The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-31 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

On Friday Diana Briswick, the wife of a tradesman resid-
ing in the vicinity of St. George's Church, Southwark, was
charged with threatening to murder her husband that
morning.
The complainant stated that he had been living apart from
his wife for a considerable time, owing to her profligate habits
as well as the violence of her conduct; that on a recent oc •
casion she attacked him with a butcher's cleaver, and he had
great difficulty in preserving his life. On that day she
rushed into his shop, and, ejaculating that she came for re-
venge, swore that she would never be at rest until she had
his life. The complainant added, that he was compelled to
have her taken into custody, or else murder would ensue.
The defendant, a tine-looking woman, was in such a state
of excitement, that it took two of the officers of the Court to
restrain her from rushing towards her husband while he was
giving his testimony in the witness-box. She denied all
that he had stated, and declared that she was turned out of
her home for no just cause.
The complainant said he had ample proof of his wife
having been guilty of adultery ; that she was in the habit of
bringing men to his house when he was out on business;
and that the fact was well known to all the neighbours.
The defendant here became so excited that she was near
getting into fits, and frequently held her clenched hands
at her Susband, exclaiming that she was too good and too
virtuous for him, and that she would yet give him a pill
from which he would not easily recover.
The Magistrate in vain endeavoured to tranquillise the
defendant's excited feelings, and, as she still vowed ven-
geance, he ordered her to find bail or be committed.
The moment the defendant heard the magistrate's deci-
sion she began to scream out with all her might, and it
took the united strength of four policemen to remove her
from the bar to the cells at the rear of the Court.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30.
London and South Essex Railway—Committee on Petition, Mon-
day, Feb. 9.
Leicester and Bedford Railway—Committee on Petition, Monday,
Feb. 9.

Direct London and Manchester Railway—Committee on Petition,
Monday, Feb. 9.
London, Newbury, and Bath Direct Railway—Committee on Peti-
tion, postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Leeds and Bradford (Alteration of Levels in Bingley) Railway—
Committee on Petition, postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday,
Feb. 4.

Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Railway—Com-
mittee on Petition, postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
North Staffordshire (Potteries Line) Railway—Committee on Peti-
tion, postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
North Staffordshire (Churnet Valley Line) Railway—Committee
on Petition, postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
North Staffordshire (Harecastle and Sandbach) Railway—Com-
mittee on Petition, postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
South-Eastern (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury,
with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham:Creek) Railway- Com-
mittee on Petition, postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
South .Eastern (from Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ashford,
with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead) Railway—Committee on
Petition, postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
South-Ea-tern (from Waterloo-road, near Hungerford-bridge, to
the Greenwich Railway) Railway—Committee on Petition, post-
poned from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway—Committee on Petition,
postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway—Committee on Petition,
postponed from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
East Lincolnshire Railway—Committee on Petition, postponed
from Monday 2 till Wednesday Feb. 4.
Epsom and Dorking Railway—Committee on Petition, postponed
from Monday 2 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and Branches
(No. I)—Committee on Petition, postponed from Tuesday 3 till
Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and Branches
(No. 2)—Committee on Petition, postponed from Tuesday 3 till
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and Branches
(No. 3)—Committee on Petition, postponed from Tuesday 3 till
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and Branches
(No. 4)—Committee on Petition, postponed from Tuesday 3 till
Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and Branches
(No. s)—Committee on Petition, postponed from Tuesday 3 till
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and Branches
(No. 6)—Committee on Petition, postponed from Tuesday 3 till
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena Railway—Committee on Petition,
postponed from Tuesday 3 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Ashburton, Newton, and South Devon Railway—Committee on
Petition, postponed from Tuesday 3 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Blackburn and Preston Railway—Committee on Petition, post-
poned from Tuesday 3 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool Railway—Committee on Peti-
tion, postponed from Tuesday 3 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway—Committee on Peti-
tion, postponed from Tuesday 3 till Wednesday, Feb. 4.