The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--July 21.

MANSION HOUSE.—ANGTHER Row BE-
TWEEN
THE SOLDIERS AND THE POLICE.—John
Gleeson, James Bellew, Patrick Loveley. and James
Kelly, all privates in the 3d Regiment of the Buffs,
stationed at the Tower, were placed at the bar be-
fore Mr. Alderman Finnis, charged with being
drunk and committing a violent assault upon the
police.
It appeared from the evidence of the constables
that on Saturday night, at about 10 o'clock, police-
constable Jas. Mills, 514, was on duty in St. Mary-
at-Hill, Eastcheap, when a gentleman who passed
him told him he was wanted in Little Tower-street.
He accordingly went there to see what was the
matter, when he saw a number of soldiers, amongst
whom were the four prisoners, fighting. Before he
had time to say anything to them, one of them, he
could not say which, went up to him and asked him
what he was going to do. He replied that he was
going to do nothing, and did not wish to have
anything to say to them, intending to go for the
picket. He did not express his intention, however,
but before he had time to proceed any further he
was struck on the side of the head by one of the
soldiers—he did not know if it was either of
the prisoners—and at the same time another sol-
dier got hold of his legs, and tried to throw him on
his back. In the meantime Gleeson and Bellew
took off their belts, and began to strike him with
them about the head. (The officer had a piece of
strapping plaster on his forehead, about four
inches in length, which he said covered a wound
he had received from one of the prisoners.) He
also produced his hat, which was literally cut into
pieces. He took out his truncheon and struck the
soldier who had bold of his legs, and so released
himself, after which he defended himself as well as
lie could from the blows dealt him by Gleeson and
Bellow with their belts, and at last managed to
back himself into a public-house called the Ship,
outside of which the row took place, and the land-
lord shut the door and fastened it.
During the disturbance Leonard Pugh, another
officer, 708, having been told that one of his brother
officers was being murdered by the soldiers, pro:'
aeaded to his assistance. He saw eight or ten sol-
diers altogether, and saw the officer Mills strug-
gling with Gleeson and Bellew, and another man
had hold of his legs. He went to assist him, when
Loveley, who was standing about a yard and a half
from him, raised his belt and struck him a fearful blow
on his head. (This officer also had a large piece of
plaster on his head.) He saw Mills go into the
public-house, and he then went for assistance.
After proceeding a short distance he met police-
constable Thomas, 601, who hearing what was the
matter, proceeded at once to the spot, and
on the road saw the prisoner Kelly run-
ning towards him with his hat off and his belt in
his hand, who, when he same up to the officer,
made a desperate blow at him with his belt, but be
evaded the blow, and merely received a slight graze
on his finger. Kelly then dropped his belt, which
was picked up by a eiviliaz, and the officer took
him into custody. Previous to this, however, Wale,
another constable, hearing of the disturbance as he
was going off duty, went to the assistance of his
brother officers who were being ill-used, and saw
a number of soldiers with their belts off, amongst
whom were the prisoners. He went towards
Kelly, who was flourishing lis belt, and he made a
blow at him with it. He evaded it, however,
and the prisoner was in he act of striking at
him again when the officer struck him on the arm
with his truncheon, upon yhich he ran away and
was met by the officer Thomas.
The prisoners Gleeson and Bellew seemed to have