The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-09 00:00:00

IN RE SMITH.

This bankrupt was a baker at Hackney, and this was a
meeting for last examination and discharge,
Mr W. R. Buchanan did not oppose for the assignees,
but Mr Brough, for soveral creditors, asked for a goods,
cash, and deficiency account, as the debts amounted to
£272 to unsecured creditors, and the whole of his property
had been made over to other creditors, but for valuable
consideration.
An adjournment was accordingly ordered.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This day.

MARLBOROUGH_STREET.

DISCHARGING FlREwolis IN TILE STREETS.—
Edward Buckingham, a young man, was charged before Mr
Tyrwhitt with discharging fireworks in the street.
Police-constable,
night discharging a squib Warren-street, Fitzroy-square.
As soon as the defendant saw him approaching he ran
awsy. 82 E, proved seeing the defendant last

Mr Tyrw'aitt said discharging fireworks was a mos
dangerous practice, and the defendant was old enough to
know licttcr.

The defendant was fined ss.

WESTMINSTER.
UNPROVOKED ATTACK UPON STRANGERS.—Charles
East, a powerful fellow, was brought before Mr Arnold
charged with three most unprovoked aesaults upon different
persons.

- William Aldridge, a respectable-looking young man, said
that he and a friend went last night into the Prince of
Wales' Tavern, Exeter. streat, Chelsea, to get some refresh.
ment. Defendant, another man and a woman, were also in
the house, and one of them dropped a key on the floor.
Complainant seeing the key
on the round, and thinking
that he might have dropped it, felt in his pocket, and finding
his own safe, remarked aloud that it was singular the two
keys were so much alike, lie had no sooner done so than
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defendant or the other man seized him, and held a hand
over his eyes, and when he endeavoured to remove this he
was struck by the defendant violently and followed with
great fury, when he endeavoured to escape. But for the
interference of others, he would have been most seriously
ill treated.

James Collins, an artisan perfect ly unconnected with
either party, said ho was merely passing at the time, and
without any provocation was attacked and struck twice by
the defendant.

William Got,clyer said he was with Aldridge, and con-
firmed his statement as to the beginning of the attack.
There was nothing whatever done to provoke the defendant,
and when he attacked Aldridge 'witness merely endeavoured
ad nothing whatever occurred except what
.from his fury. Defendant struck witness
ytt to
l‘uipcirehro have stated esehntliadtmtl—H
ye
d about the key before defendant attacked
you.
Aldridge—Nothing whatever. I was very much surprised
at the suddenness of the attack, and so was my friend.
Defendant said he had been drinking so freely that he
could not remember what had occurred. He was very sorry
that anytLing had happened.
Mr Arnold—You are charged with committing three
perfectly unprovoked assaults upon strangers. It was not
to be permitted that persons were to be knocked about viiih
impunity in this way, and I shall commit you for 6 weeks
to hard labour.
THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULT.—George Gilbert, a strange looking
man, about 40 years of age, with a large black beard and
moustache, was brought before Mr Paget charged with
assaulting James Robert Duffield.
The complainant, whose mouth was cut and swollen, and
who could with difficulty articulate, said he was doorkeeper
to Mr Sands, who kcpt a photographic shop on Tower-hill.
Last night a boy interfered with him and made a noise.
The boy also made an attempt to break up some photo-
graphic specimens. He ran after the boy, who fell. Ile
took a stick from him, brolo it up and threw the
pieces over the railings into the
,Tower-moat. Ile had
no sooner done so than the prisoner stepped up and
struck him a viulent blow on his mouth which eatted him
to stagger, and he bled profusely. A bystander said it was
a shame, and the prisoner immediately repeated the blow
and knocked him down. The people interfered and gave
the prisoner into custody.
In answer to questions by the magistrate, the com-
plainant said be did not ill use the boy. lle only threatened
him and broke his stick,
here on Monday for being drunk and in'apable and I did-
Mr Paget—By ill-using the complainant. You were
charged you. It is a pity I did so. if I had punished you
then you would not have been hero now,
The prisoner said he bad a wife and four children, and
was five miles away from home.
Mr Paget—That is no reason you should assault a man
on Tower-hill.
Tile prisoner said he recollected a boy-mob on Tower-bill,

but did not recollect striking any one. He lost all his money
on Saturday night.

Mr Paget said the prisoner was a drunken, violent, and
disorderly man, who saw a disturbance last night, and,
without provocation, struck a man in a brutal manner and
injured his lips. He sentenced the prisoner to be impri•
soned 11 days and kept to hard labour.