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POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MA.B,LBOROUGH-STREET.

FRACAS AT THE OXFORD MUSIC HALL.-Mr Charles
Wright Geddes, of 29, King-street, Holborn, engineer, was
charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr James
Frederick Evans, a clerk, residing at 103, Winchester-
street, Pimlico, at the Oxford Music Hall.
Mr Evans said—On Saturday evening, about 11 o'clock,
I was at the Oxford Music Ilall. The defendant accused
me of insulting some ladies who were with him, and I in-
dignantly denied it. The defendant moved to the opposite
side of the table where I was sitting and then got up, and
believing that he was about to strike me I pushed hiuL
tack into his chair. Anything further I do not recollect,
except that my head was broken. The dbfendant had been.
sitting some way off, and the female opposite to me. On_
getting outside of the hall, and the defendant being pointed.
out to me, I gave him in charge. My head was dressed
by the divisional surgeon in Hart-street, Bloomsbury.
By Mr Lewis—l had been sitting opposite ladies for one
hour and a half. I did not hear one of the ladies complain
to the defendant, and change her seat in consequence of my
annoyance. I had done nothing to annoy the ladies. The
defendant did not say my remarks were offensive, neither
did he beckon the waiter to come to him. I pushed back
but did not strike him. I was not intoxicated but had been
dining out. The ladies never spoke to me and the singing
had been going on. I took no notice of them. I did not
say at the station that I had spoken to the ladies, but had
not insulted them. I cannot say what I said at the station-
house as I was confused from loss of blood.

A witness—l heard some high words, and on turning
round saw the defendant strike the complainant on the head
with a bottle. I afterwards heard the defendant say the
complainant had insulted some ladies.

Mr. Arthur Barrett, classical tutor, of 103, Winchester-
street, Pimlico---I was sitting a few yards off when my
attention was called to a disturbance, and I saw the de-
fendant strike complainant with a bottle, and the com-
plainant fell back.
William Moorcroft, 165 E—l took the defendant into
custody and the complainant to the divisional surgeon, who
dressed his head. The complainant was saturated with
blood. The defendant said the complainant interfered with
some ladies who were with him.

Mr Lewis addressed the magistrate on the defendant's
behalf, sating, that he did not wish to deny the assault,
but that the complainant had given great provocation. The
ladies, one of whom was Geddes, had complained to Mr.
Geddes of the complainant's conduct, and Mr. Geddes,
when he was pushed! back, took up the nearest
thing to hand and struck the complainant. The assault
was quite unpremeditated, though he (Mr Lewis) was will-
ing to admit there was excess. Mr Lewis then called
Miss Anne Shakapeare, of 29, King-street, Holborn, who
said—l accompanied Mr and Mrs Geddes to the Oxford
Music Hall on Saturday night. While sitting at the table
the complainant pushed some ginger beer bottles in Mrs
Geddes's lap, and then begged Mrs Geddes's pardon, which
was granted. The complainant then said something to Mrs
Geddes, but, in consequence of the music, I did not hear
what it was, They changed places because the complainant
spuke to Mrs Geddes, but they made no complaint to Mr
Geddes. The complainant struck Mr Geddes, and then Mr
Geddes struck the complainant with a bottle. The com-
plainant was not sober.
Mr Lewis said the only other witness he had was Mrs
Geddes, who could rot be called.
Mr, Tyrwhitt said he thought it was often a pity the
wife could not be called, because in the present case the
real offence taken was not at the ginger-beer bottles being
pushed into Mrs. Geddes' lap, but at something which she
had represented to her husband. The complainant had
been drinking, and first offended Mrs Geddes by what had
been stated, and no doubt then said something to her, and
then the rest followed. It was very natural that Mr.
Geddes should have struck the complainant under the cir.
cumstances, and if he had used his fist very little would
have been thought of it, but he should not have struck
with a bottle, as he might have caused th.. death of the
complainant, and been charged with manslaughter. It was
a mere case of excess, and he thought the parties had bet-
ter have settled the case themselves.
After some conversation between Mr Lewis and the com-
plainant, the complainant said he would be content if Mr
Geddes placed something in the poor's box.
Mr Lewis said that the offer of the complainant was very
handsome, and that the defendant would place £2 in the
poor box.

The Complainant—l wish emphatically to state that I
never insulted either of the ladies.
The defendant was then liberated.

THAMES.

IMPRISONMENT OF A GENTLEMAN WITHOUT A FINE.—
James Hislop, a middle-aged man, was charged before Mr
Paget with assaulting the wife of a tradesman, of the name
of Phillips, a fruiterer in business in Charles-street, St.
Georges-in-the-East.
Police Constable 123 K, said that about 11 o'clock on
Saturday night he heard a disturbance in Charles-street;
when on reaching the house of Mr Phillips he found the
prisoner who was challenging him (Phillips) to fight. After
a great deal of trouble he induced the prisoner to go away.
In about an hour after he found the prisoner there again,
threatening to fight Mr Phillips, when witness was obliged
to take him to the Station-house.;
The prisener stated that he was in the act of lighting his
cigar from a gas-light in the shop of Mr. Phillips, when he
called him a thief. Mr. Phillips denied that he spoke to
the prisoher, and said that while the prisoner was about to
light his cigar, he attempted to put his arm round his
wile's neck.
The constable said that at the station-house he admitted
that ho might have accidentally touched Mrs. Phillips.
Mr. Paget, observed that he never looked over an assault
of that description. It was a gross outrage upon a mairitcl
woman which he would punish severely.
The prisoner was sent to prison for seven days.
The prisoner asked the magistrate to impose a fine.
Mr. Paget—Certainly not.

THEATRES IN LIVERPOOL—The Liverpool magis-
trates yesterday cancelled the two following rules
relative to the theatres in the borough, inasmuch as they
had been instructed by counsel that they had no power to
impose these terms upon the managers :—" That no com-
mon prostitute or reputed thief, or other notoriously dis-
orderly person, shall be knowingly admitted into, or per-
mitted to remain in any of the said theatres, but that the
manager !Shall to the best of his ability maintain and keep
good order and decent behaviour in the theatre during the
hours of performance. And every manager or other per-
son having the cafe or management of any theatre, who
shall make default in compliance with these rules, or
either of them, shall 17erfeit and pay for such offence a
sum not exceeding £20," It was stated that similar
rules to these existed in Birmingham, Manchester, and
elsewhere.
LAY MUMFICENCE.—Mr. S. G. Hubbttrd, M.P.,
has contributed the sum of £l,OOO towards the restoration
of the parish church of Buckingham.
THE TEMPLE Om:ca.—This church has under.
gone a complete restoration, under the direction of Mr. St
Aubyn and Mr. Smirke, and it is intended to reopen it. for
Divine service on Sunday, the 2d of October.
THF. COST OF POLICE.—Lest sear the cost of
police in Ireland was .C'Bo,lll 12e. 4d., and in En gland
\VP les 5.,1,65`_,,2C5. The cost per head of the popu
latioa
NVJS Tout Is. Eld.
INSANE PAUPERS.—Prom an official document
jtnA issued it appears that on the last return there were as
many as 1,142,624 insane paupers.
PROFESSOR ANDERSON.—This eminent master
of legerdemain commences tonight, at St. James's
Hall, a series of grand entertainments under the title of
" the World of Magic," which will embrace a variety of
startling novelties in his peculiar art. The well-known
skill of the Professor, who, as " Wizard of the North,"
has become celebrated not only in this country but abroad,
will doubtless secure for him a large amount of public
support.