The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-17 00:00:00

NAVY.

RETURN OP THE AMOUNT OF HORSE POWER ORDERED
FOR HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-VESSELS BETWEEN THE
IST DAY or APRIL, 1839 AND THE 31ST AUGUST,
1841, &c.

Horse Power 4,496
Number of Vessels
Tonnage 16,581
RETURN OF THE AMOUNT OP HORSE POWER ORDERED
FOR HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-VESSELS BETWEEN THE
IST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1841, AND THE IST DAY
OF JULY, 1844, &c.
Horse Power
Number of Vessels 3O
Tonnage 26,892
J. T. BRIGGS, Acct. Genl. Navy.
JOHN EDYE, for the Surveyor.
Admiralty, Aug. 7, 1844.

BARBAROUS OUTRAGE.—Yesterday eight men were
brought from Ilford House of Correction by Mr. Ander-
son, the governor, and safely lodged in Newgate, to
take their trials on Monday next, on the capital charge
of grossly violating, and seriously injuring, the person
of Hannah Hales, a widow, residing at Leytonstone,
Essex. The prisoners, whose names are John Hark-
!lett, Jeremiah Wakeling, William Scarborough, Wil-
liam Wiudley, Henry William Watts, James Lin-
guard, William Wiley, and James Ashford, have been
examined before Messrs. Davis, Cotter, and Streetfield,
magistrates for the county of Essex ; and from
the evidence adduced, it appeared that on the night
of Tuesday, the 6th inst., the prisoners were drinking at
the Crown Inn, at Leytonstone, when the presecutrix
came in, and at their earnest solicitations she was in-
duced to drink more than she should have done. On
leaving the house about ten o'clock, the three first-named
prisoners took the woman down a lane, past the residence
of Mr: Dean, the magistrate, and on to the forest, when
the other prisoners joined them. Here the brutes at-
tacked the unfortunate woman ; and she, having
offered considerable resistance, they, after nearly
breaking her arm, and bruising her body in a fright-
ful manner, one after the other accomplished their brutal
purpose. They then escaped, leaving their unfortunate
victim nearly dead, and for several days after her life
was in considerable danger. Information of the outrage
having been given to Addington and Benton, two con-
stables belonging to the K division of police, they, after
much difficulty, succeeded in apprehending all the pri-
soners. Mr. Valiance, a surgeon, of Stratford, described
the injuries which had been inflicted on the poor woman,
and said, he at first thought her arm had been broken.
The prosecutrix identified the whole of the prisoners,
and they, in defence, denied the charge, saying they had
heard her screams, and merely went to the place to see
what was the matter.

ARTISTS' ANNUITY FUND.—At a numerous meeting
of gentlemen connected with this useful fund, held on
Thursday evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern, a 'piece
of plate was presented to Abraham Cooper, R.A., as a
token of the personal esteem of the members, and as an
acknowledgment, however inadequate, of the sense en-
tertained by them of the unremitting zeal displayed on
all occasions by Mr. Cooper in the promotion of the
interests of the Association during a period of thirty
years. _

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