The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-31 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT AND WILFUL DAMAGE.-Mr. William West-
garth, of No. 5, Hadley-street, Kentish-town, underwriter's
assistant, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting
Mr. George Hoadley King, naturalist, of No. 190, Great
Portland-street, and willfully breaking a vase of the value
of .£5 the property of Mr. King.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the defendant.

Mr. King said that on returning from the City yesterday
evening ho found the defendant in his shop waiting for
him. He asked the defendant for some of the money he
owed him, and the defendant then asked him why he had
sent a messenger to his house on Saturday. He told him
because he wanted some money. The defendant then said
that he would not pay, and on his telling the defendant
that if he did not he would take out a process against him,
the defendant struck him in the face with his fist,
and then struck him on the head with his umbrella,
and but for the assistance of one of his workmen
he did not know that would have happened. Tho defen-
dant then knocked down a vase of the value of £5, and
broke it.

In answer to Mr. Lewis GA+ complainant said he was
very angry with the defendant becauso he could not get
any money, but he did not put his hand on the defendant's
face. He did not take up a stick with a point to tho de-
fendant, but he -could not swear that he did not take up
ono with a hook. The wife of one of his workmen said it
was a shame to treat a gentleman (meaning the defendant)
in such a way.
_ _

Edward Burridge, a workmen employed by the com-
plainant, corroborated the prisoner's evidenee, and said he
got between the complainant and defendant, and the de-
fendant then stumbled over his (witness's) bench at Mr.
King's, and afterwards threw down the vase.
In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said the defendant
complained of boing struck by the complainant. The com-
plainant had a pole with a hook at tho end of it in his hand,
but that was after the defendant struck him.
Another witness was called, and he said that the com-
plainant called the defendant a rogue, and told him to leave
his shop, and the defendant then struck the complainant,
and deliberately knocked down the vase.

Mr. Lewis said the assault was somewhat mystified, in-
asmuch as he was instructed that the complainant put his
fist in the defendant's face, and a witness had stated that
the complainant called the defendant a rogue.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought the assault was in some
degree palliated by the complainant calling the defendant a
rogue. He should fine the defendant 20s. or 14 days for
the assault, and order him to pay the amount of damage,
5, and a fine of 6d., or be committed for two months.

THAMES.

A DREADFUL SPECTACLE.—Mary McGrath, a dissipated-

looking woman, about 30 years of age, was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting John Mansfield,
a police-constable, No. 338 S.
The policeman, whose eye was swollen and contused,
stated that yesterday afternoon he saw the prisoner in the

East India Dock-road, with a child in her arms. She was
very drunk and riotous, and frequently staggered and fell
against the walls and houses. The child was injured, and
screamed fearfully. The prisoner's language was horrible,
and she attempted to strike the people who were near her,
and who expressed their disgust at such an exhibition. At
last she fell heavily, and the child would have fallen
with her if a man had not caught it. With the
assistance of a police sergeant he carried her to the
station-house, which she had no sooner reached than
she struck him a violent blow on the eye with her clenched
fist. His eye was very bad and weak, and the sight was
impaired.

Mr. Paget—And what became of the child?
Witness—lt was taken to the workhouse.
Mr. Paget—How old is the child?
Witness—Four months' old.

Prisoner—lt is eight months' old.
Mr. Paget said that nothing could bo more shocking,
more disgraceful, than to see a drunken woman rolling
about the public streets with a child in her arms. He asked
the prisoner if she was a married woman ?

The prisoner—No, sir; my husband died seven years
ago. I came out of the workhouse yesterday. I was
there long enough. I was half starved in the worhhouse.
I discharged myself. I took a drop, and lost myself and
lost a parcel.

Mansfield said the prisoner was in custody six weeks
ago for being drunk and disorderly at the station-house.

Mr. Paget said the prisoner was a most disreputable
woman, and sentenced her to one month's imprisonment
and hard labour. The child was suckling, and must go to
prison with her.

A VERY BAD SERVANT GlRL.—Ellen Kelly, an Irish
girl, aged 16, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with
robbing her mistress and another.

The prisoner entered the service of Mr. Cornelius Young,
the manager of the Royal Oak public-house in the White-
chapel-road, a fortnight ago, as maid of all work, but
she paid more attention to the strong drinks in the house
than to her duties, and she was so drunk on Saturday
week that she could do no work, and was carried to bed.
When she recovered her mistress gave her warning to
leave. After that her conduct was very irregular, things
of value were broken, property was missing, and the pri-
soner was occasionally tipsy, noisy, and abusive. She was
leaving yesterday, and Mrs. Alice Ann Young, her mis-
tress, caused her box to be searched, and found in it a
dress, a white jacket, and a brooch belonging to herself,
and a coloured shirt, valued at 55., belonging to Mr.
Leonard Young, her husband's brother. The prisoner
said she did not know how the things came in her box,
and that they must have been put there ; to which her
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mistress replied, " No doubt the property was put there by
yomurr. sepalf.;et committed

GRAPES.— A letter in the Octob
,000 nuber of
.Hol;ticulturist states that there are ser acres om the S thehores
and islands of Lake Erie devoted to the culture of the
grape. The crop this year, he ray s, ou 3,500 acres, will
average two and oneAialf tons to the acre. This
17,500,000 pounds, which, at an average price of will
seven
even
cents per pound, will be $1,225,000, or $350 per acre, A
very profitable business.