Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1866-02-03 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THURSDAY.—Before T. B. Essery, Esq., and S. Padley, Esq  Three lads, named David Harries, Thomas Neal, ond James Fowler, were brought up on remand, charged with having stolen three pocket knives, the property of Mr Thomas, ironmonger. The prosecutor did not press the case, and the defendants were therefore dismissed, with a sharp reprim and from the magistrates, and • caution to them and their parents against doing such things in future. Frewins as charged with having, on the 2ath ult., violently assaulted Thomas Morgan. Mr Morgan said that he was a shoemaker, residing in Backstreet, and the defendant lived in Quarry-street. On Monday night he wan called up and told that his son William was fighting with his brother John. Ile got up and went to his eon's house, intending to try to make peace between the brothers. When he got to the house he found the defends at and her husband standing at the doorway, and they prevented him going in. The defendant took an earthenware vessel and filled it with water four times, and threw it over him till he was quite wet. Ills took up a done and told her that if she did that again he would throw the stone at her. She did du it again, and he then threw the stone down by her side. The defendant then went into the street, took up a stone and threw it at him; the stone struck him on the arm, tearing the sleeve of his shirt, and bruising bin The defendant said that the complainant's son, John Morgan, was lodging in her house, and on the day in question lie was beating his wife, who was crying out Murder!" and she went to separate them. The coraplainant came up and interfered in the quarrel, called her very bad names, threw a brick at her, and struck her on the arm, and pulled her about before she did anything to him. Under these circumstances the magistrates dismissed the ease, at the same time saying that they did not impute to the complainant any intentional misstatement. Margaret Brian and Margaret Sullivan, two Irish girls, about twelve years of age, were brought up charged with having stolen a quantity of coal. P.c, Brown deposed that he saw the defendants carrying away a quantity of coal, which they bad taken out of a barge. Mr Ace, the prosecutor, said he did not wish to press the charge, but as there wan a common impression that  , \! N  persons had a right to any coal which was left at the bottom of a barge after it had been emptied, he wished this to be set right.—The defendants were dismissed, with a caution that they had no right to act as they had, and if they did it again they would be punished. Fanny Thompson, a little girl, a domestic-servant in the employ of Mr Palmer, draper, of Castle-street, was summoned by Mr W. Crapper for throwing offensive matter in the street, viz., at the back of his prvtuises. Mr Crapper deposed that he had repeatedly complained both to Mr Palmer and the defendant, as to this nuisance, but as it continued he had no other means Int to sums mono the defendant as the one who hod so deposited the offensive matter upon his premises. The case was then formally proved, after which Mr Crapper raid he had no desire to press for punishment—he would withdraw the case. The magistrates therefore only ordered the defendant to pay costs. Defendant said she had no money with which to pay, and as Mr Palmer, her employer, refused to do so, Mr Crapper said that rather than so young a girl should go to prison he would pny the costs himself, which he did, the Clerk, under the circumstances, kindly foregoing part of his fees.