The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-16 00:00:00

IN RE PEARiON.-IN RE PIZEY.

On a former occasion it was sta' el that his Honour would
deliver his judgment in these cases on the 21st inst., but
it has since been arranged that, for the convenience of all
parties, the judgment shall be given on Saturday, the 23d.
(Before Mr. Register Roche.)
A meeting for choice of assignees was held in the matter of
Mr. Edwards, a solicitor, of St. Swithin's-lane.
Mr. Chedley appeared for the petitioning creditors.
Messrs. Thornton and Mr. Cooke, of George-street, Man-
sion-house, were chosen assignees.
The debts are stated at £2,000, assets not ascertained, but
expected to be large.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

MURDEROUS ATTACK ON A CONSTABLE AT TILE STA-
TION.--Robert Allen, a low looking fellow who nightly
hangs about the Haymarket, was charged with being drunk
and disorderly, and he was further charged with assaulting
James Paice, 315 A, at the Vine-street Police Station.
Pities said—About one o'clock this morning I saw a
large crowd of persons outside the Royal Standard public
house in Piccadilly. On going to see the cause I found the
prisoner drunk and running abut like a madman. I
stopped him, and told him he had better go away, and as
he refused I took him to the Vine-street station At the
station he struck me a violent blow in the face, and making
use of the vilest language, said he would be hanged for me.
This morning, while leaving him in the reserve room, he
aimed a desperate blow at my face with a piece of iron taken
from the cell, and which he had secreted up his sleeve.
Sergeant Cole, C division—About half-past 9 this morn-
ing I was at the Vine-street station, and saw the prisoner
pass from the cell into the reserve room. Noticing some •
thing up his sleeve I kept my eye upon him. Directly
afterwards I saw the prisoner aim a blow at Paice's face
with a piece of iron. I immediately seized the prisoner,
and threw him on his back, and took the piece of iron from
hire, the prisoner exclaiming "Now., I'll kill the —.'
Mr. Knox—How near was the piece of iron to the con-
stable's face.
Cole—lt was not more than three inches from it, and had
the blow taken effec:, the constable wculd have been dan-
gerously injured—the blow being aimed at his eye.
Mr. Knox—Where was the piece of iron taken from ?,
Cole--It is part of the iron work of the warm air appa-
ratus of the cell. I saw it safe a few minutes before, and
afterwards missed it,
Prisoner—l was not drunk, and it was done because I
would not take some beer to the constable one day. He
said he would servo me out for it. He also swore at me.
Mr. Knox—l do not believe a word of what you say, and
you may think yourself fortunate you are not here on a
more serious charge. You might have killed the constable,
and had you done so you would have gone to the Old
Bailey for murder. It was a lucky thing for you that
Sergeant Cole saw you at the time.
Inspector Bowles gave Paice an excellent character-
Mr. Knox—l have always observed that his conduct has
been particularly good, and I don't believe ho threatened
or swore at the prisoner at all. I shall fine the prisoner
405., or a month for his drunk and disorderly conduct;
commit him for a month for the assault on the officer last
night; and for another month for the assault with the
piece of iron—three months in all.