The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-30 00:00:00

iiiit,RLBOROUGH STREET

PAT's Diamtm.a. —A rough-Loking Irishman, with a
not over-clean face and uncombed hair, stepped forward to
ask the magistrate's advice.
Magistrate—What do you watt ?
Pat—Me shirt.
Magistrate—Your shirt I You have mistaken the place.
This is not a shirtmaker's.
Pat (looking round)—lt's my shirt I want, sure enough.
IT6her—Tell the magistrate what you. want him to do.

Pat—Will I tell him the whole story ?
Usher—Yes, if it is not very long.
Pat—Well then, you see, m© shirt, not being so clean as
it might be, I off wide it, and takes it to the ould woman in
Dudley-street who washes for men, and mighty plated she
seemed with the job. On me calling for it--" Pat," says
she, "your shirt's done, but the divil a bit of it do you
have till you pay the 4s 6d you owes me for the washing of
it at different times." So I want your wurtchip to get it
for me.

Magistrate—You can have a detaining summons.
Pat (very pleased) —That's just what I want your wart-
chip, and thank ye.
Magistrate—You will have to pay 2s for the summons.
Pat (quite taken aback)—Two shillings—the divil a
penny have I got.

Magistrate—Or you can sus the woman for the value of
your shirt in the County Court, but perhaps she will then
plead a set off.

Pat— sVhat will Ido then, I have not got 2s for the
summotis—l will get nothing by going to the Couaty
Court—and I have no shirt to me back.
Pat, quite disconsolate, and buttoning up his coat to his
chin, then retired.

STABBING A CONSTABLE—COMMITTAL.—John O'Brien,
who was charged before Mr Knox with being drunk and
begging, and also with stabbing Folice-constable Cane, 35 C,
was again brought up that the case might be completed by
the evidence of Dr Tothill, the divisional doctor.
The prisoner was seen begging of a gentleman in York-
street, St. James's, and the constable Zook him into custody.
The prisoner went a short distance quietly and then
became very violent and gave the constable a violent
blow on the head with his fist, at the same time exclaiming
, you _...—, I will do for you now." A struggle of five
minutes'duration then took place between the prisoner and
the constable, in the course of which the prisoner tried to
bite the constable, and made use of the most fearful lan-
guage. As, istance coming up, the prisoner was got to the
station, where he was again very violent, and the constable
finding a pain in his side and casing off his coat, found he
had been stabbed or cut in the side, there being holes
through his coat and shirt. The constable then went to the
hospital and had the wound dressed, and had since been
under the care of Dr Tothill, the divisional surgeon.
Dr Fred. Tothill proved that the constable had a wound
an inch and a half long, and three-quarters of an inch deep
in the left side. It was an incised wound inflicted with a
sharp instrument.

Inspector Wilson said that at the station the prisoner
said " I'll be hanged for one of you," and made use of bad
language.

In answer to the magistrate, Cane said he was still under
medical treatment.

The, prisoner said he was ill-treated at the station.
lusputor Wilson said he never saw a more violent man
in his life;, and it took three men to hold him.
'ihe prisoner was committed for trial.