The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-06 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE SAILOR AND HIS GOLD:—Catherine Layton, a
woman of the torn, of 17, Baker. street, Stepney, was
brought up on remand before Mr. Partridge, charged with
stealing £7 in gold from the person of John Grey, a sea-
man dwelling in Rotherhithe-street.

The prisoner, who is a most notorious thief, and is the
landlady of a house of ill-tame in Baker-street, met the
sailor on the Thursday before the 20th of June last, and
after ha had treated her with grog and a supper, he accom
p4nied her to house in Phillip-street, St. George's-in. the-
East. He had not been with her many minutes before she
suddenly left him and ran down stairs. The sailor followed
her, and she called out to him, "I have not touched
your money, your gold and vest are under the
bed." He had taken off his vest, from which he
took a sovereign when he first entered the house
and gave the woman the piece of gold. In doing so he ex-
hibited the remainder of his money. When the prisoner told
him his belt and gold were in the rcom he had just 1. ft he
foolishly returned to the house. He found his belt, but the
gold was gone. He met the prisoner three days afterwards
(June 20) and gave her into custody. The daughter of the
prisoner, who is likely to be as infamous as her mother,
offered to swear that her mother was at home at the brothel
in Baker-street at the time the sailor declared that she was
in his company, but Mr. Woolrych would not allow her to
commit perjury in her mother's behalf, and he remanded
her from time to time to give the police an opportunity of
finding the sailor's money.
Mr. Partridge asked it there was now any chance of re-
covering the sailor's gold; and en being answorcd in the
negative, discharged the prisoner.
THE DIVORCED WlFE.—Anna Shrubsole alias Mudd wa
brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with committing a
breach of the peace, and assaulting and threatening, a young
woman named Sarah Melina Sargeant, No. 1, Hannibal-
road, Stepney.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said the prisoner was the
divorced wife of John Shrubsole, late proprietor and driver,
of No. 1, Hannibal-road, and the complainant was his
housekeeper.

The Defendant (spitefully)—Housekeeper indeed—his
mistress.

Mr. Young said Shrubsole and his wife had been parted
three years, and a decree nu/ for a divorce on the ground
of adultery, on the part of the defendant, was signed three
weeks ago, and she must now adopt her maiden name of
Mudd.

The Defendant—Shrubsole is my name.
Mr. Young—l deny it is your name, you have forfited the
name of Shrubsole.

The Defendant—lt is only my dear children I want.
Mr. Young—You are not entitled to them.
The Defendant—l brought them into the world.
Mr. Young said that the defendant had been in the prac-
tice of annoying the complainant, and had been committed
for an assault for ono month, All he required was that
Anna Mudd--

The Defendant—Shrubsole, if you please.
Mr. Young—That Anna Mudd be required to find one
surety to keep the peace.

The complainant said she was engaged in some domestic
dutits in the yard of Mr. Shrubsole's house, when the de-
fendant suddenly made her appearance, seized her by the
dress, pulled the gathers out, and abused her very much.
She said she would lay wait for her, and Mr. Shrubsole's
wo sons would do the same.
The defendant said her sons had been turned out of doors

by their father, and she would protect them. She knew
nothing about the proceedings in the Divorce Court until
the decree was served on her. If she was bad her husband
was bad, for he once kept a black man's wife. She only
went to her husband's house to see her children, and was
told to leave the place.
Mr. Partridge—You must not go to your husband's
house. You have no longer any claim upon him. I call
upon you to enter into recognisances to keep the peace—
yourselt in £2O. You are to keep the peace towards all her
Majesty's subjects for 12 months.
Mr. Young—I hope you will make her find a surety to
keep the peace—one surety at least.
Mr. Partridge—Not at present. Some allowance ought
to be made for the woman's situation.
Mr. Young—l hope she will throw no more stones
through Mr. Shrubsole's windows is the night time.

WESTMINSTER.
UNPROVOKED CHARGE OF ASSAULT ON A BOY

George liillov, Edward Dillon, and Cornelius O'Donohue
were charged before Mr. Sella with the following uniro-
yoked assault :--

G. Burt, a lad in the employment of a greengrocer, said
that between 11 and 12 o'clock on Saturday night he was in
the King's-road. When he was going along the pavement
he saw several persons in conversation. He was about
going past them, upon which he was forced off the pavement
into The road among a quantity of mud, He was assisted
up by a gentleman, upon which he was struck by Edward
Dillon. He was much hurt and was covered with mud.
Some constables came up and took the prisoners into
custody.
Two gentlemen, clerks in the War-ales, stated that they
were in the King's.road about the time in question, when
they heard an angry altercation between some persons.
They were endeavouring to pass the prisoners, wishing to
cause as little interruption as possible, when they were
knocked down by the prisoner Dillon, who also kicked
them violently when on the ground.
Mr. Selfe asked what charge there was against the pri-
soner O'Bonohue
The inspector said thero was another witness who would
give some evidence against him (O'Donohue), but ho was
not present.
Mr. Selfe said that as there was no evidence against him
he must be discharged. He could not pass over the con-
duct of the other prisoners, as he must endeavour to put a
stop to the barbarous practice of kicking. He muck tine them
20s each. He should inflict a line of 10s each for the a. 9-.
sault on the boy, unless they would give him (the boy) some
compensation.
The prisoners gave the boy 108, and paid the other fines,
when they wore discharged.

AMERICAN MAILS.—The Royal Mail steamship
Persia, Capt. Lott, sailed from Liverpool on Saturday for
New fork, with the usual mailf. Besides the wail she took
out a fair amount of cargo, and had 130 passengers.
EXQUISITF. IMPERTINENCE.—\% ` nen the Prince
Regent gave Brummell some offence, the Beau said, :
have my revenge, I'll bring the old king into fashion.'