The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-14 00:00:00

THAMES.

BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A TOLL COLLECTOR.—WiIIiam
Merrymore, a seaman, aged 32, and John Preston, sailor's
boarding-house keeper, both of 89, Sutton-street, St.
George in the East, were brought before Mr. Partridge,
the former charged with violently assaulting William
Brinkman, toll collector, on the Commercial-road trust.

The complainant, a very respectable and quiet man, said
that he was at the Limehouse gate at fifteen minutes past
twelve this morning, when a horse and cab drove up and
stopped. He asked the prisoners, who were inside the cab,
for 3d. toll, on which Merrymore said he would not pay a
- farthing, and made use of abusive language. Preston
also said he would pay no toll, and applied bad epithets to-
wards him. He reasoned with the prisoners and explained
the law to them, and said the fare in a cab must
pay the legal toll. The prisoners would not pay, and
got out of the cab. Merrymore pushed against him roughly
and wanted to fight him. He declined the challenge, on
which the prisoner made a blow at him. It missed him.
but a second blow delivered with great force fell upon his
ear, half stunned him, and he felt the effects of it now
Merrymore then used very bad language, and was given
into custody. The toll was not paid. The cab was driven
away. _ .

Robert Marks, 349 K, confirmed the statement of Brink-
man, and said he was taking Merrymore to the station
when Preston called out " Don't go," and endeavoured to
rescue him. Preston also used threats, got Merrymore
down, and was guilty of great violence. Both prisoners
were intoxicated.

Preston, on being called on for his defence, said—Guilty,

sir.
Meny, wore—Guilty, my lord.
Mr. Partridge ascertained from Merrymore that ho re-
ceived 161. yesterday when his ship was paid off, and fined
him 3/. Preston was fined 40s.
The money was paid.

NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHRANGERS.—On the 16th
of November the Gundagai mail was " stuck up" by
Hall, Gilbert, and Dunn. The mail coach was under the
escort of sub-inspector O'Neill and Sergeant Parry, who
saw the bushrangers on the top of a hill near Black Springs.
between Jugiong and Gundagai. The police approached
the bushrangers, who retreated, then suddenly turned round
and fired on the police. Shots were exchanged until Parry
had discharged his revolvers, when Gilbert called upon him
to surrender. Parry said he would die first, and was taking
off his rifle to fire when Gilbert shot him dead, the ball en-
tering his right and passing out of his left side. Sub-
inspector O'Neill, after firing all his ammunition, struck
Hall with the empty weapon. A constable who was armed
and in the coach, bolted, it is said, in a most cowardly man-
ner. The bushrangers hada number of teamsters and others
bailed up, and those who had the opportunity of witnessing
;he affray say that O'Neill and Parry acted most courage-
ously, and the bushrangers, who were literally belted with
revolvers, fought desperately, and eventually took every
valuable enclosure from the mail bags—Sydney Morning
Herald.

y CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Friday.
—Admissions on payment, 3,206 ; ditto by season tickets,
1,808. Total Visitors, 4,604.