The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-06 00:00:00

IN RE COOPER.

This was a meeting for choice of assignees in the case of
this bankrupt, a tailor, at Southampton. From the ac-
counts, by Mr. Weston, Moorgate-street, it appears the
debts, &c., are about £1,900; assets about £7OO.
Mr. Wells, Moorgate-street, is the solicitor to the
estate.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

VITRIOL THROWING BY A Boy.—Francis Tichelli, 16,
of 35, Cleveland-street, Middlesex Hospital, blacking-maker,
was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with throwing vitriol over
a lad named George Bate, of 22, Nassau-street, a cabinet-
maker's apprentice.
The prosecutor, whose neck bore marks of some burning
. . .

liquid having been thrown on it, and whose coat was much
burnt, said that on the previous night, alter leaving work,
he was coming along Foley-street when he felt something
wet thrown on his neck which was immediately afterwards
followed by a burning sensation. The prisoner being the
only person behind him he turned round and accused him
of doing it, when he told him if he said so again, he would
fight him. He then went to a pump, and put some water
on his neck, and then gave the prisoner in charge.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prosecutor said he was
quite friendly with the prisoner just before, and had been
playing with him.

- Henry Morgan, a French polisher, said they were all
friends togetler till the prosecutor turned round and told
the prisoner he had thrown some vitriol on his neck.
There was no one else but the prisoner behind them.
Prosecutor said he saw the prisoner wipe his hands
after the occurrence.

Robert Anderson, of 21, Nassau-street, said he heard
Bate say, "You beast, you have thrown aquafortis on
me," and then the prisoner wanted to fight him. There
had been no quarrel.

Police• constable Ewer, 166 C, said he was in Wardour-
street last night when the prosecutor came up and gave the
prisoner in charge for throwing vitriol over him. Prisoner
said that he was not guilty, and that he would pay the
prosecutor out for it some time. He found a bottle on the
prisoner, but it appeared to have contained essence of
lemons.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he did not sea who could have done it
but the prisoner.

Prisoner said that he had no friends, and that he did nod
do it.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should remand the prisoner till
Tuesday, but would take two bail in £2O each for his
appearance.

THAMES.
MATRIMONIAL BRAWLS.—Mr. S. Burton, the landlord
of the "King of Sardinia," No. 1, Grove-street, Mile-end
road, and Sophia Burton, his wife, appeared before Mr.
Selfe, on cross summonses, charged with assaulting each
other. There was a third summons against Mrs. Burton
for assaulting a boy named W. Wooding, in the service
of both defendants. Mr. Smith appeared for the wife, and
Mr. Herbert Wood for the husband.
It appeared that Mrs. Burton is the second wife of
the male defendant. They were married on the 30th of
March last. They had cohabited together fos some time
previously, and Mrs. Burton was recognised as her present
husband's housekeeper at the "King of Sardinia," in Grove-
street, for 15 months previous to the marriage. After the
marriage the husband frequently ill-used his wife and acted
with considerable tyranny and Cruelty to his three
daughters by his first wife. On the 21st of May, after a
long investigation, Samuel Burton was sentenced by Mr.
Selfe to one month's imprisonment and hard labour, for an
aggravated assault on his wife,
and also to find a surety to
keep the peace towards her. Since his liberation from pi i-
son the strife between theill-starred couple and dissensions
between the father and daughter have been renewed. The
girls took part with their stepmother against their father,
and wished to be with her and have a separate home.
The husband charged the wi▪ fe with being a scold, and
forcing herself into a house where he was on a
visit to a relative, and stri▪ king
The wife
charged her husband with " studied jesuitry, doling out her
food to her in small quantities, standing over her and talk-
ing to her, blowing her up, and scandalising her." He
had also assaulted her by twisting her arm and throwing
her on the ground. His language towards her was repre-
hensible, and he had repeatedly sai▪ d he
meant to starve his
wife and children too. The case against Mrs. Burton on
the part of her husband's pot-boy, Wooding, was that she
caught him by the collar and grasped him by the throat,
and in this manner dragged him a considerable distance
along the ground. It was represented by Mr. Wood that
the boy had remained faithful to his master's interests
through all his misfortunes. On the other hand, Mr.
Smith alleged that the boy had paraded the road in front
of his master's house armed wi▪ th a sword-stick, and threat-
ened to strike her. The boy, on this, said, " I told Mrs.
Burton I would hit her if she hit me."

A scene of commotion and recrimination ensued. Bur-
ton charged his wife with stripping his house while he was
in prison, and said a once flourishing business was going to
ruin. Mrs. Burton said she had only removed her own
dresses, pillow, bol4ter, and blankets, and that her husband
wanted to starve her and his daughters, and turn them out
of doors without the means of procuring food or clothes.
Mr. Selfe said the unhappy couple led a most miserable
life—a cat and dog life, in fact. The husband was an ill-
conditioned, cross man, and it seemed that his daughters
were loud in their complaints of him, and rightfully or
wrongfully, they clung to their step-mother. Mrs.
Burton was not without blame, and it was not to be won-
dered at that her married. life was unhappy when she had
cohabited with her husband before marriage. It was a very
dreadful state of things for a man and his three daughters
to be living in a continual state of turmoil, and an arrange-
ment ought to be made for them to live separately.
The two solicitors endeavoured to make an, armAgelAtat

The wife said if 10s. per week was allowed she would take
her husband's children and leave his house. Burton offered
6s. per week for his wife alone. This was not accepted.
Finally Bs. per week was offered by Burton for the main-
tenance of his wife and three daughters. This was refused,
and

Mr. Selfe said the defendant, Samuel Burton, was a great
simpleton notto obtain peace for 10s. per week. He dismissed
the summons, and held Mrs. Burton to bail to keep the
peace towards her husband.