The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-08 00:00:00

THAMES.

CONVICTION OF A POLICE-CONSTABLE FOR ASSAULT.--
George Armstrong, a police-constable of the K division,
was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with assaulting
Timothy Cox, a police-sergeant, 45 K.
The prisoner, a tall active young man, who is respectably
connected, and was recommended to the force by persons
of the highest character with flattering testimonials, has
been in the force twelve months only. He has been reported
and fined for drunkenness five times, and his inordinate
craving for strong drinks has been his ruin, and has brought
him into his present ignominious position; when sober, a
better conducted man never existed.

It appeared from the evidence of Cox that last night, at
a few minutes past ten, the prisoner was mustered in the
King David-lane station with other constables coming off
duty. It was observed that be was drunk and staring wildly.
He took off his armlet and gave it to Police-sergeant
Sutherland, acting Inspector, at the same time exclaiming,
"Take that, I'll do no mere duty." Sutherland requested
the prisoner to take back the armlet, and advised him not
to act foolishly or with precipitation. The prisoner imme-
diately stepped back from the other men, took off his hat
and belt, and put himself in a fighting attitude. He also
became very abusive to Sutherland, who said " Take hold
of him, for he will strike some one." Sergeant Cox then
took hold of his right arm with one hand and put his arm
round the prisoner's body. The prisoner immediately
threw himself down and began plunging and kicking
violently. Sutherland said "We had better take him out
into a cell." Three or four constables seized the prisoner, who
struggled violently, and struck Cox a blow on the mouth and
made an attempt to bite him. The prisoner, however, did
not succeed, and his teeth only penetrated the sleeve of the
sergeant's coat. Cox believed the prisoner would have bitten
hits severely if he had not grasped the prisoner by the neck
and choked him off. After much trouble the prisoner was
removed to one of the cells in the station-house, and locked
up. The prisoner was afterwards requested by Cox and
Sutherland to present himself before Mr. Superintendent
Howill at the station in Arbour-street East, Stepney. The
prisoner said he had not cheek enough for that, as he was
before the superintendent for misconduct on Tuesday
morning.
John Sutherland, an old ani much respected Police"
sergeant, No. 4G, K, confirmed the evidence, and added
that he told Armstrong that he could not be relieved from
police duty by giving up his armlet and belt, and that he
must resign in the regular way. The prisoner challenged
Evans, a constable, to fight, and squared up to several men,
and when Cox laid hold of him he hit at every one right
and left. One constable was severely kicked in the chest,
and the prisoner would have materially injured others if
his boots had not been taken off. Col's mouth was full of
blood.
In answer to questions by Mr. Partridge, Sutherland
said the prisoner was a good man when sober, and that
after he had been locked up all night be said he was very
sorry indeed, but did not recollect what he had said or done.
The prisoner offered no defence.
Mr. Partridge made some forcible comments on the case,
and said this was another instance of the baneful effects of
intemperance. He fined the prisoner 405., which he in-
stantly paid.
It was announced that the prisoner was dismissed from
the police force.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ..Oct. 19.

- via Marseilles ... Oct. 13.
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via Marseilles ...Oct. 13.

Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Oct. 8.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Oct. 10.
via Marseilles Oct. 13.
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via Marseilles Oct. 21.
Portugal.... Nov. 4.
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via Marseilles Oct. 11.
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by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. Oct. 9.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ..Oct. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Oat. 22.
Mexico Oct. 29.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, J Oct. 14.
California. and British Columbia..

ANOTHER FRENCH IRON CLAD FRIGATE, La Pro-
vence, is announced to be launched on the 22d of the month
at Toulon,

JOURNALISM has made literature a business—no
small recommendation in a business land. An im-
mense field is open for all kinds and degrees of authorship;
and this is not confined to London, but is to be found ill
Edinburgh, Dublin, and the large provincial towns of Eng-
land. The literary man is now a workman, in the best sense
of the word. And, as if to show how well imaginat.ion
harmonises with prosaic toil, this resort to steady w°l4";:y
g
habits on the part of our penmen has been accoulPanled
a development of the poetical faculty of which the Boyses
and the Chattertons had but the feeblest glimpse'--

Dickers's "All the fear Round,"
A TRIERS TO THE O.SSLAUGHT.---The approach
ing Parliamentary campaign in Paris is, it appears, to be
opened by a formidable onslaught by g• Thiers against the
illegal practices at the late
genaai election. He is said toc,
have got up such a strong case that it will be di%Cu
lt, if
not impossible, to refute his charges.
MADAME TUSSATIP's EXHIBITION.-_,A
most
beautifully executed series of life-size portrait models of the
English monarchs,
sent Majesty, attired in the magnificent from the Conqueror to that of her pre-
costumes of the
respective periods, may now be seen at Madame Tussaud'a
Historical Gallery. in Baker-
street, and which cannot fail
to be highly interesting to the general •
historian.