The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-26 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.— Patrick Hagan, a powerfu
tallow, was charged with the following disgraceful con•

duct :--

Mrs Bullock, the wife of the proprietor of the Wiltshire
Brewery, Simmond-street, Chelsea, said that she knew the
defendant, whom she had been obliged to charge at this
court with misconduct a couple of years ago. He had been
to the house two or three times since, but she had inva-
riably refused to serve him. Last night he came with some
others and called for drink, but she refused to give it them
for two reasons, firstly, because they were drunk, and, se-
condly, because they were with him. They then went into
one of the public rooms, and on hearing a great noise she
went to the spot and found they bad done a great deal of
malicious damage, for which she now sought recompense.

Mr Arnold asked whether she could prove that the de-
fendant did any of it ?
Mrs Bullock replied that when she entered the room she
found the gas fittings, which had been torn down, in the
defendant's hand, the door had beer- broken and the defend-
ant and his companions were preparing to burn a box.
Mr Arnold inquired whether they gave any reason for
this unlawful and disgraceful conduct.
Mrs Bullock replied that the only reason that could be
assigned for it was that she would not serve them. The
defendant seized a quart pot and threatened to dash her
brains out, and she was obliged to leave, fearing ho would
carry his threat into execution.

A police constable proved that after committing the
daruage in question the defendant and his companions left
the house. From informaticn received ho apprehended the
defendant shortly afterwards.
Defendant denied the charge, and said he could call the
other men who Nsere with him as witnesses.

Mr Arnold sail he would give him an opportunity o
doing so, and remanded him.

TIIAMES.

Tilt Win) BULL—BRUTAL ASSAULT.—MichaeI Clark,
a stevedore, better known as the Wild Bull, a rough, brutal
fellow, was brought before Mr Paget charged with savagely
assaulting William Horner, a police constable No. 28 H.
It appeared that last night the prisoner was intoxicated,
and quarrelled with a woman in Back Church-lane, White-
chapel. He struck her, and knocked her head through a
pane of glass in the shop window of a woman named Sophia
Mackay, who went out and gave prisoner into the custody
of the complainant Horner. The constable advised the
prisoner to pay for the window he had broken and go home.
The prisoner resented this good advice by striking the
policeman, and then running at him " full butt
like a wild bull," which was explained that
prisoner ran against the constable, and forced his head
against his stomach. This novel mode of attack injured
the policeman very much, awl " took the wind out of him."
The prisoner then jumped on the constable's back, threw
him down, and kicked him several times. The cobstable
got up and was again thrown. This was repeated five or
six times, Horner would have been subdued if another
police constable named George Plutfield, No. 188 11, had
not come to his assistance. There was as rough mob of dis-
orderies and loose women always to be found in Back
Church-lane, who encouraged the "wild bull" to beat the
constable.

In answer to Mr Paget, the policeman Horner said he
had been to the doctor, and was in great pain. He was
severely bruised. _ .

The prisoner, in defence, said he was torn to pieces by the

police.
Mr Paget—No, you were not.
The prisoner—He cut my head with a stall, and poked
his staff in my eye.

Mr Paget directed one of the officers of the court to
examine the prisoner's head, which he did very minutely,
and said there was no mark on it.

Mr Paget questioned the constables, who said no staff
was drawn.

Mr Paget said if a policeman's staff had been poked into
the prisoner's eye, there would have been a mark on it.
There was none. The prisoner had been guilty of a brutal
assault, for which he sentenced him to two months' impri-
sonment and hard labour, and seven days' imprisonment,
in addition, for the damage he had done.

MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITIIFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £2 lOs to £4los Od ;
new do., £2 5s to £1; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s; and straw,
£1 4s to 10s per load. Trade steady.
CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £2 lOs to £4 10s;
new do., £2 5s to £4; clover, £4 to £5 lOs Od ; and straw,
£1 4s to £1 lOs per load. A fair demand.
WHITECHA.PEL —Old meadow hay, £2 10s to £4 10a;
new do., £2 5s to -CI; clover, £4 to £5 lOs Od ; and straw,
Al 4s to £1 10s per load. Trade firm.