The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS DAY.
PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

At precisely a quarter to two o'clock the Lon') CHAN-
cELLon, attired in his Peer's robes, entered the House, and
prayers were then read by the Bishop of Chester, the
junior bishops occupying a seat in the house. At their
conclusion his lordship took his seat on the woolsack,
when a sprinkling of ladies also occupied the benches of
the Peers.
The Lords' CJrnmissioners, who consisted of the Lord
Chancellor, the Dukes of Richmond and Beaufort, and the
Earls of Bradford and Devon took their scats before the
throne, and desired that the members of the Rouse of
Commons should be summoned to their lordships' bar.

After the usual interval the Spoaker, together with the
lion. membors, made their appearance, but as they did not
consist of more than thirty p3rsous they wore not a very
formidable body.

The LORD CHANCELLOR then road her Majesty's Speech,
which will be found in another part of The Sun.
The Parliament was then prorogued iu the usual formal

manner.

OUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAY.

There not being 40 members present, the Speaker did
not take the chair to-day, but remained sitting at the table
until the arrival of " Black Rod," to summon the House to
the House of Peers to hear Her Majesty's Speech pro-
roguing Parliament read by Royal Commission.
On the arrival of the stately official, the Speaker quitted
the House, and after an absence of half an hour returned,
and, having informed the House of what had taken place,
shook hands with several members, and then quitted the
chair.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell).
THE TAILORS' STRIKE.

An application was made this morning to the
learned judge for the postponement of the trial of
those defendants committed for trial, previous to
those whose case was heard by Mr. Knox on Satur-
day last, on the ground that at the next session the
whole of the defendants could be tried together,
which would be a great convenience. The learned
judge refused to entertain the application.
The trial of the defendants committed in the first
instance was then proceeded with.
The great point involved in the trial is the
legality or illegality of the " picketing" system,
and a long array of counsel appeared in the case.
Sergeant Ballantine led for the prosecution, and
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., was the leader for the de-
fence.
The evidence given was a repetition of that
adduced in the first instance at Marlborough-street,
the greater part of the day being occupied with
the examination, by Mr. Sergeant Ballantine,
of Lambert, formerly a sergeant in the E division
of police, whose evidence went to show the system
of picketing was carried out very energetically, and
that he had seen the pickets interfere with the out-
door workpeople of Messrs. Smallpage and other
employers.
The case is not expected to conclude to-day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGII-6TREET.

SHOCKING TREATIIENT OF A WlFE.—Thomas M'Creith,
a tailor, living at No. 10, Union-street, Bond-street, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting his wifo,
Ann M'Creith, and also Sabina Volcroth, a married

woman.
The complainant was led into court, and appeared very
ill, her head being envelored in surgical bandages. Sho is
in a state of pregnancy, and was allowed to give her ovi-

deuce seated.
On being sworn, she said— I reside at No. 10, Union-
street, and the prisoner is my husband. Ho is in the
habit of continually ill-using me. This morning, about
1 o'clock, we wore on our way home, in company of our
landlady, Mrs.Vulcroth, and when at the corner of Bond-
street my husband struck mo down with his fist, and he
afterwards pushed me into a cab and sent me home. He
followed shortly afterwards, and while I was sitting in a
chair in our own room ho seized me by the hair
of my head, and dragged me down and kicked mo all
over the body and head, and I had to go to the hospital.
There were some of our children in the room at the time.
I cried and screamed " Murder !" as he was kicking me so,
but no one came up to my assistance. At last I managed
to get downstairs, and on going outside and seeing a con-
stable I gave him into custody.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Was ho drunk?
Complainant He was.
Prisoner—l've no questions to ask.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—You are much hurt about the head ?
Complainant --Yes, and I am to go to the hospital when
I leave this court. I feel very much the effects of a kick
in my side.
Mrs. Sabina Volcroth, landlady of the house No. 10
Union-street, said yesterday the prisoner and his wife, and
my husband and myself went out together. The com-
plainant wished, on our returning home, to got some fish,
and I went with her to a shop for the purpose, leaving our
husbands at a public house. Wo had to wait at the shop a
short time, and my husband went home. The prisoner
then came up and said to the complainant, " Where have
you been," and before she could answer him he gave her a
violent blow on the head, knocking her down in the middle
of the road. Two men passing by picked her up and placed
her on a door step. The prisoner then abused me, said 1
was a bad woman, that I had no business to be with his
wife, and knocked me down ; but I am a respectable woman
and have seven children. lie also said that his wife was
drunk, but that was not true. The prisoner then pushed
his wife into a cab and sent her home, and ho followed.
I afterwards heard the prisoner ill-use his wife, and the
poor children trying to save her as much as they could.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did you heat blows ?
Witness—Yes. I heard him beating her, the child was
crying, and the complainant calling " Murder." The pri-
soner afterwards came down to the door and abused her,
and said he would set fire to the house. I would have gone
to the complainant's assistance, but I was afraid the pri-
soner would assault me again.
Mr.Tyrwhitt—Have you knownhim to ill-treat his wife

before?
Witness—l have.

police-constable Thomas Weales, 240 C—W hile in
Bond-street this morning I heard a female scream, and
afterwards saw the complainant with her face and head
smothered with blood. Sho told mo that her husband had
assaulted her, and on my going to No. 10, Union-street,
and she pointing out the prisouer as her husband, I took
him into custody. The prisoner was drunk. After the
prisoner was charged I took the complainant to the Mid-
dlesex Hospital, whero she was attended to, and she is to
attend there again to-day.
prisoner—l have nothing to say. I found my wife
helplessly drunk, and called a cab and sent her home.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—The question at present is, whether, in
the state tho complainant now is, she will not suffer
seriously. The prisoner will be remanded. We must see
whether the complainant lives or dies.