The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-26 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

STRANGE CASE OF ASSAULT.—Elizabeth SWOOtMan, a
prostitute, living at 1, Pine Apple-court, Westminster, very
decently attired, was charged with assaulting Mary Anne
Smith, an unfortunate, living at 18, Old Pye-street.
From the evidence of the complainant, it appeared that
at half-past 1 this morning she was at the corner of Gros-
venor-place, when prisoner came up to her, and, without
the slightest provocation, struck her a fearful blow in the
eye, which caused it to bleed very much, and completely
closed it up this morning.
In reply to Mr. Arnold, she said she had never seen her
before, and the prisoner declared that they had not quar-
relled in the Trevor Music Hall that night.
Fanny Taylor, 18, Old Pye-street, corroborated the
prosecutrix.

Prisoner declared that she was first assaulted by prose-
cutrix with an umbrella, and did not retaliate till she had
been much assaulted. They quarrelled about a gentle-
man's servant.

Taylor was re-called, and said that the prosocutrix had
not an umbrella, as she carried both their umbrellas from
the Trevor to Hyde-park Corner, but could not assign any
reason for doing so.
Prisoner said her witness was absent.
W. Franke, 237 B, proved that ho saw a disturbance
and heard bad language. He saw two men and three
women together, but witnessed no assault. lie took pri-
soner, who said nothing.
Remanded till Monday on one £5 bail.

THAMES.

DRINKING ORDERS IN THE LONDON DOCK.—Charles
Robinson, a baker, of No. 10, Penton-street, Walworth,
who was formerly a Metropolitan police-constable, was
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and
disorderly in the London Dock, with having unlawful
possession of a sample bottle of wine, supposed to be
stolen, and with assaulting John Moore, examining officer
of customs, and Inspector Tuckey of the Thames police.
It appears that the prisoner, who is a powerful fellow,
27 years of age, had obtained an order to taste wines in
the vaults of the London Dock, and he drank such a large
quantity on the strength of the " tasting order" that when
he emerged from the darkness and close atmosphere of the
vaults into the open air, he became bewildered, jumped
Jim Crow, and sung the "Slap Bang" song. This disor-
derly conduct and drunkenness attracted the notice
of the officials, and he was at once removed
to the watch-house, where he made a fierco attack on every
one present,first striking Moore and tearing his coat sleeve.
and then knocking down Inspector Tucky and kicking him
savagely in the eye. Swingland, a dock constable, was
struck on the head by the prisoner, who swore with an
oath he would annihilate every one in the dock. He was
soon overpowered and secured. Moore, a good natured
Irishman, with a large rent in the sleeve of a very good
coat, would not give any evidence against the prisoner.
The others were not so forbearing, and Tuckey, who had
a severely lacerated eye, produced a sample bottle of sherry
he found on the prisoner, which he said was given to him
by a cooper in the dock.

The prisoner said he was very sorry, and that he drank
too much wine on his tasting order.

He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and
hard labour, Mr. Paget remarking that he inflicted no fines
when police officers were assaulted.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Market continues strong, and better business
doing. Sales probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales.

Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co,
have convened a meeting of the creditors of Messrs.
Scott, Bell, and Co., for the presentation of a state-
ment of the affairs of the firm.
THE ENGLISIIMAN CAPTURED BY ITALIAN BRI-
GANDS.—The Florence Nazione contains the follow-
ing letter relative to the fate of Mr. Moons, the Englishman
captured by brigands :—" The most recent intelligence from
Naples announces that Mr. Moens, now three months a
prisoner in the hands of the brigands in this part of the
country, has been carried off by five of his captors, and
thus removed from the larger portion of the band. Nothing
has since been heard of them. A quarrel among the ruffians
was the cause of this separation. The five who have gone
off from the rest always maintained Moens should not be
set at liberty for the price agreed to, but that a much larger
sum should be asked. General Pallavicino, on being tele-
graphed to on the subject, replied that this split was favour-
able to Moens, and that his friends might rest assured of
his being soon restored to them. The matter does not
sleep, but is uppermost in the thoughts of all, commencing
with Madame La Marmora, who is an English lady, down
to the humblest employe."