The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-04 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE BY A WOMAN.—Mary 3POJT-
'Back, a middle-aged woman, was charged with a most
violent attack upon another woman of respectable appear-
ance, whose face was shockingly lacerated, and who com-
plained of other injuries.

Mary Hanley, the complainant, said that in consequence
of defendant's abusive conduct she had obtained a sum-
mons against her, which was returnable next week. The
summons was served upon the defendant yesterday even-
ing, and was no doubt the cause of the outrage of which
she now complained. Complainant, at about 10 o'clock last
night, was going out of her house with her husband's

tin bottle in her hand, when defendant came up and
abused her, at the same time taking up some
garden pots, and swearing she would split her head open
with them. Sho then seized her by the hair and dragged
her about the place, after which she took up the tin bottle
which complainant had dropped and beat her about the
head with it, and then scraped her face down until it be-
came in its present condition. Defendant had complainant
tightly by the hair of the head when an upstairs lodger
came down and loosened her hands, and complainant was
enabled to get up. Besides all this she kicked her in the
body and bit her fingers severely.
The bottle was produced, and was bent nearly double.
Defendant said that she was the aggrieved party, as the
complainant was drunk and had first attacked her. She
inflicted the injuries she now had upon herself.
Police-constable Woodford, 211 B, proved that com-
plainant was bleeding when he came up. She was sober.
Several respectable witnesses were called by the com-
plainant, who confirmed her account.
Defendant was remanded until Monday.

Upon subsequent application the magistrate consented
to take bail.

GUILDLIILL.

THE MOCK AUCTION ROOMS IN THE CITY.—A few days
ago Sir W. Carden granted summonses against four per-
sons, named Lavigne, Jennit.gs, Davis, and Kelly, for
carrying on a mock auction room in the city of London,
and this morning Mr. Wontuer appeared to prosecute the
charge against the defendants, but on their names being
called none of them answered.
Mr. Wontner said he was not at all surprised at the non-
attendance of Lavigne, but he fully expected that Jennings,
tho owner of the shop, who had been personally served
with the summons, and the other two persons, would appear.
He would, however, just make a few remarks in order that
the bench might become fully aware of the facts that had
transpired since the warrants were granted. It appeared

that there might have been some porson connected with
the defendants in court, for when the officer proceeded
to the shop to serve the summons he found it closed.
Jennings, however, was served R ith the summons,
but with respect to Lavigne, the auctioneer, he pur-
posely had avoided the service of the summons.
He (Ur. Wontner) had felt it his duty to make
some inquiries about the person who reported himself to
he auctioneer to the Court of Bankruptcy, and ho had dis-
covered that he (Lavigne), with some other members of
his fo.mily, occupied a hitchea2 or collar in Great Ormond-
street. The party of seven, who lived together,
could only muster two beds, so it did not appear
that the palming off of the worthless rubbish offered at
these sales was a very prosperous trade. He proposed now
to ask for a warrant against Lavigne, and fresh summonses
against the other three persons.

Mr. Sleigh, who appeared to defend Jennings, said he
fully expected him to be in attendance, and he was so
instructed as to give a complete and satisfactory explana-
tion to the matter as far as he was concerned. He could
only attribute his non-attendance to some unforeseen
circumstances over which he had no control.

Sir W. Carden said ho would grant tho ;arrant against
Lavigne, and also fresh summonses against the other por-
sons. Ho was not at ail surprised that the shop had been
closed on it becomiagknown that the presence of the parties
carrying it on would be required at the Guildhall.

Mr. iientner informed his worship that ilie—Place had
been re-opened, but under totally different management.
Sir W. Carden was quite prepared to hear that, but he
would do all he could to prevent the fraudulent business
from being carried on until the present proceedings were
disposed of. It was true ho could not effect immediately
the closing of the shop and others of a similar descrip-
tion in different parts of the City, but be
could caution the public against entering them.
The worthy alderman then called the inspector of
police, and gave him directions to have a constable sta-
tioned at the door of each of the establishments that were
known, and that when any person was about entering the
officer should at once inform him of the sort of business that
was being carried on. There were other establishments
without the City, but they were all carried on by the
same gang; and if the metropolitan police would adopt
the same precautions as ho had given direction to be car-
ried into effect, ho believed the nuisance would soon be
effectually put down. It wasi however, gratifying to learn
that the business was not so profitable a one as he had
supposed, judging from the extent of the establishment
that Mr. Woutner bad spoken of in Now Ormond-street.
A warrant was then directed to issue for Lavigne, and
fresh summonses were granted against the other three
persons, when the further proceedings were adjourned
until Saturday week.