The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-15 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACXFUL ASSAULT UPON A TAVERN-KEEPER.—
James Arthur, a respectable-looking young man, was
charged with assaulting Mr. Edward Stanton Meyrick,
the aged proprietor of the Orange Tavern, Queen-street,
Pimlico. _ _

Mr. Meyrick, who is about 70 years of age, stated that
defendant came into his house shortly before the time of
closing and asked for a little gin-and-water, with which
he was served. Full time having been given him to
drink it ho was told that complainant wanted to go to bed,
and requested to finish his grog, which he refused to do.
Moro time was given him, - as complainant did not
wish any disturbance, and then he was.again asked
to go, but refused, and complainant returned him
his money, and took back What was loft of the two
pennyworth of gin-and-water. He was entreated
again and again to leave, and every forbearance was
shown, and as ho would not go ho was put out. This
ceremony was absolutely performed three times, and then
while complainant was standing quietly at his door de-
fendant came up and gave him a black eye. The defendant
appeared to be sober.
Mr. Meyrick's son said he and the barman put defendant
out, when he turned round and committed the unmanly
assault described upon his aged father.
Defendant said he was very sorry, and he had had
something to drink.
The constable said that he did not exhibit any of the
usual appearances of intoxication.

Mr. Arnold said he must pay a fino of 50s. or be com-
mitted for a month.

T ITAMES.

Inisu REVENGE.—Johanna Driscoll, an Irishwoman,
about 35 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget,
charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking five panes
of glass.
Timothy Flinn, an Irish labourer, of No. 6, Holloway-
court, Whitechapel, said he went to bed last night at 9
o'clock after a hard day's work, and was aroused from his
sleep at ono this morning by the prisoner, who was making
a great noise, swearing and raving. He got up and went
to the window, and directly a shower of bricks and stones
were aimed at the window by the prisoner as fast as she
could throw them; ono largo brick came thtough a pane
of glass and glanced past his head. Five panes of glass
were broken. Ho went out and gave the prisoner into
custody, and she said she was very sorry she had not
broken his head as ivell as the windows.
The defence of the prisoner was, that the complainant
was her husband's step-father. Her husband earned 4s. 6d.
per day, and he had abandoned her and left her and her
children to starve. Tho relieving pincers came last night
to give her children a loaf of bread. The complainant
harboured her husband, and she went to the house in
Holloway-court last night and broke the windows out of
revenge. . .

Mr. Paget said the prispnor had given no justification
for breaking windows, and that• she had taken a very
absurd revenge to destroy property as she had done. She
was before him a few days ago as a complainant, and it
appeared to him that she had drilled her child to toll a
string of lies. She had also appeared before him ou other
occasions and was a very bad woman. lie sentenced her
to pay 40s. fine and is. 10d. for damage, or be imprisoned
for 21 days and kept to hard labour.
DRINK AND DELIRIUM.—Thomas Packer Taylor, a

,tradesmen, of No. 12, Church-lane, Whiteohapel, was
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and
.threatening to cut his wife's. throat.
Isabella Taylor, the prisoner's wife, said her husband
came home drunk and delirious last night, and armed him-
self with a carving knife, with which he threatened to kill
her and her baby, and alarmed them very much indeed.
lie was a kind, good husband when sober, but when he
was drunk he was like a madman. She wished to forgive
him.
The prisoner,who was labouring under delirium tremens,
said he was very sorry for what- he had done.
Mr. Paget said this was a very sad thing indeed. If the
prisoner was brought before him again he should be under
the necessity of ordering him to find good and substantial
securities to keep the peaCe for six months, and if he did
not do so he should order him to be kept in prison for six
months. lie asked the wife if she could venture to take
her husband home again and trust him.
The Wife—Yes, sir.
Mr. Paget said he would take the prisoner's own recog-
nisances to keep the peace and bo of good behaviour to all
to his wife, for six
mheornMthas,jebsitryt'shoteuv,l:ojtsuelcd' and
notacetspsoeclieaulliyently with him if he
used any mole threats of the like nature.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

(By Telegraph.)
GRATESIIrt, Friday Morning.
Arrived, March 14- Rosa Eliza (s), from Dieppe ; Flo-
rence (s), from Rotterdam ; Ernst, from Calberg.
Arrived, March 15—Earl of Aberdeen (s), from Ham-
burg ; Nora (s), from Harlingen ; Ellida Johanna, from
Helsingborg.
Sailed, March 14—Ostrich (a), for Hamburg; Cid (s),
for Bilbon.
Sailed, March 15 Victor (s), for Brussels ; Centaur, for
Calcutta, and not ou the 14th, as reported.

ARMY ESTIMATES.—Yesterday morning Sir John
Pakington issued an estimate of the sum required to be
voted on account for army services for the year ending
March 31, 1868. The total "on account" is £5,000,000.
The estimate for 1867-8 was £14,752,200, and for 1866-7
X 14,340,060. The "on account" total is divided as follows
—Regular forces, £'2,551,000; auxiliary forces, £414,000;
stores, £400,000 ; works and buildings, £25,000; other
effective services, £205,000 ; non-effective services,
£1,06,6,000.