The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-12 00:00:00

' TIIA NIES.

rHE MOTHER AND SON.—Sarah King, a woman
of good address, about 45 years of age, was brought
before Mr. Benson, charged with wilfully and
breaking three panes of glass in the window
of the house No. 34, Copley-street, Stepney, in the
vicinity of this court, and making a disturbance in
the same street. _

Mr. King, pocket-book maker, said that owing to
his mother's dissipated habits she was separated from
his father, and three of her children were under
his care. She had often disturbed him and annoyed
his brothers and sisters. He had forbidden her to
come near the house, but she notwithstanding con-
tinued to annoy them. That morning, a few mi-
nu
oot
e
ds
pr. He g
past
4o'elootek4 there was a loud knocking at
his and answered it and saw his
mother, who immediately thrim a handful of stones
at him and the parlour window, and broke three
panes of glass. lle scut cne of hit brothers after
her, and she was given into custody.
The prisoner entered int) a long story of family
matters and alleged grievances, and said she had
brought up a large family, educated them well, and
kept a large house over their heads. She was aban-
doned by her husband and children.

Mr. Benson—Because you got drunk.
The prisoner said that she was driven to drink
by the tyranny of her husband and children.
The Complainant—No such thing.
Mr. Benson asked the prisoner why she went to
her son's house at four o'clock in the morning ?

The Prisoner—lo protect my children.
Mr. Benson—Nonsense. You could not protect
your children by going
to your son's dwelling at
four o'clock in the morning intoxicated, and break-
ing his windows.
You have acted a very unmotherly
peace for one month.
part indeed, and you
must find bail to keep the
The Prisoner--I cannot find bail.

Mr. Benson—Then
you must go to prison, Mrs.
King, and I hope you will come out a sadder and a
wiser woman.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
had a levee
Yesterday afternoon at the Horse
Guards, when nearly 100 officers attended.
The colonelcy of the 70th (the Surrey) Regiment
of Foot is vacant by the death of General Sir
George W. Paty,
K.O B K.ll. ou Friday last, in
his 80th year. The deceased General entered the
. ,
army in 1804 as ensign in the 32d Foot, and served
with that regiment on the expedition to Copen-
hagen in 1807. Subsequently he served in the
Peninsula from 1811 to the end of the war in 1814,
including the siege and capture of Badajoz, battle
of
battles of Vittoria, the Pyrenees, and Nivelle,
battlesSalamofanaretreat from Madrid to Burgos,
the Nive on the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th,
and 13th of December, 1813, besides minor
Salamanca,
affairs. For his military services in Portugal he
was made a Commander of the Portuguese Order
of St. Bento d'Avis, a Knight of the Tower and
Sword, and had also received the Portuguese Cam-
paign Cross. For some years he commanded the
94th Regiment of Foot. In 1838 he was made a
Companion of the Order of the Bath, and as a
further recognition of his services was appointed
a Knight Commander of that Order in 1861.
He was made a Knight of the Royal Hanoverian
Guelphic Order in 1832. He had been Colonel
of the 70th (the Surrey) Regiment of Foot ex-
actly fourteen years. He bad received the silver
war medal with six clasps. The late Sir George
Pity's commissions bore date as follows :—Ensign,
April 28, 1804 ; Lieut., Alay 7,180 a - ;
Capt., April
28, 1808 ; Major, June 2, 1814 ; Lieut.-Col. Sept.
4, 1817 ; Col., Jan. 10, 1837 ; Major-Gen., Nov.
9, 1846 ; June 20, 1854 ; and Gen.,
March 14, 1862.

The screw steam gunvessel Nimble, 5, Com-
mander Alfred J. Churchill, from Bermuda April
18, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday (Monday)
morning. She brings passengers—Lieut. James A.
corvetteyz after leaving Bermuda
Niger, 13, Capt Bruce.
DBouxreinr,glathtee offi the
rst four da
numbers of icebergs were passed, and strong winds
were experienced; for the remainder of the passage
fair winds and fine weather prevailed. The Lizard
was sighted at noon on Tuesday, after which strong
easterly winds. 'The Nimble will bo inspected to-
day (Tuesday) by Capt. Foley. She will then dis-
charge her powder and be taken into Hamoaze,
where her crew will be paid off. The Nimble was
commi,sioned early in 1861.

The Swedish frigateVanadis left Plymouth Sound
on Sunday for the eastward.

" NOT FOR JOSEPH." turns out to be, with very
slight variation, a plagiarism in its refrain from Clapisson,
the French words non merci being freely rendered by the
less refined refrain "Not fur Joe."
A NEW THEATRE is talked of on the site of the
Old Lyons lan, in Newcastle-street, Strand, within a
short distailce from tics) o:yinpie, It is proposed that it
shall 1:)e largor than the Olympic, but slut so large as the
Lyceum. -