The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-09 00:00:00

IN RE SMITH.

This bankrupt was a baker at Hackney, and this was a
meeting for last examination and discharge,
Mr W. R. Buchanan did not oppose for the assignees,
but Mr Brough, for several creditors, asked for a goods,
cash, and deficiency account, as the debts amounted to
£272 to unsecured creditors, and the whole of his property
had been made over to other creditors, but for valuable
consideration.
An adjournment was accordingly ordered.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This day.

MARLBOROUGU.STREET.

DISCHARGING FIREWORKS IN THE STREETS.—
Edward Buckingham, a young man, was charged before Mr
Tyrwhitt with discharging fireworks in the street.
Police-constable, 82 E, proved seeiag the defendant last
night discharging a squib in Warren-street, Fitzroy-square.
As soon as the defendant saw him
approaching he ran
away.

111 r Tyrwhitt said discharging fireworks was a mos
dangerous practice, and the defendant was old enough to
know better.

The defendant was fined ss.

E ST MINSTER.
UNPROVOKED ATTACK UP ON STRINGERS.—CharIes
East, a powerful fellow, was brought before Mr Arnold
charged with three most unprovoked assaults upon different
persons.

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Aldridge, a respectable-looking young man, said
that ho and a friend went last night into the Prince of
Wales' Tavern, Exeter. street' Chelsea, to get some refresh-
ment. Defendant, another man and a woman, were also in
the house, and one of theta dropped a key on the floor.
Complainant seeing the key
on the ground, and thinking
that he might have dropped it, felt in his pocket, and finding
his own safe, remarked aloud that it was singular the two
keys were so much alike, lie had no sooner done so than
defendant or the other man seized him, and held a hand
over his eyes, and when he endeavoured to remove this he
was struck by the defendant violently and followed with
great fury, when he endeavoured to escape. But for the
ill treated.
interference of others, he would have been most seriously

James Collins, an artisan perfect ly unconnected with
either party, said he was merely passing at the time, and
without any provocation was attacked and struck twice by
the defendant. _

William Goodyer said he was with Aldridge, and con-
firmed his statement as to the beginning of the attack.
There was nothing whatever done to provoke the defendant,
and when he attacked Aldridge witness merely endeavoured
to protect him from his fury Defendant struck witness
twice violently.
Mr Arneld—Had nothing whatever occurred except what
before defendant attacked
and so so was my friend.
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Mr Arnold—You are charged with committing three
perfectly unprovoked assaults upon strangers. It was not
to be permitted that persons wero to be knocked about with
impunity in this way, and I shall commit you for 6 weeks
to hard labour.
THAMES,

SAVAGE AssAlms—George Gilbert, a strange looking
man, about 40 years of age, with a large black beard and
moustache, was brought before Mr Paget charged wick
assaulting James Robert Duffield.
The complainant, whose mouth was cut and swollen, and
who could with diffieulty articulate, said he was doorkeeper
to Mr Sands, who kept a photographic shop on Tower-hill.
Last night a boy interfered with him and made a noise.
The boy also made an attempt to break up•some photo-
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stick
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ran after the boy, who fell. He
brdro it up and threw the
pieces over the railings into the ,Tower-moat. He had
no sooner done so than the prisoner stepped up
.and
struck him a violent blow on his mouth which aimed him
to stagger, and he bled profusely. A bystander said it was
a shame, and the prisoner immediately repeated the blow
and knocked him down. The people interfered and gave
the prisoner into custody.
In answer to questions by the magistrate, the com-
plainant said be did not ill use the boy, lle only threatened
him and broke his stick.
Mr Paget—By ill-using the complainant. You were
here on Monday for being drunk and incapable and I die-
' charged you. It is a pity I did co. If I had punished you
then you would not have been here now,
The prisoner said he had a wife and four children, and
was five miles away from home.
Mr Paget—That is no reason you should assault a man
on Tower-hill.
Tho prisoner said ho recollected a boy-raoh on Tower-hill,

but did not recollect striking any one. Ho lost all his money
on Saturday night.
Mr Paget said the prisoner was a drunken, violent, and
disorderly man, who saw a disturbance last night, and,
without provocation, struck a man in a brutal manner and
injured his lips. He sentenced the prisoner to be impri•
Boned li days and kept to hard labour.