The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-24 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE AT A TAVERN. George
Holmes, a young man, was cLarged with the following
disgraceful outrage :

Emma Haines, barmaid at the King's Arms, Sloane"
square, said that between four and five last evening the
defendant came into the house and called for a pint of
porter. Atter he had been in a short time he took up
glass and inquired of some of those around him at the bar
whether he should throw it at the potman, and without
more ado proceeded to do so.

Mr. Arnold—Did he strike the potman ?
Witness—No, he missed the potman, and the glass went
through the window. The defendant was intoxicated, but
it was not observed until he had been in the house some

time.
Thomas Baldwin, potman at the King's Arms, said that
he was cle owing the window of the bar yesterday afternoon
when he heard the defendant inquiring whether he should
throw a glass at his head, which was immediately folowed
by his doing it and breaking the window.
Mr. Arnold—Had you given him any offence ?
Potman— Not the least. I never saw him before, and
never spoke to him.
Mr. Arnold—What is the value of the window broken?
Mr. Webb (the owner)—s6 155., I believe.
Mr. Arnold (to defendant)—What do you say to this
Defendant—l don't know. I can't pay it all at once.
can pay it so much a week.
Complainant—He has given a false address.
Defendant—Well, I have dune it, and I can't help it.
did nut mean to break the window.
Mr. Arnold—What did you mean to do.
Defendant—l meant to break the glass I had in mi
Mr. Arnold—You could have done that without throw
ing it at the potwan. 1 cann .t punish you for the wilful
damage, as there is nothing to show that you intended to
break the window, and I much regret it, or I would send
you to prison without a fine. I shall convict you of the
assault in law upon the potman, and fine you £5, or cool'
mit you for two months. You have done, without the
least provocation, a most mischievous and wanton act.

MR. WOODIN'S ENTERTAINMENT.—Last night,
Mr. "v% oodin again appeared before a Leeds audit
ence after an interval of some years, and gave the first of
two entertainments illustrative of English character. fir'
Woodin is well known, not only in London but in the pro'
vinces, as one of the most successful delineators of bite in
all its varied phases, and his entertainment embodies
such
a multitude of impersonations, such a host of change 7
that he appears to surruund himself with a little wori
of odd folks, each with a distinct character, but all holding
in common a genial spirit of humour and a thorough tosr°
of fun. He draws out his characters, like a mug clan, froai
his almost inexhaustible wardrobe, and after making the°
p
hart,
dismisses them, amidst the cheers of
Ike transformation through which theYe
place for others, who fellow in. (Pica--
audience,succession playtheirtin
n th
oLr
pass. In the number o: his characters there is so wu,
that is clever and life-like, that one feels no desire to selei-5,
' any impersonation as better than another, but he has wise f
chosen
as one of his concluding sketches the imitation
I~lr. Sothern's Lord Dundreary. It, of course, 01111
"
t is
leases to be en imitation, but as such it is excellent, an
t.
certain to ensure a quarter of au hour's genuine Ll_,,,
cujoyi-u'
Last night there was a good house, and the audience w!o'.
evidently perfectly satisfied with the entertainment Pr
Lvided.—Zeca's Mercury.