The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-30 00:00:00

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ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—John Brian, a ruffianly
looking man, was charged before Mr. Ingham with a
violent and brutal assault on a police-constable.
Police-constable Stone, 108 B, said that about 12 o'clock
last night he was on duty in Knightsbridge when he saw
the prisoner lying on the ground sound asleep. He awoke
him, when he found that he was intoxicated. Witness
asked him to go away, and offered to assist him a short
distance, when he observed that he would see him (the
constable) first, He then struck him. Complainant
then laid hold of him for the purpose of proceeding with
him to the station-house, when the prisoner bit him.
Mr. Ingham—Bit you ?

Constable—Yes, sir. He bit me on my hand. (The
constable showed the wound.)

Mr. Ingham (to the prisoner)—What have you to say
to the charge?

Prisoner—l have no recollection what I did. I was so
drunk.

Mr. Ingham—You are committed for seven days.
The prisoner was then locked up.
ANOTHER VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.—John
Reffade was charged with assaulting B 256.
It appeared that about ten o'clock the previous night the
prisoner and some more men were causing a disturbance in
Pimlico, when the officer interfered. He was immediately
assaulted by the whole of them, the prisoner being the most
active of the gang. Two gentlemen, who were passing, took
the part of the officer. One of them got possession of his
staff, and threatened to knock down the constable's assail-
ants, when they desisted. The prisoner was then conveyed
to the station. house.

He was fined 10s., or seven days' imprisonment.

SOUTHWARK.

BURGLARY.—George Smithers and William Davis war*
charged this morning with being found on the premises of
Messrs. Morton and Ferguson, boot and shoe manufac-
turers, Bermondsey, New. road, and also with attempting
to steal therefrom property to the amount of £lOO.
From the evidence it appeared that Sergeant Peirce,
7 M, was on duty with 273 M about four o'clock on the
morning of the 22d inst. at Bermondsey New-road, and
as he was passing the house in question, he heard a match
struck, which excited his suspicion, and ho watched the
premises. He saw the two prisoners come out, but
Smithers perceiving him rushed back and closed the door
of the house. Smithers had a large bundle on his shoulder.
He effected an entrance into the premises with his brother
constable, and near the back door they found three large
bundles of boots and shoes packed up and ready to be con-
veyed away. Having searched the premises they found
the two prisoners crouched up in the corner of a back room,
and he picked up the jemmy now produced. Ho investi-
gated the premises closely, and ascertained that an entrance
had been made at the back part as some of the fastenings
of the windows had been forced aside. The prosecutor was
out of town at the time, tut one of them hal subsequently,
identified the property at the station-house.
Mr. Lewis, jun., on 'behalf of the prisoners, contended
that there was no ground for a conviction against his
clients, as they were merely employed on the premises in
removing the goods by the instructions of a gentleman who
promised them a sovereign for their trouble, and stated
that the prosecutors would have shortly to appear before
the Bankruptcy Court.

The prisoners were remanded for a week in order to
enable the police to make inquiries respecting them.

THAMES.

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT GIRL.—THE BAD SPECI-
MENS FROM FEMALE REFORMATORIES.—Ann Jane Welch,
a girl about 18 years of age was brought before Mr. Selfe
charged with stealing three blankets, seven pillow cases, a
shawl, various other articles of female :wearing apparel, a
sovereign, 7s. or Bs. in silver, and other property and
moneys.

Mrs. Ellen Donovan, a young widow lady, residing with
her sister at No. 3, Archer-terrace, Limehouse: stated that
the prisoner was in her service for a fortnight only. She
took her from a Reformatory School where she had been
for five years. The prisoner was the third servant she had
taken out of Reformatories, and they had all robbed her.
Mr. Selfe—l am very sorry to hear such a bad account of
reformatory girls. I have been given to understand they
have turned out good servants in many instances.

Mrs. Donovan proceeded to state that while taking a nap
on the afternoon of the 19th iast. the' prisoner absconded,
taking with her a guinea she had given her to obtain a
post-office order, 6s. or 7s. which was taken out of her
pocket, a shawl, two chemises, a petticoat, three blankets
and various other articles.

John Owen, 305 K, said he apprehended the prisoner
yesterday afternoon, and found in her box a portion of the
stolen property. He then produced a large bundle contain-
ing various articles, which Mrs. Donovan identified as her
property.

The prisoner, in defence, said she was reprimanded by
her mistress for neglect, and being in one of her bad tem-
pers could not do her work, and absconded with the money
and goods.
96 I Mr. Selfe—You are committed for trial.

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EXTENSIVE FIRES.-THIS DAY.

About half-past 5 a.m. a fire of an alarming character
and attended with a great loss of property, happened on
the premises belonging to Mr. Edward Small, a cooper,
carrying on business at No. 1, Camden-row, Camden-
town. Owing to so many buildings standings so close it
was feared that the whole would have been levelled with
the ground. An instant alarm was raised, and intelligence
sent off to the Royal Society's escape stations, and also to
the various engine depots of the London Brigade. In a
very brief period four engines of the London Brigade, and
the engines of the North Western Railway, as well as two
of the Royal Society's escapes, were in attendance. When
this force arrived the whole of Mr. Small's cooperage was
found in a regular blaze, and the fire had seized upon. the
premises of Mr. Frimley, the coffeeshop keeper adjoining,
and also of Mr. Hall's, the zinc plate worker. All present
at once went to work, under the direction of Mr. Fogo,
the acting superintendent during Captain Shaw's absence
from London, and Engineer Parmer. Fortunately the
supply of water was most abundant, but in spite of the
exertions of the firemen the work of devastation continued,
and it took a considerable time before the firemen and pariah
engineers could get the mastery over the flames, and not'
until Mr. Small's cooperage was burnt out and the roof
destroyed. Two rooms on the ground floor of the premises
of Mr. Frimley are also burnt out, end the roof and parlour
severely burnt, and a great amount of damage has been
done to to the property of Messrs. Hall and Binns, the
zinc workers. The origin of the fire is enveloped in ob-
scurity. Fortunately, Mr. Small was insured in the West-'
minster Fire-office, Mr. Frimley was insured in the
Phoenix Office, and Messrs. Hall and Binns were also in-
sured in the same office. At an early hour in the morning
a telegraph message was received by Mr. Henderson, the
present acting superintendent of the D district of fire brigade,
of a fire raging at Manor Farm, Lee, in Kent. That offi-
cer at once started to the scene with a couple of engines
and a powerful body of firemen. Upon reaching the spot
they found that a large rick of hay, containing seventy
waggon, loads were enveloped in a broad sheet of flame.
The property belonged to Mr. Cardwell, a farmer. The
firemen went to work in a most praiseworthy manner, and
at length succeeded, by working the engines from a pond,
in getting the flames subdued. The damage, however, is
very considerable. Mr. C. White, of the County Fire-office,
where the property was insured, was early in attendance,
and from his inspection, and that of the brigade, there is
no doubt entertained that the fire arose from the spontaneous
ignition of the hay.
Another destructive conflagration took place in the pre-
mises belonging to Mr. W. T. Walters, a cabinetmaker
situate at 8, Gloucester-street, Margaret-street, Hagger-
stone. The flames commenced in the workshops, which,
owing to the highly inflammable nature of their contents,
were quickly enveloped in a huge sheet of flame, The parish
and brigade engines, under the direction of Acting-Superin-
tendent Bridges and Engineer Barton, having arrived, and
a good supply of water having been obtained, the fire was
ultimately extinguished, but not until the workshops were
burned down, and the contents consumed. The origin of
the fire is also unknown, and it could not be learned during
the excitement which prevailed whether the sufferer was
insured or not.

Mr. Lynall Thomas has induced the War De-
partment to give him permission, at the cost of about
£2,000, to manufacture a gun of 16 tons' weight, on his
principle, at the.Uoyal Arsenal, Woolwich.—Army and
Navy Gazette.

Tim BRITISII MusEum.--This day a notice was fixed up
at the British Museum, intimating to the public that the
establishment will be closed on Monday next, the Ist of
September, and will continue closed up to Monday, the Stb.
After that it will be opened three days a week, on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday. The hours of admission will be
as heretofore, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Since the opening
of the International Exhibition the different departments
of this national institution has been crowded with °many
itild foreign visitors,