The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-01 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUAR Y 1, 1863.

SHARE MARKETS--This Day.

POLICE INTEL ,LIGENCE—This Day.

BO W-STREET.

ASSAULTING THE PoLl CE.—Martin O'Dowd, a power-
ful young man, was placed t at the bar charged with assault-
ing the police.

Police-Sergeant 5 F, said b.e was on duty last night
about half-past 11 in Great St. Andrew. street, St. Giles,
when he was called by the landlord of a public-house to
assist in putting the prisoner o utside. For tome time he
resisted, but on getting int, the street he put himself into a
fighting attitude and made a r wit at him. A struggle
took place when both fell; and while on the ground the
prisoner kicked him violently in. the aide. Witness held
him until several other constables came up, when another
attempt was made to get him to the station, but for some
time the officers were unable to do so. The injuries he
had received were very severe, and he felt the effects of
them at the present time.

Mr. Hall—What have you to say to the charge ?
Prisoner—l don't know any thing about it.
Mr. Hall—What are you?
Prisoner—A labourer, out of work.
Mr. Hall—And yet you got money to go to the public-
house 1

Police-constable 56 F also said he was assaulted by the
prisoner. So great was the resistance offered by the pri-
soner, that a number of officers had to be sent off from the
station to assist in getting him there without having time
to put on their uniform.

Mr. Hall—lt's a bad case ; I fine you 20s. for each of
the assaults on the police.
Philip Prendergast was charged with assault.

Mr. Hames, the landlord of the George and Blue Boar,
Holborn, said the prisoner, while in a state of intoxication
created a disturbance in his house, and while he was being
ejected he broke two squares of glass, worth about 20s.
each.

Holt, the waiter, said the prisoner's violence was occa-
sioned by his ale being removed from the coffee room,where
he was corducting himself improperly, to the bar. He
was struck by him.

Smith, the porter, said ha was knocked senseless to the
ground by a blow from the prisoner.
Prisoner—l maintain they had no right to move my glass
from the coffee room. It was a piece of impudence, and I
presume any other person would have done the same.
Mr. Hall—But you were conducting yourself improperly.

Prisoner—l was impeded from going to my ale. I only
acted in accordance with the law, as laid down in Black-
stones Commentaries.

Mr. Fall—l dissent from your notion altogether. You
were in a state of intoxication, and they were right in pre-
venting you going into the coffeoroom. I fine you 20s. or
14 days' hard labour for the first assault, 40s. or 21 days' for
the second, and if you are brought hero again I shall put in
force ono of the provisions of a late Act of Parliament, which
gives me power of a more severe description.
Prisoner-1 hat will be £3 for the assaults.

Mr. Hall—Yes, and the value of the glass you have de-
stroyed, namely, £1 17s. 6d. By an Act of Parliament
lately passed I have also the power, in addition to that of
ordering you to pay for the damage, to inflict a penalty for
the act, and I therefore sentence you to pay an additional
20s. or one month's imprisonment, to commence from the
expiration of the sentence.

Prisoner—Well, how much is the fines altogether ?
Mr. Hall—Ls 17s. 6d.

Prisoner—That's a good commencement for the new
year.

He was locked up in default.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTEMPT TO ROB A RIFLE VoLuNTEm—Margaret
Hastings, a woman well known to the police, was charged
before Mr. Knox with attempting to steal a watch, of the
value of £B, from the person of Mr. Fredk. Hewett, clerk,
of 2, Westbourne-terrace.

The prosecutor, who is a rifle volunteer, was passing
along Oxford-street the previous night, about a quarter
past 11 o'clock, in uniform, when the prisoner followed him
and seized his bayonet. She then made a most determined
snatch at his watch chain, but did not succeed in getting
the watch, the chain breaking.
Taylor, a constable of the D division, said the prisoner
had been drinking, but was not drunk.
Mr. Knox asked if anything was known of the pri-
soner P

Barns, the gaoler of the court, said she had been charged
with felony and loitering—the last time, he believed, for a
watch.

Prisoner was remanded.

TUE FIRE IN PORTLAND STREET.—L. B has forwarded
2s. in postage stamps for Mrs. Spencer, six of whose chil-
dren perished in the fire in Portland -street, on Friday
night last. The husband, for some time past, has been un-
able to follow his occupation from ill health.