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

WESTMINSTER.

VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE POLICE,—Henry Oliver,
a painter, was oharged 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 duty at Knightsbridge, when
they saw a crowd collected. The prisoner, who wee 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 an d
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
sine, 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.
Tie prisoner—l did not strike you.

Comp.lainant—Yes, yon did.
The prisoner—Where and how
Complaintwt—You hit me with your fist on the back.
Charles Dent.'n, 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
persons who were trying to keep him down. He took the
prisoner into custody.
The prisoner, in defence, said he hadhig neverfyauolft
hblieome n.
days
nysa
police-court before. He was a respectable young man. He
went to a funeral on Saturday and got drunk. He
„could
call plenty of witneeses to charaotor, He
would also call a
police-
Elliott
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attewfihnoewyouould sipoesa.,k :nerd in default
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imprisonment.
The money was paid.

sHIIVING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

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

GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, June 12—Diana, from Amsterdam—Jora, from
St. Lucia—Tuhicon, from Manilla—Arcadia and Melita,
from Jamaica—James Holmes, from Barbadoes—Auto-
matia, from Cuxhaven—Theresa, from Antwerp, Anta,
from Jamaica—Naj
aden, from Boston—Freya, from Fred-
rickstadt—Cashmere, from Nelson—Marietta, from Copen-
hagen—Fidlltas, from Villa Vista—Ganges, from Deme-
rara—Chili, from Singapore.
Arrived, June 13—Countess of Lonadale, from Ham-
burg—New Express, from Sines—Adriatic, from New York
—Alster, from Nordkoping—Monarch, from Bruges—
Mary Russell, from Colembo.
Sailed, June 12—Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, and
Ocean Nymph, for Hudson's erchantman, for New
Zealand,
DEAL, Monday Morning.
to
Passed—Jane Innis, for Taganrog—Bermuda fcr
Rico, both from London —Kersage, American man-of-war,
from east for west.

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AFRICAN STEAM SHIP CoMPANY.---The directors
of this company have issued their report, which is
to be presented at the ensuing half-yearly meeting. After
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
remains a balance of £4,955 4s 10d, to the credit of the
revenue account—out of which the directors recommend
andecompany's
Os 10d
the payment of a dividend of 8s per share, free of income
tax, for the half year ending 30th April last, being at the
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apbesrorabnnzin2,4o3 48 on t:h leave patl
£s62y's capital.
to be carried over to next half year's accounts.
A GERMAN SUAKSPERE SOCIETY, With
its centre
in Weimar, has been established by Messrs. Ulrici,
Dingelstedt,Oechelbauser, Bodenstedt, Eckardt, Gottschall,
Koeter, 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.