The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-05 00:00:00

hour,

HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 4.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice,
walked in the grounds this morning.
Prince Leopold and Princess Louise also went
out.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBORO UGH- STREET.
ASSAULT IN TILE POLICE COURT.—Catherine
Hogan, an elderly woman, residing at 48, Upper
Alarylebone-street, was brought before Mr. Tyr-
whitt, on a warrant, charged with assaulting Mar-
garet Finchem, a young woman in the employ of
Mr. Stevens, button and trimming manufacturer, of
No. 48, Upper Marylebone-street.
Mr. Lewis appeared for the defendant.
The defendant and her husband were yesterday
summoned to this court for assaulting the com-
plaint on Christmas-day, the defendant being fined
40s. and her husband £5 ; and as the parties were
leaving the court the defendant, who was labouring
under great excitement, gave the complainant a
severe blow in the face.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the complainant said
that the defendant had since expressed her regre
for her conduct.
Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the defendant to find one
bail in £5 to keep the peace for six months.
A MASTER CARMAN AND lIIS MAN CrIARGED WITIL
CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—William Pearson, a master
carman, of Kensington-place, Westminster, and
Francis Matthews, a man in his employ, appeared
before Tyrwhitt to answer complaints of the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, the former for causing a horse to be tor- e
tured by sending it out for work in an unfit state,
and the latter for working it.
Inspector Temperley, of the Royal Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, repeated
the evidence he gave on a former occasion, to the
effect that he saw Matthews driving a horse which
was trying to draw a load of rubbish in Burling-
ton-gardens, but was unable to do so, it being dead
lame on the off fore leg, and having both its hind
legs diseased. The horse was poor, old, and quite
unfit for work, its near hind leg appearing to be
quite paralysed. Ile had since the last occasion
seen the defendant Pearson, who said the horse
was lame, but did not suffer any pain. The horse
was in poor condition.
Henry Barns, the gaoler, said that when the
horse was brought to the mews at the rear of the
court it had three bad legs, and a sore where the
crupper worked ; in fact it could hardly stand.
Henry Loader, the keeper of the Greenyard, said
that the horse was very lame, and it nearly fell.
It had an old sore under the crupper.
Mr. Arthur Cherry, the Government veterinary
surgeon, said he had seen the horse, and it was
better than on the last occasion, having had some
rest. lle did not see any sores on it. It was lame
of the off fore leg, but it did not appear to suffer
any pain.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that there was a class of per-
sons, be was aware, who considered that horses
never suffered any pain at all.
Mr. Cherry said that the hind legs were swollen,
but otherwise the horse was in good condition. It
had had a stiff leg for some time.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he supposed that improved its
galloping.

Mr. Cherry sail he did not mean to say that, but
cab horses seldom galloped.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that the horse having been
taken care of since the last occasion made a consi-
derable difference in the case ; but, notwithstanding
the evidence of the veterinary surgeon, he believed
that the horse was not in a fit condition for work-
ing on the day it was sent out, and, by way of
caution to the defendants, they would be fined,
Pearson 10s. and costs or seven days, and Mathews
ss. or seven days.