The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

CHARGE OF STABBING.

Yesterday Emma Maria Gregory, a middle-aged fe-
male, residing in Caroline-place, Hammersmith, was
brought up in the custody of the police, before Mr. T.
Paynter, the sitting magistrate, at Hammersmith, on a
charge of having stabbed her husband.
Thomas Gregory deposed that, on Saturday evening,
he went, accompanied by his wife (the prisoner) to the
house of Mr. Rogers, their next door neighbour, to
spend the evening. They were all very comfortable for
an hour or two, and enjoyed themselves much, when all
at once he was surprised to see his wife go and seat her-
self in the lap of a strange man who was present, but
whose name he did not even know. On seeing her do so
he immediately walked out of the room, followed by his
wife, whom he asked the reason of her doing so, but
she refused to give him any, and went to the bottom of
the place, and stood there some time. He then went
into his own house, but eventually went down to the
prisoner, and again questioned her as to her conduct ;
when she used very bad language, and pushed him away
from her. He then returned home, followed by the
prisoner ; and after a little while he again mentioned
the subject to her, when she instantly seized upon a pair
of scissors and stabbed him in the face, the scissors
passing right through the under lip. He bled pro-
fusely from the wound, and, taking the scissors from
her, went out and fetched the police, into whose custody
he gave her.
By Mr. Paynter—Had been married eleven years, and
had one child. The prisoner had been drinking. Had
generally been up to this occurrence a well-conducted
woman.

The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said she was at
the time rather excited by what she had drank, at the
pressing solicitation of her husband. lie had repeatedly
ill-treated her, and it was only a week ago that he had
given her a black eye, and beat her until she could not
lift her arm up. lie also struck her several times on
Saturday night, when, having the scissors in her hand,
she accidentally struck him with them, in warding off
his blows.

Mr. Paynter asked the husband if he wished to prefer
the charge against the prisoner ?—Gregory replied that
he had no desire to do so. He only wished to know
whether his wife was to obey him or her neighbours ?
The prisoner said her husband had brought it all on
himself by beating her and setting her the example, by
going with bad women. She would not, she declared,
live with him again, and begged the magistrate to sepa-
rate them.

Mr. Paynter told the prisoner he had no power to do
so, Her conduct had been very bad, and it was most
fortunate for her that she did not stand at the bar on the
charge of murder. As the husband, however, did not
wish to press the charge, he should, under the circum-
stances, discharge her.—They left the Court together.

ARRIVALS AT ILFRACOMBE.—Dr. Pusey and family,
the Hon. Mount Stuart Elphinstone, Countess Selkirk,
Lady Catherine Douglas, Lady Sherbrook, Capt. Capel,
12th Royal Lancers, and the Hon. Lady Emily Capel,
Lady Elizabeth Wells, Miss Wedderburn, James Ste-
phen, Esq., Under Secretary of State for the Colonial
Department, and family, Capt. Bradley, Mrs. Bradley,
Lieut. Robinson, R.N., and family, F. G. Mogg, Esq.,
Miss Naylor, Mrs. Turner, Miss Turner, Miss Ains-
worth, F. T. White, Esq., and family, Rev. Wild and
family, Lieut.-Colonel Seymour and Miss Seymour,
Mrs. Elmer and family, T. Hading, Esq., and family,
Mrs. M'Taggart and family, Mrs. David Smith and
family, General Bradshaw, Lieut.-Col. Macferson. &c.
DEATII OF VISCOUNT UOWERSCOURT.--We have to
announce the death of Richard Viscount Powerscourt,
which took place on Sunday morning, the 11th instant,
at the Crown Hotel, Rochester. The Noble Viscount
arrived there the previous evening, accompanied by Lady
Powerscourt and the Countess of Roden, in two car-
riages and four, en route from Dover to London, with
their several domestics. On their alighting from the
carriage, a considerable alteration in the looks of the
deceased nobleman was observed, causing considerable
anxiety to his noble relatives around him. Mr. Bell,
surgeon, of Rochester, was sent for, and found his noble
patient in the last stage of consumption. Dr. Smith, the
chief medical officer of the establishment at Fort Pitt,
having also been sent for, pronounced the Noble Vis-
count to be in a dying state, and he expired shortly after
ten o'clock the next morning. The Earl of Roden met
the family at Dover, who had come from Rome, where
the deceased had been for the benefit of his health, and
proceeded to London by railway, taking the children of
the deceased with him. The Earl of Roden returned
again into Kent, and arrived at Rochester at four o'clock
on Sunday morning, in a carriage with four post horses.
The deceased is the sixth Viscount—Richard 'Wingfield,
Viscount Powerscourt, of Powerscourt, county of
Wicklow, and Baron Wingfield, of Wingfield, county of
Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland. He was born
January 20, 1815, succeeded to the title August 9, 1823,
and was married on the 20th of January, 183 G, to Lady
Elizabeth Frances Charlotte Jocelyn, eldest daughter
of the Earl of Roden, born on the 13th of December,
1818, and has issue three children. The deceased was
twenty-nine years of age. Mr. John Batten, undertaker,
of Rochester, was sent for, who made the coffin for the
deceased, and he was conveyed privately to London this
morning, and thence to Dublin, to be interred in the
family vault.
MANSLAUGHTER.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an
inquest at the London Hospital, on the body of Thomas
Spence, aged sixteen, a bricklayer's labourer. The cir-
cumstances of the youth's death were briefly given in this
journal on Saturday last in our report of the Lambeth-
street Police-court. They were recapitulated with some
important additions yesterday. It appeared that a per-
son named H. Burton, aged twenty, the keeper of a
toll-bar in Thomas-street, Whitechapel, has been for a
considerable time past subject to the gibes and practical
jokes of the boys in the neighbourhood, on account of a
curious squint in his eyes. On Friday last he was in
the toll-box reading Marryatt's "Poor Jack," when de-
ceased and another lad, drawing a truck, passed by, and
began calling Burton very annoying names. They also
threw pieces of rotten apples at him, and jerked their
truck, which had lime in it, in such a way, that particles
of that material flew into Burton's eyes. He then ran
after them, and with his fist struck deceased under his
right ear, and the latter fell. He got up, however, pulled
off his jacket and placed himself in a boxing attitude,
and whilst in the act of striking at Burton, he fell in-
sensible on the pavement. Immediately afterwards he
was conveyed to the hospital, in which he died in about
four hours after admission. Mr. J. Tyson, the house
surgeon, said the cause of death was extravasation of
blood on the brain, resulting either from a blow or a fall,
but more probably from the latter. The jury, after a
long consultation, returned a verdict of " Manslaughter
against Henry Burton."
CLEANING SILK.—The following directions for
cleaning silks are by one of the first Parisian dyers .
Half a pound of soft soap, a teaspoonful of brandy, and a
pint of gin ; mix all well together ; with a sponge or
flannel spread the mixture on each side of the silk with-
out creasing it ; wash it in two or three waters, and iron
it on the wrong side •, it will then look as good as new.
DESERTIONS.—The trustees of the poor of the parish
of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, have just offered a reward
of twenty guineas for the apprehension of twenty heads
of families who have deserted their wives and children,
thus leaving nearly one hundred individuals chargeable
to that parish. One of the deserters, James King, is
an ex-metropolitan policeman, the others are 44ostiy
weavers.
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that Sunday
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NATIONAL SWIMMING MATCHES
Yesterday the swimming matches under the superin-
tendence of the National Society for the promotion of
that healthful and necessary art, commenced on the Ser-
pentine River, Hyde-park. This Society was founded
by Mr. Strachan, of Westminster, on the Ist of January,
183 G, and is now under the patronage of several mem-
bers of the nobility and other distinguished individuals.
The matches brought about by it reflect much credit on
its promoters and supporters. Since the commencement
no less than 86 valuable prizes have been presented for
competition to swimming societies in various: parts of
England, Ireland, and Scotland. The weather yester-
day morning being exceedingly unpropitious, the attend-
ance was not numerous. At about half-past six o'clock
the first match commenced. On a signal being given
each time, the competitors plunged in the water simul-
taneously, and swam about 110 yards. The matches
will continue until Friday, which will be the grand day.
There was not a sufficient entry for the silver medals, in
consequence of the weather, but notwithstanding there
was an excellent morning's sport. The following is the
result as declared:—

SUBSCRIPTION PURSE.
William Shaw 1 Alexander Riddle
William Bone
William Bright ......... 3,john Kill();,ss 0
William Smith 4lThomas Riddle
This match was splendidly contested throughout, all
coming in pretty close together, and Shaw winning by
about a yard.

The second was rather an amateur match, being a
trial of strength between William Robinson, of Oxford
(champion of last year) ; George Pewtress, of London
(champion of the previous year) ; and four others. The
match was very well contested ; Pewtress came in first,
the rest well up.
At the conclusion of the latter match the sports were
brought to a close for the day, and adjourneditill this
morning. Several boats, together with those of the
Royal Humane Society, were in attendance in case of
any accident, &c.