The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-14 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.
DTAITAZATE ASSAULT ON A LICENSED TICTUALLZIL
.idea m nii ray was eh+. .4.ed before Mr. Barker with
assaulting Mr. Price, the proprietor of the Prince al Wales
tivero, Caledonian-road, sod also with breaking a window.
Mr. :urge Price said he was the proprietor of Price's
.Muile Hall, Caledonian-road. Last night the prisoner and
two of h iscompacioas were in the hall speaking rather loudly,
sIA .4 ben asked by the chairman to be silent they refused.
Ttiev ultimately demisted, and who:tithe performances were
over the prisoner again made a distnrbance and became very
abusive, and the waiter was proceeding to put him out when
the prisoner struck hint. He (witness) went to the waiter's
assistance, and then the prisoner struck him in the face
desperate blow, and if he had not moved hastily away he
would have received a dreadful black eye. With assistance
he got the prisoner outside and shut the door ; and directly
afterwards one of the windows was broken. The prisoner
was brought back, and he gave him into custody. As it
was hie wish and determination to ca-ry on his bosinees
respectably, he wished to have the prisoner punished as an
example to others. The damage done weeds.
Iv Mr. Hooper, of Bindeld-street, Caledonian-road, said
that he was at Price's Music Hall, last evening, and heard
the prisoner making a diatartavaco. As soon as the prisoner
was ejected from the house he heard one of the windows
smash, and saw a stone coins through. He went after the
prisoner and asked him why he had 'broken the window. He
at once denied the charge, but afterwards said he had
broken the window, and offered to pay for it. He also
offered to do the same at the police-station.
The prisoner denied that be made a disturbance in the
concert room, and said that he only struck the complainant
after he had torn his coat. _
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Mr. Price denied ihat he had torn the peaonces coat.
Mr. Barker ordered the prisoner to pay 9s. the dams"
and 10c. or in default 10 days imprisonment in the Home
of correction. The defendant was lock( lup in default.

ILt RLBOROUGH437'REET.

A XERCHANT CHARGED WITH AHIAULTING THE POLICE.
Mr. William Phelan, a tall powei:al-looking man, de.
F Iribed ea a mareltaat, a(Natmoodjbat staying in l
street, Oavetylialvaquare was charged baton liturr‘ Knox,
with tie followi!g ewlent oaadyet :

Pollostoustabl; Charles Walker, 62 E, said that on the
previous night at s late boar the defendant was tuicied out
of s publichonee by the landlord, whom he araciitcd. See-
ing the defendant was drunk, sad as he was creating a
great disturbance and causing ► large crowd of par-
sons to assemble, he (Walker) with the mai/tame
ofd Sergeant Outing took him into custody, whoa
be struck him ( Walker) oa the head and on the
breast, causing him still to feel great pain, and elm
attack Sergeant Outing. While on the way to the station
the defendant turned round, sad gave a fennel° who was
following him, and who he (Welter) bel'eved was the de-
fendent's wife, ► tremendous blow on the head, knocking
her down. At the station the defendant continued his
violent heha loin-, end struck Inspector Gsrforth, who took
the charge, but was unable to attend.
Defeedant. after stating that the female was not Lis wife,
attacked her character in a vary unmanly winner, sod con-
cluded by saying that if he had hurt the meltable he woe
very sorry, sad hoped the existable would forgive him.
Mr. Knox made some severe remarks on the defendant's
conduct, and lined him 61. or a mouth.
The defendant left the dock exclaiming—l have got no
moody, and for God's sake don't send me to prison.