The Sun. — 1850-04-15 (London, England)

DARING OUTRAGE.  BRISTOL, APRIL 12.—Considerable excitement has been created in one of our most fashionable' suburban districts by a most daring outrage. We withhold the names of the persons for obvious reasons, but the facts are as follow :—ln one of the most healthy parts near Clifton, in a large handsomely furnished house, resides 'a highly respectable farmer with a wife possessed of no ordinary attractions, and they have been in the habit of letting out apartments to families of respectability. On Thursday a tall, stout, welldressed man, wearing coloured spectacles, called at the house, and he represented to Mrs. -- that he had been recommended to her house by the Rev. Mr. of Clifton, and he wished to take apartments for the season fur himself, his wife, two children, and three servants. Mrs. -- proceeded to show him the apartments on the ground floor, and whilst examining them he managed to fish out from her that her husband and the servants were absent on the farm, and that she was the only person in the house. He then desired to see the bed-rooms ; but Mrs. told him they were precisely similar in size to those below. He still persisted that he should like to see them, and on Mrs. -- telling him his lady would be the most proper person to examine the bedding, he still pressed her, and told her she need not be afraid of him, as he was the father of a family. Unfortunately Mrs. was thrown off her guard, and went up stairs to show him the bedrooms. Immediately on their entering one of them the ruffian laid hold of her, and a struggle ensued, in which the lady'; garments were very much torn and her shoulder was much lacerated. The unfortunate lady, having escaped the grasp of her opponent, rushed to the staircase with a view of escaping by the front door, but her foot slipped, and she was precipitated to the bottom of the staircase, followed by the jumpedruffian, on her, and dragged her to the uwhAooor, which he secured by locking it. her by the legs into the parHe then dragged h lour, where he actually tore her dress and under garsilents to pieces. The lady still struggled with her ravisher, when he pulled a handsome gold watch out ((his pocket and offered it to her if she would comply with his wishes, but she indignantly refused it. He then put his hand into his pocket, and from the brutal manner in which he had already served her,. she, iin,girllng that he was about to murder her, implored hips not to cut her throat and to spare her honour. It was his handkerchief, however, which he drew out, and with which he proceeded to bind her hands. The lady still struggled with the ruffian till she became senseless, and was found by her husband on his return home quite inanimate, the brutal ruffian having effected his purpose and escaped, owing to the insensible state of his victim. The police have been put in possession of the facts, but the fellow has as yet eluded discovery. The unfortunate lady now lies in a most precarious condition, having Since the outrage 11 had a succession of hysteric fits.  The Board of Trade returns for the month ending the 6th of March were issued on Friday. They exhibit Na hacreasc in the declared value of our exports of 556,746/. as compared with the corresponding month of last year, and 0f903,645t. over :dare:l,lB4B. Cotton manufactures again show a large increase, while in cotton yarn there is no variation, a further indication being thus presented of greater activity ill that departmeLt of business here than on the continent. With regard to other articles, the only point for remark is the satisfactory tray in which the augmentation in the totals continues to be proportionably diffused through the various branches of industry, so as to confirm the belief that all classes of th© population must be in fair employment.