The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.
As UNFORTUNATE Tailors—Mrs. Charlotte Stubbs, a short, fat_
faced woman, about fifty years of age, was brought before Ms. Hoskins
and Lord Montford, on a warrant, to answer the charge of having. well
" pummelled" her " lord and master," John Stubbs, a tailor.
Complainant (who seemed alarmed at the vindictive looks cast to
wards him by his " better half," until Webster, the officer, had placed
himself between them)—Your Worship, I am in danger of my life, for I
can't go about making a coat, trousers, waistcoat, or anything else, but
she interferes with me in a most shametul manner,
Mr. HosKtNs—How long have you been married ?—Complainant
(sighing)—A great many years, Sir, more's the pity. She was very
well at first, but she has lately become so fond of gin that she come,
to my place drunk, and destroys all the glass and crockery she can lay
her hands on.
Defendant—Didn't I catch you with—

Mr. Hosai NS—Silence, Mrs. Stubbs; it will be your turn to speak pre-
sently. To complainant—Don't you live together ? No, Sir, we're
separated two or three months.

Mr. I.losniNs—Yon have brought her here for assaulting you ; did
she lay violent hands upon you ? Complainant—Yesterday alter-
noon she tore icy shirt to rags, and not only scratched my face but stuck
her teeth in me.

Mr. ilostms—Anything else? Complainant—Yes, she threw one
of her irons at my head, broke a glass and a pitcher, and swore she'd
smash everything.
Mr. liosioNs (to defendant)—Why do you conduct yourself in this
outrageous manner? Defendant (who seemed ready to craw her hus-
band's eyes out)— A nasty good_for .nothing fellow he is, your Wor-
ship; 1 caught him with another woman, and he can't deny it.

Complainant—You didn't do any such thing.
Defendant—How can you say so ; you know I did, and it was the
lady that lives on the first floor.
Complainant—She has run away from me three times, your Worship,
and she's a regular bad'un.

Defendant (squeezing a tear out)— Oh, Stubbs what a bad man you :.re.
Complainant—Didn't you lesve me in the first place at Birmingham,
with five young children, and not a bit of bread and butter to give them ?

Dvfendant—Oh, Mr. Stubbs! you're a bad'un, you're a vile man !

Mrs. Stubbs was about to communicate further particulars with.re-
gard to the lady living on the first floor, but was stopped by the Magis-
trate, who ordered her to find bail for her more peaceable behaviour.

PRICE OF SUGAR.

EFFECTS OF THE BOUNTY.

Table showing the ex-duty price of West India Sugar in Mincing-
lane, and comparing the same against the price of foreign sugars :
London, Aug. 3, 1838.
The Gazette this day quotes the average price of British Per cwt.
Plantation Mttecovaclo Sugar,exclusive of duty, at 3ls. lOid.
There has been no public sale of Manila Sugars this
week, their value may be quoted at from 225. 6d. to 235.,
being Sr. 10d. per cwt. cheaper than British Plantation
Sugar.
Refined Si gar, equal in quality to double refined (the manu-
facture costing ss. per cwt.) has been sold this week (free
on board) at
Deducting shipping charges 2s. 2d. 325. Ad.',
which is siti. per cwt, dearer than the Muscovado sugar
from which it is made, being a loss to the sugar refiner of
4s. 6d.
per cwt., which the bounty on exportation reim-
burses him.

British treacle is worth 9s. per cwt. in the foreign markets: The
same has been sold this week in London at 2Gs. per cwt., being an excess
of price paid by the British consumer of 17s. per cwt., in other words
17s. per cwt. on treacle paid by the poor man towards bour.ty.
St. Domingo Coffee put up at auction and taken in at 426. to 435. per
cwt., would, if the same had been grown in Jamaica, hare readily corn-
manded from 965. to 98s. per cwt.

TO GARDENERS.—To prevent birds destroying
your seed toeds, place thin white string, such as is commonly used in
shops, across the beds, about an inch above the ground, fixed tight by
wooden pegs- Where feathers, dead birds sualiended, and other desires
bre failed, this a-et:Wally tare; tbotaarauders.—iiyr Observer.