Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1853-10-26 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FELONIOUS ASSAULT.---. 101111 Jones, 52, was charged with an Unlawful and carnal assault upon a little girl, named Mary IVillianis. Mr. Terry was counsel for the , prosecution ; arid Mr. Gifford &derided the prisoner.— I Mary Williams sworn I am the daughter of Mr. Wil- I hams, who liven in Dowlais. On the night of the 27th of August 1 went to bed between eight and nine o'clock, and slept with my brother. There was another bed in the same room, in which a troy who was ill was sleeping. I fell asleep directly. 1 had not then seep the prisoner. I was awoke by the prisoner having hold of me.—The child, in an artless manner, described the prisoner's conduct. Her mother, being disturbed by her brother, went and pulled the prisoner out of bed. Ile offered her mother his watch to say nothing of what had occurred. —William Williams, the last witness's brother, said he  Margaret Morgan' was charged with stealing fifty pounds weight of coal, the property of Anthony Hill, Esq., at Merthyr, on the 30th September last. Verdict, —Guilty. Sentenced to hard labour for one month. Eliza Ann Webber pleaded guilty to stealing two knives, one jug, and one spoon, the property or William Peaty. and was sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour. Thomas Jones, labourer, was charged with stealing one frock and one jacket, the property of Mary McCarthy, at Cardiff. Sentenced to hard labour for two calendar months.  Hatton Garden. . The improvements at the Royal College of Surgeons are nearly completed. In the last session, as appears by a recently issued parliamentary paper, 1:15,000 was paid for enlarging the theatre of the college. The Wolverhampton Chronicle says that a gentleman in that neighbourhood, whilst shooting at Penn a few days ago, killed a hare, and on taking it up from the ground felt something within the skin ot a hard nature, on extracting whioh he tound it to be a half-sovereign. It is supposed that the hare hod been previously shot with the half-sovereign by some other person, but that it did not receive sufficient injury at that time to cause death. The public will be glad to learn that the third man, who was, with two others, concerned in the late murderous outrage upon a woman at Barnet, has been apprehended. His mono is M'Donnell ; he no a native of Wbitehaven, and is about t.td years of age. On Wednesday, as some workmen were engaged in repairing UR insecure and unoccupied house in Towerstreet, Lambeth, they were alarmed by unmistakeable symptoms of a speedy downfall, and hail hardly time to make their retreat when the building came to the ground with a loud crash.  9 10 6 40 9'21 6al 9 26 6 50 9 47 7 17 0 56 7 t 0 10 05 10 10 7 40  Johanna Brian, an old Irishwoman, was charged with stealing thirty-four pounds weight at coal, tile property of the Taff Vale Railway Company. Verdict—Uuilty. Sentence—One week's hard labour in the gaol at Cardiff.  10 15 7 1j 10 95 7 10 45 8 hi I 99 9 9 IS 19 91510 0  Wm. Smart was charged with stealing one piece of oil cloth, the property ot Mr. TM. Elliott, flute Docks, Cardiff. Verdict—Guilty. Sentenced to be Imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the house of correction at Swansea for six weeks.  Ihe remainder, 32, were Lasears, who had been brought from Calcutta in the ship's last voyage, and whose names are not mentioned in the ship's papers. The ship and cargo were very heavily insured,  The business of the sessions was disposed of a lade before eight.  _ A