The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-12 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

VICE AND ITS CONSLQUENCES.—A women nearly 50
years of ago, who gave her name Sarah 'son, was
charged with cutting her throat.
William Martin, 60, Camera•square, Chelsea, said that
prisoner had been in the position of a wife to him for the
last 19 years, and coming to his house last night threat-
ened to cut her throat, and did something of the sort.
Prisonor—l have lived with him 21 years, and had four
children by him, and ho always promised to marry me.
Mr Selfe (to witness)—Why did not you ?
Witness—Well, I was married already. I had a wife

living.
Mr Selfe—That was certainly a great impediment.
Prisoner—Ms wife has been dead those four years.
Mr Selfe—That alters the case. If you have been living
with the woman all the time stated, and had children,
why don't you marry her ?
ness Sim has destroyed my home. I used to ask
her to be married, and then she would not, and now I
cannot. She drinks—and I had to part with her, and got
a new home, and then she came to me with a knife, and
wanted to frighten me about cutting her throat,

Mr Selfo—She did cut her throat.
Witnes—She only hacked it a little—she could have cut
it more if she had wanted.
Mr Selfe—What did she do it with

Witness—She brought a knife with her in her pocket,
and when I said I could not do anything for her, she drew
it across her throat.

Prisoner—Where am I to go ? I have no home but
his. I did my duty as a wife by him, and he always pro-
mised to marry me when he could, but when he could he
would not. Ile has driven me to take a little drink, but
that is all he oan say against me. I was determined if he
did nothing for me to take my life. What else can I do.
Mr Selfe—That is a bad remedy for your misfortune.
Prisoner was remanded for a week in order to give her
time for reflection.

MORR SERIOUS FIRES AND EXPLOSlON.—Yes-
terday (Sunday) morning a fire broke out in the
premises of M. Parker, cheesemonger, Crosby-row, Com.
morcial-road. The fire was not subdued until the stock in
trade was destroyed and the upper part of the house seriously
damaged.—An explosion of an alarming character took place
in the premises belonging to Mr Watkins, Princes-road,
Bermondsey, owing to the escape of gas. Considerable
,damage was done.—Anwher fire took place in the premises
of Messrs Jarrarsl, varnish makers, Bermondsey. The
flames could not bo extinguished until great damage was
done to the stock in trade.

DRIVING A PONY ONE HUNDRED MILES UNDER
TWELVE Ilouns•—During the week a match for £llO, to
drive a pony 100 miles in less than 12 hour, was determined
in -E:sex, the finish of the distance being made at Rumford.
This tusk was a cruel impo,ition en a
.light-hearted pony,
who was compelled to draw a trap with a driver, the whole
distance iu 11 Lours and 20 minutes. This event does not
come fairly within the category of trotting, but is a mere
speculation for money on the physical ability and powers of
endurance on a free and unfortunate animal ; and although
the performance is an extraordinary feat, yet it reflicts no
merit on the, parties engaged in it, and is utterly at vAriarire
%eith the feelings of the levers or fat. trot t A-3 and admirrr-s
of good horse flesh. The sul j :et is, however, likely to ware
under judicial inves'igation, as 6111/1111L1LiCS against certain
parties have been applied for.
MR, SALA will resume his" Eahoes of the Week"
in the IVustrated London .News, now that he has returned
from America. It is also said that readers of "Temple Bar'
may ehortly expect from his pen a r,eries of paperS called
" Travels in the County of bliddlet ex,''.