The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-22 00:00:00

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A POLICE CONSTABLE.—
jo:in Jacobs, Patrick Barry, and Henry Barton, the eldest
22, 0.0 youngest 20, were brought before Mr. Paget charged
with violently assaulting a police constable named Denton,
166 K.

The policem..ln, who was in great pain, and whose head
and Lee were bru?sed, said that on Saturday night at half-
past 12 o'clock, two :ads were fighting in the Whitechapol
Road, and upwards of 300 disorderly persons who had re-
cently come out of the n. ighbouring public houses, beer
shops, and concert rooms, wb:e assembled near them. He
told the lads to desist, and parted them, Barry said they
should have another round. He begged of him not to
interfere. Barry said he would interfere if he thought
proper, and threatened to punch his -head. At. the
same time Jacobs struck him a violent blow on the taw,
which caused his nose and mouth to bleed. He collared
Jacobs and they had a violent struggle. Both tell on the
ground, and while they were rolling over each other Barry
said, "Look at the murdering swine," and kicked him
twice on the hip. Jacobs called out, "Give it the -"
and he was severely kicked about the head and body. Two
gentlemen interfered and kept the mob back. He asked
Jacobs, who was on the ground, if he would be quiet ho would
allow him to get up. Jacobs said, " No, I won't, I will
kill you if I can get at you." He was struck and kicked
by several others, and should have been killed if other
assistance had not arrived. His hat was lost and kicked
about the streets.
Henry Rosenburg, a clothier, stated that he saw Barton
kick the constable when he was down, and told him he
should mark hitp, He pointed out the prisoner among the
people collected outside the station-house, and he was
captured.
Other evidence was given, and it appeared that it re•
pima the united exertions of eight policemen to convey
him to the district.
Mr Pag©t bold the police constables in his district had a
dangerous and ciacult duty to perform, and must be pro-
tected. The:prisoners had committed a cowardly and savage
assault on the constable, for which he sentenced them to be
imprisoned for two months and kept to hard labour. The
conduct of Rosenburg was deserving of great praise. He
wished all "Christians" would act in the same manner
when the police were ill-used.
THE MURDER OF mg,. BRIGGS.

Yesterday afternoon a special report was received
from Inspector Tanner,
the
chief of the detective
police at Scotland-yard, London, stating that he
had safely
steamer at New York, incompany with Sergeant
Clarke, also City of Manchester
arrivedofthe detective
thetective
police,
and
the two
witnesses who went oat for the purpose of identi-
fying the supposed murderer, Muller. Chief
his arrival In-
spector Tanner, uP°n et New York, put
himself in communication :7ith the 6,-vernment
and police authorities, and received from them 0 °ell
poasible assistance. The most comPte arrange-
ment 3 have been made to
effect Muller's capture
upon the arrival of the Victoria, a special steam
vessel being kept in readiness, with
steam up night
and day, to start the moment the Victoria is sighted,
in order that the pilot-boat may be
anticipated, lest
by any mischance information should reach Muller
that, ;he officers of justice are on hie track—it being
feared that .t.:e might in desperation seek by suicide
to evade justice. .
As a proof that the police took
their measures with wet,' grounded confidence, we
further learn from Inspector <limner's report that
Inspectoi ...errissey, who followed With the second
warrant in the City of Cork steamer, had arrived
out safel

'ely.

BISHOP POLK'S FUNERAL.—.b;snop Elliott de-
livered an address at the funeral of Lieu,:l.-Gen. Polk,
and at its close left the desk, and, turning hid I,:ce to the
North, solemnly summoned such of the bishops and clergy
of the North as have urged on this war to meet him aLd
their victims at the Judgment bar there to answer it—" In
the name of the episcopal office of the dead; in the name of
the blood that, like that of Abel, called aloud from the
ground for vengeance on those who lend the sanction of the
Church to this crusade ; in the name of desolated homes and
blackened roof'treee, of desecrated churches, of altars pro-
faned and the Holy Paaament trampled in the mire; in
the name and by the authority °I , and by the enchant-
ing spell-word evoked from the presence of the mangled
and martyred dead. And (added the bishop in the pro-
found silence) God have mercy upon them in that day I"
ENOCII ARDEN.—Seven teed thousand copies
were struck off as the first impression, says the London Re-
view, and the whole of these were delivered to the trade on
Saturday week and Monday last. A second impression of
10,000 is now in the press, and of these, it is conjectured,
but few will be unsold by the end of the present week.
HENRY FELIX JOHN RECANO, Esq., of the
Middle Temple, Barrister at Law, is once more
announced, we observe, in the official paper at Gibraltar to
have assumed the position of Judge of the Supreme Court
there during the temporary absence of Sir James Cochrane.
The London friends of the former hon. and learned gentle-
man will be interested to read the subjoined announce-
ment of the Let above alluded to, an announcement pub-
lished under date August 8, 1864, in the Gibraltar Chro-
nicle. 'We, therefore, reprint it as follows :" His Excel.
lency the Acting Governor has been pleased to appOint
Henry Felix John Recano, Esq., of the Middle Temple,
London, Barrister at Law, to act as Judge of the Supreme
Court of Gibraltar during the absence of Sir Jas. Cochrane,
Knight, and he was this day sworn into office."

The meeting at Egham and Oxford were only noticeable
for the knocking about of East Lancashire and Welcome
for the Great Ebor Handicap, and their ultimate return into
favour. The Great Yorkshire carnival commences to-
morrow and extends over three days. The most important
race to be decided is the Great Yorkshire, where Blair
Athcl and General Peel will fight their Derby battle over
again, but this time at a difference of 71b. in favour of the
latter.

The Convivial Stakes, in the absence of Gardevisure,
will be won by Wild Agnes. Claremont ought
to have no difficulty in securing the Three-Year-Old
Biennial, and Clarior the Burgundy Stakes, as Blue Mantle
will scarcely like the distance. The Yorkshire Oaks would
be a mere canter for Full° do l'Air, if she returns in time
from the continent. In her absence Tooi-Tooi will win.
On Wednesday, the Filly Sapling Stakes will be found at
the top of the card, and cut of tho 15 fillies nominated there
is none with any pretentions to compete with Siberia. The
Prince of Wales's Stakes, also for two-year. olds, has
nineteen entries, and the issue may be much affected by the
running of Tuesday. At present, however, Gontran, having
beaten Spring Gun at Liverpool, should just pull through.
The Great Ebor Handicap is not a had specimen of Mr
Johnson's abilities; and the early backers of horses have
suffered as much by their precipitancy in investing, as they did
in the Northumberland Plate, Liverpool Cup, and Goodwood
Stakes. Of those that played a conspicuous part in the

betting before retiring into private life may be mentioned
Hymettus, Caller Ou, East Lancashire, and Alabama. For
the former being scratched no reason has been assigned,
but the decline of East Lancashire has been accounted
for by his being unable to be gone on with in the present
state of the ground. Caller Ou has retrograded because of
her journey to Egham ; and at one time there was a report
that Welcome had followed in the track of the other favou-
rites. For this statement, however, there was not the
slightest foundation, as no horse has been doing better
work since Nottingham. The starters will in all likeli-
hood comprise among others the following :
Caller On

East Lancashire.... 4
Welcome
Despair
Revolver .. 4