The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-01 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A COFFEEHOUSE KEEPER CHARGED WITH THREE AS'
SAVLTS.—James Hudson, the keeper of a coffee-shop in
Great Portland-street, was charged before Mr. Mansfield
with committing violent assaults on Margaret Watts,
George Watts, husband of the former, and Duncan Tait.

Mr. Edward James, of Great Marlborough-street, ar
peared for the defendant.
From the evidence of several witnesses it appeared that
the complainants were in a public-house in Great Portland-
street, when the defendant was seen by Mrs. Watts to pour
some water on an old man's head. She expostulated. with
the defendant, saying it was a shame to do so, when the
defendant knocked her down, causing a wound in her eye,
and then kicked her. Her husband went to her assistance,
and he was also struck in the eye, and the complainant
Tait then interfered, and tried te put an end to the sonnet
when he was also assaulted by the defendant.

Mr. Lewis called some witnesses for the defence, frore
whose evidence it appeared that the defendant was attacked
by the complainants, who thought he was ill-using the
old man, while he was only joking with him. One of the
witnesses also said that the man Watts freely used a stieki
and that there was a melee.

Mr. Mansfield discharged the prisoner.
ROBBERY ♦T MESSRS. CROSSE AND BrAcirwELL'S.-";
John Robinson, in the employ of Messrs. Crosse 0,0
Blackwell's, Soho-square, the well-known Italian Ware
housemen, was charged with stealing a quantity of bladder*
the property of his employers, and James Robinson,
brother, was charged with receiving the same.
It appears that Serjeant Holmes, 3 F, in company with
Acrill, 48 F, followed the prisoner John from his eci.
ploy ers the previous night, and watched him till he meth°
brother James, when the prisoners walked away together•
Holmes continued to watch the prisoners, and saw John
take from under his coat two parcels containing the dried
bladders, and hand them to the other prisoner. The officers
then took the prisoners into custody, and at first JOllll
denied taking them, but afterwards admitted it. It further
appeared that Holmes had been watching the prisoner JOllll
for about five weeks, in consequence of the prosecutor'o
missing a large quantity of property, over which the P 1
soner had charge.

The property produced having been identified by 141'.
Henry Joseph Bell, assistant to the manager of the o°'
the prisoners were remanded.

TILE EMBANKMENT OF THR THAN"'

At the meeting of the Royal Commissioners 00,
this subject on Thursday, the Right Hon. the Lau
Mayor in the chair, Mr. Henry Howell, Manager
to Messrs. Goding, Jenkins, and Co., of the VI
Brewery, Belvedere-road, Lambeth, in giving eVi
dense against the proposed embankment, depose
that the brewery had been built at an out's)" °A
£50,000, exclusive of plant and machinery, with:,,
frontage on the river of 140 feet, constructed on
best and most improved principles for the purpose
of saving a large amount of manual labour alai
expense in loading and unloading barges a II;
other craft alongside the river frontage, an
under the hoisting pent over the river that 00111-
municates with the several floors of the brewery'
malt bins, and other parts of the premises.
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and the plant and machinery of the brevire4 0
has been constructed expressly for working t
same in connexion with the facilities afforded 1V
the extensive and convenient frontage on the ri/eri
The present river frontage, with the appliances °f
the brewery, form a considerable adjunct, and affera
every facility for unloading malt, hops, and COal'ai'
and at the same time for shipping beer, of which
about 10,000 tons are annually put on board craft
all which is now done without interruption or 111;
convenience to the premises in front of the brewerit
in the Belvedere-road. The barges and other crt' 0
are enabled to be brought close alongside the
brewery, wery, and can be either loaded or unloaded
during high or low water without inconvenienceor
damage. If the present facilities and conveniecv
for unloading goods or shipping of beer were 14
any way disturbed it would materially affect the
expenses of working the brewery,
and there
create considerable loss and much additional cost,
as well as materially affect the value of the brewed'
and premises, which are held under a lease, and Pat
which a large rent is paid. The obstructions h_,
would be caused to the business of the brewe'o
during the progress of the works in forming tl3
)
embankment would be both serious and ruitl,oll.s to
the firm, the present lessees.
Mr. Alderman Gabriel, timber ecerchaPdtel
Messrs. Cory, coal merchants ; Mr. Bennett, fcr:r
salesman ; Messrs. Aste, corn merchants;
Berridge, lighterman ; and Mr. Davey, of the '0
Barge House, gave similar evidence as regerio
their trades, and against the expediency of t
proposed embankment.