The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-17 00:00:00

THAMES.

BREAKING TIIE PLEDGE. —AN IRISH Row.--
Nlichael Burke, an Irish labourer, was brought be-
fore Mr. Benson, charge] with violently assaulting,
Henry and Robert Redmond, brothers.
Both complainants had been under medical treat-
ment, at the London Hospital. Their heads had
been bandaged. As well as our reporter could
in ak e out, amidst the barking, howling, and whining
of the stray dogs in the station-house yard adjoining
the court, the affray commenced in Mill-yard,
Whitechapel, last night, and arose out of a breaking
of a teetotal pledge in the house in which the com-
plainant lived. An old Irishman had kept the tee-
total pledge twelve months, and yesterday he re-
ceived his pension, and got " blind drunk." He
taxed the complainant Henley with being no longer
A special constable, his time having expired, and
that he had no power now at all. At
the same time he received a blow, and his brother
received one at the same time. Henry Redmond
did not know who hit him. He went to the hos-
pital, and his head was dressed. When he returned
he gave an old man, the landlord, into custody, as
the aggressor, and the prisoner said it was a shame,
and that he committed the assault.

The prisoner said the complainant threw down
an old man, and he hit him.

Robert Redmond, whose head was bandaged and
bleeding, said he was struck on the head, and he
wished to withdraw the charge.
Au old white-haired Irishman, named Michael
Dunnany, who begged of the magistrate to spell
his name with three n's, was here introduced. Ile
was without a coat ; his right arm was bandaged ;
the bandage was crimson with gore ; he was in a
wild state of disorder, and said he was a proper
Irishman, who had seen the world, and his wife was
a proper Englishwoman.

Mrs. Dunnany was examined, and said her old
man was illused by the Redmonds.

Mr. Benson blamed the old man Bunnany for
coming into court drunk, and said there were faults
on both sides. He discharged the prisoner.

WESTMINSTER.

WOMAN'S FORGIVENESS.-.- William Gibson, de-
scribed as a gentleman, was charged with the fol-
lowing disgraceful conduct to his wife :
It appeared from the statement of Mr. W. D.
Forsyth, solicitor, and the wife's account, that de-
fendant had been married to her for six years, and
was an habitual drunkard, who, when he broke out
ill-treated his wife. He was brought here some
time ago, but his wife did not press the charge
on promise of amendment. Instead of improving
he became worse, and a repetition of his conduct
induced the present complaint. On Wednesday
morning he got out of bed at six o'clock, and be-
cause he could not find some papers he wanted,
swore he would strangle his wife, and seized her by
the throat. Ile then got a knife and swore he would
cut her throat. She wrapped the bed-clothes
round her throat, and he sawed at them with a
knife and cut them. His wife, however, did not
wish to hurt him. She is in the possession of an
annuity, which she was willing to give him half of
if he would keep away from her, as she was afraid
of him, and she would be content with his own re-
cognizances to keep the peace.

Defendant said he was extremely sorry. lle had
been intoxicated the night before, and thought she
had put the papers out of the way on purpose to
annoy him. He admitted he had been rough with
her, but had no intention to injure her.
Mr. Selfe said he ought to be aAatned of himself.
His wife was undeniably a kind woman. Defen-
dant must enter into recoguisauces of £5O for six
months.

The quotation of gold at Yana is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 251. 17ic. per £1 sterling.
k)n cJuiparing these rates with the English Mint price of
tOjd. per ounce for standar4l it appears that
gol d Is at about the same price in Paris and Lon lon.