The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-13 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—Henry Oliver,
a painter, was charged before Mr Selfe, with violently
assaulting Constables Leonard 57 B, and Archer, 97 B.
The evidence of 57 B, showed that about 12 o'clock last
night the constables were on d uty at Knightsbridge, when
they saw a crowd collected. The prisoner, who wao drunk,
was quarrelling with another man. Witness endeavoured
to induce him to go away. As he refused, and he was
causing a great disturbance, witness told him that if he
did not go away he should be obliged to take him to the
station. He then threw himself on the pavement and
kicked about. At this time witness's sergeant came up
and assisted him (witness) to take him to the station-
house. After they had got a short distance the prisoner
again:flung himself down, when the mob rushed upon
witness and the sergeant and kicked them. Another con-
stable then came up, when the prisoner, after much trouble,
was overcome.
Archer, 97 B, corroborated the evidence, and added that
the stretcher had to be sent for, and that the prisoner had
to be fastened to it. He was then quietly taken to the
station house.
The prisoner said he was very sorry for what he had
brie, and that he was very drunk, or the assault would not
have happened. He had been previously assaulted by one
of the mob, and was defending himself when the constable
came up. He was very sorry, and it was the first time he
had been in custody.

The prisoner was fined 155., or, in default, 14 days in the
House of Correction.

THAMES.

A COWARDLY SCOUNDREL.—James Buckley, a tall
young man, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Elliot
charged with assaulting Mrs. Emily Wheeler, a married
woman, of No. 2, Upper Grove-street, Commercial-road,
East.

The complainant, a very respectable young woman, said
she was passing along the Commercial-road, on Saturday
night soon after 9 o'clock, when she met the prisoner, who
suddenly threw his arms over her and held her fast. She
screamed aloud for help, and he threw her down, hit her
on the back, and kicked her. When she remonstrated with
him he called her a prostitute and other bad names. A.
policeman came up and he was given into custody.
The prisoner--I did not strike you.
Complainant—Yes, you did.
The prisoner—Where and how ?
Complainant—You hit me with your fist on the back.
Charles Denton, a police constable, No. 266 H, stated
that on Saturday night at half-past 9 o'clock he saw the
prisoner lying on the footpath and struggling with several
-Is who were trying to keep him down. He took the
perm.
prisoner into custody.
The pil;•orrer, in defence, said he had never been in a
plenty
of witu,gses to character. He would also call a
_court j:efore. He was a respectable young man. He
police-court a funcmt on Saturday and got drunk.
went He could
call
police-constable who would speak very highly of him.
Mr Elliott—I fine Yog 10s., and in default 10 days
imprisonment.
The money was paid.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

LONDON, June 11.—Wind this day at noon—South-
West; moderate breeze and fine weather.
(BY MAGNETIC TELI:GRAPH.) _ _

Arrived, June 12— GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Diana, from Amsterdam—Jora, from
St. Lucia—Tuhicon' from Manilla—Arcalia and Melita,
from Jamaica—James Holmes, from Barb.adoes—Auto-
-matia, from Cuxhaven—Theresa, from Antwerp, Anta,
from Jamaica—Najaden' from Boston—Freya, teom Fred-
rickstadt—Cashmere, from Nelson—Marietta, froro Copen-
hagen—Fidlitas, from Villa Vista—Ganges, from Deme-
rara—Chili, from Singapore.
Arrived, June 13--Countess of Lansdale, from Flan-
burg—New Express, from Sines—Adriatic, from New York
—Alster, from Nordkoping—Monarch, from Bruges—
Mary Russell, from Colcmbo.
Sailed, June 12—Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, and
Ocean Nymph, for Hudson's Bay—Merchantman, for New
Zealand."
DEAL,Monday M.
Passed—Jane Innis, for Taganrog— MBermuda ferornin P.gworto
Rico, both from London—Kersage, Americanman-ofar /
from east for west.

AFRICAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY.--The directors
of this company have issued their report, which is
to be presented at the ensuing half-yearly meeting. Alter
making a reserve for depreciation, defraying all expenses of
navigating and maintaining the ships, insurance, and re-
pairs, discharging the cost of the intercolonial service, and
augmenting the boiler and repair account funds, there
terrains a balance of £4,955 4s 10d, to the credit of the
revenue account—out of which the directors recommend
the payment of a dividend of 8s per share, free of income
per annum on the company's capital.
This
tax, for the half year ending 30th April last, being at the
rate of a
mpeernt willeent absorb £4,403 4s, and leave £562 Os 10d
p 8 y
to be carried over, to next half year's accounts.
A GERMAN SHAKSPERE SOCIETY, with its centre
in Weimar, has been established by Messrs. Ulrici,
Dingelstedt,Oechelhauser, Bodenstedt, Eckardt, Gottschall,
Lemcke, Leo and Marshall. The object of the
Society is to illustrate the Poet's text, and to spread a
knowledge of his poetry among German readers.