The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-13 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

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" ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE."--James Stuart was charged I
with violently assaulting Emma Bunting, of 14, Marl-
borough-road, Chelsea.
Complainant, a well-favoured girl, said that at half-past
ninZ) last night she was walking down Cadogan-plaee,
when the defendant came up, told her to return home
with him, and upon her refusal, beat her with his fists
and kicked her.
Mr. Arnold—How do you get your living ?
Complainant--I am on the streets.
Mr. Arnold—How old are you ?
Complainant—l shall be 16 soon.
Mr. Arnold—How long have you been pursuing this
shocking course of life ?
Complainant—Nearly 12 months.
Mr. Arnold—Then you began before you were 15 ; that
was very early. What led you to it ?
Complainant—l was turned out of doors. I had no hole
and it was my only means of living.
Mr. Arnold—How long have you known the defendant?
Complainant—Four months.
Mr. Arnold—Have you been living with him ?
Complainant—Yes, I have, and lam very sorry. I had
got off the streets and gone into service, and I had left my
service four months ago, when on the very same day the
defendant came to me and said he would keep me if I would
come and live with him and take me off the streets, but he
didn't. I still had to walk the streets for a living, and he
also ill-used me. He is a costermonger, but he would not
go out more than once a week, and it was not likely that
would keep us. I left him three times, but I was afraid of
his threats, and went back to him.
Mr. Arnold—Have you parents living ?
Complainant—My father is dead ; my mother is in the
workhouse.
Defendant said he only struck her once, and he was
much excited at the time, because she seemed to like another
young man better than him.
A policeman proved that, after hearing cries of " Police,"
he went up and saw the defendant strike the girl three vio-
lent blows, and she bled much.
Mr. Arnold remanded him till Tuesday, and finding the
girl has a married sister, requested to see her.

THAMES
A DISPUTED CAB FARE.—Mr. John Lanceley, a gentle-
man connected with Hoare's brewery, and residing at 10-
Burr-street, Lower East Smithfield, was summoned for re-
fusing to pay the sum of 7s. 6d. to Joseph Arundel, a cab-
driver.
It appeared from the complainant's statement that on the
4th of the present month he was engaged by the defendant
to convey him from Burr-street to Murray-street, Hoxton,
where he was paid 25., and a second engagement was then
entered into to convey the defendant and a friend to Not-
ting-hill, calling on the way in the neighbourhood of.
Euston-square, and completing the drive to Burr-street. For
this job he west° be paid 55., including half an hour's waiting.
The complainant drove defendant and friend to Little Cres-
cent-street, Euston-road, where they alighted and went into a
shop. After a short delay the two gentlemen left the shop
and told the complainant to follow them with his horse and
cab. He drove after them a short distance, and they went
into a public-house. The conplainant waited three hours
with his horse and cab in front of the public-house, and
then inquired for his fare, of whom he could hear no
tidings, and he then returned to Burr-street, where he saw
Mr. Lanceley, who refused to pay him. He demanded 6s.
for three hours' waiting, and ls. 6d. for the drive from
Murray-street, to Little Crescent-street.
The defence set up was that 7s. was demanded and
agreed to be paid from Murray-street to Little Crescent-
street,-Notting-hill, and back to Burr-street ; that the de-
fend!ut and his friend did not go into' the public-house at
th 9 corner of the street; but one of: theiniVent into a, place
adjoining while the other waited outside. After a short
detention they got into a cab, which they supposed to
be the complainant's, and were driven to Notting-hill, and
from there to St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross, and paid
the driver 6s. It was insinuated that the complainant had
not waited in Little Crescent-street at all, and was in col-
lusion with •another cab-driver, but it was very clearly
made out that he had acted honestly in the matter, and
waited three hours.
Mr. William Taylor, of 108, Euston-road, was examined
at great length on the matter.
Mr. Partridge-said the evidence for the defence put Mt.
Lanceley out of court most.completely. It was proved that
the coniplainant had not 'been paid for the drive from
Murray-street •to Little Crescent-street, that he followed
the defendant and Mr. Taylor when ordered, and that ho
was 'waiting for them three hours. Both gentlemen had
made a most stupid mistake, and there was no evidence the
complainant had been guilty of any fraud. Mr. Lanceley
and Mr. Taylor entered the wrong cab, and the complainant
must not suffer by their error. He ordered the defendant
to pay 7s. 6d., to which Arundel was justly entitled, and 2s.
the cost of the summons. •
The complainant asked for compensation for loss of -time.
Mr. Partridge said he could not allow the complainant
any compensation for his loss of time, because he had neg-
lected to give the defendant a ticket.
" The complainant said he was not asked for one.
Mr. Partridge said that a ticket ought to have been de-
livered to the, defendant when he first hired the cab. • The
complainant would suffer for his. neglect in not receiving
any remuneration for loss of time.
The defendant, who had so keenly contested his liability
to pay the fare demanded of him, not only paid the 9s. 6d.
ordered by the Magistrate, but presented the cab-driver
with 2s. as compensation for being put to the trouble of
taking out a summons and attending the court.

FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE (THIS DAY).—Early
this morning the premises occupied by Mr. Briant,
patent ropemaker, Limekiln-hill, Limehouse-hole, were
discovered to be on fire. By the time the engines arrived
the building was in one sheet of flame, and illuminated the
eastern portion of the metropolis. Notwithstanding the
exertions of the fire brigade, the ropework was destroyed,
and a large cooperage adjoining much damaged. The loss
is covered by insurance. Another fire took place in the
house of William Misdle, Sun-court, East Smithfield. The
brigade frora Wellclose-square attended and extinguished
the fire. Afterwards the firemen entered one of the rooms,
where they found a girl named Mary,Marshall, 6 years Of
age, So dreadfully burned that she died on the way to the
hospital.
The Poor-law inquiry at the Holborn Union into
the case of Timothy Daly is not yet concluded. Several
witnesses were examined yesterday, and at the rising of
the Court it was adjourned until to-dgy.