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

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 wont to the inspector
at the station, and he told me either to get a summons or
warrant. I told him that some person might be killed in
the meantime. About 12 last night the 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 ono then gave 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 the 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 (sou 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 he
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 one
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 Mannin and the boy Tobin, but inflicted no
fine for the assault on the elder Tobin.

THAMES.
There were forty night charges this day to bo hoard by
Mr. Paget, who took his seat at the bench with his usual
punctuality at 10 o'clock, a courso of proceeding which
ought to bo adopted by all the magistrates of the police
courts of the metropolis, many of whom do not commence
business till 11, an hour after the time prescribed by the
Act of Parliament. Mr. Paget was occupied for exactly
an hour in hearing applications for warrants and sum-
monses, and listening to the solicitations of persons for
advice and assistance, which is always rendered as freely
as the resources of the court will admit.

DEAD DRUNK IN THE DOCK.—John Williams, a labourer,
was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being dead
drunk in the St. Katherine Dock.

Richard Moss, a watchman, stated that on Saturday
afternoon he was sent for to the vatting department in the
St. Katharine Dock, where he found the prisoner helplessly
drunk and quite insensible. The case of the prisoner was
almost hopeless, and two doctors wero called upon to attend
him. The prisoner had drunk a large quantity of strong
over-proof rum out of a cask on one of the quays.
Mr. Paget asked the prisoner if he was aware that men
had been killed in the docks through similar indulgences.
One was reported as having been killed by drinking rum
in the Dock last week.

The prisoner was aware of it. He was very sorry. He
went to work on an empty stomach, after seven days' short
diet, and a little drop took effect upon him.
Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner in consequence of not
being provided with the new Act for Amalgamating the
London, St. Katharine, and Victoria Dock Companies.
SALUGGLING.—HEAVY PENALTY.—George Butcher, for-
merly of the Baron Osy steamer, trading between London
and Ostend, was charged on a Customhouse information
with smuggling 331 lbs. of foreign manufactured tobacoo.
Mr. Richard Beverly, jun., from the Customs Solicitor's
Office, attended on the part of the Crown; Mr. Gomm de-
fended the prisoner.
On the 23d of March last, on the arrival of the Baron
Osy, from Belgium, at the St. Katherine-wharf, a Custom-
house officer found 33i lbs. of tobacco behind the boiler.
Every one on board denied all knowledge of the tobacco.
On the following morning the prisoner said, " The tobacco
is mine," and absconded. He could not be found until
Saturday, when he was served by Mr. Edward George
Weale, an officer of Customs, with process, on which he
now appeared.

The prisoner was fined .£lOO, and in default of payment
sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

TYPHUS IN MALTA.—A severe form of typhus
fever has lately been vet:, prevalent in several of the coun-
try districts in Malta. Its virulence has now abated, and
from a report made by order of the Governor it appears that
it was duo to overcrowding in ill-yeAtilated apartments,