The Sun. — 1846-10-03 (London, England)

CLERKEN WELL.---(THIS DAY.) Joseph C/aytor. was charged with using threats of a very violent aaturo towards Mr. H. Benjamin, and assaulting his wife. From the evidence of Mr. Benjamin it appeared, that he was the foreman of a jury before which the prisoner was convicted at the Old Beiley, when he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment; and since his release he has been in the habit of using the most ferocious threats towards Mr. Benjamin ; and a like system of annoyance has been followed by a number of the prisoner's companions, from the neighbourhood of Field-lane, Westccurt, and Saffron-hill. This morning he entered Mr. Benjamin's shop, when he said to him " You are the - who gave me three months, but I will have it out of you," The prosecutor then attempted to call a constable, but the prisoner swore he should not leave the shop until he gave him 4d. for a pot of beer ; and Mrs. Benjamin entering the shop at the moment he ran at her and struck her two or three violent blows on the breast. A. constable arriving, he was then given into custody. The evidence of four constables, whose united efforts were required to tie the prisoner on a stretcher before they could convey him to the station house, showed that he had used the most excessive and brutal violence towards them, kicking and biting like a maniac. Mr. Comm said there were few offences that he should feel more inclined to punish with severity than that of attempting to threaten or intimidate a juror. Ife should sentence the prisoner to pay a fine 0f54, or in default be imprisoned with hard labour for two months; for the assault on the police he should commit him, without line, for one month with hard labour; and at the expiration of those two terms of imprisonment he must find bail to be of good behaviour for three months.  ALARMING FlRE.—YeSter ________ ____ the seat of Viscount Gapy Milling, Tirle Place, na da l escaped b pletely destr.yed. At ahoutrrow y four o'clock theein ing matcomes were alarmed by a cry of " Fire !" which, by the most strenuous efroils, they succeeded, after a few hours, in extinguishing, with only the loss of two or three rooms. The exertions of the sons of the Noble Viscount (who was himself absent), were beyond all praise, and they were greatly assisted by the villagers, servants, and ladies of the family, who carried buckets of water in the most indefatigable manner, and displayed the utmost courage and presence of mind. The fire originated (by what means no nne is ably to discover) in the Viscountess Gagf2s bedroom. DREADFUL MURDER AND SurcinE.—A dreadful murder of ~,, woman and child, with the suicide of the perpetrator of the deed, took place on WeduesdP.,y morning, ?.t Eltham, Kent. The coroner los:, no time in issuing his warrant for summoning :a 'jury, and early in the afternoon the inquiry was Pzme into, by which it *appeared that Sharruck Ruda Bragg, a bricklayer, had murdered his wife and child, by beating them over the temples with a hammer, and afterwards cut his own throat. When the deed became known the man was dead, but the woman and child, though totally senseless, still breathed. The child, aged five years, died about two hours after the discovery was made; but the woman lingered till about ten o'clock, when death put a period to her existence. When discovered, an infant, aged ifour months, was found by the side of the woman, unexnjured. Fist on the rom the evidence adduced, no doubt could question as to the man at the time being insane, and verdicis to that effect were accordingly returned.