The Sun. — 1844-10-29 (London, England)

QUEEN-SQUARE. those of the Princess under whose mild and affect Yesterday William Stariborough, a tall fashionablytionate rule we live are much the more amiable? dressed person, who drove up to the private entrance Elizabeth had to reform a rude age, and to prepare a of the Court in his gig, was charged with an assault people for greatness, and admirably she acquitted on John Puleston, a boy in the service of Messrs. herself of the task assigned her by Providence—Vic- Raekstraw and Atkinson, fishmongers, Victoria-road, toria has to rule a people far advanced in refinement Pimlico. The summons was directed to William and and in morals, and to continue them in the happy George Stanborough, of 6, Wilton-street, Grosvenorcourse of advancement by reflecting, with the added place, but the latter did not appear. lustre of the Crown, all their best accomplishments and Complainant said that he went on Tuesday evening highest virtues. If we are to estimate the merit of the by direction of his employers to Mr. Stanborough's, benefit conferred, by the required difficulty and sacri- No. 6, Wilton-street, to ask for a bill they owed. On fices, it is impossible to give a preference to either. knocking at the door it was opened by a young genQueen Elizabeth had many dangers and obstacles to tleman, and he had no sooner delivered his message contend with, but to minds of native force action is the than a man from the other side of the street came up highest gratification, and we may doubt whether to him, and with the assistance of the person who had Elizabeth would be as happy in an age like ours as opened the door, dragged him into the passage, and she was in her own rougher generation. Certain it thence to the parlour. They then asked him what he is that if she had not considerably modified her virago wanted ? and on his replying the amount that was habits, her exempte would be anything but conducive owing. defendant gave him a smack on the mouth, to the " domestic' comfort (we use the word in its which sent him backwards. Another of the party most limited sense) of the male division of her subjects then kicked him two or three times in the side, arid in the nineteenth century. Now, though undoubtedly the third struck him a violent blow on the shoulder it costs Victoria nothing to present the example of with a stick, and hurt him very much. Complainant wife and mother, which she does present, she, too, has then ran into the passage and called " Murder," and had trials as Queen, which must have cost more to a the three parties then opened the street-door and vigorous mind, like hers, to pass through than any kicked him out of the house. which ever confronted Elizabeth; and this, after all, Mr. BOND (to defendant)—Do you wish to ut is the great test of strength of understanding and of any question to the complainant ? Defendant—Yes, principle. We can all afford to be magnanimous when I wish to ask him whether he did not make a great it costs nothing; but when sacrifices are to be made, noise at the door. then we are fairly tried. Queen Victoria was called Complainant—No, I did not. I knocked and it upon by her people and her Parliament to make sacri- was opened to me directly, when I asked civilly for fices. We all regretted that they were sacrifices; but the the bill. safety of the empire demanded them, and the Queen Mr.