The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

M RLBO HOUGH- STIt EET.— AI Fred Jona s Probin,
de'eribod as a medical stu ,nt, was charged with having
thrown a quantity of corr Jsive liquid over the face and
person of Mary Fallon. The frce and hands of the
complainant were much disfigured in those places on
which the liquid had fallen.
The complement said she vas a single woman, living
at 27, Dean-street, Soho. The defendant, with whom
she was on iatimstto terms, came to her apartments and
threw some burning stuff over her face. She was in
great pain for the time, and and been obliged to have
medical advice.
Mr. Gwallan, surgeon, 14, Dean-street, saw the com-
plainant soon after the stuff liscl been thrown over her,
and found among other injuries that some stuff had gone
into her eye, and that a good d'al of inflammation had
taken place. The stain on the face and hands appeared
to have been produced by some kind of preparation of
iodine, which was of a caustic nature. Witness had
no doubt, from the appearance of the complainant and
from her statement, that the whole of the injuries bad
been caused by iodine. If the i)jury was not attended
to, it would not unlikely result in loss of sight.
The defendant said some angry words passed between
them, and in a moment of passion he threw the stuff
over her.
The complainant did not wish to press the charge.
Mr. Bingham considered that tke case was of too
serious a character to be compromised, and sent the pri-
soner for trial.

THAMES.—John Fleck, chief mate of the ship Eliza-
beth Nicholson, from Palermo, was chlrged with assault-
ing Captain Nicholson, owner and mister of the Same
ship, and imprisoning him in his own cabin.
Captain Nicholson said the ship which he commanded
had made a voyage from Shields to Napes, Palermo, and
London. There had been several altercations between
him and the mate on the voyage, and a very unpleasant
feeling appeared to exist among the crew. On the Bth
of September, after the mate had been very insolent, and
boasted that he would put him below in amfinement, he
proceeded to adopt more severe measures. At that time
the ship was south-east by south off Caps St. Vincent,
16 miles distant. Between the hours of four and six
o'clock the mate ordered him to go below, which he re-
fused to do. The mate then commenced playing his
flute, and at eight o'clock repeated the order for him to
go below a second time and on bis again ritual/Ig, the
mato called the hands aft, and they, with very little ce-
remony, and by direction of the mate, forced him over
the companion and shoved him below into the cabin.
He was then thrust into the mate's chair on thh larboard
side of the cabin, in which be was hold back by John
Smith, one of the seamen. lie told Smith to let go, and
he said he would not, and- must obey the mate'a or-
ders. He was then lashed to the chair. Tte mate,
who seemed in high spirits, seated himself in his (the
captain's) chair, and made an entry in the lot. book,
which he never read to him, but got all hands to
sign it. After this the crew were ordered to ovuhatil
his berth, and they turned over everything, ana took
away what they thought proper, including the medicine
chest, a small box of tools, a hatchet, and a bottle of
brandy. He was then shoved into the state room, rind
the door locked upon him. Being very much vexed by
such conduct, he forced open a small door, whict he
knew was held by two small nails, and rushed out of his
place of confinement. Mr. Fleck immediately ()Meted
the seamen to lash him a second time, and they succeeded,
in spite of his resistance, and by force and violen;e
lashed him to the leg of the cabin table. His arms were
fastened by the elbows round his body, and his wrists
were lashed with spun yarn, and fastened down to his
right thigh. lie was obliged to lie on the cabin floor,
and ho could neither sit nor stand.
Cross-examined—He had torn a leaf oat of the official
log b9ok. It contained an entry made by Captitio