The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-16 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

UNFOUNDED CHARGE.-Mr. James Boughton, a fruiterer,
of Fulham-road, was charged on a summons with assault-
ing Mrs. Elizabeth Mary White, a widow lady, residing
at 6, Park-walk, Chelsea.
Mr. W. D. Smyth, Rochester-row, defended.
The prosecutrix said that at about 8 on the night of
Tuesday week last she wont into the. defendant's shop and
saw a woman, who was his housekeeper, crying in the
parlour ; she spoke to her, and the defendant came in and
ordered her out of the shop, struck her in the face, dis-
colouring it, and kicked her in the side. She went home,
changed her dress, and went back to the other side of the
street, opposite the defendant's shop, and he gave her in
custody for assaulting him ; she was dragged to the sta-
tion, locked up all night, and in the morning the defen-
dant said he had not charged her with assault, but insult,
and the magistrate discharged her.
In cross-examination complainant denied being drunk
and making a disturbance, and the Magistrate remarked
that she never answered a question in a straightforward
way.
kennedy, the woman who had been the defendant's
housekeeper, was called as a witness, but did not answer,
and a summons was issued, but she could not be found.
Mr Smyth replied, and called several witnesses, includ-
ing Sergeant Large, 1 T, who proved that complainant
was drunk, very noisy and violent, throwing herself in the
road, and that Mr Boughton ordered her out of the shop,
and put her out gently, and she made no complaint at the
station of being assaulted.
Mr Arnold said he would adjourn the case for the at-
tendance of Kennedy, but if he were satisfied that the
summons should be dismissed, he should order Mrs. White
to pay the costs.

To this Mrs. White dissented, and the summons Was
accordingly dismissed.

THAMES.

OMNIBVS NUILSING.—An omnibus driver, named Thorn-
ton, in the employ.of the London General Omnibus Com-
pany, was charged on a summons with unlawfully detain-
ing a public carriage of which he was the driver. There
has been a spirited competition among the omnibus pro-
prietors between Bow and the Bank, and passengers are
taken from one place to the other for 2d. This is a
great boon to the public, but the system of " nursing"
adopted by the London General Omnibus Company
to drive their weaker opponents off the road has
been; productive of great inconvenience, and some
danger to the public, nor has the conduct of the competing
drivers in opposition to the London General Omnibus
Company been free from blame. The interference of some
competent local authority is required to regulate the omni-
buses, and their times of starting. In this case taken up
by the police it was proved by William Duck, a police-
constable No. 435 K, that an omnibus belonging to a Mr.
Ward was being driven along the Mile-end-road, towards
Bow, at a fair pace when the defendant with a
London General bus' " nursed him by driving in
front of him, and finding that did not succeed in obtain-
ing passengers, he turned round and drove behind the
opposition omnibus for a short distance, and observing the
police-constable watching him, ho turned round again and
drove in a contrary direction towards the city.
Mr. Paget strongly condemned the nursing system, and
fined the prisoner 20s. In default 14 days' Imprison-
ment.
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gaol."
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fine.

WINNING JOCKEYS AT NEWMARKET.—During the week
the crack jockeys have ridden with the following results :
—T. French has won eight races, Pordham and Gilaloner
six each, Butler and Hunt four each, and litnyou one.
Jeffery was not credited with a win.
PAnwrcit V. TILE DURE OF NEWCASTLE.—Tinder the
order of Mr. Justice Willes, the man in possession at
Canton House-terrace has been withdrawn, and the ques-
tion of the life-interest in the mansion of the Duke will
shortly come before the Court of Chancery.
Mr. Bevill's two year old filly by King of the Forest
out of Nimble has been named Queen of the Valley.

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