The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-05 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.

AN UNFORTUNATE AND HER PERSECUTOR .—Daniel
White, described as a groom, was brought up on a war-
rant by Rosekilly, one of the warrant officers, charged as
follows :

Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. E. Lewis, Great Marl-
borough-street, appeared for the complainant, and said
the prisoner had lived on her prostitution, and because she
would not live any longer with him, on the 28th August
ho followed her about, and threatened to do for her, and
on her running away he pursued her, and on coming up
with her he kicked her violently in the groin. A summons
was taken out against the prisonor, and since then he had
urged others to molest the complainant, and therefore a
warrant was applied for.
Mary Ann Jessup, the complainant, said that she had
lived with the prisoner, and h•tid a child by him. She had
kept him by her prostitution, and because she would not
keep him any longer ho came up to her on the 20th ult.,
in Regent-street, and said that he would do for her, and
that ho did not care if ho hung for her. On the advice of
some gentlemen and females she ran away, and the pri-
soner pursued her, and on coining up with her in W lad-
mill-street kicked her in the groin, and then ran away.
She then applied for a summons and subsequently for a
w arrant. .

Catherine Mason, a young woman, proved seeing the pri
Boner knock the complainant down, and then kick her.

Mrs. Bowen, of 21, Lichfield street, said that on ono oc-
casion the prisoner came to the house where the complain-
ant lodged, and broke up a table, a clock, and other arti-
cles, leaving the complainant without a thing'in the place.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that after the prisoner bad done the
complainant every mischief he could, and lived on her
prostitution, he thought he could knock her about as he
liked, but he was mistaken. The prisoner was a cowardly
wretch, and would be committed for three months, with
hard labour.

VIOLENT STORM.—FALL OF A HOUSE.— (This
Day).—During the early part of this (Wednesday)
morning, and the whole of last night a terrific storm of
wind and rain took place, not only in the metropolis but
also in the country districts for many miles away, doing in
the brief space of 12 or 13 hours an incalculable amount of
mischief. An extraordinary accident took place, in the
premises of Mr. Thos. King, an engineer, No. 9, Gosset-
street, Southwark. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. King
were out at the time, and upon a sudden blast of wind
springing up the inmates felt the building crack, and rock
like a ship in distress. An occupant cried out" The house
is going to fall, for God's sake run into the street." The
command was instantly obeyed, and fortunate it was, the
whole building fell, demolishing furniture and everything
else in the place.

THE ST. LEGER.—Some master mind proposed
that there should be on Doncaster Town-Moor a race in
which a horse should only take part once, and all the com-
petitors be of the same age. Six subscribers were found,
and the race was firit won in 1776 by the Marquis of Rock-
ingham's Allabuculla. At the race-ordinary next year,
when the entries were being made, it was proposed that
the race should be called " the St. Leger," after the colonel
of that name, "Handsome Jack," then resident at Park-
hill, near Doncaster. The proposition was accepted with
acclamations. The name of his seat is also commemorated
by the Park-hill Stakes, for three-yr-old fillies, now run
on the last day of the meeting. The Leger was run on the
Monday for the last time in 1824. Like the Derby, it is
now run on the Wednesday. *rho Derby, a similar stake
for south country horses, was not established until 1780,
and it was 20 years before the winner of the Derby won
the Leger.—Once a Week.
BANQUET IN DUBLIN TO MR. JOHN BRIGHT,
M.P.—Wo understand a letter was received this day (Mon-
day) by Alderman J. B. Dillon, from Mr. John Bright,
M.P., in which he expresses his willingness to comply
with the requisition inviting him to a public banquet in
Dublin.—Dublin Evening Post.

FATAL ACCIDENT. -- A fatal accident occurred
yesterday to a workman employed at Woolwich Dockyard
named Philip Shapland. It appeared that the deceased was
at work, with other men, upon the steam troopship
Mcgona, now in the harbour preparing for sea, when he
fell into the water, and was drowned, although every effort
was made for his rescue. Tho body has not yet been re-
covered.

THE FATAL OCCURRENCE AT OTTERY ST. MARY.
—An inquest has been held on the bodies of the six per-
sons who lust their lives by the fall of a chimney at Ottery
SL Mary, and a verdict of accidental death has been re-
turned, The event has naturally caused great gloo.n in
the town.