The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-02 00:00:00

rows and baskets were causing no obstruction, and
that they were treated and pushed about like felons.
Mr. Corrie, in the cases where the defendants had
been locked up fora few hours, did not inflict afine,
but in the others ordered them to pay a fine of ls.

WESTMINSTER.—CaroIine Fleurette, a very
respectable and well-dressed person, about 30 years
of age, was placed in the dock before Mr. Paynter,
charged with attempting to commit suicide by
means of oxalic acid.

Charles Tucker, 202, B, said that; at half-past
seven on Saturday evening he was called by the
husband of the accused to Keppel-street, Chelsea,
and told that she had attempted to commit suicide.
He went there and called in a surgeon, who exa-
mined a cup out of which she drank, and pronounced
what was left to be oxalic acid. She was then taken
to St. George's Hospital, and afterwards brought
to the station. She told witness she had attempted
to poison herself through her husbaud's continued
ill treatment.

The husband said, she has committed this rash
act through drink.
Mr.Paynter—Was she intoxicated when charged ?
Constable—No, your worship.
Mr. Paynter (to the husband)—l am inclined to
think you are as bad as she is.
Husband—May I explain the circumstances ?
Mr. Paynter—Not now ; you shall have an op-
portunity of doing so on the next examination.
(To the accused, who was in tears)—l shall re-
mand you for a week, during which time the chap-
lain will converse with you, and I hope will con-
vince you that you have done very wrong.
Pxisoner was then remanded.

SOUTHWARK.—As soon as Mr. Burcham took
his seat on the bench, 27 hardy-looking labourers
attended before him to ask his advice under the
following distressing circumstances :
One of the most intelligent among them stood
forward and said that for some time they had been
working at the foundations of some large ware-
houses which were being executed by Mr. Myers,
the contractor, of the Commercial-road, Lambeth.
They were all employed by a Mr. King, a sub-con-
tractor under Mr. Myers, and on Saturday night,
wien they had finished their week's work, that
man had drawn the money and absconded. The
consequence was that nearly the whole of the men
were unable to buy food for themselves and fami-
lies, and many of them had not tasted food since
Saturday night.
Mr. Burcham told them he was afraid he could
render them no assistance, as they had been em-
ployed by the sub-contractor. He asked them if
they went to Mr. Myers on Saturday night.
Applicant replied that they did, and remained
till 10 o'clock. Mr. Myers told them that King
had all the money, except about £ll, and he could
not pay them till they found King. They searched
for him in vain, and were compelled to go home
penniless.
Mr. Burcham told them that as they were em-
ployed by Mr. King, the sub-contractor,SMr.Myers
was not liable according to law, but he had no
doubt he would divide the £ll which he held,
among them, if they returned to him. This was a
very hard and distressing case, and he would send
an officer with them to inform Mr. Myers that he
need not render himself uneasy as to legal proceed-
ings.
The poor men thankfully left the eaurt with Mr.
Moran, the second usher, to wait on Mr. Myers.
At a later period of the day Mr. Myers attended
to explain the circumstances as related to him by
the second usher. All the poor men were likewise
present.
Mr. Burcham told him that he had sent for him
owing to the complaint of these 27 poor men, who
said that they had been working on premises, which
he had a contract to build, at Old Barge House.
wharf, Commercial-road, and they did not receive
their wages on Saturday night. He afterwards
understood that they were employed by an under
contractor, therefore he (Mr. Myers) was not liable.
But he afterwards heard that a balance of £ll was
due to King, the sub-contractor, consequently he
sent the usher of the court to recommend the dis-
tribution of the £ll, or his attendance at this court
to explain.
Mr. Myers informed his worship that King took
the contract from him, and employed the men. He
had drawn all his money due except £ll ls. 6d.
Mr. Burcham asked whether it was a written
contract ?
Mr. Myers replied that was not, but a written
list of prices. His worship would see by his ac-
counts that he had received all but what he had
stated. He did not know what had become of King,
but he had seen his son and told him he would pay
him the £ll ls. 6d. if he obtained his father's writ-
ten order.
Mr. Burcham said it was a hard case for the
men, but it was clear Mr. Myers was not liable,
under the circumstances. He should advise them
:o look after King.
The parties then left the court,

LAMBETH.—Mr. S. Drewell, a firework manu-
facturer, carrying on that dangerous trade at No.
6, Hatfield-place, Westminster-road, close to the
spot where the late fatal explosion took place, and
so many lives were lost and persons injured, ap-
peared before Mr. Elliott to answer a summons,
chargine, him with selling fireworks contrary to
the statute.
Mr. Tritton, the vestry clerk of the parish of St.
George-the-Martyr, Southwark, attended to sup-
port the charge ; and Mr. Solomon appeared on
behalf of the defendant.

The charge having been proved,
Mr. Elliott said the practice of manufacturing
and selling fireworks was highly dangerous, and
ought to be put a stop. to, and to mark his sense of
the offence he must impose the highest penalty of
£5 and costs.
The penalty was paid.

THAMES.—Sarah Harris, aged 27, a large and
rather attractive dark-eyed Jewess, &scribed in
the police sheet as Sarah Joseph, a married
woman, of No. 75, St. George's-street, alias Rat-

cliff-highway, was brought before Mr. Yardley,
charged with assaulting Philip Harris, her hus-
band's brother, of No. 111, Upper East Smithfield,
outfitter.
The case excited a deal of interest in the court,
which was crowded. Two beautiful children, the
offspring of the prisoner and her husband, were
seated in front of the table, and seemed much
alarmed for the safety of their mother.
The complainant, a Jew, said the prisoner had
lately absconded from her husband's house with the
captain of a Swedish merchant ship. She left her
home on Thursday. Her husband and witness
went in search of her, and on Saturday night traced
her to a house in Aston-street, Salmon's-lane,
Limehouse. The object of her husband was not to
recover his wife, but to get back a trunk contain-
ing money, jewellery, and other property, valued at
£l5O. After considerable difficulty they were ad-
mitted to the presence of the prisoner, who grossly
abused her husband, and said she was going to Aus-
tralia with the Swedish captain, and nothing
should stop her. The prisoner's husband ultimately
obtained the box containing his money, jewel-
lery, and other property, and left the house. As
they were doing so the Swedish captain made his
appearance, and the prisoner took hold of his arm
and said " This is my- husband and you shall not
ill-use him." He expostulated with the prisoner
on her base conduct to her husbafid, on which she
struck him twice on the face with her hand.

The defence set up by the prisoner was that her
husband and brother-in-law used • very • harsh lan-
guage towards, her. They also threw- her on the._
floor, took all the jewellerk and money she had about
her, and tore, her dress, and otherwise ill-used her,
in proof of which she pointed to some bruises on
her arm. She was provoked to leave her.husband.
Mr. Yardley asked the prisoner if she would pro-
mise faithfully not to molest the complainant
Prisoner—l will not. lam going to Australia.
Mr. Yardley said—l hope you will not molest
him again. I fine you ss. for the assault, but if
you attack him again I will make it heavier.
The fine was paid.
A scene of the most indescribable confusion then
took place, the crowd of Israelites and others in and
about the court giving vent to yells and shouts of a
hideous kind. The Swedish captain on leaving was
followed by the infuriated mob, and cries of " pelt
him," "down with him," "tear him to pieces," &c.,
in all the beautiful variety of the German, Hebrew,
and, Dutch languages, and, but for the protection
afforded by the police, he would have been severely
handled. He ultimately took refuge in a public-
house, whence he escaped by the back -window,
half dead with fright. On Mrs. Harris leaving the
court in a cab, she shared the same fate as her para-
mour. The cab wasS stopped, the doors and windows
of it were broken to atoms, and Mrs. Harris was
dragged out and thrown upon the ground. She
was by the aid of the police conveyed into court,
and, by the directions of Mr. Yardley,- protected
from further violence. Her husband seemed dis-
posed, after all, to take her back, if she would give
up all thought of her Swedish paramour, but this
she declined, declaring that the husband had
broughtit all on himself. .

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WANDSWORTH.--Mr J. Spicer, a builder, ap
peared before Mr. Ingham-to answer the complaint
of Mr. A. J. Hiscocks, the district surveyor of
Wandsworth, for refusing to pay him a fee of L 2
155., due for-the surveying of a house.
The defendant said the same fee had been claimed
by another district surveyor in the adjoining parish.
The complainant then stated that the defendant
was the owner of a certain building upon Wands-