The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-04 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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Yesterday William Fisher was placed at the bar before
Mr. DYER and Mr. Couwrois, charged with having stabbed
a ►nan in Mount.-row, Davies-street.

After hearing evidence, Mr. DYER orderod the prisoner
to be brought up for further examination next VVednesday.

MARY LEB ONE.

Lord MONTFORD, on taking his seat on the bench yes-
terday, obsi'rved that his attention had just been attracted
to a report from this office, which appeared in the Morning
Herald and other journals that day, stating that an indi-
vidual calling himself Frederick Philip Hay had been
lined 20s. for an assault on a police constable, and that not
being able to .pay the fine he had written to a Noble
Lord, occasionally officiating at this office, to help him out
of the scrape. As he (Lord Montford) was pointedly
alluded to, he wished to say a few words in explanation
of the affair, which he hoped would obtain publicity
through the same channels as the report in question. All
he knew of the individual was, that a few days ago he
called at his private residence in Montagu-street, and re-
quested a summons against a cabman, when he (Lord
Montfort!) referred him to the office, when, on applying for
the summons to Mr. Itawlinson,;the sitting Magistrate, he,
as Lord Montfort] was afterwards informed, took the liberty
of speaking of bin (Lord Montford) as his particular friend.
Presuming on this short acquaintance, he the following day
sent two letters to be franked, but he (Lord Montfort])
declined exercising his privilege on this occasion, and re-
turned the letters as they bad been sent to him. Nothing
daunted by this rebuff, he received from him the following
note, which is alluded to in the report :

.‘ If Lord MoatfOrd will call immediately at Marylebone
Police-office, he will have an opportunity of relieving the
son of an old friend."

Ills Lordship, in conclusion, said that who this " old
friend" was he did not know. He certainly was acquainted
with Colonel Hay, of the Guards, but whether the appli-
cant was his son or not he did not know, but he always un-
derstood that he had no son.

Mr. Wiggins, an ißspector of the division, said that he
knew the individual in- question very well ; he was a very
troublesome customer, and was known throughout the divi-
sion by the distinguishing snubriquet of the " Mad Cap-
lain." Here the matter dropped.
A ruffianly-looking fellow, named Parrott, the driver of
the hackney-coach No. 1,611, was charged with creating a
riot on the stand in Great Maryl6one-street, and abusing
police constable 82 D, in the execution of his duty.
Mr. GlzEcontu should fine the prisoner .51. under the
Hackney Coach Act, which was the highest penalty he
could inill,.t.

The prisoner said it was out of his power to pay the
money, and in &fault he was committed for two months to
the House of Correction.

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterdaytiiiciat:d willies', a City porter, was placed
at the bar, before Messrs. GROVE and Conn, charged with
ill-using his wife.
Sarah \Vurdner, :be complainant, stated that she lived
at No. IS, Doggett-court, Shoreditch. She has been
married to the defendant several years, and has a young
family living. She was a widow previous to her marriage,
and which had scarcely taken place before she experienced
most cruel treatment. On the previous night ho came
home between nine and ten o'clock. She was in bed, when,
on her gettinc, out, she received a blow on the forehead from
wWch knocked her down. Her screw:lg, and those of
her children, brought some of the lodgers to her assistance,
and the policeman was called in.
Mr. C:.)DD—You haring been married before, ought to
have known better than to have had him.

Comp:ainant-1 knew him long before I was married
to him, anti I had a comfort.Lle home ; but my clothes
and furniture arc almost all gone by his dissipated habits,
and he nearly starves me.

Mr. GROVE—What did he strike you with ? Com-
plainant— With his hand. I was finding fault with him,
as I and my children had no dinner nor supper.
The unfortunate woman's forehead was hound up. She
appeared much reduced, while three small children she had
with her were greatly emaciated.
Mr. Gitovr, said that, in fining him for the assault, they
would also punish his family ; they should therefore hold
him to h. it to keep the peace towards his wife for three
months. The complainant received a shilling out of the
pour-box.

RATHER DOUBTFUL.,--" No set of men have
so greatly iinpro% ed vithin the last forty or fifty years as •
staee-eo Amon : as itidivichids, they ore not now moie‘
r mark:tb!e fir civility and steadiness than they are as a-
b Idy for ty—tea, or more generally eLne,
altuoet eatireiy- super.keded the use of spirituous ors ••
ani.mg them,Z.-n 1 this wtthout propping their goOd
tions upon thoerazy crutch of a 'Temperance Society, or
mAking a:;:nne profession o!' tee-totalism."—Quartedy -
Review.