The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-25 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL ATTACK UPON A COFFEE-110T.ISE
KEEPER.—A rough-looking fellow, who gave the name of
Coraelius C. Shea, was charged with the most disgusting
conduct at the shop of Mr Samuel Sheen, coffee-house
keeper, High-row, Knightsbridge, and also with violently
assaulting him with a heavy stick.
:alr Sheen said that at 10 o'clock last night he was near
his door, when the defendant came up and addressed com-
plainant's wife and a young woman who was with her in
the shop. The remark he made was not of an abusive but
of a wanton and disgusting character, and on complainant
hearing it he went up to the defendant and quietly asked
him how he could make such a blackguard of himself and
so misconduct himself to a respectable woman, upon which
the defendant rushed upon him and struck him a blow on
the back with a thick stick and knocked him down. De•
fendant then attempted to get away, but complainant
seized him and held him fast. Some of the defendant's
companions came up and endeavoured to rescue him, but
complainant still retained his hold, although he had been
much hurt, and a constable coming up he was given into
his charge.
Mr Selfe—Do you know anything of the defendant ?
Mr he is a perfect stranger to me.
Mr Sa
been said to him by any body
before he accosted your wife and the other female with the
offensive and disgusting remark you have proved he made ?
Sheen--No;
e Had
anything
Mr Sheen—Not a word had been said to him. He came
direct to the street door, and expressed himself as I have
described.

William Charles Pauton, potman at the Paxton's Head,
said that he saw the defendant rush upon the complainant,
and knock him down
:sr
edca
assisting l
in taking defendant into custody.
Defendant a
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was lie
th tte
party.
Mr Selfe said that his conduct had been most disgraceful
ae ill-used
and disgusting, and committed him for two months to hard
a ensi dhe
labour in the House of Correction.

TlLkmEs.
PAINTING ()ergo Taylor, the landlord of
the )
in Leraan-street. IV hite-chapel, ap-
peared before Mr Paget to
11,
sanswer a charge made by
;
Inspector Dendy of the II Division, for suffering drunken-
ness and disorderly conduct
-n his house.
It
Police Constable Alfred
heed, No. 105 U, stated, that
between half-past 11 and a quarter to 12 o'clock on the
i%TriheG erh THEettse L, 1LY.....G
the floor of the beershop drunk. A
night of the 16th of the present month, there was a great
disturbance in front of the bar of the Lily. There were 40
persons there. Some of thera were drunk and fighting,
The screams, shouts, and cries of
. " murder I " were dread-
ful, These was a mob of isorderlies collected outside,
infiggohnting, and was read drunk, shouted
hangingabout her neck.
The landlord assisted him in getting awOnendme
bemhl
aa
snwp washee mw
el lying
g the people out of the
house. They came back again) and there was a repetition
The landlord said
. Her hair was
not keep them from
fighting.
his customers The defendant said all alters on the night in
ofhe theeou
could
snt ue
tr ban
helpc e
the and
row, m or ea
and
h couldt in.
Der " kicked up an Irish
row." ion
There wasnatives not an - Ben among them.
Mr Paget—What has that to do with it ? English or
Irish, the peace must be preserved.
quest were of Ireland,
Bngliah and
Inspector Dendy—lt is a very
disorderly house.
The Defendant—I don'; know. It is an Irish house, and
Ido a large trade among them. I stn net able to turn the

people out.
Mr Paget—You are aVe to do it, and
you must do it,
You are fined 40s and costs. The Money was yak!.

ACCLIMATISATION.—Mrs.
is the st successful attempt to
Samuel Davouport,
who has just returned from Europe by the overland
route, has brought with her some fine specimens of the
cAo ll ioannyt
.h u 5,.1.,
his,si l k wwoer m
be,
lieve,
iwe
vhei c,
fir
h are likely to do well in this
introduce this useful variety of the silkworm into South
Australia.—Australian parr.
A pocket-book containing 15 bank notes, of
I,ooofr. each, was picked up in the RUG de Castig-
lione, at five o'clock yesterday morning, by the wife of a
as she turned the corner of that street
with an air of anxiety, if she had
he had just lost, and adding
found man, whoap oc k askedet-book
oho ekraa'wvn
egh
ei
he he
man employed at the Etat. Major in the Place Vendome.
which unfoerxtpurneastseinlygdhidisnroetarbee-t
woman atf once returned to him his
ittfoewthemrueendtesßafitveorli, she was accosted by a well-dressed
her alutdraunpeo, n hint to offer her as a
ltohnagt ittocohnimtasinelefd. 15T,h00e0fr.,
pthrao pt ei rt twy,a:ahlelnthheechg
reward. He, howe,,er. asked her for het' address, saying
that he would call upon her. It is to be hoped that ho will
not forget his promise.
appears by an
official
aldotAmCeEntiith°aßtSiS.n Dthlje TyYesa"—relntd ended the 31st March
ast the duty on racehorses amouu,ted to £7,283 ls,