The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-22 00:00:00

Scandal at Hereford.

The Hereford Police-court was on Thursday crowded to
excess, to hear a charge of assault brought by Miss Morgan,
a teacher of languages and music, and an artist of some
repute, against Mr Charles Lingen, surgeon, for an assault.
There were also two cross-summonses, charging her with
having struck, kicked, pulled the whiskers of, and otherwise
assaulted the said Mr Charles Lingen, in the public streets
of Hereford, and calling upon her to find sureties of the
peace. It may be necessary to state that Mr Lingen is an
old and most respectable practitioner in llereford ; that Miss
Morgan is the daughter of a medical man, now dead; and
that in August c f last year she brought an action against
Mr Lingen for having written and said she was insane, by
which she tyleged he ruined her prospects. The cause, which
lasted three days, was tried at Gloucester. The Court de-
posed that the communications were of a confidential nature,
and gave a verdict for the defendant. Since that time the
plaintiff has been unable to procure teaching, and has
lived chiefly upon the kindness of friends who have sympa.
thised with her in her reduced condition and broken spirits.
There have been several rencontres between Mr Lingen's
family and Miss Morgan since the trial, and on the 7th Mr
Lingen and this lady met in one of the principal streets of
the city. The evidence as to what took place on that occa-
sion was both lengthy and conflicting.
Miss Morgan swore that Mr Lingen struck her with his
walking-stick, and made use of violent language; and he
admitted that he raised his stick, but that it was to save his
face from an attack she made upon him.
For Mr Lingen it was proved that Miss Morgan did strike
him several times, and, while holding on him by both
whiskers, kicked him most determinedly upon his shins,
thereby discolouring them.

Miss Morgan admitted this, but pleaded that she did so
in self-defence, and volunteered to produce his whiskers.
The magistrates retired to consider their decision, and at
length announced that they had determined to dismiss the
charge of assault brought by Miss Morgan against Mr
Lingen.

The counsel for:that gentleman thereupon withdrew the
charge of assault against the lady, leaving the Bench to
deal with the third summons, calling upon Miss Morgan to
find sureties to keep the peace against Mr Lingen and his
family for six months.

Miss Morgan refused to comply with these conditions, and
told them they had better send her to prison at once,
They declined to do that, but said they would give her
till Monday to consider what course she would take,—
Birmingham Post.

THE EASTERN FISHERIES.—The catches of her•
rings off the eastern coast of late have been on a
very large scale. In two days last week 1,800 lasts or
23,760,000 fish were landed at Groat Yarmouth. Prices
have ranged from £1 to £l4 per last, averaging about £9
per last. A Lowestoft report also state that the boats con-
nected with that port have been prosecuting the herring
voyage successfully. Thus, on one day last week 220 lasts
of fish were landed at Lowestoft.

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, WINDSOR.—Thi3 new
church, in the town of Windsor, reared under the immediate
auspices and with the liberal aid of her Majesty, was yes-
terday consecrated by the Bishop* of Oxford. Her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales and the Princess Helena,
attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, the Countess of
Macclesfield, and other members of the Court, were present
at the service. The Bishop was attended by two chaplains,
the Dean of Windsor, the vicar of the parish, and about
GO other clergymen. The general congregation also was a
very large one, His lordship preached with his accustomed
eloquence; and after the sermon the deed of consecration
was impressively read by Mr J. M. Davenport, the Regis-
trar of the diocese, and the Holy Vomrannion was kubse-
Tautly adrainietered,