The Sun. — 1858-01-15 (London, England)

MANCHESTER—JAs. 14.  A case came on for hearing before Mr. Manefield and Mr. Alder man liolme, at our polict -court, on Tuesday, which on the one side exhibited a persistent and systematic outrage on female delicacy by the defendant, and on the part of the ladies thus wantonly insulted, a simple and summary mode of punishment which must at once recommend itself to imitation in like cases. The facts are these :—On several days during the past week, and continued up to Sunday and Monday last, a well-dressed man was observed to be most constant in his visits to a particular locality in Prince's Park. A house in W— street, occupied by two young ladies, a female servant, and a brother-, absent during the greater-part of the day, seemed to be the special object of his care and attention. Ordinary passers-by noticed no more than this, but the inmates had to complain of conduct on the part of the " gentleman" not fit for description in print. By indecent gesture and behaviour he rendered his presence particularly unpleasant. At first the sisters " kept never minding." They were indignant, most, certainly ; but, without a sacrifice of maiden modesty, they could hardly have made formal complaint. At length the blackguardism became too demonstrative to permit of further toleration, and the ladies resolved to take the law into their own hands. A messenger was despatched to the " youthful gallant" appointing a meeting within the house which be had so honoured with bis polite attentions ; and, nought suspecting he, with " wreathed smiles," approached and entered, trading softly on tip-toe, as if conscious of clandestine admission. Received by the elder of the two ladies, he was asked—" Pray sir, what do you want I" " What, but you sweet 'I" replied he, proceeding to take liberties as if with a certainty that they would be acceptable ; when a blow oh the head from a life-preserver afforded striking proof of the return' of his affection. The younger sister and the servant were not slow in following up the advantage ; and at length, well-belaboured, and with head stream• ing blood, crying out " Murder" lustily, and mayhap mentally ejaculating—  " Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But why did you kick me down stairs I" he rushed from the Louse which he bad entered in such anticipatory triumph an humbled and de. graded dastard ! But the distard is ever a fool, and the folly of the Lothario did not stop here. He proceeded to the police-station, and complained to Inspector Dodd of the murderous assault com• raided on by the ladies in W— street. Now Inspector Dodd being a vigilant officer as weli as a sensicle man, and knowing that the, fair ladies named were most respectable, thought there must have been more in the case than the party represented ; so, after attending to the man wounded head before thinking of his wounded feelings, and getting his cuts dressed at the dispen sary before applying the remedies of the law at the police-office, the inspector deemed a little inquiry necessary. Inquiry, of course, revealed the true facts ; and, in the exercise of a wise disoretion, the inspector turned the complainant into the complained of, and arrested him for indecent behaviour/ At the police court, on Tuesday, as we have said; the case was heard. The name of the offending party was found to be Mr. Graham Gibson. The ladies appeared to prosecute. They stated the foregoing facts in evidence, and did not deny the castigation inflicted ; and the magistrates, after expressing an opinion that the blackguard had been served right," supplemented the Lynch law of the ladies by a sentence of three months' impri; sonment and hard labour.—Liverpool Daily Post.  There was about an average attendance to-day, and the best qualities of English and American wheat met a fair demand at a decline of is to 2s per qr, and 2d per 701ba, but in other sorts no improvement. Flour in some instances offered at a decline of ls, but found no buyers. Oats and oatmeal moved of at a slow sale, at the turn lower. English and Egyptian beans firm. Indian corn under the rates of last week.