The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-08 00:00:00

LORD ELCHO AND MR. MASON JONES.

Lord ELCHO took that opportunity of making certain
explanations relative to the matter he had referred to in his
observations in the discussion on the Borough Franchise
Bill on Wednesday last. With respect to the observation,
"We don't want you," he (Lord Elcho) was substantially
correct, but as there were other matters to which Mr.
Mason Jones had given a flat denial, he was sorry he had
misrepresented that gentleman, but it was done without
the slightest intention ; and although he thought some of
Mr. Jones's views visionary, yet he was bound to say, in
his place in Parliament, that he held them sincerely and
earnestly. (Hear, hear.)
DOCKYARD ITURE.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE askedEXPEN
the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer whether his attention had been called to the cor-
respondence between the Secretary to the Admiralty and
the Secretary to the Treasury relating to the proposed ex-
tension of basin and dock accommodation in the Royal
dockyards, from which it appeared that an expenditure of
more than £2,500,000 at Chatham and Portsmouth is in
contemplation, of which sum not more than £90,000 had
been provided for in the estimates for the current year;
and whether is was the intention of the Government to
propose any plan to this house for providing for the re-
mainder of the contemplated expenditure ; and if so, when
such a proposal was likely to be made. .
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was
about to introduce a bill, and for which he should ask the
sanction of Parliament, to enable certain contracts to ho
entered into, extending over one year. He felt that a
great saving in some instances might be secured by such
an arrangement.
BOROUGH FRANCHISE BILL.

The adjourned debate on this bill was resumed by
Mr. GREGORY, who said he was of opinion that as far
as the Government were concerned they had acted with
regard to the Reform Bill with wisdom and sincerity.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SUNDAY SCENE IN ST. Gn.Es's.—Morris Prendergast,
a wooden-legged man, residing at 111 Star-court, Little
Compton-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with
violently assaulting four persons, named James Davis,
Philip Tobin, Thomas Mannin, and John Tobin.
James Davis, a young man, whose head was envelopod
in a surgical bandage, said—l am a billiard-marker,
.and
reside at 34, Northumberland-street, Strand. Last night
I went with a friend to see a person in Star-court, when I
heard a cry of murder coming from the house, and a woman
calling out, " They are killing my child." I put my hand
to the door, which was ajar, and as soon as I got into the
room prisoner gave me a violent blow on the head with a
stick. The blood streamed down my face, and I went out
into the street to go to a doctor's. I saw a constable, and
told him how I had been assaulted, and went back to the
house, 11k, Star-court, and gave the prisoner into custody.
I afterwards went to the Middlesex Hospital and had my
head dressed,

Phillip Tobin, 11 I, Star-court, a middle aged man, whose
head was also bandaged, said—Last night the last witness
and two men cams to my place. The prisoner and his wife
had made a noise all day. There was last night a row
again, and I went into the passage to see the cause, and
directly I got out I was knocked down and kicked. That's
all I know because I became insensible. My eyes are in-
jured by the kicks. I went to the hospital to have my
head dressed.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—llad you any words with the prisoner
that day?
Witness—No ; nor at any other time.
Eugene M'Sweeny, also living in the same house, said
the prisoner and his wife were going to bed last night. Mr.
Tobin and his family had a lot of friends—all drunk, and,
when the party was breaking up there was a great noise,
and they were locked in the room because there should not
be a fight. Some of Mr. Tobin's friends got out of the win-
dow into the court, and then one of them called out, " I'll
fight any man in the house." The prisoner came out of his
room on the second floor and was going down stairs, when
I told hint not to go or he would be hurt, but in my absence
he did go, but he had no weapon. lie had said he would
go down and say he did not want to fight. There was
afterwards a general fight down stairs, and they did not
known who struck one another. The Tobins owed pri-
soner a grudge, and I believe they got some men to fight
the prisoner. I never saw the witness (Davis) at the house
before.

A formidable stick or bludgeon was here exhibited.
Thos. Mannin—l had been at Tobin's since 1 yesterday.
Prisoner's wife came down with a knife in her hand, kicked
up a row, and said she would fight any one, then challenged
me out to fight, tucking up her sleeves as she did so. I
called the attention of the police to the matter. Afterwards
the prisoner's wife or niece tried to drop a stone out of the
window on to Mr. Tobin's head. I went to the inspector
at the station, and he told me either to got a summons or
warrant. I told him that some person might be killed in
the meantime. About 12 last night tho prisoner came
down and wanted to fight, but I refused, and directly Davis
came in I took off my coat, and on fighting outside Tobin's
door the prisoner struck me on the head. I then just
knocked him down. Some one then gate the prisoner
another stick, and he struck me with it, and set to pulling
out my hair and bled my nose.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—You was ready for him, but he happened
to begin first. (Laughter.) Did he then get into custody ?
Witness—Yes. My wife was in the room of Tobin
calling "Murder," when tho witness Davis pushed the
door open, and the prisoner hit him on the top of the head
with a stick.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—Was Tobin sober ?
Witness—Neither drunk nor sober. He had said nothing
to the prisoner.
The prisoner—Tobin gave me a great beating.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Witness, did any of you go up to the
prisoner's room?
John Tobin, a boy (eon of Philip Tobin), who had a
wound on his forehead and two black eyes, said—l was
inside the room when the prisoner knocked., and said ho
would fight any one who would step out. I heard some
one outside scream, and I got out of the window. I then
heard my father calling out, and on trying to get back to
the room the prisoner hit me with a stick.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—How did you get the other marks I see
on your face ?

Witness—l fell.
Henry Smith, 147 C—All the prisoners were drunk ex-
cept Davis and the boy.

The prisoner—They called out they would fight any ono
in the house,
.and on going down they knocked me all
over, and the light was put out. They were all drunk and
fighting, and did not know who struck.

Smith—The stick was identified as the prisoner's.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 205., or a month, for
the assault on Davis ; 10s., or fourteen days, for each of
the assaults on Manain and the boy Tobin, but inflicted no
fine for the assault on the elder Tobin.