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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,---This day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A LADIES' " COACHMAN IN TROUBLE.—henry
Hayes, a coachman, in the employ of Mr Trilider, of the
Eyre Arms, St. John'io.wood, was charged, before Mr
Knox, under the following circurattances :
Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, said that about half-past one
()clock that morning he saw a horse attached to a brougham
standing in Coventry-street. The prisoner was standing
in front of the horse,
a remarkably fine one, and holding
it by the bit. The prisoner then raised his foot and kicked
the horse several times on the shins, and afterwards on
the kneecaps. He asked the prisoner why he did so, and
he said the horse had fallen down and that he was punish-
ing it for it. As the prisoner was very drunk, and the
horse became restive in consequence of the kicks the pri-
soner had given it, and as the prisoner was about to strike
it with the whip, he attempted to take the whip from him,
when they had a struggle, in the course of which the whip
was broken. He then took the prisoner into custody, and
the horse and brougham were taken to the Greenyard.
In answer to Mr Knox,
the sergeant said the prisoner
was in the employ of a livery-stable keeper, at St. John's-
wood, and had taken some women to "Kate Hamilton's,'
and was waiting for them.
The prisoner said he took some "ladies' to "Kate's,"
and while doing so the horse slipped and broke one of the
shafts, and pitched him off the box, hurting his head. He
certainly kicked the horse, but he was excited at the time.
Islr Knox said the prisoner was a person totally unfit to
be entrusted with horses, and fined him 40s, or 14 days.

THA.MES-
A Christopher Windon, a rough and dirty-
looking 40 years of age, was brought before
moor
'charged with assaulting Mary Ann Nye.
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Partridge, RgliF
hineoofFemlipi:l fellow,
inant said she was an unfortunate girl, living
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at No. B,r t
George-in-the-East. The
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prson
was
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landlord. Devonshire-street, t
She,
came home this morning at
2 o'clock, and went into the room adjoining her own to
obtain a light of a young woman. The prisoner came into
the room, abused her, and used very filthy language- She
remonstrated with him, and he struck her twice on the
head with his fists. She went into his room to get out of
the way. He followed her. She took up the tongs from the
fireplace and threatened to cut him down if he did not leave
her alone. He said "Will you take up the tongs to hit
me ?" and she put them down again. He immediately took
up the tongs again and thrust the end of them into her left
eye, which inflamed it and caused it to be swollen, as it
now appeared. She went to her window overlooking the
street, and called out "Murder 1 " and "Police I
James Fry, a police-constable, No. 481 K, said he took
the prisoner into custody. The woman was in a very bad
state, and crying.
Mr Partridge—Do you know anything of the house ?
Witness—Yes. It ie a common brothel, and has been so
for years.
The Prisoner—Do you know anything of me ?
Witness—Yes, I do. You have been sentenced to three
months' hard labour for beating your wife. Last Friday
week—no, it was this day fortnight. You were beating
the girls in your licuss, and I was called upon to interfere.
Mr Partridge said the prisoner was a ruffian, and had
committed a very savage assault on the complainant. He
sentenced him to be imprisoned fcr three months, and kept
to hard labour.

A violent fire broke out a few days ago at Nasy
(Doubs), and in spite of the assistance which soon arrived
from all the neighbouring villages, speedily destroyed 21
houses, with a great quantity of farm produce. The loss is
estimated at 500,000 f. The Emperor, on hearing of the
disaster, sent immediately to the prefect a sum of 5,000 f. to
be distributed among the sufferers.
NEW ROYALTY THEATRE.--Mr John Brougham's
new piece of diablerie called " The Demon Lover,' and
the popular burlesque of " Jxion, or the Man at the Wheel,"
are still drawing crowded houses at this pretty little theatre.
'rho burlesque will be withdrawn after to-morrow (Satur-
day) to make way for Mr F. O. Thailand's extravaganz
which will be producol on Monday ovining.