The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

BREAKING A VALUABLE PANE OP GLASS.—EIIen
Kay was charged before Mr Arnold with breaking a pane
of plate glass, the property of Mr James Waterfield,
licensed victualler, and landlord of the Old Rose and
Crown, Medway-street.

Mrs Elizabeth Waterfield, wife of the prosecutor, stated
that about nine o'clock the previous night the prisoner and
her husband came to the bar, when the former asked for
a pint of beer. Prisoner said, "If you fill the pint I will
smash the window." Witness drew the beer, when the
prisoner immediately flung a heavy stone at a pane of
glass, which was smashed to pieces,
Mr Arnold—Where did she get the atone from ?
Witness—She took it out of her pocket.

The prisoner said that she told Mr Waterfield that she
would break the window if he continued to serve her hus-
band, who was in the habit of spending the most of his
money at the house, and who in consequence left her and
her children without food.

Mrs Waterfield observed that the prisoner's husband did
not spend half-a-crown a week at her house,
Mr Arnold—Was he sober ?
Witness—Ho was, sir.
Prisoner stated that he was not sober.

A wilncss for the prosecutor corroborated the evidence,
and said that the prisoner's husband seemed sober.
Mr Arnold—What was the value of the glass

Mr Waterfield—Xs.

Mr Arnold—Nothing would justify you in going delibe-
rately to do damage to this amount. You have got yourself
into a deal of trouble by it.

The prisoner was remanded iu her own security of £5 to
appear there on Thursday,

T:II74.4.RM:EBL..—John Biggs' a rope
maSkleNr7rofnAwneaFtoA.vmeirf:
his wife, appeared before Mr Partridge to answer a charge
:treet, Stepney, and Harriet Higgs,
of assaulting Mrs Sarah Lawrence, the wife of a ooach-
builder, dwelling in Nicholas-street, St. Peter's-road, Mile-
end.

street, St
Mr Charles Young, solicit
and Mr Joseph Smith, solicitor
pasTshinegcoamlopnlgainititnigth,
.a
the sentence, anci
Mrs Jane Higgs and Miss ° conducted the prosecution,
respectable woman, is a cousin
was for the defence.
met the defendants, who
of the defendant.
complainant
good l
ad
ienaal n of f
asked foul Wednesday night last she was
assailed Mrs Lawrence with a
.e in •
Stepney, company with a
musical to the ears Biggs, her daughter, when they
f with a name very un-
called her a long black-
finishing
abuse,
b them:ivsterYo a married woman. The
defendant immediately struck
what they meant. The male
blow on the shoulder and :lick Mrs Lawrence a violent
who had more fighting abo altl away, Mrs Harriet Higgs,
used most offensive il
her,
kept up the contest and
tried to pull her bonnet epithets
towards Mrs Lawrence and
the female defendant severaslff. She was also struck by
A mob of disorderly ruffian times, and kicked on the knee.
Harriet Higgs, who was and boys collected, and Mrs.
t 3 throw stones and mud fearfullyat excited, instigated them
M rs Lawrence and her two
companions. Mrs Harriet Hi
three; hip, hip, hoor-ay 1.....hggs called out, " one, twe,
did give a loud shout, followed
and boys 1 " and the boys
and put them in great peril. T complainant and her friends,
in Bromley-street. Harriet liigg®
sought refuge in a house
a loud clamour. She then z. tggs missed them and raised
George Higgs, brother of
theepaired to the house of Mr.
male defendant, and who
carries on the business of a stone mason, and seeing the
complainant and her friends approach,
repeated her bad language, raised a shout and
Higgs called out, "Let her come
Out, I'll tear her liver
mob collected, and Harriet
out." Richard Baker,
a po,,
ice
it occupied him 15 minutes to dirnstable No. 215 K, said
great excitement prevailed. Mrs Jan®
jane R the crow
who is the
d, and that
sister of Harriet Higgs, confirmed iggs,
the statement of Mrs
Lawrence, whose person was at the
with bruises inflicted by Harriet ..., 11. present time marked
young lady, was called to give Igge. Miss Higgs, a
evidence against her
Partridge uncle and aunt, but Mr said there
was no occasion to hear her. Harriet Higgs called
out while Mrs. Lawrence was .
"Oh you wretch I" and shook laic her evidence
, 13
Charles Young called attention to this azt at her. Mr
Mition of intem•
perance, which Mr Partridge said had not
escaped him.
In cross-examination, Mrs Lawrence said the defendants
had insulted her several times. She did
not call John
Higgs a rogue. She did say, " This is be
cause I won't
conceal property stolen from Mr Gray,"
Mr Joseph Smith said Mrs Lawrence had revived a very
old affair, the destruction of Mr Gray's rope
robbery of his property 16 years ago nearground and
the court, and
had made accusations against Messrs T. a
rope makers, who were the brothers of Mrs. Harriett Higgs,
the defendant, and Mrs. Jane Higgs, witness for Mrs.
Lawrence. The Bishops had made a char
ge against Mr.
Gray in that court, and Mr. Gray had, through
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, commenced actions f his friend,
for libel against
T. and R. Bishop. Mr. John Higgs and hir. George Higgs,
who was present, had married two sisters, and the whole
family were disunited. He was instructed that Mrs Law-
rence commenced the affray, and that John Higgs did not
strike her at all.
Mr Smith called two witnesses, who did
not materially
alter the complainant's case, and the ma •
gistrate said he dis-
believed one of them altogether.
After a long investigation Mr Partridge said it was very
likely Mrs. Lawrence might have smashed
something
against the defendants, but it was plain they had assaulted
her, used most disgraceful language, and
caused mobs to
collect. Their conduct was quite unjustifiable, and he
fined them 20s. each and 4s. costs. The
money was paid.

KENNY MEADOWS' PENSION !—Her me ja .y,
t on
the recommendation of Lord Palmerston, has been
graciously pleased to confer upon Mr. Kenny Meadows,
th
in consideration of the
eaaterd, Shakspere" and other
meeraitrtdiis: a
p,
laypeednsoniinhiosf
4:SB,
Iolluastyr
well-known works. [Why upon earth could they not
make it £2O more, so as to have given the square
an hundred 'per annum, They have taken their time about
sum Of
it, as it is—twenty years at the very least having elapsed
since the publication of Tyas's Illustrated Shakspere I
And now they spoil the dole by deducting from it a paltry
score of pounds sterling I—gD, SUN.]