The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-21 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

On Wednesday night the case against Henry
Jarvis, the alleged violator of Miss Louisa Damen-
bergen, was brought to a close, and the depositions
having been completed, were read over to the pri-
soner, and signed by the winesses in the presence
of the Magistrate.
Mr. King, the surgeon, was present. and stated
that he had unavoidably been prevented from at-
tending the examination which had taken place in
the earlier part of the day.
Mr. BROUGIITON read Mr. King's certificate pro-
duced at the first hearing of the case, in which he
stated his belief that the prosecutrix had been in-
jured by an attempt to violate her person. The
Magistrate having compared this with his subse-
quent declaration that there was no appearance of
recent violence, advised him to be more cautious in
future how he gave evidence or signed certificates,
as a surgeon's evidence in such cases was of very
serious consequences. lie added, that as Mr. King's
deposition had not been taken with the others, he
should not bind him over as a witness, and either
party might subpoena him at the trial if they pleased.
The reading of the evidence was frequently sus-
pended, the attention of the witnesses being directed
to the prosecutrix, who appeared in a most de-
plorable condition from the swoonings and fits which
overcame her during the examination. She was so
strong in the convulsions which occasionally agitated
her frame, that two of the officers had great difficulty
in holding her. Even then, however, there were
presorts present who indulged in ribald jests and
heartless merriment upon the scene before them.—
When our reporter quitted the office, nearly ten
o'clock, the unfortunate girl was lyir.g extended
upon the floor of the office, completely exhausted,
and apparently inanimate, surrounded by her relatives.
Mr. BROUGHTON spoke in severe terms of the in-
famous attempts which he said had been made to
ruin the character of this unfortunate girl, by persons
who had sent anonymous letters. It was natural
that the friends of a mart in the prisoner's situation
should rally round him when he was in peril, but
persons who acted in the manner spoken of, injured
him instead of rendering him a service by their pro-
ceedings. They said that there was a conspiracy
against the prisoner, and the Magistrate said he un-
derstood there was much evidence present, but he
was very glad that he had not heard any of it, for it
was not his but the province of a jury to decide upon
such evidence; but even supposing what was said
to be true, that she was not a;virtuous person, and
not a virgin at the time this assault was said to have
been committed, she was not, therefore, to be subject
to brutal assaults; two men were hanged not
long since for a criminal assault upon a pros-
titute. The evidence of the mother and others
for the prosecution, went to show that the
capital offence had been completed, but he was
bound to look at the evidence as it stood legally,
and, taking into consideration the length of time
before the alleged violation was made known and
the prosecutrix subjected to the inspection of a sur-
geon, he did not think there was evidence upon
which a Jury would convict the prisoner of a capital
offence; and therefore he would not send him to
trial for such an offence, but would take care that he
should be prosecuted for the assault, and would bind
the parties in recognizances to prosecute for the mis-
demeanur. The magistrate added, that the feelings of
those persons who could unmoved look upon the dis-
tressingscene before them, were far from being credit.
able to them. Whether the prosecutrix were virtuous
or not before this occurrence, she was exceedingly
to be pitied. He begged of her friends to bear in
mind, that in any thing he had said he was pro-
nouncing no opinion upon the case, but only looked
at the evidence, in a legal point of view, as it came
before him. It was still open to them, if they
thought their case sufficiently strong, or should here-
after get further evidence, to prefer an indictment
against him for the capital offence. •
The prisoner was then liberated upon bail.

PROGRESSIVE POPULATION AND EX-

TENT OF RUSSIA.

In the year 1476, Ivan the Third, the last Grand Duke
of Moscow, succeeded to patrimonial estates of—

Geog. Sq. Miles. Populat.
18,203 with 6,000,000
In 1505, he died, bequeathing
1535, died the first Czar, Vassili 1V.... 37,217
1584, died Ivan IV. 114,010
1598, died reodor 1 150,410
1645, died Michael Romanof 237,933
1675, died Alexis 267,116
1689, succeeded Peter I 271,371
1725, died Peter the Great 280,379 20,000,000
1710, died the Empress Anne 3-25,567
1762, succeeded Catherine 11 3-25,609 25,000,000
1796, died Catherine 336,646 36,000pe0

In 1825 died Alexander, bequeathing to his successor,
Nicholas 1., a territory of 5,879,900 superficial square
miles, and a population of 58,000,000 of souls ! consti-
tuting an addition to the latter (in a short career of con-
quest, begun a❑ ended within little more than a quarter
of a century) of twenty •two millions ! We may throw in
another two millions at least for the nitural increase of
the Russian populiition, conjointly with the forced increase
of subjec•s pilfered from the Persian crown, during the
three years of modest pretensions preferred by the present
Autocrat. To this plain statement, we may add Balbi's
recent estimate of the actual state of the Muscovite em-
pire :

Superfices in square miles 5,912,000
Population
Revenue £16,000,000
National Debt £52,000,000
Army and Navy
Ships of war l SO

Despatches were sent off yesterday evening
from the Colonial-office for the Earl of BELMORE, the Go-
vernor of Jamaica, and also for the Governor of the Lee-
ward Islands.