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

WESTMINSTER.

BREAKTNG A VALUABLE PANE OF GLAss.--Ellen
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 Waterfleld, 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 stone from ?
Witness—Sho 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 Arneld—Was he sober ?

Witness—He was, sir,

Prisoner stated that he was not sober.

A witness 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—V.

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 ih her own security of £5 to
appear there on Thursday.

THAMES,
SINGULAR FAMILY QUARREL.—John Higgs, a rope
maker, of Westover-street, Stepney, and Harriet Higgs,
his wife, appeared before Mr Partridge to answer a charge
of assaulting Mrs Sarah Lawrence, the wife of a coach-
builder, dwelling in Nicholas-street, St. Peter's-road, Mile-
end.

High-
Mr Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution,
and Mr Joseph Smith, solicit
or was for the defence.
The complainant, a very r
passing along
street,
the defendant. On
espectable woman, is a cousin
Wednesday night last she was
Stepney, is company with a
Mrs Jane Higgs and Miss Higgs
mot the defendants, who
as IggB, her daughter, when the;
good deal of foul abase, anriled Mrs Lawrence with a
finishing the sentence called her a lung black-
musical to the ears of With
a name very un-
complainant asked them a married woman. The
defendant immediately sweat they meant. The male
struck
blow on the shoulder and ran Mrs Lawrence a violent
a
who had more fighting about her, kept Mrs Harriet Higgs,
used most offensive epithets. towards Mrs Lawrence and
er, kept up the contest and
tried to pull her bonnet off.
the female defendant several t* She was also struck by
A mob of disorderly ruffians :Ines, and kicked on the knee.
Harriet Higgs, who was fearfalir boys collected, and Mrs.
t 3 throw stones and mud at Air excited, instigated them
companions. Mrs Harriet Ili s Lawrence and her two
three; hip, hip, hoor-ay i_. ggs called out, "one, two,
did give a loud shout, fonawentd e loa, boys I" and the boys
and put them in great peril. Thoomplainant and her friends,
in Bromley-street. Harriet Ili! sought refuge in a house
a loud clamour. She then repairedB missed them and raised
George Higgs, brother of the ta to the house of Mr.
carries on the business of a Stot :le defendant, and who
complainant and her friends approa:ason, and seeing the
repeated her bad language. A.
mob , raised a shout and
collected, and Harriet
Higgs called out, "Let her come
out, I'll tear her liver
out." Richard Baker, a police-constable,
it occupied him 15 minutes to thedisperssteeb No. 215 K, said
crowd, and that
great excitement prevailed, airs Jane
Higgs, who is the
sister of Harriet Higgs, confirmed the statement'
Lawrence, whose person was at the present time
with bruises inflicted by Harriet Riggs. Miss Higgs, a
young lady, was called to give
evidence against her
uncle and aunt, but Mr Partridge said
there
Harriet was no occasion to hear her. Higgs called
out while Mrs. Lawrence was giving
her evidence
"Oh you wretch I" and shook his fiat
at her. Sir
Charles Young called attention to this exhibition of ;nte
perance, which Mr escaped If -
Partridge said had not
m•
In cross-examinatioe, Sirs Lawrence said lm.
the defendants
had insulted her several times. She did not call John
Higgs a rogue. She did say, "This is
,because I won't
conceal property stolen from Sir Gray.'
Mr Joseph Smith
destruction of Mr said Mrs Lawrence bad revived a
I,e very
old affair, the Gray'
s re_ ground and
robbery of his property 16 years ago near the court, and
had made accusations against Messrs T. and ...,
..u..
Bishop,'
rope makers, who were the brothers of Mrs. Harriett Higgs,
the defendant, and Sirs. Jane Higgs, witness for Alrs
Lawrence. The Bishops had made a charge against Mr.
Gray in that court, and Mr. Gray had, through his friend,
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, commenced actions for libel against
T. and R. Bishop. Mr. John Higgs and Mr. George Higgs,
who was present, had married two sisters, and the
whole
family were disunited. He was instructed that Mrs Law.
ranee 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 magistrate said lie dis-
believed one of them altogether.
After a long investigation Mr Partridge said it was very
likely Sirs. Lawrence might have smashed u 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 Majesty, on
the recommendation of Lord Palmerston, has been
graciously pleased to confer upon Mr. Kenny Meadows,
the artist, a pension of £BO a year, in consideratin of the
merit displayed in his " Illustrated Shakspere" and other
well-known works. [Why upon earth could they not
make it £2O more, so as to have given the square sum of
an hundred per annum. They have taken their time about
it, as it is—twenty years at the very least having elapsed
since the public,vion of Tyas's Illustrated Shakspere
And now they spoil the dole by deducting from it a paltry
score of pounds sterling I—Eni 5171.t.1