The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-26 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CURIOUS ASSAULT AT "BEN CAUNT'S."-Mr. John
Gill, of 11, Everett-street, Russell-square, appeared to an-
swer a summons, at the instance of Mr. Albert Garrod,
of Eaton-place, for an assault under th• following circum-
stances :

Mr. Humphreys, junior, appeared for the complainant and
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, for the
defendant.

The evidence of the complainant, which was rather
lengthy, was to the following effect :—On the 16th Dec.,
between one and two in the afternoon, the complainant
went into the house of Mr. (Jaunt, the Coach and Horses,
St. Martin's-lane, and continued drinking champagne and
other things till between eight and nine, when Mr.:Caunt in-
troduced the defendant to him as Mr. Thompson, a cab pro-
prietor. They then commenced playing at cribbage, at first
for small stakes, and afterwards increasing them till the last
played for was £2O a side. They continued drinking cham-
pagne, and about twelve the complainant said he felt very
ill, as if he had been drugged, and was obliged to leave the
room for a few minutes, and when he returned an alterca-
tion took place, the complainant saying he was too ill to
continuetho game, and having during the game seen some •
thing to induce him to believe he had been cheated, ho put
his back against the door of the room and refused to allow
the defendant to leave until he called the police. The de-
fendant then seized the complainant by the throat, an d
dragged him from the door and left the house, and that was
the'assault complained of. The stakeholder said if he did
not finish the game he should hand over the stakes to th•
defendant, and he did so. He then went to the Vine-street
station and saw Inspector Webb, who now proved that he
had at the time marks on his face and• throat.

Mr. Lewis cross-examined the complainant, who said he
was in the habit of playing at cards and going to betting-
houses, and mixing with betting men—that he had been a
lawyers's clerk, and had acquired same property, but not
by betting.
Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate at some length, and
contended that the assault had boon committed in the first
instaneo by the complainant, who had made a prisoner of
the defendant in the room ; and that, had the case been
brought before him as a common assault, he was sure it
was a case the magistrate would not have sent for trial.
Mr. Bingham said he thought a jury should decide it,
there being a justification pleaded.
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The defendant was then committed for trial at the next
Westminster Sessions, bail in the sum of £lOO being taken.

His Highness the Maharajah D:iuleep Singh has
left Claridge's Hotel for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her
Majesty.

The Duke of Rutland returned to Belvoir Castle
yesterday, from London. Lady Keane and Lady Pigot will
arrive at the Castle to -day, on a visit to the noble duke.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, accom-
panied by the Marquis of Blandford and family, arrived in
St. James's-square on Tuesday afternoon, from Blenheim
Palace.

A PARISIAN LANDLADY.—Madams eats little,
but she is a delicate feeder, and she and I perfectly agree
on ono point—we both love a change dearly. The same
dish never appears twice in the same week, except by par-
ticular desire. Women are very observing. Madame pro-
bably saw, from my habits of life, that my finances were
not very flourishing ; and when she gave me my bill at the
end of the month I was almost ashamed to pay it. There
were several things to be learned in the kitchen. I saw
how Blot made a potage au gras, and a maigre, a puree of
vegetables, a vol au vent, and, above all, a salad. I also
learned how, with a handful of coals or charcoal, and a
four neau or range 40 inches long and 34 wide, a dinner
could be served hot and fresh for a party of eight. The fuel
consumed in this kitchen in a year would not keep going
the kitchen of an hotel of the same size in England for one
week.—Once a Week.