The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-20 00:00:00

THAMES.

WILFUL DAMAGE —SINGULAR DEFENCE.—Diary Holden,
a respectable matron, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged
with wilfully and maliciously breaking a pane of glass in
a gas lamp, the property of the Commercial Gas Company.
A police constable of the K division said the prisoner
came to him last night in Park-street, Bromley, and asked
him to take her husband into custody for assaulting her.
Ile saw no assault committed, and as there were no marks
of violence on her person, he refused to interfere. The
prisoner then said if ho would not take her husband into
custody she would bo !locked up, and in his presence took
a Et ono, throw it at a gas lamp, and broke one of. the panes
of glass. He then locked her up.

The prisoner said that last night she had a good supper
ready for;her husband, and he came home drunk and abused
her. He took a knife up and threatened to stab her. Ho
also accused her of infidelity, and with having dishonoured
him on many occasions by her criminal intercourso with
other men. Her husband grossly libelled her, and told
great untruths. She had been the mother of nine chil-
dren, and brought them up properly. She was a chaste
wife, and had not been unfaithful. She went out to obtain
protection of the police. She could not obtain any protec-
tion from her husband, and she committed the offence with
which she stood charged to enable her to make an appeal
to the magistrate.

Mr. Selfo said the only answer he could make to the ap-
peal was to punish the prisoner for wilful damage. He
could not permit the. Commercial Gas Company to suffer
because the prisoner had quarrelled with her husband. If
she could pay for the glass she had broken at once ho
would not fine her.

The Prisoner—No, I cannot pay any money.
Mr. Selfe—l fine you is., and you will also have to pay
2s. 6d. for the glass, or be imprisoned for five days.

WESTMINSTER.

PLUNDERING SIIOPS.--W. Marlowe and John Riley, two
rough-looking youths, were charged with robbing shops.
Mr. Collins, shirtmaker, Sloane-square, said that on
Tuesday evening he saw the prisoner Marlowe examining
some shirts hanging at his door, in company with another
man. Immediately afterwards prosecutor found the shirts
had been stolen, and he then went out into the streets
in search of the prisoner. In about half an hour after he
saw the prisoners coming up George-street, Chelsea, with
a bundle. Prosecutor, entertaining the belief that it con-
tained
Marlowe followed, when they set off running, and
ikarlowheisthsrhrt, threw the bundle over a wall, and he and his
companion escaped. The hundlo contained a blanket, but
no shirts.

Police-constable 200 B proved taking the prisoners last
night.

Prisoner Marlowe —This young gentleman by the side
of me knows nothing about it. He was not there.

Mr. Collins—l cannot be positive of Riley's identity. I
believe him to be the man.

Marlowe was remanded; Riley entered intoreeognisauces
to appear on Wednesday.

MARKE T S.—This day.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Our market to-day was well supplied with beasts for
Christmas consumption. On the whole, the demand for
most breeds ruled steady, at full prices. The top quota-
tion was 5s Gd per 81bs. Sheep, the supply of which was
only moderate, moved off steadily, at full quotations. The
best Downs and half-breds realised 6s 4d per Blbs. There
was a fair demand for calves, at previous rates. Prime
small pigs were steady; but large hogs commanded very
little attention. The numbers on offer wero by no means
extensive. . _