The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-16 00:00:00

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON POLICE-CONSTABLES.—EIiza-
beth Wilson, aged 21, Emma Fisher, 20, Mary Ann Reed,
20, William Tyler, 23, and Edward Luppage, 19, were
brought up on remand, charged with being concerned with
others not in custody in assaulting and wounding Thomas
Venables and Edward Jeffery, police constables of the
division.
A few days since Venables was called upon to suppress
a fight and disturbance in John's-place, Baker-street,
Stepney. Every house there is occupied by thieves and
loose women ; numerous robberies and outrages havo been
committed there, and in several streets in the immediate

locality. The neighbourhood has long borne a very bad
name. Venables endeavoured to suppress the fight and
was struck by a man with a poker and wounded. That
man, who is a convicted thief, is still at large. Others
then attacked him, and he was grievously kicked and
beaten. Jeffery went to the assistance of Venables,
and was immediately knocked down with a brick.
He was kicked, and repeatedly struck with pokers and
other weapons while he laid on the ground. Both con-
stables were severely wounded and contused. They have
been on the sick-list ever since, and appeared in court with
their heads enveloped in surgical bandages and their faces
marked with bruises. All the prisoners were clearly inden-
tified as having taken an active part in the affray. One
used his hands and feet, another a poker, and the women,
who were exceedingly vociferous, were throwing mud
and bricks at the policemen. It was only by a vigorous
use of his staff that Venables saved his life and the life of
his brother constable, who was lying prostrate and bleed-
ing on the ground.

Venablesasked for another remand of the case, to enable
him, if possible, to arrest others concerned in the riot and
outrage. His request was complied with, and the prisoners
were remanded for a week.

A BURRING ROBBERY.—William Harley, a labourer,
long known to the police as belonging to the dangerous
classes, was charged with being concerned with three
others in assaulting and robbing Mark Reynolds, an old
man, of a bag of money.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution;
Mr. Gomm, from the office of Mr. Hodgson, solicitor, de-
fended Harley.

The prosecutor, Reynolds, is in the service of Rickett
and Smith, coal merchants, and on the 21st of December
last he was bringing a bag containing £63 Bs. 6c1., and
which consisted of a £5 note, £3 in pence and halfpence,
and the rest in gold and silver, from his employer's stores
in Mile-end-road to their stores in Commercial-road-east,
when he was attacked by two men, a wet rag covered
with treacle put over, his face, and dragged to the
ground. The bag of money was taken from hini, and he
was left in a half senseless state on the ground. A man
named Samuel Coster, a woman with whom he cohabited,
named Jane Tyler and Mary Ann Smith, were committed
for trial by Mr. Paget on Tuesday. Henley was out of the
way till last night, and believing he was safe after the com-
mittal of three persons, made his appearance in his usual
haunts last night. He was assisted by Smith, a police con-
stable, No. 253 K. There was a strong prima fade case
against him, and Smith repeated what the girl Mary Ann
Smith stated on her apprehension, that she and Bill Tinsley
had £3los. each of the money, and Sam Coster and Jane
Tyler the remainder.

Mr. Charles Young said he had other evidence to pro-
duce, and asked for a remand, which could not affect the
prisoner materially, as the Sessions of the Central Criminal
Court would not commence till the 27th February.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

The Davenport Brothers at Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 15.

The performance of the Davenport Btrtuhers at
St. George's-hall, Liverpool, came to an a pt ter-
mination this evening. On Tuesday night two
gentlemen—Halley and Cummins--were selected
by the audience to stop upon the stage and bind the
performers. The process of binding was proceeding
when one of. the Davenports objected to the tight-
ness of the rope and declined to go on with the per-
formance. A disturbance ensued, and the perform-
ance came to an end. Many persons obtained their
their money back. This evening a large audience was
present. Dr. Ferguson opened the proceedings by
reading three conditions, by which the Davenports
reserved to themselves the right of rejecting any
particular gentleman in whom they might discover
a disposition to deal unfairly with them. Mg
his address the greatest uproar prevailed. Messits•
Hulley and CuMmins were again selected by
the audience, and on mounting the stage Dr.
Ferguson announced that the Brothers objected
to these two gentlemen on account of the brutal
manner in which they had previously bound them.
The uproar continued, the audience insisting on the
performance proceeding. After very considerable
delay the Davenports presented themselves, and the
binding process commenced. One of them, how-
ever, immediately protested against the tightness of
the cord, and was immediately released by Dr. Fer-
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Southampton
for the purpose of pumping out the dock, when
the water was found to be swarming with shoals of gray
mullet. In the course of a couple of hours several tons of
fine fine fish were caught, hundreds of men rushing to the
place as soon as the fact was know, and capturing the fish
by hand-nets, baskets, and every species of machine which
could be made available, even brooms and shovels being
cal;ed into service.