The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-29 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Mr. 77Lootas De Castro, a merchant, carrying on business
in Gracechurch-street, appeared to answer a summon,
which charged him with assaulting William Borden, re-
siding at 50, Addison-road North.
Mr. Wontner, jon., prosecuted; and Mr. Sleigh, har-
,
Aster conducted thedefenoe.
. .

Thi complainant was a clerk in the employment of
Messrs. De Castro, and on the 20th November a dispute
took place with regard to • mistake in a document of some
importance written by the complainant. The defendant
accused him of making the mistake, but the complainant
replied that it was an lynx as the part of Mr.
John De Castro, who dictated the document. Mr.
De Castro said he would rather believe his bro-
ther than Lim (complainant). On this complainant ob-
served that he was not in the habit of telling lies, and
thereupon the defendant told him to leave the office. and
called him a vagabond. Complainant said, " You
are a most insulting person." Defendant then struck
him a violent blow on the nose, causing it to bleed. Com-
plainant struck beak, and Mr. De Castro next took up •
poker, obliging the complainant to defend himseU with •
ruler. At this point the complainant endeavoured to leave
the office, when the defendant took up • pewter inkstand
which he aimed at his opponent's head ; but, instead of
doing so, it struck against the wall. A stand-up fight
next appeared to have taken place, but the melee was op-
portunely brought to • close by the arrival of a gentleman
OD business._

The oomplaiaant•e evidence was corroborated in every
particular by Mr. Gray, a fellow-clerk.
In croes-examination it was elicited that the complainant
had been in the eervice of Meson. De Castro for two and a
half years, and that in the beginning of this month the
defendant advanced him his salary up to the end of De-
cember, on his representing that he was in pecuniary
difficulties.

At this stage Mr. Sleigh applied for a postponement of
the case, in order that Mr. De Castro might take out a
moss summons against the complainant, but Sir Robert
Carden refused to accede to the application, and remarked
that the defendant had been clearly convicted of a violent
assault, the complainant's evidence having been substan-
tiated in every reapect by another clerk, who, it would
reasonably have been supposed, would have riven evidence
in his master's favour rather than against him if be could
have done so. He had no doubt that Mr. 1). Castro lost
his temper in the filet instance, and conducted himself in
a very improper manner. The assault, as he had said,
was clearly proved, and he should therefore inflict a penalty
of 3/. and costa. _

The fine was paid.
GUILDHALL

Terence Donates, who gave big address 36, Greenhill.
rents, Smithfield-bars, end John Underwood, who lived at
19, Bridgewater-place, Barbican, were placed at the bar,
before AAllddermen Causton, charged with violently essaalt-
big two cabmen.
John Bennett, 294, said the previous night, about nine
o'clock, Donavon was drunk, and Underwood was with
him, in Farringdon-street. He heard an alteration on
the cab-rank, and heard Waldron, a cabman, say to the
prisoners, "Go away, you are drunk ; I want to have
nothing to do with you." He then saw Donavon strike
Waldron, and Underwood strike Fownes, another cabman,
knocking him down, and while on the ground kicking him
in the face. He took Donavon into castody, but Under-
wood escaped, and he captured him afterwards.
A. F. Waldron said the two prisoners came to his cab,
and wanted to get into it, but as they were drunk be