The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-17 00:00:00

ASSAULT ON THOMAS WINSLOW:

Thomas Winslow, whose name is so familiar to the
public for the last two or three months, charged a
young man named Patrick O'Hara with having assaulted
him. Police-offieer 760 said, at a quarter to one this
Morning the prisoner was given in charge by Thomas
Winslow, for haring assaulted him at his eating-house in
Vauxhallsroad. The complainant said : This man struck and
kicked me at my house. Mr. Raffles : What did he do that
for Witness: He Was in the house making a disturbance,
and I opened the door and told him to go out, when he struck
and kicked the: Mr. Raffles (to Prisoner) : What have you to
say to this charge Prisoner : I was going home last night
and met a friend, and we *bent into this man's house to have
some supper. In a partition next ass there were two men
making a great noise, and then that man came and said it was
me, and showed me out. I did not strike or Ida him, and his
wife can tell the same. Witness : I have no wife. Prisoner .
Well, the woman who was there at the time. The bridervell-
keeper said a man came to the station, and said he saw the
assault. That man was sent for, but he could not be found ;
and Mr. Raffles said he was satisfied about 'the assault, and
fined the prisoner 10s, or 14 days' imprisonment.
(Before Mears. ATKIN, Boorat, and IlurcatsoN.)
PUBLICANS' AND BEEESELLERS' CASES.
The hearing of the' charge asainst Mr. William Armroyd for
permitting drunkenness upon his premises, was resumed on
Saturday. It will be remembered that the case was adjourned
in consequence of a statement of Mr. Cobb (who appeared for
Armroyd), to the effect that he could call witnesses who would
prove that the police-officers had not told the truth, and that
the men were not drunk. In support of this statement several
parties were called, and, among others, the barmaid. Her
evidence was to the effect that there had been a private party
at the house on the night in question, and that the older guests
were invited up stairs to stay after the others were gone. None
of them were drunk, and very little spirits were drawn. Some
of the officers who were at the police-station when two of the
guests went there, said they were very far, gone in drink.
Previous to the hearing of this evidence, a conversation took
place between Mr. Cobb and Mr. Aikin, with reference to the
right of the magistrates to insist upon having the evidence of
the officers of the station. Mr. Cobb contended that they
ought not to be called, as it would be equivalent to the pro-
secution calling contradictory evidence. Mr. Aikin thought
that as Mr. Cobb had adjourned the case from the previous day
to call these witnesses, they should be called. The magistrates,
after a short consultation, said that although they did not
think Mr. Cobb had proved the policemen were swearing falsely,
still as there had been a patty in the house, they would dismiss
the case. Mr. Cobh : That is all ask for, sir.

DESTRUCTIVEI FIRE AT WHITECHAPEL. --- Last

Thursday night, shortly before eleven o'clock, an alarm-
ing and destructive fire broke out on the premises of
Mr. Norman, picture frame dealer, of No. 2.53, White-
chapel-road, which resulted in the destruction of the
upper portion of the building, and the contents of the
several rooms.
TRoors FOR INDIA.—The Hon. Council for India
having taken up the Barham, about 800 tons, for the
conveyance of troops, the ship dropped down to Graves-
end on Wednesday, and was inspected by the staff
officer from Chatham. The vessel is fitted out with
every care and attention to the wants and comforts of
the troops. On Thursday morning the troops from the
depot at Warley arrived at Tilbury 'Fort, by train, to
the number of 269 men, including officers, Indian engi-
neers, artillery, cavalry, and infantry. Driring the day
the whole of them embarked with their luggage. The
ship sails for Calcutta direct.