The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

WESTMINSTER.
HEARTLESS ROBBERY OF A. POOR WIDOW.—An Irish-
woman, 23 years of age, who gave the name of Alice Hol-
land, was placed at the bar before Mr. Selfe, charged with
stealing a box containing five half sovereigns, a quantity of
wearing apparel, and other articles, the property of Mary
Spicer.

Prosecatrix is a widow, working in a laundry to main-
tain herself and a child, and the robbery deprived her of all
her savings, as well as other things. She said that she
went out yesterday afternoon, leaving her apartment and
little house, in the neighbourhood of Leader-street, per-
fectly secure.. On her return home last night she found
that a box containing five half sovereigns, some trinkets of
very little value, a brooch, containing some of her deceased
husband's hair, which she most prized, and a number of
other articles had been carried off. On examination of the
place, it was found that the lock of the door had been un-
touched, an entrance to the room having been effected by
the window. She went to the station, and on leaving it she
met a policeman bringing her box in but empty.
Mr. Selfe—Do you know anything of the prisoner ?
Prosecutrix—Yes, she lodged with me for about a couple
of months. She came to me as a servant out of place with
nowhere to go to, and I took her in.

Mr. Selfe—Did she lodge with you up to yesterday ?
Prosecutrix—No, she has left me a month.
Mr. Selfe—What makes you suspect her ?

Prosecutrix—No one else was in my house but her, and
of course having lodged with me she knew all about my
concerns, and besides that she has said quite enough to let
me know she did it.

Mr. Selfe—Tell me what she said and under what cir
cumstances ?

Prosecut? ix—She was taken by a policeman after he had
been some time looking for her, and then she said, " If you
let me go I will tell you where the box and money is."
Mr. Selfe—Did she toll you P

Prosecutrix—No, she did not tell me, because the police-
man would not listen to her and let her go, but took her to
the station. Some of the little things at the bottom of my
box were found scattered about Marlborough-square, Chel-
sea, where the box was picked up.

Alfred Archer, a boy, eaid he was going through Marl.
borough-square last night, when he saw the box against
the railings and gave it to a policeman.

A police-constable proved apprehending the prisoner,
who had been drinking freely. He heard her offer to tell
where the box and money was if liberated, but he of course
refused to liberate her.

Prisoner was remanded till Friday.

THAMES.

A FußT.—Ellen Pyburn, a tall and dissipated-looking
woman, was charged before Mr. Woolrych with breaking
a large pane of plate glass in the window of the Cape of
Good Hope public-house, opposite Limehouse Church, and
biting a police constable's thumb.

The landlord of the Cape of Good Hops said that a party
were quarrelling in front of his bar last night, and he re-
quested them to desist and leave his house. On their
refusal to do so he put them out. The prisoner, who was
very noisy and abusive, was among them, and she returned
to the door and was attempting to force her way in when
he pushed her back and requested her to go home. She
immediately took up a stone and smashed a large pane of
plate glass. The value of it was 408.

Mr. Woolrych—Are you insured ?
Witness—Yes, sir, I am. I don't wish to hurt the pri-
soner. I should be sorry if she is sent to prison. She has
a large family. A good talking-to would be of service.
William Tyler, a police•constable, No. 155 K, said he
took the prisoner into custody. She made a most deter-
mined resistance, kicked, plunged, and repeatedly struck
him. She also got his thumb into her mouth and bit it
severely.
The prisoner, in defence, said she would own she broke
the window. She hed five children at home by the fire-
side. They were in want of food. She went after her
husband r,o ask him for money to buy food. The landlord
would not let her in the house for the purpose of looking
after her husband, and she broke the window.
Mr. Woolrych—You have committed two offences—
broken a plate of glass, and bitten the policeman's finger.
You are sentenced to two months' imprisonment and hard
labour.
The prisoner—I will pay a fine.
Mr. Woolrych—No ; I will not inflict a fine. You will
go to prison for two months and hard labour.
Richard Pyburn, the husband of the lest prisoner, was
charged with assaulting Tyler in the execution of his duty,
and was fined 108., which he paid.

A SCHOOLBOY, in nine cases out of ten, when
asked how he is fed at school, will answer that the meat is
" bad," the beer " swipes," the puddings " stodge," the
butter "rancid," and the tea "wash,"—in short "beastly.'
STRATFORD OR LONDON ? as the Site for the
National Monument to Shakspere.—On Monday a
meeting was convened by the Mayor of Liverpool, in the
Town Hall, to consider an application made by Mr. Flower,
Mayor of Stratford-on-Avon, on behalf of what Mr. Flower
described as that "paltry little town." Mr. Flower pointed
out the claims of Stratford, as, in preference to London, the
proper place for a national monument to Shakspere ; and
he urged his audience to accept that view of the case, and
pledge themselves to assist the local Warwickshire Com-
mittee with funds. A motion to that effect was actually
proposed by a gentleman present, but it found no seconder
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ably sustained. In the end a vote Was taken, to the effect
that a Liverpool committee should be appointed, with the
Mayor as chairman, and Dr. Collingwood as secretary, to
considel the course which it would be well for that great
community to take.—.4thenceum.

COMMITTAL WITHOUT A. FINS FOR A RUFFIANLY
ASSAULT.—James Murphy, a carman, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Mr. John Bt.z!ey,
of 4, James-street, Oxford street, a refreshment-house
keeper.

The complainant saed that while loading a van in Den-
man-street, St. James's—having let his refreshment house
—the prisoner came up and annoyed him, saying that he
was engaged by the incoming tenant to move the goods.
He told the prisoner that his servicees were not wanted, and
that be had better leave. The prisoner refused to do so.
and while he (complainant) was picking up an article to
place in the van, prisoner came behind him and gave him a
violent blow on the nose, deluging him with blood, and then
ran away, but was pursued by the men in charge of the van
and given into custody.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt,
The complainant said the prisoner was neither engaged
by him or the incoming tenant.
Prisoner made a rambling defence, to the effect that he
had been engaged by some sue he did not know.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner was one of those dan-
gerous angry fellows who, because they could not get what
they wanted, and were not allowed to do just as they
thought proper, assaulted people.
Committed for a month with hard labour.