the descriptions and illustrations which ho
gives of the habits of the savages amongst whom he
lived and reigned for many years, against his will, are
fraught with interest. The gesticulations, war dance,
and other modes of the New Zealanders strikingly
resemble those of the North American Indians. But if
Mr. Burns, or, according to his present title (for he is
still a chief), " Pahe-a-Range," gives us a correct spe-
cimen of their song, the New Zealander has a great ad-
vantage over the Indian in possessing a rich, varied, and
most expressive melody. We strongly recommend the
chief to public attention and favour.

Lusa WASTE LAND IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.—
On Thursday the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this
Company was appointed to be held at the King's Head
Tavern, Poultry, but as there were not fifteen proprietors
present representing three hundred shares, as required by
the Act of Incorporation, no actual business was transacted.
Mr. Maule took the chair, and the half-yearly report, which
gave a statement of the accounts, up to the 30th June, had
been made up, and showed the balance of bills and cash
then in hand was 1,2831. 95. 7d., and that the assets of the
society, after allowing for such liabilities connected with
them as were then outstanding, was 11,211/. 17s. The
Directors did not deem it desirable to give an account of the pro-
ceedings for the past half-year, as it must necessarily be in-
complete for want of the report of Colonel Robinson as to the
present condition of the Society's estates; that gentleman
was at present engaged in his annual inspection. The Diree.
tors had every reason to anticipate that favourable accounts
would be submitted to the Proprietors at their next half-
yearly meeting. The number of shareholders at present in
the Company was 115, the number of shares being 2,769.
The report concluded by stating that Mr. E. J. Cooper,
having disqualified, had retired from the direction. A Pro-
prietor inquired how the contemplated lines of railwa♦
in Ireland would affect the Society's lands? The Chairuian
replied that if the Dublin and Galway line had passed last
session it would have been of material advantage, as it would
have afforded a direct communication with the Society's estates
at Kilkerrin. As that line had been for the present rejected,
the Company had received the sanction of the Board of Works
for the construction of a direct water communication. In
answer to a Proprietor the chairman stated that the Directors
were not in a position at present to declare a dividend, a cir-
cumstance which probably caused so scanty an attendance of
proprietors. _ -

iIYDROPHOBIA AND ALLEGED MURDER.---A case
of hydrophobia occurred at Ennistymon on Tuesday last. A
girl named Anne Gallery, about fifteen years of age, was bitten
six weeks since by a dog. The dog did not show any previous
signs of madness, but he has not since been heard of or seen.
Dr. Shannon was called on, and when on his way met two
other medical men who accompanied him, and they all agreed
it was a confirmed case of hydrophobia. Our informant adds,
"This poor creature was smothered between two beds." Can
this be true ? We presume it was not advised by the medical
attendants. 'I he circumstance being known, an inquiry will
no doubt be instituted into the murder.— Clare Journal.
ROMAN REMAINS IN LINCOLN.—In High-street
several Roman remains have been disinterred ; and amongst
the rest some bases of pillars, and two beautiful coins of the
Emperor Antoninus Pius and Domitian. On Wednesday
afternoon the workmen discovered some huge worked stones
at about four yards from the present surface ; those have
evidently been plinths to pillars supporting a Roman build-
ing ; on one is an inscription, which, as well as it could be
traced, consists of the following letters : vie. azavro
11E11CVitES Most probably this is incomplete, as in all
likelihood it was continued along the fellow-plinth. All the
earth above the level at which the stones were discovered is
made ground.— Stanford Mercury.
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.—GOSPORT, SATURDAY,
ONE O'CLOCK.—A special messenger from the: Home-office
has just arrived here, with dispatches for Jersey. He has
Admiralty orders to proceed immediately in the Comet steam-
vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Prettyman, lying in Ports-
mouth Harbour, to Jersey, and to return in that vessel. He
went on board the Comet, and will start by daylight.
A CHILD FOUND DROWNED.-011 Thursday even-
ing Mr. William Carter held an inquest at the Hero of
Waterloo, Waterloo-road, Lambeth, on the body of a male
child found in the Thames. Paul Hill, a waterman, said that
on Tuesday morning last he discovered the body of deceased
floating in the water off Langton's Wharf, Pedlar's-acre. He
immediately gave information to Sergeant Baldwin, 13 L, who
got the body ashore. Mr. John Havers, surgeon, said the
child had been born from three to four weeks, but from its
decomposed state it was impossible to tell whether it had been
born alive or not. Verdict, " Found drowned, but whether
born alive or not there was no evidence to prove."
ROBBERY OF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS AT
OKAVEsEND.—Yesterday, at the Gravesend petty sessions,
held in the Town-hall, a young man named Cummings was
charged with entering the apartments of Captain Bryan,
Richmond Terrace-place, and stealing a carpet-bag containing
property and other articles to the amount'of 3001. It ap-
pears, on Saturday morning last, during the absence of
Captain Bryan, who for some time past has occupied apart-
menis at the house of the prisoner's relatives at the above resi-
lience, his room was entered and the following articles stolen:a-
A carpet-bag containing linen marked C. 8., a black frock. coat
and trousers, a black satin waistcoat, a pair of reading glasses
set in gold, and ten Fovereigns. An old pair of trousers that were
hanging up in a closet were also stolen, in the fob of which
were two 1001. Bank of England notes, one 401. note, and two
51. notes. The prisoner having been seen in the apartments
in the course of the morning, he was apprehended on sus-
picion of having been concerned in the robbery, but no por-
tion of the property could be found. Mr. North, the superin-
tendent of the Gravesend police, prayed for a remand. The
magistrate, however, refused to detain the prisoner, who was
consequently discharged.
ACCIDENT FROM WINDOW CLEANING.-011 Thurs-
day morning, about nine o'clock, as Mary Howard. servant to
M'Eviley, residing in the Waterluo-road, was cleaning
the first-floor windows, she missed her hold of ti•.e sash and
tell into the area below, from a height of nearl.f thirty feet.
Her right leg and her arm were fractured, and her spine was
severely injured. She is considered in very great (taxer.