The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-25 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday Thomas Grn, a little grey-headed man, was
charged before Mr. SHUTT, with having assaulted his wife
Ann, a tall masculine woman, carrying on business as a
laundress, at No. 37, Earl-street East, Lisson-grove. The
complainant, with great volubility, proceeded to give the
history of her matrimonial disputes with the defendant for
the last thirty years, and concluded by stating that on
Tuesday last, during one of those fierce struggles for su-
premacy, her would-be lord and master being worked up to
the highest pitch of exasperation, ran to the fire and threw
a kettle of red hot water over her, which scalded her very
much, and not contented with this, he threatened to burn
her liver out with a poker, then in the fire.
Mr. SHUTT (to defendant)—What have you to say ?
Defendant (fetching a deep sigh)—lt's me that ought to be
the complainant. Will your Worship believe it, that
wicked woman (pointing to his wife) actually keeps a man
under my nose, who is fed sumptuously in the best room in
the house, while my scanty fare, consisting generally of a
red herring and potatoe, is supplied me in the kitchen.
Complainant.—Don't you talk you ugly little wretch ;
have not you formed an improper acquaintance with ano-
ther laundress besides your lawful wife, a vidder of Port-
land Town ; and didn't I come there one day upon the sly
and catch you turning her mangle, now ? But. I'll mangle
you, rot you will I.
Defendant.—lt's no disgrace to turn a mangle for a lady
wot a'nt capable and strong enough to do it herself.
Complainant.—l dare say it arn't no harm, Mr. Impu-
dence ; I'll teach you better, though.
Mr. SHUTT (to defendant)—If this man annoys you,
why don't you turn him out ? Defendant. —I would if I
was strong enough, but you see I am but a little old man,
while he is a tall strapping fellow.
Mr. SHUTT dismissed the case, whereupon the wife left
the office in a great rage, threatening to punish her unruly
husband herself.

William, Wilberforce, a man of colour, residing in Phoe-
nix-yard, Old Cavendish-street, was charged with cracking
the jaw, and threatening to close the eyes of his wife,Judy,
a thumping loquacious damsel, from the Sister Kingdom.
The wife detailed the particulars of the assault, and ex-
hibited her face, which was bandaged up. In conclusion,
she vowed never to live with her sable partner again, and
prayed the Magistrates to grant a divorce.
Mr. HOSKINS—What hare you to say to breaking your
wife's jaw ?—Husband—Me no break jaw, Massa Vership.
She talk plenty fast, you see ; if jaw be broke, it stop,
Massa. She too fond of de vite man, Massa, and ven I
braided her of it, she told me to turn out, and jump Jim
Crow.
Wife—You nasty story-teller ; its you that are too fond
of the black ladies ; but I've done with you now.
After much crimination and recrimination the Magis-
trates ordered poor Jim Crow to find bail, in default of
which he was locked up.

UNION-11A L L.
James Ford, a confectioner, in the Kent-road, and Wet.
Kettsit, an anchorsmith, at Deptford, were summoned be•
fore the magistrates at the instance of the overseers of their
respective parishes, for refusing to maintain their parents.
In the case of Ford, it appeared that his mother, an
aged woman, residing in the parish of Barton Stacey, in
the county of Southampton, was compelled to make appli-
cation to the parochial authorities for relief. The guar-

dians immediately gave her admission into the workhouse;
and having subsequently ascertained that she had a son who
was carrying on a good business in the neig-bbJurhold of
London they caused enquiries to Ix% made on the subject,
and the result was, that an application was made to Ford
on behalf of his mother ; but he refused to contribute any
thing to her maintenance, on the ground that he had a
wife and children to support. Under these circumstances
it was determined to summon him, to shew cause why he
did not comply with the application made on behalf of
his mother by the parish officers. Richard King, the over-
seer of Barton Stacey, having that the old woman was
chargeable to that parish, the defendant, on being asked
the grounds of his refusal to assist in the maintenance of
his mother, said that he was not prosperous in business, and
that he could not afford to do anything for her.
The MAGISTRATES, having heard the whole circum-
stances, as well as the want of any adequate defence on
the part of Ford as to his incompetence to maintain his
mother, adjudged him to pay over to the parochial authori-
ties a weekly sum to reimburse them for her support in the
workhouse.
The case of the other defendant was then entered into,
by which it appeared that his father was an inmate of the
workhouse at Deptford, and that he also refused to contri-
bute anything towards his maintenance. The defendant
wagesstro n gly
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evidence that he was in the receipt of from 2/. to 31. p
week, an order was made upon him to pay from hence-
forth 2s. per week towards defraying the expenses of his
'ather's support.