The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-13 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

GETTING UP A CHARGE AGAINST A HUSBAND.—John
Jennings, dairyman, of 5, Porter-street, St. Ann's, was
charged before Mr. Knox with violently assaulting his
wife Annie.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
pear ed for the defence. _ _

- The wife, who it was evident was actuated by no
friendly feeling towards her husband, said that on the pre-
vious afternoon the prisoner came home after seeing his
customers, and accused her of being intoxicated. He
then ran her into the parlour, and with something he had
in his hand stabbed her-in the hand, hurting one of her
fingers. lie afterwards knocked her down, and pulled a
quantity of her hair off her head (produced). She had to
go to a doctor to have her hand dressed.

In answer to Mr. Lewis, the complainant said that she
was not drunk, although her husband said so. When he
came home he asked her what money she had taken, but
she did not refuse to give it him. He took hold of her
pocket and tried to take the money, and she scratched his
face in self defence. She afterwards went to a doctor, and
on her return a sergeant came in. She was quite sober at
the time, though she could form no idea how many times
she had been drunk lately.

Sergeant Cox, 21. C, said that on going to the house he
found the complainant's hand bleeding, and her eye
blackened. She was half drunk, and gave the prisoner
into custody for cutting her hand with some sharp instru-
ment. The prisoner said he had had a struggle with his
wife, who continually got drunk and spent his money, and
that in the course of it she hurt her hand with a hook at-
tached to the window, and on looking at the hook he
found the blood on it.

Mr. Knox asked the defendant if he last night saw any-
thing of the hair which had been produced that
morning ?
The sergeant answered in the negative.
Mr. Knox inquired whether the complainant's eye was
swollen.
The sergeant said it was a little.

Mr. Knox told Mr. Lewis that he had heard enough of
the case. It was clear there had been a struggle between
the prisoner and his drunken wife, and that she had hurt
herself. As for the hair it was perfectly easy to produce
that. Ile should discharge the prisoner.

MARKETS.---'Phis Day.

MARK-LANE.

The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market,
to-day, were moderato. The trade for all qualities ruled
quiet, but without leading to any quotable change in prices
from Monday.

Foreign wheat was in fair supply, and the demand for
most qualities ruled inactive, at late rates.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at previous
quotations.
There was an increased supply of barley on offer, and
the trade both for English and foreign produce was dull,
at drooping prices.

Malt was in slow request, at late rates.
Oats were in good supply, and most qualities sold slowly
at late rates.

Beans and peas wore dull, and prices had a drooping
tendency.
There was a moderate demand for flour on former
terms.

SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 770 460 1320 40 750
Irish — 240
Foreign 6,19013,350 24,330 240 sks.
bls.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these markets.
Tho trade is heavy at our quotations.

Per 81b by the Carcase.
s d s d s d s d
Inferior beef 3 4 310 Inferior mutton.... 3 8 4 4
Middling do. 4O 4 4 Middling mutton.. 4 66 0
Prime large do 4 6 4 8 Prime do 5 2 5 4
Prime small d0....4 10 5 0 Veal 4 10 5 8
Large pork 4 0 4 8 Small pOrk. 4 10 5 4
Lamb, 7s ed to 8s od.

BOROUGH HOP.
Only a moderate supply of hops is on sale. The trade
is quiet, but at unaltered prices.
New Mid and East Kents Bos to 140 s per cwt.
New Weald of Kents
New Sussex
Yearlings —s to —s „