The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-25 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER,.

A SERIOUS ANTICIPATION OF MURDER.—Robert Fox,
a labourer, was charged with brutal violence to his wife.
The complainant, who had a child in her arms, said—
Last night, between six and seven o'clock, I was lying upon
the floor asleep with my child in the room we occupy at
11, Rochester-buildings, when my husband woke me by
kicking me. 1 had goae home from my work at Covent-
garden Market, and found him drunk lying on the bed, and
thought it batter not to disturb him. 'When he woke me
by kicking me, I ran to the door to get out, but could not,
and he then held me and beat me about the head and body,
and my cry if "Murder" brought persons to my assistance.
I gave him into custody, and the police took me to the
hospital.

Mr Arnold—Was ho dressed. Had ho his boots on when
he kicked you ?
Complainant—Yo, he had. 1 hope you won't send him
to prison, as if you do I shall be obliged to go to the
workhouse.

Mr Humphreys, Inspector of the B division—l fear that
this will end in a serious matter some day. The defendant
has already had six months fur assaulting his wife, but it
does not appear to have had the effect of restraining him.
Defendant—She cut my head open with a tumbler yes-
terday.
Mr Arnold—ls that so ?

Complainant--I am not aware that 1 cut his head, but I
certainly throw a gla,s at him, but he had his cap on. I
had gone to fetch him from a public-house, and he there
before a lot men accused me, a respectable hard- working
woman, of being a common prostitute, and that irritated
me, so that I threw the tumbler.

James Parker, 136 /3—A man came to me and told me
that a man was murdering his wife. I found her bleeding
profusely, and she was so bad that she could with difficulty
be got to the station. She was quite sober; he was drunk.
When I took her to the hospital she was found to be covered
with bruises.

Mr Arnold (to defendant)—lt is quite clear to me that if
some steps are not taken this will end in loss of life, and
you will have to take your trial for murder. In some
of your drunken fits your violence will be at-
tended with serious results. You will give her some
mortal wound, and will be tried for your life. If one of
those kicks had been on her temple she might never have
recovered. I shall remand you, and I should like some
inquiry was made into the character of your wife.

ACTION AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY.—In the
Manchester County Court an action was brought
by Mr W. S. Shaw, of Hanley, against the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway Company. The plaintiff said that he
dealt in dried fish, and was in the habit of receiving consign.,
meats of small fluke from Fleetwood, whore ha had an agent
named Leech. On Aug. 6 Leech forwarded to Manchester
by passenger train, through the defendants, a quantity of
fish, which on arrival was to be sent to witness by the
London and North-Western goods train. The fish. the
plaintiff alleged, should have been delivered to him on the
following (Saturday) morning. He did not, however,
receive them till the Monday, when they were in an un.
marketable state. The fish cost him £2 2s 6,1, and he pur-
posed attending a fair at Hanley, where be expected to
make a profit of £ll on the sale of them. He therefore
claimed £l3 2s 6d. Mr R. B. B. Cobbett, in defence, said
that all diligence was used in forwarding the goods to Man-
chester, whence to Hanley it was ordered by the plaintiff's
agent that they should be sent by a goods train, any reason-
able delay in the arrival of which the plaintiff was bound by
his agreement with the Company to submit to. The Judge
(Mr E. Ovens) said he thought there had been some negli-
gence on the part of the defendants, but he also thought the
plaintiff had over-stated the amount of the loss he had sus-
tained. He gave a verdict for the plaintiff for .Cl.
ROYAL AMPLUTHEATRE, LIVERPOOL. -- Mrs
Macreadv, who gave a series of readings at the Hanover.
square Rooms during the past season with marked success,
has been engaged by the management of the above estab-
lishment, and will make her first appearance in this
country on the stage, in a play entitled " Marie de
Meranie," which has been revised and arranged expressly
for her by the author, Westland Marston, Esq.