The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1864-01-16 (London, England)

SINGULAR CASE OF ROBBERY AN. , ASSAULT.  • At the Worship-street Police-court, on Wednesday, Thinnas Upsall, a respectable-looking man describekas a butcher •in the Cambridge-road, Mile-end, was charged before Mr. Leigh with an assault upon Miss Elizabeth Prosser, and also with stealing her miff.-The prdtecutrix, who is a Pretty-looking; girl about eighteen years of age, stated that she resided ;with her parents in Wilwottstreet, Mile-end, and that she •was returning home in company with a female friend the pretvionS night. The prisener, who had followed them until they turned the corner of the London Hospital, a somewhat retired part.,. suddenly passed his arm round her waist and flung her to the grOund ; at the • same moment she observed her muff, in which an instant before she had both, her hands, .in his possession. When able;to _rise she .followed him, but he again flung her down, and a 'police-constable dulling up at .the instant, she gave the prisoner into. custody, but, strange to say, the muff had not been seen by her since. He did not appear to be intoxkated. --Esther Dodd, the companion of prosecutrix, completely corroborated this statement; and the constable in charge of the case mentioned that prisoner' When given info his custody, wished to prefer One against the yotmg weinen for annoyingliim. He had been drinking, but knellc,perfectly well what he had been saying, and doing. Miss Prosser, too, said something about an indecent assaUlt.— Mr. Leigh remarked that it was singular the muff WO not been recovered. There was no charge of indecent assault.— Miss Dodd believed that prisoner threw away the prolierty at a' distance: She observed him in some such act.— Prisoner, broadly declared that gross perjury had been sworn against him by the witnesses. He was nOt in business himself, but could have 'plenty of werk.--Mr. Leigh saddle believed that at least an assault hadmbeen committed, and he should order for that offence. payment of 20s. fine and 10S. costs, or'in default an 'imprisonment of fourteen days.  A proclamation has been issued for the meeting of Parliament on the 4th February next.  AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF TRE STORTEING OF NORWAY has been convoked to discuss war armaments. THE JAPAN DIFFIcULTY.---The .111oniteur de la Flotte publishes very favourable news from it own correspondent( in Japan, dated Yokohama, November 17. The letter states that on the preceding day the difficulty with Prince Satsuma was arranged. The prince is to pay the English representative the sum of 25,000/. demanded.previous to the attack on Kagosima for the murder of Mr. Richardson. The Government of Jeddo have, morgver, withdrawn the decree for the expulsion of foreignersfirom yjeopkaonh,aomnad, haveiNlich discontinued the building of forts ,Tpund possession. of the European forces. The Prince of Satsuma had become innaPless savage; and tad announced his intention to send thirty young men of good family to be educated :in EVand. Peace may consequently be considered as eCrtain icri• the present, and commercial transactions haw) reiumedreiheir activity. There were fourteen English ships of 'AP in the port of Yokohama on the 17th of November, a in addition two corvettes at Nangasaki. The English - iral is said to be expecting ON Riclio TOWS froi.Ake Tulsa  Price 116 3/lIN LIVES, AND HOW TO PROLONG THEM: l'-,etirar, Treatise on Gases, Explode's, Ventilatioa, and the of Coal Mixes.