The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.

ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WlFE.—Francis Imberti, a tall
man of respectable appearance, an interpreter at the Hotel
de Provence, Leicester-square, was placed at the bar be-
fore Mr. Boadon, charged with attempting to murder his
wife, Louisa Imberti, a respectable-looking female.
Louisa Imberti, the wife, said she lived with the prisoner
at 3, Blue Cross-street, Leicester-square, and last night
about nine tho prisoner came home, having been drinking,
and asked her for money, but seeing he had been drinking,
she refused to give him any. He then took a pair of razors
in a case fro►n a drawer, threw her on the bed, held her
down, and swore ho would " mark her." She struggled
desperately with him, and ho then struck her a violent blow
in the eye, several others about different parts of the body,
and gave her such a severe kick in the private parts that
she could scarcely walk from the pain.. She then called for
help, and some of the lodgers and the police came to her
assistance. lie was always very violent when under the
influence of drink, and she was sorry to have to appear
against him.

Mr. Hazen, the landlord of the house, 3, Blue Cross-
street, said he hoard screams of " murder" proceed from
the prisoner's room, and• went for a constable, being afraid
to enter the room without ono. Tho wife produced the
razor, and said the prisoner had attempted to murder her.

He saw marks of violenco on the wife's face, and under-
stood she had marks on different parts of hor person. The
room was in the greatest confusion, the bedstead being
broken and the other furniture also.

in answer to Mr. Boadon, the witness said they had only
lodged with him seven weeks, and this was the third oc-
curronco of the sort. He fully expected in his passion that
he would kill the woman.

Luke Jeffery, 49 C, said ho heard cries of "police" and

"murder," and on going to the house found the place as
described by the last witness. Tho prosecutrix gave the
prisoner into custody for attempting to murder her with a
razor. He dared him to enter the room, but seeing he was
resolved on doing so, and that a second constable had then
arrived, he wont quietly to the station. He saw the mark
on the woman's eye, and she complained of having been
otherwise ill used.
The wifo said be had been at the court before for another
assault.

The prisoner's defence was that she would not give him
any money, and that sho was too extravagant, and that she
was not his wife.

Mr. Boadon said here was violence committed, and cries
of " Murder" having brought the whole of the people in the
house up to the prisoner's room. Tho woman has marks on
her face. She says you not only strike her about the face,
but on parts of her body that could not be soon, in addition
to which you kick her on her private parts. You think
that by saying that she is not your wife that that will go in
mitigation, and that being so she has no remedy, but if
that is even the case, she is more in your power, and must
be protected. Committed for two months, with hard labour.

THAMES.
IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—A most incorrigible thief, Jane
Griawood, a stout, dissipated woman, about 37 years of
ago, was charged before Mr. Yardley with stealing a large
and valuable swing looking-glass, with marble stand, from
the shop of Mr. Joseph Harris, broker and furniture dealer,
No. 41, New-road, St. George-in-the-East.
The prosecutor, a foreigner, who is very heard of hear-
ing, said that he opened his shop this morning at 9 o'clock,
and after he had done so he went to the parlour at the back
of his shop to warm his hands. He did not hear any one
enter his shop, because he was rather deaf, but he heard a
gentleman calling out to him, and upon going into the shop
he was informed that a woman had just left it with a look-
ing-glass. He missed one, and went after the prisoner, and
overtook her in Denmark-street with the glass now pro
duced in her possession.

The prisoner said she did not steal the glass. A woman
wont into the shop and took it and gave it to her to carry.
Mr. Yardley—That only shows you had a confederate.
You come from York-street, Marylobono. What brought
you here ?
Inspector Dendy, of the H division, and Inspector Beare,
of the K division, said the prisoner had given a false ad-
dress, and was an incorrigible thief. She was in the practioo
of going into houses and stealing anything sho could lay
her hands upon.
Sergeant Cox, 45 C, said the prisoner had been twice
summarily convicted of larceny, and was once sentencod
to one month's imprisonment, and once to two months'
imprisonment. There wore also other summary convictions
against her.

Mr. Yardley.—Has she been convicted by a jury?
Cox—l believe not, your Worship.
The prisoner, after many evasions, said she was guilty of
stealing the glass.

Mr. Yardley—l now convict you of larcony,l
are ever brought hero again I will commit you for trial.
I now sentence you to six months' imprisonment and hard
labour. and if you

GREAT FIRE IN DUBLIN.—A most destructive
fire broke out about four o'clock yesterday morning at the
Hibernian or old gas works, in Dublin, and was still burn-
ing at nine o'clock. Some of the hands were then missing.
The cause of the calamity was not known.

FATAL OCCURRENCE AT BILLING SG ATE.—Yester-
day afternoon a melancholy accident occurred to Jas. Hen-
ley, a fellowship porter, by which he met with an instan-
taneous death. The unfortunate man was unloading a vessel
laden with sprats, and was walking along the gang-board
with a load, the board being covered with ice owing to the
constant dripping from the wet fish, when he slippt.d, and
pitched head foremost into the hold of a vessel that was
empty, falling heavily upon his head. Assistance being at
hand he was immediately taken on shore to the Antigalli-
can Arms, Darkhouse-lane, where a surgeon was promptly
in attendance, but life was extinct. Information was for-
warded to the coroner of the melancholy event.
ATROCIOUS ATTEMPT TO DESTROY TILE LIFE OF
A CILILD.—On Wednesday evening, about 6 o'clock, a
woman, were proceeding
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near the Sandbank, op-
positeattracted by the cries of a child. Upon making search, they
discovered a female infant child apparently about twelve
months old, lying on tho beach. The tide no doubt would
have carried it away, had it not been for this fortunate dis-
covery. The inhuman parent had left it exposed to the
inclement weather without anything to protect it except a
small chemise and a napkin. The poor child was conveyed
to Mr. Eastman's house, where it soon recovered under the
kind treatment bestowed upon it. The police, under the
direction of Mr. Superintendent Chase, are endeavouring to
discover tho perpotratu gf this atrocious act.