The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-30 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

HORRIBLE CONDUCT OF A HAWKER.— Mary Prosegar,
dissipated-looking woman, was charged with being drunk
and creating a disturbance, with begging and with cruelty
to her child.

The police said that the child was lying in a very shock-
ing state in tho workhouao, and produced a medical certi-
ficate to that effect.

Mr. Hartley, a tailor, living in "White-lane-street, Chel-
sea, was the principal witness against her, and came
forward upon public grounds. Ho said that on Saturday
night, at 11 o'clock, the defendant came into the Nell
Gwynne publichouse, Chelsea, and, declaring herself to be
in great distress, with six children, said she had one of
twins then in arms. Commiserating her situation, wit-
neas at last relieved her. About 20 minutes afterwards
he saw her in the streets swinging the child by the lower
part of the body. He hastened to interfere, and was
horified at the appearance of the child, which he thought
was dead. He observed the defendant was drunk, and,
determined to rescue the child, went in quest of a police-
man. On returning with one, he found the defendant
surrounded by a crowd of persons, whom she was abusing.
The child was then taken to the workhouse.
Mr. Arnold: How old is the child?

Defendant : Four months. It was in a consumption
before it had the measles, and isn't so big now as it was
at two months.

Mr. Arnold—So, in order to take the better care of it,
you get drunk and treat it in this way ?

Defendant- It's one of twins ; the other poor thing is
dead, and this one is following it.
Mr. Arnold—That is the greater reason why you should
treat it with kindness.

Another witness said Finding the infant motion
less and presenting a ghastly appearance, he said to the
woman, " Your child is dying ;" to which she replied,
"Mind your business and be

Mr. Arnold—This is a most serious matter. • I shall re-
mand Sou until Saturday next.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ALLEGED VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A POST-OFFICE LETTER-
CARDIER.—George Pank, a French polisher, was charged
as follows :—James Sayers, a Post-office letter-carrier, re-
siding in George-street, Langham-place, said that a few
minutes before one on Saturday morning he was passing
along Ople-street with a friend when they met six men,
including the prisoner. One of them said something to
his friend, and then knocked him down. The men then
came up to him and attacked him, all of them either strik-
ing him or assisting in doing so. As soon as ho could get
a chance he ran away, but one of them pursued him and
hal him, and searched his pockets three times over and
took his money, a kuife, and his pin from his breast. They
then made off and he pursued them, keeping his eye on
the prisoner, and on coming up with him gave him into
custody.
In answer to Mr. Knox the prosecutor said he was
sober.

The prisoner said that prosecutor came along with a
companion, and words took place between them and his
(prisoner's) companions. He afterwards picked up a pin,
and as ono of his companions ran away he followed. him.
Mr. Knox - Did you take the pin with you ?
Prisoner—l did.

Cooke, 96 E, said that, on taking the prisoner into cus-
tody, and on his being asked why he ran away, he rejoined
" Would not you do so too ?"
In answer to Mr. Knox, the constable said the prosecu-
tor had been drinking.
Burgess, 73 E, said that, on stopping the prisoner, he
found a pin in his hand, and he said that he had picked it
up. Prosecutor stated that he had been robbed of some
money, and 6s. was found on the prisoner when he was
searched.
Thomas Moore, 7, George-street, Langham-place, one of
the persons with the prosecutor, said that a friend not pre-
sent was insulted and struck by the prisoner's companions,
and he (witness) wont for a constable, and did not see
what afterwards occurred. The prisoner's father said he
did not believe his son could be guilty of such an act, and
he would rather have him remanded for further inquiries
than have him disgraced.
Mr. Knox—The prisoner admits that he picked up the
pin, though his thought might have been far from commit-
ting a felony.
The father said ho was a respectable man, had never had
any of his family disgraced before, and that he had lived in
Savile-street many years.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner had certainly been guilty of
imprudence. He would remand him for a week, and take
his father's bail, and next week the father had better have
witnesses to speak to the lad's character. He did not think
much of the charge, and bad no doubt it arose out of a
drunken squabble, the prosecutor, it being shown, not
being sober.

THAMES.
MATRIMONIAL BRA.WLS.—SamueI Joyce, engineer, was
brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with assaulting his
wife, a spare, pale-faced woman.
The parties reside in Grove-street, St. George-in-the-
East, had been married 10 years, and had several children,
but had led a very unhappy life. The prisoner had acted
with great brutality towards his wife : he cut her head
open 12 months ago, and was brought to this court. The
magistrate ordered him to enter into sureties to keep the
peace for twelve months. On Saturday night she hart
no food for herself and children, and sent a
little boy to a bear-house where he was drink-
ing and called him cut. A quarrel took place, and he
beat her about the head and face, and she struck him in re-
turn. A constable named Samuel Fuller, No. 153 K, saw
them struggling together and parted them. The prisoner
then followed his wife, called her very bad names, and
knocked her down in the presence of the constable, who
forthwith took the prisoner into custody. He was sober.
The prisoner, in defence, accused his wife of infidelity.
She once stopped out nine nights and days, and gave no ac-
count of herself when she returned. He found her once in
bed with a young man. Her relatives had illused him, and
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Mr. Partridge said the prisoner ought to have put away
his wife and refused to maintain her if she had committed
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adultery, but he had no right to boat her. He sentenced
the prisoner to one month's Imprisonment and hard labour.

It is reported that a marked change in the Horse
Shoo Falls at Niagara has occurred. Large portions of
rock have given way in the centre of the shoe, giving the
fall now more of a triangular appearance, which is said to
add to its beauty. It has been demonstrated that the falls
Shrewsbury have been disco-
veredgvformerly to the Abbey
recede 10 or 12 inches a year.
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railway station in the town named.
THE NOTTINGHAM CHILD INIURDEIL—Jane Revill,-
who was sentenced to death for the wilful murder of her
child at the last Nottingham Assizes, is now confined in
the borough gaol. At the borough police-court on Friday,
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a memorial to the Home Office, praying for a commutation
of the sentence, was presented, and the signature of the
magistrates requested. -The justices on the bench appended
their signatures to the memorial, which has been forwarded
to Mr. Walpole. It is 30 years since there was an execution
at the borough gaol in Nottingham.
ETON COLLEGE AND REGATTA.—On Friday the
examination of candidates for election to the foundation of
Eton College was concluded in the upper school. There
were about 70 candidates, the examiners being the Rev.
W. R. Churton, fellow of King's College, and Mr. Bosan-
quet. The.result will be made known within the next few
days. Next Friday, the 3d of August, the school will close
for the autumn Vacation.