The Sun.
London, England, 1819-01-13 00:00:00

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.

Thomas Macdonald was convicted of a most
brutal assault on Helen Breck, a female child of
ten years of age, with intent to commit a certain
offence. The girl was returning from Malta with
her lather, in his Majesty's sloop the Myrmidon,
in October last, when the prisoner availed him-
self of the opportunity of her being in bed, but
was fortunately prevented from accomplishing his
purpose. The girl has since been suffering ex-
tremely from a disease conunonicated to her on
the occasion, and when the Surgeon's mate WAS
applied to for aid, he declined to interfere.
Sir WILLIAM SCOTT gave the prisoner a most
impressive address, and Nutented that the law had
not provided a punishment suitable to his offence.
He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in
Newgate. The Learned Judge stated that he
should certainly report the conduct of the Surgeon
and his Mate to the Lords of the Admiralty.—
The Court could not give the witnesses their ex-
pellees, but if the father would petition the Ad-
miralty for them, he would support the petition,
and had no doubt it would be granted.
The Sessions were then adjourned to Monday
the 19th of April next, at ten in the morning.

From the LONDON GAZETTE of Jan. 12.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
M. Ohren, jun. Broad-street, Ratcliffe, oilman.

BANKRUPTS.

L. Ingram, Cheapside, hatter, Jan. 16, at twelve, !3, and
'Feb. 23, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Birkett,
' Cloak-lane.
J. Jacob, Gravel-lane, tobacconist, Jan. 16, 23, and Feb. 23,
at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Norton, Commercial
Chambers, Nlinories,
T. Phillips, Bread-street-hill, merchant, Jan. 19, :43, and
Feb. 23, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. A. Clarke,
liishopsgate-street-without.
J. Venus, Lower Shadwell, vintner,
Jan. 23, 30, and Feb. 43,
at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Robinson and
Co. Austin-friars.
J. Atkinson, Dalston, Cumberland, cotton-manufacturer,
Jan. 28, 29, and Feb. 23, at eleven, at the Grey Coat Inn,
Carlisle. Attornies, Mr. Pearson, Carlisle; and Mr. J.
Birkett, Cloak-lane.
W. Everett, Cambridge, corn-merchant, Jan. 20, 21, and Feb.
23, at ten, at the Red Lion Inn, Cambridge. Attornies,
Messrs. Flliggerston and Co. Cambridge; and Mr. Croft,
Chancery-lane.
M. Paterson, Halifax, Yorkshire, 'dyer, Jan. 26,, at six, 27,
and Feb. 23, at eleven, at the Magistrates Room, Ward's-
end, Halifax. Attornies, Messrs. Morton and Co. Gray's
Inn-square; and Mr. J. E. Norris, Halifax.
J. Kendrick, 13ellington-mills, Worcestershire, miller, Feb.
1, at four, 2, and 23, at eleven, at the White Hart,
Hartlebury. Attornies, Messrs. Lodington and Co.
Temple ; and Mr. T. Emery, Kidderminster.
R. Friday, jun. Islewerth, barge-master, Jan. 19, 26, and
Feb. 23, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Noy
arid Co. Mincing-lane.
J. Blackburn, Witham, Essex, corn-factor, Jan. 16, 26, and
Feb. 23, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. B. C. Carter,
Staple-Inn.
DIVIDENDS.

Jan. 23, J. Rowlatt, Charter-house-square, merchant—
Feb. 5, W. Ashby, Godmanchester, mil ler—Feh. 2, T: Raven-
shaw Liverpool, grocer—Feb. 4, J. Carnehy, Murpeth,
Northumberland, common-brewer—Jan. 21, F. Stabler, T.
Marshall, and G. Marshall, York, linen-draperE—Feb. 44,
T. Hill, Leeds, merchant—Feb. 2.2, J. Shepherd, Sutton,
Yorkshire, ship-builder—Jan. 16, P. Hooper, Bartholomew-
place, timber-merchant—Feb. 6, S. Palmer, Bourton-un-the
`Water, Gloucestershire, mercer—Feb. 13, T. Goodyear,
Market-street, Hertfordshire, grocer—Feb, 13, K. Beau-
champ, Coventry-street, lace-dealer—Feb. 16, R. Markham,
jun. Sunderlauil near the Sea,. mercer.—Feb. 5, B. Polack,
Sheffield, jeweller.
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