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

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 K.
Tho 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. Sho was
very drunk and riotous, and frequently staggered and foil
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 ho carried her to the
station-house, which sho had no sooner reached than
she struck him a violent blow on the eye with her clenched
fist. His eye was very bad rind weak, and tho 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. Ho 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 workhouse.
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.—Eller. Kelly, an Irish
girl, aged 16, was brought before Mi. 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
mistress replied, " No doubt the property was put there by
yourself."
Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial.

GRAPES.—A letter in the October number of the
Horticulturist states that there are 5,000 acres on the shores
and islands of Lake Eric devoted to the culture of the
grape. The crop this year, he says, on 3,500 acres, will
average two and one-half tons to the acre. This will give
17,500,000 pounds, which, at an average prico of seven
cents por pound, will be $1,225,000, or $350 per acre. A
very profitable business.