The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-20 00:00:00

Mr Selfe—Did you know anything of the prisoner?

Complainant—Not the least. The young woman whom
he attacked in the way I have described was also a stranger
to him. The police came up shortly after he had knocked
me down, and took him into custody, but not before he had
ill-treated an old man who interfered in my behalf. He
knocked him down and hurt him very much.

Edward Geary said he saw the defendant attacking the
young woman in the manner described, after which he
followed her into the shop. When he had been there a
short time he rushed upon witness, pushed him down, and
hurt him very much. The consequence was that he was
unable to walk through lameness.

Defendant said he was drunk and did not know what had
()centred. He must have mistaken the young woman for
some one else.

Mr Selfe—Drunkenness is a miserable excuse for such
misconduct as yours. You are committed for six weeks.

THAMES.

"UNSEEN" LANGUAGE AND NIGHT DUTY HATS.—
Daniel Welch; a
,labourer, • Vai brought before Mr Par-
tridge, charged with assaulthig Thomas Banns, a police
constable, No 246 K. • .

The police constable stated that on
_Saturday, night at
half-past one o'Clock—

. .
Mr Partridge—You mean Sunday morning'
Witness—Yes, sir, the prisoners and others were creating
a disturbance and using the most unseen language. (A
laugh.)
Mr Partridge—What language?

Witness unseen language. (Continued laughter.) I
told them to move on, and they would not do so. The
prisoner pitched into me and struck me in the face. He
also knocked my hat off.
Mr Partridge—Was the hat damaged ?
Witness—Yes, sir; it was damaged.
Inspector Griffin, of the K division, here asked the con-
stable if it was not a night duty hat ?
Witness—Yes, sir; it is.
Inspector Griffin—You must not put any damage on a
night duty hat.
Mr Partridge fined the prisoner 10s, which ha paid.

ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.--John and Honors Murphy,
man and wife, were charged before Mr Partridge with
violently assaulting Police-constable Button, 359 K, who
was in great pain.
The prisoners, who had been to an Irish funeral yester-
day, got drunk, and began quarrelling with the mourners,
who were not merry or melancholy ones, but very noisy
ones. Returning home last night a quarrel and fight en-
sued, Button made an effort to suppress this most disgraceful
riot on a Sunday night and was furiously beaten. The
woman seized him by the hair of his head, and the male
prisoner gave the constable a very dangerous kick
and disabled him. Mr. Poole, a pawnbroker, who sprung
the constable's rattle, and Mr. William Clark, a blacksmith,
lent their assistance, and William Carson, 175 K, came up
and took the prisoners into custody. John Murphy at-
tempted to bite Carson several times.
Mr Partridge said this was the moat disgraceful outrage
he had ever heard of. The only excuse was drunkenness.
He considered that an aggravation of the offence. The male
prisoner had acted like a savage, and his conduct was most
disgraceful and cowardly. The constable used no violence,
and in the first instance was doing his duty in the most
proper manner, and afterwards behaved discreetly and with-
out intemperance. He sentenced John Murphy to two
months' imprisonment and hard labour, to pay Sc for the
policeman's coat and 2s 61 for the trousers he had torn,
and 2s 6d for the policeman's night duty hat, which was
lost. The female prisoner, who was a drunken, ill.condi-
tioned woman, was to find bail to keep the peace for twelve
months.

SONTAG'S RETURN TO DIE STAGE.—AII had
felt that it must be a marvel, if, after more than
20 years, this gifted prima donna could return with her
powers unimpaired. Yettthe marvel was here—an unques-
tionable fact. Her voice was" as fresh, pure, and beauti-
ful as ever." Madame Sontag brought back an artistic
skill, matured and perfected by the continued study
which, since her retirement, had been to her a labour
of love. The beauty which had exercised so great
a fascination over an elder generation was, strange
to say, but little changed. It was remodelled
rather than effaced, whilst the figure seemed almost
untouched by time. The pleasing contour of the face, the
beaming and expressive eye, and, above all, the winning
smile which tormer'y Lad stolen away so many hearts, were
all there. Men declared that with the most clear and
searching of opera-glasses they could not give her more than
five and twenty. She was, in tr4h, a living marvel! And,
more strange than all, the Sontag who had been deemed by
a former generation somewhat deficient as an actress (al-
though the most exquisite of soprano singers), was discovered
to have warmth, animation, expression, even power, &s a
dramatic artist I The fascination or her histrionic talent
came to be as great as that of her faultless execution.—
Lumley' s Reminiscences of the Opera.

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK,

ITALY.

TURIN, June 18.—In the Chamber of Deputies
the first articles of the bill on disputed administra-
tive affairs were voted. The Senate had terminated
the discus ion on the Land Assessment Bill. 'The
Stampa denies the sta'ernent that Gen. Longoni has
!eft for Tunis, and that tiovs are under orders to
embark for that country.

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK.

TATTERSALL'S—This Evening

NORTIII73iI3EP.LAND PLATE.
6to 1 agst Sir Roger (taken)
Bto 1 agst Borealis (taken)
10 to 1 agst Honest John (taken)
100 to 9 agst Limosino (taken)
100 to 8 agst Alice (taken)
100 to 8 agst Found Again (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agst Lady de Trafford (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Cader Ou (offered)

THE DERBY.
Bto 1 agst Liddington (offered)
20 to 1 agst Zambesi (taken)
20 to 1 agst The Duke (taken)
25 to 1 agst Ostregor (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken)
40 to 1 agst Dilly Dally (taken)
45 to 1 agst Olmar (taken)
50 to 1 agst Grappler (taken)
50 to 1 agst Subtlety (taken)
50 to 1 agst Brown Dayrell (taken)
60 to 1 agst Reinfrid (taken)
2000 to 25 agst Van Dunck (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Sortie colt (taken)
50 to 1 agst Gladiator (taken)
10 to 1 agst Mr Naylor's lot (taken)

ST. LEGER.
3to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken and offered)
7 to 2 agst General Peel (taken and offered)
stc 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Baragah (taken)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening,
This being the anniversary of her Majesty's accession to
the throne, their lordships did not assemble.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening,
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (No 1)—
Dublin and Baltinglass J unction Railway—Monkland
Railways—Railway Passengers' Assurance Company—
Shrewsbury Bridges—Simpson's Asylum—Southam Rail-
way—Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (New
Lines)—Llanelly Railwayand Dock Company (No. 2) (New
Line)—Pembroke and Tenby Railway—Rhymney Railway
(Cardiff to Caerphilly, &c.)—Rhymney Railway (Exten-
sions)—and St. Helens Canal and Railway Bill.