The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE WILFUL DAMAGE ACT.—COMMITTALS WITHOUT
FINES.—Two cases of wilful window-breaking came before
Mr. Tyrwhitt this morning. In the first case, two women,
named Maria Thomas and Harriett Frost, were charged
with breaking a pane of glass of the value of £8 in the win-
dow of Mr. William Carter, licensed victualler, of the Hay-
market; and in the second, a woman named Arabella
Bridges, was charged with breaking a pane of glass of the
value of 2s, 6d., not being able to carry out htr intention
of breaking one of the value of £2O, in the window of Mr.
Wm. Raymond Sams, Sams' Library, 1, St. James's-street.
In Mr. Carter's case George Forster, the cellarman, saw
the prisoners throw the stones, as also did Edward Bovey,
85 C, who said that while taking the prisoners to the sta-
tion Thomas said that she would be revenged if she had
seven years for it.

In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Mr. Carter said the pane of
glass was of the value of £B, and that they had been absent
from his house for a quarter of an hour, and then returned
and broke the window.

The prisoners admitted breaking the glasa, but said they
had given a shilling to the barmaid in payment for some
rum between some halfpence, and the barmaid refused to
return it.

Anne Maria Middleton, the barmaid, deni that the
prisoners had given her a shilling, and said they used very
filthy language.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should commit Thomas, who had
not only committed a serious outrage, but had attempted to
injure the barmaid's character for honesty, for two months
with hard labour without the option of paying a fine, and
he should order Frost to pay £5 damage and 20s. fine, or
six weeks imprisonment in default.
In Mr. Sams' case, Mr. George Lock, from Mr. Sams',
deposed to seeing the prisoner Bridges, after attempting to
break a pane of glass of the value of £2O, and failing to do
so, deliberately drive her fist through a small pane.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked Mr. Lock whether anything had
been said to the prisoner ?
Mr. Lock—Not a word, neither did the prisoner say any-
thing.

The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was committed for
a month with hard labour, without the option of pay-
ing a fine,

WEST MINSTER.

CUTTING AND Wotn Mary Moir, 102,
Denbigh-street, was charged with cutting a woman's head
with a large water pitcher.
Complainant said that she was servant to Mrs. Goodman,
who occupied the whole of the upper part of the house be-
longing to the defendant. Mrs. Moir had no right to be
there, but insisted upon going towards Mrs. Goodman's
bedroom yesterday afternoon; and Mrs. Goodman having
called complainant, she went to her, and laying hold of de-
fendant's dress, told her she must not go there, upon which
defendant struck her a violent blow on the head with a
water pitcher, and then ran out of the house, but followed
by complainant and given into custody. Complainant had
her head bandaged, and the water pitcher was produced
with blood upon it.

Mrs. Goodman said that the defendant came up and told
her that as she was going away she would not be allowed
so many privileges as she had enjoyed. Witness desired
her to leave that portion of the house, which did not belong
to her, and called the servant, when defendant struck her
as described, and th 4 blood flawed copiously from the
wound. She afterwards fled along the street.
Joseph Fordham, 2, Moreton-terrace, said he met com-
plainant bleeding very much from a wound on the side of
the head. He took the defendant. Complainant was taken
to the hospital.
Mr. Smith solicitor for the defendant, submitted that
Mrs. Moir had a right to be at that part_of the house, and
that the wound was inflicted by accident, the complainant
having pulled the defendant towards her.
Mr. Selfe said he could not try the question of right, but
it his opinion were asked, the defendant had no business in
that part of the house.
Mrs. Goodman distinctly proved that the blow and wound
were intentional.
1101 I Mr. Selfe remanded the accused upon bail.

Business done

LIFEBOATS.—MUNIFICENT GIFT. The cost,
amounting to £6CO3 of the Bude Haven, Cornwall, new
lifeboat establishment, has been presented to the National
Lifeboat Institution by the surviving children of the late
R. T. Garden, Esq., of Rivers Lyone, Ireland, as a memorial
of their beloved mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore Garden. An
inscription recording this philanthropic gift has been
beautifully carved in stone, and placed over the doorways
of the lifeboat house. The boat is 33 feet long, and rows
10 oars, double banked. She possesses the usual valuable
qualities of the self-righting lifeboats of the institution. She
was built by the Messrs. Forrest, of Limehouse, and her
transporting carriage by Mr. J. Robinson, of Kentish-town.
The boat and her carriage were yesterday (Monday) liberally
taken free of charge by the South-Western Railway Com-
pany as far as Bideford; and on the 19th instant, being
the natal day of the deceased lady, their inauguration
takes place. The boathouse is a substantial and com-
modious erection, and was built from the design and
specifications of C. H. Cook, Esq., the honorary archi-
tect of the society. The now lifeboat establishment at
Bude is now one of the most complete and efficient on the
coast of the United Kingdom. Probably no heavier surf
roll upon any part of our shores than in the vicinity of
Bude—and fearful indeed have been the wrecks in the
locality. Last winter twenty-six poor fellows perished there
from the ill-fated ship Bencoolen, of Liverpool. This
splendid and powerful new lifeboat will, it is hoped, be able
to contend successfully with the heaviest of rollers. At
midnight, on Thursday last, the Ipswich lifeboat stationed
at Thorpeness, Suffolk, was the means, nnder God, of sav-
ing six men under the most perilous circumstances. She
is a sister boat to the Bude lifeboat, and her cost was pre.
rented to the institution by the town of Ipswich. The
National Lifeboat Institution has now 125 lifeboats under
its charge ; some of them are constantly engaged in saving
shipwrecked crews in stormy weather; and during the
Past eighteen months nearly 500 persons have thus been
snatched from a watery grave.

THE NEW PRIMA DONNA.—MIIe. Antoniette,
Fricci was born in Vienna, in the year 1839, and is
therefore now in her twenty-fourth year. When she was
only fourteen, a writer in The Queen informs us, she fre
quented the Conservatory of Music, in order to acquire the
first knowledge of that art; and afterwards becoming ac-
quainted with Mme, Marchesi, she began to study singing
under the direction of that renowned songstress. The rapid
progress she made, and the talent she evinced, clearly
showed that some day she would take a high position in her
art. She made her debut at Pisa in 1857. Although a
little town compared to those to which she was afterwards
called, our readers must know that the Pisan public, com-
posed principally of students, is N ery hard to please. The
brilliant success she met with there made her name known
throughout Italy ; and after having charmed by her
clever performances Livorno and Florence, she was en-
gaged to sing at Turin and at the San Carlo, Naples.
She passed from one triumph to another, each public
acknowledging her talent, and the more than extraordinary
feeling (what the Italians call sentimento) that she put into
her acting. After having sung at Bologna and Lisbon, she
was engaged for the the Imperial Theatre of Moscow, where
she has been re-engaged (riconj ermata) for the third sea-
son. She was received there with the greatest enthusiasm,
and whenever Mlle. Fricci sang, the house was crowded in
every part. She had the honour of singing at a concert
before the Empress of Russia, and received some splendid
presents, consisting of a diadem of brilliants, brooches, and
necklaces, the Emperor and Empress expressing personally
to her their high satisfaction. She is now,at Covent-
garden for the second season. When she made her first
appearance in London, almost every journal was of opinion
that she bore a strong resemblance to Madame Grisi, in
voice and acting, as well as in personal appearance, Un-
boubtedly Mlle. Fricci possesses rare talent, sufficient to
make her a worthy substitute for that great prima donna.
DISGRACEFUL SCENES AT THE NEW Ross ELEC-
TION.--The Rev. Mr. 111‘Mahon, of the Augustinian
Convent, who has been confined to bed for a long time, was
brought down to vote in a sedan chair. During his removal
vast multitude accompanied the rev. gentleman, whose
wasted, almost death-like appearance created a strong sen-
sation. On his arrival at the sessions-house the high sheriff
and staff took the books outside, as the chair could not be
got into the building. After recording his vote for Mr.
M'Kenna, the rev, gentleman was carried back to the con-
vent. The excitement was now at its full height. Mr.
M`Kenna's principal supporters proceeded to the house of the
Rev. D. Kenny, P.P,, the entrance to which is in the chapel
yard. The Rev. Mr. Neville and the Rev, Mr. Sinnott, two
of the curates, were inside along with the parish priest. The
visit of Mt .M 'Kenna's supporters was made for thepurpose of
asking the parochial clergy to come and vote, and thereby
turn the majority in favour of Mr. M'Kenna. A large
excited crowd assembled in the chapel-yard. The door was
knocked at repeatedly and loudly, but none of the rev.
gentlemen came to the door. A scene such as never was
up:tallied in New Ross then ensued. The women went to
the front windows and poured abuse, execrations, and male-
dictions on the clergy. It was agreed to stop dues and all
manner of incomes from them. Though the knocker of the
door had been used by the gentlemen in a manner sufficient
to disturb the nerves of the most somnolent, but without
effect, so far as inducing the clergymen to some out, yet
there were others who thought good would come from
knocking, and to it they fell, kicking, leaping at it, and
pushing it until the door was smashed to pieces, and then
in rushed the godly and patriotic. Some collared the
Rev. Mr, Neville up against the wall, and others thought to
for") their way up the stairs, where the Rev. D. Kenny was
obliged to stand on his defence as best he could, and to try
to stem the current of what one who ought to be a judge
characterised as fiends, The police arrived, and the rev.
gentlemen were extricated. After this the chapel doors
we re closed, not to allow the continuance of such conduct
within sight of the altar. All this conduct was brought
about because the Rev. D. Kenny would not break a pro-
mise that he had made, that he would not vote for or take
any part with either of the candidates at the present election.
The Rev. W. Neville remained for some time walking in
front of the chapel, where he had to endure hearing the ob-
servations of many not the most reputable in town.— Wax-
/od Constitution,