The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-26 00:00:00

house.

Mr. Butt---They had not; I refused to serve them.
Edward Burrows, a man who was in the house, said that
the moment defendant entered he seized him by the hair of
the head, and told him that there was a reward of £5
offered for him or some other man, and he should see if he
could not get it. They then created the disturbance, and
threw the things about as described. They then left, but
defendant, as ringleader of the party, was followed and given
into custody.
Defendant said he was intoxicated.

Mr. Arnold said that this was not an ordinary case of
drunkenness and disorder, and fined defendant 40s.

He was committed for One month in default.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT AT A CHRISTMAS PARTY.-Mr. Robert Steel,
shoe merchant, 481, Strand, was charged before Mr, Knox
with assaulting Mrs. Sarah Connor, a young married
woman, and also Jeffrey, 209 C.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the defence.

The evidence which was rather lengthy went to show
that the complainant, whose age is 21, is living apart from
her husband, whose age is but 18, and that on the previous
(Christmas) day she went to No. 6, Nassau-street with her
baby, having had a day's holiday from St. James's Work-
house. She asked for her husband and he was denied to
her by his relatives, but, as she had no food to give the
child and she heard her husband's voice, she ruched into
the room, when the defendant struck her a violent blow in
the eye.

In answer to Mr. Knox, the complainant said the de-
fendant was her husband's sister's husband.
Jeffrey, 209 C, proved being called to the house to remove
the complainant, and seeing the defendant strike her a blow
in the eye. On taking the defendant into custody he both
struck and kicked him. The defendant was drunk at the
time.

Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate on defendant's behalf,
and called two witnesses, who said the complainant had
been very annoying all day, that no assault had taken
place, and that the police had acted in a violent manner.
In answer to Mr. Knox, one of the witnesses said the
defendant was quite sober, as he had only had three or four
glasses of grog.

Mr. KTIOX, after remarking that the strength of the grog
had all to do with it, said that no doubt the complainant
had annoyed the parties, who were merrymaking, her
husband being among them, while she was wandering about
the streets with her child. But the defendant had assaulted
her, the blow not being a slight one. There was, however,
no proof of any malice in the defendant's act. He thought
it a case where defendant might speak to the complainant.
He was not prepared to say the constables had acted im-
properly, and to show his opinion of their conduct he should
fine the defend ant ss.

The defendant having given the complainant £2, was
discharged.

Thomas Shall, servant to Mr. Eneas Dallas. of 6, Han-
over-square, was charged with robbing his master.
Mr. Dallas proved leaving money with the prisoner for
the payment of tradesmen's acccunts, On coming to town
he proved the money had not been paid.

Dawson, 303 A, deposed that he apprehended prisoner
yesterday at Liverpool at nine at nigh*. On telling pri-
soner the charge, he said it was true, and that he had been
a fool ,:that he had got into Union-street with a girl, and
that she had robbed him. He found on tho prisoner a
brush and other articles.

Mr. Dallas identified the articles as his property.
Mr, Knox remanded the prisoner for a week, the case not
being complete.