The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-04 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.
Yesterday, a respectably dressed middle-aged woman,
named Elizabeth Ann Absalom, appeared in answer to a
summons charging her with having insulted and annoyed
Mr. C. J. Fox Bunbury, the sea of Sir H. Bunbury, of
Mildenhall, Suffolk.
The defendant, who was rather a plain-looking woman,
had a female child in her arms, and was represented by her
solicitor, Mr. Wontner. The transactions out of which the
present case arose have lately appeared in The Sun report
of an action brought against the complainant by the husband
of the defendant, who, it will be recollected, was represented
as having originally introduced herself to Mr. Bunbury as a
" Miss Francis," but afterwards, upon the marriage of that
gentleman, appeared as the faithless wife of the injured Mr.
Absalon.
Mr. Jennings, solicitor, attended for the complainant.
Mr. Bunbury deposed that he was walking in the Strand
one afternoon last week, when the defendant approached him,
and commenced abusing him in the most violent language.
He endeavoured to avoid her, and with that view turned into
Somerset House, but she followed him closely, and, pointing
to a child which she held in her arms, accused him of brutally
neglecting to support it. He threatened to give her into
custody, but she only became the more vehement, and
" dared" him to adopt a course which would be enabling her
to show him up to the world. He then called a cab, and was
getting into it, when she struck him on the shoulder and
tore his coat all up the back. Upon this he went to a police-
man and thought of giving her in charge, but seeing such a
large crowd of persons collecting round him he abstained
from doing so, and got into the cab, in which he was driven
away. Mr. Bunbury said he had no desire to have the
woman punished, but only wished to be spared the annoy-
ance of another attack of this kind in the streets.
In reply to questions put by Mr. Wontner,
Mr. Bunbury denied that he had any knowledge of the
defendant being a married woman during the time he was
acquainted with her. She gave him to understand that the
reverse was the fact.
Mr. HALL objected to the introduction of any matters
irrelevant to the present inquiry, as it was no part of his
duty, as a magistrate, to judge of any former understand.
ings between the parties, or of any supposed claims arising
therefrom.
Mr. Wontner wished to show the provocation which his
client had received, from the treatment of the complainant,
after such correspondence between them as that which he
was prepared to produce.
Mr. HALL could not go into that subject, and reminded
Mr. Wontner that the law did not sanction violent and
abusive conduct in the streets under any pretence.
Mr. Jennings said his Worship might probably recollect
that with regard to any imaginary " claims" that might be
asserted on behalf of the defendant, that matter had been
entirely set at rest by the action in the Court of Exchequer,
which Mr. Baron Platt denounced as a most disgraceful
affair—an opinion in which Mr. Sergeant Jones, who opened
the case for the plaintiff, but gave up his brief on being made
acquainted with the facts, entirely coincided. Mr. Wontner,
however, was not the solicitor on that occasion.
Mr. Wontner did not think the wife should be held re-
sponsible for any steps Mr. Absalon might have taken, in-
fluenced, as he no doubt had been, by feelings of indignation.
He was bound, therefore, to press the claims of his client
upon Mr. Bunbury, who was a gentleman of great wealth
and rank, whilst she had been reduced to the utmost distress.
At the suggestion of the Magistrate the complaint was
ultimately withdrawn, on the defendant's promising not to
repeat the annoyance. _ _

NEV

UPI

THE LESSEE OF THE HAY-

Never give up! it is wiser
Always to hope than once to despair;
Fljng off the load of Doubt's cank'ring fetter,
And break the dark spell of tyrannical care:
Never give up! or the burden,may sink you,—
Providence kindly has mingled the cup,
And, in all trials or troubles, bethink you
The watchword of life must be, Never give up!
Never give up ! there are chances and changes
Helping the hopeful a hundred to one,
And through the chaos High Wisdom arranges
Ever success—if you'll only hope on
Never give up ! for the wisest is boldest,
Knowing that Providence mingles the cup,
And of all maxims the best, as the oldest,
Is the true watchword of Never give up.
Never give up!—though the grape-shot may rattle,
Or the full thundercloud over you burst,
Stand like a rock—and the storm or the battle
Little shall harm you, though doing their worst :
Never give up ! if adversity presses,
Providence wisely has mingled the cup,
And the best counsel, in all your distresses,
Is the stout watchword of Never give up 1

MARKET.

LAMBETH.
Yesterday John Leaney, alias the Cow-boy, a well-known
pugilist, and William Thorne, were charged with being the
second, and the latter the bottle. holder, at a prize fight,
which took place at eight o'clock, near the Nun-head Ceme-
tery, Peckham-rye.
Inspector Gifford, of the P division of police, deposed that
about a quarter before eight o'clock on that morning in-
formation was given at the police station-house that a prize
fight was about to take place in the vicinity of Peckham-
rye. He in consequence ordered the men on duty there
to go in search of the combatants, and went himself on
horseback, as well as a mounted patrole, on the same errand.
Through some misdirection, however, he had not been en-
abled to fall in with the parties, but one or two of his men
had, and took the prisoners, who had been pointed out to
them as one of the seconds and bottle-holder.

THE RUSSIA COMPANY.

On Saturday evening the Governors of this wealthy
and influential Company gave their annual banquet at
the London Tavern. Invitations had been sent as usual
to all the Cabinet Ministers and other distinguished
personages who have hitherto honoured the Company
with their presence ; but many of them having pre-
viously accepted invitations to Parliamentary dinners at
Sir R. Peel's and the Speaker's, sent apologies for their
unavoidable absence. Nevertheless, the room was well
filled with a highly respectable company, consisting of
one or two members of the Government, the Russian
Embassy, and upwards of a hundred of the most opulent
of the merchants of London.
The banquet took place in the great dining-room,
which was furnished with all the splendour customary
on such occasions.
The chair was taken by William Astell, Esq., Go-
vernor of the Company, who was supported on either
side by his Excellency Baron Brunnow, the Russian
Ambassador ; and the Right Hon. Sir G. Clerk, M.P.,
Master of the Mint and Vice-President of the Board of
Control.
Among the rest of the company we observed Viscount
Canning, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;
Right Hon. W. B. Baring, John G. S. Lefevre, Esq.;
Thomas Macgregor, Esq. ; Thomas Masterman, Esq.,
M.P; A. Pringle, Esq., M.P.; Thomas Baring, Esq.,
M.P.; G. W. Hope, Esq., M.P.; H. Stuart, Esq., M.P. ;
George Lennox Conyngham, Esq.; Thomas Bidersoll,
Esq; W. Cotton, Esq., Governor of the Bank of Eng-
land ; the Chairman of the East India Company, the
Deputy Chairman of the East India Company, R. J.
Marchison, Esq.; James Holford, Esq.; Edward Har-
man, Esq.; D. C. Guthrie, Esq. ; J. Morgan, Esq. ; B.
Hawes, Esq.; J. A. Barnes, Esq.; Richard Paris, Esq.;
W. Carr, Esq.; J. W. Coatswill, Esq.; S. W. Cattley,
Esq.; J. Carr, Esq.; G. Draper, Esq.; A. Field, Esq.
The gentlemen present connected with the Russian
Embassy were:—M. de Berg, George Krehmer, Consul;
M. de Longuinoff, M. de Kalergi, Capt. 0. Kowoff, Lieut.
Abrosoff, Lieut. Pankateiff, Lieut. Evdokimoff, Lieut.
Sokoloff, Lieut. Alexandroff, Rev. E. Popoff, M. La Be-
linage, M. de Sterne', Rev. E. Smith, late chaplain at
Archangel; M. Wegnider, M. J. Paris, &c.
After the usual toasts had been given,
The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of " his Imperial
Majesty the Emperor of Russia," which, having been
drank with all the honours, was followed by the health
of his representative, " His Excellency Baron Brunnow."
The Baron BnurtNow, in reply, said—Mr. Chairman
and Gentlemen, I can assure you that I rise with the
deepest feelings of gratitude to thank you for the honour
you have conferred upon me, and for this renewal of the
kindness I have ever received from the Russia Com-
pany. On no former occasion have I felt it so strongly
as at present, connected as it is with the recent visit of
his Majesty the Emperor to this country.—(Cheers.) I
need not remind you that last year within these walls,
and at the hospitable board of the Russia Company, my
respected friend the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of
the Government, expressed to you his warmest wish and
hope that his Majesty would be pleased again to visit
this country. Neither need I remind you of the enthu-
siasm with which you received that suggestion. I re-
joice that the expectation then entertained has been ac-
complished.—(Cheers.) I rejoice also that it was under
my Right Honourable Friend's administration that his
Imperial Majesty offered that proof of his friendship
to her Majesty the Queen, the proof of his regard to
her Majesty's Government, and his proof of confi-
dence in the British nation.—(Loud cheers.) I say this
advisedly, for I remember that his Majesty the Em-
peror, on landing on the shores of this country, was
pleased to express to me his entire reliance on the good
feeling with which he expected to be received in this
country, where, in his early life, he had received so
kind and so hospitable a reception.—(Cheers.) Now,
gentlemen, I am happy to say these expectations were
fulfilled in a manner most gratifying to his Majesty's
feelings.—(Renewed cheers) I remember the day
during his visit to Windsor, when his Majesty visited
Ascot races, and was there pleased to walk down upon
the race-course among the crowd, unattended, and
without any display, thus evincing entire confidence in
the people, and saying he was " glad to be again among
the people of England."—(Cheers.) I remember, also,
the day when the military review took place at Windsor.
On that occasion, when the Noble Duke of Wellington
passed before the Emperor at the head of his regiment,
his Majesty, prompted by an ebullition of good feeling,
put spurs to his horse, and rode up and shook hands
with him, thus publicly giving proof of his respect for
the Illustrious Duke, and an argument for the con-
tinuance of the general peace of Europe:—(Cheers:)
The Emperor was pleased, also, while in this
country, to accept the hospitality of the Noble
Duke of Devonshire, where he was surrounded
by the chief members of the British aristocracy,
and where he was pleased in personal intercourse to
show his regard for all those who, by their eminence in
public life and public services, had added so much to the
splendour of the throne of this country.—(Cheers.)
Again, I shall never forget the day of his Majesty's de-
parture. The road from Buckingham Palace to Wool-
wich was crowded with an immense multitude of people.
The river was crowded with ships, steamers, and boats.
I can assure you it was a magnificent display of national
wealth, activity, and commercial prosperity. The Em-
peror was delighted. Before taking leave of his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, his Majesty looked down the
river and said, " This is the most magnificent view I
ever saw." His Majesty also expressed his gratitude for
the kindness he met with, and his sincerest desire for the
domestic happiness of her Majesty the Queen, and for
the continued prosperity of this country.—(Cheers.) I
am unable to add more, but this I can say, that the visit
of his Majesty to this country will ever be recollected
with delight by his Majesty and his people. The Noble
Baron concluded by proposing " The Health of the Go-
vernor, and Prosperity to the Russia Company."
The GOVERNOR (W. Astell, Esq.) returned thanks,
and gave the health of " Sir R. Peel, and the rest of her
Majesty's Ministers."
Sir GEORGE CLERK said if it were matter of regret to
the company, as no doubt it was, that owing to those un-
avoidable causes to which their worthy chairman had
alluded, they were deprived of the pleasure of seeing at
their table that day all her Majesty's Ministers, it was
doubly a source of regret to him, since he was thus un-
expectedly called on, and felt himself so inadequately
prepared, to respond properly to the toast just proposed.
He knew that his Right Hon. Friend Sir R. Peel would
have rejoiced to be present, because he felt, as every man
must who considered what was conducive to the welfare
of the country, that whatever promoted the trade be-
tween this country and that mighty empire, whose
representative they had the honour to see amongst
them, must cement the bonds of union between the
two nations, and contribute materially to the welfare
of all classes of the community.—(Cheers.) But
above all, he knew that his Right Hon. Friend would
regret his absence on that occasion; since it had de •
prived him of the pleasure which they had enjoyed
of hearing that most powerful and effective appeal to their
feelings which had just been made by the Russian Am-
basiador.—(Cheers.) If the manner in which her Ma-
jesty's subjects did indeed receive that great Sovereign
was agreeable L. his feelings, he thought he might ven-
ture to state, in the name of all present, and of every
class of her Majesty's subjects, that nothing could be
more grateful to them than the confidence which his
Imperial Majesty was pleased to show in them.—
(Cheers.) If anything could have added to the pleasure
of the Imperial visit last year, it was the utter absence
of state on the part of his Majesty, and the exhibition of
that confidence in the people of England he was pleased
to repose in them.—(Cheers.) Ho thought he might
safely say that nothing would tend more than this visit
to cement and render perpetual the bonds of unity and
friendship between these mighty empires.—(Cheers.)
The following toasts were then given :--" The Go-
vernor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England,"
" The Governor and the East India Company,' and
" Mr. Masterman and the Members of the City of
London." After giving the toast of " Perpetual amity
b tween Great Britain and Russia" the chair was va-
cated and the proceedings terminated.

A lad who had pointed out the prisoners to the police, de-
posed that he had been present at a fight which took place
about eight o'clock, in a field about a mile from Peckham-
rye, and saw the prisoners in the ring, the one as second,
and the other as bottle-holder. The men were stripped:
the fight was for a sovereign (as he was told), and after
fighting 26 rounds the man seconded by the prisoner Lenney
gave in.
. . .

Mr. HENRY here inquired if the prisoners were known as
pugilists? Shields, the Chief Usher, answered that Lenney
was well known as a prize fighter, and had fought some hard
battles.
Lenney admitted that this was the fact, but said he bad
left off the practice for some time, and had obtained his living
as an ostler at an inn in the Borough. The fact, he said,
was, that two youths had had a quarrel on the Saturday
night, and had agreed to see it out on that morning. He
(Lenney) was present with the crowd, and the temptation
of seconding one of the parties was so great that he could
not resist it.

Mr. HENRY remarked that the practice of fighting for
money was highly improper, and should be put an end
to, and ordered the prisoners to find bail for their good
behaviour.

Before the closing of the Court they were admitted to ba,
in their own recognizances, and discharged.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

TATTERSALL'S.—YESTHRDAT.
CHESTER CUP.
8 to 1 agst the Irish lot
8 to 1 agst The three-year olds
11 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Cataract—taken
13 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semiseria
16 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's The Era—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Parry's Zanoni
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour—taken
27 to 1 agst Mr. Davies's Yheomun-ac-Knuck—taken
33 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Pug
33 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy
35 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Agriculture
35 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Pride of Kildare
50 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. I. Day's Portrait
50 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitz-Allen
60 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh
.000 to 16 agst Mr. Ongley's Mystery—taken
.000 to 15 agst Mr. Westley's Counsellor.

The interest of the betting centred in Cataract, Semiseria,
and Yheeman-ac-Knuck, no others having been backed with
any spirit, or with any material effect on the odds. Cataract
was steady at 11 to 1, taken to three or four hundred pounds,
and not very easily obtained; against the mare 1,500 to 100
was laid twice, her average price, however, during the greater
part of the day was 13 to 1, and this was taken in two or
three quarters near the elose. Yheomun •ac-Knuck was in-
troduced at 30 to 1, was supported with great zeal, and left
off at an improvement, albeit not so much inquired after as in
the early part of the day. 3,200 to 200 and 2,800 to 200
was boded against the Irish lot.

DERBY.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm
16 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—taken
16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—taken
16 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Kedger
25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger
28 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-way—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa
30 to 1 agst A. W. Hill's Ironmaster
40 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti Repealer—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's Annandale—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England
40 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen
50 to 1 agst Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy
50 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Titmouse (Carlotta colt)
000 to 15 agst Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse
17 to 1 agst Old England and Weatherbit—taken.

For this event the actual business was also confined to a
select few. 10 to 1 was taken in fifties about Alarm ;16to I
each about Idas and the Cobweb colt to a large sum, ldas
with a decided call ; the same about Kedger, but not to any
amount; 30 to 1 to 2001. about Mentor; 1.000 to 30 re-
peatedly, and 30 to 1 as freely, about Clear-the-Way; 50 to 1
to at least 2001. ; and 4,000 to 100 about Fitzallen ; 2,000 to
40 agst Titmouse (the Carlotta colt) and a few other bets of
minor importance. 1,600 to 100 each was laid, in one bet,
agst Pain Idas, Kedger, and the Ironmaster (with a qua-
lification)l

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1845.

Mr. Benjamin Webster was born on the 3d of
September, 1800, at Bath. His parents were natives
of Yorkshire, and well descended, his father being the
representative, by his irother's side, of the family of
the Bucke's, who, after the battle of Bosworth Field,
retired into Yorkshire, with the Duke of Norfolk,
one of whom wrote a " Vindication of the Life of
Richard the Third," quoted in Walpole's " Historic
Doubts," and various histories ; this book is now very
scarce. The subject of this memoir was educated for
the navy, having had a commission given him for
either that or the army, by the late Duchess of York,
but the peace prevented his entering the service, his
father well knowing theslowness of promotion in those
" piping times ;" he was then compelled to turn his
attention to music and dancing, which he
soon relinquished with disgust for the stage,
and made his first bow as an actor in
the part of Thesalus, in Alex wider Me Great, at War-
wick, under the management of Mr. Watson, the
younger, with whom he was engaged to play second
violin in the orchestra, little parts, and harlequin, at
a salary of twenty-five shillings per week. After
various adventures in England and Ireland, incidental ,
to the life of a stroller, he came to London, where he
was engaged, at one theatre or the other, for several
years, playing very indifferent business, until the
sudden illness of Mr. Harley gave him a chance of
estalslishing hiinself as a low comedian, by under-
taking the part of Pompey, the clown, in Measure for
Measure, at two or three hours' notice, when it was
revived at Drury-lane, with an excedingly strong
cast, in 1825. His success was unequivocal, as the
newspapers of the day will testify. From this time
we may date his rise, for shortly afterwards he was
engaged by Mr. Morris for the Haymarket Theatre,
and he made his first appearance there on the 15th
of June, 1829, in an admirable farce, written by Mr.
Poole (the celebrated author of Paul Pry, &c.), and
called Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. He has never
left this theatre since, but continued playing there
in the summer, and in the winter at Drury-lane or
Covent-garden, where he was appointed stage-
manager during the last season of Mr. Osbaldiston's
management. In 1837, he became lessee of the
Haymarket ; his career of management has been very
profitable, and his gratitude to the public is unbounded
and sincere.—Dramatic and Musical Review.