The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

RE SHAW.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

UNPROVOKED AND WANTON ASSAULT.—Wm. Jackson;

a baker, was charged with the following unprovoked
assault on Mr. C. Carter, brass founder and gas fitter,
11, Grove place, Session-grove.

Mr. Carter said that he went into the White Bear Tavern,
Piccadilly, yesterday evening to wait fora customer, and to
have a glass 9f ale. The prisoner was having an altercation
with two persons, and to avoid him and to have his ale
undisturbed he moved his glass away from the place where
the barman had put it. No sooner had he done so than the
prisoner,without the slightest provocation, sti uck him across

the eye a violent blow with a thick heavy stick. He bled
a great deal, arid called " Police," and on the prisoner run-
ning away pursued him and brought him back to the house,
and then gave him into custody.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Mr. Carter said he feared the
sight of the eye would be injured, such was the violence of
the blow.

The stick, a formidable weapon, was shown to the magic
trate,

Prisoner said that two persons had annoyed him, and he
was sorry for what he had done,

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had heard a great many wanton
assaults, but none more wanton than the one the prisoner
was charged with. He should fine the prisoner 40s. or a
month, and would use his utmost endeavours to put a stop
to such violent and unprovoked assaults.

CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS,--Mr. D. S.
Willard, of the Green Dragon publichouse, Greek. street,
Soho, attended before Mr. Tyrwhitt to answer the com-
plaint of Inspector Draper, of the C Division, of permitting
gaming in his house.

Inspector Draper proved visiting the defendant's house
in company with Dawson, 301 A, and in a room on the
first floor, seeing eight men playing at cards, four at each

table. The men at one table said they were only playing
for a drop of drink. On the other table there was some

money, and one of the men handing some to another man,
said "Here's your 4d," On speaking to the defendant

about the card playing, he said " Oh, yes, they occasionally
play at cards of an evening for a drop of drink."
The defendant said the were only playing for beer.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s. and costs, and
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said the fine would be much heavier if he offended again.

THAMES.

EXTENSIVE BURGLARY.—Thomas Macarthy, aged 48,
was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a
quantity of canvas, valued at £l2O, the property of Mr.
Duke, of Lower Smithfield.
The prisoner is well known to the police. This case has
baffled their vigilance for three months, owing to the con•
duct of certain parties who have compromised alelony. It
was known to the police that the prisoner had sold the
canvas to Mr. Peter Tatham, of No. 92, Leman-street,
Whitechapel, opposite the station house of the division.
Yesterday the prisonor was apprehended by Porter
William Dunaway, a policeman of the H division, and one
of the most valuable detectives in the force. Dunaway
had been long on his track, and he said he should have
conclusive evidence against the prisoner.
'rattan was called, and proved the purchase of the stolen
canvas of the prisoner on the 10th of December. All the
canvas had been since restored to the prosecutor with the
exception of one butt.

The witness underwent a long cross-examination by the
prisoner, who corarnenced every question with the words
by virtue of your oath. The prisoner attempted to show that
Tattan knew the property was stolen when he purchased it
within a few hours after the burglary. Tattan denied that he
knew the canvas was stolen. He did not tell the prisoner
to leave the canvas at his warehouse in Christian-street,
Spitalfields, at seven in the morning. He paid for the can-
vas in two cheques—one for £3O, the other for £46 15s.
The £3O cheque was cashed, not the other. He did not
know the canvas was stolen for fourteen or fifteen days, and
not until Mr. Duke call3d upon him. He submitted to the
whole loss to save his credit. He began business with a
shilling. The witness was then questioned about money
payments to the prisoners wife. He thought, as he had
only began business five years ago with a shilling, he had
better lose MO than his credit.

Mr. Paget thought it right to tell the prisoner the ques-
tions he had put would go Jar to commit him.
The prisoner, in spite of this intimation, put leading
questions to the witness, and repeatedly said, "By virtue
of your oath, did you not know the canvas was stolen when
you bought it of me ?"

Tattin said he did not, although printed lists were posted
opposite his house announcing the burglary, and giving a
description of the property.

Gorge Macdonald, waggoner to Mr. Richard Duke, said
his master's premises were broken into and the canvas stolen
on the night of the 9th December, or early on the morning
of the following day.
Dunaway asked for a remand.
Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week.

DEATH OF A COLONIAL JOURNALIST.--Mr.
Charles John Fairfax, one of the proprietors of the
Sydney .3forning Herald, died at Sydney, on the 28th of
December last, from the effects of a fall from a horse. He
was the eldest son of Mr. John Fairfax, the principal pro-
prietor of the above journal, and had but recently returned
from a prolonged tour in Europe and America. On the day
of the funeral every mark of respect was paid to the
memory of the deceased. The more respectable shops in
the city were closed, the ships in the port hoisted their
flags half-mast high, while the Chief Justice, many
members of the Australian Pailiament, ministers of diffe-
rent religious denominations, journalists, and others, at
tended the funeral. Mr. Fairfax was, at the time of his
death, close on 35 years of age.
THE HON. MR. LAWLEY, late correspondent of
the Times in the Confederate States, is reported to be con-
stantly passing between London and Paris. This circum-
stance has, to some extent, occasioned the rumour of con-
templated French interyeution in America.

This bankrupt was described as of Long Buckley,
Northampton, farmer, and this was a meeting for last
examination. The meeting was adjourned, as the accounts
had not been filed. The accounts by Messrs. Hart
Brother and Hayles shows debts to creditors, £1,39G; to
ditto holding security £601; property in the hands of ere•
ditors, £BOO, property given up ; £420 ; goDd debts, £l,OOO.

THREATENING TO MURDER.—FeIix Jouvenal, described
as a merchant, of 4, Bateman's-buildings, S)ho, was
brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt by Trower, one of the war-
rant officers, charged on a wurrant with threatening to kill
Mr. Philip Rod, merchant, of Lisle-street, Soho.
Mr. E. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. Albert interpreted.
Mr. Lewis having opened the case, called
Louise Calvez, servant at a French dining-room, 60,
Wardour-street, said that on Monday evening the prisoner
asked her to go into the dining-room and tell Mr. Rod that
he wanted to speak to him, at the same time saying that if
Mr. Rod asked who it was to say Mr. Lorel. She told
•Mr, Rod, who immediately want into the yard, where the
prisoner was, when the prisoner flew at him and seized him
by the throat, She then ran to tell her mistress.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the witness said that Mr.
Rod had not spoken to the prisoner before he was attacked.
Mr. Rod, of 22, Lisle-street, said that in consequence of
a message brought to him by the last witness on Monday
evening he went into the yard, when the prisoner seized him
by the throat, and seeing the prisoner had a sword-stick in
his hand he ran away and sought refuge in a cellar. He
afterwards went into the dining -room, where there were
about 20 gentlemen, and the prisoner came there and said,
" Gentlemen, I have come to inform you that Mr, Rod is
the greatest thief in the universe, and before to-morrow I
will kill you." After staying in the house till 12 o'clock he
(Mr. Rod) was enabled to leave, but he west in fear owing
the prisoner's violent threats.
Prisoner said he had been in partnership with Mr. Rod,
that he had not been well treated, and that in the heat of
the moment he did not know what he said.
Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to find one bail for a
month