The Sun. — 1865-12-09 (London, England)

LONGEVITY.—PIed on Sunday last, at the Fishmongers' and Poulterers' Asylum, Wood-green, W. Davey, in his 100th year, his 99th birthday being on the 2d October last. He was admitted an inmate in 1852 through the generosity of several tradesmen in Leadenhall market, where ho carried on business many years beyond the recollection of the oldest inhabitant.—City Press. The Slemig-Holstein Gazette states that a messenger of the Prince of Augustsnburg has just been dismissed in consequence of a discovery that he was receiving money fox making a report of everything that was going on at the prince's residence. Papers were found proving his guilt as a spy, and likewise of his being guilty of purloining letters.  THE FRENCH TROOPS IN 111Exrco.--The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says the proposed removal of the French troops from Mexico is based on the condition that our Government will guarantee that Maximilian shall not be disturbed in his present position, but that ho will be left to carry out his plans for the establishment of the empire on a durable basis.  The annual competitive examination of the candidates for promotion at Chatham dockyard commenced at their establishment yesterday, and will be continued to-day.  MURDEROUS AssAuvr.--,George Archer, 42, a bloated, dissipated ruffian, of singularly repulsive appearance, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with committing an aggravated assault on Mary Ann Tegg. The parties are hawkers of fish and vegetables in the streets, and live at No. 1, Everard-street, St. George-inthe-East. The prisoner was a drunken and violent ruffian, who had often beaten the poor woman, with whom he cohabited, in a very savage. manner. Ho had actually broken her ribs three times and not been punished for it. He came home in a state described as " mad drunk" last night. He beat and kicked the woman, whose screams and cries of murder aroused her neighbours, and they protected her, and gave her paramour into custody, and taken to the Leman-street Station-house of the H Division in Whitechapel. She refused to charge him, and he was released. Directly they reached home he resumed his illtreatment of the woman, and took up a heavy hair broom for sweeping rooms, and struck her on the head with it. She fell and was insensible for some time. Her head was fearfully contused. She did not want to punish him, she only wished him bound over to keep the peace. Mr. Partridge said the case must proceed. He should be unworthy of the station he held if this ease was not fully investigated. James Stroud, a police constable, No. 656 K, said—l entered the prisoner's room. The complainant was on the floor insensible, and covered with blood. The room was like a slaughter house. I took him to the station-house and the neighbours helped the woman there. She refused to charge him, and ho was released. I heard cries in the house a second time. The woman was bleeding profusely from a wound on the head. She said the prisoner had struck her with the broom. There was blood on the handle of it. Stroud then produced some of the woman's clothes. 'They were saturated with gore. The prisoner said his " wife," as he termed her, was a bad woman, who drank heavily. _ _  Mr. Partridge—l wonder she could have lived for a day with a brute like you. _ . .  Mary Ann Smith, wife of a labourer, here stepped forward and said—l can assure you, sir, that the conduct of the complainant is that of a right and proper woman. Mr. Partridge was surprised that the woman could have lived with a fellow who was a perfect monster. The prisoner ought to have been, detained the first time he was taken to the station house, and not set at liberty while he was drunk to commit another and more flagrant outrage. Mr. Partridge then recapitulated the whole of the evidence, and said, "'Phis is a most gross ease of cruelty, and the second assault committed on the woman with the broom was a very cruel one. I sentence the prisoner to 6 months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction.